Ivy Limited-Term Bond Y  WLTYX
  Morningstar Report
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Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Short-Term Bond Funds
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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   Avg Duration
   2.78 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-06-30
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 11.14
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
6.64%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
758
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Ivy Limited-Term Bond Y
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Short-Term Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1995-12-04 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 6.64 9.49 6.89 4.99 5.01 4.91
+/- Category -2.45 -0.10 3.28 1.78 0.79 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD -0.27 -3.00 0.44 -0.28 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 5.44 10.22 6.69 4.77 5.00 4.91
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 5.89 10.64 6.70 4.80 5.01 4.91
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 9.53 5.45 3.61 3.56 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.90 4.98 3.39 3.41 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# 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 none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
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.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 22.87
US Treasuries 13.31
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 9.55
Mortgage 7.71
Mortgage Pass-Thru 3.57
Mortgage CMO 4.14
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 52.03
US Corporate 48.94
Asset-Backed 0.00
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 3.09
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 6.29
Foreign Corp 6.29
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 11.11
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 49.8
AA 7.1
A 21.9
BBB 20.6
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.6
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 11.1
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 88.9
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-06-30 Data through 2009-06-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 20
Total Number of Bond Holdings 139 30 Day SEC Yield % 1.58
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 13.90 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
US Treasury Note 4.625% 2011-08-31 10,000 10,723 1.88
US TREASURY NOTE 2013-07-31 10,000 10,482 1.84
FNMA 2013-07-17 8,000 8,545 1.50
Morgan Stanley Fdic Gtd Tlgp 3.25% 2011-12-01 8,000 8,299 1.45
Berkshire Hathaway Fin 144A 4% 2012-04-15 8,000 8,269 1.45
US Treasury Note 4.25% 2013-08-15 6,500 7,030 1.23
Federal Express 9.65% 2012-06-15 6,005 6,745 1.18
US Treasury Note 4.5% 2011-11-30 6,000 6,460 1.13
Nebraska Pub Pwr Dist 5.14% 2014-01-01 6,150 6,407 1.12
FHLBA 4.375% 2013-09-13 6,000 6,403 1.12
Data through 2009-06-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1995-12-04
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Mark J. Otterstrom  (2008-08-15)
Mark Otterstrom is a Vice President of Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company and Ivy Investment Management Company. Mr. Otterstrom graduated in 1979 with a BS in finance from the University of Tulsa. He earned an MBA in finance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1986. He was previously affiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as a bank holding company examiner. In addition, he analyzed the financial condition and compliance with banking laws for thirty regional bank holding companies. Mr. Otterstrom joined Waddell & Reed in May 1987 as a fixed income specialist with emphasis in high yield municipal bonds. He was appointed assistant vice president and assistant portfolio manager in January 1995 and vice president in January 1996. Mr. Otterstrom was named portfolio manager of the Waddell & Reed Advisors Municipal High Income Fund in June 2000. Mr. Otterstrom assumed responsibility over the Core Fixed Income and Core Intermediate Fixed Income strategies upon Jim Cusser leaving the firm. Mr. Otterstrom is a CFA charterholder. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-31)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.86
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-03-31)
Correspondence Information

6300 Lamar Ave
Overland Park,  KS  66202
USA
Telephone:
800-777-6472
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.