Performance
Trailing returns
| Best 3 month return | +11.16% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -8.74% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Intermediate-Term Bond
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Below Average | Above Average |
 
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| 5 years | Above Average | Above Average |
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| 10 years | High | Above Average |
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| Overall | Above Average | Above Average |
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Key statistics
| Total assets | 8.97B | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | 1.00% | |
| Expense ratio | 1.65% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Delaware Investments |
Asset allocation
| Cash | -0.49% | |
| Stocks | 0.04% | |
| Bonds | 94.27% | |
| Preferred | 2.50% | |
| Convertible | 2.99% | |
| Other | 0.69% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $1,000 | |
| Additional | $100 | |
| IRA Initial | $250 | |
| AIP Initial | $250 | |
| AIP Additional | $25 |
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks maximum long-term total return, consistent with reasonable risk. The fund invests in the following four sectors of the fixed-income securities markets: the U.S. investment grade sector, the U.S. high-yield sector, the international developed markets sector and the emerging markets sector. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in fixed-income securities. The fund's investments in emerging markets will, in the aggregate, be limited to no more than 25% of the fund's total assets.
Fund filings (PDF) »
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Asset managers:
Thomas Chow (Started: May 24, 2007)
Wen-Dar Chen (Started: May 24, 2007)
J. Hillmeyer (Started: Feb 28, 2011)
Roger Early (Started: May 24, 2007)
Paul Grillo (Started: Feb 28, 2001)
Thomas Chow (Started: May 24, 2007)
Wen-Dar Chen (Started: May 24, 2007)
J. Hillmeyer (Started: Feb 28, 2011)
Roger Early (Started: May 24, 2007)
Paul Grillo (Started: Feb 28, 2001)
Delaware Investments, 2005 Market Street, One Commerce Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
215-255-1196 (Fax)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 1.53 | 0.95 | 1.38 | 1.66 | |
| Beta* | 0.97 | 0.76 | 1.00 | 0.94 | |
| Mean annual return | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.54 | |
| R-squared* | 76.72 | 35.28 | 40.85 | 50.51 | |
| Standard deviation | 2.16 | 3.09 | 5.55 | 4.68 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 2.29 | 1.61 | 1.21 | 1.00 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Us 10yr Note (Cbt) Jun13 | 2.82% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 2.5% 2028-04-01 | 2.20% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3% 2028-04-01 | 2.08% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3.5% 2043-05-01 | 1.83% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3.5% 2043-04-01 | 1.63% | |
| Euro-Oat Future Jun13 | 1.47% | |
| Fannie Mae Single Family TBA 3% 2043-04-01 | 1.33% | |
| Euro-Bund Future Jun13 | 1.23% | |
| US Treasury Bond 2.75% | 1.14% | |
| Long Gilt Future Jun13 | 0.71% |