N-CSRS 1 mimiof4132191-ncsrs.htm CERTIFIED SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number:       811-06569
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Ivy Funds
 
Address of principal executive offices: 610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
 
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2022


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Table of Contents

Semiannual report

Equity funds

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund
(formerly, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Core Fund)

Delaware Ivy Value Fund

Fixed income funds

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

(formerly, Delaware Ivy Securian Core Bond Fund)

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

Global / international equity funds

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

(formerly, Delaware Ivy Global Equity Income Fund)

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund
(formerly, Delaware Ivy Emerging Markets Equity Fund)

Multi-asset fund

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund

September 30, 2022

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

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

Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.


Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Disclosure of Fund expenses 1
Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings 7
Schedules of investments 27
Statements of assets and liabilities 104
Statements of operations 114
Statements of changes in net assets 124
Financial highlights 144
Notes to financial statements 255
Other Fund information 310
About the organization 318

Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

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Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of September 30, 2022, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

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

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

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© 2022 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.


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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 (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 service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio 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 and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $821.70    1.20%     $5.48 
Class C   1,000.00    817.60    2.12%   9.66 
Class I   1,000.00    823.00    0.92%   4.20 
Class R   1,000.00    820.00    1.52%   6.93 
Class R6   1,000.00    823.00    0.82%   3.75 
Class Y   1,000.00    821.60    1.18%   5.39 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.05    1.20%  $6.07 
Class C   1,000.00    1,014.44    2.12%   10.71 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.46    0.92%   4.66 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.45    1.52%   7.69 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.96    0.82%   4.15 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.15    1.18%   5.97 

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $903.90    0.86%    $4.10 
Class C   1,000.00    898.90    1.74%   8.28 
Class I   1,000.00    905.60    0.45%   2.15 
Class R   1,000.00    902.60    1.11%   5.29 
Class R6   1,000.00    904.70    0.45%   2.15 
Class Y   1,000.00    904.00    0.82%   3.91 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.76    0.86%  $4.36 
Class C   1,000.00    1,016.34    1.74%   8.80 
Class I   1,000.00    1,022.81    0.45%   2.28 
Class R   1,000.00    1,019.50    1.11%   5.62 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,022.81    0.45%   2.28 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.96    0.82%   4.15 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $814.40    1.01%     $4.59 
Class C   1,000.00    810.80    1.91%   8.67 
Class I   1,000.00    815.40    0.80%   3.64 
Class R   1,000.00    812.60    1.35%   6.13 
Class R6   1,000.00    815.60    0.67%   3.05 
Class Y   1,000.00    815.00    0.89%   4.05 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.00    1.01%  $5.11 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.49    1.91%   9.65 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.06    0.80%   4.05 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.30    1.35%   6.83 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.71    0.67%   3.40 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $924.50    0.96%      $4.63 
Class C   1,000.00    921.20    1.72%   8.28 
Class I   1,000.00    925.40    0.73%   3.52 
Class R   1,000.00    922.50    1.38%   6.65 
Class R6   1,000.00    925.60    0.72%   3.48 
Class Y   1,000.00    924.70    0.96%   4.63 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.26    0.96%  $4.86 
Class C   1,000.00    1,016.44    1.72%   8.69 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.41    0.73%   3.70 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.15    1.38%   6.98 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.46    0.72%   3.65 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.26    0.96%   4.86 

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $794.60    1.33%     $5.98 
Class C   1,000.00    790.60    2.33%   10.46 
Class I   1,000.00    795.70    1.03%   4.64 
Class R   1,000.00    793.30    1.63%   7.33 
Class R6   1,000.00    796.10    0.97%   4.37 
Class Y   1,000.00    794.40    1.33%   5.98 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,018.40    1.33%  $6.73 
Class C   1,000.00    1,013.39    2.33%   11.76 
Class I   1,000.00    1,019.90    1.03%   5.22 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.90    1.63%   8.24 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.21    0.97%   4.91 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.40    1.33%   6.73 

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A    $1,000.00     $860.80    1.01%     $4.71 
Class C   1,000.00    857.80    1.69%   7.87 
Class I   1,000.00    861.80    0.77%   3.59 
Class R   1,000.00    859.40    1.33%   6.20 
Class R6   1,000.00    862.50    0.63%   2.94 
Class Y   1,000.00    860.80    1.02%   4.76 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.00    1.01%  $5.11 
Class C   1,000.00    1,016.60    1.69%   8.54 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.21    0.77%   3.90 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.40    1.33%   6.73 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.91    0.63%   3.19 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.95    1.02%   5.16 

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A   $1,000.00     $777.90    1.17%      $5.21 
Class C   1,000.00    775.00    1.88%   8.37 
Class I   1,000.00    779.60    0.79%   3.52 
Class R   1,000.00    776.60    1.46%   6.50 
Class R6   1,000.00    779.30    0.79%   3.52 
Class Y   1,000.00    778.10    1.14%   5.08 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.20    1.17%  $5.92 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.64    1.88%   9.50 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.11    0.79%   4.00 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.75    1.46%   7.38 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.11    0.79%   4.00 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.35    1.14%   5.77 

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $768.90    1.52%      $6.74 
Class C   1,000.00    766.50    2.25%   9.96 
Class I   1,000.00    770.40    1.13%   5.02 
Class R   1,000.00    768.80    1.66%   7.36 
Class R6   1,000.00    771.10    0.99%   4.40 
Class Y   1,000.00    769.70    1.37%   6.08 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,017.45    1.52%  $7.69 
Class C   1,000.00    1,013.79    2.25%   11.36 
Class I   1,000.00    1,019.40    1.13%   5.72 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.75    1.66%   8.39 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.10    0.99%   5.01 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.20    1.37%   6.93 

Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $765.00    0.96%      $4.25 
Class C   1,000.00    761.60    1.81%   7.99 
Class I   1,000.00    766.10    0.64%   2.83 
Class R   1,000.00    763.50    1.30%   5.75 
Class R6   1,000.00    766.00    0.64%   2.83 
Class Y   1,000.00    764.60    1.00%   4.42 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.26    0.96%  $4.86 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.99    1.81%   9.15 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.86    0.64%   3.24 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.55    1.30%   6.58 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.86    0.64%   3.24 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.05    1.00%   5.06 

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $972.20    0.89%     $4.40 
Class C   1,000.00    968.20    1.72%   8.49 
Class I   1,000.00    973.30    0.66%   3.26 
Class R   1,000.00    970.60    1.22%   6.03 
Class R6   1,000.00    973.80    0.54%   2.67 
Class Y   1,000.00    972.10    0.91%   4.50 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.61    0.89%  $4.51 
Class C   1,000.00    1,016.44    1.72%   8.69 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.76    0.66%   3.35 
Class R   1,000.00    1,018.95    1.22%   6.17 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,022.36    0.54%   2.74 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.51    0.91%   4.61 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $778.10    0.51%      $2.27 
Class C   1,000.00    775.20    1.35%   6.01 
Class I   1,000.00    779.80    0.20%   0.89 
Class R   1,000.00    777.80    0.70%   3.12 
Class R6   1,000.00    779.10    0.29%   1.29 
Class Y   1,000.00    779.10    0.43%   1.92 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,022.51    0.51%  $2.59 
Class C   1,000.00    1,018.30    1.35%   6.83 
Class I   1,000.00    1,024.07    0.20%   1.01 
Class R   1,000.00    1,021.56    0.70%   3.55 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,023.61    0.29%   1.47 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,022.91    0.43%   2.18 

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $762.60    1.13%      $4.99 
Class C   1,000.00    759.10    1.95%   8.60 
Class I   1,000.00    763.80    0.79%   3.49 
Class R   1,000.00    761.10    1.46%   6.45 
Class R6   1,000.00    763.70    0.79%   3.49 
Class Y   1,000.00    762.40    1.14%   5.04 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.40    1.13%  $5.72 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.29    1.95%   9.85 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.11    0.79%   4.00 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.75    1.46%   7.38 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.11    0.79%   4.00 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.35    1.14%   5.77 

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return            
Class A  $1,000.00   $837.20    1.18%      $5.43 
Class C   1,000.00    833.80    1.93%   8.87 
Class I   1,000.00    838.20    0.83%   3.82 
Class R   1,000.00    835.70    1.50%   6.90 
Class R6   1,000.00    838.60    0.83%   3.83 
Class Y   1,000.00    837.00    1.20%   5.53 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.15    1.18%  $5.97 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.39    1.93%   9.75 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.91    0.83%   4.20 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.55    1.50%   7.59 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.91    0.83%   4.20 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.05    1.20%   6.07 

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $906.60    0.82%      $3.92 
Class C   1,000.00    902.20    1.80%   8.58 
Class I   1,000.00    907.40    0.66%   3.16 
Class R6   1,000.00    907.70    0.60%   2.87 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.96    0.82%  $4.15 
Class C   1,000.00    1,016.04    1.80%   9.10 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.76    0.66%   3.35 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,022.06    0.60%   3.04 

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $887.90    0.90%      $4.26 
Class C   1,000.00    884.90    1.58%   7.47 
Class I   1,000.00    889.20    0.61%   2.89 
Class R6   1,000.00    889.20    0.62%   2.94 
Class Y   1,000.00    887.90    0.92%   4.35 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,020.56    0.90%  $4.56 
Class C   1,000.00    1,017.15    1.58%   7.99 
Class I   1,000.00    1,022.01    0.61%   3.09 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.96    0.62%   3.14 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,020.46    0.92%   4.66 

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $778.20    1.27%      $5.66 
Class C   1,000.00    774.80    1.99%   8.85 
Class I   1,000.00    779.80    0.89%   3.97 
Class R   1,000.00    777.40    1.56%   6.95 
Class R6   1,000.00    779.70    0.89%   3.97 
Class Y   1,000.00    778.20    1.24%   5.53 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,018.70    1.27%  $6.43 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.09    1.99%   10.05 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.25    1.56%   7.89 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.85    1.24%   6.28 

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $828.00    1.31%      $6.00 
Class C   1,000.00    825.20    2.06%   9.43 
Class I   1,000.00    829.80    0.89%   4.08 
Class R   1,000.00    827.20    1.56%   7.15 
Class R6   1,000.00    829.90    0.89%   4.08 
Class Y   1,000.00    828.30    1.26%   5.77 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,018.50    1.31%  $6.63 
Class C   1,000.00    1,014.74    2.06%   10.40 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.25    1.56%   7.89 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.75    1.26%   6.38 

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

            Expenses
            Paid
   Beginning  Ending     During
   Account  Account  Annualized  Period
   Value  Value  Expense  4/1/22 to
       4/1/22      9/30/22      Ratio      9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $776.80    1.12%      $4.99 
Class C   1,000.00    774.00    1.88%   8.36 
Class I   1,000.00    778.00    0.81%   3.61 
Class R   1,000.00    775.80    1.43%   6.37 
Class R6   1,000.00    778.30    0.77%   3.43 
Class Y   1,000.00    777.00    1.14%   5.08 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.45    1.12%  $5.67 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.64    1.88%   9.50 
Class I   1,000.00    1,021.01    0.81%   4.10 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.90    1.43%   7.23 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.21    0.77%   3.90 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.35    1.14%   5.77 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

Delaware Ivy Value Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $843.20    1.11%      $5.13 
Class C   1,000.00    839.70    1.93%   8.90 
Class I   1,000.00    843.80    0.88%   4.07 
Class R   1,000.00    840.20    1.80%   8.30 
Class R6   1,000.00    844.60    0.74%   3.42 
Class Y   1,000.00    843.30    1.13%   5.22 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.50    1.11%  $5.62 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.39    1.93%   9.75 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.66    0.88%   4.46 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.04    1.80%   9.10 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.36    0.74%   3.75 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.40    1.13%   5.72 

*“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.

In addition to the Funds’ expenses reflected on the previous pages, each Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds), including exchange-traded funds in which it invests. The tables above and on the previous pages do not reflect the expenses of any applicable Underlying Funds.

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / country  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks by Country           98.39%      
Denmark   3.69%  
France   10.73%  
Germany   8.79%  
Japan   6.35%  
Netherlands   3.67%  
Norway   0.01%  
South Africa   0.01%  
Spain   3.95%  
Sweden   5.46%  
Switzerland   9.93%  
United Kingdom   12.19%  
United States   33.61%  
Exchange-Traded Fund   0.93%  
Rights   0.46%  
Securities Lending Collateral   3.09%  
Total Value of Securities   102.87%  
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (3.09%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.22%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  
    
Common stocks and preferred stocks by sector  Percentage
of net assets
Communication Services   1.89%  
Consumer Discretionary   9.06%  
Consumer Staples*   42.77%  
Energy   0.01%  
Financials   0.00%  
Healthcare   23.51%  
Industrials   8.46%  
Information Technology   9.33%  
Materials   3.36%  
Utilities   0.00%  
Total   98.39%  

♦ Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 Consumer Staples (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) are subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Consumer Staples sector consisted of Beverages, Cosmetics/Personal Care, Food, and Household Products/Wares. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 5.22%, 8.12%, 22.18%, and 7.25%, respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the Consumer Staples sector for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

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Security type / sector allocations

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations           2.25%      
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security   1.20%  
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   15.17%  
Corporate Bonds   42.34%  
Banking   11.47%  
Basic Industry   0.66%  
Basic Materials   0.15%  
Brokerage   0.91%  
Capital Goods   1.03%  
Communications   2.27%  
Consumer Cyclical   2.92%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical   3.39%  
Electric   5.53%  
Energy   5.60%  
Finance Companies   2.20%  
Industrials   0.16%  
Insurance   1.56%  
Natural Gas   0.82%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts   0.20%  
Technology   1.39%  
Transportation   2.08%  
Municipal Bonds   1.82%  
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities   8.84%  
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   9.99%  
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   6.21%  
Sovereign Bonds   2.56%  
US Treasury Obligations   8.31%  
Preferred Stock   0.57%  
Total Value of Securities   99.26%  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.74%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks           95.22%      
Communication Services   5.51%  
Consumer Discretionary   6.04%  
Consumer Staples   4.75%  
Energy   3.07%  
Financials   18.00%  
Healthcare   17.69%  
Industrials   9.74%  
Information Technology   23.27%  
Materials   3.82%  
Utilities   3.33%  
Short-Term Investments   4.78%  
Securities Lending Collateral   0.05%  
Total Value of Securities   100.05%  
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.05%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.00%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  
        

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Microsoft       7.91%      
UnitedHealth Group   6.27%  
Alphabet Class A   3.68%  
NextEra Energy   3.33%  
Danaher   3.32%  
Apple   3.25%  
Progressive   2.86%  
Eli Lilly & Co.   2.72%  
United Rentals   2.70%  
TE Connectivity   2.68%  

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / country  Percentage
of net assets
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           3.03%      
Corporate Bonds   49.57%  
Australia   1.97%  
Brazil   0.44%  
Canada   0.79%  
Chile   0.77%  
China   0.39%  
Colombia   0.30%  
Czech Republic   0.13%  
France   0.91%  
Germany   1.86%  
Guatemala   0.42%  
India   1.92%  
Indonesia   1.33%  
Israel   0.64%  
Italy   0.18%  
Japan   0.95%  
Kazakhstan   0.97%  
Kuwait   1.23%  
Malaysia   0.14%  
Mexico   2.21%  
Netherlands   2.94%  
New Zealand   0.28%  
Paraguay   0.36%  
Peru   0.92%  
Republic of Korea   0.44%  
Singapore   0.51%  
South Africa   0.17%  
Spain   0.87%  
Switzerland   0.79%  
Tanzania   0.27%  
Thailand   0.16%  
United Arab Emirates   0.82%  
United Kingdom   1.31%  
United States   22.18%  
Sovereign Bonds   18.39%  
Albania   0.15%  
Angola   0.45%  
Armenia   0.16%  
Bermuda   0.50%  
Chile   1.19%  
Colombia   1.55%  
Dominican Republic   1.02%  
Egypt   0.20%  
Finland   1.68%  
Georgia   0.17%  
Germany   0.79%  
Indonesia   0.84%  
Italy   0.65%  
Ivory Coast   1.05%  
Morocco   0.61%  
Netherlands   0.52%  
Norway   1.40%  
Paraguay   1.55%  
Republic of North Macedonia   0.31%  
Senegal   0.38%  
South Africa   0.73%  
Spain   0.60%  
United Kingdom   0.68%  
Uzbekistan   1.21%  
Supranational Banks   2.07%  
US Treasury Obligations   25.54%  
Options Purchased   0.18%  
Securities Lending Collateral   1.11%  
Options Written   (0.07%)  
Total Value of Securities   99.82%  
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.11%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.29%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  

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Corporate bonds by sector  Percentage
of net assets
Banking           25.98%      
Basic Industry   1.12%  
Brokerage   0.16%  
Capital Goods   1.02%  
Communications   2.12%  
Consumer Cyclical   2.21%  
Consumer Non-Cyclical   1.57%  
Electric   2.11%  
Energy   3.33%  
Finance Companies   0.97%  
Financials   1.21%  
Industrials   0.17%  
Information Technology   0.60%  
Insurance   0.94%  
Natural Gas   1.21%  
Technology   1.61%  
Transportation   1.58%  
Utilities   1.66%  
Total   49.57%  

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Security type / sector and country allocations

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / country  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks by Country           99.44%      
Canada   3.47%  
China   2.46%  
China/Hong Kong   2.85%  
Denmark   1.72%  
France   5.81%  
Germany   5.09%  
Hong Kong   1.16%  
India   5.45%  
Israel   1.79%  
Italy   1.19%  
Japan   3.47%  
Taiwan   2.18%  
United Kingdom   3.47%  
United States   59.33%  
Short-Term Investments   0.43%  
Securities Lending Collateral   0.21%  
Total Value of Securities   100.08%  
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.21%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.13%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  
 
Common stocks by sector  Percentage
of net assets
Communication Services           7.25%      
Consumer Discretionary   13.75%  
Consumer Staples   7.21%  
Energy   6.60%  
Financials   12.34%  
Healthcare   16.89%  
Industrials   10.85%  
Information Technology   21.39%  
Materials   0.86%  
Utilities   2.30%  
Total   99.44%  

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Security type / sector allocations

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund's sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Convertible Bond            0.16%      
Corporate Bonds   78.95%  
Automotive   0.58%  
Banking   0.44%  
Basic Industry   3.01%  
Capital Goods   3.07%  
Communications   8.33%  
Consumer Goods   2.28%  
Energy   11.43%  
Financial Services   4.27%  
Healthcare   8.28%  
Insurance   3.49%  
Leisure   5.56%  
Media   11.76%  
Real Estate   0.06%  
Retail   3.15%  
Services   4.50%  
Technology & Electronics   3.72%  
Transportation   2.49%  
Utilities   2.53%  
Municipal Bonds   0.69%  
Loan Agreements           12.21%      
Common Stocks   3.14%  
Basic Industry   0.66%  
Consumer Goods   0.00%  
Energy   0.53%  
Leisure   0.51%  
Media   0.00%  
Retail   0.35%  
Services   1.03%  
Utilities   0.06%  
Preferred Stock   0.08%  
Warrants   0.02%  
Short-Term Investments   3.26%  
Securities Lending Collateral   1.01%  
Total Value of Securities   99.52%  
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.01%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.49%  
Total Net Assets   100.00%  

 

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Security type / sector and country allocations

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / country       Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks by Country   95.96% 
Australia   1.26% 
Austria   1.00% 
Brazil   4.12% 
Canada   7.69% 
China   11.94% 
Denmark   4.02% 
France   13.07% 
Germany   11.14% 
Hong Kong   1.52% 
India   0.76% 
Japan   9.15% 
Netherlands   3.76% 
Norway   1.43% 
Republic of Korea   3.76% 
Spain   1.48% 
Switzerland   0.96% 
Taiwan   1.92% 
United Kingdom   10.71% 
United States   6.27% 
Short-Term Investments   2.62% 
Securities Lending Collateral   1.33% 
Total Value of Securities   99.91% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.33%)  
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.42% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 
    
Common stocks by sector       Percentage
of net assets
Communication Services   3.65% 
Consumer Discretionary   17.42% 
Consumer Staples   8.95% 
Energy   10.78% 
Financials   16.37% 
Healthcare   10.50% 
Industrials   15.15% 
Information Technology   7.38% 
Materials   3.22% 
Utilities   2.54% 
Total   95.96% 

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Security type / sector and country allocations

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / country  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks by Country   96.14% 
Denmark   5.03% 
Finland   0.01% 
France   16.92% 
Germany   11.72% 
Hong Kong   0.01% 
Japan   11.39% 
Netherlands   4.74% 
Spain   5.63% 
Sweden   8.13% 
Switzerland   15.52% 
United Kingdom   17.04% 
Exchange-Traded Funds   1.96% 
Rights   0.72% 
Securities Lending Collateral   3.38% 
Total Value of Securities   102.20% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (3.38%)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.18% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 
      
Common stocks by sector t  Percentage
of net assets
Communication Services   5.60% 
Consumer Discretionary   14.21% 
Consumer Staples*   34.90% 
Energy   0.02% 
Financials   0.03% 
Healthcare   16.71% 
Industrials   10.03% 
Information Technology   9.80% 
Materials   4.84% 
Total   96.14% 

t Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 Consumer Staples sector (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) is subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Consumer Staples sector consisted of Beverages, Cosmetics/Personal Care, Food and Retail. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 7.24%, 11.04%, 16.61%, and 0.01%, respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the Consumer Staples sector for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks t   98.70% 
Communication Services   9.59% 
Consumer Discretionary   13.48% 
Consumer Staples   3.35% 
Financials   4.57% 
Healthcare   9.33% 
Industrials   10.50% 
Information Technology*   47.88% 
Securities Lending Collateral   0.13% 
Total Value of Securities   98.83% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.13%)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.30% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

t Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Information Technology sector consisted of communications, consumer, non-cyclical, financial and technology. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 8.74%, 1.14%, 5.33%, and 32.67% 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%.  

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
Microsoft   12.49% 
Apple   9.05% 
Amazon.com   6.52% 
Alphabet Class A   5.57% 
Visa Class A   5.32% 
CoStar Group   4.60% 
Motorola Solutions   4.54% 
UnitedHealth Group   4.33% 
VeriSign   4.21% 
Electronic Arts   3.15% 

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Security type / sector allocations

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.39% 
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   9.93% 
Collateralized Debt Obligations   8.81% 
Corporate Bonds   65.81% 
Banking   17.49% 
Basic Industry   1.62% 
Brokerage   0.65% 
Capital Goods   6.02% 
Communications   6.51% 
Consumer Cyclical   5.56% 
Consumer Non-Cyclical   5.32% 
Electric   3.50% 
Energy   5.04% 
Finance Companies   1.76% 
Insurance   4.67% 
Natural Gas   0.54% 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   2.39% 
Technology   4.18% 
Transportation   0.56% 
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities   3.98% 
Supranational Bank   0.21% 
US Treasury Obligations   8.72% 
Short-Term Investments   0.73% 
Securities Lending Collateral   0.13% 
Total Value of Securities   98.71% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.13%)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.42% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 
   
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Security type

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Security type  Percentage
of net assets
Affiliated Mutual Funds   99.55% 
Short-Term Investments   0.58% 
Total Value of Securities   100.13% 
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.13%)
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks t   100.05% 
Communication Services   7.94% 
Consumer Discretionary   17.38% 
Consumer Staples   1.31% 
Financials   6.72% 
Healthcare   18.91% 
Industrials   15.22% 
Information Technology*   32.55% 
Materials   0.02% 
Short-Term Investments   0.03% 
Securities Lending Collateral   1.41% 
Total Value of Securities   101.49% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.41%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.08%)
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

t Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Information Technology sector consisted of Computers, Electronic Component & Equipment, Electronics, Office/Business Equipment, Semiconductors, software, and telecommunications. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 2.87%, 3.22%, 5.28%, 0.30%, 9.02%, 8.82%, and 3.04% 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%.

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
CoStar Group   4.73% 
Dexcom   3.29% 
Chipotle Mexican Grill   3.05% 
Arista Networks   3.04% 
Monolithic Power Systems   2.89% 
Pinterest Class A   2.49% 
MarketAxess Holdings   2.49% 
Paycom Software   2.40% 
HEICO Class A   2.27% 
Microchip Technology   2.18% 
   
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   99.08% 
Consumer Discretionary   22.59% 
Consumer Staples   8.28% 
Financials   20.14% 
Healthcare   2.76% 
Industrials   17.16% 
Information Technology   16.72% 
Materials   11.43% 
Short-Term Investments   0.88% 
Total Value of Securities   99.96% 
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.04% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
Glacier Bancorp   3.11% 
Umpqua Holdings   3.08% 
Tractor Supply   2.97% 
Fastenal   2.94% 
Service Corp. International   2.92% 
nVent Electric   2.92% 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.   2.91% 
Vail Resorts   2.90% 
Darden Restaurants   2.90% 
Watsco   2.90% 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Municipal Bonds*   99.03% 
Corporate Revenue Bonds   11.98% 
Education Revenue Bonds   5.62% 
Electric Revenue Bonds   8.08% 
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   11.81% 
Housing Revenue Bonds   0.90% 
Lease Revenue Bonds   5.80% 
Local General Obligation Bonds   4.67% 
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   2.04% 
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   17.59% 
State General Obligation Bonds   8.18% 
Transportation Revenue Bonds   16.19% 
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   6.17% 
Short-Term Investments   0.08% 
Total Value of Securities   99.11% 
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.89% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

State / territory  Percentage
of net assets
Alabama   0.95% 
Arizona   3.63% 
California   12.50% 
Colorado   0.51% 
District of Columbia   1.78% 
Florida   4.58% 
Georgia   0.86% 
Guam   1.19% 
Hawaii   0.35% 
Illinois   6.34% 
Indiana   0.46% 
Iowa   0.43% 
Massachusetts   0.72% 
Michigan   1.91% 
Missouri   1.67% 
Nebraska   0.69% 
New Jersey   2.04% 
New York   17.21% 
North Carolina   1.61% 
Ohio   3.58% 
Oregon   1.40% 
Pennsylvania   2.74% 
Puerto Rico   15.30% 
South Carolina   0.06% 
Texas   12.90% 
US Virgin Islands   0.71% 
Utah   0.97% 
Washington   1.60% 
Wisconsin   0.42% 
Total Value of Securities   99.11% 
   
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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Municipal Bonds*   97.69% 
Corporate Revenue Bonds   19.72% 
Education Revenue Bonds   14.99% 
Electric Revenue Bonds   3.97% 
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   14.70% 
Housing Revenue Bond   0.08% 
Lease Revenue Bonds   1.98% 
Local General Obligation Bonds   3.10% 
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   5.48% 
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   14.79% 
State General Obligation Bonds   8.80% 
Transportation Revenue Bonds   9.15% 
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond   0.93% 
Short-Term Investments   0.75% 
Total Value of Securities   98.44% 
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.56% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

State / territory  Percentage
of net assets
Alabama   4.29% 
Arizona   2.07% 
Arkansas   0.57% 
California   11.33% 
Colorado   2.93% 
Connecticut   0.36% 
District of Columbia   1.57% 
Florida   4.12% 
Georgia   2.00% 
Guam   0.88% 
Illinois   4.00% 
Indiana   0.97% 
Iowa   0.77% 
Kansas   0.79% 
Kentucky   0.64% 
Louisiana   0.00% 
Maine   0.16% 
Massachusetts   0.86% 
Michigan   3.76% 
Missouri   1.97% 
Nevada   0.45% 
New Hampshire   0.25% 
New Jersey   0.88% 
New York   6.24% 
North Carolina   0.53% 
Ohio   2.74% 
Oklahoma   0.40% 
Oregon   0.40% 
Pennsylvania   4.43% 
Puerto Rico   20.61% 
Rhode Island   0.79% 
Texas   9.92% 
US Virgin Islands   0.21% 
Utah   0.57% 
Vermont   0.15% 
Virginia   2.19% 
Washington   0.80% 
Wisconsin   2.84% 
Total Value of Securities   98.44% 

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   99.43% 
Communication Services   2.68% 
Consumer Discretionary   13.98% 
Consumer Staples   5.46% 
Energy   4.50% 
Financials   4.04% 
Healthcare   24.34% 
Industrials   17.50% 
Information Technology   24.94% 
Materials   1.26% 
Real Estate   0.73% 
Short-Term Investments   0.67% 
Securities Lending Collateral   1.52% 
Total Value of Securities   101.62% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.52%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.10%)
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings   3.07% 
Globant   2.59% 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide   2.53% 
Paycor HCM   2.52% 
Nexstar Media Group   2.45% 
Clean Harbors   2.28% 
Viavi Solutions   2.18% 
Progyny   2.10% 
Kinsale Capital Group   2.07% 
Pacira BioSciences   2.07% 
   
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   98.65% 
Basic Materials   7.70% 
Business Services   4.97% 
Capital Goods   11.39% 
Communication Services   0.83% 
Consumer Discretionary   5.69% 
Consumer Services   2.01% 
Consumer Staples   2.87% 
Credit Cyclicals   2.65% 
Energy   5.93% 
Financials   15.46% 
Healthcare   12.96% 
Media   1.57% 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   6.50% 
Technology   13.19% 
Transportation   2.94% 
Utilities   1.99% 
Short-Term Investments   1.73% 
Securities Lending Collateral   1.41% 
Total Value of Securities   101.79% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (1.41%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.38%)
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
Diamondback Energy   2.20% 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   1.90% 
Liberty Energy Class A   1.87% 
Chesapeake Energy   1.85% 
Quanta Services   1.57% 
ExlService Holdings   1.43% 
East West Bancorp   1.43% 
Casey’s General Stores   1.35% 
Huntsman   1.34% 
Five Below   1.29% 

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   98.06% 
Communication Services   11.14% 
Consumer Discretionary   12.84% 
Consumer Staples   7.74% 
Energy   6.41% 
Financials   21.01% 
Healthcare   1.91% 
Industrials   5.29% 
Information Technology   21.79% 
Materials   8.02% 
Real Estate   1.39% 
Utilities   0.52% 
Preferred Stocks   1.89% 
Short-Term Investments   0.20% 
Securities Lending Collateral   0.28% 
Total Value of Securities   100.43% 
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.28%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.15%)
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   6.71% 
Samsung Electronics   5.37% 
Tencent Holdings   4.49% 
ICICI Bank   2.47% 
Bharti Airtel   2.13% 
Reliance Industries   2.00% 
Infosys   1.88% 
Larsen & Toubro   1.69% 
Bank Central Asia   1.59% 
Al Rajhi Bank   1.46% 
   
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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Value Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector  Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   97.77% 
Communication Services   6.63% 
Consumer Discretionary   6.80% 
Consumer Staples   6.44% 
Energy   8.66% 
Financials   19.09% 
Healthcare   17.86% 
Industrials   10.36% 
Information Technology   7.81% 
Materials   4.39% 
Real Estate   2.27% 
REIT Diversified   2.31% 
Utilities   5.15% 
Short-Term Investments   1.98% 
Total Value of Securities Before Options Written   99.75% 
Options Written   0.00% 
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.25% 
Total Net Assets   100.00% 

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

Top 10 equity holdings  Percentage
of net assets
Exxon Mobil   4.90% 
Marathon Petroleum   3.76% 
CVS Health   3.38% 
Elevance Health   3.33% 
Philip Morris International   3.23% 
Walmart   3.22% 
McKesson   3.09% 
Allstate   2.91% 
Wells Fargo & Co.   2.88% 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals   2.84% 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks – 98.39%Δ          
Denmark — 3.69%          
Novo Nordisk Class B   124,430   $12,395,444 
         12,395,444 
France — 10.73%          
Air Liquide   98,440    11,251,605 
Danone   196,940    9,312,374 
Euroapi †   25    415 
Orange   701,040    6,340,583 
Sodexo   121,700    9,139,716 
         36,044,693 
Germany — 8.79%          
adidas AG   68,700    7,897,837 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.   185,060    5,213,699 
Knorr-Bremse   122,720    5,269,996 
SAP   136,670    11,137,945 
         29,519,477 
Japan — 6.35%          
Asahi Group Holdings   169,100    5,271,875 
Kao   231,200    9,407,612 
Makita   192,800    3,741,350 
Seven & i Holdings   72,600    2,916,345 
         21,337,182 
Netherlands — 3.67%          
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize   484,340    12,336,840 
         12,336,840 
Norway — 0.01%          
Aker BP *   475    13,649 
         13,649 
South Africa — 0.01%          
Anglo American   500    15,013 
         15,013 
Spain — 3.95%          
Amadeus IT Group †   286,360    13,276,406 
         13,276,406 
Sweden — 5.46%          
Essity Class B   355,920    7,031,840 
H & M Hennes & Mauritz Class B *   520,710    4,814,017 
Orron Energy   500    892 
Securitas Class B *   935,230    6,492,403 
         18,339,152 
Switzerland — 9.93%          
Nestle   140,740    15,222,062 
Roche Holding   29,270    9,528,344 
Swatch Group   38,320    8,606,614 
         33,357,020 
United Kingdom — 12.19%          
3i Group   1,000    12,007 
Diageo   290,900    12,245,008 
Intertek Group   133,400    5,473,279 
Smith & Nephew   1,071,390    12,366,826 
Unilever   246,580    10,834,689 
         40,931,809 
United States — 33.61%          
Clorox   96,880    12,438,423 
Conagra Brands   297,270    9,699,920 
Henry Schein †   198,930    13,083,626 
Ingredion   125,250    10,085,130 
Kimberly-Clark   105,690    11,894,353 
Lamb Weston Holdings   192,910    14,927,376 
Merck & Co.   181,650    15,643,697 
Otis Worldwide   56,560    3,608,528 
Parker-Hannifin   15,950    3,864,844 
Pfizer   244,560    10,701,946 
Visa Class A *   38,920    6,914,138 
         112,861,981 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $414,167,913)
        330,428,666 
           
Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.93%          
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF   9,530    3,128,699 
Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(cost $3,398,294)
        3,128,699 
           
Rights – 0.46%Δ          
Sweden — 0.46%          
Securitas Class B *, †   3,740,920    1,560,732 
Total Rights
(cost $2,182,590)
        1,560,732 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–99.78%
(cost $419,748,797)
        335,118,097 

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Securities Lending Collateral** – 3.09%          
Money Market Mutual Fund — 3.09%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   10,376,075   $10,376,075 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $10,376,075)
        10,376,075 
Total Value of Securities–102.87%
(cost $430,124,872)
       $345,494,172■ 
   
Δ Securities have been classified by country of risk. Aggregate classification by business sector has been presented on page 7 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $17,472,258 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $7,944,181.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty  Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
    In Exchange For    Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  DKK  (845,379)    USD  111,300    10/3/22  $   $(155)
BNYM  EUR  (329,534)    USD  322,468    10/3/22       (556)
BNYM  EUR  (394,516)    USD  386,807    10/4/22   56     
BNYM  GBP  (309,560)    USD  342,003    10/3/22       (3,658)
BNYM  GBP  (142,409)    USD  159,085    10/4/22   64     
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              $120   $(4,369)

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 represent 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:

AG – Aktiengesellschaft

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC

Summary of currencies:

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – European Monetary Unit

GBP – British Pound Sterling

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.25%          
Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities          
Series 2014-C01 M2 7.484% (LIBOR01M + 4.40%) 1/25/24 ●   1,298,749   $1,316,521 
Series 2015-C01 1M2 7.384% (LIBOR01M + 4.30%) 2/25/25 ●   385,243    393,131 
Freddie Mac REMICs
Series 2557 HL 5.30% 1/15/33
   22,902    23,196 
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes          
Series 2015-DNA1 M3 6.384% (LIBOR01M + 3.30%) 10/25/27 ●   2,804,561    2,830,212 
Series 2016-DNA1 M3 8.634% (LIBOR01M + 5.55%) 7/25/28 ●   2,475,780    2,604,267 
Series 2017-DNA2 M2R 4.034% (LIBOR01M + 0.95%) 10/25/29 ●   4,522,987    4,244,715 
Freddie Mac Whole Loan Securities Trust          
Series 2015-SC01 1A 3.50% 5/25/45   577,195    535,875 
Series 2016-SC02 1A 3.00% 10/25/46   186,698    170,576 
GNMA
Series 2005-23 IO 1.00% 6/17/45 ●, ^
   61,356    4 
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $12,449,152)
        12,118,497 
           
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security — 1.20%          
Multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2019-01 M10 144A 6.334% (LIBOR01M + 3.25%, Floor 3.25%) 10/25/49 #, ●
   6,828,844    6,475,125 
Total Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security
(cost $6,887,013)
        6,475,125 
           
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.17%          
Fannie Mae
2.50% 11/1/27
   209,322    191,515 
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr          
3.50% 11/1/25   47,459    44,974 
3.50% 6/1/26   108,712    103,343 
4.50% 4/1/25   15,504    15,250 
6.00% 8/1/23   5,646    5,643 
Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr          
3.50% 12/1/32   493,404    465,524 
4.00% 8/1/42   596,835    560,407 
4.00% 9/1/42   2,858,001    2,683,555 
5.00% 7/1/23   4,219    4,134 
5.50% 2/1/24   3,019    3,004 
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr          
2.00% 4/1/51   4,134,510    3,366,527 
2.50% 2/1/52   3,218,920    2,710,696 
3.00% 9/1/42   762,581    683,958 
3.00% 5/1/43   1,063,439    952,435 
3.00% 1/1/46   478,665    421,954 
3.00% 12/1/51   1,727,851    1,518,048 
3.50% 4/1/41   656,696    604,847 
3.50% 11/1/41   984,850    904,873 
3.50% 1/1/42   264,846    244,444 
3.50% 8/1/42   668,678    616,653 
3.50% 1/1/43   321,587    295,378 
3.50% 2/1/43   586,461    543,737 
3.50% 5/1/45   241,042    221,445 
3.50% 6/1/45   555,819    510,847 
3.50% 7/1/45   649,988    597,277 
3.50% 8/1/45   242,869    223,149 
3.50% 8/1/45   202,369    186,032 
3.50% 9/1/45   537,716    494,015 
3.50% 12/1/47   4,513,828    4,116,201 
4.00% 12/1/40   208,268    197,740 
4.00% 4/1/41   448,729    427,732 
4.00% 8/1/41   194,028    184,975 
4.00% 9/1/41   242,527    231,182 
4.00% 10/1/41   370,873    353,510 
4.00% 1/1/44   439,969    420,936 
4.00% 4/1/44   872,687    829,344 
4.00% 2/1/47   183,095    171,306 
4.50% 5/1/35   51,889    50,717 
4.50% 7/1/35   66,748    64,960 
4.50% 6/1/39   41,290    40,453 
4.50% 10/1/40   217,530    213,121 
4.50% 4/1/41   82,751    81,069 
4.50% 4/1/41   373,073    365,489 
4.50% 4/1/41   123,348    120,851 
4.50% 7/1/41   77,225    75,462 
4.50% 7/1/41   167,275    163,892 
5.00% 3/1/34   4,057    4,005 
5.00% 5/1/34   2,961    2,911 
5.00% 12/1/34   110,261    110,925 
5.00% 7/1/35   14,107    13,957 
5.00% 7/1/35   109,884    110,742 
5.00% 7/1/35   17,240    17,375 
5.00% 7/1/35   1,533    1,511 
5.00% 7/1/35   3,012    2,940 
5.00% 7/1/35   1,884    1,838 
5.00% 2/1/36   10,692    10,756 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)          
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr          
5.00% 4/1/38   67,849   $67,719 
5.00% 12/1/39   119,739    120,687 
5.00% 3/1/40   243,793    244,919 
5.00% 4/1/41   76,865    77,472 
5.00% 9/1/52   5,709,304    5,567,658 
5.00% 10/1/52   4,593,000    4,479,010 
5.50% 8/1/52   5,157,615    5,147,527 
5.50% 10/1/52   3,490,202    3,476,941 
6.00% 8/1/29   7,251    7,374 
6.00% 9/1/32   6,627    6,965 
6.00% 10/1/32   76,096    79,201 
6.00% 10/1/32   38,968    40,089 
6.00% 11/1/32   88,218    92,726 
6.00% 11/1/32   24,156    25,308 
6.00% 3/1/33   20,644    20,985 
6.00% 3/1/33   11,026    11,310 
6.00% 3/1/33   67,593    71,010 
6.00% 6/1/33   19,539    19,862 
6.00% 10/1/33   15,109    15,359 
6.00% 12/1/33   32,375    33,901 
6.00% 1/1/34   12,456    13,085 
6.00% 8/1/34   11,021    11,205 
6.00% 9/1/34   26,504    27,845 
6.00% 11/1/34   41,900    42,644 
6.00% 11/1/36   14,242    14,963 
6.00% 1/1/37   15,372    16,151 
6.00% 5/1/37   36,631    38,487 
6.00% 8/1/37   18,889    19,736 
6.00% 10/1/38   40,396    42,641 
6.50% 12/1/31   2,596    2,680 
6.50% 2/1/32   14,335    14,853 
6.50% 2/1/32   7,881    8,156 
6.50% 2/1/32   14,565    15,092 
6.50% 4/1/32   5,229    5,437 
6.50% 5/1/32   5,110    5,267 
6.50% 5/1/32   3,255    3,355 
6.50% 7/1/32   3,368    3,474 
6.50% 8/1/32   2,312    2,382 
6.50% 8/1/32   3,600    3,712 
6.50% 9/1/32   6,821    7,030 
6.50% 9/1/32   1,990    2,051 
6.50% 9/1/32   5,954    6,136 
6.50% 10/1/32   12,020    12,388 
6.50% 8/1/33   6,830    7,039 
6.50% 9/1/34   23,522    24,242 
6.50% 11/1/34   2,141    2,217 
6.50% 3/1/35   49,579    51,505 
7.00% 9/1/31   1,895    1,927 
7.00% 11/1/31   26,573    27,164 
7.00% 2/1/32   3,203    3,246 
7.00% 2/1/32   15,819    16,504 
7.00% 3/1/32   34,210    36,012 
7.50% 5/1/31   9,676    9,968 
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr          
2.50% 4/1/28   127,456    121,625 
3.50% 8/1/26   83,289    79,151 
5.00% 4/1/23   5,170    5,187 
Freddie Mac S.F. 20 yr          
3.50% 5/1/32   324,718    306,375 
5.00% 5/1/29   11,943    11,694 
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr          
2.50% 5/1/52   696,427    585,023 
3.00% 8/1/42   451,104    404,594 
3.00% 1/1/43   623,788    558,974 
3.00% 2/1/43   795,806    713,743 
3.50% 8/1/42   440,673    404,896 
4.00% 10/1/40   104,480    97,953 
4.00% 11/1/40   227,031    216,394 
4.00% 2/1/41   476,020    451,426 
4.00% 3/1/41   160,917    152,591 
4.00% 6/1/41   179,539    171,140 
4.00% 8/1/41   73,027    69,519 
4.00% 11/1/41   918,036    875,036 
4.00% 8/1/52   1,396,072    1,299,070 
4.00% 9/1/52   1,665,000    1,548,483 
4.50% 1/1/41   153,061    149,556 
4.50% 3/1/41   94,401    92,238 
4.50% 4/1/41   162,715    159,411 
4.50% 4/1/41   126,343    122,598 
4.50% 9/1/52   2,883,000    2,756,364 
4.50% 9/1/52   2,343,000    2,238,365 
4.50% 9/1/52   5,966,000    5,699,566 
5.00% 9/1/34   201    196 
5.00% 8/1/35   13,270    13,375 
5.00% 11/1/35   39,782    40,094 
5.00% 12/1/35   7,829    7,865 
5.00% 11/1/39   35,169    35,332 
5.00% 1/1/40   288,968    291,250 
5.00% 4/1/40   51,349    51,754 
5.00% 8/1/40   52,260    52,502 
5.00% 7/1/52   1,388,902    1,356,369 
5.50% 9/1/52   3,008,000    3,024,371 
5.50% 9/1/52   1,095,000    1,107,661 
5.50% 10/1/52   3,081,025    3,072,159 
6.00% 11/1/33   13,831    14,530 
6.50% 9/1/32   11,021    11,585 
6.50% 5/1/34   59,286    61,899 
6.50% 7/1/36   5,820    6,045 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)          
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr 7.00% 12/1/37   12,808   $12,931 
GNMA I 6.25% 7/15/24   10,764    10,268 
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr          
3.00% 3/15/45   1,043,187    926,654 
4.00% 1/15/41   179,605    172,889 
4.00% 10/15/41   107,737    102,575 
4.50% 6/15/40   145,799    144,308 
5.00% 7/15/33   36,701    36,813 
5.00% 7/15/34   26,346    26,294 
5.00% 1/15/35   48,686    49,102 
5.00% 12/15/35   78,914    78,265 
5.00% 12/15/39   47,581    48,083 
5.00% 1/15/40   243,387    245,500 
5.00% 7/15/40   41,807    41,467 
GNMA II
3.25% 11/20/35
   366,301    337,027 
4.00% 8/20/31   277,275    270,658 
4.00% 6/20/36   435,224    413,449 
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr
3.00% 12/20/51
   1,543,983    1,367,430 
3.50% 10/20/43   431,948    400,043 
3.50% 2/20/45   528,575    489,524 
3.50% 4/20/46   194,737    178,118 
4.00% 12/20/40   204,500    194,705 
4.00% 12/20/44   137,601    130,576 
Vendee Mortgage Trust
5.831% 2/15/25
   14,304    14,340 
7.793% 2/15/25   1,401    1,420 
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $85,763,353)
        81,794,579 
           
Corporate Bonds — 42.34%          
Banking — 11.47%          
Bank Hapoalim 144A 3.255% 1/21/32 #, µ   1,000,000    835,869 
Bank of America
1.922% 10/24/31 µ
   7,500,000    5,558,638 
2.482% 9/21/36 µ   1,860,000    1,346,258 
6.125% 4/27/27 µ, Ψ   865,000    819,588 
Bank of New York Mellon
3.75% 12/20/26 µ, Ψ
   3,000,000    2,325,000 
4.70% 9/20/25 µ, Ψ   1,430,000    1,372,800 
Barclays 5.501% 8/9/28 µ   250,000    234,619 
BBVA Bancomer 144A 5.875% 9/13/34 #, µ   1,000,000    857,640 
Citigroup 5.61% 9/29/26 µ   1,670,000    1,661,947 
Credit Suisse Group 144A 6.442% 8/11/28 #, µ   1,480,000    1,378,212 
Goldman Sachs Group
1.542% 9/10/27 µ
   2,610,000    2,207,687 
2.383% 7/21/32 µ   2,995,000    2,261,659 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.764% 11/19/31 µ
   5,150,000    3,769,462 
4.851% 7/25/28 µ   1,720,000    1,653,285 
KeyCorp 4.789% 6/1/33 µ   619,000    568,440 
NBK SPC 144A 1.625% 9/15/27 #, µ   1,000,000    860,712 
PNC Bank 3.875% 4/10/25   6,550,000    6,349,535 
PNC Financial Services Group 6.20% 9/15/27 µ, Ψ   1,455,000    1,378,613 
State Street 2.20% 3/3/31   1,947,000    1,519,097 
Synovus Financial 3.125% 11/1/22   3,725,000    3,719,057 
Truist Financial
4.916% 7/28/33 µ
   9,760,000    8,833,813 
4.95% 9/1/25 µ, Ψ   3,000,000    2,889,870 
6.395% (LIBOR03M + 3.10%) 12/15/24 Ψ, ●   2,165,000    2,088,142 
US Bancorp 3.00% 7/30/29   2,700,000    2,325,308 
Wells Fargo & Co.
2.393% 6/2/28 µ
   4,250,000    3,649,978 
3.00% 10/23/26   1,500,000    1,361,232 
         61,826,461 
Basic Industry — 0.66%          
Braskem Netherlands Finance 144A 4.50% 1/31/30 #   1,000,000    809,950 
Celanese US Holdings 6.05% 3/15/25   855,000    836,019 
Methanex 5.25% 12/15/29   1,645,000    1,311,690 
Novelis 144A 4.75% 1/30/30 #   745,000    612,785 
         3,570,444 
Basic Materials — 0.15%          
Freeport Indonesia 144A 5.315% 4/14/32 #   1,000,000    832,500 
         832,500 
Brokerage — 0.91%          
Charles Schwab
5.375% 6/1/25 µ, Ψ
   1,150,000    1,124,125 
6.397% (LIBOR03M + 3.32%) 12/1/22 Ψ, ●   3,825,000    3,779,997 
         4,904,122 
Capital Goods — 1.03%          
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA 144A 3.25% 9/1/28 #   1,330,000    1,086,643 
Boeing 3.75% 2/1/50   2,075,000    1,356,540 
Eaton 4.15% 3/15/33   910,000    823,492 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Capital Goods (continued)          
Standard Industries 144A 3.375% 1/15/31 #   1,150,000   $811,210 
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari 144A 6.95% 3/14/26 #   1,000,000    922,546 
United Rentals North America 3.875% 2/15/31   705,000    574,850 
         5,575,281 
Communications — 2.27%          
AT&T
3.55% 9/15/55
   3,343,000    2,202,868 
3.65% 6/1/51   1,100,000    746,132 
CCO Holdings 144A 4.25% 1/15/34 #   2,000,000    1,436,250 
Charter Communications Operating 3.85% 4/1/61   2,835,000    1,662,374 
Crown Castle Towers 144A 4.241% 7/15/48 #   2,675,000    2,441,054 
Discovery Communications 4.00% 9/15/55   2,205,000    1,304,884 
IHS Holding 144A 5.625% 11/29/26 #   1,000,000    796,250 
Summit Digitel Infrastructure 144A 2.875% 8/12/31 #   1,000,000    726,934 
Vmed O2 UK Financing I 144A 4.25% 1/31/31 #   1,215,000    923,400 
         12,240,146 
Consumer Cyclical — 2.92%          
Alsea 144A 7.75% 12/14/26 #   1,000,000    931,315 
Amazon.com 2.50% 6/3/50   1,695,000    1,063,480 
Aptiv 3.10% 12/1/51   2,375,000    1,334,688 
Carnival 144A 4.00% 8/1/28 #   665,000    537,566 
Ford Motor Credit 2.90% 2/10/29   1,775,000    1,347,615 
General Motors Financial
3.675% (SOFR + 0.76%) 3/8/24 ●
   4,250,000    4,191,790 
5.25% 3/1/26   2,865,000    2,791,363 
Hyundai Capital America 144A 2.85% 11/1/22 #   2,665,000    2,661,310 
Kia 144A 2.75% 2/14/27 #   1,000,000    886,317 
         15,745,444 
Consumer Non-Cyclical — 3.39%          
Amgen 2.80% 8/15/41   1,970,000    1,349,486 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide 4.50% 6/1/50   1,605,000    1,325,545 
Bunge Finance
1.63% 8/17/25
   1,192,000    1,073,408 
2.75% 5/14/31   1,750,000    1,378,737 
Central American Bottling 144A 5.25% 4/27/29 #   1,000,000    868,835 
CVS Health 2.70% 8/21/40   2,035,000    1,340,574 
New York and Presbyterian Hospital
2.256% 8/1/40
   4,150,000    2,726,456 
2.606% 8/1/60   1,600,000    912,813 
NYU Langone Hospitals
3.38% 7/1/55
   4,900,000    3,403,031 
4.428% 7/1/42   1,775,000    1,502,737 
Tenet Healthcare 144A 4.25% 6/1/29 #   1,250,000    1,036,806 
Viatris 4.00% 6/22/50   2,225,000    1,336,593 
         18,255,021 
Electric — 5.53%          
Alfa Desarrollo 144A 4.55% 9/27/51 #   996,355    659,861 
American Electric Power 2.031% 3/15/24   3,000,000    2,873,154 
Cleco Corporate Holdings 3.743% 5/1/26   1,000,000    932,602 
Duke Energy Carolinas 4.25% 12/15/41   4,550,000    3,816,248 
Duke Energy Progress 4.15% 12/1/44   1,644,000    1,330,840 
Entergy Mississippi 3.25% 12/1/27   2,400,000    2,148,989 
Entergy Texas 3.45% 12/1/27   3,600,000    3,328,497 
Exelon 4.05% 4/15/30   2,500,000    2,268,718 
FirstEnergy Transmission 144A 5.45% 7/15/44 #   3,446,000    3,125,618 
Florida Power  & Light 2.45% 2/3/32   2,400,000    1,952,093 
JSW Hydro Energy 144A 4.125% 5/18/31 #   920,000    723,230 
Pacific Gas and Electric
3.25% 2/16/24
   4,600,000    4,442,765 
3.30% 8/1/40   2,095,000    1,345,519 
PG&E 5.25% 7/1/30   1,000,000    853,230 
         29,801,364 
Energy — 5.60%          
Boardwalk Pipelines 3.375% 2/1/23   856,000    854,791 
BP Capital Markets 4.875% 3/22/30 µ, Ψ   1,575,000    1,359,422 
El Paso Natural Gas 8.375% 6/15/32   2,000,000    2,235,989 
Energean Israel Finance 144A 4.875% 3/30/26 #   1,000,000    887,500 
Energy Transfer
6.25% 4/15/49
   1,470,000    1,308,431 
6.85% 2/15/40   1,265,000    1,182,990 

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   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Energy (continued)          
Enterprise Products Operating
3.30% 2/15/53
   3,270,000   $2,136,140 
5.86% (LIBOR03M + 2.78%) 6/1/67 ●   5,000,000    4,292,770 
Geopark 144A 5.50% 1/17/27 #   1,000,000    782,107 
Guara Norte 144A 5.198% 6/15/34 #   936,150    747,052 
HF Sinclair 144A 2.625% 10/1/23 #   6,500,000    6,294,010 
NuStar Logistics 6.375% 10/1/30   1,530,000    1,312,543 
Saudi Arabian Oil 144A 4.25% 4/16/39 #   1,000,000    859,368 
Targa Resources Partners 5.00% 1/15/28   1,185,000    1,098,678 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline 8.375% 6/15/32   3,200,000    3,547,056 
Valero Energy 3.65% 12/1/51   1,940,000    1,326,127 
         30,224,974 
Finance Companies — 2.20%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC
3.00% 10/29/28
   2,085,000    1,673,951 
3.40% 10/29/33   1,825,000    1,326,759 
Air Lease
2.875% 1/15/32
   1,430,000    1,079,834 
4.625% 10/1/28   1,805,000    1,622,253 
Huarong Finance 2017 4.25% 11/7/27   1,000,000    758,750 
Inversiones La Construccion 144A 4.75% 2/7/32 #   1,000,000    742,340 
MAF Global Securities 7.875% 6/30/27 µ, Ψ   1,000,000    985,630 
Owl Rock Capital 3.125% 4/13/27   4,500,000    3,651,777 
         11,841,294 
Industrials — 0.16%          
Bidvest Group UK 144A 3.625% 9/23/26 #   1,000,000    853,300 
         853,300 
Insurance — 1.56%          
Centene 3.375% 2/15/30   700,000    573,772 
MetLife 3.85% 9/15/25 µ, Ψ   915,000    820,842 
Pine Street Trust I 144A 4.572% 2/15/29 #   2,100,000    1,936,814 
Security Benefit Global Funding 144A 1.25% 5/17/24 #   5,450,000    5,085,554 
         8,416,982 
Natural Gas — 0.82%          
ENN Energy Holdings 144A 2.625% 9/17/30 #   1,000,000    809,455 
Piedmont Natural Gas 3.35% 6/1/50   3,400,000    2,266,157 
Southern Co. Gas Capital 5.15% 9/15/32   350,000    335,039 
Southern Gas Capital 3.875% 11/15/25   1,050,000    1,005,894 
         4,416,545 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.20%          
American Homes 4 Rent 3.625% 4/15/32   1,310,000    1,081,885 
         1,081,885 
Technology — 1.39%          
Autodesk 2.40% 12/15/31   1,760,000    1,371,920 
Broadcom 144A 3.469% 4/15/34 #   3,530,000    2,654,844 
CDW 3.276% 12/1/28   1,640,000    1,371,688 
Iron Mountain Information Management Services 144A 5.00% 7/15/32 #   1,660,000    1,287,310 
KLA 4.95% 7/15/52   880,000    801,562 
         7,487,324 
Transportation — 2.08%          
Air Canada 2020-2 Class A Pass Through Trust 144A 5.25% 10/1/30 #,    2,434,335    2,287,976 
British Airways 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 144A 4.25% 11/15/32 #,    915,301    823,484 
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance 144A 4.35% 4/5/36 #   939,173    803,467 
United Airlines 144A 4.625% 4/15/29 #   1,680,000    1,394,350 
United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust 5.875% 4/15/29    6,139,594    5,921,830 
         11,231,107 
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $255,378,796)
        228,304,194 
           
Municipal Bonds — 1.82%          
Douglas County, Washington Public Utility District No. 1 (Taxable)
Series A 5.45% 9/1/40
   1,205,000    1,211,748 
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (Build America Bonds Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project) 6.655% 4/1/57   2,500,000    2,766,700 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)          
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(Consolidated Bonds, One Hundred Seventy-Fourth Series) 4.458% 10/1/62
   3,710,000   $3,252,149 
(Consolidated Bonds, One Hundred Sixty-Eighth Series) 4.926% 10/1/51   2,690,000    2,583,503 
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $10,694,420)
        9,814,100 
           
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities — 8.84%          
American Tower Trust #1
Series 13 2A 144A 3.07% 3/15/48 #
   3,100,000    3,078,486 
AMSR Trust
Series 2021-SFR2 D 144A 2.278% 8/17/38 #
   2,750,000    2,335,700 
Series 2021-SFR4 B 144A 2.417% 12/17/38 #   5,250,000    4,543,560 
Ares LXIV CLO
Series 2022-64A A1 144A 2.479% (TSFR3M + 1.44%, Floor 1.44%) 4/15/35 #, ●
   3,000,000    2,906,565 
BlueMountain CLO XXX
Series 2020-30A AR 144A 3.698% (TSFR03M + 1.37%, Floor 1.37%) 4/15/35 #, ●
   3,300,000    3,146,877 
CIFC Funding
Series 2022-3A A 144A 2.649% (TSFR3M + 1.41%, Floor 1.41%) 4/21/35 #, ●
   3,000,000    2,855,253 
FirstKey Homes Trust
Series 2021-SFR1 B 144A 1.788% 8/17/38 #
   4,800,000    4,085,533 
Series 2021-SFR2 D 144A 2.058% 9/17/38 #   4,400,000    3,693,983 
Home Partners of America Trust
Series 2021-1 A 144A 1.698% 9/17/41 #
   4,045,051    3,354,813 
Series 2021-3 B 144A 2.649% 1/17/41 #   4,851,498    4,179,457 
Invitation Homes Trust
Series 2018-SFR1 C 144A 4.243% (LIBOR01M + 1.25%) 3/17/37 #, ●
   4,499,355    4,427,745 
Progress Residential Trust
Series 2021-SFR7 D 144A 2.341% 8/17/40 #
   3,450,000    2,726,965 
Tricon American Homes Trust
Series 2020-SFR2 B 144A 1.832% 11/17/39 #
   2,475,000    2,045,397 
Tricon Residential Trust
Series 2021-SFR1 B 144A 2.244% 7/17/38 #
   4,875,000    4,261,654 
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $53,573,036)
        47,641,988 
           
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 9.99%          
Agate Bay Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-1 B4 144A 3.564% 7/25/43 #
   1,482,562    1,428,601 
Series 2015-5 B3 144A 3.578% 7/25/45 #   1,439,327    1,286,541 
Series 2015-6 B1 144A 3.599% 9/25/45 #   3,322,466    3,018,541 
Series 2016-1 B1 144A 3.658% 12/25/45 #   3,924,807    3,627,574 
Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities
Series 1996-6 B2 8.00% 11/25/29
   17,273    8,627 
CHL Mortgage Pass Through Trust
Series 2004-J4 3B1 5.25% 5/25/34
   16,334    14,270 
Citigroup Global Markets Mortgage Securities VII
Series 1997-HUD1 B2 3.138% 12/25/30
   705,608    155,261 
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2013-J1 B4 144A 3.482% 10/25/43 #, ●
   869,647    825,185 
Series 2018-RP1 A1 144A 3.00% 9/25/64 #   1,210,145    1,174,146 
CSMC Trust
Series 2013-7 B4 144A 3.544% 8/25/43 #
   1,454,350    1,183,571 
Series 2017-HL1 A12 144A 3.50% 6/25/47 #   1,859,946    1,641,773 
Eagle RE
Series 2020-1 M1B 144A 4.534% (LIBOR01M + 1.45%) 1/25/30 #, ●
   725,000    719,479 
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2004-A3 4A2 3.633% 7/25/34
   3,011    2,937 
Series 2016-3 B3 144A 3.28% 10/25/46 #   1,974,488    1,774,934 
Series 2017-4 A13 144A 3.50% 11/25/48 #, ●   6,328,422    5,566,332 
Series 2021-4 A5 144A 2.50% 8/25/51 #, ●   6,000,000    4,092,104 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)          
MRFC Mortgage Pass Through Trust Series
Series 1998-2 B1 6.75% 6/25/28
   525   $499 
PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 21-1R A 144A 5.984% (LIBOR01M + 2.90%, Floor 2.90%) 2/27/24 #, ●
   3,516,789    3,441,038 
Prudential Home Mortgage Securities
Series 1994-A 5B 144A 6.73% 4/28/24 #, ●
   33    32 
Series 1994-E 5B 144A 7.48% 9/28/24 #   45    44 
Radnor RE
Series 2020-1 M1B 144A 4.534% (LIBOR01M + 1.45%, Floor 1.45%) 1/25/30 #, ●
   4,650,000    4,596,824 
Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series Series 2017-3 M1 4.00% 7/25/56 ●
   3,771,671    3,686,863 
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-3 B1 144A 3.722% 7/25/45 #
   1,799,817    1,693,720 
Shellpoint -Originator Trust
Series 2015-1 B3 144A 3.788% 8/25/45 #
   2,894,019    2,514,045 
Sofi Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-1A B2 144A 3.09% 11/25/46 #
   1,473,799    1,352,036 
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments
Series 1998-2 B 6.75% 5/2/30
   3,279    98 
Series 1998-2 C 6.75% 5/2/30   1,487    37 
Towd Point Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-2 2M2 144A 4.034% 11/25/57 #, ●
   7,050,000    6,981,346 
WinWater Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2015-5 B1 144A 3.755% 8/20/45 #
   3,527,185    3,069,139 
Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $60,538,081)
        53,855,597 
           
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.21%          
BAMLL Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust Series 2014-520M A 144A 4.325% 8/15/46 #
   4,130,000    3,443,474 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-TBR A 144A 3.648% (LIBOR01M + 0.83%, Floor 0.83%) 12/15/36 #, ●
   10,000,000    9,723,619 
GS Mortgage
Securities Series 2012-BWTR C 144A 3.329% 11/5/34 #
   1,000,000    881,360 
JPMCC Commercial Mortgage
Securities Trust Series 2017-JP5 A5 3.723% 3/15/50
   1,500,000    1,406,524 
KKR Industrial Portfolio Trust
Series 2021-KDIP B 144A 3.618% (LIBOR01M + 0.80%, Floor 0.80%) 12/15/37 #, ●
   2,250,000    2,142,822 
One Market Plaza Trust
Series 2017-1MKT A 144A 3.614% 2/10/32 #
   4,000,000    3,867,184 
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C1 AS 3.724% 6/15/50
   4,000,000    3,517,125 
Series 2017-C6 A5 3.58% 12/15/50   7,000,000    6,439,829 
Series 2017-C7 AS 4.061% 12/15/50   2,300,000    2,091,092 
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $36,757,916)
        33,513,029 
           
Sovereign Bonds — 2.56%Δ          
Azerbaijan — 0.13%          
Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond 144A 3.50% 9/1/32 #   850,000    687,181 
         687,181 
Bahrain — 0.17%          
Bahrain Government International Bond 144A 7.375% 5/14/30 #   974,000    931,060 
         931,060 
Brazil — 0.13%          
Brazilian Government International Bond 4.75% 1/14/50   1,000,000    683,870 
         683,870 
Colombia — 0.17%          
Colombia Government International Bond 3.25% 4/22/32   1,321,000    896,121 
         896,121 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Sovereign Bonds Δ(continued)          
Dominican Republic — 0.17%          
Dominican Republic International Bond 144A 4.875% 9/23/32 #   1,189,000   $898,362 
         898,362 
Ivory Coast — 0.16%          
Ivory Coast Government International Bond 144A 6.125% 6/15/33 #   1,147,000    877,455 
         877,455 
Mexico — 0.14%          
Mexico Government International Bond 3.50% 2/12/34   1,000,000    762,363 
         762,363 
Nigeria — 0.16%          
Nigeria Government International Bond 144A 7.875% 2/16/32 #   1,342,000    867,442 
         867,442 
Oman — 0.17%          
Oman Government International Bond 144A 6.75% 1/17/48 #   1,110,000    893,699 
         893,699 
Paraguay — 0.14%          
Paraguay Government International Bond 144A 5.40% 3/30/50 #   1,000,000    738,943 
         738,943 
Peru — 0.17%          
Peruvian Government International Bond 2.844% 6/20/30   1,140,000    938,351 
         938,351 
Qatar — 0.17%          
Qatar Government International Bond 144A 4.00% 3/14/29 #   973,000    934,103 
         934,103 
Saudi Arabia — 0.18%          
Saudi Government International Bond 144A 3.625% 3/4/28 #   1,012,000    958,844 
         958,844 
Turkey — 0.17%          
Turkey Government International Bond 7.625% 4/26/29   1,085,000    926,527 
         926,527 
Uruguay — 0.16%          
Uruguay Government International Bond 4.375% 1/23/31   906,000    868,901 
         868,901 
Uzbekistan — 0.17%          
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond 144A 5.375% 2/20/29 #   1,104,000    928,620 
         928,620 
Total Sovereign Bonds
(cost $15,051,130)
        13,791,842 
           
US Treasury Obligations — 8.31%          
US Treasury Bonds
2.875% 5/15/52
   19,945,000    16,731,986 
3.00% 8/15/52   8,800,000    7,596,876 
3.25% 5/15/42   16,475,000    14,626,711 
US Treasury Note 2.75% 8/15/32   6,375,000    5,830,137 
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $49,616,577)
        44,785,710 
           
   Number of
shares
      
Preferred Stock — 0.57%          
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 5.00%   200,000    3,096,000 
Total Preferred Stock
(cost $5,000,000)
        3,096,000 
Total Value of Securities—99.26%
(cost $591,709,474)
       $535,190,661 
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

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Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $187,890,030, which represents 34.85% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
µ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
Ψ Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
  Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
Δ Securities have been classified by country of risk.

The following future contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
   Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
256  US Treasury 10 yr Notes  $28,688,000   $29,283,109   12/20/22  $(595,110)  $(104,064)
   US Treasury 10 yr Ultra                       
50  Notes   5,924,219    6,271,608   12/20/22   (347,389)   (25,000)
Total Futures Contracts       $35,554,717      $(942,499)  $(129,064)

The use of futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the financial statements. The notional amount presented above represents the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the variation margin is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

DAC – Designated Activity Company

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

GS – Goldman Sachs

LIBOR01M – ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

S.F. – Single Family

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TSFR03M – 3 Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD – US Dollar

yr – Year

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 95.22%       
Communication Services — 5.51%         
Alphabet Class A †   1,304,936   $124,817,128
Take-Two Interactive Software †   568,329    61,947,861
         186,764,989
Consumer Discretionary — 6.04%         
Amazon.com †   560,007    63,280,791
Aptiv *, †   822,209    64,304,966
AutoZone †   35,873    76,837,455
         204,423,212
Consumer Staples — 4.75%         
Costco Wholesale   164,462    77,670,469
Sysco   1,179,258    83,385,333
         161,055,802
Energy — 3.07%         
ConocoPhillips   767,061    78,501,023
Schlumberger   713,453    25,612,962
         104,113,985
Financials — 18.00%         
American Express   307,953    41,545,939
Aon Class A   179,052    47,962,659
Artisan Partners Asset Management Class A   1,393,386    37,523,885
Bank of America   1,408,255    42,529,301
Blackstone *   565,811    47,358,381
Charles Schwab   1,139,001    81,860,002
CME Group Class A   287,811    50,979,962
Intercontinental Exchange   529,373    47,828,851
KKR & Co.   1,281,519    55,105,317
Morgan Stanley   761,143    60,137,908
Progressive   834,918    97,025,821
         609,858,026
Healthcare — 17.69%         
Danaher   434,859    112,319,731
Eli Lilly & Co.   284,959    92,141,493
HCA Healthcare   324,139    59,573,507
UnitedHealth Group   420,590    212,414,773
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   164,042    47,496,721
Zoetis   507,322    75,230,779
         599,177,004
Industrials — 9.74%         
Airbus ADR *   2,970,711    63,781,165
Caterpillar   103,715    17,017,557
Deere & Co.   186,406    62,239,100
Equifax *   267,656    45,884,268
Union Pacific   255,681    49,811,773
United Rentals †   338,011    91,303,531
         330,037,394
Information Technology — 23.27%         
Apple   797,582    110,225,832
Applied Materials   344,183    28,198,913
Fiserv †   586,931    54,919,134
Intuit   128,955    49,946,851
Mastercard Class A   221,000    62,839,140
Microchip Technology   1,345,467    82,113,851
Microsoft   1,149,992    267,833,137
TE Connectivity   824,122    90,950,104
VeriSign †   237,885    41,320,624
         788,347,586
Materials — 3.82%         
Linde   282,921    76,272,673
Sherwin-Williams   259,699    53,173,370
         129,446,043
Utilities — 3.33%          
NextEra Energy   1,436,477    112,634,162
         112,634,162
Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,299,128,293)
        3,225,858,203
          
Short-Term Investments — 4.78%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 4.78%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   40,525,298    40,525,298
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   40,525,298    40,525,298
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   40,525,298    40,525,298
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   40,525,298    40,525,298
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $162,101,192)
        162,101,192
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—100.00%
(cost $2,461,229,485)
        3,387,959,395■

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Securities Lending Collateral** — 0.05%         
Money Market Mutual Fund — 0.05%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   1,734,050   $1,734,050
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $1,734,050)
        1,734,050
Total Value of Securities—100.05%
(cost $2,462,963,535)
       $3,389,693,445
   
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
Includes $32,024,154 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $31,254,149.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.03%         
Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr 4.00% 8/1/42   515,409   $483,951
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr         
3.50% 1/1/52   2,220,139    2,003,551
5.00% 9/1/52   2,844,143    2,773,580
5.50% 10/1/52   2,207,000    2,198,615
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr 4.50% 9/1/37   879,416    865,640
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr         
4.00% 8/1/52   1,371,337    1,276,053
4.50% 10/1/35   121,109    118,720
4.50% 9/1/52   1,421,000    1,358,583
5.00% 7/1/52   1,676,603    1,637,331
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $13,159,367)
        12,716,024
          
Corporate Bonds∆ – 49.57%         
Australia – 1.97%         
Ausgrid Finance 144A 3.85% 5/1/23 #   4,400,000    4,367,636
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group 144A 4.40% 5/19/26 #   3,000,000    2,852,492
CSL Finance 144A 4.05% 4/27/29 #   580,000    534,942
WestConnex Finance Pty 3.15% 3/31/31   1,000,000    498,700
         8,253,770
Brazil – 0.44%         
Itau Unibanco Holding 144A 3.25% 1/24/25 #   1,230,000    1,165,425
XP 144A 3.25% 7/1/26 #   800,000    692,560
         1,857,985
Canada – 0.79%         
Royal Bank of Canada 4.65% 1/27/26   1,500,000    1,460,887
TransCanada PipeLines 4.25% 5/15/28   2,000,000    1,854,976
         3,315,863
Chile – 0.77%         
Banco del Estado de Chile 144A 2.704% 1/9/25 #   1,500,000    1,406,008
Saci Falabella 3.75% 4/30/23   1,850,000    1,834,297
         3,240,305
China – 0.39%         
ENN Energy Holdings 144A 2.625% 9/17/30 #   2,000,000    1,618,909
         1,618,909
Colombia – 0.30%         
Geopark 144A 5.50% 1/17/27 #   1,635,000    1,278,745
         1,278,745
Czech Republic – 0.13%         
Energo-Pro 144A 8.50% 2/4/27 #   600,000    559,917
         559,917
France – 0.91%         
AXA 5.125% 7/4/43 *, µ   1,700,000    1,683,007
TotalEnergies 2.708% 5/5/23 µ, Ψ   1,500,000    1,447,063
Verallia 1.875% 11/10/31   1,000,000    672,902
         3,802,972
Germany – 1.86%         
Aroundtown 1.625% 1/31/28 *   1,700,000    1,308,963
Bayer US Finance II 144A 4.25% 12/15/25 #   2,000,000    1,915,740
Deutsche Bank         
0.75% 2/17/27 µ   1,300,000    1,088,872
5.625% 5/19/31 µ   1,200,000    1,121,410
Volkswagen Leasing 0.50% 1/12/29   1,500,000    1,154,562
Vonovia Finance 2.25% 4/7/30   1,500,000    1,202,622
         7,792,169
Guatemala – 0.42%         
Central American Bottling 144A 5.25% 4/27/29 #   1,500,000    1,303,253
CT Trust 144A 5.125% 2/3/32 #   600,000    452,751
         1,756,004
India – 1.92%         
Greenko Mauritius 144A 6.25% 2/21/23 #   1,350,000    1,333,125
Greenko Power II 144A 4.30% 12/13/28 #   391,000    308,401
State Bank of India         
144A 4.375% 1/24/24 #   2,500,000    2,476,767
144A 4.875% 4/17/24 #   2,300,000    2,289,228
Summit Digitel Infrastructure 144A 2.875% 8/12/31 #   2,300,000    1,671,948
         8,079,469
Indonesia – 1.33%         
Perusahaan Listrik Negara         
144A 5.375% 1/25/29 #   4,800,000    4,527,432
144A 5.45% 5/21/28 #   1,100,000    1,050,264
         5,577,696

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate BondsΔ (continued)       
Israel – 0.64%         
Bank Hapoalim 144A 3.255% 1/21/32 #, µ   2,055,000   $1,717,711
Energean Israel Finance 144A 4.875% 3/30/26 #   1,100,000    976,250
         2,693,961
Italy – 0.18%         
Autostrade per l’Italia 2.00% 12/4/28   1,000,000    760,683
         760,683
Japan – 0.95%         
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3.287% 7/25/27   1,500,000    1,362,888
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 3.748% 7/19/23 *   2,650,000    2,629,187
         3,992,075
Kazakhstan – 0.97%         
Development Bank of Kazakhstan         
144A 5.75% 5/12/25 #   2,000,000    1,995,204
144A 10.95% 5/6/26 #   429,000,000    736,137
KazTransGas JSC 144A 4.375% 9/26/27 #   1,588,000    1,349,800
         4,081,141
Kuwait – 1.23%         
NBK SPC 144A 1.625% 9/15/27 #, µ   6,000,000    5,164,272
         5,164,272
Malaysia – 0.14%         
Petronas Capital 144A 3.50% 4/21/30 #   650,000    593,807
         593,807
Mexico – 2.21%         
Banco Santander Mexico         
144A 4.125% 11/9/22 #   3,800,000    3,797,093
144A 5.375% 4/17/25 #   1,150,000    1,120,008
144A 5.95% 10/1/28 #, µ   850,000    822,515
BBVA Bancomer         
144A 1.875% 9/18/25 #   1,400,000    1,255,732
144A 5.875% 9/13/34 #, µ   1,700,000    1,457,988
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta 144A 3.625% 5/13/31 #   1,100,000    828,392
         9,281,728
Netherlands – 2.94%         
ABN AMRO Bank 2.875% 1/18/28 µ   3,800,000    3,714,023
ING Groep         
2.125% 5/26/31 *, µ   1,200,000    1,047,438
3.00% 4/11/28 µ   7,800,000    7,583,196
         12,344,657
New Zealand – 0.28%         
ANZ New Zealand Int’l 144A 3.45% 1/21/28 #   1,300,000    1,179,543
         1,179,543
Paraguay – 0.36%         
Rutas 2 and 7 Finance 144A 4.551% 9/30/36 #, ^   2,532,667    1,534,872
         1,534,872
Peru – 0.92%         
Banco Internacional del Peru 144A 3.25% 10/4/26 #   800,000    725,539
Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo 144A 2.40% 9/28/27 #   1,300,000    1,080,450
SAN Miguel Industrias Pet 144A 3.50% 8/2/28 #   2,550,000    2,065,270
         3,871,259
Republic of Korea – 0.44%          
SK Hynix 3.00% 9/17/24   1,925,000    1,839,060
         1,839,060
Singapore – 0.51%         
DBS Group Holdings 1.50% 4/11/28 µ   2,200,000    2,123,671
         2,123,671
South Africa – 0.17%         
Bidvest Group UK 144A 3.625% 9/23/26 #   822,000    701,413
         701,413
Spain – 0.87%         
Abertis Infraestructuras 1.875% 3/26/32   1,300,000    992,022
Abertis Infraestructuras Finance 3.248% 11/24/25 µ, ψ   700,000    558,591
Banco Santander 2.706% 6/27/24   2,200,000    2,101,853
         3,652,466
Switzerland – 0.79%         
Credit Suisse Group 144A 4.282% 1/9/28 #   1,800,000    1,530,724
Holcim Finance Luxembourg 0.50% 4/23/31   1,500,000    1,038,761

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate BondsΔ (continued)         
Switzerland (continued)         
UBS Group 144A 4.751% 5/12/28 #, µ   800,000   $751,958
         3,321,443
Tanzania – 0.27%         
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings 3.75% 10/1/30   1,450,000    1,126,805
         1,126,805
Thailand – 0.16%         
Thaioil Treasury Center 144A 2.50% 6/18/30 #   850,000    665,903
         665,903
United Arab Emirates – 0.82%         
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco 144A 1.75% 9/30/27 #   1,873,242    1,705,269
MAF Sukuk 3.933% 2/28/30   1,901,000    1,740,964
         3,446,233
United Kingdom – 1.31%         
Babcock International Group 1.375% 9/13/27   1,450,000    1,167,902
Barclays 2.00% 2/7/28 µ   4,500,000    4,343,498
         5,511,400
United States – 22.18%         
Air Lease 2.875% 1/15/32   1,765,000    1,332,802
Aircastle 4.40% 9/25/23   2,800,000    2,749,912
Amazon.com 3.60% 4/13/32   1,720,000    1,565,664
Aon 5.00% 9/12/32   1,025,000    983,368
Aptiv 3.25% 3/1/32   405,001    322,950
Autodesk 2.40% 12/15/31   695,000    541,752
Bank of America         
2.551% 2/4/28 µ   1,235,000    1,075,656
3.593% 7/21/28 µ   3,175,000    2,870,653
3.648% 3/31/29 *, µ   1,500,000    1,418,649
4.375% 1/27/27 µ, Ψ   850,000    684,250
4.948% 7/22/28 µ   2,815,000    2,707,668
6.125% 4/27/27 µ, Ψ   1,165,000    1,103,837
Bank of New York Mellon 4.596% 7/26/30 µ   400,000    379,551
BP Capital Markets America 2.721% 1/12/32   2,025,000    1,646,922
CDW 3.276% 12/1/28   760,000    635,660
Celanese US Holdings         
6.05% 3/15/25   990,000    968,022
6.165% 7/15/27   485,000    459,623
Charter Communications Operating 3.85% 4/1/61   400,000    234,550
Citigroup         
3.07% 2/24/28 µ   1,210,000    1,079,815
3.52% 10/27/28 µ   3,125,000    2,793,538
5.61% 9/29/26 µ   2,190,000    2,179,439
Crown Castle International 4.00% 3/1/27   3,000,000    2,796,703
Discovery Communications 4.00% 9/15/55   900,000    532,606
Duke Energy         
2.55% 6/15/31   261,000    205,051
3.10% 6/15/28   1,200,000    1,103,174
Entegris Escrow 144A 4.75% 4/15/29 #   1,660,000    1,465,904
Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27   1,275,000    1,158,810
Fells Point Funding Trust 144A 3.046% 1/31/27 #   1,160,000    1,034,986
Fidelity National Information Services 4.70% 7/15/27   680,000    655,561
Fifth Third Bancorp 4.337% 4/25/33 µ   1,155,000    1,025,473
Ford Motor Credit         
2.30% 2/10/25   475,000    421,523
2.90% 2/10/29   695,000    527,658
General Motors 5.60% 10/15/32   1,480,000    1,323,009
Goldman Sachs Group         
1.542% 9/10/27 µ   670,000    566,724
3.102% 2/24/33 µ   460,000    365,915
3.615% 3/15/28 µ   1,690,000    1,539,711
3.814% 4/23/29 µ   2,600,000    2,308,794
HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 #   660,000    585,211
Huntington National Bank 4.552% 5/17/28 µ   875,000    843,294
JBS USA LUX 144A 3.625% 1/15/32 #   2,865,000    2,244,083
JPMorgan Chase & Co.         
1.953% 2/4/32 µ   1,610,000    1,193,203
3.54% 5/1/28 µ   2,132,000    1,932,140
4.00% 4/1/25 µ, y   1,250,000    1,031,250
4.851% 7/25/28 µ   1,620,000    1,557,164
4.912% 7/25/33 µ   1,190,000    1,098,947
KeyCorp 4.789% 6/1/33 µ   1,035,000    950,462
Mileage Plus Holdings 144A 6.50% 6/20/27 #   1,154,250    1,131,904
Morgan Stanley         
2.475% 1/21/28 µ   895,000    783,194
2.95% 5/7/32 µ   2,200,000    1,907,286
PayPal Holdings         
3.90% 6/1/27 *   440,000    422,017
4.40% 6/1/32 *   2,230,000    2,080,543

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Corporate BondsΔ (continued)         
United States (continued)         
PNC Financial Services Group         
6.00% 5/15/27 *, µ, Ψ   865,000   $804,450
6.20% 9/15/27 µ, Ψ   355,000    336,363
PPG Industries 2.75% 6/1/29   1,400,000    1,246,602
Raytheon Technologies 2.15% 5/18/30   600,000    514,387
Sagicor Financial 144A 5.30% 5/13/28 #   1,400,000    1,311,520
Southern Co. Gas Capital 5.15% 9/15/32   3,591,000    3,437,506
State Street 2.203% 2/7/28 µ   1,650,000    1,448,439
SVB Financial Group 4.57% 4/29/33 µ   1,510,000    1,325,628
Truist Financial 4.916% 7/28/33 µ   4,080,000    3,692,823
US Bancorp         
2.215% 1/27/28 µ   970,000    855,717
2.677% 1/27/33 µ   1,010,000    813,086
Valero Energy 3.65% 12/1/51   880,000    601,542
VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30 *   2,310,000    2,092,479
Vistra Operations 144A 5.125% 5/13/25 #   2,105,000    2,040,756
Warnermedia Holdings         
144A 3.755% 3/15/27 #   2,680,000    2,401,141
144A 4.054% 3/15/29 #   450,000    389,197
144A 4.279% 3/15/32 #   465,000    383,145
Wells Fargo & Co.         
4.30% 7/22/27   3,000,000    2,808,029
4.808% 7/25/28 µ   1,685,000    1,608,768
Westlake 1.625% 7/17/29   1,200,000    885,721
Workday         
3.50% 4/1/27   275,000    254,775
3.70% 4/1/29   425,000    381,679
3.80% 4/1/32   1,123,000    976,049
         93,136,383
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $235,000,668)        208,156,579
          
Sovereign BondsΔ – 18.39%         
Albania – 0.15%         
Albania Government International Bond 144A 3.50% 11/23/31 #   896,000    645,633
Angola – 0.45%         
Angolan Government International Bonds 144A 8.75% 4/14/32 #   2,200,000    1,637,130
8.75% 4/14/32   345,000    256,732
         1,893,862
Armenia – 0.16%         
Republic of Armenia International Bond 144A 3.60% 2/2/31 #   993,000    676,332
Bermuda – 0.50%         
Bermuda Government International Bonds         
144A 2.375% 8/20/30 #   1,688,000    1,351,227
144A 5.00% 7/15/32 #   800,000    761,598
         2,112,825
Chile – 1.19%         
Chile Government International Bonds         
3.10% 5/7/41   1,914,000    1,301,625
2.55% 7/27/33   3,000,000    2,252,503
4.34% 3/7/42   1,800,000    1,429,847
         4,983,975
Colombia – 1.55%         
Colombia Government International Bonds         
3.00% 1/30/30 *   2,300,000    1,652,734
3.125% 4/15/31   5,089,000    3,537,688
4.125% 2/22/42   2,268,000    1,295,169
         6,485,591
Dominican Republic – 1.02%         
Dominican Republic International Bonds         
144A 4.875% 9/23/32 #   3,577,000    2,702,643
144A 5.50% 2/22/29 #   1,800,000    1,556,093
         4,258,736
Egypt – 0.20%         
Egypt Government International Bond 5.25% 10/6/25   1,064,000    831,473
Finland – 1.68%         
Finland Government Bond 144A 1.375% 4/15/27 #   7,500,000    7,042,806
Georgia – 0.17%         
Georgia Government International Bond 144A 2.75% 4/22/26 #   854,000    730,260
Germany – 0.79%         
Bundesobligation 1.30% 10/15/27   2,200,000    2,086,345
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe 0.000% 2/15/32   1,500,000    1,211,838
         3,298,183

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Sovereign BondsΔ (continued)         
Indonesia – 0.84%         
Indonesia Government International Bonds         
2.95% 1/11/23   2,900,000   $2,889,296
3.85% 10/15/30 *   700,000    629,900
         3,519,196
Italy – 0.65%         
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro         
144A 4.00% 4/30/35 #   2,500,000    2,339,009
2.50% 12/1/32   450,000    369,851
         2,708,860
Ivory Coast – 1.05%         
Ivory Coast Government International Bond 144A 6.125% 6/15/33 #   5,768,000    4,412,520
Morocco – 0.61%         
Morocco Government International Bonds         
5.50% 12/11/42   700,000    518,000
144A 2.375% 12/15/27 #   2,500,000    2,060,198
         2,578,198
Netherlands – 0.52%         
Netherlands Government Bond 144A 0.50% 7/15/ 32 #   2,690,000    2,197,917
Norway – 1.40%         
Norway Government Bond 144A 3.50% 10/6/42 #   62,990,000    5,885,662
Paraguay – 1.55%         
Paraguay Government International Bonds         
144A 4.95% 4/28/31 #   5,767,000    5,152,488
144A 2.739% 1/29/33 #   1,887,000    1,364,318
         6,516,806
Republic of North Macedonia – 0.31%         
North Macedonia Government International Bond 144A 1.625% 3/10/28 #   1,777,000    1,301,198
Senegal – 0.38%         
Senegal Government International Bond 144A 6.25% 5/23/33 #   2,122,000    1,601,121
South Africa – 0.73%         
Republic of South Africa Government International Bonds 5.65% 9/27/47   4,756,000    3,070,730
Spain – 0.60%         
Spain Government Bonds 144A 1.00% 10/31/50 #   130,000    69,413
Spain Government Bonds 144A 3.45% 7/30/43 #   2,590,000    2,465,914
         2,535,327
United Kingdom – 0.68%         
United Kingdom Gilt 1.50% 7/31/53   4,280,000    2,838,150
Uzbekistan – 1.21%         
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond 144A 4.75% 2/20/24 #   750,000    708,371
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bonds         
144A 5.375% 2/20/29 #   3,481,000    2,928,012
144A 14.00% 7/19/24 #   7,800,000,000    679,376
Uzbekneftegaz 4.75% 11/16/ 28   1,000,000    760,000
         5,075,759
Total Sovereign Bonds (cost $84,808,289)        77,201,120
          
Supranational Banks – 2.07%         
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 144A 2.375% 9/14/25 #   2,000,000    1,822,750
Central American Bank for Economic Integration 144A 1.14% 2/9/26 #   2,000,000    1,770,570
Corp Andina de Fomento 2.375% 5/12/23   650,000    641,770
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement 5.00% 7/27/27   1,800,000    1,651,590
European Union 1.00% 7/6/32   3,420,000    2,804,293
Total Supranational Banks (cost $9,550,103)        8,690,973
          
US Treasury Obligations – 25.54%         
US Treasury Notes         
0.125% 10/15/23   2,000,000    1,915,878
0.25% 7/31/25   8,000,000    7,152,031
0.25% 10/31/25   4,800,000    4,251,656
0.375% 11/30/25   11,000,000    9,754,550
0.375% 12/31/25   7,400,000    6,544,953
0.375% 7/31/27   4,000,000    3,359,219
0.375% 9/30/27   4,600,000    3,838,664
0.50% 2/28/26   4,800,000    4,236,562
0.50% 10/31/27   2,000,000    1,674,688
1.25% 4/30/28   8,680,000    7,469,886
1.25% 5/31/28   5,000,000    4,294,531
2.125% 3/31/24   755,000    731,200
2.25% 11/15/25   2,450,000    2,307,881
2.375% 5/15/27   8,525,000    7,903,608

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)  
US Treasury Obligations (continued)           
US Treasury Notes           
2.375% 3/31/29   21,035,000   $19,051,465  
2.75% 5/15/25   8,680,000    8,354,161  
2.875% 7/31/25 *   355,000    342,090  
2.875% 5/15/28   3,000,000    2,820,351  
2.875% 4/30/29   9,000,000    8,403,750  
2.875% 5/15/32   3,080,000    2,848,278  
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $118,281,141)
        107,255,402  
            
    Number of
contracts
       
Options Purchased – 0.18%           
Foreign Currency Put Option – 0.03%           
EUR vs JPY strike price $128 EUR, expiration date 5/23/23, notional amount 1,168,000,000 (JPMCB)           
    9,125,000    143,236  
Put Swaptions – 0.15%           
CDX.NA.IG 38 5 yr strike price $85, expiration date 10/19/22 (JPMCB)   89,700,000    615,761  
Total Options Purchased
(cost $418,664)
        758,997  
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral and Options Written–98.78%
(cost $461,218,232)
        414,779,095  
            
   Number of
shares
       
Securities Lending Collateral** – 1.11%           
Money Market Mutual Fund – 1.11%           
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   4,660,200    4,660,200  
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $4,660,200)
        4,660,200  
            
   Number of
contracts
       
Options Written – (0.07)%           
Foreign Currency Call Option – (0.01)%           
EUR vs JPY strike price $118 EUR, expiration date 5/23/23, notional amount (1,076,750,000) (JPMCB)   (9,125,000)   (64,366 )
Put Swaptions – (0.06)%           
CDX.NA.IG 38 5 yr strike price $100, expiration date 10/19/22 1 (JPMCB)   (89,700,000)   (242,724 )
Total Options Written
(premium received $202,527)
        (307,090 )
Total Value of Securities–99.82%
(cost $465,675,905)
       $419,132,205■  
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
Δ Securities have been classified by country of risk.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $132,411,799, which represents 31.53% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
* Fully or partially on loan.
µ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
Ψ Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $8,087,691 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $4,004,989.

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The following foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
      In Exchange For      Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
      Unrealized
Depreciation
GSC   AUD    4,850,786   USD    (3,411,038)  11/18/22  $   $(290,051)
GSC   EUR    (27,828,401)  USD    28,457,323   11/18/22   1,099,848     
JPMCB   CLP    1,593,487,600   USD    (1,762,726)  11/18/22       (130,794)
JPMCB   EUR    (2,014,000)  USD    2,028,161   11/18/22   47,421     
TD   EUR    (40,028,401)  USD    40,666,579   11/18/22   1,315,560     
TD   GBP    (2,300,000)  USD    2,503,048   11/18/22       (66,331)
TD   JPY    925,000,000   USD    (6,929,396)  11/18/22       (506,483)
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts               $2,462,829   $(993,659)

Futures Contracts

Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)   Notional
Amount
    Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
  Expiration
Date
    Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
702  90 Day Bank Bill  $4,301,749   $4,353,829   3/9/23    $   $(52,080)  $41,668 
(508)  90 Day Euro   (121,297,701)   (123,061,696)  12/18/23     1,763,995        44,450 
   Australian Treasury                              
333  10 yr Bonds   24,946,217    25,581,486   12/15/22         (635,269)   117,126 
   Canadian Treasury                              
92  10yr Bonds   8,231,281    8,328,426   12/19/22         (97,145)   841 
(147)  Euro-Bobl   (17,252,066)   (17,747,385)  12/8/22     495,319        (85,059)
(27)  Euro-BTP   (2,963,142)   (3,112,608)  12/8/22     149,466        (30,449)
(66)  Euro-Bund   (8,957,990)   (9,036,121)  12/8/22     78,131        (64,051)
(21)  Euro-Buxl   (3,018,005)   (3,300,327)  12/8/22     282,322        (23,082)
(293)  Euro-Schatz   (30,772,928)   (31,086,637)  12/8/22     313,709        (51,725)
51  Long 10 yr Gilt   5,489,407    6,227,006   12/28/22         (737,599)   (12,798)
(224)  US Treasury 2 yr Notes   (46,007,500)   (46,726,230)  12/30/22     718,730        33,250 
(31)  US Treasury 5 yr Notes   (3,332,742)   (3,420,841)  12/30/22     88,098        8,235 
   US Treasury 10 yr                              
144  Notes   16,137,001    16,843,825   12/20/22         (706,824)   (56,251)
   US Treasury 10 yr
Ultra
                              
17  Notes   2,014,234    2,132,081   12/20/22         (117,847)   (8,500)
   US Treasury Long                              
(8)  Bonds   (1,011,250)   (1,086,792)  12/20/22     75,542        5,250 
   US Treasury Ultra                              
(25)  Bonds   (3,425,000)   (3,693,100)  12/20/22     268,101        40,625 
Total Futures Contracts          $(178,805,084)       $4,233,413   $(2,346,764)  $(40,470)

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

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

Summary of abbreviations:

BTP – Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali

CDX.NA.IG – Credit Default Swap Index North America Investment Grade

GSC – Goldman Sachs Bank USA

JPMCB – JPMorgan Chase Bank

JSC – Joint Stock Company

S.F. – Single Family

TD – TD Bank

yr – Year

Summary of currencies:

AUD – Australian Dollar

CLP – Chilean Peso

EUR – European Monetary Unit

GBP – British Pound Sterling

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 99.44%               
Canada – 3.47%         
Barrick Gold   322,172   $4,993,666
Canadian Natural Resources   324,194    15,097,715
         20,091,381
China – 2.46%         
H World Group ADR *   198,984    6,673,923
JD.com ADR *   149,920    7,540,976
         14,214,899
China/Hong Kong – 2.85%         
China Mengniu Dairy †   2,613,000    10,329,464
Tencent Holdings   182,500    6,164,178
         16,493,642
Denmark – 1.72%         
Genmab †   31,029    9,982,145
         9,982,145
France – 5.81%         
Airbus   104,255    8,986,820
BNP Paribas   177,806    7,510,394
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton   8,339    4,916,464
Thales   28,481    3,138,435
TotalEnergies *   62,370    2,926,063
Vinci   75,814    6,130,379
         33,608,555
Germany – 5.09%         
Bayer   201,524    9,285,126
Deutsche Telekom   764,799    13,018,159
RWE   194,696    7,156,248
         29,459,533
Hong Kong – 1.16%         
Prudential   686,710    6,721,267
         6,721,267
India – 5.45%         
ICICI Bank   641,258    6,732,733
Larsen & Toubro   532,221    12,015,050
NTPC   3,139,430    6,131,504
State Bank of India   1,026,289    6,646,304
         31,525,591
Israel – 1.79%         
Check Point Software Technologies †   92,349    10,344,935
         10,344,935
Italy – 1.19%         
Ferrari   37,233    6,895,026
         6,895,026
Japan – 3.47%         
ORIX   928,500    13,007,406
Subaru   469,900    7,101,291
         20,108,697
Taiwan – 2.18%         
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   954,000    12,645,644
         12,645,644
United Kingdom – 3.47%         
AstraZeneca   78,132    8,589,010
Reckitt Benckiser Group   173,879    11,524,952
         20,113,962
United States – 59.33%         
Abbott Laboratories   77,245    7,474,226
AGNC Investment   844,998    7,114,883
Alphabet Class A †   126,151    12,066,343
Amazon.com †   110,357    12,470,341
Ambarella †   111,816    6,281,823
Apple   78,418    10,837,368
Aptiv †   99,933    7,815,760
Autodesk †   37,370    6,980,716
Burlington Stores *, †   41,086    4,597,113
Casey’s General Stores   43,375    8,784,305
ConocoPhillips   164,048    16,788,672
Darden Restaurants   113,330    14,315,846
Eli Lilly & Co.   24,529    7,931,452
First Republic Bank   71,302    9,308,476
Frontier Communications Parent †   184,971    4,333,871
Ingersoll Rand   157,898    6,830,667
Intercontinental Exchange   68,291    6,170,092
Intuit   28,051    10,864,713
Mastercard Class A   42,961    12,215,531
Microchip Technology   84,729    5,171,011
Microsoft   121,266    28,242,851
Morgan Stanley   103,390    8,168,844
NVIDIA   41,811    5,075,437
Procter & Gamble   88,178    11,132,472
Raytheon Technologies   126,394    10,346,613
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals †   18,572    12,793,694
Schlumberger   93,026    3,339,633
Schneider Electric   55,583    6,278,143
Seagate Technology Holdings   89,133    4,744,550
Skechers USA Class A †   231,251    7,335,282
Thermo Fisher Scientific   13,350    6,770,987
T-Mobile US †   47,227    6,336,447
Union Pacific   46,700    9,098,094
UnitedHealth Group   29,487    14,892,114
VeriSign †   59,640    10,359,468

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)               
United States (continued)         
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   40,444   $11,710,156
Zimmer Biomet Holdings   81,090    8,477,959
         343,455,953
Total Common Stocks
(cost $551,170,998)
        575,661,230
          
Short-Term Investments – 0.43%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.43%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   618,254    618,254
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   618,255    618,255
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   618,255    618,255
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   618,254    618,254
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,473,018)
        2,473,018
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–99.87%
(cost $553,644,016)
        578,134,248
          
Securities Lending Collateral** – 0.21%         
Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.21%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   1,210,874    1,210,874
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $1,210,874)
        1,210,874
Total Value of Securities–100.08%
(cost $554,854,890)
       $579,345,122
   
* Fully or partially on loan.
Non-income producing security.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $8,146,690 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $7,105,122.

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The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty       Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
        In Exchange For          Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  EUR (36,579)    USD 35,810    10/3/22  $(47)  

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 contract presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

Summary of currencies:

EUR – European Monetary Unit

USD – US Dollar

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $)
Convertible Bond — 0.16%               
Spirit Airlines 1.00% exercise price $49.07, maturity date 5/15/26   4,857,000   $4,160,021
Total Convertible Bond
(cost $4,311,943)
        4,160,021
          
Corporate Bonds — 78.95%         
Automotive — 0.58%         
Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5.25% 7/15/31   18,975,000    15,203,244
         15,203,244
Banking — 0.44%         
Deutsche Bank 6.00% 10/30/25 µ, Ψ   15,400,000    11,627,000
         11,627,000
Basic Industry — 3.01%         
Cerdia Finanz 144A 10.50% 2/15/27 #   12,970,000    10,719,285
Chemours 144A 5.75% 11/15/28 #   18,340,000    15,042,651
First Quantum Minerals 144A 6.875% 10/15/27 #   4,575,000    4,127,702
FMG Resources August 2006         
144A 5.875% 4/15/30 #   13,205,000    11,505,317
144A 6.125% 4/15/32 #   5,955,000    5,125,826
Novelis 144A 4.75% 1/30/30 #   24,909,000    20,488,400
Vibrantz Technologies 144A 9.00% 2/15/30 #   18,063,000    11,792,917
         78,802,098
Capital Goods — 3.07%         
ARD Finance 144A PIK 6.50% 6/30/27 #, >   8,075,311    5,545,558
Bombardier 144A 6.00% 2/15/28 #   5,423,000    4,545,365
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings 144A 6.625% 4/15/29 #   3,010,000    2,745,150
Sealed Air 144A 5.00% 4/15/29 #   8,655,000    7,736,142
TransDigm         
4.625% 1/15/29   1,179,000    952,060
5.50% 11/15/27   23,552,000    20,536,520
Wesco Aircraft Holdings         
144A 8.50% 11/15/24 #   31,156,000    16,356,900
144A 9.00% 11/15/26 #, *   34,006,000    20,515,820
144A 13.125% 11/15/27 #   4,540,000    1,373,350
         80,306,865
Communications — 8.33%         
Altice Financing 144A 5.75% 8/15/29 #   25,860,000    19,850,395
Altice France         
144A 5.125% 7/15/29 #   11,143,000    8,351,344
144A 5.50% 10/15/29 #   5,739,000    4,332,393
Altice France Holding 144A 6.00% 2/15/28 #   33,946,000    21,604,168
Connect Finco 144A 6.75% 10/1/26 #   24,994,000    21,892,050
Consolidated Communications         
144A 5.00% 10/1/28 #   5,170,000    3,605,368
144A 6.50% 10/1/28 #   23,081,000    17,310,750
Digicel Group Holdings         
144A PIK 7.00% 10/21/22 #, Ψ, >>   3,452,740    604,229
144A PIK 8.00% 4/1/25 #, >>>   7,105,661    2,813,904
Digicel International Finance         
144A 8.00% 12/31/26 #   7,323,665    4,490,835
144A 8.75% 5/25/24 #   15,719,000    14,413,223
Frontier Communications Holdings         
144A 5.875% 10/15/27 #   8,265,000    7,426,185
5.875% 11/1/29   5,789,667    4,608,691
144A 6.00% 1/15/30 #   3,564,000    2,807,363
144A 6.75% 5/1/29 #   15,295,000    12,653,477
144A 8.75% 5/15/30 #   4,190,000    4,199,511
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC 144A 5.125% 7/15/29 #   4,350,000    3,281,866
Ligado Networks 144A PIK 15.50% 11/1/23 #, >>   38,873,752    18,076,295
Northwest Fiber         
144A 4.75% 4/30/27 #   10,425,000    9,093,363
144A 6.00% 2/15/28 #, *   7,848,000    6,098,703
144A 10.75% 6/1/28 #   6,401,000    5,970,005
Telesat Canada         
144A 5.625% 12/6/26 #   29,713,000    14,257,783
144A 6.50% 10/15/27 #   5,107,000    1,899,446
Windstream Escrow 144A 7.75% 8/15/28 #, *   10,167,000    8,439,109
         218,080,456

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   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)               
Consumer Goods — 2.28%         
Kronos Acquisition Holdings 144A 5.00% 12/31/26 #   11,043,000   $9,704,312
MajorDrive Holdings IV 144A 6.375% 6/1/29 #   29,962,000    20,696,254
Performance Food Group 144A 4.25% 8/1/29 #   10,117,000    8,443,345
Pilgrim’s Pride 144A 4.25% 4/15/31 #   17,908,000    14,331,504
Scotts Miracle-Gro 4.00% 4/1/31   595,000    420,186
Simmons Foods 144A 4.625% 3/1/29 #   7,408,000    6,072,782
         59,668,383
Energy — 11.43%         
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings         
144A 5.875% 6/30/29 #   3,695,000    3,295,201
144A 7.00% 11/1/26 #   8,882,000    8,572,729
144A 8.25% 12/31/28 #   741,000    713,430
Bellatrix Exploration         
8.50% 9/11/23 =   6,693,000    0
12.50% 12/15/23 =   7,293,000    0
Callon Petroleum         
144A 7.50% 6/15/30 #, *   7,590,000    6,659,845
144A 8.00% 8/1/28 #, *   16,270,000    15,041,208
CNX Resources 144A 6.00% 1/15/29 #, *   25,370,000    23,207,842
Crestwood Midstream Partners         
144A 5.625% 5/1/27 #   7,419,000    6,730,109
144A 6.00% 2/1/29 #   3,421,000    3,066,448
EQM Midstream Partners 144A 4.75% 1/15/31 #   33,599,000    26,748,164
Genesis Energy         
7.75% 2/1/28   14,335,000    12,488,509
8.00% 1/15/27   22,288,000    19,584,911
Hilcorp Energy I         
144A 6.00% 4/15/30 #   20,775,000    18,152,397
144A 6.00% 2/1/31 #   1,905,000    1,657,610
144A 6.25% 4/15/32 #   8,530,000    7,568,413
Laredo Petroleum 10.125% 1/15/28   15,088,000    14,520,918
Mesquite Energy 144A 7.25% 2/15/23 #, ‡   3,888,000    38,880
Murphy Oil 6.375% 7/15/28   33,127,000    31,352,883
NuStar Logistics         
6.00% 6/1/26   16,523,000    15,159,852
6.375% 10/1/30   16,710,000    14,335,024
Occidental Petroleum         
4.20% 3/15/48   955,000    766,010
4.40% 4/15/46   3,873,000    3,191,390
4.40% 8/15/49   7,410,000    6,080,365
4.50% 7/15/44   3,985,000    3,338,898
6.45% 9/15/36   8,895,000    8,916,882
6.60% 3/15/46   7,560,000    7,804,226
6.625% 9/1/30   7,295,000    7,421,897
Southwestern Energy         
5.375% 2/1/29   2,990,000    2,717,641
5.375% 3/15/30   21,650,000    19,554,388
Weatherford International 144A 8.625% 4/30/30 #   11,875,000    10,368,642
         299,054,712
Financial Services — 4.27%         
Air Lease 4.65% 6/15/26 µ, Ψ   7,786,000    6,519,835
Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC 144A 5.00% 4/15/27 #   15,315,000    13,044,752
Compass Group Diversified Holdings 144A 5.25% 4/15/29 #   15,933,000    12,525,170
Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer 144A PIK 7.625% 10/15/25 #, >   19,256,975    18,197,649
Medline Borrower         
144A 3.875% 4/1/29 #   22,131,000    17,778,828
144A 5.25% 10/1/29 #, *   3,924,000    2,970,193
New Cotai 5.00% 2/2/27 =   21,805,540    21,751,066
StoneX Group 144A 8.625% 6/15/25 #   18,625,000    18,850,269
         111,637,762
Healthcare — 8.28%         
Avantor Funding 144A 3.875% 11/1/29 #   43,155,000    35,135,290
Bausch Health 144A 6.125% 2/1/27 #   12,880,000    8,949,024
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel 144A 5.50% 1/15/28 #   18,185,000    15,043,359
CHS         
144A 4.75% 2/15/31 #   12,020,000    8,099,617
144A 5.25% 5/15/30 #   6,560,000    4,582,324
Consensus Cloud Solutions         
144A 6.00% 10/15/26 #   6,252,000    5,543,430
144A 6.50% 10/15/28 #   10,770,000    9,162,598
Encompass Health 4.625% 4/1/31   5,620,000    4,452,461

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)               
Healthcare (continued)         
Encompass Health 4.75% 2/1/30   3,915,000   $3,226,981
Hadrian Merger Sub 144A 8.50% 5/1/26 #   8,941,000    8,213,113
ModivCare Escrow Issuer 144A 5.00% 10/1/29 #   18,383,000    14,972,494
Organon & Co. 144A 5.125% 4/30/31 #   26,785,000    21,985,931
P&L Development 144A 7.75% 11/15/25 #   22,970,000    17,268,846
Par Pharmaceutical 144A 7.50% 4/1/27 #, ‡   16,977,000    13,452,217
Tenet Healthcare         
144A 4.375% 1/15/30 #   16,530,000    13,833,296
144A 6.125% 10/1/28 #   16,925,000    14,855,137
US Renal Care 144A 10.625% 7/15/27 #   38,595,000    17,987,470
         216,763,588
Insurance — 3.49%         
Ardonagh Midco 2 144A PIK 11.50% 1/15/27 #, *, >>   40,708,402    41,522,570
HUB International 144A 5.625% 12/1/29 #   26,605,000    22,267,720
NFP         
144A 6.875% 8/15/28 #   27,031,000    21,128,916
144A 7.50% 10/1/30 #   6,740,000    6,404,300
         91,323,506
Leisure — 5.56%         
Boyd Gaming 144A 4.75% 6/15/31 #   28,535,000    23,149,875
Carnival         
144A 5.75% 3/1/27 #   24,678,000    17,343,081
144A 6.00% 5/1/29 #   29,460,000    19,393,076
144A 7.625% 3/1/26 #   7,078,000    5,390,003
144A 9.875% 8/1/27 #   7,429,000    7,294,089
144A 10.50% 2/1/26 #   1,803,000    1,786,692
Royal Caribbean Cruises         
144A 5.375% 7/15/27 #   18,683,000    13,768,811
144A 5.50% 8/31/26 #   1,750,000    1,340,990
144A 5.50% 4/1/28 #   36,986,000    25,994,501
Scientific Games Holdings 144A 6.625% 3/1/30 #   18,485,000    14,847,429
Scientific Games International 144A 7.25% 11/15/29 #   16,450,000    15,331,400
         145,639,947
Media — 11.76%         
Advantage Sales & Marketing 144A 6.50% 11/15/28 #   27,779,000    22,056,387
AMC Networks 4.25% 2/15/29 *   17,696,000    13,124,513
Arches Buyer         
144A 4.25% 6/1/28 #   22,177,000    17,346,517
144A 6.125% 12/1/28 #   18,049,000    14,005,302
Cars.com 144A 6.375% 11/1/28 #   11,085,000    9,470,913
CCO Holdings         
144A 4.50% 8/15/30 #   10,995,000    8,722,388
144A 4.75% 2/1/32 #   13,515,000    10,547,444
144A 6.375% 9/1/29 #   24,785,000    22,800,713
Clear Channel International 144A 6.625% 8/1/25 #   2,812,000    2,616,253
CMG Media 144A 8.875% 12/15/27 #   17,022,000    13,026,937
CSC Holdings         
144A 4.50% 11/15/31 #   7,627,000    5,741,606
144A 4.625% 12/1/30 #   29,266,000    19,954,290
144A 5.00% 11/15/31 #   11,141,000    7,379,860
144A 5.75% 1/15/30 #   7,623,000    5,432,150
Cumulus Media New Holdings 144A 6.75% 7/1/26 #, *   16,035,000    13,544,190
Directv Financing 144A 5.875% 8/15/27 #   26,815,000    23,178,216
DISH DBS 144A 5.75% 12/1/28 #   18,330,000    13,887,083
Nielsen Finance         
144A 5.625% 10/1/28 #   11,107,000    11,047,994
144A 5.875% 10/1/30 #   9,256,000    9,238,414
Sirius XM Radio 144A 4.125% 7/1/30 #   34,885,000    28,431,275
Stagwell Global 144A 5.625% 8/15/29 #   18,723,000    15,434,773
VTR Comunicaciones 144A 4.375% 4/15/29 #   14,811,000    9,215,034
VTR Finance 144A 6.375% 7/15/28 #   5,206,000    2,928,375
VZ Secured Financing 144A 5.00% 1/15/32 #   11,580,000    8,672,737
         307,803,364
Real Estate — 0.06%         
Uniti Group 144A 4.75% 4/15/28 #   1,859,000    1,472,923
         1,472,923

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   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)               
Retail — 3.15%         
Asbury Automotive Group         
4.50% 3/1/28   12,172,650   $10,313,826
144A 4.625% 11/15/29 #   366,000    293,494
4.75% 3/1/30   12,623,650    9,879,108
144A 5.00% 2/15/32 #   366,000    282,464
CP Atlas Buyer 144A 7.00% 12/1/28 #   5,339,000    3,984,015
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings 144A 7.75% 2/15/26 #   22,964,000    20,524,419
Michaels         
144A 5.25% 5/1/28 #, *   13,002,000    9,154,903
144A 7.875% 5/1/29 #   10,143,000    5,871,326
PetSmart 144A 7.75% 2/15/29 #   24,727,000    22,144,018
         82,447,573
Services — 4.50%         
Adtalem Global Education 144A 5.50% 3/1/28 #   23,142,000    20,877,440
Ahern Rentals 144A 7.375% 5/15/23 #   19,386,000    13,156,274
NESCO Holdings II 144A 5.50% 4/15/29 #   22,390,000    18,690,500
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III 144A 8.00% 11/15/29 #   5,590,000    4,098,970
Sabre GLBL         
144A 7.375% 9/1/25 #   1,481,000    1,328,428
144A 9.25% 4/15/25 #   3,740,000    3,585,781
Staples         
144A 7.50% 4/15/26 #   13,597,000    11,435,825
144A 10.75% 4/15/27 #, *   40,861,000    30,341,131
White Cap Buyer 144A 6.875% 10/15/28 #   17,234,000    14,096,809
White Cap Parent 144A PIK 8.25% 3/15/26 #, «   130,000    110,388
         117,721,546
Technology & Electronics — 3.72%         
AthenaHealth Group 144A 6.50% 2/15/30 #   18,150,000    14,382,967
Entegris Escrow         
144A 4.75% 4/15/29 #   694,000    612,854
144A 5.95% 6/15/30 #   21,920,000    20,055,485
NCR         
144A 5.00% 10/1/28 #   11,115,000    8,766,715
144A 5.125% 4/15/29 #   40,980,000    30,818,599
144A 5.25% 10/1/30 #   3,706,000    2,803,764
144A 5.75% 9/1/27 #   4,162,000    3,781,125
144A 6.125% 9/1/29 #   5,323,000    4,592,156
Sensata Technologies 144A 4.00% 4/15/29 #   13,855,000    11,495,419
         97,309,084
Transportation — 2.49%         
American Airlines 144A 5.75% 4/20/29 #   2,795,000    2,443,599
Grupo Aeromexico 144A 8.50% 3/17/27 #   12,340,000    10,857,339
Seaspan 144A 5.50% 8/1/29 #   27,880,000    21,536,218
VistaJet Malta Finance 144A 6.375% 2/1/30 #   37,094,000    30,416,153
         65,253,309
Utilities — 2.53%         
Calpine         
144A 4.625% 2/1/29 #   13,165,000    10,753,238
144A 5.00% 2/1/31 #   1,495,000    1,190,031
144A 5.125% 3/15/28 #, *   21,855,000    18,815,876
Vistra         
144A 7.00% 12/15/26 #, µ, Ψ   24,815,000    21,719,453
144A 8.00% 10/15/26 #, µ, Ψ   14,795,000    13,628,296
         66,106,894
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $2,528,616,993)
        2,066,222,254
          
Municipal Bonds — 0.69%         
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico         
(Restructured)         
Series A-1 2.986% 7/1/24 ^   200,170    184,074
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/33   601,590    530,380
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/35   436,920    374,567
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37   464,106    382,043
Series A-1 4.362% 7/1/33 ^   774,189    428,065
Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/29   505,929    518,324
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico 7.50% 8/20/40   17,937,528    15,785,024
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $19,784,837)
        18,202,477
          
Loan Agreements — 12.21%         
Advantage Sales & Marketing Tranche B- 1 7.053% (LIBOR01M + 4.50%) 10/28/27 ●   10,441,273    9,364,517

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $)
Loan Agreements (continued)               
Applied Systems 2nd Lien 8.462% (LIBOR03M + 5.50%) 9/19/25 ●   19,167,465   $18,927,871
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings 2nd Lien 11.455% (LIBOR03M + 9.00%) 11/1/25 ●   5,650,000    5,932,500
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Tranche B 7.309% (SOFR01M + 4.18%) 4/13/29 ●   4,817,925    4,558,099
CNT Holdings I 2nd Lien 9.498% (SOFR01M + 6.75%) 11/6/28 ●   9,822,000    9,355,455
Covis Finco Tranche B 10.203% (SOFR03M + 6.65%) 2/18/27 ●   14,625,000    11,663,437
CP Atlas Buyer Tranche B 6.615% (LIBOR01M + 3.50%) 11/23/27 ●   13,091,590    11,469,686
Edelman Financial Engines Center 2nd Lien 9.865% (LIBOR01M + 6.75%) 7/20/26 ●   25,014,000    22,262,460
Epic Crude Services 7.08% (LIBOR03M + 5.00%) 3/2/26 ●   22,973    19,039
Foresight Energy Operating Tranche A 11.674% (LIBOR03M + 8.00%) 6/30/27 ●  7,636,193    7,559,832
Form Technologies Tranche B 7.48% (LIBOR03M + 4.50%) 7/22/25 ●   55,306,808    49,084,792
Heartland Dental 8.553% (SOFR03M + 5.00%) 4/30/25 ●   7,211,925    6,779,210
Hexion Holdings 2nd Lien 10.556% (SOFR01M + 7.54%) 3/15/30 ●   15,845,000    13,072,125
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management 1st Lien 7.748% (CDOR03M + 4.25%) 3/27/28 ●   5,432,276    3,794,944
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management 1st Lien TBD 3/27/28 X   23,849,877    16,575,004
Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management 2nd Lien         
10.998% (CDOR03M + 7.50%) 3/26/29 ●  CAD 12,182,639    8,466,597
10.998% (CDOR03M + 7.50%) 3/26/29 ●  CAD 1,225,361    856,027
Lealand Finance Company 6.115% (LIBOR01M + 3.00%) 6/28/24 ●   563,901    352,438
MLN US HoldCo Tranche B 1st Lien 8.252% (LIBOR03M + 4.50%) 11/30/25 ●  34,246,437    21,211,387
MLN US HoldCo Tranche B 2nd Lien 12.502% (LIBOR03M + 8.75%) 11/30/26 ●  16,995,184    6,373,194
Pre Paid Legal Services 2nd Lien 10.07% (LIBOR03M + 7.00%) 12/14/29 ●  9,410,000    8,892,450
SPX Flow 7.634% (SOFR01M + 4.50%) 4/5/29 ●   18,879,000    17,486,674
Swf Holdings I 7.602% (LIBOR03M + 4.00%) 10/6/28 ●   16,403,867    12,877,036
U.S. Renal Care Tranche B 1st Lien 7.563% (LIBOR01M + 5.00%) 6/26/26 ●   17,376,146    12,545,577
UKG 2nd Lien 7.535% (LIBOR03M + 5.25%) 5/3/27 ●   24,051,000    22,848,450
United PF Holdings 1st Lien 12.174% (LIBOR03M + 8.50%) 12/30/26 ●   5,026,420    4,825,363
West Corporation Tranche B 7.115% (LIBOR01M + 4.00%) 10/10/24 ●   14,372,763    12,399,081
Total Loan Agreements
(cost $369,290,128)
        319,553,245
         
    Number of
shares
     
Common Stocks — 3.14%         
Basic Industry — 0.66%         
BIS Industries Holdings <<, =, †   19,682,813    110,224
Foresight Energy <<, =, †   1,117,414    16,627,115

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   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)               
Basic Industry (continued)       
Westmoreland Coal =, †   211,917   $535,090
         17,272,429
Consumer Goods — 0.00%         
ASG Warrant <<, =   19,688    0
         0
Energy — 0.53%         
KCA Deutag International =   164,333    11,338,977
Maritime Finance <<, =   1,750,000    2,397,335
Sabine Oil & Gas Holdings =, †   5,385    6,671
Vantage Drilling International †   5,353    98,361
         13,841,344
Leisure — 0.51%         
New Cotai <<, =, †   20,316,462    0
Studio City International Holdings ADR †   2,267,875    4,966,646
Studio City International Holdings ADR   3,843,131    8,416,457
         13,383,103
Media — 0.00%         
Cumulus Media Class A †   115    809
         809
Retail — 0.35%         
True Religion Apparel <<, =, †   395    9,135,858
         9,135,858
Services — 1.03%         
Laureate Education   2,557,942    26,986,288
         26,986,288
Utilities — 0.06%         
Larchmont Resources <<, =, †   18,339    1,678,897
         1,678,897
Total Common Stocks
(cost $362,363,240)
        82,298,728
          
Preferred Stock — 0.08%         
True Religion Apparel 0.000% <<, =, ω   410    2,050,430
Total Preferred Stock
(cost $6,748,583)
        2,050,430
        
Warrants — 0.02%       
California Resources†   40,269    418,798
Total Warrants
(cost $3,503,208)
        418,798
          
Short-Term Investments — 3.26%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 3.26%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   21,349,588    21,349,588
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   21,349,587    21,349,587
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   21,349,587    21,349,587
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   21,349,587    21,349,587
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $85,398,349)
        85,398,349
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—98.51%
(cost $3,380,017,281)
        2,578,304,302
          
Securities Lending Collateral** — 1.01%         
Money Market Mutual Fund — 1.01%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   26,331,620    26,331,620
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $26,331,620)
        26,331,620
Total Value of Securities—99.52%
(cost $3,406,348,901)
       $2,604,635,922■
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
ω Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.
Non-income producing security.
<<  Affiliated company. See Note 2 in “Notes to financial statements.”

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

X This loan will settle after September 30, 2022, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
« PIK. The first payment of cash and/or principal will be made after September 30, 2022.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.
>>>  PIK. 62.50% of the income received was in cash and 37.50% was in principal.
>>  PIK. 100% of the income received was in the form of principal.
* Fully or partially on loan.
PIK. 100% of the income received was in the form of cash.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $1,776,372,969, which represents 67.87% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Ψ Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
µ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Includes $33,422,174 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $9,383,072.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

The following foreign currency exchange contract was outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty       Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
       In Exchange For       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
TD  CAD  (43,890,000)    USD  34,036,915    11/18/22  $2,263,959

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 represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CDOR – Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CDOR03M – 3 Month Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

DAC – Designated Activity Company

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR01M – ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

PIK – Payment-in-kind

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SOFR01M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1 Month

SOFR03M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3 Month

TBD – To be determined

TD – TD Bank

Summary of currencies:

CAD – Canadian Dollar

USD – US Dollar

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks – 95.96% D        
Australia - 1.26%        
Newcrest Mining   1,381,519   $15,167,960 
         15,167,960 
Austria - 1.00%          
Mondi   787,425    12,096,770 
         12,096,770 
Brazil - 4.12%          
Banco do Brasil   3,734,416    26,618,276 
MercadoLibre †   27,736    22,959,306 
         49,577,582 
Canada - 7.69%          
Canada Goose Holdings *, †   890,684    13,574,024 
Canadian Pacific Railway   414,468    27,667,206 
Dollarama   434,176    24,925,006 
Suncor Energy   936,135    26,362,364 
         92,528,600 
China - 11.94%          
China Mengniu Dairy †   2,997,000    11,847,457 
H World Group ADR   781,981    26,227,643 
JD.com ADR   475,589    23,922,127 
Li Ning   3,177,000    24,106,706 
Prosus †   261,046    13,581,341 
SITC International Holdings   2,078,000    3,810,916 
Tencent Holdings   556,000    18,779,633 
ZTO Express Cayman ADR *   892,771    21,453,287 
         143,729,110 
Denmark - 4.02%          
Ambu Class B *   387,258    3,364,904 
AP Moller - Maersk Class A   3,140    5,547,635 
AP Moller - Maersk Class B   5,610    10,194,652 
Genmab †   90,819    29,216,809 
         48,324,000 
France - 13.07%          
Airbus   286,995    24,739,078 
BNP Paribas   429,380    18,136,693 
Capgemini   138,025    22,097,878 
L’Oreal   19,332    6,181,254 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton   20,886    12,313,859 
Thales   202,511    22,315,494 
TotalEnergies *   659,734    30,951,146 
Vinci   254,336    20,565,806 
         157,301,208 
Germany - 11.14%          
adidas AG   127,866    14,699,634 
Bayer   470,391    21,673,051 
Deutsche Telekom   1,478,306    25,163,243 
HeidelbergCement   291,405    11,511,710 
HelloFresh †   516,428    10,809,831 
RWE   583,584    21,450,218 
SAP   188,975    15,400,549 
Siemens   136,276    13,320,008 
         134,028,244 
Hong Kong - 1.52%          
Prudential   1,871,959    18,322,051 
         18,322,051 
India - 0.76%          
NTPC   4,691,832    9,163,442 
         9,163,442 
Japan - 9.15%          
Inpex   2,255,500    21,037,244 
ORIX   1,100,209    15,412,887 
Seven & i Holdings   565,900    22,732,222 
Subaru   1,038,749    15,697,933 
Terumo   332,928    9,358,681 
Tokio Marine Holdings *   1,455,153    25,862,624 
         110,101,591 
Netherlands - 3.76%          
ING Groep   1,981,308    16,976,694 
Shell   1,131,781    28,230,154 
         45,206,848 
Norway - 1.43%          
DNB Bank   1,081,780    17,165,757 
         17,165,757 
Republic of Korea - 3.76%          
LG   333,862    17,125,350 
Samsung Electronics   766,602    28,149,053 
         45,274,403 
Spain - 1.48%          
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria   3,960,630    17,766,775 
         17,766,775 
Switzerland - 0.96%          
Alcon   199,528    11,608,539 
         11,608,539 
Taiwan - 1.92%          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   1,741,000    23,077,638 
         23,077,638 
United Kingdom - 10.71%          
AstraZeneca   110,847    12,185,353 
AstraZeneca ADR   362,703    19,890,632 
Haleon †   3,850,916    12,007,024 

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks D (continued)        
United Kingdom (continued)          
Haleon ADR †   121,151   $737,810 
HSBC Holdings   4,718,823    24,433,410 
Legal & General Group   6,817,615    16,273,515 
Reckitt Benckiser Group   368,856    24,448,371 
Tesco   8,259,414    18,955,949 
         128,932,064 
United States - 6.27%          
Roche Holding   58,842    19,155,000 
Schlumberger   643,546    23,103,301 
Schneider Electric   137,439    15,523,842 
Stellantis   1,497,357    17,709,016 
         75,491,159 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,320,549,367)
        1,154,863,741 
           
Short-Term Investments – 2.62%          
Money Market Mutual Funds – 2.62%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   7,894,925    7,894,925 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   7,894,926    7,894,926 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   7,894,926    7,894,926 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   7,894,925    7,894,925 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $31,579,702)
        31,579,702 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–98.58%
(cost $1,352,129,069)
        1,186,443,443 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** – 1.33%          
Money Market Mutual Fund - 1.33%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   15,995,647   $15,995,647 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $15,995,647)
        15,995,647 
Total Value of Securities-99.91%
(cost $1,368,124,716)  
       $1,202,439,090n 
   
D Securities have been classified by country of risk.
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
n Includes $56,850,674 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $47,268,710.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
      In Exchange For      Settlement
Date
      Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  BRL       (868,905)      USD       160,525       10/4/22  $(378) 
BNYM  EUR   (422,871)  USD   411,915   10/3/22   (2,605) 
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                     $(2,983) 

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

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 represent 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

AG – Aktiengesellschaft

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

Summary of currencies:

BRL – Brazilian Real

EUR – European Monetary Unit

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks – 96.14% D        
Denmark - 5.03%        
Novo Nordisk Class B   55,220   $5,500,895 
         5,500,895 
Finland - 0.01%          
Nokia   3,500    15,026 
         15,026 
France - 16.92%          
Air Liquide   46,170    5,277,190 
Amundi #   250    10,408 
Bouygues   400    10,464 
Danone   88,700    4,194,209 
Euroapi †   9    149 
Orange   215,970    1,953,349 
Publicis Groupe   48,460    2,296,165 
Rexel   610    9,142 
Sanofi   210    15,991 
Schneider Electric   100    11,295 
Sodexo   63,030    4,733,577 
Technip Energies ADR   1,000    11,220 
         18,523,159 
Germany - 11.72%          
adidas AG   31,940    3,671,862 
BASF   310    11,897 
Covestro #   500    14,296 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.   83,030    2,339,206 
Knorr-Bremse   51,900    2,228,755 
SAP   55,820    4,549,060 
Siemens   130    12,706 
         12,827,782 
Hong Kong - 0.01%          
Galaxy Entertainment Group   2,000    11,756 
         11,756 
Japan - 11.39%          
Asahi Group Holdings   41,700    1,300,042 
Bridgestone   232    7,503 
Fukuoka Financial Group *   700    12,466 
Honda Motor   600    13,024 
Iida Group Holdings   900    12,183 
Isuzu Motors   600    6,634 
Kao   120,200    4,890,982 
KDDI   63,900    1,868,198 
Komatsu   800    14,567 
Lawson   200    6,543 
Makita   129,200    2,507,170 
Mitsui & Co.   400    8,512 
Panasonic Holdings   1,000    7,022 
Seven & i Holdings   44,500    1,787,567 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group   400    11,089 
Suzuki Motor   500    15,565 
         12,469,067 
Netherlands - 4.74%          
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize   203,430    5,181,656 
         5,181,656 
Spain - 5.63%          
Amadeus IT Group †   132,960    6,164,377 
         6,164,377 
Sweden - 8.13%          
Essity Class B   185,900    3,672,789 
H & M Hennes & Mauritz Class B *   211,760    1,957,743 
Securitas Class B *   470,880    3,268,867 
         8,899,399 
Switzerland - 15.52%          
Nestle   64,610    6,988,045 
Novartis   200    15,247 
Roche Holding   14,950    4,866,715 
Swatch Group   22,780    5,116,354 
         16,986,361 
United Kingdom - 17.04%          
Diageo   157,480    6,628,889 
Intertek Group   70,380    2,887,626 
J Sainsbury   5,790    11,213 
John Wood Group †   8,270    11,679 
Smith & Nephew   480,860    5,550,464 
Tesco   5,630    12,921 
Travis Perkins   1,020    8,756 
Unilever   80,270    3,527,052 
Vodafone Group   8,750    9,793 
         18,648,393 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $142,134,507)
        105,227,871 
           
Exchange-Traded Funds – 1.96%          
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF *   1,210    67,772 
iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF   35,450    1,989,809 
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF *   2,570    93,445 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost $2,333,158)
        2,151,026 

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Rights – 0.72% D         
Sweden - 0.72%          
Securitas Class B *, †    1,883,520   $785,815 
Total Rights
(cost $1,081,591)
        785,815 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral-98.82%
(cost $145,549,256)
        108,164,712 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** – 3.38%          
Money Market Mutual Fund - 3.38%            
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   3,694,164    3,694,164 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $3,694,164)
        3,694,164 
Total Value of Securities-102.20%
(cost $149,243,420)
       $111,858,876n 
   
D Securities have been classified by country of risk. Aggregate classification by business sector has been presented on page 15 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $24,704, which represents 0.02% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
n Includes $5,044,056 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $1,558,896.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
      In Exchange For      Settlement
Date
      Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  CHF       (145,029)      USD   146,879        10/4/22  $(155)
BNYM  EUR   (166,828)  USD       162,519   10/4/22   (1,024)
BNYM  JPY   (4,774,559)  USD   32,973   10/4/22   (27)
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts                    $(1,206)

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 represent 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 10 in “Notes to financial statements.”

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

AG – Aktiengesellschaft

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

EAFE – Europe, Australasia, and Far East

ESG – Environmental, Social, and Governance

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

FTSE – Financial Times Stock Exchange

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

Summary of currencies:

CHF – Swiss Franc

EUR – European Monetary Unit

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks — 98.70%♦          
Communication Services — 9.59%          
Alphabet Class A †   2,383,616   $227,992,870 
Alphabet Class C †   373,384    35,900,872 
Electronic Arts   1,115,519    129,076,704 
         392,970,446 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.48%          
Amazon.com †   2,364,304    267,166,352 
Booking Holdings †   28,069    46,123,261 
Ferrari *   421,639    78,003,215 
Home Depot   179,368    49,494,806 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton ADR *   464,911    54,627,043 
NIKE Class B   683,453    56,808,613 
         552,223,290 
Consumer Staples — 3.35%          
Coca-Cola   2,288,505    128,202,050 
Estee Lauder Class A   41,801    9,024,836 
         137,226,886 
Financials — 4.57%          
Intercontinental Exchange   984,782    88,975,054 
S&P Global   321,531    98,179,491 
         187,154,545 
Healthcare — 9.33%          
Cooper   260,459    68,735,130 
Danaher   188,257    48,624,901 
Intuitive Surgical †   238,234    44,654,581 
UnitedHealth Group   351,206    177,373,078 
Zoetis   287,515    42,635,599 
         382,023,289 
Industrials — 10.50%          
CoStar Group †   2,704,786    188,388,345 
Equifax   105,888    18,152,380 
JB Hunt Transport Services   463,293    72,468,291 
TransUnion   1,375,813    81,847,115 
Union Pacific   168,574    32,841,587 
Verisk Analytics   213,197    36,356,484 
         430,054,202 
Information Technology — 47.88%          
Adobe †   246,590    67,861,568 
Apple   2,683,902    370,915,256 
Autodesk †   279,522    52,214,710 
Broadridge Financial Solutions   588,767    84,970,853 
Intuit   251,280    97,325,770 
Microsoft   2,196,354    511,530,847 
Motorola Solutions   829,791    185,848,290 
NVIDIA   781,927    94,918,118 
PayPal Holdings †   544,559    46,870,193 
Salesforce †   407,307    58,587,039 
VeriSign †   992,047    172,318,564 
Visa Class A *   1,227,975    218,149,759 
         1,961,510,967 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,227,056,569)
        4,043,163,625 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—98.70%
(cost $2,227,056,569)
        4,043,163,625 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** — 0.13%          
Money Market Mutual Fund — 0.13%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   5,460,590    5,460,590 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $5,460,590)
        5,460,590 
Total Value of Securities—98.83%
(cost $2,232,517,159)
       $4,048,624,215■ 
   
Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration whereas broad sectors are used for financial reporting.
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $172,922,236 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $173,414,550.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.39%          
GNMA          
Series 2012-39 PA 2.00% 3/16/42   1,885,087   $1,741,611 
Series 2015-151 KC 3.50% 4/20/34   941,345    917,331 
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $2,855,498)
        2,658,942 
           
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 9.93%          
FREMF Mortgage Trust          
Series 2013-K30 C 144A 3.67% 6/25/45 #, ●   1,000,000    984,236 
Series 2013-K31 C 144A 3.747% 7/25/46 #, ●   3,000,000    2,960,287 
Series 2013-K33 B 144A 3.611% 8/25/46 #, ●   3,000,000    2,958,261 
Series 2013-K33 C 144A 3.611% 8/25/46 #, ●   3,750,000    3,690,234 
Series 2015-K47 B 144A 3.709% 6/25/48 #, ●   2,500,000    2,383,207 
Series 2016-K723 C 144A 3.69% 11/25/23 #, ●   4,899,000    4,779,714 
Series 2017-K724 C 144A 3.611% 12/25/49 #, ●   1,500,000    1,454,724 
Series 2017-K728 B 144A 3.767% 11/25/50 #, ●   12,555,000    12,149,034 
Series 2017-K728 C 144A 3.767% 11/25/50 #, ●   910,000    872,799 
Series 2017-K729 B 144A 3.799% 11/25/49 #, ●   5,100,000    4,888,086 
Series 2017-KF33 B 144A 5.103% (LIBOR01M + 2.55%, Floor 2.55%) 6/25/27 #, ●   968,036    980,108 
Series 2017-KF39 B 144A 5.053% (LIBOR01M + 2.50%, Floor 2.50%) 11/25/24 #, ●   1,852,558    1,836,571 
Series 2017-KF40 B 144A 5.253% (LIBOR01M + 2.70%, Floor 2.70%) 11/25/27 #, ●   1,447,006    1,425,372 
Series 2017-KSW2 B 144A 5.203% (LIBOR01M + 2.65%, Floor 2.65%) 5/25/27 #, ●   2,051,354    2,047,237 
Series 2017-KSW3 B 144A 5.303% (LIBOR01M + 2.75%, Floor 2.75%) 5/25/27 #, ●   282,824    271,957 
Series 2018-K732 B 144A 4.189% 5/25/25 #, ●   985,000    942,385 
Series 2018-KF46 B 144A 4.503% (LIBOR01M + 1.95%, Floor 1.95%) 3/25/28 #, ●   1,423,361    1,386,966 
Series 2018-KF47 B 144A 4.553% (LIBOR01M + 2.00%, Floor 2.00%) 5/25/25 #, ●   989,299    976,283 
Series 2018-KF48 B 144A 4.603% (LIBOR01M + 2.05%, Floor 2.05%) 6/25/28 #, ●   798,325    765,366 
Series 2018-KF49 B 144A 4.453% (LIBOR01M + 1.90%, Floor 1.90%) 6/25/25 #, ●   923,882    896,081 
Series 2018-KF51 B 144A 4.403% (LIBOR01M + 1.85%, Floor 1.85%) 8/25/25 #, ●   2,421,495    2,382,402 
Series 2019-KF60 B 144A 4.903% (LIBOR01M + 2.35%, Floor 2.35%) 2/25/26 #, ●   3,185,032    3,168,767 
Series 2019-KF61 B 144A 4.753% (LIBOR01M + 2.20%, Floor 2.20%) 4/25/29 #, ●   1,221,024    1,211,609 
Series 2019-KF68 B 144A 4.753% (LIBOR01M + 2.20%, Floor 2.20%) 7/25/26 #, ●   2,159,402    2,106,013 
Series 2019-KF69 B 144A 4.853% (LIBOR01M + 2.30%, Floor 2.30%) 8/25/29 #, ●   2,149,760    2,138,157 
Series 2019-KF70 B 144A 4.853% (LIBOR01M + 2.30%, Floor 2.30%) 9/25/29 #, ●   1,205,918    1,196,140 
Series 2019-KF73 B 144A 5.003% (LIBOR01M + 2.45%, Floor 2.45%) 11/25/29 #, ●   2,823,255    2,800,112 
Series 2020-KF74 B 144A 4.703% (LIBOR01M + 2.15%, Floor 2.15%) 1/25/27 #, ●   3,286,262    3,255,832 
Series 2020-KF75 B 144A 4.803% (LIBOR01M + 2.25%, Floor 2.25%) 12/25/29 #, ●   1,688,022    1,593,989 
Total Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $70,290,627)
        68,501,929 
           
Collateralized Debt Obligations — 8.81%          
Benefit Street Partners CLO XX
Series 2020-20A AR 144A 3.682% (LIBOR03M + 1.17%, Floor 1.17%) 7/15/34 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,792,470 
BlueMountain CLO XXX
Series 2020-30A AR 144A 3.698% (TSFR03M + 1.37%, Floor 1.37%) 4/15/35 #, ●
   3,000,000    2,860,797 
Canyon CLO
Series 2020-1A AR 144A 3.692% (LIBOR03M + 1.18%, Floor 1.18%) 7/15/34 #, ●
   4,600,000    4,423,530 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Collateralized Debt Obligations (continued)          
CIFC Funding
Series 2022-2A A1 144A 3.873% (TSFR03M + 1.32%, Floor 1.32%) 4/19/35 #, ●
   5,000,000   $4,776,745 
Dryden 77 CLO
Series 2020-77A AR 144A 4.104% (LIBOR03M + 1.12%, Floor 1.12%) 5/20/34 #, ●
   2,600,000    2,479,506 
Galaxy XXI CLO
Series 2015-21A AR 144A 3.73% (LIBOR03M + 1.02%) 4/20/31 #, ●
   4,900,000    4,792,200 
Golub Capital Partners CLO 50B-R
Series 2020-50A A1R 144A 3.847% (TSFR03M + 1.37%, Floor 1.37%) 4/20/35 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,738,485 
KKR CLO 41
Series 2022-41A A1 144A 2.821% (TSFR03M + 1.33%, Floor 1.33%) 4/15/35 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,732,025 
Neuberger Berman CLO XX
Series 2015-20A ARR 144A 3.672% (LIBOR03M + 1.16%, Floor 1.16%) 7/15/34 #, ●
   2,000,000    1,932,078 
Octagon Investment Partners 48
Series 2020-3A AR 144A 3.86% (LIBOR03M + 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 10/20/34 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,760,740 
PPM CLO 3
Series 2019-3A AR 144A 3.83% (LIBOR03M + 1.09%, Floor 1.09%) 4/17/34 #, ●
   3,750,000    3,572,422 
Regatta XIX Funding
Series 2022-1A A1 144A 2.399% (TSFR03M + 1.32%, Floor 1.32%) 4/20/35 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,785,480 
Sound Point CLO XXV
Series 2019-4A A1R 144A 3.821% (TSFR03M + 1.28%, Floor 1.28%) 4/25/33 #, ●
   5,000,000    4,814,145 
Voya CLO
Series 2020-3A AR 144A 3.86% (LIBOR03M + 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 10/20/34 #, ●
   3,000,000    2,883,972 
Wind River CLO
Series 2021-3A A 144A 3.86% (LIBOR03M + 1.15%, Floor 1.15%) 7/20/33 #, ●
   4,700,000    4,489,332 
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations
(cost $63,250,665)
        60,833,927 
           
Corporate Bonds — 65.81%          
Banking — 17.49%          
Ally Financial          
1.45% 10/2/23   4,250,000    4,104,944 
5.80% 5/1/25 *   5,850,000    5,881,182 
Bank of America          
0.523% 6/14/24 µ   2,175,000    2,101,239 
1.843% 2/4/25 µ   385,000    366,111 
4.00% 1/22/25   4,000,000    3,875,030 
4.125% 1/22/24   3,000,000    2,977,658 
4.20% 8/26/24   3,675,000    3,617,928 
Bank of Montreal 2.05% 11/1/22   5,000,000    4,993,723 
Barclays 5.501% 8/9/28 µ   325,000    305,005 
Citigroup          
2.014% 1/25/26 µ   3,445,000    3,168,480 
3.07% 2/24/28 µ   575,000    513,135 
3.50% 5/15/23   4,140,000    4,111,988 
5.50% 9/13/25   1,900,000    1,899,032 
5.61% 9/29/26 µ   385,000    383,143 
Citizens Bank 4.119% 5/23/25 µ   3,925,000    3,851,925 
Credit Suisse Group 144A 6.442% 8/11/28 #, µ   770,000    717,043 
Discover Bank 2.45% 9/12/24   4,890,000    4,629,299 
Goldman Sachs Group          
3.714% 12/9/26 ●   3,700,000    3,578,871 
3.85% 7/8/24   5,000,000    4,890,420 
4.25% 10/21/25   7,209,000    6,965,757 
Huntington National Bank 4.008% 5/16/25 µ   2,230,000    2,185,577 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.          
0.653% 9/16/24 *, µ   3,000,000    2,862,308 
3.875% 9/10/24   2,542,000    2,488,155 
4.08% 4/26/26 µ   10,270,000    9,894,569 
4.851% 7/25/28 µ   520,000    499,830 
KeyBank 4.15% 8/8/25   1,880,000    1,823,778 
KeyCorp 3.878% 5/23/25 µ   1,910,000    1,861,120 
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.848% 9/15/24 µ   3,500,000    3,339,708 
Morgan Stanley          
2.475% 1/21/28 µ   440,000    385,034 
3.125% 7/27/26   9,515,000    8,773,489 
3.70% 10/23/24   3,650,000    3,560,375 
4.666% 5/31/23 ●   1,700,000    1,698,740 
National Bank of Canada 2.10% 2/1/23   3,600,000    3,564,506 
PNC Financial Services Group 6.00% 5/15/27 *, µ   415,000    385,950 
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108% 6/8/27 *   5,795,000    5,471,129 
UBS Group 144A 4.703% 8/5/27 #, µ   505,000    479,261 
US Bancorp 4.548% 7/22/28 µ   1,240,000    1,196,033 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Banking (continued)          
Wells Fargo & Co.          
3.908% 4/25/26 µ   6,870,000   $6,570,965 
4.808% 7/25/28 µ   765,000    730,390 
         120,702,830 
Basic Industry — 1.62%          
Celanese US Holdings          
6.05% 3/15/25   330,000    322,674 
6.165% 7/15/27   1,185,000    1,122,997 
DuPont de Nemours 4.205% 11/15/23   2,450,000    2,436,222 
Graphic Packaging International 144A 0.821% 4/15/24 #   3,650,000    3,392,189 
Mosaic          
3.25% 11/15/22   2,314,000    2,311,329 
4.25% 11/15/23   750,000    744,322 
Nucor 3.95% 5/23/25   900,000    873,260 
         11,202,993 
Brokerage — 0.65%          
Brookfield Finance 4.00% 4/1/24   3,200,000    3,153,196 
LSEGA Financing 144A 0.65% 4/6/24 #   1,460,000    1,367,368 
         4,520,564 
Capital Goods — 6.02%          
Avery Dennison 0.85% 8/15/24   1,125,000    1,042,088 
Boeing          
2.20% 10/30/22   5,500,000    5,482,185 
2.80% 3/1/23 *   5,623,000    5,584,245 
General Electric 5.012% 1/1/24   2,067,050    2,064,011 
Huntington Ingalls Industries 0.67% 8/16/23   5,000,000    4,823,511 
L3Harris Technologies 3.832% 4/27/25   2,225,000    2,149,268 
Lennox International 1.35% 8/1/25   3,925,000    3,505,801 
Martin Marietta Materials 0.65% 7/15/23   1,800,000    1,738,682 
Parker-Hannifin          
3.65% 6/15/24   3,315,000    3,244,692 
4.25% 9/15/27   2,440,000    2,327,887 
Republic Services 0.875% 11/15/25   2,200,000    1,936,049 
Roper Technologies 1.00% 9/15/25   3,600,000    3,198,558 
Waste Management 0.75% 11/15/25   5,045,000    4,458,036 
         41,555,013 
Communications — 6.51%          
AT&T 1.70% 3/25/26   3,650,000    3,249,181 
AT&T 2.95% 7/15/26 ●   3,750,000    3,448,152 
Charter Communications Operating          
4.50% 2/1/24   3,285,000    3,249,273 
4.908% 7/23/25   4,015,000    3,918,791 
Crown Castle International 3.15% 7/15/23   1,195,000    1,179,363 
Crown Castle Towers 144A 3.663% 5/15/45 #   2,050,000    1,984,967 
Netflix 5.875% 2/15/25   3,750,000    3,751,914 
SBA Tower Trust 144A 3.869% 10/8/49 #   6,500,000    6,285,792 
Sprint 7.875% 9/15/23   5,130,000    5,190,893 
T-Mobile USA 3.75% 4/15/27   3,500,000    3,234,562 
TWDC Enterprises 18 7.55% 7/15/93   3,650,000    3,794,608 
Verizon Communications 1.45% 3/20/26   2,200,000    1,944,986 
Warnermedia Holdings 144A 3.638% 3/15/25 #   3,890,000    3,687,448 
         44,919,930 
Consumer Cyclical — 5.56%          
7-Eleven 144A 0.80% 2/10/24 #   2,000,000    1,892,068 
Aptiv 2.396% 2/18/25   2,805,000    2,620,347 
AutoNation 3.50% 11/15/24   1,125,000    1,082,960 
DR Horton 2.60% 10/15/25   2,139,000    1,966,085 
Ford Motor Credit          
2.30% 2/10/25   235,000    208,543 
2.70% 8/10/26   1,700,000    1,412,088 
3.375% 11/13/25   3,095,000    2,738,910 
General Motors 4.875% 10/2/23   4,223,000    4,207,934 
General Motors Financial 1.20% 10/15/24   2,175,000    1,998,392 
Hyundai Capital America 144A 1.25% 9/18/23 #   2,200,000    2,116,963 
Lowe’s 4.40% 9/8/25   580,000    571,573 
MGM Resorts International 5.75% 6/15/25   4,825,000    4,615,933 
Nissan Motor 144A 3.043% 9/15/23 #   3,750,000    3,647,544 
Nordstrom 2.30% 4/8/24   730,000    679,754 
PVH 4.625% 7/10/25   3,650,000    3,502,770 
VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30   200,000    181,167 
Volkswagen Group of America Finance 144A 0.875% 11/22/23 #   5,150,000    4,905,678 
         38,348,709 
Consumer Non-Cyclical — 5.32%          
AbbVie 2.30% 11/21/22   3,600,000    3,591,520 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)          
Becton Dickinson and Co.          
3.734% 12/15/24   998,000   $964,755 
Conagra Brands 0.50% 8/11/23   1,125,000    1,084,235 
CSL Finance 144A 4.05% 4/27/29 #   280,000    258,248 
Darling Ingredients 144A 5.25% 4/15/27 #    4,355,000    4,113,657 
Diageo Capital 3.50% 9/18/23   3,500,000    3,458,728 
HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 #, *   4,125,000    3,657,566 
Keurig Dr Pepper 0.75% 3/15/24   1,820,000    1,715,563 
McCormick & Co.          
0.90% 2/15/26   2,975,000    2,582,985 
3.50% 9/1/23   1,320,000    1,303,366 
Novartis Capital 3.00% 11/20/25   3,750,000    3,568,847 
Royalty Pharma          
0.75% 9/2/23   5,200,000    4,981,987 
1.20% 9/2/25   3,940,000    3,486,770 
Tyson Foods 3.95% 8/15/24   2,000,000    1,959,708 
         36,727,935 
Electric — 3.50%          
Black Hills 1.037% 8/23/24   2,500,000    2,310,977 
Edison International 3.55% 11/15/24   3,700,000    3,555,672 
Enel Finance International 144A 4.25% 6/15/25 #   680,000    653,427 
Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27   610,000    554,411 
Fells Point Funding Trust 144A 3.046% 1/31/27 #   570,000    508,571 
ITC Holdings 144A 4.95% 9/22/27 #   370,000    361,564 
MidAmerican Energy 3.70% 9/15/23   3,000,000    2,983,676 
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance 1.875% 2/7/25   3,685,000    3,452,738 
Southern 0.60% 2/26/24   3,635,000    3,421,900 
Virginia Electric and Power 2.75% 3/15/23   5,425,000    5,372,340 
Vistra Operations 144A 5.125% 5/13/25 #   985,000    954,938 
         24,130,214 
Energy — 5.04%          
Aker BP 144A 2.875% 1/15/26 #   3,675,000    3,341,559 
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings 7.00% 6/30/24   1,500,000    1,526,473 
ConocoPhillips 2.40% 3/7/25   2,855,000    2,703,436 
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings 3.55% 11/1/23   3,765,000    3,711,209 
Enbridge 2.50% 2/14/25   2,200,000    2,068,583 
Energy Transfer 4.25% 4/1/24   3,200,000    3,134,146 
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco 144A 1.75% 9/30/27 #   3,746,484    3,410,537 
Harvest Operations 144A 1.00% 4/26/24 #   3,600,000    3,382,358 
HF Sinclair 144A 2.625% 10/1/23 #   2,925,000    2,832,304 
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 3.45% 2/15/23   4,090,000    4,071,660 
Occidental Petroleum 5.875% 9/1/25   4,560,000    4,579,950 
         34,762,215 
Finance Companies — 1.76%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 1.65% 10/29/24   5,000,000    4,572,381 
Aviation Capital Group 144A 4.375% 1/30/24 #   3,000,000    2,903,226 
Avolon Holdings Funding 144A 4.25% 4/15/26 #   1,100,000    987,551 
Park Aerospace Holdings 144A 5.50% 2/15/24 #   1,750,000    1,714,364 
USAA Capital 144A 1.50% 5/1/23 #   2,000,000    1,969,030 
         12,146,552 
Insurance — 4.67%          
Athene Global Funding          
144A 0.914% 8/19/24 #   2,150,000    1,963,322 
144A 0.95% 1/8/24 #   3,000,000    2,825,792 
Elevance Health 3.35% 12/1/24   5,000,000    4,812,732 
MassMutual Global Funding II 144A 0.60% 4/12/24 #   5,100,000    4,778,996 
Met Tower Global Funding 144A 3.70% 6/13/25 #, *   2,100,000    2,027,063 
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A 0.90% 6/8/23 #   3,750,000    3,657,282 
New York Life Global Funding 144A 0.85% 1/15/26 #, *   5,000,000    4,399,488 
Principal Life Global Funding II 144A 0.75% 4/12/24 #   2,200,000    2,054,601 
Protective Life Global Funding 144A 0.631% 10/13/23 #, *   2,250,000    2,159,673 
Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II 144A 2.15% 1/21/23 #   3,600,000    3,570,405 
         32,249,354 
Natural Gas — 0.54%          
Sempra Energy 3.30% 4/1/25   3,110,000    2,962,384 
Southern California Gas 2.95% 4/15/27   820,000    749,580 
         3,711,964 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.39%          
American Tower Trust #1 Series 13 2A 144A 3.07% 3/15/48 #   8,265,000   $8,207,641 
SBA Tower Trust          
144A 1.884% 7/15/50 #   3,222,000    2,832,997 
144A 2.836% 1/15/50 #   5,840,000    5,463,554 
         16,504,192 
Technology — 4.18%          
Apple 3.00% 2/9/24   927,000    911,063 
Baidu 1.72% 4/9/26   1,050,000    928,941 
Fidelity National Information Services 4.70% 7/15/27   3,335,000    3,215,141 
Microchip Technology 0.983% 9/1/24   4,750,000    4,376,159 
PayPal Holdings 1.65% 6/1/25   7,907,000    7,287,719 
S&P Global 144A 2.45% 3/1/27 #   2,005,000    1,800,049 
Seagate HDD Cayman 4.75% 6/1/23   1,950,000    1,925,565 
Sensata Technologies          
144A 5.00% 10/1/25 #   3,720,000    3,554,069 
144A 5.625% 11/1/24 #   950,000    945,877 
Thomson Reuters 4.30% 11/23/23   3,630,000    3,604,657 
Workday          
3.50% 4/1/27   130,000    120,439 
3.70% 4/1/29   200,000    179,614 
         28,849,293 
Transportation — 0.56%          
American Airlines 2016-2 Class AA Pass Through Trust 3.20% 12/15/29 ♦   1,113,000    967,810 
Penske Truck Leasing 144A 4.40% 7/1/27 #   3,055,000    2,870,155 
         3,837,965 
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $483,451,887)
        454,169,723 
           
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities — 3.98%          
Enterprise Fleet Financing
Series 2022-2 A2 144A 4.65% 5/21/29 #
   1,900,000    1,884,473 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2022-A B 1.91% 7/15/27
   3,550,000    3,231,345 
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A
Series 2020-2 A 1.06% 9/15/27
   7,600,000    6,774,371 
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust
Series 2022-1 B 2.23% 2/20/26
   4,150,000    3,929,076 
Toyota Lease Owner Trust
Series 2021-B A3 144A 0.42% 10/21/24 #
   4,850,000    4,669,040 
Verizon Master Trust
Series 2022-2 B 1.83% 7/20/28
   3,550,000    3,288,152 
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust Series 2022-A A3 3.44% 7/21/25   3,750,000    3,678,131 
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $28,675,420)
        27,454,588 
           
Supranational Bank — 0.21%          
Corp Andina de Fomento 2.375% 5/12/23   1,500,000    1,481,008 
Total Supranational Bank
(cost $1,499,289)
        1,481,008 
           
US Treasury Obligations — 8.72%          
US Treasury Notes          
2.875% 5/15/25   6,409,600    6,168,989 
3.125% 8/31/27   56,270,000    53,984,031 
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $60,270,856)
        60,153,020 
           
   Number of
shares
      
Short-Term Investments — 0.73%          
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.73%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   1,259,524    1,259,524 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   1,259,524    1,259,524 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   1,259,524    1,259,524 

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Short-Term Investments (continued)          
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   1,259,523   $1,259,523 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $5,038,095)
        5,038,095 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—98.58%
(cost $715,332,337)
        680,291,232 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** — 0.13%          
Money Market Mutual Fund — 0.13%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   888,680    888,680 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $888,680)
        888,680 
Total Value of Securities—98.71%
(cost $716,221,017)
       $681,179,912■ 
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $250,525,554, which represents 36.30% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
* Fully or partially on loan.
µ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $19,374,989 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $19,061,986.

The following futures contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
   Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
863            US Treasury 2 yr Notes   $177,252,109   $180,031,746   12/30/22  $   $(2,779,637)  $(129,742)
(362)  US Treasury 5 yr Notes   (38,917,827)   (40,257,521)  12/30/22   1,339,694        96,158 
Total Futures Contracts   $139,774,225      $1,339,694   $(2,779,637)  $(33,584)

The use of futures contracts involve elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in these financial statements. The notional amounts presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the variation margin is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

Summary of abbreviations:

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation

DAC – Designated Activity Company

FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR01M – ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC

TSFR03M – 3 Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD – US Dollar

yr – Year

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Affiliated Mutual Funds — 99.55%          
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class R6<<   801,688   $8,329,538 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class R6<<   2,550,919    38,365,816 
Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund Class R6<<   500,343    4,272,930 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class R6<<   991,470    13,057,661 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6<<   1,195,429    21,828,538 
Total Affiliated Mutual Funds
(cost $87,374,989)
        85,854,483 
           
Short-Term Investments — 0.58%          
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.58%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   124,708    124,709 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   124,709    124,709 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   124,709    124,709 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   124,708    124,708 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $498,835)
        498,835 
Total Value of Securities—100.13%
(cost $87,873,824)
       $86,353,318

<< Affiliated company. See Note 2 in “Notes to financial statements.”

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 100.05%         
Communication Services — 7.94%         
Electronic Arts   707,435   $81,857,304
Pinterest Class A †   5,614,606    130,820,320
Shutterstock   996,072    49,972,932
Trade Desk Class A †   1,427,021    85,264,505
ZoomInfo Technologies †   1,662,466    69,258,333
         417,173,394
Consumer Discretionary — 17.38%         
BorgWarner   3,183,447    99,960,236
Chipotle Mexican Grill †   106,540    160,104,050
Floor & Decor Holdings Class A *, †   757,691    53,235,370
Horizon Therapeutics †   1,319,074    81,637,490
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A *   3,966,496    57,395,197
Lululemon Athletica †   263,992    73,801,603
National Vision Holdings *, †   2,107,944    68,824,372
On Holding Class A *, †   2,986,415    47,931,961
Petco Health & Wellness *, †   3,533,711    39,436,215
Pool   258,855    82,370,249
Ulta Beauty †   164,488    65,990,941
Vail Resorts   380,007    81,944,709
         912,632,393
Consumer Staples — 1.31%         
Brown-Forman Class B   1,033,956    68,830,451
         68,830,451
Financials — 6.72%         
First Republic Bank   767,338    100,175,976
Kinsale Capital Group   209,767    53,578,687
MarketAxess Holdings   587,284    130,664,817
Pinnacle Financial Partners   843,816    68,433,478
         352,852,958
Healthcare — 18.91%         
ABIOMED †   370,597    91,040,859
Agilent Technologies   631,154    76,716,769
Azenta *   1,000,420    42,878,001
Bio-Techne   259,403    73,670,452
Dexcom ~, †   2,145,824    172,824,665
Edwards Lifesciences †   928,175    76,695,100
Envista Holdings †   2,653,870    87,073,475
Genmab ADR *, †   2,487,129    79,911,455
Intuitive Surgical †   408,138    76,501,387
Repligen †   569,365    106,533,885
Seagen †   642,710    87,942,009
West Pharmaceutical Services   85,278    20,985,210
         992,773,267
Industrials — 15.22%         
A O Smith   1,444,164    70,157,487
Clarivate *, †   4,499,259    42,248,042
Copart †   295,578    31,449,499
CoStar Group ~, †   3,568,824    248,568,592
Fastenal ~   1,664,871    76,650,661
Generac Holdings †   350,717    62,476,726
HEICO Class A   1,038,394    119,020,720
IDEX   356,121    71,170,782
Trex †   1,754,987    77,114,129
         798,856,638
Information Technology — 32.55%         
Arista Networks †   1,412,390    159,444,707
Coherent *, †   2,354,550    82,056,067
Crowdstrike Holdings Class A †   618,259    101,895,266
DocuSign †   1,326,891    70,948,862
EngageSmart *, †   844,745    17,477,774
Five9 †   965,489    72,392,365
Genpact   1,117,510    48,913,413
Keysight Technologies †   716,442    112,739,313
Littelfuse   246,347    48,946,685
Marvell Technology   2,459,063    105,518,393
Microchip Technology   1,874,627    114,408,486
Monolithic Power Systems   417,242    151,625,743
Novanta †   485,044    56,095,339
Paycom Software †   381,927    126,032,091
Teradyne *   1,358,118    102,062,568
Trimble †   1,522,221    82,610,934
Tyler Technologies †   324,590    112,795,025
Universal Display   676,250    63,804,187
Workiva †   812,396    63,204,409
Zebra Technologies Class A †   59,943    15,705,665
         1,708,677,292
Materials — 0.02%         
Scotts Miracle-Gro   22,925    980,044
         980,044
Total Common Stocks
(cost $4,567,663,752)
        5,252,776,437
          
Short-Term Investments — 0.03%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.03%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   401,911    401,911
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   401,912    401,912
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   401,911    401,911

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments (continued)         
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued)         
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   401,912   $401,912
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,607,646)
        1,607,646
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—100.08%
(cost $4,569,271,398)
        5,254,384,083
          
Securities Lending Collateral** — 1.41%         
Money Market Mutual Fund — 1.41%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   73,821,740    73,821,740
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $73,821,740)
        73,821,740
Total Value of Securities—101.49%
(cost $4,643,093,138)
       $5,328,205,823
   
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
~ Fully or partially pledged as collateral for options contracts.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $265,800,787 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $204,720,221.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 99.08%         
Consumer Discretionary — 22.59%         
Darden Restaurants   289,730   $36,598,694
Garmin   450,054    36,143,837
Hasbro   512,822    34,574,459
Polaris *   358,316    34,272,925
Service Corp. International   639,110    36,902,211
Tractor Supply   202,004    37,548,503
Travel + Leisure   952,021    32,482,957
Vail Resorts   169,809    36,617,613
         285,141,199
Consumer Staples — 8.28%         
Clorox   272,198    34,947,501
McCormick & Co.   497,177    35,433,805
Sysco   483,612    34,196,204
         104,577,510
Financials — 20.14%         
Ares Management Class A   540,359    33,475,240
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.   214,666    36,755,112
Discover Financial Services   383,504    34,868,184
First American Financial   777,160    35,827,076
Glacier Bancorp   798,235    39,217,286
Northern Trust   410,959    35,161,652
Umpqua Holdings   2,274,222    38,866,454
         254,171,004
Healthcare — 2.76%         
Encompass Health   769,233    34,792,409
         34,792,409
Industrials — 17.16%         
CH Robinson Worldwide   375,235    36,138,883
Fastenal   805,142    37,068,738
nVent Electric *   1,165,857    36,852,740
Snap-on   177,047    35,648,413
Stanley Black & Decker   455,923    34,289,969
Watsco   141,925    36,540,010
         216,538,753
Information Technology — 16.72%         
Broadridge Financial Solutions   237,256    34,240,786
Microchip Technology   588,368    35,908,099
NetApp   580,115    35,880,113
Paychex   320,407    35,952,869
Seagate Technology Holdings   641,776    34,161,736
TE Connectivity   316,218    34,897,819
         211,041,422
Materials — 11.43%         
Avery Dennison   218,743    35,589,486
Packaging Corp. of America   322,097    36,168,272
RPM International *   432,396    36,022,911
Sonoco Products   642,741    36,462,697
         144,243,366
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,131,973,913)
        1,250,505,663
          
Short-Term Investments — 0.88%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.88%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   2,790,458    2,790,458
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   2,790,459    2,790,459
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   2,790,458    2,790,458
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   2,790,459    2,790,459
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $11,161,834)
        11,161,834
Total Value of Securities—99.96%
(cost $1,143,135,747)
       $1,261,667,497
   
* Fully or partially on loan.
Includes $37,212,282 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $38,735,721.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds — 99.03%         
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 11.98%         
Buckeye Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority (Senior)         
Series A-2 3.00% 6/1/48   6,110,000   $4,092,539
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/48   4,010,000    3,273,443
Series B-2 5.00% 6/1/55   1,500,000    1,261,845
Chandler Arizona Industrial Development Authority         
(Intel Corporation Project) 5.00% 9/1/42 (AMT) ●   5,000,000    5,176,150
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facilities Revenue         
(Green Bond - Brightline Passenger Rail Project)
Series B 144A 7.375% 1/1/49 (AMT) #
   6,000,000    5,185,740
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority         
(Convention Center Hotel)
Series A 2.375% 1/1/31
   1,000,000    834,940
Hoover, Alabama Industrial Development Board Environmental Improvement Revenue         
(United States Steel Corporation Project) 5.75% 10/1/49 (AMT)   1,825,000    1,860,697
Indiana Finance Authority Exempt Facility Revenue         
(Green Bond - Polyflow Indiana Project) 144A 7.00% 3/1/39 (AMT) #   2,680,000    2,034,281
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue         
(Iowa Fertilizer Company Project)         
5.00% 12/1/50 ●   1,140,000    1,032,327
5.00% 12/1/50   1,000,000    870,890
New York City Industrial Development Agency         
(Pilot Rev Bds - Yankee Stadium Project)         
0.009% 3/1/27 ^   3,000,000    2,501,280
0.011% 3/1/26 ^   3,185,000    2,772,510
0.014% 3/1/25 ^   3,175,000    2,883,186
New York Counties Tobacco Trust V         
(Pass Through Program) Series 4B 144A 0.242% 6/1/60 #, ^   402,200,000    11,969,472
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue         
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)         
5.00% 12/1/37 (AMT)   1,000,000    971,950
5.00% 12/1/38 (AMT)   900,000    869,292
5.00% 12/1/39 (AMT)   1,000,000    963,660
Public Finance Authority         
(Senior Lien - Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62
   2,170,000    1,872,428
Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority Gulf Opportunity Zone         
(Hunt Refining Project)
Series A 144A 5.25% 5/1/44 #
   2,745,000    2,318,894
         52,745,524
Education Revenue Bonds — 5.62%         
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue         
(Leman Academy Of Excellence Projects)
Series A 4.50% 7/1/54
   1,320,000    1,069,979
California Educational Facilities Authority (Stanford University)         
Series U-7 5.00% 6/1/46   7,675,000    8,390,080
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49   3,100,000    3,395,709
California Municipal Finance Authority         
(American Heritage Education Foundation Project)
Series A 5.00% 6/1/36
   1,000,000    1,004,580
California State University
Series A 5.00% 11/1/38
   500,000    521,720
Clifton Higher Education Finance Revenue         
(Uplift Education)
Series A 4.25% 12/1/34
   3,000,000    2,778,390

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)         
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)         
Florida Development Finance Educational Facilities Revenue         
(Mater Academy Projects)         
Series A 5.00% 6/15/28   410,000   $420,619
Series A 5.00% 6/15/29   400,000    409,668
Series A 5.00% 6/15/56   965,000    917,676
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue
Series V 5.00% 7/1/55
   3,000,000    3,168,240
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority Revenue         
(Germantown Academy Project)
Series A 4.00% 10/1/36
   1,000,000    872,910
Onondaga Civic Development Revenue         
(Le Moyne College Project)         
Series B 4.00% 7/1/38   255,000    221,205
Series B 4.00% 7/1/39   325,000    279,279
Series B 4.00% 7/1/40   300,000    255,264
Utah Charter School Finance Authority         
(Syracuse Arts Academy Project) 5.00% 4/15/37   1,000,000    1,023,900
         24,729,219
Electric Revenue Bonds — 8.08%         
Guam Power Authority Revenue
Series A 5.00% 10/1/40
   1,000,000    1,012,890
(Tax-Exempt)         
Series A 5.00% 10/1/33   880,000    910,791
Series A 5.00% 10/1/34   3,205,000    3,297,400
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
Series A 5.00% 2/1/32
   3,695,000    3,836,555
Long Island Power Authority         
(Tax-Exempt)
Series A 5.00% 9/1/39
   1,500,000    1,523,280
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission         
(Iatan 2 Project)         
Series A 5.00% 12/1/36   5,650,000    5,812,720
Series A 5.00% 12/1/37   1,000,000    1,028,290
Modesto Irrigation District
Series A 5.00% 10/1/36
   4,270,000    4,428,588
Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station Unit 2         
(System Revenue Bonds - Nebraska City 2)
Series A 5.00% 2/1/41
   1,000,000    1,022,050
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue         
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡   225,000    167,625
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡   510,000    379,950
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡   185,000    137,132
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡   2,005,000    1,493,725
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡   145,000    107,481
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡   315,000    234,675
Utility Debt Securitization Authority         
(Restructured - Federally Tax-Exempt)
Series TE 5.00% 12/15/31
   10,000,000    10,191,500
         35,584,652
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 11.81%         
Brookhaven Development Authority         
(Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)
Series A 4.00% 7/1/44
   1,000,000    898,590
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue         
(John Muir Health)
Series A 5.00% 8/15/51
   1,000,000    996,220
Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority         
(Main Line Health System)
Series A 4.00% 9/1/40
   785,000    713,573
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue         
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49
   1,015,000    813,797
Hamilton County Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue         
(Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Project)
Series CC 5.00% 11/15/49
   6,460,000    6,746,630

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)         
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)         
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance Special Purpose Revenue         
(Queen’s Health Systems)
Series A 5.00% 7/1/35
   1,500,000   $1,532,340
Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri         
(Mosaic Health System)
Series A 4.00% 2/15/44
   600,000    520,494
Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority Revenue         
(Tampa General Hospital Project)
Series A 3.50% 8/1/55
   5,000,000    3,505,150
Illinois Finance Authority         
(Northshore - Edward- Elmhurst Health Credit Group)
Series A 5.00% 8/15/47
   3,985,000    3,988,666
Lake County Port & Economic Development Authority         
(First Mortgage - Tapestry Wicklife, LLC Project)
Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/52 #, ‡
   1,300,000    390,000
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority         
(Banner Health)
Series A 4.00% 1/1/38
   6,000,000    5,542,680
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority         
(Ascension Health Credit Group)
Series B-4 5.00% 11/15/32
   2,000,000    2,060,960
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority Revenue         
(Thomas Jefferson University)
Series B 4.00% 5/1/47
   1,750,000    1,490,545
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Texas Senior Living Revenue         
(Sanctuary LTC Project)
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/57
   3,500,000    2,668,610
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Texas Senior Living Revenue         
(Sanctuary LTC Project)
Series A-2 6.50% 1/1/31
   9,865,000    8,753,017
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority First Mortgage Revenue         
(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project)         
Series A 144A 6.50% 12/1/38 #, ‡   3,285,000    1,248,300
Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #, ‡   3,765,000    1,430,700
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Revenue         
(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project)         
4.00% 7/1/39   75,000    61,637
5.00% 7/1/30   445,000    469,653
5.00% 7/1/32   900,000    939,393
5.00% 7/1/35   360,000    370,055
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority         
(Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.)
Series A 5.00% 12/1/46
   250,000    250,075
Union County Hospital Facility Authority         
(Grande Ronde Hospital Project) 5.00% 7/1/41   1,090,000    1,047,011
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill         
(University of North Carolina Hospitals) 5.00% 2/1/49   500,000    521,850
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority         
(Providence Health & Services)
Series D 5.00% 10/1/38
   5,000,000    5,028,500
         51,988,446

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)         
Housing Revenue Bonds — 0.90%         
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
Series A 2.35% 9/1/35
   2,500,000   $2,009,625
New York City Housing Development MultiFamily Revenue         
(Sustainable Development Bonds)         
Series A-1-B 2.05% 11/1/31   520,000    429,255
Series A-1-B 2.15% 11/1/32   970,000    782,809
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Series 44 2.55% 7/1/35
   930,000    744,000
         3,965,689
Lease Revenue Bonds — 5.80%         
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois Revenue         
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)
Series B 4.178% 12/15/54 (BAM) ^
   25,445,000    4,570,940
Michigan State Building Authority         
(Facilities Program)
Series I 5.00% 4/15/34
   3,000,000    3,108,150
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Series AA 4.00% 6/15/50 (BAM)
   4,210,000    3,546,883
(Transportation System)
Series A 3.575% 12/15/39 (BAM) ^
   12,970,000    5,432,355
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue         
(Subordinate)         
Series S-1 5.00% 7/15/37   1,000,000    1,027,030
Series S-3A 5.00% 7/15/36   2,000,000    2,102,960
New York Liberty Development         
(Green Bonds)
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51 (BAM)
   6,425,000    4,297,618
Regional Transportation District 5.00% 6/1/35   1,435,000    1,471,578
         25,557,514
Local General Obligation Bonds — 4.67%         
Alamo Community College District 5.00% 8/15/38   5,000,000    5,262,400
Lincoln Consolidated School District         
(General Obligation - Unlimited Tax)
Series A 5.00% 5/1/35 (AGM)
   500,000    522,350
Mida Golf and Equestrian Center Public Infrastructure District         
(Utah Limited Tax)         
144A 4.50% 6/1/51 #   2,500,000    1,828,500
144A 4.625% 6/1/57 #   2,000,000    1,441,460
New York         
Series D-1 5.00% 8/1/30   2,000,000    2,028,400
Series G 5.00% 8/1/30   1,000,000    1,019,670
Palomar Health         
Series A 0.000% 8/1/31 ^   3,315,000    2,236,995
Series A 0.000% 8/1/32 ^   5,000,000    3,193,550
Series A 0.000% 8/1/33 ^   5,000,000    3,014,600
         20,547,925
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds — 2.04%         
Central Texas Turnpike System 1st Tier 13.777% 8/15/26 ^   1,340,000    1,171,066
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue         
(Convertible Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series C 6.50% 10/1/41-26 §
   7,000,000    7,822,640
         8,993,706
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 17.59%         
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority 5.00% 5/1/36   850,000    868,275
Bullhead City, Arizona Excise Taxes Revenue 2.55% 7/1/46   3,000,000    1,837,860
City & County of San Francisco Special Tax District No 2020-1         
(Federally Taxable)
Series B 144A 5.25% 9/1/49 #
   5,000,000    3,675,100

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)         
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)         
City of Detroit, Michigan
Series B 3.633% 6/15/34 ‡, ●
   3,132,110   $2,732,766
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico 7.50% 8/20/40   21,700,766    19,096,674
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39
   3,130,000    3,141,205
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority         
(Third Indenture Series)
Series B 5.00% 7/1/43
   2,000,000    2,072,100
Miami-Dade County 0.00% 10/1/37 (BAM) ^   3,000,000    1,464,630
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue         
(Future Tax Secured Tax- Exempt Subordinate)
Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/37
   5,000,000    5,177,100
New York Convention Center Development Revenue         
(Hotel Unit Fee Secured) 5.00% 11/15/34   2,000,000    2,044,420
New York State Dormitory Authority         
Unrefunded Balance
Series B 5.00% 2/15/38
   5,000,000    5,098,700
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue         
(Restructured)         
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53   3,730,000    3,194,969
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58   5,750,000    5,090,475
Series A-1 5.373% 7/1/46 ^   26,435,000    5,992,550
Series A-1 6.157% 7/1/51 ^   65,459,000    10,737,894
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40   2,340,000    2,027,072
Regional Transportation Authority
Series A 6.00% 7/1/24
   3,080,000    3,214,227
         77,466,017
State General Obligation Bonds — 8.18%         
California State         
(School Facilities) 5.00% 11/1/30   3,000,000    3,056,010
(Various Purpose)         
5.00% 2/1/33   8,000,000    8,043,280
5.00% 4/1/37   5,000,000    5,041,100
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Series C 2.964% 11/1/43 ●, ^
   29,851,592    14,963,110
(Restructured)
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46
   2,530,631    1,901,997
Illinois State         
Series A 5.50% 3/1/42   2,000,000    2,025,500
Series A 5.50% 3/1/47   1,000,000    1,005,040
         36,036,037
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 16.19%         
Austin Texas Airport System Revenue 5.00% 11/15/39 (AMT)   1,000,000    1,002,420
Central Texas Turnpike System 1st Tier Unrefunded Balance         
Series A 13.746% 8/15/26 ^   18,000,000    15,605,280
Series B 5.00% 8/15/37   1,000,000    1,021,880
Chicago O’Hare International Airport         
(General Airport Senior Lien)         
Series B 5.00% 1/1/34   1,000,000    1,019,360
Series D 5.25% 1/1/37   2,500,000    2,599,825
(Senior Lien)
Series A 5.00% 1/1/38 (AMT)
   605,000    610,548
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Revenue         
(Senior Lien Toll Road Refunding)
Series A 4.00% 1/15/46
   2,000,000    1,713,240
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority         
Series A 5.00% 1/1/35   3,000,000    3,010,200
Series B 5.00% 1/1/37   2,000,000    2,063,160
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series C 5.00% 11/15/36
   2,625,000    2,611,219
(Transportation)
Series C-1 5.00% 11/15/35
   2,500,000    2,495,075
Miami-Dade County Florida Aviation Revenue
Series A 4.00% 10/1/44 (AMT)
   1,500,000    1,294,125
Monroe County Airport Revenue         
(Key West International Airport)         
5.00% 10/1/42 (AMT)   1,505,000    1,442,693
5.00% 10/1/52 (AMT)   2,445,000    2,268,471
5.25% 10/1/47 (AMT)   1,100,000    1,077,912

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)         
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)         
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue         
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)
Series A 5.00% 12/1/35 (AMT)
   1,000,000   $984,020
North Carolina Turnpike Authority (Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series B 5.296% 1/1/34 ^
   10,000,000    5,800,400
North Texas Tollway Authority 1st Tier 15.18% 1/1/30 ^   12,000,000    8,963,880
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission          
(Subordinate) 5.00% 6/1/38   1,000,000    1,014,900
Series C 6.25% 6/1/33 (AGM)   4,000,000    4,386,160
Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue
(Senior Lien)
         
Series A 5.00% 7/1/36 (AMT)   1,000,000    1,012,900
Series B 5.00% 7/1/37   1,000,000    1,033,550
Port of Portland Oregon Airport Revenue         
(Portland International Airport)
Series 23 5.00% 7/1/33
   5,000,000    5,125,200
Port of Seattle
Series B 5.00% 3/1/35
   2,000,000    2,043,580
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien Revenue         
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segment 3C Project)
5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT)
   1,175,000    1,078,309
         71,278,307
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 6.17%         
Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue
Series D 5.00% 6/1/34
   5,000,000    5,209,550
(Green Bonds)
Series A 5.00% 6/1/35
   1,000,000    1,040,940
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority         
(Second General Resolution)
Series HH 5.00% 6/15/37
   10,000,000    10,289,200
Tampa FLA Water & Wastewater System Revenue         
(Green Bonds)
Series A 5.25% 10/1/57
   2,000,000    2,159,100
Texas Water Development Board         
(State Water Implementation Revenue Fund)
Series B 5.00% 10/15/38
   8,000,000    8,479,040
         27,177,830
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $473,389,091)
        436,070,866
          
    Number of
shares
     
Short-Term Investments — 0.08%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.01%         
State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund – Premier Class (seven-day effective yield 2.86%)   46,445    46,445
         46,445
          
    Principal
amount°
     
Variable Rate Demand Note — 0.07%¤         
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority         
(Mayo Clinic)
Series B 2.70% 11/15/52 (SPA - Northern Trust)
   300,000    300,000
         300,000
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $346,445)
        346,445
Total Value of Securities—99.11%
(cost $473,735,536)
       $436,417,311
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

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Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $31,522,447, which represents 7.16% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.
§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of September 30, 2022.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

        Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds — 97.69%        
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 19.72%          
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50 #
   1,000,000   $967,780 
(Legacy Cares, Inc. Project)
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/51 #
   5,350,000    4,127,739 
Buckeye Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series B-2 5.00% 6/1/55
   15,470,000    13,013,828 
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency
Series D 8.238% 6/1/55 ^
   6,250,000    345,313 
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue
(Trips Obligated Group) 5.00% 7/1/48 (AMT)
    1,000,000       932,860  
Children’s Trust Fund
Series A 7.713% 5/15/57 ^
   225,000,000    13,155,750 
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing
(Asset Backed Bonds)
Series C 0.15% 6/15/55 ^
    110,000,000       8,803,300  
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization
(Asset Backed Bonds)
Series D 0.675% 6/1/55 ^
    4,000,000       190,040  
Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste System Project)
Series R-2 144A 4.375% 8/1/35 (AMT) #, ●
    1,000,000       978,770  
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facilities Revenue
(Brightline Passenger Rail Project)
Series B 144A 7.375% 1/1/49 (AMT) #
    7,500,000       6,482,175  
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority
(Convention Center Hotel)
Series A 4.00% 1/1/54
    4,000,000       3,063,400  
Inland California Empire Tobacco Securitization
Series E 144A 0.63% 6/1/57 #, ^
   7,000,000    337,890 
Series F 144A 0.24% 6/1/57 #, ^   163,120,000    6,603,098 
Iowa Finance Authority
(Childserve Project) 5.00% 12/1/50 ●
    2,955,000       2,675,900  
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets Project)
Series A 8.375% 7/1/39 (AMT) ‡
    13,547,003       135  
Series LA 144A 7.75% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡   1,976,705    20 
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue
(Louisiana Pellets Project)
Series B 10.50% 7/1/39 (AMT) ‡
    12,201,587       122  
Lower Alabama Gas District
Series A 5.00% 9/1/46
   6,000,000    5,754,060 
Main Street Natural Gas
Series A 4.00% 5/15/39
   2,500,000    2,210,925 
Nassau County Tobacco Settlement
Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46
   10,000,000    8,840,300 
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Series B 144A 3.75% 7/1/45 (AMT) #, ●
   2,000,000    1,553,000 
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing
(Subordinate)
Series B 5.00% 6/1/46
    6,000,000       5,530,620  
New York City Industrial Development Agency
(Yankee Stadium Project)
Series A 3.00% 3/1/49
    1,000,000       648,510  
New York Counties Tobacco Trust
Series F 7.084% 6/1/60 ^
   55,000,000    2,386,450 
New York Counties Tobacco Trust V
(Pass Through Program)
144A 0.622% 6/1/60 #, ^
    322,800,000       9,606,528  
New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI
(Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through Bonds)
Series C 5.00% 6/1/51
    1,000,000       850,620  

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)          
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue 6.50% 11/15/38   9,000,000   $10,269,090 
Public Finance Authority Education Revenue
(Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62
    3,030,000       2,614,496  
Sanger Industrial Development
(Texas Pellets Project)
Series B 8.00% 7/1/38 (AMT) ‡
    17,870,000       4,467,500  
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California
Series C 1.746% 6/1/46 ^
   3,515,000    496,037 
(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)
Series D 2.151% 6/1/46 ^
   6,540,000    721,100 
(San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation)
Series B-1 5.00% 6/1/48
   875,000    824,320 
Tobacco Settlement Financing
Series B 5.00% 6/1/50
   5,000,000    4,962,600 
Vermont Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue (Casella Waste System Project) 144A 4.625% 4/1/36 (AMT) #, ●   1,000,000    952,590 
         124,366,866 
Education Revenue Bonds — 14.99%          
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue
Series B 144A 5.00% 3/1/42 #
   1,500,000    1,382,550 
Arlington Higher Education Finance
(Newman International Academy)
          
Series A 4.00% 8/15/31   200,000    181,258 
Series A 5.00% 8/15/41   600,000    537,102 
Series A 5.375% 8/15/36   4,585,000    4,486,102 
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue
(Stanford University)
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49
    9,000,000       9,858,510  
California Municipal Finance Authority
(Julian Charter School)
Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 #
    510,000       463,259  
(Palmdale Aerospace Academy)          
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/41 #   1,750,000    1,627,027 
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #   1,670,000    1,508,711 
California School Finance Authority
(Aspire Public School) 144A 5.00% 8/1/41 #
    1,375,000       1,372,456  
(Rocketship Public Schools - Obligated Group)
Series G 144A 5.00% 6/1/47 #
   675,000    599,724 
Series G 144A 5.00% 6/1/53 #   675,000    588,438 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue
(California Baptist University)
Series A 144A 5.00% 11/1/41 #
    1,000,000       1,006,190  
(University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments) 5.00% 5/15/40   1,500,000    1,500,885 
Capital Trust Agency 8.25% 1/1/49 ‡   3,000,000    0 
(Lutz Preparatory School Project)
Series A 4.00% 6/1/41
   330,000    291,172 
Chester Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue          
(Chester Community Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.625% 8/15/48 #
    12,000,000       11,130,000  

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)          
Florida Development Finance Corporation Educational Facilities Revenue (Renaissance Charter School project)
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/35 #
   2,000,000   $2,042,620 
Series A 144A 6.125% 6/15/44 #   5,300,000    5,371,285 
Series C 144A 5.00% 9/15/50 #   2,000,000    1,745,080 
Florida Development Finance Corporation Taxable Revenue
(Sculpture Charter School Project)
Series A 7.25% 10/1/38
    1,755,000       1,758,036  
Iowa Finance Authority
(Childserve Project)
Series B 5.00% 6/1/36
    2,425,000       2,239,196  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue
Series V 5.00% 7/1/55
   1,970,000    2,080,478 
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue
(Hanley International Academy Project) 5.00% 9/1/40
   1,115,000    990,198 
(Old Redford Academy Project)          
Series A 5.90% 12/1/30   1,850,000    1,750,156 
Series A 6.50% 12/1/40   3,000,000    2,794,410 
Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Revenue
(Old Redford Project)
Series A 5.875% 12/1/30
    1,720,000       1,624,506  
Nevada Department of Business & Industry State
(Somerset Academy)
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/48 #
    500,000       455,800  
Nevada State Department of Business & Industry
(Somerset Academy)
Series A 144A 5.125% 12/15/45 #
    2,515,000       2,398,354  
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Mast Community Charter School II Project) 5.00% 8/1/50
   375,000    344,599 
Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue
(Noah webster Schools)
Series A 7.00% 12/15/43
    1,500,000       1,536,210  
Public Finance Authority Education Revenue
(Cornerstone Charter Academy Project)
Series A 144A 5.125% 2/1/46 #
   3,000,000    2,682,780 
(Triad Educational Services)
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/15/45 #
   6,000,000    6,037,980 
(Wittenberg University Project) 144A 5.25% 12/1/39 #   5,000,000    4,611,250 
University of Texas System Board of Regents
Series B 5.00% 8/15/49
   8,320,000    9,118,054 
University of Virginia
(Green Bond)
Series 2 3.57% 4/1/45
   10,000,000    8,426,800 
         94,541,176 
Electric Revenue Bonds — 3.97%          
Arkansas River Power Authority
Series A 5.00% 10/1/43
   5,000,000    4,903,000 
Development Authority of Burke County Pollution Control Revenue
(Oglethrope Power Corporation Vogtle Project)
Series A 1.50% 1/1/40 ●
    700,000       646,394  
Guam Power Authority (Tax-Exempt Forward Delivery)          
Series A 5.00% 10/1/41   2,200,000    2,202,596 
Series A 5.00% 10/1/42   1,235,000    1,231,999 
Series A 5.00% 10/1/43   2,100,000    2,085,888 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority          
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/23 ‡   2,785,000    2,074,825 
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37 ‡   3,730,000    2,778,850 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)          
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue          
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡   2,635,000   $1,963,075 
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡   430,000    320,350 
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡   7,500,000    5,587,500 
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡   1,630,000    1,226,575 
         25,021,052 
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 14.70%          
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project)
Series D-2 144A 7.75% 1/1/54 #
    2,100,000       1,282,911  
(Third Tier - Great Lakes Senior Living Communities)
Series C 144A 5.50% 1/1/54 #
   4,000,000    2,291,760 
Bexar County Health Facilities Development
(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project) 5.00% 7/15/41
    5,395,000       5,027,277  
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue
(Stanford University)
Series V-2 5.00% 4/1/51
    6,210,000       6,806,843  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/46 #
    3,000,000       2,737,260  
City of Chicago, Illinois
(Goldblatts Supportive Living Project) 6.125% 12/1/43
    8,560,000       5,431,919  
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue
(Church Home of Hartford Incorporated Project)
               
Series A 144A 5.00% 9/1/46 #   1,000,000    892,430 
Series A 144A 5.00% 9/1/53 #   1,600,000    1,392,224 
Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority Revenue
(Northeast Georgia Health System Project)
Series A 3.00% 2/15/47
    3,775,000       2,502,108  
Kirkwood, Missouri Industrial Development Authority
(Aberdeen Heights)
Series A 5.25% 5/15/50
    4,000,000       3,261,440  
Lenexa City, Kansas health Care Facility Revenue
(Lakeview Village)
          
Series A 4.00% 5/15/34   1,000,000    873,230 
Series A 5.00% 5/15/39   1,500,000    1,429,890 
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue
Series A 3.00% 12/1/49
   12,000,000    8,215,200 
(Henry Ford Health System)
Series A 4.00% 11/15/50
   2,000,000    1,706,720 
Muskingum County Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue          
(Genesis HealthCare System Obligated Group Project) 5.00% 2/15/48   5,000,000    4,322,100 
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
(Amsterdam at Harborside Project)
Series B 5.00% 1/1/58 ~, ●
    10,884,206       5,977,606  
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance
(Sanctuary LTC Project)
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/57
    3,805,000       2,901,160  
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(OU Medicine Project)
Series B 5.50% 8/15/57
    3,000,000       2,548,020  
Orange County New York Funding Corporation Assisted Living Residence Revenue
(The Hamlet at Wallkill Assisted Living Project) 6.50% 1/1/46
    4,900,000       3,900,351  
Palomar Health 4.00% 11/1/39   4,375,000    3,682,394 

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)          
Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority Revenue
(Capital Manor Project) 5.00% 5/15/53
   1,895,000   $1,757,973 
Seminole County, Florida Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Pointe at UCF Project)
Series A 5.25% 11/15/39
    2,000,000       1,690,900  
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance
Series A 6.75% 11/15/47
   1,000,000    1,008,150 
(Air Force Villages Obligated Group Project) 5.00% 5/15/45   8,650,000    7,674,366 
(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project)
Series A 6.75% 11/15/52
   2,500,000    2,515,450 
Terre Haute Revenue
(Westminster Village Project) 6.00% 8/1/39
   4,000,000    3,824,280 
Washington State Housing Finance Commission          
(Rockwood Retirement Communities Project)
Series A 144A 7.50% 1/1/49 #
   5,000,000    5,027,600 
Wisconsin Health  & Educational Facilities Authority
(Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin) 3.00% 8/15/52
    3,000,000       2,005,110  
         92,686,672 
Housing Revenue Bond — 0.08%          
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Revenue
(Parallel - Anaheim)
Series A 144A 4.00% 8/1/56 #
    700,000       523,271  
         523,271 
Lease Revenue Bonds — 1.98%          
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue
(Lancer Plaza Project)
          
5.625% 11/1/33   1,400,000    1,412,628 
5.875% 11/1/43   1,890,000    1,904,062 
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)
          
Series A 4.00% 12/15/42   3,035,000    2,479,777 
Series A 4.00% 12/15/47   1,965,000    1,535,706 
New York Liberty Development Revenue
(World Trade Center Project) 144A 7.25% 11/15/44 #
    2,000,000       2,016,060  
St Louis Municipal Finance
(Convention Center Capital Improvement Project)
          
Series A 6.43% 7/15/36 ^   2,250,000    1,166,760 
Series A 6.44% 7/15/37 ^   4,000,000    1,958,480 
         12,473,473 
Local General Obligation Bonds — 3.10%          
City of Detroit, Michigan 5.25% 4/1/23   220,100    220,184 
City of Fairfield, Alabama 6.00% 6/1/37 ‡   8,485,000    6,788,000 
Mida Golf and Equestrian Center Public Infrastructure District
(Utah Limited Tax)
          
144A 4.50% 6/1/51 #   2,665,000    1,949,181 
144A 4.625% 6/1/57 #   2,310,000    1,664,886 
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue
(School Districts)
Series A 5.00% 10/1/22
   55,000    55,000 
Village of Riverdale 8.00% 10/1/36   7,340,000    7,348,294 
Wilkes-Barre Area School District 4.00% 4/15/54   1,675,000    1,481,203 
         19,506,748 
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds — 5.48%          
California School Finance Authority
(Aspire Public School) 144A 5.00% 8/1/41-25 #, §
    125,000       130,989  

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)          
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue 5.00% 1/1/33-23 §     6,000,000     $ 6,026,400  
Series A 5.00% 1/1/45-25 §   4,000,000    4,175,640 
Golden State California Tobacco Securitization Corporate Settlement Revenue          
Series A 5.00% 6/1/35-25 §   6,265,000    6,568,226 
Series A-1 5.00% 6/1/29-27 §   1,250,000    1,349,400 
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority
(Downtown Crossing Project)
Series A 5.75% 7/1/49-23 §
    4,000,000       4,058,320  
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Special Project System Revenue
(Convertible Capital Appreciation)
Series C 12.219% 9/1/43-31 §, ^
 
 
 
 
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,970,250
 
 
Osceola County Expressway Authority
(Poinciana Parkway Project)
Series A 5.375% 10/1/47-24 §
    2,000,000       2,085,400  
Savannah Economic Development Authority
(The Marshes of Skidway Island Project) 7.25% 1/1/49-24 §
    4,000,000       4,189,280  
         34,553,905 
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 14.79%          
Alabama Economic Settlement Authority
Series A 4.00% 9/15/33
   9,000,000    8,659,260 
Arkansas Steel Development Finance Authority Environmental Improvement Revenue
(Green Bonds) 144A 5.45% 9/1/52 (AMT) #
 
 
 
 
 
4,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,618,840
 
 
Branson Industrial Development Authority
(Branson Shoppes Redevelopment Project)
Series A 3.90% 11/1/29
    635,000       562,039  
Broadway-Fairview Transportation Development District
(Columbia, Missouri)
          
Series A 5.875% 12/1/31   675,000    423,563 
Series A 6.125% 12/1/36   1,050,000    658,875 
City of Detroit, Michigan          
Series A 4.613% 6/15/15 ‡   2,293,773    2,179,084 
Series A 4.813% 6/15/20 ‡   2,248,218    2,135,807 
Series B 3.633% 6/15/34 ‡, ●   2,320,081    2,024,271 
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico 7.50% 8/20/40   32,212,404    28,346,916 
Grandview Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax Increment Revenue
(Grandview Crossing Project) 5.75% 12/1/28 ‡
    1,000,000       300,000  
Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commission Tax Increment Revenue
(Brywood Centre Project)
Series A 8.00% 4/1/33 ‡
 
 
 
 
 
3,950,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,343,000
 
 
Lakeside 370 Levee District - Subdistrict B
Series 2015-B 0.00% 4/1/55
   1,261,755    1,135,579 
Lees Summit Industrial Development Authority
(Kensington Farms Improvement Project) 5.75% 3/1/29 ‡
 
 
 
 
 
2,185,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,354,700
 
 
Marquis Community Development Authority of York County Virginia
Series B 5.625% 9/1/41 ‡
   2,779,000    1,228,651 
(Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series C 0.00% 9/1/41 ^
   821,000    37,840 
(Convertible Capital Appreciation Bonds) 144A 7.50% 9/1/45 #, ‡   859,000    383,389 
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39
   1,290,000    1,294,618 

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)          
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue
(Restructured)
          
Series A-1 0.751% 7/1/51 ^   28,564,000   $4,685,639 
Series A-1 2.706% 7/1/46 ^   9,915,000    2,247,631 
Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40   590,000    525,731 
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58   11,100,000    9,826,830 
Series A-2 4.784% 7/1/58   7,572,000    6,387,588 
Series B-1 4.75% 7/1/53   5,484,000    4,697,375 
San Buenaventura Redevelopment Agency
(Merged San Buenaventura Redevelopment Project)
          
7.75% 8/1/28   1,000,000    1,003,230 
8.00% 8/1/38   1,500,000    1,505,100 
Stone Canyon Community Improvement District
(Infrastructure Improvement Project) 5.75% 4/1/27 ‡
   1,250,000    325,000 
Village of East Dundee
(Route 25 South Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 12/1/31
   1,505,000    1,388,257 
Whiting Redevelopment District 4.00% 1/15/32   2,600,000    2,248,480 
Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government
(Wyandotte Plaza Redevelopment Project) 5.00% 12/1/34
   3,000,000    2,738,580 
         93,265,873 
State General Obligation Bonds — 8.80%          
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Series C 2.75% 3/1/50
   5,000,000    3,339,800 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Series C 2.646% 11/1/43 ●
   43,191,019    21,649,498 
(Restructured)          
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37   2,877,981    2,369,096 
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/41   3,912,952    3,065,055 
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46   11,149,417    8,379,790 
Series A-1 4.364% 7/1/33 ^   4,343,281    2,401,487 
Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/27   4,117,153    4,207,854 
Series A-1 5.75% 7/1/31   3,934,080    4,019,017 
Illinois State 4.00% 6/1/32   6,410,000    6,037,130 
         55,468,727 
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 9.15%          
Austin Texas Airport System Revenue 5.00% 11/15/24 (AMT)   1,650,000    1,690,524 
California Municipal Finance Authority
(LINXS APM Project)
          
Series A 4.00% 12/31/47 (AMT)   6,650,000    5,400,465 
Series A 5.00% 12/31/47 (AMT)   1,500,000    1,440,225 
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue
(Capital Appreciation Bonds)
          
7.81% 1/1/36 ^   2,500,000    1,245,750 
7.85% 1/1/40 ^   2,000,000    781,220 
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise Revenue          
(Senior U.S. 36 & I- 25 Managed Lanes) 5.75% 1/1/44 (AMT)   3,250,000    3,257,767 
Florida Development Finance Corporation Taxable Revenue
Series A 144A 7.25% 7/1/57 (AMT) #, ●
   2,500,000    2,440,775 
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California          
Series B-1 3.95% 1/15/53   2,800,000    2,271,248 
Series B-2 3.50% 1/15/53   1,600,000    1,188,576 
Los Angeles Department of Airports
Series F 3.00% 5/15/49 (AMT)
   3,030,000    2,072,187 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue
(Green Bond)
Series B 4.00% 11/15/50
   5,000,000    4,047,450 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue
(Convertible Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series B 6.50% 10/1/44
   1,000,000    1,099,630 
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
Series A 5.00% 10/1/40
   2,000,000    2,008,400 
Montgomery County Toll Road Authority 5.00% 9/15/48   1,000,000    935,290 

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   Principal
amount°
   Value (US $) 
Municipal Bonds (continued)        
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)          
New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facilities Revenue          
(Delta Air Lines - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project) 4.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)   1,000,000   $884,340 
North Carolina Turnpike Authority Triangle Expressway System Revenue          
(Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series C 0.001% 7/1/41 ^
   4,160,000    1,454,918 
(Triangle Expressway System Senior Lien Turnpike Revenue Bonds) 4.00% 1/1/55   1,000,000    861,200 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Series E 6.375% 12/1/38
   13,500,000    15,055,605 
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Corporation Airport Revenue
Series B 3.25% 7/1/49 (AMT)
   1,555,000    1,052,611 
San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport
Series A 4.00% 5/1/49 (AMT)
   1,250,000    1,061,025 
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien Revenue
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segment 3C Project) 5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT)
   3,000,000    2,753,130 
Texas Transportation Commission (First Tier Toll Revenue Bonds)
Series A 5.00% 8/1/57
   1,000,000    958,020 
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Private Activity Revenue
(Transform 66 P3 Project) 5.00% 12/31/56 (AMT)
   4,000,000    3,733,480 
         57,693,836 
Water & Sewer Revenue Bond — 0.93%          
Jefferson County Alabama Sewer Revenue
Series D 6.50% 10/1/53
   5,470,000    5,868,325 
         5,868,325 
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $736,610,235)
        615,969,924 
           
   Number of
shares
      
Short-Term Investments — 0.75%          
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.28%          
State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund – Premier Class
(seven- day effective yield 2.86%)
   1,743,756    1,743,756 
         1,743,756 
           
   Principal
amount°
      
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 0.47%¤          
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue
Series B4 2.45% 7/1/35 (SPA - Barclays Bank)
   800,000    800,000 
Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue          
(PeaceHealth)
Series B 2.75% 8/1/34 (LOC - TD Bank N.A.)
   800,000    800,000 
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Mayo Clinic)
Series B 2.70% 11/15/52 (SPA - Northern Trust)
   400,000    400,000 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2.75% 2/15/31
(SPA - TD Bank N.A.)
   1,000,000    1,000,000 
         3,000,000 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $4,743,756)
        4,743,756 
Total Value of Securities—98.44%
(cost $741,353,991)
       $620,713,680 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $102,984,670, which represents 16.33% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.
~ Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at September 30, 2022.
§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of September 30, 2022.

Summary of abbreviations:

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

 

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 99.43%       
Communication Services — 2.68%         
Gray Television   254,295   $3,641,504
Nexstar Media Group   234,207    39,077,438
         42,718,942
Consumer Discretionary — 13.98%         
Boot Barn Holdings †   256,352    14,986,338
Churchill Downs   48,600    8,949,690
EVgo *, †   1,211,839    9,585,647
Fox Factory Holding †   331,072    26,181,174
Malibu Boats Class A *, †   172,102    8,259,175
Marriott Vacations Worldwide   330,634    40,291,059
Monarch Casino & Resort †   371,003    20,828,108
Red Rock Resorts Class A   949,932    32,544,670
Texas Roadhouse   352,069    30,721,541
Visteon †   289,810    30,737,249
         223,084,651
Consumer Staples — 5.46%         
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings †   672,497    48,964,507
Duckhorn Portfolio *, †   886,501    12,792,209
MGP Ingredients   158,557    16,832,411
Sovos Brands †   593,840    8,456,282
         87,045,409
Energy — 4.50%         
Cactus Class A   698,231    26,833,017
Liberty Energy Class A *, †   911,432    11,556,958
Northern Oil and Gas *   523,621    14,352,452
SM Energy   508,326    19,118,141
         71,860,568
Financials — 4.04%         
Focus Financial Partners Class A †   330,831    10,424,485
Kinsale Capital Group *   129,486    33,073,314
Pinnacle Financial Partners   94,492    7,663,301
Seacoast Banking *   439,762    13,294,005
         64,455,105
Healthcare — 24.34%         
AMN Healthcare Services †   148,038    15,686,107
Axonics †   381,444    26,868,915
CareDx †   1,164,138    19,813,629
CryoPort †   1,011,889    24,649,616
Evolent Health Class A †   719,475    25,850,737
Harmony Biosciences Holdings *, †   481,785    21,338,258
Inmode †   827,313    24,083,082
Insmed †   519,979    11,200,348
Lantheus Holdings †   281,304    19,784,110
Omnicell *, †   361,913    31,497,288
Option Care Health †   275,370    8,665,894
Pacira BioSciences *, †   619,529    32,952,748
Penumbra *, †   104,470    19,807,512
Privia Health Group †   735,588    25,054,127
Progyny †   904,905    33,535,779
PTC Therapeutics †   188,615    9,468,473
Tandem Diabetes Care *, †   289,053    13,831,186
Veracyte †   189,469    3,145,185
Vericel †   905,357    21,004,282
         388,237,276
Industrials — 17.50%         
AAON   150,017    8,082,916
Air Transport Services Group †   854,666    20,588,904
ASGN †   99,037    8,949,974
Casella Waste Systems Class A †   372,181    28,430,907
Chart Industries *, †   108,206    19,947,776
Clean Harbors †   331,215    36,427,026
EnerSys *   465,725    27,091,223
Evoqua Water Technologies †   529,261    17,502,661
Kirby †   392,045    23,824,575
Kornit Digital †   364,880    9,709,457
RBC Bearings †   112,671    23,414,160
Saia †   119,386    22,683,340
Shoals Technologies Group Class A †   482,608    10,400,202
Valmont Industries   82,409    22,136,705
         279,189,826
Information Technology — 24.94%         
Allegro MicroSystems †   1,428,574    31,214,342
Belden   92,650    5,560,853
Box Class A †   701,384    17,106,756
BTRS Holdings *, †   1,661,474    15,385,249
CyberArk Software †   190,494    28,562,670
Domo Class B †   331,997    5,972,626
DoubleVerify Holdings †   261,880    7,162,418
Five9 †   322,893    24,210,517
ForgeRock Class A *, †   314,460    4,569,104
Globant †   220,478    41,247,023
Instructure Holdings *, †   394,515    8,789,794
Jamf Holding *, †   394,146    8,734,275
Onto Innovation †   219,033    14,029,064
Paycor HCM *, †   1,359,224    40,178,661
Power Integrations   122,446    7,875,727
Shift4 Payments Class A †   583,306    26,021,281
SiTime †   91,097    7,172,067
Smartsheet Class A †   615,285    21,141,193
Sprout Social Class A †   399,862    24,263,626
Tenable Holdings †   684,071    23,805,671

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Information Technology (continued)         
Viavi Solutions †   2,671,467   $34,862,644
         397,865,561
Materials — 1.26%         
ATI †   753,723    20,056,569
         20,056,569
Real Estate — 0.73%         
Ryman Hospitality Properties   158,274    11,647,384
         11,647,384
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,546,856,909)
        1,586,161,291
          
Short-Term Investments — 0.67%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.67%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares
(seven-day effective yield 2.76%)
   2,690,485    2,690,485
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I
(seven-day effective yield 2.74%)
   2,690,484    2,690,484
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares
(seven-day effective yield 2.98%)
   2,690,484    2,690,484
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   2,690,485    2,690,485
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $10,761,938)
        10,761,938
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—100.10% (cost $1,557,618,847)        1,596,923,229
        
Securities Lending Collateral** — 1.52%         
Money Market Mutual Fund — 1.52%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   24,192,232    24,192,232
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $24,192,232)
        24,192,232
Total Value of Securities—101.62%
(cost $1,581,811,079)
       $1,621,115,461■

 

Non-income producing security.
*Fully or partially on loan.
**See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $76,499,804 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $55,361,907.

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

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Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 98.65%         
Basic Materials — 7.70%         
Beacon Roofing Supply †   69,311   $3,792,698
Boise Cascade   52,936    3,147,575
Huntsman   226,308    5,553,598
Kaiser Aluminum   37,147    2,278,968
Minerals Technologies   76,213    3,765,684
Reliance Steel & Aluminum   45,227    7,888,041
Westrock   77,804    2,403,366
Worthington Industries   81,972    3,126,412
         31,956,342
Business Services — 4.97%         
ABM Industries   69,856    2,670,595
Aramark   129,939    4,054,097
ASGN †   42,980    3,884,103
Casella Waste Systems Class A †   28,723    2,194,150
Clean Harbors †   27,186    2,989,916
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings †   120,037    4,841,092
         20,633,953
Capital Goods — 11.39%         
Ameresco Class A *, †   37,239    2,475,649
Barnes Group   27,993    808,438
Carlisle   13,201    3,701,692
Federal Signal   52,053    1,942,618
Gates Industrial †   96,434    941,196
Generac Holdings †   7,429    1,323,402
Graco   40,253    2,413,167
Jacobs Solutions   29,704    3,222,587
Kadant   10,123    1,688,618
KBR   62,059    2,682,190
Lincoln Electric Holdings   27,689    3,481,061
MasTec *, †   39,717    2,522,029
Oshkosh   34,820    2,447,498
Quanta Services   51,126    6,512,941
Regal Rexnord   18,670    2,620,521
Tetra Tech   18,130    2,330,249
WESCO International †   31,766    3,792,225
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions   96,075    2,353,838
         47,259,919
Communication Services — 0.83%         
Switch Class A   101,845    3,431,158
         3,431,158
Consumer Discretionary — 5.69%         
American Eagle Outfitters *   61,278    596,235
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings †   52,867    3,849,246
Dick’s Sporting Goods *   50,802    5,315,921
Five Below †   38,854    5,349,030
Malibu Boats Class A †   60,685    2,912,273
Steven Madden   133,570    3,562,312
Tractor Supply   10,988    2,042,450
         23,627,467
Consumer Services — 2.01%         
Brinker International †   65,188    1,628,396
Jack in the Box   21,875    1,620,281
Texas Roadhouse   29,894    2,608,551
Wendy’s   132,787    2,481,789
         8,339,017
Consumer Staples — 2.87%         
Casey’s General Stores   27,628    5,595,223
Helen of Troy †   11,029    1,063,637
J & J Snack Foods   22,726    2,942,335
YETI Holdings †   80,729    2,302,391
         11,903,586
Credit Cyclicals — 2.65%         
BorgWarner   70,127    2,201,988
Dana   113,745    1,300,105
KB Home   44,227    1,146,364
La-Z-Boy   69,743    1,574,099
Taylor Morrison Home †   63,800    1,487,816
Toll Brothers   78,629    3,302,418
         11,012,790
Energy — 5.93%         
Chesapeake Energy *   81,335    7,662,570
Diamondback Energy   75,990    9,153,756
Liberty Energy Class A †   613,969    7,785,127
         24,601,453
Financials — 15.46%         
Axis Capital Holdings   87,828    4,316,746
Comerica   51,877    3,688,455
East West Bancorp   88,343    5,931,349
Essent Group   95,362    3,325,273
Hamilton Lane Class A   29,968    1,786,392
Kemper   72,264    2,981,613
NMI Holdings Class A †   93,273    1,899,971
Primerica   42,542    5,251,810
Raymond James Financial   37,691    3,724,625
Reinsurance Group of America   41,704    5,246,780
SouthState   48,369    3,826,955
Stifel Financial   81,773    4,244,836
Umpqua Holdings   204,687    3,498,101
Valley National Bancorp   276,506    2,986,265
Webster Financial   107,914    4,877,713
Western Alliance Bancorp   51,984    3,417,428
WSFS Financial   68,138    3,165,691
         64,170,003

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Schedules of investments

 

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks (continued)         
Healthcare — 12.96%         
Amicus Therapeutics †   172,360   $1,799,438
Azenta   44,040    1,887,554
Bio-Techne   11,493    3,264,012
Blueprint Medicines †   46,614    3,071,397
Catalent †   56,092    4,058,817
Encompass Health   62,905    2,845,193
Exact Sciences †   34,469    1,119,898
Halozyme Therapeutics *, †   93,265    3,687,698
ICON †   16,224    2,981,647
Insmed †   98,027    2,111,502
Inspire Medical Systems †   17,745    3,147,431
Ligand Pharmaceuticals †   29,322    2,524,917
Natera †   45,463    1,992,189
Neurocrine Biosciences †   41,333    4,389,978
QuidelOrtho †   23,403    1,672,846
Repligen †   22,263    4,165,630
Shockwave Medical †   18,388    5,113,151
Supernus Pharmaceuticals †   64,895    2,196,696
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical †   42,676    1,767,213
         53,797,207
Media — 1.57%         
IMAX †   93,564    1,321,124
Interpublic Group of Companies   117,336    3,003,801
Nexstar Media Group   13,132    2,191,074
         6,515,999
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 6.50%         
Brixmor Property Group   197,322    3,644,538
Camden Property Trust   35,916    4,290,166
DiamondRock Hospitality   179,579    1,348,638
First Industrial Realty Trust   87,207    3,907,746
Kite Realty Group Trust   179,306    3,087,649
Life Storage   40,541    4,490,321
LXP Industrial Trust   192,302    1,761,486
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust   125,773    1,824,966
Physicians Realty Trust   173,536    2,609,982
         26,965,492
Technology — 13.19%         
Blackline †   16,995    1,018,001
Box Class A †   42,632    1,039,794
Coherent †   72,657    2,532,096
Dynatrace †   58,571    2,038,857
ExlService Holdings †   40,391    5,952,018
Guidewire Software †   28,619    1,762,358
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings †   48,302    2,501,561
MaxLinear †   74,726    2,437,562
ON Semiconductor †   66,962    4,173,741
Paycom Software †   3,900    1,286,961
Procore Technologies †   37,529    1,856,935
PTC †   44,233    4,626,772
Q2 Holdings †   46,390    1,493,758
Rapid7 †   33,382    1,432,088
Semtech †   44,976    1,322,744
Silicon Laboratories †   18,300    2,258,952
Smartsheet Class A †   50,818    1,746,107
Sprout Social Class A †   21,307    1,292,909
SS&C Technologies Holdings   26,855    1,282,326
Tyler Technologies †   2,358    819,405
Varonis Systems †   74,971    1,988,231
WNS Holdings ADR †   61,316    5,018,101
Yelp †   70,464    2,389,434
Ziff Davis †   36,225    2,480,688
         54,751,399
Transportation — 2.94%         
Allegiant Travel †   20,089    1,466,095
Kirby †   59,121    3,592,783
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings   68,106    3,332,426
Werner Enterprises   101,976    3,834,298
         12,225,602
Utilities — 1.99%         
Black Hills   63,362    4,291,508
Spire   63,792    3,976,156
         8,267,664
Total Common Stocks
(cost $462,109,708)
        409,459,051
          
Short-Term Investments — 1.73%         
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.73%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   1,800,667    1,800,667
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   1,800,666    1,800,666
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   1,800,666    1,800,666

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        Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments (continued)         
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued)         
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   1,800,666   $1,800,666
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $7,202,665)
        7,202,665
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—100.38%
(cost $469,312,373)
        416,661,716
          
Securities Lending Collateral** — 1.41%         
Money Market Mutual Fund — 1.41%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   5,854,931    5,854,931
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $5,854,931)
        5,854,931
Total Value of Securities—101.79%
(cost $475,167,304)
       $422,516,647■

 

Non-income producing security.
*Fully or partially on loan.
**See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $20,327,168 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $15,337,535.

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

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Consolidated schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks — 98.06%        
Communication Services — 11.14%          
37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Class A   200,100   $489,586 
Advanced Info Service PCL   780,000    4,022,004 
America Movil Class L   10,950,933    9,020,878 
Baidu Class A †   31,550    464,454 
Baidu ADR †   56,018    6,581,555 
Bharti Airtel   2,137,823    20,922,828 
Kuaishou Technology #, †   246,800    1,583,012 
MTN Group   672,043    4,434,135 
NetEase   604,300    9,118,545 
Saudi Telecom   613,117    6,382,783 
Telkom Indonesia Persero   7,226,800    2,106,222 
Tencent Holdings   1,306,420    44,126,058 
Yandex Class A †   195,088    229,514 
         109,481,574 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.84%          
Alibaba Group Holding †   1,337,200    13,344,372 
Alibaba Group Holding ADR †   159,093    12,725,849 
Americanas   192,209    609,656 
BYD Class H   160,500    3,954,008 
Ecovacs Robotics Class A   39,951    373,766 
Fix Price Group GDR #, =   1,489,220    1,130,874 
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi   60,935    1,073,437 
Geely Automobile Holdings   2,796,000    3,826,301 
Great Wall Motor Class H   1,889,500    2,154,107 
Hyundai Motor   84,696    10,336,177 
JD.com Class A   382,161    9,641,227 
Kia   144,821    7,208,031 
Li Auto ADR *, †   31,886    733,697 
Li Ning   1,302,500    9,883,218 
Lojas Renner   1,516,369    7,848,401 
Maruti Suzuki India   23,106    2,494,215 
Meituan Class B #, †   652,300    13,709,036 
Naspers Class N   81,549    10,113,998 
Pinduoduo ADR †   93,962    5,880,142 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings   295,700    2,283,266 
Titan   85,296    2,712,189 
Trip.com Group ADR †   29,747    812,391 
Yum China Holdings   70,297    3,327,157 
         126,175,515 
Consumer Staples — 7.74%          
Ambev   3,989,125    11,499,234 
China Mengniu Dairy †   3,372,000    13,329,871 
China Resources Beer Holdings   1,002,000    6,950,606 
Chongqing Brewery Class A   36,601    575,796 
CP ALL PCL   1,465,000    2,184,683 
Hindustan Unilever   104,115    3,433,640 
ITC   3,039,292    12,352,395 
Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Class A   45,900    1,022,315 
Kweichow Moutai Class A   15,501    4,079,573 
LG Household & Health Care   2,034    891,541 
Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Class A   85,015    3,618,348 
Wal-Mart de Mexico   3,764,569    13,221,181 
Wuliangye Yibin Class A   122,161    2,905,942 
         76,065,125 
Energy — 6.41%          
China Shenhua Energy Class A   479,592    2,134,174 
China Shenhua Energy Class H   2,319,500    6,902,039 
LUKOIL =   276,569    305,262 
Oil & Natural Gas   1,349,262    2,090,083 
PetroChina Class H   5,788,000    2,366,079 
Petroleo Brasileiro   391,259    2,413,840 
PTT Exploration & Production PCL   1,900,600    8,087,124 
Reliance Industries   677,507    19,662,661 
Saudi Arabian Oil 144A #   1,177,386    11,208,699 
Shaanxi Coal Industry Class A   1,611,000    5,172,957 
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Class A   480,700    1,011,913 
Yankuang Energy Group Class H *   442,000    1,595,926 
         62,950,757 
Financials — 21.01%          
Agricultural Bank of China Class A   19,085,500    7,689,727 
Agricultural Bank of China Class H   21,909,000    6,557,263 
Al Rajhi Bank †   670,584    14,355,998 
Alinma Bank   548,427    5,246,069 
Axis Bank   1,071,624    9,581,863 
Bajaj Finance   29,824    2,664,716 
Banco do Brasil   1,757,811    12,529,375 
Bank Central Asia   27,910,500    15,580,741 
Bank Mandiri Persero   4,714,900    2,895,140 
Bank of Chengdu Class A   1,659,800    3,819,635 
Bank of China Class A   12,945,979    5,635,694 
Bank of China Class H   34,775,000    11,357,352 
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero   48,301,000    14,136,382 
Capitec Bank Holdings   18,389    1,575,468 
Cathay Financial Holding   1,322,000    1,656,908 
China Construction Bank Class A   3,020,500    2,347,984 
China Construction Bank Class H   14,273,000    8,238,403 

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks (continued)        
Financials (continued)          
China Merchants Bank Class H   566,500   $2,621,683 
Credicorp   91,803    11,273,408 
First Abu Dhabi Bank   943,945    4,578,574 
FirstRand   1,581,859    5,280,653 
Grupo Financiero Banorte Class O   983,000    6,296,921 
ICICI Bank   2,309,731    24,250,462 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Class H   12,798,000    6,003,620 
Kasikornbank PCL   442,300    1,706,115 
Lufax Holding ADR   118,891    301,983 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Class H   337,500    1,683,718 
Postal Savings Bank of China Class H 144A #   3,371,000    1,981,356 
Saudi National Bank   676,662    11,290,433 
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR =, †   1,032,386    42,485 
Standard Bank Group   422,096    3,334,449 
         206,514,578 
Healthcare — 1.91%          
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise   18,327    980,557 
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL   3,145,600    2,439,258 
Bloomage Biotechnology Class A   62,950    1,156,865 
China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Class A   359,300    1,940,414 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group   1,400,000    1,387,646 
Daan Gene Class A   736,540    1,718,800 
Imeik Technology Development Class A   29,574    2,037,135 
Intco Medical Technology Class A   197,080    552,180 
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Class A   62,200    2,616,349 
Wuxi Biologics Cayman #, †   596,500    3,550,873 
Zhejiang Orient Gene Biotech Class A   36,423    385,758 
         18,765,835 
Industrials — 5.29%          
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve          
Ticaret   1,251,828    1,974,743 
China Airlines   4,454,000    2,738,785 
Contemporary Amperex Technology Class A   32,304    1,818,870 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Class A   88,810    136,927 
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Class H   419,099    487,482 
Eva Airways   3,059,000    2,704,343 
Evergreen Marine Taiwan   503,200    2,294,303 
HMM   136,299    1,740,279 
KOC Holding   1,758,780    4,280,992 
Korea Aerospace Industries   74,493    2,510,580 
Korean Air Lines †   151,760    2,315,735 
Larsen & Toubro   736,228    16,620,569 
Orient Overseas International *   154,000    2,680,072 
Wan Hai Lines   699,300    1,458,767 
Xiamen C & D Class A   1,430,658    2,785,903 
Yang Ming Marine Transport   913,000    1,754,066 
YTO Express Group Class A   331,200    966,137 
Zhuzhou Kibing Group Class A   933,075    1,260,528 
ZTO Express Cayman ADR *   59,679    1,434,086 
         51,963,167 
Information Technology — 21.79%          
Accton Technology   79,000    673,831 
Delta Electronics   299,794    2,381,302 
E Ink Holdings   467,000    3,083,104 
eMemory Technology   113,382    4,013,298 
HCL Technologies   451,263    5,125,031 
Hon Hai Precision Industry   771,000    2,468,832 
Infosys   1,079,360    18,502,707 
Lenovo Group   2,074,000    1,434,576 
LG Innotek   23,687    4,464,650 
MediaTek   618,879    10,679,631 
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board   450,000    2,645,074 
Novatek Microelectronics   458,000    3,134,609 
Samsung Electro-Mechanics   22,264    1,717,766 
Samsung Electronics   1,437,920    52,799,348 
Samsung SDI   2,239    842,185 
Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Class A   106,000    865,363 
Silergy   138,208    1,802,502 
Sitios Latinoamerica †   547,547    249,311 
SK Hynix   117,722    6,733,724 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   4,974,404    65,937,677 
Tata Consultancy Services   300,810    11,024,355 
Tata Elxsi   17,256    1,796,178 
Tech Mahindra   237,818    2,919,116 
Unimicron Technology   1,291,000    4,725,974 
United Microelectronics   1,668,000    1,866,655 
Wipro   478,700    2,297,002 
         214,183,801 
Materials — 8.02%          
Asian Paints   67,617    2,764,293 

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Consolidated schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks (continued)        
Materials (continued)          
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS   478,199   $745,654 
Ganfeng Lithium Class H 144A #, *   154,560    1,021,025 
Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Class A   212,540    1,313,902 
Hindalco Industries   385,946    1,829,447 
Hoshine Silicon Industry Class A   30,900    476,086 
Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Class A   524,201    2,453,452 
Hunan Valin Steel Class A   2,705,500    1,552,370 
Impala Platinum Holdings   95,339    886,426 
Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Class A   208,360    510,945 
LG Chem   14,376    5,308,127 
POSCO Holdings   12,116    1,767,333 
SABIC Agri-Nutrients   284,020    11,798,074 
Sahara International Petrochemical   121,381    1,327,262 
Sasol   430,330    6,731,092 
Saudi Arabian Mining †   84,257    1,540,531 
Saudi Basic Industries   419,501    9,817,106 
Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Class A   414,200    1,479,087 
Suzhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Class A   128,100    1,192,025 
Tata Steel   2,077,890    2,508,590 
Vale   661,491    8,851,191 
Vedanta   2,307,156    7,571,186 
YongXing Special Materials Technology Class A   132,300    2,303,412 
Yunnan Aluminium Class A   1,563,200    2,021,335 
Zijin Mining Group Class H   1,094,000    1,058,902 
         78,828,853 
Real Estate — 1.39%          
Aldar Properties   1,343,500    1,533,683 
China Overseas Land & Investment   1,337,500    3,479,539 
China Resources Land   1,486,000    5,820,494 
Country Garden Services Holdings   703,000    1,026,396 
Etalon Group GDR   2,791,564    613,045 
Longfor Group Holdings #   423,000    1,212,551 
         13,685,708 
Utilities — 0.52%          
Adani Power †   335,415    1,524,783 
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras   445,920    3,561,177 
         5,085,960 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,033,248,763)
        963,700,873 
           
Preferred Stocks — 1.89%          
Petroleo Brasileiro 35.34%   2,915,321    16,191,574 
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile Class B 5.98%   25,914    2,412,012 
Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $11,011,084)
        18,603,586 
           
Short-Term Investments — 0.20%          
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.20%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   499,511    499,511 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   499,511    499,511 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   499,511    499,511 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   499,512    499,512 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,998,045)
        1,998,045 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral—100.15%
(cost $1,046,257,892)
        984,302,504 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** — 0.28%          
Money Market Mutual Fund — 0.28%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   2,747,194    2,747,194 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $2,747,194)
        2,747,194 
Total Value of Securities—100.43%
(cost $1,049,005,086)
       $987,049,698■ 
   
Non-income producing security.

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# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $35,397,426, which represents 3.60% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $6,603,258 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $4,175,243.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
      In Exchange For      Settlement
Date
      Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  BRL(408,999)   USD75,560   10/4/22  $(178)

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 represent 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

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

PJSC – Private Joint Stock Company

Summary of currencies:

BRL – Brazilian Real

USD – US Dollar

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Value Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks — 97.77%        
Communication Services — 6.63%          
AT&T   1,365,100   $20,940,634 
Liberty Global Class C *, †   1,545,103    25,494,200 
Meta Platforms Class A †   199,100    27,013,888 
         73,448,722 
Consumer Discretionary — 6.80%          
AutoZone †   14,160    30,329,729 
Lowe’s   101,000    18,968,810 
Target   175,059    25,977,005 
         75,275,544 
Consumer Staples — 6.44%          
Philip Morris International   430,470    35,733,315 
Walmart   274,578    35,612,766 
         71,346,081 
Energy — 8.66%          
Exxon Mobil   622,200    54,324,282 
Marathon Petroleum   418,729    41,592,352 
         95,916,634 
Financials — 19.09%          
AGNC Investment   3,218,324    27,098,288 
Allstate   258,800    32,228,364 
Ameriprise Financial   109,873    27,682,502 
Bank of America   836,800    25,271,360 
Capital One Financial ~   327,922    30,224,571 
Comerica   323,300    22,986,630 
Synchrony Financial   497,685    14,029,740 
Wells Fargo & Co.   792,504    31,874,511 
         211,395,966 
Healthcare — 17.86%          
CVS Health   392,481    37,430,913 
Elevance Health   81,255    36,909,271 
HCA Healthcare   154,129    28,327,369 
McKesson   100,826    34,267,733 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals †   45,607    31,417,294 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   101,593    29,415,237 
         197,767,817 
Industrials — 10.36%          
Lockheed Martin   74,100    28,624,089 
Norfolk Southern   149,563    31,355,883 
nVent Electric   790,479    24,987,041 
Raytheon Technologies   362,600    29,682,436 
         114,649,449 
Information Technology — 7.81%          
Broadcom   60,674    26,939,863 
Fidelity National Information Services   250,337    18,917,967 
NXP Semiconductors   108,218    15,963,237 
Seagate Technology Holdings   462,144    24,599,925 
         86,420,992 
Materials — 4.39%          
Celanese   249,900    22,575,966 
LyondellBasell Industries          
Class A   345,800    26,031,824 
         48,607,790 
Real Estate — 2.27%          
CBRE Group Class A †   372,400    25,140,724 
         25,140,724 
REIT Diversified — 2.31%          
Weyerhaeuser   894,100    25,535,496 
         25,535,496 
Utilities — 5.15%          
American Electric Power   354,100    30,611,945 
Exelon   705,300    26,420,538 
         57,032,483 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,015,664,101)
        1,082,537,698 
           
Short-Term Investments — 1.98%          
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.98%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   5,472,274    5,472,274 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   5,472,274    5,472,274 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   5,472,274    5,472,274 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   5,472,274    5,472,274 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $21,889,096)
        21,889,096 
Total Value of Securities Before Options Written—99.75%
(cost $1,037,553,197)
        1,104,426,794■ 

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       Number of
contracts
       Value (US $) 
Options Written — (0.00%)        
Equity Call Options — (0.00%)        
Marathon Petroleum, strike price $120, expiration date 10/21/22, notional amount $(6,108,000)   (509)  $(9,926)
Total Options Written
(premium received $88,549)
        (9,926)
   
* Fully or partially on loan.
Non-income producing security.
~ Fully or partially pledged as collateral for options contracts.
Includes $937,200 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $971,349.

Summary of abbreviations:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

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

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Statements of assets and liabilities

Ivy Funds

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Bond
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Equity
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Global Bond
Fund
Assets:                    
Investments, at value*,†    $335,118,097     $535,190,661     $3,387,959,395     $414,779,095 
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=     10,376,075            1,734,050      4,660,200 
Cash           6,214,411      106      2,780,254 
Cash collateral due from brokers           714,450            3,936,733 
Foreign currencies, at valueΔ                       180,097 
Receivable for securities sold     1,605,002      1,046,405      5,768,529      380,868 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable     766,330                   
Dividends and interest receivable     676,480      4,275,264      1,697,493      3,660,791 
Receivable for fund shares sold     365,214      1,248,794      3,237,416      574,929 
Prepaid expenses     7,371      334,777      1,997,068      129,871 
Securities lending income receivable     3,526            1,397      2,752 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     120                  2,462,829 
Other assets     38,088      53,664      138,723      1,032,732 
Total Assets     348,956,303      549,078,426      3,402,534,177      434,581,151 
Liabilities:                            
Options written, at valueΣ                       307,090 
Due to custodian     1,238,001                   
Obligation to return securities lending collateral     10,376,075            1,734,050      4,660,200 
Payable for fund shares redeemed     740,002      2,224,221      6,190,056      1,041,241 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     380,916      282,308      4,618,526      223,158 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     263,298      547,200      2,000,650      378,268 
Other accrued expenses     74,352            64,458       
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     36,508      60,403            29,716 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     4,369                  993,659 
Payable for securities purchased           6,609,070            5,720,989 
Distribution payable           19,620             
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts           129,064            40,470 
Cash collateral due to brokers                       1,280,000 
Total Liabilities     13,113,521      9,871,886      14,607,740      14,674,791 
Total Net Assets    $335,842,782     $539,206,540     $3,387,926,437     $419,906,360 
                             
Net Assets Consist of:                            
Paid-in capital    $289,521,613     $658,066,230     $2,024,751,054     $543,983,572 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     46,321,169      (118,859,690)     1,363,175,383      (124,077,212)
Total Net Assets    $335,842,782     $539,206,540     $3,387,926,437     $419,906,360 
Net Asset Value                            
                             
Class A:                            
Net assets    $192,864,243     $138,791,058     $2,566,812,242     $120,801,494 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     18,617,049      15,327,342      174,146,034      13,781,664 
Net asset value per share    $10.36     $9.06     $14.74     $8.77 
Sales charge     5.75%     4.50%     5.75%     4.50%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)    $10.99     $9.49     $15.64     $9.18 

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       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Bond
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Equity
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Global Bond
Fund
Class C:                            
Net assets    $3,310,866     $4,275,859     $17,935,789     $2,705,804 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     320,730      472,211      1,550,611      308,817 
Net asset value per share    $10.32     $9.05     $11.57     $8.76 
                             
Class I:                            
Net assets    $128,851,707     $309,223,338     $732,120,935     $162,924,624 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     12,417,898      34,146,749      42,271,766      18,588,621 
Net asset value per share    $10.38     $9.06     $17.32     $8.76 
                             
Class R:                            
Net assets    $272,992     $840,128     $228,532     $273,536 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     26,364      92,766      15,726      31,279 
Net asset value per share    $10.35     $9.06     $14.53     $8.75 
                             
Class R6:                            
Net assets    $9,427,262     $80,811,270     $47,000,954     $132,329,747 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     907,540      8,925,066      2,704,398      15,096,261 
Net asset value per share    $10.39     $9.05     $17.38     $8.77 
                             
Class Y:                            
Net assets    $1,115,712     $5,264,887     $23,827,985     $871,155 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     107,669      581,410      1,434,723      99,356 
Net asset value per share    $10.36     $9.06     $16.61     $8.77 
                             
*Investments, at cost    $419,748,797     $591,709,474     $2,461,229,485     $461,218,232 
Including securities on loan     17,472,258            32,024,154      8,087,691 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost     10,376,075            1,734,050      4,660,200 
ΔForeign currencies, at cost                       176,250 
ΣOptions written, premium received                       (202,527)

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

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Statements of assets and liabilities

Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Global Growth
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
High Income
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Value Fund
Assets:                    
Investments, at value*,†    $578,134,248     $2,524,553,377     $1,186,443,443     $108,164,712 
Investments of affiliated issuers, at value**           53,750,925             
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=     1,210,874      26,331,620      15,995,647      3,694,164 
Cash     51            14,836       
Foreign currencies, at valueΔ     1,631,881      2,050,098      10,182,592      79,063 
Receivable for fund shares sold     680,559      2,777,558      1,762,836      100,061 
Dividends and interest receivable     609,226      55,233,669      2,457,823      242,349 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable     320,768            7,086,839      958,731 
Prepaid expenses     2,115      430,139      668,736      12,498 
Securities lending income receivable     1,671      324,980      9,614       
Receivable for securities sold           19,021,902            511,683 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts           2,263,959             
Other assets     59,752      517,957      48,268      36,517 
Total Assets     582,651,145      2,687,256,184      1,224,670,634      113,799,778 
Liabilities:                            
Due to custodian           9,170,235            320,443 
Payable for fund shares redeemed     1,246,541      10,043,210      2,715,256      179,046 
Obligation to return securities lending collateral     1,210,874      26,331,620      15,995,647      3,694,164 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     624,515      3,410,369      855,883      72,843 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     569,554      1,290,746      1,508,183      63,960 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     59,635      59,178      59,178      15,489 
Other accrued expenses     41,853                   
Capital gains tax payable     1,022                   
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     47            2,983      1,206 
Payable for securities purchased           17,085,647             
Distribution payable           722,469             
Cash collateral due to brokers           1,960,000             
Total Liabilities     3,754,041      70,073,474      21,137,130      4,347,151 
Total Net Assets    $578,897,104     $2,617,182,710     $1,203,533,504     $109,452,627 
                             
Net Assets Consist of:                            
Paid-in capital    $316,034,816     $4,833,560,173     $1,433,315,979     $144,846,342 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     262,862,288      (2,216,377,463)     (229,782,475)     (35,393,715)
Total Net Assets    $578,897,104     $2,617,182,710     $1,203,533,504     $109,452,627 
Net Asset Value                            
                             
Class A:                            
Net assets    $347,785,690     $1,213,791,206     $234,318,767     $36,706,465 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     8,060,629      216,774,497      15,780,476      2,881,522 
Net asset value per share    $43.15     $5.60     $14.85     $12.74 
Sales charge     5.75%     4.50%     5.75%     5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)    $45.78     $5.86     $15.76     $13.52 

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       Delaware Ivy
Global Growth
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
High Income
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Value Fund
Class C:                            
Net assets    $2,330,523     $156,861,416     $28,665,283     $383,873 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     68,305      28,013,486      2,225,184      32,760 
Net asset value per share    $34.12     $5.60     $12.88     $11.72 
                             
Class I:                            
Net assets    $223,459,047     $1,093,292,079     $648,948,540     $33,398,477 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     5,031,504      195,258,854      43,269,159      2,544,663 
Net asset value per share    $44.41     $5.60     $15.00     $13.12 
                             
Class R:                            
Net assets    $649,795     $34,904,393     $35,679,876     $6,860 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     15,310      6,233,488      2,408,472      540 
Net asset value per share    $42.44     $5.60     $14.81     $12.70 
                             
Class R6:                            
Net assets    $3,155,922     $52,448,206     $219,194,410     $38,367,079 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     70,546      9,366,937      14,573,509      2,913,201 
Net asset value per share    $44.74     $5.60     $15.04     $13.17 
                             
Class Y:                            
Net assets    $1,516,127     $65,885,410     $36,726,628     $589,873 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     34,932      11,766,068      2,453,203      45,480 
Net asset value per share    $43.40     $5.60     $14.97     $12.97 
                             
*Investments, at cost    $553,644,016     $3,088,167,854     $1,352,129,069     $145,549,256 
**Investments of affiliated issuers, at cost           291,849,427             
Including securities on loan     8,146,690      33,422,174      56,850,674      5,044,056 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost     1,210,874      26,331,620      15,995,647      3,694,164 
ΔForeign currencies, at cost     1,619,121      2,189,334      11,028,128      80,201 

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Large Cap
Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term
Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Managed
International
Opportunities
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Assets:                    
Investments, at value*,†    $4,043,163,625     $680,291,232     $498,835     $5,254,384,083 
Investments of affiliated issuers, at value**                 85,854,483       
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=     5,460,590      888,680            73,821,740 
Cash     58,820,060                  162 
Cash collateral due from brokers           866,106             
Receivable for fund shares sold     5,382,858      1,682,402      231,286      6,767,363 
Prepaid expenses     4,230,689      235,046      7,389      5,215,612 
Dividends and interest receivable     2,345,608      4,684,490      881      548,560 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable     42,977                   
Securities lending income receivable     19,599      1,967            28,876 
Receivable for securities sold           60,270,162      199,888      10,103,184 
Other assets     113,482      51,431      33,442      67,060 
Total Assets     4,119,579,488      748,971,516      86,826,204      5,350,936,640 
Liabilities:                            
Due to custodian           3,480      4,456       
Payable for fund shares redeemed     9,247,924      2,885,515      499,865      11,131,731 
Obligation to return securities lending collateral     5,460,590      888,680            73,821,740 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     4,249,358      319,241      14,079      6,164,391 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     3,943,488      589,784      58,648       
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     59,294      61,258      10,944      3,803,375 
Payable for securities purchased           54,065,663            6,089,681 
Distribution payable           15,936            90 
Other accrued expenses                       59,178 
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts           33,584             
Total Liabilities     22,960,654      58,863,141      587,992      101,070,186 
Total Net Assets    $4,096,618,834     $690,108,375     $86,238,212     $5,249,866,454 
                             
Net Assets Consist of:                            
Paid-in capital    $1,827,769,935     $752,724,601     $83,400,068     $4,066,998,368 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     2,268,848,899      (62,616,226)     2,838,144      1,182,868,086 
Total Net Assets    $4,096,618,834     $690,108,375     $86,238,212     $5,249,866,454 
Net Asset Value                            
                             
Class A:                            
Net assets    $2,001,111,534     $327,326,908     $34,444,949     $1,510,961,850 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     84,087,445      31,952,870      3,912,875      61,329,772 
Net asset value per share    $23.80     $10.24     $8.80     $24.64 
Sales charge     5.75%     2.75%     5.75%     5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)    $25.25     $10.53     $9.34     $26.14 

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       Delaware Ivy
Large Cap
Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term
Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Managed
International
Opportunities
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap
Growth Fund
Class C:                            
Net assets    $42,331,407     $10,353,033     $537,506     $77,700,154 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     2,439,968      1,010,728      63,064      4,136,521 
Net asset value per share    $17.35     $10.24     $8.52     $18.78 
                             
Class I:                            
Net assets    $1,905,251,020     $345,405,637     $51,002,021     $2,620,210,978 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     73,984,554      33,719,630      5,738,288      94,445,226 
Net asset value per share    $25.75     $10.24     $8.89     $27.74 
                             
Class R:                            
Net assets    $8,684,544     $328,720     $67,736     $52,566,608 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     391,069      32,089      7,742      2,241,325 
Net asset value per share    $22.21     $10.24     $8.75     $23.45 
                             
Class R6:                            
Net assets    $115,767,143     $4,727,306     $87,306     $788,913,268 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     4,458,956      461,460      9,816      28,121,174 
Net asset value per share    $25.96     $10.24     $8.89     $28.05 
                             
Class Y:                            
Net assets    $23,473,186     $1,966,771     $98,694     $199,513,596 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     950,586      191,994      11,193      7,599,934 
Net asset value per share    $24.69     $10.24     $8.82     $26.25 
                             
*Investments, at cost    $2,227,056,569     $715,332,337     $498,835     $4,569,271,398 
**Investments of affiliated issuers, at cost                 87,374,989       
Including securities on loan     172,922,236      19,374,989            265,800,787 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost     5,460,590      888,680            73,821,740 

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap
Income
Opportunities
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal
Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal High
Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Assets:                    
Investments, at value*,†    $1,261,667,497     $436,417,311     $620,713,680     $1,596,923,229 
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=                       24,192,232 
Cash     295,991                   
Receivable for fund shares sold     1,605,442      575,416      900,739      1,817,075 
Dividends and interest receivable     1,599,357      4,867,881      8,000,705      438,000 
Receivable for securities sold     1,409,661      374,327      4,243,678      3,248,776 
Prepaid expenses     693,335      372,404      294,252      1,220,724 
Securities lending income receivable     9,988                  194,373 
Other assets     88,610      57,327      35,072      75,038 
Total Assets     1,267,369,881      442,664,666      634,188,126      1,628,109,447 
Liabilities:                            
Due to custodian                 86,902      155,924 
Payable for fund shares redeemed     2,843,543      1,468,502      2,199,791      3,574,370 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     1,901,787      253,209      471,915      1,844,698 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     432,561      525,277      713,401      1,709,501 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     76,933      45,785      60,220      74,697 
Payable for securities purchased                       1,270,470 
Obligation to return securities lending collateral                       24,192,232 
Distribution payable           19,684      106,820       
Total Liabilities     5,254,824      2,312,457      3,639,049      32,821,892 
Total Net Assets    $1,262,115,057     $440,352,209     $630,549,077     $1,595,287,555 
                             
Net Assets Consist of:                            
Paid-in capital    $1,119,533,198     $496,193,900     $822,409,947     $1,461,153,868 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     142,581,859      (55,841,691)     (191,860,870)     134,133,687 
Total Net Assets    $1,262,115,057     $440,352,209     $630,549,077     $1,595,287,555 
Net Asset Value                            
                             
Class A:                            
Net assets    $146,554,675     $288,064,543     $424,776,839     $719,558,131 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     9,379,478      29,553,386      101,572,758      63,886,311 
Net asset value per share    $15.63     $9.75     $4.18     $11.26 
Sales charge     5.75%     4.50%     4.50%     5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)    $16.58     $10.21     $4.38     $11.95 
                             
Class C:                            
Net assets    $20,297,144     $3,662,529     $12,380,133     $23,280,249 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     1,306,007      375,757      2,960,216      3,468,326 
Net asset value per share    $15.54     $9.75     $4.18     $6.71 

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       Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap
Income
Opportunities
Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal
Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal High
Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Small Cap
Growth Fund
Class I:                            
Net assets    $996,724,244     $147,898,516     $189,681,318     $579,562,604 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     63,669,725      15,174,391      45,356,497      31,659,662 
Net asset value per share    $15.65     $9.75     $4.18     $18.31 
                             
Class R:                            
Net assets    $1,003,855     $     $     $41,118,840 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     64,395                  3,847,270 
Net asset value per share    $15.59     $     $     $10.69 
                             
Class R6:                            
Net assets    $83,409,017     $726,621     $730,056     $157,929,489 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     5,326,279      74,539      174,581      8,545,228 
Net asset value per share    $15.66     $9.75     $4.18     $18.48 
                             
Class Y:                            
Net assets    $14,126,122     $     $2,980,731     $73,838,242 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     903,285            712,697      4,496,226 
Net asset value per share    $15.64     $     $4.18     $16.42 
                             
*Investments, at cost    $1,143,135,747     $473,735,536     $741,353,991     $1,557,618,847 
Including securities on loan     37,212,282                  76,499,804 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost                       24,192,232 

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap
Core Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Systematic
Emerging
Markets Equity
FundΦ
      Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
Assets:                     
Investments, at value*,†    $416,661,716     $984,302,504     $1,104,426,794 
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=     5,854,931      2,747,194       
Cash           325,702       
Foreign currencies, at value           227,595       
Receivable for fund shares sold     744,612            1,145,157 
Dividends and interest receivable     351,729      2,245,330      1,842,367 
Prepaid expenses     307,701      295,853      220,612 
Securities lending income receivable     2,459      13,789      485 
Receivable for securities sold           2,085,323      7,982,130 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable           89,550      71,780 
Other assets     60,437      47,898      94,540 
Total Assets     423,983,585      992,380,738      1,115,783,865 
Liabilities:                     
Options written, at valueΣ                 9,926 
Due to custodian     339            29,897 
Obligation to return securities lending collateral     5,854,931      2,747,194       
Payable for fund shares redeemed     1,455,761      3,293,310      2,348,952 
Payable for securities purchased     645,176            4,779,771 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     547,036      861,404      742,700 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     357,827      596,355      603,624 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     43,386      60,547      59,274 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts           178       
Capital gains tax payable           2,039,262       
Total Liabilities     8,904,456      9,598,250      8,574,144 
Total Net Assets    $415,079,129     $982,782,488     $1,107,209,721 
                      
Net Assets Consist of:                     
Paid-in capital    $377,016,549     $928,665,354     $861,819,747 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     38,062,580      54,117,134      245,389,974 
Total Net Assets    $415,079,129     $982,782,488     $1,107,209,721 
Net Asset Value                     
                      
Class A:                     
Net assets    $113,876,985     $183,480,688     $328,668,798 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     7,472,264      10,476,540      14,204,262 
Net asset value per share    $15.24     $17.51     $23.14 
Sales charge     5.75%     5.75%     5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)    $16.17     $18.58     $24.55 
                      
Class C:                     
Net assets    $12,691,897     $26,402,467     $6,485,785 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     1,037,294      1,788,748      296,040 
Net asset value per share    $12.24     $14.76     $21.91 

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       Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap
Core Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Systematic
Emerging
Markets Equity
FundΦ
      Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
Class I:                     
Net assets    $206,300,380     $589,337,632     $710,701,297 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     12,091,227      32,461,800      30,534,877 
Net asset value per share    $17.06     $18.15     $23.28 
                      
Class R:                     
Net assets    $17,699,068     $5,633,322     $17,191 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     1,175,121      326,258      746 
Net asset value per share    $15.06     $17.27     $23.04 
                      
Class R6:                     
Net assets    $59,399,118     $154,073,945     $61,229,175 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     3,448,361      8,438,008      2,617,931 
Net asset value per share    $17.23     $18.26     $23.39 
                      
Class Y:                     
Net assets    $5,111,681     $23,854,434     $107,475 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     313,348      1,334,267      4,654 
Net asset value per share    $16.31     $17.88     $23.09 
                      
*Investments, at cost    $469,312,373     $1,046,257,892     $1,037,553,197 
Including securities on loan     20,327,168      6,603,258      937,200 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost     5,854,931      2,747,194       
ΣOptions written, premium received                 (88,549)

ΦConsolidated statements of assets and liabilities

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

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Ivy Funds

Six months ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
Investment Income:                            
Dividends    $7,000,949     $190,862     $25,052,681     $93,694 
Securities lending income     75,892      42,050      6,667      42,282 
Interest           10,425,803            7,021,530 
Foreign tax withheld     (702,744)           (61,506)     (1,290)
      6,374,097      10,658,715      24,997,842      7,156,216 
                             
Expenses:                            
Investment advisory fees     1,484,547      1,731,495      12,460,535      1,419,036 
Distribution expenses — Class A     294,783      197,927      3,719,933      170,229 
Distribution expenses — Class C     21,057      26,048      110,898      15,224 
Distribution expenses — Class E     2,311      2,020      8,674       
Distribution expenses — Class R     742      2,129      551      653 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     1,818      7,231      33,541      1,084 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     328,721      251,111      1,616,163      226,465 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     136,665      310,223      698,915      148,691 
Accounting and administration expenses     70,799      104,979      267,462      64,867 
Registration fees     56,823      71,844      70,245      55,885 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     36,082      35,958      244,382      30,504 
Custodian fees     24,295      12,272      27,756      4,063 
Audit and tax fees     11,035      19,433      8,403      18,994 
Legal fees     920      1,409      8,359      544 
Other     18,209      27,906      74,045      14,009 
      2,488,807      2,801,985      19,349,862      2,170,248 
Less expenses waived     (1,222)     (562,941)           (37,892)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (121,202)     (60,066)     (93,185)     (170,229)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (2,285)     (3,625)     (9,103)     (5,594)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E     (2,340)     (1,413)     (6,340)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R           (2)           (4)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y           (277)     (6,469)     (45)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (291)     (541)     (1,103)     (277)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (50,639)     (297,987)     (124,376)     (133,443)
Total operating expenses     2,310,828      1,875,133      19,109,286      1,822,764 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     4,063,269      8,783,582      5,888,556      5,333,452 

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       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Core Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                            
Net realized gain (loss) on:                            
Investments    $(14,784,084)    $(47,905,495)    $131,109,375     $(17,495,571)
Foreign currencies     (48,589)                 (1,879,612)
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (105,607)                 5,046,460 
Futures contracts           (5,031,385)           (964,164)
Options purchased                       (572,321)
Options written                       413,256 
Net realized gain (loss)     (14,938,280)     (52,936,880)     131,109,375      (15,451,952)
                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                            
Investments     (67,006,261)     (24,442,403)     (960,949,969)     (27,725,841)
Foreign currencies     (61,507)                 39,539 
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (7,469)                 402,348 
Futures contracts           1,682,685            1,669,645 
Options purchased                       560,966 
Options written                       (174,015)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (67,075,237)     (22,759,718)     (960,949,969)     (25,227,358)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (82,013,517)     (75,696,598)     (829,840,594)     (40,679,310)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(77,950,248)    $(66,913,016)    $(823,952,038)    $(35,345,858)

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
Investment Income:                                 
Dividends    $8,837,969              $4,239,959               $29,947,890                 $2,786,248          
Securities lending income     36,446      2,097,878      174,848      43,065 
Interest           109,316,674             
Interest - affiliated           640,385             
Foreign tax withheld     (708,801)           (2,765,052)     (332,398)
      8,165,614      116,294,896      27,357,686      2,496,915 
                             
Expenses:                            
Investment advisory fees     3,063,981      8,134,454      6,460,681      583,758 
Distribution expenses — Class A     501,297      1,714,905      359,488      56,996 
Distribution expenses — Class C     14,542      918,890      189,463      2,706 
Distribution expenses — Class E           3,893      3,554       
Distribution expenses — Class R     1,858      98,340      106,989      17 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     2,162      100,319      55,131      1,038 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     414,220      1,359,874      541,269      109,583 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     233,092      1,054,682      740,262      49,778 
Accounting and administration expenses     106,967      225,908      155,563      38,847 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     54,549      168,307      92,501      16,439 
Registration fees     54,012      94,781      73,130      49,674 
Custodian fees     24,344      36,503      139,085      13,493 
Audit and tax fees     12,385      21,338      11,708      13,666 
Legal fees     2,066      269,442      2,392      196 
Other     121,340      197,598      61,204      14,717 
      4,606,815      14,399,234      8,992,420      950,908 
Less expenses waived     (8,256)     (29)     (1,056,157)     (31,787)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (104,275)     (77,858)     (182,870)     (14,781)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (2,599)     (109,627)     (37,224)     (294)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E           (3,718)     (3,601)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R                 (115)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y     (81)           (1,282)     (36)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (409)     (844)     (555)     (147)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (132,426)     (81,517)     (677,215)     (9,790)
Total operating expenses     4,358,769      14,125,641      7,033,401      894,073 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     3,806,845      102,169,255      20,324,285      1,602,842 

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       Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
      Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                                                                             
Net realized gain (loss) on:                            
Investments    $15,985,155     $(79,280,954)    $(4,901,644)    $(8,432,474)
Foreign currencies     (164,066)     (438,126)     (1,533,872)     (164,043)
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (198,186)     417,229      (756,650)     (57,601)
Net realized gain (loss)     15,622,903      (79,301,851)     (7,192,166)     (8,654,118)
                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                            
Investments     (182,549,672)     (457,436,087)     (377,332,007)     (29,580,408)
Affiliated investments           (26,412,949)            
Foreign currencies     (53,802)     (145,261)     (1,831,683)     (104,236)
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (1,035)     2,893,165      (15,345)     (2,921)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (182,604,509)     (481,101,132)     (379,179,035)     (29,687,565)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (166,981,606)     (560,402,983)     (386,371,201)     (38,341,683)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(163,174,761)    $(458,233,728)    $(366,046,916)    $(36,738,841)

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Large Cap Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Managed International
Opportunities Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Investment Income:                         
Dividends    $16,503,834     $70,863     $3,649     $13,175,114 
Securities lending income     150,877      41,238            331,670 
Dividend from affiliated funds                 112,991       
Interest           9,614,975             
Foreign tax withheld     (230,632)                  
      16,424,079      9,727,076      116,640      13,506,784 
                             
Expenses:                            
Investment advisory fees     14,762,048      1,925,841      27,632      23,908,999 
Distribution expenses — Class A     2,954,666      431,169      54,570      2,229,829 
Distribution expenses — Class C     257,176      61,930      3,483      478,136 
Distribution expenses — Class E     15,208      3,177            8,568 
Distribution expenses — Class R     26,011      914      182      153,959 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     34,722      2,546      148      291,816 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     1,713,478      305,924      7,918      2,565,552 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     1,451,369      297,038      34,449      1,568,621 
Accounting and administration expenses     311,699      108,654      31,846      378,426 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     202,812      37,059      5,775      223,406 
Registration fees     88,457      77,490      50,720      117,865 
Custodian fees     31,277      8,623      833      66,341 
Audit and tax fees     7,635      10,032      5,933      6,947 
Legal fees     6,753      2,147      456      6,769 
Other     80,813      26,641      6,370      84,910 
      21,944,124      3,299,185      230,315      32,090,144 
Less expenses waived     (243,650)     (47,147)     (38,314)     (1,039,357)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (402,381)     (79,711)     (8,282)     (403,983)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (22,129)     (5,311)     (502)     (37,770)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E     (570)     (2,041)           (4,124)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R     (25)     (2)           (423)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y     (376)     (74)     (27)     (872)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (1,099)     (326)     (113)     (1,133)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (1,674,486)     (90,442)           (2,384,036)
Total operating expenses     19,599,408      3,074,131      183,077      28,218,446 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     (3,175,329)     6,652,945      (66,437)     (14,711,662)

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       Delaware Ivy
Large Cap Growth Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Managed International
Opportunities Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                                                    
Net realized gain (loss) on:                            
Investments    $152,080,815     $(10,136,017)    $     $261,547,901 
Affiliated investments                 (1,980,666)      
Foreign currencies     (10,461)                  
Foreign currency exchange contracts     18,009                   
Futures contracts           (1,708,848)            
Options written                       5,097,960 
Swap contracts           234,901             
Net realized gain (loss)     152,088,363      (11,609,964)     (1,980,666)     266,645,861 
                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                            
Investments     (1,465,974,074)     (15,093,172)           (1,933,266,318)
Affiliated investments                 (24,620,177)      
Futures contracts           (878,633)            
Options written                       (1,901,379)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,465,974,074)     (15,971,805)     (24,620,177)     (1,935,167,697)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (1,313,885,711)     (27,581,769)     (26,600,843)     (1,668,521,836)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(1,317,061,040)    $(20,928,824)    $(26,667,280)    $(1,683,233,498)

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal High Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Small Cap Growth Fund
Investment Income:                            
Dividends        $20,095,270           $10,951           $11,227           $3,551,502    
Securities lending income     29,959                  1,242,636 
Interest           10,056,530      12,462,780       
      20,125,229      10,067,481      12,474,007      4,794,138 
                             
Expenses:                            
Investment advisory fees     6,449,818      1,398,021      1,946,326      7,891,397 
Distribution expenses — Class A     213,237      418,082      619,319      1,049,762 
Distribution expenses — Class C     122,510      21,052      77,027      141,694 
Distribution expenses — Class E                       5,902 
Distribution expenses — Class R     2,867                  116,943 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     24,917            4,279      104,164 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     938,613      154,431      190,553      663,115 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     217,172      163,145      222,683      959,173 
Accounting and administration expenses     140,104      83,297      105,784      173,683 
Registration fees     89,798      49,536      47,655      79,486 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     31,694      42,401      47,648      110,779 
Audit and tax fees     8,590      9,657      17,791      12,100 
Custodian fees     7,939      4,306      5,367      18,011 
Legal fees     1,687      2,205      4,383      4,476 
Other     19,098      20,324      52,882      45,444 
      8,268,044      2,366,457      3,341,697      11,376,129 
Less expenses waived     (484,092)     (57,081)     (3,541)     (77,879)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (39,511)     (168,658)     (52,696)     (264,022)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (5,931)     (2,173)     (20,885)     (40,327)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E                       (5,223)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R     (8)                 (380)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y     (510)           (47)     (488)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (273)     (315)     (148)     (959)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (918,066)     (85,269)     (175,362)     (571,488)
Total operating expenses     6,819,653      2,052,961      3,089,018      10,415,363 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     13,305,576      8,014,520      9,384,989      (5,621,225)

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       Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Municipal High Income Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Small Cap Growth Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                            
Net realized gain (loss) on:                            
Investments    $356,172     $(21,277,931)    $(37,003,110)    $54,571,097 
Affiliated investments     (1,376,599)                 (20,140,630)
Net realized gain (loss)     (1,020,427)     (21,277,931)     (37,003,110)     34,430,467 
                             
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                            
Investments     (274,054,796)     (37,258,280)     (58,269,371)     (529,525,653)
Affiliated investments     3,086,646                  3,003,208 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (270,968,150)     (37,258,280)     (58,269,371)     (526,522,445)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (271,988,577)     (58,536,211)     (95,272,481)     (492,091,978)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(258,683,001)    $(50,521,691)    $(85,887,492)    $(497,713,203)

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

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity Fundf
      Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
Investment Income:                     
Dividends    $4,063,458     $43,026,418     $17,756,845 
Securities lending income     17,812      88,577      7,099 
Foreign tax withheld           (4,394,799)      
      4,081,270      38,720,196      17,763,944 
                      
Expenses:                     
Investment advisory fees     2,130,286      5,600,707      4,578,839 
Distribution expenses — Class A     166,149      280,306      477,025 
Distribution expenses — Class C     74,621      163,717      35,638 
Distribution expenses — Class R     50,538      16,667      46 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     8,356      33,703      132 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     234,048      609,180      645,132 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     226,982      462,608      368,573 
Accounting and administration expenses     81,178      138,889      130,225 
Registration fees     60,648      80,990      65,551 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     20,000      59,528      50,096 
Audit and tax fees     11,911      14,043      7,627 
Custodian fees     10,464      271,153      7,402 
Legal fees     1,144      1,834      1,351 
Other     14,610      44,610      20,258 
      3,090,935      7,777,935      6,387,895 
Less expenses waived     (149,350)     (1,535,080)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (52,947)     (208,652)     (36,017)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (6,083)     (23,815)     (1,766)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R     (69)           (14)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y     (166)           (1)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (218)     (425)     (421)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (205,000)     (469,888)     (97,487)
Total operating expenses     2,677,102      5,540,075      6,252,189 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     1,404,168      33,180,121      11,511,755 

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       Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity Fundf
      Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                     
Net realized gain (loss) on:                               
Investments    $(5,994,042)    $33,113,2871     $79,656,196 
Foreign currencies           (3,932,252)      
Foreign currency exchange contracts           (1,208,047)      
Options written                 1,205,546 
Net realized gain (loss)     (5,994,042)     27,972,988      80,861,742 
                      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                     
Investments     (88,754,229)     (368,632,492)1     (307,090,025)
Foreign currencies           1,586,022       
Foreign currency exchange contracts           76,336       
Options written                 78,623 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (88,754,229)     (366,970,134)     (307,011,402)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (94,748,271)     (338,997,146)     (226,149,660)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(93,344,103)    $(305,817,025)    $(214,637,905)
   
1 Includes $(6,312,140) capital gains tax paid and $(2,039,262) capital gains tax accrued.

fConsolidated statements of operations

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

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $4,063,269   $9,114,877   $8,783,582   $21,373,162 
Net realized gain (loss)   (14,938,280)   166,778,294    (52,936,880)   1,322,202 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (67,075,237)   (167,295,304)   (22,759,718)   (50,087,676)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (77,950,248)   8,597,867    (66,913,016)   (27,392,312)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A   (2,115,062)   (23,674,162)   (1,944,564)   (4,300,352)
Class B       (5,160)       (451)
Class C   (23,956)   (428,360)   (40,748)   (107,408)
Class E   (32,359)   (411,260)   (16,886)   (93,356)
Class I   (1,693,675)   (20,136,462)   (5,489,382)   (16,917,711)
Class R   (2,336)   (25,605)   (9,375)   (16,125)
Class R61   (126,987)   (1,606,584)   (1,512,315)   (4,387,977)
Class Y   (13,247)   (145,138)   (72,336)   (143,173)
    (4,007,622)   (46,432,731)   (9,085,606)   (25,966,553)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   3,333,912    10,124,948    5,853,591    25,181,156 
Class B2       685        14 
Class C   151,869    276,779    178,341    777,213 
Class E   35,545    321,660    113,072    482,302 
Class I   11,765,302    18,144,845    22,047,709    107,242,913 
Class R   27,323    22,608    69,819    48,723 
Class R61   144,479    1,075,014    8,841,354    22,975,266 
Class Y   39,985    127,515    627,395    1,347,905 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A   2,086,619    23,262,836    1,951,611    4,196,324 
Class B2       3,792        505 
Class C   23,772    426,488    41,107    104,133 
Class E   32,293    410,752    14,231    92,826 
Class I   1,680,632    19,929,627    5,548,460    16,716,268 
Class R   259    1,355    9,470    16,005 
Class R61   126,987    1,606,584    1,544,546    4,386,947 
Class Y   12,004    125,134    73,234    141,158 
    19,460,981    75,860,622    46,913,940    183,709,658 

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       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(30,517,879)  $(58,688,910)  $(29,008,646)  $(58,972,803)
Class B2       (2,054,611)       (268,756)
Class C   (825,529)   (2,700,187)   (1,709,928)   (4,853,032)
Class E   (4,439,845)   (779,973)   (4,075,122)   (986,430)
Class I   (57,575,770)   (84,494,656)   (167,278,922)   (371,656,574)
Class R   (2,713)   (62,211)   (5,533)   (59,109)
Class R61   (2,835,221)   (11,682,523)   (64,891,149)   (54,790,998)
Class Y   (275,433)   (549,922)   (963,044)   (1,827,653)
    (96,472,390)   (161,012,993)   (267,932,344)   (493,415,355)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (77,011,409)   (85,152,371)   (221,018,404)   (309,705,697)
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (158,969,279)   (122,987,235)   (297,017,026)   (363,064,562)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   494,812,061    617,799,296    836,223,566    1,199,288,128 
End of period  $335,842,782   $494,812,061   $539,206,540   $836,223,566 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $5,888,556   $11,625,782   $5,333,452   $13,565,596 
Net realized gain (loss)   131,109,375    620,775,458    (15,451,952)   360,033 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (960,949,969)   12,211,951    (25,227,358)   (37,091,261)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (823,952,038)   644,613,191    (35,345,858)   (23,165,632)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (440,158,837)   (1,330,052)   (4,228,642)
Class B               (2,154)
Class C       (4,346,536)   (18,910)   (67,807)
Class E       (2,351,783)        
Class I       (126,305,684)   (1,897,409)   (6,678,968)
Class R       (22,112)   (2,080)   (5,580)
Class R61       (10,536,169)   (1,520,984)   (2,741,755)
Class Y       (3,106,280)   (8,692)   (20,123)
        (586,827,401)   (4,778,127)   (13,745,029)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   41,969,043    97,561,830    4,279,398    18,224,192 
Class B2       44,904         
Class C   1,320,877    3,729,013    67,757    816,020 
Class E   503,440    1,528,615         
Class I   78,226,288    249,154,599    30,546,660    86,615,153 
Class R   62,836    54,097    100,241    68,884 
Class R61   10,744,418    18,992,680    20,442,905    106,364,093 
Class Y   642,347    4,801,997    103,390    764,667 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       435,755,580    1,313,881    4,133,615 
Class B2               2,154 
Class C       4,317,684    18,845    67,341 
Class E       2,352,392         
Class I       125,676,581    1,868,456    6,610,361 
Class R       9,521    2,080    5,580 
Class R61       10,530,349    1,520,984    2,741,760 
Class Y       3,009,063    8,556    19,928 
    133,469,249    957,518,905    60,273,153    226,433,748 

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   Delaware Ivy
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(286,120,487)  $(546,980,026)  $(23,123,914)  $(39,165,573)
Class B2       (3,011,706)       (337,370)
Class C   (6,198,599)   (13,615,017)   (610,713)   (1,366,987)
Class E   (16,725,317)   (3,173,900)        
Class I   (232,241,770)   (433,465,706)   (52,168,554)   (118,845,672)
Class R   (3,715)   (449,522)   (65,023)   (61,424)
Class R61   (42,020,428)   (29,367,774)   (21,232,545)   (17,685,376)
Class Y   (1,201,023)   (4,440,427)   (43,480)   (705,721)
    (584,511,339)   (1,034,504,078)   (97,244,229)   (178,168,123)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (451,042,090)   (76,985,173)   (36,971,076)   48,265,625 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,274,994,128)   (19,199,383)   (77,095,061)   11,354,964 
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   4,662,920,565    4,682,119,948    497,001,421    485,646,457 
End of period  $3,387,926,437   $4,662,920,565   $419,906,360   $497,001,421 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $3,806,845   $2,345,934   $102,169,255   $258,700,798 
Net realized gain (loss)   15,622,903    239,199,127    (79,301,851)   (120,520,317)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (182,604,509)   (200,176,370)   (481,101,132)   (79,733,406)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (163,174,761)   41,368,691    (458,233,728)   58,447,075 
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (36,031,217)   (45,697,801)   (112,821,128)
Class B               (129,238)
Class C       (323,584)   (5,488,432)   (15,976,695)
Class E           (99,739)   (564,977)
Class I       (30,621,298)   (42,878,897)   (113,914,816)
Class R       (55,912)   (1,246,235)   (2,886,148)
Class R61       (1,371,440)   (1,957,355)   (4,531,342)
Class Y       (139,716)   (2,664,397)   (7,371,863)
        (68,543,167)   (100,032,856)   (258,196,207)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   3,144,381    14,858,614    56,540,143    210,089,2052 
Class B3               9,0152 
Class C   188,021    404,203    5,354,830    23,975,9332 
Class E           75,619    734,3972 
Class I   19,266,160    48,560,979    229,428,960    417,506,9712 
Class R   19,531    27,859    734,225    3,805,8402 
Class R61   1,635,193    3,096,360    9,901,059    19,816,4332 
Class Y   46,470    256,274    11,070,206    37,062,3232 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       35,179,582    44,355,333    104,615,394 
Class B3               114,702 
Class C       322,666    5,095,862    13,805,357 
Class E           88,592    560,402 
Class I       30,456,201    42,094,093    108,600,030 
Class R       55,741    1,275,868    2,862,999 
Class R61       1,371,440    1,940,310    4,282,439 
Class Y       138,003    2,510,903    6,345,822 
    24,299,756    134,727,922    410,466,003    954,187,262 

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   Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(42,912,748)  $ (81,523,032)  $ (208,705,093)  $(463,391,374)
Class B3       (209,558)       (7,891,700)
Class C   (716,187)   (2,281,288)   (40,819,019)   (124,226,591)
Class E           (7,695,819)   (1,698,399)
Class I   (108,019,638)   (184,377,731)   (396,980,202)   (855,546,952)
Class R   (33,521)   (177,653)   (4,410,344)   (7,779,309)
Class R61   (498,000)   (20,545,928)   (13,733,599)   (22,553,399)
Class Y   (96,754)   (1,609,631)   (32,581,928)   (76,241,529)
    (152,276,848)   (290,724,821)   (704,926,004)   (1,559,329,253)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (127,977,092)   (155,996,899)   (294,460,001)   (605,141,991)
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (291,151,853)   (183,171,375)   (852,726,585)   (804,891,123)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   870,048,957    1,053,220,332    3,469,909,295    4,274,800,418 
End of period  $578,897,104   $870,048,957   $2,617,182,710   $3,469,909,295 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  Included payments from affiliates.
3  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $20,324,285   $28,482,227   $1,602,842   $3,564,527 
Net realized gain (loss)   (7,192,166)   314,263,356    (8,654,118)   25,460,010 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (379,179,035)   (323,960,669)   (29,687,565)   (45,548,366)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (366,046,916)   18,784,914    (36,738,841)   (16,523,829)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (8,853,185)       (1,399,472)
Class C       (1,170,851)       (13,413)
Class E       (196,693)        
Class I       (35,278,433)       (2,264,679)
Class R       (1,134,673)       (180)
Class R61       (10,803,496)       (1,788,388)
Class Y       (2,038,110)       (25,173)
        (59,475,441)       (5,491,305)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   10,510,309    34,316,906    530,405    5,057,204 
Class B2       13,787        5,007 
Class C   353,353    1,764,684    22,025    314,259 
Class E   70,210    825,207         
Class I   47,107,949    212,112,881    2,612,273    45,531,787 
Class R   1,223,463    2,355,677    2,565    6,645 
Class R61   17,865,670    58,908,975    3,324,856    26,114,709 
Class Y   3,483,208    15,685,221    33,539    117,130 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       8,278,215        1,372,071 
Class C       1,124,160        13,413 
Class E       196,693         
Class I       33,388,533        2,247,859 
Class R       1,124,048        180 
Class R61       10,490,428        1,788,386 
Class Y       1,606,531        25,149 
    80,614,162    382,191,946    6,525,663    82,593,799 

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   Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A  $(35,751,100)  $(91,062,798)  $(5,369,541)  $(12,395,558)
Class B2       (559,083)       (59,546)
Class C   (8,478,766)   (22,470,383)   (149,711)   (283,913)
Class E   (6,986,287)   (784,442)        
Class I   (223,280,288)   (607,176,990)   (23,137,809)   (64,549,672)
Class R   (2,902,381)   (9,728,192)       (369,054)
Class R61   (79,648,120)   (213,053,801)   (18,827,421)   (45,256,371)
Class Y   (5,506,212)   (58,960,454)   (192,378)   (173,145)
    (362,553,154)   (1,003,796,143)   (47,676,860)   (123,087,259)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (281,938,992)   (621,604,197)   (41,151,197)   (40,493,460)
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (647,985,908)   (662,294,724)   (77,890,038)   (62,508,594)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   1,851,519,412    2,513,814,136    187,342,665    249,851,259 
End of period  $1,203,533,504   $1,851,519,412   $109,452,627   $187,342,665 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Large Cap Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $(3,175,329)  $(14,152,948)  $6,652,945   $12,465,598 
Net realized gain (loss)   152,088,363    667,588,189    (11,609,964)   (3,343,879)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (1,465,974,074)   280,860,520    (15,971,805)   (38,222,332)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (1,317,061,040)   934,295,761    (20,928,824)   (29,100,613)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (288,499,969)   (2,498,521)   (3,879,665)
Class C       (8,096,887)   (36,975)   (39,579)
Class E       (3,328,409)   (15,828)   (71,337)
Class I       (249,922,112)   (3,253,095)   (6,411,450)
Class R       (1,248,920)   (1,991)   (2,683)
Class R61       (15,436,229)   (360,109)   (1,900,886)
Class Y       (3,085,607)   (14,478)   (25,433)
        (569,618,133)   (6,180,997)   (12,331,033)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   80,413,127    130,922,593    82,441,212    95,877,635 
Class B2       122,314        1,734 
Class C   3,404,371    10,049,136    2,803,102    4,934,272 
Class E   513,749    3,545,116    147,777    1,353,352 
Class I   341,675,692    518,398,941    47,682,321    104,404,767 
Class R   1,275,241    2,628,654    3,519    75,344 
Class R61   41,828,447    26,939,732    3,788,663    68,826,701 
Class Y   1,395,777    11,047,810    207,143    355,498 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       283,173,518    2,483,691    3,758,367 
Class B2               46 
Class C       7,796,485    34,347    34,845 
Class E       3,328,867    13,398    71,257 
Class I       243,387,205    3,270,296    6,266,300 
Class R       1,244,939    1,895    1,945 
Class R61       15,436,229    361,924    1,900,083 
Class Y       2,997,477    14,050    23,239 
    470,506,404    1,261,019,016    143,253,338    287,885,385 

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   Delaware Ivy
Large Cap Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A  $(267,143,578)  $(486,388,644)  $(94,040,182)  $(157,872,183)
Class B2       (4,717,491)       (232,009)
Class C   (10,306,215)   (25,813,552)   (6,264,979)   (14,766,562)
Class E   (28,413,405)   (4,755,959)   (6,461,822)   (2,231,845)
Class I   (461,511,753)   (840,079,246)   (126,676,875)   (252,244,365)
Class R   (2,010,623)   (5,629,895)   (142,306)   (20,827)
Class R61   (55,278,101)   (52,131,380)   (138,783,821)   (45,824,105)
Class Y   (6,013,995)   (11,379,215)   (311,823)   (842,044)
    (830,677,670)   (1,430,895,382)   (372,681,808)   (474,033,940)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (360,171,266)   (169,876,366)   (229,428,470)   (186,148,555)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (1,677,232,306)   194,801,262    (256,538,291)   (227,580,201)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   5,773,851,140    5,579,049,878    946,646,666    1,174,226,867 
End of period  $4,096,618,834   $5,773,851,140   $690,108,375   $946,646,666 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Managed International
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $(66,437)  $3,634,238   $(14,711,662)  $(46,105,236)
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,980,666)   16,049,457    266,645,861    756,637,129 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (24,620,177)   (29,528,244)   (1,935,167,697)   (836,958,370)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (26,667,280)   (9,844,549)   (1,683,233,498)   (126,426,477)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (1,496,141)       (304,452,989)
Class C       (24,621)       (22,625,735)
Class E               (2,666,741)
Class I       (2,564,748)       (442,470,544)
Class R       (1,831)       (10,968,579)
Class R61       (2,886)       (108,105,215)
Class Y       (3,937)       (40,580,612)
        (4,094,164)       (931,870,415)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   815,400    3,646,352    50,603,780    176,583,191 
Class B2       1,276        22,893 
Class C   37,648    234,492    4,381,273    22,556,385 
Class E           208,019    2,120,942 
Class I   6,505,058    16,337,165    423,255,448    1,149,273,771 
Class R   10,729    14,063    4,771,343    15,245,075 
Class R61   55,916    25,551    161,114,294    518,879,668 
Class Y   2,028    14,633    17,062,113    81,619,888 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       1,487,205        299,979,244 
Class C       24,545        22,199,637 
Class E               2,669,507 
Class I       2,561,359        421,375,039 
Class R       1,831        10,875,261 
Class R61       2,886        106,195,229 
Class Y       3,937        38,073,093 
    7,426,779    24,355,295    661,396,270    2,867,668,823 

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   Delaware Ivy
Managed International
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(7,211,226)  $(12,129,365)  $(201,660,139)  $(439,644,873)
Class B2       (63,389)       (4,245,237)
Class C   (204,265)   (584,637)   (20,845,640)   (68,525,944)
Class E           (15,934,312)   (2,199,652)
Class I   (20,459,887)   (41,958,311)   (546,846,356)   (1,094,660,484)
Class R   (9)   (318,636)   (9,721,157)   (26,673,837)
Class R61   (29,796)   (351,373)   (114,029,039)   (241,640,653)
Class Y   (9,074)   (44,331)   (36,695,554)   (156,632,665)
    (27,914,257)   (55,450,042)   (945,732,197)   (2,034,223,345)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (20,487,478)   (31,094,747)   (284,335,927)   833,445,478 
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (47,154,758)   (45,033,460)   (1,967,569,425)   (224,851,414)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   133,392,970    178,426,430    7,217,435,879    7,442,287,293 
End of period  $86,238,212    $133,392,970    $ 5,249,866,454   $7,217,435,879 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Municipal Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $13,305,576   $22,846,839   $8,014,520   $18,338,283 
Net realized gain (loss)   (1,020,427)   61,988,899    (21,277,931)   2,866,444 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (270,968,150)   10,826,915    (37,258,280)   (54,454,142)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (258,683,001)   95,662,653    (50,521,691)   (33,249,415)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A   (1,253,483)   (6,545,273)   (5,972,987)   (12,703,971)
Class C   (92,088)   (724,574)   (54,485)   (130,002)
Class I   (10,544,527)   (53,147,351)   (3,631,512)   (9,016,564)
Class R   (6,980)   (35,357)        
Class R61   (858,218)   (4,321,653)   (17,028)   (43,622)
Class Y   (115,160)   (983,852)       (852)
    (12,870,456)   (65,758,060)   (9,676,012)   (21,895,011)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   13,276,729    45,643,057    13,917,251    29,192,716 
Class C   1,377,505    7,942,037    374,350    432,369 
Class I   146,467,612    600,589,785    24,237,791    41,765,158 
Class R   79,778    543,358         
Class R61   18,469,447    35,347,214    241,640    672,585 
Class Y   1,133,299    13,837,777        457 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A   1,246,247    6,501,998    6,011,203    12,286,505 
Class B2               109 
Class C   90,415    705,921    54,407    127,219 
Class I   10,147,991    51,961,316    3,625,581    8,862,796 
Class R   6,980    35,357         
Class R61   850,356    4,320,455    17,444    43,393 
Class Y   113,380    975,684        6 
    193,259,739    768,403,959    48,479,667    93,383,313 

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   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Municipal Bond Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A  $(26,138,633)  $(44,931,437)  $(69,416,886)  $(78,253,814)
Class B2               (162,394)
Class C   (4,048,665)   (5,812,493)   (1,125,212)   (3,329,056)
Class I   (344,238,162)   (498,531,739)   (97,196,197)   (92,195,378)
Class R   (77,667)   (177,890)        
Class R61   (31,193,652)   (32,436,353)   (553,132)   (596,508)
Class Y   (11,448,485)   (26,436,267)       (434,132)
    (417,145,264)   (608,326,179)   (168,291,427)   (174,971,282)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (223,885,525)   160,077,780    (119,811,760)   (81,587,969)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (495,438,982)   189,982,373    (180,009,463)   (136,732,395)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   1,757,554,039    1,567,571,666    620,361,672    757,094,067 
End of period  $1,262,115,057   $1,757,554,039   $440,352,209   $620,361,672 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Municipal High Income Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $9,384,989   $40,592,313   $(5,621,225)  $(19,046,420)
Net realized gain (loss)   (37,003,110)   17,736,682    34,430,467    312,905,216 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (58,269,371)   (69,282,700)   (526,522,445)   (512,116,182)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (85,887,492)   (10,953,705)   (497,713,203)   (218,257,386)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A   (10,499,039)   (20,047,395)       (332,393,017)
Class B       (3,116)        
Class C   (272,167)   (614,887)       (17,480,609)
Class E               (4,012,535)
Class I   (5,381,630)   (10,905,942)       (210,162,997)
Class R               (17,696,170)
Class R61   (20,008)   (41,646)       (42,723,185)
Class Y   (72,112)   (140,031)       (25,154,209)
    (16,244,956)   (31,753,017)       (649,622,722)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   18,552,107    52,218,579    19,261,676    64,562,524 
Class B2       1,238        5,448 
Class C   468,448    1,686,840    951,611    3,740,509 
Class E           141,458    1,270,482 
Class I   50,505,481    70,868,476    79,531,324    175,954,227 
Class R           1,797,592    11,408,965 
Class R61   94,572    595,008    16,913,371    50,550,845 
Class Y   400    68,913    4,051,992    12,905,519 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A   10,353,653    18,177,355        328,991,229 
Class B2       1,554         
Class C   273,055    587,596        17,040,622 
Class E               4,019,129 
Class I   5,049,381    10,057,003        202,762,602 
Class R               17,673,243 
Class R61   20,441    41,524        42,161,242 
Class Y   72,932    138,693        24,012,660 
    85,390,470    154,442,779    122,649,024    957,059,246 

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   Delaware Ivy
Municipal High Income Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Small Cap Growth Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(93,505,477)   $(122,831,503 )  $(110,180,545  $(250,589,350)
Class B2       (421,748)       (1,789,345)
Class C   (5,131,862)   (12,058,208)   (6,176,533)   (20,204,300)
Class E           (10,999,250)   (1,415,270)
Class I   (112,660,237)   (100,915,845)   (216,140,235)   (396,651,613)
Class R           (4,514,971)   (20,122,361)
Class R61   (357,391)   (526,114)   (23,398,764)   (76,175,004)
Class Y   (577,396)   (535,631)   (8,204,010)   (37,378,113)
    (212,232,363)   (237,289,049)   (379,614,308)   (804,325,356)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (126,841,893)   (82,846,270)   (256,965,284)   152,733,890 
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (228,974,341)   (125,552,992)   (754,678,487)   (715,146,218)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   859,523,418    985,076,410    2,349,966,042    3,065,112,260 
End of period  $630,549,077   $859,523,418   $1,595,287,555   $2,349,966,042 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity FundΦ
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $1,404,168   $580,295   $33,180,121   $18,315,506 
Net realized gain (loss)   (5,994,042)   163,532,328    27,972,988    205,742,289 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (88,754,229)   (167,794,397)   (366,970,134)   (609,999,484)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (93,344,103)   (3,681,774)   (305,817,025)   (385,941,689)
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A   (174,543)   (27,297,432)       (1,779,222)
Class C   (7,335)   (3,619,618)       (145,959)
Class I   (454,174)   (62,029,098)       (10,755,123)
Class R   (15,296)   (3,982,883)       (29,737)
Class R61   (122,176)   (13,887,422)       (3,035,209)
Class Y   (5,387)   (1,335,914)       (203,602)
    (778,911)   (112,152,367)       (15,948,852)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   6,699,020    22,320,506    6,844,711    36,480,844 
Class B2       3,008        512 
Class C   388,497    2,470,553    595,404    4,154,604 
Class I   28,202,191    83,720,358    86,587,671    381,212,563 
Class R   826,323    4,026,380    521,409    2,186,225 
Class R61   4,517,534    37,280,267    14,955,925    92,301,717 
Class Y   288,744    1,813,958    4,857,995    11,496,885 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A   172,850    26,976,317        1,733,296 
Class C   7,316    3,608,383        138,903 
Class I   444,096    61,009,593        9,580,446 
Class R   15,296    3,976,715        27,889 
Class R61   122,176    13,886,899        3,031,127 
Class Y   5,379    1,196,333        51,568 
    41,689,422    262,289,270    114,363,115    542,396,579 

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   Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity FundΦ
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(19,244,811)  $(45,235,026)  $(31,309,094)  $(84,100,853)
Class B2       (423,679)       (382,513)
Class C   (2,313,365)   (6,350,534)   (5,104,524)   (11,561,072)
Class I   (90,909,855)   (217,293,502)   (224,941,680)   (776,427,073)
Class R   (2,269,747)   (5,299,115)   (739,993)   (4,162,138)
Class R61   (14,515,789)   (29,651,488)   (66,828,869)   (129,430,864)
Class Y   (2,049,591)   (2,961,342)   (3,620,884)   (14,156,096)
    (131,303,158)   (307,214,686)   (332,545,044)   (1,020,220,609)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (89,613,736)   (44,925,416)   (218,181,929)   (477,824,030)
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (183,736,750)   (160,759,557)   (523,998,954)   (879,714,571)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   598,815,879    759,575,436    1,506,781,442    2,386,496,013 
End of period  $415,079,129   $598,815,879   $982,782,488   $1,506,781,442 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)  $11,511,755   $17,854,525 
Net realized gain (loss)   80,861,742    251,783,222 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (307,011,402)   (36,217,559)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (214,637,905)   233,420,188 
           
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:          
Distributable earnings:          
Class A   (2,398,412)   (40,659,803)
Class B       (2,022)
Class C   (27,296)   (639,475)
Class I   (5,995,603)   (96,645,064)
Class R   (65)   (1,273)
Class R61   (543,739)   (14,155,158)
Class Y   (683)   (10,948)
    (8,965,798)   (152,113,743)
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A   35,625,947    57,850,250 
Class B2       25,068 
Class C   2,806,994    2,447,185 
Class I   93,446,885    309,658,818 
Class R   6,305    8,009 
Class R61   8,062,013    14,308,462 
Class Y   24,968    21,400 
           
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:          
Class A   2,378,489    40,195,932 
Class B2       1,790 
Class C   27,181    636,546 
Class I   5,978,569    96,353,876 
Class R   65    1,273 
Class R61   531,398    14,155,158 
Class Y   606    6,199 
    148,889,420    535,669,966 

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   Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A  $(50,220,165)  $(72,601,019)
Class B2       (634,954)
Class C   (1,724,146)   (4,131,977)
Class I   (183,256,794)   (346,062,110)
Class R   (4)   (393,937)
Class R61   (60,671,482)   (57,384,835)
Class Y   (7,166)   (53,436)
    (295,879,757)   (481,262,268)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (146,990,337)   54,407,698 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (370,594,040)   135,714,143 
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   1,477,803,761    1,342,089,618 
End of period  $1,107,209,721   $1,477,803,761 
   
1  Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2  On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.72   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.84   $12.48 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.20    0.26    0.29    0.29    0.32 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.36)   (0.07)   4.23    (2.13)   (0.34)   1.34 
Total from investment operations   (2.25)   0.13    4.49    (1.84)   (0.05)   1.66 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)       (0.42)       (0.23)       (0.30)       (0.32)       (0.30)
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (1.13)   (0.41)   (0.42)   (1.89)   (0.30)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.36   $12.72   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.84 
                               
Total return3   (17.83%)4   0.51%4    47.07%4    (16.11%)4    0.47%   13.44%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $192,864   $263,835   $3105   $2605   $3875   $4945 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.20%   1.22%   1.22%   1.24%   1.24%   1.29%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.31%   1.25%   1.24%   1.25%   1.24%   1.29%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.78%   1.41%   2.16%   2.43%   2.27%   2.34%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.67%   1.38%   2.14%   2.42%   2.27%   2.34%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.69   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.82   $12.47 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.05    0.09    0.16    0.21    0.21    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.35)   (0.08)   4.23    (2.13)   (0.35)   1.35 
Total from investment operations   (2.30)   0.01    4.39    (1.92)   (0.14)   1.58 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.07)       (0.33)       (0.13)       (0.22)       (0.21)       (0.23
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.07)   (1.04)   (0.31)   (0.34)   (1.78)   (0.23)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.32   $12.69   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.82 
                               
Total return3   (18.24%)4    (0.32%)       45.88%   (16.75%)       (0.21%)       12.80%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $3,311   $4,780   $75   $105   $225   $395 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   2.12%   2.04%   2.03%   2.00%   1.94%   1.93%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.23%   2.04%   2.03%   2.00%   1.94%   1.93%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.87%   0.64%   1.34%   1.76%   1.64%   1.72%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.76%   0.64%   1.34%   1.76%   1.64%   1.72%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.74   $13.73   $9.64   $11.91   $13.85   $12.48 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.24    0.29    0.33    0.34    0.37 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.37)   (0.07)   4.24    (2.14)   (0.35)   1.34 
Total from investment operations   (2.24)   0.17    4.53    (1.81)   (0.01)   1.71 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.12)       (0.45)       (0.26)       (0.34)       (0.36)       (0.34)
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.12)   (1.16)   (0.44)   (0.46)   (1.93)   (0.34)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.38   $12.74   $13.73   $9.64   $11.91   $13.85 
                               
Total return3   (17.70%)4    0.81%4    47.60%4    (15.90%)4    0.78%4    13.88%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $128,852   $205,264   $2685   $2425   $3745   $5235 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.92%   0.92%   0.92%   0.92%   0.93%   1.00%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.98%   0.94%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.11%   1.72%   2.46%   2.76%   2.58%   2.75%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.05%   1.70%   2.43%   2.73%   2.56%   2.75%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22      3/31/21       3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.72   $13.73   $9.65   $11.91   $13.84   $12.48 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.08    0.15    0.22    0.26    0.25    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.36)   (0.07)   4.23    (2.13)   (0.33)   1.35 
Total from investment operations   (2.28)   0.08    4.45    (1.87)   (0.08)   1.63 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)       (0.38)       (0.19)       (0.27)       (0.28)       (0.27
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (1.09)   (0.37)   (0.39)   (1.85)   (0.27)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.35   $12.72   $13.73   $9.65   $11.91   $13.84 
                               
Total return3   (18.00%)4    0.18%   46.59%   (16.36%)       0.22%   13.20%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $273   $3085   $5,6   $16   $16   $16 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.52%   1.54%   1.54%   1.53%   1.52%   1.58%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.57%   1.54%   1.54%   1.53%   1.52%   1.58%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.41%   1.09%   1.89%   2.14%   1.97%   2.07%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.36%   1.09%   1.89%   2.14%   1.97%   2.07%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.76   $13.74   $9.65   $11.92   $13.86   $12.49 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.26    0.30    0.35    0.30    0.35 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.37)   (0.06)   4.24    (2.14)   (0.29)   1.39 
Total from investment operations   (2.24)   0.20    4.54    (1.79)   0.01    1.74 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.13)       (0.47)       (0.27)       (0.36)       (0.38)       (0.37
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.13)   (1.18)   (0.45)   (0.48)   (1.95)   (0.37)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.39   $12.76   $13.74   $9.65   $11.92   $13.86 
                               
Total return3   (17.70%)       0.99%   47.70%   (15.76%)       0.93%   14.07%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $9,427   $14,281   $244   $174   $224   $54 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.82%   0.79%   0.79%   0.79%   0.78%   0.86%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.18%   1.90%   2.54%   2.87%   2.40%   2.58%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.72   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.84   $12.48 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.20    0.26    0.30    0.30    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.36)   (0.07)   4.23    (2.13)   (0.34)   1.35 
Total from investment operations   (2.25)   0.13    4.49    (1.83)   (0.04)   1.68 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)       (0.42)       (0.23)       (0.31)       (0.33)       (0.32
Net realized gain       (0.71)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (1.57)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (1.13)   (0.41)   (0.43)   (1.90)   (0.32)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.36   $12.72   $13.72   $9.64   $11.90   $13.84 
                               
Total return3   (17.84%)4   0.53%   47.11%   (16.06%)       0.49%   13.57%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,116   $1,612   $25   $55   $75   $95 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.18%   1.18%   1.18%   1.19%   1.21%7    1.23%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.21%   1.18%   1.18%   1.19%   1.21%7    1.23%7 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.81%   1.45%   2.25%   2.49%   2.30%   2.46%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.78%   1.45%   2.25%   2.49%   2.30%   2.46%
Portfolio turnover   12%   111%   39%   43%   28%   55%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.19%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.18    0.20    0.27    0.32    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.08)   (0.59)   0.57    (0.07)   0.09    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.97)   (0.41)   0.77    0.20    0.41    0.24 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.12)       (0.20)       (0.22)       (0.28)       (0.32)       (0.29
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.47)   (0.37)   (0.32)   (0.29)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.06   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (9.61%)       (3.95%)       7.32%      1.79%      3.96%      2.26%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $138,791   $177,936   $2194   $1994   $1774   $2004 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.86%   0.86%   0.87%   1.00%   1.02%   1.04%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.09%   0.98%   0.97%   1.02%   1.05%   1.07%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.36%   1.65%   1.77%   2.48%   2.95%   2.60%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.13%   1.53%   1.67%   2.46%   2.92%   2.57%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.07    0.09    0.11    0.19    0.25    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.09)   (0.59)   0.58    (0.07)   0.09    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (1.02)   (0.50)   0.69    0.12    0.34    0.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.08)       (0.11)       (0.14)       (0.20)       (0.25)       (0.21
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.08)   (0.14)   (0.39)   (0.29)   (0.25)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.05   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (10.11%)       (4.71%)       6.50%      1.02%      3.25%      1.51%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $4,276   $6,362   $114   $144   $134   $164 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.74%   1.66%   1.64%   1.75%   1.71%   1.77%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   2.03%   1.76%   1.74%   1.77%   1.74%   1.80%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.47%   0.85%   1.01%   1.73%   2.26%   1.87%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.18%   0.75%   0.91%   1.71%   2.23%   1.84%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.22    0.24    0.32    0.37    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.08)   (0.59)   0.58    (0.07)   0.09    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.95)   (0.37)   0.82    0.25    0.46    0.29 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)       (0.24)       (0.27)       (0.33)       (0.37)       (0.34
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.14)   (0.27)   (0.52)   (0.42)   (0.37)   (0.34)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.06   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (9.44%)       (3.55%)       7.77%   2.25%   4.46%   2.77%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $309,224   $493,000   $7724   $7424   $5864   $5254 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.45%   0.45%   0.45%   0.54%   0.54%   0.54%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   0.78%   0.71%   0.72%   0.73%   0.74%   0.74%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.76%   2.06%   2.20%   2.93%   3.43%   3.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.43%   1.80%   1.93%   2.74%   3.23%   2.90%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22       3/31/21      3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.10    0.14    0.16    0.24    0.29    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.08)   (0.59)   0.57    (0.07)   0.09    (0.03)
Total from investment operations   (0.98)   (0.45)   0.73    0.17    0.38    0.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.25)       (0.29)       (0.27
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (0.19)   (0.43)   (0.34)   (0.29)   (0.27)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.06   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (9.74%)       (4.28%)       6.97%   1.48%   3.67%   2.04%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $840   $863   $14   $14   $14   $24 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.11%   1.21%   1.20%   1.30%   1.30%   1.29%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.36%   1.34%   1.30%   1.32%   1.33%   1.32%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.13%   1.30%   1.46%   2.18%   2.67%   2.31%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.88%   1.17%   1.36%   2.16%   2.64%   2.28%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22       3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.22    0.24    0.32    0.37    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.09)   (0.59)   0.58    (0.07)   0.09    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.96)   (0.37)   0.82    0.25    0.46    0.29 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)       (0.24)       (0.27)       (0.33)       (0.37)       (0.34
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.14)   (0.27)   (0.52)   (0.42)   (0.37)   (0.34)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.05   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (9.53%)       (3.55%)       7.77%   2.25%   4.46%   2.77%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $80,811   $147,696   $1844   $1334   $1104   $1954 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.45%   0.45%   0.45%   0.54%   0.54%   0.54%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   0.62%   0.58%   0.57%   0.58%   0.58%   0.58%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.72%   2.06%   2.20%   2.94%   3.41%   3.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.55%   1.93%   2.08%   2.90%   3.37%   3.06%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20      3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57   $10.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.12    0.18    0.20    0.27    0.33    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.09)   (0.59)   0.57    (0.07)   0.09    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.97)   (0.41)   0.77    0.20    0.42    0.25 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.12)       (0.20)       (0.22)       (0.28)       (0.33)       (0.30
Net realized gain       (0.03)   (0.25)   (0.09)        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.47)   (0.37)   (0.33)   (0.30)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.06   $10.15   $10.79   $10.49   $10.66   $10.57 
                               
Total return3   (9.60%)       (3.94%)       7.33%   1.82%   4.04%   2.35%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $5,265   $6,186   $74   $104   $54   $54 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.82%   0.86%   0.87%   0.96%   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.04%   0.99%   0.97%   0.98%   0.98%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.40%   1.65%   1.78%   2.48%   3.03%   2.69%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.18%   1.52%   1.68%   2.46%   3.00%   2.66%
Portfolio turnover   70%   86%   98%   118%   91%   163%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.10   $18.01   $11.73   $13.47   $14.78   $13.55 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.02    0.04    0.06    0.06    0.09    0.05 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.38)   2.56    6.65    (0.29)   0.60    2.11 
Total from investment operations   (3.36)   2.60    6.71    (0.23)   0.69    2.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.09)       (0.04)       (0.09)       (0.09)       (0.03
Net realized gain       (2.42)   (0.39)   (1.42)   (1.91)   (0.90)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.51)   (0.43)   (1.51)   (2.00)   (0.93)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $14.74   $18.10   $18.01   $11.73   $13.47   $14.78 
                               
Total return3   (18.56%)       13.88%   57.58%   (3.57%)       5.56%   16.31%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,566,811   $3,424,139   $3,4115   $2,4095   $2,8955   $3,1495 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.01%   0.97%   1.00%   1.03%   1.02%   1.04%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.01%   0.97%   1.00%   1.03%   1.02%   1.04%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.25%   0.19%   0.36%   0.42%   0.64%   0.33%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.25%   0.19%   0.36%   0.42%   0.64%   0.33%
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $14.27   $14.65   $9.63   $11.31   $12.69   $11.81 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.04)       (0.11)       (0.06)       (0.05)       (0.03)       (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.66)   2.10    5.45    (0.22)   0.51    1.83 
Total from investment operations   (2.70)   1.99    5.39    (0.27)   0.48    1.77 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.01)           (0.01)            
Net realized gain       (2.36)   (0.37)   (1.40)   (1.86)   (0.89)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.37)   (0.37)   (1.41)   (1.86)   (0.89)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $11.57   $14.27   $14.65   $9.63   $11.31   $12.69 
                               
Total return3   (18.92%)4    12.85%   56.31%   (4.44%)       4.74%   15.39%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $17,936   $27,556   $335   $375   $525   $705 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.91%   1.85%   1.88%   1.89%   1.85%   1.89%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.99%   1.85%   1.88%   1.89%   1.85%   1.89%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.66%)       (0.70%)       (0.51%)       (0.44%)       (0.20%)       (0.50%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.74%)       (0.70%)       (0.51%)       (0.44%)       (0.20%)       (0.50%)
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $21.24   $20.77   $13.47   $15.27   $16.48   $15.01 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.04    0.08    0.10    0.10    0.14    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.96)   2.93    7.66    (0.37)   0.69    2.35 
Total from investment operations   (3.92)   3.01    7.76    (0.27)   0.83    2.44 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.12)       (0.07)       (0.11)       (0.13)       (0.07)
Net realized gain       (2.42)   (0.39)   (1.42)   (1.91)   (0.90)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.54)   (0.46)   (1.53)   (2.04)   (0.97)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.32   $21.24   $20.77   $13.47   $15.27   $16.48 
                               
Total return3   (18.46%)4    14.00%   57.92%   (3.38%)       5.84%   16.60%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $732,121   $1,070,912   $1,1015   $8615   $1,0895   $1,2165 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.80%   0.79%   0.81%   0.83%   0.81%   0.82%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.82%   0.79%   0.81%   0.83%   0.81%   0.84%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.45%   0.37%   0.55%   0.63%   0.85%   0.56%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.43%   0.37%   0.55%   0.63%   0.85%   0.54%
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $17.88   $17.82   $11.62   $13.36   $14.67   $13.47 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   (0.01)       (0.04)       (0.01)       0.01    0.03    (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.34)   2.53    6.59    (0.30)   0.60    2.11 
Total from investment operations   (3.35)   2.49    6.58    (0.29)   0.63    2.10 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.04)           (0.03)       (0.03)        
Net realized gain       (2.39)   (0.38)   (1.42)   (1.91)   (0.90)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.43)   (0.38)   (1.45)   (1.94)   (0.90)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $14.53   $17.88   $17.82   $11.62   $13.36   $14.67 
                               
Total return3   (18.74%)4    13.42%   56.93%   (3.93%)       5.16%   15.91%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $229   $212   $15   $5,6   $15   $25 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.35%   1.39%   1.40%   1.42%   1.40%   1.46%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.42%   1.39%   1.40%   1.42%   1.40%   1.46%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.09%)       (0.22%)       (0.04%)       0.04%   0.22%   (0.08%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.16%)       (0.22%)       (0.04%)       0.04%   0.22%   (0.08%)
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $21.31   $20.82   $13.50   $15.30   $16.51   $15.03 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.06    0.12    0.12    0.13    0.16    0.10 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.99)   2.94    7.68    (0.37)   0.69    2.36 
Total from investment operations   (3.93)   3.06    7.80    (0.24)   0.85    2.46 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.15)       (0.09)       (0.14)       (0.15)       (0.08)
Net realized gain       (2.42)   (0.39)   (1.42)   (1.91)   (0.90)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.57)   (0.48)   (1.56)   (2.06)   (0.98)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.38   $21.31   $20.82   $13.50   $15.30   $16.51 
                               
Total return3   (18.44%)       14.23%   58.14%   (3.23%)       6.01%   16.74%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $47,001   $91,633   $904   $314   $454   $714 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.67%   0.64%   0.66%   0.67%   0.65%   0.73%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.59%   0.52%   0.68%   0.78%   0.97%   0.64%
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $20.38   $20.01   $13.00   $14.78   $16.02   $14.61 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.03    0.07    0.09    0.09    0.13    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.80)   2.83    7.37    (0.34)   0.67    2.28 
Total from investment operations   (3.77)   2.90    7.46    (0.25)   0.80    2.37 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.11)       (0.06)       (0.11)       (0.13)       (0.06)
Net realized gain       (2.42)   (0.39)   (1.42)   (1.91)   (0.90)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.53)   (0.45)   (1.53)   (2.04)   (0.96)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $16.61   $20.38   $20.01   $13.00   $14.78   $16.02 
                               
Total return3   (18.50%)       13.99%   57.75%   (3.37%)       5.81%   16.61%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $23,828   $29,855   $264   $234   $454   $504 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.89%   0.84%   0.85%   0.84%   0.84%   0.84%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.06%   1.04%   1.05%   1.08%   1.05%   1.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.37%   0.32%   0.50%   0.60%   0.80%   0.55%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.20%   0.12%   0.30%   0.36%   0.59%   0.29%
Portfolio turnover   16%   36%   49%   66%   97%   51%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.57   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68   $9.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.10    0.25    0.32    0.34    0.32    0.32 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.81)   (0.69)   0.95    (0.59)   0.01    (0.11)
Total from investment operations   (0.71)   (0.44)   1.27    (0.25)   0.33    0.21 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)       (0.25)       (0.27)       (0.20)       (0.28)       (0.21)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (0.25)   (0.27)   (0.20)   (0.30)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.77   $9.57   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68 
                               
Total return3   (7.55%)       (4.39%)       13.77%   (2.69%)       3.47%   2.16%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $120,801   $150,133   $1784   $1704   $2114   $2654 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.96%   0.96%   0.96%   0.99%   0.99%   1.01%6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.25%   1.19%   1.20%   1.22%   1.23%   1.26%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.19%   2.46%   3.18%   3.43%   3.32%   3.22%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.90%   2.23%   2.94%   3.20%   3.08%   2.97%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 0.99%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.57   $10.25   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68   $9.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.07    0.17    0.25    0.26    0.25    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.82)   (0.68)   0.94    (0.59)   0.01    (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.75)   (0.51)   1.19    (0.33)   0.26    0.14 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.06)       (0.17)       (0.20)       (0.12)       (0.21)       (0.14)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.06)   (0.17)   (0.20)   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.14)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.76   $9.57   $10.25   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68 
                               
Total return3   (7.88%)       (5.04%)       12.81%   (3.42%)       2.71%   1.40%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,706   $3,499   $44   $64   $94   $134 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.72%   1.72%   1.72%   1.74%   1.73%   1.76%6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   2.09%   1.97%   1.96%   1.98%   1.93%   1.96%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.44%   1.69%   2.45%   2.68%   2.58%   2.40%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.07%   1.44%   2.21%   2.44%   2.38%   2.20%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.74%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.57   $10.25   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68   $9.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.27    0.35    0.36    0.34    0.34 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.82)   (0.68)   0.93    (0.59)   0.01    (0.11)
Total from investment operations   (0.71)   (0.41)   1.28    (0.23)   0.35    0.23 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.27)   (0.29)   (0.22)   (0.30)   (0.23)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.27)   (0.29)   (0.22)   (0.32)   (0.23)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.76   $9.57   $10.25   $9.26   $9.71   $9.68 
                               
Total return3   (7.46%)   (4.08%)   13.90%   (2.45%)   3.73%   2.43%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $162,925   $198,358   $2414   $2044   $2404   $2624 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.73%   0.74%   0.74%   0.74%   0.74%   0.76%6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   0.89%   0.86%   0.89%   0.89%   0.88%   0.94%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.43%   2.67%   3.39%   3.67%   3.58%   3.44%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.27%   2.55%   3.24%   3.52%   3.44%   3.26%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 0.74%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.55   $10.23   $9.24   $9.69   $9.67   $9.66 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.08    0.20    0.28    0.29    0.27    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.81)   (0.68)   0.93    (0.59)   0.01    (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.73)   (0.48)   1.21    (0.30)   0.28    0.17 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.07)   (0.20)   (0.22)   (0.15)   (0.24)   (0.16)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.07)   (0.20)   (0.22)   (0.15)   (0.26)   (0.16)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.75   $9.55   $10.23   $9.24   $9.69   $9.67 
                               
Total return3   (7.75%)4    (4.77%)   13.13%   (3.16%)   2.89%   1.76%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $273   $260   $5,6    $15   $15   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.38%   1.45%   1.46%   1.47%   1.45%   1.49%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.47%   1.45%   1.46%   1.47%   1.45%   1.51%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.79%   1.96%   2.77%   2.95%   2.86%   2.66%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.70%   1.96%   2.77%   2.95%   2.86%   2.64%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.57   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.69   $9.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.27    0.34    0.36    0.34    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.81)   (0.68)   0.95    (0.58)   0.01    (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.70)   (0.41)   1.29    (0.22)   0.35    0.24 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.28)   (0.29)   (0.23)   (0.31)   (0.23)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.28)   (0.29)   (0.23)   (0.33)   (0.23)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.77   $9.57   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.69 
                               
Total return3   (7.44%)   (4.14%)   14.02%   (2.42%)   3.75%   2.43%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $132,330   $143,870   $625   $235   $315   $185 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.72%   0.70%   0.72%   0.73%   0.71%   0.74%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.72%   0.70%   0.72%   0.73%   0.71%   0.76%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.44%   2.65%   3.32%   3.69%   3.61%   3.37%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.44%   2.65%   3.32%   3.69%   3.61%   3.35%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.58   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.69   $9.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.10    0.25    0.32    0.34    0.32    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.82)   (0.68)   0.95    (0.59)       (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.72)   (0.43)   1.27    (0.25)   0.32    0.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.25)   (0.27)   (0.20)   (0.28)   (0.21)
Net realized gain                   (0.02)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (0.25)   (0.27)   (0.20)   (0.30)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.77   $9.58   $10.26   $9.26   $9.71   $9.69 
                               
Total return3   (7.53%)   (4.29%)   13.76%   (2.69%)   3.36%   2.27%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $871   $881   $14   $14   $14   $34 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.96%   0.96%   0.96%   0.99%   0.99%   1.02%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.12%   1.11%   1.12%   1.23%   1.11%   1.16%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.20%   2.42%   3.18%   3.46%   3.29%   3.13%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.04%   2.27%   3.02%   3.22%   3.17%   2.99%
Portfolio turnover   56%   50%   43%   38%   35%   56%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $54.30   $56.56   $37.75   $43.12   $46.78   $42.67 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.23    0.08    (0.04)   0.05    0.09    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.38)   1.81    21.67    (4.97)   1.02    7.26 
Total from investment operations   (11.15)   1.89    21.63    (4.92)   1.11    7.51 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.19)       (0.09)   (0.08)   (0.06)
Net realized gain       (3.96)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.34)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.15)   (2.82)   (0.45)   (4.77)   (3.40)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $43.15   $54.30   $56.56   $37.75   $43.12   $46.78 
                               
Total return3   (20.54%)4    2.84%   57.85%   (11.62%)   3.12%   17.92%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $347,786   $481,991   $5315   $3695   $4775   $5105 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.33%   1.27%   1.34%   1.36%   1.37%   1.38%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.38%   1.27%   1.34%   1.36%   1.37%   1.38%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.93%   0.14%   (0.08%)   0.11%   0.19%   0.53%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.88%   0.14%   (0.08%)   0.11%   0.19%   0.53%
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $43.16   $45.65   $31.11   $35.84   $39.93   $36.98 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.01)   (0.40)   (0.41)   (0.28)   (0.23)   (0.26)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (9.03)   1.51    17.77    (4.09)   0.83    6.42 
Total from investment operations   (9.04)   1.11    17.36    (4.37)   0.60    6.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (3.60)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.21)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.60)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $34.12   $43.16   $45.65   $31.11   $35.84   $39.93 
                               
Total return3   (20.94%)4    1.88%   56.45%   (12.42%)   2.33%   16.99%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,330   $3,530   $55   $55   $95   $115 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   2.33%   2.22%   2.25%   2.24%   2.15%   2.18%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.51%   2.22%   2.25%   2.24%   2.15%   2.18%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.08%)   (0.84%)   (1.00%)   (0.76%)   (0.60%)   (0.65%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.26%)   (0.84%)   (1.00%)   (0.76%)   (0.60%)   (0.65%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $55.82   $58.10   $38.63   $44.10   $47.72   $43.44 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.32    0.20    0.10    0.18    0.24    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.73)   1.89    22.20    (5.07)   1.05    7.53 
Total from investment operations   (11.41)   2.09    22.30    (4.89)   1.29    7.78 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.41)   (0.01)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.16)
Net realized gain       (3.96)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.34)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.37)   (2.83)   (0.58)   (4.91)   (3.50)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $44.41   $55.82   $58.10   $38.63   $44.10   $47.72 
                               
Total return3   (20.43%)4    3.09%4    58.28%4    (11.35%)4    3.43%4    18.27%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $223,459   $379,099   $4945   $3465   $4365   $4375 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.03%   1.06%   1.06%   1.06%   1.06%   1.13%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.13%   1.07%   1.09%   1.10%   1.08%   1.13%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.25%   0.33%   0.19%   0.40%   0.50%   0.54%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.15%   0.32%   0.16%   0.36%   0.48%   0.54%
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.11%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $53.50   $55.69   $37.32   $42.69   $46.41   $42.41 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.15    (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.08)   (0.05)   (0.07)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.21)   1.78    21.40    (4.93)   1.02    7.39 
Total from investment operations   (11.06)   1.63    21.19    (5.01)   0.97    7.32 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.01)                
Net realized gain       (3.81)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.32)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.82)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.32)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $42.44   $53.50   $55.69   $37.32   $42.69   $46.41 
                               
Total return3   (20.67%)4    2.46%   57.33%   (11.92%)   2.82%   17.58%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $650   $835   $15   $15   $15   $25 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.63%   1.66%   1.68%   1.68%   1.67%   1.69%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.71%   1.66%   1.68%   1.68%   1.67%   1.69%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.62%   (0.25%)   (0.42%)   (0.18%)   (0.10%)   (0.15%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.54%   (0.25%)   (0.42%)   (0.18%)   (0.10%)   (0.15%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $56.21   $58.51   $38.85   $44.35   $47.99   $43.64 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.30    0.23    0.16    0.24    0.30    0.20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.77)   1.96    22.35    (5.10)   1.04    7.71 
Total from investment operations   (11.47)   2.19    22.51    (4.86)   1.34    7.91 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.53)   (0.03)   (0.28)   (0.29)   (0.22)
Net realized gain       (3.96)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.34)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.49)   (2.85)   (0.64)   (4.98)   (3.56)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $44.74   $56.21   $58.51   $38.85   $44.35   $47.99 
                               
Total return3   (20.39%)4    3.22%   58.50%   (11.26%)   3.59%   18.45%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $3,156   $2,633   $195   $165   $195   $245 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.97%   0.91%   0.94%   0.94%   0.92%   0.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.98%   0.91%   0.94%   0.94%   0.92%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.19%   0.37%   0.31%   0.53%   0.64%   0.42%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.18%   0.37%   0.31%   0.53%   0.64%   0.42%
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $54.63   $56.88   $37.95   $43.35   $47.00   $42.86 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.23    0.07    (0.05)   0.08    0.09    0.12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.46)   1.83    21.80    (5.03)   1.04    7.44 
Total from investment operations   (11.23)   1.90    21.75    (4.95)   1.13    7.56 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.19)       (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.08)
Net realized gain       (3.96)   (2.82)   (0.36)   (4.69)   (3.34)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.15)   (2.82)   (0.45)   (4.78)   (3.42)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $43.40   $54.63   $56.88   $37.95   $43.35   $47.00 
                               
Total return3   (20.56%)4    2.85%4    57.86%4    (11.63%)4    3.17%   17.96%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,516   $1,962   $35   $25   $55   $105 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.33%   1.28%   1.34%   1.36%   1.33%   1.36%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.39%   1.32%   1.36%   1.38%   1.33%   1.36%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.92%   0.11%   (0.09%)   0.19%   0.20%   0.25%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.86%   0.07%   (0.11%)   0.17%   0.20%   0.25%
Portfolio turnover   25%   45%   32%   26%   54%   46%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.21    0.46    0.41    0.49    0.50    0.53 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.14)   (0.38)   1.21    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.12)
Total from investment operations   (0.93)   0.08    1.62    (0.80)   0.21    0.41 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.49)   (0.50)   (0.52)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.49)   (0.50)   (0.52)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (13.92%)4    1.09%5    28.16%   (12.03%)   2.93%   5.54%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,213,791   $1,576,813   $1,8166   $1,4656   $1,9306   $2,2216 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.01%   0.95%   0.97%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.02%   0.95%   0.97%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   6.82%   6.44%   6.16%   6.89%   6.81%   7.02%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   6.81%   6.44%   6.16%   6.89%   6.81%   7.02%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.19    0.40    0.36    0.44    0.45    0.45 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.14)   (0.37)   1.22    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.95)   0.03    1.58    (0.85)   0.16    0.36 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.18)   (0.40)   (0.39)   (0.44)   (0.45)   (0.47)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.18)   (0.40)   (0.39)   (0.44)   (0.45)   (0.47)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (14.22%)4    0.38%4,5    27.28%4    (12.66%)4    2.21%   4.77%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $156,862   $221,601   $3216   $4476   $6836   $8176 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.69%   1.66%   1.66%   1.66%   1.66%   1.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.81%   1.70%   1.70%   1.68%   1.66%   1.66%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   6.13%   5.72%   5.50%   6.17%   6.10%   5.94%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   6.01%   5.68%   5.46%   6.15%   6.10%   5.94%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.22    0.47    0.43    0.50    0.52    0.53 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.14)   (0.37)   1.21    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.10)
Total from investment operations   (0.92)   0.10    1.64    (0.79)   0.23    0.43 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.21)   (0.47)   (0.45)   (0.50)   (0.52)   (0.54)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.21)   (0.47)   (0.45)   (0.50)   (0.52)   (0.54)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (13.82%)4    1.31%5    28.44%   (11.83%)   3.18%   5.77%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,093,292   $1,454,150   $1,8686   $1,4876   $2,0586   $2,1566 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   0.77%   0.74%   0.75%   0.73%   0.72%   0.72%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   0.78%   0.74%   0.75%   0.73%   0.72%   0.72%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   7.05%   6.66%   6.38%   7.11%   7.05%   6.99%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   7.04%   6.66%   6.38%   7.11%   7.05%   6.99%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.20    0.43    0.39    0.46    0.47    0.48 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.14)   (0.37)   1.21    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.10)
Total from investment operations   (0.94)   0.06    1.60    (0.83)   0.18    0.38 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.19)   (0.43)   (0.41)   (0.46)   (0.47)   (0.49)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19)   (0.43)   (0.41)   (0.46)   (0.47)   (0.49)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (14.06%)4    0.71%5    27.67%   (12.36%)   2.58%   5.15%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $34,904   $44,613   $486   $456   $626   $656 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.33%   1.34%   1.35%   1.32%   1.30%   1.30%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.37%   1.34%   1.35%   1.32%   1.30%   1.30%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   6.49%   6.05%   5.79%   6.52%   6.47%   6.26%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   6.45%   6.05%   5.79%   6.52%   6.47%   6.26%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22        3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.22    0.48    0.44    0.51    0.53    0.53 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.13)   (0.37)   1.21    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.91)   0.11    1.65    (0.78)   0.24    0.44 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.22)   (0.48)   (0.46)   (0.51)   (0.53)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.22)   (0.48)   (0.46)   (0.51)   (0.53)   (0.55)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (13.75%)   1.45%4    28.63%   (11.69%)   3.35%   5.93%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $52,448   $64,630   $675   $645   $715   $455 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.63%   0.60%   0.60%   0.58%   0.56%   0.57%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   7.20%   6.78%   6.54%   7.27%   7.22%   7.02%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy High Income Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49   $7.60 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.21    0.45    0.41    0.49    0.50    0.50 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.14)   (0.37)   1.21    (1.29)   (0.29)   (0.09)
Total from investment operations   (0.93)   0.08    1.62    (0.80)   0.21    0.41 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.49)   (0.50)   (0.52)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (0.45)   (0.43)   (0.49)   (0.50)   (0.52)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $5.60   $6.73   $7.10   $5.91   $7.20   $7.49 
                               
Total return3   (13.92%)   1.09%4    28.17%   (12.03%)   2.94%   5.53%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $65,886   $99,847   $1385   $1335   $2395   $3295 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.02%   0.96%   0.97%   0.95%   0.95%   0.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.03%   0.99%   1.00%   0.98%   0.96%   0.96%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   6.79%   6.37%   6.17%   6.87%   6.80%   6.63%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   6.78%   6.34%   6.14%   6.84%   6.79%   6.62%
Portfolio turnover   27%   48%   59%   30%   41%   39%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $19.09   $19.82   $13.29   $16.75   $19.98   $17.97 
                                  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.21    0.18    0.23    0.26    0.35    0.25 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.45)   (0.41)   6.48    (3.30)   (2.11)   1.96 
Total from investment operations   (4.24)   (0.23)   6.71    (3.04)   (1.76)   2.21 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.50)   (0.18)   (0.42)   (0.36)   (0.20)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.50)   (0.18)   (0.42)   (1.47)   (0.20)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $14.85   $19.09   $19.82   $13.29   $16.75   $19.98 
                               
Total return3   (22.21%)4    (1.28%)4    50.62%4    (18.72%)4    (8.57%)4    12.33% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $234,319   $329,081   $3885   $3225   $5685   $6775 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.17%    1.23%    1.23%    1.25%    1.26%    1.25% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.44%    1.36%    1.35%    1.31%    1.27%    1.25% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.36%    0.89%    1.33%    1.57%    1.90%    1.27% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.09%    0.76%    1.21%    1.51%    1.89%    1.27% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $16.62   $17.33   $11.65   $14.75   $17.77   $16.02 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.04    0.09    0.14    0.20    0.11 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.87)   (0.36)   5.68    (2.91)   (1.87)   1.74 
Total from investment operations   (3.74)   (0.32)   5.77    (2.77)   (1.67)   1.85 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.39)   (0.09)   (0.33)   (0.24)   (0.10)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.39)   (0.09)   (0.33)   (1.35)   (0.10)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $12.88   $16.62   $17.33   $11.65   $14.75   $17.77 
                               
Total return3   (22.50%)4    (1.97%)4    49.63%4    (19.30%)4    (9.14%)4    11.57% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $28,665   $45,987   $675   $775   $1635   $2405 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.88%    1.92%    1.92%    1.93%    1.91%    1.93% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.20%    2.06%    2.05%    1.99%    1.92%    1.93% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.69%    0.23%    0.58%    0.94%    1.24%    0.62% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.37%    0.09%    0.45%    0.88%    1.23%    0.62% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $19.24   $19.98   $13.39   $16.86   $20.10   $18.07 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.25    0.28    0.29    0.35    0.42    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.49)   (0.42)   6.55    (3.32)   (2.12)   1.98 
Total from investment operations   (4.24)   (0.14)   6.84    (2.97)   (1.70)   2.29 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.60)   (0.25)   (0.50)   (0.43)   (0.26)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.60)   (0.25)   (0.50)   (1.54)   (0.26)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.00   $19.24   $19.98   $13.39   $16.86   $20.10 
                               
Total return3   (22.04%)4    (0.88%)4    51.27%4    (18.30%)4    (8.20%)4    12.70% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $648,949   $1,024,716   $1,4085   $1,4835   $3,1495   $4,1365 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.79%    0.79%    0.79%    0.79%    0.85%    0.94% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.08%    1.02%    1.03%    0.98%    0.95%    0.94% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.79%    1.34%    1.72%    2.08%    2.27%    1.59% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.50%    1.11%    1.48%    1.89%    2.17%    1.59% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $19.07   $19.80   $13.29   $16.75   $19.97   $17.96 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.18    0.12    0.17    0.20    0.29    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.44)   (0.41)   6.48    (3.28)   (2.10)   1.99 
Total from investment operations   (4.26)   (0.29)   6.65    (3.08)   (1.81)   2.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.44)   (0.14)   (0.38)   (0.30)   (0.15)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.44)   (0.14)   (0.38)   (1.41)   (0.15)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $14.81   $19.07   $19.80   $13.29   $16.75   $19.97 
                               
Total return3   (22.34%)4    (1.57%)4    50.08%4    (18.93%)4    (8.82%)4    12.04% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $35,680   $47,807   $555   $475   $1045   $1175 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.46%    1.53%    1.53%    1.53%    1.53%    1.53% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.67%    1.63%    1.62%    1.57%    1.54%    1.53% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.06%    0.58%    1.02%    1.21%    1.60%    0.85% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.85%    0.48%    0.93%    1.17%    1.59%    0.85% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $19.30   $20.03   $13.43   $16.91   $20.16   $18.13 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.25    0.29    0.29    0.36    0.43    0.30 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.51)   (0.42)   6.56    (3.34)   (2.12)   2.02 
Total from investment operations   (4.26)   (0.13)   6.85    (2.98)   (1.69)   2.32 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.60)   (0.25)   (0.50)   (0.45)   (0.29)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.60)   (0.25)   (0.50)   (1.56)   (0.29)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.04   $19.30   $20.03   $13.43   $16.91   $20.16 
                               
Total return3   (22.07%)4    (0.83%)4    51.19%4    (18.31%)4    (8.12%)4    12.82% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $219,194   $347,008   $4975   $6205   $1,4375   $1,5975 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.79%    0.79%    0.79%    0.79%    0.79%    0.79% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.93%    0.88%    0.88%    0.83%    0.80%    0.79% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.83%    1.37%    1.69%    2.09%    2.35%    1.49% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.69%    1.28%    1.60%    2.05%    2.34%    1.49% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $19.24   $19.98   $13.39   $16.87   $20.12   $18.09 
                                  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.21    0.21    0.22    0.27    0.37    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.48)   (0.43)   6.56    (3.32)   (2.14)   1.98 
Total from investment operations   (4.27)   (0.22)   6.78    (3.05)   (1.77)   2.24 
                                  
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.52)   (0.19)   (0.43)   (0.37)   (0.21)
Net realized gain                   (1.11)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.52)   (0.19)   (0.43)   (1.48)   (0.21)
                                  
Net asset value, end of period  $14.97   $19.24   $19.98   $13.39   $16.87   $20.12 
                                  
Total return3   (22.19%)4    (1.26%)4    50.76%4    (18.65%)4    (8.55%)   12.42% 
                                  
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $36,727   $49,433   $915   $1765   $3775   $4875 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.14%    1.18%    1.17%    1.18%    1.19%    1.19% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.33%    1.28%    1.29%    1.23%    1.19%    1.19% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.39%    0.99%    1.33%    1.62%    1.99%    1.32% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.20%    0.89%    1.21%    1.57%    1.99%    1.32% 
Portfolio turnover   20%    71%    76%    62%    52%    48% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $16.57   $18.54   $11.08   $14.93   $18.08   $17.15 
                                  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.21    0.16    0.32    0.16    0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.96)   (1.76)   7.48    (3.81)   (1.33)   1.00 
Total from investment operations   (3.83)   (1.55)   7.64    (3.49)   (1.17)   1.08 
                                  
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.42)   (0.18)   (0.36)   (0.07)   (0.15)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.42)   (0.18)   (0.36)   (1.98)   (0.15)
                                  
Net asset value, end of period  $12.74   $16.57   $18.54   $11.08   $14.93   $18.08 
                                  
Total return3   (23.11%)4    (8.50%)   69.18%4    (24.08%)4    (6.19%)4    6.30%4 
                                  
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $36,707   $53,118   $665   $455   $755   $965 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.52%    1.45%    1.55%    1.56%    1.55%    1.59% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.67%    1.45%    1.76%    1.77%    1.75%    1.75% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.81%    1.13%    1.08%    2.19%    0.99%    0.47% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.66%    1.13%    0.87%    1.98%    0.79%    0.31% 
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $15.29   $17.16   $10.28   $13.89   $16.99   $16.12 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.08    0.04    0.02    0.22    0.06    (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.65)   (1.62)   6.95    (3.55)   (1.25)   0.94 
Total from investment operations   (3.57)   (1.58)   6.97    (3.33)   (1.19)   0.91 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.29)   (0.09)   (0.28)       (0.04)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.29)   (0.09)   (0.28)   (1.91)   (0.04)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $11.72   $15.29   $17.16   $10.28   $13.89   $16.99 
                               
Total return   (23.35%)3    (9.30%)   67.92%3    (24.55%)3    (6.74%)3    5.65%3 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $384   $650   $15   $15   $25   $35 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   2.25%    2.28%    2.31%    2.20%    2.13%    2.19% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.38%    2.28%    2.52%    2.41%    2.33%    2.35% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.14%    0.23%    0.18%    1.57%    0.39%    (0.18%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.01%    0.23%    (0.03%)   1.36%    0.19%    (0.34%)
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $17.03   $19.05   $11.37   $15.30   $18.48   $17.53 
                                  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.18    0.30    0.22    0.39    0.24    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.09)   (1.83)   7.70    (3.89)   (1.37)   1.01 
Total from investment operations   (3.91)   (1.53)   7.92    (3.50)   (1.13)   1.18 
                                  
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.49)   (0.24)   (0.43)   (0.14)   (0.23)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.49)   (0.24)   (0.43)   (2.05)   (0.23)
                                  
Net asset value, end of period  $13.12   $17.03   $19.05   $11.37   $15.30   $18.48 
                                  
Total return3   (22.96%)4    (8.21%)   69.97%4    (23.71%)4    (5.79%)4    6.73%4 
                                  
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $33,398   $66,566   $925   $745   $955   $775 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.13%    1.08%    1.12%    1.11%    1.12%    1.16% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.20%    1.08%    1.33%    1.32%    1.32%    1.32% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.29%    1.54%    1.48%    2.60%    1.43%    0.91% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.22%    1.54%    1.27%    2.39%    1.23%    0.75% 
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $16.52   $18.50   $11.06   $14.90   $18.05   $17.13 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.11    0.50    0.14    0.30    0.14    0.06 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.93)   (2.10)   7.47    (3.79)   (1.33)   0.99 
Total from investment operations   (3.82)   (1.60)   7.61    (3.49)   (1.19)   1.05 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.38)   (0.17)   (0.35)   (0.05)   (0.13)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.38)   (0.17)   (0.35)   (1.96)   (0.13)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $12.70   $16.52   $18.50   $11.06   $14.90   $18.05 
                               
Total return3   (23.12%)4    (8.79%)   68.98%4    (24.13%)4    (6.33%)4    6.13%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $7   $6   $5,6   $5,6   $5,6   $5,6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.66%    1.75%    1.69%    1.67%    1.69%    1.72% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.77%    1.75%    1.90%    1.88%    1.89%    1.88% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.46%    2.66%    0.98%    2.03%    0.85%    0.32% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.35%    2.66%    0.77%    1.82%    0.65%    0.16% 
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $17.08   $19.11   $11.40   $15.34   $18.53   $17.57 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.19    0.32    0.24    0.43    0.28    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.10)   (1.83)   7.74    (3.91)   (1.39)   1.01 
Total from investment operations   (3.91)   (1.51)   7.98    (3.48)   (1.11)   1.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.52)   (0.27)   (0.46)   (0.17)   (0.26)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.52)   (0.27)   (0.46)   (2.08)   (0.26)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $13.17   $17.08   $19.11   $11.40   $15.34   $18.53 
                               
Total return3   (22.89%)4    (8.08%)   70.31%4    (23.58%)4    (5.66%)4    6.94%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $38,367   $66,050   $905   $845   $1055   $5,6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   0.99%    0.92%    0.94%    0.93%    0.91%    0.99% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.01%    0.92%    1.15%    1.14%    1.11%    1.15% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.42%    1.69%    1.62%    2.84%    1.72%    1.18% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.40%    1.69%    1.41%    2.63%    1.52%    1.02% 
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $16.85   $18.85   $11.26   $15.16   $18.33   $17.39 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.15    0.23    0.20    0.38    0.20    0.12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.03)   (1.79)   7.60    (3.89)   (1.36)   1.01 
Total from investment operations   (3.88)   (1.56)   7.80    (3.51)   (1.16)   1.13 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.44)   (0.21)   (0.39)   (0.10)   (0.19)
Net realized gain                   (1.91)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.44)   (0.21)   (0.39)   (2.01)   (0.19)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $12.97   $16.85   $18.85   $11.26   $15.16   $18.33 
                               
Total return3   (23.03%)4    (8.43%)   69.55%4    (23.93%)4    (6.04%)4    6.48%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $590   $953   $15   $15   $25   $25 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.37%    1.34%    1.36%    1.41%    1.36%    1.39% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.43%    1.34%    1.57%    1.62%    1.56%    1.55% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.97%    1.23%    1.32%    2.52%    1.17%    0.66% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.91%    1.23%    1.11%    2.31%    0.97%    0.50% 
Portfolio turnover   14%    119%    20%    26%    85%    33% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $31.11   $29.35   $20.52   $22.73   $22.65   $19.17 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.04)   (0.12)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.01)   (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.27)   5.20    10.80    0.85    2.87    4.46 
Total from investment operations   (7.31)   5.08    10.73    0.83    2.86    4.45 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (3.32)   (1.90)   (3.04)   (2.78)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.32)   (1.90)   (3.04)   (2.78)   (0.97)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.80   $31.11   $29.35   $20.52   $22.73   $22.65 
                               
Total return3   (23.50%)4    16.52%    52.78%    2.18%    13.65%    23.45% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,001,112   $2,834,191   $2,7405   $1,9365   $2,1135   $1,7785 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.96%    0.94%    0.98%    1.01%    1.04%    1.13% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.00%    0.94%    0.98%    1.01%    1.04%    1.13% 
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.28%)   (0.36%)   (0.24%)   (0.07%)   (0.04%)   (0.05%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.32%)   (0.28%)   (0.36%)   (0.24%)   (0.07%)   (0.04%)
Portfolio turnover   4%    12%    23%    33%    37%    37% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $22.78   $22.15   $15.94   $18.30   $18.87   $16.22 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.11)   (0.30)   (0.22)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.15)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.32)   3.96    8.33    0.75    2.33    3.77 
Total from investment operations   (5.43)   3.66    8.11    0.58    2.18    3.62 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (3.03)   (1.90)   (2.94)   (2.75)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.03)   (1.90)   (2.94)   (2.75)   (0.97)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.35   $22.78   $22.15   $15.94   $18.30   $18.87 
                               
Total return3   (23.84%)4    15.55%    51.46%    1.38%    12.75%    22.59% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $42,331   $63,666   $695   $695   $885   $845 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.81%    1.80%    1.82%    1.83%    1.81%    1.86% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.91%    1.80%    1.82%    1.83%    1.81%    1.86% 
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.14%)   (1.23%)   (1.07%)   (0.89%)   (0.81%)   (0.82%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.24%)   (1.23%)   (1.07%)   (0.89%)   (0.81%)   (0.82%)
Portfolio turnover   4%    12%    23%    33%    37%    37% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $33.61   $31.48   $21.90   $24.09   $23.80   $20.08 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.01    (0.02)   0.03    0.06    0.06    0.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.87)   5.56    11.52    0.89    3.03    4.69 
Total from investment operations   (7.86)   5.54    11.55    0.95    3.09    4.73 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income           (0.01)   (0.07)       (0.04)
Net realized gain       (3.41)   (1.96)   (3.07)   (2.80)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.41)   (1.97)   (3.14)   (2.80)   (1.01)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $25.75   $33.61   $31.48   $21.90   $24.09   $23.80 
                               
Total return3   (23.39%)4    16.87%4    53.25%4    2.51%4    13.99%4    23.80% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,905,251   $2,626,992   $2,5275   $1,8195   $1,9705   $1,5805 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.64%    0.64%    0.64%    0.69%    0.73%    0.88% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.80%    0.77%    0.79%    0.80%    0.82%    0.88% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.04%    (0.06%)   0.09%    0.24%    0.27%    0.18% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.12%)   (0.19%)   (0.06%)   0.13%    0.18%    0.18% 
Portfolio turnover   4%    12%    23%    33%    37%    37% 
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $29.09   $27.57   $19.43   $21.69   $21.79   $18.54 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.08)   (0.24)   (0.16)   (0.10)   (0.09)   (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (6.80)   4.89    10.20    0.82    2.74    4.31 
Total from investment operations   (6.88)   4.65    10.04    0.72    2.65    4.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (3.13)   (1.90)   (2.98)   (2.75)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.13)   (1.90)   (2.98)   (2.75)   (0.97)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $22.21   $29.09   $27.57   $19.43   $21.69   $21.79 
                               
Total return3   (23.65%)4   16.07%   52.17%   1.75%   13.22%   23.06%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $8,685   $12,298   $135   $135   $185   $235 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.30%   1.37%   1.38%   1.40%   1.40%   1.46%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.39%   1.37%   1.38%   1.40%   1.40%   1.46%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.62%)   (0.79%)   (0.63%)   (0.46%)   (0.40%)   (0.42%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.71%)   (0.79%)   (0.63%)   (0.46%)   (0.40%)   (0.42%)
Portfolio turnover   4%    12%    23%    33%    37%    37% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $33.89   $31.71   $22.05   $24.25   $23.91   $20.18 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.01    (0.02)   0.03    0.07    0.08    0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.94)   5.61    11.61    0.89    3.04    4.72 
Total from investment operations   (7.93)   5.59    11.64    0.96    3.12    4.79 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income           (0.02)   (0.09)       (0.09)
Net realized gain       (3.41)   (1.96)   (3.07)   (2.78)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.41)   (1.98)   (3.16)   (2.78)   (1.06)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $25.96   $33.89   $31.71   $22.05   $24.25   $23.91 
                               
Total return3   (23.40%)4   16.90%   53.28%   2.54%   14.06%   24.00%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $115,767   $166,623   $1645   $1075   $1085   $1005 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.64%   0.64%   0.64%   0.66%   0.66%   0.72%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.66%   0.64%   0.64%   0.66%   0.66%   0.72%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.04%   (0.06%)   0.10%   0.28%   0.33%   0.30%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.02%   (0.06%)   0.10%   0.28%   0.33%   0.30%
Portfolio turnover   4%   12%   23%   33%   37%   37%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $32.29   $30.36   $21.18   $23.37   $23.24   $19.63 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.05)   (0.13)   (0.07)   (0.02)   (0.01)   3 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.55)   5.37    11.15    0.86    2.94    4.58 
Total from investment operations   (7.60)   5.24    11.08    0.84    2.93    4.58 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (3.31)   (1.90)   (3.03)   (2.80)   (0.97)
Total dividends and distributions       (3.31)   (1.90)   (3.03)   (2.80)   (0.97)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $24.69   $32.29   $30.36   $21.18   $23.37   $23.24 
                               
Total return4   (23.54%)   16.51%   52.78%   2.19%   13.61%   23.57%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $23,473   $35,926   $315   $265   $385   $375 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.00%   0.95%   0.98%   1.01%   1.05%   1.05%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.05%   1.02%   1.04%   1.05%   1.06%   1.11%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.32%)   (0.37%)   (0.24%)   (0.08%)   (0.05%)   (0.01%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.37%)   (0.44%)   (0.30%)   (0.12%)   (0.06%)   (0.07%)
Portfolio turnover   4%   12%   23%   33%   37%   37%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.08    0.11    0.15    0.20    0.21    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.37)   (0.43)   0.17    0.14    0.10    (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (0.29)   (0.32)   0.32    0.34    0.31    0.03 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.11)   (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.19)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.08)   (0.11)   (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.19)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (2.78%)4   (2.95%)   2.99%   3.14%   2.95%   0.25%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $327,327   $348,269   $4215   $3815   $3825   $4315 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.91%   0.91%   0.89%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.94%   0.89%   0.89%   0.91%   0.91%   0.89%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.57%   0.98%   1.39%   1.86%   1.90%   1.69%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.52%   0.98%   1.39%   1.86%   1.90%   1.69%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.04    0.02    0.07    0.12    0.13    0.10 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.38)   (0.43)   0.17    0.13    0.10    (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (0.34)   (0.41)   0.24    0.25    0.23    (0.05)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.03)   (0.02)   (0.07)   (0.12)   (0.13)   (0.11)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.03)   (0.02)   (0.07)   (0.12)   (0.13)   (0.11)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (3.18%)4   (3.70%)   2.23%   2.36%   2.20%   (0.51%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $10,353   $14,208   $255   $275   $455   $555 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.72%   1.67%   1.65%   1.67%   1.65%   1.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.81%   1.67%   1.65%   1.67%   1.65%   1.66%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.72%   0.22%   0.65%   1.12%   1.16%   0.92%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.63%   0.22%   0.65%   1.12%   1.16%   0.92%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.09    0.13    0.18    0.23    0.24    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.37)   (0.43)   0.17    0.13    0.10    (0.16)
Total from investment operations   (0.28)   (0.30)   0.35    0.36    0.34    0.05 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.13)   (0.18)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.21)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (0.13)   (0.18)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (2.67%)4   (2.76%)   3.21%   3.38%   3.19%   0.49%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $345,405   $434,583   $5965   $5705   $6775   $7105 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.66%   0.68%   0.68%   0.69%   0.67%   0.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.72%   0.68%   0.68%   0.69%   0.67%   0.66%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.79%   1.19%   1.61%   2.10%   2.14%   1.92%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.73%   1.19%   1.61%   2.10%   2.14%   1.92%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.06    0.06    0.12    0.16    0.17    0.14 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.37)   (0.43)   0.16    0.14    0.10    (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (0.31)   (0.37)   0.28    0.30    0.27    (0.01)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.11)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.15)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.11)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.15)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (2.94%)4   (3.34%)   2.61%   2.76%   2.60%   (0.12%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $329   $478   $5,6   $15   $5,6   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.22%   1.29%   1.27%   1.28%   1.26%   1.26%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.30%   1.29%   1.27%   1.28%   1.26%   1.26%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.21%   0.59%   1.06%   1.47%   1.54%   1.32%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.13%   0.59%   1.06%   1.47%   1.54%   1.32%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.09    0.15    0.20    0.24    0.25    0.22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.37)   (0.43)   0.17    0.14    0.10    (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (0.28)   (0.28)   0.37    0.38    0.35    (0.07)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.15)   (0.20)   (0.25)   (0.25)   (0.23)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (0.15)   (0.20)   (0.25)   (0.25)   (0.23)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (2.62%)4   (2.60%)   3.37%   3.54%   3.36%   0.64%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $4,727   $140,580   $1225   $1305   $1695   $855 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.54%   0.53%   0.53%   0.53%   0.51%   0.50%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.55%   0.53%   0.53%   0.53%   0.51%   0.50%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.68%   1.34%   1.77%   2.25%   2.30%   2.08%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.67%   1.34%   1.77%   2.25%   2.30%   2.08%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended1
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64   $10.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.08    0.11    0.16    0.20    0.21    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.38)   (0.43)   0.16    0.14    0.10    (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (0.30)   (0.32)   0.32    0.34    0.31    0.03 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.07)   (0.11)   (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.19)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.07)   (0.11)   (0.15)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.19)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.24   $10.61   $11.04   $10.87   $10.74   $10.64 
                               
Total return3   (2.79%)4    (2.95%)4    2.99%4    3.14%4    2.95%   0.25%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,967   $2,129   $35   $65   $75   $115 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.91%   0.89%   0.89%   0.91%   0.91%   0.89%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.98%   0.93%   0.93%   0.96%   0.91%   0.91%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.54%   0.98%   1.45%   1.88%   1.89%   1.69%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.47%   0.94%   1.41%   1.83%   1.89%   1.67%
Portfolio turnover   63%   88%   55%   61%   83%   24%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.31   $12.52   $7.80   $10.18   $11.87   $10.58 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   (0.02)   0.26    0.08    0.18    0.14    0.14 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.49)   (1.16)   4.73    (1.88)   (1.08)   1.44 
Total from investment operations   (2.51)   (0.90)   4.81    (1.70)   (0.94)   1.58 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.28)   (0.09)   (0.20)   (0.16)   (0.15)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.31)   (0.09)   (0.68)   (0.75)   (0.29)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.80   $11.31   $12.52   $7.80   $10.18   $11.87 
                               
Total return3   (22.19%)4   (7.34%)4   61.81%4    (18.31%)4   (7.32%)4   14.95%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $34,444   $51,379   $645   $455   $665   $845 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.51%   0.46%   0.46%   0.48%   0.49%   0.49%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.61%   0.59%   0.50%   0.51%   0.51%   0.49%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.31%)   2.06%   0.80%   1.82%   1.32%   1.17%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.41%)   1.93%   0.76%   1.79%   1.30%   1.17%
Portfolio turnover   1%   36%   17%   10%   71%   10%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.99   $12.22   $7.53   $9.92   $11.64   $10.38 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   (0.06)   0.17    3    0.10    0.06    0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.41)   (1.16)   4.73    (1.86)   (1.09)   1.41 
Total from investment operations   (2.47)   (0.99)   4.73    (1.76)   (1.03)   1.48 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.21)   (0.04)   (0.15)   (0.10)   (0.08)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.24)   (0.04)   (0.63)   (0.69)   (0.22)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.52   $10.99   $12.22   $7.53   $9.92   $11.64 
                               
Total return4   (22.48%)5   (8.22%)5   62.89%5   (19.36%)5   (8.32%)5   14.34%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $538   $876   $16   $16   $26   $36 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.35%   1.25%   1.25%   1.29%   1.29%   1.28%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.56%   1.48%   1.36%   1.36%   1.31%   1.28%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (1.15%)   1.34%   0.01%   0.98%   0.58%   0.57%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.36%)   1.11%   (0.10%)   0.91%   0.56%   0.57%
Portfolio turnover   1%   36%   17%   10%   71%   10%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.40   $12.61   $7.87   $10.24   $11.93   $10.63 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   3    0.29    0.12    0.22    0.18    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.51)   (1.16)   4.74    (1.88)   (1.09)   1.43 
Total from investment operations   (2.51)   (0.87)   4.86    (1.66)   (0.91)   1.61 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.31)   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.19)   (0.17)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.34)   (0.12)   (0.71)   (0.78)   (0.31)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.89   $11.40   $12.61   $7.87   $10.24   $11.93 
                               
Total return4   (22.02%)   (7.08%)   61.80%   (17.91%)   (7.03%)   15.23%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $51,002   $80,847   $1125   $905   $1095   $1425 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.20%   0.16%   0.16%   0.16%   0.16%   0.16%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.28%   0.20%   0.19%   0.19%   0.19%   0.18%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.01%   2.23%   1.10%   2.19%   1.59%   1.55%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.07%)   2.19%   1.07%   2.16%   1.56%   1.53%
Portfolio turnover   1%   36%   17%   10%   71%   10%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.25   $12.47   $7.75   $10.14   $11.83   $10.55 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   (0.02)   0.15    0.02    0.18    0.13    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.48)   (1.08)   4.78    (1.90)   (1.08)   1.42 
Total from investment operations   (2.50)   (0.93)   4.80    (1.72)   (0.95)   1.55 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.26)   (0.08)   (0.19)   (0.15)   (0.13)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.29)   (0.08)   (0.67)   (0.74)   (0.27)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.75   $11.25   $12.47   $7.75   $10.14   $11.83 
                               
Total return3   (22.22%)4    (7.58%)4    62.03%4    (18.59%)   (7.47%)4    14.77%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $68   $75   $5,6   $15   $15   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   0.70%   0.67%   0.66%   0.67%   0.66%   0.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   0.76%   0.70%   0.67%   0.67%   0.67%   0.66%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.49%)   1.18%   0.23%   1.77%   1.16%   1.12%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.55%)   1.15%   0.22%   1.77%   1.15%   1.12%
Portfolio turnover   1%   36%   17%   10%   71%   10%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class R6

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

   Six months ended 9/30/221
(Unaudited)
 

Year ended
  7/5/17
to
3/31/182 
 
       3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19  
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.41   $12.62   $7.88   $10.25   $11.94   $11.17 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income3   4    0.23    0.12    0.23    0.19    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.52)   (1.10)   4.74    (1.89)   (1.10)   0.90 
Total from investment operations   (2.52)   (0.87)   4.86    (1.66)   (0.91)   1.07 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.31)   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.19)   (0.16)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.34)   (0.12)   (0.71)   (0.78)   (0.30)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.89   $11.41   $12.62   $7.88   $10.25   $11.94 
                               
Total return5   (22.09%)6   (7.07%)6   61.72%6    (17.90%)6   (7.03%)6   9.67%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $87   $81   $17   $7,8   $7,8   $7,8 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets9   0.29%   0.16%   0.16%   0.16%   0.16%   0.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived9   0.34%   0.21%   0.18%   0.19%   0.17%   0.15%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.07%)   1.82%   1.08%   2.25%   1.71%   1.89%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.12%)   1.77%   1.06%   2.22%   1.70%   1.89%
Portfolio turnover   1%   36%   17%   10%   71%   10%10 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
3 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
4 Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.
5 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
6 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
7 Net assets reported in millions.
8 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
9 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
10 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the entire year.

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

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Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $11.32   $12.53   $7.81   $10.18   $11.87   $10.58 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   (0.01)   0.28    0.09    0.10    0.16    0.15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.49)   (1.17)   4.73    (1.78)   (1.09)   1.43 
Total from investment operations   (2.50)   (0.89)   4.82    (1.68)   (0.93)   1.58 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.29)   (0.10)   (0.21)   (0.17)   (0.15)
Net realized gain       (0.03)       (0.48)   (0.59)   (0.14)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.32)   (0.10)   (0.69)   (0.76)   (0.29)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.82   $11.32   $12.53   $7.81   $10.18   $11.87 
                               
Total return3   (22.09%)   (7.27%)   61.81%    (18.15%)   (7.24%)   15.03% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $99   $135   $4,5   $4,5   $14   $14 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.43%    0.38%    0.38%    0.38%    0.38%    0.38% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.54%    0.48%    0.44%    0.76%    0.43%    0.40% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.22%)   2.16%    0.82%    0.95%    1.44%    1.30% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.33%)   2.06%    0.76%    0.57%    1.39%    1.28% 
Portfolio turnover   1%    36%    17%    10%    71%    10% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $32.31   $37.42   $22.28   $25.28   $23.99   $20.81 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.10)   (0.29)   (0.23)   (0.15)   (0.13)   (0.11)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.57)   0.11    19.03    (1.42)   3.56    5.11 
Total from investment operations   (7.67)   (0.18)   18.80    (1.57)   3.43    5.00 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (4.93)   (3.66)   (1.43)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.93)   (3.66)   (1.43)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $24.64   $32.31   $37.42   $22.28   $25.28   $23.99 
                               
Total return3   (23.74%)4    (1.90%)   85.37%4    (7.20%)4    15.72%4    24.56% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,510,962   $2,158,678   $2,4535   $1,3915   $1,6685   $1,6005 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.13%    1.12%    1.16%    1.20%    1.23%    1.31%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.21%    1.12%    1.17%    1.23%    1.25%    1.31% 
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.69%)   (0.76%)   (0.68%)   (0.55%)   (0.53%)   (0.48%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.77%)   (0.76%)   (0.69%)   (0.58%)   (0.55%)   (0.48%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.30%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $24.74   $29.76   $18.26   $21.02   $20.44   $18.09 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.16)   (0.48)   (0.39)   (0.28)   (0.26)   (0.24)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.80)   0.20    15.51    (1.15)   2.98    4.41 
Total from investment operations   (5.96)   (0.28)   15.12    (1.43)   2.72    4.17 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (4.74)   (3.62)   (1.33)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.74)   (3.62)   (1.33)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.78   $24.74   $29.76   $18.26   $21.02   $20.44 
                               
Total return3   (24.09%)4    (2.67%)   83.95%4    (7.88%)4    14.90%4    23.64%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $77,700   $121,668   $1705   $1435   $2075   $2035 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.95%   1.93%   1.92%   1.95%   1.94%   2.02%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.06%   1.93%   1.94%   1.98%   1.96%   2.02%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.51%)   (1.57%)   (1.43%)   (1.30%)   (1.25%)   (1.20%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.62%)   (1.57%)   (1.45%)   (1.33%)   (1.27%)   (1.20%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $36.32   $41.48   $24.41   $27.52   $25.83   $22.23 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.05)   (0.18)   (0.12)   (0.04)   (0.04)   (0.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (8.53)   0.07    20.89    (1.57)   3.87    5.47 
Total from investment operations   (8.58)   (0.11)   20.77    (1.61)   3.83    5.42 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (5.05)   (3.70)   (1.50)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (5.05)   (3.70)   (1.50)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $27.74   $36.32   $41.48   $24.41   $27.52   $25.83 
                               
Total return3   (23.62%)4    (1.56%)4    86.00%4    (6.75%)4    16.12%4    24.89%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,620,211   $3,577,939   $3,6095   $1,8985   $2,2505   $1,8695 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.79%   0.79%   0.79%   0.79%   0.85%   1.03%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.98%   0.95%   0.97%   1.00%   1.00%   1.03%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.35%)   (0.43%)   (0.31%)   (0.15%)   (0.16%)   (0.20%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.54%)   (0.59%)   (0.49%)   (0.36%)   (0.31%)   (0.20%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $30.81   $35.92   $21.54   $24.51   $23.40   $20.40 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.14)   (0.44)   (0.35)   (0.23)   (0.21)   (0.18)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.22)   0.14    18.37    (1.37)   3.46    5.00 
Total from investment operations   (7.36)   (0.30)   18.02    (1.60)   3.25    4.82 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (4.81)   (3.64)   (1.37)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.81)   (3.64)   (1.37)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.45   $30.81   $35.92   $21.54   $24.51   $23.40 
                               
Total return3   (23.89%)4    (2.30%)4    84.62%4    (7.47%)4    15.29%4    24.17%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $52,566   $74,908   $885   $465   $635   $505 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.46%   1.54%   1.55%   1.55%   1.55%   1.63%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.57%   1.55%   1.56%   1.58%   1.57%   1.63%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.02%)   (1.18%)   (1.07%)   (0.90%)   (0.86%)   (0.80%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.13%)   (1.19%)   (1.08%)   (0.93%)   (0.88%)   (0.80%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $36.73   $41.89   $24.63   $27.76   $26.02   $22.35 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.05)   (0.18)   (0.13)   (0.04)   (0.03)   (0.01)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (8.63)   0.07    21.09    (1.59)   3.91    5.50 
Total from investment operations   (8.68)   (0.11)   20.96    (1.63)   3.88    5.49 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (5.05)   (3.70)   (1.50)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (5.05)   (3.70)   (1.50)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $28.05   $36.73   $41.89   $24.63   $27.76   $26.02 
                               
Total return3   (23.63%)4    (1.54%)4    86.00%4    (6.77%)4    16.19%4    25.07%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $788,913   $980,539   $7365   $2565   $2825   $1355 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.79%   0.79%   0.79%   0.79%   0.80%   0.88%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.83%   0.80%   0.82%   0.85%   0.85%   0.88%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.34%)   (0.43%)   (0.33%)   (0.15%)   (0.11%)   (0.05%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.38%)   (0.44%)   (0.36%)   (0.21%)   (0.16%)   (0.05%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $34.43   $39.57   $23.45   $26.53   $25.06   $21.66 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2   (0.10)   (0.31)   (0.24)   (0.15)   (0.13)   (0.10)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (8.08)   0.09    20.02    (1.50)   3.74    5.32 
Total from investment operations   (8.18)   (0.22)   19.78    (1.65)   3.61    5.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (4.92)   (3.66)   (1.43)   (2.14)   (1.82)
Total dividends and distributions       (4.92)   (3.66)   (1.43)   (2.14)   (1.82)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $26.25   $34.43   $39.57   $23.45   $26.53   $25.06 
                               
Total return3   (23.76%)4   (1.89%)4    85.29%4    (7.14%)4    15.72%4    24.61%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $199,514   $284,480   $3635   $2155   $2955   $2595 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.14%   1.13%   1.16%   1.20%   1.21%   1.27%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.22%   1.19%   1.21%   1.24%   1.23%   1.27%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.70%)   (0.77%)   (0.68%)   (0.55%)   (0.51%)   (0.44%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.78%)   (0.83%)   (0.73%)   (0.59%)   (0.53%)   (0.44%)
Portfolio turnover   11%    27%    33%    22%    38%    26% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.81   $18.38   $10.98   $13.98   $13.76   $12.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.14    0.18    0.21    0.25    0.21    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.19)   0.89    7.40    (2.96)   0.51    1.08 
Total from investment operations   (3.05)   1.07    7.61    (2.71)   0.72    1.26 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.18)   (0.21)   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.18)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.13)   (0.64)   (0.21)   (0.29)   (0.50)   (0.18)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.63   $18.81   $18.38   $10.98   $13.98   $13.76 
                               
Total return3   (16.28%)   5.71%   69.70%   (19.84%)   5.37%   9.98%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $146,555   $188,631   $1784   $1114   $1354   $1034 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.18%   1.21%   1.24%   1.27%   1.35%   1.35%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.28%   1.26%   1.31%   1.34%   1.37%   1.40%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.47%   0.95%   1.42%   1.70%   1.51%   1.34%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.37%   0.90%   1.35%   1.63%   1.49%   1.29%
Portfolio turnover   15%    20%    23%    25%    17%    42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.71   $18.30   $10.93   $13.92   $13.70   $12.62 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.06    0.04    0.10    0.14    0.11    0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.16)   0.87    7.37    (2.95)   0.51    1.08 
Total from investment operations   (3.10)   0.91    7.47    (2.81)   0.62    1.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.07)   (0.04)   (0.10)   (0.13)   (0.10)   (0.08)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.07)   (0.50)   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.40)   (0.08)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.54   $18.71   $18.30   $10.93   $13.92   $13.70 
                               
Total return3   (16.62%)   4.85%   68.61%   (20.50%)   4.58%   9.30%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $20,297   $27,245   $244   $154   $174   $114 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.93%   1.96%   2.00%   2.02%   2.07%   2.07%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   2.03%   2.01%   2.07%   2.09%   2.12%   2.17%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.71%   0.21%   0.66%   0.95%   0.79%   0.63%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.61%   0.16%   0.59%   0.88%   0.74%   0.53%
Portfolio turnover   15%    20%    23%    25%    17%    42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.84   $18.42   $10.99   $14.00   $13.78   $12.70 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.16    0.26    0.27    0.31    0.25    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.19)   0.88    7.43    (2.97)   0.51    1.09 
Total from investment operations   (3.03)   1.14    7.70    (2.66)   0.76    1.30 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16)   (0.26)   (0.27)   (0.30)   (0.24)   (0.22)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.16)   (0.72)   (0.27)   (0.35)   (0.54)   (0.22)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.65   $18.84   $18.42   $10.99   $14.00   $13.78 
                               
Total return3   (16.18%)   6.05%   70.58%   (19.53%)   5.67%   10.30%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $996,724   $1,399,865   $1,2244   $4014   $4314   $1664 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.83%   0.83%   0.83%   0.83%   1.05%   1.05%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.04%   1.07%   1.06%   1.08%   1.09%   1.12%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.81%   1.34%   1.78%   2.13%   1.81%   1.62%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.60%   1.10%   1.55%   1.88%   1.77%   1.55%
Portfolio turnover   15%    20%    23%    25%    17%    42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.77   $18.35   $10.96   $13.96   $13.74   $12.65 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.10    0.12    0.16    0.20    0.17    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.17)   0.87    7.39    (2.96)   0.51    1.09 
Total from investment operations   (3.07)   0.99    7.55    (2.76)   0.68    1.22 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)   (0.11)   (0.16)   (0.19)   (0.16)   (0.13)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (0.57)   (0.16)   (0.24)   (0.46)   (0.13)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.59   $18.77   $18.35   $10.96   $13.96   $13.74 
                               
Total return3    (16.43%)4    5.28%4    69.22%4    (20.15%)4    5.05%    9.66% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,004   $1,205   $15   $35   $35   $35 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.50%    1.58%    1.58%    1.59%    1.67%    1.68% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.64%    1.63%    1.64%    1.66%    1.67%    1.68% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.15%    0.60%    1.16%    1.38%    1.19%    1.00% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.01%    0.55%    1.10%    1.31%    1.19%    1.00% 
Portfolio turnover   15%    20%    23%    25%    17%    42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
             3/31/22         3/31/21        3/31/20        3/31/19        3/31/18    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.84   $18.42   $10.99   $14.01   $13.78   $12.70 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.16    0.26    0.27    0.32    0.27    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.18)   0.88    7.43    (2.98)   0.52    1.09 
Total from investment operations   (3.02)   1.14    7.70    (2.66)   0.79    1.32 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16)   (0.26)   (0.27)   (0.31)   (0.26)   (0.24)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.16)   (0.72)   (0.27)   (0.36)   (0.56)   (0.24)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.66   $18.84   $18.42   $10.99   $14.01   $13.78 
                               
Total return3   (16.14%)4    6.05%4    70.58%4    (19.57%)4    5.85%    10.43% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $83,409   $112,720   $1035   $655   $605   $485 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.83%    0.83%    0.83%    0.83%    0.94%    0.95% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.91%    0.89%    0.92%    0.93%    0.94%    0.95% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.81%    1.34%    1.80%    2.15%    1.92%    1.70% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.73%    1.28%    1.71%    2.05%    1.92%    1.70% 
Portfolio turnover   15%    20%    23%    25%    17%    42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $18.81   $18.39   $10.98   $13.98   $13.76   $12.68 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.18    0.21    0.25    0.22    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.18)   0.88    7.41    (2.96)   0.50    1.08 
Total from investment operations   (3.05)   1.06    7.62    (2.71)   0.72    1.26 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.12)   (0.18)   (0.21)   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.18)
Net realized gain       (0.46)       (0.05)   (0.30)    
Total dividends and distributions   (0.12)   (0.64)   (0.21)   (0.29)   (0.50)   (0.18)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.64   $18.81   $18.39   $10.98   $13.98   $13.76 
                               
Total return3   (16.30%)4    5.63%4    69.84%4    (19.89%)4    5.45%   9.99%4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $14,126   $27,888   $385   $135   $145   $65 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.20%   1.22%   1.24%   1.26%   1.33%   1.35%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.30%   1.30%   1.31%   1.33%   1.33%   1.36%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.41%   0.92%   1.40%   1.71%   1.54%   1.33%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.31%   0.84%   1.33%   1.64%   1.54%   1.32%
Portfolio turnover   15%   20%   23%   25%   17%   42% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72   $11.82 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.16    0.30    0.26    0.34    0.40    0.42 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.17)   (0.88)   0.21    (0.03)   (0.03)   (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (1.01)   (0.58)   0.47    0.31    0.37    0.27 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.19)   (0.25)   (0.26)   (0.33)   (0.39)   (0.37)
Net realized gain       (0.11)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19)   (0.36)   (0.26)   (0.33)   (0.39)   (0.37)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.75   $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72 
                               
Total return3   (9.34%)   (5.09%)   4.07%   2.68%   3.28%   2.28%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $288,064   $375,510   $4454   $4534   $4764   $5234 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.82%   0.83%   0.83%   0.84%   0.84%   0.87%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    0.94%   0.87%   0.90%   0.91%   0.90%   0.92%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.98%   2.50%   2.21%   2.87%   3.38%   3.52%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.86%   2.46%   2.14%   2.80%   3.32%   3.47%
Portfolio turnover   26%   60%   22%   18%   7%   —%6 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Portfolio turnover is less than 0.50%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72   $11.82 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.10    0.18    0.16    0.24    0.30    0.29 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.16)   (0.86)   0.21    (0.03)   (0.01)   (0.13)
Total from investment operations   (1.06)   (0.68)   0.37    0.21    0.29    0.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.16)   (0.23)   (0.31)   (0.26)
Net realized gain       (0.11)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.14)   (0.26)   (0.16)   (0.23)   (0.31)   (0.26)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.75   $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72 
                               
Total return3   (9.78%)4    (5.87%)   3.14%   1.80%   2.50%   1.39%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $3,663   $4,842   $85   $165   $195   $245 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.80%   1.67%   1.73%   1.72%   1.70%   1.74%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.92%   1.67%   1.73%   1.72%   1.70%   1.74%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.98%   1.56%   1.36%   2.00%   2.53%   2.46%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.86%   1.56%   1.36%   2.00%   2.53%   2.46%
Portfolio turnover   26%   60%   22%   18%   7%   —%7 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Portfolio turnover is less than 0.50%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72   $11.82 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.16    0.31    0.28    0.36    0.42    0.43 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.16)   (0.88)   0.21    (0.03)   (0.02)   (0.15)
Total from investment operations   (1.00)   (0.57)   0.49    0.33    0.40    0.28 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.26)   (0.28)   (0.35)   (0.42)   (0.38)
Net realized gain       (0.11)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (0.37)   (0.28)   (0.35)   (0.42)   (0.38)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.75   $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72 
                               
Total return3   (9.26%)4    (4.96%)4    4.21%4    2.83%4    3.53%4    2.36%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $147,899   $238,886   $3025   $2935   $3155   $3265 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.66%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.70%   0.75%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    0.77%   0.72%   0.74%   0.74%   0.73%   0.75%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.08%   2.59%   2.33%   3.01%   3.52%   3.58%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.97%   2.57%   2.29%   2.97%   3.49%   3.58%
Portfolio turnover   26%   60%   22%   18%   7%   —%7 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Portfolio turnover is less than 0.50%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
   7/5/17
to
3/31/182
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19        
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72   $11.90 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income3    0.16    0.32    0.29    0.36    0.43    0.33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.16)   (0.87)   0.21    (0.02)   (0.02)   (0.21)
Total from investment operations   (1.00)   (0.55)   0.50    0.34    0.41    0.12 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.28)   (0.29)   (0.36)   (0.43)   (0.30)
Net realized gain       (0.11)                
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (0.39)   (0.29)   (0.36)   (0.43)   (0.30)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.75   $10.95   $11.89   $11.68   $11.70   $11.72 
                               
Total return4   (9.23%)5    (4.84%)   4.32%   2.94%   3.62%   1.09%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $726   $1,124   $16   $16   $16   $16 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    0.60%   0.58%   0.60%   0.60%   0.59%   0.60%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    0.62%   0.58%   0.60%   0.60%   0.59%   0.60%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.14%   2.75%   2.43%   3.09%   3.62%   3.74%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   3.12%   2.75%   2.43%   3.09%   3.62%   3.74%
Portfolio turnover   26%   60%   22%   18%   7%   —%8 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
3 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Portfolio turnover is less than 0.50%.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05   $5.09 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.06    0.21    0.17    0.19    0.22    0.16 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.59)   (0.28)   0.17    (0.15)   (0.03)    
Total from investment operations   (0.53)   (0.07)   0.34    0.04    0.19    0.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.22)   (0.20)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.22)   (0.20)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.18   $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05 
                               
Total return3   (11.21%)4    (1.44%)   7.13%   0.72%   3.76%   3.35%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $424,777   $556,920   $6,3675   $6105   $6655   $7325 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.90%   0.89%   0.89%   0.88%   0.87%   0.88%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    0.92%   0.89%   0.89%   0.88%   0.87%   0.88%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.45%   4.14%   3.47%   3.76%   4.32%   3.17%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.43%   4.14%   3.47%   3.76%   4.32%   3.17%
Portfolio turnover   66%   42%   7%   18%   10%   3%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05   $5.09 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.04    0.17    0.14    0.15    0.18    0.19 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.59)   (0.27)   0.17    (0.15)   (0.03)   (0.06)
Total from investment operations   (0.55)   (0.10)   0.31        0.15    0.13 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.13)   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.18)   (0.17)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.08)   (0.13)   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.18)   (0.17)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.18   $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05 
                               
Total return3   (11.51%)   (2.12%)   6.39%   0.01%   3.06%   2.61%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $12,380   $18,899   $304   $794   $1064   $1434 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    1.58%   1.58%   1.58%   1.58%   1.58%   1.58%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    1.85%   1.71%   1.68%   1.65%   1.63%   1.64%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.59%   3.32%   2.85%   3.06%   3.63%   3.67%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.32%   3.19%   2.75%   2.99%   3.58%   3.61%
Portfolio turnover   66%   42%   7%   18%   10%   3%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05   $5.09 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.06    0.23    0.19    0.20    0.23    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.59)   (0.28)   0.17    (0.15)   (0.03)   (0.06)
Total from investment operations   (0.53)   (0.05)   0.36    0.05    0.20    0.17 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.19)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.21)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.19)   (0.20)   (0.23)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.18   $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05 
                               
Total return3   (11.08%)   (1.16%)   7.42%   0.99%   4.04%   3.56%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $189,681   $278,654   $3134   $3554   $4134   $5204 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.61%   0.61%   0.61%   0.61%   0.64%   0.68%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    0.76%   0.75%   0.74%   0.72%   0.71%   0.72%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.65%   4.42%   3.76%   4.02%   4.57%   4.49%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.50%   4.28%   3.63%   3.91%   4.50%   4.45%
Portfolio turnover   66%   42%   7%   18%   10%   3%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
   7/5/17
to
3/31/182
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19        
Net asset value, beginning of period  $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05   $5.11 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income3    0.06    0.23    0.19    0.20    0.23    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.59)   (0.28)   0.17    (0.14)   (0.03)   (0.07)
Total from investment operations   (0.53)   (0.05)   0.36    0.06    0.20    0.10 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.19)   (0.21)   (0.23)   (0.16)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.18)   (0.19)   (0.21)   (0.23)   (0.16)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.18   $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05 
                               
Total return4   (11.08%)   (1.15%)   7.43%   1.03%   4.13%   2.07%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $730   $1,095   $15   $15   $15   $5,6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    0.62%   0.60%   0.60%   0.58%   0.57%   0.58%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.57%   4.46%   3.77%   4.03%   4.56%   4.55%
Portfolio turnover   66%   42%   7%   18%   10%   3%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
3 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05   $5.09 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.06    0.21    0.17    0.19    0.22    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.59)   (0.28)   0.17    (0.15)   (0.03)   (0.07)
Total from investment operations   (0.53)   (0.07)   0.34    0.04    0.19    0.16 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.22)   (0.20)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.10)   (0.16)   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.22)   (0.20)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $4.18   $4.81   $5.04   $4.87   $5.02   $5.05 
                               
Total return3   (11.21%)   (1.44%)   7.12%   0.72%   3.79%   3.35%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $2,981   $3,955   $44   $64   $74   $104 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.92%   0.89%   0.89%   0.88%   0.87%   0.88%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    1.01%   1.00%   0.99%   0.98%   0.96%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.39%   4.14%   3.49%   3.75%   4.36%   4.44%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.30%   4.03%   3.39%   3.65%   4.27%   4.34%
Portfolio turnover   66%   42%   7%   18%   10%   3%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
           3/31/22     3/31/21     3/31/20     3/31/19     3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $14.47   $22.28   $13.27   $17.19   $18.63   $17.23 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.05)   (0.16)   (0.18)   (0.15)   (0.15)   (0.15)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.16)   (1.56)   11.15    (2.59)   1.44    3.56 
Total from investment operations   (3.21)   (1.72)   10.97    (2.74)   1.29    3.41 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.19)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.73)   (2.01)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.09)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.73)   (2.01)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $11.26   $14.47   $22.28   $13.27   $17.19   $18.63 
                               
Total return3   (22.18%)4    (8.23%)   84.34%   (17.35%)   7.76%   20.69%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $719,558   $1,030,905   $1,3185   $7885   $1,0995   $1,0265 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.27%   1.24%   1.26%   1.31%   1.32%   1.35%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.33%   1.24%   1.26%   1.31%   1.32%   1.35%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.76%)   (0.81%)   (0.93%)   (0.87%)   (0.84%)   (0.80%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.82%)   (0.81%)   (0.93%)   (0.87%)   (0.84%)   (0.80%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
           3/31/22     3/31/21     3/31/20     3/31/19     3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $8.66   $15.96   $9.92   $13.23   $14.97   $14.28 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.06)   (0.22)   (0.24)   (0.21)   (0.23)   (0.24)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.89)   (1.07)   8.24    (1.92)   1.14    2.92 
Total from investment operations   (1.95)   (1.29)   8.00    (2.13)   0.91    2.68 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.11)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.65)   (1.99)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.01)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.65)   (1.99)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $6.71   $8.66   $15.96   $9.92   $13.23   $14.97 
                               
Total return3   (22.52%)4    (8.89%)4    82.81%   (17.94%)4    6.99%4    19.82%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $23,280   $36,063   $575   $515   $885   $995 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.99%   2.04%   2.04%   2.05%   2.05%   2.06%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    2.28%   2.11%   2.04%   2.09%   2.06%   2.06%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.49%)   (1.62%)   (1.69%)   (1.62%)   (1.56%)   (1.57%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.78%)   (1.69%)   (1.69%)   (1.66%)   (1.57%)   (1.57%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
           3/31/22     3/31/21     3/31/20     3/31/19     3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $23.48   $32.06   $18.51   $23.43   $24.36   $21.96 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.04)   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.11)   (0.11)   (0.12)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.13)   (2.28)   15.66    (3.63)   1.93    4.58 
Total from investment operations   (5.17)   (2.42)   15.51    (3.74)   1.82    4.46 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.26)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.75)   (2.06)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.16)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.75)   (2.06)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.31   $23.48   $32.06   $18.51   $23.43   $24.36 
                               
Total return3   (22.02%)4    (7.88%)4    85.00%4    (16.99%)4    8.14%4    21.04%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $579,563   $904,112   $1,2165   $7785   $1,0345   $7175 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.94%   1.07%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.06%   1.02%   1.03%   1.04%   1.04%   1.07%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.38%)   (0.46%)   (0.55%)   (0.46%)   (0.47%)   (0.53%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.55%)   (0.59%)   (0.69%)   (0.61%)   (0.57%)   (0.53%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
           3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $13.75   $21.50   $12.89   $16.78   $18.27   $16.97 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.06)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.20)   (0.20)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.00)   (1.49)   10.81    (2.51)   1.41    3.49 
Total from investment operations   (3.06)   (1.72)   10.57    (2.71)   1.21    3.29 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.13)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.70)   (1.99)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.03)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.70)   (1.99)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $10.69   $13.75   $21.50   $12.89   $16.78   $18.27 
                               
Total return3   (22.26%)4    (8.57%)   83.70%   (17.60%)   7.42%   20.29%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $41,119   $56,050   $705   $435   $665   $575 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.56%   1.61%   1.62%   1.63%   1.62%   1.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.65%   1.61%   1.62%   1.63%   1.62%   1.66%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.05%)   (1.19%)   (1.29%)   (1.19%)   (1.14%)   (1.11%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (1.14%)   (1.19%)   (1.29%)   (1.19%)   (1.14%)   (1.11%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
          3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $23.70   $32.30   $18.63   $23.58   $24.49   $22.06 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.04)   (0.13)   (0.15)   (0.10)   (0.10)   (0.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.18)   (2.30)   15.78    (3.67)   1.96    4.60 
Total from investment operations   (5.22)   (2.43)   15.63    (3.77)   1.86    4.51 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.27)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.77)   (2.08)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.17)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.77)   (2.08)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.48   $23.70   $32.30   $18.63   $23.58   $24.49 
                               
Total return3   (22.03%)4    (7.88%)   85.10%   (17.01%)   8.19%   21.25%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $157,930   $209,855   $2525   $1615   $1555   $1105 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.89%   0.87%   0.87%   0.89%   0.89%   0.91%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    0.90%   0.87%   0.87%   0.89%   0.89%   0.91%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.38%)   (0.44%)   (0.54%)   (0.44%)   (0.42%)   (0.38%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.39%)   (0.44%)   (0.54%)   (0.44%)   (0.42%)   (0.38%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
           3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $21.10   $29.47   $17.17   $21.90   $23.00   $20.85 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.07)   (0.22)   (0.23)   (0.18)   (0.18)   (0.17)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.61)   (2.08)   14.49    (3.37)   1.82    4.34 
Total from investment operations   (4.68)   (2.30)   14.26    (3.55)   1.64    4.17 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.17)                
Net realized gain       (5.90)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.74)   (2.02)
Total dividends and distributions       (6.07)   (1.96)   (1.18)   (2.74)   (2.02)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $16.42   $21.10   $29.47   $17.17   $21.90   $23.00 
                               
Total return3   (22.18%)4    (8.19%)4    84.34%   (17.36%)   7.83%   20.75%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $73,838   $99,698   $1355   $915   $1415   $1415 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.24%   1.23%   1.26%   1.28%   1.27%   1.31%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.29%   1.26%   1.26%   1.28%   1.27%   1.31%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.73%)   (0.81%)   (0.93%)   (0.84%)   (0.79%)   (0.77%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.78%)   (0.84%)   (0.93%)   (0.84%)   (0.79%)   (0.77%)
Portfolio turnover   25%   40%   57%   40%   42%   43%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period    $18.43       $22.43       $12.88       $16.87       $18.29       $17.66 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.03    (0.04)   (0.06)   (0.04)   (0.09)   (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.20)   (0.18)   9.61    (3.83)   1.04    1.09 
Total from investment operations   (3.17)   (0.22)   9.55    (3.87)   0.95    1.05 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.02)                    
Net realized gain       (3.78)       (0.12)   (2.37)   (0.42)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.02)   (3.78)       (0.12)   (2.37)   (0.42)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.24   $18.43   $22.43   $12.88   $16.87   $18.29 
                               
Total return3    (17.20%)4    (1.21%)4    74.15%4    (23.13%)4    6.30%4    5.97%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $113,877   $151,380   $1765   $1145   $1745   $1865  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.31%   1.33%   1.37%   1.38%   1.40%   1.46%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.44%   1.36%   1.41%   1.41%   1.42%   1.46%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.32%   (0.19%)   (0.37%)   (0.24%)   (0.48%)   (0.24%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.19%   (0.22%)   (0.41%)   (0.27%)   (0.50%)   (0.24%)
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18  
Net asset value, beginning of period   $14.84       $18.75       $10.85       $14.32       $15.81       $15.39  
                                
Income (loss) from investment operations:                               
Net investment loss2    (0.03)   (0.17)   (0.15)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.16 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (2.56)   (0.14)   8.05    (3.21)   0.89    0.97  
Total from investment operations   (2.59)   (0.31)   7.90    (3.35)   0.70    0.81  
                                
Less dividends and distributions from:                               
Net investment income   (0.01)                     
Net realized gain       (3.60)       (0.12)   (2.19)   (0.39 )
Total dividends and distributions   (0.01)   (3.60)       (0.12)   (2.19)   (0.39 )
                                
Net asset value, end of period  $12.24   $14.84   $18.75   $10.85   $14.32   $15.81  
                                
Total return3    (17.48%)4    (1.93%)4    72.81%4    (23.62%)4    5.59%4    5.21%  
                                
Ratios and supplemental data:                               
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $12,692   $17,505   $225   $205   $355   $33 5 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    2.06%   2.07%   2.09%   2.10%   2.07%   2.14%  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    2.18%   2.10%   2.12%   2.12%   2.09%   2.14%  
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.43%)   (0.94%)   (1.07%)   (0.96%)   (1.15%)   (0.97% )
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.55%)   (0.97%)   (1.10%)   (0.98%)   (1.17%)   (0.97% )
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119%  
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class I

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $20.60       $24.68       $14.10       $18.40       $19.79       $19.03 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.07    0.06    0.02    0.05    (0.01)   3 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.57)   (0.21)   10.56    (4.19)   1.13    1.20 
Total from investment operations   (3.50)   (0.15)   10.58    (4.14)   1.12    1.20 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.04)           (0.02)        
Net realized gain       (3.93)       (0.14)   (2.51)   (0.44)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.04)   (3.93)       (0.16)   (2.51)   (0.44)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.06   $20.60   $24.68   $14.10   $18.40   $19.79 
                               
Total return4    (17.02%)5    (0.79%)5    75.04%5    (22.74%)5    6.79%5    6.29%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $206,300   $316,727   $4516   $3046   $3936   $3336 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.95%   1.10%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.11%   1.07%   1.09%   1.10%   1.09%   1.10%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.74%   0.25%   0.11%   0.25%   (0.03%)   (0.02%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.52%   0.07%   (0.09%)   0.04%   (0.17%)   (0.02%)
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $18.22       $22.20       $12.78       $16.78       $18.18       $17.58 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.01    (0.11)   (0.11)   (0.09)   (0.13)   (0.11)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.16)   (0.19)   9.53    (3.79)   1.03    1.12 
Total from investment operations   (3.15)   (0.30)   9.42    (3.88)   0.90    1.01 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.01)                    
Net realized gain       (3.68)       (0.12)   (2.30)   (0.41)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.01)   (3.68)       (0.12)   (2.30)   (0.41)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $15.06   $18.22   $22.20   $12.78   $16.78   $18.18 
                               
Total return3    (17.28%)4    (1.57%)4    73.71%4    (23.32%)4    6.04%4    5.69%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $17,699   $22,950   $255   $155   $165   $115 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.56%   1.64%   1.64%   1.65%   1.65%   1.68%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.69%   1.67%   1.67%   1.67%   1.67%   1.68%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.07%   (0.50%)   (0.64%)   (0.52%)   (0.73%)   (0.62%)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.06%)   (0.53%)   (0.67%)   (0.54%)   (0.75%)   (0.62%)
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119%
                               
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $20.80       $24.88       $14.22       $18.55       $19.96       $19.17 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.07    0.06    0.02    0.05    0.01    0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.60)   (0.21)   10.64    (4.22)   1.13    1.21 
Total from investment operations   (3.53)   (0.15)   10.66    (4.17)   1.14    1.24 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.04)           (0.02)        
Net realized gain       (3.93)       (0.14)   (2.55)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.04)   (3.93)       (0.16)   (2.55)   (0.45)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.23   $20.80   $24.88   $14.22   $18.55   $19.96 
                               
Total return3    (17.01%)4    (0.79%)4    74.96%4    (22.72%)4    6.87%4    6.45%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $59,399   $82,144   $775   $595   $775   $435 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.89%   0.90%   0.94%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    0.96%   0.94%   0.95%   0.95%   0.94%   0.94%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.74%   0.25%   0.11%   0.24%   0.04%   0.16%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.67%   0.20%   0.05%   0.18%   0.04%   0.16%
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $19.71       $23.73       $13.62       $17.81       $19.20       $18.51 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.03    (0.04)   (0.05)   (0.03)   (0.08)   (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.41)   (0.19)   10.16    (4.04)   1.10    1.15 
Total from investment operations   (3.38)   (0.23)   10.11    (4.07)   1.02    1.12 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.02)                    
Net realized gain       (3.79)       (0.12)   (2.41)   (0.43)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.02)   (3.79)       (0.12)   (2.41)   (0.43)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $16.31   $19.71   $23.73   $13.62   $17.81   $19.20 
                               
Total return3    (17.17%)4    (1.19%)4    74.23%4    (23.08%)4    6.45%4    6.00%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $5,112   $8,110   $95   $75   $165   $185 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.26%   1.30%   1.30%   1.32%   1.31%   1.36%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.35%   1.33%   1.34%   1.35%   1.33%   1.36%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.37%   (0.17%)   (0.28%)   (0.19%)   (0.41%)   (0.16%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.28%   (0.20%)   (0.32%)   (0.22%)   (0.43%)   (0.16%)
Portfolio turnover   9%   122%   127%   138%   119%   119%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $22.54       $28.07       $15.61       $19.15       $21.60       $16.95 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.52    0.15    (0.01)   0.12    0.12    0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.55)   (5.54)   12.68    (3.51)   (2.46)   4.64 
Total from investment operations   (5.03)   (5.39)   12.67    (3.39)   (2.34)   4.65 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.14)   (0.21)   (0.15)   (0.11)   3 
Total dividends and distributions       (0.14)   (0.21)   (0.15)   (0.11)   3 
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.51   $22.54   $28.07   $15.61   $19.15   $21.60 
                               
Total return4    (22.32%)5    (19.25%)5    81.21%   (17.87%)   (10.75%)   27.44%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $183,481   $263,968   $3776   $2296   $3446   $5696 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    1.12%   1.35%   1.39%   1.46%   1.44%   1.44%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.56%   1.37%   1.39%   1.46%   1.44%   1.44%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   5.19%   0.55%   (0.03%)   0.61%   0.62%   0.07%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   4.75%   0.53%   (0.03%)   0.61%   0.62%   0.07%
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class C

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $19.07       $23.86       $13.31       $16.39       $18.54       $14.65 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.38    (0.04)   (0.15)   (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.12)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.69)   (4.68)   10.79    (2.99)   (2.10)   4.01 
Total from investment operations   (4.31)   (4.72)   10.64    (3.00)   (2.11)   3.89 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.07)   (0.09)   (0.08)   (0.04)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.07)   (0.09)   (0.08)   (0.04)    
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $14.76   $19.07   $23.86   $13.31   $16.39   $18.54 
                               
Total return3    (22.60%)4    (19.83%)4    80.00%   (18.43%)   (11.36%)   26.55%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $26,402   $39,227   $575   $435   $725   $955 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.88%   2.07%   2.10%   2.16%   2.11%   2.13%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    2.27%   2.09%   2.10%   2.16%   2.11%   2.13%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   4.43%   (0.17%)   (0.73%)   (0.07%)   (0.08%)   (0.66%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   4.04%   (0.19%)   (0.73%)   (0.07%)   (0.08%)   (0.66%)
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class I

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.33       $29.05       $16.13       $19.77       $22.30       $17.47 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.57    0.26    0.09    0.21    0.21    0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.75)   (5.74)   13.12    (3.61)   (2.55)   4.80 
Total from investment operations   (5.18)   (5.48)   13.21    (3.40)   (2.34)   4.89 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.24)   (0.29)   (0.24)   (0.19)   (0.06)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.24)   (0.29)   (0.24)   (0.19)   (0.06)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.15   $23.33   $29.05   $16.13   $19.77   $22.30 
                               
Total return3    (22.20%)   (18.96%)   82.02%   (17.50%)   (10.34%)   28.03%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $589,338   $912,326   $1,5484   $8264   $1,2094   $1,6894 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.81%   0.98%   0.99%   0.99%   0.99%   0.99%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    1.18%   1.08%   1.10%   1.14%   1.11%   1.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   5.49%   0.93%   0.37%   1.09%   1.06%   0.44%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   5.12%   0.83%   0.26%   0.94%   0.94%   0.33%
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $22.26       $27.75       $15.44       $18.95       $21.40       $16.83 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.49    0.06    (0.07)   0.07    0.06    (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.48)   (5.46)   12.53    (3.47)   (2.43)   4.61 
Total from investment operations   (4.99)   (5.40)   12.46    (3.40)   (2.37)   4.57 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.09)   (0.15)   (0.11)   (0.08)    
Total dividends and distributions       (0.09)   (0.15)   (0.11)   (0.08)    
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.27   $22.26   $27.75   $15.44   $18.95   $21.40 
                               
Total return3    (22.42%)4    (19.51%)4    80.73%   (18.07%)   (11.03%)   27.15%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $5,633   $7,540   $115   $95   $155   $205 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.43%   1.67%   1.69%   1.72%   1.70%   1.70%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.77%   1.68%   1.69%   1.72%   1.70%   1.70%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   4.90%   0.22%   (0.32%)   0.39%   0.32%   (0.19%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   4.56%   0.21%   (0.32%)   0.39%   0.32%   (0.19%)
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.46       $29.21       $16.22       $19.88       $22.42       $17.56 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.57    0.28    0.10    0.21    0.20    0.12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.77)   (5.77)   13.19    (3.63)   (2.54)   4.80 
Total from investment operations   (5.20)   (5.49)   13.29    (3.42)   (2.34)   4.92 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.26)   (0.30)   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.06)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.26)   (0.30)   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.06)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.26   $23.46   $29.21   $16.22   $19.88   $22.42 
                               
Total return3    (22.17%)4    (18.89%)4    82.01%   (17.46%)   (10.32%)   28.07%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $154,074   $254,340   $3535   $2005   $3005   $3105 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.77%   0.92%   0.95%   0.99%   0.96%   0.95%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.03%   0.93%   0.95%   0.99%   0.96%   0.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   5.42%   0.98%   0.40%   1.05%   1.03%   0.58%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   5.16%   0.97%   0.40%   1.05%   1.03%   0.58%
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
 ended
 9/30/221 
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
      3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.01       $28.65       $15.92       $19.53       $22.02       $17.27 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.54    0.16    0.01    0.14    0.13    0.02 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (5.67)   (5.65)   12.94    (3.58)   (2.50)   4.74 
Total from investment operations   (5.13)   (5.49)   12.95    (3.44)   (2.37)   4.76 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.15)   (0.22)   (0.17)   (0.12)   (0.01)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.15)   (0.22)   (0.17)   (0.12)   (0.01)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.88   $23.01   $28.65   $15.92   $19.53   $22.02 
                               
Total return3    (22.30%)4    (19.23%)4    81.40%   (17.80%)   (10.68%)   27.58%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $23,854   $29,380   $405   $315   $455   $685 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.14%   1.31%   1.34%   1.37%   1.35%   1.36%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.42%   1.32%   1.34%   1.37%   1.35%   1.36%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   5.23%   0.59%   0.04%   0.70%   0.69%   0.12%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   4.95%   0.58%   0.04%   0.70%   0.69%   0.12%
Portfolio turnover   48%   38%   39%   32%   59%   38%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period shown reflects a waiver by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  
Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.62   $26.18   $16.79   $22.61   $23.27   $22.69 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.20    0.31    0.29    0.41    0.28    0.16 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.51)   4.14    9.86    (3.98)   0.50    1.23 
Total from investment operations   (4.31)   4.45    10.15    (3.57)   0.78    1.39 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.17)   (0.44)   (0.29)   (0.33)   (0.20)   (0.26)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17)   (3.01)   (0.76)   (2.25)   (1.44)   (0.81)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.14   $27.62   $26.18   $16.79   $22.61   $23.27 
                               
Total return3   (15.68%)4    17.35%    61.22%4    (18.67%)   3.69%    6.13% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $328,669   $405,826   $3595   $2515   $3545   $3985 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.11%    1.09%    1.19%    1.21%    1.21%    1.23%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.13%    1.09%    1.20%    1.21%    1.21%    1.21% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.58%    1.07%    1.36%    1.68%    1.21%    0.65% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.56%    1.07%    1.35%    1.68%    1.21%    0.65% 
Portfolio turnover   28%    64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.21%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  
Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $26.19   $24.95   $16.02   $21.69   $22.40   $21.92 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.10    0.05    0.13    0.22    0.13    0.15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.29)   3.95    9.39    (3.79)   0.45    1.04 
Total from investment operations   (4.19)   4.00    9.52    (3.57)   0.58    1.19 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.19)   (0.12)   (0.18)   (0.05)   (0.16)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (2.76)   (0.59)   (2.10)   (1.29)   (0.71)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $21.91   $26.19   $24.95   $16.02   $21.69   $22.40 
                               
Total return3   (16.03%)4    16.32%   59.94%   (19.29%)   2.94%   5.41%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $6,486   $6,611   $75   $85   $145   $185 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.93%   1.97%   1.99%   1.99%   1.94%   1.95%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.98%   1.97%   1.99%   1.99%   1.94%   1.95%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.78%   0.18%   0.65%   0.94%   0.59%   0.68%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.73%   0.18%   0.65%   0.94%   0.59%   0.68%
Portfolio turnover   28%    64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 2.23%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.78   $26.31   $16.88   $22.72   $23.38   $22.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.24    0.37    0.35    0.47    0.36    0.24 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.55)   4.17    9.91    (4.00)   0.50    1.22 
Total from investment operations   (4.31)   4.54    10.26    (3.53)   0.86    1.46 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.19)   (0.50)   (0.36)   (0.39)   (0.28)   (0.33)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19)   (3.07)   (0.83)   (2.31)   (1.52)   (0.88)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.28   $27.78   $26.31   $16.88   $22.72   $23.38 
                               
Total return3   (15.62%)4    17.61%   61.66%4    (18.40%)   3.95%   6.45%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $710,701   $938,672   $8295   $5225   $5795   $6005 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   0.88%   0.88%   0.91%   0.92%   0.91%   0.94%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   0.90%   0.88%   0.92%   0.92%   0.91%   0.94%7 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.80%   1.28%   1.62%   1.94%   1.51%   1.01%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.78%   1.28%   1.61%   1.94%   1.51%   1.01%
Portfolio turnover   28%    64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 0.92%.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.54   $26.11   $16.74   $22.56   $23.22   $22.66 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.12    0.08    0.21    0.33    0.22    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.53)   4.28    9.83    (3.98)   0.49    1.06 
Total from investment operations   (4.41)   4.36    10.04    (3.65)   0.71    1.32 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.36)   (0.20)   (0.25)   (0.13)   (0.21)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.09)   (2.93)   (0.67)   (2.17)   (1.37)   (0.76)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.04   $27.54   $26.11   $16.74   $22.56   $23.22 
                               
Total return3   (15.98%)4    16.99%    60.59%    (18.94%)   3.35%    5.85% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $17   $14   $5,6   $5,6   $5,6   $5,6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.80%    1.53%    1.57%    1.55%    1.52%    1.53%8 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   2.03%    1.53%    1.57%    1.55%    1.52%    1.53% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.93%    0.29%    0.96%    1.34%    0.95%    1.13% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.70%    0.29%    0.96%    1.34%    0.95%    1.13% 
Portfolio turnover   28%   64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.52%.

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

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Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  
Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.89   $26.40   $16.94   $22.80   $23.45   $22.86 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.25    0.41    0.39    0.51    0.41    0.41 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.57)   4.19    9.94    (4.02)   0.50    1.10 
Total from investment operations   (4.32)   4.60    10.33    (3.51)   0.91    1.51 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.18)   (0.54)   (0.40)   (0.43)   (0.32)   (0.37)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.18)   (3.11)   (0.87)   (2.35)   (1.56)   (0.92)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.39   $27.89   $26.40   $16.94   $22.80   $23.45 
                               
Total return3   (15.54%)   17.81%    61.93%    (18.29%)   4.15%    6.65% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $61,229   $126,573   $1464   $1134   $1404   $1494 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.74%    0.72%    0.76%    0.77%    0.76%    0.78%6 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.87%    1.42%    1.81%    2.13%    1.72%    1.72% 
Portfolio turnover   28%    64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 0.77%.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Value Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  
Year ended
 
              3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.57   $26.14   $16.77   $22.65   $23.31   $22.73 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.20    0.28    0.33    0.46    0.33    0.34 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.51)   4.16    9.80    (4.09)   0.47    1.05 
Total from investment operations   (4.31)   4.44    10.13    (3.63)   0.80    1.39 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.17)   (0.44)   (0.29)   (0.33)   (0.22)   (0.26)
Net realized gain       (2.57)   (0.47)   (1.92)   (1.24)   (0.55)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17)   (3.01)   (0.76)   (2.25)   (1.46)   (0.81)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $23.09   $27.57   $26.14   $16.77   $22.65   $23.31 
                               
Total return3   (15.67%)4    17.32%4    61.18%   (18.89%)   3.76%   6.12%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $108   $108   $5,6   $5,6   $5,6   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   1.13%   1.11%   1.18%   1.19%   1.15%   1.22%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   1.16%   1.14%   1.18%   1.19%   1.15%   1.22%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.57%   1.03%   1.61%   1.93%   1.37%   1.43%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.54%   1.00%   1.61%   1.93%   1.37%   1.43%
Portfolio turnover   28%    64%    60%    68%    51%    72% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Ivy Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers 39 series. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to 19 funds: Delaware Global Value Equity Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Global Equity Income Fund), Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Securian Core Bond Fund), Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Core Fund), Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Emerging Markets Equity Fund) and Delaware Ivy Value Fund, (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Funds, except for Delaware Global Value Equity Fund and Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Delaware Global Value Equity Fund and Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund are considered nondiversified.

The Funds offer Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class R6 shares. Each Fund (other than Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund) offers Class Y shares and each Fund (other than Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund and Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund) offer Class R shares. Effective December 10, 2021, all remaining shares of Class B were converted to Class A shares. On June 13, 2022, all Class E shares were liquidated. Class A shares are subject to an initial sales charge. If you are investing $1 million or more ($250,000 or more for Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund or Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund), either as a lump sum or through one of the sales charge reduction features described in the prospectus, you may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge. However, for shares of the Funds purchased prior to July 1, 2021, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase; or if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares ($250,000 or more for Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund and Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund) that received a NAV breakpoint, for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2021 that are subject to a CDSC, for each Fund except Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. For Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares that received an NAV breakpoint, for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2021 that are subject to a CDSC, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem these shares within the first 12 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class Y shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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. Equity 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, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Other debt securities, credit default swap (CDS) contracts and interest rate swap (IRS) contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker/counterparty and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. Swap prices are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows,

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

trades, and values of the underlying reference instruments. Foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published NAV. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by each Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of each Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities that are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.

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 or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended September 30, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended March 31, 2019-March 31, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, each Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests in that may date back to the inception of each Fund. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

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. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US 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 bifurcate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses), which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Statements of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on investments.” The Funds report 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.

Derivative Financial Instruments — The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/ or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the

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Funds can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. Each Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Segregation and Collateralizations — In certain cases, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third-party broker-dealers, the Funds may deliver collateral in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps). Certain countries require that cash reserves be held while investing in companies incorporated in that country. These cash reserves and cash collateral that has been pledged/received to cover obligations of the Funds under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” as cash collateral due to/from broker. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted on the “Schedules of investments.”

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

Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Funds are aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends and interest have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ 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. Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, and Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund declare daily and pay monthly. Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund and Delaware Ivy Value Fund declare and pay quarterly. Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, and Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund declare and pay dividends annually. Each Fund declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

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

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

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

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

Fund      Management Fee (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.545% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.54% of net assets over $10 billion.
     
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund1   0.525% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.50% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.45% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.40% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.395% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.39% of net assets over $10 billion.
     
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.525% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $6 billion;
    0.50% of net assets over $6 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.49% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   0.625% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.60% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.50% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.49% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.48% of net assets over $10 billion.
 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.695% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.69% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   0.625% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.60% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.50% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.49% of net assets over $10 billion and up to $20 billion;
    0.48% of net assets over $20 billion.

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Fund      Management Fee (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.69% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.68% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund2   1.00% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.85% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.545% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.54% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   0.50% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.45% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.40% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.35% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.34% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.33% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   0.05% of net assets.
   
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $10 billion and up to $15 billion;
    0.67% of net assets over $15 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $10 billion and up to $15 billion;
    0.67% of net assets over $15 billion.

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Fund      Management Fee (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   0.525% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.50% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.45% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.40% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.395% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.39% of net assets over $10 billion and up to $15 billion;
    0.385% of net assets over $15 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   0.525% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.50% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.45% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $1.5 billion;
    0.40% of net assets over $1.5 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.395% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.39% of net assets over $10 billion and up to $15 billion;
    0.385% of net assets over $15 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.72% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.72% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   1.00% of net assets up to $500 million;
    0.85% of net assets over $500 million and up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.755% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.75% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.545% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.54% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
1 DMC had contractually agreed to reduce the management fee paid by the Fund by an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets from July 29, 2021 through July 29, 2022.
2 DMC had also contractually agreed to reduce the management fee paid by the Fund by an annual rate of 0.21% of average daily net assets from November 15, 2021 through November 15, 2022.

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DMC has entered into sub-advisory agreements with the following entities on behalf of the Funds:

Prior to July 29, 2022, under an agreement between DMC and Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM), Securian AM served as subadviser to Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund. The subadviser made investment decisions in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions under the supervision of DMC and the oversight of the Board. DMC paid all applicable costs of the subadviser. Following July 29, 2022, DMC became primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund. DMC may seek fixed income investment advice, recommendations, discretionary investment advice and trading from its affiliates Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (MIMEL), and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL). DMC pays a sub-advisory fee to each of MIMAK, MIMEL and MIMGL based on the extent to which they provide services to the Fund.

In connection with its management of Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, and Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, DMC may seek fixed income investment advice, recommendations, discretionary investment advice and trading from its affiliates MIMAK, MIMEL, and MIMGL. DMC pays a sub-advisory fee to each of MIMAK, MIMEL and MIMGL based on the extent to which they provide services to the Fund.

In addition and with respect only to Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, MIMAK is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. MIMAK may utilize its affiliate MIMGL to execute security trades. DMC pays a sub-advisory fee to each of MIMAK and MIMGL for their services to the Fund.

In addition and with respect only to Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund, MIMGL is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. MIMGL may utilize its affiliate Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (MFMHKL, also an affiliate of DMC) to execute security trades. DMC pays a sub-advisory fee to each of MIMGL and MFMHKL for their services to the Fund.

MIMGL and MFMHKL each serve as sub-advisor to Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund, Delaware Ivy Value Fund, Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, and Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, executing security trades on behalf of DMC. DMC pays a sub-advisory fee to each of MIMGL and MFMHKL for their services to the Fund.

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

Fund       Fees 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $11,018 
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   23,762 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   72,521 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   14,275 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   16,078 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   59,714 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   31,899 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   6,390 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   87,295 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   21,341 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   3,685 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   109,443 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   29,186 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   12,378 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   16,141 

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Fund      Fees 
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund  $36,071 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   11,416 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   21,667 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   25,440 

Effective June 27, 2022, DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” From June 27, 2022 through September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

Fund      Fees 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $54,226 
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   41,348 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   329,065 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   39,378 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   77,568 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   273,922 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   104,799 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   17,821 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   305,491 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   60,646 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   13,813 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   339,137 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   53,595 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   36,740 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   53,693 
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   170,928 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   39,304 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   82,562 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   71,384 

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 paid by the Funds and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” These fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Trust and WISC (that was in effect until June 27, 2022), with respect to Class A and Class C shares, for each shareholder account that was in existence at any time during the prior month, each Fund paid a monthly fee that ranged from $1.5042 to $1.6958 per account; however, WISC had agreed to reduce that fee if the number of total shareholder accounts within the Complex (InvestEd Portfolios and Ivy Funds) reached certain levels. Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund Class A, which also had check writing privileges, paid $0.75 for each shareholder check processed in the prior month. For Class R shares, each Fund paid a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.25 of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. For Class I and Class Y shares, each Fund paid a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.15 of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. For Class R6 shares, each Fund paid WISC a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.01 of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. Each Fund also reimbursed WISC for certain out-of-pocket costs for all classes.

For certain networked accounts (that is, those accounts whose Fund shares were purchased through certain financial intermediaries), WISC had agreed to reduce its per account fees charged to the Funds to $0.50 per month per shareholder account. Additional fees may have been

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paid by the Funds to those intermediaries. The Fund would reimburse WISC for such costs if the annual rate of the third-party per account charged for a Fund were less than or equal to $12.00 per account or an annual fee of 0.14 of 1.00% that is based on average daily net assets.

Certain broker-dealers that maintained shareholder accounts with each Fund through an omnibus account provided transfer agent and other shareholder-related services that would otherwise have been provided by WISC if the individual accounts that comprised the omnibus account were opened by their beneficial owners directly. Each Fund could pay such broker-dealers a per account fee for each open account within the omnibus account (up to $18.00 per account), or a fixed rate fee (up to an annual fee of 0.20 of 1% that is based on average daily net assets), based on the average daily NAV of the omnibus account (or a combination thereof).

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.50% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Y shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Class I and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.

From July 29, 2022, (except as noted below) DMC, DDLP and/or DIFSC (through July 29, 2023) have contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC, DDLP, DIFSC and/or each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of average
daily net assets
Class R
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund   1.17%         1.92%         0.92%         1.42%             n/a    1.17%       
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   0.70%   1.45%   0.45%   0.95%   0.45%         0.70%
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   1.00%   1.75%   0.75%   1.25%   n/a    1.00%
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   0.96%   1.71%   0.71%   1.21%   n/a    0.96%
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   1.21%   1.97%   0.97%   1.47%   n/a    1.22%
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   1.00%   1.75%   0.75%   1.25%   n/a    1.00%
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   1.04%   1.79%   0.79%   1.29%   0.79%   1.04%
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   1.20%   1.95%   0.95%   1.45%   n/a    1.20%

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Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   0.89%         1.64%         0.64%         1.14%         0.64%         0.89%      
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   0.78%   1.53%   0.53%   1.03%   n/a    0.78%
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   1.04%   1.79%   0.79%   1.29%   0.79%   1.04%
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   1.08%   1.83%   0.83%   1.33%   0.83%   1.08%
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   0.80%   1.55%   0.55%   n/a    0.55%   n/a 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   0.86%   1.58%   0.61%   n/a    n/a    0.86%
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   1.14%   1.89%   0.89%   1.39%   0.89%   1.14%
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   1.14%   1.89%   0.89%   1.39%   0.89%   1.14%
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   1.15%   1.80%   0.80%   1.30%   0.76%   1.15%
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   1.08%   1.83%   0.83%   1.33%   n/a    1.08%

Prior to July 29, 2022, DMC, DDLP, WISC and/or DIFSC (as applicable) had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and/or pay/ reimburse expenses in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

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Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  1.22%         n/a            0.92%         n/a            n/a    1.19%      
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund1   n/a    n/a    0.45%   n/a    0.45%          n/a 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   1.03%   n/a    0.84%   n/a    n/a    0.84%
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund2   0.96%   1.72%   0.74%   n/a    0.74%   0.96%
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   n/a    n/a    1.06%   n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   n/a    1.66%   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund1   1.23%   1.92%   0.79%   1.53%   0.79%   1.18%
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   1.04%   n/a    0.64%   n/a    0.64%   1.05%
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund1   0.46%   1.25%   0.16%   0.72%   n/a    0.38%
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund1   1.30%   n/a    0.79%   n/a    0.79%   n/a 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund1   1.34%   2.06%   0.83%   1.80%   0.83%   1.35%

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Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
     

Operating
expense
limitation as a

percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R

      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   0.83%         n/a           0.70%         n/a           n/a           n/a        
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   n/a    1.58%   0.61%   n/a    n/a    0.94%
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   n/a    2.04%   0.89%   n/a    0.89%   n/a 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund1   n/a    n/a    0.89%   n/a    0.89%   n/a 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   1.56%   n/a    0.99%   n/a    0.99%   n/a 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   1.20%   n/a    0.92%   n/a    n/a    n/a 
   
1 Due to a separate contractual class waiver, certain common expenses applicable to all share classes also may be waived to cap total annual ordinary fund operating expenses, which may serve to reduce the expense ratio of certain share classes.
2 Effective November 15, 2021 through November 15, 2022. Prior to July 29, 2021, the Class Y expense limit in effect was 0.99%.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

Fund      Fees 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $11,453 
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   19,372 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   36,997 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   3,024 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   6,877 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   24,068 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   14,972 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   13,455 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   32,518 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   7,842 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   759 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   40,712 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   14,071 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   3,635 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   5,485 

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Fund      Fees 
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund  $17,926 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   3,369 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   18,830 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   8,893 

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

Fund      Class A 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $13,920 
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   10,589 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   231,762 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   4,455 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   17,491 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   116,673 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   20,811 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   3,184 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   271,389 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   31,384 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   3,739 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   202,765 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   27,875 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   5,021 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   11,413 
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   98,743 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   19,187 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   23,574 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   78,275 

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, 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:

Fund      Class A       Class C 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $36   $143 
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   226    729 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   995    1,355 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   383    32 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   505    1,096 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   3,728    1,945 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   9    310 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   42    643 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   830    2,012 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   788    639 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund   356    19 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   8,658    6,220 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   317    978 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   4,062    156 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   1,829    590 
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   1,065    874 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   443    127 
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   228    563 
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   239    137 

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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.

In addition to the management fees and other expenses of a Fund, a Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds including ETFs in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.

Cross trades for the six months ended September 30, 2022, were executed by the Funds pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews a report related to the Funds’ compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended September 30, 2022, the following Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net gains or losses as follows:

   Purchases   Sales   Net realized gain (loss)
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund  $58,471,075   $72,584,951        $(9,828,274)       
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   455,036,604    467,075,329    (33,766,077)
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   4,771,458         

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A summary of the transactions in affiliated companies during the six months ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

      Value,
beginning
of period
   Gross
additions
   Gross
reductions(1)
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund(2)
   Value,
end of
period
   Shares   Interest
income
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund                               
Corporate Bonds—0.83%                        
New Cotai 5.00% 2/2/27,=  $50,239,865      $93,119     $(871,897)       $         $(27,710,021)    $21,751,066    21,805,540   $640,385 
Common Stocks—1.14%                               
ASG Warrant=  $     $     $     $     $   $    19,688     
BIS Industries Holdings†,=                           110,224    110,224    19,682,813     
Foresight Energy†,=   24,337,269                        (7,710,154)   16,627,115    1,117,414     
Larchmont Resources†,=   1,678,897                            1,678,897    18,339     
Maritime Finance=   4,444,478                        (2,047,143)   2,397,335    1,750,000     
New Cotai =,†   18,723,615                        (18,723,615)       20,316,462     
True Religion Apparel=,    7,866,362                        1,269,496    9,135,858    395     
Total  $57,050,621     $     $     $     $(27,101,192)  $29,949,429        $640,385 
Preferred Stock—0.08%                                 
True Religion Apparelω, =  $2,050,430     $     $     $     $   $2,050,430       $ 
Loan Agreements—0.00%                               
Foresight Exit TL A  $7,745,360     $     $(7,706,826)    $     $(38,534)  $       $ 

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      Value,
beginning
of period
   Gross
additions
   Gross
reductions
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund
   Value,
end of
period
   Shares   Income
distributions
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund              
Affiliated Mutual Funds—99.56%                          
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund Class R6  $12,801,018   $119,212   $(2,556,776)  $(342,429)    $(1,691,487  $8,329,538    801,688     $112,991 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund Class R6   60,045,970    29,831    (9,841,540)   (1,798,174)     (10,070,271)   38,365,816    2,550,919       
Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund Class R6   6,730,074    229,994    (936,836)   (176,291)     (1,574,011)   4,272,930    500,343       
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund Class R6   20,115,871    65,403    (2,954,549)   (481,857)     (3,687,207)   13,057,661    991,470       
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R6   33,029,847    296,209    (4,718,402)   818,085      (7,597,201)   21,828,538    1,195,429       
Total  $132,722,780   $740,649   $(21,008,103)  $(1,980,666)    $(24,620,177)  $85,854,483          $112,991 
                              
      Value,
beginning
of period
   Gross
additions
   Gross
reductions
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund
   Value,
end of
period
   Shares
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund                
Limited Partnerships—0.00%                         
Rattler Midstream  $28,122,001         $       $(29,832,048)  $(1,376,599)        $3,086,646           $                
                                            
    Value,
beginning
of period
   Gross
additions
   Gross
reductions
   Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund
   Value,
end of
period
   Shares
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund                
Common Stock—0.00%                
PetIQ  $34,267,604       $     $(17,130,182)  $(20,140,630)       $3,003,208         $            
                                            
(1) The amount shown included return of capital.
(2) Does not tie to Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated investments on the Statements of operations as a result of previously unaffiliated securities moving to affiliated.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Non-income producing security.
ω Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.
Issuer is not an affiliated investment of the Fund at March 31, 2022.

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For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

Fund      Purchases
other than
US government
securities
      Purchases of
US government
securities
      Sales
other than
US government
securities
      Sales of
US government
securities
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund   $49,481,300     $    $128,226,011    $  
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   141,899,563    316,913,170    327,453,153    338,635,295 
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   592,904,587        1,021,853,902     
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   170,990,938    70,623,478    227,247,231    36,755,183 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   176,160,399        303,924,971     
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   772,016,190        949,828,446     
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   304,549,248        586,152,909     
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   20,649,476        61,608,000     
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   174,515,869        580,211,335     
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   87,440,365    414,456,208    246,636,129    490,203,627 
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund  740,649        21,008,104     
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   643,779,659        937,685,828     
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund  231,621,576        438,019,934     
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   139,439,727        258,351,235     
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   484,093,579        587,937,197     
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   459,624,046        722,680,970     
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   45,886,639        129,848,830     
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund  590,393,016        746,783,640     
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   359,724,255        501,709,970     

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At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for each Fund were as follows:

Fund     Cost of
investments
and derivatives
      Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of investments
and derivatives
      Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of investments
and derivatives
      Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of investments
and derivatives
 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund  $430,124,872   $11,754,493    $(96,389,442)  $(84,634,949)
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund   591,709,474    191,088    (57,652,400)   (57,461,312)
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   2,462,963,535    1,081,134,666    (154,404,756)   926,729,910 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   465,675,905    2,959,747    (47,616,798)   (44,657,051)
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   554,854,890    115,613,354    (91,123,169)   24,490,185 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   3,406,348,901    10,438,122    (809,887,142)   (799,449,020)
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund  1,368,124,716    154,073,721    (319,762,330)   (165,688,609)
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   149,243,420    2,937,765    (40,323,515)   (37,385,750)
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   2,232,517,159    1,996,099,474    (179,992,418)   1,816,107,056 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   716,221,017    128,700    (36,609,748)   (36,481,048)
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund  87,873,824    8,290,777    (9,811,283)   (1,520,506)
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   4,643,093,138    1,504,391,488    (819,278,803)   685,112,685 
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund  1,143,135,747    218,597,415    (100,065,665)   118,531,750 
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund   473,735,536    8,938,062    (46,256,287)   (37,318,225)
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund  741,353,991    7,158,638    (127,798,949)   (120,640,311)
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   1,581,811,079    248,264,575    (208,960,193)   39,304,382 
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   475,167,304    26,231,970    (78,882,627)   (52,650,657)
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund  1,049,005,086    180,071,910    (242,027,476)   (61,955,566)
Delaware Ivy Value Fund   1,037,464,648    196,487,784    (129,535,564)   66,952,220 

At March 31, 2022, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, were as follows:

   Loss carryforward character     
    Short-term     Long-term     Total 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund  $44,679,050   $21,697,213   $66,376,263 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   185,353,821    1,096,030,895    1,281,384,716 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   27,785,341    18,622,324    46,407,665 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   10,307,499    5,472,441    15,779,940 
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund   423,914    37,755,050    38,178,964 

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

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asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:

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

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

The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2022:

   Delaware Global Value Equity Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities                     
Assets:                     
Common Stocks                     
Denmark    $     $12,395,444     $12,395,444 
France           36,044,693      36,044,693 
Germany           29,519,477      29,519,477 
Japan           21,337,182      21,337,182 
Netherlands           12,336,840      12,336,840 
Norway           13,649      13,649 
South Africa           15,013      15,013 
Spain           13,276,406      13,276,406 
Sweden           18,339,152      18,339,152 
Switzerland           33,357,020      33,357,020 
United Kingdom           40,931,809      40,931,809 
United States     112,861,981            112,861,981 
Exchange-Traded Fund     3,128,699            3,128,699 
Rights     1,560,732            1,560,732 
Securities Lending Collateral     10,376,075            10,376,075 
Total Value of Securities    $127,927,487     $217,566,685     $345,494,172 
Derivatives1                     
Assets:                     
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     $—      $120      $120 

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Derivatives                           
Liabilities:               
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $—    $(4,369)    $(4,369) 

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities                 
Assets:                 
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      $     $12,118,497   $12,118,497 
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security         6,475,125    6,475,125 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities         81,794,579    81,794,579 
Corporate Bonds         228,304,194    228,304,194 
Municipal Bonds         9,814,100    9,814,100 
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities         47,641,988    47,641,988 
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations         53,855,597    53,855,597 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities         33,513,029    33,513,029 
Preferred Stock     3,096,000        3,096,000 
Sovereign Bonds         13,791,842    13,791,842 
US Treasury Obligations         44,785,710    44,785,710 
Total Value of Securities    $3,096,000   $532,094,661   $535,190,661 
                  
Derivatives1                 
Liabilities:                 
Futures Contracts    $(942,499)  $   $(942,499)

1 Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy
Core Equity
Fund
 
       Level 1  
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $3,225,858,203 
Short-Term Investments   162,101,192 
Securities Lending Collateral   1,734,050 
Total Value of Securities  $3,389,693,445 
      
   Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities                 
Assets:                 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities    $         —  $12,716,024   $12,716,024 
Corporate Bonds         208,156,579    208,156,579 
Sovereign Bonds         74,862,111    77,201,120 

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   Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Total 
Supranational Banks  $   $8,690,973   $8,690,973 
US Treasury Obligations       107,255,402    107,255,402 
Options Purchased   758,997        758,997 
Securities Lending Collateral   4,660,200        4,660,200 
Total Value of Securities Before Options Written  $5,419,197   $411,681,089   $419,439,295 
Liabilities:               
Options Written  $(307,090)  $   $(307,090)
                
Derivatives1               
Assets:               
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $2,462,829   $2,462,829 
Futures Contracts   4,233,413        4,233,413 
Liabilities:               
Futures Contracts  $(2,346,764)  $   $(2,346,764)
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (993,659)   (993,659)

1 Foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Total 
Securities               
Assets:               
Common Stocks               
Canada  $20,091,381   $   $20,091,381 
China   14,214,899        14,214,899 
China/Hong Kong       16,493,642    16,493,642 
Denmark       9,982,145    9,982,145 
France       33,608,555    33,608,555 
Germany       29,459,533    29,459,533 
Hong Kong       6,721,267    6,721,267 
India       31,525,591    31,525,591 
Israel   10,344,935        10,344,935 
Italy       6,895,026    6,895,026 
Japan       20,108,697    20,108,697 
Taiwan       12,645,644    12,645,644 
United Kingdom       20,113,962    20,113,962 
United States   337,177,810    6,278,143    343,455,953 
Short-Term Investments   2,473,018        2,473,018 
Securities Lending Collateral   1,210,874        1,210,874 
Total Value of Securities  $385,512,917   $193,832,205   $579,345,122 
Derivatives1               
Liabilities:               
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(47)  $(47)

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

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   Delaware Ivy High Income Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total 
Securities                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Basic Industry  $   $   $17,272,429   $17,272,429 
Consumer Goods           1     
Energy   98,361        13,742,983    13,841,344 
Leisure   13,383,103            13,383,103 
Media   809            809 
Retail           9,135,858    9,135,858 
Services   26,986,288            26,986,288 
Utilities           1,678,897    1,678,897 
Convertible Bond       4,160,021        4,160,021 
Corporate Bonds1       2,044,471,188    21,751,066    2,066,222,254 
Loan Agreements       319,553,245        319,553,245 
Municipal Bonds       18,202,477        18,202,477 
Preferred Stock           2,050,430    2,050,430 
Warrants   418,798            418,798 
Short-Term Investments   85,398,349            85,398,349 
Securities Lending Collateral   26,331,620            26,331,620 
Total Value of Securities  $152,617,328   $2,386,386,931   $65,631,663   $2,604,635,922 
                     
Derivatives2                    
Assets:                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $2,263,959   $   $2,263,959 

1 The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedules of investments” is considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.

2 Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

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   Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Total 
Securities               
Assets:               
Common Stocks               
Australia  $   $15,167,960   $15,167,960 
Austria       12,096,770    12,096,770 
Brazil   49,577,582        49,577,582 
Canada   92,528,600        92,528,600 
China   71,603,057    72,126,053    143,729,110 
Denmark       48,324,000    48,324,000 
France       157,301,208    157,301,208 
Germany       134,028,244    134,028,244 
Hong Kong       18,322,051    18,322,051 
India       9,163,442    9,163,442 
Japan       110,101,591    110,101,591 
Netherlands       45,206,848    45,206,848 
Norway       17,165,757    17,165,757 
Republic of Korea       45,274,403    45,274,403 
Spain       17,766,775    17,766,775 
Switzerland   11,608,539        11,608,539 
Taiwan       23,077,638    23,077,638 
United Kingdom   32,635,466    96,296,598    128,932,064 
United States   23,103,301    52,387,858    75,491,159 
Short-Term Investments   31,579,702        31,579,702 
Securities Lending Collateral   15,995,647        15,995,647 
Total Value of Securities  $328,631,894   $873,807,196   $1,202,439,090 
Derivatives1               
Liabilities:               
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(2,983)  $(2,983)

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

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   Delaware Ivy International Value Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Total 
Securities               
Assets:               
Common Stocks               
Denmark  $   $5,500,895   $5,500,895 
Finland       15,026    15,026 
France   11,220    18,511,939    18,523,159 
Germany       12,827,782    12,827,782 
Hong Kong       11,756    11,756 
Japan       12,469,067    12,469,067 
Netherlands       5,181,656    5,181,656 
Spain       6,164,377    6,164,377 
Sweden       8,899,399    8,899,399 
Switzerland       16,986,361    16,986,361 
United Kingdom       18,648,393    18,648,393 
Exchange-Traded Funds   2,151,026        2,151,026 
Rights   785,815        785,815 
Securities Lending Collateral   3,694,164        3,694,164 
Total Value of Securities  $6,642,225   $105,216,651   $111,858,876 
Derivatives1               
Liabilities:               
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(1,206)  $(1,206)

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy
Large Cap
Growth Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $4,043,163,625 
Securities Lending Collateral   5,460,590 
Total Value of Securities  $4,048,624,215 
             
   Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund 
        Level 1         Level 2        Total 
Securities               
Assets:               
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $            —   $2,658,942   $2,658,942 
Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities       68,501,929    68,501,929 
Collateralized Debt Obligations       60,833,927    60,833,927 
Corporate Bonds       454,169,723    454,169,723 
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities       27,454,588    27,454,588 
Supranational Bank       1,481,008    1,481,008 

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   Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Total 
US Treasury Obligations  $   $60,153,020   $60,153,020 
Short-Term Investments   5,038,095        5,038,095 
Securities Lending Collateral   888,680        888,680 
Total Value of Securities  $5,926,775   $675,253,137   $681,179,912 
                
Derivatives1               
Assets:               
Futures Contracts  $1,339,694   $   $1,339,694 
Liabilities:               
Futures Contracts  $(2,779,637)  $   $(2,779,637)

1 Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

       Delaware Ivy
Managed
International
Opportunities
Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Affiliated Mutual Funds  $85,854,483 
Short-Term Investments   498,835 
Total Value of Securities  $86,353,318 
     
       Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth
Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $5,252,776,437 
Short-Term Investments   1,607,646 
Securities Lending Collateral   73,821,740 
Total Value of Securities  $5,328,205,823 
      
   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities
Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $1,250,505,663 
Short-Term Investments   11,161,834 
Total Value of Securities  $1,261,667,497 

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   Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund 
       Level 1      Level 2       Total 
Securities               
Assets:               
Municipal Bonds  $   $436,070,866   $436,070,866 
Short-Term Investments   46,445    300,000    346,445 
Total Value of Securities  $46,445   $436,370,866   $436,417,311 
                
   Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3      Total 
Securities                           
Assets:                        
Municipal Bonds  $   $615,969,924     $1     $615,969,924 
Short-Term Investments2   1,743,756    3,000,000            4,743,756 
Total Value of Securities  $1,743,756   $618,969,924     $     $620,713,680 
                         
1 The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedules of investments” is considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.
2 Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments, Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs or matrix-priced investments, and Level 3 investments represent investments without observable inputs. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, and Level 3 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of these security types:
                         
   Level 1        Level 2         Level 3      Total  
Short-Term Investments   36.76%      63.24%              100.00%  
     
       Delaware Ivy
Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $1,586,161,291 
Short-Term Investments   10,761,938 
Securities Lending Collateral   24,192,232 
Total Value of Securities  $1,621,115,461 
     
       Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core
Fund
 
   Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $409,459,051 
Short-Term Investments   7,202,665 
Securities Lending Collateral   5,854,931 
Total Value of Securities  $422,516,647 

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   Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund 
       Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total 
Securities                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Communication Services  $19,624,437   $89,627,623   $229,514   $109,481,574 
Consumer Discretionary   31,937,293    93,107,348    1,130,874    126,175,515 
Consumer Staples   26,905,098    49,160,027        76,065,125 
Energy   15,673,921    46,971,574    305,262    62,950,757 
Financials   32,107,802    174,364,291    42,485    206,514,578 
Healthcare   2,439,258    16,326,577        18,765,835 
Industrials   1,434,086    50,529,081        51,963,167 
Information Technology   249,311    213,934,490        214,183,801 
Materials   8,851,191    69,977,662        78,828,853 
Real Estate       13,685,708        13,685,708 
Utilities   3,561,177    1,524,783        5,085,960 
Preferred Stocks   18,603,586            18,603,586 
Short-Term Investments   1,998,045            1,998,045 
Securities Lending Collateral   2,747,194            2,747,194 
Total Value of Securities  $166,132,399   $819,209,164   $1,708,135   $987,049,698 
                     
Derivatives1                    
Liabilities:                    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $(178)  $   $(178)

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
 
       Level 1 
Securities     
Assets:     
Common Stocks  $1,082,537,698 
Short-Term Investments   21,889,096 
Total Value of Securities Before Options Written  $1,104,426,794 
Liabilities:     
Options Written  $(9,926)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, for all funds except Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. Each Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to each Fund’s net assets.

Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation of Level 3 investments as the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund and Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to each Fund’s net assets at the end of the period. Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund,

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund and Delaware Ivy Value Fund had no level 3 investments at September 30, 2022.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value for the Fund:

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

       Corporate Bonds       Common Stocks       Preferred Stock 
Balance as of 3/31/22          $          $20,937,602          $ 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     726,777      (53,224,260)     6,748,583 
Transfers in     21,024,289      74,116,825      (4,698,153)
Balance as of 9/30/22    $21,751,066     $41,830,167     $2,050,430 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)from Level 3 investments still held as of 9/30/22    $726,777     $(53,224,260)    $(4,698,153)

A significant change to the inputs may result in a significant change to the valuation. Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for Delaware Ivy High Income Fund is as follows:

Assets       Value       Valuation
Techniques
      Unobservable
Inputs
      Input
Value
Corporate Bonds   $21,751,066   Market approach   Financials   N/A
Common Stocks   6,671   Liquidation approach   Net asset value   N/A
Common Stocks   11,338,977   Market approach   Broker quotes   N/A
            EV/EBITDA multiple   2.82x
Common Stocks   9,135,858   Market approach   EV/Revenue multiple   0.45x
Common Stocks   2,213,987   Market approach   Financials   N/A
Common Stocks   2,397,335   Market approach   Sum of Parts (Adjusted Book Value)   N/A
Common Stocks   16,627,115   Market approach   Discount for lack of marketability   30%
Common Stocks   110,224   Market approach   EV/EBITDA multiple   5.67x
            EV/EBITDA multiple   2.82x
Preferred Stock   2,050,430   Market approach   EV/Revenue multiple   0.45x

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4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

   Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Core Equity Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   280,335    727,114    605,524    2,321,079    2,586,065    5,062,451 
Class B1       10                3,016 
Class C   12,545    20,250    18,607    71,454    102,405    241,524 
Class E   2,826    23,204    11,584    44,412    30,338    79,268 
Class I   982,005    1,307,962    2,289,162    9,895,333    4,046,023    11,001,554 
Class R   2,329    1,627    7,327    4,483    4,080    2,984 
Class R62   11,896    77,451    915,180    2,118,948    567,500    814,428 
Class Y   3,338    9,298    64,384    124,007    35,340    226,982 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A   172,758    1,701,216    204,150    387,774        23,068,056 
Class B1       265        46         
Class C   1,933    31,193    4,314    9,603        289,195 
Class E   2,617    30,031    1,449    8,581        125,327 
Class I   139,480    1,454,940    578,813    1,542,969        5,671,255 
Class R   22    100    993    1,480        510 
Class R62   10,552    116,938    160,831    405,312        474,126 
Class Y   991    9,138    7,667    13,049        141,536 
    1,623,627    5,510,737    4,869,985    16,948,530    7,371,751    47,202,212 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (2,573,765)   (4,245,448)   (3,005,041)   (5,470,636)   (17,626,167)   (28,289,040)
Class B1       (143,225)       (24,604)        
Class C   (70,385)   (194,724)   (177,268)   (446,388)   (483,082)   (872,010)
Class E   (377,167)   (56,499)   (424,743)   (91,151)   (1,065,074)   (163,361)
Class I   (4,815,316)   (6,138,844)   (17,270,450)   (34,439,232   (12,182,110)   (19,284,543)
Class R   (234)   (4,456)   (570)   (5,459)   (221)   (23,781)
Class R62   (234,389)   (838,043)   (6,695,651)   (5,059,794)   (2,163,967)   (1,309,870)
Class Y   (23,327)   (39,530)   (99,785)   (168,975)   (65,389)   (203,602)
    (8,094,583)   (11,660,769)   (27,673,508)   (45,706,239)   (33,586,010)   (50,343,195)
Net decrease   (6,470,956)   (6,150,032)   (22,803,523)   (28,757,709)   (26,214,259)   (3,140,983)

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4. Capital Shares (continued)

   Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   466,486    1,792,314    64,484    250,954    9,236,161    29,639,151 
Class B1                       1,224 
Class C   7,334    79,603    4,977    8,492    883,578    3,370,392 
Class E                   11,754    103,840 
Class I   3,327,137    8,501,414    380,530    795,576    37,515,428    58,949,790 
Class R   10,912    6,723    404    478    117,963    538,192 
Class R62   2,223,653    10,500,290    33,510    49,768    1,616,263    2,799,677 
Class Y   11,124    75,469    973    4,252    1,815,844    5,267,236 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A   143,174    406,091        603,941    7,389,111    14,856,337 
Class B1       209                16,030 
Class C   2,053    6,610        6,950    848,449    1,958,489 
Class E                   13,889    79,588 
Class I   203,559    649,756        509,131    7,009,797    15,408,486 
Class R   227    549        970    212,620    406,680 
Class R62   165,715    270,580        22,774    323,632    608,214 
Class Y   932    1,960        2,355    418,456   899,715 
    6,562,306    22,291,568    484,878    2,255,641    67,412,945    134,903,041 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (2,508,883)   (3,871,917)   (879,483)   (1,374,548)   (34,288,922)   (65,773,913)
Class B1       (32,934)       (4,414)       (1,101,616)
Class C   (66,141)   (134,565)   (18,456)   (47,994)   (6,665,379)   (17,607,476)
Class E                   (1,253,078)   (240,798)
Class I   (5,665,053)   (11,866,855)   (2,141,049)   (3,006,958)   (65,479,817)   (121,072,408)
Class R   (7,051)   (6,058)   (695)   (2,978)   (730,193)   (1,106,366)
Class R62   (2,319,390)   (1,755,102)   (9,822)   (346,205)   (2,182,093)   (3,190,709)
Class Y   (4,748)   (69,391)   (1,949)   (26,198)   (5,313,827)   (10,771,871)
    (10,571,266)   (17,736,822)   (3,051,454)   (4,809,295)   (115,913,309)   (220,865,157)
Net increase (decrease)   (4,008,960)   4,554,746    (2,566,576)   (2,553,654)   (48,500,364)   (85,962,116)

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   Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Large Cap Growth Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   607,023    1,651,930    35,885    267,711    2,992,292    3,976,672 
Class B1       750        299        5,646 
Class C   23,408    98,125    1,597    18,075    171,648    406,686 
Class E   3,809    39,245            18,523    106,534 
Class I   2,711,226    10,163,634    171,761    2,370,059    11,792,195    14,739,402 
Class R   70,840    113,866    172    364    50,047    84,431 
Class R62   1,020,470    2,814,038    226,301    1,403,533    1,424,743    771,044 
Class Y   199,106    747,020    2,206    6,235    51,261    345,189 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A       410,422        77,387    1    8,475,712 
Class C       63,873        818        317,964 
Class E       9,670                100,086 
Class I       1,643,945        123,441    9    6,749,507 
Class R       55,729        10        39,813 
Class R62       514,994        97,994        424,539 
Class Y       79,023        1,395        86,432 
    4,635,882    18,406,264    437,922    4,367,321    16,500,719    36,629,657 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (2,065,726)   (4,380,189)   (360,776)   (673,016)   (9,995,797)   (14,725,393)
Class B1       (30,696)       (3,598)       (214,153)
Class C   (565,103)   (1,238,865)   (11,349)   (16,825)   (526,487)   (1,054,728)
Class E   (392,689)   (37,722)           (1,121,521)   (144,768)
Class I   (12,689,463)   (29,029,247)   (1,534,845)   (3,408,758)   (15,957,812)   (23,617,949)
Class R   (168,953)   (469,390)       (18,882)   (81,765)   (179,339)
Class R62   (4,426,982)   (10,142,650)   (1,179,631)   (2,358,134)   (1,882,310)   (1,461,593)
Class Y   (314,805)   (2,850,084)   (13,243)   (9,459)   (213,262)   (345,757)
    (20,623,721)   (48,178,843)   (3,099,844)   (6,488,672)   (29,778,954)   (41,743,680)
Net decrease   (15,987,839)   (29,772,579)   (2,661,922)   (2,121,351)   (13,278,235)   (5,114,023)

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   Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Managed International
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   7,881,943    8,743,097    78,063    285,368    1,832,573    4,603,765 
Class B1       156        101        758 
Class C   268,119    451,663    3,865    18,676    207,590    759,871 
Class E   14,035    123,070            7,521    56,629 
Class I   4,547,726    9,518,352    632,743    1,302,124    13,559,448    27,507,242 
Class R   335    6,857    1,065    1,126    181,392    411,490 
Class R62   359,825    6,248,399    5,649    1,963    5,062,710    12,178,329 
Class Y   19,691    32,285    195    1,134    576,237    2,014,653 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A   237,883    342,955        121,207        8,289,009 
Class B1       4                 
Class C   3,300    3,168        2,051        799,411 
Class E   1,269    6,504                76,622 
Class I   313,043    571,643        207,398        10,368,480 
Class R   182    178        150        314,769 
Class R62   34,335    173,596        233        2,583,826 
Class Y   1,346    2,120        321        987,117 
    13,683,032    26,224,047    721,580    1,941,852    21,427,471    70,951,971 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (8,985,262)   (14,420,896)   (709,664)   (965,744)   (7,311,543)   (11,647,387)
Class B1       (21,011)       (5,008)       (143,977)
Class C   (599,575)   (1,346,058)   (20,488)   (48,440)   (989,499)   (2,345,845)
Class E   (618,387)   (203,876)           (625,672)   (58,994)
Class I   (12,093,213)   (23,076,869)   (1,988,050)   (3,316,248)   (17,618,008)   (26,370,336)
Class R   (13,517)   (1,900)   (1)   (24,286)   (371,359)   (737,808)
Class R62   (13,179,845)   (4,190,388)   (2,965)   (26,790)   (3,637,521)   (5,633,560)
Class Y   (29,701)   (77,200)   (878)   (3,439)   (1,238,921)   (3,916,957)
    (35,519,500)   (43,338,198)   (2,722,046)   (4,389,955)   (31,792,523)   (50,854,864)
Net increase (decrease)   (21,836,468)   (17,114,151)   (2,000,466)   (2,448,103)   (10,365,052)   20,097,107 

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   Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Income
Opportunities Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Municipal Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Municipal High Income Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   757,881    2,371,041    1,331,410    2,465,655    4,082,971    10,239,019 
Class B1                       242 
Class C   78,026    413,646    36,570    36,404    102,768    330,583 
Class I   8,304,873    31,062,626    2,322,781    3,518,199    11,183,438    13,917,671 
Class R   4,455    28,262                 
Class R62   1,042,214    1,831,453    22,866    56,536    20,419    116,345 
Class Y   63,976    723,454        28    65    13,474 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A   70,914    332,216    578,854    1,045,701    2,303,326    3,578,535 
Class B1               11        304 
Class C   5,173    36,037    5,249    10,820    60,700    115,548 
Class I   575,307    2,656,733    348,718    753,744    1,121,647    1,979,587 
Class R   398    1,805                 
Class R62   48,188    220,806    1,677    3,693    4,540    8,175 
Class Y   6,444    49,864            16,224    27,292 
    10,957,849    39,727,943    4,648,125    7,890,791    18,896,098    30,326,775 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (1,478,505)   (2,324,516)   (6,655,543)   (6,657,845)   (20,633,606)   (24,209,293)
Class B1               (13,587)       (82,298)
Class C   (233,309)   (302,434)   (108,305)   (280,956)   (1,133,698)   (2,369,397)
Class I   (19,510,878)   (25,896,446)   (9,316,827)   (7,868,698)   (24,897,977)   (19,969,197)
Class R   (4,682)   (9,105)                
Class R62   (1,746,078)   (1,682,275)   (52,673)   (51,402)   (78,087)   (103,890)
Class Y   (649,678)   (1,343,690)       (36,238)   (126,088)   (104,858)
    (23,623,130)   (31,558,466)   (16,133,348)   (14,908,726)   (46,869,456)   (46,838,933)
Net increase (decrease)(12,665,281)   8,169,477    (11,485,223)   (7,017,935)   (27,973,358)   (16,512,158)

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   Delaware Ivy
Small Cap Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Smid Cap Core Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                        
Class A   1,556,041    3,238,756    399,656    1,011,064    321,387    1,321,304 
Class B1       399        169        21 
Class C   128,055    290,361    28,157    138,304    31,943    176,657 
Class E   11,062    61,786                 
Class I   3,985,697    6,161,192    1,503,920    3,463,947    4,080,099    13,519,403 
Class R   156,987    593,925    50,409    185,454    25,728    83,454 
Class R62   848,573    1,767,840    245,064    1,471,722    698,488    3,248,360 
Class Y   225,899    502,748    15,990    79,028    235,117    419,358 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A       22,304,490    10,345    1,444,128        67,286 
Class C       1,927,672    545    239,441        6,360 
Class E       277,756                 
Class I       8,483,791    23,736    2,926,120        359,761 
Class R       1,259,675    926    215,190        1,095 
Class R62       1,747,254    6,468    659,710        113,228 
Class Y       1,116,868    301    59,907        1,961 
    6,912,314    49,734,513    2,285,517    11,894,184    5,392,762    19,318,248 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (8,896,049)   (13,496,298)   (1,152,187)   (2,098,133)   (1,556,172)   (3,124,643)
Class B1       (127,890)       (23,959)       (16,982)
Class C   (825,452)   (1,625,786)   (171,125)   (356,399)   (300,341)   (505,284)
Class E   (946,426)   (69,685)                
Class I   (10,831,886)   (14,060,256)   (4,810,820)   (9,275,091)   (10,725,183)   (28,048,008)
Class R   (384,646)   (1,038,559)   (135,480)   (249,462)   (38,269)   (156,860)
Class R62   (1,156,167)   (2,475,471)   (753,275)   (1,255,062)   (3,102,496)   (4,613,604)
Class Y   (454,464)   (1,484,211)   (114,373)   (126,372)   (177,573)   (527,155)
    (23,495,090)   (34,378,156)   (7,137,260)   (13,384,478)   (15,900,034)   (36,992,536)
Net increase (decrease)   (16,582,776)   15,356,357    (4,851,743)   (1,490,294)   (10,507,272)   (17,674,288)

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   Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
 
   Six months
ended
9/30/22
   Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:        
Class A   1,354,654    2,084,012 
Class B1       978 
Class C   112,620    92,758 
Class I   3,553,899    11,134,048 
Class R   230    288 
Class R62   319,530    503,923 
Class Y   1,010    771 
           
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:          
Class A   92,035    1,482,584 
Class B1       70 
Class C   1,121    24,762 
Class I   229,675    3,533,785 
Class R   3    47 
Class R62   20,160    516,827 
Class Y   24    229 
    5,684,961    19,375,082 
           
Shares redeemed:          
Class A   (1,934,979)   (2,590,489)
Class B1       (24,671)
Class C   (70,154)   (155,379)
Class I   (7,041,367)   (12,359,342)
Class R       (13,915)
Class R62   (2,260,798)   (2,018,283)
Class Y   (304)   (1,947)
    (11,307,602)   (17,164,026)
Net increase (decrease)   (5,622,641)   2,211,056 
1 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the tables above and on previous pages.
2 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.

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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables above and on previous pages and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended March 31, 2022, each Fund had the following exchange transactions:

 Six months ended September 30, 2022   Year Ended March 31, 2022 
   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value 
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund        $783,873            $4,760,923 
Class A   50,682    16,395         182,286    155,696      
Class B                17,998          
Class C   16,403             52,495          
Class I   39    50,596         85,864    182,784      
Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund        $1,147,161             $2,698,177 
Class A   107,274    11,084         76,312    171,640      
Class B                6,557          
Class C   10,834             32,175          
Class I   1,145    107,358         132,908    76,312      
Class R6       896                   
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund        $7,411,653             $15,952,467 
Class A   364,972    89,862         407,501    411,252      
Class B                109,798          
Class C   109,229             137,396          
Class E                    90      
Class I   7,736    312,888         190,924    354,854      
Class R6       2,332             1,428      
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund        $765,245             $1,192,998 
Class A   74,884    8,097         21,776    94,441      
Class B                16,015          
Class C   7,909             20,854          
Class I   190    74,884         57,596    21,779      
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund        $859,985             $2,800,716 
Class A   13,414    4,115         13,736    32,498      
Class B                1,895          
Class C   2,196             7,744          
Class I   2,307    13,012         25,232    13,398      
Class R6       29             1,047      
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund        $10,232,201             $23,336,214 
Class A   340,026    1,293,979         402,843    2,731,674      
Class B                211,898          
Class C   1,319,428             2,264,228          
Class I   19,963    376,399         397,751    492,440      
Class R6   2,575    13,667             65,544      
Class Y   1,386             12,918          
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity                          
Fund            $3,584,067             $5,337,742 
Class A   89,208    91,666         66,522    179,211      
Class B                12,284          
Class C   101,834             53,205          
Class E                    64      
Class I   22,192    106,184         127,971    70,304      
Class R6       4,407             5,999      
Class Y   2,992             3,604          

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   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund        $34,685             $777,970 
Class A   1,104    1,245         6,881    32,974      
Class B                1,320          
Class C   1,351             4,774          
Class I       1,072         26,697    7,687      
Class Y                1,005          
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund        $10,367,157             $21,593,574 
Class A   315,017    83,348         377,452    281,091      
Class B                51,893          
Class C   101,955             127,398          
Class I   12,927    294,931         143,969    352,842      
Class R6       1,255             1,625      
Class Y   102                       
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund        $2,625,765             $3,634,750 
Class A   133,977    116,246         121,330    207,921      
Class B                8,473          
Class C   109,795             65,202          
Class I   7,467    129,663         134,545    121,330      
Class R6       5,380             298      
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund        $294,266             $690,840 
Class A   22,328    6,643         14,488    38,795      
Class B                3,438          
Class C   6,846             4,510          
Class I       22,127         30,837    14,385      
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund        $7,993,408             $20,579,387 
Class A   137,097    134,045         227,673    260,891      
Class B                55,102          
Class C   172,846             199,097          
Class E                    404      
Class I   19,120    142,561         77,725    219,165      
Class R6   3,624    6,921             11,997      
Class Y   178             7,926          
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund        $2,698,253             $3,391,009 
Class A   33,606    20,240         87,731    58,934      
Class C   28,962             47,674          
Class I   91,807    37,914         25,680    103,007      
Class R6       89,228             12,492      
Class Y       6,748         13,993    164      
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund        $715,599             $2,850,297 
Class A   62,781    4,892         127,857    110,332      
Class B                7,432          
Class C   4,892             39,617          
Class I   1,262    57,991         63,283    127,857      
Class R6       6,051                   
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income                          
Fund            $1,287,144             $2,927,239 
Class A   103,246    151,437         239,935    313,057      
Class B                32,419          
Class C   172,016             239,636          

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4. Capital Shares (continued)

   Six months ended September 30, 2022   Year Ended March 31, 2022 
   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value   Exchange
Redemptions
   Exchange
Subscriptions
   Value 
Class I   1,764    133,503         68,335    261,267      
Class R6       1,764                   
Class Y   9,661                       
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund        $3,507,420             $8,598,975 
Class A   212,239    86,988         147,771    223,726      
Class B                63,374          
Class C   149,743             186,859          
Class E                    747      
Class I   4,622    126,693         56,351    113,185      
Class R6       260             2,572      
Class Y   357             251    109      
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund        $1,527,167             $2,542,339 
Class A   27,617    24,481         39,918    64,787      
Class B                12,804          
Class C   62,895             53,839          
Class I   12,410    48,982         16,906    42,682      
Class R6       11,290             933      
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund        $1,131,312             $3,521,919 
Class A   22,580    22,165         49,114    65,592      
Class B                5,963          
Class C   31,704             24,045          
Class I   6,413    31,865         40,778    58,690      
Class R6       801                   
Class Y                9,687          
Delaware Ivy Value Fund            $1,826,092            $3,641,213  
Class A   56,004    15,191         34,259    97,491      
Class B                9,508          
Class C   10,799             18,161          
Class I   4,973    55,688         71,243    34,076      
Class R6       42                   

5. Basis of consolidation for Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy EME, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary and the company acting as an investment vehicle for Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund (referred to as “the Fund” in this subsection). The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund, in order to affect certain investments for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies as specified in its prospectus and SAI. The Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the company. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the company. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. A subscription agreement was entered into between the Fund and its Subsidiary comprising the entire issued share capital of the Subsidiary with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and retain all rights. Under the Articles of Association, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and the company and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary and the company.

See the table below for details regarding the structure, incorporation and relationship as of September 30, 2022 of the Subsidiary and the Company to the Fund.

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     Date of
Incorporation
     Subscription
Agreement
     Fund Net Assets    Subsidiary/
company net assets
    Percentage
of Fund net assets      
Delaware Ivy EME, Ltd.  1-31-13   4-10-13       $982,782,488           $315,601             0.03%      

6. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 31, 2022.

Each Fund had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC (Order), the Ivy Funds and Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios (collectively, the Funds only for purposes of this Note 7) have the ability to lend money to, and borrow money from, each other pursuant to a master interfund lending agreement (Interfund Lending Program). Under the Interfund Lending Program, the Funds may lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another (each, an Interfund Loan), subject to meeting the conditions of the Order. The interest rate to be charged on an Interfund Loan is the average of the overnight repurchase agreement rate and the short-term bank loan rate. This program is in existence but is not currently in use. The Funds made no Interfund Loans under the Interfund Lending Program during the six months ended September 30, 2022.

8. Derivatives

US 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 US 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 enter into these contracts to hedge the US 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 the Funds and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Funds to cover the Funds’ exposure to the counterparty. At September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund and Delaware Ivy High Income Fund received $1,280,000 and $1,960,000, respectively, cash as collateral for open foreign currency exchange contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due to brokers” on the “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

8. Derivatives (continued)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund used foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies to increase/decrease exposure to foreign currencies.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund used foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies to increase/decrease exposure to foreign currencies and to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Global Value Equity Fund and Delaware Ivy International Value Fund used foreign currency exchange contracts to fix the US dollar value of a security between trade date and settlement date.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund and Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund used foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund and Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency exchange contracts, which are disclosed on the “Statements of operations” and/or “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Funds may use futures in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Funds may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds deposit cash or pledge US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Funds because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. At September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund and Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund posted $714,450, $3,936,733 and $866,106, respectively, cash collateral as margin for open futures contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due to brokers” on the “Statements of assets and liabilities”.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund invested in futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions and to reduce transaction costs.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund and Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund invested in futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to futures contracts, which are disclosed on the “Statements of operations” and/or “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

Options Contracts — Each Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage each Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of adjusting each Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. Each Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps, swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When each Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. When each Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by each Fund on the

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expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether each Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by each Fund. Each Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, each Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change. At September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth and Delaware Ivy Value Fund posted $129,292,652 and $80,188, respectively, in securities as collateral for open options contracts, which is included on the “Schedules of investments.”

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund used options contracts to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions, to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in foreign currencies and to adjust the Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund used options contracts to facilitate investments in portfolio securities.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Value Fund used options contracts to receive premiums for writing options.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund and Delaware Ivy Value Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to options contracts, which are disclosed on the “Statements of operations” and/or “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

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

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

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser and seller of protection, as a hedge against credit events. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded daily as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. Initial margin and variation margin are posted to central counterparties for centrally cleared CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty.

CDS contracts may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. CDS contracts are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk, and credit risk. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by (1) for bilateral swap contracts, 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, and (2) for cleared swaps, trading these instruments through a central counterparty.

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8. Derivatives (continued)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund used CDS contracts to gain exposure to certain securities or markets.

Swaps Generally. For centrally cleared swaps, payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the contract on a given day. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the “Schedules of investments.”

Fair values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

       Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Asset Derivatives Fair Value
 
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Currency
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Total 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  $2,462,829       $   $       $2,462,829 
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts*           4,233,413    4,233,413 
Options purchased**   143,236    615,761        758,997 
Total  $2,606,065   $615,761   $4,233,413   $7,455,239 
                     
   Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Liability Derivatives Fair Value
 
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Currency
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
   Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Total 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts  $(993,659)  $   $   $(993,659)
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts*           (2,346,764)   (2,346,764)
Options written, at value   (64,366)   (242,724)       (307,090)
Total  $(1,058,025)  $(242,724)  $(2,346,764)  $(3,647,513)
                     
*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through September 30, 2022. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s “Statement of assets and liabilities.”
**Included with “Investments at Value”.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Fund’s “Statement of operations” for the six months ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

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   Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
 
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
   Futures
Contracts
   Options
Purchased
   Options
Written
   Total 
Currency contracts  $5,046,460       $       $(381,081)      $       $4,665,379 
Interest rate contracts       (964,164)   (191,240)   276,413    (878,991)
Equity contracts               136,843    136,843 
Total  $5,046,460   $(964,164)  $(572,321)  $413,256   $3,923,231 
                          
   Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: 
   Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
   Futures
Contracts
   Options
Purchased
   Options
Written
   Total 
Currency contracts  $402,348   $   $163,176   $(42,788)  $522,736 
Interest rate contracts       1,669,645            1,669,645 
Credit contracts           397,790    (131,227)   266,563 
Total  $402,348   $1,669,645   $560,966   $(174,015)  $2,458,944 
                          
             Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
 
             Futures
Contracts
   Swap
Contracts
   Total 
Interest rate contracts            $(1,708,848)  $   $(1,708,848)
Equity contracts                 234,901    234,901 
Total            $(1,708,848)  $234,901   $(1,473,947)
                          
                  Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on:
 
                  Futures
Contracts
   Total 
Interest rate contracts                 $(878,633)  $(878,633)

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8. Derivatives (continued)

The table below summarizes the average daily balance of derivative holdings by certain Funds during the six months ended September 30, 2022:

       Long Derivative Volume  
       Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)  $191,903    $ 
Futures contracts (average notional value)        95,689,648 
                
   Long Derivative Volume  
   Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)       $16,269,508        $583,370        $540,460 
Futures contracts (average notional value)   534,210,491         
Options contracts (average notional value)*   211,068         
                
        Long Derivative Volume 
        Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
International Value Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)   $1,441,707   $65,248 
                
             Long Derivative  Volume 
             Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
 
Futures contracts (average notional value)         131,918,012 
                
             Long Derivative  Volume 
             Delaware Ivy
Systematic Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)        $1,554,217 
                
        Short Derivative Volume 
        Delaware
Global Value
Equity Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Core Bond Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)   $548,506   $ 
Futures contracts (average notional value)        25,332,872 
                
   Short Derivative Volume 
   Delaware Ivy
Global Bond Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Global Growth Fund
   Delaware Ivy
High Income Fund
 
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)  $63,454,514   $756,557   $34,656,783 
Futures contracts (average notional value)   244,325,056         
Options contracts (average notional value)*   131,345         

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   Short Derivative Volume
       Delaware Ivy
International
Core Equity Fund
  Delaware Ivy
International  Value Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)        $3,713,905          $421,799  
   
  Short Derivative Volume
  Delaware Ivy
Limited-Term Bond Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Mid Cap Growth Fund
Futures contracts (average notional value)   31,192,939         
Options contracts (average notional value)*         4,242,571  
CDS contracts (average notional value)**   842,914        
       
    Short Derivative Volume
    Delaware Ivy
Systematic  Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)   $1,573,567  
       
    Short Derivative Volume
    Delaware Ivy
Value Fund
Options contracts (average notional value)*    430,335 

* Long represents purchased options and short represents written options.

** Long represents buying protection and short represents selling protection.

9. Offsetting

Each Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with certain of its derivative contract counterparties in order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help each Fund mitigate its counterparty risk. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each 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, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements on the “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

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9. Offsetting (continued)

At September 30, 2022, each Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
      Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
      Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon             $120               $(4,370)     $(4,250) 
                         
Counterparty    Net Position     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
    Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon       $ (4,250)                     $—                         $—                        $—                           $—                      $ (4,250)        

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
      Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
      Net Position
Goldman Sachs       $1,099,848            $(290,051)          $809,797  
JPMorgan Chase Bank     471,874      (319,477)      152,397 
TD Bank     1,315,560      (572,814)      742,746 
Total    $2,462,829     $(993,659)     $1,469,170 
                  
Counterparty   Net Position    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
   Net Exposure(b)
Goldman Sachs    $809,797                $—                          $—                       $—                        $—                 $809,797    
JPMorgan Chase Bank     152,397                      152,397 
TD Bank     742,746                      742,746 
Total    $1,469,170    $—    $—    $—    $—     $1,469,170 

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

Counterparty     Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
         Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
         Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon             $—               $(47)      $(47) 
                         
Counterparty      Net Position      Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
     Cash Collateral
Received(a)
     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon           $ (47)                        $—                         $—                        $—                           $—                        $ (47)          

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
     Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
     Net Position
TD Bank    $2,263,959      $—      $2,263,959 
                         
Counterparty    Net Position     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
    Net Exposure(b)
TD Bank     $ 2,263,959                   $—                     $ (1,960,000 )                   $—                           $—                    $ 303,959      

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Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
     Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
     Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon            $—                        $(2,983 )               $(2,983)   
                         
Counterparty    Net Position     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
    Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon       $ (2,983)                     $—                         $—                        $—                           $—                     $ (2,983)       

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
     Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
     Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon            $—                       $(1,206 )             $(1,206)   
                         
Counterparty    Net Position     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
    Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon       $ (1,206)                     $—                         $—                        $—                           $—                     $ (1,206)       

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Counterparty      Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
     Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
     Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon            $—                         $(178 )                 $(178)     
                         
Counterparty    Net Position     Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
    Cash Collateral
Received(a)
    Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
    Cash Collateral
Pledged
    Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon         $ (178)                       $—                         $—                        $—                           $—                       $ (178)         

Securities Lending

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under master securities lending agreements (each, an MSLA) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral (see also Note 10).

As of September 30, 2022, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
      Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
      Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
      Net
Collateral
Received
      Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon  $17,472,258   $(9,528,077)   $(7,944,181)   $(17,472,258)              $—            

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Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
      Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
      Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
     Net
Collateral
Received
      Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $32,024,154      $(770,005)     $(31,254,149)     $(32,024,154)             $—          
 
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $8,087,691      $(4,082,702)     $(4,004,989)     $(8,087,691)  $— 
 
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $8,146,690      $(1,041,568)     $(7,105,122)     $(8,146,690)  $— 
 
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $33,422,174      $(24,039,102)     $(9,383,072)      $(33,422,174)  $— 
 
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $56,850,674      $(9,581,964)     $(47,268,710)     $(56,850,674)   $— 
 
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $5,044,056      $(3,485,160)     $(1,558,896)     $(5,044,056)  $— 
 
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon    $172,922,236      $—     $(172,922,236)    $(172,922,236)  $— 
 
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
 
Counterparty  Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon     $19,374,989      $(313,003)     $(19,061,986)     $(19,374,989)  $— 

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Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund           
            
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net
Collateral
Received
       Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon  $265,800,787   $(61,080,566)  $(204,720,221)    $(265,800,787)  $—
             
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund            
                        
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Net
Collateral
Received
       Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon   $37,212,282    $—    $(37,212,282)  $(37,212,282)  $—
                        
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund                       
                        
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net
Collateral
Received
       Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon  $76,499,804   $(21,137,897)  $(55,361,907)  $(76,499,804)  $—
                        
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund                       
                        
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net
Collateral
Received
       Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon  $20,327,168   $(4,989,633)   $(15,337,535)   $(20,327,168)  $—
         
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund        
                        
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net
Collateral
Received
       Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon   $6,603,258    $(2,428,015)   $(4,175,243)   $(6,603,258)  $—
                        
Delaware Ivy Value Fund                       
                        
Counterparty      Securities
Loaned
at Value
       Cash
Collateral
Received(a)
       Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net
Collateral
Received
        Net Exposure(b)
Bank of New York Mellon  $937,200   $—   $(937,200)   $(937,200)  $—

(a) The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the derivatives and securities lending transactions as of September 30, 2022, as applicable.

(b) Net exposure 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 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 US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US 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

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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. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.

Cash collateral received by each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a Fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. Each Fund can also accept US 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 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.

Each Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in each collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of each Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount each Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and each Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

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The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of September 30, 2022:

Securities Lending Transactions      Overnight
and
continuous
       Under
30 days
       Between
30 & 90 days
       Over
90 Days
       Total
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund  $10,376,075    $—    $—    $—   $10,376,075
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   1,734,050                1,734,050
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   4,660,200                4,660,200
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   1,210,874                1,210,874
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   26,331,620                26,331,620
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   15,995,647                15,995,647
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   3,694,164                3,694,164
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   5,460,590                5,460,590
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   888,680                888,680
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   73,821,740                73,821,740
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   24,192,232                24,192,232
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund                        
Money Market Mutual Fund   5,854,931                5,854,931
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund                       
Money Market Mutual Fund   2,747,194                2,747,194

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The following is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending positions and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of September 30, 2022:

       Values of securities on loan      Values of non-
cash collateral
      Values of invested collateral
Delaware Global Value Equity Fund             $17,472,258              $7,944,181                $10,376,075             
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund   32,024,154    31,254,149    1,734,050  
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund   8,087,691    4,004,989    4,660,200  
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund   8,146,690    7,105,122    1,210,874  
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund   33,422,174    9,383,072    26,331,620  
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund   56,850,674    47,268,710    15,995,647  
Delaware Ivy International Value Fund   5,044,056    1,558,896    3,694,164  
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund   172,922,236    173,414,550    5,460,590  
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund   19,374,989    19,061,986    888,680  
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund   265,800,787    204,720,221    73,821,740  
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund   37,212,282    38,735,721      
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund   76,499,804    55,361,907    24,192,232  
Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund   20,327,168    15,337,535    5,854,931  
Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund   6,603,258    4,175,243    2,747,194  

Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the “Schedules of investments” under the caption “Securities Lending Collateral.”

11. Credit and Market Risk

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Beginning in late February 2022, global financial markets have experienced and may continue to experience significant volatility related to military action by Russia in Ukraine. As a result of this military action, the US and many other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banks and corporations. The ongoing hostilities and resulting sanctions are expected to have a severe adverse effect on the region’s economies and more globally, including significant negative impact on markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas. Any cessation of trading on the Russian securities markets will impact the value and liquidity of certain portfolio holdings. The extent and duration of military action, sanctions, and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial and prolonged and impact the Funds’ performance.

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

IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.

Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Funds invest will cause the NAV of the Funds to fluctuate.

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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 the Funds may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of 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 Funds.

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

Certain Funds invest in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are CMOs. CMOs are debt securities issued by US government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.

Certain Funds invest in bank loans and other securities that may subject them to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Funds will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require each Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that each Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent, and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.

As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund.

Certain Funds invest in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Funds will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Each Fund may invest in advance refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the

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

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

Certain Funds may invest in REITs and are subject to the risks associated with that industry. If a Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended September 30, 2022. The Funds’ REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs they hold use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations. The Funds also invest in real estate acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, including issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein. These instruments may include interests in private equity limited partnerships or limited liability companies that hold real estate investments (Real Estate Limited Partnerships). The Funds will limit their investments in Real Estate Limited Partnerships to 5% of their total assets at the time of purchase.

Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (1933 Act), 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 Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Funds’ 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 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, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.

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14. Subsequent Events

On October 31, 2022, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used as described in Note 6 and to be operated in substantially the same manner as the agreement described in Note 6. Under the amendment to the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on October 30, 2023.

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.

The Funds have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of each Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of each Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, each Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if each Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of each Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Funds during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) each Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of each Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. Each Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 17-19, 2022, the Program Administrator provided the required written annual report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and each Fund’s liquidity needs. Each Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Funds complied with theirs HLIM at all times during the reporting period.

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Board Consideration of Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held August 9-11, 2022

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund

Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Delaware Ivy Value Fund

At a meeting held on August 9-11, 2022 (the “Annual Contract Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees each of whom is not an “interested person” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the renewal of the Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund, Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Delaware Ivy Value Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) Investment Management Agreements with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”); the Sub-Advisory Agreements with Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”); Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (“MIMAK”); Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (“MIMEL”); and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHKL” and together with MIMGL, MIMEL, and MIMAK, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”).

Prior to the Meeting, including at a Board meeting held in May 2022, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of DMC about these matters. Also, the Board was assisted by the applicable Investment Committee, with each Investment Committee assisting the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing investment performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, DMC was guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2022. In considering and approving the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with DMC about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of DMC at each of its quarterly meetings, which included information about, among other things, Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses. In addition, the Investment Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. In considering information relating to the approval of the Funds’ Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees also received information from an independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”).

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The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for a one-year term. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approval.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided to the Funds by DMC under its Investment Management Agreement, and the experience of the officers and employees of DMC who provide these services, including each applicable Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board’s review included consideration of DMC’s investment process and oversight and research and analysis capabilities, and its ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. The Board considered information regarding DMC’s programs for risk management, including investment, operational, liquidity, valuation, and compliance risks. The Board received information with respect to the cybersecurity program and business continuity plans of DMC and its affiliates. The Board also considered non-advisory services that DMC and its affiliates provide to the Delaware Funds, including third party oversight, transfer agent, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading, and legal and compliance. The Board took into account the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of a family of funds managed by an affiliate of Macquarie Group Ltd. (“Macquarie”), the parent company of DMC, and the resources available to DMC as part of Macquarie’s global asset management business.

 The Board received and considered various information with respect to the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Sub-Advisers who provide these services, including each applicable Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board considered the division of responsibilities between DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the oversight provided by DMC. The Board noted the expertise of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to certain asset classes and/or investment styles. The Affiliated Sub-Advisers are part of Macquarie’s global investment platform that has offices and personnel that are located around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research, investment and trading analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Funds may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades, as applicable. The Board took into account that the Sub-Advisory Agreements may benefit the Funds and their shareholders by permitting DMC to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Funds.

The Board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Funds by DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

Investment performance. The Board received and considered information with respect to the investment performance of the Funds, including performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at meetings of the Board’s Investment Committees throughout the year as well as reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, an independent investment company data provider (“Broadridge”), furnished for the Annual Contract Renewal Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for each Fund showed its investment performance in comparison to a group of similar funds (the “Performance Universe”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the funds in the Performance Universe. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year periods and since inception, as applicable, ended December 31, 2021. The Board considered that the Funds were managed by Ivy Investment Management Company prior to the acquisition of its parent company, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”), and that each Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on April 30, 2021 is that of its predecessor manager.

 Delaware Global Value Equity Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global equity income funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund –The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional A-rated corporate debt funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the

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Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the first quartile, for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was above the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of July 2022.

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional large-cap core funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global income funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 3-year periods was in the first quartile and for the 5-year period was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and outperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is generally performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global large-cap growth funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the second quartile and for the 3-and 5-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was above the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and outperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund – Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional high yield funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution funds. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year periods was in the first quartile, for the 3-year period was in the third quartile and for the 5-year period was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 5-year periods was above the median and for the 3-year period was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and underperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional international large-cap core funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the first quartile, for the 3-year period was in the third quartile, and for the 5-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1- and 3- year periods and underperformed its benchmark for the 5-year period. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional international multi-cap value funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 5-year periods was in the third quartile, for the 3-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was above the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and underperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

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Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional large-cap growth funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1- and 5- year periods and underperformed its benchmark for the 3-year period. The Board noted that the Fund is performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional short-intermediate investment-grade debt funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the second quartile, for the 3-year period was in the fourth quartile and for the 5-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was above the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional international multi-cap core funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile, for the 3-year period was in the first quartile and for the 5-year period was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was below the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is generally performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional mid-cap growth funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional mid-cap core funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile, and 3-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 5-year periods was above the median and for the 3-year was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and underperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted the explanations from DMC concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional general and insured municipal debt funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile and for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional high yield municipal debt funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile, for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the

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median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional small-cap growth funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the fourth quartile, for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted the explanations from the DMC concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional small-cap core funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and underperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional emerging markets funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile and for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was below the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-year period and outperformed its benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted the explanations from the DMC and MIMGL concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Delaware Ivy Value Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional multi-cap value funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the first quartile and for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is generally performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Comparative expenses. The Board received and considered expense data for the 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 considered on the comparative analysis of contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of each Fund versus contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by each Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds were similar in size to each Fund) and actual management fees, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers, with a Fund’s expense universe, which is comprised of the Fund, its Expense Group and all other similar institutional funds, excluding outliers (the “Expense Universe”). Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Universe. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Institutional Class shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees.

Delaware Global Value Equity Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

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Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy High Income Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy International Value Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Value Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by DMC to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Funds. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing registered investment companies compared with those associated with managing assets of other types of clients, including third-party sub-advised fund clients, unregistered funds and separately managed accounts.

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The Board noted that DMC, and not the Funds, pays the sub-advisory fees to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and, accordingly, that the retention of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers does not increase the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to DMC under the Investment Management Agreement and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements was reasonable.

Economies of scale. The Board received and considered information about the potential for DMC to realize economies of scale in the provision of management services to the Fund, the difficulties of calculating economies of scale at an individual Fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders, including the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. DMC discussed its advisory fee pricing and structure for the Delaware Funds complex. The Board noted that, as of March 31, 2022, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund and Delaware Ivy Value Fund each had net assets that exceeded their first respective breakpoint levels and that breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints schedule are exceeded. The Board also noted that, as of March 31, 2022, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund and Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund each had net assets that exceeded their second respective breakpoint levels and that breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints schedule are exceeded. The Board also noted that, as of March 31, 2022, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund had net assets that exceeded its third breakpoint level and that breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints schedule are exceeded. Finally, the Board also noted that, as of March 31, 2022, Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund and Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund each had net assets that exceeded their respective fourth breakpoint levels and that breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints schedule are exceeded. The Board noted that each Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as DMC’s investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

Management profitability. The Board received and considered the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each Fund and the Delaware Funds as a whole, including the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. The Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding DMC’s profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed DMC’s profitability in such context with representatives from JDL. Based on its review, the Board determined that DMC’s profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund.

Ancillary benefits. The Board received and considered information regarding the extent to which DMC and its affiliates 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 investment manager to the Delaware Funds; the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies; and the fees that various affiliates received for serving as transfer agent and for overseeing fund accounting and financial administration services to the Delaware Funds. The Board received information from DMC regarding its view of the performance of its affiliates in providing transfer agent and fund accounting and financial administration oversight services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services pursuant to their contracts with the Funds.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Funds and the ongoing commitment of DMC and its affiliates to the Funds, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by DMC and its affiliates were unreasonable.

Conclusion. Based on its review, consideration and evaluation of all factors it believed relevant, including the above-described factors and conclusions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of DMC’s Investment Management Agreement and of the MIMGL, MIMAK, MIMEL, and MFMHKL Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional one-year period.

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About the organization

Board of trustees

Shawn K. Lytle

President and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member, Stonebrook Capital Management, LLC

Thomas L. Bennett

Private Investor

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive Officer
Private Wealth Management
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Joseph W. Chow

Private Investor

H. Jeffrey Dobbs

Former Global Sector Chairman
Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG, LLP

John A. Fry

President
Drexel University

Joseph Harroz, Jr.

President
University of Oklahoma

Sandra A.J. Lawrence

Former Chief Administrative Officer
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

 

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive Officer
Banco Itaú International

Thomas K. Whitford

Chairman of the Board
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
Former Vice Chairman PNC Financial Services Group

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer and President
Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and Treasurer
3M Company

Affiliated officers

David F. Connor

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

Daniel V. Geatens

Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

Richard Salus

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Global Value Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy Core Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund, Delaware Ivy International Value Fund, Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund, Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund, Delaware Ivy Smid Cap Core Fund, Delaware Ivy Systematic Emerging Markets Equity Fund, and Delaware Ivy Value Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 888 923-3355; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Forms N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature.

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 on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

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Semiannual report

Alternative / specialty funds

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund
(formerly, Delaware Ivy Energy Fund)

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund
(formerly, Delaware Ivy LaSalle Global Real Estate Fund)

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund
(formerly, Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund)

Multi-asset funds

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

September 30, 2022

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

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


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Disclosure of Fund expenses 1
Security type / sector / country allocations and top 10 equity holdings 6
Schedules of investments 13
Statements of assets and liabilities 37
Statements of operations 41
Statements of changes in net assets 47
Financial highlights 55
Notes to financial statements 97
Other Fund information 128
About the organization 133

Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. MAM Public Investments traces its roots to 1929 and partners with institutional and individual clients to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions using a conviction-based, long-term approach to investing. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds by Macquarie family of funds as one of the oldest mutual fund families.

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

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for the Funds at delawarefunds.com/literature.

Manage your account online

Check your account balance and transactions
View statements and tax forms
Make purchases and redemptions

Visit delawarefunds.com/account-access.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of September 30, 2022, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

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

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

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

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 (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 service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.

Actual expenses

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

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a 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 each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

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

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $922.60    1.32    $6.36   
Class C   1,000.00    918.90    2.06%   9.91 
Class I   1,000.00    923.00    0.99%   4.77 
Class R   1,000.00    920.60    1.63%   7.85 
Class R6   1,000.00    924.40    0.95%   4.58 
Class Y   1,000.00    921.80    1.32%   6.36 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,018.45    1.32%  $6.68 
Class C   1,000.00    1,014.74    2.06%   10.40 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.10    0.99%   5.01 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.90    1.63%   8.24 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.31    0.95%   4.81 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.45    1.32%   6.68 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $747.00    1.43    $6.26   
Class C   1,000.00    744.10    2.23%   9.75 
Class I   1,000.00    748.70    1.05%   4.60 
Class R   1,000.00    746.10    1.72%   7.53 
Class R6   1,000.00    749.00    1.05%   4.60 
Class Y   1,000.00    746.80    1.41%   6.17 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,017.90    1.43%  $7.23 
Class C   1,000.00    1,013.89    2.23%   11.26 
Class I   1,000.00    1,019.80    1.05%   5.32 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.44    1.72%   8.69 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,019.80    1.05%   5.32 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.00    1.41%   7.13 

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $830.30    1.14    $5.23   
Class C   1,000.00    826.40    2.07%   9.48 
Class I   1,000.00    831.20    0.89%   4.09 
Class R   1,000.00    828.60    1.44%   6.60 
Class R6   1,000.00    831.90    0.75%   3.44 
Class Y   1,000.00    830.20    1.11%   5.09 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.35    1.14%  $5.77 
Class C   1,000.00    1,014.69    2.07%   10.45 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.61    0.89%   4.51 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.85    1.44%   7.28 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.31    0.75%   3.80 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.50    1.11%   5.62 

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $848.60    1.08     $5.00    
Class C   1,000.00    844.50    1.92%   8.88 
Class I   1,000.00    849.00    0.86%   3.99 
Class R   1,000.00    846.80    1.42%   6.57 
Class R6   1,000.00    850.00    0.73%   3.39 
Class Y   1,000.00    848.30    1.07%   4.96 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.65    1.08%  $5.47 
Class C   1,000.00    1,015.44    1.92%   9.70 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.76    0.86%   4.36 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.95    1.42%   7.18 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,021.41    0.73%   3.70 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,019.70    1.07%   5.42 

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $881.20    1.56    $7.36   
Class C   1,000.00    877.60    2.34%   11.01 
Class I   1,000.00    883.20    1.14%   5.38 
Class R   1,000.00    880.80    1.69%   7.97 
Class R6   1,000.00    883.60    1.01%   4.77 
Class Y   1,000.00    882.00    1.38%   6.51 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,017.25    1.56%  $7.89 
Class C   1,000.00    1,013.34    2.34%   11.81 
Class I   1,000.00    1,019.35    1.14%   5.77 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.60    1.69%   8.54 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.00    1.01%   5.11 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.15    1.38%   6.98 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $734.10    1.20    $5.22   
Class C   1,000.00    730.50    2.12%   9.20 
Class I   1,000.00    734.90    0.99%   4.31 
Class R   1,000.00    732.60    1.59%   6.91 
Class R6   1,000.00    735.30    0.84%   3.65 
Class Y   1,000.00    733.90    1.23%   5.35 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,019.05    1.20%  $6.07 
Class C   1,000.00    1,014.44    2.12%   10.71 
Class I   1,000.00    1,020.10    0.99%   5.01 
Class R   1,000.00    1,017.10    1.59%   8.04 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.86    0.84%   4.26 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.90    1.23%   6.23 

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

       Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/22
      Ending
Account
Value
9/30/22
      Annualized
Expense
Ratio
      Expenses
Paid
During
Period
4/1/22 to
9/30/22*
Actual Fund return                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $747.40    1.36    $5.96   
Class C   1,000.00    743.50    2.36%   10.31 
Class I   1,000.00    748.50    1.05%   4.60 
Class R   1,000.00    746.40    1.62%   7.09 
Class R6   1,000.00    749.10    0.93%   4.08 
Class Y   1,000.00    747.80    1.27%   5.56 
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                    
Class A  $1,000.00   $1,018.25    1.36%  $6.88 
Class C   1,000.00    1,013.24    2.36%   11.91 
Class I   1,000.00    1,019.80    1.05%   5.32 
Class R   1,000.00    1,016.95    1.62%   8.19 
Class R6   1,000.00    1,020.41    0.93%   4.71 
Class Y   1,000.00    1,018.70    1.27%   6.43 

* “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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In addition to the Funds’ expenses reflected above and on the previous pages, each Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of any investment companies (Underlying Funds), including exchange-traded funds in which it invests. The tables above and on the previous pages do not reflect the expenses of any applicable Underlying Funds.

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector      Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks    99.56%  
Consumer Cyclical   2.79%
Consumer Staples   6.49%
Energy   22.49%
Industrials   18.55%
Materials   10.22%
Real Estate   2.68%
Utilities*   36.34%
Short-Term Investments   0.57%
Securities Lending Collateral   6.32%
Total Value of Securities   106.45%
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (6.32%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.13%)
Total Net Assets   100.00%

♦ Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 Utilities sector (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) is subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Utilities sector consisted of Electric Utilities, Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders, Multi-Utilities, and Renewable Electricity. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 22.54%, 6.39%, 2.89%, and 4.52% respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the Utilities sector for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Denbury   4.04%  
Arcosa   3.80%
Archaea Energy   3.75%
Schlumberger   3.43%
Nutrien   3.41%
Occidental Petroleum   3.35%
AES   3.35%
Archer-Daniels-Midland   3.34%
Valero Energy   3.33%
Cummins   3.16%

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / country      Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks by Country   98.73%  
Australia   2.29%
Belgium   1.56%
Canada   1.39%
France   1.43%
Germany   2.28%
Hong Kong   4.74%
Japan   10.77%
Singapore   3.32%
Spain   0.61%
Sweden   1.21%
United Kingdom   3.86%
United States   65.27%
Short-Term Investments   0.50%
Total Value of Securities   99.23%
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.77%
Total Net Assets   100.00%
    
Common stocks by sector      Percentage
of net assets
Communications   0.46%  
Consumer Cyclical   0.28%
Real Estate   10.39%
REIT Diversified   22.08%
REIT Healthcare   6.36%
REIT Hotel   1.64%
REIT Industrial   11.07%
REIT Information Technology   0.46%
REIT Mall   0.59%
REIT Manufactured Housing   3.62%
REIT Multifamily   12.65%
REIT Office   7.68%
REIT Retail   1.30%
REIT Self-Storage   7.97%
REIT Shopping Center   6.68%
REIT Single Tenant   5.50%
Total   98.73%

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector      Percentage
of net assets
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.35%  
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   1.76%
Corporate Bonds   13.62%
Banking   1.58%
Basic Industry   0.14%
Capital Goods   0.50%
Communication Services   0.84%
Communications   0.28%
Consumer Cyclical   0.33%
Consumer Discretionary   0.75%
Consumer Non-Cyclical   0.36%
Electric   0.22%
Energy   2.98%
Finance Companies   0.08%
Financial Services   0.11%
Financials   3.58%
Industrials   0.57%
Information Technology   0.01%
Insurance   0.42%
Natural Gas   0.04%
REITs   0.01%
Technology   0.66%
Transportation   0.16%
Municipal Bonds   0.11%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   0.81%
Loan Agreements   3.50%
US Treasury Obligations   9.34%
Common Stocks   59.99%
Communication Services   4.37%
Consumer Discretionary   8.28%
Consumer Staples   4.37%
Energy   4.00%
Financials   7.41%  
Healthcare   10.18%
Industrials   6.54%
Information Technology   11.86%
Materials   0.52%
Technology   1.08%
Utilities   1.38%
Exchange-Traded Fund   0.93%
Bullion   5.98%
Short-Term Investments   3.14%
Securities Lending Collateral   0.63%
Total Value of Securities   100.52%
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.63%)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.11%
Total Net Assets   100.00%

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Microsoft   2.94%  
ConocoPhillips   1.76%
Canadian Natural Resources   1.58%
UnitedHealth Group   1.55%
Darden Restaurants   1.49%
ORIX   1.36%
Deutsche Telekom   1.35%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals   1.33%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   1.32%
Amazon.com   1.29%

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector      Percentage
of net assets
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   0.66%  
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   8.70%
Corporate Bonds   14.69%
Banking   2.48%
Basic Industry   0.04%
Brokerage   0.77%
Capital Goods   0.97%
Communications   1.84%
Consumer Cyclical   1.20%
Consumer Non-Cyclical   1.40%
Electric   1.29%
Energy   0.61%
Finance Companies   0.45%
Information Technology   2.41%
Insurance   0.48%
Natural Gas   0.04%
Real Estate Investment Trusts   0.30%
Transportation   0.32%
Utilities   0.09%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   3.23%
US Treasury Obligations   15.54%
Common Stocks   52.97%
Banking   1.68%
Communications   3.68%
Consumer Cyclical   3.60%
Consumer Non-Cyclical   12.46%
Energy   1.73%
Financials   9.36%
Healthcare   1.01%
Industrials   4.66%  
Information Technology   10.81%
Materials   2.13%
Utilities   1.85%
Exchange-Traded Fund   0.92%
Short-Term Investments   3.79%
Securities Lending Collateral   0.24%
Total Value of Securities   100.74%
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.24%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.50%)
Total Net Assets   100.00%

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Microsoft   4.40%  
UnitedHealth Group   3.49%
NextEra Energy   1.85%
Danaher   1.84%
Apple   1.81%
Progressive   1.59%
Eli Lilly & Co.   1.51%
United Rentals   1.50%
TE Connectivity   1.49%
Sysco   1.37%

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Security type / country and sector allocations

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / country      Percentage
of net assets
Closed-Ended Trust   3.39%  
Common Stocks by Country   92.97%
Australia   3.72%
Brazil   5.90%
Canada   11.29%
Hong Kong   0.00%
Netherlands   3.64%
South Africa   2.30%
United States   66.12%
Short-Term Investments   3.93%
Securities Lending Collateral   6.76%
Total Value of Securities   107.05%
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (6.76%)
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets   (0.29%)
Total Net Assets   100.00%
    
Common stocks by sector       Percentage
of net assets
Basic Industry   1.35%  
Consumer Staples   6.54%
Energy*   48.96%
Industrials   6.22%
Materials*   27.94%
REIT Diversified   1.96%
Total   92.97%

♦ Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 Energy and Materials sectors (as disclosed herein for financial reporting purposes) are subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Energy sector consisted of Electrical Equipment, Energy Equipment & Services and Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 1.50%, 4.85% and 42.61%, respectively. The Materials sector consisted of Chemicals and Metals & Mining. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 7.30% and 20.64%, respectively. The percentage in any such single industry will comply with the Fund’s concentration policy even if the percentage in the Energy and Materials sector for financial reporting purposes may exceed 25%.

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector       Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   93.85%  
Communication Services   16.01%
Consumer Discretionary   11.60%
Healthcare   4.79%
Information Technology*   61.45%
Short-Term Investments   4.31%
Securities Lending Collateral   0.76%
Total Value of Securities   98.92%
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral   (0.76%)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.84%
Total Net Assets   100.00%

♦ Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration 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 subdivided into a variety of “industries” (in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended). The Information Technology sector consisted of Commercial Services, Computers, Diversified Financial Services, Electronics, Internet, Office/Business Equipment, Semiconductors, and Software. As of September 30, 2022, such amounts, as a percentage of total net assets were 3.26%, 9.10%, 3.47%, 3.25%, 2.89%, 1.15%, 20.20%, and 18.13%, 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%.

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Microsoft   9.23%  
Amazon.com   6.64%
Apple   4.77%
T-Mobile US   4.54%
Mastercard Class A   3.47%
Amphenol Class A   3.25%
Microchip Technology   3.24%
ASML Holding   3.13%
Analog Devices   3.08%
VeriSign   2.89%

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Security type / sector allocations and top 10 equity holdings

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund

As of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different from 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 from another fund’s sector designations.

Security type / sector      Percentage
of net assets
Common Stocks   99.14%  
Real Estate   0.50%
REIT Healthcare   8.56%
REIT Hotel   2.71%
REIT Industrial   15.68%
REIT Information Technology   11.14%
REIT Mall   2.00%
REIT Manufactured Housing   5.11%
REIT Multifamily   11.98%
REIT Office   6.72%
REIT Self-Storage   10.85%
REIT Shopping Center   6.54%
REIT Single Family   4.17%
REIT Single Tenant   12.79%
Telecommunication Services   0.39%
Short-Term Investments   0.78%
Total Value of Securities   99.92%
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.08%
Total Net Assets   100.00%

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

Top 10 equity holdings      Percentage
of net assets
Prologis   7.08%  
Public Storage   6.65%
Welltower   5.56%
VICI Properties   4.89%
Equinix   4.74%
Realty Income   4.73%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities   4.72%
Digital Realty Trust   4.68%
Duke Realty   4.39%
Equity Residential   4.38%

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 99.56%♦       
Consumer Cyclical – 2.79%         
BorgWarner   206,370   $6,480,018
         6,480,018
Consumer Staples – 6.49%         
Archer-Daniels-Midland   96,412    7,756,345
Darling Ingredients †   110,319    7,297,602
         15,053,947
Energy – 22.49%         
Archaea Energy *, †   483,357    8,705,260
Denbury †   108,727    9,378,791
Enviva *   57,879    3,476,213
Equinor   217,495    7,172,709
Occidental Petroleum   126,478    7,772,073
Schlumberger   221,857    7,964,666
Valero Energy   72,345    7,730,063
         52,199,775
Industrials – 18.55%         
AP Moller - Maersk Class B   1,308    2,376,935
Arcosa   154,015    8,806,578
Cummins   36,020    7,330,430
Kingspan Group   117,582    5,297,608
Li-Cycle Holdings *, †   526,479    2,800,868
NuScale Power *, †   263,590    3,078,731
Schneider Electric   57,541    6,499,301
Sunrun *, †   248,514    6,856,501
         43,046,952
Materials – 10.22%         
Alcoa   162,642    5,474,530
Anglo American   227,831    6,840,813
Holcim †   84,709    3,471,422
Nutrien *   94,983    7,919,682
         23,706,447
Real Estate – 2.68%         
Weyerhaeuser   217,832    6,221,282
         6,221,282
Utilities – 36.34%         
AES   343,813    7,770,174
American Electric Power   79,117    6,839,665
CMS Energy   115,256    6,712,509
Iberdrola   738,220    6,883,299
NextEra Energy   89,881    7,047,569
Northland Power   239,599    7,016,165
Orsted 144A #   68,075    5,425,630
ReNew Energy Global Class A *, †   576,364    3,469,711
RWE   191,872    7,052,449
Southern   101,420    6,896,560
SSE   366,319    6,185,663
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale   1,024,601   6,240,363
Xcel Energy   106,058    6,787,712
         84,327,469
Total Common Stocks
(cost $249,368,216)
        231,035,890
          
Short-Term Investments – 0.57%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.57%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   332,657    332,657
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   332,657    332,657
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   332,656    332,656
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   332,656    332,656
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,330,626)
        1,330,626
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–100.13%
(cost $250,698,842)
        232,366,516
          
Securities Lending Collateral** – 6.32%         
Money Market Mutual Fund – 6.32%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   14,664,053    14,664,053
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $14,664,053)
        14,664,053
Total Value of Securities–106.45%
(cost $265,362,895)
       $247,030,569■
          
Narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes for concentration whereas broad sectors are used for financial reporting.
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund

# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $5,425,630, which represents 2.34% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $20,290,805 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $6,529,995.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty  Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
   In Exchange For    Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
BNYM  CAD             91,308    USD               (124,400)            10/3/22          $                1,251 

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 represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

CAD – Canadian Dollar

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Number of
shares
      Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 98.73%D          
Australia – 2.29%         
Charter Hall Group   37,812   $278,842
Goodman Group   38,137    385,444
HealthCo REIT   138,900    123,705
Lifestyle Communities   12,364    119,779
NEXTDC †   16,383    91,663
         999,433
Belgium – 1.56%         
Aedifica   2,259    174,123
Warehouses De Pauw CVA   20,591    505,727
         679,850
Canada – 1.39%         
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust   9,979    187,465
Summit Industrial Income REIT   33,874    419,578
         607,043
France – 1.43%         
Covivio   4,161    200,451
Gecina   3,714    290,879
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield †   3,159    130,719
         622,049
Germany – 2.28%         
Aroundtown   83,634    183,134
LEG Immobilien   4,343    259,232
Vonovia   25,594    552,364
         994,730
Hong Kong – 4.74%         
CK Asset Holdings   87,000    522,295
Hongkong Land Holdings   96,400    423,584
Link REIT   81,121    566,266
Sun Hung Kai Properties   50,000    551,813
         2,063,958
Japan – 10.77%         
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment   312    353,538
Japan Real Estate Investment   84    346,533
Kenedix Retail REIT   93    171,763
Mitsubishi Estate   77,850    1,025,765
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment   115    359,022
Nomura Real Estate Holdings   11,900    268,752
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund   643    710,672
Sumitomo Realty & Development   22,100    502,600
Tokyu REIT   283    385,705
United Urban Investment   549    569,066
         4,693,416
Singapore – 3.32%         
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust   351,800    467,959
Capitaland Investment   144,200    346,926
Digital Core REIT Management Pte   362,100    252,207
Mapletree Commercial Trust   319,200    380,024
         1,447,116
Spain – 0.61%         
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi   55,365    267,314
         267,314
Sweden – 1.21%         
Castellum   11,438    128,159
Fabege   18,766    127,470
Fastighets Balder †   27,519    109,847
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden   64,618    70,341
Wihlborgs Fastigheter   14,805    88,948
         524,765
United Kingdom – 3.86%         
Big Yellow Group   26,491    313,512
Derwent London   6,205    139,986
Land Securities Group   46,310    267,591
Segro   69,509    579,975
Shaftesbury   30,165    123,241
UNITE Group   26,993    256,278
         1,680,583
United States – 65.27%         
Agree Realty   9,130    617,006
Alexandria Real Estate Equities   11,291    1,582,885
American Homes 4 Rent Class A   25,873    848,893
American Tower   1,947    418,021
Apple Hospitality REIT   21,352    300,209
Boston Properties   7,263    544,507
CBRE Group Class A †   2,516    169,855
Digital Realty Trust   14,879    1,475,699
DigitalBridge Group   8,636    108,036
Duke Realty   20,289    977,930
Equinix   2,022    1,150,195
Equity LifeStyle Properties   8,382    526,725
Equity Residential   19,983    1,343,257
Essex Property Trust   3,834    928,710
Extra Space Storage   7,308    1,262,165
Federal Realty Investment Trust   3,964    357,236
First Industrial Realty Trust   10,230    458,406
Healthpeak Properties   36,073    826,793
Invitation Homes   13,718    463,257
Kimco Realty   35,825    659,538
Kite Realty Group Trust   27,504    473,619
NETSTREIT   26,226    467,085
Prologis   20,571    2,090,014
Public Storage   6,477    1,896,530
Realty Income   24,238    1,410,652
Rexford Industrial Realty   11,556    600,912
RLJ Lodging Trust   18,852    190,782
Ryman Hospitality Properties   3,043    223,934
SBA Communications   711    202,386
Simon Property Group   2,848    255,608
Spirit Realty Capital   10,084    364,638
Sun Communities   7,770    1,051,515

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $)
Common StocksD (continued)         
United States (continued)         
UDR   26,794   $1,117,578
VICI Properties   47,565    1,419,815
Welltower   25,623    1,648,071
         28,432,462
Total Common Stocks
(cost $46,962,307)
        43,012,719
          
Short-Term Investments – 0.50%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.50%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   54,550    54,550
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   54,551    54,551
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   54,551    54,551
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   54,550    54,550
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $218,202)
        218,202
Total Value of Securities–99.23%
(cost $47,180,509)
       $43,230,921
          
Δ Securities have been classified by country of risk. Aggregate classification by business sector has been presented on page 7 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”
Non-income producing security.

Summary of abbreviations:

CVA – Certified Dutch Certificate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

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

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.35%          
Fannie Mae REMICs          
Series 2015-18 NS 3.036%
(6.12% minus LIBOR01M, Cap 6.12%) 4/25/45 S, •
   4,219,982   $464,749 
Series 2015-37 SB 2.536%
(5.62% minus LIBOR01M, Cap 5.62%) 6/25/45 S, •
   9,182,314    756,632 
Series 2016-48 US 3.016%
(6.10% minus LIBOR01M, Cap 6.10%) 8/25/46 S, •
   11,117,831    878,298 
Series 2017-33 AI 4.50% 5/25/47 S   4,011,882    630,846 
Series 2019-13 IP 5.00% 3/25/49 S   2,795,548    562,021 
Series 4740 SB 3.332%
(6.15% minus LIBOR01M, Cap 6.15%) 11/15/47 S, •
   4,035,530    429,730 
GNMA
Series 2021-162 IN 3.00% 9/20/51 S
   17,088,015    2,453,456 
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $8,261,835)
        6,175,732 
           
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 1.76%          
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr          
3.00% 4/1/47   2,076,614    1,843,360 
3.00% 12/1/51   2,354,268    2,068,402 
5.00% 9/1/52   2,064,041    2,012,832 
5.50% 8/1/52   2,367,152    2,362,522 
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr          
2.50% 1/1/52   5,175,361    4,360,393 
3.50% 6/1/47   2,684,694    2,453,668 
3.50% 4/1/52   2,470,823    2,228,574 
4.00% 8/1/52   2,688,255    2,501,470 
4.00% 9/1/52   1,436,000    1,335,509 
4.50% 9/1/52   5,253,000    5,028,057 
5.00% 7/1/52   1,896,843    1,852,412 
5.50% 9/1/52   502,000    507,804 
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr          
3.00% 12/20/51   702,936    622,556 
5.00% 9/20/52   2,375,000    2,330,368 
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $32,841,837)
        31,507,927 
           
Corporate Bonds – 13.62%          
Banking – 1.58%          
Banco de Credito del Peru
144A 3.125% 7/1/30 #, μ
   1,562,000    1,369,118 
Bank of America          
2.482% 9/21/36 μ   735,000    531,989 
2.551% 2/4/28 μ   230,000    200,325 
2.972% 2/4/33 μ   790,000    618,567 
4.375% 1/27/27 μ, y   295,000    237,475 
4.948% 7/22/28 μ   615,000    591,551 
6.125% 4/27/27 μ   215,000    203,712 
Barclays 5.501% 8/9/28 μ   240,000    225,235 
Citigroup          
3.07% 2/24/28 μ   315,000    281,109 
5.61% 9/29/26 μ   1,220,000    1,214,117 
Credit Suisse Group 144A 6.442% 8/11/28 #, μ   475,000    442,331 
Fifth Third Bancorp 4.337% 4/25/33 μ   2,400,000    2,130,854 
Goldman Sachs Group          
1.542% 9/10/27 μ   2,600,000    2,199,228 
3.102% 2/24/33 μ   115,000    91,479 
3.615% 3/15/28 μ   430,000    391,761 
Huntington National Bank 4.552% 5/17/28 μ   2,935,000    2,828,649 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.          
1.953% 2/4/32 μ   410,000    303,859 
4.851% 7/25/28 μ   1,185,000    1,139,037 
4.912% 7/25/33 μ   2,535,000    2,341,034 
KeyCorp 4.789% 6/1/33 μ   2,640,000    2,424,366 
Morgan Stanley          
1.928% 4/28/32 μ   2,470,000    1,806,940 
2.475% 1/21/28 μ   175,000    153,138 
2.484% 9/16/36 μ   885,000    635,465 
Nordea Bank 144A 3.75% 3/1/29 #, μ, y   1,500,000    993,988 
PNC Financial Services Group          
6.00% 5/15/27 μ   265,000    246,450 
6.20% 9/15/27 μ   380,000    360,050 
State Street 2.203% 2/7/28 μ   350,000    307,245 
SVB Financial Group 4.57% 4/29/33 μ   525,000    460,897 
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108% 6/8/27 *   1,210,000    1,142,375 
Truist Financial 4.916% 7/28/33 μ   475,000    429,924 
UBS Group 144A 4.703% 8/5/27 #, μ   240,000    227,767 
US Bancorp          
2.215% 1/27/28 μ   295,000    260,244 
2.677% 1/27/33 *, μ   295,000    237,485 
Wells Fargo & Co. 4.611% 4/25/53 μ   995,000    809,866 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Banking (continued)          
Wells Fargo & Co. 4.808% 7/25/28 μ   455,000   $434,415 
         28,272,045 
Basic Industry – 0.14%          
Celanese US Holdings          
6.05% 3/15/25   325,000    317,785 
6.165% 7/15/27   5,000    4,738 
Newmont 2.60% 7/15/32   185,000    141,288 
Sherwin-Williams 2.90% 3/15/52   1,650,000    994,200 
Westlake 3.125% 8/15/51   1,600,000    987,941 
         2,445,952 
Capital Goods – 0.50%          
Boeing          
4.875% 5/1/25   3,917,000    3,825,802 
5.805% 5/1/50   1,571,000    1,368,703 
Eaton 4.15% 3/15/33   1,660,000    1,502,194 
Lockheed Martin          
3.90% 6/15/32   375,000    348,141 
4.15% 6/15/53   320,000    268,614 
Parker-Hannifin 4.25% 9/15/27   1,770,000    1,688,672 
         9,002,126 
Communication Services – 0.84%          
Altice France Holding 144A 10.50% 5/15/27 #   8,387,000    6,588,370 
CCO Holdings 144A 4.50% 8/15/30 #   6,000,000    4,759,830 
Frontier Communications Holdings          
5.875% 11/1/29   4,187,781    3,333,557 
144A 6.00% 1/15/30 #   461,000    363,130 
         15,044,887 
Communications – 0.28%          
AT&T 3.50% 9/15/53   3,490,000    2,331,211 
Charter Communications Operating 3.85% 4/1/61   1,790,000    1,049,612 
Discovery Communications 4.00% 9/15/55   400,000    236,714 
Verizon Communications 2.875% 11/20/50   375,000    230,329 
Warnermedia Holdings          
144A 3.755% 3/15/27 #   780,000    698,840 
144A 4.054% 3/15/29 #   110,000    95,137 
144A 4.279% 3/15/32 #   110,000    90,636 
144A 5.141% 3/15/52 #   445,000    324,284 
         5,056,763 
Consumer Cyclical – 0.33%          
Amazon.com          
1.50% 6/3/30   2,346,000    1,853,355 
2.50% 6/3/50   1,322,000    829,452 
3.60% 4/13/32   430,000    391,416 
Aptiv          
3.10% 12/1/51   1,890,000    1,062,130 
3.25% 3/1/32   125,000    99,676 
AutoNation 3.85% 3/1/32   230,000    182,064 
General Motors          
5.40% 10/15/29   465,000    429,352 
5.60% 10/15/32   690,000    616,808 
VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30   410,000    371,392 
         5,835,645 
Consumer Discretionary – 0.75%          
Carnival 144A 7.625% 3/1/26 #   780,000    593,982 
Ford Motor 6.10% 8/19/32   7,000,000    6,183,100 
Staples 144A 7.50% 4/15/26 #   7,809,000    6,567,798 
         13,344,880 
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.36%          
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide 3.50% 6/1/30   1,570,000    1,403,952 
Bristol-Myers Squibb 3.70% 3/15/52   190,000    146,128 
CSL Finance          
144A 4.05% 4/27/29 #   215,000    198,297 
144A 4.75% 4/27/52 #   265,000    228,937 
CVS Health          
2.70% 8/21/40   1,655,000    1,090,246 
4.78% 3/25/38   555,000    487,647 
HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 #   1,000,000    886,683 
JBS USA LUX 144A 3.00% 2/2/29 #   558,000    457,256 
JBS USA LUX SA 144A 3.625% 1/15/32 #   2,000,000    1,566,550 
         6,465,696 
Electric – 0.22%          
Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27   340,000    309,016 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings 3.00% 1/15/52   425,000    272,239 
NRG Energy          
144A 2.00% 12/2/25 #   3,470,000    3,067,718 
144A 2.45% 12/2/27 #   390,000    319,860 
         3,968,833 
Energy – 2.98%          
BP Capital Markets America          
2.721% 1/12/32   530,000    431,046 
2.939% 6/4/51   1,255,000    799,635 
ConocoPhillips 3.80% 3/15/52   1,075,000    824,937 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Energy (continued)          
Continental Resources 144A 2.875% 4/1/32 #   450,000   $330,143 
Diamondback Energy 4.25% 3/15/52   115,000    84,241 
Energy Transfer          
6.25% 2/15/23 *, μ, y   5,000,000    4,106,250 
6.75% 5/15/25 μ, y   5,879,000    5,101,796 
7.125% 5/15/30 μ, y   15,000,000    12,360,574 
Enterprise Products Operating 3.30% 2/15/53   1,555,000    1,015,810 
Fells Point Funding Trust 144A 3.046% 1/31/27 #   290,000    258,747 
Guara Norte 144A 5.198% 6/15/34 #   1,872,300    1,494,105 
Hilcorp Energy I          
144A 6.00% 2/1/31 #   1,515,000    1,318,256 
144A 6.25% 4/15/32 #   3,487,000    3,093,910 
Laredo Petroleum          
9.50% 1/15/25   8,259,000    8,198,709 
10.125% 1/15/28   9,436,000    9,081,348 
Petroleos Mexicanos 6.70% 2/16/32   2,595,000    1,824,674 
Targa Resources Partners 5.00% 1/15/28   1,770,000    1,641,064 
Valero Energy 2.15% 9/15/27   1,496,000    1,295,587 
         53,260,832 
Finance Companies – 0.08%          
Air Lease 2.875% 1/15/32 *   1,810,000    1,366,782 
         1,366,782 
Financial Services – 0.11%          
New Cotai 5.00% 2/2/27 <<   1,952,660    1,947,782 
         1,947,782 
Financials – 3.58%          
Ally Financial 4.70% 5/15/28 μ, y   2,000,000    1,430,000 
Barclays          
4.375% 3/15/28 μ, y   5,000,000    3,094,000 
6.125% 12/15/25 μ, y   3,901,000    3,291,859 
8.00% 6/15/24 μ, y   7,237,000    6,731,496 
Citadel Finance 144A 3.375% 3/9/26 #   1,834,000    1,619,750 
Credit Suisse Group           
144A 6.375% 8/21/26 #, μ, y   4,768,000    3,480,640 
144A 7.50% 12/11/23 #, μ, y   10,148,000    9,353,158 
Deutsche Bank 3.742% 1/7/33 μ   956,000    621,199 
ING Groep
3.875% 5/16/27 μ, y
   6,000,000    3,929,100 
ING Groep
4.25% 5/16/31 μ, y
   4,000,000    2,436,000 
Intercontinental Exchange 1.85% 9/15/32   2,342,000    1,706,175 
Jefferies Group 2.625% 10/15/31   2,195,000    1,595,712 
Standard Chartered          
144A 4.30% 8/19/28 #, μ, y   17,000,000    11,055,100 
144A 6.00% 8/19/28 #, μ, y   5,000,000    4,448,400 
UniCredit          
144A 5.459% 6/30/35 #, μ   9,547,000    7,109,904 
144A 5.861% 6/19/32 #, μ   2,383,000    1,965,559 
         63,868,052 
Industrials – 0.57%          
Wesco Aircraft Holdings          
144A 8.50% 11/15/24 #   7,455,000    3,913,875 
144A 9.00% 11/15/26 #, *   5,288,000    3,190,250 
144A 13.125% 11/15/27 #   10,000,000    3,025,000 
         10,129,125 
Information Technology – 0.01%          
Workday          
3.50% 4/1/27   55,000    50,955 
3.70% 4/1/29   110,000    98,787 
3.80% 4/1/32   110,000    95,606 
         245,348 
Insurance – 0.42%          
AIA Group          
144A 3.20% 9/16/40 #   3,902,000    2,922,818 
144A 3.375% 4/7/30 #   1,960,000    1,743,694 
Athene Holding 6.15% 4/3/30   2,713,000    2,608,560 
Brown & Brown          
2.375% 3/15/31   73,000    54,619 
4.95% 3/17/52   257,000    209,028 
         7,538,719 
Natural Gas – 0.04%          
Southern Co. Gas Capital 5.15% 9/15/32   740,000    708,369 
         708,369 
REITs – 0.01%          
American Homes 4 Rent 3.625% 4/15/32   220,000    181,691 
         181,691 
Technology – 0.66%          
Apple 2.40% 8/20/50   3,122,000    1,947,008 
Autodesk 2.40% 12/15/31   420,000    327,390 
Baidu 1.72% 4/9/26   1,672,000    1,479,229 
Broadcom 144A 3.419% 4/15/33 #   1,959,000    1,498,819 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Technology (continued)          
CDW 3.276% 12/1/28   1,035,000   $865,669 
Entegris Escrow 144A 4.75% 4/15/29 #   385,000    339,984 
Fidelity National Information Services 4.70% 7/15/27   190,000    183,171 
KLA 4.95% 7/15/52   535,000    487,314 
PayPal Holdings          
3.90% 6/1/27 *   1,180,000    1,131,773 
4.40% 6/1/32   1,250,000    1,166,224 
Tencent Holdings 144A 3.24% 6/3/50 #   3,910,000    2,384,405 
         11,810,986 
Transportation – 0.16%          
Azul Investments 144A 7.25% 6/15/26 #   1,500,000    927,098 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe          
2.875% 6/15/52   330,000    216,394 
4.45% 1/15/53   355,000    308,933 
Simpar Europe 144A 5.20% 1/26/31 #   2,000,000    1,413,170 
         2,865,595 
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $298,206,990)
        243,360,108 
           
Municipal Bonds – 0.11%          
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico          
Series A-1 3.045% 7/1/24 ^   62,870    57,815 
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/33   188,954    166,587 
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/35   137,232    117,648 
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37   145,770    119,995 
Series A-1 4.38% 7/1/33 ^   243,165    134,451 
Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/29   158,907    162,800 
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico 7.50% 8/20/40   1,448,800    1,274,944 
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $2,249,001)
        2,034,240 
           
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.36%          
COLT Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2021-3 B1 144A 3.059% 9/27/66 #, •
   2,000,000    1,198,147 
CSMC Trust
Series 2020-NQM1 B1 144A 4.462% 5/25/65 #, •
   4,968,250    4,285,747 
Verus Securitization Trust
Series 2019-INV2 B1 144A 4.452% 7/25/59 #, •
   1,097,000    990,233 
Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $8,278,316)
        6,474,127 
           
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.81%          
BANK          
Series 2020-BN25 A5 2.649% 1/15/63   2,163,000    1,817,391 
Series 2022-BNK41 A4 3.916% 4/15/65 •   2,000,000    1,797,656 
Benchmark Mortgage Trust           
Series 2018-B1 A5 3.666% 1/15/51 •   2,000,000    1,846,812 
Series 2020-B20 A5 2.034% 10/15/53   2,000,000    1,578,174 
Series 2021-B25 A5 2.577% 4/15/54   2,000,000    1,632,106 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-555 A 144A 2.647% 12/10/41 #
   2,000,000    1,642,159 
Grace Trust
Series 2020-GRCE A 144A 2.347% 12/10/40 #
   2,225,000    1,709,187 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2020-GC47 A5 2.377% 5/12/53
   2,813,000    2,300,288 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust
Series 1998-C1 F 6.25% 11/15/26 •
   142,064    142,364 
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $15,434,875)
        14,466,137 
           
Loan Agreements – 3.50%          
Advantage Sales & Marketing Tranche B-1 7.053%
(LIBOR01M + 4.50%) 10/28/27 •
   4,924,642    4,416,789 
Amynta Agency Borrower Tranche B 1st Lien 7.615%
(LIBOR01M + 4.50%) 2/28/25 •
   18,456,057    17,940,819 
Epic Crude Services LP 7.08%
(LIBOR03M + 5.00%) 3/2/26 •
   8,132    6,739 
Heartland Dental 6.615%
(LIBOR01M + 3.50%) 4/30/25 •
   7,146,743    6,606,271 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Loan Agreements (continued)          
Hillman Group 5.834% (LIBOR01M + 2.75%) 7/14/28 •   12,343,998   $11,825,551 
MLN US HoldCo Tranche B 1st Lien 8.252% (LIBOR03M + 4.50%) 11/30/25 •   8,050,292    4,986,149 
PetsMart 6.87% (LIBOR01M + 3.50%) 2/11/28 •   2,560,140    2,428,933 
Surgery Center Holdings 6.51% (LIBOR01M + 3.75%) 8/31/26 •   10,136,869    9,648,332 
West Corporation Tranche B 7.115% (LIBOR01M + 4.00%) 10/10/24 •   3,286,813    2,835,465 
White Cap Buyer TBD 10/19/27 X   2,000,000    1,878,334 
Total Loan Agreements
(cost $68,143,540)
        62,573,382 
           
US Treasury Obligations – 9.34%          
US Treasury Bonds          
2.75% 8/15/47   6,215,000    4,971,271 
3.00% 2/15/49   4,219,000    3,602,713 
3.00% 8/15/52   1,585,000    1,368,301 
US Treasury Floating Rate Notes          
3.293% (USBMMY3M - 0.08%) 4/30/24 •   39,270,000    39,218,533 
3.405% (USBMMY3M + 0.04%) 7/31/24 •   10,135,000    10,123,489 
US Treasury Notes          
0.125% 4/30/23   77,000,000    75,278,649 
2.50% 5/31/24   6,060,000    5,885,420 
2.625% 7/31/29   6,175,000    5,675,693 
2.75% 7/31/27 *   13,960,000    13,147,485 
3.125% 8/31/27 *   445,000    426,922 
3.50% 9/15/25   1,395,000    1,366,664 
4.125% 9/30/27   5,670,000    5,689,048 
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $169,783,451)
        166,754,188 
           
   Number of
shares
      
Common Stocks – 59.99%          
Communication Services – 4.37%          
Alphabet Class A †   233,856    22,368,326 
Deutsche Telekom   1,411,550    24,026,944 
Frontier Communications Parent †   346,325    8,114,395 
New Cotai <<, =, †   1,819,823    0 
Tencent Holdings   342,000    11,551,501 
T-Mobile US †   89,241    11,973,465 
         78,034,631 
Consumer Discretionary – 8.28%          
Amazon.com †   204,391    23,096,183 
Aptiv †   185,895    14,538,848 
Burlington Stores †   77,767    8,701,350 
Darden Restaurants   210,426    26,581,012 
Ferrari   66,750    12,361,158 
H World Group ADR   370,389    12,422,847 
JD.com ADR   269,629    13,562,339 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton   14,949    8,813,553 
Media Group Holdings Series H <<, †   640,301    0 
Media Group Holdings Series T <<, †   80,253    0 
Skechers USA Class A †   433,454    13,749,161 
Studio City International Holdings ADR †   203,063    444,708 
Studio City International Holdings ADR †   184,458    403,963 
Subaru   872,618    13,187,304 
         147,862,426 
Consumer Staples – 4.37%          
Casey’s General Stores   81,000    16,404,120 
China Mengniu Dairy †   4,871,687    19,258,292 
Procter & Gamble   164,669    20,789,461 
Reckitt Benckiser Group   326,128    21,616,225 
         78,068,098 
Energy – 4.00%          
Canadian Natural Resources   607,374    28,285,407 
ConocoPhillips   307,342    31,453,380 
Schlumberger   174,283    6,256,760 
TotalEnergies *   115,570    5,421,918 
         71,417,465 
Financials – 7.41%          
AGNC Investment   1,571,884    13,235,263 
BNP Paribas   329,772    13,929,325 
First Republic Bank   141,505    18,473,478 
ICICI Bank   1,133,161    11,897,350 
Intercontinental Exchange   126,342    11,415,000 
Morgan Stanley   190,537    15,054,328 
ORIX   1,727,103    24,195,279 
Prudential   1,266,780    12,398,780 
State Bank of India   1,813,544    11,744,611 
         132,343,414 

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Consolidated schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks (continued)          
Healthcare – 10.18%          
Abbott Laboratories   143,127   $13,848,969 
AstraZeneca   145,364    15,979,789 
Bayer   374,159    17,239,205 
Eli Lilly & Co.   45,581    14,738,616 
Genmab †   57,287    18,429,440 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals †   34,568    23,812,858 
Thermo Fisher Scientific   24,729    12,542,302 
UnitedHealth Group   54,764    27,658,011 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   75,150    21,758,931 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings   151,212    15,809,215 
         181,817,336 
Industrials – 6.54%          
Airbus   194,690    16,782,352 
Ingersoll Rand   294,867    12,755,946 
Larsen & Toubro   977,648    22,070,698 
Raytheon Technologies   233,516    19,115,620 
Schneider Electric   103,798    11,724,065 
Thales   53,389    5,883,147 
Union Pacific   87,210    16,990,252 
Vinci   141,576    11,447,945 
         116,770,025 
Information Technology – 11.86%          
Ambarella †   207,755    11,671,676 
Apple   148,512    20,524,358 
Autodesk †   69,629    13,006,697 
Intuit ~   52,504    20,335,849 
Mastercard Class A   80,064    22,765,398 
Microchip Technology   158,676    9,683,996 
Microsoft ~   225,544    52,529,198 
NVIDIA   78,381    9,514,670 
Seagate Technology Holdings   167,849    8,934,602 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing   1,782,550    23,628,400 
VeriSign †   110,814    19,248,392 
         211,843,236 
Materials – 0.52%          
Barrick Gold   599,304    9,289,212 
         9,289,212 
Technology – 1.08%          
Check Point Software Technologies †   172,856    19,363,329 
         19,363,329 
Utilities – 1.38%          
NTPC   5,843,548    11,412,816 
RWE   362,861    13,337,322 
         24,750,138 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,669,829,878)
        1,071,559,310 
           
Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.93%          
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF *   248,354    16,547,827 
Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(cost $19,512,652)
        16,547,827 
           
   Troy
Ounces
      
Bullion – 5.98%          
Gold   64,331    106,894,315 
Total Bullion
(cost $75,222,346)
        106,894,315 
           
   Number of
shares
      
Short-Term Investments – 3.14%          
Money Market Mutual Funds – 3.14%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   14,023,280    14,023,280 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   14,023,280    14,023,280 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   14,023,280    14,023,280 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   14,023,280    14,023,280 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $56,093,120)
        56,093,120 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–99.89%
(cost $2,423,857,841)
        1,784,440,413 

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       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Securities Lending Collateral** – 0.63%          
Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.63%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   11,211,526   $11,211,526 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $11,211,526)
        11,211,526 
Total Value of Securities–100.52%
(cost $2,435,069,367)
       $1,795,651,939■ 
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
S Interest only security. An interest only security is the interest only portion of a fixed income security, which is separated and sold individually from the principal portion of the security.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $106,552,770, which represents 5.96% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
μ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
y Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
* Fully or partially on loan.
<<  Affiliated company. See Note 2 in “Notes to financial statements.”
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
X This loan will settle after September 30, 2022, at which time the interest rate, based on the LIBOR and the agreed upon spread on trade date, will be reflected.
Non-income producing security.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
~ All or portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for potential options written.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $28,108,118 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $18,196,049.

Unfunded Loan Commitments

The Fund may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Fund may also enter into unfunded corporate loan commitments (commitments). Commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. The following unfunded loan commitment was outstanding at September 30, 2022:

Borrower      Principal
Amount
      Commitment      Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Hillman Group 5.834% (LIBOR01M + 2.75%) 7/14/28  $2,984,864  $2,984,864  $2,859,500  $(125,364)

The following foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Counterparty      Currency to
Receive (Deliver)
       In Exchange For       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Depreciation
 
BNYM  EUR                    (67,781)   USD                    66,024           10/3/22          $                       (418 )

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Consolidated schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)  Notional
Amount
   Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
   Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
(20)          US Treasury 2 yr Notes      $(4,107,812)      $(4,174,172)      12/30/22      $66,360       $       $2,969 
6  US Treasury 5 yr Notes   645,047    667,309   12/30/22       (22,262)   (1,594)
23  US Treasury 10 yr Notes   2,577,437    2,594,279   12/20/22       (16,842)   (8,985)
33  US Treasury Long Bonds   4,171,406    4,529,333   12/20/22       (357,927)   (21,656)
22  US Treasury Ultra Bonds   3,014,000    3,303,284   12/20/22       (289,284)   (35,750)
Total Futures Contracts       $6,920,033      $66,360   $(686,315)  $(65,016)

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

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

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR01M – ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S.F. – Single Family

TBD – To be determined

USBMMY3M – US Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield
yr – Year

Summary of currencies:

EUR – European Monetary Unit

USD – US Dollar

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.66%            
Fannie Mae REMICs          
Series 2016-36 VB 3.50% 6/25/29   3,964,882   $3,847,534 
Series 2016-71 NB 3.00% 10/25/46   5,075,194    4,652,684 
Freddie Mac REMICs          
Series 4616 HW 3.00% 6/15/45   3,323,168    3,107,482 
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $12,864,740)
        11,607,700 
           
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 8.70%          
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr 2.50% 8/1/35   1,926,182    1,749,951 
Fannie Mae S.F. 20 yr 2.00% 5/1/41   2,368,471    1,984,593 
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr          
2.00% 1/1/51   5,025,279    4,095,468 
2.00% 3/1/51   2,240,338    1,824,522 
2.00% 4/1/51   2,369,292    1,929,197 
2.50% 1/1/52   4,583,452    3,856,977 
2.50% 4/1/52   1,385,011    1,164,963 
3.00% 12/1/51   3,766,072    3,308,779 
3.00% 2/1/52   9,607,897    8,395,058 
3.50% 12/1/47   628,650    573,271 
3.50% 1/1/48   710,099    649,449 
3.50% 8/1/51   4,617,436    4,169,922 
3.50% 1/1/52   5,855,211    5,284,000 
3.50% 4/1/52   5,295,261    4,776,003 
4.50% 11/1/43   2,519,484    2,468,306 
4.50% 10/1/44   767,836    752,260 
4.50% 5/1/49   1,931,298    1,860,294 
5.00% 6/1/52   3,237,475    3,158,002 
5.00% 9/1/52   6,749,621    6,582,165 
6.50% 10/1/28   9,972    10,289 
6.50% 2/1/29   1,481    1,516 
6.50% 2/1/32   12,623    13,080 
6.50% 9/1/32   10,841    11,172 
7.00% 11/1/31   13,666    13,970 
7.00% 2/1/32   12,696    13,035 
7.00% 3/1/32   7,630    8,032 
7.00% 7/1/32   11,991    12,353 
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr TBA 5.50% 10/1/52   10,402,000    10,338,613 
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr 2.00% 12/1/35   2,727,155    2,412,911 
Freddie Mac S.F. 20 yr          
2.00% 3/1/41   8,529,740    7,145,153 
2.50% 2/1/42   3,595,644    3,079,181 
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr          
2.00% 1/1/52   10,439,859    8,478,777 
2.50% 7/1/50   3,955,819    3,347,773 
2.50% 1/1/52   11,765,411    9,932,421 
3.00% 8/1/51   362,183    317,254 
3.00% 12/1/51   10,098,956    8,820,758 
3.00% 2/1/52   10,379,182    9,068,893 
3.50% 6/1/47   3,839,342    3,508,955 
3.50% 10/1/51   7,741,267    7,007,768 
4.00% 8/1/52   6,906,154    6,426,301 
4.50% 9/1/52   3,864,000    3,693,933 
5.00% 7/1/52   2,684,549    2,621,667 
5.50% 9/1/52   1,289,000    1,303,904 
5.50% 11/1/52   1,314,000    1,307,594 
6.50% 12/1/31   14,153    14,601 
6.50% 1/1/32   11,340    11,726 
3.50% 4/1/52   3,330,686    3,008,553 
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr 6.50% 8/15/28   5,978    6,178 
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr          
3.00% 12/20/51   1,781,643    1,577,914 
5.00% 9/20/52   1,658,000    1,626,842 
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $173,395,498)
        153,724,297 
           
Corporate Bonds – 14.69%          
Banking – 2.48%          
Bank of America          
2.482% 9/21/36 µ   2,600,000    1,881,866 
2.551% 2/4/28 µ   330,000    287,422 
2.972% 2/4/33 µ   165,000    129,194 
4.375% 1/27/27 µ, y   415,000    334,075 
4.948% 7/22/28 µ   870,000    836,828 
6.125% 4/27/27 µ, y   295,000    279,513 
Barclays 5.501% 8/9/28 µ   340,000    319,082 
Citigroup          
3.07% 2/24/28 µ   400,000    356,964 
5.61% 9/29/26 µ   335,000    333,385 
6.25% 8/15/26 µ, y   6,428,000    6,164,452 
Credit Suisse Group 144A 6.442% 8/11/28 #, µ   670,000    623,920 
Deutsche Bank 3.742% 1/7/33 µ   1,250,000    812,238 
Fifth Third Bancorp 4.337% 4/25/33 µ   365,000    324,067 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Banking (continued)          
Goldman Sachs Group          
1.542% 9/10/27 µ   205,000   $173,401 
3.102% 2/24/33 µ   5,445,000    4,331,321 
3.615% 3/15/28 µ   605,000    551,198 
Huntington National Bank 4.552% 5/17/28 µ   250,000    240,941 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.          
1.953% 2/4/32 µ   605,000    448,378 
4.851% 7/25/28 µ   1,330,000    1,278,412 
5.00% 8/1/24 µ, y   2,476,000    2,234,280 
5.597% (LIBOR03M + 3.32%) 10/1/22 *, y, •   7,700,000    7,700,000 
6.276% (LIBOR03M + 3.47%) 10/30/22 y, •   1,851,000    1,850,986 
KeyCorp 4.789% 6/1/33 µ   500,000    459,160 
Morgan Stanley          
2.475% 1/21/28 µ   250,000    218,769 
2.484% 9/16/36 µ   880,000    631,875 
PNC Financial Services Group          
6.00% 5/15/27 *, µ, y   370,000    344,100 
6.20% 9/15/27 µ, y   535,000    506,913 
State Street 2.203% 2/7/28 µ   495,000    434,532 
SVB Financial Group 4.57% 4/29/33 *, µ   655,000    575,024 
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.108% 6/8/27   710,000    670,319 
Truist Financial 4.916% 7/28/33 µ   680,000    615,471 
UBS Group 144A 4.703% 8/5/27 #, µ   340,000    322,671 
US Bancorp          
2.215% 1/27/28 µ   415,000    366,106 
2.677% 1/27/33 µ   415,000    334,090 
3.10% 4/27/26   4,400,000    4,116,399 
Wells Fargo & Co.          
2.572% 2/11/31 µ   2,130,000    1,707,584 
4.611% 4/25/53 µ   595,000    484,292 
4.808% 7/25/28 µ   645,000    615,819 
         43,895,047 
Basic Industry – 0.04%          
Celanese US Holdings          
6.05% 3/15/25   465,000    454,677 
6.165% 7/15/27   5,000    4,738 
Newmont 2.60% 7/15/32   275,000    210,023 
         669,438 
Brokerage – 0.77%          
Apollo Management Holdings 144A 2.65% 6/5/30 #   3,075,000    2,431,986 
Blackstone Holdings Finance 144A 2.00% 1/30/32 #   4,850,000    3,598,037 
Intercontinental Exchange 2.10% 6/15/30   1,440,000    1,148,584 
KKR Group Finance VIII 144A 3.50% 8/25/50 #   1,650,000    1,136,850 
LSEGA Financing 144A 2.50% 4/6/31 #   3,440,000    2,799,484 
National Securities Clearing 144A 1.50% 4/23/25 #   2,650,000    2,443,634 
         13,558,575 
Capital Goods – 0.97%          
Boeing          
3.25% 2/1/28   160,000    139,818 
3.75% 2/1/50   3,025,000    1,977,606 
Eaton 4.15% 3/15/33   2,020,000    1,827,971 
Lockheed Martin          
3.90% 6/15/32   1,880,000    1,745,345 
4.15% 6/15/53   440,000    369,344 
Raytheon Technologies 2.25% 7/1/30   2,200,000    1,781,231 
Republic Services          
1.45% 2/15/31   2,400,000    1,795,134 
2.30% 3/1/30   439,000    361,035 
Standard Industries 144A 4.375% 7/15/30 #   2,098,000    1,610,026 
Waste Management 3.15% 11/15/27   6,000,000    5,496,670 
         17,104,180 
Communications – 1.84%          
AT&T          
3.50% 9/15/53   2,550,000    1,703,321 
3.65% 6/1/51   1,950,000    1,322,689 
Bell Canada 4.30% 7/29/49   880,000    702,619 
CCO Holdings 144A 4.25% 1/15/34 #   4,205,000    3,019,716 
Charter Communications Operating 3.85% 4/1/61   2,635,000    1,545,099 
Comcast          
3.45% 2/1/50   4,325,000    3,033,015 
3.90% 3/1/38   3,500,000    2,861,713 
4.25% 10/15/30   2,550,000    2,366,250 
Sprint 7.875% 9/15/23   2,235,000    2,261,529 
T-Mobile USA 3.875% 4/15/30   4,425,000    3,927,750 
Verizon Communications          
2.875% 11/20/50   480,000    294,821 
4.50% 8/10/33   4,000,000    3,611,084 
Walt Disney 2.75% 9/1/49   6,500,000    4,142,131 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Communications (continued)          
Warnermedia Holdings          
144A 3.755% 3/15/27 #   1,110,000   $994,503 
144A 4.054% 3/15/29 #   160,000    138,381 
144A 4.279% 3/15/32 #   160,000    131,835 
144A 5.141% 3/15/52 #   635,000    462,742 
         32,519,198 
Consumer Cyclical – 1.20%          
Alimentation Couche-Tard 144A 2.95% 1/25/30 #   2,650,000    2,182,231 
Amazon.com          
2.50% 6/3/50   750,000    470,567 
3.60% 4/13/32   600,000    546,162 
Aptiv 3.25% 3/1/32   165,000    131,572 
AutoNation          
2.40% 8/1/31   2,200,000    1,563,980 
3.85% 3/1/32   320,000    253,307 
Carnival 144A 4.00% 8/1/28 #   985,000    796,244 
Expedia Group 144A 6.25% 5/1/25 #   1,160,000    1,168,799 
General Motors          
5.40% 10/15/29   170,000    156,967 
5.60% 10/15/32   270,000    241,360 
General Motors Financial 3.70% 5/9/23   1,850,000    1,837,209 
Home Depot 3.35% 4/15/50   5,300,000    3,809,849 
MGM Resorts International 4.75% 10/15/28   2,006,000    1,683,462 
NIKE 3.25% 3/27/40   880,000    679,062 
NVR 3.00% 5/15/30   3,100,000    2,535,451 
PVH 4.625% 7/10/25   2,650,000    2,543,107 
VICI Properties 4.95% 2/15/30   565,000    511,797 
         21,111,126 
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.40%          
Amgen 3.375% 2/21/50   4,300,000    2,938,649 
Bristol-Myers Squibb 3.70% 3/15/52   240,000    184,583 
Coca-Cola 2.25% 1/5/32   4,400,000    3,583,193 
CSL Finance          
144A 4.05% 4/27/29 #   295,000    272,082 
144A 4.75% 4/27/52 #   365,000    315,328 
CVS Health          
4.78% 3/25/38   1,085,000    953,328 
5.05% 3/25/48   1,020,000    900,664 
HCA 144A 3.125% 3/15/27 #   245,000    217,237 
Hormel Foods 3.05% 6/3/51   3,965,000    2,744,545 
JBS USA 144A 3.00% 2/2/29 #   793,000    649,829 
Johnson & Johnson 3.40% 1/15/38   9,000,000    7,506,924 
Merck & Co. 2.75% 12/10/51   3,750,000    2,453,914 
Nestle Holdings 144A 4.00% 9/24/48 #   2,150,000    1,789,977 
Royalty Pharma 3.55% 9/2/50   444,000    277,792 
         24,788,045 
Electric – 1.29%          
Alabama Power 3.125% 7/15/51   2,125,000    1,426,341 
Ameren Illinois 3.25% 3/15/50   2,000,000    1,394,266 
Berkshire Hathaway Energy          
3.25% 4/15/28   1,000,000    908,375 
3.80% 7/15/48   2,000,000    1,510,496 
144A 4.60% 5/1/53 #   3,000,000    2,536,463 
Commonwealth Edison 2.20% 3/1/30   2,650,000    2,182,487 
Duke Energy 3.15% 8/15/27   2,500,000    2,265,840 
Duke Energy Indiana 3.75% 5/15/46   880,000    661,605 
Duke Energy Ohio 4.30% 2/1/49   835,000    676,263 
Entergy          
2.80% 6/15/30   1,765,000    1,432,008 
3.75% 6/15/50   700,000    497,427 
Eversource Energy 2.90% 3/1/27   485,000    440,802 
Fells Point Funding Trust 144A 3.046% 1/31/27 #   415,000    370,275 
Florida Power & Light 3.15% 10/1/49   2,575,000    1,821,767 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings 3.00% 1/15/52   635,000    406,757 
Oncor Electric Delivery 2.75% 5/15/30    2,550,000      2,190,449 
Southern California Edison          
3.45% 2/1/52   859,000    579,861 
4.125% 3/1/48   2,000,000    1,491,880 
         22,793,362 
Energy – 0.61%          
BP Capital Markets America 2.721% 1/12/32   760,000    618,104 
Cheniere Energy Partners 3.25% 1/31/32   880,000    677,494 
ConocoPhillips 3.80% 3/15/52   805,000    617,743 
Continental Resources 144A 2.875% 4/1/32 #   635,000    465,868 
Diamondback Energy 4.25% 3/15/52   160,000    117,206 
EQT 6.125% 2/1/25 •   3,600,000    3,609,864 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Energy (continued)          
Targa Resources Partners 5.00% 1/15/28   1,535,000   $1,423,182 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 4.60% 3/15/48   2,000,000    1,653,275 
Valero Energy 3.65% 12/1/51   2,195,000    1,500,437 
         10,683,173 
Finance Companies – 0.45%          
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 6.50% 7/15/25   1,750,000    1,748,087 
Air Lease 2.875% 1/15/32   1,560,000    1,178,000 
Ares Capital 4.25% 3/1/25   5,225,000    4,941,335 
         7,867,422 
Information Technology – 2.41%          
Apple          
2.65% 5/11/50   1,325,000    876,413 
2.65% 2/8/51   1,325,000    873,960 
2.95% 9/11/49   4,500,000    3,183,767 
Autodesk          
2.40% 12/15/31   605,000    471,598 
2.85% 1/15/30   4,500,000    3,781,617 
Broadcom 144A 3.419% 4/15/33 #   2,200,000    1,683,206 
CDW 3.276% 12/1/28   325,000    271,829 
CoStar Group 144A 2.80% 7/15/30 #   2,650,000    2,095,611 
Entegris Escrow 144A 4.75% 4/15/29 #   535,000    472,445 
Fidelity National Information Services 4.70% 7/15/27   270,000    260,296 
Fortinet 2.20% 3/15/31   2,650,000    2,013,514 
Infor 144A 1.75% 7/15/25 #   875,000    788,013 
Intel 3.25% 11/15/49   2,700,000    1,795,781 
Iron Mountain 144A 5.25% 7/15/30 #   517,000    428,934 
Iron Mountain Information Management Services 144A 5.00% 7/15/32 #   1,595,000    1,236,903 
KLA 4.95% 7/15/52   740,000    674,041 
Microsoft 3.45% 8/8/36   2,240,000    1,967,805 
PayPal Holdings          
2.30% 6/1/30   1,770,000    1,441,766 
3.90% 6/1/27   140,000    134,278 
4.40% 6/1/32 *   425,000    396,516 
Salesforce          
2.70% 7/15/41   1,325,000    915,525 
2.90% 7/15/51   1,945,000    1,288,530 
ServiceNow 1.40% 9/1/30   3,315,000    2,445,560 
Thomson Reuters 3.35% 5/15/26   2,575,000    2,415,616 
TSMC Global 144A 1.75% 4/23/28 #   4,400,000    3,670,833 
Visa 2.70% 4/15/40   3,060,000    2,219,911 
Workday          
3.50% 4/1/27 *   75,000    69,484 
3.70% 4/1/29   155,000    139,201 
3.80% 4/1/32   1,560,000    1,355,865 
Xilinx 2.375% 6/1/30   3,975,000    3,283,759 
         42,652,577 
Insurance – 0.48%          
Aon 2.80% 5/15/30   3,975,000    3,301,611 
Brown & Brown          
2.375% 3/15/31   104,000    77,813 
4.95% 3/17/52   366,000    297,682 
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 144A 3.85% 9/30/47 #   5,000,000    3,781,848 
UnitedHealth Group 3.05% 5/15/41   1,500,000    1,093,187 
         8,552,141 
Natural Gas – 0.04%          
Southern Co. Gas Capital 5.15% 9/15/32   784,000    750,489 
         750,489 
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.30%          
American Homes 4 Rent 3.625% 4/15/32   310,000    256,019 
American Tower Trust #1 144A 3.652% 3/15/48 #   2,000,000    1,819,573 
Extra Space Storage 2.35% 3/15/32   4,400,000    3,249,080 
         5,324,672 
Transportation – 0.32%          
American Airlines Group 2017-2 Class AA Pass Through Trust 3.35% 4/15/31 t   3,134,044    2,733,197 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe          
2.875% 6/15/52   455,000    298,362 
4.45% 1/15/53   495,000    430,766 
Kansas City Southern 2.875% 11/15/29   2,650,000    2,255,090 
         5,717,415 

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       Principal
amount°
       Value (US $) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)        
Utilities – 0.09%        
American Water Capital 3.75% 9/1/47   2,125,000   $1,600,227 
         1,600,227 
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $319,040,912)
        259,587,087 
           
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.23%          
BANK          
Series 2021-BN32 A5 2.643% 4/15/54   7,060,000    5,809,358 
Series 2021-BN36 A5 2.47% 9/15/64   10,096,000    8,111,407 
Series 2022-BNK39 A4 2.928% 2/15/55   8,345,000    6,945,761 
Series 2022-BNK39 B 3.348% 2/15/55 •   588,000    467,911 
Series 2022-BNK39 C 3.379% 2/15/55 •   432,000    320,883 
Series 2022-BNK40 A4 3.507% 3/15/64 •   8,150,000    7,079,137 
Series 2022-BNK40 B 3.507% 3/15/64 •   1,000,000    795,639 
Benchmark Mortgage Trust
Series 2022-B32 A5 3.002% 1/15/55 •
   9,000,000    7,510,340 
Series 2022-B32 B 3.202% 1/15/55 •   975,000    755,969 
Series 2022-B32 C 3.572% 1/15/55 •   1,196,000    886,263 
Series 2022-B33 A5 3.458% 3/15/55   8,100,000    7,080,272 
Series 2022-B33 B 3.736% 3/15/55 •   500,000    411,009 
Series 2022-B33 C 3.736% 3/15/55 •   500,000    383,328 
BMO Mortgage Trust
Series 2022-C1 A5 3.374% 2/15/55 •
   4,500,000    3,887,816 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2021-C61 A4 2.658% 11/15/54
   8,355,000    6,693,568 
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $70,021,667)
        57,138,661 
           
US Treasury Obligations – 15.54%          
US Treasury Bonds 1.75% 8/15/41   11,770,000    8,054,864 
US Treasury Bonds 2.25% 2/15/52   1,580,000    1,148,463 
US Treasury Floating Rate Note
3.405% (USBMMY3M + 0.04%) 7/31/24 •
   29,740,000    29,706,221 
US Treasury Notes          
0.125% 4/30/23   124,000,000    121,227,955 
0.125% 8/31/23   10,350,000    9,966,765 
0.125% 1/15/24   32,655,000    30,957,195 
2.00% 5/31/24   4,110,000    3,958,925 
2.375% 3/31/29   580,000    525,308 
2.625% 4/15/25   30,905,000    29,684,494 
2.75% 8/15/32 *   10,765,000    9,844,929 
2.875% 5/31/25   30,790,000    29,713,554 
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $284,794,739)
        274,788,673 
           
    Number of
shares
      
Common Stocks – 52.97%          
Banking – 1.68%          
Bank of America   405,721    12,252,774 
Morgan Stanley   221,375    17,490,839 
         29,743,613 
Communications – 3.68%          
Alphabet Class A †   198,498    18,986,334 
Alphabet Class C †   171,967    16,534,627 
Amazon.com †   162,398    18,350,974 
VeriSign †   64,275    11,164,567 
         65,036,502 
Consumer Cyclical – 3.60%          
Aptiv †   240,243    18,789,405 
AutoZone †   10,402    22,280,356 
Costco Wholesale   47,847    22,596,703 
         63,666,464 
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 12.46%          
Danaher   126,041    32,555,130 
Eli Lilly & Co.   82,861    26,793,104 
Equifax   76,020    13,032,109 
Sysco   342,413    24,212,023 
United Rentals †   98,069    26,490,398 
UnitedHealth Group   122,121    61,675,990 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   47,214    13,670,341 
Zoetis   147,171    21,823,988 
         220,253,083 
Energy – 1.73%          
ConocoPhillips   223,364    22,859,072 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

       Number of
shares
       Value (US $) 
Common Stocks (continued)        
Energy (continued)        
Schlumberger   217,776   $7,818,158 
         30,677,230 
Financials – 9.36%          
American Express   89,878    12,125,441 
Aon Class A   52,037    13,939,151 
Artisan Partners Asset Management Class A   400,832    10,794,406 
Blackstone   164,441    13,763,712 
Charles Schwab   330,589    23,759,431 
CME Group Class A   84,784    15,017,790 
Intercontinental Exchange   151,167    13,657,939 
KKR & Co.   372,129    16,001,547 
Mastercard Class A   64,450    18,325,713 
Progressive   241,516    28,066,574 
         165,451,704 
Healthcare – 1.01%          
HCA Healthcare   97,071    17,840,679 
         17,840,679 
Industrials – 4.66%          
Airbus ADR   862,412    18,515,986 
Caterpillar   30,035    4,928,143 
Deere & Co.   54,096    18,062,113 
TE Connectivity   239,149    26,392,483 
Union Pacific   74,345    14,483,893 
         82,382,618 
Information Technology – 10.81%          
Apple ~   232,174    32,086,447 
Applied Materials   108,909    8,922,914 
Fiserv †   170,773    15,979,230 
Intuit   37,437    14,500,099 
Microchip Technology   391,511    23,893,916 
Microsoft   333,680    77,714,072 
Take-Two Interactive Software †   165,148    18,001,132 
         191,097,810 
Materials – 2.13%          
Linde   82,423    22,220,417 
Sherwin-Williams   75,231    15,403,547 
         37,623,964 
Utilities – 1.85%          
NextEra Energy   416,634    32,668,272 
         32,668,272 
Total Common Stocks
(cost $945,731,707)
        936,441,939 
           
Exchange-Traded Fund – 0.92%          
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF   244,631    16,299,764 
Total Exchange-Traded Fund
(cost $19,220,144)
        16,299,764 
           
Short-Term Investments – 3.79%          
Money Market Mutual Funds – 3.79%          
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   16,735,668    16,735,668 
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   16,735,668    16,735,668 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   16,735,668    16,735,668 
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   16,735,668    16,735,668 
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $66,942,672)
        66,942,672 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–100.50%
(cost $1,892,012,079)
        1,776,530,793 
           
Securities Lending Collateral** – 0.24%          
Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.24%          
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   4,227,677    4,227,677 
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $4,227,677)
        4,227,677 
Total Value of Securities–100.74%
(cost $1,896,239,756)
       $1,780,758,470■ 
   
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
µ  Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at September 30, 2022. Rate will reset at a future date.
y Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

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# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At September 30, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $46,455,484, which represents 2.63% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements.”
* Fully or partially on loan.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
t Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
Non-income producing security.
~ All or portion of the security has been pledged as collateral for potential options written.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
n Includes $15,688,557 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $11,911,649.

The following futures contract were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded

Contracts to Buy (Sell)      Notional
Amount
   Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
   Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
   Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
 
530      US Treasury 5 yr Notes   $56,979,139       $58,945,661       12/30/22       $       $(1,966,522)      $(140,784)
(222)  US Treasury 10 yr Ultra Notes   (26,303,532)   (27,843,896)  12/20/22   1,540,364        111,000 
21  US Treasury Ultra Bonds   2,877,000    3,153,134   12/20/22       (276,134)   (34,125)
Total Futures Contracts       $34,254,899      $1,540,364   $(2,242,656)   $(63,909)

The use of futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in these financial statements. The notional amounts presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the variation margin is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

DAC – Designated Activity Company

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S.F. – Single Family

TBA – To be announced

USBMMY3M – US Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield

yr – Year

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Closed-Ended Trust – 3.39%               
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust *, †   697,895   $8,240,249
Total Closed-Ended Trust
(cost $8,309,958)
        8,240,249
          
Common Stocks – 92.97%∆         
Australia – 3.72%         
BHP Group   363,433    9,034,266
         9,034,266
Brazil – 5.90%         
ERO Copper *, †   557,900    6,167,251
Wheaton Precious Metals   252,505    8,171,062
         14,338,313
Canada – 11.29%         
Hudbay Minerals *   1,179,508    4,753,417
Kinross Gold   920,513    3,461,129
Li-Cycle Holdings *, †   504,367    2,683,232
Nutrien *   119,284    9,945,900
Pan American Silver   251,703    4,001,446
Parex Resources   177,670    2,594,277
         27,439,401
Hong Kong – 0.00%         
China Metal Recycling Holdings †     30,000,000       4
         4
Netherlands – 3.64%         
Shell   357,076    8,858,317
         8,858,317
South Africa – 2.30%         
Anglo American   186,285    5,593,360
         5,593,360
United States – 66.12%         
Alcoa   76,858    2,587,040
Archaea Energy †   473,890    8,534,759
Archer-Daniels-Midland   69,978    5,629,730
Arcosa   153,602    8,782,962
Bunge   74,001    6,110,263
CF Industries Holdings   81,123    7,808,089
Chesapeake Energy *   165,997    15,638,577
Chord Energy   19,341    2,645,269
Darling Ingredients †   62,987    4,166,590
Denbury †   127,321    10,982,709
Enviva   74,585    4,479,575
EOG Resources   56,107    6,268,835
EQT   323,700    13,190,775
Kimbell Royalty Partners   531,301    9,021,491
Louisiana-Pacific   64,188    3,285,784
Newmont   151,984    6,387,888
NuScale Power *, †   314,415    3,672,367
Occidental Petroleum   96,640    5,938,528
Schlumberger   201,597    7,237,332
Sunrun *, †   132,290    3,649,881
Unit †   104,238    5,552,758
Valaris †   93,223    4,562,334
Valero Energy   92,281    9,860,225
Weyerhaeuser   166,828    4,764,608
         160,758,369
Total Common Stocks
(cost $261,069,967)
        226,022,030
          
Short-Term Investments – 3.93%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 3.93%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   2,386,405    2,386,405
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   2,386,406    2,386,406
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   2,386,406    2,386,406
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   2,386,406    2,386,406
Total Short-Term Investments
 (cost $9,545,623)
        9,545,623
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–100.29%
(cost $278,925,548)
        243,807,902
          
Securities Lending Collateral** – 6.76%         
Money Market Mutual Fund – 6.76%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   16,438,846    16,438,846
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $16,438,846)
        16,438,846
Total Value of Securities–107.05%
(cost $295,364,394)
       $260,246,748■

 

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* Fully or partially on loan.
Non-income producing security.
Securities have been classified by country of risk. Aggregate classification by business sector has been presented on page 10 in “Security type / country and sector allocations.”
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $32,398,931 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $17,079,356.

The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at September 30, 2022:1

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

CounterpartyCurrency to
 Receive (Deliver)
      In Exchange For       Settlement
 Date
       Unrealized
  Appreciation
BNYMCAD               27,513   USD               (37,754)          10/3/22         $182
                           

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 contract presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

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

Summary of abbreviations:

BNYM – Bank of New York Mellon

Summary of currencies:

CAD – Canadian Dollar
USD – US Dollar

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 93.85%               
Communication Services – 16.01%         
Alphabet Class A †   1,224,400   $117,113,860
Alphabet Class C †   1,217,460    117,058,779
Meta Platforms Class A †   974,916    132,276,603
Netflix †   469,838    110,618,659
Pinterest Class A †   5,273,424    122,870,779
T-Mobile US †   1,768,947    237,339,619
         837,278,299
Consumer Discretionary – 11.60%         
Amazon.com †   3,074,485    347,416,805
Aptiv †   1,232,816    96,418,540
Etsy *, †   1,232,141    123,374,278
Luminar Technologies *, †   5,402,199    39,355,020
         606,564,643
Healthcare – 4.79%         
Edwards Lifesciences †   608,838    50,308,284
Intuitive Surgical †   499,103    93,551,866
Ionis Pharmaceuticals †   739,272    32,698,001
Vertex Pharmaceuticals †   256,056    74,138,454
         250,696,605
Information Technology – 61.45%         
Ambarella †   1,132,239    63,609,187
Amphenol Class A   2,542,139    170,221,627
Analog Devices   1,155,069    160,947,314
Apple   1,803,802    249,285,436
ASML Holding   394,830    163,992,640
Aspen Technology *, †   348,748    83,071,774
Autodesk †   617,123    115,278,576
Cadence Design Systems †   544,126    88,926,512
Intuit   300,785    116,500,046
KLA *   271,701    82,224,874
Mastercard Class A   637,890    181,377,643
Microchip Technology   2,780,809    169,712,773
Micron Technology   2,171,959    108,815,146
Microsoft   2,072,924    482,784,000
NVIDIA   634,986    77,080,951
ON Semiconductor *, †   2,237,479    139,462,066
PayPal Holdings †   1,217,595    104,798,402
Seagate Technology Holdings *   2,333,379    124,205,764
ServiceNow †   164,272    62,030,750
Shift4 Payments Class A *, †   1,468,760    65,521,384
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR   1,322,779    90,689,728
VeriSign †   870,904    151,276,025
WNS Holdings ADR   1,251,314    102,407,538
Zebra Technologies Class A †   229,625    60,164,045
         3,214,384,201
Total Common Stocks
(cost $4,344,936,537)
        4,908,923,748
          
Short-Term Investments – 4.31%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 4.31%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   56,309,085    56,309,085
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   56,309,085    56,309,085
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   56,309,085    56,309,085
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   56,309,085    56,309,085
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $225,236,340)
        225,236,340
Total Value of Securities Before Securities Lending Collateral–98.16%
(cost $4,570,172,877)
        5,134,160,088
          
Securities Lending Collateral** – 0.76%         
Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.76%         
Dreyfus Institutional Preference Government Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   40,023,362    40,023,362
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $40,023,362)
        40,023,362
Total Value of Securities–98.92%
(cost $4,610,196,239)
       $5,174,183,450■
   
Non-income producing security.
* Fully or partially on loan.
** See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements” for additional information on securities lending collateral.
Includes $121,267,770 of securities loaned for which the counterparty pledged additional non-cash collateral valued at $85,343,285.

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Summary of abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

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

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

   Number of
shares
   Value (US $)
Common Stocks – 99.14%               
Real Estate – 0.50%       
CBRE Group Class A †   17,929   $1,210,387
         1,210,387
REIT Healthcare – 8.56%         
Healthpeak Properties   317,076    7,267,382
Welltower   208,853    13,433,425
         20,700,807
REIT Hotel – 2.71%         
Apple Hospitality REIT   160,361    2,254,675
RLJ Lodging Trust   196,782    1,991,434
Ryman Hospitality Properties   31,388    2,309,843
         6,555,952
REIT Industrial – 15.68%         
Duke Realty   220,217    10,614,459
First Industrial Realty Trust   80,141    3,591,118
Prologis   168,473    17,116,857
Rexford Industrial Realty   91,827    4,775,004
Summit Industrial Income REIT   144,915    1,794,980
         37,892,418
REIT Information Technology – 11.14%         
American Tower   11,363    2,439,636
Digital Realty Trust   114,168    11,323,182
Equinix   20,163    11,469,521
SBA Communications   5,957    1,695,660
         26,927,999
REIT Mall – 2.00%         
Simon Property Group   53,943    4,841,384
         4,841,384
REIT Manufactured Housing – 5.11%         
Equity LifeStyle Properties   66,984    4,209,275
Sun Communities   60,206    8,147,678
         12,356,953
REIT Multifamily – 11.98%         
Equity Residential   157,653    10,597,435
Essex Property Trust   30,559    7,402,306
Independence Realty Trust   136,749    2,287,811
UDR   207,717    8,663,876
         28,951,428
REIT Office – 6.72%         
Alexandria Real Estate Equities   81,340    11,403,055
Boston Properties   64,486    4,834,515
         16,237,570
REIT Self-Storage – 10.85%         
Extra Space Storage   58,761    10,148,613
Public Storage   54,878    16,068,827
         26,217,440
REIT Shopping Center – 6.54%         
Federal Realty Investment Trust   34,250    3,086,610
Kimco Realty   310,539    5,717,023
Kite Realty Group Trust   237,923    4,097,034
NETSTREIT   163,091    2,904,651
         15,805,318
REIT Single Family – 4.17%         
American Homes 4 Rent Class A   163,468    5,363,385
Invitation Homes   139,827    4,721,958
         10,085,343
REIT Single Tenant – 12.79%         
Agree Realty   72,500    4,899,550
Realty Income   196,277    11,423,321
Spirit Realty Capital   77,167    2,790,359
VICI Properties   395,894    11,817,436
         30,930,666
Telecommunication Services – 0.39%         
DigitalBridge Group   75,591    945,643
         945,643
Total Common Stocks
(cost $195,684,483)
        239,659,308
          
Short-Term Investments – 0.78%         
Money Market Mutual Funds – 0.78%         
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.76%)   470,373    470,373
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 2.74%)   470,372    470,372
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 2.98%)   470,372    470,372
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 2.80%)   470,373    470,373
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,881,489)
        1,881,490
Total Value of Securities–99.92%
(cost $197,565,972)
       $241,540,798
   
Non-income producing security.
 
Summary of abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of assets and liabilities

Ivy Funds

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Delaware
Climate
Solutions Fund
       Delaware
Global
Real Estate
Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy
FundΦ 
       Delaware Ivy
Balanced
Fund
 
Assets:                    
Investments, at value*,†   $232,366,516   $43,230,921   $1,675,598,316   $1,776,530,793 
Investments of affiliated issuers, at value**           1,947,782     
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=    14,664,053        11,211,526    4,227,677 
Cash   354,355            22,439 
Cash collateral due from brokers           358,131    588,143 
Foreign currencies, at value        155,415    144,247     
Prepaid expenses   215,864    36,983    207,068    1,453,011 
Dividends and interest receivable   189,638    173,767    8,257,387    4,830,578 
Receivable for fund shares sold   158,557    19,155    1,358,481    1,819,950 
Receivable for securities sold   90,057        9,584,711    17,597,404 
Securities lending income receivable   67,122        50,746    5,963 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable   28,322    58,010    1,125,836    73,140 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   1,251             
Bullion at value            106,894,315     
Other assets   26,897    19,296    55,155    100,182 
Total Assets   248,162,632    43,693,547    1,816,793,701    1,807,249,280 
Liabilities:                    
Due to custodian   336,512    1,276    645,754     
Obligation to return securities lending collateral   14,664,053        11,211,526    4,227,677 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   478,407    43,381    2,892,924    4,101,814 
Distribution fees payable to affiliates   358,871    19,762    2,682,707    2,583,241 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates   257,247    58,494    1,100,546    1,091,189 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates   15,640    5,901    60,273    60,273 
Payable for securities purchased           11,603,093    27,366,704 
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts           418     
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts           65,016    63,909 
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments           125,364     
Total Liabilities   16,110,730    128,814    30,387,621    39,494,807 
Total Net Assets  $232,051,902   $43,564,733   $1,786,406,080   $1,767,754,473 
                     
Net Assets Consist of:                    
Paid-in capital  $406,250,266   $43,785,215   $2,267,428,988   $1,571,207,016 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (174,198,364)   (220,482)   (481,022,908)   196,547,457 
Total Net Assets  $232,051,902   $43,564,733   $1,786,406,080   $1,767,754,473 
Net Asset Value                    
                     
Class A:                    
Net assets  $87,944,525   $6,501,579   $1,206,526,561   $1,163,346,590 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   9,840,879    721,294    63,539,471    53,891,794 
Net asset value per share  $8.94   $9.01   $18.99   $21.59 
Sales charge   5.75%   5.75%   5.75%   5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)  $9.49   $9.56   $20.15   $22.91 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

Ivy Funds

       Delaware
Climate
Solutions Fund
       Delaware
Global
Real Estate
Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy
FundΦ 
       Delaware Ivy
Balanced
Fund
 
                 
Class C:                    
Net assets  $11,369,272   $314,009   $54,534,371   $78,195,048 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   1,393,031    35,235    3,118,690    3,672,152 
Net asset value per share  $8.16   $8.91   $17.49   $21.29 
                     
Class I:                    
Net assets  $86,465,283   $22,895,109   $419,019,717   $499,479,318 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   9,244,114    2,527,476    21,658,537    23,131,008 
Net asset value per share  $9.35   $9.06   $19.35   $21.59 
                     
Class R:                    
Net assets  $33,536,309   $618,330   $18,943,203   $8,657,334 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   3,807,835    68,923    1,014,427    402,209 
Net asset value per share  $8.81   $8.97   $18.67   $21.52 
                     
Class R6:                    
Net assets  $4,603,387   $12,364,441   $12,576,433   $8,072,651 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   489,398    1,363,680    647,965    372,931 
Net asset value per share  $9.41   $9.07   $19.41   $21.65 
                     
Class Y:                    
Net assets  $8,133,126   $871,265   $74,805,795   $10,003,532 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   895,622    95,396    3,923,903    463,252 
Net asset value per share  $9.08   $9.13   $19.06   $21.59 
                     
*Investments, at cost    $250,698,842   $47,180,509   $1,720,417,916   $1,892,012,079 
**Investments of affiliated issuers, at cost           628,217,579     
Including securities on loan   20,290,805        28,108,118    15,688,557 
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost   14,664,053        11,211,526    4,227,677 
Bullion, at cost           75,222,346     
Foreign currencies, at cost       158,349    143,305     
**See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements.”                    

ΦConsolidated statements of assets and liabilities

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

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       Delaware Ivy
Natural
Resources
Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Science and
Technology
Fund
       Delaware
Real Estate
Securities
Fund
 
Assets:               
Investments, at value*,†   $243,807,902   $5,134,160,088   $241,540,798 
Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at value=    16,438,846    40,023,362     
Cash   79    133,356     
Foreign currencies, at value    27,331         
Receivable for fund shares sold   350,814    4,960,472    230,058 
Securities lending income receivable   117,742    51,034     
Dividends and interest receivable   107,823    3,271,747    810,927 
Foreign tax reclaims receivable   89,776    473,795    1,016 
Prepaid expenses   9,259    3,533,608    52,058 
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts   182         
Receivable for securities sold       107,792,962     
Other assets   43,446    188,387    50,919 
Total Assets   260,993,200    5,294,588,811    242,685,776 
Liabilities:               
Due to custodian           12,295 
Obligation to return securities lending collateral   16,438,846    40,023,362     
Payable for fund shares redeemed   463,079    12,055,506    423,700 
Other accrued expenses   443,887         
Distribution fees payable to affiliates   312,963    7,780,252    306,266 
Investment management fees payable to affiliates   205,257    3,829,416    200,379 
Administration expenses payable to affiliates   14,006    59,458    20,885 
Total Liabilities   17,878,038    63,747,994    963,525 
Total Net Assets  $243,115,162   $5,230,840,817   $241,722,251 
                
Net Assets Consist of:               
Paid-in capital  $875,371,461   $3,084,402,507   $158,539,155 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   (632,256,299)   2,146,438,310    83,183,096 
Total Net Assets  $243,115,162   $5,230,840,817   $241,722,251 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Natural
Resources
Fund
       Delaware Ivy
Science and
Technology
Fund
       Delaware
Real Estate
Securities
Fund
 
Net Asset Value               
                
Class A:               
Net assets  $142,570,580   $3,259,500,952   $96,587,923 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   9,560,094    69,930,820    4,698,031 
Net asset value per share  $14.91   $46.61   $20.56 
Sales charge   5.75%   5.75%   5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)  $15.82   $49.45   $21.81 
                
Class C:               
Net assets  $3,273,466   $130,053,626   $926,336 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   269,978    4,067,764    46,832 
Net asset value per share  $12.12   $31.97   $19.78 
                
Class I:               
Net assets  $69,986,609   $1,407,895,443   $84,028,445 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   4,471,844    24,979,081    4,035,982 
Net asset value per share  $15.65   $56.36   $20.82 
                
Class R:               
Net assets  $12,709,613   $83,592,335   $405,868 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   864,600    1,926,432    19,801 
Net asset value per share  $14.70   $43.39   $20.50 
                
Class R6:               
Net assets  $2,225,188   $122,360,781   $756,193 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   141,551    2,139,698    36,240 
Net asset value per share  $15.72   $57.19   $20.87 
                
Class Y:               
Net assets  $12,349,706   $227,437,680   $59,017,486 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par   805,606    4,399,383    2,862,499 
Net asset value per share  $15.33   $51.70   $20.62 
                
*Investments, at cost    $278,925,548   $4,570,172,877   $197,565,972 
Including securities on loan   32,398,931    121,267,770     
=Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities, at cost   16,438,846    40,023,362     
Foreign currencies, at cost   27,568         

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

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Ivy Funds

Six months ended September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

       Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
      Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy FundΦ 
Investment Income:                                                             
Dividends    $4,213,932     $1,286,755     $18,100,134 
Securities lending income     363,177      437      377,552 
Interest                 12,475,916 
Interest - affiliated                 56,895 
Foreign tax withheld     (146,100)     (34,430)     (1,358,928)
      4,431,009      1,252,762      29,651,569 
                      
Expenses:                     
Investment advisory fees     1,209,704      290,123      6,993,885 
Distribution expenses — Class A     132,772      11,283      1,712,819 
Distribution expenses — Class C     67,316      1,964      351,838 
Distribution expenses — Class E                 18,177 
Distribution expenses — Class R     96,598      1,888      53,611 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     13,686      1,317      107,974 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     187,212      30,944      1,399,173 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     147,042      35,236      480,581 
Registration fees     52,722      49,483      70,190 
Accounting and administration expenses     39,773      25,924      175,135 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     11,179      2,747      198,899 
Audit and tax fees     7,525      13,291      23,695 
Custodian fees     2,820      12,270      57,683 
Legal fees     388      199      4,394 
Other     7,283      12,234      56,973 
      1,976,020      488,903      11,705,027 
Less expenses waived     (2,842)     (109,398)     (1,487)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (88,659)     (8,013)     (111,435)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (7,203)     (982)     (37,796)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E                 (18,403)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R           (35)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class Y           (15)      
Less expenses paid indirectly     (393)     (244)     (527)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (83,526)     (26,088)     (50,612)
Total operating expenses     1,793,397      344,128      11,484,767 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     2,637,612      908,634      18,166,802 

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
      Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy FundΦ 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                                                             
Net realized gain (loss) on:                     
Investments    $67,300,782     $1,540,626     $20,316,306 
Foreign currencies     403,144      (77,339)     117,754 
Foreign currency exchange contracts     (362,245)     22,870      (1,183,945)
Futures contracts                 (2,517,459)
Options written                 21,834 
Net realized gain (loss)     67,341,681      1,486,157      16,754,490 
                      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                     
Investments     (92,229,437)     (19,180,100)     (421,561,071)
Affiliated investments                 (1,204,091)
Foreign currencies     (3,447)     (10,064)     (125,017)
Foreign currency exchange contracts     1,251      (1,478)     6,612 
Futures contracts                 970,855 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (92,231,633)     (19,191,642)     (421,912,712)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (24,889,952)     (17,705,485)     (405,158,222)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(22,252,340)    $(16,796,851)    $(386,991,420)

ΦConsolidated statements of operations

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

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       Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
Investment Income:                                                         
Interest    $9,938,502     $     $357,947 
Dividends     8,474,531      4,919,703      20,048,963 
Securities lending income     14,777      489,933      584,148 
Foreign tax withheld     (20,970)     (68,781)     (319,937)
      18,406,840      5,340,855      20,671,121 
                      
Expenses:                     
Investment advisory fees     6,902,769      1,147,074      25,501,385 
Distribution expenses — Class A     1,645,790      197,447      4,938,792 
Distribution expenses — Class C     479,604      17,169      861,253 
Distribution expenses — Class E           1,780      25,730 
Distribution expenses — Class R     24,130      33,796      245,225 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     14,167      16,967      346,355 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     1,009,414      362,832      2,789,681 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     487,817      93,114      1,688,372 
Accounting and administration expenses     169,084      41,639      422,573 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     102,647      64,648      330,068 
Registration fees     66,868      50,072      91,097 
Custodian fees     14,226      4,480      81,821 
Audit and tax fees     6,923      19,017      11,179 
Legal fees     3,662      220      18,487 
Other     46,504      11,259      142,559 
      10,973,605      2,061,514      37,494,577 
Less expenses waived           (32,260)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (61,365)     (62,900)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (24,764)     (2,240)      
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E           (1,780)     (10,906)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (659)     (203)     (1,708)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (62,721)     (17,988)      
Total operating expenses     10,824,096      1,944,143      37,481,963 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     7,582,744      3,396,712      (16,810,842)

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                                                               
Net realized gain (loss) on:                     
Investments    $(61,116,127)    $8,471,886     $430,341,950 
Foreign currencies           74,642      (3,674)
Foreign currency exchange contracts           (76,563)     (24,677)
Futures contracts     (302,633)            
Swap contracts     49,069             
Net realized gain (loss)     (61,369,691)     8,469,965      430,313,599 
                      
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:                     
Investments     (287,411,670)     (45,951,417)     (2,396,789,507)
Affiliated investments                 (94,951,606)
Foreign currencies           (11,346)     (61,010)
Foreign currency exchange contracts           1,353       
Futures contracts     (702,292)            
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (288,113,962)     (45,961,410)     (2,491,802,123)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (349,483,653)     (37,491,445)     (2,061,488,524)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(341,900,909)    $(34,094,733)    $(2,078,299,366)

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

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   Delaware
Real Estate
Securities Fund
Investment Income:           
Dividends        $5,272,561     
Foreign tax withheld     (1,575)
      5,270,986 
        
Expenses:       
Investment advisory fees     1,241,169 
Distribution expenses — Class A     151,109 
Distribution expenses — Class C     6,648 
Distribution expenses — Class E     1,406 
Distribution expenses — Class R     1,235 
Distribution expenses — Class Y     95,715 
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     199,672 
Reports and statements to shareholders servicing expenses     147,917 
Registration fees     56,218 
Accounting and administration expenses     50,133 
Trustees’ fees and expenses     16,904 
Audit and tax fees     13,538 
Custodian fees     3,918 
Legal fees     705 
Other     10,570 
      1,996,857 
Less expenses waived     (5,737)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class A     (45,852)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class C     (1,334)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class E     (1,406)
Less waived distribution expenses — Class R     (11)
Less expenses paid indirectly     (210)
Less waived shareholder servicing expenses     (36,824)
Total operating expenses     1,905,483 
Net Investment Income (Loss)     3,365,503 

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Ivy Funds

       Delaware
Real Estate
Securities Fund
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):               
Net realized gain (loss) on:       
Investments    $28,895,951 
Foreign currencies     (3,909)
Foreign currency exchange contracts     1,344 
Net realized gain (loss)     28,893,386 
   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       
Investments     (119,882,830)
Foreign currencies     (57)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (119,882,887)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (90,989,501)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations    $(87,623,998)

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

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
   Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $2,637,612   $3,695,617   $908,634   $1,538,799 
Net realized gain (loss)   67,341,681    75,909,685    1,486,157    16,803,665 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (92,231,633)   28,580,345    (19,191,642)   (3,922,360)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (22,252,340)   108,185,647    (16,796,851)   14,420,104 
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (1,117,215)   (109,461)   (378,619)
Class B               (382)
Class C       (92,780)   (3,723)   (47,941)
Class I       (1,566,499)   (440,128)   (2,045,754)
Class R       (302,961)   (9,120)   (27,935)
Class R61        (73,668)   (223,602)   (506,542)
Class Y       (120,593)   (13,962)   (35,699)
        (3,273,716)   (799,996)   (3,042,872)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   20,900,348    34,260,612    599,861    2,734,446 
Class C   2,169,234    3,128,620    29,765    40,529 
Class I   41,534,011    26,692,477    1,389,239    3,605,189 
Class R   9,513,395    14,255,610    9,053    76,092 
Class R61    2,156,262    5,132,162    746,053    10,008,503 
Class Y   4,620,779    5,122,734        5,050 
                        
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       1,099,510    107,688    353,943 
Class B2                382 
Class C       87,810    3,706    14,501 
Class I       1,531,605    438,286    2,017,933 
Class R       301,597    9,120    27,935 
Class R61        73,668    223,602    506,542 
Class Y       114,813    13,962    35,699 
    80,894,029    91,801,218    3,570,335    19,426,744 

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
   Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                    
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(29,077,589)  $(40,203,242)  $(2,379,300)  $(4,737,461)
Class B2        (504,854)       (781,062)
Class C   (3,228,399)   (3,699,064)   (101,934)   (3,152,429)
Class I   (57,899,425)   (58,083,400)   (12,651,073)   (32,168,103)
Class R   (8,852,448)   (15,402,978)   (33,654)   (462,199)
Class R61    (3,636,887)   (3,864,905)   (6,277,245)   (5,061,109)
Class Y   (6,964,385)   (5,238,188)   (35,100)   (18,331)
    (109,659,133)   (126,996,631)   (21,478,306)   (46,380,694)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (28,765,104)   (35,195,413)   (17,907,971)   (26,953,950)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (51,017,444)   69,716,518    (35,504,818)   (15,576,718)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   283,069,346    213,352,828    79,069,551    94,646,269 
End of period  $232,051,902   $283,069,346   $43,564,733   $79,069,551 

 

1 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the table above.

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

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   Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy Fundf
   Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $18,166,802   $31,392,806   $7,582,744   $11,991,157 
Net realized gain (loss)   16,754,490    311,989,171    (61,369,691)   551,780,536 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (421,912,712)   (193,418,320)   (288,113,962)   (439,261,460)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (386,991,420)   149,963,657    (341,900,909)   124,510,233 
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A   (10,495,985)   (175,318,750)   (4,398,073)   (170,015,564)
Class B       (42,536)        
Class C   (273,448)   (12,324,565)       (14,282,406)
Class E   (136,863)   (4,366,558)        
Class I   (4,188,777)   (72,386,268)   (2,483,387)   (92,393,854)
Class R   (140,208)   (2,762,528)   (17,384)   (1,203,217)
Class R61    (131,856)   (1,889,134)   (44,095)   (1,198,396)
Class Y   (665,852)   (11,274,721)   (38,383)   (1,666,306)
    (16,032,989)   (280,365,060)   (6,981,322)   (280,759,743)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   34,456,575    107,147,0752    41,862,886    158,026,004 
Class B3        24,5902        33,172 
Class C   1,947,656    6,546,0212    2,385,426    10,887,561 
Class E   311,695    2,620,7532         
Class I   32,613,981    60,720,8272    31,915,711    114,463,862 
Class R   909,459    2,727,6732    372,088    1,388,957 
Class R61    686,622    3,811,6002    913,016    2,268,269 
Class Y   1,958,097    5,001,2602    343,020    1,754,031 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A   9,946,573    160,806,169    4,287,236    162,754,443 
Class B3        38,816         
Class C   268,488    12,151,358        14,112,065 
Class E   136,389    4,361,923         
Class I   4,070,909    70,008,470    2,436,618    90,605,200 
Class R   137,347    2,648,431    17,365    1,197,259 
Class R61    130,332    1,874,088    44,095    1,196,162 
Class Y   651,769    10,861,498    36,700    1,462,126 
    88,225,892    451,350,552    84,614,161    560,149,111 

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Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy Fundf
   Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                    
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(104,705,632)  $ (251,348,935)  $ (145,332,505)  $(246,509,829)
Class B3        (9,485,078)       (10,811,875)
Class C   (23,789,783)   (70,455,268)   (24,775,187)   (84,463,045)
Class E   (35,354,533)   (4,954,641)        
Class I   (117,577,442)   (215,429,711)   (175,910,645)   (256,029,558)
Class R   (1,739,525)   (8,845,297)   (946,025)   (2,044,337)
Class R61    (1,962,408)   (7,755,755)   (1,570,281)   (3,193,859)
Class Y   (8,071,771)   (22,347,142)   (1,166,137)   (5,418,651)
    (293,201,094)   (590,621,827)   (349,700,780)   (608,471,154)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (204,975,202)   (139,271,275)   (265,086,619)   (48,322,043)
Net Decrease in Net Assets   (607,999,611)   (269,672,678)   (613,968,850)   (204,571,553)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   2,394,405,691    2,664,078,369    2,381,723,323    2,586,294,876 
End of period  $1,786,406,080   $2,394,405,691   $1,767,754,473   $2,381,723,323 

 

1 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2 Included payments from affiliates.
3 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the table above.

fConsolidated statements of operations

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

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   Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                    
Net investment income (loss)  $3,396,712   $4,364,247   $(16,810,842)  $(72,596,588)
Net realized gain (loss)   8,469,965    80,651,573    430,313,599    3,890,988,694 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (45,961,410)   765,539    (2,491,802,123)   (3,751,673,768)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (34,094,733)   85,781,359    (2,078,299,366)   66,718,338 
                     
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                    
Distributable earnings:                    
Class A       (3,146,954)       (1,784,827,190)
Class C       (70,862)       (125,153,174)
Class E       (80,542)       (19,789,487)
Class I       (1,959,146)       (785,259,857)
Class R       (268,318)       (44,371,491)
Class R61       (38,129)       (52,529,517)
Class Y       (282,747)       (122,334,761)
        (5,846,698)       (2,934,265,477)
                     
Capital Share Transactions:                    
Proceeds from shares sold:                    
Class A   9,398,696    13,336,225    80,988,763    339,601,285 
Class B2               73,803 
Class C   1,289,385    852,447    4,697,764    16,743,149 
Class E   56,482    375,186    833,192    5,794,087 
Class I   13,483,981    16,031,438    138,361,511    479,654,451 
Class R   3,236,283    4,620,739    9,051,592    14,364,657 
Class R61   789,957    1,115,493    13,462,984    38,642,237 
Class Y   2,752,844    3,316,726    16,075,269    48,460,741 
                     
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                    
Class A       3,002,510        1,732,093,310 
Class C       68,749        123,088,388 
Class E       80,529        19,798,396 
Class I       1,912,065        765,677,262 
Class R       267,052        44,192,071 
Class R61       38,129        52,395,887 
Class Y       276,133        117,831,872 
    31,007,628    45,293,421    263,471,075    3,798,411,596 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                    
Cost of shares redeemed:                    
Class A  $(17,345,988)  $(27,895,089)  $(516,365,957)  $(1,052,534,059)
Class B2       (107,394)       (17,090,289)
Class C   (998,326)   (1,649,400)   (54,825,399)   (194,928,669)
Class E   (3,604,681)   (463,852)   (47,478,791)   (7,308,076)
Class I   (18,153,710)   (28,379,444)   (505,416,298)   (1,010,870,001)
Class R   (3,025,953)   (6,527,736)   (14,734,698)   (44,614,075)
Class R61   (528,051)   (646,663)   (19,547,306)   (58,417,659)
Class Y   (2,933,617)   (3,395,471)   (50,147,039)   (151,601,849)
    (46,590,326)   (69,065,049)   (1,208,515,488)   (2,537,364,677)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (15,582,698)   (23,771,628)   (945,044,413)   1,261,046,919 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (49,677,431)   56,163,033    (3,023,343,779)   (1,606,500,220)
                     
Net Assets:                    
Beginning of period   292,792,593    236,629,560    8,254,184,596    9,860,684,816 
End of period  $243,115,162   $292,792,593    $5,230,840,817    $ 8,254,184,596  

 

1 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the table above.

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

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   Delaware
Real Estate
Securities Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:          
Net investment income (loss)  $3,365,503   $3,170,450 
Net realized gain (loss)   28,893,386    37,809,150 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (119,882,887)   45,947,974 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (87,623,998)   86,927,574 
           
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:          
Distributable earnings:          
Class A   (817,057)   (18,007,963)
Class C   (5,102)   (220,828)
Class E       (367,446)
Class I   (786,953)   (16,315,128)
Class R   (3,139)   (65,284)
Class R61    (7,522)   (117,215)
Class Y   (513,073)   (10,935,534)
    (2,132,846)   (46,029,398)
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares sold:          
Class A   1,857,160    9,444,998 
Class B2        14,988 
Class C   45,650    311,780 
Class E   21,550    222,451 
Class I   12,362,464    33,094,238 
Class R   56,153    157,393 
Class R61    86,821    619,095 
Class Y   2,522,571    15,233,806 
           
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:          
Class A   808,460    17,800,733 
Class C   4,635    213,597 
Class E       368,040 
Class I   779,395    16,144,683 
Class R   3,139    65,283 
Class R61    7,522    117,215 
Class Y   513,073    10,823,228 
    19,068,593    104,631,528 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Ivy Funds

   Delaware
Real Estate
Securities Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
(Unaudited)
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):          
Cost of shares redeemed:          
Class A  $(14,483,276)  $(29,411,210)
Class B2       (479,079)
Class C   (442,803)   (939,453)
Class E   (2,513,515)   (458,430)
Class I   (30,962,672)   (60,019,310)
Class R   (59,290)   (215,612)
Class R61   (178,617)   (184,537)
Class Y   (12,399,369)   (13,293,007)
    (61,039,542)   (105,000,638)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions   (41,970,949)   (369,110)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (131,727,793)   40,529,066 
           
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   373,450,044    332,920,978 
End of period  $241,722,251   $373,450,044 

 

1 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.
2 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the table above.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.69   $6.18   $3.25   $9.45   $11.55   $13.30 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.09    0.11    0.07    0.04    (0.05)   0.03 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.84)   3.51    2.97    (6.24)   (2.05)   (1.74)
Total from investment operations   (0.75)   3.62    3.04    (6.20)   (2.10)   (1.71)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.11)   (0.11)           (0.04)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.11)   (0.11)           (0.04)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.94   $9.69   $6.18   $3.25   $9.45   $11.55 
                               
Total return3   (7.74%)   59.24%    94.23%    (65.61%)   (18.18%)   (12.89%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $87,945   $104,280   $724   $404   $1344   $2114 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.32%    1.35%    1.35%    1.41%    1.41%    1.46%6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.49%    1.72%    1.87%    1.71%    1.55%    1.53% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.81%    1.60%    1.52%    0.52%    (0.46%)   0.26% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.64%    1.23%    1.00%    0.22%    (0.60%)   0.19% 
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.44%.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $8.88   $5.68   $2.97   $8.70   $10.71   $12.39 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.05    0.06    0.03    (0.01)   (0.12)   3 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.77)   3.21    2.73    (5.72)   (1.89)   (1.68)
Total from investment operations   (0.72)   3.27    2.76    (5.73)   (2.01)   (1.68)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.07)   (0.05)            
Total dividends and distributions       (0.07)   (0.05)            
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.16   $8.88   $5.68   $2.97   $8.70   $10.71 
                               
Total return4   (8.11%)5    57.97%5    93.07%5    (65.86%)5    (18.77%)5    (13.56%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $11,369   $13,503   $96   $66   $276   $486 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   2.06%    2.09%    2.09%    2.11%    2.11%    2.15% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   2.17%    2.34%    2.44%    2.31%    2.12%    2.15% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.05%    0.87%    0.77%    (0.20%)   (1.17%)   (0.01%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.94%    0.62%   0.42%   (0.40%)   (1.18%)   (0.01%)
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.13   $6.45   $3.40   $9.85   $11.99   $13.80 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.11    0.14    0.09    0.08    (0.01)   0.09 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.89)   3.67    3.11    (6.53)   (2.13)   (1.83)
Total from investment operations   (0.78)   3.81    3.20    (6.45)   (2.14)   (1.74)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.13)   (0.15)           (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.13)   (0.15)           (0.07)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.35   $10.13   $6.45   $3.40   $9.85   $11.99 
                               
Total return3   (7.70%)   59.90%    95.08%    (65.48%)   (17.85%)   (12.63%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $86,465   $110,841   $974   $524   $1584   $2634 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   0.99%    0.99%    0.99%    0.99%    1.03%    1.11%6 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.11%    1.14%    1.20%    1.17%    1.11%    1.12% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   2.11%    1.93%    1.87%    0.95%    (0.08%)   0.76% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.99%    1.78%    1.66%    0.77%    (0.16%)   0.75% 
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.09%.

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

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.57   $6.10   $3.20   $9.34   $11.45   $13.20 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.07    0.09    0.05    0.01    (0.08)   0.04 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.83)   3.46    2.93    (6.15)   (2.03)   (1.77)
Total from investment operations   (0.76)   3.55    2.98    (6.14)   (2.11)   (1.73)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.08)   (0.08)           (0.02)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.08)   (0.08)           (0.02)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.81   $9.57   $6.10   $3.20   $9.34   $11.45 
                               
Total return3   (7.94%)4    58.80%    93.40%4    (65.74%)   (18.43%)   (13.11%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $33,536   $36,368   $245   $75   $185   $225 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.63%    1.73%    1.75%    1.74%    1.68%    1.70% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.70%    1.73%    1.77%    1.74%    1.68%    1.70% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.47%    1.23%    1.06%    0.19%    (0.72%)   0.37% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.40%    1.23%    1.04%    0.19%    (0.72%)   0.37% 
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $10.18   $6.49   $3.42   $9.90   $12.05   $13.86 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.12    0.16    0.09    0.08    3    0.17 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.89)   3.66    3.13    (6.56)   (2.15)   (1.90)
Total from investment operations   (0.77)   3.82    3.22    (6.48)   (2.15)   (1.73)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.13)   (0.15)           (0.08)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.13)   (0.15)           (0.08)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.41   $10.18   $6.49   $3.42   $9.90   $12.05 
                               
Total return4   (7.56%)5    59.68%5    95.11%5    (65.45%)   (17.84%)   (12.48%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $4,604   $6,610   $36   $26   $56   $56 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7   0.95%    0.98%    0.99%    0.99%    0.94%    0.95% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7   0.95%    0.99%    1.02%    0.99%    0.94%    0.95% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.25%    2.07%    1.84%    0.95%    0.04%    1.45% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.25%    2.06%    1.81%    0.95%    0.04%    1.45% 
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.85   $6.28   $3.30   $9.59   $11.72   $13.49 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2   0.10    0.12    0.07    0.04    (0.05)   0.08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.87)   3.56    3.02    (6.33)   (2.08)   (1.80)
Total from investment operations   (0.77)   3.68    3.09    (6.29)   (2.13)   (1.72)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income       (0.11)   (0.11)           (0.05)
Total dividends and distributions       (0.11)   (0.11)           (0.05)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.08   $9.85   $6.28   $3.30   $9.59   $11.72 
                               
Total return3   (7.82%)4    59.24%4    94.31%4    (65.59%)4    (18.17%)   (12.78%)
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $8,133   $11,467   $85   $45   $225   $425 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.32%    1.35%    1.35%    1.41%    1.34%    1.35% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   1.35%    1.38%    1.42%    1.42%    1.34%    1.35% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   1.86%    1.61%    1.50%    0.46%    (0.42%)   0.71% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.83%    1.58%    1.43%    0.45%    (0.42%)   0.71% 
Portfolio turnover   91%    113%    30%    23%    31%    21% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.23   $10.86   $8.16   $11.22   $10.38   $10.28 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.15    0.16    0.12    0.15    0.15    0.24 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.23)   1.58    2.88    (2.57)   1.21    0.04 
Total from investment operations   (3.08)   1.74    3.00    (2.42)   1.36    0.28 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.37)   (0.30)   (0.38)   (0.31)   (0.11)
Net realized gain               (0.26)   (0.21)   (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.14)   (0.37)   (0.30)   (0.64)   (0.52)   (0.18)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.01   $12.23   $10.86   $8.16   $11.22   $10.38 
                               
Total return3   (25.30%)   16.12%    37.08%    (22.88%)   13.61%    2.69% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $6,502   $10,754   $114   $114   $204   $84 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.43%    1.48%    1.48%    1.51%    1.61%6    1.51% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.96%    1.76%    1.79%    1.68%    1.90%    1.79% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.69%    1.38%    1.23%    1.44%    1.40%    2.29% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.16%    1.10%    0.92%    1.27%    1.11%    2.01% 
Portfolio turnover   81%    88%    90%    88%    91%    77% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.51%.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.10   $10.76   $8.11   $11.15   $10.32   $10.24 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.10    0.08    0.05    0.08    0.06    0.14 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.18)   1.56    2.86    (2.55)   1.21    0.06 
Total from investment operations   (3.08)   1.64    2.91    (2.47)   1.27    0.20 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)   (0.30)   (0.26)   (0.31)   (0.23)   (0.05)
Net realized gain               (0.26)   (0.21)   (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (0.30)   (0.26)   (0.57)   (0.44)   (0.12)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.91   $12.10   $10.76   $8.11   $11.15   $10.32 
                               
Total return3   (25.59%)   15.28%    36.12%    (23.32%)   12.72%    1.96% 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $314   $499   $34   $34   $44   $14 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   2.23%    2.15%    2.15%    2.17%    2.27%    2.30% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   3.04%    2.21%    2.31%    2.26%    2.44%    2.47% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.90%    0.64%    0.52%    0.75%    0.60%    1.30% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.09%    0.58%    0.36%    0.66%    0.43%    1.13% 
Portfolio turnover   81%    88%    90%    88%    91%    77% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.29   $10.91   $8.19   $11.24   $10.41   $10.29 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.17    0.21    0.16    0.21    0.19    0.26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.24)   1.59    2.89    (2.57)   1.21    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (3.07)   1.80    3.05    (2.36)   1.40    0.33 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16)   (0.42)   (0.33)   (0.43)   (0.36)   (0.14)
Net realized gain               (0.26)   (0.21)   (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.16)   (0.42)   (0.33)   (0.69)   (0.57)   (0.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.06   $12.29   $10.91   $8.19   $11.24   $10.41 
                               
Total return3   (25.13%)   16.62%    37.55%   (22.41%)   14.00%   3.20%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $22,895   $43,193   $634   $604   $884   $284 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5   1.05%   1.05%   1.05%   1.05%   1.20%6    1.05%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5   1.59%   1.36%   1.41%   1.34%   1.55%   1.41%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   3.07%   1.77%   1.64%   1.90%   1.76%   2.48%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.53%   1.46%   1.28%   1.61%   1.41%   2.12%
Portfolio turnover   81%   88%   90%   88%   91%   77%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
6 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.05%.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)       3/31/22       3/31/21       3/31/20       3/31/19       3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $12.18   $10.82   $8.14   $11.19   $10.36   $10.27 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2   0.13    0.12    0.15    0.12    0.09    0.18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.21)   1.58    2.81    (2.56)   1.23    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (3.08)   1.70    2.96    (2.44)   1.32    0.25 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.13)   (0.34)   (0.28)   (0.35)   (0.28)   (0.09)
Net realized gain               (0.26)   (0.21)   (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.13)   (0.34)   (0.28)   (0.61)   (0.49)   (0.16)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $8.97   $12.18   $10.82   $8.14   $11.19   $10.36 
                               
Total return3   (25.39%)   15.74%   36.66%   (23.08%)   13.19%   2.39%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $618   $857   $14   $34   $64   $4,5 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6   1.72%   1.80%   1.80%   1.80%   1.93%   1.81%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6   2.14%   1.97%   1.98%   1.93%   2.10%   1.97%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.45%   1.03%   1.66%   1.16%   0.83%   1.74%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.03%   0.86%   1.48%   1.03%   0.66%   1.58%
Portfolio turnover   81%   88%   90%   88%   91%   77%
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Amount is less than $500,000.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/222 
Year ended   7/5/171 
to
   (Unaudited)  3/31/22  3/31/21  3/31/20  3/31/19  3/31/18
Net asset value, beginning of period      $ 12.30       $ 10.92       $ 8.19       $ 11.26       $ 10.42       $ 10.42 
                                     
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                    
Net investment income3     0.17     0.23     0.16     0.20     0.21     0.15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (3.24)    1.57     2.90     (2.58)    1.19     0.05 
Total from investment operations    (3.07)    1.80     3.06     (2.38)    1.40     0.20 
                                     
Less dividends and distributions from:                                    
Net investment income    (0.16)    (0.42)    (0.33)    (0.43)    (0.35)    (0.13)
Net realized gain                   (0.26)    (0.21)    (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions    (0.16)    (0.42)    (0.33)    (0.69)    (0.56)    (0.20)
                                     
Net asset value, end of period  $ 9.07   $ 12.30   $ 10.92   $ 8.19   $ 11.26   $ 10.42 
                                     
Total return4     (25.10%)    16.60%    37.67%    (22.53%)    14.08%    1.89%
                                     
Ratios and supplemental data:                                    
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $ 12,365   $ 22,562   $ 155   $ 225   $ 305   $ 305 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.05%    1.05%    1.05%    1.05%    1.13%7     1.05%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.37%    1.30%    1.22%    1.16%    1.31%    1.27%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets    3.05%    1.92%    1.71%    1.90%    2.01%    1.96%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived    2.73%    1.67%    1.54%    1.79%    1.83%    1.74%
Portfolio turnover    81%    88%    90%    88%    91%    77%8  

 

1  Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2  Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
3  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
4  Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5  Net assets reported in millions.
6  Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7  Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.05%.
8  Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the period ended March 31, 2018.

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

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Delaware Global Real Estate Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $12.40       $11.00       $8.27       $11.35       $10.50       $10.39 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.15    0.17    0.20    0.16    0.14    0.22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.27)   1.61    2.83    (2.59)   1.24    0.07 
Total from investment operations   (3.12)   1.78    3.03    (2.43)   1.38    0.29 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.15)   (0.38)   (0.30)   (0.39)   (0.32)   (0.11)
Net realized gain               (0.26)   (0.21)   (0.07)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.15)   (0.38)   (0.30)   (0.65)   (0.53)   (0.18)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $9.13   $12.40   $11.00   $8.27   $11.35   $10.50 
                               
Total return3    (25.32%)   16.21%   36.96%   (22.73%)   13.64%   2.76%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $871   $1,205   $14   $44   $54   $14 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    1.41%   1.47%   1.45%   1.46%   1.51%   1.46%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5    1.77%   1.65%   1.61%   1.55%   1.68%   1.62%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.77%   1.39%   2.15%   1.46%   1.29%   2.11%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.41%   1.21%   1.99%   1.37%   1.12%   1.95%
Portfolio turnover   81%   88%   90%   88%   91%   77%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.05       $24.45       $17.41       $20.63       $24.02       $21.86 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.18    0.29    0.29    0.43    0.38    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.08)   1.12    7.39    (2.42)   0.09    2.64 
Total from investment operations   (3.90)   1.41    7.68    (1.99)   0.47    2.85 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16)   (0.55)   (0.39)   (0.42)   (0.40)   (0.24)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.16)   (2.81)   (0.64)   (1.23)   (3.86)   (0.69)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.99   $23.05   $24.45   $17.41   $20.63   $24.02 
                               
Total return3    (16.97%)4    5.33%5    44.79%   (10.69%)   2.67%   13.11%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,206,527   $1,531,209   $1,6016   $1,1286   $1,3616   $1,3456 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    1.14%   1.11%   1.07%   1.13%   1.16%   1.13%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.15%   1.11%   1.07%   1.13%   1.16%   1.13%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.72%   1.16%   1.33%   2.03%   1.71%   0.90%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.71%   1.16%   1.33%   2.03%   1.71%   0.90%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $21.25       $22.75       $16.24       $19.33       $22.71       $20.71 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.07    0.08    0.13    0.27    0.22    0.02 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.75)   1.05    6.87    (2.26)   0.07    2.51 
Total from investment operations   (3.68)   1.13    7.00    (1.99)   0.29    2.53 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.37)   (0.24)   (0.29)   (0.21)   (0.08)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.08)   (2.63)   (0.49)   (1.10)   (3.67)   (0.53)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $17.49   $21.25   $22.75   $16.24   $19.33   $22.71 
                               
Total return3    (17.36%)4    4.49%5    43.70%   (11.37%)   1.99%   12.29%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $54,534   $89,955   $1466   $2986   $6346   $9956 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    2.07%   1.92%   1.86%   1.88%   1.83%   1.89%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    2.18%   1.92%   1.86%   1.88%   1.83%   1.89%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.77%   0.35%   0.63%   1.34%   1.05%   0.11%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.66%   0.35%   0.63%   1.34%   1.05%   0.11%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.48       $24.85       $17.68       $20.93       $24.33       $22.16 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.21    0.36    0.35    0.50    0.44    0.27 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.16)   1.14    7.51    (2.46)   0.10    2.70 
Total from investment operations   (3.95)   1.50    7.86    (1.96)   0.54    2.97 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.18)   (0.61)   (0.44)   (0.48)   (0.48)   (0.35)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.18)   (2.87)   (0.69)   (1.29)   (3.94)   (0.80)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $19.35   $23.48   $24.85   $17.68   $20.93   $24.33 
                               
Total return3    (16.88%)4    5.59%5    45.16%   (10.44%)   2.93%   13.48%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $419,020   $597,362   $7136   $5866   $8056   $6226 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    0.89%   0.88%   0.83%   0.87%   0.89%   0.85%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    0.90%   0.88%   0.83%   0.87%   0.89%   0.85%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.97%   1.39%   1.59%   2.31%   1.97%   1.15%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.96%   1.39%   1.59%   2.31%   1.97%   1.15%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Consolidated financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $22.68       $24.09       $17.17       $20.35       $23.73       $21.59 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.15    0.20    0.22    0.36    0.31    0.13 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.02)   1.11    7.27    (2.37)   0.08    2.61 
Total from investment operations   (3.87)   1.31    7.49    (2.01)   0.39    2.74 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.14)   (0.46)   (0.32)   (0.36)   (0.31)   (0.15)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.14)   (2.72)   (0.57)   (1.17)   (3.77)   (0.60)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $18.67   $22.68   $24.09   $17.17   $20.35   $23.73 
                               
Total return3    (17.14%)4    4.98%5    44.26%   (10.93%)   2.32%   12.74%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $18,943   $23,787   $286   $286   $446   $546 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    1.44%   1.46%   1.42%   1.46%   1.47%   1.45%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.49%   1.46%   1.42%   1.46%   1.47%   1.45%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.41%   0.81%   1.02%   1.72%   1.40%   0.57%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.36%   0.81%   1.02%   1.72%   1.40%   0.57%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.55       $24.92       $17.73       $20.99       $24.40       $22.24 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.23    0.40    0.37    0.51    0.45    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.17)   1.14    7.54    (2.45)   0.11    2.73 
Total from investment operations   (3.94)   1.54    7.91    (1.94)   0.56    3.01 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)   (0.65)   (0.47)   (0.51)   (0.51)   (0.40)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (2.91)   (0.72)   (1.32)   (3.97)   (0.85)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $19.41   $23.55   $24.92   $17.73   $20.99   $24.40 
                               
Total return3    (16.81%)   5.73%4    45.35%   (10.32%)   3.03%   13.65%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $12,576   $16,520   $195   $85   $55   $25 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    0.75%   0.72%   0.67%   0.72%   0.79%   0.78%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.11%   1.56%   1.62%   2.35%   2.03%   1.19%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Consolidated financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $23.14       $24.53       $17.47       $20.69       $24.09       $21.92 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.18    0.30    0.30    0.44    0.39    0.21 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (4.09)   1.12    7.40    (2.42)   0.08    2.67 
Total from investment operations   (3.91)   1.42    7.70    (1.98)   0.47    2.88 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.17)   (0.55)   (0.39)   (0.43)   (0.41)   (0.26)
Net realized gain       (2.26)   (0.25)   (0.81)   (3.46)   (0.45)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17)   (2.81)   (0.64)   (1.24)   (3.87)   (0.71)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $19.06   $23.14   $24.53   $17.47   $20.69   $24.09 
                               
Total return3    (16.98%)4    5.35%4,5    44.75%4    (10.64%)   2.70%   13.15%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $74,806   $96,913   $1096   $986   $1516   $1756 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    1.11%   1.09%   1.07%   1.11%   1.13%   1.10%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.14%   1.11%   1.08%   1.11%   1.13%   1.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.74%   1.17%   1.36%   2.08%   1.73%   0.92%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.71%   1.15%   1.35%   2.08%   1.73%   0.92%
Portfolio turnover   38%   33%   40%   44%   52%   34%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Payments from affiliates had no impact on net asset value and total return.
6 Net assets reported in millions.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $25.53       $27.29       $20.43       $23.58       $24.74       $24.33 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.08    0.12    0.24    0.31    0.37    0.37 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.94)   1.28    8.38    (1.57)   1.03    1.18 
Total from investment operations   (3.86)   1.40    8.62    (1.26)   1.40    1.55 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.08)   (0.12)   (0.28)   (0.34)   (0.36)   (0.48)
Net realized gain       (3.04)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.08)   (3.16)   (1.76)   (1.89)   (2.56)   (1.14)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $21.59   $25.53   $27.29   $20.43   $23.58   $24.74 
                               
Total return3    (15.14%)4    4.57%   42.81%   (6.55%)   6.25%   6.43%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,163,346   $1,485,004   $1,5095   $1,0865   $1,2755   $1,3685 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.08%   1.04%   1.07%   1.10%   1.09%   1.12%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.09%   1.04%   1.07%   1.10%   1.09%   1.12%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.72%   0.44%   0.95%   1.27%   1.49%   1.48%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.71%   0.44%   0.95%   1.27%   1.49%   1.48%
Portfolio turnover   27%   94%   52%   43%   53%   36%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Financial highlights

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221 
   Year ended 
   (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $25.21       $26.98       $20.24       $23.38       $24.56       $24.17 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    (0.02)   (0.09)   0.06    0.13    0.19    0.19 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (3.90)   1.25    8.30    (1.55)   1.01    1.18 
Total from investment operations   (3.92)   1.16    8.36    (1.42)   1.20    1.37 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income           (0.14)   (0.17)   (0.18)   (0.32)
Net realized gain       (2.93)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions       (2.93)   (1.62)   (1.72)   (2.38)   (0.98)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $21.29   $25.21   $26.98   $20.24   $23.38   $24.56 
                               
Total return3    (15.55%)4    3.77%4    41.82%4    (7.24%)   5.46%   5.69%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $78,195   $117,058   $1835   $2435   $3665   $4855 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.92%   1.82%   1.82%   1.83%   1.80%   1.83%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.97%   1.82%   1.82%   1.83%   1.80%   1.83%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   (0.13%)   (0.34%)   0.23%   0.54%   0.78%   0.78%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.18%)   (0.34%)   0.23%   0.54%   0.78%   0.78%
Portfolio turnover   27%   94%   52%   43%   53%   36%

 

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period      $25.54   $27.29   $20.42   $23.57   $24.74   $24.33 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                             
Net investment income2     0.11    0.18    0.29    0.36    0.43    0.43 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.96)   1.28    8.39    (1.57)   1.02    1.19 
Total from investment operations     (3.85)   1.46    8.68    (1.21)   1.45    1.62 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.10)   (0.17)   (0.33)   (0.39)   (0.42)   (0.55)
Net realized gain         (3.04)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.10)   (3.21)   (1.81)   (1.94)   (2.62)   (1.21)
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $21.59   $25.54   $27.29   $20.42   $23.57   $24.74 
                                 
Total return3     (15.10%)4    4.82%    43.15%    (6.32%)   6.51%    6.66% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $499,479   $745,878   $8465   $6715   $8735   $1,0435 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     0.86%    0.84%    0.86%    0.86%    0.84%    0.88% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     0.88%    0.84%    0.86%    0.86%    0.84%    0.88% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.93%    0.64%    1.17%    1.51%    1.73%    1.72% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived     0.91%    0.64%    1.17%    1.51%    1.73%    1.72% 
Portfolio turnover     27%    94%    52%    43%    53%    36% 
                                 
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $25.46   $27.22   $20.39   $23.54   $24.70   $24.30 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income2     0.04    0.01    0.15    0.22    0.28    0.28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.94)   1.26    8.36    (1.57)   1.04    1.18 
Total from investment operations     (3.90)   1.27    8.51    (1.35)   1.32    1.46 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.04)   (0.01)   (0.20)   (0.25)   (0.28)   (0.40)
Net realized gain         (3.02)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.04)   (3.03)   (1.68)   (1.80)   (2.48)   (1.06)
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $21.52   $25.46   $27.22   $20.39   $23.54   $24.70 
                                 
Total return3     (15.32%)4    4.15%    42.31%    (6.90%)   5.91%    6.04% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $8,657   $10,852   $115   $115   $135   $135 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.42%    1.44%    1.45%    1.45%    1.43%    1.46% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.47%    1.44%    1.45%    1.45%    1.43%    1.46% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.38%    0.04%    0.60%    0.91%    1.14%    1.13% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived     0.33%    0.04%    0.60%    0.91%    1.14%    1.13% 
Portfolio turnover     27%    94%    52%    43%    53%    36% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $25.60   $27.36   $20.47   $23.62   $24.78   $24.37 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income2     0.13    0.22    0.33    0.40    0.46    0.47 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.96)   1.27    8.40    (1.57)   1.04    1.19 
Total from investment operations     (3.83)   1.49    8.73    (1.17)   1.50    1.66 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.12)   (0.21)   (0.36)   (0.43)   (0.46)   (0.59)
Net realized gain         (3.04)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.12)   (3.25)   (1.84)   (1.98)   (2.66)   (1.25)
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $21.65   $25.60   $27.36   $20.47   $23.62   $24.78 
                                 
Total return3     (15.00%)   4.93%    43.34%    (6.16%)   6.66%    6.86% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $8,073   $10,232   $114   $74   $154   $104 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5     0.73%    0.70%    0.71%    0.71%    0.70%    0.72% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.07%    0.78%    1.30%    1.65%    1.88%    1.88% 
Portfolio turnover     27%    94%    52%    43%    53%    36% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $25.54   $27.29   $20.43   $23.58   $24.75   $24.34 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income2     0.09    0.12    0.24    0.31    0.37    0.38 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (3.96)   1.28    8.38    (1.57)   1.02    1.17 
Total from investment operations     (3.87)   1.40    8.62    (1.26)   1.39    1.55 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income     (0.08)   (0.11)   (0.28)   (0.34)   (0.36)   (0.48)
Net realized gain         (3.04)   (1.48)   (1.55)   (2.20)   (0.66)
Total dividends and distributions     (0.08)   (3.15)   (1.76)   (1.89)   (2.56)   (1.14)
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $21.59   $25.54   $27.29   $20.43   $23.58   $24.75 
                                 
Total return3     (15.17%)4    4.59%4    42.81%4    (6.55%)4    6.22%    6.44% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $10,004   $12,699   $165   $145   $245   $345 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.07%    1.04%    1.07%    1.10%    1.09%    1.12% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.12%    1.08%    1.10%    1.11%    1.09%    1.12% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.73%    0.44%    0.97%    1.27%    1.49%    1.53% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived     0.68%    0.40%    0.94%    1.26%    1.49%    1.53% 
Portfolio turnover     27%    94%    52%    43%    53%    36% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period    $16.92   $12.42   $7.85   $13.45   $14.82   $14.80 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income (loss)2     0.19    0.21    0.09    0.13    0.12    (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.20)   4.61    4.51    (5.51)   (1.49)   0.05 
Total from investment operations     (2.01)   4.82    4.60    (5.38)   (1.37)   0.02 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.32)   (0.03)   (0.22)        
Total dividends and distributions         (0.32)   (0.03)   (0.22)        
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $14.91   $16.92   $12.42   $7.85   $13.45   $14.82 
                                 
Total return3     (11.88%)4    39.47%    58.68%    (40.58%)   (9.31%)   0.20% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $142,570   $170,746   $1365   $1025   $2185   $2885 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.56%    1.82%    1.84%    1.77%    1.59%    1.73% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.68%    1.82%    1.84%    1.77%    1.59%    1.73% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     2.40%    1.57%    0.82%    1.05%    0.82%    (0.19%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived     2.28%    1.57%    0.82%    1.05%    0.82%    (0.19%)
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $13.81   $10.22   $6.48   $11.13   $12.33   $12.39 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income (loss)2     0.11    0.09    0.01    0.03    0.03    (0.12)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (1.80)   3.77    3.74    (4.55)   (1.23)   0.06 
Total from investment operations     (1.69)   3.86    3.75    (4.52)   (1.20)   (0.06)
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.27)   (0.01)   (0.13)        
Total dividends and distributions         (0.27)   (0.01)   (0.13)        
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $12.12   $13.81   $10.22   $6.48   $11.13   $12.33 
                                 
Total return3     (12.24%)4    38.45%    57.83%    (41.02%)   (9.73%)   (0.48%)
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $3,273   $3,460   $35   $55   $215   $405 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     2.34%    2.52%    2.49%    2.48%    2.07%    2.40% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     2.47%    2.52%    2.49%    2.48%    2.07%    2.40% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     1.66%    0.84%    0.07%    0.30%    0.28%    (0.98%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived     1.53%    0.84%    0.07%    0.03%    0.28%    (0.98%)
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $17.72   $12.99   $8.18   $14.06   $15.50   $15.40 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income2     0.23    0.31    0.16    0.21    0.20    0.05 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.30)   4.82    4.73    (5.74)   (1.57)   0.05 
Total from investment operations     (2.07)   5.13    4.89    (5.53)   (1.37)   0.10 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.40)   (0.08)   (0.35)   (0.07)    
Total dividends and distributions         (0.40)   (0.08)   (0.35)   (0.07)    
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $15.65   $17.72   $12.99   $8.18   $14.06   $15.50 
                                 
Total return3     (11.68%)4    40.30%    59.85%    (40.26%)   (8.86%)   0.71% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $69,987   $84,343   $715   $545   $1065   $1545 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.14%    1.21%    1.20%    1.19%    1.10%    1.20% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.17%    1.21%    1.20%    1.19%    1.10%    1.20% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.81%    2.17%    1.46%    1.63%    1.30%    0.32% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived     2.78%    2.17%    1.46%    1.63%    1.30%    0.32% 
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $16.69   $12.25   $7.75   $13.26   $14.63   $14.61 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income (loss)2     0.18    0.22    0.09    0.13    0.10    (0.04)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.17)   4.54    4.45    (5.42)   (1.47)   0.06 
Total from investment operations     (1.99)   4.76    4.54    (5.29)   (1.37)   0.02 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.32)   (0.04)   (0.22)        
Total dividends and distributions         (0.32)   (0.04)   (0.22)        
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $14.70   $16.69   $12.25   $7.75   $13.26   $14.63 
                                 
Total return3     (11.92%)4    39.60%    58.67%    (40.53%)   (9.36%)   0.14% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $12,710   $14,145   $125   $75   $155   $215 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.69%    1.78%    1.77%    1.76%    1.67%    1.78% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.75%    1.78%    1.77%    1.76%    1.67%    1.78% 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets     2.32%    1.60%    0.90%    1.06%    0.73%    (0.26%)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived     2.26%    1.60%    0.90%    1.06%    0.73%    (0.26%)
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  


Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $17.79   $13.03   $8.21   $14.12   $15.58   $15.44 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                
Net investment income2     0.24    0.36    0.18    0.23    0.23    0.07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.31)   4.82    4.73    (5.75)   (1.59)   0.07 
Total from investment operations     (2.07)   5.18    4.91    (5.52)   (1.36)   0.14 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.42)   (0.09)   (0.39)   (0.10)    
Total dividends and distributions         (0.42)   (0.09)   (0.39)   (0.10)    
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $15.72   $17.79   $13.03   $8.21   $14.12   $15.58 
                                 
Total return3     (11.64%)   40.61%    59.94%    (40.11%)   (8.71%)   0.91% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $2,225   $2,228   $14   $34   $54   $64 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5     1.01%    1.04%    0.99%    1.02%    0.93%    1.04% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.93%    2.46%    1.64%    1.81%    1.48%    0.46% 
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period     $17.38   $12.74   $8.04   $13.79   $15.21   $15.14 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment income2     0.21    0.28    0.13    0.17    0.16    0.01 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (2.26)   4.73    4.63    (5.63)   (1.54)   0.06 
Total from investment operations     (2.05)   5.01    4.76    (5.46)   (1.38)   0.07 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net investment income         (0.37)   (0.06)   (0.29)   (0.04)    
Total dividends and distributions         (0.37)   (0.06)   (0.29)   (0.04)    
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $15.33   $17.38   $12.74   $8.04   $13.79   $15.21 
                                 
Total return3     (11.80%)4    40.08%    59.33%    (40.40%)   (9.03%)   0.46% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $12,350   $14,348   $115   $85   $185   $265 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6     1.38%    1.42%    1.42%    1.42%    1.33%    1.43% 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6     1.41%    1.42%    1.42%    1.42%    1.33%    1.43% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     2.56%    1.97%    1.23%    1.39%    1.09%    0.09% 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived     2.53%    1.97%    1.23%    1.39%    1.09%    0.09% 
Portfolio turnover     19%    116%    52%    44%    21%    33% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
(Unaudited)
  

Year ended
 
            3/31/22      3/31/21      3/31/20      3/31/19      3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period    $63.48   $92.04   $59.85   $65.00   $65.33   $56.65 
                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                 
Net investment loss2     (0.15)   (0.66)   (0.55)   (0.38)   (0.30)   (0.36)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)     (16.72)   2.73    40.68    3.45    7.42    13.46 
Total from investment operations     (16.87)   2.07    40.13    3.07    7.12    13.10 
                                 
Less dividends and distributions from:                                
Net realized gain         (30.63)   (7.94)   (8.22)   (7.45)   (4.42)
Total dividends and distributions         (30.63)   (7.94)   (8.22)   (7.45)   (4.42)
                                 
Net asset value, end of period    $46.61   $63.48   $92.04   $59.85   $65.00   $65.33 
                                 
Total return3     (26.59%)   (0.21%)   67.65%    2.98%    12.63%    23.34% 
                                 
Ratios and supplemental data:                                
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)    $3,259,501   $4,958,005   $5,6964   $3,6264   $3,9564   $4,0184 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5     1.20%    1.13%    1.14%    1.18%    1.20%    1.22% 
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets     (0.55%)   (0.76%)   (0.66%)   (0.54%)   (0.45%)   (0.56%)
Portfolio turnover     27%    53%    9%    23%    14%    22% 
   
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $43.75   $72.44   $48.52   $54.26   $56.20   $49.39 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.27)        (1.04)        (0.95)        (0.76)        (0.67)        (0.76)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (11.51)   2.62    32.81    3.07    6.18    11.74 
Total from investment operations   (11.78)   1.58    31.86    2.31    5.51    10.98 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (30.27)   (7.94)   (8.05)   (7.45)   (4.17)
Total dividends and distributions       (30.27)   (7.94)   (8.05)   (7.45)   (4.17)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $31.97   $43.75   $72.44   $48.52   $54.26   $56.20 
                               
Total return3   (26.95%)        (1.00%)        66.37%   2.17%   11.79%   22.44%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $130,054   $237,610   $4134   $4074   $5324   $6084 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    2.12%   1.92%   1.92%   1.95%   1.94%   1.98%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (1.49%)        (1.56%)        (1.45%)        (1.31%)        (1.18%)        (1.38%)
Portfolio turnover   27%   53%   9%   23%   14%   22%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $76.68   $105.32   $67.65   $72.51   $71.85   $61.88 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.11)         (0.60)        (0.45)        (0.27)        (0.17)        (0.26
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (20.21   2.83    46.06    3.71    8.28    14.77 
Total from investment operations   (20.32)   2.23    45.61    3.44    8.11    14.51 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (30.87)   (7.94)   (8.30)   (7.45)   (4.54)
Total dividends and distributions       (30.87)   (7.94)   (8.30)   (7.45)   (4.54)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $56.36   $76.68   $105.32   $67.65   $72.51   $71.85 
                               
Total return3   (26.51%)        (0.04%)        67.96%   3.17%   12.88%   23.63%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $1,407,895   $2,354,813   $2,8784   $1,9384   $2,2034   $2,2354 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.99%   0.96%   0.96%   0.98%   0.98%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.35%)        (0.59%)        (0.48%)        (0.34%)        (0.23%)        (0.37%
Portfolio turnover   27%   53%   9%   23%   14%   22%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $59.21   $87.86   $57.58   $62.89   $63.68   $55.38 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.23)        (0.97)        (0.85)        (0.63)        (0.52)        (0.61
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (15.59)   2.69    39.07    3.37    7.18    13.18 
Total from investment operations   (15.82)   1.72    38.22    2.74    6.66    12.57 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (30.37)   (7.94)   (8.05)   (7.45)   (4.27)
Total dividends and distributions       (30.37)   (7.94)   (8.05)   (7.45)   (4.27)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $43.39   $59.21   $87.86   $57.58   $62.89   $63.68 
                               
Total return3   (26.74%)        (0.63%)        66.99%   2.57%   12.23%   22.91%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $83,592   $120,945   $1514   $1104   $1274   $1294 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    1.59%   1.55%   1.55%   1.57%   1.56%   1.58%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.94%)        (1.18%)        (1.08%)        (0.93%)        (0.81%)        (0.98%
Portfolio turnover   27%   53%   9%   23%   14%   22%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $77.75   $106.48   $68.24   $73.03   $72.20   $62.13 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.06)        (0.45)        (0.32)        (0.15)        (0.04)        (0.17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (20.50)   2.84    46.50    3.75    8.32    14.85 
Total from investment operations   (20.56)   2.39    46.18    3.60    8.28    14.68 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (31.12)   (7.94)   (8.39)   (7.45)   (4.61)
Total dividends and distributions       (31.12)   (7.94)   (8.39)   (7.45)   (4.61)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $57.19   $77.75   $106.48   $68.24   $73.03   $72.20 
                               
Total return3    (26.47%)        0.10%   68.22%   3.34%   13.07%   23.82%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $122,361   $173,276   $1924   $964   $1014   $734 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets5    0.84%   0.81%   0.81%   0.83%   0.82%   0.85%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.20%)        (0.44%)        (0.33%)        (0.20%)        (0.05%)        (0.24%
Portfolio turnover   27%   53%   9%   23%   14%   22%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Net assets reported in millions.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $70.42   $98.99   $64.00   $69.01   $68.90   $59.54 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment loss2    (0.17)        (0.74)        (0.58)        (0.40)        (0.31)        (0.43
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (18.55)   2.79    43.51    3.60    7.87    14.21 
Total from investment operations   (18.72)   2.05    42.93    3.20    7.56    13.78 
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net realized gain       (30.62)   (7.94)   (8.21)   (7.45)   (4.42)
Total dividends and distributions       (30.62)   (7.94)   (8.21)   (7.45)   (4.42)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $51.70   $70.42   $98.99   $64.00   $69.01   $68.90 
                               
Total return3   (26.61%)        (0.22%)4    67.64%4    2.98%4    12.64%4    23.33%
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $227,438   $351,136   $4555   $3405   $4425   $5545 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.23%   1.14%   1.14%   1.18%   1.20%   1.24%7 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.23%   1.20%   1.20%   1.22%   1.21%   1.24%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets   (0.59%)        (0.78%)        (0.66%)        (0.54%)        (0.44%)        (0.64%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived   (0.59%)        (0.84%)        (0.72%)        (0.58%)        (0.45%)        (0.64%
Portfolio turnover   27%   53%   9%   23%   14%   22%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
7 Expense ratio based on the period excluding reorganization expenses was 1.22%.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class A

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.72   $24.82   $18.83   $24.45   $22.41   $25.94 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.25    0.21    0.17    0.30    0.30    0.39 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.24)   6.44    6.22    (3.61)   3.35    (0.82)
Total from investment operations   (6.99)   6.65    6.39    (3.31)   3.65    (0.43)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.17)        (0.14)        (0.25)        (0.32)        (0.33)        (0.18
Net realized gain       (3.61)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17)   (3.75)   (0.40)   (2.31)   (1.61)   (3.10)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.56   $27.72   $24.82   $18.83   $24.45   $22.41 
                               
Total return3   (25.26%)4    26.90%   34.24%4    (15.35%)4    16.83%4    (2.58%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $96,588   $143,562   $1305   $1225   $1735   $1895 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.36%   1.38%   1.45%   1.43%   1.44%   1.42%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.44%   1.38%   1.55%   1.53%   1.54%   1.52%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.06%   0.74%   0.79%   1.21%   1.29%   1.51%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.98%   0.74%   0.69%   1.11%   1.19%   1.41%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class C

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $26.73   $24.11   $18.32   $23.86   $21.90   $25.45 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income (loss)2    0.12    (0.07)        0.06    0.12    0.17    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (6.96)   6.27    5.96    (3.52)   3.21    (0.84)
Total from investment operations   (6.84)   6.20    6.02    (3.40)   3.38    (0.61)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.11)            (0.08)        (0.15)        (0.14)        (0.02
Net realized gain       (3.58)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11)   (3.58)   (0.23)   (2.14)   (1.42)   (2.94)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $19.78   $26.73   $24.11   $18.32   $23.86   $21.90 
                               
Total return3   (25.65%)4    25.74%   33.03%4    (15.99%)4    15.90%4    (3.26%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $926   $1,707   $25   $35   $65   $85 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    2.36%   2.33%   2.33%   2.25%   2.19%   2.19%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    2.56%   2.33%   2.43%   2.35%   2.29%   2.29%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets   0.97%   (0.24%)        0.27%   0.50%   0.74%   0.93%
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived   0.77%   (0.24%)        0.17%   0.40%   0.64%   0.83%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class I

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $28.05   $25.05   $18.99   $24.63   $22.57   $26.11 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.29    0.29    0.25    0.38    0.39    0.41 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.33)   6.52    6.27    (3.62)   3.36    (0.74)
Total from investment operations   (7.04)   6.81    6.52    (3.24)   3.75    (0.33)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.19)        (0.20)        (0.31)        (0.41)        (0.41)        (0.29
Net realized gain       (3.61)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19)   (3.81)   (0.46)   (2.40)   (1.69)   (3.21)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.82   $28.05   $25.05   $18.99   $24.63   $22.57 
                               
Total return3   (25.15%)4    27.32%   34.68%4    (15.01%)4    17.22%4    (2.17%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $84,029   $133,161   $1275   $1215   $1605   $1735 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.05%   1.09%   1.08%   1.08%   1.07%   1.06%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.09%   1.09%   1.18%   1.18%   1.17%   1.16%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.36%   1.01%   1.15%   1.54%   1.65%   1.60%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.32%   1.01%   1.05%   1.44%   1.55%   1.50%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class R

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.66   $24.78   $18.81   $24.42   $22.39   $25.92 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.22    0.12    0.13    0.27    0.25    0.36 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.22)   6.44    6.20    (3.62)   3.34    (0.85)
Total from investment operations   (7.00)   6.56    6.33    (3.35)   3.59    (0.49)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.16)        (0.07)        (0.21)        (0.27)        (0.28)        (0.12)
Net realized gain       (3.61)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.16)   (3.68)   (0.36)   (2.26)   (1.56)   (3.04)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.50   $27.66   $24.78   $18.81   $24.42   $22.39 
                               
Total return3   (25.36%)4    26.55%   33.88%4    (15.51%)4    16.57%4    (2.79%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $406   $555   $5,6   $5,6   $15   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    1.62%   1.69%   1.67%   1.69%   1.64%   1.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    1.70%   1.69%   1.77%   1.79%   1.74%   1.76%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.81%   0.42%   0.61%   1.07%   1.05%   1.40%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   1.73%   0.42%   0.51%   0.97%   0.95%   1.30%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class R6

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $28.10   $25.09   $19.02   $24.66   $22.59   $26.15 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.31    0.36    0.28    0.43    0.57    0.63 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.34)   6.50    6.28    (3.64)   3.23    (0.92)
Total from investment operations   (7.03)   6.86    6.56    (3.21)   3.80    (0.29)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.20)        (0.24)        (0.34)        (0.44)        (0.45)        (0.35)
Net realized gain       (3.61)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20)   (3.85)   (0.49)   (2.43)   (1.73)   (3.27)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.87   $28.10   $25.09   $19.02   $24.66   $22.59 
                               
Total return3   (25.09%)        27.48%   34.84%4    (14.86%)4    17.42%4    (2.04%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $756   $1,112   $15   $5,6   $15   $15 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets7    0.93%   0.93%   0.94%   0.94%   0.91%   0.89%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7    0.93%   0.93%   1.04%   1.04%   1.01%   0.99%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.52%   1.26%   1.26%   1.70%   2.40%   2.38%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.52%   1.26%   1.16%   1.60%   2.30%   2.28%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Rounds to less than $500 thousands.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund Class Y

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

   Six months
ended
9/30/221
   Year ended 
       (Unaudited)   3/31/22   3/31/21   3/31/20   3/31/19   3/31/18 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $27.79   $24.87   $18.86   $24.48   $22.44   $25.97 
                               
Income (loss) from investment operations:                              
Net investment income2    0.26    0.23    0.21    0.33    0.34    0.40 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.25)   6.45    6.23    (3.60)   3.34    (0.79)
Total from investment operations   (6.99)   6.68    6.44    (3.27)   3.68    (0.39)
                               
Less dividends and distributions from:                              
Net investment income   (0.18)        (0.15)        (0.28)        (0.36)        (0.36)        (0.22)
Net realized gain       (3.61)   (0.15)   (1.99)   (1.28)   (2.92)
Total dividends and distributions   (0.18)   (3.76)   (0.43)   (2.35)   (1.64)   (3.14)
                               
Net asset value, end of period  $20.62   $27.79   $24.87   $18.86   $24.48   $22.44 
                               
Total return3   (25.22%)4    26.98%   34.45%4    (15.21%)4    16.99%4    (2.42%)4 
                               
Ratios and supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)  $59,017   $90,376   $705   $635   $905   $985 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets6    1.27%   1.31%   1.30%   1.29%   1.28%   1.27%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6    1.30%   1.31%   1.40%   1.39%   1.38%   1.37%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   2.14%   0.82%   0.95%   1.35%   1.45%   1.57%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived   2.11%   0.82%   0.85%   1.25%   1.35%   1.47%
Portfolio turnover   41%   43%   76%   59%   69%   68%
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Total return during the period reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
5 Net assets reported in millions.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

Ivy Funds (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers 39 series. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to 7 funds: Delaware Climate Solutions Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Energy Fund) Delaware Global Real Estate Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy LaSalle Global Real Estate Fund), Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund, and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund (formerly, Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). The Trust is an open-end investment company. Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, and Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund are considered nondiversified.

Each Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class Y shares. On June 13, 2022, all Class E shares were liquidated. Effective December 10, 2021, all remaining shares of Class B were converted to Class A shares. Class A shares are subject to an initial sales charge. If you are investing $1 million or more either as a lump sum or through one of the sales charge reduction features described in the prospectus, you may be eligible to buy Class A shares without a sales charge. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) or a predecessor distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase that received a net asset value (NAV) breakpoint of Class A shares, for shares of the Funds purchased prior to July 1, 2021, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase; or if DDLP paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares that received an NAV breakpoint, for shares purchased on or after July 1, 2021 that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class I, Class R, Class R6, and Class Y shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Each Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Funds.

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (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. Equity 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, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. The fair value of bullion is at the last settlement price at the end of each day on the board of trade or exchange upon which they are traded. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Other debt securities, credit default swap (CDS) contracts and interest rate swap (IRS) contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker/counterparty and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. Swap prices are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades, and values of the underlying reference instruments. Foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Futures contracts and options on futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published NAV. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by each Fund’s valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of each Fund’s

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Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities that are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value.

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 or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended September 30, 2022, and for all open tax years (years ended March 31, 2019-March 31, 2022), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. In regard 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. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other” on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended September 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

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. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US 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 bifurcate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of gains (losses), which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Statements of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on investments.” The Funds report 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.

Derivative Financial Instruments — The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/ or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation the Funds can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. Each Fund’s investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Segregation and Collateralizations — In certain cases, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third-party broker-dealers, the Funds may deliver collateral in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps). Certain countries require that cash reserves be held while investing in companies incorporated in that country. These cash reserves and cash collateral that has been pledged/received to cover obligations of the Funds under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” as cash collateral due to/from broker. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted on the “Schedules of investments.”

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

Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Funds are aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends and interest have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ 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. Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund declare and pay dividends quarterly. Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, and Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund declare and pay dividends annually. Each Fund declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

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

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

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

Fund       Management Fee (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.75% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.74% of net assets over $10 billion.
     
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   0.95% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.92% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.87% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.84% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.82% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $10 billion.

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Fund       Management Fee (annual rate as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $28 billion;
    0.545% of net assets over $28 billion and up to $53 billion;
    0.54% of net assets over $53 billion.
     
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   0.70% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.65% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.60% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.55% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.54% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.53% of net assets over $10 billion.
     
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.73% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.70% of net assets over $10 billion.
     
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   0.85% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.83% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $8 billion;
    0.755% of net assets over $8 billion and up to $13 billion;
    0.75% of net assets over $13 billion.
     
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund1   0.90% of net assets up to $1 billion;
    0.87% of net assets over $1 billion and up to $2 billion;
    0.84% of net assets over $2 billion and up to $3 billion;
    0.80% of net assets over $3 billion and up to $5 billion;
    0.76% of net assets over $5 billion and up to $10 billion;
    0.72% of net assets over $10 billion.
   
1 DMC had contractually agreed to reduce the management fee paid by the Fund by an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets from July 29, 2021 through July 29, 2022.

DMC has entered into sub-advisory agreements with the following entities on behalf of the Funds:

Prior to July 29, 2022, under an agreement between DMC and Securian Asset Management, Inc. (Securian AM), Securian AM served as subadviser to Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund. Prior to July 29, 2022, under an agreement between DMC and LaSalle Investment Management Securities, LLC (LaSalle), LaSalle served as subadviser to Delaware Global Real Estate Fund. Each subadviser made investment decisions in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions under the supervision of DMC and the oversight of the Board. DMC paid all applicable costs of the subadvisers. Following July 29, 2022, under agreements between DMC and each of Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (MFMHKL), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (MIMEL) and Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL), each of MFMHKL, MIMEL and MIMGL serves as sub-advisor to Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund and Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, and along with DMC, are responsible for its day to day management. In addition, each of these Funds may use MIMGL and MFMHKL to execute Fund security trades. For their services, each of MFMHKL, MIMEL and MIMGL receive a sub-advisory fee from DMC.

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Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK), is a part of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). MAM is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group Limited. DMC and MIMAK is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund portfolios. In addition, DMC may also seek fixed income investment advice and recommendations from MIMAK and DMC may also permit MIMAK to execute Fund security trades on behalf of DMC and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize MIMAK’s specialized market knowledge, with respect to Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund. With respect to the Funds for which MIMAK serves as sub-advisor, DMC has principal responsibility for all investment advisory services and for its services, MIMAK receives a sub-advisory fee from DMC.

With respect to Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, MIMEL serves as sub-advisor, DMC may seek investment advice and recommendations from MIMEL and DMC may also permit MIMEL to execute Fund security trades on behalf of DMC and exercise investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize MIMEL’s specialized market knowledge. For its services, MIMEL receives a sub-advisory fee from DMC.

Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL) and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (MFMHKL), each serve as sub-advisor to Delaware Ivy Climate Solutions, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy, Delaware Ivy Balanced, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources and Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Funds, executing security trades on behalf of DMC. MIMGL also exercises investment discretion for securities in certain markets where DMC believes it will be beneficial to utilize MIMGL’s specialized market knowledge for Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund. For its services, MIMGL receives a sub-advisory fee from DMC.

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

Fund      Fees 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $7,248 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   4,869 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   42,484 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   41,888 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   7,022 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   119,612 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   7,875 

Effective June 27, 2022, DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” From June 27, 2022 through September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

Fund      Fees 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $38,549 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   3,007 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   326,023 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   233,093 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   68,169 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   577,916 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   32,529 

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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 paid by the Funds and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” These fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Trust and WI Services Company (WISC) (that was in effect until June 27, 2022), with respect to Class A and Class C shares, for each shareholder account that was in existence at any time during the prior month, each Fund paid a monthly fee that ranged from $1.5042 to $1.6958 per account; however, WISC had agreed to reduce that fee if the number of total shareholder accounts within the Complex (InvestEd Portfolios and Ivy Funds) reached certain levels. For Class R shares, each Fund paid a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. For Class I and Class Y shares, each Fund paid a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.15 of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. For Class R6 shares, each Fund paid WISC a monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 0.01 of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the class for the preceding month. Each Fund also reimbursed WISC for certain out-of-pocket costs for all classes.

For certain networked accounts (that is, those accounts whose Fund shares were purchased through certain financial intermediaries), WISC had agreed to reduce its per account fees charged to the Funds to $0.50 per month per shareholder account. Additional fees may have been paid by the Funds to those intermediaries. The Fund would reimburse WISC for such costs if the annual rate of the third-party per account charged for a Fund were less than or equal to $12.00 per account or an annual fee of 0.14 of 1.00% that is based on average daily net assets.

Certain broker/dealers that maintained shareholder accounts with each Fund through an omnibus account provided transfer agent and other shareholder-related services that would otherwise have been provided by WISC if the individual accounts that comprised the omnibus account were opened by their beneficial owners directly. Each Fund could pay such broker-dealers a per account fee for each open account within the omnibus account (up to $18.00 per account), or a fixed rate fee (up to an annual fee of 0.20 of 1% that is based on average daily net assets), based on the average daily NAV of the omnibus account (or a combination thereof).

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, 0.50% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Y shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Class I and Class R6 shares do not pay a 12b-1 fee.

From April 1, 2022, (except as noted below) DMC, DDLP (through July 29, 2023) and/or DIFSC (from June 27, 2022 through July 29, 2023) and Waddell & Reed Services Company (WRSCO) (that was in effect until June 27, 2022), have contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC, DDLP, DIFSC and/or each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund1      1.24%2           1.99%2           0.99%           1.49%           0.99%           1.24%     
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund1, 3   1.30%   2.05%   1.05%   1.55%   1.05%   1.30%

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Fund      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class A
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class C
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class I
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class R6
      Operating
expense
limitation as a
percentage of
average
daily net assets
Class Y
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund      n/a           n/a           n/a           n/a           n/a           1.11%4     
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    1.07%4 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund5   1.33%   2.08%   1.08%   1.58%   n/a    1.33%
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a    n/a 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund5   1.20%   1.95%   0.95%   1.45%   n/a    1.20%
   
1 Prior to July 29, 2022, due to a separate contractual class waiver, certain common expenses applicable to all share classes also may be waived to cap total annual ordinary fund operating expenses, which may serve to reduce the expense ratio of certain share classes.
2 Effective July 29, 2022 for Class A and Class C shares. Prior to July 29, 2022, the expense limit in effect for Class A and Class shares was 1.35% and 2.09%, respectively.
3 Effective July 29, 2022. Prior to July 29, 2022, the expense limit in effect for Class A , Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R6 and Class Y was 1.48%, n/a, 1.05%, 1.80%, 1.05% and n/a, respectively.
4 Effective November 15, 2021.
5 Effective July 29, 2022.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund paid for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

Fund      Fees 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $17,766 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   11,697 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   18,015 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   19,017 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   2,844 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   45,209 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   2,124 

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For the six months ended September 30, 2022, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

Fund      Class A 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $83,787 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   761 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   90,849 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   154,423 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   29,548 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   447,071 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   17,407 

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, 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:

Fund      Class A        Class C  
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund    $191     $988 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund       14 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   226    2,620 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   1,176    2,345 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   166    115 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   1,427    3,020 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   70    37 

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.

In addition to the management fees and other expenses of a Fund, a Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds including ETFs in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.

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A summary of the transactions in affiliated companies during the six months ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

    Value,
beginning
of period
   Gross
additions
    Gross
reductions(1)
    Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
    Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund(2)
    Value,
end of
period
     Shares     Interest 
                           
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund                                                       
Corporate Bond—0.11%                                        
New Cotai 5.00% 2/2/27*  $4,498,921   $6,997     $(76,758)    $     $(2,481,378)  $1,947,782    1,952,660   $56,895 
Common Stocks—0.00%                                           
Media Group Holdings Series T†                                 80,253     
Media Group Holdings Series H†             (407,951)           407,951        640,301     
New Cotai=,†   1,677,146                      (1,677,146)       1,819,823     
Total  $6,176,067   $6,997     $(484,709)    $     $(3,750,573)  $1,947,782        $56,895 
                     
       Value,
beginning
of period
     Gross
additions
      Gross
reductions(1)
      Net
realized
gain (loss)
on
affiliated
fund
      Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on affiliated fund(2)
      Value,
end of
period
      Shares
                     
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund                                               
Common Stock—0.00%                                                     
WNS Holdings ADR†,**  $106,974,834   $     $     $     $(94,975,640)    $     
Corporate Bond—0.00%                                           
Marrone Bio Innovations   4,688,466          (4,712,500)           24,034           
Total  $111,663,300   $     $(4,712,500)    $     $(94,951,606)    $      
   
* Issuer was not an affiliated investment of the Fund at March 31, 2022.
Non-income producing security.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
(1) The amount shown included return of capital.
(2) Does not tie to Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated investments on the Statements of operations as a result of previously unaffiliated securities moving to affiliated.
** Issuer is not an affiliated investment of the Fund at September 30, 2022.

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

3. Investments

For the six months ended September 30, 2022, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

Fund      Purchases
other than
US government
securities
       Purchases of
US government
securities
       Sales
other than
US government
securities
       Sales of
US government
securities
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $247,886,210     $   $269,118,365     $ 
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   49,167,290        67,040,449     
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   447,105,689    261,819,369    810,314,639    170,571,052 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   249,119,318    268,461,710    576,409,508    317,075,478 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   49,026,777        60,543,229     
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   1,666,948,818        2,804,034,284     
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   126,395,675        164,781,770     

At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At September 30, 2022, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for each Fund were as follows:

Fund      Cost of
investments
and derivatives
       Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of investments
and derivatives
       Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of investments
and derivatives
       Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of investments
and derivatives
 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund  $265,362,895   $12,836,028   $(31,167,103)  $(18,331,075)
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund   47,180,509    2,992,773    (6,942,361)   (3,949,588)
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   2,435,069,367    559,903,038    (1,199,940,839)   (640,037,801)
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   1,896,239,756    142,532,302    (258,715,880)   (116,183,578)
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   295,364,394    31,788,306    (66,905,952)   (35,117,646)
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   4,610,196,239    1,494,912,644    (930,925,433)   563,987,211 
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund   197,565,972    54,397,578    (10,422,752)   43,974,826 

At March 31, 2022, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, were as follows:

   Loss carryforward character     
   Short-term   Long-term   Total 
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund   $97,077,549      $128,988,972      $226,066,521 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   283,554,146    328,217,828    611,771,974 

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

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asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:

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

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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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

3. Investments (continued)

The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2022:

   Delaware Climate Solutions Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities               
Assets:               
Common Stocks                     
Consumer Cyclical    $6,480,018     $     $6,480,018 
Consumer Staples     15,053,947            15,053,947 
Energy     45,027,066      7,172,709      52,199,775 
Industrials     28,873,108      14,173,844      43,046,952 
Materials     13,394,212      10,312,235      23,706,447 
Real Estate     6,221,282            6,221,282 
Utilities     52,540,065      31,787,404      84,327,469 
Short-Term Investments     1,330,626            1,330,626 
Securities Lending Collateral     14,664,053            14,664,053 
Total Value of Securities    $183,584,377     $63,446,192     $247,030,569 
                      
Derivatives1                     
Assets:                     
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts    $     $1,251     $1,251 

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Global Real Estate Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities               
Assets:                     
Common Stocks                     
Australia    $     $999,433     $999,433 
Belgium           679,850      679,850 
Canada     607,043            607,043 
France     491,330      130,719      622,049 
Germany           994,730      994,730 
Hong Kong           2,063,958      2,063,958 
Japan           4,693,416      4,693,416 
Singapore           1,447,116      1,447,116 
Spain           267,314      267,314 
Sweden           524,765      524,765 
United Kingdom           1,680,583      1,680,583 
United States     28,432,462            28,432,462 
Short-Term Investments     218,202            218,202 
Total Value of Securities    $29,749,037     $13,481,884     $43,230,921 

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   Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
Securities                    
Assets:                    
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    $     $6,175,732     $     $6,175,732 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           31,507,927            31,507,927 
Bullion     106,894,315                  106,894,315 
Common Stocks                            
Communication Services     42,456,186      35,578,445      1      78,034,631 
Consumer Discretionary     113,500,411      34,362,015            147,862,426 
Consumer Staples     37,193,581      40,874,517            78,068,098 
Energy     65,995,547      5,421,918            71,417,465 
Financials     58,178,069      74,165,345            132,343,414 
Healthcare     130,168,902      51,648,434            181,817,336 
Industrials     48,861,818      67,908,207            116,770,025 
Information Technology     188,214,836      23,628,400            211,843,236 
Materials     9,289,212                  9,289,212 
Technology     19,363,329                  19,363,329 
Utilities           24,750,138            24,750,138 
Corporate Bonds           241,412,326      1,947,782      243,360,108 
Exchange-Traded Fund     16,547,827                  16,547,827 
Loan Agreements           62,573,382            62,573,382 
Municipal Bonds           2,034,240            2,034,240 
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations           6,474,127            6,474,127 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           14,466,137            14,466,137 
US Treasury Obligations           166,754,188            166,754,188 
Short-Term Investments     56,093,120                  56,093,120 
Securities Lending Collateral     11,211,526                  11,211,526 
Total Value of Securities    $903,968,679     $889,735,478     $1,947,782     $1,795,651,939 
                             
Derivatives2                            
Assets:                            
Futures Contracts    $66,360     $     $     $66,360 
Liabilities:                            
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts    $     $(418)    $     $(418)
Futures Contracts     (686,315)                 (686,315)

1The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedules of investments” is considered to be Level 3 investments in this table.

2Foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

3. Investments (continued)

   Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Total
Securities               
Assets:               
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    $     $11,607,700     $11,607,700 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           153,724,297      153,724,297 
Common Stocks     936,441,939            936,441,939 
Corporate Bonds           259,587,087      259,587,087 
Exchange-Traded Fund     16,299,764            16,299,764 
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities           57,138,661      57,138,661 
US Treasury Obligations           274,788,673      274,788,673 
Short-Term Investments     66,942,672            66,942,672 
Securities Lending Collateral     4,227,677            4,227,677 
Total Value of Securities    $1,023,912,052     $756,846,418     $1,780,758,470 
                      
Derivatives1                     
Assets:                     
Futures Contracts    $1,540,364     $     $1,540,364 
Liabilities:                     
Futures Contracts    $(2,242,656)    $     $(2,242,656)

1 Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

   Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund
       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
Securities                    
Assets:                    
Closed-Ended Trust    $8,240,249     $     $     $8,240,249 
Common Stocks                            
Australia           9,034,266            9,034,266 
Brazil     14,338,313                  14,338,313 
Canada     27,439,401                  27,439,401 
Hong Kong                 4      4 
Netherlands           8,858,317            8,858,317 
South Africa           5,593,360            5,593,360 
United States     160,758,369                  160,758,369 
Short-Term Investments     9,545,623                  9,545,623 
Securities Lending Collateral     16,438,846                  16,438,846 
Total Value of Securities    $236,760,801     $23,485,943     $4     $260,246,748 
Derivatives1                            
Assets:                            
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts    $     $182     $     $182 

1Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.

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       Delaware Ivy
Science and
Technology
Fund
   Level 1
Securities       
Assets:       
Common Stocks    $4,908,923,748 
Short-Term Investments     225,236,340 
Securities Lending Collateral     40,023,362 
Total Value of Securities    $5,174,183,450 
        
   Delaware Real
Estate
Securities Fund
   Level 1
Securities       
Assets:       
Common Stocks    $239,659,308 
Short-Term Investments     1,881,490 
Total Value of Securities    $241,540,798 

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to each Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation of Level 3 investments as the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund’s net assets at the end of the period. At September 30, 2022, Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund had no Level 3 investments.

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

4. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

   Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
   Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                              
Class A   2,061,791    4,705,388    53,360    232,651    1,640,435    4,259,933 
Class B1                        1,014 
Class C   229,922    438,922    2,959    3,481    100,288    278,424 
Class E                   14,181    102,477 
Class I   3,819,116    3,453,528    125,402    300,215    1,536,700    2,367,228 
Class R   940,639    2,003,888    834    6,397    44,177    109,168 
Class R62    199,337    652,484    70,704    827,423    32,224    145,601 
Class Y   440,916    695,073        421    92,330    196,380 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Class A       157,298    10,408    29,239    475,362    6,636,530 
Class B1                31        1,616 
Class C       13,678    367    1,208    13,842    543,359 
Class E                   6,259    179,109 
Class I       209,809    42,108    166,050    190,844    2,836,033 
Class R       43,646    892    2,314    6,673    111,079 
Class R62        10,036    21,587    41,660    6,091    75,763 
Class Y       16,148    1,340    2,911    31,009    446,437 
    7,691,721    12,399,898    329,961    1,614,001    4,190,415    18,290,151 
                               
Shares redeemed:                              
Class A   (2,979,975)   (5,694,944)   (221,578)   (393,150)   (4,994,264)   (9,960,159)
Class B1        (82,199)       (67,792)       (396,688)
Class C   (356,702)   (566,225)   (9,348)   (263,588)   (1,228,694)   (3,018,317)
Class E                   (1,688,882)   (193,554)
Class I   (5,518,764)   (7,760,733)   (1,155,088)   (2,672,908)   (5,511,698)   (8,433,665)
Class R   (934,374)   (2,220,335)   (3,183)   (38,709)   (85,204)   (351,700)
Class R62    (358,984)   (507,131)   (562,729)   (424,336)   (91,679)   (301,208)
Class Y   (709,577)   (740,388)   (3,116)   (1,545)   (386,697)   (880,161)
    (10,858,376)   (17,571,955)   (1,955,042)   (3,862,028)   (13,987,118)   (23,535,452)
Net decrease   (3,166,655)   (5,172,057)   (1,625,081)   (2,248,027)   (9,796,703)   (5,245,301)

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   Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
   Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
 
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
       Year ended
3/31/22
 
Shares sold:                              
Class A   1,788,415    5,631,565    578,551    945,401    1,523,469    4,004,575 
Class B1       1,202                1,014 
Class C   103,566    394,571    97,693    71,389    128,535    254,903 
Class E           3,221    26,539    15,280    66,979 
Class I   1,360,900    4,063,515    814,651    1,093,121    2,147,898    4,784,274 
Class R   16,063    48,780    211,106    331,021    175,324    173,854 
Class R62   38,810    80,331    47,656    72,848    210,533    378,020 
Class Y   14,568    62,297    163,051    224,789    270,364    541,145 
                               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Class A   184,912    6,063,065        225,076        25,267,590 
Class B1                        
Class C       531,929        6,296        2,598,995 
Class E               5,869        294,444 
Class I   104,919    3,374,499        136,967        9,251,779 
Class R   754    44,727        20,277        690,285 
Class R62   1,896    44,433        2,723        624,653 
Class Y   1,583    54,452        20,170        1,549,400 
    3,616,386    20,395,366    1,915,929    3,182,486    4,471,403    50,481,910 
                               
Shares redeemed:
Class A   (6,239,045)   (8,851,402)   (1,108,292)   (2,031,894)   (9,694,732)   (13,059,493)
Class B1       (380,859)       (10,498)       (233,908)
Class C   (1,075,389)   (3,054,999)   (78,179)   (144,639)   (1,491,993)   (3,123,952)
Class E           (205,468)   (33,640)   (953,424)   (83,798)
Class I   (7,543,556)   (9,245,460)   (1,102,057)   (1,947,863)   (7,876,661)   (10,656,206)
Class R   (40,809)   (73,277)   (193,926)   (476,270)   (291,460)   (537,937)
Class R62   (67,420)   (113,539)   (31,368)   (41,185)   (299,590)   (572,579)
Class Y   (50,075)   (195,968)   (182,976)   (242,979)   (857,161)   (1,697,455)
    (15,016,294)   (21,915,504)   (2,902,266)   (4,928,968)   (21,465,021)   (29,965,328)
Net increase (decrease)   (11,399,908)   (1,520,138)   (986,337)   (1,746,482)   (16,993,618)   20,516,582 

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4. Capital Shares (continued)

   Delaware
Real Estate Securities Fund
       Six months
ended
9/30/22
      Year ended
3/31/22
Shares sold:              
Class A     74,357      336,547 
Class B1            590 
Class C     1,959      11,424 
Class E     849      8,063 
Class I     494,632      1,182,727 
Class R     2,175      5,896 
Class R62      3,568      21,285 
Class Y     99,861      529,171 
               
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:              
Class A     35,631      645,153 
Class C     212      8,012 
Class E           13,322 
Class I     33,916      578,344 
Class R     139      2,372 
Class R62      327      4,194 
Class Y     22,543      391,367 
      770,169      3,738,467 
               
Shares redeemed:              
Class A     (590,612)     (1,044,572)
Class B1            (18,164)
Class C     (19,193)     (34,410)
Class E     (108,075)     (16,173)
Class I     (1,239,963)     (2,096,504)
Class R     (2,586)     (7,768)
Class R62      (7,226)     (6,593)
Class Y     (511,808)     (468,792)
      (2,479,463)     (3,692,976)
Net increase (decrease)     (1,709,294)     45,491 
   
1 On December 10, 2021, all Class B shares were converted into Class A shares. These transactions are included as subscriptions of Class A shares and redemptions of Class B shares in the table above.
2 Effective July 1, 2021, Class N shares were renamed Class R6 shares.

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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables above and on previous pages and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended September 30, 2022 and the year ended March 31, 2022, each Fund had the following exchange transactions:

   Six months ended September 30, 2022   Year Ended March 31, 2022  
     Exchange
Redemptions
    Exchange
Subscriptions
    Value      Exchange
Redemptions
    Exchange
Subscriptions
    Value  
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund                $1,050,329                  $ 701,688  
Class A     52,101          17,028               14,481          90,137             
Class B                      4,510               
Class C     49,394                 31,674               
Class I           76,782           58,546      17,696         
Delaware Global Real Estate Fund                $121,258                  $ 1,645,927  
Class A     6,876      2,744           8,376      133,331         
Class B                      66,400               
Class C     4,131                 44,132               
Class I           8,172           24,528      9,072         
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund                $10,531,794                  $ 24,343,152  
Class A     104,813      398,822           232,417      707,648         
Class B                      132,613               
Class C     437,016                 556,832               
Class I     30      109,252           77,011      229,910         
Class R6                            10,933         
Class Y     2,801                 4,052               
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund                $8,518,810                  $ 20,149,636  
Class A     110,453      250,805           118,173      573,375         
Class B                      86,638               
Class C     256,309                 433,758      35         
Class I     8,565      117,183           79,924      143,179         
Class R6           4,640                          
Class Y     844                       5,538         
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund                $436,859                  $ 2,168,723  
Class A     16,100      10,455           116,343      30,234         
Class B                      6,142               
Class C     12,094                 29,803               
Class I     1,405      15,372           10,526      120,373         
Class R6           816                          
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund                $19,163,558                  $ 52,698,135  
Class A     137,012      217,158           224,177      319,262         
Class B                      85,188               
Class C     331,858                 289,867               
Class E                            357         
Class I     1,918      130,033           31,620      211,548         
Class R6           1,664                 5,406         
Class Y     7,851                 27,184               
Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund                $547,213                  $ 1,393,141  
Class A     14,841      6,395           13,147      36,759         
Class B                      12,943               
Class C     8,513                 10,657               
Class I     24      16,452           14,660      13,650         

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

5. Basis of consolidation for Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

Ivy ASF II, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary acting as an investment vehicle for Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (referred to as “the Fund” in this subsection). Ivy ASF III (SBP), LLC (the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability company, was incorporated as a wholly owned company acting as an investment vehicle for the Fund. The Subsidiary and the Company act as investment vehicles for the Fund, in order to affect certain investments for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies as specified in its prospectus and SAI.

 The Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of the Fund, its Subsidiary and the Company. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the Company. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. A subscription agreement was entered into between the Fund and its Subsidiary and the Company comprising the entire issued share capital of the Subsidiary and the Company with the intent that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and retain all rights. Under the Articles of Association, shares issued by the Subsidiary and the Company confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and the Company and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary and the Company.

See the table below for details regarding the structure, incorporation and relationship as of September 30, 2022 of the Subsidiary and the Company to the Fund.

    Date of
Incorporation
     Subscription
Agreement
     Fund Net Assets     Subsidiary/
company net assets
     Percentage
of Fund net assets
                
Ivy ASF ll, Ltd    1-31-13        4-10-13      $1,786,406,080         $107,016,656         5.99%
Ivy ASF lll (SBP), LLC    4-9-13      4-23-13     1,786,406,080    121,229    0.01%

6. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 31, 2022.

Each Fund had no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2022, or at any time during the period then ended.

7. Interfund Lending Program

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC (Order), the Ivy Funds and Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios (collectively, the Funds only for purposes of this Note 7) have the ability to lend money to, and borrow money from, each other pursuant to a master interfund lending agreement (Interfund Lending Program). Under the Interfund Lending Program, the Funds may lend or borrow money for temporary purposes directly to or from one another (each, an Interfund Loan), subject to meeting the conditions of the Order. The interest rate to be charged on an Interfund Loan is the average of the overnight repurchase agreement rate and the short-term bank loan rate. This program is in existence but is not currently in use. The Funds made no Interfund Loans under the Interfund Lending Program during the six months ended September 30, 2022.

8. Derivatives

US 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 US dollar value of a

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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 enter into these contracts to hedge the US 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 Funds to cover each Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund used foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions.

Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Funds may use futures in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Funds may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds deposit cash or pledge US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Funds because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund posted $358,131 and $588,143, respectively as cash collateral as margin for open futures contracts, which is presented as “Cash collateral due from brokers” on the “Statements of assets and liabilities.” Open futures contracts, if any, are disclosed on the “Schedules of investments.”

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund invested in futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.

Options Contracts — Each Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage each Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of adjusting each Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. Each Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps, swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When each Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. When each Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by each Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether each Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by each Fund. Each Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, each Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change. At

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Ivy Funds

8. Derivatives (continued)

September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund posted $41,881,360 and $13,820,000, respectively, in securities as collateral for potential options contracts, which is included on the “Schedules of investments.”

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund used options contracts to manage the Funds’ exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions.

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

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

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund entered into CDS contracts as a seller of protection, as a hedge against credit events. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded daily as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. Initial margin and variation margin are posted to central counterparties for centrally cleared CDS basket trades, as determined by the applicable central counterparty.

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

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund used CDS contracts to hedge against credit events.

Swaps Generally. For centrally cleared swaps, payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the contract on a given day. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the “Schedules of investments.”

Fair values of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

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           Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy
Fund
Asset
Derivatives Fair
Value
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
                      Interest
Rate
Contracts
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts*                    $66,360 
      
   Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Liability Derivatives Fair Value
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
      Currency
Contracts
      Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Total  
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      $(418)    $   $(418)
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts*         (686,315)   (686,315)
Total    $(418)  $(686,315)  $(686,733)
                  
                 Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
Asset
Derivatives Fair
Value
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
            Interest
Rate
Contracts
Variation margin due from broker on futures contracts*             $1,540,364 
              
             Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
Liability
Derivatives Fair
Value
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
            Interest
Rate
Contracts
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts*             $(2,242,656)

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through September 30, 2022. Only current day variation margin is reported on the Fund’s “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

The effect of derivative instruments on each Fund’s “Statement of operations” for the six months ended September 30, 2022 was as follows:

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Ivy Funds

8. Derivatives (continued)

       Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
      Futures
Contracts
      Options
Written
      Total
Currency contracts    $(1,183,945)    $     $     $(1,183,945)
Interest rate contracts           (2,517,459)     21,834      (2,495,625)
Total    $(1,183,945)    $(2,517,459)    $21,834     $(3,679,570)
                                   
    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
on:
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
      Futures
Contracts
      Total
Currency contracts           $6,612                $              $6,612     
Interest rate contracts            970,855      970,855 
Total     $6,612     $970,855     $977,467 
                       
    Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:
    Futures
Contracts
      Swap
Contracts
      Total
Interest rate contracts         $(302,633)           $           $(302,633)   
Credit contracts            49,069      49,069 
Total     $(302,633)    $49,069     $(253,564)
           
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on:
    Futures
Contracts
Interest rate contracts      $(702,292)

During the six months ended September 30, 2022, Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund, and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency exchange contracts, which are disclosed on the “Statements of operations” and/or “Statements of assets and liabilities.”

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The table below summarizes the average daily balance of derivative holdings by certain Funds during the six months ended September 30, 2022:

   Long Derivative Volume
       Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
      Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)  $536,973   $24,208   $1,135,326   
Futures contracts (average notional value)           24,147,067 
                      
    Long Derivative Volume
    Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
  Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)    $     $55,739 
Futures contracts (average notional value)    48,946,610     
                              
   Short Derivative Volume
   Delaware Climate
Solutions Fund
  Delaware Global
Real Estate Fund
  Delaware Ivy
Asset Strategy Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)   $325,960    $78,482     $1,693,494 
Futures contracts (average notional value)           1,456,555 
Options contracts (average notional value)*           409 
                
   Short Derivative Volume
   Delaware Ivy
Balanced Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Natural Resources Fund
      Delaware Ivy
Science and Technology Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)  $   $21,138   $884,109 
Futures contracts (average notional value)   23,914,658         
Interest rate swap contracts (average notional value)   176,079         
                
    Short Derivative Volume
    Delaware
Real Estate Securities Fund
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional value)     $32   

 

* Long represents purchased options and short represents written options.

9. Offsetting

Each Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with certain of its derivative contract counterparties in order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help each Fund mitigate its counterparty risk. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each 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.

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Notes to financial statements

Ivy Funds

9. Offsetting (continued)

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

At September 30, 2022, each Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund

Counterparty                               Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
      Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
      Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon       $1,251   $—   $1,251
                         
Counterparty   Net Position   Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
  Cash Collateral
Received
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
  Cash Collateral
Pledged
  Net Exposure(a) 
Bank of New York Mellon   $1,251   $—   $—   $—   $—   $1,251
                 
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund                
Counterparty               Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
  Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
  Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon       $—   $(418)   $(418)
                         
Counterparty   Net Position   Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
  Cash Collateral
Received
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
  Cash Collateral
Pledged
  Net Exposure(a) 
Bank of New York Mellon   $(418)   $—   $—   $—   $—   $(418)
                 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund                
Counterparty               Gross Value of
Derivative Asset
  Gross Value of
Derivative
Liability
  Net Position
Bank of New York Mellon       $182   $—   $182
                         
Counterparty   Net Position   Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Received
  Cash Collateral
Received
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral Pledged
  Cash Collateral
Pledged
  Net Exposure(a) 
Bank of New York Mellon   $182   $—   $—   $—   $—   $182

Securities Lending

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under master securities lending agreements (each, an MSLA) which provide the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency), for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral and calculate a net exposure to the defaulting party or request additional collateral. In the event that a borrower defaults, the Funds, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. When the value of the collateral is greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, the lender is left with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of an MSLA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Under the MSLA, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Funds can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral (see also Note 10).

As of September 30, 2022, the following table is a summary of the Funds’ securities lending agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MSLA:

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Delaware Climate Solutions Fund                     
Counterparty       Securities
Loaned
at Value
      Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
      Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
      Net
Collateral
Received
      Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $20,290,805   $(13,760,810)   $(6,529,995)   $(20,290,805)   $—
                     
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund          
Counterparty   Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $28,108,118   $(9,912,069)   $(18,196,049)   $(28,108,118)   $—
                     
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund                    
Counterparty   Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $15,688,557   $(3,776,908)   $(11,911,649)   $(15,688,557)   $—
                     
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund        
Counterparty   Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $32,398,931   $(15,319,575)   $(17,079,356)   $(32,398,931)   $—
                     
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund        
Counterparty   Securities
Loaned
at Value
  Cash
Collateral
Received(b)
  Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
  Net
Collateral
Received
  Net Exposure(a)
Bank of New York Mellon   $121,267,770   $(35,924,485)   $(85,343,285)   $(121,267,770)   $—

 

(a) Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.
   
(b) The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the derivatives and securities lending transactions as of September 30, 2022, as applicable.

10. Securities Lending

Each Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware 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 US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US 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. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.

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10. Securities Lending (continued)

Cash collateral received by each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a Fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. Each Fund can also accept US 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 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.

Each Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in each collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of each Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount each Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and each Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of September 30, 2022:

Securities Lending Transactions       Overnight
and
continuous
      Under
30 days
      Between
30 & 90 days
      Over
90 Days
      Total
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund                    
Money Market Mutual Fund   $14,664,053   $—   $—   $—   $14,664,053
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund                    
Money Market Mutual Fund   11,211,526         11,211,526
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund                    
Money Market Mutual Fund   4,227,677         4,227,677
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund                    
Money Market Mutual Fund   16,438,846         16,438,846
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund                    
Money Market Mutual Fund   40,023,362         40,023,362

The following is a summary of each Fund’s securities lending positions and related cash and non-cash collateral received as of September 30, 2022:

       Values of securities on loan      Values of non-
cash collateral
      Values of invested collateral
Delaware Climate Solutions Fund            $20,290,805               $6,529,995                $14,664,053           
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund   28,108,118    18,196,049    11,211,526 
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund   15,688,557    11,911,649    4,227,677 
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund   32,398,931    17,079,356    16,438,846 
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund   121,267,770    85,343,285    40,023,362 

Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the “Schedules of investments” under the caption “Securities Lending Collateral.”

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11. Credit and Market Risk

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

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

IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.

Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Funds invest will cause the NAV of the Funds to fluctuate.

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 the Funds may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of 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 Funds.

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

Certain Funds invest in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are CMOs. CMOs are debt securities issued by US government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.

Certain Funds invest in bank loans and other securities that may subject them to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Funds will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of non-payment of scheduled

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11. Credit and Market Risk (continued)

interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require each Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that each Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent, and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.

As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund.

Certain Funds invest in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Funds will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Certain Funds may invest in REITs and are subject to the risks associated with that industry. If a Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended September 30, 2022. The Funds’ REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs they hold use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations. The Funds also invest in real estate acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, including issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein. These instruments may include interests in private equity limited partnerships or limited liability companies that hold real estate investments (Real Estate Limited Partnerships). The Funds will limit their investments in Real Estate Limited Partnerships to 5% of their total assets at the time of purchase.

Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair each Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Funds’ 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 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, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of

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the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. As of the financial reporting period, Management is evaluating the impact of applying this ASU.

14. Subsequent Events

On October 31, 2022, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used as described in Note 6 and to be operated in substantially the same manner as the agreement described in Note 6. Under the amendment to the agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on October 30, 2023.

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to September 30, 2022, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”), which requires all open-end funds (other than money market funds) to adopt and implement a program reasonably designed to assess and manage the fund’s “liquidity risk,” defined as the risk that the fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the fund.

The Funds have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Board has designated a member of the US Operational Risk Group of Macquarie Asset Management as the Program Administrator for each Fund in the Trust.

As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures that provide for: (1) assessment, management, and review (no less frequently than annually) of each Fund’s liquidity risk; (2) classification of each of each Fund’s portfolio holdings into one of four liquidity categories (Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid); (3) for funds that do not primarily hold assets that are Highly Liquid, establishing and maintaining a minimum percentage of each Fund’s net assets in Highly Liquid investments (called a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” or “HLIM”); and (4) prohibiting the Fund’s acquisition of Illiquid investments if, immediately after the acquisition, each Fund would hold more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid assets. The Program also requires reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis) and to the Board if each Fund’s holdings of Illiquid assets exceed 15% of each Fund’s net assets. Funds with HLIMs must have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and, with respect to HLIM shortfalls lasting more than seven consecutive calendar days, reporting to the SEC (on a non-public basis).

In assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the Program Administrator considers, as relevant, a variety of factors, including: (1) each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Funds during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) each Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. Classification of each Fund’s portfolio holdings in the four liquidity categories is based on the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash (for Highly Liquid and Moderately Liquid holdings) or to sell or dispose of the investment (for Less Liquid and Illiquid investments), in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. Each Fund primarily holds assets that are classified as Highly Liquid, and therefore is not required to establish an HLIM.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 17-19, 2022, the Program Administrator provided the required written annual report to the Board addressing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The report concluded that the Program is appropriately designed and effectively implemented and that it meets the requirements of Rule 22e-4 and each Fund’s liquidity needs. Each Fund’s HLIM is set at an appropriate level and the Funds complied with theirs HLIM at all times during the reporting period.

Board Consideration of Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held August 9-11, 2022

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund

At a meeting held on August 9-11, 2022 (the “Annual Contract Renewal Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Trustees each of whom is not an “interested person” as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the renewal of the Delaware Climate Solutions Fund (formerly, the Delaware Ivy Energy Fund), Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) Investment Management Agreements with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”); the Sub-Advisory Agreements with Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (“MIMGL”),

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Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (“MIMAK”), Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited (“MIMEL”), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited (“MFMHKL” and together with MIMGL, MIMAK, and MIMEL, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”).

Prior to the Meeting, including at a Board meeting held in May 2022, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of DMC about these matters. Also, the Board was assisted by the applicable Investment Committee, with each Investment Committee assisting the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing investment performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, DMC was guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2022. In considering and approving the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with DMC about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of DMC at each of its quarterly meetings, which included information about, among other things, Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses. In addition, the Investment Committees confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. In considering information relating to the approval of the Funds’ Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Independent Trustees also received information from an independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”).

The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for a one-year term. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approval.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the advisory services provided to the Funds by DMC under its Investment Management Agreement, and the experience of the officers and employees of DMC who provide these services, including each applicable Fund’s portfolio managers(s). The Board’s review included consideration of DMC’s investment process and oversight and research and analysis capabilities, and its ability to attract and retain qualified investment professionals. The Board considered information regarding DMC’s programs for risk management, including investment, operational, liquidity, valuation, and compliance risks. The Board received information with respect to the cybersecurity program and business continuity plans of DMC and its affiliates. The Board also considered non-advisory services that DMC and its affiliates provide to the Delaware Funds, including third party oversight, transfer agent, internal audit, valuation, portfolio trading, and legal and compliance. The Board took into account the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fund that is part of a family of funds managed by an affiliate of Macquarie Group Ltd. (“Macquarie”), the parent company of DMC, and the resources available to DMC as part of Macquarie’s global asset management business.

The Board received and considered various information with respect to the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services, including each applicable Fund’s portfolio manager(s). The Board considered the division of responsibilities between DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the oversight provided by DMC. The Board noted the expertise of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to certain asset classes and/or investment styles. The Affiliated Sub-Advisers are part of Macquarie’s global investment platform that has offices and personnel that are located around the world. As a result, the Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers can provide research, investment and trading analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Funds may invest, make recommendations regarding securities and assist with security trades, as applicable. The Board took into account that the Sub-Advisory Agreements may benefit the Funds and their shareholders by permitting DMC to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Funds.

The Board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) to the Funds by DMC and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

Investment performance. The Board received and considered information with respect to the investment performance of the Funds, including performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at meetings of the Board’s Investment Committees throughout the year as well as reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, an independent investment company data provider (“Broadridge”), furnished for the Annual

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Board Consideration of Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held August 9-11, 2022 (continued)

Contract Renewal Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for each Fund showed its investment performance in comparison to a group of similar funds (the “Performance Universe”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the funds in the Performance Universe. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-year periods and since inception, as applicable, ended December 31, 2021. The Board considered that the Funds were managed by Ivy Investment Management Company prior to the acquisition of its parent company, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Transaction”), and that each Fund’s performance prior to the closing of the Transaction on April 30, 2021 is that of its predecessor manager.

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional natural resources funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile and for 3- and 5-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted the limited period of performance data available due to the Fund’s recent repositioning and would continue to evaluate the Fund’s performance.

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global real estate funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- year period was in the second quartile and for the 3-year, 5-year and since inception periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was above the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted that the Fund is generally performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional alternative global macro funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021.

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional mixed-asset target allocation growth funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile and for the 3-year period was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1- and 3-year periods and underperformed its benchmark for the 5-year period. The Board noted that the Fund is generally performing in line with its Performance Universe and benchmark during the periods under review.

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional global natural resources funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the second quartile and for the 3-and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of November 2021. The Board noted the explanations from DMC concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional science & technology funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the second quartile and for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of

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its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was at the median and for the 3- and 5-year periods was below the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board noted the explanations from DMC concerning the reasons for the Fund’s relative performance versus its Performance Universe and benchmark for the various periods.

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional real estate funds, regardless of asset size or primary channel of distribution. The Board noted that the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the first quartile and for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods was above the median of its Performance Universe. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods. The Board, however, noted that the investment performance of the current portfolio management team only began as of July 2022.

Comparative expenses. The Board received and considered expense data for the 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 considered on the comparative analysis of contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of each Fund versus contractual management fees and actual total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by each Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds were similar in size to each Fund) and actual management fees, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers, with a Fund’s expense universe, which is comprised of the Fund, its Expense Group and all other similar institutional funds, excluding outliers (the “Expense Universe”). Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Universe. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Institutional Class shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees.

Delaware Climate Solutions Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Global Real Estate Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was below the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were below its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was above the median of its Expense Universe and its actual total expenses were above its Expense Group average.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by DMC to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Funds. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing registered investment companies compared with those associated with managing assets of other types of clients, including third-party sub-advised fund clients, unregistered funds and separately managed accounts.

The Board noted that DMC, and not the Funds, pays the sub-advisory fees to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and, accordingly, that the retention of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers does not increase the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund.

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Ivy Funds

Board Consideration of Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held August 9-11, 2022 (continued)

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to DMC under the Investment Management Agreement and to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements was reasonable.

Economies of scale. The Board received and considered information about the potential for DMC to realize economies of scale in the provision of management services to the Fund, the difficulties of calculating economies of scale at an individual Fund level, and the extent to which potential scale benefits are shared with shareholders, including the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. DMC discussed its advisory fee pricing and structure for the Delaware Funds complex. The Board noted that, as of March 31, 2022, the Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund and the Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund had net assets that exceeded their second breakpoint levels and the Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund had net assets that exceeded the fourth breakpoint level. The Board also noted that breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints schedule are exceeded. The Board noted that each Fund may also benefit from economies of scale through initial fee setting, fee waivers and expense reimbursements, as well as DMC’s investment in its business, including investments in business infrastructure, technology and cybersecurity.

Management profitability. The Board received and considered the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each Fund and the Delaware Funds as a whole, including the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. The Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding DMC’s profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed DMC’s profitability in such context with representatives from JDL. Based on its review, the Board determined that DMC’s profitability was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund.

Ancillary benefits. The Board received and considered information regarding the extent to which DMC and its affiliates 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 investment manager to the Delaware Funds; the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies; and the fees that various affiliates received for serving as transfer agent and for overseeing fund accounting and financial administration services to the Delaware Funds. The Board received information from DMC regarding its view of the performance of its affiliates in providing transfer agent and fund accounting and financial administration oversight services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services pursuant to their contracts with the Funds.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Funds and the ongoing commitment of DMC and its affiliates to the Funds, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by DMC and its affiliates were unreasonable.

Conclusion. Based on its review, consideration and evaluation of all factors it believed relevant, including the above-described factors and conclusions, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of DMC’s Investment Management Agreement and of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ Sub-Advisory Agreements for an additional one-year period.

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About the organization

Board of trustees

Shawn K. Lytle

President and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member

Stonebrook Capital Management, LLC

Thomas L. Bennett

Private Investor

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive Officer
Private Wealth Management
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Joseph W. Chow

Private Investor

H. Jeffrey Dobbs

Former Global Chairman Industrial Manufacturing ‘KPMG, LLP

John A. Fry

President
Drexel University

Joseph Harroz, Jr.

President

University of Oklahoma

Sandra A.J. Lawrence

Former Chief Administrative Officer
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive Officer
Banco Itaú International

Thomas K. Whitford

Chairman of the Board
Delaware Funds by Macquarie
Former Vice Chairman
PNC Financial Services Group

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer and President
Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and Treasurer
3M Company

Affiliated officers

David F. Connor

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel, and Secretary
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

Daniel V. Geatens

Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

Richard Salus

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Funds by Macquarie

This semiannual report is for the information of Delaware Climate Solutions Fund, Delaware Global Real Estate Fund, Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund, Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund, and Delaware Real Estate Securities Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

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

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

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

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

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

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

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

Not applicable.

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


SIGNATURES

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

IVY FUNDS

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE
By: Shawn K. Lytle
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer 
Date: December 8, 2022

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

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE
By: Shawn K. Lytle
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 8, 2022

/s/RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 8, 2022