Effective August 11, 2025 subject to regulatory and other approvals, the name of the fund will change from Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund to Macquarie Small Cap Growth Fund. Also, effective August 11, 2025 subject to regulatory and other approvals, the fund manager name will change from Delaware Management Company to Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited.
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Seeks to provide growth of capital.
Ivy Small Cap Growth fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies. For purposes of this fund, small-capitalization companies typically are companies with market capitalizations within the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Growth Index at the time of acquisition. In selecting securities for the fund, IICO utilizes a bottom-up (researching individual issuers) stock-picking process that focuses on companies it believes have sustainable long-term growth potential with superior financial characteristics and, therefore, are believed by IICO to be of a higher quality than many other small-capitalization companies. IICO may look at a number of factors regarding a company, such as: management that is aggressive, creative, strong and/or dedicated; technological or specialized expertise; new or unique products or services; entry into new or emerging industries; growth in earnings/growth in revenue and sales/positive cash flows; ROIC (return on invested capital); market share; barriers to entry; operating margins; rising returns on investment; and security size and liquidity.
Performance** | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | ||
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Fund | Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund | -7.44% | -2.49% | 9.59% | 6.94% | |
Index | Russell 2000 Growth Indexi47 | -4.86% | 0.78% | 10.78% | 6.14% | |
Peer Group | Morningstar Small Growth Peer Groupp25 | -4.56% | -0.34% | 11.99% | 7.48% |
Expense Ratio (as of 3-31-25)**** | ||||
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Expense Ratio**** | 0.76% | Cost Per $1,000 | $7.60 |
Overall Morningstar Rating™: | ★★★ |
Overall # of Funds in Category: | 535 |
Morningstar Category6A: | Small Growth |
No. of funds: | 3yr 535; 5yr 520; 10yr 395 |
The Overall Morningstar Rating™ for the underlying fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating™ metrics. The rating formula most heavily weights the three year rating, using the following calculation: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. Rating does not include the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Ratings are as follows: 3yr=2; 5yr=2; 10yr=3. See Important Notes for the rating criteria. |
Top Holdings (as of 02-28-25)¤ | |
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OSI Systems Inc | 2.8% |
CyberArk Software Ltd | 2.6% |
Palomar Holdings Inc | 2.5% |
Imax Corp | 2.4% |
Western Alliance Bancorp | 2.4% |
Universal Technical Institute Inc | 2.3% |
GeneDx Holdings Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A | 2.3% |
Encompass Health Corp | 2.3% |
The Descartes Systems Group Inc | 2.3% |
Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc Class A | 2.2% |
Totals 24.1% of assets |
Number of Holdings | 85 |
Sharpe Ratio | -0.20 |
Beta | 1.17 (Russell 3000 TR USD) |
R² | 82.66 (Russell 3000 TR USD) |
Turnover (annualized)§ | 55.00 |
Net Assets | $1.0 billion |
Underlying fund expense ratios | • Gross* 0.91% • Net* 0.76% |
Market Cap (millions) | 4378.56 |
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