497 1 delawarevaluefund.htm SUPPLEMENT TO THE VALUE FUND SUMMARY PRO delawarevaluefund.htm

DELAWARE GROUP® EQUITY FUNDS II

Delaware Value® Fund
(the “Fund”)

Supplement to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class
Summary Prospectuses dated March 30, 2010

Nashira S. Wynn has announced her intention to resign from Delaware Investments. As of the date of this supplement, she is transitioning her portfolio management responsibilities to other members of the Large-Cap Value Focus Equity Team. Effective September 1, 2010, the other members of the portfolio management team, Kristen E. Bartholdson, Nikhil G. Lalvani, Anthony A. Lombardi, D. Tysen Nutt Jr., and Robert A. Vogel Jr. will continue to have primary responsibility for making day-to-day investment decisions for the Fund.

Investments in the Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including their subsidiaries or related companies (the "Macquarie Group"), and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.

Effective after the close of business on August 31, 2010, the following replaces the information in the section entitled “Who manages the Fund? – Investment manager”.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager
Delaware Management Company

Portfolio manager
Position with Delaware Management Company
Start date on
the Fund
D. Tysen Nutt Jr.
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader – Large-Cap Value Focus Equity
July 2004
Anthony A. Lombardi, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
July 2004
Robert A. Vogel Jr., CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
July 2004
Nikhil G. Lalvani, CFA
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
October 2006
Kristen E. Bartholdson
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
December 2008


Please keep this Supplement for future reference.

This Supplement is dated July 12, 2010.