EX-99.14.b

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Delaware Group^® Equity Funds II of our report dated January 27, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in Delaware Value ^® Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended November 30, 2022. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Independent Registered Public Accountants” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 17, 2024