Delaware Tax-Free California Fund | May 31, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds — 95.74% | |||
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 6.00% | |||
California Pollution Control Financing AuthoritySolid Waste Disposal Revenue | |||
(CalPlant I Project) 144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡ | 300,000 | $ 180,000 | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue | |||
(Capital Appreciation) Subordinate Series B-2 4.08% 6/1/66 ^ | 2,500,000 | 330,825 | |
Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Authority | |||
(Capital Appreciation Turbo Asset-Backed) Series F 144A 1.386% 6/1/57 #, ^ | 29,440,000 | 1,524,992 | |
M-S-R Energy Authority Revenue | |||
Series B 6.50% 11/1/39 | 500,000 | 640,420 | |
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California | |||
(Sacramento County) | |||
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/36 | 300,000 | 304,251 | |
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/37 | 300,000 | 303,612 | |
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/38 | 400,000 | 404,092 | |
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/39 | 250,000 | 252,100 | |
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/40 | 300,000 | 302,031 | |
Series A Class 1 Senior 4.00% 6/1/49 | 1,000,000 | 977,360 | |
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California | |||
(San Diego County) | |||
Capital Appreciation Second Subordinate Series C 0.599% 6/1/46 ^ | 16,690,000 | 2,638,856 | |
Capital Appreciation Third Subordinate Series D 0.301% 6/1/46 ^ | 4,915,000 | 587,146 | |
8,445,685 | |||
Education Revenue Bonds — 19.88% | |||
California Educational Facilities Authority | |||
(Loma Linda University) Series A 5.00% 4/1/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,079,260 | |
(Stanford University - Green Bonds) Series V-2 2.25% 4/1/51 | 300,000 | 219,012 | |
(Stanford University) | |||
Series U-1 5.25% 4/1/40 | 1,840,000 | 2,369,681 | |
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49 | 1,460,000 | 1,888,583 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||
(Bella Mente Montessori Academy Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/48 # | 500,000 | 502,570 | |
(Biola University) 5.00% 10/1/39 | 1,000,000 | 1,075,930 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||
(California Baptist University) Series A 144A 5.375% 11/1/40 # | 1,000,000 | $ 1,058,480 | |
(CHF - Davis I, LLC - West Village Student Housing Project) 5.00% 5/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,029,400 | |
(Emerson College) Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 | 1,000,000 | 1,063,190 | |
(Julian Charter School Project) Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 # | 850,000 | 850,229 | |
(Literacy First Charter Schools Project) Series A 5.00% 12/1/49 | 750,000 | 784,890 | |
(Southwestern Law School) 4.00% 11/1/41 | 575,000 | 575,374 | |
(The Creative Center of Los Altos Project - Pinewood School and Oakwood School) Series B 144A 4.50% 11/1/46 # | 500,000 | 444,925 | |
California School Finance Authority | |||
(Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group Issue #3) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/40 # | 1,000,000 | 1,064,270 | |
(Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/45 # | 715,000 | 738,116 | |
(Encore Education Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/42 # | 500,000 | 420,165 | |
(Escuela Popular Project) 144A 6.50% 7/1/50 # | 250,000 | 259,368 | |
(Granada Hills Charter Obligated Group) 144A 5.00% 7/1/49 # | 475,000 | 486,799 | |
(Green Dot Public Schools Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/35 # | 1,000,000 | 1,035,870 | |
(Grimmway Schools - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/36 # | 500,000 | 517,680 | |
(ICEF - View Park Elementary & Middle Schools) Series A 5.625% 10/1/34 | 575,000 | 597,896 | |
(John Adams Academies - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/52 # | 1,000,000 | 1,004,670 | |
(KIPP LA Projects) Series A 5.125% 7/1/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,025,320 | |
(KIPP SoCal Projects) Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/49 # | 1,000,000 | 1,055,430 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Education Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
California School Finance Authority | |||
(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Valley Project) Series A 144A 6.75% 8/1/44 # | 1,000,000 | $ 1,040,490 | |
(Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/51 # | 1,200,000 | 993,372 | |
California State University Systemwide Revenue | |||
Series A 5.00% 11/1/47 | 1,000,000 | 1,083,860 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Charter School Revenue | |||
(Green Dot Public Schools - Animo Inglewood Charter High School Project) Series A 7.25% 8/1/41 | 300,000 | 300,921 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue | |||
(California Baptist University) Series A 6.125% 11/1/33 | 750,000 | 780,165 | |
Mt. San Antonio Community College District Convertible Capital Appreciation Election 2008 | |||
Series A 0.00% 8/1/28 | 1,000,000 | 1,106,060 | |
Regents of the University of California General Revenue | |||
Series BE 4.00% 5/15/50 | 1,500,000 | 1,544,145 | |
27,996,121 | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds — 3.75% | |||
Guam Power Authority Revenue | |||
(Tax-Exempt Forward Delivery) Series A 5.00% 10/1/41 | 970,000 | 1,042,197 | |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||
(Power System) Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,091,300 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡ | 350,000 | 325,500 | |
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡ | 70,000 | 65,100 | |
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 185,000 | 178,986 | |
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡ | 40,000 | 37,400 | |
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡ | 325,000 | 303,875 | |
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡ | 340,000 | 316,200 | |
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡ | 470,000 | 437,100 | |
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡ | 335,000 | 313,225 | |
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡ | 730,000 | 685,287 | |
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡ | 45,000 | 41,681 | |
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡ | 230,000 | 215,050 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue | |||
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡ | 150,000 | $ 141,375 | |
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡ | 35,000 | 32,419 | |
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡ | 55,000 | 51,425 | |
5,278,120 | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 10.24% | |||
California Educational Facilities Authority | |||
(Stanford University) Series V-2 5.00% 4/1/51 | 500,000 | 649,115 | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue | |||
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Series B 4.00% 8/15/36 | 500,000 | 509,230 | |
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) | |||
Series A 5.00% 11/15/34 | 500,000 | 503,095 | |
Series A 5.00% 8/15/47 | 500,000 | 525,780 | |
(Children's Hospital of Orange County) Series A 2.125% 11/1/41 | 2,500,000 | 1,917,100 | |
(CommonSpirit Health) Series A 4.00% 4/1/49 | 1,250,000 | 1,222,088 | |
(Kaiser Permanente) Subordinate Series A-2 4.00% 11/1/44 | 1,005,000 | 1,015,854 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue | |||
(Community Medical Centers) | |||
Series A 5.00% 2/1/42 | 750,000 | 794,055 | |
Series A 5.00% 2/1/47 | 250,000 | 263,307 | |
(Goodwill Industry of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada Project) 5.00% 1/1/35 | 635,000 | 563,982 | |
(Northbay Healthcare Group) Series A 5.25% 11/1/47 | 500,000 | 521,050 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Living Revenue | |||
(Mt. San Antonio Gardens Project) | |||
Series A 4.00% 11/15/52 | 750,000 | 667,642 | |
Series A 4.00% 11/15/56 | 1,075,000 | 934,014 | |
California Public Finance Authority Senior Living Revenue | |||
(Enso Village Project - Green Bonds) Series A 144A 5.00% 11/15/51 # | 500,000 | 499,220 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue | |||
(Adventist Health System/West) Series A 4.00% 3/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,160 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue | |||
(Emanate Health) Series A 4.00% 4/1/45 | 255,000 | $ 252,919 | |
(Huntington Memorial Hospital) 4.00% 7/1/48 | 500,000 | 501,170 | |
(Marin General Hospital - Green Bonds) Series A 4.00% 8/1/45 | 500,000 | 495,145 | |
(Redlands Community Hospital) 5.00% 10/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,056,410 | |
Palomar Health | |||
5.00% 11/1/47 (AGM) | 500,000 | 534,285 | |
14,425,621 | |||
Housing Revenue Bonds — 2.63% | |||
California Housing Finance Agency | |||
Series 2019-2 Class A 4.00% 3/20/33 | 481,091 | 481,486 | |
Independent Cities Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue | |||
(Pillar Ridge) | |||
Series A 5.25% 5/15/44 | 1,000,000 | 1,024,230 | |
Series A 5.25% 5/15/49 | 1,200,000 | 1,227,012 | |
Santa Clara County Multifamily Housing Authority Revenue | |||
(RiverTown Apartments Project) Series A 5.85% 8/1/31 (AMT) | 965,000 | 967,200 | |
3,699,928 | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds — 3.53% | |||
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank | |||
(Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 11/1/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,041,370 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority | |||
(Orange County Civic Center Infrastructure Improvement Program - Phase II) Series A 5.00% 6/1/43 | 750,000 | 826,530 | |
California State Public Works Board | |||
(Department of General Services - New Natural Resources) Series C 4.00% 11/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,034,840 | |
(Various Capital Projects) Series I 5.50% 11/1/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,049,740 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
Oceanside Public Financing Authority | |||
(EL Corazon Aquatics Center Project) 4.00% 11/1/49 | 1,000,000 | $ 1,014,840 | |
4,967,320 | |||
Local General Obligation Bonds — 2.55% | |||
Anaheim School District Capital AppreciationElection of 2002 | |||
5.00% 8/1/25 (NATL) ^ | 1,000,000 | 919,790 | |
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictElection of 2008 | |||
(Dedicated Unlimited Ad Valorem Property Tax) Series A 5.00% 7/1/40 | 500,000 | 535,055 | |
Moreno Valley Unified School DistrictElection of 2014 | |||
Series B 5.00% 8/1/43 (AGM) | 500,000 | 554,360 | |
New Haven Unified School DistrictElection of 2014 | |||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,072,090 | |
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Election of 2016 | |||
(Green Bonds) Series B-1 4.00% 8/1/44 | 500,000 | 518,365 | |
3,599,660 | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds — 9.44% | |||
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations | |||
(Jackson Laboratory) 5.00% 7/1/37-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,003,140 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority | |||
Series S-4 5.00% 4/1/32-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,028,020 | |
Series S-H 5.00% 4/1/44-29 § | 1,000,000 | 1,168,920 | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue | |||
(Sutter Health) Series A 5.00% 8/15/43-25 § | 1,000,000 | 1,090,310 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue | |||
(Caritas Projects) Series A 5.50% 8/15/47-22 § | 250,000 | 252,200 | |
California State Public Works Board | |||
(California State University: Various Buildings) Series E 5.00% 9/1/33-22 § | 1,000,000 | 1,009,490 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued) | |||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue | |||
(Covenant Retirement Communities) Series C 5.625% 12/1/36-23 § | 1,000,000 | $ 1,055,900 | |
Fresno Unified School DistrictElection of 2016 | |||
Series A 5.00% 8/1/41-26 § | 500,000 | 559,035 | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue | |||
Series A-1 5.00% 6/1/47-22 § | 300,000 | 300,000 | |
(Asset-Backed) Series A-2 5.00% 6/1/47 § | 1,650,000 | 1,650,000 | |
(Enhanced Asset-Backed) | |||
Series A 5.00% 6/1/29-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,034,430 | |
Series A 5.00% 6/1/45-25 § | 1,000,000 | 1,088,050 | |
Riverside County Transportation Commission Senior Lien | |||
(Current Interest Obligations) Series A 5.75% 6/1/44-23 § | 500,000 | 520,915 | |
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Revenue | |||
5.00% 3/1/32-23 § | 1,000,000 | 1,026,630 | |
San Jose Financing Authority Lease Revenue | |||
(Civic Center Project) Series A 5.00% 6/1/33-23 § | 500,000 | 516,710 | |
13,303,750 | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 17.18% | |||
City of Irvine Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds (Reassessment District No. 21-1) | |||
4.00% 9/2/46 (BAM) | 1,340,000 | 1,364,777 | |
GDB Debt Recovery Authority | |||
7.50% 8/20/40 | 3,558,599 | 3,176,049 | |
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corporation, US Virgin Islands | |||
Series A 5.00% 10/1/32 | 500,000 | 518,725 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue | |||
(Restructured) | |||
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53 | 2,980,000 | 2,998,178 | |
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58 | 3,045,000 | 3,103,494 | |
Series A-1 5.204% 7/1/51 ^ | 29,986,000 | 6,625,407 | |
Series A-1 5.365% 7/1/46 ^ | 6,280,000 | 1,910,816 | |
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 1,235,000 | 1,236,531 | |
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40 | 250,000 | 250,310 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
Sacramento Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue | |||
(Convention Center Complex) | |||
Senior Series A 5.00% 6/1/38 | 500,000 | $ 553,850 | |
Senior Series A 5.00% 6/1/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,095,470 | |
San Francisco Facilities District No. 2021-01 | |||
(Public Facilities and Services) 4.00% 9/1/44 | 900,000 | 861,903 | |
Yucaipa Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 98-1 | |||
(Chapman Heights) 5.375% 9/1/30 | 500,000 | 502,420 | |
24,197,930 | |||
State General Obligation Bonds — 8.59% | |||
California | |||
4.00% 10/1/36 | 500,000 | 532,160 | |
5.00% 4/1/42 | 1,500,000 | 1,763,685 | |
(Various Purpose) | |||
5.00% 9/1/31 | 1,000,000 | 1,039,890 | |
5.00% 4/1/32 | 2,820,000 | 3,411,016 | |
5.00% 4/1/37 | 2,000,000 | 2,051,160 | |
5.00% 8/1/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,079,700 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |||
2.852% 11/1/43 | 1,716,227 | 890,293 | |
(Restructured) | |||
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/33 | 204,383 | 200,428 | |
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/35 | 183,714 | 177,701 | |
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37 | 157,673 | 152,509 | |
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/41 | 214,377 | 203,641 | |
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46 | 222,953 | 208,588 | |
Series A-1 4.36% 7/1/33 ^ | 263,024 | 156,105 | |
Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/29 | 207,081 | 229,137 | |
12,096,013 | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 10.33% | |||
California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Lien | |||
(LINXS APM Project) Series A 5.00% 12/31/47 (AMT) | 1,745,000 | 1,814,940 | |
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California | |||
Series A 4.00% 1/15/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,350 | |
Series C 4.00% 1/15/43 | 1,000,000 | 1,007,150 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Municipal Bonds (continued) | |||
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued) | |||
Long Beach Marina Revenue | |||
(Alamitos Bay Marina Project) 5.00% 5/15/45 | 500,000 | $ 515,260 | |
Los Angeles Department of Airports | |||
(Los Angeles International Airport) | |||
Senior Series D 5.00% 5/15/36 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,053,550 | |
Series A Private Activity 5.00% 5/15/51 (AMT) | 1,500,000 | 1,642,170 | |
Port Authority of Guam Revenue | |||
(Governmental) Series A 5.00% 7/1/48 | 375,000 | 403,732 | |
Sacramento County Airport System Revenue | |||
Series C 5.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) | 500,000 | 537,955 | |
Subordinate Series B 5.00% 7/1/41 | 500,000 | 532,360 | |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Revenue | |||
Series A 4.00% 7/1/56 | 1,000,000 | 1,018,540 | |
San Diego Redevelopment Agency | |||
(Centre City Redevelopment Project) Series A 6.40% 9/1/25 | 615,000 | 617,632 | |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission | |||
(San Francisco International Airport) | |||
Second Series A 5.00% 5/1/34 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,098,530 | |
Second Series A 5.00% 5/1/49 (AMT) | 1,000,000 | 1,077,480 | |
Second Series E 5.00% 5/1/50 (AMT) | 500,000 | 538,325 | |
San Jose Airport Revenue | |||
Series B 5.00% 3/1/36 | 575,000 | 620,109 | |
Series B 5.00% 3/1/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,071,870 | |
14,550,953 | |||
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 1.62% | |||
Sacramento County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority Revenue | |||
Series A 5.00% 12/1/50 | 2,000,000 | 2,289,780 | |
2,289,780 | |||
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $137,575,565) | 134,850,881 | ||
Short-Term Investments — 1.41% | |||
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 1.41%¤ | |||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||
(Power System) Series A-1 0.52% 7/1/50 (SPA - Royal Bank of Canada) | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Principal amount° | Value (US $) | ||
Short-Term Investments (continued) | |||
Variable Rate Demand Notes (continued) | |||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue | |||
Series A-2 0.52% 7/1/45 (SPA - Barclays Bank PLC)• | 700,000 | $ 700,000 | |
Series A-2 0.55% 7/1/51 (SPA - TD Bank N.A.)• | 335,000 | 335,000 | |
Regents of the University of California General Revenue | |||
Series AL-3 0.50% 5/15/48 • | 300,000 | 300,000 | |
Series AL-4 0.50% 5/15/48 • | 550,000 | 550,000 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,985,000) | 1,985,000 | ||
Total Value of Securities—97.15% (cost $139,560,565) | 136,835,881 | ||
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities—2.85% | 4,020,082 | ||
Net Assets Applicable to 12,398,166 Shares Outstanding—100.00% | $140,855,963 |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in USD. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2022, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $13,676,646, which represents 9.71% of the Fund's net assets. |
‡ | Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default. |
^ | Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
§ | 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. |
¤ | 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 May 31, 2022. |
• | Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 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. |
Summary of abbreviations: |
AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance |
CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation |
ICEF – Inner City Education Foundation |
KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program |
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation |
N.A. – National Association |
NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PLC – Public Limited Company |
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement |