UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number
811-04997

Delaware Group® Equity Funds V

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(800) 523-1918
Date of fiscal year end:
November 30
Date of reporting period:
May 31, 2026
Item 1. Report to Stockholders.
(a) The registrant’s semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Class A : DCCAX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class A $55 1.04%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $5,475,450,464
Total number of portfolio holdings* 134
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $18,425,440
Portfolio turnover rate 9%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Industrials 18.94%
Financials 17.84%
Healthcare 16.78%
Information Technology 15.74%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63%
Real Estate 6.40%
Energy 5.14%
Materials 3.46%
Utilities 2.54%
Communication Services 1.52%
Consumer Staples 0.94%
Top 10 equity holdings
Semtech 4.07%
MYR Group 2.03%
Modine Manufacturing 2.00%
Axsome Therapeutics 1.84%
Travere Therapeutics 1.80%
Credo Technology Group Holding 1.78%
Silicon Laboratories 1.66%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
Arcosa 1.57%
ESCO Technologies 1.55%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DCCAX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Class C : DCCCX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class C $94 1.79%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $5,475,450,464
Total number of portfolio holdings* 134
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $18,425,440
Portfolio turnover rate 9%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Industrials 18.94%
Financials 17.84%
Healthcare 16.78%
Information Technology 15.74%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63%
Real Estate 6.40%
Energy 5.14%
Materials 3.46%
Utilities 2.54%
Communication Services 1.52%
Consumer Staples 0.94%
Top 10 equity holdings
Semtech 4.07%
MYR Group 2.03%
Modine Manufacturing 2.00%
Axsome Therapeutics 1.84%
Travere Therapeutics 1.80%
Credo Technology Group Holding 1.78%
Silicon Laboratories 1.66%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
Arcosa 1.57%
ESCO Technologies 1.55%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DCCCX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Class R : DCCRX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R $68 1.29%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $5,475,450,464
Total number of portfolio holdings* 134
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $18,425,440
Portfolio turnover rate 9%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Industrials 18.94%
Financials 17.84%
Healthcare 16.78%
Information Technology 15.74%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63%
Real Estate 6.40%
Energy 5.14%
Materials 3.46%
Utilities 2.54%
Communication Services 1.52%
Consumer Staples 0.94%
Top 10 equity holdings
Semtech 4.07%
MYR Group 2.03%
Modine Manufacturing 2.00%
Axsome Therapeutics 1.84%
Travere Therapeutics 1.80%
Credo Technology Group Holding 1.78%
Silicon Laboratories 1.66%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
Arcosa 1.57%
ESCO Technologies 1.55%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DCCRX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Institutional Class : DCCIX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Institutional Class $42 0.79%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $5,475,450,464
Total number of portfolio holdings* 134
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $18,425,440
Portfolio turnover rate 9%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Industrials 18.94%
Financials 17.84%
Healthcare 16.78%
Information Technology 15.74%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63%
Real Estate 6.40%
Energy 5.14%
Materials 3.46%
Utilities 2.54%
Communication Services 1.52%
Consumer Staples 0.94%
Top 10 equity holdings
Semtech 4.07%
MYR Group 2.03%
Modine Manufacturing 2.00%
Axsome Therapeutics 1.84%
Travere Therapeutics 1.80%
Credo Technology Group Holding 1.78%
Silicon Laboratories 1.66%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
Arcosa 1.57%
ESCO Technologies 1.55%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DCCIX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Class R6 : DCZRX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R6 $36 0.69%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $5,475,450,464
Total number of portfolio holdings* 134
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $18,425,440
Portfolio turnover rate 9%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Industrials 18.94%
Financials 17.84%
Healthcare 16.78%
Information Technology 15.74%
Consumer Discretionary 10.63%
Real Estate 6.40%
Energy 5.14%
Materials 3.46%
Utilities 2.54%
Communication Services 1.52%
Consumer Staples 0.94%
Top 10 equity holdings
Semtech 4.07%
MYR Group 2.03%
Modine Manufacturing 2.00%
Axsome Therapeutics 1.84%
Travere Therapeutics 1.80%
Credo Technology Group Holding 1.78%
Silicon Laboratories 1.66%
Ligand Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
Arcosa 1.57%
ESCO Technologies 1.55%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DCZRX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Class A : DEVLX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class A $58 1.08%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $3,477,314,917
Total number of portfolio holdings* 102
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $11,752,785
Portfolio turnover rate 12%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Financials 28.07%
Industrials 21.12%
Consumer Discretionary 9.02%
Real Estate 8.96%
Energy 8.46%
Information Technology 8.15%
Materials 6.17%
Utilities 5.70%
Healthcare 2.39%
Consumer Staples 0.76%
Top 10 equity holdings
TTM Technologies 2.37%
Valley National Bancorp 1.92%
TD SYNNEX 1.86%
First Financial Bancorp 1.85%
Timken 1.76%
Hancock Whitney 1.68%
Old National Bancorp 1.66%
FNB 1.58%
Columbia Banking System 1.51%
Terex 1.43%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DEVLX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Class C : DEVCX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class C $98 1.83%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $3,477,314,917
Total number of portfolio holdings* 102
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $11,752,785
Portfolio turnover rate 12%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Financials 28.07%
Industrials 21.12%
Consumer Discretionary 9.02%
Real Estate 8.96%
Energy 8.46%
Information Technology 8.15%
Materials 6.17%
Utilities 5.70%
Healthcare 2.39%
Consumer Staples 0.76%
Top 10 equity holdings
TTM Technologies 2.37%
Valley National Bancorp 1.92%
TD SYNNEX 1.86%
First Financial Bancorp 1.85%
Timken 1.76%
Hancock Whitney 1.68%
Old National Bancorp 1.66%
FNB 1.58%
Columbia Banking System 1.51%
Terex 1.43%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DEVCX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Class R : DVLRX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R $71 1.33%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $3,477,314,917
Total number of portfolio holdings* 102
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $11,752,785
Portfolio turnover rate 12%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Financials 28.07%
Industrials 21.12%
Consumer Discretionary 9.02%
Real Estate 8.96%
Energy 8.46%
Information Technology 8.15%
Materials 6.17%
Utilities 5.70%
Healthcare 2.39%
Consumer Staples 0.76%
Top 10 equity holdings
TTM Technologies 2.37%
Valley National Bancorp 1.92%
TD SYNNEX 1.86%
First Financial Bancorp 1.85%
Timken 1.76%
Hancock Whitney 1.68%
Old National Bancorp 1.66%
FNB 1.58%
Columbia Banking System 1.51%
Terex 1.43%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DVLRX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Institutional Class : DEVIX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Institutional Class $45 0.83%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $3,477,314,917
Total number of portfolio holdings* 102
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $11,752,785
Portfolio turnover rate 12%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Financials 28.07%
Industrials 21.12%
Consumer Discretionary 9.02%
Real Estate 8.96%
Energy 8.46%
Information Technology 8.15%
Materials 6.17%
Utilities 5.70%
Healthcare 2.39%
Consumer Staples 0.76%
Top 10 equity holdings
TTM Technologies 2.37%
Valley National Bancorp 1.92%
TD SYNNEX 1.86%
First Financial Bancorp 1.85%
Timken 1.76%
Hancock Whitney 1.68%
Old National Bancorp 1.66%
FNB 1.58%
Columbia Banking System 1.51%
Terex 1.43%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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TSSR-DEVIX-0726
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Class R6 : DVZRX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R6 $38 0.71%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $3,477,314,917
Total number of portfolio holdings* 102
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $11,752,785
Portfolio turnover rate 12%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Sector allocation*
Financials 28.07%
Industrials 21.12%
Consumer Discretionary 9.02%
Real Estate 8.96%
Energy 8.46%
Information Technology 8.15%
Materials 6.17%
Utilities 5.70%
Healthcare 2.39%
Consumer Staples 0.76%
Top 10 equity holdings
TTM Technologies 2.37%
Valley National Bancorp 1.92%
TD SYNNEX 1.86%
First Financial Bancorp 1.85%
Timken 1.76%
Hancock Whitney 1.68%
Old National Bancorp 1.66%
FNB 1.58%
Columbia Banking System 1.51%
Terex 1.43%
*  Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.

Availability of additional information
You can access additional information about the Fund, such as the prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET, or by contacting your financial intermediary.
Householding
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Class A : DDIAX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class A $55 1.04%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $831,579,734
Total number of portfolio holdings* 711
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $2,498,974
Portfolio turnover rate 32%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Portfolio composition
Common Stocks 54.64%
Exchange-Traded Funds 14.17%
Corporate Bonds 13.53%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.05%
US Treasury Obligations 3.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.73%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.06%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 1.00%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.81%
Municipal Bonds 0.10%
Top 10 equity holdings
NVIDIA 3.68%
Apple 2.65%
Microsoft 2.42%
Broadcom 1.74%
Alphabet Class A 1.60%
Micron Technology 1.41%
Exxon Mobil 1.40%
Cisco Systems 1.29%
Dell Technologies Class C 0.93%
QUALCOMM 0.85%

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Householding
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Class C : DDICX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class C $94 1.79%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $831,579,734
Total number of portfolio holdings* 711
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $2,498,974
Portfolio turnover rate 32%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Portfolio composition
Common Stocks 54.64%
Exchange-Traded Funds 14.17%
Corporate Bonds 13.53%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.05%
US Treasury Obligations 3.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.73%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.06%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 1.00%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.81%
Municipal Bonds 0.10%
Top 10 equity holdings
NVIDIA 3.68%
Apple 2.65%
Microsoft 2.42%
Broadcom 1.74%
Alphabet Class A 1.60%
Micron Technology 1.41%
Exxon Mobil 1.40%
Cisco Systems 1.29%
Dell Technologies Class C 0.93%
QUALCOMM 0.85%

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Householding
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Class R : DDDRX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R $68 1.29%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $831,579,734
Total number of portfolio holdings* 711
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $2,498,974
Portfolio turnover rate 32%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Portfolio composition
Common Stocks 54.64%
Exchange-Traded Funds 14.17%
Corporate Bonds 13.53%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.05%
US Treasury Obligations 3.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.73%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.06%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 1.00%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.81%
Municipal Bonds 0.10%
Top 10 equity holdings
NVIDIA 3.68%
Apple 2.65%
Microsoft 2.42%
Broadcom 1.74%
Alphabet Class A 1.60%
Micron Technology 1.41%
Exxon Mobil 1.40%
Cisco Systems 1.29%
Dell Technologies Class C 0.93%
QUALCOMM 0.85%

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Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Institutional Class : DDIIX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Institutional Class $41 0.79%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $831,579,734
Total number of portfolio holdings* 711
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $2,498,974
Portfolio turnover rate 32%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Portfolio composition
Common Stocks 54.64%
Exchange-Traded Funds 14.17%
Corporate Bonds 13.53%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.05%
US Treasury Obligations 3.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.73%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.06%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 1.00%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.81%
Municipal Bonds 0.10%
Top 10 equity holdings
NVIDIA 3.68%
Apple 2.65%
Microsoft 2.42%
Broadcom 1.74%
Alphabet Class A 1.60%
Micron Technology 1.41%
Exxon Mobil 1.40%
Cisco Systems 1.29%
Dell Technologies Class C 0.93%
QUALCOMM 0.85%

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Householding
In order to reduce expenses, we will deliver a single copy of prospectuses, proxies, financial reports, and other communication to shareholders with the same residential address, provided they have the same last name or we reasonably believe them to be members of the same family. Unless we are notified otherwise, we will continue to send recipients only one copy of these materials for as long as they remain shareholders of the Fund. If you would like to receive individual mailings, please call 800 523-1918 or contact your financial intermediary. Your instructions will typically be effective within 30 days after we receive them from you or your financial intermediary. If you choose, you may receive these documents through electronic delivery.
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Class R6 : DDERX
Semiannual shareholder report | May 31, 2026
This semiannual shareholder report contains important information about Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund) for the period of December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature. You can also request this information by contacting us at 800 523-1918, weekdays from 8:30am to 6:00pm ET.
What were the Fund's costs for the last six months ?
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
Class Costs of a $10,000 investment Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment^
Class R6 $38 0.72%
^
Annualized.
Fund statistics (as of May 31, 2026)
Fund net assets $831,579,734
Total number of portfolio holdings* 711
Total advisory fees paid (during reporting period) $2,498,974
Portfolio turnover rate 32%
*
Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
Fund holdings (as of May 31, 2026)
The tables below show the investment makeup of the Fund, with each category representing a percentage of the total net assets of the Fund.
Portfolio composition
Common Stocks 54.64%
Exchange-Traded Funds 14.17%
Corporate Bonds 13.53%
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 7.05%
US Treasury Obligations 3.36%
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.73%
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 1.06%
Collateralized Loan Obligations 1.00%
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.81%
Municipal Bonds 0.10%
Top 10 equity holdings
NVIDIA 3.68%
Apple 2.65%
Microsoft 2.42%
Broadcom 1.74%
Alphabet Class A 1.60%
Micron Technology 1.41%
Exxon Mobil 1.40%
Cisco Systems 1.29%
Dell Technologies Class C 0.93%
QUALCOMM 0.85%

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(b) Not applicable

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

  (a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

 

  (b)

Not applicable.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

  (a)

An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file its most recent annual or semi-annual financial statements required, and for the periods specified, by Regulation S-X.

The semi-annual financial statements are attached herewith.

 

  (b)

An open-end management investment company registered on Form N-1A [17 CFR 239.15A and 17 CFR 274.11A] must file the information required by Item 13 of Form N-1A.

The Financial Highlights are attached herewith.

 


Multi-asset mutual fund
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
Financial statements and other information
For the six months ended May 31, 2026

 

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.04%
Fannie Mae REMIC
Series 2013-44 DI 3.00% 5/25/33 Σ, =
     133,731 $      7,904
GNMA      
Series 2013-113 LY 3.00% 5/20/43       336,311      310,582
Series 2017-10 KZ 3.00% 1/20/47         1,108         981
Total Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $358,437)
    319,467
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 7.05%
Fannie Mae
3.50% 10/1/42 
     253,030      236,610
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr      
2.00% 8/1/36       707,309      650,338
2.50% 7/1/36       217,809      205,166
2.50% 8/1/36       313,906      296,117
2.50% 6/1/37       531,784      500,890
3.00% 9/1/37       610,903      582,028
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr      
2.00% 6/1/50     1,787,117    1,446,478
2.00% 2/1/51     1,148,101      920,587
2.00% 3/1/51     1,220,317      982,610
2.00% 4/1/51     6,602,053    5,330,236
2.50% 8/1/50       464,675      398,075
2.50% 8/1/51       228,741      195,687
2.50% 11/1/51       280,172      239,982
2.50% 2/1/52     1,306,285    1,115,245
2.50% 3/1/52     2,691,455    2,265,950
2.50% 4/1/52     2,037,895    1,730,971
3.00% 5/1/52       872,241      770,950
3.00% 7/1/52     2,422,128    2,117,704
3.00% 8/1/52       597,886      522,629
3.50% 1/1/46        82,974       77,788
3.50% 12/1/47     1,500,480    1,380,529
3.50% 6/1/52     1,925,820    1,752,465
3.50% 9/1/52     1,007,739      929,574
4.00% 5/1/51       337,234      318,434
5.00% 7/1/47      503,946      508,743
5.00% 8/1/53       804,771      795,650
5.50% 5/1/44        68,294       70,463
5.50% 2/1/55       342,808      344,522
5.50% 9/1/55     1,644,111    1,652,331
6.00% 9/1/55     3,277,088    3,348,236
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr      
6.50% 3/1/55     1,523,170 $  1,582,767
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr
2.00% 8/1/36 
   1,633,135    1,500,938
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr      
2.00% 3/1/52     2,314,824    1,859,918
2.50% 11/1/50       284,417      242,944
2.50% 5/1/51        83,421       71,314
2.50% 5/1/52       773,121      650,508
3.00% 11/1/46       621,383      558,917
4.00% 9/1/49       413,013      391,751
4.00% 3/1/54     1,034,059      968,684
4.00% 4/1/54       945,658      885,872
4.50% 10/1/52     1,853,521    1,787,166
5.00% 9/1/52       924,579      921,246
5.00% 11/1/52       119,681      118,765
5.50% 9/1/52       240,780      245,370
5.50% 3/1/53       260,484      264,696
5.50% 6/1/53       625,360      630,327
6.50% 8/1/54       207,033      215,133
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr
3.00% 8/15/45 
     569,413      511,623
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr      
2.00% 10/20/50     2,112,691    1,736,841
2.00% 5/20/51       268,538      220,368
2.50% 7/20/51     2,537,853    2,172,452
3.00% 4/20/52     1,463,756    1,302,293
3.50% 9/20/55     1,555,391    1,401,890
4.00% 4/20/55     1,014,825      944,575
4.50% 8/20/55     1,214,002    1,168,915
5.00% 12/20/54     1,573,411    1,555,888
5.50% 2/20/55     1,504,765    1,516,902
6.00% 3/20/55       864,416      883,339
6.50% 4/20/55       621,627     647,601
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $58,955,896)
 58,645,991
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Collateralized Loan Obligations — 1.00%
AGL CLO 17
Series 2022-17A AR 144A 4.622% (TSFR03M + 0.95%, Floor 0.95%) 1/21/35 #, •
     450,000 $    449,662
AIMCO CLO 15
Series 2021-15A D1R 144A 6.43% (TSFR03M + 2.75%, Floor 2.75%) 4/17/38 #, •
     290,000      291,315
AIMCO CLO 17
Series 2022-17A CR 144A 5.564% (TSFR03M + 1.90%, Floor 1.90%) 7/20/37 #, •
     450,000      449,937
Bain Capital Credit CLO
Series 2021-7A A1R 144A 4.644% (TSFR03M + 0.98%, Floor 0.98%) 1/22/35 #, •
     600,000      600,214
Ballyrock CLO 18
Series 2021-18A C1R 144A 6.523% (TSFR03M + 2.85%, Floor 2.85%) 4/15/38 #, •
     300,000      300,215
Ballyrock CLO 27      
Series 2024-27A A1A 144A 5.017% (TSFR03M + 1.35%, Floor 1.35%) 10/25/37 #, •      500,000      500,829
Series 2024-27A B 144A 5.567% (TSFR03M + 1.90%, Floor 1.90%) 10/25/37 #, •      450,000      449,683
Canyon Capital CLO
Series 2019-2A AR2 144A 4.683% (TSFR03M + 1.01%, Floor 1.01%) 10/15/34 #, •
     250,000      250,174
Canyon CLO
Series 2020-2A AR2 144A 4.703% (TSFR03M + 1.03%, Floor 1.03%) 10/15/34 #, •
     350,000      350,034
CIFC Funding
Series 2025-1A D1 144A 6.166% (TSFR03M + 2.50%, Floor 2.50%) 4/23/38 #, •
     150,000      149,255
Dryden 109 CLO
Series 2022-109A DR 144A 6.373% (TSFR03M + 2.70%, Floor 2.70%) 4/15/38 #, •
     150,000      149,537
Elmwood CLO 22
Series 2023-1A D1R 144A 6.48% (TSFR03M + 2.80%, Floor 2.80%) 4/17/38 #, •
     290,000      292,233
Madison Park Funding XXVII
Series 2018-27A D1R 144A 6.525% (TSFR03M + 2.85%, Floor 2.85%) 4/20/38 #, •
     150,000      146,578
Magnetite XlV
Series 2025-45A D1 144A 6.173% (TSFR03M + 2.50%, Floor 2.50%) 4/15/38 #, •
     290,000      289,475
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42
Series 2021-42A AR 144A 4.63% (TSFR03M + 0.95%, Floor 0.95%) 7/16/36 #, •
   1,200,000    1,198,350
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Collateralized Loan Obligations (continued)
Oaktree CLO
Series 2020-1A D1RR 144A 6.273% (TSFR03M + 2.60%, Floor 2.60%) 1/15/38 #, •
     150,000 $    149,822
Octagon Investment Partners 51
Series 2021-1A AR 144A 4.665% (TSFR03M + 0.99%, Floor 0.99%) 7/20/34 #, •
   1,150,000    1,149,673
OHA Credit Funding
Series 2022-11A CR 144A 5.575% (TSFR03M + 1.90%, Floor 1.90%) 7/19/37 #, •
     350,000      349,747
OHA Credit Partners VII
Series 2012-7A D1R4 144A 6.142% (TSFR03M + 2.50%, Floor 2.50%) 2/20/38 #, •
     200,000      199,644
TCW CLO
Series 2019-2A D1R2 144A 6.675% (TSFR03M + 3.00%, Floor 3.00%) 1/20/38 #, •
     200,000      195,021
Wellington Management CLO 4
Series 2025-4A D1 144A 6.225% (TSFR03M + 2.55%, Floor 2.55%) 4/18/38 #, •
     400,000     399,276
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $8,320,000)
  8,310,674
Corporate Bonds — 13.53%
Automotive — 0.17%
Allison Transmission 144A 3.75% 1/30/31 #      255,000      238,977
American Axle & Manufacturing 144A 6.375% 10/15/32 #      147,000      147,641
Clarios Global 144A 6.75% 9/15/32 #      147,000      150,700
Dana 4.50% 2/15/32        73,000       68,765
Garrett Motion Holdings 144A 7.75% 5/31/32 #      229,000      240,144
Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5.25% 7/15/31       337,000      299,366
Phinia 144A 6.625% 10/15/32 #      109,000      111,909
ZF North America Capital 144A 6.75% 4/23/30 #      175,000     174,331
    1,431,833
Banking — 3.00%
Banco Santander      
4.867% 4/15/31       400,000      397,857
8.00% 2/1/34 μ, ψ      255,000      273,726
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Banking (continued)
Bank of America      
1.734% 7/22/27 μ      530,000 $    528,042
2.884% 10/22/30 μ       20,000       18,926
3.194% 7/23/30 μ       55,000       52,707
5.489% 4/23/37 μ      255,000      253,925
5.518% 10/25/35 μ    1,517,000    1,529,109
6.204% 11/10/28 μ      280,000      286,977
6.25% 7/26/30 μ, ψ      635,000      644,944
6.625% 5/1/30 μ, ψ      185,000      191,335
Bank of Montreal 7.70% 5/26/84 μ      200,000      210,035
Bank of New York Mellon 4.942% 2/11/31 μ      285,000      288,304
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel 144A 4.541% 1/15/31 #      290,000      286,007
Barclays 7.625% 3/15/35 μ, ψ      200,000      210,793
BPCE 144A 6.347% 1/13/47 #, μ      250,000      244,408
Citibank 5.488% 12/4/26       280,000      281,846
Citigroup      
4.503% 9/11/31 μ      370,000      366,137
5.174% 9/11/36 μ      270,000      268,775
5.612% 3/4/56 μ      225,000      220,615
6.75% 2/15/30 μ, ψ    1,003,000    1,013,330
Deutsche Bank      
2.552% 1/7/28 μ      335,000      331,246
4.95% 8/4/31 μ      890,000      887,880
5.297% 5/9/31 μ      235,000      237,243
Goldman Sachs Bank USA 4.656% 6/3/29 μ      240,000      240,329
Goldman Sachs Group      
1.542% 9/10/27 μ    1,615,000    1,602,765
4.972% 6/3/32 μ      370,000      370,953
5.049% 7/23/30 μ    1,105,000    1,115,428
5.065% 1/21/37 μ      555,000      543,141
5.094% 4/20/34 μ      210,000      209,621
5.218% 4/23/31 μ      365,000      370,410
5.387% 2/2/41 μ      485,000      473,167
6.484% 10/24/29 μ      290,000      302,005
HSBC Holdings      
4.711% 5/12/30 μ      290,000      289,436
5.208% 5/12/34 μ      410,000      409,399
Huntington Bancshares 4.623% 1/28/32 μ      120,000      118,374
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Banking (continued)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.      
1.47% 9/22/27 μ      770,000 $    763,375
4.622% 4/23/32 μ      420,000      416,638
5.103% 4/22/31 μ      310,000      315,207
5.148% 4/23/37 μ      475,000      472,278
5.193% 2/5/37 μ      730,000      718,327
6.10% 7/1/31 μ, ψ      305,000      307,585
6.254% 10/23/34 μ      355,000      380,773
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 4.847% 4/21/32 μ      200,000      199,745
Morgan Stanley      
4.809% 4/16/32 μ      305,000      303,769
5.123% 2/1/29 μ       15,000       15,135
5.296% 4/10/37 μ      255,000      254,407
5.664% 4/17/36 μ      680,000      700,074
5.90% 3/13/47 μ       64,000       64,989
6.296% 10/18/28 μ      249,000      255,451
NatWest Markets 144A 5.022% 3/21/30 #      735,000      742,446
Nordea Bank 144A 6.75% 11/10/33 #, μ, ψ      400,000      405,774
PNC Financial Services Group      
2.60% 7/23/26       355,000      354,343
5.423% 1/25/41 μ      155,000      152,393
Popular 7.25% 3/13/28       240,000      249,165
Royal Bank of Canada 6.50% 11/24/85 μ      200,000      196,479
Truist Financial      
1.887% 6/7/29 μ       75,000       71,185
6.123% 10/28/33 μ       10,000       10,587
6.25% 6/15/31 μ, ψ      200,000      199,994
UBS Group 144A 7.00% 2/10/30 #, μ, ψ      415,000      423,582
US Bancorp 3.00% 7/30/29       150,000      143,125
US Bank 4.73% 5/15/28 μ      275,000      275,931
Wells Fargo & Co.      
4.844% 5/20/32 μ      325,000      324,802
4.96% 1/23/37 μ      166,000      162,178
6.491% 10/23/34 μ      919,000     995,363
   24,944,295
Basic Industry — 0.72%
Alumina Pty 144A 6.125% 3/15/30 #      200,000      204,546
AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate 144A 7.625% 8/15/33 #      104,000      108,385
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Basic Industry (continued)
Anglo American Capital 144A 5.25% 3/19/36 #      630,000 $    623,907
Arsenal AIC Parent 144A 8.00% 10/1/30 #      202,000      211,905
Builders FirstSource      
144A 4.25% 2/1/32 #       85,000       78,285
144A 6.375% 3/1/34 #       80,000       80,032
Capstone Copper 144A 6.75% 3/31/33 #      274,000      279,600
Carpenter Technology 144A 5.625% 3/1/34 #      193,000      191,988
Celanese US Holdings      
6.50% 4/15/30        16,000       16,417
6.75% 4/15/33       137,000      141,473
7.375% 2/15/34       192,000      200,657
7.379% 7/15/32        75,000       78,897
7.70% 11/15/33        75,000       80,609
Chemours 144A 7.875% 3/15/34 #       95,000       96,430
Cleveland-Cliffs 144A 7.00% 3/15/32 #      348,000      352,249
Commercial Metals 144A 6.00% 12/15/35 #      226,000      226,583
Ecolab      
5.15% 6/15/33       480,000      487,480
5.35% 6/15/36       420,000      427,203
Fortescue Treasury 144A 5.875% 4/15/30 #      355,000      361,430
K Hovnanian Enterprises 144A 8.00% 4/1/31 #      157,000      158,815
LYB International Finance III 5.875% 1/15/36       560,000      568,136
Novelis 144A 6.375% 8/15/33 #       75,000       75,772
Olin 144A 6.625% 4/1/33 #      159,000      158,032
Olympus Water US Holding 144A 7.25% 2/15/33 #      200,000      197,843
Quikrete Holdings 144A 6.75% 3/1/33 #      125,000      126,920
Standard Building Solutions 144A 6.50% 8/15/32 #      226,000      229,591
Standard Industries 144A 3.375% 1/15/31 #      220,000     200,411
    5,963,596
Brokerage — 0.51%
Blackstone Reg Finance 5.00% 12/6/34     1,630,000    1,611,951
Brookfield Asset Management 4.653% 11/15/30       360,000      356,876
Brookfield Finance 5.33% 1/15/36       215,000      212,493
Charles Schwab 5.493% 5/21/37 μ      210,000      213,054
Jefferies Financial Group      
4.15% 1/23/30       170,000      164,953
5.125% 4/28/31       200,000      197,812
6.20% 4/14/34       535,000      553,379
6.45% 6/8/27        90,000       91,758
6.50% 1/20/43        70,000       70,664
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Brokerage (continued)
KKR & Co. 5.10% 8/7/35       555,000 $    540,770
TPG Operating Group II 4.875% 5/15/31       205,000     202,849
    4,216,559
Capital Goods — 0.72%
Amentum Holdings 144A 7.25% 8/1/32 #      287,000      297,280
Amsted Industries 144A 6.375% 3/15/33 #      153,000      156,033
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA 144A 6.25% 1/30/31 #      200,000      201,669
Boeing      
6.259% 5/1/27       270,000      274,370
6.388% 5/1/31        90,000       96,031
6.858% 5/1/54       685,000      773,303
Bombardier 144A 8.75% 11/15/30 #      180,000      191,062
CACI International 144A 6.375% 6/15/33 #      281,000      287,557
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings 144A 8.75% 4/15/30 #      244,000      234,647
Cyprium 144A 6.125% 4/15/31 #      186,000      186,529
Enpro 144A 6.125% 6/1/33 #      238,000      242,903
Esab 144A 6.25% 4/15/29 #      232,000      236,479
Goat Holdco 144A 6.75% 2/1/32 #      104,000      105,938
Honeywell Aerospace 144A 4.95% 3/16/36 #      385,000      380,971
Lsf12 Helix Parent 144A 7.125% 2/1/33 #      132,000      129,679
Manitowoc 144A 9.25% 10/1/31 #      116,000      124,641
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding      
144A 7.875% 4/15/30 #      397,000      401,306
144A 9.25% 4/15/30 #      305,000      292,519
Owens-Brockway Glass Container      
144A 7.25% 5/15/31 #       50,000       49,226
144A 9.50% 6/1/33 #       50,000       51,437
RTX 4.625% 11/16/48       145,000      125,439
Sword Purchaser      
144A 8.25% 4/15/33 #      127,000      130,904
144A 10.50% 4/15/34 #       54,000       56,201
Terex 144A 6.25% 10/15/32 #      215,000      218,413
TransDigm      
144A 6.125% 7/31/34 #       92,000       91,735
144A 6.375% 5/31/33 #      200,000      202,162
144A 6.625% 3/1/32 #      203,000      209,046
Trivium Packaging Finance 144A 12.25% 1/15/31 #      200,000     220,830
    5,968,310
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Communications — 0.94%
AT&T      
4.55% 11/1/32       135,000 $    132,602
5.25% 10/30/36       125,000      123,797
5.55% 11/1/45       190,000      180,901
5.70% 11/1/54       435,000      410,596
6.00% 4/30/56       190,000      186,417
6.30% 1/15/38       375,000      400,622
CCO Holdings 144A 6.375% 9/1/29 #      280,000      281,454
Meta Platforms      
5.25% 5/15/36       195,000      194,910
5.625% 11/15/55       150,000      138,408
6.30% 5/15/56       415,000      419,020
Orange      
144A 4.25% 1/13/31 #      285,000      279,484
144A 4.75% 1/13/33 #      235,000      232,367
144A 5.00% 1/13/36 #      275,000      270,062
Rogers Communications 5.30% 2/15/34       925,000      920,410
SoftBank      
144A 4.699% 7/9/30 #      440,000      436,120
144A 5.332% 7/9/35 #      525,000      521,528
Time Warner Cable 6.55% 5/1/37     1,005,000    1,004,439
T-Mobile USA      
3.75% 4/15/27       130,000      129,510
5.125% 5/15/32       105,000      106,529
5.875% 11/15/55       110,000      108,304
Verizon Communications      
4.75% 1/15/33       575,000      569,776
5.00% 1/15/36       335,000      329,137
5.875% 11/30/55       265,000      260,967
6.20% 5/14/56 μ      200,000     203,117
    7,840,477
Consumer Cyclical — 0.44%
Amazon.com      
4.10% 11/20/30       235,000      231,737
4.875% 3/13/36       185,000      182,845
5.80% 3/13/56       205,000      205,340
Ford Motor Credit      
6.467% 5/22/36       260,000      266,801
6.532% 3/19/32       225,000      233,529
General Motors Financial 2.35% 2/26/27       425,000      418,909
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)
Gildan Activewear 144A 4.70% 10/7/30 #      395,000 $    390,653
Royal Caribbean Cruises 4.75% 5/15/33       310,000      301,985
VICI Properties      
4.95% 2/15/30     1,325,000    1,325,683
5.625% 4/1/35       130,000     130,501
    3,687,983
Consumer Goods — 0.06%
Cerdia Finanz 144A 9.375% 10/3/31 #      200,000      178,000
Fiesta Purchaser      
144A 7.875% 3/1/31 #      107,000      107,701
144A 9.625% 9/15/32 #       97,000       97,662
Post Holdings      
144A 6.375% 3/1/33 #       75,000       74,854
144A 6.50% 3/15/36 #       75,000      74,495
      532,712
Consumer Non-Cyclical — 1.02%
Abbott Laboratories      
4.30% 3/15/33       260,000      252,999
4.65% 3/15/36       530,000      515,312
Amgen 4.85% 2/19/36       265,000      259,889
Bunge Limited Finance      
2.75% 5/14/31       565,000      516,554
4.20% 9/17/29       290,000      287,056
CVS Health      
5.05% 3/25/48       235,000      206,356
5.45% 9/15/35       260,000      263,259
Eli Lilly & Co.      
4.55% 10/15/32       230,000      229,437
4.85% 5/20/36       500,000      496,799
5.55% 10/15/55       510,000      510,110
5.60% 5/20/56       585,000      587,183
Gilead Sciences 4.60% 5/20/31       260,000      260,170
HCA 6.00% 4/1/54       775,000      758,140
JBS 144A 5.625% 3/10/37 #      620,000      618,527
Medline Borrower      
144A 5.00% 6/15/31 #      385,000      384,806
144A 5.25% 6/15/33 #      225,000      225,213
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)
Merck & Co.      
3.85% 3/15/29       160,000 $    158,422
4.15% 3/15/31       430,000      423,168
5.20% 5/22/36       315,000      319,082
Novartis Capital      
4.40% 3/18/31       205,000      204,055
4.90% 3/18/36       355,000      353,746
5.70% 3/18/56       115,000      116,737
Pfizer      
4.20% 11/15/30       145,000      143,700
4.875% 11/15/35       225,000      222,588
Philip Morris International 4.875% 4/29/36       205,000     201,323
    8,514,631
Electric — 0.77%
AEP Transmission 5.40% 3/15/53         5,000        4,779
American Electric Power 6.05% 3/15/56 μ      215,000      213,313
Black Hills 4.55% 1/31/31       190,000      187,960
California Buyer 144A 6.375% 2/15/32 #      150,000      149,254
Constellation Energy Generation      
144A 4.625% 2/1/29 #       95,000       94,540
5.75% 3/15/54       266,000      261,843
5.875% 1/15/66       185,000      180,413
Dominion Energy      
6.20% 2/15/56 μ      165,000      166,146
Series A 6.875% 2/1/55 μ      515,000      534,388
Series B 7.00% 6/1/54 μ      590,000      628,552
Duke Energy Florida 4.20% 12/1/30       210,000      207,259
Hawaiian Electric 144A 6.00% 10/1/33 #      126,000      125,128
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings 5.65% 5/1/79 μ       55,000       55,182
NRG Energy      
144A 4.734% 10/15/30 #      310,000      305,681
144A 5.407% 10/15/35 #      245,000      240,728
144A 5.75% 1/15/34 #      100,000       98,962
144A 6.00% 1/15/36 #      217,000      215,692
144A 6.25% 11/1/34 #      100,000      100,918
Pacific Gas and Electric 6.00% 5/1/56       191,000      183,656
San Diego Gas & Electric 5.20% 3/15/36       105,000      105,176
Southwestern Electric Power 4.10% 9/15/28       165,000      163,506
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Electric (continued)
Talen Energy Supply      
144A 6.125% 5/1/31 #       75,000 $     75,022
144A 6.25% 2/1/34 #       80,000       79,774
144A 6.50% 2/1/36 #       50,000       50,321
Union Electric      
4.80% 3/15/36       115,000      112,095
5.55% 3/15/56       165,000      159,975
Vistra      
144A 7.00% 12/15/26 #, μ, ψ      698,000      703,718
144A 8.00% 10/15/26 #, μ, ψ      245,000      247,127
Vistra Operations      
144A 4.30% 7/15/29 #      215,000      211,413
144A 4.70% 1/31/31 #      175,000      172,066
144A 5.35% 1/31/36 #      295,000      288,715
144A 5.55% 4/30/36 #      100,000      99,630
    6,422,932
Energy — 1.07%
Archrock Partners 144A 6.625% 9/1/32 #      220,000      225,313
Bristow Group 144A 6.75% 2/1/33 #       92,000       92,998
Cheniere Energy 144A 5.20% 7/30/36 #      170,000      167,555
Crescent Energy Finance 144A 8.375% 1/15/34 #       96,000      100,751
Diamondback Energy 5.75% 4/18/54       145,000      142,554
Enbridge      
4.90% 6/20/30       155,000      156,336
5.55% 6/20/35       245,000      251,219
6.70% 11/15/53       420,000      464,143
7.20% 6/27/54 μ      420,000      448,537
Energy Transfer      
5.25% 4/15/29       170,000      173,008
6.30% 1/15/56       340,000      343,606
6.50% 2/15/56 μ      435,000      438,935
6.75% 2/15/56 μ      445,000      453,676
Genesis Energy      
6.75% 3/15/34        96,000       96,417
7.875% 5/15/32        45,000       46,818
Gulfport Energy Operating 144A 6.75% 9/1/29 #      226,000      232,164
Hilcorp Energy I      
144A 6.00% 4/15/30 #      367,000      365,066
144A 6.00% 2/1/31 #       49,000       48,308
144A 6.25% 4/15/32 #       83,000       81,778
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amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Energy (continued)
Kinder Morgan 5.95% 8/1/54       300,000 $    302,075
Matador Resources 144A 6.25% 4/15/33 #      159,000      159,945
Murphy Oil 6.00% 10/1/32        87,000       87,579
Nabors Industries      
144A 7.625% 11/15/32 #      110,000      114,745
144A 8.875% 8/15/31 #       34,000       35,666
NGL Energy Operating 144A 8.375% 2/15/32 #      220,000      231,301
Noble Finance II 144A 8.00% 4/15/30 #      165,000      171,643
ONEOK 5.70% 11/1/54        90,000       83,973
Permian Resources Operating 144A 7.00% 1/15/32 #      141,000      147,081
Rockies Express Pipeline 144A 6.75% 3/15/33 #      162,000      168,794
Schlumberger      
4.80% 5/7/33        70,000       69,914
5.15% 5/7/36       205,000      205,165
SM Energy      
144A 6.625% 4/15/34 #       92,000       92,549
144A 8.625% 11/1/30 #      245,000      259,165
Sunoco      
144A 6.25% 7/1/33 #       75,000       76,322
144A 7.25% 5/1/32 #      129,000      135,099
Transocean International      
144A 7.875% 10/15/32 #      193,000      206,016
144A 8.50% 5/15/31 #       53,000       56,019
USA Compression Partners      
144A 6.25% 10/1/33 #      203,000      203,860
144A 7.125% 3/15/29 #      338,000      348,390
Valero Energy 5.15% 3/10/36       785,000      777,526
Venture Global LNG      
144A 7.00% 1/15/30 #      104,000      106,723
144A 8.375% 6/1/31 #      202,000      210,306
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG      
144A 6.125% 12/15/30 #       89,000       91,459
144A 6.50% 1/15/34 #       75,000       78,459
144A 7.50% 5/1/33 #      119,000     131,390
    8,880,346
Financials — 1.04%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC 4.75% 1/15/33       210,000      205,865
Apollo Debt Solutions 6.70% 7/29/31     1,260,000    1,289,640
Ares Capital 5.10% 1/15/31       440,000      428,404
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Financials (continued)
Aviation Capital Group      
144A 4.80% 10/24/30 #      730,000 $    724,337
144A 4.875% 1/28/33 #      240,000      233,206
Avolon Holdings Funding      
144A 4.85% 4/1/33 #      250,000      242,139
144A 4.95% 1/15/28 #      150,000      150,642
Azorra Finance 144A 7.75% 4/15/30 #      226,000      235,497
Blackstone Private Credit Fund      
5.05% 9/10/30       190,000      182,607
5.35% 3/12/31       165,000      159,272
5.60% 11/22/29       755,000      746,901
Blue Owl Credit Income 6.60% 9/15/29       759,000      765,093
Coinbase Global      
144A 3.375% 10/1/28 #       80,000       76,820
144A 3.625% 10/1/31 #      100,000       88,304
CrossCountry Intermediate HoldCo 144A 6.50% 10/1/30 #      210,000      206,984
Focus Financial Partners 144A 6.75% 9/15/31 #      218,000      219,820
FTAI Aviation Investors 144A 7.00% 6/15/32 #      226,000      233,705
Icahn Enterprises      
5.25% 5/15/27       100,000       98,977
9.75% 1/15/29        50,000       49,648
144A 10.00% 11/15/29 #       50,000       50,116
Jefferies Finance 144A 6.625% 10/15/31 #      200,000      197,403
OneMain Finance      
6.625% 5/15/29       150,000      152,526
6.75% 9/15/33        92,000       90,258
7.125% 9/15/32        52,000       52,467
7.875% 3/15/30        75,000       78,096
PennyMac Financial Services      
144A 6.875% 5/15/32 #      104,000      101,921
144A 6.875% 2/15/33 #      153,000      148,767
Shift4 Payments 144A 6.75% 8/15/32 #      325,000      325,048
SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC 144A 5.25% 11/26/35 #      370,000      363,818
Sumisho Air Lease      
4.65% 6/15/26 μ, ψ      165,000      164,922
144A 4.85% 3/24/31 #      165,000      163,547
144A 5.50% 3/24/36 #       80,000       79,852
UBS Group 144A 6.85% 9/10/29 #, μ, ψ      200,000      205,106
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amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Financials (continued)
UWM Holdings 144A 6.25% 3/15/31 #      142,000 $    130,484
    8,642,192
Healthcare — 0.35%
Acadia Healthcare 144A 7.375% 3/15/33 #      310,000      318,394
AMN Healthcare 144A 6.50% 1/15/31 #      147,000      147,873
AthenaHealth Group 144A 6.50% 2/15/30 #       67,000       64,644
CHS      
144A 4.75% 2/15/31 #      300,000      276,079
144A 9.75% 1/15/34 #      159,000      166,977
DaVita      
144A 3.75% 2/15/31 #      171,000      159,085
144A 4.625% 6/1/30 #      141,000      137,082
GENMAB 144A 6.25% 12/15/32 #      200,000      203,899
Global Medical Response 144A 7.375% 10/1/32 #      179,000      186,109
Medline Borrower 144A 5.25% 10/1/29 #      128,000      127,850
Molina Healthcare 144A 6.50% 2/15/31 #      135,000      137,064
Opal Bidco 144A 6.50% 3/31/32 #      200,000      203,910
Raven Acquisition Holdings 144A 6.875% 11/15/31 #      171,000      167,808
Surgery Center Holdings 144A 7.25% 4/15/32 #      232,000      232,833
Tenet Healthcare 144A 5.50% 11/15/32 #      346,000     344,813
    2,874,420
Insurance — 0.52%
Acrisure 144A 6.75% 7/1/32 #      208,000      201,049
Amynta Agency Borrower and Amynta Warranty Borrower 144A 7.50% 7/15/33 #      161,000      156,301
Ardonagh Finco 144A 7.75% 2/15/31 #      320,000      322,971
Asurion 144A 8.375% 2/1/34 #       80,000       78,247
Athene Holding 6.875% 6/28/55 μ      230,000      222,808
Beacon Funding Trust 144A 6.266% 8/15/54 #      430,000      436,387
Henneman Trust 144A 6.58% 5/15/55 #      415,000      434,744
Howden UK Refinance 144A 8.125% 2/15/32 #      200,000      185,152
HUB International 144A 7.375% 1/31/32 #      147,000      150,685
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management      
144A 6.875% 10/1/33 #      165,000      153,988
144A 8.50% 3/15/30 #       79,000       80,636
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I 144A 4.90% 1/9/30 #    1,325,000    1,337,184
New York Life Global Funding 144A 5.45% 9/18/26 #      575,000     577,491
    4,337,643
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Leisure — 0.24%
Boyd Gaming 144A 4.75% 6/15/31 #      306,000 $    295,183
Caesars Entertainment      
144A 6.00% 10/15/32 #      220,000      197,177
144A 6.50% 2/15/32 #      165,000      161,015
144A 7.00% 2/15/30 #      586,000      593,374
Carnival 144A 6.125% 2/15/33 #      131,000      132,790
Hilton Domestic Operating 144A 5.875% 3/15/33 #       75,000       75,893
Life Time 144A 6.00% 11/15/31 #      220,000      223,636
Lindblad Expeditions 144A 7.00% 9/15/30 #      101,000      104,026
Six Flags Entertainment      
144A 6.625% 5/1/32 #      147,000      150,324
144A 8.625% 1/15/32 #       39,000      40,082
    1,973,500
Media — 0.46%
AMC Global Media 144A 10.50% 7/15/32 #       50,000       51,799
Arches Buyer 144A 6.125% 12/1/28 #       95,000       92,229
CCO Holdings      
144A 4.50% 8/15/30 #      335,000      312,019
4.50% 5/1/32       110,000       96,600
144A 5.375% 6/1/29 #       82,000       80,541
144A 7.00% 2/1/33 #      146,000      142,807
Cimpress 144A 7.375% 9/15/32 #      150,000      151,901
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 144A 7.50% 3/15/33 #      116,000      121,811
CMG Media 144A 8.875% 6/18/29 #      200,000      161,523
CSC Holdings      
144A 4.50% 11/15/31 #      200,000      113,669
144A 5.00% 11/15/31 #      200,000       48,000
Directv Financing      
144A 9.25% 6/1/32 #       50,000       51,365
144A 10.00% 2/15/31 #      125,000      130,891
Gray Media      
144A 5.375% 11/15/31 #      257,000      184,648
144A 7.25% 8/15/33 #       88,000       87,338
McGraw-Hill Education      
144A 7.375% 9/1/31 #      263,000      268,801
144A 8.00% 8/1/29 #      130,000      130,595
Midcontinent Communications 144A 8.00% 8/15/32 #      215,000      203,184
Nexstar Media 144A 6.50% 9/15/33 #      125,000      126,085
OAK-Eagle Acquireco 144A 7.25% 7/1/33 #      126,184      131,666
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Corporate Bonds (continued)
Media (continued)
Sirius XM Radio 144A 4.00% 7/15/28 #      293,000 $    285,573
Snap 144A 6.875% 3/1/33 #      220,000      218,216
Stagwell Global 144A 5.625% 8/15/29 #      332,000      323,359
Univision Communications 144A 7.375% 6/30/30 #      226,000      225,244
Versant Media Group 144A 7.25% 1/30/31 #       39,000      40,542
    3,780,406
Real Estate — 0.17%
Forestar Group 144A 6.50% 3/15/33 #      110,000      110,494
Iron Mountain 144A 4.50% 2/15/31 #      392,000      374,585
Millrose Properties 144A 6.375% 8/1/30 #      159,000      161,347
RHP Hotel Properties 144A 6.50% 6/15/33 #      215,000      221,264
Rithm Capital      
144A 8.00% 4/1/29 #       50,000       50,169
144A 8.50% 6/1/31 #       50,000       49,973
Simon Property Group 2.65% 2/1/32       420,000      375,406
Starwood Property Trust 144A 6.50% 7/1/30 #       69,000      70,670
    1,413,908
Retail — 0.18%
Asbury Automotive Group      
144A 4.625% 11/15/29 #       80,000       77,736
4.75% 3/1/30       208,000      202,831
Bath & Body Works      
6.875% 11/1/35       174,000      174,253
6.95% 3/1/33       136,000      135,284
Magnera 144A 7.25% 11/15/31 #      297,000      287,120
Michaels      
144A 8.50% 3/15/33 #      222,000      216,935
144A 11.00% 3/15/34 #       57,000       53,943
Victra Holdings 144A 8.75% 9/15/29 #      171,000      177,614
William Carter 144A 7.375% 2/15/31 #      141,000     145,827
    1,471,543
Services — 0.21%
Allied Universal Holdco 144A 7.875% 2/15/31 #      200,000      209,279
EquipmentShare.com 144A 8.00% 3/15/33 #      100,000      104,069
Herc Holdings      
144A 6.00% 3/15/34 #       96,000       95,466
144A 7.00% 6/15/30 #       67,000       69,658
144A 7.25% 6/15/33 #       49,000       51,165
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Services (continued)
Neptune Bidco US      
144A 9.29% 4/15/29 #      100,000 $    102,312
144A 9.50% 2/15/33 #       50,000       51,210
QXO Building Products 144A 6.75% 4/30/32 #       53,000       54,039
Resideo Funding 144A 6.50% 7/15/32 #      192,000      193,269
Staples 144A 10.75% 9/1/29 #      180,000      171,398
Synergy Infrastructure Holdings 144A 7.875% 12/1/30 #       77,000       80,865
White Cap Supply Holdings 144A 7.375% 11/15/30 #      359,000      358,111
Williams Scotsman 144A 6.625% 4/15/30 #      215,000     221,291
    1,762,132
Technology — 0.36%
Broadcom 4.20% 10/15/30        80,000       78,824
CDW 3.276% 12/1/28        50,000       47,957
Foundry JV Holdco      
144A 6.10% 1/25/36 #       95,000       99,938
144A 6.15% 1/25/32 #      275,000      289,419
Leidos      
5.00% 3/15/36       545,000      528,361
5.40% 3/15/32       490,000      500,029
Oracle      
4.70% 9/27/34       125,000      116,148
5.70% 2/4/36       410,000      402,976
5.875% 9/26/45       685,000      613,023
6.70% 2/4/56       170,000      163,848
QTS Fayetteville I Dc1-2 144A 5.70% 4/15/36 #      175,000     170,408
    3,010,931
Technology & Electronics — 0.13%
Black Pearl Compute 144A 6.125% 2/15/31 #       92,000       93,717
Capstone Borrower 144A 8.00% 6/15/30 #      234,000      230,408
Cipher Compute 144A 7.125% 11/15/30 #       61,000       63,666
Cloud Software Group 144A 6.50% 3/31/29 #      277,000      275,038
ION Platform Finance US 144A 7.875% 9/30/32 #      200,000      155,139
Seagate Data Storage Technology 144A 5.75% 12/1/34 #      153,000      156,002
WULF Compute 144A 7.75% 10/15/30 #       79,000       83,056
Zebra Technologies 144A 6.50% 6/1/32 #       61,000      61,914
    1,118,940
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)
Telecommunications — 0.30%
Connect Finco 144A 9.00% 9/15/29 #      275,000 $    290,721
CoreWeave      
144A 9.00% 2/1/31 #       75,000       76,138
144A 9.75% 10/1/31 #      125,000      129,003
Iliad Holding 144A 8.50% 4/15/31 #      435,000      461,042
Level 3 Financing      
144A 7.00% 3/31/34 #      125,000      129,651
144A 7.50% 2/15/37 #       75,000       77,373
Meridian Arc Holdco 144A 6.25% 4/30/31 #      125,000      125,710
Rogers Communications 7.125% 4/15/55 μ      184,000      190,865
Sable International Finance 144A 7.125% 10/15/32 #      200,000      198,168
Uniti Services 144A 7.50% 10/15/33 #      147,000      154,814
Vmed O2 UK Financing I 144A 4.75% 7/15/31 #      405,000      342,323
VZ Secured Financing 144A 5.00% 1/15/32 #      200,000      173,793
Windstream Services 144A 8.25% 10/1/31 #      125,000     131,975
    2,481,576
Transportation — 0.15%
Babcock International Group 1.375% 9/13/27 ■ EUR    200,000      228,896
FedEx 3.25% 5/15/41       330,000      251,526
Fedex Freight Holding      
144A 4.95% 3/15/33 #      235,000      230,630
144A 5.25% 3/15/36 #      185,000      180,546
Genesee & Wyoming 144A 6.25% 4/15/32 #      331,000      336,401
United Airlines Holdings 5.375% 3/1/31        46,000      45,552
    1,273,551
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $112,841,290)
112,544,416
Municipal Bonds — 0.10%
Bay Area, California Toll Authority Revenue
(Build America Bonds) Series S-3 6.907% 10/1/50  
     185,000      206,643
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Revenue
(Build America Bonds) Series A 7.102% 1/1/41  
     105,000      119,569
South Carolina Public Service Authority Revenue
Series D 4.77% 12/1/45  
      60,000       54,493
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Lien Toll Revenue
(Georgia SR 400 Express Lanes Project)  6.50% 12/31/65 (AMT) 
     425,000 $    472,035
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $914,578)
    852,740
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities — 0.81%
CyrusOne Data Centers Issuer I
Series 2024-2A A2 144A 4.50% 5/20/49 #
     500,000      485,304
Diamond Infrastructure Funding
Series 2021-1A A 144A 1.76% 4/15/49 #
     250,000      245,672
Domino's Pizza Master Issuer
Series 2021-1A A2I 144A 2.662% 4/25/51 #
     243,125      230,907
GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust
Series 2023-1 A1 144A 5.34% 6/15/28 #
     150,000      150,094
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust
Series 2024-C A3 144A 4.62% 4/17/28 #
     500,000      501,144
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-D A2A 4.03% 11/15/28 
     480,000      480,001
JPMorgan Fixed Income Pass Through Trust Auction
Series 2007-B 144A 0.255% 1/15/87 #, =, ♦
   1,300,000          130
Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables
Series 2024-B A 144A 5.05% 2/15/29 #
   1,000,000    1,006,212
PFS Financing
Series 2024-B A 144A 4.95% 2/15/29 #
   1,600,000    1,608,256
Porsche Innovative Lease Owner Trust
Series 2024-1A A3 144A 4.67% 11/22/27 #
     340,138      340,817
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1 D 5.43% 3/17/31 
     420,000      424,654
Taco Bell Funding
Series 2021-1A A2I 144A 1.946% 8/25/51 #
     461,775      452,691
Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust
Series 2022-1A A 144A 3.82% 4/25/35 #
     100,000       99,723
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2024-A A3 4.83% 10/16/28 
     109,205      109,664
Wheels Fleet Lease Funding 1
Series 2024-3A A1 144A 4.80% 9/19/39 #
     590,856     594,554
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $7,838,220)
  6,729,823
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.06%
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust      
Series 2023-R08 1M1 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 10/25/43 #, •      216,837 $    217,041
Series 2025-R01 1M2 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 1/25/45 #, •      510,000      510,911
Series 2025-R02 1M2 144A 5.212% (SOFR + 1.60%) 2/25/45 #, •      980,000      982,748
Series 2025-R03 2M1 144A 5.212% (SOFR + 1.60%) 3/25/45 #, •       79,078       79,168
Series 2025-R04 1M2 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 5/25/45 #, •      485,000      486,885
Series 2025-R05 2M2 144A 5.212% (SOFR + 1.60%) 7/25/45 #, •      230,000      230,763
Series 2025-R06 1B1 144A 5.462% (SOFR + 1.85%) 9/25/45 #, •      824,722      829,337
Series 2026-R01 2M2 144A 4.962% (SOFR + 1.35%) 1/25/46 #, •      700,000      699,349
Series 2026-R02 1M2 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 2/25/46 #, •      370,000      371,040
Series 2026-R03 2M2 144A 5.162% (SOFR + 1.55%) 4/25/46 #, •      280,000      280,613
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC
Trust
     
Series 2023-HQA3 A1 144A 5.462% (SOFR + 1.85%) 11/25/43 #, •      254,679      256,264
Series 2024-DNA3 M2 144A 5.062% (SOFR + 1.45%) 10/25/44 #, •      164,682      164,682
Series 2025-DNA2 M2 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 5/25/45 #, •      180,000      180,113
Series 2025-DNA3 M2 144A 5.112% (SOFR + 1.50%) 9/25/45 #, •      230,000      230,635
Series 2025-DNA4 M2 144A 5.162% (SOFR + 1.55%) 10/25/45 #, •    1,300,000    1,304,178
Series 2026-DNA2 B1 144A 5.712% (SOFR + 2.10%) 3/25/46 #, •      660,000      666,007
Series 2026-DNA2 M2 144A 5.212% (SOFR + 1.60%) 3/25/46 #, •      325,000      325,633
Series 2026-HQA1 M2 144A 5.143% (SOFR + 1.50%) 5/25/46 #, •      150,000      150,047
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust      
Series 2014-2 B1 144A 3.321% 6/25/29 #, •       42,373       41,713
Series 2014-2 B2 144A 3.321% 6/25/29 #, •       42,372       41,696
Series 2015-4 B1 144A 3.507% 6/25/45 #, •       64,314       59,892
Series 2015-4 B2 144A 3.507% 6/25/45 #, •       64,314       59,722
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)
JPMorgan Trust      
Series 2015-5 B2 144A 5.216% 5/25/45 #, •          518 $        517
Series 2015-6 B1 144A 3.509% 10/25/45 #, •       46,555       45,167
Series 2015-6 B2 144A 3.509% 10/25/45 #, •       46,555       45,128
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-1 B2 144A 3.931% 1/25/45 #, •
      11,307       11,036
Structured Agency Credit Risk
Series 2026-DNA1 M2 144A 4.912% (SOFR + 1.30%) 2/25/46 #, •
     290,000      290,088
Towd Point Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-1 A1 144A 3.00% 1/25/58 #, •
         686          684
WST Trust
Series 2019-1 A 5.378% (BBSW1M + 1.08%) 8/18/50 •
AUD    355,623     256,340
Total Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $8,783,758)
  8,817,397
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 2.73%
1301 Trust
Series 2025-1301 A 144A 5.059% 8/11/42 #, •
   1,450,000    1,451,468
BANK      
Series 2017-BNK5 B 3.896% 6/15/60 •       95,000       92,749
Series 2019-BN20 A3 3.011% 9/15/62       250,000      236,339
Series 2020-BN25 A5 2.649% 1/15/63       850,000      786,988
Series 2020-BN26 A4 2.403% 3/15/63       650,000      595,162
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-BNK3 B 3.879% 2/15/50 •
     340,000      335,355
Benchmark Mortgage Trust      
Series 2020-B17 A5 2.289% 3/15/53       850,000      767,005
Series 2020-B18 A5 1.925% 7/15/53     1,000,000      886,005
Series 2021-B24 A5 2.584% 3/15/54       260,000      233,406
Series 2021-B25 A5 2.577% 4/15/54     1,450,000    1,301,154
Series 2022-B32 B 3.202% 1/15/55 •      550,000      458,298
Series 2022-B33 A5 3.458% 3/15/55 •    1,200,000    1,109,095
Series 2022-B34 A5 3.786% 4/15/55 •      350,000      323,451
Series 2022-B35 A5 4.442% 5/15/55 •      475,000      459,496
Series 2022-B36 A5 4.47% 7/15/55 •      550,000      530,389
BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-660F A 144A 5.127% (TSFR01M + 1.50%, Floor 1.50%) 11/15/42 #, •
   1,065,000    1,067,661
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)
CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-CD8 A4 2.912% 8/15/57 
     250,000 $    235,637
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-C7 A3 3.839% 12/10/54 
     100,000       99,576
FREMF Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-K737 B 144A 3.327% 1/25/53 #, •
   2,000,000    1,984,064
Grace Trust
Series 2020-GRCE A 144A 2.347% 12/10/40 #
   1,500,000    1,338,364
GS Mortgage Securities Trust      
Series 2017-GS5 A4 3.674% 3/10/50       350,000      347,353
Series 2017-GS6 A3 3.433% 5/10/50       515,000      509,052
Series 2019-GC39 A4 3.567% 5/10/52       580,000      555,611
Series 2019-GC42 A4 3.001% 9/10/52     1,280,000    1,209,717
IRV Trust
Series 2025-200P A 144A 5.295% 3/14/47 #, •
   1,100,000    1,110,808
JPM-DB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2017-C7 A5 3.409% 10/15/50 
     350,000      344,803
LBTY Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-225L A 144A 4.593% 2/10/43 #, •
   1,550,000    1,525,007
LEX Trust
Series 2026-450 A 144A 4.977% (TSFR01M + 1.35%, Floor 1.35%) 3/15/43 #, •
   1,045,000    1,047,613
MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-11MD A 144A 4.754% 10/15/42 #, •
     900,000      895,273
NYC Trust
Series 2026-9W57 B 144A 5.353% 6/6/40 #, •
     350,000      349,639
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-BNK1 A3 2.652% 8/15/49 
     470,525     469,669
Total Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $23,279,069)
 22,656,207
US Treasury Obligations — 3.36%
US Treasury Bonds      
4.75% 5/15/55    7,170,000    6,902,525
5.00% 5/15/45    1,225,000    1,230,192
US Treasury Notes      
3.875% 4/30/31    3,920,000    3,874,981
4.375% 5/15/36   16,040,000  15,958,547
Total US Treasury Obligations
(cost $27,864,357)
 27,966,245
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 54.64%♣
Communication Services — 4.23%
Alphabet Class A      35,080 $ 13,342,327
Alphabet Class C      18,349    6,907,114
AT&T     183,810    4,558,488
Meta Platforms Class A       7,496    4,741,295
Verizon Communications     117,686   5,626,568
   35,175,792
Consumer Discretionary — 4.10%
Amazon.com †     14,885    4,028,476
Best Buy      43,670    3,404,077
Booking Holdings      19,700    3,298,371
eBay      33,537    3,664,588
Expedia Group       4,657    1,051,504
Ford Motor     107,246    1,870,370
Lowe's      13,511    2,896,218
NIKE Class B      53,682    2,481,719
Ross Stores      24,805    5,748,063
TJX      36,380   5,629,805
   34,073,191
Consumer Staples — 2.09%
Altria Group      76,139    5,297,752
PepsiCo      21,229    3,061,009
Philip Morris International      32,080    5,690,350
Procter & Gamble      23,318   3,347,532
   17,396,643
Energy — 2.33%
Chevron      25,438    4,641,417
Expand Energy      16,498    1,533,984
Exxon Mobil      80,337   11,669,753
International Seaways      19,563   1,510,068
   19,355,222
Financials — 9.67%
Ameriprise Financial       7,822    3,486,344
Artisan Partners Asset Management Class A      38,684    1,448,329
Bank of America      71,250    3,676,500
Bank of New York Mellon      19,997    2,788,182
Blackrock       4,990    5,223,931
Blackstone      24,187    2,829,153
Charles Schwab      33,903    2,961,427
Citizens Financial Group      69,309    4,315,178
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    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Financials (continued)
Corebridge Financial     119,482 $  3,226,014
Fidelity National Financial      54,908    2,599,894
Fifth Third Bancorp      52,413    2,616,981
Huntington Bancshares     170,317    2,786,386
Intercontinental Exchange      21,500    3,178,775
KeyCorp     240,166    5,122,741
Marsh & McLennan      18,600    2,975,442
MetLife      52,322    4,326,506
MNSN Holdings  =, †        115        6,843
PNC Financial Services Group      13,250    2,929,840
Principal Financial Group      49,970    5,177,892
Progressive      16,500    3,141,600
Prudential Financial      10,652    1,072,017
Regions Financial      57,096    1,598,688
Sberbank of Russia PJSC =, †     52,870            0
State Street      29,819    4,641,029
Synchrony Financial      66,932    4,781,622
Wells Fargo & Co.      44,800   3,473,792
   80,385,106
Healthcare — 6.14%
AbbVie      31,596    6,879,081
Bristol-Myers Squibb      78,245    4,474,049
Cardinal Health      26,357    5,187,058
Cencora      14,353    3,866,124
Cigna Group      11,282    3,129,627
Gilead Sciences      37,571    5,050,669
Johnson & Johnson      14,025    3,160,253
McKesson       5,975    4,436,079
Merck & Co.      50,419    5,985,744
Pfizer     164,305    4,301,505
Thermo Fisher Scientific       6,308    3,106,753
Zoetis      18,800   1,460,572
   51,037,514
Industrials — 3.52%
Carrier Global      51,696    3,301,823
Comfort Systems USA       2,028    3,707,610
CSX      75,804    3,430,889
Dover      15,244    3,221,972
Jacobs Solutions      25,041    3,001,414
Lockheed Martin       2,926    1,552,097
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Industrials (continued)
Masco      52,684 $  3,701,051
Northrop Grumman       5,770    3,252,434
United Parcel Service Class B      38,902   4,150,454
   29,319,744
Information Technology — 20.24%
Accenture Class A       7,767    1,452,973
Analog Devices       9,361    3,874,050
Apple      70,698   22,062,018
Broadcom      32,469   14,506,175
CDW      23,345    2,928,630
Cisco Systems      88,870   10,701,725
Dell Technologies Class C      18,305    7,704,758
HP     117,648    3,181,202
Lam Research      20,708    6,588,871
Micron Technology      12,077   11,726,767
Microsoft      44,692   20,122,126
Monolithic Power Systems       3,185    4,988,379
NetApp      34,669    6,042,460
NVIDIA     144,772   30,567,160
Qnity Electronics      21,942    3,422,952
QUALCOMM      28,069    7,045,880
Seagate Technology Holdings       7,630    6,712,874
Teledyne Technologies †      5,837    3,617,948
Texas Instruments       3,536   1,080,885
  168,327,833
Materials — 1.04%
Amcor      33,371    1,295,462
DuPont de Nemours      80,643    3,904,734
PPG Industries      30,359   3,429,960
    8,630,156
Real Estate — 0.40%
Prologis      23,285   3,340,699
    3,340,699
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    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Utilities — 0.88%
Duke Energy      27,977 $  3,433,617
Edison International      55,874   3,907,828
    7,341,445
Total Common Stocks
(cost $274,455,134)
454,383,345
Preferred Stock — 0.01%♣
Financials — 0.01%      
SVB Financial Trust 11/7/29 †          133      63,840
           63,840
Total Preferred Stock
(cost $59,525)
     63,840
Exchange-Traded Funds — 14.17%
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF    286,231   23,757,173
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF     83,443    8,265,864
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF    175,932   14,129,099
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF    103,070  71,684,154
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost $110,073,347)
117,836,290
       
Short-Term Investments — 1.14%
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.14%
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)    2,360,787   2,360,787
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)    2,360,787   2,360,787
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.55%)    2,360,788   2,360,788
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
    Number ofshares Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments (continued)
Money Market Mutual Funds (continued)
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 3.54%)    2,360,788 $  2,360,788
Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $9,443,150)
  9,443,150
Total Value of Securities—99.64%
(cost $643,186,761)
    828,569,585
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities—0.36%       3,010,149
Net Assets Applicable to 48,918,455 Shares Outstanding—100.00%     $831,579,734
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
Σ Interest only security. An interest only security is the interest only portion of a fixed income security, which is separated and sold individually from the principal portion of the security.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to consolidated financial statements.”
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $82,256,301, which represents 9.89% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to consolidated financial statements.”
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2026. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. SOFR01M, SOFR03M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
μ Fixed to variable rate investment. The rate shown reflects the fixed rate in effect at May 31, 2026. Rate will reset at a future date.
ψ Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.
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Regulation S security. Security is offered and sold outside of the United States; therefore, it is exempt from registration with the SEC under Rules 903 and 904 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.
Non-income producing security.
 
The following futures contracts were outstanding at May 31, 2026:1
Futures Contracts
Exchange-Traded
Contracts to
Buy (Sell)
  Notional
Amount
  Notional
Cost
(Proceeds)
  Expiration
Date
  Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
  Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Variation
Margin
Due from
(Due to)
Brokers
Long Contracts:  
US Treasury 2 yr Notes  
   110     $22,721,875   $22,674,870   9/30/26   $47,005   $   $3,437
US Treasury 5 yr Notes  
   160     17,153,750   17,068,504   9/30/26   85,246     6,250
US Treasury 10 yr Notes  
   37     4,063,641   4,051,882   9/21/26   11,759     1,156
US Treasury Long Bonds  
   271     30,411,281   30,000,933   9/21/26   410,348     (25,406)
            73,796,189       554,358 (14,563)
Short Contracts:  
US Treasury 10 yr Ultra Notes  
   (311)     (34,856,298)   (34,527,506)   9/21/26     (328,792)   (5,604)
US Treasury Ultra Bonds  
   (68)     (7,779,625)   (7,741,193)   9/21/26     (38,432)   12,750
            (42,268,699)       (367,224) 7,146
Total Futures Contracts   $31,527,490       $554,358   $(367,224)   $(7,417)
The use of futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. The notional amounts presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and variation margin are reflected in the Fund’s net assets.
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
1 See Note 7 in “Notes to consolidated financial statements.”
Summary of abbreviations:
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BBSW1M – Bank Bill Swap Rate 1 Month
CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligation
DAC – Designated Activity Company
DB – Deutsche Bank
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
FREMF – Freddie Mac Multifamily
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
GS – Goldman Sachs
LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas
PJSC – Private Joint Stock Company
REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S&P – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
S.F. – Single Family
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOFR01M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1 Month
SOFR03M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3 Month
TSFR01M – 1 Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TSFR03M – 3 Month Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
yr – Year
Summary of currencies:
AUD – Australian Dollar
EUR – European Monetary Unit
USD – US Dollar
See accompanying notes, which are  an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Assets:  
Investments, at value* $828,569,585
Foreign currencies, at valueΔ 261,477
Cash 690,193
Cash collateral due from brokers 727,059
Dividends and interest receivable 2,540,493
Foreign tax reclaims receivable 341,915
Receivable for fund shares sold 331,725
Receivable for securities sold 135,523
Prepaid expenses 82,751
Other assets 8,487
Total Assets 833,689,208
Liabilities:  
Payable for securities purchased 610,000
Payable for fund shares redeemed 560,214
Investment management fees payable to affiliates 419,769
Other accrued expenses 344,545
Distribution fees payable to affiliates 157,098
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts 7,417
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates 4,843
Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates 3,525
Legal fees payable to affiliates 2,063
Total Liabilities 2,109,474
Total Net Assets $831,579,734
Net Assets Consist of:  
Paid-in capital $613,336,596
Total distributable earnings (loss) 218,243,138
Total Net Assets $831,579,734
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Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
Net Asset Value  
Class A:  
Net assets $715,475,473
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 42,090,794
Net asset value per share $17.00
Sales charge 5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) $18.04
Class C:  
Net assets $8,558,690
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 501,865
Net asset value per share $17.05
Class R:  
Net assets $1,356,606
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 79,718
Net asset value per share $17.02
Institutional Class:  
Net assets $103,478,128
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 6,086,859
Net asset value per share $17.00
Class R6:  
Net assets $2,710,837
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 159,219
Net asset value per share $17.03

*Investments, at cost
$643,186,761
ΔForeign currencies, at cost 257,686
See accompanying notes, which are an  integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statement of operations
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Six months ended May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Investment Income:  
Interest $6,275,629
Dividends 5,938,122
Foreign tax withheld (42,225)
  12,171,526
Expenses:  
Management fees 2,581,490
Distribution expenses — Class A 863,799
Distribution expenses — Class C 44,363
Distribution expenses — Class R 3,234
Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses 409,429
Accounting and administration expenses 74,537
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses 57,436
Legal fees 37,724
Registration fees 33,507
Audit and tax fees 25,931
Trustees’ fees 25,481
Custodian fees 18,276
Other 76,030
  4,251,237
Less expenses waived (82,516)
Less expenses paid indirectly (20,603)
Total operating expenses 4,148,118
Net Investment Income (Loss) 8,023,408
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Consolidated statement of operations
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments $38,129,697
Foreign currencies (41,749)
Futures contracts (464,280)
Net realized gain (loss) 37,623,668
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments 35,696,173
Foreign currencies (5,296)
Futures contracts 96,096
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 35,786,973
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) 73,410,641
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $81,434,049
See accompanying notes, which are an  integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statements of changes in net assets
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund
  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Increase in Net Assets from Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) $8,023,408   $18,151,049
Net realized gain (loss) 37,623,668   33,297,1061
Net increase from payment by affiliates   14,5732
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 35,786,973   18,622,233
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 81,434,049   70,084,961
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Distributable earnings:      
Class A (38,971,001)   (41,896,791)
Class C (481,256)   (618,090)
Class R (73,695)   (81,448)
Institutional Class (5,754,972)   (7,211,737)
Class R6 (1,252,816)   (376,564)
  (46,533,740)   (50,184,630)
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4):      
Proceeds from shares sold:      
Class A 8,955,169   17,278,4953
Class C 335,444   864,3103
Class R 75,487   215,6873
Institutional Class 5,530,521   8,800,0303
Class R6 860,946   22,453,8463
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:      
Class A 36,916,425   40,658,947
Class C 467,193   617,752
Class R 66,971   80,725
Institutional Class 4,670,443   6,776,198
Class R6 1,252,788   376,564
  59,131,387   98,122,554
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Consolidated statements of changes in net assets
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4) (continued):      
Cost of shares redeemed:      
Class A $(62,171,370)   $(130,561,110)
Class C (1,907,424)   (5,506,603)
Class R (199,716)   (533,111)
Institutional Class (11,439,292)   (44,741,667)
Class R6 (21,885,544)   (4,798,916)
  (97,603,346)   (186,141,407)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions (38,471,959)   (88,018,853)
Net Decrease in Net Assets (3,571,650)   (65,839,412)
Net Assets:      
Beginning of period 835,151,384   903,269,906
End of period $831,579,734   $835,151,384
1 Excludes net increase from payment by affiliates.
2 See Note 2 in “Notes to consolidated financial statements.”
3 Amount includes capital contributions by affiliates. See Note 2 in “Notes to consolidated financial statements.”
See accompanying notes, which are an  integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated financial highlights
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Payment by service provider

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Capital contribution by affiliates

Net asset value, end of period

Total return6

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets7

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

φ Financial highlights are not consolidated for the years indicated.
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount includes non-recurring payments for litigation proceeds, which represents class action settlements received by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impact the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and total return by 0.07%.
4 Payment by affiliates and capital contributions by affiliates are less than $0.005 per share and 0.01% on total return. See Note 2 in "Notes to consolidated financial statements."
5 Amounts include the following non-recurring payments received by the Fund towards its payment of the tax liability recorded as of November 30, 2023: payment by affiliates $1,233,320, capital contributions by affiliates $628,201 and payment by service provider $1,500,000. Excluding the impact of these payments, the total return would have been lower by 0.44%, the expense ratio would have been higher by 0.30% and the net investment income ratio would have been lower by 0.30%.
6 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period presented reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor (as applicable). Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Includes non-recurring expenses of 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2025.
9 Includes current tax expense of 0.03% for the year ended November 30, 2025, which is derived from the realized and unrealized gains (losses).
10 The impact of the interest and tax penalties on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the year ended November 30, 2024.
11 The impact of the tax expense on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.81% and 0.18% for the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23φ   11/30/22φ   11/30/21φ
$16.29   $15.85   $13.74   $14.38   $15.71   $13.71
 
                     
0.15   0.32   0.30   0.19   0.22   0.21
1.47   1.01   2.34   0.243   (0.47)   2.06
  4   0.045      
    0.025      
1.62   1.33   2.70   0.43   (0.25)   2.27
                     
(0.38)   (0.28)   (0.29)   (0.31)   (0.25)   (0.27)
(0.53)   (0.61)   (0.30)   (0.76)   (0.83)  
(0.91)   (0.89)   (0.59)   (1.07)   (1.08)   (0.27)
  4        
$17.00   $16.29   $15.85   $13.74   $14.38   $15.71
10.49%   8.93%4   20.14%5   3.36%3   (1.78%)   16.63%
 
                     
$715,475   $701,460   $757,052   $716,481   $235,618   $259,143
1.04%   1.08%8,9   0.79%5,10   1.86%11   1.26%11   1.08%
1.06%   1.14%8,9   1.12%10   1.86%11   1.30%11   1.11%
1.93%   2.11%9   2.44%5,10   1.44%11   1.51%11   1.37%
1.91%   2.05%9   2.11%10   1.44%11   1.47%11   1.34%
32%   91%   66%   51%   65%   89%
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Class C 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Payment by service provider

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Capital contribution by affiliates

Net asset value, end of period

Total return6

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets7

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

φ Financial highlights are not consolidated for the years indicated.
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount includes non-recurring payments for litigation proceeds, which represents class action settlements received by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impact the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and total return by 0.07%.
4 Payment by affiliates and capital contributions by affiliates are less than $0.005 per share and 0.01% on total return. See Note 2 in "Notes to consolidated financial statements."
5 Amounts include the following non-recurring payments received by the Fund towards its payment of the tax liability recorded as of November 30, 2023: payment by affiliates $1,233,320, capital contributions by affiliates $628,201 and payment by service provider $1,500,000. Excluding the impact of these payments, the total return would have been lower by 0.44%, the expense ratio would have been higher by 0.30% and the net investment income ratio would have been lower by 0.30%.
6 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period presented reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor (as applicable). Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Includes non-recurring expenses of 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2025.
9 Includes current tax expense of 0.03% for the year ended November 30, 2025, which is derived from the realized and unrealized gains (losses).
10 The impact of the interest and tax penalties on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the year ended November 30, 2024.
11 The impact of the tax expense on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 1.33% and 0.18% for the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23φ   11/30/22φ   11/30/21φ
$16.34   $15.88   $13.66   $14.42   $15.75   $13.73
 
                     
0.09   0.21   0.19   0.02   0.11   0.09
1.47   1.03   2.46   0.183   (0.47)   2.08
  4   0.045      
    0.025      
1.56   1.24   2.71   0.20   (0.36)   2.17
                     
(0.32)   (0.17)   (0.19)   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.15)
(0.53)   (0.61)   (0.30)   (0.76)   (0.83)  
(0.85)   (0.78)   (0.49)   (0.96)   (0.97)   (0.15)
  4        
$17.05   $16.34   $15.88   $13.66   $14.42   $15.75
10.04%   8.21%4   20.23%5   1.65%3   (2.53%)   15.84%
 
                     
$8,559   $9,311   $13,300   $16,058   $21,167   $31,157
1.79%   1.83%8,9   1.54%5,10   3.13%11   2.01%11   1.83%
1.81%   1.89%8,9   1.87%10   3.13%11   2.05%11   1.86%
1.18%   1.37%9   1.69%5,10   0.20%11   0.76%11   0.62%
1.16%   1.31%9   1.36%10   0.20%11   0.72%11   0.59%
32%   91%   66%   51%   65%   89%
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Consolidated financial highlights
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Class R 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Payment by service provider

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Capital contribution by affiliates

Net asset value, end of period

Total return6

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets7

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

φ Financial highlights are not consolidated for the years indicated.
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount includes non-recurring payments for litigation proceeds, which represents class action settlements received by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impact the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and total return by 0.07%.
4 Payment by affiliates and capital contributions by affiliates are less than $0.005 per share and 0.01% on total return. See Note 2 in "Notes to consolidated financial statements."
5 Amounts include the following non-recurring payments received by the Fund towards its payment of the tax liability recorded as of November 30, 2023: payment by affiliates $1,233,320, capital contributions by affiliates $628,201 and payment by service provider $1,500,000. Excluding the impact of these payments, the total return would have been lower by 0.44%, the expense ratio would have been higher by 0.30% and the net investment income ratio would have been lower by 0.30%.
6 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period presented reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor (as applicable). Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Includes non-recurring expenses of 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2025.
9 Includes current tax expense of 0.03% for the year ended November 30, 2025, which is derived from the realized and unrealized gains (losses).
10 The impact of the interest and tax penalties on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the year ended November 30, 2024.
11 The impact of the tax expense on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 1.29% and 0.18% for the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23φ   11/30/22φ   11/30/21φ
$16.31   $15.86   $13.68   $14.39   $15.71   $13.71
 
                     
0.13   0.29   0.27   0.10   0.18   0.17
1.47   1.01   2.40   0.223   (0.46)   2.06
  4   0.045      
    0.025      
1.60   1.30   2.73   0.32   (0.28)   2.23
                     
(0.36)   (0.24)   (0.25)   (0.27)   (0.21)   (0.23)
(0.53)   (0.61)   (0.30)   (0.76)   (0.83)  
(0.89)   (0.85)   (0.55)   (1.03)   (1.04)   (0.23)
  4        
$17.02   $16.31   $15.86   $13.68   $14.39   $15.71
10.33%   8.71%4   20.42%5   2.58%3   (1.98%)   16.32%
 
                     
$1,357   $1,357   $1,578   $1,806   $1,028   $1,203
1.29%   1.33%8,9   1.04%5,10   2.59%11   1.51%11   1.33%
1.31%   1.39%8,9   1.37%10   2.59%11   1.55%11   1.36%
1.68%   1.87%9   2.19%5,10   0.72%11   1.26%11   1.12%
1.66%   1.81%9   1.86%10   0.72%11   1.22%11   1.09%
32%   91%   66%   51%   65%   89%
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Consolidated financial highlights
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Institutional Class 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Payment by service provider

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Capital contribution by affiliates

Net asset value, end of period

Total return6

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets7

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

φ Financial highlights are not consolidated for the years indicated.
1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount includes non-recurring payments for litigation proceeds, which represents class action settlements received by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impact the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and total return by 0.07%.
4 Payment by affiliates and capital contributions by affiliates are less than $0.005 per share and 0.01% on total return. See Note 2 in "Notes to consolidated financial statements."
5 Amounts include the following non-recurring payments received by the Fund towards its payment of the tax liability recorded as of November 30, 2023: payment by affiliates $1,233,320, capital contributions by affiliates $628,201 and payment by service provider $1,500,000. Excluding the impact of these payments, the total return would have been lower by 0.44%, the expense ratio would have been higher by 0.30% and the net investment income ratio would have been lower by 0.30%.
6 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period presented reflects waivers by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
8 Includes non-recurring expenses of 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2025.
9 Includes current tax expense of 0.03% for the year ended November 30, 2025, which is derived from the realized and unrealized gains (losses).
10 The impact of the interest and tax penalties on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the year ended November 30, 2024.
11 The impact of the tax expense on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 1.27% and 0.18% for the years ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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$16.29   $15.85   $13.66   $14.38   $15.70   $13.70
 
                     
0.17   0.36   0.34   0.17   0.25   0.25
1.47   1.01   2.42   0.213   (0.45)   2.05
  4   0.045      
    0.025      
1.64   1.37   2.82   0.38   (0.20)   2.30
                     
(0.40)   (0.32)   (0.33)   (0.34)   (0.29)   (0.30)
(0.53)   (0.61)   (0.30)   (0.76)   (0.83)  
(0.93)   (0.93)   (0.63)   (1.10)   (1.12)   (0.30)
  4        
$17.00   $16.29   $15.85   $13.66   $14.38   $15.70
10.63%   9.22%4   21.16%5   3.00%3   (1.47%)   16.93%
 
                     
$103,478   $100,324   $128,936   $119,151   $108,827   $116,626
0.79%   0.83%8,9   0.54%5,10   2.07%11   1.01%11   0.83%
0.81%   0.89%8,9   0.87%10   2.07%11   1.05%11   0.86%
2.18%   2.36%9   2.69%5,10   1.26%11   1.76%11   1.62%
2.16%   2.30%9   2.36%10   1.26%11   1.72%11   1.59%
32%   91%   66%   51%   65%   89%
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Consolidated financial highlights
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund Class R6 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income from investment operations:
Net investment income3

Net realized and unrealized gain

Payment by affiliates

Payment by service provider

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

Capital contribution by affiliates

Net asset value, end of period

Total return7

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets8

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived8

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

φ Financial highlights are not consolidated for the period indicated.
1 Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.
2 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
3 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
4 Amount includes non-recurring payments for litigation proceeds, which represents class action settlements received by the Fund. The litigation proceeds impact the realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share by $0.01 and total return by 0.07%.
5 Payment by affiliates and capital contributions by affiliates are less than $0.005 per share and 0.01% on total return. See Note 2 in "Notes to consolidated financial statements."
6 Amounts include the following non-recurring payments received by the Fund towards its payment of the tax liability recorded as of November 30, 2023: payment by affiliates $1,233,320, capital contributions by affiliates $628,201 and payment by service provider $1,500,000. Excluding the impact of these payments, the total return would have been lower by 0.44%, the expense ratio would have been higher by 0.30% and the net investment income ratio would have been lower by 0.30%.
7 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period presented reflects waivers by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.
8 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
9 Includes non-recurring expenses of 0.01% for the year ended November 30, 2025.
10 Includes current tax expense of 0.03% for the year ended November 30, 2025, which is derived from the realized and unrealized gains (losses).
11 The impact of the interest and tax penalties on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the year ended November 30, 2024.
12 The impact of the tax expense on the ratios of expenses to average net assets is 0.05% for the period ended November 30, 2023.
13 Portfolio turnover is representative of the Fund for the period ended November 30, 2023.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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11/30/25   11/30/24  
$16.29   $15.85   $13.83   $13.35
 
             
0.19   0.37   0.35   0.34
1.46   1.00   2.25   0.384
  5   0.046  
    0.026  
1.65   1.37   2.66   0.72
             
(0.38)   (0.32)   (0.34)   (0.24)
(0.53)   (0.61)   (0.30)  
(0.91)   (0.93)   (0.64)   (0.24)
  5    
$17.03   $16.29   $15.85   $13.83
10.68%   9.23%5   19.78%6   5.49%4
 
             
$2,711   $22,699   $2,404   $2,109
0.72%   0.76%9,10   0.47%6,11   0.77%12
0.74%   0.82%9,10   0.81%11   0.80%12
2.42%   2.39%10   2.76%6,11   2.55%12
2.40%   2.33%10   2.42%11   2.52%12
32%   91%   66%   51%13
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Nomura Small Cap Core Fund, Nomura Small Cap Value Fund, and Nomura Wealth Builder Fund. These consolidated financial statements and the related notes pertain to Nomura Wealth Builder Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Basis of Consolidation — Chattanooga Opportunities LLC (the Subsidiary), a Delaware limited liability company, was incorporated as a wholly owned company acting as an investment vehicle for the Fund. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund in order to effect certain investments for the Fund consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies as specified in its prospectus and statement of additional information. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Fund and its Subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The date of incorporation of the Subsidiary was June 3, 2024. As of May 31, 2026, the net assets held by the Subsidiary are $71,696, or approximately 0.009%, of the Fund's net assets.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Fixed income securities are generally priced
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based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker in accordance with methodologies included within Delaware Management Company (DMC)'s Pricing Policy (Policy). Fixed income security valuations are then reviewed by DMC as part of its duties as the Fund’s valuation designee (Valuation Designee) and, to the extent required by the Policy and applicable regulation, fair valued consistent with the Policy. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and the ask prices, which approximates fair value. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), commercial mortgage securities, and certain US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. An adjustment factor may be applied to the daily vendor provided price for certain security/instrument types to arrive at a fair value for the applicable positions. The adjustment factor is determined by comparing the prices of trades with vendor prices over a time period deemed reasonable by DMC, calculating the weighted average differences, and using that difference to adjust vendor prices. Futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (Rule 2a-5). As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board of Trustees (Board) has designated DMC to perform the fair value determination relating to all applicable Fund investments. DMC has established a pricing committee (Pricing Committee) to assist with its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee, and DMC may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through the Pricing Committee and other teams and committees, which operate under policies and procedures approved by the Board and subject to the Board’s oversight. Fair value pricing may be used more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets. If a foreign (non-US) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the close of the NYSE, the security may be valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-US) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indexes or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of US securities or securities indexes) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the close of the NYSE. The Valuation Designee may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-US securities.
Federal and Foreign Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated
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Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2026, and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2022–November 30, 2025), and has concluded that except for the provision related to the consolidated subsidiary discussed in Note 4, no other provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest and tax penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in “Interest and tax penalties” on the “Consolidated statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
Underlying Funds — The Fund may invest in other investment companies (Underlying Funds) to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest include ETFs. The Fund will indirectly bear the investment management fees and other expenses of the Underlying Funds.
To Be Announced (TBA) Trades — The Fund may contract to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (examples: when issued, delayed delivery, forward commitment, or TBA transactions) consistent with the Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place more than three days in the future, or after a period longer than the customary settlement period for that type of security. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered or the transaction is completed; however, the market value may change prior to delivery. No TBA trades were outstanding at
May 31, 2026.
Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes
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in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally bifurcates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. That portion of realized gains (losses), attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates, is included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, the realized gains and losses are included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on investments.” The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Derivative Financial Instruments — The Fund may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, forward foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Fund intends to either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk.
Segregation and Collateralization — In certain cases, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third-party broker/dealers, the Fund may deliver or receive collateral in connection with certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written, securities with extended settlement periods, and swaps). Certain countries require that cash reserves be held while investing in companies incorporated in that country. Cash collateral that has been pledged/received to cover obligations of the Fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the “Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities” as cash collateral due to/from broker. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted on the “Schedule of investments.”
Use of Estimates — The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Nomura Funds (formerly, Macquarie Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income and capital gain distributions from any Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date using the effective interest method. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by the borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent, and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, which are estimated, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends and interest have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Fund files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Fund may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The “Consolidated statement of operations” includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income monthly and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Segment Reporting — In November 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, with the intent of improving reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, allowing consolidated financial statement users to better understand the components of a segment's profit or loss and assess potential future cash flows for the reportable segment and the entity as a whole thereby enabling better understanding of how an entity's segments impact overall performance. The Fund's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer act as the Fund's chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource
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allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy disclosed in the prospectus against which the CODM assesses performance. When assessing segment performance and making decisions about segment resources, the CODM relies on the Fund's portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets which are consistent with the information contained in the Fund's consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Standard — The Fund adopted FASB ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) — Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures as of May 31, 2026. ASU 2023-09 requires public business entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $17,700 under this arrangement.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $2,903 under this arrangement.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (NIMBT) and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.65% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.60% on the next $500 million, 0.55% on the next $1.5 billion, and 0.50% on average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion.
DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or
pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund's Class A, Class C, Class R, and Institutional Class shares' average daily net assets and 0.72% of the Fund's Class R6 shares' average daily net assets from December 1, 2025 through March 30, 2027. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
After consideration of class specific expenses, including 12b-1 fees (but excluding acquired fund fees and expenses), the class level operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets from December 1, 2025 through March 30, 2027, unless terminated by agreement of DMC and the Fund, is as follows:
  Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets
  Class A   Class C   Class R   Institutional
Class
  Class R6
  1.04%   1.79%   1.29%   0.79%   0.72%
Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited continues to serve as a sub-advisor to the Fund as an unaffiliated sub-advisor.
DMC has voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/ reimburse expenses in an amount equal to the aggregate Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, if any, attributable to investments by the Fund in ETFs advised or sub-advised by DMC and its affiliates (Affiliated ETFs). Any such voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be eliminated by DMC at any time.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.0050% of the first $60 billion; 0.00475% of the next $30 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Nomura Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $21,176 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Nomura Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the "Consolidated statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $29,145 for  these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYIS), BNYIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Dividend
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disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $11,356 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Consolidated statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP earned $14,361 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $7 and $127 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively, and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs, in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
During the year ended November 30, 2025, DMC reimbursed the Fund $14,573 in connection with trade errors and $71,045 for tax liability payment and deferred tax expense. An amount of $14,573 is included on the “Consolidated statements of changes in net assets” under "Net increase from payment by affiliates" and an amount of $71,045 under “Proceeds from shares sold.”
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
Purchases other than US government securities $180,843,677
Purchases of US government securities 77,166,714
Sales other than US government securities 241,294,619
Sales of US government securities 92,346,995
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
3. Investments (continued)
At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments and derivatives $642,817,332
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives $200,463,599
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives (14,524,212)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives $185,939,387
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each of the Fund’s investments are assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1  − Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts)
Level 2  − Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
Level 3  − Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities)
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or
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duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund's investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2026:
    Level 1   Level 2 Level 3   Total  
Securities                
Assets:                
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations   $   $311,563 $7,904   $319,467  
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities     58,645,991   58,645,991  
Collateralized Loan Obligations     8,310,674   8,310,674  
Common Stocks                
Communication Services   35,175,792     35,175,792  
Consumer Discretionary   34,073,191     34,073,191  
Consumer Staples   17,396,643     17,396,643  
Energy   19,355,222     19,355,222  
Financials   80,378,263   6,8431   80,385,106  
Healthcare   51,037,514     51,037,514  
Industrials   29,319,744     29,319,744  
Information Technology   168,327,833     168,327,833  
Materials   8,630,156     8,630,156  
Real Estate   3,340,699     3,340,699  
Utilities   7,341,445     7,341,445  
Corporate Bonds     112,544,416   112,544,416  
Exchange-Traded Funds   117,836,290     117,836,290  
Municipal Bonds     852,740   852,740  
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities     6,729,693 130   6,729,823  
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     8,817,397   8,817,397  
Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     22,656,207   22,656,207  
Preferred Stock     63,840   63,840  
US Treasury Obligations     27,966,245   27,966,245  
Short-Term Investments   9,443,150     9,443,150  
Total Value of Securities   $581,655,942   $246,898,766 $14,877   $828,569,585  
Derivatives2                
Assets:                
Futures Contracts   $554,358   $ $   $554,358  
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3. Investments (continued)
    Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total
Liabilities:                
Futures Contracts   $(367,224)   $   $   $(367,224)
 
1The value represents valuations of Russian securities for which management has determined include significant unobservable inputs as of May 31, 2026.
2Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the period end.
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation of Level 3 investments as the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.
4. Consolidated Subsidiary
The Fund holds an investment through a wholly-owned subsidiary (Subsidiary), which is subject to federal and state income taxes.
This taxable entity is not consolidated for income tax purposes and may generate income tax assets or liabilities that reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes and tax loss carryforwards. There are no closed tax year ends for the Subsidiary.
The difference between the statutory income tax rate, 21%, and the actual effective tax rate, as reported for the year ended November 30, 2025, is as follows:
  Total
Federal $(229,940)
State  — 
Valuation allowance  — 
Total Tax Expense/(Benefit) $(229,940)
The Subsidiary recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed the Subsidiary's tax positions, and has concluded that a liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions of the Subsidiary as shown. The
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Subsidiary is not aware of any other tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
5. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
  Six months
ended
  Year ended
  5/31/26   11/30/25
Shares sold:
Class A 560,567   1,135,479
Class C 20,932   56,693
Class R 4,775   14,497
Institutional Class 346,730   575,218
Class R6 54,014   1,523,893
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Class A 2,368,093   2,695,002
Class C 29,911   40,862
Class R 4,293   5,347
Institutional Class 299,273   449,546
Class R6 80,546   24,412
  3,769,134   6,520,949
Shares redeemed:
Class A (3,891,582)   (8,550,503)
Class C (118,747)   (365,075)
Class R (12,550)   (36,195)
Institutional Class (716,095)   (3,003,355)
Class R6 (1,368,674)   (306,665)
  (6,107,648)   (12,261,793)
Net decrease (2,338,514)   (5,740,844)
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5. Capital Shares (continued)
Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included in shares sold and shares redeemed in the table on the previous page and on the “Consolidated statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026 and the year ended November 30, 2025, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
    Exchange Redemptions   Exchange Subscriptions    
    Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
  Class A
Shares
  Institutional
Class
Shares
  Class R6
Shares
Value  
Six months ended  
5/31/26   3,856   5,179   5,195   2,643   1,211 $145,613  
Year ended  
11/30/25   32,648   20,051   17,903   30,510   4,331 808,009  
6. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Nomura Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $335,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expired on October 27, 2025. This Agreement was extended to October 26, 2026.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2026, or at any time during the period then ended.
7. Derivatives
US GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: (1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; (2) how they are accounted for; and (3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
Futures Contracts —  A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges US government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments
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are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. At May 31, 2026, the Fund posted $727,059 in cash as collateral for open futures contracts, which is included in “Cash collateral due from brokers” on the “Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.” Open futures contracts, if any, are disclosed on the “Schedule of investments.”
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to futures contracts, which are disclosed on the "Consolidated statement of operations" and "Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities."
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund used futures contracts to hedge the Fund’s existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions.
The table below summarizes the average daily balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the six months ended May 31, 2026:
  Long Derivative
Volume
  Short Derivative
Volume
Futures contracts (average notional amount) $72,284,137     $41,803,847  
8. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Nomura Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a
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8. Securities Lending (continued)
result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
9. Credit and Market Risks
Investments in securities are generally subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
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The Fund is subject to the risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.
When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e. debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. A Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates when interest rates are low or inflation rates are high or rising.
The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated below investment grade (lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization). High yield securities, commonly known as "junk bonds," are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.
The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, like other fixed income securities, are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk, and may also be subject to prepayment risk and extension risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities can be highly sensitive to interest rate changes. As a result, small movements in interest rates can substantially impact the value and liquidity of these securities. Prepayment risk is the risk that the principal on mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities may be prepaid at any time, which will reduce the yield and market value of the securities and may cause the Fund to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Extension risk is the risk that principal on mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities will be repaid more slowly than expected, which may reduce the proceeds available for reinvestment in higher yielding securities and may cause the security to experience greater volatility due to the extended maturity of the security. When interest rates rise, the value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities can be expected to decline. When interest rates go down, however, the value of these securities may not increase as much as other fixed income securities due to borrowers refinancing their loans at lower interest rates or prepaying their loans. In addition, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may decline in value, become more volatile, face difficulties in valuation, or experience reduced liquidity due to changes in general economic conditions. During periods of economic downturn, for example, underlying borrowers may not make timely payments on their loans and the value of property that secures the loans may decline in value such that it is worth less than the amount of the associated loans. If the collateral securing a mortgage-backed or asset-backed security is insufficient to repay the loan, the Fund could sustain a loss. Such risks generally will be heightened where a mortgage-backed or asset-backed security includes “subprime” loans. Although mortgage-backed securities are often supported by government guarantees or private
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9. Credit and Market Risks (continued)
insurance, there can be no guarantee that those obligations will be met. Furthermore, in certain economic conditions, loan servicers, loan originators and other participants in the market for mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities may be unable to receive sufficient funding, impairing their ability to perform their obligations on the loans. Certain mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities may be more susceptible to these risks than other mortgage-backed, asset-backed, or fixed-income securities. For example, the Fund’s investments in CMOs, real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs), and stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally highly susceptible to interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and extension risk. At times, these investments may be difficult to value and/or illiquid. Some classes of CMOs and REMICs may have preference in receiving principal or interest payments relative to more junior classes. The market prices and yields of these junior classes will generally be more volatile than more senior classes and will be more susceptible to interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and extension risk than more senior classes. Stripped mortgage-backed securities that receive only payments of interest (IOs) will generally decrease in value if interest rates decline or prepayment rates increase. Stripped mortgage-backed securities that receive only payments of principal (POs) will generally decrease in value if interest rates increase or prepayment rates decrease. These changes in value can be substantial and could cause the Fund to lose the entire value of its investment in CMOs, REMICs, and stripped mortgage-backed securities.
The Fund invests in bank loans and other securities that may subject it to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Fund will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that the Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to the Fund. There were no unfunded loan commitments at the six months ended May 31, 2026.
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The Fund invests in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction, or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of the security.
When the Fund invests in REITs it will be subject to the risks associated with that industry. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations. The Fund also invests in real estate acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, including issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein. These instruments may include interests in private equity limited partnerships or limited liability companies that hold real estate investments (Real Estate Limited Partnerships).
If the Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2026.
The Fund may invest in ETFs managed by DMC and/or its affiliates (Affiliated ETFs) and ETFs that managed by unaffiliated investment advisers (Unaffiliated ETFs). The risks of investing in ETFs typically reflect the risks of the instruments in which the ETF invests, and because they are exchange listed they may be subject to trading halts, premiums and discounts. In addition, DMC and its affiliates may benefit from investing in Affiliated ETFs and DMC's ability to allocate investments among Affiliated and Unaffiliated ETFs creates conflicts of interest.
Investments in foreign securities (particularly those of issuers in emerging markets) may be adversely affected by political instability; changes in currency exchange rates; inefficient markets and higher transaction costs; foreign economic conditions; the imposition of economic or trade sanctions; or inadequate or different regulatory and accounting standards. As a result of increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets, armed conflict between countries or armed conflict in a geographic region has the potential to adversely impact the Fund's investments. Such conflicts and other corresponding events could result in increased volatility, reduced liquidity, and overall uncertainty. The negative impacts may be particularly acute in certain sectors or in markets for certain securities and commodities. Such conflicts also may result in a negative impact on the Fund's investments, even beyond any direct investment exposure a Fund may have to issuers located in or with significant exposure to an impacted country or geographic region.
Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital, or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
Nomura Wealth Builder Fund 
9. Credit and Market Risks (continued)
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid, and more volatile than the major securities markets in the US. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
Derivatives contracts, such as futures, forward foreign currency contracts, options, and swaps, may involve additional expenses (such as the payment of premiums) and are subject to significant loss, which may exceed amounts disclosed on the “Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities”, if a security, index, reference rate, or other asset or market factor to which a derivatives contract is associated, moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager anticipated. When used for hedging, the change in value of the derivatives instrument may also not correlate specifically with the currency, rate, or other risk being hedged, in which case a Fund may not realize the intended benefits. Derivatives contracts are also subject to the risk that the counterparty may fail to perform its obligations under the contract due to, among other reasons, financial difficulties (such as a bankruptcy or reorganization).
The Subsidiary is not registered, nor subject to the investor protections, under the 1940 Act, and does not benefit from all the investor protections that apply to 1940 Act-registered funds. Changes in applicable tax laws could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described herein, which could adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.”
The Fund’s prospectus includes information regarding the principal risks applicable to the Fund.
10. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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11. Subsequent Events
Effective June 12, 2026, Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. became a sub-advisor of the Fund.
Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2026, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The aggregate remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is disclosed within the consolidated financial statements.
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract
For the section below only, the trusts of the Nomura Funds are referred individually as a “Trust” and collectively as “Trusts,” each Nomura Fund individually as a “Fund,” and the Nomura Funds collectively as the “Funds.”
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025
At its June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including its Independent Trustees, considered and unanimously approved the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trusts, on behalf of each of their Funds, and DMC. The Board also approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Funds, as applicable, that will become effective after the Closing or Split Closing, as applicable. In addition, the Board approved interim advisory and interim sub-advisory agreements (together the “Interim Advisory Agreements” and together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements, the “Proposed Advisory Agreements”). The Interim Advisory Agreements will take effect in the event that shareholders did not approve of one or more of the New Investment Advisory Agreements by the time of the Closing. The Board also determined to recommend that Fund shareholders approve the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements. As part of their evaluation, the Board’s Independent Trustees reviewed material supporting the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements in executive sessions with its independent legal counsel both with and without representatives of management. Such material included responses provided by DMC and Nomura to an extensive initial questionnaire and a subsequent memorandum with questions relating to the Transaction and the impact on the Funds, as well as governance, compliance, investment and operational matters.
Background for the Board Approvals. At the June 2025 Meeting, representatives of DMC and Nomura met with the Board to discuss the Transaction. The Independent Trustees were advised that the Transaction, if completed, would constitute a Change of Control Event and result in the termination of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees were also advised that it was proposed that DMC would continue to serve as the investment adviser to
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each Fund after the Closing and that the Board would be asked to consider approval of the terms and conditions of the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements with DMC and thereafter to submit the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements to the Funds’ shareholders for approval.
At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, reviewed and approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements, including the New Investment Advisory Agreements, which are still subject to shareholder approval. The Board considered the information provided to it about the Funds together and with respect to each Fund separately as the Board deemed appropriate.
The Board, together with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and Fund counsel, met with representatives of DMC and Nomura to discuss the Transaction. In addition, management of DMC and certain Independent Trustees met in person or virtually on several other occasions preceding the June 2025 Meeting. At these meetings, the Transaction and future plans for DMC and the Funds were discussed at length. Finally, the Independent Trustees consulted with their independent legal counsel in executive sessions during the time period covered by the negotiation of the Transaction and discussed, among other things, the legal standards applicable to their review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and certain other contracts and considerations relevant to their deliberations on whether to approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements.
At the in-person and virtual meetings with DMC management and with key Nomura representatives, the Trustees discussed the Transaction. The meetings included discussions of the strategic rationale for the Transaction and Nomura’s general plans and intentions regarding the Funds and DMC. On these occasions, representatives of DMC and Nomura made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Trustees. The Board also inquired about the plans for, and anticipated roles and responsibilities of, key employees and officers of DMC in connection with the Transaction, and Nomura’s role with respect to DMC Management.
In connection with the Trustees’ review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, DMC and/or Nomura emphasized that:
• They expected that there will be no adverse changes as a result of the Transaction in the nature, quality, or extent of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders, including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services;
• No material changes in personnel or operations are currently contemplated in the operation of DMC under Nomura as a result of the Transaction (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated below);
• Nomura has no present intention to cause DMC to alter the contractual expense limitations and reimbursements currently in effect for the Funds; and
• Under the Purchase Agreement, Nomura has agreed to, and to cause its affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts after Closing to conduct their respective businesses in compliance with the conditions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act with respect to the Funds, to the extent within its control, including maintaining Board composition of at least 75% of the
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Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
Board members qualifying as Independent Trustees and not imposing any “unfair burden” on the Funds for at least two years from the Closing.
The Board considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements because, upon the Closing, the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and the current sub-advisory agreements (the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) would automatically terminate in accordance with their terms and applicable regulations. The Board further considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Interim Advisory Agreements so that, if the Transaction closes before a Fund receives the requisite shareholder approval of its New Investment Advisory Agreement, an Interim Advisory Agreement would permit continuity of the management of the Fund while it continued to solicit the requisite shareholder approval of the New Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board reviewed and also considered the forms of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, noting that the terms and conditions of each such agreement were substantially identical to the terms and conditions of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements or Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, except for the effective dates, duration and, with respect to the Interim Advisory Agreements, escrow provisions required by applicable law. The Board also considered the impact of a possible Split Closing and DMC’s representation that, if it occurs, it would not affect the day-to-day management of the applicable Funds. The Board noted that the New Investment Advisory Agreements would have an initial two-year term and that the Interim Advisory Agreements would be effective on an interim basis, as necessary upon the Closing, from its effective date until the earlier of (i) 150 calendar days from the effective date or such later date as may be consistent with the 1940 Act, rules and regulations thereunder or exemptive relief or interpretative position of the staff of the SEC; or (ii) the effective date of the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement (“Interim Period”). The Interim Advisory Agreement may also be terminated on 10 days’ written notice by the Board. The Board further noted management’s representation that the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements would not result in any changes to the Funds’ investment objectives or strategies. The Board considered DMC’s and Nomura’s representations that there are no planned or anticipated material personnel changes as a result of the Transaction, with the exception of the US leveraged credit team where certain team members are expected to remain with Macquarie. The Board further considered DMC’s representation that the US leveraged credit team Funds will all be managed with the same investment objective and in the same style post-closing and DMC representing that it believes that there will be no reduction in the quality of advisory services to those Funds. Otherwise, the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds are expected to continue to manage the Funds and certain sub-adviser(s) are expected to continue to manage their respective sleeves of the Funds pursuant to New Sub-Advisory Agreements that would be substantially similar to the Current Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also noted management’s representation that the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would not require shareholder approval, and that management proposed that the Board approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreements pursuant to the Funds’ manager of managers
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exemptive relief. In addition, the Board also considered that, in connection with the Transaction, certain investment professionals at Macquarie-affiliated sub-advisers would be employed by Nomura advisory affiliates in the United Kingdom and Australia and would continue to manage the Funds they currently manage under participating affiliate arrangements.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees considered the services historically provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements will be substantially similar to the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, and they therefore considered the many reports furnished to them throughout 2024 and 2025 at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; the compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Macquarie Funds complex; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. Further, and consistent with its continued oversight of these matters, the Board discussed with DMC and Nomura the impact of the Transaction on the remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives being undertaken to enhance DMC’s compliance, risk, operational and portfolio management functions arising out of DMC’s previously announced settlement agreement with the SEC in September 2024. The Board relied on commitments by DMC and Nomura that these remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives would not be negatively affected by the Transaction and would continue through and following Closing.
The Board also considered the transfer agent and shareholder services that would continue to be provided to Fund shareholders by DMC’s affiliate, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (“DIFSC”). The Board routinely reviews DIFSC’s performance.
Nomura and DMC indicated that they currently expected no material changes as a result of the Transaction in (i) personnel or operations of DMC (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated above) or (ii) third parties providing operational services to the Funds, and stated that the nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders were very likely to continue under the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered that management of Nomura and Macquarie represented that there would  not be any “unfair burden”  imposed on any of the Funds for the first two years following the Closing as a result of the Transaction in accordance with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, and that they did not expect the Transaction to result in any adverse changes in the nature, quality, or extent of services (including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services) currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board noted, among other things, the contractual expense limitations or reimbursements currently in effect for certain Funds and Nomura’s acknowledgment of Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds.
Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of DMC and the Funds. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of its importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to
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Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its review of investment performance in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board also considered DMC’s representations that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the investment performance of any Fund because (i) DMC and Nomura did not currently expect the Transaction to cause any material change to the Funds’ portfolio management teams responsible for investment performance (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team), (ii) as discussed in more detail below, the Funds’ expenses were not expected to increase as a result of the Transaction, (iii) the Funds would not bear any Transaction-related expenses, and (iv) as indicated by Nomura and Macquarie, there was not expected to be any “unfair burden” imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction.
Comparative Expenses. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated expense comparison data for the Funds. At that meeting, DMC provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Funds and comparative funds. The Board focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus the effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds selected by Broadridge as being similar to each Fund (the “Expense Group”). The Board placed significant emphasis on the Funds’ expenses in view of their importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to expense reports and discussions with DMC at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its prior review of expenses in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board considered the representations of DMC and Nomura that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the Funds’ expenses because (i) each Fund’s contractual fee rates under the New Investment Advisory Agreements would remain the same, (ii) DMC had no current intention to change the  existing contractual expense limitations and reimbursement policy as a result of the Transaction, (iii) under the Purchase Agreement, Macquarie and Nomura would pay all reasonable costs related to the related proxy solicitation, and (iv) Nomura and Macquarie represented that, consistent with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, no “unfair burden” would be imposed on the Funds for the first two years after the Closing.
Management Profitability. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds. The Board had previously considered DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds at its August 2024 meeting. At that meeting, the Board reviewed an analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the Funds and the complex as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. At that meeting, the Board determined that the management
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fees charged under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC. Nomura advised the Board in June 2025 that it anticipated that management profitability would remain substantially the same following the Closing, noting that services and costs are expected to be the same.
The Board also requested and reviewed financial statements provided by Nomura for Nomura Holdings Inc., the parent of Nomura, for the purpose of evaluating Nomura’s ability to financially support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing and to seek to ensure that DMC can continue to provide services of a similar nature, extent, and quality to the Funds following the Closing as it has under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements.
Based on information provided by DMC and Nomura, the Board considered their representations that DMC would have sufficient financial resources following the Transaction to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds under the New Investment Advisory Agreements as is the case under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered Nomura’s representation that it had sufficient financial strength and resources, as well as an ongoing commitment to a global asset management business, to continue investing in DMC to the extent that Nomura determined it was appropriate.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale would be realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale would be reflected in the management fees charged. The Board took into account DMC’s practice of maintaining the competitive nature of management fees based on its analysis of fees charged by comparable funds. The Board also acknowledged Nomura’s statement that the Transaction would not by itself immediately provide additional economies of scale given Nomura’s limited presence in the US mutual fund market. Nonetheless, the Board considered that additional economies of scale could potentially be achieved in the future if DMC were owned by Nomura as a result of Nomura’s willingness to invest additional amounts in DMC if appropriate opportunities arise. The Board further considered that potential economies of scale could be achieved as a result of DMC’s potentially expanded distribution capabilities arising from the Transaction, as well as opportunities that might arise from Nomura’s commitment to its global asset management business.
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board acknowledged that DMC would continue to benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Board also considered that Nomura and DMC may derive reputational, strategic, and other benefits from their association with the Funds, including, for Nomura and DMC, service relationships with DMC, DIFSC, and Delaware Distributors, L.P., and evaluated the extent to which DMC might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Funds and the potential benefits from allocation of Fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies.
The Purchase Agreement. The Board considered the terms of the Purchase Agreement, including those related to Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act and that Macquarie and Nomura will bear the expenses related to the Funds’ proxy solicitation. At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board
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Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
discussed the conditions to the Closing, including the requirements for obtaining consents to the change in control from DMC’s advisory clients, such as the Funds.
Board Review of Nomura. The Board reviewed detailed information supplied by Nomura about its operations. As previously noted, to consider DMC’s ability to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds, the Board requested, received, and reviewed information from Nomura concerning its financial condition to demonstrate its ability support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing. Based on this review, the Board considered that DMC would continue to have the financial ability to maintain the high quality of services required by the Funds.
Nomura described its proposed changes to DMC’s corporate governance, primarily through the anticipated addition of certain Nomura officers to DMC’s parent company. The Board considered Nomura’s statement that it plans to retain the pre-closing organizational and operating structure with respect to the Funds post-Closing as much as possible. Nomura described the proposed harmonization of the compensation system in use at DMC with the compensation plan used by Nomura, including short-term and long-term incentive compensation and equity interests for executive officers and investment personnel.
The Board also considered Nomura’s current strategic plans to increase its asset management activities, one of its core businesses, particularly in North America, and its statement that its acquisition of DMC is an important component of this strategic growth and the establishment of a significant presence in the United States. In addition, the Board considered Nomura’s representation that the acquisition of DMC could potentially enhance the nature, quality, and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders.
The Board noted that DMC has placed brokerage transactions with a broker/dealer affiliate of Nomura and received research in connection with those transactions. In addition, certain other Nomura affiliates participate as underwriters for securities offerings outside of the United States.
Conclusion. The Independent Trustees of each Trust deliberated in executive session; the entire Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, then approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements. The Board concluded that the advisory fee rates under each New Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable in relation to the services provided and that execution of the New Investment Advisory Agreements is in the best interests of the shareholders. For each Fund, the Board noted that they had concluded in their most recent advisory agreement continuance considerations in August 2024 that the management fees and total expense ratios were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Funds and in comparison to those of the Funds’ respective peer groups; that the advisory fee schedule would not be increased and would stay the same for all of the Funds; that the total expense ratio had not changed materially since that determination; and that DMC had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction. The
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Board also noted, with respect to the Funds that currently had the benefit of contractual fee limitations, that Nomura indicated it will maintain the Funds’ existing contractual expense limitations and/or advisory fee waivers post-Closing through the stated end date for such expense limitation and fee waiver. Nomura further indicated it has no current plans to increase advisory, administration, distribution, transfer agency, or other fees of the Funds following the Transaction. The Board noted Nomura’s acknowledgment of Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds. On that basis, the Board concluded that each of the total expense ratio and proposed advisory fee for the Funds anticipated to result from the Transaction was acceptable.
In reaching its determination regarding the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, considered the factors, conclusions and information they believed relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, including, but not limited to, the factors, conclusions and information discussed above.
Further, in their deliberations, the Board members did not identify any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or information that was all important or controlling, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 99.93%♣
Communication Services — 1.52%
IMAX †    1,797,361 $   71,319,284
Yelp †      517,462    11,798,134
     83,117,418
Consumer Discretionary — 10.63%
Brinker International †      233,117     33,191,199
Garrett Motion       454,827     14,900,133
KB Home       449,597     21,967,309
Kontoor Brands       684,002     49,090,824
La-Z-Boy       573,985     21,570,356
Life Time Group Holdings †    1,538,077     50,879,587
Modine Manufacturing †      392,462    109,461,576
OneSpaWorld Holdings     1,580,759     37,543,026
Sonic Automotive Class A       482,370     39,853,409
Steven Madden       923,249     40,105,937
Taylor Morrison Home †      725,067     42,416,420
Urban Outfitters †      787,611     57,219,939
Warby Parker Class A †    1,211,862     29,714,856
YETI Holdings †      717,103    34,399,431
    582,314,002
Consumer Staples — 0.94%
Chefs' Warehouse †      670,131    51,291,827
     51,291,827
Energy — 5.14%
Gulfport Energy †      128,460     21,657,072
International Seaways       534,265     41,239,915
Liberty Energy       871,637     25,504,099
Magnolia Oil & Gas Class A     2,010,862     55,017,184
Northern Oil and Gas       630,190     13,719,236
Patterson-UTI Energy     4,987,406     55,908,821
SM Energy     2,231,110    68,517,388
    281,563,715
Financials — 17.84%
Associated Banc-Corp     2,494,764     69,379,387
Baldwin Insurance Group †    1,551,313     30,126,498
CNO Financial Group     1,342,278     61,704,519
Enterprise Financial Services       743,512     45,064,262
Essent Group       217,024     12,563,519
First Bancorp        761,352     44,790,338
First Financial Bancorp     1,604,500     49,354,420
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Financials (continued)
First Interstate BancSystem Class A     1,307,888 $   46,560,813
Independent Bank       689,136     54,496,875
Moelis & Co. Class A       926,332     62,332,880
NMI Holdings †    1,270,460     45,609,514
Old National Bancorp     3,144,178     75,491,714
Perella Weinberg Partners     1,007,373     17,286,521
Renasant     1,395,004     56,804,563
Seacoast Banking of Florida     1,063,886     32,246,385
Selective Insurance Group       412,031     35,657,163
SouthState Bank       243,761     23,096,355
United Community Banks     1,295,225     42,677,664
Valley National Bancorp     3,596,304     49,521,106
WesBanco     1,578,205     54,684,803
WSFS Financial       947,395    67,691,373
    977,140,672
Healthcare — 16.78%
Agios Pharmaceuticals †    1,144,753     33,655,738
Ardelyx †    6,265,909     37,846,090
Artivion †    1,737,106     38,546,382
AtriCure †    1,219,526     33,744,285
Axsome Therapeutics †      430,250    100,885,020
Blueprint Medicines =, †      683,719              0
Bridgebio Pharma †    1,125,373     74,567,215
Denali Therapeutics †      727,399     15,304,475
Glaukos †      416,459     43,041,038
Halozyme Therapeutics †      605,172     40,268,145
HealthEquity †      292,177     25,708,654
Hinge Health Class A †      187,149     10,519,645
Insmed †      153,319     16,391,334
Lantheus Holdings †      534,237     53,049,734
Ligand Pharmaceuticals †      385,274     89,368,157
Merit Medical Systems †      579,560     36,547,054
NeoGenomics †    2,645,940     27,835,289
OmniAb 12.5 =, †      221,566              0
OmniAb 15 =, †      221,566              0
Omnicell †      802,776     35,434,533
Supernus Pharmaceuticals †    1,428,904     65,986,787
TransMedics Group †      617,377     41,487,734
Travere Therapeutics †    2,086,017    98,418,282
    918,605,591
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    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Industrials — 18.94%
ABM Industries       943,102 $   36,837,564
AeroVironment †       18,203      3,772,390
Alamo Group       143,191     21,580,316
Applied Industrial Technologies        99,737     30,301,098
ArcBest       172,797     23,619,622
Arcosa       677,370     85,856,648
Bloom Energy Class A †      171,542     48,889,470
Boise Cascade       325,846     22,717,983
Casella Waste Systems Class A †      561,033     46,100,082
Construction Partners Class A †      664,466     77,390,355
Dycom Industries †       48,521     24,745,710
ESCO Technologies       290,922     84,920,132
ExlService Holdings †    1,088,491     31,598,894
Federal Signal       744,174     79,403,366
Herc Holdings       132,866     17,671,178
Hub Group Class A       511,672     21,254,855
Kadant       118,452     37,807,509
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions †      225,294     14,448,104
MYR Group †      239,490    111,377,219
NuScale Power †      129,894      1,645,757
Onterris †    1,128,723     18,070,855
SPX Technologies †      182,621     39,566,666
Tecnoglass       796,781     34,333,293
VSE        96,763     17,915,669
Werner Enterprises       446,430     18,531,309
Worthington Enterprises       489,450     27,786,077
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions     1,251,955    58,841,885
  1,036,984,006
Information Technology — 15.74%
Box Class A †    1,168,928     31,514,299
Calix †      433,810     17,243,948
Clearwater Analytics Holdings Class A †      565,885     13,773,641
Credo Technology Group Holding †      412,457     97,352,226
D-Wave Quantum †      544,050     16,397,667
Fabrinet †       45,440     29,725,030
IonQ †      458,047     33,011,447
MARA Holdings †      752,568     10,821,928
Plexus †      120,750     32,404,470
Progress Software †      495,335     16,261,848
Q2 Holdings †      620,945     29,401,746
Rigetti Computing †      526,485     13,446,427
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Information Technology (continued)
Riot Platforms †      467,949 $   12,686,097
Rubrik Class A †      135,872     10,683,615
Semtech †    1,461,127    222,880,313
Silicon Laboratories †      418,484     91,062,118
SPS Commerce †      259,359     14,718,623
TTM Technologies †      323,297     56,163,155
Ultra Clean Holdings †      398,169     34,071,321
Varonis Systems †    1,613,388     55,097,200
Workiva †      460,993    22,948,232
    861,665,351
Materials — 3.46%
Coeur Mining       256,312      4,951,948
Hecla Mining       232,443      4,130,512
Kaiser Aluminum       433,925     78,991,707
Minerals Technologies       931,251     71,724,952
Quaker Chemical       208,778    29,965,906
    189,765,025
Real Estate — 6.40%
Cushman & Wakefield †    3,493,161     43,454,923
DiamondRock Hospitality     3,429,041     37,685,161
Essential Properties Realty Trust     1,132,417     34,629,312
Four Corners Property Trust     1,156,341     28,792,891
Independence Realty Trust     2,523,600     40,958,028
Kite Realty Group Trust     2,298,487     63,024,513
LXP Industrial Trust       656,510     33,902,176
Phillips Edison & Co.       719,028     28,868,974
Terreno Realty       599,178    39,360,003
    350,675,981
Utilities — 2.54%
Black Hills       661,734     48,187,470
Northwestern Energy Group       685,940     48,434,223
Oklo †       91,778      6,138,113
Spire       438,986    36,110,988
    138,870,794
Total Common Stocks (cost $3,337,917,025) 5,471,994,382
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    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments — 0.87%
Money Market Mutual Funds — 0.87%
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)   11,882,786 $   11,882,786
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)   11,882,786     11,882,786
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.55%)   11,882,786     11,882,786
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 3.54%)   11,882,786    11,882,786
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $47,531,144)    47,531,144
Total Value of Securities—100.80%
(cost $3,385,448,169)
    5,519,525,526
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets—(0.80%)       (44,075,062)
Net Assets Applicable to 160,922,741 Shares Outstanding—100.00%     $5,475,450,464
Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.
Non-income producing security.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security in the disclosure table located in Note 3 in “Notes to financial statements.”
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Assets:  
Investments, at value* $5,519,525,526
Receivable for fund shares sold 6,397,237
Dividends receivable 2,235,645
Prepaid expenses 199,156
Other assets 52,780
Total Assets 5,528,410,344
Liabilities:  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 47,824,795
Investment management fees payable to affiliates 3,027,542
Other accrued expenses 1,937,008
Distribution fees payable to affiliates 99,153
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates 37,503
Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates 25,030
Legal fees payable to affiliates 8,849
Total Liabilities 52,959,880
Total Net Assets $5,475,450,464
Net Assets Consist of:  
Paid-in capital $2,988,235,869
Total distributable earnings (loss) 2,487,214,595
Total Net Assets $5,475,450,464
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Net Asset Value  
Class A:  
Net assets $275,132,922
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 8,332,496
Net asset value per share $33.02
Sales charge 5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) $35.03
Class C:  
Net assets $38,228,999
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 1,415,917
Net asset value per share $27.00
Class R:  
Net assets $19,159,635
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 611,382
Net asset value per share $31.34
Institutional Class:  
Net assets $3,938,651,136
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 115,339,603
Net asset value per share $34.15
Class R6:  
Net assets $1,204,277,772
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 35,223,343
Net asset value per share $34.19

*Investments, at cost
$3,385,448,169
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of operations
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Six months ended May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Investment Income:  
Dividends $36,348,555
Expenses:  
Management fees 18,425,440
Distribution expenses — Class A 327,863
Distribution expenses — Class C 205,013
Distribution expenses — Class R 48,306
Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses 2,579,564
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses 385,996
Accounting and administration expenses 347,438
Trustees’ fees 212,639
Legal fees 179,745
Registration fees 56,927
Custodian fees 42,171
Audit and tax fees 16,287
Other 96,568
  22,923,957
Less expenses paid indirectly (19,302)
Total operating expenses 22,904,655
Net Investment Income (Loss) 13,443,900
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 456,952,608
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 192,375,646
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) 649,328,254
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $662,772,154
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) $13,443,900   $34,517,942
Net realized gain (loss) 456,952,608   321,338,145
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 192,375,646   (727,086,097)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 662,772,154   (371,230,010)
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Distributable earnings:      
Class A (10,931,140)   (2,896,402)
Class C (2,088,622)   (443,997)
Class R (824,141)   (183,211)
Institutional Class (200,926,080)   (64,747,832)
Class R6 (59,220,438)   (20,120,548)
  (273,990,421)   (88,391,990)
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4):      
Proceeds from shares sold:      
Class A 27,955,335   59,360,705
Class C 1,450,357   2,952,320
Class R 1,022,196   2,811,875
Institutional Class 284,771,928   1,129,360,787
Class R6 95,114,499   223,805,806
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:      
Class A 8,031,764   2,624,586
Class C 1,716,200   436,089
Class R 823,912   183,181
Institutional Class 119,142,600   48,805,137
Class R6 48,919,354   18,419,897
  588,948,145   1,488,760,383
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Statements of changes in net assets
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4) (continued):      
Cost of shares redeemed:      
Class A $(42,814,080)   $(97,810,219)
Class C (11,593,535)   (22,614,617)
Class R (4,776,133)   (7,178,167)
Institutional Class (1,532,167,109)   (2,128,654,987)
Class R6 (425,039,287)   (474,863,136)
  (2,016,390,144)   (2,731,121,126)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions (1,427,441,999)   (1,242,360,743)
Net Decrease in Net Assets (1,038,660,266)   (1,701,982,743)
Net Assets:      
Beginning of period 6,514,110,730   8,216,093,473
End of period $5,475,450,464   $6,514,110,730
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return4

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets5

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 During the years ended November 30, 2024 and 2023, Delaware Management Company reimbursed the Fund $5,551 and $24,946 for loss related to trade errors. Payment by affiliates is less than $0.005 per share and 0.005% on total return.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$30.76   $32.35   $25.23   $27.21   $31.14   $24.79
 
                     
0.03   0.07   0.05   0.08   0.05   (0.02)
3.52   (1.37)   8.01   (1.16)   (2.05)   6.56
    3   3    
3.55   (1.30)   8.06   (1.08)   (2.00)   6.54
 
                     
(0.08)   (0.12)   (0.10)   (0.06)    
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
(1.29)   (0.29)   (0.94)   (0.90)   (1.93)   (0.19)
 
$33.02   $30.76   $32.35   $25.23   $27.21   $31.14
 
11.99%   (4.00%)   32.74%3   (3.86%)3   (6.87%)   26.50%
 
                     
$275,133   $262,889   $316,921   $254,990   $295,128   $312,223
1.04%   1.04%   1.06%   1.09%   1.05%   1.06%
1.04%   1.04%   1.06%   1.09%   1.05%   1.06%
0.17%   0.24%   0.20%   0.30%   0.20%   (0.06%)
0.17%   0.24%   0.20%   0.30%   0.20%   (0.06%)
9%   26%   23%   26%   23%   24%
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Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Class C 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment loss2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return5

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets6

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived6

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of operations due to class specific expenses.
4 During the years ended November 30, 2024 and 2023, Delaware Management Company reimbursed the Fund $5,551 and $24,946 for loss related to trade errors. Payment by affiliates is less than $0.005 per share and 0.005% on total return.
5 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
6 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$25.40   $26.83   $21.14   $23.05   $26.86   $21.57
 
                     
(0.07)3   (0.12)3   (0.13)   (0.10)   (0.13)   (0.21)
2.88   (1.14)   6.66   (0.97)   (1.75)   5.69
    4   4    
2.81   (1.26)   6.53   (1.07)   (1.88)   5.48
 
                     
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
 
$27.00   $25.40   $26.83   $21.14   $23.05   $26.86
 
11.53%   (4.69%)   31.71%4   (4.57%)4   (7.57%)   25.54%
 
                     
$38,229   $44,366   $68,394   $72,867   $100,445   $132,294
1.79%   1.79%   1.81%   1.84%   1.80%   1.81%
1.79%   1.79%   1.81%   1.84%   1.80%   1.81%
(0.54%)   (0.50%)   (0.56%)   (0.45%)   (0.55%)   (0.81%)
(0.54%)   (0.50%)   (0.56%)   (0.45%)   (0.55%)   (0.81%)
9%   26%   23%   26%   23%   24%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Class R 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return6

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets7

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived7

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of operations due to class specific expenses.
4 Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.
5 During the years ended November 30, 2024 and 2023, Delaware Management Company reimbursed the Fund $5,551 and $24,946 for loss related to trade errors. Payment by affiliates is less than $0.005 per share and 0.005% on total return.
6 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
7 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$29.22   $30.73   $24.01   $25.93   $29.84   $23.82
 
                     
(0.01)3   3,4   (0.01)   0.01   (0.01)   (0.09)
3.34   (1.30)   7.61   (1.09)   (1.97)   6.30
    5   5    
3.33   (1.30)   7.60   (1.08)   (1.98)   6.21
 
                     
  (0.04)   (0.04)      
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
(1.21)   (0.21)   (0.88)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
 
$31.34   $29.22   $30.73   $24.01   $25.93   $29.84
 
11.82%   (4.23%)   32.41%5   (4.09%)5   (7.12%)   26.19%
 
                     
$19,159   $20,728   $26,477   $25,703   $34,289   $44,366
1.29%   1.29%   1.31%   1.34%   1.30%   1.31%
1.29%   1.29%   1.31%   1.34%   1.30%   1.31%
(0.06%)   (0.01%)   (0.05%)   0.05%   (0.05%)   (0.31%)
(0.06%)   (0.01%)   (0.05%)   0.05%   (0.05%)   (0.31%)
9%   26%   23%   26%   23%   24%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Institutional Class 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return4

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets5

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 During the years ended November 30, 2024 and 2023, Delaware Management Company reimbursed the Fund $5,551 and $24,946 for loss related to trade errors. Payment by affiliates is less than $0.005 per share and 0.005% on total return.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$31.79   $33.40   $26.02   $28.02   $32.00   $25.46
 
                     
0.08   0.15   0.13   0.14   0.13   0.06
3.63   (1.41)   8.25   (1.17)   (2.12)   6.72
    3   3    
3.71   (1.26)   8.38   (1.03)   (1.99)   6.78
 
                     
(0.14)   (0.18)   (0.16)   (0.13)   (0.06)   (0.05)
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
(1.35)   (0.35)   (1.00)   (0.97)   (1.99)   (0.24)
 
$34.15   $31.79   $33.40   $26.02   $28.02   $32.00
 
12.10%   (3.76%)   33.06%3   (3.59%)3   (6.65%)   26.80%
 
                     
$3,938,651   $4,792,284   $6,078,311   $4,976,768   $5,455,486   $5,743,601
0.79%   0.79%   0.81%   0.84%   0.80%   0.81%
0.79%   0.79%   0.81%   0.84%   0.80%   0.81%
0.47%   0.49%   0.45%   0.55%   0.45%   0.19%
0.47%   0.49%   0.45%   0.55%   0.45%   0.19%
9%   26%   23%   26%   23%   24%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund Class R6 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Payment by affiliates

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return4

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets5

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived5

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 During the years ended November 30, 2024 and 2023, Delaware Management Company reimbursed the Fund $5,551 and $24,946 for loss related to trade errors. Payment by affiliates is less than $0.005 per share and 0.005% on total return.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
5 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$31.85   $33.46   $26.07   $28.08   $32.06   $25.51
 
                     
0.09   0.18   0.16   0.17   0.16   0.10
3.64   (1.40)   8.27   (1.18)   (2.11)   6.72
    3   3    
3.73   (1.22)   8.43   (1.01)   (1.95)   6.82
 
                     
(0.18)   (0.22)   (0.20)   (0.16)   (0.10)   (0.08)
(1.21)   (0.17)   (0.84)   (0.84)   (1.93)   (0.19)
(1.39)   (0.39)   (1.04)   (1.00)   (2.03)   (0.27)
 
$34.19   $31.85   $33.46   $26.07   $28.08   $32.06
 
12.16%   (3.65%)   33.22%3   (3.49%)3   (6.52%)   26.92%
 
                     
$1,204,278   $1,393,844   $1,725,990   $1,538,097   $1,386,235   $1,325,213
0.69%   0.69%   0.68%   0.72%   0.69%   0.69%
0.69%   0.69%   0.68%   0.72%   0.69%   0.69%
0.53%   0.60%   0.58%   0.67%   0.57%   0.31%
0.53%   0.60%   0.58%   0.67%   0.57%   0.31%
9%   26%   23%   26%   23%   24%
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Nomura Small Cap Core Fund, Nomura Small Cap Value Fund, and Nomura Wealth Builder Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Nomura Small Cap Core Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (Rule 2a-5). As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board of Trustees (Board) has designated Delaware Management Company (DMC) as part of its duties as the Fund's valuation designee (Valuation Designee) to perform the fair value determination relating to all applicable Fund investments. DMC has established a pricing committee (Pricing Committee) to assist with its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee, and DMC may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through the Pricing Committee and other teams and committees, which operate under policies and procedures approved by the
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Board and subject to the Board's oversight. Fair value pricing may be used more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of US securities or securities indexes) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the close of the NYSE. The Valuation Designee may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-US securities.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2026, and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2022–November 30, 2025), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest and tax penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in “Interest and tax penalties“ on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.  
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Nomura Funds (formerly, Macquarie Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
gain distributions from any investment companies (Underlying Funds), in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, which are estimated, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Segment Reporting — In November 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, with the intent of improving reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, allowing financial statement users to better understand the components of a segment's profit or loss and assess potential future cash flows for the reportable segment and the entity as a whole thereby enabling better understanding of how an entity's segments impact overall performance. The Fund's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer act as the Fund's chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy disclosed in the prospectus against which the CODM assesses performance. When assessing segment performance and making decisions about segment resources, the CODM relies on the Fund's portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets which are consistent with the information contained in the Fund's financial statements.
Recent Accounting Standard — The Fund adopted FASB ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) — Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures as of May 31, 2026. ASU 2023-09 requires public business entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $18,286 under this arrangement.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses” with the
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corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $1,016 under this arrangement.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (NIMBT) and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, 0.60% on the next $5.5 billion, and 0.575% on average daily net assets in excess of $8 billion.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.0050% of the first $60 billion; 0.00475% of the next $30 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Nomura Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $150,479 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Nomura Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $225,882 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYIS), BNYIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $51,098 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP earned $2,729 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $593 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class C shares and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs, in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments and US government securities as follows:
Purchases $532,912,418
Sales 2,158,034,371
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At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments $3,385,448,169
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments $2,247,477,289
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments (113,399,932)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments $2,134,077,357
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each of the Fund’s investments are assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1  − Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts)
Level 2  − Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
Level 3  − Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities)
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   
3. Investments (continued)
industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2026:
    Level 1   Level 3 Total  
Securities            
Assets:            
Common Stocks            
Communication Services   $83,117,418   $— $83,117,418  
Consumer Discretionary   582,314,002   582,314,002  
Consumer Staples   51,291,827   51,291,827  
Energy   281,563,715   281,563,715  
Financials   977,140,672   977,140,672  
Healthcare   918,605,591   1 918,605,591  
Industrials   1,036,984,006   1,036,984,006  
Information Technology   861,665,351   861,665,351  
Materials   189,765,025   189,765,025  
Real Estate   350,675,981   350,675,981  
Utilities   138,870,794   138,870,794  
Short-Term Investments   47,531,144   47,531,144  
Total Value of Securities   $5,519,525,526   $— $5,519,525,526  
 
1The security that has been valued at zero on the “Schedule of investments” is considered to be a Level 3 investment in this table.
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. Management has determined not to provide a reconciliation of Level 3 investments as the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the beginning or end of the period. Management has determined not to provide additional disclosure on Level 3 inputs since the Level 3 investments were not considered significant to the Fund’s net assets at the end of the period.
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4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
  Six months
ended
  Year ended
  5/31/26   11/30/25
Shares sold:
Class A 909,267   2,055,968
Class C 57,849   122,189
Class R 34,903   102,722
Institutional Class 8,992,812   38,899,848
Class R6 3,014,756   7,532,000
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Class A 269,161   84,664
Class C 70,106   16,923
Class R 29,062   6,207
Institutional Class 3,865,756   1,527,547
Class R6 1,586,231   575,982
  18,829,903   50,924,050
Shares redeemed:
Class A (1,391,068)   (3,391,403)
Class C (459,018)   (940,959)
Class R (162,049)   (261,140)
Institutional Class (48,282,649)   (71,669,467)
Class R6 (13,139,318)   (15,925,537)
  (63,434,102)   (92,188,506)
Net decrease (44,604,199)   (41,264,456)
Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included in shares sold and shares redeemed in the table above and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026 and the year ended November 30, 2025, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
  Exchange Redemptions   Exchange Subscriptions    
  Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
  Institutional
Class
Shares
  Class R6
Shares
  Class A
Shares
  Institutional
Class
Shares
  Class R6
Shares
  Value
Six months ended
5/31/26 1,639   711   75,500   243   582   1,413   75,840   $2,406,365
Year ended
11/30/25 5,934   18,873   23,485   2,988   891   10,924   35,563   1,392,302
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   
5. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Nomura Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $335,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expired on October 27, 2025. This Agreement was extended to October 26, 2026.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2026, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Nomura Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY). At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational
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organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
7. Credit and Market Risks
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small- and/or medium-sized companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small- and/or medium-sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.
The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities it holds will decrease in value if interest rates rise. The risk is generally associated with bonds; however, because small- and medium-sized companies and companies in the real estate sector often borrow money to finance their operations, they may be adversely affected by rising interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates when interest rates are low or inflation rates are high or rising.
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund   
7. Credit and Market Risks (continued)
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector whose value may decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of May 31, 2026, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund.
8. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2026, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The aggregate remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is disclosed within the financial statements.
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract
For the section below only, the trusts of the Nomura Funds are referred individually as a “Trust” and collectively as “Trusts,” each Nomura Fund individually as a “Fund,” and the Nomura Funds collectively as the “Funds.”
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025
At its June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including its Independent Trustees, considered and unanimously approved the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trusts, on behalf of each of their Funds, and DMC. The Board also approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Funds, as applicable, that will become effective after the Closing or Split Closing, as applicable. In addition, the Board approved interim advisory and interim sub-advisory agreements (together the “Interim Advisory Agreements” and together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements, the “Proposed Advisory Agreements”). The Interim Advisory Agreements will take effect in the event that shareholders did not approve of one or more of the New Investment Advisory Agreements by the time of the Closing. The Board also determined to recommend that Fund shareholders approve the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements. As part of their evaluation, the Board’s Independent Trustees reviewed material supporting the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements in executive sessions with its independent legal counsel both with and without representatives of management. Such material included responses provided by DMC and Nomura to an extensive initial questionnaire and a subsequent memorandum with questions relating to the Transaction and the impact on the Funds, as well as governance, compliance, investment and operational matters.
Background for the Board Approvals. At the June 2025 Meeting, representatives of DMC and Nomura met with the Board to discuss the Transaction. The Independent Trustees were advised that the Transaction, if completed, would constitute a Change of Control Event and result in the termination of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees were also advised that it was proposed that DMC would continue to serve as the investment adviser to
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
each Fund after the Closing and that the Board would be asked to consider approval of the terms and conditions of the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements with DMC and thereafter to submit the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements to the Funds’ shareholders for approval.
At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, reviewed and approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements, including the New Investment Advisory Agreements, which are still subject to shareholder approval. The Board considered the information provided to it about the Funds together and with respect to each Fund separately as the Board deemed appropriate.
The Board, together with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and Fund counsel, met with representatives of DMC and Nomura to discuss the Transaction. In addition, management of DMC and certain Independent Trustees met in person or virtually on several other occasions preceding the June 2025 Meeting. At these meetings, the Transaction and future plans for DMC and the Funds were discussed at length. Finally, the Independent Trustees consulted with their independent legal counsel in executive sessions during the time period covered by the negotiation of the Transaction and discussed, among other things, the legal standards applicable to their review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and certain other contracts and considerations relevant to their deliberations on whether to approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements.
At the in-person and virtual meetings with DMC management and with key Nomura representatives, the Trustees discussed the Transaction. The meetings included discussions of the strategic rationale for the Transaction and Nomura’s general plans and intentions regarding the Funds and DMC. On these occasions, representatives of DMC and Nomura made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Trustees. The Board also inquired about the plans for, and anticipated roles and responsibilities of, key employees and officers of DMC in connection with the Transaction, and Nomura’s role with respect to DMC Management.
In connection with the Trustees’ review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, DMC and/or Nomura emphasized that:
• They expected that there will be no adverse changes as a result of the Transaction in the nature, quality, or extent of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders, including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services;
• No material changes in personnel or operations are currently contemplated in the operation of DMC under Nomura as a result of the Transaction (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated below);
• Nomura has no present intention to cause DMC to alter the contractual expense limitations and reimbursements currently in effect for the Funds; and
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• Under the Purchase Agreement, Nomura has agreed to, and to cause its affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts after Closing to conduct their respective businesses in compliance with the conditions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act with respect to the Funds, to the extent within its control, including maintaining Board composition of at least 75% of the Board members qualifying as Independent Trustees and not imposing any “unfair burden” on the Funds for at least two years from the Closing.
The Board considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements because, upon the Closing, the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and the current sub-advisory agreements (the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) would automatically terminate in accordance with their terms and applicable regulations. The Board further considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Interim Advisory Agreements so that, if the Transaction closes before a Fund receives the requisite shareholder approval of its New Investment Advisory Agreement, an Interim Advisory Agreement would permit continuity of the management of the Fund while it continued to solicit the requisite shareholder approval of the New Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board reviewed and also considered the forms of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, noting that the terms and conditions of each such agreement were substantially identical to the terms and conditions of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements or Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, except for the effective dates, duration and, with respect to the Interim Advisory Agreements, escrow provisions required by applicable law. The Board also considered the impact of a possible Split Closing and DMC’s representation that, if it occurs, it would not affect the day-to-day management of the applicable Funds. The Board noted that the New Investment Advisory Agreements would have an initial two-year term and that the Interim Advisory Agreements would be effective on an interim basis, as necessary upon the Closing, from its effective date until the earlier of (i) 150 calendar days from the effective date or such later date as may be consistent with the 1940 Act, rules and regulations thereunder or exemptive relief or interpretative position of the staff of the SEC; or (ii) the effective date of the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement (“Interim Period”). The Interim Advisory Agreement may also be terminated on 10 days’ written notice by the Board. The Board further noted management’s representation that the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements would not result in any changes to the Funds’ investment objectives or strategies. The Board considered DMC’s and Nomura’s representations that there are no planned or anticipated material personnel changes as a result of the Transaction, with the exception of the US leveraged credit team where certain team members are expected to remain with Macquarie. The Board further considered DMC’s representation that the US leveraged credit team Funds will all be managed with the same investment objective and in the same style post-closing and DMC representing that it believes that there will be no reduction in the quality of advisory services to those Funds. Otherwise, the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds are expected to continue to manage the Funds and certain sub-adviser(s) are expected to continue to manage their respective sleeves of the Funds pursuant to New Sub-Advisory Agreements that would be substantially similar to the Current Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also noted management’s representation that the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would not require shareholder approval, and that management proposed that the Board approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreements pursuant to the Funds’ manager of managers
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
exemptive relief. In addition, the Board also considered that, in connection with the Transaction, certain investment professionals at Macquarie-affiliated sub-advisers would be employed by Nomura advisory affiliates in the United Kingdom and Australia and would continue to manage the Funds they currently manage under participating affiliate arrangements.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees considered the services historically provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements will be substantially similar to the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, and they therefore considered the many reports furnished to them throughout 2024 and 2025 at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; the compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Macquarie Funds complex; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. Further, and consistent with its continued oversight of these matters, the Board discussed with DMC and Nomura the impact of the Transaction on the remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives being undertaken to enhance DMC’s compliance, risk, operational and portfolio management functions arising out of DMC’s previously announced settlement agreement with the SEC in September 2024. The Board relied on commitments by DMC and Nomura that these remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives would not be negatively affected by the Transaction and would continue through and following Closing.
The Board also considered the transfer agent and shareholder services that would continue to be provided to Fund shareholders by DMC’s affiliate, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (“DIFSC”). The Board routinely reviews DIFSC’s performance.
Nomura and DMC indicated that they currently expected no material changes as a result of the Transaction in (i) personnel or operations of DMC (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated above) or (ii) third parties providing operational services to the Funds, and stated that the nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders were very likely to continue under the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered that management of Nomura and Macquarie represented that there would  not be any “unfair burden”  imposed on any of the Funds for the first two years following the Closing as a result of the Transaction in accordance with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, and that they did not expect the Transaction to result in any adverse changes in the nature, quality, or extent of services (including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services) currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board noted, among other things, the contractual expense limitations or reimbursements currently in effect for certain Funds and Nomura’s acknowledgment of
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Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds.
Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of DMC and the Funds. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of its importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its review of investment performance in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board also considered DMC’s representations that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the investment performance of any Fund because (i) DMC and Nomura did not currently expect the Transaction to cause any material change to the Funds’ portfolio management teams responsible for investment performance (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team), (ii) as discussed in more detail below, the Funds’ expenses were not expected to increase as a result of the Transaction, (iii) the Funds would not bear any Transaction-related expenses, and (iv) as indicated by Nomura and Macquarie, there was not expected to be any “unfair burden” imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction.
Comparative Expenses. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated expense comparison data for the Funds. At that meeting, DMC provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Funds and comparative funds. The Board focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus the effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds selected by Broadridge as being similar to each Fund (the “Expense Group”). The Board placed significant emphasis on the Funds’ expenses in view of their importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to expense reports and discussions with DMC at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its prior review of expenses in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board considered the representations of DMC and Nomura that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the Funds’ expenses because (i) each Fund’s contractual fee rates under the New Investment Advisory Agreements would remain the same, (ii) DMC had no current intention to change the  existing contractual expense limitations and reimbursement policy as a result of the Transaction, (iii) under the Purchase Agreement, Macquarie and Nomura would pay all reasonable costs related to the related proxy solicitation, and (iv) Nomura and Macquarie represented that, consistent with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, no “unfair burden” would be imposed on the Funds for the first two years after the Closing.
Management Profitability. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds. The Board had previously considered DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds at its August 2024 meeting. At that meeting, the Board reviewed an analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the Funds and the complex as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
purpose of determining profitability. At that meeting, the Board determined that the management fees charged under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC. Nomura advised the Board in June 2025 that it anticipated that management profitability would remain substantially the same following the Closing, noting that services and costs are expected to be the same.
The Board also requested and reviewed financial statements provided by Nomura for Nomura Holdings Inc., the parent of Nomura, for the purpose of evaluating Nomura’s ability to financially support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing and to seek to ensure that DMC can continue to provide services of a similar nature, extent, and quality to the Funds following the Closing as it has under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements.
Based on information provided by DMC and Nomura, the Board considered their representations that DMC would have sufficient financial resources following the Transaction to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds under the New Investment Advisory Agreements as is the case under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered Nomura’s representation that it had sufficient financial strength and resources, as well as an ongoing commitment to a global asset management business, to continue investing in DMC to the extent that Nomura determined it was appropriate.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale would be realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale would be reflected in the management fees charged. The Board took into account DMC’s practice of maintaining the competitive nature of management fees based on its analysis of fees charged by comparable funds. The Board also acknowledged Nomura’s statement that the Transaction would not by itself immediately provide additional economies of scale given Nomura’s limited presence in the US mutual fund market. Nonetheless, the Board considered that additional economies of scale could potentially be achieved in the future if DMC were owned by Nomura as a result of Nomura’s willingness to invest additional amounts in DMC if appropriate opportunities arise. The Board further considered that potential economies of scale could be achieved as a result of DMC’s potentially expanded distribution capabilities arising from the Transaction, as well as opportunities that might arise from Nomura’s commitment to its global asset management business.
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board acknowledged that DMC would continue to benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Board also considered that Nomura and DMC may derive reputational, strategic, and other benefits from their association with the Funds, including, for Nomura and DMC, service relationships with DMC, DIFSC, and Delaware Distributors, L.P., and evaluated the extent to which DMC might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional
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business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Funds and the potential benefits from allocation of Fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies.
The Purchase Agreement. The Board considered the terms of the Purchase Agreement, including those related to Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act and that Macquarie and Nomura will bear the expenses related to the Funds’ proxy solicitation. At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board discussed the conditions to the Closing, including the requirements for obtaining consents to the change in control from DMC’s advisory clients, such as the Funds.
Board Review of Nomura. The Board reviewed detailed information supplied by Nomura about its operations. As previously noted, to consider DMC’s ability to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds, the Board requested, received, and reviewed information from Nomura concerning its financial condition to demonstrate its ability support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing. Based on this review, the Board considered that DMC would continue to have the financial ability to maintain the high quality of services required by the Funds.
Nomura described its proposed changes to DMC’s corporate governance, primarily through the anticipated addition of certain Nomura officers to DMC’s parent company. The Board considered Nomura’s statement that it plans to retain the pre-closing organizational and operating structure with respect to the Funds post-Closing as much as possible. Nomura described the proposed harmonization of the compensation system in use at DMC with the compensation plan used by Nomura, including short-term and long-term incentive compensation and equity interests for executive officers and investment personnel.
The Board also considered Nomura’s current strategic plans to increase its asset management activities, one of its core businesses, particularly in North America, and its statement that its acquisition of DMC is an important component of this strategic growth and the establishment of a significant presence in the United States. In addition, the Board considered Nomura’s representation that the acquisition of DMC could potentially enhance the nature, quality, and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders.
The Board noted that DMC has placed brokerage transactions with a broker/dealer affiliate of Nomura and received research in connection with those transactions. In addition, certain other Nomura affiliates participate as underwriters for securities offerings outside of the United States.
Conclusion. The Independent Trustees of each Trust deliberated in executive session; the entire Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, then approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements. The Board concluded that the advisory fee rates under each New Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable in relation to the services provided and that execution of the New Investment Advisory Agreements is in the best interests of the shareholders. For each Fund, the Board noted that they had concluded in their most recent advisory agreement continuance considerations in August 2024 that the management fees and total expense ratios were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Funds and in comparison to those of the Funds’ respective peer groups; that the advisory fee schedule would not be increased and would stay the same for all of the Funds; that the total expense ratio had
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Core Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
not changed materially since that determination; and that DMC had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction. The Board also noted, with respect to the Funds that currently had the benefit of contractual fee limitations, that Nomura indicated it will maintain the Funds’ existing contractual expense limitations and/or advisory fee waivers post-Closing through the stated end date for such expense limitation and fee waiver. Nomura further indicated it has no current plans to increase advisory, administration, distribution, transfer agency, or other fees of the Funds following the Transaction. The Board noted Nomura’s acknowledgment of Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds. On that basis, the Board concluded that each of the total expense ratio and proposed advisory fee for the Funds anticipated to result from the Transaction was acceptable.
In reaching its determination regarding the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, considered the factors, conclusions and information they believed relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, including, but not limited to, the factors, conclusions and information discussed above.
Further, in their deliberations, the Board members did not identify any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or information that was all important or controlling, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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Form N-PORT and proxy voting information
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. In addition, a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedule of Investments included in the Fund’s most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/literature.
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s website at nomuraassetmanagement.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks — 98.80%♣
Consumer Discretionary — 9.02%
Academy Sports & Outdoors       468,900 $   24,757,920
Acushnet Holdings       245,297     21,777,468
Boyd Gaming       345,924     28,600,996
Choice Hotels International       200,309     21,809,644
Columbia Sportswear       155,143     10,267,364
Group 1 Automotive       101,321     32,051,885
KB Home       493,571     24,115,879
M/I Homes †      190,738     25,104,935
Meritage Homes       426,205     27,805,614
OneSpaWorld Holdings     1,069,900     25,410,125
Patrick Industries       263,938     23,891,668
Steven Madden       641,142     27,851,208
Texas Roadhouse       111,393    20,119,804
    313,564,510
Consumer Staples — 0.76%
Performance Food Group †      270,352    26,545,863
     26,545,863
Energy — 8.46%
Gulfport Energy †      247,395     41,708,323
International Seaways       530,342     40,937,099
Kinetik Holdings       538,255     24,732,817
Kodiak Gas Services       704,019     47,063,670
Liberty Energy       833,618     24,391,663
Magnolia Oil & Gas Class A     1,275,240     34,890,566
Matador Resources       791,048     42,400,173
Noble       819,155    38,074,325
    294,198,636
Financials — 28.07%
Amalgamated Financial       729,654     30,266,048
Assurant       152,599     37,977,313
Axis Capital Holdings       517,132     49,091,341
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son       769,239     43,431,234
Bread Financial Holdings       445,558     39,685,851
Columbia Banking System     1,773,801     52,575,462
ConnectOne Bancorp       537,100     16,150,597
Eastern Bankshares     1,905,700     37,599,461
Essent Group       613,122     35,493,632
F&G Annuities & Life       800,500     22,189,860
First Financial Bancorp     2,096,607     64,491,631
FNB     3,140,760     54,900,485
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Financials (continued)
Hancock Whitney       855,417 $   58,271,006
Hanover Insurance Group       176,433     32,851,825
Hope Bancorp     2,669,356     33,473,724
Merchants Bancorp       672,733     31,712,634
Old National Bancorp     2,408,330     57,824,003
Ridgepost Capital Class A     2,328,203     19,277,521
Selective Insurance Group       405,129     35,059,864
SLM     1,104,000     24,420,480
Stifel Financial       663,476     46,542,841
Valley National Bancorp     4,845,515     66,722,741
Voya Financial       457,991     37,198,029
Webster Financial       144,701     10,522,657
WesBanco     1,109,000    38,426,850
    976,157,090
Healthcare — 2.39%
Bruker       416,300     24,515,907
ICU Medical †      210,991     28,566,071
Integer Holdings †      138,610     12,388,962
Merit Medical Systems †      279,898    17,650,368
     83,121,308
Industrials — 21.12%
Alliance Laundry Holdings †      733,600     18,523,400
CACI International Class A †       90,749     46,600,519
Centuri Holdings †    1,176,575     36,167,915
Everus Construction Group †      176,745     26,294,354
Gates Industrial †    1,668,847     43,256,514
Griffon       472,746     41,592,193
Helios Technologies       404,950     33,647,295
Herc Holdings       300,072     39,909,576
Huron Consulting Group †      195,256     20,968,542
ITT       243,296     47,442,720
KBR       646,336     22,589,443
Kirby †      177,363     24,935,464
Leonardo DRS       790,879     38,563,260
MasTec †       90,172     34,118,380
Nextpower Class A †       85,895     13,433,978
Regal Rexnord       221,607     44,711,428
Saia †       50,753     23,974,195
Terex       856,365     49,823,316
Timken       478,497     61,238,046
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    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Industrials (continued)
WESCO International       116,964 $   42,243,888
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions       518,456    24,367,432
    734,401,858
Information Technology — 8.15%
ACI Worldwide †      620,537     27,098,851
Allegro MicroSystems †      713,577     34,158,931
Belden       302,744     31,812,339
Diodes †      315,031     33,179,065
N-able †    2,722,414     10,072,932
TD SYNNEX       247,947     64,783,592
TTM Technologies †      473,885    82,323,302
    283,429,012
Materials — 6.17%
Ashland       302,756     17,529,572
Avient       754,759     26,733,564
Axalta Coating Systems †      570,900     17,566,593
Constellium †    1,201,264     41,155,305
HB Fuller       392,900     25,177,032
Knife River †      237,016     18,608,126
Louisiana-Pacific       403,670     30,832,315
Ryerson Holding       588,622     16,834,589
Silgan Holdings       531,166    19,950,595
    214,387,691
Real Estate — 8.96%
Agree Realty       562,155     41,683,793
Apple Hospitality REIT     2,533,905     37,223,065
Centerspace       303,936     20,509,601
Independence Realty Trust     2,205,181     35,790,088
Kite Realty Group Trust     1,646,906     45,158,163
LXP Industrial Trust       725,746     37,477,523
National Health Investors       548,854     40,225,510
Newmark Group Class A     1,411,757     19,722,245
Sabra Health Care REIT     1,699,500    33,803,055
    311,593,043
Utilities — 5.70%
Black Hills       501,675     36,531,974
MDU Resources Group     1,618,187     34,111,382
New Jersey Resources       709,134     39,179,653
OGE Energy     1,004,959     47,464,214
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Schedule of investments
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
    Number of
shares
Value (US $)
Common Stocks♣ (continued)
Utilities (continued)
Southwest Gas Holdings       473,115 $   40,787,244
    198,074,467
Total Common Stocks (cost $2,204,350,396) 3,435,473,478
Short-Term Investments — 1.32%
Money Market Mutual Funds — 1.32%
BlackRock Liquidity FedFund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)   11,523,212     11,523,212
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio – Class I (seven-day effective yield 3.51%)   11,523,212     11,523,212
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Fund – Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 3.55%)   11,523,212     11,523,212
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds Government Portfolio – Institutional Class (seven-day effective yield 3.54%)   11,523,213    11,523,213
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $46,092,849)    46,092,849
Total Value of Securities—100.12%
(cost $2,250,443,245)
    3,481,566,327
Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets—(0.12%)        (4,251,410)
Net Assets Applicable to 46,146,778 Shares Outstanding—100.00%     $3,477,314,917
Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.
Non-income producing security.
Summary of abbreviations:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Assets:  
Investments, at value* $3,481,566,327
Receivable for fund shares sold 11,834,584
Dividends receivable 3,705,680
Prepaid expenses 145,703
Foreign tax reclaims receivable 7,800
Other assets 47,973
Total Assets 3,497,308,067
Liabilities:  
Due to custodian 1,253
Payable for fund shares redeemed 16,613,391
Investment management fees payable to affiliates 1,993,296
Other accrued expenses 1,174,588
Distribution fees payable to affiliates 170,682
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates 20,924
Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates 14,113
Legal fees payable to affiliates 4,903
Total Liabilities 19,993,150
Total Net Assets $3,477,314,917
Net Assets Consist of:  
Paid-in capital $1,794,624,806
Total distributable earnings (loss) 1,682,690,111
Total Net Assets $3,477,314,917
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Statement of assets and liabilities
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
Net Asset Value  
Class A:  
Net assets $658,781,620
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 9,396,821
Net asset value per share $70.11
Sales charge 5.75%
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge) $74.39
Class C:  
Net assets $16,846,509
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 343,464
Net asset value per share $49.05
Class R:  
Net assets $35,956,185
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 540,572
Net asset value per share $66.52
Institutional Class:  
Net assets $1,679,402,826
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 21,784,747
Net asset value per share $77.09
Class R6:  
Net assets $1,086,327,777
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par 14,081,174
Net asset value per share $77.15

*Investments, at cost
$2,250,443,245
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of operations
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Six months ended May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Investment Income:  
Dividends $37,761,208
Expenses:  
Management fees 11,752,785
Distribution expenses — Class A 798,538
Distribution expenses — Class C 89,594
Distribution expenses — Class R 84,464
Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses 1,860,462
Accounting and administration expenses 208,706
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses 142,615
Trustees’ fees 120,344
Legal fees 101,873
Registration fees 38,635
Custodian fees 24,074
Audit and tax fees 12,846
Other 57,938
  15,292,874
Less expenses paid indirectly (2,976)
Total operating expenses 15,289,898
Net Investment Income (Loss) 22,471,310
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 451,697,383
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments 47,375,817
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) 499,073,200
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $521,544,510
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:      
Net investment income (loss) $22,471,310   $40,927,956
Net realized gain (loss) 451,697,383   702,056,240
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 47,375,817   (888,336,331)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 521,544,510   (145,352,135)
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:      
Distributable earnings:      
Class A (74,974,494)   (78,506,734)
Class C (2,952,464)   (3,449,576)
Class R (4,010,274)   (4,265,237)
Institutional Class (213,150,010)   (266,039,544)
Class R6 (123,674,279)   (127,934,581)
  (418,761,521)   (480,195,672)
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4):      
Proceeds from shares sold:      
Class A 33,206,879   42,188,024
Class C 892,226   1,656,081
Class R 4,250,463   3,904,727
Institutional Class 115,786,962   289,648,095
Class R6 118,537,483   234,470,081
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:      
Class A 67,766,521   77,596,193
Class C 2,894,768   3,440,544
Class R 3,937,006   4,265,237
Institutional Class 199,199,080   255,719,917
Class R6 115,260,789   122,716,395
  661,732,177   1,035,605,294
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  Six months
ended
5/31/26
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25
 
Capital Share Transactions (See Note 4) (continued):      
Cost of shares redeemed:      
Class A $(77,126,674)   $(162,053,979)
Class C (4,968,180)   (8,533,156)
Class R (5,336,734)   (10,938,405)
Institutional Class (597,668,705)   (1,025,937,422)
Class R6 (260,957,380)   (411,011,192)
  (946,057,673)   (1,618,474,154)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions (284,325,496)   (582,868,860)
Net Decrease in Net Assets (181,542,507)   (1,208,416,667)
Net Assets:      
Beginning of period 3,658,857,424   4,867,274,091
End of period $3,477,314,917   $3,658,857,424
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Class A
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return3

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets4

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$68.95   $78.83   $63.73   $71.35   $75.49   $55.68
 
                     
0.33   0.51   0.61   0.60   0.47   0.28
9.24   (2.23)   19.39   (5.42)   (1.23)   19.94
9.57   (1.72)   20.00   (4.82)   (0.76)   20.22
 
                     
(0.85)   (0.79)   (0.91)   (0.49)   (0.28)   (0.41)
(7.56)   (7.37)   (3.99)   (2.31)   (3.10)  
(8.41)   (8.16)   (4.90)   (2.80)   (3.38)   (0.41)
 
$70.11   $68.95   $78.83   $63.73   $71.35   $75.49
 
15.37%   (1.99%)   33.14%   (6.74%)   (1.10%)   36.52%
 
                     
$658,782   $618,482   $762,879   $726,870   $896,355   $1,016,518
1.08%   1.09%   1.10%   1.11%   1.11%   1.11%
1.08%   1.09%   1.10%   1.11%   1.11%   1.11%
0.99%   0.79%   0.89%   0.93%   0.67%   0.38%
0.99%   0.79%   0.89%   0.93%   0.67%   0.38%
12%   21%   19%   27%   19%   14%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Class C 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return3

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets4

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$50.63   $60.28   $49.83   $56.36   $60.49   $44.71
 
                     
0.07   0.02   0.07   0.09   (0.05)   (0.21)
6.53   (1.76)   14.95   (4.27)   (0.98)   16.06
6.60   (1.74)   15.02   (4.18)   (1.03)   15.85
 
                     
(0.62)   (0.54)   (0.58)   (0.04)     (0.07)
(7.56)   (7.37)   (3.99)   (2.31)   (3.10)  
(8.18)   (7.91)   (4.57)   (2.35)   (3.10)   (0.07)
 
$49.05   $50.63   $60.28   $49.83   $56.36   $60.49
 
14.94%   (2.74%)   32.15%   (7.43%)   (1.84%)   35.48%
 
                     
$16,846   $18,460   $26,557   $26,959   $39,409   $51,078
1.83%   1.84%   1.85%   1.86%   1.86%   1.86%
1.83%   1.84%   1.85%   1.86%   1.86%   1.86%
0.30%   0.05%   0.14%   0.18%   (0.08%)   (0.37%)
0.30%   0.05%   0.14%   0.18%   (0.08%)   (0.37%)
12%   21%   19%   27%   19%   14%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Class R 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return3

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets4

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$65.75   $75.58   $61.33   $68.74   $72.83   $53.74
 
                     
0.23   0.34   0.42   0.42   0.28   0.09
8.78   (2.16)   18.63   (5.21)   (1.20)   19.28
9.01   (1.82)   19.05   (4.79)   (0.92)   19.37
 
                     
(0.68)   (0.64)   (0.81)   (0.31)   (0.07)   (0.28)
(7.56)   (7.37)   (3.99)   (2.31)   (3.10)  
(8.24)   (8.01)   (4.80)   (2.62)   (3.17)   (0.28)
 
$66.52   $65.75   $75.58   $61.33   $68.74   $72.83
 
15.22%   (2.24%)   32.81%   (6.96%)   (1.34%)   36.18%
 
                     
$35,956   $32,379   $40,557   $37,411   $43,983   $54,481
1.33%   1.34%   1.35%   1.36%   1.36%   1.36%
1.33%   1.34%   1.35%   1.36%   1.36%   1.36%
0.72%   0.54%   0.64%   0.68%   0.42%   0.13%
0.72%   0.54%   0.64%   0.68%   0.42%   0.13%
12%   21%   19%   27%   19%   14%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return3

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets4

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$74.98   $84.94   $68.20   $76.15   $80.31   $59.19
 
                     
0.47   0.74   0.83   0.82   0.68   0.48
10.11   (2.40)   20.86   (5.78)   (1.30)   21.18
10.58   (1.66)   21.69   (4.96)   (0.62)   21.66
 
                     
(0.91)   (0.93)   (0.96)   (0.68)   (0.44)   (0.54)
(7.56)   (7.37)   (3.99)   (2.31)   (3.10)  
(8.47)   (8.30)   (4.95)   (2.99)   (3.54)   (0.54)
 
$77.09   $74.98   $84.94   $68.20   $76.15   $80.31
 
15.50%   (1.75%)   33.48%   (6.50%)   (0.85%)   36.84%
 
                     
$1,679,403   $1,906,089   $2,739,784   $2,639,183   $3,833,425   $3,958,855
0.83%   0.84%   0.85%   0.86%   0.86%   0.86%
0.83%   0.84%   0.85%   0.86%   0.86%   0.86%
1.28%   1.05%   1.14%   1.18%   0.92%   0.63%
1.28%   1.05%   1.14%   1.18%   0.92%   0.63%
12%   21%   19%   27%   19%   14%
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Financial highlights
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund Class R6 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income

Net realized gain

Total dividends and distributions

 
Net asset value, end of period

 
Total return3

 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets4

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived4

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

Portfolio turnover

1 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value.
4 Expense ratios do not include expenses of any investment companies in which the Fund invests.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
5/31/261
(Unaudited)
  Year ended
11/30/25   11/30/24   11/30/23   11/30/22   11/30/21
$75.15   $85.12   $68.41   $76.38   $80.53   $59.32
 
                     
0.51   0.83   0.95   0.92   0.81   0.61
10.13   (2.39)   20.89   (5.79)   (1.31)   21.21
10.64   (1.56)   21.84   (4.87)   (0.50)   21.82
 
                     
(1.08)   (1.04)   (1.14)   (0.79)   (0.55)   (0.61)
(7.56)   (7.37)   (3.99)   (2.31)   (3.10)  
(8.64)   (8.41)   (5.13)   (3.10)   (3.65)   (0.61)
 
$77.15   $75.15   $85.12   $68.41   $76.38   $80.53
 
15.59%   (1.62%)   33.67%   (6.35%)   (0.69%)   37.08%
 
                     
$1,086,328   $1,083,447   $1,297,497   $1,242,966   $1,547,942   $1,602,565
0.71%   0.71%   0.70%   0.71%   0.70%   0.69%
0.71%   0.71%   0.70%   0.71%   0.70%   0.69%
1.39%   1.17%   1.29%   1.33%   1.08%   0.80%
1.39%   1.17%   1.29%   1.33%   1.08%   0.80%
12%   21%   19%   27%   19%   14%
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Delaware Group® Equity Funds V (Trust) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers three series: Nomura Small Cap Core Fund, Nomura Small Cap Value Fund, and Nomura Wealth Builder Fund. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Nomura Small Cap Value Fund (Fund). The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, but are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Class R, Institutional Class, and Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Class R6 shares do not pay any service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees to any brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If, on a particular day, an equity security or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and the ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies, other than ETFs, are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (Rule 2a-5). As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Board of Trustees (Board) has designated Delaware Management Company (DMC) as part of its duties as the Fund's valuation designee (Valuation Designee) to perform the fair value determination relating to all applicable Fund investments. DMC has established a pricing committee (Pricing Committee) to assist with its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee, and DMC may carry out its designated responsibilities as Valuation Designee through the Pricing Committee and other teams and committees, which operate under policies and procedures approved by the
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Board and subject to the Board’s oversight. Fair value pricing may be used more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of US securities or securities indexes) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the close of the NYSE. The Valuation Designee may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-US securities.
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the six months ended May 31, 2026, and for all open tax years (years ended November 30, 2022–November 30, 2025), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest and tax penalties on unrecognized tax benefits in “Interest and tax penalties” on the “Statement of operations.” During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting — Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. Class R6 shares will not be allocated any expenses related to service fees, sub-accounting fees, and/or sub-transfer agency fees paid to brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries.  
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Nomura Funds (formerly, Macquarie Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
gain distributions from any investment companies (Underlying Funds), in which the Fund invests are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received from investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, which are estimated, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, at least annually. The Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Segment Reporting — In November 2023, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, with the intent of improving reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, allowing financial statement users to better understand the components of a segment’s profit or loss and assess potential future cash flows for the reportable segment and the entity as a whole thereby enabling better understanding of how an entity’s segments impact overall performance. The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer act as the Fund’s chief operating decision maker (CODM), assessing performance and making decisions about resource allocation. The CODM has determined that the Fund has a single operating segment since the Fund has a single investment strategy disclosed in the prospectus against which the CODM assesses performance. When assessing segment performance and making decisions about segment resources, the CODM relies on the Fund’s portfolio composition, total returns, expense ratios and changes in net assets which are consistent with the information contained in the Fund’s financial statements.
Recent Accounting Standard — The Fund adopted FASB ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) — Improvements to Income Taxes Disclosures as of May 31, 2026. ASU 2023-09 requires public business entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $219 under this arrangement.
The Fund receives earnings credits from its transfer agent when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset transfer agent fees. If the amount earned is greater than $1, the expenses paid under this arrangement are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses” with the
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corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund earned $2,757 under this arrangement.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays DMC, a series of Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (NIMBT) and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the rates of 0.75% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets of the Fund, 0.70% on the next $500 million, 0.65% on the next $1.5 billion, 0.60% on the next $5.5 billion, and 0.575% on average daily net assets in excess of $8 billion.
Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.0050% of the first $60 billion; 0.00475% of the next $30 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Nomura Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $84,969 for these services.
DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the Nomura Funds at the following annual rates: 0.014% of the first $20 billion; 0.011% of the next $5 billion; 0.007% of the next $5 billion; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Nomura Funds on a relative NAV basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $126,218 for these services. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYIS), BNYIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to the Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Fund and are also included on the “Statement of operations” under “Dividend disbursing, transfer agent and sub-transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees are calculated daily and paid as invoices on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, the Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of 0.25%, 1.00%, and
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)
0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, and Class R shares, respectively. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund paid $28,350 for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.”
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP earned $10,829 for commissions on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions of $269 on redemptions of the Fund’s Class C shares and these commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares.
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
In addition to the management fees and other expenses of the Fund, the Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of any Underlying Funds, including ETFs, in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of any Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of any Underlying Funds at different times.
3. Investments
For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments and US government securities as follows:
Purchases $438,875,421
Sales 1,096,314,700
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At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At May 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:
Cost of investments $2,250,443,245
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments $1,276,906,447
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments (45,783,365)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments $1,231,123,082
US GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each of the Fund’s investments are assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized as follows:
Level 1  − Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts)
Level 2  − Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
Level 3  − Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities)
Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
3. Investments (continued)
industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2026:
  Level 1
Securities  
Assets:  
Common Stocks $3,435,473,478
Short-Term Investments 46,092,849
Total Value of Securities $3,481,566,327
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.
A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. As of May 31, 2026, there were no Level 3 investments.
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
  Six months
ended
  Year ended
  5/31/26   11/30/25
Shares sold:
Class A 506,726   652,331
Class C 19,164   34,240
Class R 66,677   64,815
Institutional Class 1,596,659   4,165,802
Class R6 1,617,615   3,308,863
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:
Class A 1,084,959   1,145,839
Class C 66,015   68,687
Class R 66,358   65,893
Institutional Class 2,903,353   3,480,603
Class R6 1,679,697   1,668,703
  9,607,223   14,655,776
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  Six months
ended
  Year ended
  5/31/26   11/30/25
Shares redeemed:
Class A (1,164,665)   (2,505,518)
Class C (106,295)   (178,932)
Class R (84,948)   (174,838)
Institutional Class (8,136,599)   (14,480,867)
Class R6 (3,632,488)   (5,804,106)
  (13,124,995)   (23,144,261)
Net decrease (3,517,772)   (8,488,485)
Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included in shares sold and shares redeemed in the table above and on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended May 31, 2026 and the year ended November 30, 2025, the Fund had the following exchange transactions:
    Exchange Redemptions   Exchange Subscriptions    
    Class A
Shares
  Class C
Shares
  Institutional
Class
Shares
  Class R6
Shares
  Class A
Shares
  Institutional
Class
Shares
  Class R6
Shares
Value  
Six months ended  
5/31/26   752   264     22   125   143   618 $65,487  
Year ended  
11/30/25   34,938   3,335   16,929   398   1,051   3,282   47,395 3,736,561  
5. Line of Credit
The Fund, along with certain other funds in the Nomura Funds (Participants), is a participant in a $335,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants are permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the Agreement. Each Participant is individually, and not jointly, liable for its particular advances, if any, under the line of credit. The line of credit available under the Agreement expired on October 27, 2025. This Agreement was extended to October 26, 2026.
The Fund had no amounts outstanding as of May 31, 2026, or at any time during the period then ended.
6. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Nomura Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY). At
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
6. Securities Lending (continued)
the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day, which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon the request of the borrower, BNY must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.
Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in an individual separate account. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.
In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are
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shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund had no securities out on loan.
7. Credit and Market Risks
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which the Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Fund to fluctuate.
The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in small- and/or medium-sized companies and may be subject to certain risks associated with ownership of securities of such companies. Investments in small- and/or medium-sized companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies for a number of reasons, which include limited financial resources or a dependence on narrow product lines.
The Fund is subject to the risk that the securities it holds will decrease in value if interest rates rise. The risk is generally associated with bonds; however, because small- and medium-sized companies and companies in the real estate sector often borrow money to finance their operations, they may be adversely affected by rising interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates when interest rates are low or inflation rates are high or rising.
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers in a particular industry or sector whose value may decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.
Value stocks are stocks of companies that may have experienced adverse business or industry developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor and, in the opinion of the Manager, undervalued. The value of a security believed by the Manager to be undervalued may never reach what is believed to be its full value, such security’s value may decrease or such security may be appropriately priced.
The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under
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Notes to financial statements
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
7. Credit and Market Risks (continued)
Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. As of May 31, 2026, there were no Rule 144A securities held by the Fund.
8. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to May 31, 2026, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
The aggregate remuneration paid to directors, officers, and others is disclosed within the financial statements.
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract
For the section below only, the trusts of the Nomura Funds are referred individually as a “Trust” and collectively as “Trusts,” each Nomura Fund individually as a “Fund,” and the Nomura Funds collectively as the “Funds.”
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025
At its June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including its Independent Trustees, considered and unanimously approved the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trusts, on behalf of each of their Funds, and DMC. The Board also approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Funds, as applicable, that will become effective after the Closing or Split Closing, as applicable. In addition, the Board approved interim advisory and interim sub-advisory agreements (together the “Interim Advisory Agreements” and together with the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements, the “Proposed Advisory Agreements”). The Interim Advisory Agreements will take effect in the event that shareholders did not approve of one or more of the New Investment Advisory Agreements by the time of the Closing. The Board also determined to recommend that Fund shareholders approve the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements. As part of their evaluation, the Board’s Independent Trustees reviewed material supporting the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements in executive sessions with its independent legal counsel both with and without representatives of management. Such material included responses provided by DMC and Nomura to an extensive initial questionnaire and a subsequent memorandum with questions relating to the Transaction and the impact on the Funds, as well as governance, compliance, investment and operational matters.
Background for the Board Approvals. At the June 2025 Meeting, representatives of DMC and Nomura met with the Board to discuss the Transaction. The Independent Trustees were advised that the Transaction, if completed, would constitute a Change of Control Event and result in the termination of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Independent Trustees were also advised that it was proposed that DMC would continue to serve as the investment adviser to
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
each Fund after the Closing and that the Board would be asked to consider approval of the terms and conditions of the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements with DMC and thereafter to submit the proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements to the Funds’ shareholders for approval.
At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, reviewed and approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements, including the New Investment Advisory Agreements, which are still subject to shareholder approval. The Board considered the information provided to it about the Funds together and with respect to each Fund separately as the Board deemed appropriate.
The Board, together with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and Fund counsel, met with representatives of DMC and Nomura to discuss the Transaction. In addition, management of DMC and certain Independent Trustees met in person or virtually on several other occasions preceding the June 2025 Meeting. At these meetings, the Transaction and future plans for DMC and the Funds were discussed at length. Finally, the Independent Trustees consulted with their independent legal counsel in executive sessions during the time period covered by the negotiation of the Transaction and discussed, among other things, the legal standards applicable to their review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements and certain other contracts and considerations relevant to their deliberations on whether to approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements.
At the in-person and virtual meetings with DMC management and with key Nomura representatives, the Trustees discussed the Transaction. The meetings included discussions of the strategic rationale for the Transaction and Nomura’s general plans and intentions regarding the Funds and DMC. On these occasions, representatives of DMC and Nomura made presentations to, and responded to questions from, the Trustees. The Board also inquired about the plans for, and anticipated roles and responsibilities of, key employees and officers of DMC in connection with the Transaction, and Nomura’s role with respect to DMC Management.
In connection with the Trustees’ review of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, DMC and/or Nomura emphasized that:
• They expected that there will be no adverse changes as a result of the Transaction in the nature, quality, or extent of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders, including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services;
• No material changes in personnel or operations are currently contemplated in the operation of DMC under Nomura as a result of the Transaction (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated below);
• Nomura has no present intention to cause DMC to alter the contractual expense limitations and reimbursements currently in effect for the Funds; and
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• Under the Purchase Agreement, Nomura has agreed to, and to cause its affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts after Closing to conduct their respective businesses in compliance with the conditions of Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act with respect to the Funds, to the extent within its control, including maintaining Board composition of at least 75% of the Board members qualifying as Independent Trustees and not imposing any “unfair burden” on the Funds for at least two years from the Closing.
The Board considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Proposed Advisory Agreements because, upon the Closing, the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and the current sub-advisory agreements (the “Current Sub-Advisory Agreements”) would automatically terminate in accordance with their terms and applicable regulations. The Board further considered that management proposed that the Board approve the Interim Advisory Agreements so that, if the Transaction closes before a Fund receives the requisite shareholder approval of its New Investment Advisory Agreement, an Interim Advisory Agreement would permit continuity of the management of the Fund while it continued to solicit the requisite shareholder approval of the New Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board reviewed and also considered the forms of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, noting that the terms and conditions of each such agreement were substantially identical to the terms and conditions of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements or Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, except for the effective dates, duration and, with respect to the Interim Advisory Agreements, escrow provisions required by applicable law. The Board also considered the impact of a possible Split Closing and DMC’s representation that, if it occurs, it would not affect the day-to-day management of the applicable Funds. The Board noted that the New Investment Advisory Agreements would have an initial two-year term and that the Interim Advisory Agreements would be effective on an interim basis, as necessary upon the Closing, from its effective date until the earlier of (i) 150 calendar days from the effective date or such later date as may be consistent with the 1940 Act, rules and regulations thereunder or exemptive relief or interpretative position of the staff of the SEC; or (ii) the effective date of the applicable New Investment Advisory Agreement (“Interim Period”). The Interim Advisory Agreement may also be terminated on 10 days’ written notice by the Board. The Board further noted management’s representation that the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements would not result in any changes to the Funds’ investment objectives or strategies. The Board considered DMC’s and Nomura’s representations that there are no planned or anticipated material personnel changes as a result of the Transaction, with the exception of the US leveraged credit team where certain team members are expected to remain with Macquarie. The Board further considered DMC’s representation that the US leveraged credit team Funds will all be managed with the same investment objective and in the same style post-closing and DMC representing that it believes that there will be no reduction in the quality of advisory services to those Funds. Otherwise, the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds are expected to continue to manage the Funds and certain sub-adviser(s) are expected to continue to manage their respective sleeves of the Funds pursuant to New Sub-Advisory Agreements that would be substantially similar to the Current Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also noted management’s representation that the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would not require shareholder approval, and that management proposed that the Board approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreements pursuant to the Funds’ manager of managers
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Other Fund information (Unaudited)
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
exemptive relief. In addition, the Board also considered that, in connection with the Transaction, certain investment professionals at Macquarie-affiliated sub-advisers would be employed by Nomura advisory affiliates in the United Kingdom and Australia and would continue to manage the Funds they currently manage under participating affiliate arrangements.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Trustees considered the services historically provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements will be substantially similar to the Current Investment Advisory Agreements and Current Sub-Advisory Agreements, respectively, and they therefore considered the many reports furnished to them throughout 2024 and 2025 at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; the compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Macquarie Funds complex; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. Further, and consistent with its continued oversight of these matters, the Board discussed with DMC and Nomura the impact of the Transaction on the remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives being undertaken to enhance DMC’s compliance, risk, operational and portfolio management functions arising out of DMC’s previously announced settlement agreement with the SEC in September 2024. The Board relied on commitments by DMC and Nomura that these remediation efforts and actions and specific initiatives would not be negatively affected by the Transaction and would continue through and following Closing.
The Board also considered the transfer agent and shareholder services that would continue to be provided to Fund shareholders by DMC’s affiliate, Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (“DIFSC”). The Board routinely reviews DIFSC’s performance.
Nomura and DMC indicated that they currently expected no material changes as a result of the Transaction in (i) personnel or operations of DMC (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team, as indicated above) or (ii) third parties providing operational services to the Funds, and stated that the nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders were very likely to continue under the New Investment Advisory Agreements and New Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered that management of Nomura and Macquarie represented that there would  not be any “unfair burden”  imposed on any of the Funds for the first two years following the Closing as a result of the Transaction in accordance with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, and that they did not expect the Transaction to result in any adverse changes in the nature, quality, or extent of services (including investment management, distribution, or other shareholder services) currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board noted, among other things, the contractual expense limitations or reimbursements currently in effect for certain Funds and Nomura’s acknowledgment of
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Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds.
Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of DMC and the Funds. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of its importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its review of investment performance in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board also considered DMC’s representations that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor the New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the investment performance of any Fund because (i) DMC and Nomura did not currently expect the Transaction to cause any material change to the Funds’ portfolio management teams responsible for investment performance (with the exception of the US leveraged credit team), (ii) as discussed in more detail below, the Funds’ expenses were not expected to increase as a result of the Transaction, (iii) the Funds would not bear any Transaction-related expenses, and (iv) as indicated by Nomura and Macquarie, there was not expected to be any “unfair burden” imposed on the Funds as a result of the Transaction.
Comparative Expenses. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated expense comparison data for the Funds. At that meeting, DMC provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Funds and comparative funds. The Board focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus the effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds selected by Broadridge as being similar to each Fund (the “Expense Group”). The Board placed significant emphasis on the Funds’ expenses in view of their importance to shareholders. The Board gave appropriate consideration to expense reports and discussions with DMC at Board meetings throughout the year and considered its prior review of expenses in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in August 2024.
The Board considered the representations of DMC and Nomura that neither the Transaction, the New Investment Advisory Agreements nor New Sub-Advisory Agreements would likely have an adverse effect on the Funds’ expenses because (i) each Fund’s contractual fee rates under the New Investment Advisory Agreements would remain the same, (ii) DMC had no current intention to change the  existing contractual expense limitations and reimbursement policy as a result of the Transaction, (iii) under the Purchase Agreement, Macquarie and Nomura would pay all reasonable costs related to the related proxy solicitation, and (iv) Nomura and Macquarie represented that, consistent with Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act, no “unfair burden” would be imposed on the Funds for the first two years after the Closing.
Management Profitability. At its August 2024 meeting, the Board evaluated DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds. The Board had previously considered DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds at its August 2024 meeting. At that meeting, the Board reviewed an analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the Funds and the complex as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
purpose of determining profitability. At that meeting, the Board determined that the management fees charged under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC. Nomura advised the Board in June 2025 that it anticipated that management profitability would remain substantially the same following the Closing, noting that services and costs are expected to be the same.
The Board also requested and reviewed financial statements provided by Nomura for Nomura Holdings Inc., the parent of Nomura, for the purpose of evaluating Nomura’s ability to financially support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing and to seek to ensure that DMC can continue to provide services of a similar nature, extent, and quality to the Funds following the Closing as it has under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements.
Based on information provided by DMC and Nomura, the Board considered their representations that DMC would have sufficient financial resources following the Transaction to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds under the New Investment Advisory Agreements as is the case under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered Nomura’s representation that it had sufficient financial strength and resources, as well as an ongoing commitment to a global asset management business, to continue investing in DMC to the extent that Nomura determined it was appropriate.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale would be realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale would be reflected in the management fees charged. The Board took into account DMC’s practice of maintaining the competitive nature of management fees based on its analysis of fees charged by comparable funds. The Board also acknowledged Nomura’s statement that the Transaction would not by itself immediately provide additional economies of scale given Nomura’s limited presence in the US mutual fund market. Nonetheless, the Board considered that additional economies of scale could potentially be achieved in the future if DMC were owned by Nomura as a result of Nomura’s willingness to invest additional amounts in DMC if appropriate opportunities arise. The Board further considered that potential economies of scale could be achieved as a result of DMC’s potentially expanded distribution capabilities arising from the Transaction, as well as opportunities that might arise from Nomura’s commitment to its global asset management business.
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board acknowledged that DMC would continue to benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities. The Board also considered that Nomura and DMC may derive reputational, strategic, and other benefits from their association with the Funds, including, for Nomura and DMC, service relationships with DMC, DIFSC, and Delaware Distributors, L.P., and evaluated the extent to which DMC might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional
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business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Funds and the potential benefits from allocation of Fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies.
The Purchase Agreement. The Board considered the terms of the Purchase Agreement, including those related to Section 15(f) of the 1940 Act and that Macquarie and Nomura will bear the expenses related to the Funds’ proxy solicitation. At the June 2025 Meeting, the Board discussed the conditions to the Closing, including the requirements for obtaining consents to the change in control from DMC’s advisory clients, such as the Funds.
Board Review of Nomura. The Board reviewed detailed information supplied by Nomura about its operations. As previously noted, to consider DMC’s ability to continue to provide the same level and quality of services to the Funds, the Board requested, received, and reviewed information from Nomura concerning its financial condition to demonstrate its ability support DMC’s advisory business after the Closing. Based on this review, the Board considered that DMC would continue to have the financial ability to maintain the high quality of services required by the Funds.
Nomura described its proposed changes to DMC’s corporate governance, primarily through the anticipated addition of certain Nomura officers to DMC’s parent company. The Board considered Nomura’s statement that it plans to retain the pre-closing organizational and operating structure with respect to the Funds post-Closing as much as possible. Nomura described the proposed harmonization of the compensation system in use at DMC with the compensation plan used by Nomura, including short-term and long-term incentive compensation and equity interests for executive officers and investment personnel.
The Board also considered Nomura’s current strategic plans to increase its asset management activities, one of its core businesses, particularly in North America, and its statement that its acquisition of DMC is an important component of this strategic growth and the establishment of a significant presence in the United States. In addition, the Board considered Nomura’s representation that the acquisition of DMC could potentially enhance the nature, quality, and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders.
The Board noted that DMC has placed brokerage transactions with a broker/dealer affiliate of Nomura and received research in connection with those transactions. In addition, certain other Nomura affiliates participate as underwriters for securities offerings outside of the United States.
Conclusion. The Independent Trustees of each Trust deliberated in executive session; the entire Board of each Fund, including the Independent Trustees, then approved the Proposed Advisory Agreements. The Board concluded that the advisory fee rates under each New Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable in relation to the services provided and that execution of the New Investment Advisory Agreements is in the best interests of the shareholders. For each Fund, the Board noted that they had concluded in their most recent advisory agreement continuance considerations in August 2024 that the management fees and total expense ratios were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Funds and in comparison to those of the Funds’ respective peer groups; that the advisory fee schedule would not be increased and would stay the same for all of the Funds; that the total expense ratio had
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Nomura Small Cap Value Fund 
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval for Investment Advisory Contract (continued)
Board Considerations in Approving the Proposed New Investment Advisory Agreements at a Meeting Held on June 18, 2025 (continued)
not changed materially since that determination; and that DMC had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction. The Board also noted, with respect to the Funds that currently had the benefit of contractual fee limitations, that Nomura indicated it will maintain the Funds’ existing contractual expense limitations and/or advisory fee waivers post-Closing through the stated end date for such expense limitation and fee waiver. Nomura further indicated it has no current plans to increase advisory, administration, distribution, transfer agency, or other fees of the Funds following the Transaction. The Board noted Nomura’s acknowledgment of Macquarie’s intention to continue to comply with an expense limitation policy related to contractual fee waivers for certain Funds. On that basis, the Board concluded that each of the total expense ratio and proposed advisory fee for the Funds anticipated to result from the Transaction was acceptable.
In reaching its determination regarding the approval of the Proposed Advisory Agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, considered the factors, conclusions and information they believed relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, including, but not limited to, the factors, conclusions and information discussed above.
Further, in their deliberations, the Board members did not identify any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or information that was all important or controlling, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.
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Contact information
Shareholder assistance by phone
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Nomura Asset Management • 610 Market Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354
Nomura Asset Management, unless otherwise stated, refers to the Nomura Asset Management International business. Nomura Asset Management is part of the Investment Management Division of the Nomura Group, providing integrated public and private market asset management services across equities, fixed income, private credit and multi-asset solutions to intermediary and institutional clients. Nomura Asset Management primarily operates through several distinct investment managers, which includes Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (NIMBT), a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered investment adviser. Investment advisory services are provided to the Nomura Funds by Delaware Management Company, a series of NIMBT. The Nomura Funds mutual funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P., a registered broker/dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and an affiliate of NIMBT. The Nomura Funds exchange-traded funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC. Foreside Financial Services, LLC is not affiliated with any Nomura entity, including Delaware Management Company and Delaware Distributors, L.P.
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

This information is included as part of materials filed under Item 7 of this form.

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

This information is included as part of materials filed under Item 7 of this form.

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  (b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

Not applicable.

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(3)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a)(4)

There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

 

(a)(5)

There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

 

(b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906 CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Name of Registrant: Delaware Group® Equity Funds V

 

/s/ SHAWN K. LYTLE    
By:   Shawn K. Lytle
Title:   President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   July 31, 2026

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ SHAWN K. LYTLE    
By:   Shawn K. Lytle
Title:   President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   July 31, 2026

 

/s/ RICHARD SALUS    
By:   Richard Salus
Title:   Principal Financial Officer
Date:   July 31, 2026