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Overall Morningstar
Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Short-Term Bond Funds |
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| Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance. |
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Morningstar®
Style Box™ |
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Avg Duration |
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2.67 Yrs
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Avg Credit Quality |
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A |
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| As of
2009-06-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ -0.02 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 8.90 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| 12.39% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 1,187 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Inc A |
| (from
1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Short-Term Bond |
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Index: |
BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
| Inception date: 1985-11-25 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
12.72 |
13.91 |
7.07 |
5.33 |
5.41 |
5.89 |
| +/- Category |
3.63 |
4.32 |
3.46 |
2.12 |
1.19 |
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| +/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD |
5.81 |
1.42 |
0.62 |
0.06 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
8.26 |
8.97 |
5.85 |
4.53 |
5.07 |
5.75 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
9.09 |
10.18 |
5.99 |
4.59 |
5.11 |
5.77 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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8.78 |
4.46 |
3.05 |
3.35 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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6.56 |
4.19 |
2.99 |
3.29 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 360 funds), (5 yrs : out of 305 funds), (10 yrs : out of 164 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
2.75%,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
none. |
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| The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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| US Government |
12.89 |
| US Treasuries |
12.88 |
| TIPS |
0.00 |
| US Agency |
0.01 |
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| Mortgage |
13.73 |
| Mortgage Pass-Thru |
7.24 |
| Mortgage CMO |
6.50 |
| Mortgage ARM |
0.00 |
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| Credit |
50.78 |
| US Corporate |
43.43 |
| Asset-Backed |
5.56 |
| Convertible |
0.68 |
| Municipal |
1.11 |
| Corporate Inflation-Protected |
0.00 |
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| Foreign |
12.55 |
| Foreign Corp |
11.81 |
| Foreign Govt |
0.74 |
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| Cash |
10.05 |
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| Bond Quality |
% of Bonds |
| AAA |
40.4 |
| AA |
5.8 |
| A |
14.1 |
| BBB |
27.5 |
| BB |
8.7 |
| B |
2.7 |
| Below B |
0.9 |
| Not Rated |
0.0 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
9.7 |
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Stocks |
0.0 |
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Bonds |
86.0 |
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Other |
4.3 |
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Foreign Stocks |
0.0 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-06-30 |
Data through 2009-06-30 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
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Turnover % |
351 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
519 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
2.77 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
19.27 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
| Top 10 Holdings |
Maturity
Date |
Amount
$000 |
Value
$000 |
% of Net
Assets |
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US TREASURY NOTE |
2011-06-30 |
37,625 |
37,640 |
5.93 |
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US Treasury Note 1.875% |
2012-06-15 |
29,785 |
30,011 |
4.73 |
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US TREASURY NOTE |
2014-06-30 |
11,920 |
11,961 |
1.88 |
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Husky Engy 5.9% |
2014-06-15 |
6,895 |
7,221 |
1.14 |
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European Invest Bk 6% |
2013-08-14 |
8,368 |
6,782 |
1.07 |
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FNMA 5.16% |
2038-09-01 |
6,039 |
6,292 |
0.99 |
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FNMA 6% |
2018-03-01 |
5,370 |
5,725 |
0.90 |
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Goldman Sachs Group 5.25% |
2013-10-15 |
5,500 |
5,619 |
0.89 |
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PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING COR REV BDS |
2039-08-01 |
5,500 |
5,567 |
0.88 |
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ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE |
2014-01-15 |
5,080 |
5,467 |
0.86 |
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Data through 2009-06-30 |
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| Fund Inception: 1985-11-25 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Paul Grillo (1999-02-16) |
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Grillo is a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team and asset allocation committee. He joined Delaware in 1992 as a mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities analyst, assuming portfolio management responsibilities in the mid-1990s. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, Grillo served as a mortgage strategist and trader at Dreyfus Corporation. He also worked as a mortgage strategist and portfolio manager at Chemical Investment Group and as a financial analyst at Chemical Bank. |
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Roger A. Early (2007-05-23) |
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Early rejoined Delaware in March 2007 as a member of the taxable fixed income portfolio management team. From 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, he was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and served as the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-04-30) |
| Front: |
2.75 |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
0.84 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
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| Correspondence Information |
One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
United States |
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| Telephone: |
| 800-523-1918 |
| 215-255-1241 |
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