EX-99.14.j

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 June 9, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in Delaware Ivy Value Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended March 31, 2023. 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