N-CSR 1 vmf3642064-ncsr.htm CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

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:        811-07742
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Voyageur Mutual Funds
 
Address of principal executive offices: 2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Name and address of agent for service: David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
 
Date of reporting period: August 31, 2019


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

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Delaware Funds®

by MACQUARIE

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Annual report  

Fixed income mutual funds

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

August 31, 2019

 

   

 

Beginning on or about June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker/dealer, bank, or insurance company. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up at delawarefunds.com/edelivery. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 800 523-1918. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie or your financial intermediary.

 

 

        

 

 

Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus and their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.

Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.

 

 

    


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Experience Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is a global asset manager with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As active managers we prioritize autonomy and accountability at the investment team level in pursuit of opportunities that matter for clients. Delaware Funds is one of the longest-standing mutual fund families, with more than 80 years in existence.

If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Manage your account online

 

  Check your account balance and transactions

 

  View statements and tax forms

 

  Make purchases and redemptions

Visit delawarefunds.com/account-access.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) offers a diverse range of products including securities investment management, infrastructure and real asset management, and fund and equity-based structured products. MIM is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group. This includes the following registered investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Delaware Capital Management Advisers, Inc., Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

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Portfolio management review

     1  

Performance summaries

     6  

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     18  

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

     21  

Schedules of investments

     24  

Statements of assets and liabilities

     60  

Statements of operations

     62  

Statements of changes in net assets

     64  

Financial highlights

     70  

Notes to financial statements

     88  

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

     103  

Other Fund information

     104  

Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

     110  

About the organization

     120  

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Aug. 31, 2019, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

The Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.

© 2019 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 


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Portfolio management review       

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

     September 10, 2019  

 

Performance preview (for the year ended August 31, 2019)      

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund (Institutional Class shares)    1-year return      +7.81%  

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund (Class A shares)    1-year return      +7.54%  

 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)    1-year return      +8.72%  

 

Lipper Minnesota Municipal Debt Funds Average    1-year return      +7.55%  

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, please see the table on page 6. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Minnesota Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues that are exempt from taxation in Minnesota.

Please see page 9 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund (Institutional Class shares)    1-year return      +7.06%  

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund (Class A shares)    1-year return      +7.00%  

 

Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)    1-year return      +8.16%  

 

Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average    1-year return      +7.10%  

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, please see the table on page 10. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of 5 to 10 years and are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis.

Please see page 13 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Institutional Class shares)    1-year return      +8.50%  

 

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Class A shares)    1-year return      +8.33%  

 

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)    1-year return      +8.72%  

 

Lipper Minnesota Municipal Debt Funds Average    1-year return      +7.55%  

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, please see the table on page 14. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Minnesota Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues that are exempt from taxation in Minnesota.

Please see page 17 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

Economic backdrop

Throughout the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the US economy grew, albeit at a moderating pace, reflecting mounting concerns about the US-China trade dispute. In the third quarter of 2018, US gross domestic product (GDP) – a measure of national economic output – rose by an annualized 2.9%, down from the previous quarter. Growth slowed to 1.1% in the final three months of 2018 before bouncing back to 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. In the second quarter of 2019, the country’s GDP rose an estimated 2.0%.

Against this backdrop of economic expansion, job growth also remained strong. In August 2019, the US unemployment rate stood at 3.7%, matching its level one year earlier and close to the nearly 50-year low of 3.6% achieved in both April and May 2019.

When the fiscal year began in September 2018, the US Federal Reserve continued to raise its short-term target interest rate, maintaining a cycle that had been in place since 2015. In September and again in December 2018, the Fed lifted the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points. As data mounted suggesting a slowing US economy, however, the Fed adjusted its policy direction – initially, by no longer raising rates and then, in June 2019, reversing its rate increase from December. By the end of the Funds’ fiscal year on Aug. 31, 2019, the federal funds rate was within a range of 2.00% to 2.25%. Investors widely anticipated that the Fed would enact further rate cuts at its meetings later in 2019.

Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bloomberg.

Municipal bond market conditions

Uncertainty about trade policy led to uncertainty about future global growth, encouraging global central banks to implement increasingly stimulative economic policies. This led to a highly favorable backdrop for municipal debt, particularly

as the Funds’ fiscal year progressed. The US municipal bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, returned 8.72% for the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2019.

As rates on longer-term bonds fell more than those on shorter-term issues, the municipal yield curve flattened. The largest yield declines came from the “belly” of the municipal yield curve, while the strongest overall performance came from the 20-year (17-22 years) and the long bond (22+ years) segments of the curve. Meanwhile, credit spreads tightened, indicating that investors were willing to accept somewhat less yield in exchange for assuming credit risk in an environment of generally healthy credit fundamentals.

Lower-rated bonds generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts, while bonds with longer maturities tended to outpace those with shorter maturities. The following tables highlight these performance trends for the Funds’ fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019:

 

Returns by credit rating

      

AAA

     8.17%  

AA

     8.37%  

A

     9.20%  

BBB

     10.48%  

Returns by maturity

      

1 year

     2.65%  

5 years

     6.34%  

10 years

     9.48%  

22+ years

     11.14%  

Source: Bloomberg.

  

Focused on credit research

For all three of the Funds highlighted in this report, we maintained the same management strategy we employ in all market conditions. We follow a bottom-up (bond by bond) investment approach. This means we select bonds for the Funds on an

 

 

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issuer-by-issuer basis, rather than based on our top-down view of interest rates or economic and market conditions. And we rely on diligent credit research to identify securities we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable trade-off between risk and reward.

Given this process, the Funds tend to have relatively low allocations to bonds with high credit ratings and greater exposure to securities with lower-investment-grade or below-investment-grade credit ratings. By focusing on higher yielding bonds with solid underlying credit quality, we believe we can potentially add value for the Funds’ shareholders. That said, it was sometimes difficult to find as many suitable lower-rated, higher yielding Minnesota bonds as we wished. This reflects changing issuance patterns in Minnesota’s municipal marketplace, highlighted by a greater proportion of relatively highly rated state and local general obligation and school district bonds with relatively low coupons. In this environment, our approach has been to seek a favorable trade-off between risk and reward potential while maintaining our overall, credit-oriented management approach.

At fiscal year end on Aug. 31, 2019, roughly 31% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund was invested in bonds with lower-investment-grade credit ratings (A and BBB), and approximately 22% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund was invested in these same credit tiers. Both Funds also maintained allocations to high yield municipal bonds, securities with credit ratings below BBB. By prospectus, both Funds may hold up to 20% of their net assets in high yield debt, although these allocations remained below that threshold in both Funds throughout the fiscal year. Whenever we invest in the high yield market segment, we thoroughly analyze the securities’ credit risk and emphasize those bonds that we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable risk-reward balance.

Consistent with its mandate, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund maintained the largest exposure to high yield bonds of the three Funds. As of Aug. 31, 2019, more than 38% of this Fund’s net assets was held in bonds with credit ratings below BBB, including nonrated bonds.

Portfolio positioning

Throughout the fiscal year, our main objective was to maintain the Funds’ existing credit positioning as best we could. Our challenge was that when interest rates fell, the Funds experienced naturally shortening durations, as various longtime portfolio holdings approached their maturity or call dates.

Because our management approach entails keeping the Funds’ duration (that is, interest rate sensitivity) relatively neutral compared with peer funds – a reflection of our view that we can more effectively add value through credit selection than by trying to anticipate the direction of interest rate movements – we needed to take proactive steps to maintain that neutral stance in a falling interest rate environment.

When available, new bond purchases focused on longer-duration bonds, including bonds with longer call dates. Proceeds for new purchases came from investment inflows and from bond maturities and calls. Using the proceeds from the sale of certain shorter-duration holdings also helped us keep the Funds neutrally positioned in an environment of falling interest rates, while maintaining the credit-oriented investment approach we regularly follow.

Although we believe we were often successful in accomplishing our objectives, our ability to do so was more limited in the Minnesota municipal bond marketplace than we preferred. Unlike in other state markets, where we were frequent buyers of noncallable debt, bonds with this structure were harder to come by in Minnesota, which features a large amount of shorter-call supply. Against this backdrop, we tried to accomplish our duration

 

 

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objectives methodically, even as we found it challenging to do so within desired time frames.

Notable performance factors

As noted, longer-maturity bonds tended to outperform shorter-maturity bonds for this fiscal year, while lower-quality issues generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts. Such trends are evident as we highlight some of the Funds’ strongest- and weakest-performing securities over the 12 months.

In both Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, for example, the strongest-performing holding consisted of charter school bonds for Stride Academy, which gained more than 23%. Both Funds, along with Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, also benefited from an education bond issue of Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School, which returned more than 17%. Both issues benefited from relatively long maturities and lower credit ratings. The Chavez Charter School bonds also benefited from improvements in the school’s academic performance following a probationary period.

Another leading performer in Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund consisted of bonds for Maple Grove Hospital, which gained close to 14% for the Fund’s fiscal year, reflecting the bonds’ relatively longer maturity and lower credit quality.

Not surprisingly, many of the weakest individual performers across the Funds were bonds with short call or maturity dates, high credit quality, or both. In Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, for example, the lowest-returning holdings were issues of Allina Health, whose return of less than 2% was emblematic of the securities’ short call dates.

Meanwhile, pre-refunded bonds of the Dakota and Washington Counties Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Anoka returned less than 2% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund. As these short-duration, high-quality bonds prepared to hit their maturity date at fiscal year end, we were not disappointed to see them go in light of their high coupon. A similar issue underperformed in Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, also returning less than 2%.

The lowest-returning holdings for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were a couple of pre-refunded bonds, including issues of the University of St. Thomas and Samaritan Bethany. Both bonds returned less than 2% for the Fund for the fiscal year.

Minnesota economic backdrop

Minnesota is supported by a diverse economy with employment anchored by the manufacturing, real estate, and healthcare and social services sectors. Other relevant notes:

 

  Nonfarm employment remained flat year over year and totaled 3.0 million in July 2019, while the July unemployment rate was 3.4%, stronger than the national average of 3.7%.

 

  Per capita personal income has consistently remained above the national average and was 8% above the national average for the most recent estimate.

 

  General Fund net receipts collected during fiscal year 2019 are projected to total $23.4 billion, which would be 2.8% above projections and 6.2% above the prior fiscal year.

 

  Net income tax collections for fiscal year 2019 are expected to be 3.8% higher than projections, while sales tax receipts are expected to be 1.2% above the forecast.
 

 

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  The state’s rainy-day fund has grown to nearly $2.5 billion as of fiscal year end 2019. The biennial budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 totals $48.5 billion, a 6.5% increase from the previous biennial budget, with a projected deficit of $315 million.

Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, Minnesota Management and Budget.

    

 

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2

    

 

Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019    

 

 

 

     

1 year

 

    

5 years

 

    

10 years

 

    

Lifetime    

 

 

Class A (Est. Feb. 27, 1984)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.54%        +3.33%        +4.22%        +6.19%      

Including sales charge

     +2.72%        +2.37%        +3.75%        +6.05%      

Class C (Est. May 4, 1994)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +6.73%        +2.56%        +3.44%        +4.07%      

Including sales charge

     +5.73%        +2.56%        +3.44%        +4.07%      

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.81%        +3.60%        n/a           +4.54%      

Including sales charge

     +7.81%        +3.60%        n/a           +4.54%      

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%        +3.85%        +4.62%        +4.71%*    

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the

 

 

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bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios   

Class A

 

    

Class C

 

    

Institutional Class    

 

Total annual operating expenses

   0.94%      1.69%      0.69%

(without fee waivers)

            

Net expenses

   0.85%      1.60%      0.60%

(including fee waivers, if any)

            

Type of waiver

   Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

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Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

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1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Please note additional details on pages 6 through 9.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs                  

Class A

   DEFFX       928918101        

Class C

   DMOCX      928918408        

Institutional Class

   DMNIX       928918705                    

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2     

 

Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019    

 

 

 

     

1 year

 

    

5 years

 

    

10 years

 

    

Lifetime    

 

 

Class A (Est. Oct. 27, 1985)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.00%        +2.89%        +3.55%        +4.73%      

Including sales charge

     +4.02%        +2.32%        +3.26%        +4.64%      

Class C (Est. May 4, 1994)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +6.09%        +2.00%        +2.68%        +3.31%      

Including sales charge

     +5.09%        +2.00%        +2.68%        +3.31%      

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.06%        +3.02%        n/a           +3.70%      

Including sales charge

     +7.06%        +3.02%        n/a           +3.70%      
Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index      +8.16%        +3.42%        +4.15%        +4.06%*    

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. This fee

was contractually limited to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.** Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the

 

 

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time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.*** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios     

Class A

 

    

Class C

 

    

Institutional Class    

 

Total annual operating expenses

     1.00%      1.75%      0.75%

(without fee waivers)

              

Net expenses

     0.71%      1.56%      0.56%

(including fee waivers, if any)

              

Type of waiver

     Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

*** The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 1, 2018 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

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1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 2.75% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Please note additional details on pages 10 through 13.

The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of investment grade, US tax-exempt bonds with maturities from 2 to 17 years.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs                  

Class A

   DXCCX      928930106        

Class C

   DVSCX      928930205        

Institutional Class

   DMIIX         92910U109                    

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2     

 

Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019    

 

 

 

     

1 year

 

    

5 years

 

    

10 years

 

    

Lifetime    

 

 

Class A (Est. June 4, 1996)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +8.33%        +3.84%        +4.89%        +5.10%      

Including sales charge

     +3.48%        +2.90%        +4.40%        +4.89%      

Class C (Est. June 7, 1996)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.51%        +3.07%        +4.10%        +4.32%      

Including sales charge

     +6.51%        +3.07%        +4.10%        +4.32%      

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

                    

Excluding sales charge

     +8.50%        +4.09%        n/a           +5.05%      

Including sales charge

     +8.50%        +4.09%        n/a           +5.05%      
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      +8.72%        +3.85%        +4.62%        +4.71%*    

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date

1 Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 15. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the

 

 

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bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

2 The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.64% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios     

Class A

 

    

Class C

 

    

Institutional Class    

 

Total annual operating expenses

     0.99%      1.74%      0.74%

(without fee waivers)

              

Net expenses

     0.89%      1.64%      0.64%

(including fee waivers, if any)

              

Type of waiver

     Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

     Contractual

 

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

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1 The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 15. Please note additional details on pages 14 through 17.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs                  

Class A

   DVMHX      928928316        

Class C

   DVMMX      928928282        

Institutional Class

   DMHIX        928928175                    

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from March 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Actual expenses

The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Funds’ expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     

Beginning

 

Account Value

 

3/1/19

    

Ending

 

Account Value

 

8/31/19

    

Annualized

 

Expense Ratio

   

Expenses

 

Paid During Period

 

3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

 

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,058.60          0.85%         $4.41    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,054.50        1.60%         8.29  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,060.80        0.60%         3.12  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,020.92          0.85%         $4.33    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,017.14        1.60%         8.13  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,022.18        0.60%         3.06  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     

Beginning

 

Account Value

 

3/1/19

    

Ending

 

Account Value

 

8/31/19

    

Annualized

 

Expense Ratio

   

Expenses

 

Paid During Period

 

3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

 

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,051.50          0.71%         $3.67    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,047.00        1.56%         8.05  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,052.30        0.56%         2.90  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

       

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,021.63          0.71%         $3.62    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,017.34        1.56%         7.93  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,022.38        0.56%         2.85  

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     

Beginning

 

Account Value

 

3/1/19

    

Ending

 

Account Value

 

8/31/19

    

Annualized

 

Expense Ratio

   

Expenses

 

Paid During Period

 

3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

 

Actual Fund return

          

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,066.00          0.89%       $4.63    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,061.90        1.64%       8.52  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,067.30        0.64%       3.33  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

     $1,000.00          $1,020.72          0.89%       $4.53    

Class C

     1,000.00        1,016.94        1.64%       8.34  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,021.98        0.64%       3.26  

*“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund   As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

Municipal Bonds*

     103.05%                 

Corporate Revenue Bond

     0.62%                 

Education Revenue Bonds

     18.51%                 

Electric Revenue Bonds

     9.51%                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

     27.75%                 

Housing Revenue Bonds

     0.41%                 

Lease Revenue Bonds

     2.79%                 

Local General Obligation Bonds

     9.79%                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

     7.78%                 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

     3.03%                 

State General Obligation Bonds

     12.44%                 

Transportation Revenue Bonds

     7.35%                 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

 

    

 

3.07%            

 

 

 

        

Short-Term Investments

     1.53%                       

Total Value of Securities

     104.58%                       

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

     (4.58%)                     

Total Net Assets

     100.00%                       

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

Guam

     0.38%                 

Minnesota

     101.78%                 

Puerto Rico

     2.06%                 

US Virgin Islands

 

    

 

0.36%            

 

 

 

        

Total Value of Securities

     104.58%                       

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

 

Municipal Bonds*

  

 

 

 

97.85%            

 

 

  

Corporate Revenue Bond

     0.32%                 

Education Revenue Bonds

     15.20%                 

Electric Revenue Bonds

     10.09%                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

     31.14%                 

Housing Revenue Bond

     0.38%                 

Lease Revenue Bonds

     5.19%                 

Local General Obligation Bonds

     7.39%                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

     7.08%                 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

     2.26%                 

State General Obligation Bonds

     9.08%                 

Transportation Revenue Bonds

     8.04%                 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

 

    

 

1.68%            

 

 

 

        

Short-Term Investments

     2.16%                       

Total Value of Securities

     100.01%                       

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

     (0.01%)                     

Total Net Assets

     100.00%                       

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

 

Minnesota

  

 

 

 

98.48%            

 

 

  

Puerto Rico

 

    

 

1.53%            

 

 

 

        

Total Value of Securities

     100.01%                       

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

   As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

 

Municipal Bonds*

  

 

 

 

98.96%            

 

 

  

Corporate Revenue Bond

     0.98%                 

Education Revenue Bonds

     19.80%                 

Electric Revenue Bonds

     7.78%                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

     33.97%                 

Housing Revenue Bonds

     1.81%                 

Lease Revenue Bonds

     2.39%                 

Local General Obligation Bonds

     7.50%                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

     5.38%                 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

     5.02%                 

State General Obligation Bonds

     8.43%                 

Transportation Revenue Bonds

     4.40%                 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

 

    

 

1.50%            

 

 

 

        

 

Short-Term Investments

  

 

 

 

1.59%            

 

 

        

Total Value of Securities

     100.55%                       

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

     (0.55%)                     

Total Net Assets

     100.00%                       

* As of the date of this report, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory

 

  

Percentage of net assets

 

         

 

Guam

  

 

 

 

0.34%            

 

 

  

Minnesota

     96.22%                 

Puerto Rico

     3.99%                       

Total Value of Securities

     100.55%                       

 

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Schedules of Investments

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund    August 31, 2019

 

     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds – 103.05%

                 

Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.62%

     

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project)

     

Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     3,565,000      $ 3,621,149  
     

 

 

 
        3,621,149  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 18.51%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/32

     840,000        906,175  

Series A 4.25% 7/1/47

     1,550,000        1,652,021  

Series A 4.375% 7/1/52

     400,000        428,412  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/34

     2,260,000        2,348,976  

Series A 5.00% 3/1/39

     385,000        395,969  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000        268,457  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     1,390,000        1,470,995  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/50

     2,000,000        2,199,960  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/38

     700,000        778,281  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/48

     2,800,000        3,075,604  

Duluth Independent School District No. 709 Certificates of Participation

     

Series B 5.00% 2/1/28

     350,000        441,529  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 8/1/43

     400,000        445,808  

Series A 5.375% 8/1/50

     1,690,000        1,889,217  

Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     580,000        625,808  

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     1,190,000        1,283,177  

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     765,000        819,950  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,290,000        2,426,873  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     580,000        619,620  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     1,770,000        1,869,934  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     885,000      $ 970,845  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,300,000        2,469,441  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue (Riverton Community Housing Project)

     

5.25% 8/1/39

     470,000        506,345  

5.50% 8/1/49

     2,260,000        2,449,433  

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Revenue Fund Series A 5.00% 10/1/26

     4,990,000        6,271,681  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University)

     

5.00% 5/1/32

     1,375,000        1,639,124  

5.00% 5/1/37

     1,250,000        1,469,563  

5.00% 5/1/47

     250,000        289,045  

(Carleton College)

     

4.00% 3/1/35

     1,000,000        1,146,610  

4.00% 3/1/36

     415,000        474,648  

5.00% 3/1/44

     2,085,000        2,534,463  

(College of St. Benedict) Series 8-K 4.00% 3/1/43

     1,000,000        1,067,150  

(College of St. Scholastica)

     

4.00% 12/1/29

     280,000        330,663  

4.00% 12/1/30

     290,000        339,425  

4.00% 12/1/33

     500,000        571,820  

4.00% 12/1/34

     500,000        569,220  

4.00% 12/1/40

     1,200,000        1,347,072  

(Gustavus Adolphus College) 5.00% 10/1/47

     5,600,000        6,625,696  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/36

     925,000        1,017,111  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     875,000        1,058,339  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/45

     2,120,000        2,512,645  

(St. John’s University)

     

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/32

     500,000        592,970  

Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/33

     250,000        295,825  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     670,000        804,824  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     670,000        803,719  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     500,000        568,315  

(St. Scholastica College) Series 7-J 6.30% 12/1/40

     1,800,000        1,822,446  

(Trustees of The Hamline University)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     955,000        1,101,841  

 

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Schedules of investments   

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Trustees of The Hamline University)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/38

     1,000,000      $ 1,150,760  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     170,000        195,362  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/40

     625,000        716,881  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/47

     1,060,000        1,207,064  

(University of St. Thomas)

     

4.00% 10/1/36

     700,000        822,815  

4.00% 10/1/37

     750,000        878,347  

4.00% 10/1/44

     1,255,000        1,439,949  

5.00% 10/1/40

     500,000        630,375  

Series 8-L 5.00% 4/1/35

     1,250,000        1,494,813  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/34

     400,000        456,012  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/36

     500,000        567,740  

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Kaleidoscope Charter School)

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     520,000        555,682  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/44

     1,165,000        1,226,931  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/22 #

     2,855,000        3,022,360  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Stride Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 4/1/46

     875,000        598,824  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     1,945,000        2,066,990  

(Great River School Project)

     

Series A 144A 4.75% 7/1/29 #

     300,000        323,544  

Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/52 #

     735,000        795,571  

(Nova Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 9/1/36

     500,000        531,695  

Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     1,750,000        1,843,853  

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.30% 7/1/45

     1,440,000        1,550,275  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     925,000        1,127,418  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     2,625,000        3,307,343  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/35

     3,175,000        3,860,483  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/36

     2,650,000        3,215,086  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/37

     1,125,000        1,361,666  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     1,560,000        1,936,459  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     1,750,000        2,168,967  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/44

     3,000,000      $ 3,813,420  
     

 

 

 
        108,463,730  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 9.51%

     

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

(Generating Facilities) Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     1,150,000        1,377,987  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

4.00% 10/1/41

     1,000,000        1,114,160  

5.00% 10/1/29

     395,000        465,472  

5.00% 10/1/30

     500,000        587,990  

5.00% 10/1/33

     1,205,000        1,412,212  

5.00% 10/1/47

     2,000,000        2,387,780  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     1,060,000        1,246,539  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/34

     750,000        878,400  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     1,525,000        1,785,287  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/27

     540,000        657,007  

5.00% 1/1/28

     350,000        424,077  

5.00% 1/1/28

     210,000        261,101  

5.00% 1/1/29

     585,000        706,077  

5.00% 1/1/29

     220,000        272,334  

5.00% 1/1/30

     520,000        624,224  

5.00% 1/1/31

     200,000        244,602  

5.00% 1/1/32

     210,000        255,238  

5.00% 1/1/35

     160,000        192,610  

5.00% 1/1/36

     180,000        216,157  

5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        476,016  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     125,000        139,657  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/26

     425,000        473,658  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/31

     520,000        576,779  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     1,255,000        1,007,137  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     1,775,000        1,420,000  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/42

     1,395,000        1,679,636  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/47

     2,265,000        2,718,272  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/27

     295,000        339,734  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/28

     275,000        315,719  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/31

     1,365,000        1,562,870  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/33

     300,000        344,742  

 

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Schedules of investments   

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     1,310,000      $ 1,545,053  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,500,000        1,840,710  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     2,000,000        2,353,220  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/47

     3,130,000        3,832,967  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue Capital Appreciation Series A 6.70% 1/1/25 (NATL)^

     5,000,000        4,631,050  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     1,235,000        1,410,815  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/31

     885,000        1,002,740  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/33

     365,000        411,034  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     4,000,000        4,590,960  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     3,935,000        4,495,462  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/46

     3,000,000        3,417,540  
     

 

 

 
        55,695,025  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 27.75%

     

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project)

     

5.125% 11/1/49

     1,100,000        1,166,572  

5.375% 11/1/34

     320,000        349,024  

Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue

     

(PHS Apple Valley Senior Housing, Inc. - Orchard Path Project)

     

5.00% 9/1/43

     465,000        505,241  

5.00% 9/1/58

     3,220,000        3,479,661  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

2nd Tier Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     1,725,000        1,757,033  

2nd Tier Series B 5.25% 1/1/37

     510,000        532,950  

4th Tier Series D 7.00% 1/1/37

     1,665,000        1,721,510  

4th Tier Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     2,500,000        2,606,100  

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Benedictine Health System – St. Peter Communities Project) Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     2,350,000        2,490,225  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

     

(The Lodge at The Lakes at Stillwater Project)

     

5.00% 6/1/38

     450,000        479,885  

5.00% 6/1/48

     1,000,000        1,059,520  

5.00% 6/1/53

     600,000        633,552  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project)

     

4.00% 11/1/34

     500,000      $ 572,460  

4.00% 11/1/41

     800,000        897,464  

5.00% 11/1/26

     500,000        581,495  

Crookston Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Riverview Health Project)

     

5.00% 5/1/38

     100,000        112,415  

5.00% 5/1/44

     1,500,000        1,663,260  

5.00% 5/1/51

     1,585,000        1,749,095  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/36 #

     280,000        293,247  

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/46 #

     2,380,000        2,473,153  

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     730,000        749,177  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     705,000        723,048  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     315,000        322,330  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/48

     1,850,000        2,198,743  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     1,850,000        2,035,129  

6.00% 6/15/39

     3,570,000        3,961,201  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project)

     

4.00% 4/1/24

     500,000        526,995  

4.00% 4/1/25

     660,000        695,594  

4.00% 4/1/31

     60,000        62,795  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group)

     

5.375% 8/1/34

     660,000        694,643  

5.75% 2/1/44

     500,000        527,905  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project) 5.375% 10/1/44

     575,000        601,829  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     2,000,000        2,216,940  

5.00% 5/1/27

     1,400,000        1,746,640  

5.00% 5/1/29

     1,000,000        1,232,540  

 

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Schedules of investments   

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

5.00% 5/1/30

     850,000      $ 1,042,746  

5.00% 5/1/31

     500,000        609,705  

5.00% 5/1/32

     500,000        607,015  

(North Memorial Health Care)

     

5.00% 9/1/31

     1,000,000        1,179,110  

5.00% 9/1/32

     1,000,000        1,175,600  

Maple Plain Senior Housing & Health Care Revenue

     

(Haven Homes Incorporate Project) 5.00% 7/1/54

     3,500,000        3,723,300  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/48

     5,600,000        6,265,168  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        595,145  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        593,735  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,170,140  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     3,475,000        4,223,167  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project)

     

5.00% 11/1/35

     500,000        528,690  

5.25% 11/1/45

     1,950,000        2,055,846  

5.375% 11/1/50

     455,000        480,830  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/28

     1,550,000        1,951,481  

(Children’s Health Care) Series A 5.25% 8/15/35

     2,085,000        2,160,665  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

     

(Essenthia Health Obligated Group)

     

Series C-1 5.00% 2/15/30 (AGC)

     5,725,000        5,808,471  

Series C-1 5.25% 2/15/23 (AGC)

     5,000,000        5,096,350  

Series C-1 5.50% 2/15/25 (AGC)

     5,120,000        5,218,560  

Red Wing Senior Housing

     

(Deer Crest Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/27

     430,000        445,355  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/32

     330,000        341,326  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/42

     1,250,000        1,291,000  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Rochester Project) Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     2,980,000        3,271,951  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) 4.00% 11/15/41

     4,515,000      $ 4,731,585  

Series D Remarketing 5.00% 11/15/38

     6,405,000        6,549,817  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/24

     295,000        334,751  

5.00% 7/1/33

     650,000        718,380  

5.875% 7/1/30

     1,850,000        1,915,915  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 9/1/27

     1,280,000        1,395,930  

Series A 5.30% 9/1/37

     1,200,000        1,317,792  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     1,350,000        1,399,329  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     915,000        991,549  

5.00% 9/1/24

     575,000        669,519  

5.00% 9/1/25

     750,000        874,365  

5.00% 9/1/26

     575,000        668,823  

5.00% 9/1/27

     405,000        469,804  

5.00% 9/1/28

     425,000        492,507  

5.00% 9/1/29

     425,000        491,313  

5.00% 9/1/34

     730,000        826,433  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

4.00% 5/1/49

     4,315,000        4,839,143  

5.00% 5/1/48

     5,090,000        6,287,321  

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     965,000        1,072,752  

Series A 5.00% 5/1/46

     3,715,000        4,383,849  

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     740,000        758,433  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-1 Unrefunded Balance 5.25% 11/15/29

     2,825,000        2,848,702  

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     2,450,000        2,733,343  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     1,560,000        1,884,012  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     2,200,000        2,609,882  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     3,000,000        3,494,160  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,260,000        1,461,411  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Episcopal Homes Project) 5.125% 5/1/48

     3,100,000      $ 3,195,077  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Marian Center Project)

     

Series A 5.30% 11/1/30

     500,000        500,295  

Series A 5.375% 5/1/43

     500,000        500,150  

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

3.75% 8/1/36

     500,000        518,485  

4.00% 8/1/44

     800,000        833,320  

5.00% 8/1/49

     1,000,000        1,106,450  

5.00% 8/1/54

     875,000        966,026  

West St. Paul Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project)

     

4.50% 11/1/40

     250,000        261,475  

4.75% 11/1/52

     750,000        790,020  

Winona Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Winona Health Obligation Group)

     

4.50% 7/1/25

     850,000        882,496  

4.65% 7/1/26

     540,000        561,913  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury)

     

5.00% 12/1/34

     500,000        536,100  

5.125% 12/1/44

     1,605,000        1,703,547  

5.25% 12/1/49

     750,000        798,630  
     

 

 

 
        162,629,531  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.41%

     

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Homeownership Finance (Mortgage-Backed Securities Program)

     

Series D 4.70% 1/1/31 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)

     965,000        976,831  

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     1,330,000        1,428,979  
     

 

 

 
        2,405,810  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.79%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,250,000        1,417,963  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     3,835,000        4,341,680  

Series B 5.00% 3/1/28

     2,500,000        2,731,575  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

     

(State Appropriation – Housing Infrastructure)

     

Series C 5.00% 8/1/34

     1,565,000      $ 1,829,047  

Series C 5.00% 8/1/35

     1,645,000        1,919,962  

University of Minnesota Special Purpose Revenue

     

(State Supported Biomed Science Research Facilities Funding Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/35

     3,960,000        4,093,294  
     

 

 

 
        16,333,521  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 9.79%

     

Brainerd Independent School District No. 181

     

(School Building)

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/38

     1,500,000        1,692,720  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/43

     3,500,000        3,911,390  

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Independent School District No. 191

     

(Alternative Facilities)

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     920,000        1,040,814  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/29

     1,800,000        2,033,226  

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     1,905,000        2,351,227  

Duluth

     

(DECC Improvement)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/32

     1,000,000        1,212,030  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/33

     3,585,000        4,336,846  

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     160,000        181,293  

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     1,250,000        1,413,675  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     1,885,000        2,398,022  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     940,000        1,163,513  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,850,000        3,597,527  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,645,000        3,265,411  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/38

     3,310,000        4,168,548  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,000,000        1,256,670  

Series B 5.00% 12/15/39

     5,000,000        6,426,350  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/28

     1,500,000        1,999,320  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,245,000        1,564,554  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/37

     3,000,000        3,703,680  

Mounds View Independent School District No. 621

     

(Minnesota School District Credit Enhancement

     

Program) Series A 4.00% 2/1/43

     3,000,000        3,348,270  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Mountain Iron-Buhl Independent School District No. 712

     

(School Building) Series A 4.00% 2/1/26

     1,315,000      $ 1,540,128  

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     1,865,000        2,299,265  

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,950,000        2,480,810  
     

 

 

 
        57,385,289  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 7.78%

     

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) Series A 7.00% 11/1/40-19§

     1,000,000        1,019,090  

Dakota & Washington Counties Housing & Redevelopment Authority Single Family Residential Mortgage Revenue

     

(City of Anoka) 8.45% 9/1/19 (GNMA) (AMT)

     9,000,000        9,000,000  

(City of Bloomington)

     

Series B 8.375% 9/1/21 (GNMA) (AMT)

     14,115,000        15,970,276  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/23-22§

     350,000        389,805  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/24-22§

     475,000        529,022  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/27-22§

     200,000        222,746  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project) Series A 7.375% 12/1/41-19§

     5,220,000        5,297,256  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     910,000        1,114,695  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     670,000        820,710  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/29-20§

     1,850,000        1,945,331  

Series A 5.50% 7/1/21

     8,795,000        9,281,276  
     

 

 

 
        45,590,207  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 3.03%

     

Minneapolis Development Revenue

     

(Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Fund)

     

Series 2-A 6.00% 12/1/40

     3,000,000        3,174,090  

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/30

     250,000        279,190  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     11,323,000        3,040,678  

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     12,906,000      $ 2,508,152  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     3,143,000        3,230,407  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     835,000        872,709  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/30

     655,000        771,878  

Series G 5.00% 11/1/31

     1,500,000        1,760,760  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority

     

(Matching Fund Senior Lien) 5.00% 10/1/29 (AGM)

     2,000,000        2,130,480  
     

 

 

 
        17,768,344  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 12.44%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     4,555,000        4,922,133  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/27

     5,200,000        5,610,176  

(State Trunk Highway)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/29

     5,000,000        5,386,900  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     3,395,000        4,298,579  

(Various Purposes)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/25

     5,545,000        6,589,013  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     7,840,000        9,582,989  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     2,500,000        3,040,425  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30

     4,200,000        4,937,940  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     3,875,000        4,541,733  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     2,075,000        2,693,599  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     1,000,000        1,271,250  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/35

     2,975,000        3,837,780  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/38

     3,450,000        4,412,515  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 4.00% 8/1/27

     955,000        1,027,007  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     6,000,000        7,563,780  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     2,525,000        3,174,001  
     

 

 

 
        72,889,820  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 7.35%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

(Senior)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28

     1,250,000        1,265,750  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/29

     350,000        438,211  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/33

     850,000        1,045,899  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/36

     600,000        732,390  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/41

     600,000        724,398  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

(Senior)

     

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     1,595,000      $ 1,913,266  

(Subordinate)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/35

     1,000,000        1,138,250  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/44

     3,000,000        3,763,950  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/49

     5,000,000        6,229,000  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     575,000        626,003  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/27

     1,160,000        1,261,210  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/28

     2,750,000        2,986,637  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     120,000        130,152  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/30

     1,675,000        1,813,489  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     1,750,000        1,891,347  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     5,095,000        6,301,292  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/49 (AMT)

     6,150,000        7,570,650  

St. Paul Port Authority Revenue

     

(Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) Series 3 5.00% 12/1/36

     3,200,000        3,254,528  
     

 

 

 
        43,086,422  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 3.07%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority 5.00% 7/1/40

     1,930,000        2,243,278  

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue

     

(Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series B 4.00% 9/1/27

     2,400,000        2,609,640  

Series B 5.00% 9/1/25

     2,000,000        2,229,700  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     3,120,000        3,686,498  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     3,225,000        3,792,213  

Series E 5.00% 9/1/23

     2,000,000        2,230,320  

Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Series B 4.00% 3/1/26

     1,000,000        1,181,450  
     

 

 

 
        17,973,099  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $568,514,354)

        603,841,947  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°                  Value (US $)  

Short-Term Investments – 1.53%

                 

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.53%¤

     

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue (Fairview Health Services)

     

Series C 1.37% 11/15/48 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     3,825,000      $ 3,825,000  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series B-2 1.37% 11/15/35

     

(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     2,950,000        2,950,000  

(Children’s Hospitals and Clinics)

     

Series A 0.75% 8/15/34 (AGM) (SPA - US Bank N.A.)

     1,000,000        1,000,000  

Series A-2 0.75% 8/15/37 (AGM) (SPA - US Bank N.A.)

     1,000,000        1,000,000  

Series B 0.74% 8/15/25 (AGM) (SPA - US Bank N.A.)

     200,000        200,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $8,975,000)

        8,975,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 104.58%
(cost $577,489,354)

      $ 612,816,947  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $10,529,024, which represents 1.80% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

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Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation collateral

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association collateral

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments   
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund    August 31, 2019

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds – 97.85%

                 

Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.32%

     

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project) Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     255,000      $           259,016  
     

 

 

 
        259,016  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 15.20%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project) Series A 4.00% 7/1/32

     425,000        458,481  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/34

     485,000        504,094  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     305,000        332,057  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 11/1/38

     400,000        444,732  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 8/1/36

     420,000        453,172  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     530,000        572,071  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     500,000        548,500  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

(Riverton Community Housing Project) 5.25% 8/1/39

     525,000        565,598  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/32

     525,000        625,847  

(Gustavus Adolphus College) 5.00% 10/1/34

     435,000        528,416  

5.00% 10/1/35

     555,000        671,905  

(St. Catherine University) Series A 5.00% 10/1/35

     565,000        683,384  

(St. John’s University) Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/31

     130,000        154,222  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     125,000        150,154  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     125,000        149,947  

(St. Scholastica College) Series H 5.125% 12/1/30

     1,000,000        1,009,640  

(University of St. Thomas)

     

4.00% 10/1/36

     300,000        352,635  

5.00% 10/1/34

     350,000        449,239  

5.00% 10/1/35

     750,000        959,505  

Series 7-U 4.00% 4/1/26

     1,400,000        1,531,194  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/22 #

     325,000        344,051  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

  

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     340,000      $ 361,325  

(Great River School Project) Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/33 #

     140,000        153,423  

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.30% 7/1/45

     260,000        279,911  
     

 

 

 
             12,283,503  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 10.09%

  

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

  

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project)

     

Series E 5.00% 1/1/21

     1,095,000        1,151,152  

Series E 5.00% 1/1/23

     1,000,000        1,085,670  

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     250,000        302,147  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/29

     500,000        589,205  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     240,000        282,235  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/29

     150,000        181,045  

5.00% 1/1/30

     235,000        289,111  

5.00% 1/1/31

     350,000        417,970  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/25

     200,000        223,452  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/28

     300,000        376,326  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/29

     500,000        624,975  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/31

     575,000        710,413  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue Series A 4.00% 10/1/30

     425,000        485,503  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,250,000        1,435,538  
     

 

 

 
        8,154,742  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 31.14%

  

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) 5.375% 11/1/34

     270,000        294,489  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

3rd Tier Series C 4.25% 1/1/27

     500,000        492,245  

3rd Tier Series C 5.00% 1/1/32

     420,000        420,882  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

  

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(Benedictine Health System - St. Peter Communities Project) Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     250,000      $           264,917  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

  

(The Lodge at the Lakes at Stillwater Project) 5.00% 6/1/38

     250,000        266,603  

Center City Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project) 5.00% 11/1/24

     600,000        701,442  

Crookston Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(RiverView Health Project) 5.00% 5/1/38

     400,000        449,660  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

  

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/36 #

     480,000        502,709  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

  

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/37

     750,000        906,630  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group) 5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000        825,053  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) 4.00% 4/1/26

     270,000        284,191  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group) 4.25% 8/1/24

     568,334        588,169  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     500,000        554,235  

5.00% 5/1/28

     1,000,000        1,237,140  

(North Memorial Health Care) 5.00% 9/1/31

     320,000        377,315  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

  

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     500,000        595,145  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        593,735  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     1,000,000        1,215,300  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

  

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project) 5.00% 11/1/35

     530,000        560,411  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/27

     1,205,000        1,520,818  

(Children’s Health Care) Series A 5.25% 8/15/25

     1,000,000        1,036,380  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Revenue

  

(Essenthia Health Obligated Group) Series C-1 5.50% 2/15/25 (AGC)

     2,500,000      $        2,548,125  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) Series C 4.50% 11/15/38 •

     925,000        990,296  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project) 5.125% 7/1/20

     220,000        227,231  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project) Series A 5.00% 9/1/21

     1,050,000        1,121,631  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     575,000        596,011  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project) 5.00% 5/1/48

     810,000        1,000,536  

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     360,000        368,968  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Unrefunded Balance Series A-2 5.25% 11/15/28

     975,000        983,346  

(Fairview Health Services) Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     275,000        332,118  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/32

     1,000,000        1,164,720  

5.00% 7/1/33

     200,000        231,970  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Episcopal Homes Project) 5.00% 5/1/33

     500,000        524,470  

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

5.00% 8/1/34

     125,000        140,569  

5.00% 8/1/35

     150,000        168,312  

West St. Paul, Housing and Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project) 5.00% 11/1/37

     500,000        542,070  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury) 5.00% 12/1/34

     500,000        536,100  
     

 

 

 
        25,163,942  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bond – 0.38%

  

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     285,000        306,210  
     

 

 

 
        306,210  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 5.19%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,100,000      $        1,247,807  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     715,000        809,466  

Series B 5.00% 3/1/27

     1,000,000        1,093,400  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Minnesota Public Radio Project) 5.00% 12/1/25

     1,000,000        1,042,080  
     

 

 

 
        4,192,753  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 7.39%

     

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/28

     250,000        282,735  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     1,500,000        1,856,670  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/38

     1,055,000        1,328,646  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     1,500,000        1,885,005  

St. Michael-Albertville Independent School District No. 885

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/27

     500,000        616,425  
     

 

 

 
        5,969,481  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 7.08%

     

Anoka Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Senior Homestead Anoka Project) Series B 6.875% 11/1/34-19§

     750,000        764,213  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Catherine University) Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/22

     425,000        473,335  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project) Series A 6.875% 12/1/29-19§

     950,000        963,015  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A-2 5.25% 11/15/28-19§

     1,025,000        1,033,313  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     165,000        202,115  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     120,000        146,993  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/23-20§

     1,000,000        1,048,460  

Series D 5.00% 12/1/26-21§

     1,000,000        1,087,040  
     

 

 

 
        5,718,484  
     

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 2.26%

     

Minneapolis Revenue

     

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/27

     100,000      $           113,210  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue (Restructured)

     

Series A1 4.55% 7/1/40

     830,000        856,718  

Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53

     378,000        384,131  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     400,000        473,804  
     

 

 

 
        1,827,863  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 9.08%

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     285,000        369,964  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/34

     1,000,000        1,293,910  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     2,500,000        3,151,575  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,500,000        1,885,545  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     500,000        633,075  
     

 

 

 
        7,334,069  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 8.04%

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

(Senior) Series B 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,002,690  

(Subordinate)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/26

     710,000        772,977  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/31

     750,000        810,577  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     1,100,000        1,360,436  

Series D 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,012,000  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Parking Enterprise)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/26

     450,000        517,631  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/27

     545,000        622,995  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/28

     350,000        398,727  
     

 

 

 
        6,498,033  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.68%

     

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue (Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     565,000        667,587  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     585,000        687,890  
     

 

 

 
        1,355,477  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $74,495,308)

        79,063,573  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Short-Term Investments – 2.16%

                 

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 2.16%¤

     

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue (Fairview Health Services)

     

Series C

     

1.37% 11/15/48 (LOC – Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     500,000      $ 500,000  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series B-1 1.37% 11/15/35

     

(LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     250,000        250,000  

(Children’s Hospitals & Clinics) Series B 0.74% 8/15/25

     

(AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     1,000,000        1,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,750,000)

        1,750,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.01%
(cost $76,245,308)

      $      80,813,573  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $1,259,199, which represents 1.56% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, 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 description above.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   August 31, 2019

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds – 98.96%

                 

Corporate Revenue Bond – 0.98%

     

St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project)

     

Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 (AMT)#

     1,920,000      $        1,950,240  
     

 

 

 
        1,950,240  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 19.80%

     

Bethel Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Spectrum High School Project) Series A 4.00% 7/1/37

     850,000        906,075  

Brooklyn Park Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Prairie Seeds Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/39

     1,270,000        1,306,182  

Cologne Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Cologne Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     250,000        268,457  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     230,000        243,402  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/50

     1,000,000        1,099,980  

Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Duluth Public Schools Academy Project) Series A

5.00% 11/1/48

     1,000,000        1,098,430  

Forest Lake Charter School Lease Revenue Fund

     

(Lakes International Language Academy)

     

Series A 5.375% 8/1/50

     660,000        737,801  

Series A 5.75% 8/1/44

     585,000        630,805  

Ham Lake Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Davinci Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     235,000        251,880  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     710,000        752,437  

(Parnassus Preparatory School Project) Series A

5.00% 11/1/47

     650,000        694,668  

Hugo Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Noble Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     165,000        176,271  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44

     495,000        522,948  

Minneapolis Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Hiawatha Academies Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     1,000,000        1,085,260  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     800,000        858,936  

Minneapolis Student Housing Revenue

     

(Riverton Community Housing Project)

     

144A 4.75% 8/1/43 #

     750,000        800,355  

144A 5.00% 8/1/53 #

     570,000        610,618  

5.25% 8/1/39

     800,000        861,864  

 

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Schedules of investments   

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Bethel University) 5.00% 5/1/47

     1,500,000      $        1,734,270  

(Carleton College) 4.00% 3/1/37

     635,000        724,332  

(Gustavus Adolphus College) 5.00% 10/1/47

     1,000,000        1,183,160  

(Minneapolis College of Art & Design)

4.00% 5/1/24

     250,000        268,527  

4.00% 5/1/25

     200,000        214,364  

4.00% 5/1/26

     100,000        107,019  

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series A 4.00% 10/1/37

     580,000        636,115  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/45

     670,000        794,091  

(St. John’s University) Series 8-I 5.00% 10/1/34

     215,000        253,945  

(St. Olaf College)

     

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/31

     205,000        246,252  

Series 8-G 5.00% 12/1/32

     205,000        245,914  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/34

     800,000        910,424  

Series 8-N 4.00% 10/1/35

     590,000        670,612  

(St. Scholastica College) Series H 5.125% 12/1/40

     750,000        757,230  

(Trustees of the Hamline University of Minnesota)

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     300,000        346,128  

Series B 5.00% 10/1/39

     770,000        884,876  

(University of St. Thomas)

     

4.00% 10/1/41

     1,000,000        1,159,340  

4.00% 10/1/44

     850,000        975,265  

Series A 4.00% 10/1/35

     400,000        455,380  

Otsego Charter School Lease Revenue

  

(Kaleidoscope Charter School) Series A 5.00% 9/1/44

     1,435,000        1,511,285  

Rice County Educational Facilities Revenue

  

(Shattuck-St. Mary’s School) Series A 144A

5.00% 8/1/22 #

     770,000        815,137  

St. Cloud Charter School Lease Revenue

  

(Stride Academy Project) Series A 5.00% 4/1/46

     750,000        513,277  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter

School Lease Revenue

  

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     1,750,000        1,859,760  

(Great River School Project) Series A 144A

5.50% 7/1/52 #

     265,000        286,839  

(Hmong College Preparatory Academy Project)

  

Series A 5.75% 9/1/46

     500,000        559,045  

Series A 6.00% 9/1/51

     500,000        565,020  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Nova Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 9/1/36

     1,270,000      $        1,350,505  

Series A 4.125% 9/1/47

     500,000        526,815  

(Twin Cities Academy Project) Series A 5.375% 7/1/50

     1,500,000        1,616,640  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/34

     2,115,000        2,577,825  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/40

     900,000        1,117,188  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     620,000        768,434  
     

 

 

 
        39,541,383  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 7.78%

  

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

  

(Brookings Twin Cities Transmission Project) 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,500,000        1,620,150  

Chaska Electric Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     350,000        423,007  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/22

     490,000        550,373  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     360,000        401,184  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue

     

5.00% 10/1/27

     165,000        194,877  

5.00% 10/1/47

     745,000        889,448  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/28

     500,000        590,150  

Northern Municipal Power Agency Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/26

     500,000        611,525  

5.00% 1/1/28

     500,000        605,825  

5.00% 1/1/29

     470,000        567,276  

5.00% 1/1/33

     225,000        272,021  

5.00% 1/1/34

     200,000        241,262  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/24

     335,000        375,096  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     410,000        329,025  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     585,000        468,000  

Rochester Electric Utility Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/34

     450,000        551,052  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     500,000        610,785  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/36

     520,000        633,682  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue Series A 5.00% 1/1/41

     400,000        471,772  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Energy Revenue Series A 4.00% 10/1/32

     800,000      $ 901,624  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/30

     500,000        572,500  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     750,000        861,323  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     450,000        516,483  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/40

     2,000,000        2,284,860  
     

 

 

 
        15,543,300  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 33.97%

  

Anoka Healthcare & Housing Facilities Revenue

  

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) 5.125% 11/1/49

     400,000        424,208  

Anoka Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Fridley Medical Center Project) Series A 6.875% 5/1/40

     1,000,000        1,018,620  

Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue

     

(PHS Senior Housing, Inc. Orchard Path Project)

     

4.50% 9/1/53

     840,000        880,421  

5.00% 9/1/43

     535,000        581,299  

5.00% 9/1/58

     1,175,000        1,269,752  

Apple Valley Senior Living Revenue

     

(Senior Living LLC Project)

     

2nd Tier Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     560,000        570,399  

4th Tier Series D 7.00% 1/1/37

     515,000        532,479  

4th Tier Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     1,500,000        1,563,660  

Bethel Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Benedictine Health System - St. Peter Communities

     

Project) Series A 5.50% 12/1/48

     1,280,000        1,356,378  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

     

(The Lodge at the Lakes at Stillwater Project) 5.25% 6/1/58

     725,000        771,799  

Brooklyn Center Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Sanctuary at Brooklyn Center Project) Series A 5.50% 11/1/35

     750,000        778,057  

City of West St. Paul Minnesota

     

(Walker Westwood Ridge Campus Project) 5.00% 11/1/49

     1,500,000        1,603,035  

Cloquet Housing Facilities

     

(HADC Cloquet Project) Series A 5.00% 8/1/48

     850,000        867,629  

Crookston Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Riverview Health Project) 5.00% 5/1/51

     1,025,000        1,131,118  

Dakota County Community Development Agency Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Walker Highview Hills Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/51 #

     870,000        902,834  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Deephaven Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(St. Therese Senior Living Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     335,000      $           343,800  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/40

     315,000        323,064  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     185,000        189,305  

Duluth Economic Development Authority

     

(Essentia Health Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 2/15/48

     590,000        701,221  

(St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth Obligated Group)

     

5.75% 6/15/32

     750,000        825,053  

6.00% 6/15/39

     1,000,000        1,109,580  

Glencoe Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Glencoe Regional Health Services Project) 4.00% 4/1/31

     185,000        193,617  

Hayward Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(American Baptist Homes Midwest Obligated Group) 5.375% 8/1/34

     750,000        789,367  

(St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project) 5.375% 10/1/44

     165,000        172,699  

Maple Grove Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Maple Grove Hospital Corporation)

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     1,155,000        1,280,283  

5.00% 5/1/26

     1,300,000        1,588,184  

5.00% 5/1/29

     500,000        616,270  

(North Memorial Health Care) 5.00% 9/1/30

     610,000        722,679  

Maple Plain Senior Housing & Health Care Revenue

     

(Haven Homes Incorporate Project) 5.00% 7/1/49

     1,000,000        1,070,570  

Minneapolis Health Care System Revenue

     

(Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/48

     1,000,000        1,118,780  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/33

     1,200,000        1,428,348  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000        593,735  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/44

     1,000,000        1,170,140  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/49

     1,450,000        1,762,185  

Minneapolis Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Ecumen-Abiitan Mill City Project) 5.375% 11/1/50

     1,700,000        1,796,509  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Allina Health System) Series A 5.00% 11/15/29

     415,000        519,862  

Morris Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Farmington Health Services)

     

4.10% 8/1/44

     500,000        504,430  

4.20% 8/1/49

     1,500,000        1,513,245  

 

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Schedules of investments   

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Oakdale Senior Housing

     

(Oak Meadows Project) 5.00% 4/1/34

     500,000      $           509,535  

Rochester Health Care & Housing Revenue

     

(The Homestead at Rochester Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/23

     175,000        188,036  

Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     800,000        878,376  

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Mayo Clinic) 4.00% 11/15/41

     1,790,000        1,875,866  

(Olmsted Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/22

     350,000        385,525  

5.00% 7/1/27

     245,000        276,159  

5.00% 7/1/28

     225,000        252,902  

Sartell Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Country Manor Campus Project) Series A 5.25% 9/1/22

     1,080,000        1,194,037  

Sauk Rapids Health Care Housing Facilities Revenue

     

(Good Shepherd Lutheran Home) 5.125% 1/1/39

     825,000        855,145  

Shakopee Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(St. Francis Regional Medical Center)

     

4.00% 9/1/31

     130,000        140,876  

5.00% 9/1/34

     105,000        118,871  

St. Cloud Health Care Revenue

     

(Centracare Health System Project)

     

4.00% 5/1/49

     250,000        280,367  

5.00% 5/1/48

     3,900,000        4,817,397  

Unrefunded Balance 5.125% 5/1/30

     15,000        15,374  

Series A 4.00% 5/1/37

     1,440,000        1,600,790  

Series A 5.00% 5/1/46

     2,000,000        2,360,080  

St. Joseph Senior Housing & Healthcare Revenue

     

(Woodcrest Country Manor Project) 5.00% 7/1/55

     1,000,000        1,058,540  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue (Fairview Health Services)

     

Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     645,000        719,594  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     485,000        585,735  

(HealthPartners Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/33

     1,320,000        1,452,845  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/29

     1,000,000        1,186,310  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     900,000        1,048,248  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,540,000        1,786,169  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Housing & Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Episcopal Homes Project)

     

5.125% 5/1/48

     1,700,000      $        1,752,139  

Series A 5.15% 11/1/42

     775,000        782,145  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Marian Center Project) Series A 5.375% 5/1/43

     1,000,000        1,000,300  

Twin Valley Congregate Housing Revenue

     

(Living Options Project) 5.95% 11/1/28

     1,825,000        1,825,858  

Victoria Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Augustana Emerald Care Project) 5.00% 8/1/39

     1,500,000        1,545,615  

Wayzata Senior Housing Revenue

     

(Folkestone Senior Living Community)

     

4.00% 8/1/38

     250,000        261,828  

4.00% 8/1/39

     400,000        417,916  

4.00% 8/1/44

     350,000        364,578  

5.00% 8/1/54

     350,000        386,411  

Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(St. Therese of Woodbury) 5.25% 12/1/49

     1,250,000        1,331,050  
     

 

 

 
        67,839,231  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 1.81%

  

Bethel Senior Housing Revenue

  

(Birchwood Landing at the Lakes at Stillwater Project) 5.00% 5/1/54

     1,000,000        1,060,300  

Minneapolis Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Olson Townhomes Project) 6.00% 12/1/19 (AMT)

     310,000        310,688  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing Finance Board Single Family Mortgage-Backed Securities Program

     

(City Living Project) Series A-2 5.00% 12/1/38 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC) (AMT)

     11,235        11,242  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

(Housing Infrastructure) Series C 5.00% 8/1/33

     100,000        116,994  

Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

(Pooled Housing Program) 5.50% 7/1/45

     1,275,000        1,369,885  

Stillwater Multifamily Housing Revenue

     

(Orleans Homes Project) 5.50% 2/1/42 (AMT)

     750,000        750,667  
     

 

 

 
        3,619,776  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments   

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.39%

     

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriations

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,750,000      $        1,985,147  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/43

     1,000,000        1,132,120  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Appropriation

     

(Housing Infrastructure) Series C 5.00% 8/1/32

     1,415,000        1,657,007  
     

 

 

 
        4,774,274  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 7.50%

  

Chaska Independent School District No. 112

  

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,000,000        1,229,870  

Duluth General Obligation Entertainment Convention Center Improvement

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/34

     1,000,000        1,207,250  

Duluth Independent School District No. 709

     

Series A 4.00% 2/1/27

     440,000        498,555  

Series A 4.20% 3/1/34

     750,000        806,857  

Foley Independent School District No. 51

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/21

     1,105,000        1,108,326  

Hennepin County

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/26

     750,000        954,120  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37

     910,000        1,148,684  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/37

     2,500,000        3,086,400  

Mahtomedi Independent School District No. 832

     

(School Building)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     1,000,000        1,195,230  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/29

     1,000,000        1,194,070  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/30

     445,000        531,103  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/31

     1,000,000        1,192,920  

Wayzata Independent School District No. 284

     

(School Building) Series A 5.00% 2/1/28

     650,000        826,937  
     

 

 

 
        14,980,322  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 5.38%

  

Anoka Health Care Facilities Revenue

  

(The Homestead at Anoka Project) Series A 7.00% 11/1/46-19§

     1,650,000        1,681,499  

Deephaven Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Eagle Ridge Academy Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/43-23§

     500,000        581,765  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Catherine University)

     

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/25-22§

     325,000        361,962  

Series 7-Q 5.00% 10/1/26-22§

     280,000        311,844  

(University of St. Thomas) Series 7-A 5.00% 10/1/39-19§

     1,000,000        1,002,900  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

Oak Park Heights Housing Revenue

     

(Oakgreen Commons Project) 7.00% 8/1/45-20§

     1,500,000      $ 1,578,195  

Rochester Healthcare & Housing Revenue

     

(Samaritan Bethany Project)

     

Series A 6.875% 12/1/29-19§

     1,000,000        1,013,700  

Series A 7.375% 12/1/41-19§

     375,000        380,550  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Nova Classical Academy Project) Series A 6.625% 9/1/42-21§

     1,500,000        1,660,620  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Hospital Facility Revenue

     

(Healtheast Care System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/29-25§

     275,000        336,859  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30-25§

     205,000        251,113  

University of Minnesota

     

Series A 5.25% 12/1/28-20§

     1,500,000        1,577,295  
     

 

 

 
        10,738,302  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 5.02%

  

Minneapolis Revenue

  

(YMCA Greater Twin Cities Project) 4.00% 6/1/31

     250,000        278,003  

Minneapolis Tax Increment Revenue

     

(Grant Park Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/27

     200,000        208,404  

4.00% 3/1/30

     260,000        269,433  

(Village of St. Anthony Falls Project)

     

4.00% 3/1/24

     700,000        725,627  

4.00% 3/1/27

     650,000        661,239  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     3,635,000        976,143  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     4,145,000        805,539  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     2,005,000        2,060,759  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     275,000        287,419  

Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53

     3,000,000        3,048,660  

St. Paul Sales Tax Revenue

     

Series G 5.00% 11/1/28

     600,000        710,706  
     

 

 

 
        10,031,932  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 8.43%

  

Minnesota

  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/27

     750,000        916,740  

 

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Schedules of investments   

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

State General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Minnesota

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/29

     1,000,000      $        1,216,170  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/33

     660,000        856,759  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     2,000,000        2,542,500  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/34

     2,185,000        2,827,193  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/38

     1,000,000        1,278,990  

Series A Unrefunded Balance 5.00% 10/1/24

     985,000        1,064,391  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/26

     1,000,000        1,260,630  

Series D 5.00% 8/1/27

     1,000,000        1,257,030  

Series E 5.00% 10/1/26

     1,085,000        1,373,773  

(Various Purposes) Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     1,915,000        2,244,495  
     

 

 

 
        16,838,671  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 4.40%

  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

  

(Senior)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     1,245,000        1,538,185  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/46

     185,000        221,915  

(Subordinate)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/22

     1,000,000        1,052,860  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     500,000        572,050  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/29

     2,130,000        2,310,198  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,236,760  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/49 (AMT)

     1,500,000        1,846,500  
     

 

 

 
        8,778,468  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.50%

  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority 5.00% 7/1/37

     575,000        672,756  

Metropolitan Council General Obligation Wastewater Revenue (Minneapolis – St. Paul Metropolitan Area)

     

Series C 4.00% 3/1/31

     965,000        1,140,215  

Series C 4.00% 3/1/32

     1,000,000        1,175,880  
     

 

 

 
        2,988,851  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $186,145,079)

        197,624,750  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Short-Term Investments – 1.59%

                 

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 1.59%¤

     

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Children’s Hospitals and Clinics)

     

Series A 0.75% 8/15/34 (AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     800,000      $           800,000  

Series A-1 0.75% 8/15/37 (AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     1,875,000        1,875,000  

Series B 0.74% 8/15/25 (AGM) (SPA – US Bank N.A.)

     300,000        300,000  

Minneapolis – St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority

     

Health Care Revenue (Allina Health System) Series B-1 1.37% 11/15/35 (LOC – JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     200,000        200,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,175,000)

        3,175,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.55%
(cost $189,320,079)

      $    200,799,750  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $5,366,023, which represents 2.69% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation collateral

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association collateral

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

LOC – Letter of Credit

 

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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

    

Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota

Fund

       Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate
Fund
      

Delaware
Minnesota

High-Yield
Municipal

Bond Fund

 

Assets:

            

Investments, at value1

   $ 612,816,947        $ 80,813,573        $ 200,799,750  

Cash

     50,660          178,359          50,598  

Interest receivable

     6,919,317          816,741          2,224,509  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     476,137          479,544          48,647  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     620,263,061          82,288,217          203,123,504  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

            

Payable for securities purchased

     33,367,436          1,358,984          3,081,235  

Distribution payable

     381,672          52,573          134,386  

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

     197,067          19,021          62,166  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     128,195                   39,994  

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

     107,334          13,233          39,325  

Other accrued expenses

     104,445          39,309          61,309  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     4,885          672          1,645  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates

     4,289          594          1,432  

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

     2,211          597          970  

Legal fees payable to affiliates

     879          122          294  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

     271          37          92  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     34,298,684          1,485,142          3,422,848  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 585,964,377        $ 80,803,075        $ 199,700,656  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

            

Paid-in capital

   $ 550,851,980        $ 76,335,861        $ 189,260,917  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     35,112,397          4,467,214          10,439,739  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

   $ 585,964,377        $ 80,803,075        $ 199,700,656  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota

Fund

       Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate
Fund
      

Delaware
Minnesota

High-Yield
Municipal

Bond Fund

 

Net Asset Value

            

Class A:

            

Net assets

   $ 386,790,523        $ 55,917,764        $ 103,486,941  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     30,499,990          4,970,755          9,232,846  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.68        $ 11.25        $ 11.21  

Sales charge

     4.50        2.75        4.50

Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share/(1 – sales charge)

   $ 13.28        $ 11.57        $ 11.74  

Class C:

            

Net assets

   $ 29,932,934        $ 7,167,026        $ 21,058,429  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     2,352,720          635,845          1,875,123  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.72        $ 11.27        $ 11.23  

Institutional Class:

            

Net assets

   $ 169,240,920        $ 17,718,285        $ 75,155,286  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

     13,348,045          1,574,493          6,707,367  

Net asset value per share

   $ 12.68        $ 11.25        $ 11.20  

 

            

1 Investments, at cost

   $ 577,489,354        $ 76,245,308        $ 189,320,079  

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of operations

Year ended August 31, 2019

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota
Fund
       Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate
Fund
      

Delaware
Minnesota
High-Yield
Municipal

Bond Fund

 

Investment Income:

            

Interest

   $ 20,808,959        $ 2,772,625        $ 6,899,047  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Management fees

     3,006,000          386,722          981,891  

Distribution expenses—Class A

     941,672          138,546          242,471  

Distribution expenses—Class C

     309,709          77,004          203,445  

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

     318,663          50,739          121,584  

Accounting and administration expenses

     139,913          55,309          73,368  

Registration fees

     71,809          23,975          20,945  

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

     60,547          15,265          23,890  

Audit and tax fees

     46,673          46,673          46,673  

Legal fees

     39,441          5,969          11,158  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     31,696          4,451          10,255  

Custodian fees

     14,487          2,757          6,163  

Other

     48,760          17,659          28,003  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     5,029,370          825,069          1,769,846  

Less expenses waived

     (464,307        (175,598        (180,699

Less waived distribution expenses—Class A

              (55,419         

Less expenses paid indirectly

     (6,565        (632        (982
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     4,558,498          593,420          1,588,165  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     16,250,461          2,179,205          5,310,882  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

            

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     422,779          5,373          (149,752

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     23,896,388          2,996,731          9,364,456  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     24,319,167          3,002,104          9,214,704  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 40,569,628        $ 5,181,309        $ 14,525,586  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $       16,250,461     $       16,357,240  

Net realized gain

     422,779       299,568  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     23,896,388       (15,406,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     40,569,628       1,249,935  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (11,013,173     (14,247,459

Class C

     (674,498     (1,274,213

Institutional Class

     (4,532,590     (3,638,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (16,220,261     (19,159,864
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     34,266,180       38,349,082  

Class C

     3,098,448       2,636,660  

Institutional Class

     83,152,024       54,835,728  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     9,748,901       12,235,255  

Class C

     653,678       1,195,247  

Institutional Class

     3,221,296       3,287,427  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     134,140,527       112,539,399  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $     (63,834,709   $     (70,209,949

Class C

     (10,695,643     (17,670,338

Institutional Class

     (44,007,882     (24,104,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (118,538,234     (111,984,660
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     15,602,293       554,739  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     39,951,660       (17,355,190

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     546,012,717       563,367,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $ 585,964,377     $ 546,012,717  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $240,388 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A        Class C        Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (12,134,393      $ (1,024,249      $ (3,183,679

Distributions from net realized gains

     (2,113,066        (249,964        (454,513

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $       2,179,205     $       2,428,417  

Net realized gain

     5,373       72,266  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,996,731       (2,687,546
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,181,309       (186,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,593,527     (2,031,660

Class C

     (156,332     (249,902

Institutional Class

     (428,375     (518,897
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,178,234     (2,800,459
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     5,671,277       4,764,864  

Class C

     898,626       670,790  

Institutional Class

     8,405,771       5,446,733  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     1,357,246       1,731,184  

Class C

     149,449       237,000  

Institutional Class

     397,172       499,540  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     16,879,541       13,350,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $     (12,485,742   $     (14,067,022

Class C

     (2,719,349     (3,881,824

Institutional Class

     (3,186,459     (12,720,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (18,391,550     (30,669,738
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (1,512,009     (17,319,627
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     1,491,066       (20,306,949

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     79,312,009       99,618,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $ 80,803,075     $ 79,312,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $4,190 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A        Class C        Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (1,771,652      $ (205,693      $ (450,722

Distributions from net realized gain

     (260,008        (44,209        (68,175

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $       5,310,882     $       5,142,414  

Net realized loss

     (149,752     (71,151

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     9,364,456       (3,485,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     14,525,586       1,586,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (2,884,919     (2,914,141

Class C

     (452,855     (667,362

Institutional Class

     (1,963,896     (1,591,025
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (5,301,670     (5,172,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     11,808,073       16,270,537  

Class C

     3,143,949       3,339,629  

Institutional Class

     31,389,740       24,537,706  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     2,586,210       2,338,287  

Class C

     420,887       598,928  

Institutional Class

     1,877,843       1,536,871  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     51,226,702       48,621,958  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $     (14,747,115   $     (16,152,757

Class C

     (5,154,694     (13,869,963

Institutional Class

     (14,980,335     (16,399,941
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (34,882,144     (46,422,661
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     16,344,558       2,199,297  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     25,568,474       (1,387,105

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     174,132,182       175,519,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $ 199,700,656     $ 174,132,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

Net Assets - There was no undistributed net investment income in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

     Class A        Class C        Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (2,914,141      $ (667,362      $ (1,591,025

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 12.14       $ 12.54       $ 12.87       $ 12.60       $ 12.67  
                 
    0.36         0.37         0.38         0.41         0.44  
    0.54         (0.34       (0.32       0.28         (0.06
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.90         0.03         0.06         0.69         0.38  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

    

                 
    (0.36       (0.37       (0.39       (0.42       (0.45
            (0.06                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.36       (0.43       (0.39       (0.42       (0.45
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 12.68       $ 12.14       $ 12.54       $ 12.87       $ 12.60  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    7.54%         0.26%         0.49%         5.52%         3.02%  

    

                 
  $ 386,790       $ 390,477       $ 423,497       $ 481,066       $ 479,275  
    0.85%         0.85%         0.85%         0.85%         0.87%  
    0.93%         0.94%         0.95%         0.95%         0.96%  
    2.92%         2.99%         3.08%         3.25%         3.51%  
    2.84%         2.90%         2.98%         3.15%         3.42%  
      13%           16%           17%           15%           11%  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 12.18       $ 12.58       $ 12.91       $ 12.64       $ 12.71  
                 
    0.27         0.28         0.29         0.32         0.35  
    0.54         (0.34       (0.33       0.27         (0.07
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.81         (0.06       (0.04       0.59         0.28  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.27       (0.28       (0.29       (0.32       (0.35
            (0.06                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.27       (0.34       (0.29       (0.32       (0.35
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 12.72       $ 12.18       $ 12.58       $ 12.91       $ 12.64  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    6.73%         (0.49%       (0.25%       4.73%         2.25%  
                 
  $ 29,933       $ 35,642       $ 51,045       $ 53,502       $ 45,393  
    1.60%         1.60%         1.60%         1.60%         1.62%  
    1.68%         1.69%         1.70%         1.70%         1.71%  
    2.17%         2.24%         2.33%         2.50%         2.76%  
    2.09%         2.15%         2.23%         2.40%         2.67%  
      13%           16%           17%           15%           11%  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 12.14       $ 12.54       $ 12.87       $ 12.59       $ 12.66  
                 
    0.39         0.40         0.41         0.45         0.48  
    0.54         (0.34       (0.32       0.28         (0.07
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.93         0.06         0.09         0.73         0.41  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.39       (0.40       (0.42       (0.45       (0.48
            (0.06                        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.39       (0.46       (0.42       (0.45       (0.48
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 12.68       $ 12.14       $ 12.54       $ 12.87       $ 12.59  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    7.81%         0.51%         0.75%         5.87%         3.27%  
                 
  $ 169,241       $ 119,894       $ 88,826       $ 53,133       $ 32,084  
    0.60%         0.60%         0.60%         0.60%         0.62%  
    0.68%         0.69%         0.70%         0.70%         0.71%  
    3.17%         3.24%         3.33%         3.50%         3.76%  
    3.09%         3.15%         3.23%         3.40%         3.67%  
      13%           16%           17%           15%           11%  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 10.82       $ 11.17       $ 11.44       $ 11.22       $ 11.32  
                 
    0.31         0.30         0.31         0.33         0.34  
    0.43         (0.31       (0.25       0.22         (0.10
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.74         (0.01       0.06         0.55         0.24  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.31       (0.30       (0.31       (0.33       (0.34
            (0.04       (0.02                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.31       (0.34       (0.33       (0.33       (0.34
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.25       $ 10.82       $ 11.17       $ 11.44       $ 11.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    7.00%         (0.01%)         0.55%         4.98%         2.12%  
                 
  $ 55,918       $ 59,284       $ 68,934       $ 79,730       $ 84,663  
    0.71%         0.79%         0.84%         0.84%         0.85%  
    1.04%         1.00%         0.99%         0.97%         0.98%  
    2.87%         2.77%         2.79%         2.92%         2.98%  
    2.54%         2.56%         2.64%         2.79%         2.85%  
      19%           17%           22%           14%           14%  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 10.84       $ 11.19       $ 11.47       $ 11.24       $ 11.35  
                 
    0.22         0.21         0.22         0.24         0.24  
    0.43         (0.31       (0.26       0.23         (0.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.65         (0.10       (0.04       0.47         0.13  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.22       (0.21       (0.22       (0.24       (0.24
            (0.04       (0.02                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.22       (0.25       (0.24       (0.24       (0.24
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.27       $ 10.84       $ 11.19       $ 11.47       $ 11.24  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    6.09%         (0.86%)         (0.39%)         4.17%         1.16%  
                 
  $ 7,167       $ 8,558       $ 11,885       $ 13,315       $ 11,740  
    1.56%         1.64%         1.69%         1.69%         1.70%  
    1.79%         1.75%         1.74%         1.72%         1.73%  
    2.02%         1.92%         1.94%         2.07%         2.13%  
    1.79%         1.81%         1.89%         2.04%         2.10%  
      19%           17%           22%           14%           14%  

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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         Year ended                          
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 10.83       $ 11.17       $ 11.45       $ 11.22       $ 11.33  
                 
    0.33         0.32         0.33         0.35         0.35  
    0.42         (0.30       (0.26       0.23         (0.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.75         0.02         0.07         0.58         0.24  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.33       (0.32       (0.33       (0.35       (0.35
            (0.04       (0.02                
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.33       (0.36       (0.35       (0.35       (0.35
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.25       $ 10.83       $ 11.17       $ 11.45       $ 11.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    7.06%         0.23%         0.61%         5.22%         2.18%  
                 
  $ 17,718       $ 11,470       $ 18,800       $ 12,694       $ 4,402  
    0.56%         0.64%         0.69%         0.69%         0.70%  
    0.79%         0.75%         0.74%         0.72%         0.73%  
    3.02%         2.92%         2.94%         3.07%         3.13%  
    2.79%         2.81%         2.89%         3.04%         3.10%  
      19%           17%           22%           14%           14%  

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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    Year ended                               
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  
  $ 10.66       $ 10.88       $ 11.13       $ 10.84       $ 10.88  
                 
    0.32         0.32         0.33         0.36         0.38  
    0.55         (0.22       (0.25       0.29         (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.87         0.10         0.08         0.65         0.34  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.32       (0.32       (0.33       (0.36       (0.38
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.32       (0.32       (0.33       (0.36       (0.38
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.21       $ 10.66       $ 10.88       $ 11.13       $ 10.84  
    8.33       0.95       0.84       6.12       3.20
                 
  $ 103,487       $ 98,980       $ 98,491       $ 121,168       $ 122,618  
    0.89%         0.89%         0.89%         0.89%         0.91%  
    0.99%         0.99%         0.99%         0.98%         1.01%  
    2.97%         2.98%         3.08%         3.23%         3.52%  
    2.87%         2.88%         2.98%         3.14%         3.42%  
      12%           14%           19%           15%           16%  

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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      Year ended  
       8/31/19            8/31/18            8/31/17            8/31/16            8/31/15  
  $ 10.68       $ 10.90       $ 11.15       $ 10.87       $ 10.90  
                 
    0.24         0.24         0.25         0.27         0.30  
    0.55         (0.22       (0.25       0.29         (0.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.79         0.02                 0.56         0.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.24       (0.24       (0.25       (0.28       (0.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.24       (0.24       (0.25       (0.28       (0.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.23       $ 10.68       $ 10.90       $ 11.15       $ 10.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    7.51%         0.19%         0.09%         5.22%         2.53%  
                 
  $ 21,059       $ 21,651       $ 32,223       $ 35,751       $ 32,174  
    1.64%         1.64%         1.64%         1.64%         1.66%  
    1.74%         1.74%         1.74%         1.73%         1.76%  
    2.22%         2.23%         2.33%         2.48%         2.77%  
    2.12%         2.13%         2.23%         2.39%         2.67%  
          12%               14%               19%               15%               16%  

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Year ended

 
       8/31/19            8/31/18            8/31/17            8/31/16            8/31/15  
  $ 10.66       $ 10.87       $ 11.12       $ 10.84       $ 10.88  
                 
    0.35         0.35         0.36         0.38         0.41  
    0.54         (0.21       (0.25       0.29         (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    0.89         0.14         0.11         0.67         0.37  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                 
    (0.35       (0.35       (0.36       (0.39       (0.41
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (0.35       (0.35       (0.36       (0.39       (0.41
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 11.20       $ 10.66       $ 10.87       $ 11.12       $ 10.84  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    8.50%         1.30%         1.09%         6.28%         3.46%  
                 
  $ 75,155       $ 53,501       $ 44,805       $ 31,206       $ 14,841  
    0.64%         0.64%         0.64%         0.64%         0.66%  
    0.74%         0.74%         0.74%         0.73%         0.76%  
    3.22%         3.23%         3.33%         3.48%         3.77%  
    3.12%         3.13%         3.23%         3.39%         3.67%  
          12%               14%               19%               15%               16%  

 

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Notes to financial statements

  

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

   August 31, 2019

Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund. Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Tax-Free Funds, and Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds are each referred to as a Trust, or collectively, as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). Each Fund is an open-end investment company. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offer Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) instead of a front-end sales charge of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first year, and 0.50% during the second year for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 0.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, if redeemed within the first year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.

The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund is to seek to provide investors with preservation of capital and, secondarily, current income exempt from federal income tax and Minnesota state personal income taxes, by maintaining a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of 10 years or less.

The investment objective of Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes, primarily through investment in medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Each 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 Funds.

Security Valuation — Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well

 

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as transactions in comparable securities. 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. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board, or collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Boards.

Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each 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. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each 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 each Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the year ended Aug. 31, 2019 and for all open tax years (years ended Aug. 31, 2016–Aug. 31, 2018), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the “Statements of operations.” During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

Class Accounting — Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

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 a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (Delaware 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

 

distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

          Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Delaware Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $6,154    $557    $822

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

          Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Delaware Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $411    $75    $160

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
  Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund

On the first $500 million

   0.550%   0.500%   0.550%

On the next $500 million

   0.500%   0.475%   0.500%

On the next $1.5 billion

   0.450%   0.450%   0.450%

In excess of $2.5 billion

   0.425%   0.425%   0.425%

DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fees and/or pay/reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, acquired fund fees and expenses, inverse floater program expenses, 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), do not exceed the

 

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following percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.* These waivers and reimbursements apply only to expenses paid directly by each Fund and may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

 

     Delaware   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free   Minnesota   High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund   Intermediate Fund   Bond Fund

Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets

   0.60%   0.56%   0.64%

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to each 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 Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware 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 net asset value (NAV) basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $24,864    $6,928    $10,757

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. 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 Delaware 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; and 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $45,872    $6,381    $14,890

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

 

 

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)

 

 

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to each Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. DDLP has contracted to waive Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund’s Class A shares 12b-1 fee to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.** The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each 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, tax, and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $15,228    $2,187    $4,948

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund
   $20,347    $4,240    $9,705

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each 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. The amounts received were as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund

Class A

     $ 1,061      $      $

Class C

       1,081        194        2,911

 

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Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by each Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.

Cross trades for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, were executed by each Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Boards designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At their regularly scheduled meetings, the Boards review such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Boards. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds engaged in the following Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net realized gains (losses) as follows:

 

     Delaware     Delaware Tax-Free      Delaware Minnesota  
     Tax-Free     Minnesota      High-Yield Municipal  
     Minnesota Fund     Intermediate Fund      Bond Fund  

Purchases

   $ 13,471,671       $5,878,927        $9,560,504  

Sales

     5,720,495       9,275,841        11,656,149  

Net realized gains (losses)

     (24,941     13,949        (116,537

 

*For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019. For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 1, 2018 through Dec. 28, 2019.

**For Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund Class A shares, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

3. Investments

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

     Delaware      Delaware Tax-Free      Delaware Minnesota  
     Tax-Free      Minnesota      High-Yield Municipal  
     Minnesota Fund      Intermediate Fund      Bond Fund  

Purchases

   $ 117,050,659        $14,601,815        $37,830,477  

Sales

     73,153,557        16,818,305        21,643,593  

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

 

 

3. Investments (continued)

 

 

The tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which may not necessarily be the final tax cost basis adjustments, but approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. At Aug. 31, 2019, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Delaware     Delaware Tax-Free     Delaware Minnesota  
     Tax-Free     Minnesota     High-Yield Municipal  
     Minnesota Fund     Intermediate Fund     Bond Fund  

Cost of investments

   $ 577,717,653     $ 76,244,130     $ 189,390,637  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 35,567,984     $ 4,569,465     $ 11,716,394  

Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments

     (468,690     (22     (307,281
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 35,099,294     $ 4,569,443     $ 11,409,113  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

US GAAP defines fair value as the price that each 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 Fund’s investment in its entirety is 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 below.

 

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, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)

 

Level  3  –

Significant unobservable inputs, including each Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities and fair valued securities)

 

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Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. Each 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 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 tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Aug. 31, 2019:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Minnesota Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 603,841,947

Short-Term Investments

       8,975,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 612,816,947
    

 

 

 
     Delaware Tax-Free
Minnesota
Intermediate Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 79,063,573

Short-Term Investments

       1,750,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 80,813,573
    

 

 

 
     Delaware Minnesota
High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 197,624,750

Short-Term Investments

       3,175,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 200,799,750
    

 

 

 

During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to each Fund’s net assets. During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments.

4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

     Delaware    Delaware Tax-Free    Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free    Minnesota    High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund    Intermediate Fund    Bond Fund

Year ended 8/31/19

              

Ordinary income

     $ 57      $      $ 19

Tax-exempt income

       16,220,204        2,178,234        5,301,651
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 16,220,261      $ 2,178,234      $ 5,301,670
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended 8/31/18

              

Ordinary income

     $ 24,273      $      $ 30,002

Tax-exempt income

       16,367,225        2,431,471        5,142,526

Long-term capital gains

       2,768,366        368,988       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 19,159,864      $ 2,800,459      $ 5,172,528
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Aug. 31, 2019, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Delaware   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free   Minnesota   High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund   Intermediate Fund   Bond Fund

Shares of beneficial interest

     $ 550,851,980     $ 76,335,861     $ 189,260,917

Undistributed tax-exempt income

       141,285       48,383       134,386

Undistributed long-term capital gains

       253,490            

Capital loss carryforwards

             (98,039 )       (969,374 )

Distributions payable

       (381,672 )       (52,573 )       (134,386 )

Unrealized appreciation of investments

       35,099,294       4,569,443       11,409,113
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 585,964,377     $ 80,803,075     $ 199,700,656
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax treatment of market discount and premium on debt instruments and tax deferral of losses due to wash sales, if applicable.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized for tax years beginning after Dec. 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. At Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

At Aug. 31, 2019, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were as follows:

 

    

Loss carryforward character

    

Short-term

  

Long-term

  

Total

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

     $ 98,039      $ —        $ 98,039

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

       845,337        124,037          969,374

 

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6. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

                 Delaware Tax-Free     Delaware Minnesota  
     Delaware Tax-Free     Minnesota     High-Yield Municipal  
     Minnesota Fund     Intermediate Fund     Bond Fund  
    

 

Year ended

 

   

 

Year ended

 

   

 

Year ended

 

 
     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     2,812,545       3,125,082       521,273       436,654       1,091,129       1,521,905  

Class C

     252,325       213,991       82,541       61,309       291,127       310,619  

Institutional Class

     6,847,310       4,490,186       773,437       499,420       2,920,048       2,291,763  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class A

     798,095       996,278       124,608       158,251       240,677       218,090  

Class C

     53,400       96,954       13,717       21,615       39,113       55,726  

Institutional Class

     263,476       267,851       36,374       45,617       174,526       143,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11,027,151       9,190,342       1,551,950       1,222,866       4,756,620       4,541,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (5,263,546     (5,728,359     (1,153,362     (1,288,814     (1,382,974     (1,510,584

Class C

     (878,285     (1,441,859     (249,651     (355,611     (481,931     (1,296,104

Institutional Class

     (3,637,252     (1,965,838     (294,820     (1,168,219     (1,406,980     (1,535,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (9,779,083     (9,136,056     (1,697,833     (2,812,644     (3,271,885     (4,342,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,248,068       54,286       (145,883     (1,589,778     1,484,735       199,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018, the Funds had the following exchange transactions:

 

     Year ended
8/31/19
 
     Exchange
Redemptions
    

Exchange

Subscriptions

        
     Class A
Shares
     Class C
Shares
     Class A
Shares
     Institutional
Class
Shares
     Value  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

     59,365        40,077        31,466        68,171      $ 1,220,708  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

     1,165        9,191        9,217        1,165        112,353  

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

     26,086        44,298        9,709        60,819        745,406  
     Year ended
8/31/18
 
     Exchange Redemptions     

Exchange

Subscriptions

        
     Class A
Shares
     Class C
Shares
     Class A
Shares
     Institutional
Class
Shares
     Value  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

     179,677        324,507        282,986        222,704      $ 6,195,653  

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

     24,209        52,010        43,368        33,036        833,306  

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

     47,282        241,837        232,144        57,805        3,092,167  

7. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a revolving line of credit intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The revolving line of credit available was reduced from $155,000,000 to $130,000,000 on Sept. 6, 2018. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which was allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant was 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 Nov. 5, 2018.

 

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7. Line of Credit (continued)

 

 

On Nov. 5, 2018, the Participants entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $190,000,000 revolving line of credit. The revolving line of credit available was increased to $220,000,000 on Nov. 29, 2018. The revolving line of credit is to be used as described on the previous page and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 4, 2019.

The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Aug. 31, 2019, or at any time during the year then ended.

8. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

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.

The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities, mainly in Minnesota, and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam, whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes.

The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the US state or territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons, and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund. At Aug. 31, 2019, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by bond insurers are listed below, and these securities have been identified in the “Schedules of investments.”

 

     Delaware   Delaware Tax-Free   Delaware Minnesota
     Tax-Free   Minnesota   High-Yield Municipal
     Minnesota Fund   Intermediate Fund   Bond Fund

Assured Guaranty Corporation

       2.75 %       3.15 %      

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

       0.74 %       1.24 %       1.49 %

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

       0.79 %            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       4.28 %       4.39 %       1.49 %
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Each Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P), lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.

 

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Each 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. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Each Fund may invest in advance refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” Advance refunded bonds are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest-bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.

Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.

Each 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 each 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, each Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each 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 each Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.” Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the security valuation procedures described in Note 1.

9. Contractual Obligations

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

 

 

 

9. Contractual Obligations (continued)

 

 

Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued an ASU 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X to update and simplify the disclosure requirements for registered investment companies by eliminating requirements that are redundant or duplicative of US GAAP requirements or other SEC disclosure requirements. The new amendments require the presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” and the total, rather than the components, of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” The amendments also removed the requirement for the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the “Statements of changes in net assets” and certain tax adjustments that were reflected in the “Notes to financial statements.” All of these have been reflected in the Funds’ financial statements.

11. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Aug. 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Report of independent

registered public accounting firm

To the Board of Trustees of Voyageur Tax-Free Funds, Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds and Voyageur Mutual Funds and Shareholders of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund (constituting Voyageur Tax-Free Funds), Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund (constituting Voyageur Intermediate Tax-Free Funds) and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Delaware Funds® by Macquarie since 2010.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

Tax Information

The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of the Funds. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All disclosures are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of the Funds to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

     (A)    
             Tax-Exempt            
     Income   Total
     Distributions           Distributions        
     (Tax Basis)   (Tax Basis)

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

   100.00%   100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

   100.00%   100.00%

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

   100.00%   100.00%

(A) is based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019

At a meeting held on Aug. 21-22, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory contract. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (collectively, “Macquarie Investment Management”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Funds; the costs of such services to the Funds;

 

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economies of scale; and the investment manager’s financial condition and profitability. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, materials were provided to the Trustees in May 2019, including reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”). The Broadridge reports compared each Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Broadridge reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In addition to the information noted above, the Board also requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, the investment manager’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of each Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and also received assistance and advice from an experienced and knowledgeable independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”). Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board considered the services provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (“Delaware Funds”); and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of DMC and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s receipt of certain favorable industry distinctions during the past several years. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenses while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board also noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through (a) each shareholder’s ability to: (i) exchange an investment in one Delaware Fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Fund without a sales charge, or (ii) reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Funds, and (b) the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services provided by DMC.

Investment performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board considered performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Broadridge reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

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up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/ worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended Jan. 31, 2019. The Board’s objective is that each Fund’s performance for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods be at or above the median of its Performance Universe.

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional Minnesota municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional “other states” intermediate municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund – Broadridge currently classifies the Fund as a Minnesota municipal debt fund. However, Management believes that it is more appropriate to include the Fund in the high yield municipal debt funds category, to provide a comparison to a representative peer group based on credit quality instead of a peer group based on state of issuance. Accordingly, the Broadridge report prepared for the Fund compares the Fund’s performance to two separate Performance Universes – one consisting of the Fund and all retail and institutional Minnesota municipal debt funds and the other consisting of the Fund and all retail and institutional high yield municipal debt funds. When compared to Minnesota municipal debt funds, the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. When compared to high yield municipal debt funds, the Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board observed that, when compared to other Minnesota municipal debt funds, the Fund’s performance was in line with the Board’s objective; however, when compared to other high yield municipal debt funds, the Fund’s performance results were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the Fund’s performance, the Board considered the numerous investment and performance reports and other information delivered by Management personnel to the Board’s Investments Committee. The Board was satisfied that Management was taking action to improve comparative Fund performance and to meet the Board’s performance objective.

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recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees. The Board’s objective is for each Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with those of the peer funds within its Expense Group.

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting and fund accounting oversight services, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Broadridge report.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund – When compared to Minnesota municipal debt funds, the expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses in its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the highest expenses of the Expense Group. When compared to high yield municipal debt funds, the expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Management profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by DMC in connection with the operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Minnesota municipal bond funds

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019 (continued)

to the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of DMC, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by DMC. The Board considered DMC’s efforts to improve services provided to Fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered 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 Delaware Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. As part of its work, the Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding MIMBT profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed with JDL personnel regarding DMC’s profitability in such context. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC.

Economies of scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints, and which applies to most funds in the Delaware Funds complex. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints are exceeded. Although, as of March 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund had not reached a size at which they could take advantage of any breakpoints in the applicable fee schedule, the Board recognized that each Fund’s fee was structured so that, if the Fund increases sufficiently in size, then economies of scale may be shared. The Board noted that, as of March 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund’s assets exceeded the first breakpoint level. The Board believed that, given the extent to which economies of scale might be realized by DMC and its affiliates, the schedule of fees under the Investment Management Agreement provides a sharing of benefits with the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates

 

Name, Address,    Position(s)    Length of
and Birth Date    Held with Fund(s)    Time Served

 

Interested Trustee

 

     

Shawn K. Lytle1

2005 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

February 1970

  

President,

Chief Executive Officer,

and Trustee

  

President and

Chief Executive Officer

since August 2015

 

     

Trustee since

September 2015

 

 

Independent Trustees

 

     
Thomas L. Bennett    Chair and Trustee    Trustee since
2005 Market Street       March 2005
Philadelphia, PA 19103      
October 1947       Chair since
          March 2015
Jerome D. Abernathy    Trustee    Since January 2019
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

July 1959

 

         
Ann D. Borowiec    Trustee    Since March 2015
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

November 1958

 

         

 

1 

Shawn K. Lytle is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.

 

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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

 

     Number of Portfolios in     
Principal Occupation(s)    Fund Complex Overseen    Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years    by Trustee or Officer    Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     
President — Macquarie    59    Trustee — UBS
Investment Management2       Relationship Funds,
(June 2015–Present)       SMA Relationship
      Trust, and UBS Funds
Regional Head of       (May 2010–April 2015)
Americas — UBS Global      
Asset Management      

(April 2010–May 2015)

 

     

 

    

 

     
Private Investor    59    None

(March 2004–Present)

 

         
Managing Member,    59    None
Stonebrook Capital      
Management, LLC (financial      
technology: macro factors      
and databases)      

(January 1993–Present)

 

         
Chief Executive Officer,    59    Director —
Private Wealth Management       Banco Santander International
(2011–2013) and       (October 2016–Present)
Market Manager,      
New Jersey Private       Director —
Bank (2005–2011) —       Santander Bank, N.A.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

        (December 2016–Present)

 

2 

Macquarie Investment Management is the marketing name for Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.

 

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Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

     
Joseph W. Chow    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1953

 

         
John A. Fry    Trustee    Since January 2001
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

May 1960

 

         
Lucinda S. Landreth    Trustee    Since March 2005
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

June 1947

 

         

 

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     Number of Portfolios in     
Principal Occupation(s)    Fund Complex Overseen    Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years    by Trustee or Officer    Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     
Private Investor    59    Director and Audit Committee
(April 2011–Present)       Member — Hercules
      Technology Growth
      Capital, Inc.
         

(July 2004–July 2014)

 

President —    59    Director; Compensation
Drexel University       Committee and
(August 2010–Present)       Governance Committee
      Member — Community
President —       Health Systems
Franklin & Marshall College       (May 2004–present)
(July 2002–June 2010)      
      Director — Drexel
      Morgan & Co.
      (2015–present)
      Director and Audit Committee
      Member — vTv
      Therapeutics Inc.
      (2017–present)
      Director and Audit Committee
      Member — FS Credit Real
      Estate Income Trust, Inc.
         

(2018–present)

 

Private Investor    59    None

(2004–Present)

 

         

 

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Name, Address,    Position(s)    Length of
and Birth Date    Held with Fund(s)    Time Served

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

     
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa    Trustee    Since September 2011
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1956

 

         
Thomas K. Whitford    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

March 1956

 

         

 

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    Number of Portfolios in    
Principal Occupation(s)   Fund Complex Overseen   Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years   by Trustee or Officer   Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

   
Private Investor   59   Trust Manager and
(January 2017–Present)     Audit Committee
    Chair — Camden
Chief Executive Officer —     Property Trust
Banco Itaú     (August 2011–Present)
International    
(April 2012–December 2016)     Director; Audit
    Committee Member —
Executive Advisor to Dean     Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
(August 2011–March 2012)     (March 2018–Present)
and Interim Dean    
(January 2011–July 2011) —    
University of Miami School of    
Business Administration    
President — U.S. Trust,    
Bank of America Private    
Wealth Management    
(Private Banking)    
(July 2007–December 2008)        
Vice Chairman   59   Director — HSBC North
(2010–April 2013) —     America Holdings Inc.
PNC Financial     (December 2013–Present)
Services Group    
    Director — HSBC USA Inc.
    (July 2014–Present)
    Director —
    HSBC Bank USA,
    National Association
    (July 2014–March 2017)
    Director — HSBC
    Finance Corporation
        (December 2013–April 2018)

 

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Name, Address,   Position(s)   Length of
and Birth Date   Held with Fund(s)   Time Served

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

   
Christianna Wood   Trustee   Since January 2019
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    

August 1959

 

 

       

 

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    Number of Portfolios in    
Principal Occupation(s)   Fund Complex Overseen   Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years   by Trustee or Officer   Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

   
Chief Executive Officer   59   Director; Finance Committee
and President —     and Audit Committee
Gore Creek     Member — H&R
Capital, Ltd.     Block Corporation
(August 2009–Present)    

(July 2008–Present)

 

    Director; Chair of Investments
    Committee and Audit
    Committee Member —
    Grange Insurance
   

(2013–Present)

 

    Trustee; Chair of
    Nominating and Governance
    Committee and Audit
    Committee Member —
    The Merger Fund
    (2013–Present),
    The Merger Fund VL
    (2013-Present),
    WCM Alternatives:
    Event-Driven Fund
    (2013–Present),
    and WCM Alternatives:
    Credit Event Fund
   

(December 2017–Present)

 

    Director; Chair of
    Governance Committee
    and Audit Committee
    Member — International
    Securities Exchange
        (2010–2016)

 

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Name, Address,   Position(s)   Length of
and Birth Date   Held with Fund(s)   Time Served

 

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

   
Janet L. Yeomans   Trustee   Since April 1999
2005 Market Street    
Philadelphia, PA 19103    

July 1948

 

   

 

Officers

 

   
David F. Connor   Senior Vice President,   Senior Vice President since
2005 Market Street   General Counsel,   May 2013; General
Philadelphia, PA 19103   and Secretary   Counsel since May 2015;
December 1963     Secretary since
       

October 2005

 

Daniel V. Geatens   Vice President   Vice President and
2005 Market Street   and Treasurer   Treasurer since October 2007
Philadelphia, PA 19103    

October 1972

 

       
Richard Salus   Senior Vice President   Senior Vice President and
2005 Market Street   and Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer
Philadelphia, PA 19103     since November 2006

October 1963

 

       

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

 

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    Number of Portfolios in    
Principal Occupation(s)   Fund Complex Overseen   Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years   by Trustee or Officer   Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

   
Vice President and Treasurer   59   Director; Personnel and
(January 2006–July 2012),     Compensation Committee
Vice President —     Chair; Member of Nominating,
Mergers & Acquisitions     Investments, and Audit
(January 2003–January 2006),     Committees for various
and Vice President     periods throughout
and Treasurer     directorship —
(July 1995–January 2003) —     Okabena Company
3M Company     (2009–2017)

 

    

 

   
David F. Connor has served   59   None3
in various capacities at    
different times at    
Macquarie Investment    

Management.

 

       
Daniel V. Geatens has served   59   None3
in various capacities at    
different times at    
Macquarie Investment    

Management.

 

       
Richard Salus has served   59   None3
in various capacities    
at different times at    
Macquarie Investment    
Management.        

 

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David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant. Mr. Geatens also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc., which has an affiliated investment manager.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees        

Shawn K. Lytle

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Delaware Funds®

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

 

Thomas L. Bennett

Chairman of the Board

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Private Investor

Rosemont, PA

 

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member

Stonebrook Capital

Management, LLC

Jersey City, NJ

 

  

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Private Wealth Management

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

New York, NY

 

Joseph W. Chow

Former Executive Vice

President

State Street Corporation

Boston, MA

 

John A. Fry

President

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

  

Lucinda S. Landreth

Former Chief Investment

Officer

Assurant, Inc.

New York, NY

 

Frances A.

Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Banco Itaú International

Miami, FL

 

Thomas K. Whitford

Former Vice Chairman

PNC Financial Services Group

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer

and President

Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Golden, CO

 

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and

Treasurer

3M Company

St. Paul, MN

Affiliated officers        
David F. Connor    Daniel V. Geatens    Richard Salus  
Senior Vice President,    Vice President and    Senior Vice President and  
General Counsel,    Treasurer    Chief Financial Officer  
and Secretary    Delaware Funds    Delaware Funds  
Delaware Funds    by Macquarie    by Macquarie  
by Macquarie    Philadelphia, PA    Philadelphia, PA  
Philadelphia, PA        

This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

 

Each 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-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Each Fund’s Forms N-Q or Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are 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 Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-Q or Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q and Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Delaware Funds®

by MACQUARIE

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Annual report

 

Fixed income mutual funds

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

August 31, 2019

 

Beginning on or about June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker/dealer, bank, or insurance company. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up at delawarefunds.com/edelivery. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 800 523-1918. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie or your financial intermediary.

 

Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus and their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail. Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.

 

    


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Experience Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is a global asset manager with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As active managers we prioritize autonomy and accountability at the investment team level in pursuit of opportunities that matter for clients. Delaware Funds is one of the longest-standing mutual fund families, with more than 80 years in existence.

If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Manage your account online

• Check your account balance and transactions

• View statements and tax forms

• Make purchases and redemptions

Visit delawarefunds.com/account-access.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) offers a diverse range of products including securities investment management, infrastructure and real asset management, and fund and equity-based structured products. MIM is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group. This includes the following registered investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Delaware Capital Management Advisers, Inc., Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

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Portfolio management review

     1  

Performance summaries

     5  

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     18  

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

     21  

Schedules of investments

     27  

Statements of assets and liabilities

     78  

Statements of operations

     80  

Statements of changes in net assets

     82  

Financial highlights

     88  

Notes to financial statements

     106  

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

     123  

Other Fund information

     124  

Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

     130  

About the organization

     140  

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Aug. 31, 2019, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

The Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.

© 2019 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 


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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie national tax-free funds

  

September 10, 2019

 

 

Performance preview (for the year ended August 31, 2019)

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund (Institutional Class shares)

   1-year return      +8.68%  

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund (Class A shares)

   1-year return      +8.35%

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

   1-year return      +8.72%

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average

   1-year return      +8.33%

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, please see the table on page 5.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that either invest primarily in municipal debt issues in the top four credit ratings or invest primarily in municipal debt issues insured as to timely payment.

Please see page 8 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (Institutional Class shares)

   1-year return      +7.92%  

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (Class A shares)

   1-year return      +7.71%

Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

   1-year return      +8.16%

Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average

   1-year return      +7.25%

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, please see the table on page 9.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of 5 to 10 years.

Please see page 12 for a description of the Index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Institutional Class shares)    1-year return      +9.03%  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Class A shares)    1-year return      +8.81%
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)    1-year return      +8.72%
Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average    1-year return      +8.33%

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, please see the table on page 14.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest at least 50% of assets in lower-rated municipal debt issues.

Please see page 17 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Economic backdrop

Throughout the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the US economy grew, albeit at a moderating pace, reflecting mounting concerns about the US-China trade dispute. In the third quarter of 2018, US gross domestic product (GDP) – a measure of national economic output – rose by an annualized 2.9%, down from the previous quarter. Growth slowed to 1.1% in the final three months of 2018 before bouncing back to 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. In the second quarter of 2019, the country’s GDP rose an estimated 2.0%.

Against this backdrop of economic expansion, job growth also remained strong. In August 2019, the US unemployment rate stood at 3.7%, matching its level one year earlier and close to the nearly

50-year low of 3.6% achieved in both April and May 2019.

When the fiscal year began in September 2018, the US Federal Reserve continued to raise its short-term target interest rate, maintaining a cycle that had been in place since 2015. In September and again in December 2018, the Fed lifted the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points. As data mounted suggesting a slowing US economy, however, the Fed adjusted its policy direction – initially, by no longer raising rates and then, in June 2019, reversing its rate increase from December. By the end of the Funds’ fiscal year on Aug. 31, 2019, the federal funds rate was within a range of 2.00% to 2.25%. Investors widely anticipated that the Fed would enact further rate cuts at its meetings later in 2019.

Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bloomberg.

Municipal bond market conditions

Uncertainty about trade policy led to uncertainty about future global growth, encouraging global central banks to implement increasingly stimulative economic policies. This led to a highly favorable backdrop for municipal debt, particularly

as the Funds’ fiscal year progressed. The US municipal bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, returned 8.72% for the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2019.

As rates on longer-term bonds fell more than those on shorter-term issues, the municipal yield curve flattened. The largest yield declines came from the “belly” of the municipal yield curve, while the strongest overall performance came from the 20-year (17-22 years) and the long bond (22+ years) segments of the curve. Meanwhile, credit spreads tightened, indicating that investors were willing to accept somewhat less yield in exchange for assuming credit risk in an environment of generally healthy credit fundamentals.

Lower-rated bonds generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts, while bonds with longer maturities tended to outpace those with shorter maturities. The following tables highlight these performance trends for the Funds’ fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019:

 

Returns by credit rating   

AAA

     8.17

AA

     8.37

A

     9.20

BBB

     10.48
Returns by maturity   
1 year      2.65

5 years

     6.34

10 years

     9.48

22+ years

     11.14

Source: Bloomberg.

  

Focused on credit research

For all three of the Funds highlighted in this report, we maintained the same management strategy we employ in all market conditions. We follow a bottom-up (bond by bond) investment approach. This means we select bonds for the Funds on an

 

 

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issuer-by-issuer basis, rather than based on our top-down view of interest rates or economic and market conditions. And we rely on diligent credit research to identify securities we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable trade-off between risk and reward.

Given this process, the Funds tend to have relatively low allocations to bonds with high credit ratings and greater exposure to securities with lower-investment-grade or below-investment-grade credit ratings. By focusing on higher yielding bonds with solid underlying credit quality, we believe we can potentially add value for the Funds’ shareholders.

As of Aug. 31, 2019, roughly 37% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund was invested in bonds with lower-investment-grade credit ratings (A and BBB), and approximately 41% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund was invested in these same credit tiers. Both Funds also maintained allocations to high yield municipal bonds, securities with credit ratings below BBB. By prospectus, both Funds may hold up to 20% of their net assets in high yield debt, although these allocations remained below that threshold in both Funds throughout the fiscal year. Whenever we invest in the high yield market segment, we thoroughly analyze the securities’ credit risk and emphasize those bonds that we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable risk-reward balance.

Consistent with its mandate, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund maintained the largest exposure to high yield bonds of the three Funds. As of Aug. 31, 2019, more than 57% of this Fund’s net assets was held in bonds with credit ratings below BBB, including nonrated bonds.

Portfolio positioning

Throughout the fiscal year, our main objective was to maintain the Funds’ existing credit positioning as best we could. Our challenge was that when

interest rates fell, the Funds experienced naturally shortening durations, as various longtime portfolio holdings approached their maturity or call dates.

Because our management approach entails keeping the Funds’ duration (that is, interest rate sensitivity) relatively neutral compared to peer funds – a reflection of our view that we can more effectively add value through credit selection than by trying to anticipate the direction of interest rate movements – we needed to take proactive steps to maintain that neutral stance in a falling interest rate environment.

Accordingly, new bond purchases often focused on longer-duration bonds, including bonds with longer call dates. We often emphasized areas of the market in which bond issues tend to be noncallable, such as the prepaid gas sector. Proceeds for new purchases came from investment inflows and from bond maturities and calls. Using the proceeds from the sale of certain shorter-duration holdings also helped us keep the Funds neutrally positioned in an environment of falling interest rates, while maintaining the credit-oriented investment approach we regularly follow.

Notable performance factors

As noted, longer-maturity bonds tended to outperform shorter-maturity bonds for the fiscal year, while lower-quality issues generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts. Such trends are evident as we highlight some of the Funds’ strongest- and weakest-performing securities over the 12 months.

In both Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, for example, top-performing holdings included Kaiser Foundation hospital bonds (+27%), rated AA- by Standard & Poor’s. These California issues benefited from their relatively long 2047 maturity date and their noncallable status, which positioned them to benefit disproportionately from falling long-term interest rates.

 

 

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Prepaid gas bonds of Salt Verde Financial Corp. also contributed to the performance of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund. In a market environment favoring lower-rated securities, these bonds benefited from their lower-investment-grade credit rating of BBB+. Their lack of a call date – common in the prepaid gas sector – also helped lift their performance. These securities returned more than 21% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and more than 17% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund.

Another strong-performing prepaid gas issue in Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund consisted of bonds for Lower Alabama Gas District (+18%). These securities were similarly noncallable, had a 2034 maturity date, and a lower-investment-grade credit rating.

Further adding value to Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were zero-coupon, long-maturity Idaho North Star Charter School bonds, which returned 49% for the Fund. These nonrated bonds’ high degree of interest rate sensitivity was a major factor behind their strong results for the 12-month period.

In contrast, many of the Funds’ biggest individual underperformers were bonds with short durations and higher credit ratings. In both Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund, for example, a position in City of Atlanta water and sewer revenue bonds produced modest returns of less than 2%, reflecting their short durations and higher credit quality. The latter Fund also saw a return of less than 2% from its position in Broward County (Florida) airport revenue bonds, as their shorter call dates held back these securities.

Meanwhile, in Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, a position in California tobacco securitization bonds (-3%) was a relative underperformer for the fiscal year, as tobacco debt lagged, particularly in the first half of the fiscal year, due to weakening industry trends.

The lowest-returning holdings for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were two bonds whose issuers experienced financial challenges. These included Texas senior-housing bonds for Buckingham Senior Living Community and Washington State corporate-backed industrial development revenue bonds for Columbia Pulp, a maker of straw used in paper products. These bonds returned -18% and -3%, respectively, for the 12-month period. Despite the securities’ recent subpar performance, we continued to have confidence in the long-term prospects of both issuers and, as of Aug. 31, 2019, maintained the Fund’s investment in each.

 

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund    August 31, 2019

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019      
      1 year        5 years       10 years      Lifetime     

Class A (Est. Jan. 11, 1984)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +8.35%        +4.01%        +5.13%        +6.47%    

Including sales charge

     +3.47%        +3.06%        +4.65%        +6.33%    

Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.55%        +3.21%        +4.34%        +3.85%    

Including sales charge

     +6.55%        +3.21%        +4.34%        +3.85%    

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +8.68%        +4.26%        +5.45%        +6.23%    

Including sales charge

     +8.68%        +4.26%        +5.45%        +6.23%    

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%        +3.85%        +4.62%        +5.26%*    

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The Board has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1

plan fees for the Fund’s Class A shares. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (i) 0.10% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (ii) 0.25% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shares currently bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate, the blended rate, currently 0.25% of average daily net assets, based on the formula described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred

 

 

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sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

High yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds. The high yield secondary market is particularly susceptible to liquidity problems when institutional investors, such as mutual funds and certain other financial institutions, temporarily stop buying bonds for regulatory, financial, or other reasons. In addition, a less liquid secondary market makes it more difficult for the Fund to obtain precise valuations of the high yield securities in its portfolio.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

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2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A   Class C         Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

   0.96%   1.71%   0.71%

(without fee waivers)

      

Net expenses

   0.81%   1.56%   0.56%

(including fee waivers, if any)

      

Type of waiver

         Contractual                 Contractual                 Contractual      

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

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For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019    Starting value      Ending value  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $16,999  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $15,753  

 

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Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class and Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge (for Class A shares) and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 7. Please note additional details on pages 5 through 8.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs      

Class A

   DMTFX    245909106   

Class C

   DUSCX    245909700   

Institutional Class

   DTFIX      24610H104     

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund    August 31, 2019

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019      
      1 year        5 years        10 years        Lifetime        

Class A (Est. Jan. 7, 1993)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.71%        +3.13%        +3.79%        +4.71%      

Including sales charge

     +4.78%        +2.55%        +3.51%        +4.60%      

Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +6.81%        +2.26%        +2.92%        +3.55%      

Including sales charge

     +5.81%        +2.26%        +2.92%        +3.55%      

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008)

                    

Excluding sales charge

     +7.92%        +3.29%        +4.04%        +4.59%      

Including sales charge

     +7.92%        +3.29%        +4.04%        +4.59%      

Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

     +8.16%        +3.42%        +4.15%        +4.57%*      

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%, and have an

annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. This fee was contractually limited to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.** Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

 

 

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The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

High yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds. The high yield secondary market is particularly susceptible to liquidity problems when institutional investors, such as mutual funds and certain other financial institutions, temporarily stop buying bonds for regulatory, financial, or other reasons. In addition, a less liquid secondary market makes it more difficult for the Fund to obtain precise valuations of the high yield securities in its portfolio.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local taxes and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

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2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.*** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A   Class C         Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

   0.92%   1.67%   0.67%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

   0.65%   1.50%   0.50%

Type of waiver

         Contractual               Contractual             Contractual    

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

***The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 1, 2018 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019    Starting value      Ending value  

 

LOGO

 

Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,019  

 

LOGO

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $14,853  

 

LOGO

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund — Class A shares

     $9,725        $14,118  

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class and Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 2.75% front-end sales charge (for Class A shares) and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 11. Please note additional details on pages 9 through 13.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009. The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of investment grade, US tax-exempt bonds with maturities from 2 to 17 years.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

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      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs      

Class A

   DMUSX    245909304   

Class C

   DUICX     245909882   

Institutional Class

   DUSIX                 24610H203                 

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1, 2      Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019      
        1 year          5 years          10 years          Lifetime        

Class A (Est. Sept. 22, 1986)

                   

Excluding sales charge

       +8.81%          +5.63%          +7.12%          +6.30%      

Including sales charge

       +3.90%          +4.66%          +6.63%          +6.15%      

Class C (Est. May 26, 1997)

                   

Excluding sales charge

       +7.98%          +4.81%          +6.31%          +4.71%      

Including sales charge

       +6.98%          +4.81%          +6.31%          +4.71%      

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2008)

                   

Excluding sales charge

       +9.03%          +5.88%          +7.46%          +9.04%      

Including sales charge

       +9.03%          +5.88%          +7.46%          +9.04%      

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

       +8.72%          +3.85%          +4.62%          +5.26%*      

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 16. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1

fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what

 

 

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the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

High yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds. The high yield secondary market is particularly susceptible to liquidity problems when institutional investors, such as mutual funds and certain other financial institutions, temporarily stop buying bonds for regulatory, financial, or other reasons. In addition, a less liquid secondary market makes it more difficult for the Fund to obtain precise valuations of the high yield securities in its portfolio.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local taxes and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

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2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios   Class A   Class C       Institutional Class    

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

  0.91%   1.66%   0.66%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

  0.85%   1.60%   0.60%

Type of waiver

      Contractual           Contractual           Contractual    

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019      Starting value        Ending value  

 

LOGO

  

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $20,540  

 

LOGO

  

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $19,007  

 

LOGO

  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class and Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge (for Class A shares) and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 16. Please note additional details on pages 14 through 17.

The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 
     Nasdaq symbols   CUSIPs          

Class A

  CXHYX   928928241    

Class C

  DVHCX   928928225    

Institutional Class

  DVHIX    

24610H302

       

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from March 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Actual expenses

The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Funds’ expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning
  Account Value  
3/1/19
  Ending
  Account Value  
8/31/19
  Annualized
  Expense Ratio  
  Expenses
  Paid During Period  
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

Actual Fund return

               

Class A

      $1,000.00       $1,073.10       0.81 %       $4.23

Class C

      1,000.00       1,069.00       1.56 %       8.14

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,074.90       0.56 %       2.93
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

       

Class A

      $1,000.00       $1,021.12       0.81 %       $4.13

Class C

      1,000.00       1,017.34       1.56 %       7.93

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,022.38       0.56 %       2.85
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

       
Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

       
     Beginning
  Account Value  
3/1/19
 

Ending

  Account Value  

8/31/19

  Annualized
  Expense Ratio  
  Expenses
  Paid During Period  
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

Actual Fund return

               

Class A

      $1,000.00       $1,060.80       0.65 %       $3.38

Class C

      1,000.00       1,056.30       1.50 %       7.77

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,062.00       0.50 %       2.60
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

       

Class A

      $1,000.00       $1,021.93       0.65 %       $3.31

Class C

      1,000.00       1,017.64       1.50 %       7.63

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,022.68       0.50 %       2.55

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

     Beginning
  Account Value  
3/1/19
  Ending
  Account Value  
8/31/19
  Annualized
  Expense Ratio  
  Expenses
  Paid During Period  
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*

Actual Fund return

               

Class A

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,085.10       0.85 %     $ 4.47

Class C

      1,000.00       1,079.80       1.60 %       8.39

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,085.80       0.60 %       3.15
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

       

Class A

    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.92       0.85 %     $ 4.33

Class C

      1,000.00       1,017.14       1.60 %       8.13

Institutional Class

      1,000.00       1,022.18       0.60 %       3.06

 

*“

Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector      Percentage of net assets      

Municipal Bonds*

   100.12%    

Corporate Revenue Bonds

     13.32%    

Education Revenue Bonds

       9.96%    

Electric Revenue Bonds

       4.59%    

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

     11.96%    

Lease Revenue Bonds

       2.66%    

Local General Obligation Bonds

       9.17%    

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

     10.34%    

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

     10.61%    

State General Obligation Bonds

     12.07%    

Transportation Revenue Bonds

     14.62%    

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       0.82%    

Short-Term Investments

       0.61%    

Total Value of Securities

   100.73%    

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

       (0.73%)    

Total Net Assets

   100.00%    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory      Percentage of net assets      

Alabama

     1.88%    

Arizona

     4.61%    

California

   14.14%    

Colorado

     3.86%    

Connecticut

     1.41%    

Delaware

     0.13%    

Florida

     2.66%    

Georgia

     0.98%    

Idaho

     0.03%    

Illinois

     7.33%    

Indiana

     1.63%    

Kansas

     0.23%    

Louisiana

     0.38%    

Maryland

     3.28%    

Massachusetts

     2.23%    

Michigan

     0.21%    

Minnesota

     1.59%    

Mississippi

     0.14%    

Missouri

     0.94%    

Nebraska

     1.05%    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

 

State / territory          Percentage of net assets      

New Jersey

     4.82%    

New York

   11.61%    

North Carolina

     3.96%    

Ohio

     4.57%    

Oklahoma

     2.42%    

Oregon

     0.12%    

Pennsylvania

     4.12%    

Puerto Rico

     4.04%    

Texas

   12.74%    

Utah

     0.65%    

Virginia

     1.49%    

Washington

     0.59%    

Wisconsin

     0.89%    

Total Value of Securities

   100.73%      

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector      Percentage of net assets      

Municipal Bonds*

     98.56%

Corporate Revenue Bonds

     13.73%

Education Revenue Bonds

       6.11%

Electric Revenue Bonds

       2.68%

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       9.93%

Lease Revenue Bonds

       4.75%

Local General Obligation Bonds

       8.02%

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

       4.73%

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

     12.01%

State General Obligation Bonds

     18.79%

Transportation Revenue Bonds

     14.71%

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       3.10%

Short-Term Investments

       0.28%

Total Value of Securities

     98.84%

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       1.16%

Total Net Assets

   100.00%

 

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory      Percentage of net assets      

Alabama

     1.52%

Arizona

     9.46%

California

   15.32%

Colorado

     1.00%

Connecticut

     1.43%

Delaware

     0.06%

Florida

     1.68%

Georgia

     1.22%

Hawaii

     0.65%

Idaho

     0.56%

Illinois

     7.32%

Iowa

     0.10%

Kansas

     0.29%

Kentucky

     1.03%

Louisiana

     2.80%

Maryland

     1.33%

Massachusetts

     2.13%

Michigan

     0.82%

Minnesota

     1.53%

Mississippi

     0.26%

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

 

State / territory      Percentage of net assets      

Missouri

     0.29%

Montana

     0.09%

New Jersey

     3.80%

New York

   16.27%

North Carolina

     0.75%

Ohio

     0.21%

Oklahoma

     0.60%

Oregon

     1.65%

Pennsylvania

     6.08%

Puerto Rico

     1.95%

South Carolina

     0.58%

Tennessee

     0.81%

Texas

     9.70%

Utah

     0.48%

Virginia

     2.12%

Washington

     1.70%

Wisconsin

     1.25%

Total Value of Securities

   98.84%

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other fund materials.

 

Security type / sector      Percentage of net assets      

Municipal Bonds*

   100.00%

Corporate Revenue Bonds

     18.48%

Education Revenue Bonds

     19.07%

Electric Revenue Bonds

       1.95%

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

     23.42%

Housing Revenue Bonds

       0.49%

Lease Revenue Bonds

       3.95%

Local General Obligation Bonds

       4.30%

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

       4.23%

Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds

       0.53%

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       9.43%

State General Obligation Bonds

       5.90%

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       5.44%

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       2.81%

Total Value of Securities

   100.00%

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.00%

Total Net Assets

   100.00%

 

*As of the date of this report, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory      Percentage of net assets      

Alabama

     3.10%

Arizona

     6.12%

Arkansas

     0.60%

California

   15.37%

Colorado

     2.86%

Delaware

     0.11%

District of Columbia

     0.29%

Florida

     3.74%

Georgia

     1.35%

Hawaii

     0.55%

Idaho

     0.65%

Illinois

     8.99%

Indiana

     1.76%

Iowa

     0.48%

Kansas

     0.36%

Kentucky

     1.10%

Louisiana

     1.05%

Maine

     0.13%

Maryland

     1.19%

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

State / territory      Percentage of net assets      

Massachusetts

       0.44%

Michigan

       0.51%

Minnesota

       2.14%

Missouri

       1.78%

Montana

       0.10%

Nebraska

       0.30%

Nevada

       0.71%

New Hampshire

       0.43%

New Jersey

       3.53%

New York

       4.64%

North Carolina

       1.08%

Ohio

       6.63%

Oklahoma

       0.39%

Oregon

       0.38%

Pennsylvania

       4.84%

Puerto Rico

       6.05%

South Carolina

       0.39%

Tennessee

       0.30%

Texas

       8.14%

Utah

       0.09%

Vermont

       0.08%

Virginia

       2.80%

Washington

       1.39%

West Virginia

       0.19%

Wisconsin

       2.80%

Wyoming

       0.07%

Total Value of Securities

   100.00%

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund    August 31, 2019

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds – 100.12%

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds – 13.32%

     

Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

     

(Asset-Backed Senior Turbo) Series A-2 5.875% 6/1/47

     16,725,000      $     16,808,792  

Central Plains, Nebraska Energy Project

     

(Project No. 3)

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/31

     2,810,000        3,625,012  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/35

     2,160,000        2,898,137  

Florida Development Finance Corporation Surface Transportation Facility Revenue

     

(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project) Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49
(AMT)#

     5,050,000        4,816,639  

Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate Settlement Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed) Series B 1.548% 6/1/47 ^

     9,410,000        1,616,262  

Indiana Finance Authority Exempt Facility Revenue

     

(Polyflow Indiana Project - Green Bond) 144A 7.00% 3/1/39 (AMT)#

     5,700,000        5,895,396  

Lower Alabama Gas District

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     4,400,000        5,858,380  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/46

     2,500,000        3,648,475  

M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue

     

Series A 6.125% 11/1/29

     1,915,000        2,477,780  

Series B 6.50% 11/1/39

     5,000,000        7,997,400  

Series C 6.50% 11/1/39

     1,500,000        2,399,220  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Continental Airlines Project) Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)

     1,365,000        1,587,945  

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing

     

Series B 5.00% 6/1/46

     2,080,000        2,329,725  

New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35

     685,000        953,582  

(Second Priority - Bank of America Tower) Class 3 6.375% 7/15/49

     1,000,000        1,019,900  

New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facility Revenue

     

(Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project) Series 2018 4.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)

     910,000        1,006,651  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue

     

6.50% 11/15/38

     5,000,000        7,798,750  

Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/37

     1,600,000        2,219,824  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Shoals, Indiana

     

(National Gypsum Co. Project) 7.25% 11/1/43 (AMT)

     1,940,000      $ 2,168,959  

Valparaiso, Indiana

     

(Pratt Paper, LLC Project) 7.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     1,780,000        2,109,015  

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing

     

(Capital Appreciation) Series C 2.419% 6/1/47 ^

     31,035,000        3,646,302  
     

 

 

 
            82,882,146  
     

 

 

 

  Education Revenue Bonds – 9.96%

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(American Charter Schools Foundation Project) 144A 6.00% 7/1/47 #

     1,385,000        1,589,481  

Auburn University, Alabama General Fee Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/33

     1,720,000        2,192,123  

California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Loma Linda University) Series A 5.00% 4/1/47

     1,000,000        1,184,040  

(Stanford University) Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49

     12,325,000        19,625,960  

California State University

     

(Systemwide) Series A 5.00% 11/1/42

     700,000        861,749  

Capital Trust Agency, Florida Revenue

     

(University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project) Series A 144A 5.25% 12/1/43 #

     2,000,000        2,162,520  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue

     

(University of Illinois at Chicago Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/15/47

     1,860,000        2,119,433  

Series A 5.00% 2/15/50

     540,000        613,732  

Kent County, Delaware

     

(Delaware State University Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/53

     710,000        787,383  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

     

(Provident Group - Montclair State University) 5.00% 6/1/42 (AGM)

     1,250,000        1,483,063  

Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Student Housing Revenue

     

(University Properties Inc. - East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) 5.00% 7/1/31

     3,000,000        3,073,470  

Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue

     

(American Leadership Academy Project)

     

144A 5.00% 6/15/47 #

     655,000        677,794  

144A 5.00% 6/15/52 #

     560,000        578,738  

University of California

     

Series AZ 5.25% 5/15/58

     2,860,000        3,584,438  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

University of Michigan

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/30

     1,000,000      $ 1,331,190  

University of Texas System Board of Regents

     

Series B 5.00% 8/15/49

     12,500,000        20,122,750  
     

 

 

 
            61,987,864  
     

 

 

 

  Electric Revenue Bonds – 4.59%

     

Electric and Gas Systems Revenue San Antonio, Texas

     

5.25% 2/1/24

     2,500,000        2,950,825  

Long Island, New York Power Authority Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 9/1/47

     1,605,000        1,954,890  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡

     3,135,000        2,508,000  

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     300,000        240,750  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     400,000        320,000  

Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡

     2,870,000        2,303,175  

Salt River, Arizona Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric Systems Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     4,610,000        5,508,120  

(Salt River Project Electric System)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/30

     6,000,000        7,751,880  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/39

     4,000,000        5,028,680  
     

 

 

 
            28,566,320  
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 11.96%

     

Alachua County, Florida Health Facilities Authority

     

(Oak Hammock University) Series A 8.00% 10/1/42

     1,000,000        1,138,580  

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Hospital Development Authority Revenue

     

(Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group Issue)

     

Series A 4.00% 4/1/44

     1,800,000        1,963,530  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/47

     1,800,000        2,155,356  

Apple Valley, Minnesota

     

(Senior Living, LLC Project Fourth Tier) Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     2,500,000        2,606,100  

(Senior Living, LLC Project Second Tier) Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     2,500,000        2,546,425  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/54

     1,070,000        1,221,480  

(Second Tier - Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/49

     400,000        448,604  

Series B 5.125% 1/1/54

     470,000        530,071  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Brookhaven Development Authority Revenue, Georgia

     

(Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) Series A 4.00% 7/1/49

     1,810,000      $     2,051,200  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Kaiser Permanente)

     

Series A-2 4.00% 11/1/44

     2,000,000        2,248,360  

Series A-2 5.00% 11/1/47

     2,105,000        3,311,018  

(Sutter Health) Series A 5.00% 11/15/38

     1,000,000        1,249,490  

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Community Medical Centers) Series A 5.00% 2/1/42

     2,550,000        3,044,547  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(AdventHealth Obligated Group) Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     3,000,000        3,436,260  

(American Baptist) 8.00% 8/1/43

     2,040,000        2,333,903  

(CommonSpirit Health)

     

Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/44

     1,000,000        1,108,120  

Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49

     2,000,000        2,201,680  

Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/44

     1,750,000        2,134,247  

(Mental Health Center Denver Project) Series A 5.75% 2/1/44

     1,875,000        2,118,787  

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

     

(The Metro Health System)

     

5.25% 2/15/47

     2,235,000        2,605,138  

5.50% 2/15/57

     3,000,000        3,531,810  

Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Senior Living Facility Revenue Bonds

     

(Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Project) 144A 6.00% 1/1/48 #

     1,195,000        1,271,970  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Adventist Healthcare Obligated) Series A 5.50% 1/1/46

     2,000,000        2,376,900  

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Foulkeways At Gwynedd Project) 5.00% 12/1/46

     1,500,000        1,684,740  

Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

     

(Baptist Homes Society Obligation) 6.125% 7/1/50

     2,250,000        2,465,505  

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(Orange Regional Medical Center)

     

144A 5.00% 12/1/34 #

     400,000        477,372  

144A 5.00% 12/1/35 #

     1,200,000        1,428,432  

144A 5.00% 12/1/37 #

     800,000        947,280  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) Series A 5.875% 1/1/31

     1,555,000      $ 1,572,509  

Orange County, New York Funding Corporation Assisted Living Residence Revenue

     

6.50% 1/1/46

     3,000,000        3,118,830  

Oregon Health & Science University Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation Insured) Series A 5.757% 7/1/21 (NATL)^

     775,000        740,365  

Palm Beach County, Florida Health Facilities Authority

     

(Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project)

     

Series A 7.25% 6/1/34

     120,000        135,191  

Series A 7.50% 6/1/49

     610,000        690,502  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority First Mortgage Revenue

     

(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project) Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #

     3,115,000        3,231,532  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin

     

(Bancroft Neurohealth Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/36 #

     540,000        585,538  

Rochester, Minnesota

     

(The Homestead at Rochester) Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     2,350,000        2,580,229  

Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Retirement Facility Revenue

     

(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project) 6.625% 11/15/37

     1,400,000        1,636,250  

Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Friendship Village) Series A 6.25% 12/1/46

     1,000,000        1,061,620  

(Mirabella At ASU Project) Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 #

     690,000        792,872  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(CommonSpirit Health) Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/44

     3,000,000        3,658,710  
     

 

 

 
            74,441,053  
     

 

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds – 2.66%

     

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue

     

(San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project Pipeline) 144A 5.00% 7/1/39 #

     1,000,000        1,221,660  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois

     

(McCormick Place Expansion Project) Series A 5.00% 6/15/57

     1,620,000        1,819,292  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

     

(School Facilities Construction) Series GG 5.75% 9/1/23

     100,000        106,430  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

     

(State Government Buildings Project) Series A 5.00% 6/15/47

     2,250,000      $ 2,617,470  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     

(Transportation Program) Series AA 5.00% 6/15/24

     5,000,000        5,465,650  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin Airport Facilities Revenue

     

(AFCO Investors II Portfolio) 144A 5.75% 10/1/31 (AMT)#

     2,245,000        2,354,691  

St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Leasehold Revenue

     

(Convention Center Hotel) 5.80% 7/15/20 (AMBAC)^

     3,035,000        2,983,284  
     

 

 

 
            16,568,477  
     

 

 

 

  Local General Obligation Bonds – 9.17%

     

Chicago, Illinois

     

Series A 5.25% 1/1/29

     2,020,000        2,247,714  

Series A 5.50% 1/1/49

     1,530,000        1,817,135  

Series A 6.00% 1/1/38

     595,000        714,262  

Chicago, Illinois Board of Education

     

5.00% 4/1/42

     1,060,000        1,200,026  

5.00% 4/1/46

     1,085,000        1,222,122  

Series H 5.00% 12/1/46

     1,775,000        1,982,071  

Los Angeles, California Community College District

     

Series C 5.00% 8/1/25

     2,500,000        3,095,625  

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/25

     7,020,000        8,532,389  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/25

     8,000,000        9,848,000  

New York City, New York

     

Series E-1 5.00% 3/1/44

     5,000,000        6,170,800  

Series F-1 5.00% 4/1/45

     5,355,000        6,602,126  

Subseries D-1 4.00% 12/1/42

     1,700,000        1,958,706  

Subseries D-1 5.00% 10/1/36

     6,500,000        7,025,265  

Wake County, North Carolina

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/27

     3,650,000        4,674,811  
     

 

 

 
            57,091,052  
     

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 10.34%

     

Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue

     

Series A 6.25% 11/1/39-19§

     4,000,000        4,032,800  

Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I

     

(State University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45-20§

     5,295,000        5,487,632  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

Brooklyn Arena Local Development, New York Pilot Revenue

     

(Barclays Center Project) 6.50% 7/15/30-20§

     6,000,000      $ 6,120,780  

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Caritas Projects) Series A 6.40% 8/15/45-20§

     4,375,000        4,597,994  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue

     

Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41-21§

     5,160,000        5,487,350  

Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority

     

6.00% 6/1/28-21§

     6,000,000        6,504,600  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37-21§

     2,190,000        2,387,494  

Maryland Economic Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Transportation Facilities Project) Series A 5.75% 6/1/35-20§

     5,075,000        5,248,362  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Provident Group - Montclair State University) 5.875% 6/1/42-20§

     4,225,000        4,376,424  

(School Facilities Construction) Series G 5.75% 9/1/23-21§

     900,000        961,605  

Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority Revenue

     

(First Senior) 6.00% 1/1/22

     13,535,000        15,066,350  

San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority Education Revenue

     

(Idea Public Schools) Series A 6.70% 8/15/40-20§

     1,500,000        1,577,160  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Revenue

     

(Memorial Group) 7.125% 11/1/43-23§

     2,000,000        2,481,060  
     

 

 

 
            64,329,611  
     

 

 

 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 10.61%

     

Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Revenue

     

(City Center Project) 144A 5.375% 5/1/42 #

     1,525,000        1,724,745  

Conley Road Transportation Development District, Missouri

     

5.375% 5/1/47

     2,000,000        2,102,740  

Kansas City, Missouri Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Convention Centre Hotel Project - TIF Financing) Series B 144A 5.00% 2/1/50 #

     725,000        793,629  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/31

     5,000,000        6,897,200  

Massachusetts School Building Authority

     

Series C 5.00% 8/15/31

     2,500,000        3,017,050  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Mosaic, Virginia District Community Development Authority Revenue

     

Series A 6.875% 3/1/36

     3,980,000      $ 4,216,531  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Cigarette Tax) 5.00% 6/15/28

     2,695,000        2,910,923  

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency

     

(Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (AGC)

     1,000,000        1,004,890  

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority

     

(Future Tax Secured Fiscal 2011)

     

Series C 5.25% 11/1/25

     4,430,000        4,645,608  

Series D-1 5.00% 2/1/26

     3,000,000        3,165,870  

(Future Tax Secured Fiscal 2014) Series A-1 5.00% 11/1/42

     10,000,000        11,422,500  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin

     

(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project) 144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #

     2,155,000        2,603,240  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40

     1,706,000        1,760,916  

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     5,276,000        5,422,725  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     5,465,000        5,711,799  

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     2,470,000        663,294  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     21,330,000        4,145,272  

Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40

     2,000,000        2,037,500  

Tampa, Florida Sports Authority Revenue Sales Tax

     

(Tampa Bay Arena Project) 5.75% 10/1/20 (NATL)

     330,000        338,719  

Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue

     

(Sales Tax - Vacation Village Project Area 1 and 2A) Series 2015A 5.75% 9/1/32

     1,280,000        1,417,677  
     

 

 

 
            66,002,828  
     

 

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds – 12.07%

     

California State

     

5.25% 11/1/40

     3,795,000        3,972,037  

Various Purposes

     

5.00% 8/1/27

     2,500,000        3,144,475  

5.00% 3/1/30

     5,000,000        5,999,500  

5.00% 4/1/32

     1,400,000        1,973,062  

5.00% 10/1/47

     2,145,000        2,572,842  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

     

Series A 5.25% 1/1/33

     3,000,000        3,970,380  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  State General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

     

5.00% 9/15/26

     2,500,000      $ 3,110,150  

5.00% 7/15/28

     4,125,000        5,321,126  

Connecticut State

     

Series B 5.00% 6/15/35

     2,475,000        2,894,042  

Series E 5.00% 9/15/35

     2,500,000        3,111,375  

Series E 5.00% 9/15/37

     2,250,000        2,783,250  

Florida State

     

(Department Of Transportation Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/1/33

     2,500,000        2,959,850  

Series A 4.00% 7/1/34

     3,660,000        4,312,834  

Illinois State

     

5.00% 1/1/29

     5,405,000        6,169,916  

5.00% 5/1/36

     480,000        524,784  

5.00% 11/1/36

     1,780,000        2,014,337  

5.00% 2/1/39

     830,000        899,845  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     785,000        839,966  

Series C 5.00% 11/1/29

     3,050,000        3,556,361  

Maryland State

     

Series A 5.00% 3/15/26

     5,000,000        6,230,000  

Series A 5.00% 3/15/28

     5,000,000        6,554,850  

Texas State

     

(Transportation Commission Mobility) Series A 5.00% 10/1/33

     1,755,000        2,221,865  
     

 

 

 
            75,136,847  
     

 

 

 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds – 14.62%

     

Chicago, Illinois Midway International Airport

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28 (AMT)

     2,025,000        2,308,601  

Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/33

     2,345,000        2,742,947  

Series D 5.25% 1/1/42

     2,000,000        2,436,000  

Dallas, Texas Love Field

     

5.00% 11/1/35 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,197,070  

5.00% 11/1/36 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,194,280  

Harris County, Texas Toll Road Authority

     

Senior Lien Series A 5.00% 8/15/27

     3,750,000        4,805,775  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, New York

     

(Green Bond) Series C-2 3.08% 11/15/40 (BAM)^

     4,350,000        2,471,105  

Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota Metropolitan Airports Commission Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/44

     1,750,000        2,195,637  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28

     5,000,000      $ 5,884,550  

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue

     

(Second Tier) Series A 5.00% 1/1/34

     5,000,000        5,855,400  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/43

     7,000,000        8,551,760  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project

     

(JFK International Air Terminal)

     

Series 8 6.00% 12/1/42

     4,735,000        5,007,310  

Series 8 6.50% 12/1/28

     5,500,000        5,733,970  

Salt Lake City, Utah Airport Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/42

     3,350,000        4,076,381  

San Francisco, California City & County Airport Commission International Airport Revenue

     

Series E 5.00% 5/1/50 (AMT)

     7,500,000        9,173,775  

South Jersey Port, New Jersey

     

(Subordinated Marine Terminal)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/49

     450,000        526,127  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/42 (AMT)

     450,000        529,569  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/48 (AMT)

     1,035,000        1,206,593  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien

     

(LBJ Infrastructure)

     

7.00% 6/30/40

     5,715,000        5,998,864  

7.50% 6/30/33

     1,560,000        1,645,192  

(NTE Mobility Partners)

     

6.75% 6/30/43 (AMT)

     2,490,000        2,916,512  

6.875% 12/31/39

     5,500,000        5,606,205  

7.00% 12/31/38 (AMT)

     1,830,000        2,168,532  

(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segment 3C Project) 5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT)

     4,500,000        5,336,325  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Transform 66 P3 Project) 5.00% 12/31/56 (AMT)

     1,220,000        1,407,331  
     

 

 

 
        90,975,811  
     

 

 

 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.82%

     

Dominion, Colorado Water & Sanitation District

     

5.75% 12/1/36

     2,500,000        2,682,700  

Southern California Water Replenishment District

     

5.00% 8/1/33

     2,000,000        2,417,480  
     

 

 

 
        5,100,180  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $573,221,293)

        623,082,189  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Short-Term Investments – 0.61%

                 

  Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.61%¤

     

Denver, Colorado City & County Series A2

     

1.39% 12/1/29 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     200,000      $ 200,000  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue (St. Luke’s Health System Project) Series C

     

1.40% 3/1/48 (LOC – US Bank N.A.)

     200,000        200,000  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) Series A-3

     

1.37% 8/15/42 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     1,400,000        1,400,000  

Los Angeles, California Department of Water and Power Revenue Subseries B-3

     

1.17% 7/1/34 (SPA – Barclays Bank)

     200,000        200,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue

     

(Chevron USA)

     

Series A 1.35% 12/1/30

     600,000        600,000  

Series I 1.35% 11/1/35

     300,000        300,000  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(The Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Project)

     

Series A 1.36% 7/1/41 (SPA - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     400,000        400,000  

Series B 1.36% 7/1/41 (SPA - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     500,000        500,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $3,800,000)

            3,800,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.73%
(cost $577,021,293)

      $     626,882,189  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $33,153,529, which represents 5.33% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and

 

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spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, 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 description above.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC – Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Build America Mutual Assurance

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund    August 31, 2019

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds – 98.56%

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds – 13.73%

     

Black Belt Energy Gas District, Alabama

     

(Project No. 4) Series A 4.00% 6/1/25

     1,655,000      $ 1,866,641  

Chandler, Arizona Industrial Development Revenue Bonds

     

(Intel Corporation Project) 2.70% 12/1/37 (AMT)

     3,000,000        3,135,990  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Financing Authority

     

(Tobacco Master Settlement Payment) 5.00% 6/1/27

     2,000,000        2,492,820  

Denver City & County, Colorado Special Facilities Airport Revenue

     

(United Airlines Project) 5.00% 10/1/32 (AMT)

     1,190,000        1,311,880  

Florida Development Finance Corporation Surface Transportation Facility Revenue

     

(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project) Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49 (AMT)#

     2,275,000        2,169,872  

Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate Settlement Revenue

     

(Asset-Backed Bonds) Series A-1 5.00% 6/1/26

     850,000        1,020,077  

(Capital Appreciation Asset-Backed) Series B 1.548% 6/1/47 ^

     5,885,000        1,010,808  

Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue

     

(United Airlines) 5.00% 7/1/29 (AMT)

     3,010,000        3,406,447  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority

     

(Gas Supply Revenue Bonds) Series C-1 4.00% 12/1/49

     5,000,000        5,611,800  

Lower Alabama Gas District

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     4,850,000        6,457,533  

Maricopa County, Arizona Corporation Pollution Control Revenue

     

(Public Service - Palo Verde Project) Series B 5.20% 6/1/43

     6,000,000        6,169,320  

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority

     

Series A 6.00% 6/1/34

     810,000        814,066  

M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue

     

Series B 6.50% 11/1/39

     3,485,000        5,574,188  

Nassau County, New York Tobacco Settlement

     

(Asset-Backed) Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46

     65,000        64,998  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facilities Revenue

     

(Continental Airlines Project) Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)

     1,890,000        2,198,694  

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

     

Series B 5.00% 6/1/46

     1,965,000        2,200,918  

New York Liberty Development Revenue

     

(Goldman Sachs Headquarters) 5.25% 10/1/35

     3,405,000              4,740,066  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue

     

(Delta Airlines, Inc.-LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project) 5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT)

     3,000,000      $ 3,637,740  

Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Corporation Senior Gas Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/32

     3,850,000        5,116,689  

5.00% 12/1/37

     2,500,000        3,468,475  

5.25% 12/1/24

     3,050,000        3,595,005  

TSASC, New York

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/30

     475,000        575,201  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/31

     475,000        571,449  

Tulsa, Oklahoma Airports Improvement Trust

     

(American Airlines) 5.00% 6/1/35 (AMT)

     975,000        1,111,198  

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

     

(Capital Appreciation Asset-Backed) Series C 2.419% 6/1/47 ^

     29,400,000        3,454,206  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Exempt Facilities Revenue

     

(National Gypsum) 5.25% 4/1/30 (AMT)

     2,905,000        3,229,779  
     

 

 

 
            75,005,860  
     

 

 

 

  Education Revenue Bonds – 6.11%

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(American Charter Schools Foundation Project) 144A 6.00% 7/1/37 #

     1,420,000        1,655,791  

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(School Lane Charter School Project) 5.125% 3/15/36

     2,000,000        2,325,280  

California State University

     

(Systemwide) Series A 5.00% 11/1/31

     2,000,000        2,548,400  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(California Baptist University) Series A 6.125% 11/1/33

     2,215,000        2,592,259  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue

     

(University of Illinois at Chicago)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/15/29

     400,000        475,160  

Series A 5.00% 2/15/31

     365,000        430,039  

Series A 5.00% 2/15/37

     430,000        497,669  

Kent County, Delaware

     

(Delaware State University Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/40

     310,000        348,797  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Miami-Dade County, Florida Educational Facilities Authority

     

(University of Miami)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/30

     520,000      $ 613,980  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/31

     1,090,000        1,282,385  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(University of St. Thomas)

     

4.00% 10/1/32

     250,000        297,697  

4.00% 10/1/36

     750,000        881,587  

4.00% 10/1/37

     500,000        585,565  

New York City, New York Trust for Cultural Resources

     

(Whitney Museum of American Art) 5.00% 7/1/21

     3,025,000        3,185,053  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(Non State Supported Debt - Rockefeller University) Series A 5.00% 7/1/27

     1,055,000        1,057,986  

(Touro College & University System) Series A 5.25% 1/1/34

     1,335,000        1,503,303  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Unrefunded Drexel University) Series A 5.25% 5/1/25

     310,000        329,344  

Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Housing Revenue

     

(Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC-Arizona State University Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/30

     350,000        427,658  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/32

     235,000        283,520  

Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue

     

(Facility American Leadership Academy Project)

     

144A 5.00% 6/15/47 #

     745,000        770,926  

144A 5.00% 6/15/52 #

     640,000        661,414  

South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority Economic Development Revenue

     

(Wofford College Project) 5.00% 4/1/44

     1,430,000        1,742,155  

South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(High Point Academy Project) Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/39 #

     1,245,000        1,418,441  

Texas A&M University Revenue Financing System

     

Series E 5.00% 5/15/26

     2,500,000        3,124,000  

University of Texas Permanent University Fund

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/27

     3,715,000        4,376,047  
     

 

 

 
            33,414,456  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Electric Revenue Bonds – 2.68%

     

Long Island, New York Power Authority

     

5.00% 9/1/33

     250,000      $ 314,655  

5.00% 9/1/35

     1,000,000        1,248,010  

New York State Utility Debt Securitization Authority

     

(Restructuring Bonds) 5.00% 12/15/33

     1,500,000        1,836,675  

Salt River, Arizona Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric Systems Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     4,000,000        4,779,280  

(Salt River Project Electric System) 5.00% 1/1/30

     5,000,000        6,459,900  
     

 

 

 
            14,638,520  
     

 

 

 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 9.93%

     

Apple Valley, Minnesota

     

(Minnesota Senior Living LLC Project) Series B 5.25% 1/1/37

     970,000        1,013,650  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority

     

(Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Project) 5.00% 12/1/30

     5,000,000        5,852,000  

Berks County, Pennsylvania Municipal Authority Revenue

     

(Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project) Series A-3 5.25% 11/1/24

     2,205,000        2,219,112  

Brookhaven Development Authority, Georgia

     

(Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.) Series A 4.00% 7/1/44

     1,500,000        1,713,900  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Kaiser Permanente) Series A1 5.00% 11/1/27

     4,100,000        5,406,260  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

     

(Loma Linda University Medical Center)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/33 #

     260,000        309,884  

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/41 #

     1,685,000        1,914,615  

Series A 5.25% 12/1/34

     2,790,000        3,182,023  

Capital Trust Agency, Florida

     

(Tuscan Gardens Senior Living Center) Series A 7.00% 4/1/35

     1,630,000        1,659,128  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(CommonSpirit Health)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/37

     500,000        563,145  

Series A 4.00% 8/1/38

     1,500,000        1,688,865  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/37

     1,105,000        1,368,045  

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

     

(The Metrohealth System) 5.00% 2/15/37

     1,000,000        1,156,460  

Iowa Finance Authority Senior Housing Revenue Bonds

     

(PHS Council Bluffs, Inc. Project) 5.00% 8/1/33

     500,000        536,270  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Kalispell, Montana

     

(Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project) Series A 5.25% 5/15/32

     435,000      $ 474,972  

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority

     

(Brethren Village Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/31

     440,000        489,909  

5.00% 7/1/32

     440,000        488,312  

(University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligation) Series A 5.00% 8/15/33

     2,430,000        2,955,852  

Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Banner Health Obligation Group) Series A 5.00% 1/1/32

     3,000,000        3,697,110  

(Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Project) 144A 5.75% 1/1/36 #

     1,500,000        1,601,145  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Adventist Healthcare Obligated) Series A 5.50% 1/1/36

     2,000,000        2,433,000  

Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

     

(Baptist Homes Society Obligation) 5.625% 7/1/30

     2,440,000        2,669,262  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(Orange Regional Medical Center)

     

144A 5.00% 12/1/31 #

     1,000,000        1,205,450  

144A 5.00% 12/1/32 #

     1,100,000        1,322,937  

144A 5.00% 12/1/33 #

     1,000,000        1,198,410  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Health System Revenue

     

(OU Medicine Project) Series B 5.25% 8/15/43

     1,790,000        2,179,164  

Prince George’s County, Maryland

     

(Collington Episcopal Life Care Community) 5.00% 4/1/31

     2,000,000        2,199,460  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin Senior Living Revenue

     

(Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project) 144A 5.00% 5/15/29 #

     500,000        574,945  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(CommonSpirit Health) Series A 5.00% 8/1/38

     1,750,000        2,160,638  
     

 

 

 
            54,233,923  
     

 

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds – 4.75%

     

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(Lancer Plaza Project) 5.125% 11/1/23

     410,000        442,435  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate Settlement Revenue

     

(Asset-Backed Enhanced) Series A 5.00% 6/1/35

     3,000,000      $ 3,576,990  

Idaho Building Authority Revenue

     

(Health & Welfare Project) Series A 5.00% 9/1/24

     2,800,000        3,071,852  

Los Angeles County, California

     

(Disney Concert Hall Parking) 5.00% 3/1/23

     2,395,000        2,732,695  

New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     

Series B 5.50% 6/15/31

     5,000,000        5,331,200  

(Highway Reimbursement) Series A 5.00% 6/15/30

     2,415,000        2,876,531  

New York Liberty Development Revenue

     

(World Trade Center Project) Class 2-3 144A 5.15% 11/15/34 #

     1,000,000        1,129,930  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(Health Facilities Improvement Program)

     

Series 1 5.00% 1/15/28

     750,000        977,977  

Series 1 5.00% 1/15/29

     3,100,000        4,022,095  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin Airport Facilities Revenue

     

(AFCO Investors II Portfolio) 144A 5.00% 10/1/23 (AMT)#

     1,745,000        1,795,867  
     

 

 

 
            25,957,572  
     

 

 

 

  Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.02%

     

Chesterfield County, Virginia

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/22

     4,070,000        4,442,812  

Chicago, Illinois

     

Series A 5.25% 1/1/29

     640,000        712,147  

Series A 5.50% 1/1/35

     1,980,000        2,406,571  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/26

     1,280,000        1,473,907  

Chicago, Illinois Board of Education

     

5.00% 4/1/35

     825,000        949,245  

5.00% 4/1/36

     320,000        367,286  

(Dedicated Revenues)

     

Series C 5.00% 12/1/30

     2,160,000        2,500,114  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/34

     2,160,000        2,468,470  

Conroe, Texas Independent School District

     

5.00% 2/15/25 (PSF)

     3,070,000        3,123,940  

Fort Worth, Texas Independent School District

     

(School Building) 5.00% 2/15/27 (PSF)

     2,000,000        2,329,580  

New York City, New York

     

Series B-1 4.00% 10/1/41

     500,000        569,595  

Series E 5.00% 8/1/23

     3,685,000        4,236,092  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

New York City, New York

     

Subseries D-1 4.00% 12/1/42

     4,300,000      $ 4,954,374  

Subseries D-1 5.00% 10/1/30

     4,000,000        4,316,360  

San Francisco, California Bay Area Rapid Transit District

     

(Election 2004) Series D 5.00% 8/1/31

     4,000,000        4,857,800  

Wake County, North Carolina

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/27

     3,200,000        4,098,464  
     

 

 

 
            43,806,757  
     

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 4.73%

     

California State Department of Water Resources

     

(Water System) Series AS 5.00% 12/1/29-24§

     15,000        18,116  

Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Corporation Revenue

     

(Uplift Education) Series A 6.00% 12/1/30-20§

     1,100,000        1,165,417  

Maryland State Economic Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Transportation Facilities Project) Series A 5.375% 6/1/25-20§

     2,535,000        2,614,599  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System) Series A 5.00% 5/1/23-21§

     4,000,000        4,268,600  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Drexel University) Series A 5.25% 5/1/25-21§

     4,980,000        5,322,026  

San Francisco, California City & County Airports Commission

     

Series D 5.00% 5/1/25-21§

     570,000        609,091  

San Francisco, California City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue

     

Subseries A 5.00% 11/1/27-21§

     5,000,000        5,443,900  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority

     

(Memorial Group) 7.125% 11/1/30-23§

     2,190,000        2,716,761  

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board

     

(Gans-Garvee) 5.00% 3/15/24-23§

     3,250,000        3,697,428  
     

 

 

 
        25,855,938  
     

 

 

 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 12.01%

     

Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Revenue

     

(City Center Project)

     

144A 5.00% 5/1/28 #

     750,000        893,347  

144A 5.00% 5/1/33 #

     650,000        765,817  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Celebration Pointe, Florida Community Development District

     

4.75% 5/1/24

     485,000      $ 516,409  

5.00% 5/1/34

     880,000        935,079  

Connecticut State Transportation Infrastructure

     

Series B 5.00% 10/1/30

     3,375,000        4,289,726  

Dallas, Texas Convention Center Hotel Development Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/24

     3,420,000        3,428,584  

Series A 5.25% 1/1/23

     5,375,000        5,389,674  

Ernest N Morail-New Orleans, Louisiana Exhibition Hall Authority Special Tax Revenue

     

5.00% 7/15/26

     2,330,000        2,566,914  

Harris County-Houston, Texas Sports Authority

     

(Senior Lien) Series A 5.00% 11/15/30

     1,805,000        2,102,518  

Kansas City, Missouri Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Convention Center Hotel Project - TIF Financing)

     

Series B 144A 4.375% 2/1/31 #

     400,000        436,556  

Series B 144A 5.00% 2/1/40 #

     200,000        222,452  

Louisiana State Highway Improvement Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 6/15/29

     5,195,000        6,048,694  

Massachusetts School Building Authority

     

Series C 5.00% 8/15/29

     1,630,000        1,982,243  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Cigarette Tax)

     

5.00% 6/15/22

     1,750,000        1,910,317  

5.00% 6/15/23

     1,250,000        1,361,500  

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue

     

Subordinate Subseries S-3A 5.00% 7/15/28

     4,400,000        5,791,940  

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured

     

Subseries A-1 5.00% 11/1/23

     2,865,000        3,323,973  

Subseries C 5.00% 11/1/27

     4,150,000        4,855,500  

Subseries E-1 5.00% 2/1/26

     4,020,000              4,394,182  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin

     

(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project) 144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #

     1,010,000        1,220,080  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40

     5,765,000        5,950,575  

Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40

     4,636,000        4,722,925  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction Sales Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement

     

(Francis Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25

     915,000      $ 915,558  

Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue

     

(Sales Tax - Vacation Village Project Area 1 and 2A) Series 2015A 5.00% 9/1/27

     1,460,000        1,595,897  
     

 

 

 
            65,620,460  
     

 

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds – 18.79%

     

California State

     

5.00% 8/1/26

     3,120,000        3,937,908  

5.00% 9/1/30

     1,715,000        2,139,068  

Series C 5.00% 9/1/30

     5,985,000        7,274,289  

(Various Purposes)

     

5.00% 8/1/28

     3,000,000        3,967,350  

5.00% 4/1/32

     1,410,000        1,987,155  

5.00% 9/1/32

     4,100,000        5,096,259  

5.25% 9/1/28

     7,750,000        8,388,057  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/35

     7,500,000        9,636,900  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

     

5.00% 9/15/26

     2,500,000        3,110,150  

5.00% 7/15/28

     3,870,000        4,992,184  

Connecticut State

     

Series F 5.00% 9/15/27

     2,790,000        3,526,309  

Georgia State

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/26

     3,000,000        3,777,690  

Hawaii State

     

Series FW 4.00% 1/1/34

     3,010,000        3,572,629  

Illinois State

     

4.00% 2/1/24

     1,220,000        1,296,823  

5.00% 1/1/29

     2,000,000        2,283,040  

5.00% 3/1/36

     960,000        1,009,536  

5.00% 11/1/36

     1,965,000        2,223,692  

Series C 5.00% 11/1/29

     3,400,000        3,964,468  

Minnesota State

     

(Various Purposes) Series F 5.00% 10/1/22

     5,000,000        5,597,950  

New York State

     

Series A 5.00% 2/15/28

     5,000,000        5,289,950  

Oregon State

     

Series L 5.00% 5/1/26

     6,000,000        6,386,700  

(Article XI-Q State Projects) Series A 5.00% 5/1/28

     2,000,000        2,614,400  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  State General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Texas State

     

(Transportation Commission Highway Improvement) 5.00% 4/1/29

     3,000,000      $ 3,512,190  

Washington State

     

Series R-2015E 5.00% 7/1/31

     3,000,000        3,567,810  

(Various Purposes) Series 2015-A-1 5.00% 8/1/30

     3,000,000        3,544,320  
     

 

 

 
          102,696,827  
     

 

 

 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds – 14.71%

     

Bay Area, California Toll Authority

     

(San Francisco Bay Area) 4.00% 4/1/34

     1,000,000        1,157,950  

Broward County, Florida Airport System Revenue

     

Series O 5.375% 10/1/29

     2,000,000        2,006,700  

Chicago, Illinois Midway International Airport

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/28 (AMT)

     1,905,000        2,171,795  

Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/32

     1,000,000        1,172,180  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,520,000        1,777,944  

(General-Airport-Senior Lien)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/36

     2,500,000        3,155,925  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/37

     3,000,000        3,775,620  

(General-Airport-Third Lien) Series C 5.25% 1/1/28

     2,150,000        2,179,111  

Houston, Texas Airports Commission Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/25

     1,000,000        1,071,020  

Series B 5.00% 7/1/26

     3,000,000        3,209,670  

Memphis-Shelby County, Tennessee Airport Authority Revenue

     

Series D 5.00% 7/1/24

     4,110,000        4,402,673  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Turnpike Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/33

     1,770,000        2,190,322  

New Orleans, Louisiana Aviation Board

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 (AGM) (AMT)

     2,900,000        3,349,645  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/33 (AGM) (AMT)

     2,900,000        3,342,569  

New York State Thruway Authority

     

Series J 5.00% 1/1/27

     5,705,000        6,615,290  

Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue

     

Subordinate Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/29

     3,590,000        4,175,098  

Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Corporation Airport Revenue

     

(Junior Lien Airport) Series A 5.00% 7/1/33

     3,355,000        3,996,811  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     

(194th Series) 5.00% 10/15/32

     2,500,000        3,048,425  

(JFK International Air Terminal) Series 8 6.50% 12/1/28

     8,300,000        8,653,082  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Salt Lake City, Utah Airport Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/31

     500,000      $ 624,620  

Series B 5.00% 7/1/32

     600,000        746,940  

Series B 5.00% 7/1/33

     1,000,000        1,242,290  

San Francisco, California City & County Airport Commission - San Francisco International Airport

     

Series D 5.00% 5/1/25

     1,430,000        1,523,393  

South Jersey Port, New Jersey

     

(Subordinated Marine Terminal)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 (AMT)

     215,000        258,166  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/33 (AMT)

     315,000        377,594  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT)

     430,000        514,542  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/35 (AMT)

     430,000        513,356  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)

     430,000        511,962  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/37 (AMT)

     430,000        511,274  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien Revenue

     

(LBJ Infrastructure) 7.50% 6/30/33

     3,625,000        3,822,961  

(NTE Mobility Partners)

     

7.00% 12/31/38 (AMT)

     3,750,000        4,443,713  

7.50% 12/31/31

     3,765,000        3,847,529  
     

 

 

 
        80,390,170  
     

 

 

 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 3.10%

     

Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue

     

Series B 5.50% 11/1/23 (AGM)

     1,175,000        1,183,249  

California State Department of Water Resources

     

(Water System) Series AS 5.00% 12/1/29

     2,680,000        3,214,767  

Dominion, Colorado Water & Sanitation District

     

5.25% 12/1/27

     500,000        536,605  

Great Lakes, Michigan Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue

     

(Senior Lien Bond) Series C 5.00% 7/1/31

     3,000,000        3,661,590  

Sacramento, California Water Revenue

     

5.00% 9/1/26

     3,160,000        3,658,522  

San Antonio, Texas Water System Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 5/15/32

     1,500,000        1,870,890  

Series A 5.00% 5/15/33

     2,250,000        2,800,395  
     

 

 

 
        16,926,018  
     

 

 

 

  Total Municipal Bonds (cost $497,966,540)

          538,546,501  
     

 

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Short-Term Investments – 0.28%

                 

  Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.28%¤

     

California State Series B2

     

0.95% 5/1/34 (LOC - CITI Bank N.A.)

     100,000      $ 100,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue (Chevron USA)

     

Series A 1.35% 12/1/30

     1,400,000        1,400,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,500,000)

        1,500,000  
     

 

 

 

  Total Value of Securities – 98.84%
  
(cost $499,466,540)

      $   540,046,501  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $21,267,879, which represents 3.89% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, 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 description above.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

 

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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)

 

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

PSF – Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund    August 31, 2019

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds – 100.00%

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds – 18.48%

     

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Environmental Improvement - US Steel Corp. Project) 5.75% 8/1/42 (AMT)

     2,000,000      $ 2,055,280  

Anuvia, Florida

     

144A 5.00% 7/1/29 #

     134,139        115,360  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Big River Steel Project) Series A 144A 4.50% 9/1/49 (AMT)#

     8,000,000        8,697,760  

Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

     

(Asset-Backed Senior Turbo)

     

Series A-2 5.75% 6/1/34

     5,475,000        5,483,158  

Series A-2 5.875% 6/1/47

     22,075,000        22,185,596  

Series A-2 6.00% 6/1/42

     3,100,000        3,123,281  

Series A-2 6.50% 6/1/47

     24,770,000            25,389,498  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Settlement Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation Bond - Fresno County Tobacco Funding Corporation) 0.83% 6/1/55 ^

     100,000,000        6,228,000  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Calplant I Project) 144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT)#

     5,250,000        5,749,905  

(Poseidon Resources) 144A 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT)#

     5,000,000        5,395,750  

California State Enterprise Development Authority Revenue

     

(Sunpower Corp. - Recovery Zone Facility) 8.50% 4/1/31

     1,000,000        1,050,150  

Central Plains Energy Project, Nebraska

     

(Project No. 3) Series A 5.00% 9/1/37

     3,210,000        4,393,495  

Columbus County, North Carolina Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing

     

(International Paper Co. Project) Series A 5.70% 5/1/34

     1,000,000        1,028,550  

Florida Development Finance

     

(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project) Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49 (AMT)#

     10,000,000        9,537,900  

Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Corporate Settlement Revenue

     

(Asset-Backed) Series A-2 5.00% 6/1/47

     4,000,000        4,102,640  

(Capital Appreciation - Asset-Backed-1st Subordinate) Series B 1.548% 6/1/47 ^

     30,145,000        5,177,705  

Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue

     

Series B-1 5.00% 7/15/35 (AMT)

     5,000,000        5,655,350  

(Special Facilities Continental Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvements Projects) Series 2011 6.625% 7/15/38 (AMT)

     2,000,000        2,159,840  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue

     

(United Airlines Inc.) 5.00% 7/1/29 (AMT)

     1,150,000      $ 1,301,467  

Indiana Finance Authority Exempt Facility Revenue

     

(Polyflow Indiana Project - Green Bond) 144A 7.00% 3/1/39 (AMT)#

     12,500,000            12,928,500  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue

     

(Westlake Chemical Corp.) Series A-1 6.50% 11/1/35

     3,000,000        3,172,320  

Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

     

Asset-Backed Note Series A 5.25% 5/15/35

     2,540,000        2,805,074  

Lower Alabama Gas District Project Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/46

     2,300,000        3,356,597  

Main Street Natural Gas Project Revenue, Georgia

     

Series A 5.50% 9/15/23

     40,000        46,130  

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Revenue Asset-Backed

     

Series A 6.00% 6/1/48

     1,255,000        1,261,300  

M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue

     

Series A 6.50% 11/1/39

     2,500,000        3,998,700  

Series B 6.50% 11/1/39

     2,500,000        3,998,700  

Nassau County, New York Tobacco Settlement Corporation Revenue

     

(Asset-Backed) Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46

     1,235,000        1,234,963  

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry

     

(Green Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels Project) 144A 6.25% 12/15/37 (AMT)#

     2,500,000        2,934,775  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facility Revenue

     

(Continental Airlines Project)

     

5.25% 9/15/29 (AMT)

     4,000,000        4,417,280  

Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)

     1,270,000        1,477,429  

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

     

Series B 5.00% 6/1/46

     4,460,000        4,995,468  

New York Liberty Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Goldman Sachs Headquarters Issue) 5.25% 10/1/35

     7,000,000        9,744,630  

(Second Priority - Bank of America Tower) Class 3 6.375% 7/15/49

     2,000,000        2,039,800  

New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facility Revenue

     

(Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project) Series 2018 4.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)

     1,960,000        2,168,172  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

     

(CarbonLite P, LLC Project) 144A 5.75% 6/1/36 (AMT)#

     7,625,000      $ 8,207,397  

(National Gypsum) 5.50% 11/1/44 (AMT)

     4,500,000        4,835,430  

Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Pollution Control Revenue

     

(Tucson Electric Power) Series A 5.25% 10/1/40

     500,000        518,495  

Port of Seattle, Washington Industrial Development Corporation Special Facilities Revenue

     

(Delta Airlines) 5.00% 4/1/30 (AMT)

     2,000,000        2,201,000  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue

     

Series 28 6.50% 11/15/38

     2,000,000        3,119,500  

Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/37

     11,765,000        16,322,643  

5.25% 12/1/27

     2,235,000        2,819,520  

5.25% 12/1/28

     1,050,000        1,350,290  

5.50% 12/1/29

     765,000        1,016,563  

Shoals, Indiana

     

(National Gypsum Co. Project) 7.25% 11/1/43 (AMT)

     1,625,000        1,816,783  

Tennessee State Energy Acquisition Gas Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 5/1/48

     720,000        779,465  

Series C 5.00% 2/1/27

     2,940,000        3,559,723  

TSASC, New York

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/41

     705,000        788,303  

Subordinate Series B 5.00% 6/1/48

     1,000,000        991,900  

Tulsa, Oklahoma Municipal Airports Improvement Trust Revenue

     

Series A 5.50% 6/1/35 (AMT)

     2,000,000        2,203,800  

(American Airlines) 5.00% 6/1/35 (AMT)

     3,000,000        3,419,070  

Valparaiso, Indiana

     

(Pratt Paper LLC Project) 7.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     2,865,000        3,394,567  

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

     

Series B-1 5.00% 6/1/47

     2,000,000        2,005,040  

Series C 2.419% 6/1/47 ^

     66,475,000        7,810,148  

Series D 2.594% 6/1/47 ^

     137,270,000        14,690,635  

Washington Economic Development Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Columbia Pulp I, LLC Project) Series 2017A 144A 7.50% 1/1/32 (AMT)#

     5,000,000        5,177,300  
     

 

 

 
          266,438,095  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds – 19.07%

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(ACCEL Schools Project) Series A 144A 5.25% 8/1/48 #

     3,200,000      $ 3,449,888  

(American Charter Schools Foundation Project)

     

144A 6.00% 7/1/37 #

     775,000        903,689  

144A 6.00% 7/1/47 #

     4,735,000        5,434,075  

(Basis Schools Projects)

     

Series A 144A 5.125% 7/1/37 #

     750,000        831,067  

Series A 144A 5.375% 7/1/50 #

     1,000,000        1,105,240  

(Kaizen Education Foundation Project) 144A 5.80% 7/1/52 #

     4,000,000        4,441,200  

(Pinecrest Academy Nevada-Horizon, Inspirada) Series A 144A 5.75% 7/15/48 #

     2,250,000        2,544,705  

Arlington, Texas Higher Education Finance

     

(Leadership Preparatory School)

     

Series A 5.00% 6/15/36

     700,000        718,914  

Series A 5.00% 6/15/46

     1,325,000        1,354,799  

Build NYC Resource, New York

     

5.00% 11/1/39

     1,000,000        1,065,810  

(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.125% 5/1/38 #

     575,000        618,430  

Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/48 #

     1,500,000        1,641,375  

(New Dawn Charter Schools Project)

     

144A 5.625% 2/1/39 #

     1,290,000        1,387,795  

144A 5.75% 2/1/49 #

     2,700,000        2,893,725  

Burbank, Illinois

     

(Intercultural Montessori Language) 144A 6.25% 9/1/45 #

     4,000,000        4,486,600  

California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Loma Linda University) Series A 5.00% 4/1/47

     1,500,000        1,776,060  

(Stanford University) Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49

     24,050,000            38,296,499  

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(California Baptist University) Series A 144A 5.50% 11/1/45 #

     4,000,000        4,663,440  

(Julian Charter School Project) Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 #

     5,250,000        5,492,970  

(Partnership Uplift Community Project) Series A 5.25% 8/1/42

     1,700,000        1,791,647  

(Santa Rosa Academy Project) Series A 6.00% 7/1/42

     1,250,000        1,351,137  

(Southwestern Law School) 6.50% 11/1/41  

     1,500,000        1,671,675  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

California School Finance Authority

     

(Aspire Public Schools)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/35 #

     585,000      $ 668,363  

Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/40 #

     605,000        684,806  

(Encore Education Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/52 #

     1,000,000        902,060  

(Escuela Popular Project) 144A 6.50% 7/1/50 #

     2,750,000        2,892,367  

(New Designs Charter School) Series A 5.50% 6/1/42

     1,750,000        1,873,305  

(View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)

     

Series A 5.875% 10/1/44

     1,000,000        1,116,420  

Series A 6.00% 10/1/49

     720,000        806,206  

California State University

     

(Systemwide)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/26

     2,000,000            2,567,680  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/27

     2,300,000        2,987,470  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Charter School Revenue

     

(Green Dot Public Schools) Series A 7.25% 8/1/41

     1,915,000        2,096,599  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(Lancer Educational Student Housing Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/46 #

     1,500,000        1,682,790  

Capital Trust Agency, Florida

     

(Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Inc. Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.375% 7/1/54 #

     6,000,000        6,372,240  

(River City Education Services Project)

     

Series A 5.375% 2/1/35

     870,000        909,541  

Series A 5.625% 2/1/45

     1,500,000        1,572,075  

(University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.25% 12/1/58 #

     8,000,000        8,561,440  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Charter School - Community Leadership Academy) 7.45% 8/1/48

     2,000,000        2,290,080  

(Charter School - Loveland Classical School) 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #

     1,500,000        1,597,035  

(Skyview Charter School) 144A 5.375% 7/1/44 #

     500,000        531,895  

(Windsor Charter Academy Project) Series 2016 144A 5.00% 9/1/36 #

     1,000,000        1,022,610  

East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

     

(Student Services Income - Student Housing Project) 5.00% 7/1/30

     1,000,000        1,094,930  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance

     

(Hawaii Pacific University) Series A 6.875% 7/1/43

     2,000,000      $     2,150,500  

Henderson, Nevada Public Improvement Trust

     

(Touro College & University System)

     

Series A 5.50% 1/1/39

     460,000        519,726  

Series A 5.50% 1/1/44

     2,000,000        2,249,100  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association

     

(Idaho Arts Charter School) 144A 5.00% 12/1/36 #

     715,000        798,412  

(North Star Charter School)

     

Capital Appreciation Subordinate Series B 144A 4.88% 7/1/49 #^

     2,888,155        572,577  

Series A 6.75% 7/1/48

     529,150        580,874  

(Xavier Charter School Project) Series A 5.00% 6/1/50

     1,000,000        1,107,800  

Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Revenue

     

(Chicago International Charter School Project) 5.00% 12/1/47

     2,805,000        3,171,221  

(Uno Charter School) Series A 7.125% 10/1/41

     1,000,000        1,072,740  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Lake Forest College) Series A 6.00% 10/1/48

     1,000,000        1,084,070  

(Rogers Park Montessori)

     

6.00% 2/1/34

     675,000        746,550  

6.125% 2/1/45

     1,800,000        1,973,682  

Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing & Academic Facility Revenue

     

(University of Illinois at Chicago Project) Series A 5.00% 2/15/47

     3,500,000        3,988,180  

Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue

     

(Dekalb II - Northern Illinois University Project) 6.875% 10/1/43

     1,000,000        1,066,520  

Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Educational Facilities

     

(Drexel Foundation - Thea Bowman Academy Charter School) Series A 7.00% 10/1/39

     1,000,000        1,001,580  

Kanawha, West Virginia

     

(West Virginia University Foundation Project) 6.75% 7/1/45

     2,500,000        2,729,375  

Kent County, Delaware Student Housing and Dining Facilities Revenue

     

(Delaware State University Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/53

     140,000        155,259  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/58  

     1,250,000        1,376,750  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Project) 8.00% 12/15/41

     1,500,000      $     1,624,965  

Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Urban Development Authority Revenue

     

(Academy for Classical Education)

     

Series A 144A 5.875% 6/15/47 #

     1,680,000        1,780,313  

Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/52 #

     1,530,000        1,623,437  

Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Patterson Park Public Charter School) Series A 6.125% 7/1/45

     1,000,000        1,000,180  

Miami-Dade County, Florida Industrial Development Authority

     

(Youth Co-Op Charter School)

     

Series A 144A 5.75% 9/15/35 #

     1,000,000        1,059,410  

Series A 144A 6.00% 9/15/45 #

     1,000,000        1,060,780  

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue

     

(Public School Academy Old Redford) Series A 6.50% 12/1/40

     900,000        911,421  

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Limited-Obligation-Landmark Academy) 7.00% 12/1/39

     950,000        956,393  

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry

     

(Somerset Academy)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/35 #

     1,595,000        1,743,813  

Series A 144A 5.125% 12/15/45 #

     2,515,000        2,718,463  

New Jersey State Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Student Loan Revenue

     

Series 1B 5.75% 12/1/39 (AMT)

     1,250,000        1,393,600  

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(Touro College & University System) Series A 5.50% 1/1/44

     2,875,000        3,223,393  

Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Foundation Indiana University) Series A 2.204% 7/1/39 (SGI)

     2,400,000        2,103,720  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(1st Philadelphia Preparatory) Series A 7.25% 6/15/43

     1,230,000        1,433,688  

(Global Leadership Academy Project) 6.375% 11/15/40

     1,000,000        1,029,200  

(Green Woods Charter School Project) Series A 5.75% 6/15/42

     1,600,000        1,689,712  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(Tacony Academy Charter School Project) 7.00% 6/15/43

     1,540,000      $     1,716,499  

Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue

     

(Basic Schools Project)

     

Series 2015A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #

     4,000,000        4,298,240  

Series 2016A 144A 5.00% 7/1/45 #

     2,000,000        2,150,200  

(Choice Academies Project)

     

5.375% 9/1/32

     1,000,000        1,054,560  

5.625% 9/1/42

     600,000        630,168  

(Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC - Arizona State University Project) Series 2018A 5.00% 7/1/37

     250,000        297,345  

(Eagle College Preparatory Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/43

     450,000        465,655  

(Rowan University Project) 5.00% 6/1/42

     2,000,000        2,147,240  

Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue

     

(American Leadership Academy Project)

     

144A 5.00% 6/15/47 #

     1,630,000        1,686,724  

144A 5.00% 6/15/52 #

     1,400,000        1,446,844  

(Edkey Charter Schools Project) 6.00% 7/1/43

     2,000,000        2,009,360  

Pottsboro, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 8/15/36

     655,000        712,168  

Series A 5.00% 8/15/46

     1,000,000        1,069,500  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Georgia Revenue

     

(Mercer University) Series A 5.00% 10/1/32

     1,005,000        1,064,084  

Public Finance Authority Revenue, Wisconsin

     

(Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada Project)

     

Series A 5.50% 12/1/38

     2,572,956        2,310,617  

Series A 5.75% 12/1/48

     2,576,272        2,318,336  

(Minnesota College of Osteopathic Medicine)

     

Senior Series A-1 144A 5.50% 12/1/48 #

     4,125,000        4,127,929  

Subordinate Series B 144A 7.75% 12/1/48 #

     2,500,000        1,451,200  

(Wilson Preparatory Academy)

     

Series A 144A 4.125% 6/15/29 #

     540,000        567,686  

Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/39 #

     500,000        528,800  

Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/49 #

     1,100,000        1,155,033  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(High Point Academy Project) Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/49 #

     5,000,000      $ 5,635,050  

St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Revenue

     

(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project) Series A 5.25% 7/1/50

     2,560,000        2,720,563  

(Hmong College Preparatory Academy Project)

     

Series A 5.75% 9/1/46

     1,000,000        1,118,090  

Series A 6.00% 9/1/51

     3,000,000        3,390,120  

University of California

     

Series AZ 5.25% 5/15/58

     6,185,000        7,751,661  

University of Texas System Board of Regents

     

Series B 5.00% 8/15/49

     18,900,000        30,425,598  

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Revenue

     

(North Davis Preparatory) 6.375% 7/15/40

     1,290,000        1,330,196  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Pine Lake Preparatory) 144A 5.50% 3/1/45 #

     3,460,000        3,770,535  

(Roseman University Health Sciences Project) 5.75% 4/1/42

     2,000,000        2,117,420  

Wyoming Community Development Authority Student Housing Revenue

     

(CHF-Wyoming LLC) 6.50% 7/1/43

     1,000,000        1,056,940  

Yonkers, New York Economic Development Corporation Education Revenue

     

(Charter School Educational Excellence) Series A 6.25% 10/15/40

     595,000        614,742  
     

 

 

 
          274,987,159  
     

 

 

 

  Electric Revenue Bonds – 1.95%

     

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     

(Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/49

     10,000,000        11,619,900  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡

     7,740,000        6,192,000  

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     730,000        585,825  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     990,000        792,000  

Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡

     7,040,000        5,649,600  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Arizona

     

(Salt River Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/31

     2,520,000        3,238,855  
     

 

 

 
        28,078,180  
     

 

 

 

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 23.42%

     

Abag, California Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations

     

(Episcopal Senior Communities) 6.125% 7/1/41

     1,650,000      $ 1,780,301  

Alachua County, Florida Health Facilities Authority

     

(Oak Hammock University)

     

Series A 8.00% 10/1/42

     1,000,000        1,138,580  

Series A 8.00% 10/1/46

     1,500,000        1,703,160  

Allen County, Indiana Economic Development Revenue

     

(StoryPoint Fort Wayne Project) Series A-1 144A 6.875% 1/15/52 #

     1,650,000        1,820,263  

Apple Valley, Minnesota

     

(Minnesota Senior Living LLC, Project)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/47

     2,500,000        2,546,425  

Series D 7.25% 1/1/52

     7,290,000        7,599,388  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Fourth Tier) Series D 144A 7.25% 1/1/54 #

     2,500,000        2,626,850  

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Second Tier)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/49

     975,000        1,093,472  

Series B 5.125% 1/1/54

     1,130,000        1,274,425  

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Third Tier)

     

Series C 144A 5.00% 1/1/49 #

     1,000,000        1,056,380  

Series C 144A 5.50% 1/1/54 #

     4,000,000        4,384,440  

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/54

     2,595,000        2,962,374  

Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development

     

(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project) Series 2010 5.875% 7/1/30

     155,000        160,278  

Birmingham, Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Methodist Home for the Aging)

     

5.50% 6/1/30

     1,850,000        2,132,754  

5.75% 6/1/35

     1,500,000        1,723,350  

5.75% 6/1/45

     2,500,000        2,822,250  

6.00% 6/1/50

     2,650,000        3,022,431  

Butler County, Ohio Port Authority

     

(StoryPoint Fairfield Project) Series A-1 144A 6.50% 1/15/52 #

     650,000        707,635  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Kaiser Permanente) Series A-2 5.00% 11/1/47

     4,870,000              7,660,169  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Northbay Healthcare Group) Series A 5.25% 11/1/47

     500,000      $ 582,680  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(be.group) 144A 7.25% 11/15/41 #

     500,000        506,120  

(Loma Linda University Medical Center) 5.50% 12/1/54

     13,000,000          14,686,230  

Series A 144A 5.25% 12/1/56 #

     3,000,000        3,430,800  

Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/58 #

     4,600,000        5,486,190  

Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue

     

(Cooper Health System Obligation Group) 5.75% 2/15/42

     2,500,000        2,814,800  

Capital Trust Agency, Florida

     

(Elim Senior Housing Inc. Project) 144A 5.875% 8/1/52 #

     2,500,000        2,637,975  

(Tuscan Gardens Senior Living Center) Series A 7.00% 4/1/49

     5,000,000        5,006,450  

Chesterfield County, Virginia Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(1st Mortgage - Brandermill Woods Project) 5.125% 1/1/43

     1,030,000        1,062,352  

Chesterton, Indiana

     

(StoryPoint Chesterton Project) Series A-1 144A 6.375% 1/15/51 #

     1,000,000        1,081,840  

Cobb County, Georgia Development Authority

     

(Provident Village at Creekside Project) Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/51 #

     3,500,000        3,384,080  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(American Baptist) 8.00% 8/1/43

     2,500,000        2,860,175  

(CommonSpirit Health)

     

Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/44

     3,750,000        4,155,450  

Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49

     5,000,000        5,504,200  

Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/44

     2,500,000        3,048,925  

(Mental Health Center Denver Project) Series A 5.75% 2/1/44

     500,000        565,010  

(School Health Systems) Series A 5.00% 1/1/44

     1,000,000        1,126,920  

(Sunny Vista Living Center)

     

Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/30 #

     750,000        798,757  

Series A 144A 5.75% 12/1/35 #

     1,150,000        1,226,095  

Series A 144A 6.125% 12/1/45 #

     1,200,000        1,288,116  

Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/50 #

     560,000        603,299  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Municipal Authority Revenue

     

(Asbury Pennsylvania Obligation Group) 5.25% 1/1/41

     1,600,000      $ 1,659,024  

Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hospital Revenue

     

(The Metrohealth System)

     

5.25% 2/15/47

     5,200,000        6,061,172  

5.50% 2/15/52

     4,655,000        5,497,322  

5.50% 2/15/57

     7,250,000        8,535,207  

Decatur, Texas Hospital Authority

     

(Wise Regional Health Systems)

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/34

     1,000,000        1,121,030  

Series A 5.25% 9/1/29

     500,000        573,905  

Series A 5.25% 9/1/44

     2,000,000        2,223,120  

Duluth, Minnesota Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(St. Luke’s Hospital Authority Obligation Group) 5.75% 6/15/32

     3,750,000        4,125,263  

Florida Development Finance

     

(UF Health - Jacksonville Project) Series A 6.00% 2/1/33

     2,375,000              2,664,797  

Glendale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Glencroft Retirement Community Project)

     

5.00% 11/15/36

     830,000        891,619  

5.25% 11/15/51

     1,350,000        1,442,367  

Guilderland, New York Industrial Development Agency

     

Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/52 #

     6,000,000        6,177,300  

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance Special Purpose Senior Living Revenue

     

(Hawaii Pacific Health Obligation) Series A 5.50% 7/1/43

     2,990,000        3,368,564  

(Kahala Nui) 5.25% 11/15/37

     1,000,000        1,118,280  

Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County, Oregon

     

(Mirabella at South Waterfront) 5.50% 10/1/49

     2,400,000        2,641,272  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Luke’s Health System Project) Series A 5.00% 3/1/33

     485,000        598,272  

(Valley Vista Care Corporation) Series A 5.00% 11/15/32

     455,000        492,788  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Admiral at Lake Project) 5.25% 5/15/54

     5,000,000        5,362,600  

(Lutheran Home & Services) 5.75% 5/15/46

     1,685,000        1,753,445  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Illinois Housing Development Authority

     

(Stonebridge of Gurnee Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.45% 1/1/46 #

     2,500,000      $ 2,503,775  

Series A 144A 5.60% 1/1/56 #

     2,630,000        2,645,070  

Indiana Finance Authority Revenue

     

(King’s Daughters Hospital & Health)

     

5.50% 8/15/40

     1,000,000        1,036,990  

5.50% 8/15/45

     1,000,000        1,035,610  

(Marquette Project) 5.00% 3/1/39

     1,250,000        1,318,437  

Iowa Finance Authority

     

(PHS Council Bluffs Project)

     

5.125% 8/1/48

     1,650,000        1,752,168  

5.25% 8/1/55

     2,500,000        2,659,450  

(Sunrise Retirement Community) 5.75% 9/1/43

     2,500,000        2,556,575  

Kalispell, Montana

     

(Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project) Series A 5.25% 5/15/47

     1,300,000        1,406,197  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Healthcare Revenue

     

(Rosedale Green Project)

     

5.50% 11/15/35

     1,310,000        1,413,097  

5.75% 11/15/45

     2,500,000        2,702,250  

5.75% 11/15/50

     1,600,000        1,724,928  

Kentwood, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Limited Obligation - Holland Home) 5.625% 11/15/41

     1,250,000        1,352,637  

Kirkwood, Missouri Industrial Development Authority

     

(Aberdeen Heights) Series A 5.25% 5/15/50

     6,000,000        6,745,860  

Lucas County, Ohio Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(Sunset Retirement Communities) 5.50% 8/15/30

     1,000,000        1,066,570  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Maine General Medical Center) 6.75% 7/1/41

     1,700,000        1,839,791  

Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority

     

(Christian Care Surprise Project) Series 2016 144A 6.00% 1/1/48 #

     5,400,000        5,747,814  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     

(Adventist Healthcare) Series A 5.50% 1/1/46

     5,000,000        5,942,250  

Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Revenue

     

(Evangelical Homes) 5.50% 6/1/47

     2,750,000              2,909,417  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Lutheran Senior Services) 6.00% 2/1/41

     1,000,000      $       1,052,810  

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Whitemarsh Continuing Care)

     

5.25% 1/1/40

     1,550,000        1,607,365  

5.375% 1/1/50

     6,250,000        6,503,000  

Series A 5.375% 1/1/51

     1,750,000        1,844,535  

Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

     

(Baptist Homes Society Obligation) 6.125% 7/1/50

     8,500,000        9,314,130  

National Finance Authority Revenue, New Hampshire

     

(The Vista Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/39 #

     1,265,000        1,382,759  

Series A 144A 5.625% 7/1/46 #

     1,000,000        1,103,580  

Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/54 #

     2,000,000        2,205,680  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority

     

(Rivermeade) Series A 6.875% 7/1/41

     1,380,000        1,465,836  

New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance

     

(Cardinal Bay - Village on the Park)

     

Series A1 5.00% 7/1/46

     830,000        926,305  

Series A1 5.00% 7/1/51

     1,595,000        1,759,413  

Series B 4.00% 7/1/31

     635,000        650,221  

Series B 4.75% 7/1/51

     1,915,000        1,981,431  

Series C 5.00% 7/1/31

     250,000        264,025  

Series C 5.25% 7/1/36

     350,000        369,887  

Series C 5.50% 7/1/46

     1,250,000        1,318,163  

Series C 5.75% 7/1/51

     1,000,000        1,069,050  

Series D 6.00% 7/1/26

     120,000        123,349  

Series D 7.00% 7/1/51

     1,350,000        1,413,018  

(Legacy Midtown Park Project) Series A 5.50% 7/1/54

     2,500,000        2,661,500  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

     

(Lions Gate Project) 5.25% 1/1/44

     2,000,000        2,091,000  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Barnabas Health Services) Series A 4.00% 7/1/26

     980,000        1,055,881  

(St. Peters University Hospital) 6.25% 7/1/35

     2,700,000        2,889,162  

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(Orange Regional Medical Center)

     

144A 5.00% 12/1/40 #

     1,100,000        1,252,724  

144A 5.00% 12/1/45 #

     800,000        906,328  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care Facilities Revenue

     

(First Mortgage - Galloway Ridge Project) 6.00% 1/1/39

     1,520,000      $       1,536,826  

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Morningstar Senior Living) 5.00% 7/1/36

     2,000,000        2,108,600  

Orange County, New York Funding Corporation Assisted Living Residence Revenue

     

6.50% 1/1/46

     3,800,000        3,950,518  

Palm Beach County, Florida Health Facilities Authority

     

(Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project)

     

Series A 7.25% 6/1/34

     285,000        321,078  

Series A 7.50% 6/1/49

     2,920,000        3,305,352  

Payne County, Oklahoma Economic Development Authority

     

(Epworth Living at the Ranch) Series A 7.00% 11/1/51 ‡

     961,600        9,616  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

     

(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project) Series 2018A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #

     9,495,000        9,850,208  

Prince George’s County, Maryland

     

(Collington Episcopal Life Care Community) 5.25% 4/1/47

     2,000,000        2,189,280  

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin

     

(Bancroft Neurohealth Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/36 #

     960,000        1,040,957  

Series A 144A 5.125% 6/1/48 #

     1,375,000        1,479,830  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Auxilio Mutuo) Series A 6.00% 7/1/33

     5,630,000        5,930,361  

Rochester, Minnesota

     

(The Homestead at Rochester) Series A 6.875% 12/1/48

     2,500,000        2,744,925  

Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority Revenue

     

(Capital Manor) 6.00% 5/15/47

     1,500,000        1,633,590  

San Buenaventura, California Revenue

     

(Community Memorial Health System) 7.50% 12/1/41

     4,475,000        5,009,673  

Southeastern Ohio Port Authority

     

(Memorial Health Systems)

     

5.00% 12/1/43

     805,000        856,166  

5.50% 12/1/43

     1,250,000        1,368,988  

St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development Authority

     

(Nazareth Living Center Project) Series A 5.00% 8/15/35

     600,000        646,596  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development Authority

     

(Nazareth Living Center Project) Series A 5.125% 8/15/45

     1,800,000      $       1,925,856  

Suffolk County, New York Economic Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Peconic Landing Southland) 6.00% 12/1/40

     575,000        601,306  

Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance

     

(Buckingham Senior Living Community) 5.50% 11/15/45 ‡

     3,000,000        2,100,000  

(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project)

     

6.75% 11/15/47

     1,850,000        2,145,519  

6.75% 11/15/52

     3,300,000        3,815,427  

Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Friendship Village) Series A 6.25% 12/1/46

     500,000        530,810  

(Mirabella At ASU Project) Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 #

     1,720,000        1,976,435  

Vermont Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Wake Robin Corp. Project) 5.40% 5/1/33

     1,100,000        1,155,132  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(CommonSpirit Health) Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/39

     3,250,000        4,002,115  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission

     

(Heron’s Key) Series A 144A 7.00% 7/1/50 #

     2,000,000        2,164,140  

Westminster, Maryland

     

(Lutheran Village Millers Grant)

     

6.00% 7/1/34

     800,000        902,808  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/24

     1,450,000        1,601,250  

Series A 6.125% 7/1/39

     750,000        843,038  

Series A 6.25% 7/1/44

     2,500,000        2,810,900  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority

     

(Covenant Communities Project)

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/48

     1,000,000        1,079,630  

Series C 7.00% 7/1/43

     900,000        901,638  

Series C 7.50% 7/1/53

     1,000,000        1,002,260  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority

     

(Rose Villa Project) Series A 144A 5.75% 11/15/44 #

     2,000,000        2,186,180  
     

 

 

 
        337,675,782  
     

 

 

 

  Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.49%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Caritas Affordable Housing) Senior Series A 5.25% 8/15/39

     1,200,000        1,367,040  

(Caritas Projects) Senior Series A 5.50% 8/15/47

     1,500,000        1,617,780  

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Independent Cities Finance Authority, California

     

Series A 5.25% 5/15/44

     750,000      $       827,887  

Series A 5.25% 5/15/49

     3,000,000        3,304,620  
     

 

 

 
        7,117,327  
     

 

 

 

  Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.95%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Goodwill Industry Sacramento Valley) 5.25% 1/1/45

     1,295,000        1,317,145  

(Goodwill Industry Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada Project)

     

Series A 144A 6.625% 1/1/32 #

     500,000        529,625  

Series A 144A 6.875% 1/1/42 #

     1,500,000        1,594,380  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(Lancer Plaza Project) 5.875% 11/1/43

     1,875,000        2,129,737  

Capital Trust Agency, Florida Revenue

     

(Air Cargo - Aero Miami) Series A 5.35% 7/1/29

     715,000        733,747  

Industrial Development Authority of Phoenix, Arizona

     

5.125% 2/1/34

     1,000,000        1,029,300  

5.375% 2/1/41

     1,400,000        1,441,076  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois

     

(McCormick Place Expansion Project) Series A 5.00% 6/15/57

     3,975,000        4,464,005  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facility Revenue

     

Series WW 5.25% 6/15/30

     5,000,000        5,807,350  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     

(Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue) Series A 5.00% 6/15/31

     5,450,000        6,449,312  

(Transportation Program)

     

Series AA 5.00% 6/15/25

     1,000,000        1,178,770  

Series AA 5.00% 6/15/44

     4,975,000        5,488,519  

Series AA 5.25% 6/15/41

     1,000,000        1,136,800  

New York Liberty Development Revenue

     

(Class 2-3 World Trade Center Project) 144A 5.375% 11/15/40 #

     2,410,000        2,726,795  

(Class 3-3 World Trade Center Project) 144A 7.25% 11/15/44 #

     9,600,000        11,533,920  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin Airport Facilities Revenue

     

(AFCO Investors II Portfolio) 144A 5.75% 10/1/31 (AMT)#

     3,775,000      $ 3,959,447  

(Senior Obligation Group) Series B 5.00% 7/1/42 (AMT)

     4,000,000        4,296,680  

Wise County, Texas

     

(Parker County Junior College District) 8.00% 8/15/34

     1,000,000        1,085,340  
     

 

 

 
            56,901,948  
     

 

 

 

  Local General Obligation Bonds – 4.30%

     

Chicago, Illinois

     

Series 2005D 5.50% 1/1/37

     2,280,000        2,575,807  

Series 2005D 5.50% 1/1/40

     3,000,000        3,371,550  

Series 2007E 5.50% 1/1/42

     2,150,000        2,410,107  

Series 2007F 5.50% 1/1/42

     1,250,000        1,401,225  

Series A 5.25% 1/1/29

     4,415,000        4,912,703  

Series A 5.50% 1/1/33

     2,000,000        2,277,280  

Series A 5.50% 1/1/49

     770,000        914,506  

Series A 6.00% 1/1/38

     6,285,000        7,544,765  

Series C 5.00% 1/1/26

     2,105,000        2,423,886  

Chicago, Illinois Board of Education

     

Series A 144A 7.00% 12/1/46 #

     2,500,000        3,181,925  

Series G 5.00% 12/1/44

     2,445,000        2,737,349  

Series H 5.00% 12/1/36

     3,405,000        3,870,429  

Series H 5.00% 12/1/46

     4,225,000        4,717,889  

Fairfax County, Virginia

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     5,000,000        6,657,300  

Wake County, North Carolina

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/28

     3,830,000        5,023,696  

Series A 5.00% 3/1/31

     6,045,000        8,013,857  
     

 

 

 
        62,034,274  
     

 

 

 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 4.23%

     

Arlington, Texas Higher Education Finance

     

(Arlington Classic Academy) 7.65% 8/15/40-20§

     1,000,000        1,059,970  

Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development

     

(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project) Series 2010 5.875% 7/1/30-20§

     845,000        877,600  

Bowling Green, Ohio Student Housing Revenue CFP I

     

(State University Project) 6.00% 6/1/45-20§

     1,215,000        1,259,202  

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Caritas Projects) Senior Series A 6.40% 8/15/45-20§

     1,665,000        1,749,865  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Azusa Pacific University Project) Series B 144A 7.75% 4/1/31-21#§

     750,000      $ 823,687  

(Eisenhower Medical Center) Series A 5.75% 7/1/40-20§

     1,000,000            1,039,080  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(California Baptist University Project) 7.50% 11/1/41-21§

     1,000,000        1,139,820  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Revenue

     

Senior Lien 6.00% 1/1/41-21§

     1,890,000        2,009,902  

Subordinate Lien 6.75% 1/1/41-21§

     1,000,000        1,073,130  

Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Corporation Revenue

     

(Idea Public Schools) 5.75% 8/15/41-21§

     1,000,000        1,087,100  

(Uplift Education) Series A 6.25% 12/1/45-20§

     1,000,000        1,062,550  

District of Columbia Revenue

     

(Center of Strategic & International Studies) 6.625% 3/1/41-21§

     2,235,000        2,416,504  

(KIPP Charter School) 6.00% 7/1/48-23§

     1,450,000        1,717,191  

Hawaii Pacific Health Special Purpose Revenue

     

Series A 5.50% 7/1/40-20§

     1,250,000        1,294,813  

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Admiral at Lake Project)

     

Series A 7.625% 5/15/25-20§

     1,750,000        1,827,665  

Series A 7.75% 5/15/30-20§

     500,000        522,620  

Series A 8.00% 5/15/40-20§

     2,205,000        2,308,106  

Series A 8.00% 5/15/46-20§

     1,500,000        1,570,140  

Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority

     

6.00% 6/1/28-21§

     1,455,000        1,577,365  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Hospital Revenue

     

(Owensboro Medical Health System) Series A 6.50% 3/1/45-20§

     4,965,000        5,157,841  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project) 6.50% 5/15/37-21§

     1,705,000        1,858,757  

Lucas County, Ohio Improvement

     

(Lutheran Homes) Series A 7.00% 11/1/45-20§

     3,865,000        4,121,559  

Martin County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Martin Memorial Medical Center) 5.50% 11/15/42-21§

     1,000,000        1,095,010  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     

(Doctors Community Hospital) 5.75% 7/1/38-20§

     1,730,000        1,796,449  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue

     

(Provident Group - Montclair University Student Housing Project) 5.875% 6/1/42-20§

     1,500,000        1,553,760  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

Norco, California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

     

(Area #1 Project) 6.00% 3/1/36-20§

     1,000,000      $ 1,024,810  

North Texas Education Finance Revenue

     

(Uplift Education) Series A 5.25% 12/1/47-22§

     2,100,000        2,325,057  

Onondaga, New York Civic Development Revenue

     

(St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Project) 4.50% 7/1/32-22§

     1,000,000        1,096,950  

Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Concordia University Project)

     

Series A 144A 6.125% 9/1/30-20#§

     705,000        736,309  

Series A 144A 6.375% 9/1/40-20#§

     500,000        525,635  

Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Edinboro University Foundation) 5.80% 7/1/30-20§

     1,300,000        1,350,453  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(New Foundation Charter School Project) 6.625% 12/15/41-22§

     1,000,000        1,172,560  

San Juan, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority Education Revenue

     

(Idea Public Schools) Series A 6.70% 8/15/40-20§

     2,000,000        2,102,880  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Revenue

     

(Memorial Group)

     

7.125% 11/1/30-23§

     1,420,000        1,761,553  

7.125% 11/1/43-23§

     2,500,000        3,101,325  

St. Johns County, Florida Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Presbyterian Retirement) Series A 5.875% 8/1/40-20§

     1,000,000        1,042,470  

Travis County, Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Westminster Manor Project) 7.125% 11/1/40-20§

     1,000,000        1,067,810  

University of Arizona Medical Center Hospital Revenue 6.00% 7/1/39-21§

     1,500,000        1,630,695  
     

 

 

 
            60,938,193  
     

 

 

 

  Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds – 0.53%

     

Blythe Township, Pennsylvania Solid Waste Authority Revenue

     

7.75% 12/1/37 (AMT)

     3,000,000        3,448,440  

Essex County, New Jersey Improvement Authority

     

144A 5.25% 7/1/45 (AMT)#

     2,500,000        2,541,900  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Orange County, Florida Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Anuvia Florida LLC Project) Series A 144A 4.00% 7/1/48 (AMT)#

     2,665,000      $     1,698,511  
     

 

 

 
        7,688,851  
     

 

 

 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 9.43%

     

Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Revenue

     

(City Center Project) Series 2018 144A 5.375% 5/1/42 #

     3,600,000        4,071,528  

Celebration Pointe, Florida Community Development District

     

5.125% 5/1/45

     2,000,000        2,112,060  

Cherry Hill, Virginia Community Development Authority

     

(Potomac Shores Project)

     

144A 5.15% 3/1/35 #

     1,000,000        1,061,250  

144A 5.40% 3/1/45 #

     2,000,000        2,123,660  

Conley Road Transportation Development District, Missouri

     

5.375% 5/1/47

     5,200,000        5,467,124  

Dutchess County, New York Local Development Corporation Revenue

     

(Anderson Center Services Inc. Project) 6.00% 10/1/30

     1,700,000        1,763,784  

Fountain Urban Renewal Authority, Colorado

     

(Improvement - South Academy Highland) Series A 5.50% 11/1/44

     3,750,000        4,011,900  

Glen Cove, New York Local Economic Assistance

     

(Garvies Point Public Improvement Project) Series A 5.00% 1/1/56

     2,000,000        2,180,120  

Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Louisiana

     

(General Infrastructure Projects) Series C 144A 7.00% 9/15/44 #

     3,320,000        3,417,940  

(Road Projects) Series A 144A 7.00% 9/15/44 #

     2,135,000        2,197,983  

Kansas City, Missouri Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Convention Centre Hotel Project - TIF Financing)

     

Series B 144A 5.00% 2/1/40 #

     935,000        1,039,963  

Series B 144A 5.00% 2/1/50 #

     1,825,000        1,997,755  

Midtown Miami, Florida Community Development District

     

(Parking Garage Project) Series A 5.00% 5/1/37

     1,235,000        1,309,372  

Mobile, Alabama Improvement District

     

(McGowin Park Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 8/1/30

     1,000,000        1,065,440  

Series A 5.50% 8/1/35

     1,300,000        1,384,812  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Mosaic District, Virginia Community Development Authority Revenue

     

Series A 6.875% 3/1/36

     1,500,000      $ 1,589,145  

Nampa Development Corporation, Idaho Revenue

     

144A 5.00% 9/1/31 #

     2,940,000        3,171,143  

5.90% 3/1/30

     2,000,000        2,021,520  

New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency

     

(Pilot - Queens Baseball Stadium) 5.00% 1/1/22 (AMBAC)

     1,000,000        1,002,620  

(Yankee Stadium) 7.00% 3/1/49 (AGC)

     1,000,000        1,004,890  

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

     

(Route 33 Project) 7.00% 7/1/32

     2,335,000        2,651,019  

Prairie Center Metropolitan District No 3, Colorado

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/41 #

     2,000,000        2,130,320  

Public Finance Authority Revenue, Wisconsin

     

(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project) 144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #

     5,065,000        6,118,520  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured) Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     37,719,000        7,330,310  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     24,518,000            25,199,846  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     24,170,000        25,261,517  

Series A-1 5.069% 7/1/46 ^

     26,868,000        7,215,133  

Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40

     3,000,000        3,056,250  

Regional Transportation, Colorado District Revenue

     

(Denver Transit Partners) 6.00% 1/15/41

     1,000,000        1,032,920  

Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction Sales Tax Revenue Improvement

     

(Francis Place Redevelopment Project) 5.625% 11/1/25

     1,100,000        1,100,671  

St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development Authority

     

(Manchester Ballas Community)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 9/1/38 #

     1,050,000        1,078,581  

Series A 144A 5.25% 9/1/45 #

     3,540,000        3,632,040  

St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax Increment Revenue Improvement

     

(Grand Center Redevelopment Project) 6.375% 12/1/25

     910,000        913,567  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue

     

(Sales Tax Vacation Village Project) Series A 6.00% 9/1/35

     4,690,000      $ 5,166,973  
     

 

 

 
            135,881,676  
     

 

 

 

  State General Obligation Bonds – 5.90%

     

California State

     

Various Purposes

     

5.00% 4/1/32

     2,100,000        2,959,593  

5.00% 8/1/46

     2,000,000        2,420,540  

(Bid Group A) 5.00% 10/1/28

     5,000,000        6,636,350  

(Bid Group B) 5.00% 8/1/27

     5,000,000        6,288,950  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/32

     5,000,000        6,359,150  

Illinois State

     

5.00% 11/1/27

     2,000,000        2,325,120  

5.00% 5/1/36

     1,710,000        1,869,543  

5.00% 11/1/36

     2,245,000        2,540,554  

5.00% 2/1/39

     2,980,000        3,230,767  

Series A 5.00% 10/1/30

     2,000,000        2,370,500  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/34

     2,100,000        2,425,836  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/38

     2,805,000        3,001,406  

Series C 5.00% 11/1/29

     8,970,000        10,459,199  

Series D 5.00% 11/1/28

     6,000,000        7,027,740  

Minnesota State

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30

     5,000,000        6,549,550  

New York State

     

Series A 5.25% 2/15/24

     2,000,000        2,126,440  

Ohio State

     

(Infrastructure Improvement) Series A 5.00% 9/1/32

     7,675,000        9,944,114  

Washington State

     

(Various Purpose) Series C 5.00% 2/1/28

     5,000,000        6,512,750  
     

 

 

 
        85,048,102  
     

 

 

 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds – 5.44%

     

Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/33

     4,135,000        4,836,709  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, California

     

Series A 5.75% 1/15/46

     5,000,000        5,861,300  

Series A 6.00% 1/15/49

     7,690,000        9,129,799  

Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue Subordinate Lien

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/25 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,066,320  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority (1st Tier - Downtown Crossing)

     

Series A 5.75% 7/1/49

     3,000,000      $ 3,389,730  

Series A 6.00% 7/1/53

     1,290,000        1,472,922  

Long Beach, California Marina Revenue

     

5.00% 5/15/40

     1,000,000        1,139,360  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Special Project

     

(JFK International Air Terminal) Series 8 6.00% 12/1/42

     1,970,000        2,083,295  

Riverside County, California Transportation Senior Lien

     

Series A 5.75% 6/1/48

     1,000,000        1,117,450  

San Francisco, California City & County Airport Commission - San Francisco International Airport

     

Series E 5.00% 5/1/50 (AMT)

     9,500,000        11,620,115  

South Jersey Port, New Jersey

     

(Subordinated Marine Terminal Revenue)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/49

     1,110,000        1,297,779  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/42 (AMT)

     1,110,000        1,306,270  

Series B 5.00% 1/1/48 (AMT)

     2,535,000        2,955,278  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien

     

(LBJ Infrastructure)

     

7.00% 6/30/40

     7,000,000        7,347,690  

7.50% 6/30/33

     500,000        527,305  

(NTE Mobility)

     

6.75% 6/30/43 (AMT)

     1,905,000        2,231,307  

6.875% 12/31/39

     4,055,000        4,133,302  

7.00% 12/31/38 (AMT)

     1,335,000        1,581,962  

(NTE Mobility Partners Segment 3 LLC Segment 3C Project) 5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT)

     10,000,000        11,858,500  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

     

(Transform 66 P3 Project) 5.00% 12/31/56 (AMT)

     2,975,000        3,431,811  
     

 

 

 
            78,388,204  
     

 

 

 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 2.81%

     

Chicago, Illinois Waterworks Revenue

     

(2nd Lien)

     

5.00% 11/1/26

     180,000        218,828  

5.00% 11/1/28

     30,000        36,061  

Dominion, Colorado Water & Sanitation District Revenue

     

6.00% 12/1/46

     4,000,000        4,309,240  

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue

     

(Senior Lien-Warrants) Series A 5.50% 10/1/53 (AGM)

     2,500,000        2,909,600  

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   

 

      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

  Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue

     

(Sub Lien-Warrants)

     

Series D 6.50% 10/1/53

     16,500,000      $ 20,043,210  

Series D 7.00% 10/1/51

     5,000,000        6,179,750  

Texas Water Development Board

     

(Master Trust) Series B 5.00% 4/15/31

     5,240,000        6,825,886  
     

 

 

 
        40,522,575  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $1,323,607,717)

        1,441,700,366  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 100.00%
(cost $1,323,607,717)

      $ 1,441,700,366  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $297,284,335, which represents 20.62% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, 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 description above.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC – Insured by the AMBAC Assurance Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

 

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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

SGI – Insured by Syncora Guarantee Inc.

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

August 31, 2019

 

 

    

Delaware
Tax-Free

USA Fund

   Delaware
Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund
  

Delaware

National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Assets:

              

Investments, at value1

     $ 626,882,189      $ 540,046,501      $ 1,441,700,366

Cash

       179,311        38,151       

Interest receivable

       6,940,231        5,991,205        16,936,885

Receivable for fund shares sold

       949,405        1,263,620        7,529,115

Receivable for securities sold

              3,060,000        6,088,800
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       634,951,136        550,399,477        1,472,255,166
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Cash due to custodian

                     9,996,763

Payable for securities purchased

       11,369,843        3,000,000        17,741,330

Distribution payable

       483,552        391,650        1,431,598

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       342,774        317,442        437,234

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

       206,261        132,009        480,076

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

       112,085        35,141        120,886

Other accrued expenses

       107,794        116,832        311,290

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expense payable to affiliates

       5,132        4,531        11,857

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates

       4,395        3,951        10,310

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

       2,306        2,075        4,883

Legal fees payable to affiliates

       901        810        2,113

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

       288        253        665
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       12,635,331        4,004,694        30,549,005
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 622,315,805      $ 546,394,783      $ 1,441,706,161
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

              

Paid-in capital

     $ 571,628,110      $ 507,685,940      $ 1,335,212,255

Total distributable earnings (loss)

       50,687,695        38,708,843        106,493,906
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 622,315,805      $ 546,394,783      $ 1,441,706,161
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Delaware
Tax-Free

USA Fund

  Delaware
Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund
 

Delaware

National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Net Asset Value

            

Class A:

            

Net assets

     $ 472,153,173     $ 123,690,581     $ 208,549,036

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       39,476,792       10,072,215       18,171,871

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.96     $ 12.28     $ 11.48

Sales charge

       4.50 %       2.75 %       4.50 %

Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 – sales charge)

     $ 12.52     $ 12.63     $ 12.02

Class C:

            

Net assets

     $ 16,050,833     $ 22,874,140     $ 91,184,133

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       1,341,819       1,863,888       7,913,343

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.96     $ 12.27     $ 11.52

Institutional Class:

            

Net assets

     $ 134,111,799     $ 399,830,062     $ 1,141,972,992

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       11,129,646       32,247,298       98,593,143

Net asset value per share

     $ 12.05     $ 12.40     $ 11.58

                             

            

1Investments, at cost

     $ 577,021,293     $ 499,466,540     $ 1,323,607,717

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.    

 

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Statements of operations

Year ended August 31, 2019

 

    

Delaware
Tax-Free

USA Fund

  Delaware
Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund
  Delaware
National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Investment Income:

            

Interest

     $ 24,137,891     $ 19,726,150     $ 66,341,034
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Management fees

       3,016,095       2,615,133       6,640,185

Distribution expenses — Class A

       1,118,712       311,755       485,561

Distribution expenses — Class C

       166,331       249,144       888,505

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

       402,336       436,227       1,011,446

Accounting and administration expenses

       140,257       135,097       275,147

Registration fees

       90,682       92,044       161,631

Audit and tax fees

       47,193       47,193       47,193

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

       46,820       41,328       90,168

Legal fees

       43,359       33,820       99,410

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       31,795       30,190       75,195

Custodian fees

       17,195       14,739       35,600

Other

       42,043       43,677       91,992
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       5,162,818       4,050,347       9,902,033

Less expenses waived

       (774,525 )       (861,382 )       (655,569 )

Less waived distribution expenses — Class A

             (124,702 )      

Less expenses paid indirectly

       (4,940 )       (5,833 )       (19,109 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

       4,383,353       3,058,430       9,227,355
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       19,754,538       16,667,720       57,113,679
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain:

            

Net realized gain on investments

       1,048,183       1,077,571       3,014,071

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       23,917,474       21,366,521       55,266,412
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

       24,965,657       22,444,092       58,280,483
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 44,720,195     $ 39,111,812     $ 115,394,162
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 19,754,538     $ 20,085,601  

Net realized gain

     1,048,183       1,601,289  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     23,917,474       (13,534,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     44,720,195       8,152,505  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (16,273,524     (16,632,280

Class C

     (472,923     (721,618

Institutional Class

     (3,153,841     (2,731,703
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (19,900,288     (20,085,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     109,025,107       144,964,138  

Class C

     2,698,828       2,742,284  

Institutional Class

     93,831,044       33,395,228  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     14,655,203       14,612,119  

Class C

     404,200       644,001  

Institutional Class

     2,682,248       2,271,556  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
         223,296,630           198,629,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (152,307,083   $ (83,964,343

Class C

     (6,533,225     (11,372,623

Institutional Class

     (44,281,845     (19,620,579
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (203,122,153     (114,957,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     20,174,477       83,671,781  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     44,994,384       71,738,685  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     577,321,421       505,582,736  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $     622,315,805     $     577,321,421  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $14,723 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

* 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (16,632,280   $ (721,618   $ (2,731,703

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 16,667,720     $ 17,509,720  

Net realized gain

     1,077,571       380,931  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     21,366,521       (14,485,267
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     39,111,812       3,405,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (3,886,242     (4,506,606

Class C

     (565,999     (800,814

Institutional Class

     (12,215,479     (12,202,300
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (16,667,720     (17,509,720
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     27,623,937       16,752,051  

Class C

     3,447,342       1,183,828  

Institutional Class

     160,249,995       107,068,849  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     3,607,123       4,147,980  

Class C

     508,002       729,575  

Institutional Class

     9,563,643       9,272,878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     205,000,042       139,155,161  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (49,240,907   $ (44,644,168

Class C

     (10,079,399     (13,357,830

Institutional Class

     (163,828,572     (98,947,892
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (223,148,878     (156,949,890
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (18,148,836     (17,794,729
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     4,295,256       (31,899,065

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     542,099,527       573,998,592  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $ 546,394,783     $ 542,099,527  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $33,111 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

* 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (4,506,606   $ (800,814   $ (12,202,300

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $     57,113,679     $     54,384,298  

Net realized gain

     3,014,071       7,505,047  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     55,266,412       (13,724,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     115,394,162       48,164,845  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (8,113,223     (8,100,736

Class C

     (3,047,818     (3,292,016

Institutional Class

     (45,407,727     (43,005,882
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (56,568,768     (54,398,634
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     54,097,913       50,102,652  

Class C

     14,629,646       12,793,383  

Institutional Class

     377,244,099       270,134,611  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     7,392,441       7,418,908  

Class C

     2,752,227       2,968,800  

Institutional Class

     37,356,231       36,466,522  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     493,472,557       379,884,876  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (61,870,843   $ (46,315,595

Class C

     (22,089,760     (21,101,276

Institutional Class

     (336,446,245     (217,319,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (420,406,848     (284,736,784
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     73,065,709       95,148,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     131,891,103       88,914,303  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     1,309,815,058       1,220,900,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $     1,441,706,161     $     1,309,815,058  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $4,102 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

* 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 11 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (8,100,736   $ (3,292,016   $ (43,005,882

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, net realized gain distributions of $120,279 were made by the Fund’s Class A shares, which calculated to $(0.003) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.44        $ 11.70        $ 12.22        $ 11.83        $ 11.90  

    

                        
       0.41          0.42          0.43          0.42          0.43  
       0.52          (0.26        (0.40        0.39          (0.07
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.93          0.16          0.03          0.81          0.36  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

                        
       (0.41        (0.42        (0.43        (0.42        (0.43
       2                   (0.12                  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.41        (0.42        (0.55        (0.42        (0.43
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 11.96        $ 11.44        $ 11.70        $ 12.22        $ 11.83  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       8.35%          1.44%          0.41%          7.00%          3.09%  

    

                        
     $ 472,153        $ 481,117        $ 415,314        $ 493,408        $ 504,204  
       0.81%          0.81%          0.81%          0.81%          0.81%  
       0.95%          0.96%          0.96%          0.95%          0.96%  
       3.55%          3.66%          3.71%          3.52%          3.63%  
       3.41%          3.51%          3.56%          3.38%          3.48%  
       43%          42%          33%          33%          16%  

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, net realized gain distributions of $4,649 were made by the Fund’s Class C shares, which calculated to $(0.003) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Year ended

 
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.44        $ 11.70        $ 12.22        $ 11.83        $ 11.91  

    

                        
       0.32          0.34          0.34          0.33          0.34  
       0.52          (0.26        (0.40        0.39          (0.08
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.84          0.08          (0.06        0.72          0.26  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.32        (0.34        (0.34        (0.33        (0.34
       2                   (0.12                  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.32        (0.34        (0.46        (0.33        (0.34
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 11.96        $ 11.44        $ 11.70        $ 12.22        $ 11.83  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       7.55%          0.68%          (0.35%        6.19%          2.23%  
                        
     $ 16,051        $ 18,808        $ 27,397        $ 31,545        $ 30,851  
       1.56%          1.56%          1.56%          1.56%          1.57%  
       1.70%          1.71%          1.71%          1.70%          1.72%  
       2.80%          2.91%          2.96%          2.77%          2.88%  
       2.66%          2.76%          2.81%          2.63%          2.73%  
       43%          42%          33%          33%          16%  

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, net realized gain distributions of $20,822 were made by the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which calculated to $(0.003) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.52        $ 11.79        $ 12.31        $ 11.91        $ 11.99  

    

                        
       0.44          0.45          0.46          0.46          0.47  
       0.53          (0.27        (0.40        0.40          (0.08
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.97          0.18          0.06          0.86          0.39  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

    

                        
       (0.44        (0.45        (0.46        (0.46        (0.47
       2                   (0.12                  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.44        (0.45        (0.58        (0.46        (0.47
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 12.05        $ 11.52        $ 11.79        $ 12.31        $ 11.91  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       8.68%          1.61%          0.68%          7.32%          3.26%  

    

                        
     $ 134,112        $ 77,396        $ 62,872        $ 45,696        $ 33,323  
       0.56%          0.56%          0.56%          0.56%          0.57%  
       0.70%          0.71%          0.71%          0.70%          0.72%  
       3.80%          3.91%          3.96%          3.77%          3.88%  
       3.66%          3.76%          3.81%          3.63%          3.73%  
       43%          42%          33%          33%          16%  

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2017, net realized gain distributions of $58,508 were made by the Fund’s Class A shares, which calculated to $(0.004) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.76        $ 12.06        $ 12.38        $ 12.04        $ 12.21  
                        
       0.37          0.37          0.35          0.35          0.35  
       0.52          (0.30        (0.32        0.34          (0.17
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.89          0.07          0.03          0.69          0.18  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.37        (0.37        (0.35        (0.35        (0.35
                         2                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.37        (0.37        (0.35        (0.35        (0.35
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 12.28        $ 11.76        $ 12.06        $ 12.38        $ 12.04  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       7.71%          0.57%          0.35%          5.79%          1.46%  
                        
     $ 123,691        $ 136,653        $ 164,154        $ 188,034        $ 184,514  
       0.65%          0.71%          0.75%          0.75%          0.76%  
       0.91%          0.92%          0.93%          0.92%          0.93%  
       3.11%          3.10%          2.92%          2.84%          2.85%  
       2.85%          2.89%          2.74%          2.67%          2.68%  
       25%          32%          26%          35%          19%  

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2017, net realized gain distributions of $15,746 were made by the Fund’s Class C shares, which calculated to $(0.004) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.75        $ 12.05        $ 12.37        $ 12.03        $ 12.20  
                        
       0.27          0.27          0.25          0.24          0.24  
       0.52          (0.30        (0.32        0.35          (0.17
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.79          (0.03        (0.07        0.59          0.07  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.27        (0.27        (0.25        (0.25        (0.24
                         2                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.27        (0.27        (0.25        (0.25        (0.24
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 12.27        $ 11.75        $ 12.05        $ 12.37        $ 12.03  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       6.81%          (0.28%        (0.50%        4.90%          0.60%  
                        
     $ 22,874        $ 28,002        $ 40,402        $ 49,515        $ 48,328  
       1.50%          1.56%          1.60%          1.60%          1.61%  
       1.66%          1.67%          1.68%          1.67%          1.68%  
       2.26%          2.25%          2.07%          1.99%          2.00%  
       2.10%          2.14%          1.99%          1.92%          1.93%  
       25%          32%          26%          35%          19%  

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate 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 income1

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 assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2017, net realized gain distributions of $152,523 were made by the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which calculated to $(0.004) per share.

 

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. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.87        $ 12.17        $ 12.50        $ 12.16        $ 12.33  
                        
       0.39          0.39          0.37          0.37          0.37  
       0.53          (0.30        (0.33        0.34          (0.17
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.92          0.09          0.04          0.71          0.20  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.39        (0.39        (0.37        (0.37        (0.37
                         2                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.39        (0.39        (0.37        (0.37        (0.37
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 12.40        $ 11.87        $ 12.17        $ 12.50        $ 12.16  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       7.92%          0.75%          0.44%          5.92%          1.62%  
                        
     $ 399,830        $ 377,445        $ 369,443        $ 479,172        $ 474,262  
       0.50%          0.56%          0.60%          0.60%          0.61%  
       0.66%          0.67%          0.68%          0.67%          0.68%  
       3.26%          3.25%          3.07%          2.99%          3.00%  
       3.10%          3.14%          2.99%          2.92%          2.93%  
       25%          32%          26%          35%          19%  

 

 

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflect a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.00        $ 11.05        $ 11.42        $ 10.75        $ 10.65  
                        
       0.46          0.46          0.44          0.41          0.41  
       0.48          (0.05        (0.37        0.67          0.10  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.94          0.41          0.07          1.08          0.51  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.46        (0.46        (0.44        (0.41        (0.41
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.46        (0.46        (0.44        (0.41        (0.41
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 11.48        $ 11.00        $ 11.05        $ 11.42        $ 10.75  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       8.81%          3.80%          0.72%          10.25%          4.83%  
                        
     $ 208,549        $ 200,493        $ 190,211        $ 250,810        $ 227,090  
       0.85%          0.85%          0.85%          0.85%          0.85%  
       0.90%          0.91%          0.94%          0.94%          0.97%  
       4.22%          4.19%          4.02%          3.73%          3.80%  
       4.17%          4.13%          3.93%          3.64%          3.68%  
       33%          19%          27%          13%          10%  

 

 

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.04        $ 11.09        $ 11.47        $ 10.80        $ 10.70  
                        
       0.38          0.38          0.36          0.33          0.33  
       0.48          (0.05        (0.38        0.67          0.10  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.86          0.33          (0.02        1.00          0.43  
                        
       (0.38        (0.38        (0.36        (0.33        (0.33
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.38        (0.38        (0.36        (0.33        (0.33
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 11.52        $ 11.04        $ 11.09        $ 11.47        $ 10.80  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       7.98%          3.03%          (0.11%        9.41%          4.04%  
                        
     $ 91,184        $ 92,155        $ 97,974        $ 113,905        $ 91,196  
       1.60%          1.60%          1.60%          1.60%          1.60%  
       1.65%          1.66%          1.69%          1.69%          1.72%  
       3.47%          3.44%          3.27%          2.98%          3.05%  
       3.42%          3.38%          3.18%          2.89%          2.93%  
       33%          19%          27%          13%          10%  

 

 

 

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Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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        Year ended  
        8/31/19        8/31/18        8/31/17        8/31/16        8/31/15  
     $ 11.10        $ 11.15        $ 11.53        $ 10.85        $ 10.75  
                        
       0.49          0.49          0.47          0.45          0.44  
       0.48          (0.05        (0.38        0.67          0.10  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       0.97          0.44          0.09          1.12          0.54  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        
       (0.49        (0.49        (0.47        (0.44        (0.44
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (0.49        (0.49        (0.47        (0.44        (0.44
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 11.58        $ 11.10        $ 11.15        $ 11.53        $ 10.85  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
       9.03%          4.07%          0.92%          10.57%          5.08%  
                        
     $ 1,141,973        $ 1,017,167        $ 932,716        $ 905,436        $ 649,455  
       0.60%          0.60%          0.60%          0.60%          0.60%  
       0.65%          0.66%          0.69%          0.69%          0.72%  
       4.47%          4.44%          4.27%          3.98%          4.05%  
       4.42%          4.38%          4.18%          3.89%          3.93%  
       33%          19%          27%          13%          10%  

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds® by Macquarie national tax-free funds    August 31, 2019

 

Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers two series: Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Delaware Group Tax-Free Fund and Voyageur Mutual Funds are each referred to as a Trust, or collectively, as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). Each Fund is an open-end investment company. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offer Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) instead of a front-end sales charge of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first year and 0.50% during the second year for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, and 0.75% for Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund if redeemed within the first year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund is to seek as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income taxes as is available from municipal obligations and as is consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital.

The investment objective of Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax primarily through investment in medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Each 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 Funds.

Security Valuation – Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. 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. 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. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market

 

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quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Boards.

Federal Income Taxes – No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each 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. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each 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 each Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the year ended Aug. 31, 2019 and for all open tax years (years ended Aug. 31, 2016–Aug. 31, 2018), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the “Statements of operations.” During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

Class Accounting – Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

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 a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (Delaware 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included

 

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under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$4,606

   $5,724    $18,624

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$334

   $109    $485

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
USA Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
  Delaware National
High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

On the first $500 million

   0.550%   0.500%   0.550%

On the next $500 million

   0.500%   0.475%   0.500%

On the next $1.5 billion

   0.450%   0.450%   0.450%

In excess of $2.5 billion

   0.425%   0.425%   0.425%

DMC has contractually agreed to waive that portion, if any, of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale and dividend 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

 

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operating expenses from exceeding the following percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.* These expense waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Funds. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

 

    

Delaware

Tax-Free

USA Fund

  

Delaware

Tax-Free USA

Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware

National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets

   0.56%    0.50%    0.60%

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware 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 net asset value (NAV) basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$24,939

   $23,844    $53,540

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. 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 Delaware 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; 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$45,570

   $43,280    $109,237

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to each Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the

 

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average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Board for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 fees for the Fund’s Class A shares that went into effect on June 1, 1992. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (1) 0.10% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (2) 0.25% of average daily net assets representing shares that were acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All of the Fund’s Class A shareholders bear 12b-1 fees at the same blended rate, currently 0.25% of average daily net assets, based on the formula described on the previous page. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. The Class A shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund were subject to a 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets, which was contractually waived to 0.15% of average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.** Each Fund pays 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each 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, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Funds. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$15,250

   $14,512    $36,039

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

       Municipal Bond Fund       

$18,364

   $5,459    $38,172

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each Fund’s Class A and Class C shares. These commissions were entirely used to offset upfront commissions previously paid by DDLP to broker/dealers on sales of those shares. The amounts received were as follows:

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield
       Municipal Bond Fund       

Class A

   $153    $ —    $54,821

Class C

     163      656        1,919

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by each Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.

Cross trades for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, were executed by each Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Boards designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross

 

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trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At their regularly scheduled meetings, the Boards review such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Boards. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in realized losses as follows:

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free

        USA Fund        

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National High-Yield

        Municipal Bond Fund      

Purchases

   $49,851,543    $38,724,650    $25,246,214

Sales

     35,492,096      29,832,183      34,591,437

Net realized loss

            74,398            126,660                    —

There was no realized gain (loss) as a result of Rule 17a-7 securities sales for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund.

 

*For Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019. For Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from April 1, 2018 through Dec. 28, 2019.

**For Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund Class A shares, the aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

3. Investments

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free

       USA Fund       

  

Delaware Tax-Free

USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National
High-Yield

Municipal Bond Fund

Purchases

   $269,097,067    $127,452,156    $518,792,990

Sales

     238,361,585      143,756,228      433,154,815

The tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which may not necessarily be final tax cost basis adjustments, but approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. At Aug. 31, 2019, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:

 

       Delaware Tax-Free  
USA Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
   Delaware National
High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Cost of investments

     $ 577,209,948      $ 499,466,540      $ 1,322,173,100
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

     $ 50,013,037      $ 40,747,208      $ 122,927,261

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
USA Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
  Delaware National
High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments

       (340,796 )       (167,247 )       (3,399,995 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     $   49,672,241     $   40,579,961     $   119,527,266
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

US GAAP defines fair value as the price that each 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 Fund’s investment in its entirety is 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 below.

 

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, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
Level 3 –    Significant unobservable inputs, including each 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. Each 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 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.

 

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The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Aug. 31, 2019:

 

     Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund  
     Level 2  

Securities

  

Assets:

  

Municipal Bonds

         $623,082,189  

Short-Term Investments

               3,800,000  

Total Value of Securities

         $626,882,189  
    

Delaware Tax-Free USA

    Intermediate Fund

 
     Level 2              

Securities

  

Assets:

  

Municipal Bonds

         $538,546,501  

Short-Term Investments

               1,500,000  

Total Value of Securities

         $540,046,501  
    

Delaware National High-Yield

    Municipal Bond Fund

 
     Level 2  

Securities

  

Assets:

  

Municipal Bonds

     $1,441,700,366  

During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when a Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to each Fund’s net assets. During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

 

         Delaware Tax-Free    
USA Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
    USA Intermediate Fund    
   Delaware National
High-Yield
    Municipal Bond Fund    

Year ended 8/31/19

              

Tax-exempt income

     $ 19,673,037        $ 16,667,720        $ 56,547,428  

Ordinary income

       81,501                   21,340  

Long-term capital gains

       145,750                    

Total

     $ 19,900,288        $ 16,667,720        $ 56,568,768  

Year ended 8/31/18

              

Tax-exempt income

     $ 20,025,612        $ 17,495,281        $ 54,048,737  

Ordinary income

       59,989          14,439          349,897  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 20,085,601        $ 17,509,720        $ 54,398,634  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Aug. 31, 2019, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

         Delaware Tax-Free    
USA Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
    USA Intermediate Fund    
  Delaware National
High-Yield
    Municipal Bond Fund    

Shares of beneficial interest

     $ 571,628,110       $ 507,685,940       $ 1,335,212,255  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

       468,830         358,539         1,427,496  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

       1,030,177                  

Distributions payable

       (483,553       (391,650 )       (1,431,598 )

Capital loss carryforwards

               (1,838,007 )       (13,029,258 )

Unrealized appreciation of investments

       49,672,241         40,579,961         119,527,266  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 622,315,805       $ 546,394,783       $ 1,441,706,161  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and tax treatment of market discount and premium on debt instruments, if applicable.

 

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For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. At Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund

  

Delaware National  High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Capital loss carryforwards utilized

       $1,077,571          $2,894,196  

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized for tax years beginning after Dec. 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. At Aug. 31, 2019, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains were as follows:

 

    

Loss carryforward character

        
    

Short-term

    

Long-term

    

Total

 
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund    $ 1,838,007      $      $ 1,838,007  

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

     11,623,420        1,405,838        13,029,258  

At Aug. 31, 2019, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund.

 

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6. Capital Shares    

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:    

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
USA Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
    Delaware National
High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund
 
    

Year

ended

   

Year

ended

   

Year

ended

 
     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     9,633,567       12,603,666       2,346,565       1,415,308       4,939,498       4,548,565  

Class C

     235,464       236,676       294,667       99,772       1,334,649       1,156,364  

Institutional Class

     8,058,705       2,876,073       13,507,386       8,940,604       34,265,773       24,307,805  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

Class A

     1,282,034       1,268,997       305,278       350,140       675,346       674,320  

Class C

     35,429       55,857       43,148       61,629       250,585       268,726  

Institutional Class

     232,343       195,804       801,340       775,842       3,379,605       3,284,191  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     19,477,542       17,237,073       17,298,384       11,643,295       44,845,456       34,239,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (13,496,639     (7,310,314     (4,200,242     (3,760,589     (5,676,550     (4,205,385

Class C

     (572,900     (989,856     (856,325     (1,131,893     (2,018,698     (1,909,980

Institutional Class

     (3,877,118     (1,689,696     (13,850,854     (8,276,999     (30,706,607     (19,583,617
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (17,946,657     (9,989,866     (18,907,421     (13,169,481     (38,401,855     (25,698,982
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,530,885       7,247,207       (1,609,037     (1,526,186     6,443,601       8,540,989  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018, each Fund had the following exchange transactions:

 

     Year ended
     8/31/19
          Exchange         Exchange     
     Redemptions    Subscriptions     
               Institutional         Institutional     
     Class A    Class C    Class    Class A    Class     
         Shares            Shares            Shares            Shares            Shares            Value    

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

       122,933        9,379               9,402        122,076      $ 1,496,654

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

       1,189,029        4,719        6,641        11,435        1,178,174        13,998,550

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

       9,893                             9,811        108,773

 

     Year ended
     8/31/18
     Exchange      Exchange       
     Redemptions      Subscriptions       
                          Institutional       
     Class A      Class C      Class A      Class       
         Shares              Shares              Shares              Shares              Value    

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

       48,496          77,372          77,526          48,172        $ 1,447,435

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

       24,896          31,342          31,355          24,650          662,376

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

       44,817          87,060          55,968          75,762          1,459,307

7. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a revolving line of credit intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The revolving line of credit available was reduced from $155,000,000 to $130,000,000 on Sept. 6, 2018. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which was allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant was 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 Nov. 5, 2018.

On Nov. 5, 2018, the Participants entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $190,000,000 revolving line of credit. The revolving line of credit available was increased to $220,000,000 on

 

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7. Line of Credit (continued)

Nov. 29, 2018. The revolving line of credit is to be used as described on the previous page and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 4, 2019.

The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Aug. 31, 2019, or at any time during the year then ended.

8. Securities Lending

Delaware Tax-Free USA intermediate Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). 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 Mellon 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 each fund of the Trust is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a fund. 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; 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

 

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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 year ended Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund had no securities out on loan. For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Fee USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were not included in the Lending Agreement.

9. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

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.

The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by municipalities, and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam, whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes.

The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the US states or territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund. At Aug. 31, 2019, the percentage of each Fund’s net assets insured by bond issuers are listed on the next page and these securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.”

 

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9. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks (continued)

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
USA Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
  Delaware
National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

Assured Guaranty Corporation

       0.16 %             0.07 %

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

       0.24 %       1.44 %       0.20 %

AMBAC Assurance Corporation

       0.48 %             0.07 %

Build America Mutual Assurance

       0.40 %            
National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation        0.17 %            

Syncora Guarantee

                   0.15 %
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

       1.45 %       1.44 %       0.49 %
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

As of Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of California, New York, and Texas, which constituted approximately 14.14%, 11.61%, and 12.74%, respectively, of the Fund’s net assets. As of Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of California and New York, which constituted approximately 15.32% and 16.27%, respectively, of the Fund’s net assets. As of Aug. 31, 2019, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of California which constituted approximately 15.37% of the Fund’s net assets. These investments could make each Fund more sensitive to economic conditions in those states than other more geographically diversified national municipal income funds.

Each Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P), lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher-yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher-rated securities. Additionally, lower-rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.

Each 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. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Each Fund may invest in advance refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the

 

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issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” “Advance refunded bonds” are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest-bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.

Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.

Each 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 each 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 Boards have delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each 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 each Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities held by each Fund have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.” Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the security valuation procedures described in Note 1.

10. Contractual Obligations

Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed each Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those

 

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11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued an ASU 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X to update and simplify the disclosure requirements for registered investment companies by eliminating requirements that are redundant or duplicative of US GAAP requirements or other SEC disclosure requirements. The new amendments require the presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” and the total, rather than the components, of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” The amendments also removed the requirement for the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the “Statements of changes in net assets” and certain tax adjustments that were reflected in the “Notes to financial statements.” All of these have been reflected in the Funds’ financial statements.

12. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Aug. 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Report of independent

registered public accounting firm

To the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund and Voyageur Mutual Funds and Shareholders of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund (constituting Delaware Group® Tax Free Fund) and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (one of the funds constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Delaware Funds® by Macquarie since 2010.

 

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Tax Information

The information set forth below is for each Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All disclosures are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of each Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

     (A)
Ordinary Income
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
  (B)
Tax-Exempt
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
  (C)
Long-Term Capital
Gain Distributions
(Tax Basis)
  Total
Distributions
(Tax Basis)

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

   0.41%   98.86%   0.73%   100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

     100.00%       100.00%

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

   0.04%   99.96%     100.00%

(A), (B) and (C) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019

At a meeting held on Aug. 21-22, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory contract. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (collectively, “Macquarie Investment Management”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Funds; the costs of such services to the Funds; economies of scale; and the investment manager’s financial condition and profitability. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, materials were provided to the Trustees in May 2019, including reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”). The Broadridge reports compared each Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent

 

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Trustees reviewed and discussed the Broadridge reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In addition to the information noted above, the Board also requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, the investment manager’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of each Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and also received assistance and advice from an experienced and knowledgeable independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”). Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board considered the services provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (“Delaware Funds”); and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of DMC and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s receipt of certain favorable industry distinctions during the past several years. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenses while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board also noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through (a) each shareholder’s ability to: (i) exchange an investment in one Delaware Fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Fund without a sales charge, or (ii) reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Funds, and (b) the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services provided by DMC.

Investment performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board considered performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Broadridge reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year

 

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Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019 (continued)

periods, to the extent applicable, ended Jan. 31, 2019. The Board’s objective is that each Fund’s performance for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods be at or above the median of its Performance Universe.

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional general and insured municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional intermediate municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional high yield municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 10-year period was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board observed that the Fund’s performance results were mixed but tended toward median, which was acceptable.

Comparative expenses. The Board considered expense data for the Delaware Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for each Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees. The Board’s objective is for each Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with those of the peer funds within its Expense Group.

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was

 

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satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Broadridge report.

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with the management fee and total expenses of the Fund in comparison to those of its Expense Group as shown in the Broadridge report.

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight, and custody services, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Management profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by DMC in connection with the operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of DMC, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by DMC. The Board considered DMC’s efforts to improve services provided to Fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered 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 Delaware Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. As part of its work, the Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding MIMBT profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed with JDL personnel regarding DMC’s profitability in such context. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC.

Economies of scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints, and which applies to most funds in the Delaware Funds complex. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints are exceeded. The Board noted that, as of March 31, 2019, each of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund’s and Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund’s assets exceeded the first breakpoint level. The Board also

 

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Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019 (continued)

noted that, as of March 31, 2019, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund’s assets exceeded the second breakpoint level. The Board believed that, given the extent to which economies of scale might be realized by DMC and its affiliates, the schedule of fees under the Investment Management Agreement provides a sharing of benefits with the Funds and their shareholders.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

 

            Interested Trustee

 

     
Shawn K. Lytle1    President,    President and
2005 Market Street    Chief Executive Officer,    Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia, PA 19103    and Trustee    since August 2015
February 1970      
      Trustee since

    

    

    

      September 2015

 

            Independent Trustees

 

     
Thomas L. Bennett    Chair and Trustee    Trustee since
2005 Market Street       March 2005
Philadelphia, PA 19103      
October 1947       Chair since
      March 2015
Jerome D. Abernathy    Trustee    Since January 2019
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      
July 1959      

    

    

    

     
Ann D. Borowiec    Trustee    Since March 2015
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      
November 1958      

    

    

    

         

 

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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     
President — Macquarie    59    Trustee — UBS
Investment Management2       Relationship Funds,
(June 2015–Present)       SMA Relationship
          Trust, and UBS Funds
Regional Head of       (May 2010–April 2015)
Americas — UBS Global      
Asset Management      

(April 2010–May 2015)

 

     

 

    

 

     
Private Investor    59    None

(March 2004–Present)

 

 

         
Managing Member,    59    None
Stonebrook Capital      

Management, LLC (financial

technology: macro factors

and databases)

     

(January 1993–Present)

 

         
Chief Executive Officer,    59    Director —
Private Wealth Management       Banco Santander International
(2011–2013) and       (October 2016–Present)
Market Manager,      
New Jersey Private       Director —
Bank (2005–2011) —       Santander Bank, N.A.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

       

(December 2016–Present)

 

 

2

Macquarie Investment Management is the marketing name for Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

 

Name, Address,    Position(s)    Length of
and Birth Date    Held with Fund(s)    Time Served

 

            Independent Trustees (continued)

 

  
Joseph W. Chow    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1953

 

     
     
John A. Fry    Trustee    Since January 2001
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

May 1960

 

 

 

 

     
     
Lucinda S. Landreth    Trustee    Since March 2005
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

June 1947

 

     
           

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     
Private Investor    59    Director and Audit Committee
(April 2011–Present)       Member — Hercules
      Technology Growth
          Capital, Inc.
         

(July 2004–July 2014)

 

President —    59    Director; Compensation
Drexel University       Committee and
(August 2010–Present)       Governance Committee
          Member — Community
President —       Health Systems
Franklin & Marshall College       (May 2004–present)
(July 2002–June 2010)      
      Director — Drexel
      Morgan & Co.
      (2015–present)
          Director and Audit Committee
      Member — vTv
      Therapeutics Inc.
      (2017–present)
      Director and Audit Committee
      Member — FS Credit Real
      Estate Income Trust, Inc.
         

(2018–present)

 

Private Investor    59    None

(2004–Present)

 

         

 

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Name, Address,    Position(s)    Length of
and Birth Date    Held with Fund(s)    Time Served

 

         Independent Trustees (continued)

 

  
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa    Trustee    Since September 2011
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

January 1956

 

 

     
Thomas K. Whitford    Trustee    Since January 2013
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

March 1956

 

 

     
           

 

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   Number of Portfolios in   
Principal Occupation(s)    Fund Complex Overseen    Other Directorships
During the Past Five Years    by Trustee or Officer    Held by Trustee or Officer

    

 

         
Private Investor    59    Trust Manager and
(January 2017–Present)       Audit Committee
      Chair — Camden
Chief Executive Officer —       Property Trust
Banco Itaú       (August 2011–Present)
International      
(April 2012–December 2016)       Director; Audit
      Committee Member —
Executive Advisor to Dean       Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
(August 2011–March 2012)       (March 2018–Present)
and Interim Dean      
(January 2011–July 2011) —      
University of Miami School of      
Business Administration      
President — U.S. Trust,      
Bank of America Private      
Wealth Management      
(Private Banking)      
(July 2007–December 2008)      
Vice Chairman    59    Director — HSBC North
(2010–April 2013) —       America Holdings Inc.
PNC Financial       (December 2013–Present)
Services Group      
      Director — HSBC USA Inc.
      (July 2014–Present)
      Director —
      HSBC Bank USA,
      National Association
      (July 2014–March 2017)
      Director — HSBC
      Finance Corporation
     

(December 2013–April 2018)

 

           

 

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Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

 

            Independent Trustees (continued)

 

  
Christianna Wood    Trustee    Since January 2019
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

August 1959

 

 

 

 

     
           

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

  
Chief Executive Officer    59    Director; Finance Committee
and President —       and Audit Committee
Gore Creek       Member — H&R
Capital, Ltd.       Block Corporation
(August 2009–Present)       (July 2008–Present)
      Director; Chair of Investments
      Committee and Audit
      Committee Member —
      Grange Insurance
      (2013–Present)
      Trustee; Chair of
      Nominating and Governance
      Committee and Audit
      Committee Member —
      The Merger Fund
      (2013–Present),
      The Merger Fund VL
      (2013-Present),
      WCM Alternatives:
      Event-Driven Fund
      (2013–Present),
      and WCM Alternatives:
      Credit Event Fund
      (December 2017–Present)
      Director; Chair of
      Governance Committee
      and Audit Committee
      Member — International
      Securities Exchange
      (2010–2016)
           

 

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Name, Address,    Position(s)    Length of
and Birth Date    Held with Fund(s)    Time Served

 

            Independent Trustees (continued)

 

  
Janet L. Yeomans    Trustee    Since April 1999
2005 Market Street      
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

July 1948

 

     

 

            Officers

 

  
David F. Connor    Senior Vice President,    Senior Vice President since
2005 Market Street    General Counsel,    May 2013; General
Philadelphia, PA 19103    and Secretary    Counsel since May 2015;
December 1963       Secretary since
     

October 2005

 

Daniel V. Geatens    Vice President    Vice President and
2005 Market Street    and Treasurer    Treasurer since October 2007
Philadelphia, PA 19103      

October 1972

 

     
Richard Salus    Senior Vice President    Senior Vice President and
2005 Market Street    and Chief Financial Officer    Chief Financial Officer
Philadelphia, PA 19103       since November 2006

October 1963

 

     
           

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

 

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Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     
Vice President and Treasurer    59    Director; Personnel and
(January 2006–July 2012),       Compensation Committee
Vice President —       Chair; Member of Nominating,
Mergers & Acquisitions       Investments, and Audit
(January 2003–January 2006),       Committees for various
and Vice President       periods throughout
and Treasurer       directorship —
(July 1995–January 2003) —       Okabena Company
3M Company       (2009–2017)

 

    

 

     
David F. Connor has served    59    None3
in various capacities at      
different times at      
Macquarie Investment      

Management.

 

     
Daniel V. Geatens has served    59    None3
in various capacities at      
different times at      
Macquarie Investment      

Management.

 

     
Richard Salus has served    59    None3
in various capacities      
at different times at      
Macquarie Investment      

Management.

 

     
           

 

 

 

3 

David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant. Mr. Geatens also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc., which has an affiliated investment manager.

 

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About the organization

Board of trustees

 

Shawn K. Lytle

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Delaware Funds®

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

 

Thomas L. Bennett

Chairman of the Board

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Private Investor

Rosemont, PA

 

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member

Stonebrook Capital

Management, LLC

Jersey City, NJ

 

Affiliated officers

 

David F. Connor

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel,

and Secretary

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Private Wealth Management

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

New York, NY

 

Joseph W. Chow

Former Executive Vice

President

State Street Corporation

Boston, MA

 

John A. Fry

President

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

 

Daniel V. Geatens

Vice President and

Treasurer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Lucinda S. Landreth

Former Chief Investment

Officer

Assurant, Inc.

New York, NY

 

Frances A.

Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Banco Itaú International

Miami, FL

 

 

Richard Salus

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Thomas K. Whitford

Former Vice Chairman

PNC Financial Services Group

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer

and President

Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Golden, CO

 

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and

Treasurer

3M Company

St. Paul, MN

This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund, and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

 

Each 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-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Each Fund’s Forms N-Q or Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are 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 Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-Q or Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q and Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Annual report    

Fixed income mutual funds

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

August 31, 2019

 

 

Beginning on or about June 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of your Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent to you by mail, unless you specifically request them from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker/dealer, bank, or insurance company. Instead, you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted on the website and provided with a link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you do not need to take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by signing up at delawarefunds.com/edelivery. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting us at 800 523-1918. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie or your financial intermediary.

 

Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus and their summary prospectuses, which may be obtained by visiting delawarefunds.com/literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.

You can obtain shareholder reports and prospectuses online instead of in the mail.

Visit delawarefunds.com/edelivery.

 


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Experience Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is a global asset manager with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As active managers we prioritize autonomy and accountability at the investment team level in pursuit of opportunities that matter for clients. Delaware Funds is one of the longest-standing mutual fund families, with more than 80 years in existence.

If you are interested in learning more about creating an investment plan, contact your financial advisor.

You can learn more about Delaware Funds or obtain a prospectus for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

Manage your account online

 

  Check your account balance and transactions
  View statements and tax forms
  Make purchases and redemptions

Visit delawarefunds.com/account-access.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) offers a diverse range of products including securities investment management, infrastructure and real asset management, and fund and equity-based structured products. MIM is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group. This includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Delaware Capital Management Advisers, Inc., Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC, and Macquarie Investment Management Europe S.A.

The Funds are distributed by Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP), an affiliate of MIMBT and Macquarie Group Limited.

Other than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

Table of contents   

Portfolio management review

     1  

Performance summaries

     9  

Disclosure of Fund expenses

     34  

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

     38  

Schedules of investments

     44  

Statements of assets and liabilities

     94  

Statements of operations

     98  

Statements of changes in net assets

     100  

Financial highlights

     112  

Notes to financial statements

     148  

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

     165  

Other Fund information

     166  

Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

     172  

About the organization

     182  

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Aug. 31, 2019, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

The Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.

© 2019 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 


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Performance preview (for the year ended August 31, 2019)

                 
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund (Institutional Class shares)      1-year return        +7.78 %   
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund (Class A shares)      1-year return        +7.51 %   
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)      1-year return        +8.72 %   
Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average      1-year return        +7.24 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, please see the table on page 9.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis.

Please see page 12 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund (Institutional Class shares)

     1-year return        +8.25 %   

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund (Class A shares)

     1-year return        +7.99 %   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

     1-year return        +8.72 %   

Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average

     1-year return        +8.24 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, please see the table on page 13.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues that are exempt from taxation in California. Please see page 16 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund (Institutional Class shares)

     1-year return        +7.74 %   

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund (Class A shares)

     1-year return        +7.48 %   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

     1-year return        +8.72 %   

Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average

     1-year return        +7.24 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, please see the table on page 17.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis.

Please see page 20 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund (Institutional Class shares)

     1-year return        +7.46 %   

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund (Class A shares)

     1-year return        +7.19 %   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

     1-year return        +8.72 %   

Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average

     1-year return        +7.24 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, please see the table on page 21.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that limit assets to those securities that are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis.

Please see page 24 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (Institutional Class shares)

     1-year return        +8.17 %   

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (Class A shares)

     1-year return        +8.00 %   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

     1-year return        +8.72 %   

Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Average

     1-year return        +8.24 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, please see the table on page 25.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues that are exempt from taxation in New York.

Please see page 28 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (Institutional Class shares)

     1-year return        +8.12 %   

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (Class A shares)

     1-year return        +7.72 %   

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index (benchmark)

     1-year return        +8.72 %   

Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds Average

     1-year return        +7.86 %   

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, please see the table on page 29.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service fee.

The performance of Class A shares excludes the applicable sales charge. Both Institutional Class shares and Class A shares reflect the reinvestment of all distributions.

The Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds Average compares funds that invest primarily in municipal debt issues that are exempt from taxation in Pennsylvania.

Please see page 33 for a description of the index. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Economic backdrop

Throughout the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the US economy grew, albeit at a moderating pace, reflecting mounting concerns about trade conflict with China. In the third quarter of 2018, US gross domestic product (GDP) – a measure of national economic output – rose by an annualized 2.9%, down from the previous quarter. Growth slowed to 1.1% in the final three months of 2018 before bouncing back to 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019. In the second quarter of 2019, the country’s GDP rose an estimated 2.0%.

Against this backdrop of economic expansion, job growth also remained strong. In August 2019, the US unemployment rate stood at 3.7%, matching its level one year earlier and close to the nearly 50-year low of 3.6% achieved in both April and May 2019.

When the fiscal year began in September 2018, the US Federal Reserve continued to raise its short-term target interest rate, maintaining a cycle that had been in place since 2015. In September and again in December 2018, the Fed lifted the federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points. As data mounted suggesting a slowing US economy, however, the Fed adjusted its policy direction – initially, by no longer raising rates and then, in June 2019, reversing its rate increase from December. By the end of the Funds’ fiscal year on Aug. 31, 2019, the federal funds rate was within a range of 2.00% to 2.25%. Investors widely anticipated that the Fed would enact further rate cuts at its meetings later in 2019.

Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bloomberg.

Municipal bond market conditions

Uncertainty about trade policy led to uncertainty about future global growth, encouraging global central banks to implement increasingly stimulative economic policies. This led to a highly favorable backdrop for municipal debt, particularly

as the Funds’ fiscal year progressed. The US municipal bond market, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, returned 8.72% for the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2019.

As rates on longer-term bonds fell more than those on shorter-term issues, the municipal yield curve flattened. The largest yield declines came from the “belly” of the municipal yield curve, while the strongest overall performance came from the 20-year (17-22 years) and the long bond (22+ years) segments of the curve. Meanwhile, credit spreads tightened, indicating that investors were willing to accept somewhat less yield in exchange for assuming credit risk in an environment of generally healthy credit fundamentals.

Lower-rated bonds generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts, while bonds with longer maturities tended to outpace those with shorter maturities. The following tables highlight these performance trends for the Funds’ fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019:

 

Returns by credit rating

      

 

AAA

     8.17

AA

     8.37

A

     9.20

BBB

     10.48

Returns by maturity

      

 

1 year

     2.65

5 years

     6.34

10 years

     9.48

22+ years

     11.14

Source: Bloomberg.

Economic backdrop in the states

Arizona’s economy continues to recover from the last recession, with growth in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The state’s nonfarm employment increased by 2.5% from the previous year and totaled 2.93 million in July 2019. The

 

 

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unemployment rate has remained high compared with the national average (3.7%) and was 4.9% in July 2019. Per capita personal income is 15% below the national average. General Fund revenues totaled $11.2 billion in fiscal year 2019, 11.2% higher than the previous fiscal year and 3.1% above the forecast. Sales and use tax receipts increased 6.5%, income tax collections rose 10.2%, and corporate tax receipts grew by 37.9% during fiscal year 2019. The General Fund operating balance grew to $3.6 billion in fiscal year 2019 and the Budget Stabilization Fund increased to $811 million as of July 2019. The state legislature enacted a $11.9 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2020, up 11.0% from the prior fiscal year. Spending for education and for health and human services are budgeted to increase by 6.9% and 10.9%, respectively. (Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, Arizona Office of Strategic Planning Budgeting, Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee.)

California benefits from a large and highly diverse economy, with real GDP of $2.9 trillion, which ranks it as the fifth largest economy in the world. Nonfarm employment grew by 1.8% year over year and totaled 17.47 million in July 2019. The unemployment rate remained level at 4.2% in July 2019, weaker than the national average of 3.7%. The state’s per capita income remained strong at 6% above the national average. General Fund revenues rose by 6.5% year over year and totaled $144.8 billion in fiscal year 2019. Personal income taxes totaled $99.0 billion in fiscal year 2019, 0.5% above forecasts. Sales and use tax collections totaled $27.1 billion in fiscal year 2019, 0.6% above forecasts. Corporate tax collections totaled $13.8 billion in fiscal year 2019, 1.3% above estimates. California finished fiscal year 2019 with a $6.8 billion General Fund balance and a $14.4 billion Budget Stabilization Fund. The state legislature enacted a General Fund budget of $147.8 billion for fiscal year 2020, a 3.6% year-over-year increase. General Fund revenues are

expected to increase by 3.1% and total $146.0 billion in fiscal year 2020, with personal income taxes rising 4.2%, sales and use collections increasing 4.4%, and corporate tax receipts decreasing 4.7%. The state is expected to end fiscal year 2020 with a General Fund balance of $2.8 billion and a Budget Stabilization Fund of $16.5 billion. (Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, ebudget.ca.gov.)

Colorado has a large, diverse, and growing economy, with per capita income levels 3% above the national average. The state’s nonfarm employment increased by 1.9% year over year and totaled 2.78 million as of July 2019. The unemployment rate in July 2019 was 2.9%, much lower than the national average of 3.7%. General Fund revenues are estimated to be $12.6 billion in fiscal year 2019, a projected 7.1% above the prior fiscal year. Individual income tax receipts are expected to grow 8.3%, while sales taxes and corporate tax collections are expected to rise by 4.7% and 23.3%, respectively. The General Fund reserve for fiscal year 2019 is projected to be $439 million above its statutory requirement of 7.25% of appropriations. The fiscal year 2020 General Fund budget totals $12.2 million, a 6.8% increase from fiscal year 2019. Income taxes are expected to increase 6.7%, sales tax collections are projected to grow 5.1%, and corporate tax collections are expected to decrease 1.7%. The General Fund reserve for fiscal year 2020 is projected to be $275 million above the required reserve. (Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting, Colorado Joint Budget Committee.)

Idaho’s economy has experienced a slower recovery since the last recession and growth continues to be concentrated in the technology and agriculture sectors. Nonfarm employment totaled 756,500 in July 2019, a 2.8% increase from the prior year. The state’s unemployment rate was 2.9%, lower than the national average of 3.7%. Per capita income levels have remained

 

 

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weak at 18% below the national average during the most recent measurement period. The state’s General Fund revenues totaled $3.7 billion, 0.4% below the forecast and in line with the prior fiscal year. Individual income tax revenue finished fiscal year 2019 at 6.4% below the forecast, while corporate income tax receipts and sales tax collections outperformed forecasts by 26.9% and 1.4%, respectively. The state legislature enacted a General Fund budget of $3.9 billion, a 7.1% increase from the prior fiscal year. General fund revenues are forecasted to increase by 5.2% in fiscal year 2019 and total $3.9 billion. (Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, Idaho Division of Financial Management.)

New York has a large and diverse economy that is anchored by New York City. Nonfarm employment grew by 1.0% year over year and totaled 9.78 million in July 2019. The unemployment rate was 4.0% in July 2019, slightly higher than the national average of 3.7%. Per capita income levels were 15% above the national average. General Fund tax receipts totaled $70.5 billion in fiscal year 2019, down 1.3% from the prior fiscal year and in line with the updated projections. Personal income taxes totaled $43.0 billion in fiscal year 2019, in line with the updated financial projections. Sales tax revenue totaled $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2019, 0.5% below projections. Corporate taxes totaled $5.9 billion during fiscal year 2019, 1.7% above projections. General Fund expenditures totaled $72.8 billion in fiscal year 2019, 1.1% below the revised forecast. The state finished fiscal year 2019 with a General Fund balance of $7.2 billion, down from $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2018. New York’s Legislature enacted a General Fund budget of $77.9 billion, a 1.7% increase from the prior fiscal year’s budget. Through the first four months of fiscal year 2020, General Fund revenues totaled $29.0 billion, 1.6% above projections. During the same period, General Fund expenditures totaled $29.6 billion, in line with projections. (Sources:

bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, New York Division of the Budget, Office of the New York State Comptroller.)

Pennsylvania’s large, diverse economy is anchored by the healthcare and higher education sectors. Nonfarm employment increased by 0.5% year over year and totaled 6.04 million in July 2019. The unemployment rate of 3.9% in July 2019 was slightly above the national average of 3.7%. However, per capita income was 1% above the national average. Pennsylvania finished fiscal year 2019 with General Fund tax collections totaling $34.9 billion, 0.9% above the prior fiscal year. Sales tax receipts and corporate tax collections beat budget projections by 3.2% and 12.9%, respectively, while personal income tax collections were off by 0.6%. The commonwealth made a $317 million deposit into the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund, following a $22 million deposit during the prior year. The enacted budget for fiscal year 2020 totaled $34.0 billion, a 1.8% increase from fiscal year 2019, and includes increases to education and criminal justice appropriations. (Sources: bls.gov, bea.gov, ncsl.org, Pennsylvania Office of the Budget, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.)

Focused on credit research

For all six of the Funds highlighted in this report, we maintained the same management strategy we employ in all market conditions. We follow a bottom-up (bond by bond) investment approach. This means we select bonds for the Funds on an issuer-by-issuer basis, rather than based on our top-down view of interest rates or economic and market conditions. And we rely on diligent credit research to identify securities we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable trade-off between risk and reward.

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lower-investment-grade or below-investment-grade credit ratings. By focusing on higher yielding bonds with solid underlying credit quality, we believe we can potentially add value for the Funds’ shareholders.

At fiscal year end on Aug. 31, 2019, roughly 40% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund was invested in bonds with lower-investment-grade credit ratings (A and BBB). Approximately 47% of the net assets of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund was invested in these same credit tiers, while Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund’s holdings in lower-investment-grade bonds totaled about 43% of net assets. Meanwhile, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund’s exposure to bonds rated A and BBB was roughly 31% of the portfolio, compared with about 48% and 40%, respectively, for Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund.

All these Funds also maintained allocations to high yield municipal bonds, securities with credit ratings below BBB. By prospectus, the Funds may hold up to 20% of their net assets in high yield debt, although these allocations remained below that threshold in all six Funds throughout the fiscal year. Whenever we invest in the high yield market segment, we thoroughly analyze the securities’ credit risk and emphasize those bonds that we believe offer the Funds’ shareholders a favorable risk-reward balance.

Portfolio positioning

Throughout the fiscal year, our main objective was to maintain the Funds’ existing credit positioning as best we could. Our challenge was that when interest rates fell, the Funds experienced naturally shortening durations, as various longtime portfolio holdings approached their maturity or call dates.

Because our management approach entails keeping the Funds’ duration (that is, interest-rate sensitivity) relatively neutral compared with peer funds – a reflection of our view that we can more

effectively add value through credit selection than by trying to anticipate the direction of interest rate movements – we needed to take proactive steps to maintain that neutral stance in a falling interest rate environment.

When possible, new bond purchases focused on longer-duration bonds, including bonds with longer call dates. We often emphasized areas of the market in which bond issues tend to be noncallable, such as the prepaid gas sector. Proceeds for new purchases came from investment inflows as well as those of bond maturities and calls. Using the proceeds from the sale of certain shorter-duration holdings also helped us keep the Funds neutrally positioned in an environment of falling interest rates, while maintaining the credit-oriented investment approach we regularly follow.

Although we believe we were generally successful in accomplishing our objectives, our ability to do so varied depending on the municipal bond market in each state. In relatively large markets with substantial new issuance, such as California or New York, we found it relatively straightforward. In smaller state markets, however, it was sometimes more of a challenge to maintain a sufficiently long duration. In those cases, we took advantage of the opportunities that were available, while continuing to seek out bonds that would enable us to maintain our management objectives.

Individual performance contributors

As noted, longer-maturity bonds tended to outperform shorter-maturity bonds for the fiscal year, while lower-quality issues generally outperformed their higher-rated counterparts. Such trends are evident as we highlight some of the Funds’ strongest- and weakest-performing securities over the 12 months.

In Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, for example, prepaid gas bonds of Salt Verde Financial Corp. were notably strong performers, returning more than 21% for the Fund. In a market

 

 

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environment favoring lower-rated securities, these bonds benefited from their lower-investment-grade credit rating of BBB+. Their lack of a call date – common in the prepaid gas sector – also helped lift their performance. Bonds of the American Charter Schools Foundation (+15%) also contributed to performance. These securities’ below-investment-grade credit rating of BB+, coupled with their relatively high coupon and long maturity date were desirable characteristics.

Another strong-performing prepaid gas issue helped lift the performance of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund. These bonds, issued by M-S-R Energy Authority, returned close to 19% for the Fund. As with the Salt Verde bonds, these securities were noncallable, while they also benefited from their lower-investment-grade rating and longer maturity date. Charter school bonds for Bella Mente Montessori Academy in Vista, Calif. also added value. Lower credit ratings and longer maturity dates were behind these securities’ 15% total return for the fiscal year.

In Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, a prepaid gas bond issue again contributed to performance. Noncallable securities of Public Authority for Colorado Energy were rated A- by Standard & Poor’s, featured a 2038 maturity date and a 6.5% coupon, and returned more than 18% for the Fund. Denver airport system revenue bonds also outperformed. This debt, maturing in 2048, experienced significant spread tightening during the period and returned more than 15%.

In Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, the strongest individual performers were zero-coupon, long-maturity Idaho North Star Charter School bonds, returning 49% for the Fund. These nonrated bonds benefited from their high durations. Another Idaho charter school issue, Compass Public Charter School, gained 16% during the fiscal year.

The leading individual performer in Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund was an issue of the Brighter Choice charter school in Albany, which benefited from a below-investment-grade credit

rating and relatively longer duration. Similarly, an allocation to Montefiore Medical Center hospital bonds also performed well in light of their lower credit quality and longer duration characteristics. Both issues returned 16% for the Fund.

In Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, the Fund’s strongest individual performer was a position in corporate-backed tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonds for Procter & Gamble (+15%). Bonds of Avon Grove Charter School in West Grove, Pa., also returned 15%, as these securities benefited from their long maturity date of 2051 and lower-investment-grade credit rating.

Individual performance detractors

Not surprisingly, many of the weakest individual performers across all six portfolios were bonds with short call or maturity dates, high credit quality, or both. In Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, for example, the lowest-returning holdings were issues of the City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Both bonds returned slightly more than 2% over the past 12 months, primarily reflecting their shorter call dates.

Similarly, in Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, shorter-call state general obligation bonds returned less than 2% for the fiscal year, well below the performance of the benchmark. In addition, a position in California tobacco securitization bonds, which declined more than 3%, was a relative underperformer for the Fund’s fiscal year, as tobacco debt lagged, particularly in the first half of the fiscal year, due to weakening industry trends.

For Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, the weakest individual performers included Denver airport system revenue bonds, which returned just +2% as the securities were refunded to a short call date. Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System hospitals also returned 2%, reflecting their relatively short maturities and high credit ratings.

 

 

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Meanwhile, in Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, near-term call dates helped explain the subdued returns of the weakest individual performers. In Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, these underperformers included St. Luke’s Health System bonds and University of Idaho higher education bonds. In New York, bonds issued by the One Bryant Park office tower in Manhattan and New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. bonds lagged the benchmark. All these securities returned in the 2% range.

In Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, the biggest individual underperformers were short-duration pre-refunded bonds of Tower Health Obligated Group and Einstein Medical Center in Montgomery County. In both cases, the bonds returned 2%, hampered by their limited duration in a falling interest rate environment and, in the case of the Tower Health bonds, their relatively high credit quality.

 

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

  

August 31, 2019

 

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
      1 year     5 years     10 years     Lifetime  

Class A (Est. April 1, 1991)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +7.51%       +3.73%       +4.33%       +5.24%  

Including sales charge

     +2.67%       +2.78%       +3.86%       +5.07%  

Class C (Est. May 26, 1994)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +6.70%       +2.96%       +3.55%       +4.06%  

Including sales charge

     +5.70%       +2.96%       +3.55%       +4.06%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +7.78%       +3.99%       n/a       +5.17%  

Including sales charge

     +7.78%       +3.99%       n/a       +5.17%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%       +3.85%       +4.62%       +4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 10. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the

 

 

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bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A                          Class C                      Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

   1.00%                   1.75%                 0.75%    

(without fee waivers)

              

Net expenses

   0.84%                   1.59%                 0.59%    

(including fee waivers, if any)

              

Type of waiver

   Contractual                     Contractual                   Contractual    

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

Starting value

 

    

Ending value

 

 

LOGO   Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

LOGO   Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $14,601  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     

For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

Starting value

 

    

Ending value

 

 

LOGO   Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $13,304  

LOGO   Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $12,977  

 

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1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

 

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 10. Please note additional details on pages 9 through 12.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 
     

 

    Nasdaq symbols    

   CUSIPs                                

Class A

   VAZIX    928916204   

Class C

   DVACX    928916501   

Institutional Class

   DAZIX    928916873   

 

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
      1 year     5 years     10 years     Lifetime  

Class A (Est. March 2, 1995)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +7.99%       +4.16%       +5.49%       +5.49%  

Including sales charge

     +3.16%       +3.20%       +5.01%       +5.29%  

Class C (Est. April 9, 1996)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +7.26%       +3.39%       +4.71%       +4.64%  

Including sales charge

     +6.26%       +3.39%       +4.71%       +4.64%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

        

Excluding sales charge

     +8.25%       +4.41%       n/a       +5.67%  

Including sales charge

     +8.25%       +4.41%       n/a       +5.67%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%       +3.85%       +4.62%       +4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 14. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to

 

 

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reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

 

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios   Class A        Class C            Institutional Class    

 

Total annual operating expenses

(without fee waivers)

 

 

1.02%

   

 

1.77%

   

 

0.77%

Net expenses

(including fee waivers, if any)

  0.82%     1.57%     0.57%

Type of waiver

 

      Contractual    

 

          Contractual    

 

          Contractual    

 

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     
For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019    Starting value      Ending value  

LOGO   Delaware Tax-Free California Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $16,299  

LOGO   Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     
For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019    Starting value      Ending value  

LOGO   Delaware Tax-Free California Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $13,665  

LOGO   Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $12,977  

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 14. Please note additional details on pages 13 through 16.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

          Nasdaq symbols        CUSIPs                                 

Class A

   DVTAX    928928829   

Class C

   DVFTX    928928795   

Institutional Class

   DCTIX    928928167   

 

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2       Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Lifetime  

Class A (Est. April 23, 1987)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +7.48%       +3.79%       +4.57%       +5.68%  

Including sales charge

    +2.64%       +2.84%       +4.08%       +5.53%  

Class C (Est. May 6, 1994)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +6.67%       +3.01%       +3.78%       +4.14%  

Including sales charge

    +5.67%       +3.01%       +3.78%       +4.14%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +7.74%       +4.05%       n/a       +5.30%  

Including sales charge

    +7.74%       +4.05%       n/a       +5.30%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

    +8.72%       +3.85%       +4.62%       +4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 18. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A                          Class C                      Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

   0.97%                   1.72%                 0.72%    

(without fee waivers)

              

Net expenses

   0.84%                   1.59%                 0.59%    

(including fee waivers, if any)

              

Type of waiver

   Contractual                     Contractual                   Contractual    

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

     

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

  

Starting value

 

 

    

Ending value

 

 

 

LOGO Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

   $ 10,000      $ 15,703  

LOGO Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund — Class A shares

   $ 9,550      $ 14,922  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

     

For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

Starting value

 

    

Ending value

 

 

LOGO Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund — Institutional Class shares

   $ 10,000      $ 13,399  

LOGO Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

   $ 10,000      $ 12,977  

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 18. Please note additional details on pages 17 through 20.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

     

 

    Nasdaq symbols    

   CUSIPs                                 

Class A

   VCTFX    928920107   

Class C

   DVCTX    92907R101   

Institutional Class

   DCOIX    92907R200   

 

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
      1 year      5 years      10 years      Lifetime  

Class A (Est. Jan. 4, 1995)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.19%        +3.29%        +3.54%        +4.81%  

Including sales charge

     +2.35%        +2.35%        +3.06%        +4.62%  

Class C (Est. Jan. 11, 1995)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +6.40%        +2.52%        +2.76%        +4.00%  

Including sales charge

     +5.40%        +2.52%        +2.76%        +4.00%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.46%        +3.53%        n/a        +4.40%  

Including sales charge

     +7.46%        +3.53%        n/a        +4.40%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%        +3.85%        +4.62%        4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 22. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.61% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios   Class A          Class C              Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

    1.01%         1.76%         0.76%  

(without fee waivers)

         

Net expenses

    0.86%         1.61%         0.61%  

(including fee waivers, if any)

         

Type of waiver

        Contractual                   Contractual                   Contractual      

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

 

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

LOGO Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $13,520  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

 

For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $12,977  

LOGO Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $12,764  

 

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Performance summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 22. Please note additional details on pages 21 through 24.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

     Nasdaq symbols   CUSIPs     

Class A

  VIDAX   928928704  

Class C

  DVICX   928928803  

Institutional Class

  DTIDX   928928159    

 

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Performance summaries
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2    Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
      1 year      5 years      10 years      Lifetime  

Class A (Est. Nov. 6, 1987)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +8.00%        +3.87%        +4.75%        +5.58%  

Including sales charge

     +3.17%        +2.92%        +4.28%        +5.42%  

Class C (Est. April 26, 1995)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +7.20%        +3.08%        +3.98%        +4.01%  

Including sales charge

     +6.20%        +3.08%        +3.98%        +4.01%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

           

Excluding sales charge

     +8.17%        +4.11%        n/a        +5.32%  

Including sales charge

     +8.17%        +4.11%        n/a        +5.32%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     +8.72%        +3.85%        +4.62%        +4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 26. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical

rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios   Class A          Class C              Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

    1.08%         1.83%         0.83%  

(without fee waivers)

         

Net expenses

    0.80%         1.55%         0.55%  

(including fee waivers, if any)

         

Type of waiver

        Contractual                   Contractual                   Contractual      

**The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

 

 

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO  Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

LOGO  Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $15,199  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

LOGO

 

 

For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO  Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $13,417  

LOGO  Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $12,977  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 26. Please note additional details on pages 25 through 28.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

     Nasdaq symbols   CUSIPs     

Class A

  FTNYX   928928274  

Class C

  DVFNX   928928258  

Institutional Class

  DTNIX   928928142    

 

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Performance summaries   
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund    August 31, 2019

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 800 523-1918 or visiting delawarefunds.com/performance.

 

Fund and benchmark performance1,2   Average annual total returns through August 31, 2019  
     1 year     5 years     10 years     Lifetime  

Class A (Est. March 23, 1977)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +7.72%       +3.80%       +4.66%       +5.52%  

Including sales charge

    +2.92%       +2.86%       +4.17%       +5.41%  

Class C (Est. Nov. 29, 1995)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +6.91%       +3.01%       +3.86%       +3.73%  

Including sales charge

    +5.91%       +3.01%       +3.86%       +3.73%  

Institutional Class (Est. Dec. 31, 2013)

       

Excluding sales charge

    +8.12%       +4.05%       n/a       +5.22%  

Including sales charge

    +8.12%       +4.05%       n/a       +5.22%  

Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

    +8.72%       +3.85%       +4.62%       +4.71%*  

*The benchmark lifetime return is for Institutional Class share comparison only and is calculated using the last business day in the month of the Fund’s Institutional Class inception date.

 

1Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions and are presented both with and without the applicable sales charges described below. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.

Expense limitations were in effect for certain classes during some or all of the periods shown in the “Fund and benchmark performance” table. Expenses for each class are listed on the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 31. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect.

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors. In addition, Institutional Class shares pay no distribution and service (12b-1) fee.

Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%, and have an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of average daily net assets. The

Board has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 plan fees for the Fund’s Class A shares. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (i) 0.10% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (ii) 0.25% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shares currently bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate, the blended rate, currently 0.24% of average daily net assets, based on the formula described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. Performance for Class A shares, excluding sales charges, assumes that no front-end sales charge applied.

Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% if redeemed during the first 12 months. They are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Performance for Class C shares, excluding sales charges, assumes either that contingent deferred

 

 

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sales charges did not apply or that the investment was not redeemed.

Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.

The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a bond that is held by a portfolio will be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.

Funds that invest primarily in one state may be more susceptible to the economic, regulatory, regional, and other factors of that state than geographically diversified funds.

Substantially all dividend income derived from tax-free funds is exempt from federal income tax. Some income may be subject to state or local and/or the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) that applies to certain investors. Capital gains, if any, are taxable.

Duration number will change as market conditions change. Therefore, duration should not be solely relied upon to indicate a municipal bond fund’s potential volatility.

This document may mention bond ratings published by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch, Inc. For securities rated by an NRSRO other than S&P, the rating is converted to the equivalent S&P credit rating. Bonds rated AAA are rated as having the highest quality and are generally considered to have the lowest degree of investment risk. Bonds rated AA are considered to be of high quality, but with a slightly higher degree of risk than bonds rated AAA. Bonds rated A are considered to have many favorable investment qualities, though they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse economic conditions. Bonds rated BBB are believed to be of medium-grade quality and generally riskier over the long term. Bonds rated BB, B, and CCC are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics, with BB indicating the least degree of speculation of the three.

 

 

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2The Fund’s expense ratios, as described in the most recent prospectus, are disclosed in the following “Fund expense ratios” table. Delaware Management Company has agreed to reimburse certain expenses and/or waive certain fees in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale and 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) from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets during the period from Sept. 1, 2018 to Aug. 31, 2019.** Please see the most recent prospectus and any applicable supplement(s) for additional information on these fee waivers and/or reimbursements. Please see the “Financial highlights” section in this report for the most recent expense ratios.

 

Fund expense ratios    Class A          Class C          Institutional Class      

Total annual operating expenses

   0.93%       1.69%       0.69%

(without fee waivers)

              

Net expenses

   0.83%       1.59%       0.59%

(including fee waivers, if any)

              

Type of waiver

   Contractual         Contractual         Contractual

**For the period Sept. 1, 2018 to Dec. 27, 2018, the waiver was set at 0.64% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

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Performance of a $10,000 investment1

Class A shares

Average annual total returns from Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     

 

For period beginning Aug. 31, 2009 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO  Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $15,703  

LOGO  Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund — Class A shares

     $9,550        $15,050  

Institutional Class shares

Average annual total returns from Dec. 31, 2013 (inception date) through Aug. 31, 2019

 

 

LOGO

 

     

 

For period beginning Dec. 31, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2019

 

  

 

Starting value

 

    

 

Ending value

 

 

LOGO  Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund — Institutional Class shares

     $10,000        $13,344  

LOGO  Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

     $10,000        $12,977  

 

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1The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Class A shares assumes $10,000 invested in Class A shares of the Fund on Aug. 31, 2009, and includes the effect of a 4.50% front-end sales charge and the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Aug. 31, 2009.

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph for Institutional Class shares assumes $10,000 invested in Institutional Class shares of the Fund on Dec. 31, 2013, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions. The graph also assumes $10,000 invested in the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. Expense

limitations were in effect for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower had expense limitations not been in effect. Expenses are listed in the “Fund expense ratios” table on page 31. Please note additional details on pages 29 through 33.

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index measures the total return performance of the long-term, investment grade tax-exempt bond market.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of other Fund classes will vary due to different charges and expenses.

 

 

      Nasdaq symbols    CUSIPs                             

Class A

   DELIX    233216100   

Class C

   DPTCX    233216308   

Institutional Class

   DTPIX    24609H701   

 

 

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Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. These following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period from March 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2019.

Actual expenses

The first section of the tables shown, “Actual Fund return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section of the table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second section of the tables shown, “Hypothetical 5% return,” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second section of each table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. The Funds’ expenses shown in the tables reflect fee waivers in effect and assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,061.30    0.84%     $4.36  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,057.10    1.59%       8.24  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,062.60    0.59%       3.07  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,020.97    0.84%     $4.28  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.19    1.59%       8.08  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.23    0.59%       3.01  

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,069.90    0.82%     $4.28  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,066.70    1.57%       8.18  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,071.20    0.57%       2.98  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,021.07    0.82%     $4.18  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.29    1.57%       7.98  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.33    0.57%       2.91  

 

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For the six-month period from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,058.80    0.84%     $4.36  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,054.70    1.59%       8.23  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,060.10    0.59%       3.06  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,020.97    0.84%     $4.28  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.19    1.59%       8.08  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.23    0.59%       3.01  

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,055.20    0.86%     $4.45  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,051.30    1.61%       8.32  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,056.50    0.61%       3.16  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,020.87    0.86%     $4.38  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.09    1.61%       8.19  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.13    0.61%       3.11  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,064.00    0.80%     $4.16  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,060.10    1.55%       8.05  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,065.30    0.55%       2.86  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,021.17    0.80%     $4.08  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.39    1.55%       7.88  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.43    0.55%       2.80  

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

      Beginning
Account Value
3/1/19
   Ending
Account Value
8/31/19
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
3/1/19 to 8/31/19*
 

Actual Fund return

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,063.30    0.84%     $4.37  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,059.20    1.60%       8.30  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,065.90    0.60%       3.12  

Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)

 

Class A

   $1,000.00    $1,020.97    0.84%     $4.28  

Class C

     1,000.00      1,017.14    1.60%       8.13  

Institutional Class

     1,000.00      1,022.18    0.60%       3.06  

 

*

“Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the relevant Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

Because actual returns reflect only the most recent six-month period, the returns shown may differ significantly from fiscal year returns.

In addition to the Funds’ expenses reflected above, each Fund also indirectly bears its portion of the fees and expenses of the investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests, including exchange-traded funds. The tables above do not reflect the expenses of the Underlying Funds.

 

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Security type / sector /state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       99.01 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       9.38 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       31.86 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       6.66 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       17.90 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       3.00 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds

       3.90 %  

Pre-Refunded Bonds

       4.04 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       10.61 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       5.27 %  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       6.39 %    

Short-Term Investment

       0.25 %    

Total Value of Securities

       99.26 %    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.74 %    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

Arizona

       89.88 %  

Guam

       2.04 %  

Puerto Rico

       7.34 %    

Total Value of Securities

         99.26 %    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       101.17 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       3.97 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       27.83 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       0.43 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       19.53 %  

Housing Revenue Bonds

       4.34 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       8.16 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds

       3.45 %  

Pre-Refunded Bonds

       6.04 %  

Resource Recovery Revenue Bond

       1.02 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       5.84 %  

State General Obligation Bonds

       5.92 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       14.64 %    

Short-Term Investment

       0.71 %    

Total Value of Securities

       101.88 %    

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

       (1.88 %)    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

California

       97.40 %  

Puerto Rico

       4.48 %    

Total Value of Securities

         101.88 %    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       102.18 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       1.45 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       12.30 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       2.84 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       27.82 %  

Housing Revenue Bonds

       0.09 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       3.17 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds

       10.68 %  

Pre-Refunded Bonds

       9.09 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       21.92 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       11.83 %  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       0.99 %    

Short-Term Investments

       1.01 %    

Total Value of Securities

       103.19 %    

Liabilities Net of Receivables and Other Assets

       (3.19 %)    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

Colorado

       95.45 %  

Guam

       1.76 %  

Puerto Rico

       5.50 %  

US Virgin Islands

       0.48 %    

Total

         103.19 %    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       98.24 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       3.21 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       16.28 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       3.79 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       11.87 %  

Housing Revenue Bonds

       3.98 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       8.15 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds

       25.00 %  

Pre-Refunded Bonds

       2.49 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       18.94 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       3.20 %  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       1.33 %    

Short-Term Investments

       0.32 %    

Total Value of Securities

       98.56 %    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       1.44 %    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

Guam

       5.17 %  

Idaho

       84.94 %  

Puerto Rico

       6.91 %  

US Virgin Islands

       1.54 %    

Total

         98.56 %    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       98.81 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       7.30 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       20.50 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       4.34 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds.

       13.51 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       7.04 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds.

       3.60 %  

Pre-Refunded Bonds

       7.34 %  

Resource Recovery Revenue Bond

       1.80 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       17.76 %  

State General Obligation Bond

       0.56 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       10.48 %  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       4.58 %    

Short-Term Investment

       0.67 %    

Total Value of Securities

       99.48 %    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.52 %    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

 

 
State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

Guam

       0.28 %  

New York

       93.81 %  

Puerto Rico

       5.39 %    

Total Value of Securities

       99.48 %    

 

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Security type / sector / state / territory allocations
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund    As of August 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector    Percentage of net assets     

Municipal Bonds*

       99.60 %  

Corporate Revenue Bonds

       6.94 %  

Education Revenue Bonds

       14.45 %  

Electric Revenue Bonds

       0.42 %  

Healthcare Revenue Bonds

       31.06 %  

Housing Revenue Bond

       0.46 %  

Lease Revenue Bonds

       1.40 %  

Local General Obligation Bonds

       8.59 %  

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds

       11.71 %  

Special Tax Revenue Bonds

       8.51 %  

State General Obligation Bond

       3.32 %  

Transportation Revenue Bonds

       8.16 %  

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds

       4.58 %    

Short-Term Investment

       0.36 %    

Total Value of Securities

       99.96 %    

Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities

       0.04 %    

Total Net Assets

       100.00 %    

*As of the date of this report, Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund held bonds issued by or on behalf of territories and the states of the US as follows:

 

 

 
State / territory    Percentage of net assets     

Pennsylvania

       95.83 %  

Puerto Rico

       4.13 %    

Total Value of Securities

       99.96 %    

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 99.01%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 9.38%

     

Chandler Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Intel Corporation Project) 2.70% 12/1/37 (AMT)

     1,000,000      $ 1,045,330  

Maricopa County Pollution Control

     

(Public Service - Palo Verde Project) Series B 5.20% 6/1/43

     1,500,000        1,542,330  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority Pollution Control Revenue

     

(Tucson Electric Power) Series A 5.25% 10/1/40

     2,000,000        2,073,980  

Salt Verde Financial Senior Gas Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/37

     2,000,000                  2,774,780  
     

 

 

 
        7,436,420  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 31.86%

     

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Healthcare Education Revenue

     

(Kirksville College) 5.125% 1/1/30

     1,500,000        1,517,820  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Academies of Math & Science Projects) Series A 5.00% 7/1/51

     1,000,000        1,158,500  

(ACCEL Schools Project) Series A 144A 5.25% 8/1/48 #

     350,000        377,331  

(American Charter Schools Foundation Project)

     

144A 6.00% 7/1/47 #

     400,000        459,056  

(Equitable School Revolving Fund) Series A 4.00% 11/1/49

     1,600,000        1,770,608  

(Pincrest Academy of Nevada-Horizon, Inspirada and St.

     

Rose Campus Projects) Series A 144A 5.75% 7/15/48 #

     250,000        282,745  

Arizona State University Energy Management Revenue

     

(Arizona State University Tempe Campus II Project)

     

4.50% 7/1/24

     1,000,000        1,002,370  

Arizona State University System Revenue

     

(Green Bonds) Series A 5.00% 7/1/43

     1,000,000        1,274,820  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Midwestern University)

     

5.00% 5/15/31

     645,000        703,263  

5.125% 5/15/40

     1,305,000        1,336,555  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(GreatHearts Arizona Projects) Series A 5.00% 7/1/52

     725,000        856,145  

(Reid Traditional Schools Projects) 5.00% 7/1/47

     785,000        886,971  

McAllister Academic Village Revenue

     

(Arizona State University Hassayampa Academic Village Project) 5.00% 7/1/31

     1,000,000        1,228,520  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Northern Arizona University

     

5.00% 6/1/36

     475,000      $ 502,208  

5.00% 6/1/41

     1,240,000        1,309,056  

Phoenix Industrial Development Authority

     

(Basis School Projects) 144A 5.00% 7/1/35 #

     500,000        546,075  

(Choice Academies Project) 5.625% 9/1/42

     1,250,000        1,312,850  

(Eagle College Preparatory Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/43

     500,000        517,395  

(Great Hearts Academic Project) 5.00% 7/1/46

     1,000,000        1,109,350  

(Rowan University Project) 5.00% 6/1/42

     2,000,000        2,147,240  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue

     

(American Leadership Academy Project)

     

144A 5.00% 6/15/47 #

     100,000        103,480  

144A 5.00% 6/15/52 #

     90,000        93,011  

(Edkey Charter School Project) 6.00% 7/1/48

     1,000,000        1,003,380  

(Tucson Country Day School Project) 5.00% 6/1/37

     750,000        748,193  

Tucson Industrial Development Authority Lease Revenue

     

(University of Arizona-Marshall Foundation) Series A

     

5.00% 7/15/27 (AMBAC)

     980,000        981,803  

University of Arizona Board of Regents

     

Series A 4.00% 6/1/44

     475,000        544,953  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,000,000        1,114,080  

Unrefunded Balance Series A 5.00% 6/1/25

     335,000        368,879  
     

 

 

 
              25,256,657  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 6.66%

     

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     170,000        136,425  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     245,000        196,000  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric System Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/39

     3,000,000        3,771,510  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/45

     1,000,000        1,176,180  
     

 

 

 
        5,280,115  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 17.90%

     

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Hospital System Revenue

     

(Banner Health) Series A 5.00% 1/1/43

     500,000        538,235  

(Phoenix Children’s Hospital) Series A 5.00% 2/1/34

     995,000        1,074,948  

(Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Project) 5.00% 12/1/42

     1,000,000        1,143,030  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project First Tier) Series A 5.00% 1/1/54

     145,000      $ 165,528  

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Second Tier)

     

Series B 5.00% 1/1/49

     55,000        61,683  

Series B 5.125% 1/1/54

     65,000        73,308  

(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Third Tier) Series C 144A 5.00% 1/1/49 #

     500,000        528,190  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Glencroft Retirement Community Project) 5.00% 11/15/36

     270,000        290,045  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Revenue

     

(Banner Health)

     

Series A 4.00% 1/1/41

     1,000,000        1,125,800  

Series A 4.00% 1/1/44

     1,500,000        1,706,550  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Senior Living Facility Revenue

     

(Christian Care Surprise Project) 144A 6.00% 1/1/48 #

     405,000        431,086  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 6.00% 7/1/33

     790,000        832,147  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Friendship Village) Series A 6.25% 12/1/42

     1,200,000        1,275,012  

(Mirabella at ASU Project) Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 #

     250,000        287,273  

Yavapai County Industrial Development Authority Hospital Facility

     

(Yavapai Regional Medical Center) 4.00% 8/1/43

     1,500,000        1,678,275  

Series A 5.25% 8/1/33

     2,000,000        2,289,000  

Yuma Industrial Development Authority Hospital Revenue

     

(Yuma Regional Medical Center)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/32

     295,000        341,049  

Series A 5.25% 8/1/32

     300,000        350,658  
     

 

 

 
                14,191,817  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.00%

     

Arizona Game & Fish Department & Community Beneficial Interest Certificates

     

(Administration Building Project) 5.00% 7/1/32

     1,000,000        1,002,720  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Senior Revenue

     

(Multipurpose Stadium Facility) Series A 5.00% 7/1/36

     350,000      $ 372,855  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Correctional Contract Revenue

     

(Phoenix West Prison) Series B 5.375% 7/1/22 (ACA)

     1,000,000        1,002,970  
     

 

 

 
                  2,378,545  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.90%

     

Maricopa County High School District No. 214 Tolleson Union High School

     

(School Improvement Project) Series B 4.00% 7/1/37

     1,300,000        1,498,484  

Maricopa County School District No. 3 Tempe Elementary

     

(School Improvement Project) Series B 5.00% 7/1/30

     560,000        726,942  

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 95 Queen Creek

     

(School Improvement) 4.00% 7/1/35

     500,000        579,860  

Pinal County Community College District

     

4.00% 7/1/31

     250,000        285,195  
     

 

 

 
        3,090,481  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded Bonds – 4.04%

     

Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue

     

(Junior Lien) Series A 5.25% 7/1/33-20 §

     1,250,000        1,292,887  

Phoenix Industrial Development Authority

     

(Great Hearts Academic Project)

     

6.30% 7/1/42-21 §

     500,000        546,745  

6.40% 7/1/47-21 §

     500,000        547,645  

Pinal County Electric District No. 3

     

Series A 5.25% 7/1/41-21 §

     750,000        806,640  

University of Arizona Board of Regents

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/25-22 §

     10,000        11,076  
     

 

 

 
        3,204,993  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 10.61%

     

Glendale Municipal Property Excise Tax Revenue

     

(Senior Lien) Series B 5.00% 7/1/33

     570,000        632,711  

Glendale Transportation Excise Tax Revenue

     

5.00% 7/1/30 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,195,890  

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue

     

Series A 5.125% 1/1/42

     545,000        573,542  

Series A 5.25% 1/1/36

     705,000        747,942  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     1,870,000        502,170  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     4,715,000        916,313  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     2,045,000      $ 2,101,871  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     115,000        120,193  

Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53

     1,000,000        1,016,220  

Regional Public Transportation Authority

     

(Maricopa County Public Transportation) 5.25% 7/1/24

     500,000        598,710  
     

 

 

 
                8,405,562  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 5.27%

     

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue

     

5.00% 7/1/35

     500,000        610,750  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Airport Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 7/1/37

     1,000,000        1,232,920  

(Senior Lien)

     

4.00% 7/1/48 (AMT)

     500,000        554,605  

5.00% 7/1/32 (AMT)

     500,000        562,795  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/36 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,219,320  
     

 

 

 
        4,180,390  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 6.39%

     

Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority

     

(Water Quality Revenue) Series A 5.00% 10/1/26

     1,000,000        1,191,870  

Central Arizona Water Conservation District

     

(Central Arizona Project) 5.00% 1/1/31

     600,000        729,756  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Revenue

     

5.00% 7/1/37

     250,000        292,503  

Mesa Utility System Revenue

     

4.00% 7/1/31

     850,000        979,098  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation

     

(Junior Lien)

     

5.00% 7/1/27

     1,000,000        1,251,440  

5.00% 7/1/31

     500,000        616,455  
     

 

 

 
        5,061,122  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $73,355,561)

        78,486,102  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Short-Term Investment – 0.25%

     

 

 

Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.25%¤

     

Phoenix Industrial Development Authority

     

(Mayo Clinic) Series B 1.35% 11/15/52 (SPA - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     200,000      $ 200,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $200,000)

        200,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.26%
  
(cost $73,555,561)

      $ 78,686,102  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $3,108,247, which represents 3.92% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, 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 description above.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

 

 

Summary of abbreviations:

ACA – Insured by American Capital Access

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC – Insured by AMBAC Assurance Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 101.17%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 3.97%

     

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue

     

(Asset-Backed)

     

Series A-1 5.25% 6/1/47

     750,000      $ 774,263  

Series A-2 5.00% 6/1/47

     2,000,000        2,051,320  

(Capital Appreciation Asset-Backed) Subordinate Series B 1.548% 6/1/47 ^

     1,615,000        277,392  

M-S-R Energy Authority Revenue

     

Series B 6.50% 11/1/39

     500,000        799,740  
     

 

 

 
                  3,902,715  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 27.83%

     

California Educational Facilities Authority

     

(Loma Linda University) Series A 5.00% 4/1/47

     1,000,000        1,184,040  

(Stanford University) Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49

     2,500,000        3,980,925  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank

     

(Equitable School Revolving Fund)

     

Series B 5.00% 11/1/39

     300,000        376,278  

Series B 5.00% 11/1/44

     350,000        434,479  

Series B 5.00% 11/1/49

     500,000        616,525  

California Municipal Finance Authority

     

(Bella Mente Montessori Academy Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/48 #

     500,000        580,750  

(Biola University) 5.00% 10/1/39

     1,000,000        1,201,890  

(California Baptist University) Series A 144A 5.375% 11/1/40 #

     1,000,000        1,164,980  

(CHF - Davis I, LLC - West Village Student Housing Project) 5.00% 5/15/48

     1,000,000        1,205,700  

(CHF - Riverside II, LLC - UCR North District Phase I

     

Student Housing Project) 5.00% 5/15/44 (BAM)

     500,000        625,035  

(Creative Center of Los Altos Project - Pinewood School & Oakwood School) Series B 144A 4.50% 11/1/46 #

     500,000        528,800  

(Julian Charter School Project) Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 #

     500,000        523,140  

(Southwestern Law School) 6.50% 11/1/41

     1,140,000        1,270,473  

California Public Finance Authority Educational Facilities Revenue

     

(Trinity Classical Academy Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/44 #

     350,000        373,492  

Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/54 #

     500,000        529,420  

California School Finance Authority

     

(Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/45 #

     715,000        806,191  

(Encore Education Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/42 #

     500,000        464,065  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

  Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

California School Finance Authority

     

(Escuela Popular Project) 144A 6.50% 7/1/50 #

     250,000      $ 262,943  

(Green Dot Public Schools Project) Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/35 #

     1,000,000        1,149,030  

(Grimmway Schools - Obligated Group) Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/36 #

     500,000        554,120  

(ICEF - View Park Elementary & Middle Schools) Series A 5.625% 10/1/34

     575,000        646,703  

(KIPP LA Projects) Series A 5.125% 7/1/44

     1,000,000        1,119,810  

(KIPP SoCal Projects) Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/49 #

     1,000,000        1,213,230  

(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Valley Project) Series A 144A 6.75% 8/1/44 #

     1,000,000        1,132,970  

California State University Systemwide Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/47

     1,000,000        1,220,420  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Charter School Revenue

     

(Green Dot Public Schools - Animo Inglewood Charter High School Project) Series A 7.25% 8/1/41

     800,000        875,864  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(California Baptist University) Series A 6.125% 11/1/33

     750,000        877,740  

(NCCD - Hooper Street LLC - California College of the Arts Project) 144A 5.25% 7/1/49 #

     250,000        290,157  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Student Housing Revenue

     

(University of California Irvine East Campus Apartments) 5.375% 5/15/38

     1,000,000        1,072,790  

Mt. San Antonio Community College District Convertible

     

Capital Appreciation Election 2008

     

Series A 0.00% 8/1/28 ~

     1,000,000        1,101,550  
     

 

 

 
                  27,383,510  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 0.43%

     

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     220,000        176,550  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     310,000        248,000  
     

 

 

 
        424,550  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 19.53%

     

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations

     

(Episcopal Senior Communities) 6.125% 7/1/41

     850,000        917,125  

(Sharp HealthCare) Series A 5.00% 8/1/28

     250,000        272,020  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Series B 4.00% 8/15/36

     1,000,000        1,123,800  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/34

     500,000      $ 550,135  

Series A 5.00% 8/15/47

     500,000        598,725  

(Dignity Health) Series E 5.625% 7/1/25

     1,000,000        1,007,060  

(Kaiser Permanente) Subordinate Series A-2 4.00% 11/1/44

     2,005,000        2,253,981  

(Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford) Series A 5.00% 11/15/56

     1,000,000        1,221,580  

(Sutter Health) Series D 5.25% 8/15/31

     1,000,000        1,079,100  

California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Community Medical Centers)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/42

     750,000        895,455  

Series A 5.00% 2/1/47

     250,000        296,623  

(Northbay Healthcare Group) Series A 5.25% 11/1/47

     500,000        582,680  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(Adventist Health System/West) Series A 4.00% 3/1/48

     1,000,000        1,097,250  

(BE.Group) 144A 7.25% 11/15/41 #

     500,000        506,120  

(Covenant Retirement Communities) Series C 5.625% 12/1/36

     1,000,000        1,163,070  

(Episcopal Communities & Services) 5.00% 5/15/32

     600,000        655,698  

(Huntington Memorial Hospital) 4.00% 7/1/48

     500,000        545,535  

(Loma Linda University Medical Center) Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/58 #

     400,000        477,060  

(Marin General Hospital - Green Bonds) Series A 4.00% 8/1/45

     500,000        524,835  

(Redlands Community Hospital) 5.00% 10/1/46

     1,000,000        1,171,250  

La Verne

     

(Brethren Hillcrest Homes) 5.00% 5/15/36

     750,000        801,127  

Palomar Health

     

5.00% 11/1/47 (AGM)

     500,000        598,895  

San Buenaventura

     

(Community Memorial Health System) 7.50% 12/1/41

     785,000        878,792  
     

 

 

 
                19,217,916  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 4.34%

     

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Caritas Projects)

     

Series A 4.00% 8/15/42

     1,270,000        1,352,715  

Series A 5.50% 8/15/47

     750,000        808,890  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Independent Cities Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Pillar Ridge) Series A 5.25% 5/15/44

     1,000,000      $ 1,103,850  

Santa Clara County Multifamily Housing Authority Revenue

     

(RiverTown Apartments Project) Series A 5.85% 8/1/31 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,001,780  
     

 

 

 
        4,267,235  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 8.16%

     

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations

     

(Jackson Laboratory) 5.00% 7/1/37

     1,000,000        1,098,020  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank

     

(Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 11/1/41

     1,000,000        1,136,340  

California Municipal Finance Authority

     

(Goodwill Industry of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada Project) 5.00% 1/1/35

     635,000        644,138  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue

     

(San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project Pipeline) 144A 5.00% 11/21/45 #

     1,000,000        1,210,470  

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue

     

(Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) Series C 5.00% 10/1/26

     1,000,000        1,080,600  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

     

(Lancer Plaza Project) 5.625% 11/1/33

     1,000,000        1,140,920  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue

     

(Enhanced Asset-Backed) Series A 5.00% 6/1/29

     1,000,000        1,145,800  

San Jose Financing Authority Lease Revenue

     

(Civic Center Project) Series A 5.00% 6/1/33

     500,000        570,670  
     

 

 

 
                8,026,958  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.45%

     

Anaheim School District Capital Appreciation Election 2002

     

4.58% 8/1/25 (NATL) ^

     1,000,000        910,350  

California Enterprise Development Authority Lease Revenue

     

(Riverside County Library Facilities Project) 4.00% 11/1/49

     210,000        230,527  

Marin Healthcare District Election 2013

     

Series A 4.00% 8/1/47

     1,000,000        1,123,050  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Election of 2016

     

(Green Bonds) Series B-1 4.00% 8/1/44

     500,000        586,240  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

West Contra Costa Unified School District 2012 Election

     

Series C 4.00% 8/1/41

     500,000      $ 550,425  
     

 

 

 
                3,400,592  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded Bonds – 6.04%

     

Anaheim Public Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Anaheim Electric System Distribution Facilities) Series A 5.00% 10/1/25-21 §

     800,000        852,608  

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Home Park Revenue

     

(Caritas Projects) Series A 6.40% 8/15/45-20 §

     935,000        982,657  

Imperial Irrigation District Electric System Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 11/1/36-20 §

     250,000        261,843  

Pittsburg Unified School District Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Pittsburg Unified School District Bond Program) 5.50% 9/1/46-21 (AGM) §

     800,000        871,816  

Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Superior Lien Bonds) Series A 5.75% 9/1/30-21 §

     800,000        876,584  

Riverside County Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Housing

     

Series A 6.00% 10/1/39-20 §

     1,000,000        1,054,650  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Lease Revenue

     

(Master Refunding Project) Series A 5.25% 3/1/40-20 §

     1,000,000        1,043,560  
     

 

 

 
        5,943,718  
     

 

 

 

Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 1.02%

     

South Bayside Waste Management Authority Revenue

     

(Shoreway Environmental Center) Series A 6.00% 9/1/36

     1,000,000        1,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,000,000  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 5.84%

     

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     1,895,000        508,883  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     2,160,000        419,774  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     1,745,000        1,793,528  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     1,210,000        1,264,643  

Sacramento Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue

     

(Convention Center Complex) Senior Series A 5.00% 6/1/48

     1,000,000        1,220,220  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Yucaipa Special Tax Community Facilities District No. 98-1

     

(Chapman Heights) 5.375% 9/1/30

     500,000      $ 537,160  
     

 

 

 
        5,744,208  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bonds – 5.92%

     

California

     

(Various Purpose)

     

5.00% 4/1/32

     300,000        422,799  

5.00% 8/1/46

     1,000,000        1,210,270  

5.25% 3/1/30

     1,000,000        1,020,690  

5.25% 4/1/35

     1,000,000        1,106,550  

5.25% 11/1/40

     1,000,000        1,046,650  

6.00% 3/1/33

     1,000,000        1,024,310  
     

 

 

 
                5,831,269  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 14.64%

     

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority

     

(2nd Subordinate Lien) Series B 5.00% 10/1/37

     500,000        592,845  

California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Lien

     

(LINXS APM Project) Series A 5.00% 12/31/47 (AMT)

     645,000        776,625  

Long Beach Marina Revenue

     

(Alamitos Bay Marina Project) 5.00% 5/15/45

     500,000        568,250  

Los Angeles Department of Airports

     

(Los Angeles International Airport)

     

Senior Series D 5.00% 5/15/36 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,170,870  

Subordinate Series B 5.00% 5/15/33

     1,000,000        1,027,710  

Riverside County Transportation Commission Senior Lien

     

(Current Interest Obligations) Series A 5.75% 6/1/44

     500,000        559,705  

Sacramento County Airport System Revenue

     

Series C 5.00% 7/1/39 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,228,560  

Subordinate Series B 5.00% 7/1/41

     500,000        598,415  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Revenue

     

Subordinate Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     375,000        456,450  

San Diego Redevelopment Agency

     

(Centre City Redevelopment Project) Series A 6.40% 9/1/25

     870,000        873,611  

San Francisco City & County Airports Commission

     

(San Francisco International Airport)

     

Second Series A 5.00% 5/1/49 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,224,730  

Second Series B 5.00% 5/1/46 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,176,640  

Second Series E 5.00% 5/1/50 (AMT)

     2,500,000        3,057,925  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 3/1/37

     1,000,000      $ 1,095,570  
     

 

 

 
        14,407,906  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $92,019,996)

              99,550,577  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment – 0.71%

     

 

 

Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.71%¤

     

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue

     

Subseries B-3

     

1.17% 7/1/34 (SPA - Barclays Bank PLC)

     700,000        700,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $700,000)

        700,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 101.88%
(cost $92,719,996)

      $ 100,250,577  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $11,766,938, which represents 11.96% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

 

~

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation

ICEF – Inner City Education Foundation

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

Summary of abbreviations (continued):

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

NCCD – National Campus and Community Development

PLC – Public Limited Company

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

UCR – University of California Riverside

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 102.18%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 1.45%

     

Denver City & County

     

(United Airlines Project) 5.00% 10/1/32 (AMT)

     415,000      $ 457,504  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue

     

6.50% 11/15/38

     1,750,000        2,729,563  
     

 

 

 
                3,187,067  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 12.30%

     

Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System Enterprise Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/43

     2,480,000        3,542,258  

Board of Trustees For Colorado Mesa University Enterprise Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 5/15/44

     1,000,000        1,253,940  

Series B 5.00% 5/15/49

     750,000        934,537  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Academy Charter School Project) 5.50% 5/1/36 (AGC)

     2,280,000        2,286,521  

(Alexander Dawson School-Nevada Project) 5.00% 5/15/29

     1,490,000        1,809,903  

(Aspen Ridge School Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/36 #

     500,000        539,190  

Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/46 #

     1,350,000        1,452,816  

(Atlas Preparatory Charter School) 144A 5.25% 4/1/45 #

     1,300,000        1,357,980  

(Charter School Project) 5.00% 7/15/37

     1,150,000        1,255,029  

(Community Leadership Academy, Inc. Second Campus Project) 7.45% 8/1/48

     1,000,000        1,145,040  

(Johnson & Wales University) Series A 5.25% 4/1/37

     1,790,000        1,943,868  

(Liberty Common Charter School Project) Series A 5.00% 1/15/39

     1,000,000        1,109,350  

(Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project)

     

5.00% 12/1/33

     450,000        470,070  

5.00% 12/1/42

     540,000        558,392  

(Loveland Classical Schools Project)

     

144A 5.00% 7/1/36 #

     625,000        676,319  

144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #

     500,000        532,345  

(Pinnacle Charter School Project) 5.00% 6/1/26

     700,000        778,491  

(Science Technology Engineering and Math Stem School Project) 5.00% 11/1/44

     890,000        937,001  

(Skyview Charter School)

     

144A 5.375% 7/1/44 #

     860,000        914,859  

144A 5.50% 7/1/49 #

     870,000        928,273  

(University of Denver Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 3/1/35

     400,000        454,752  

Series A 4.00% 3/1/36

     550,000        623,717

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(University of Lab Charter School) 5.00% 12/15/45

     500,000      $ 542,790  

(Vail Mountain School Project) 4.00% 5/1/46

     80,000        82,986  

(Windsor Charter Academy Project) 144A 5.00% 9/1/46 #

     890,000        905,335  
     

 

 

 
                27,035,762  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 2.84%

     

Loveland Colorado Electric & Communications Enterprise Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/44

     1,000,000        1,234,710  

Platte River Power Authority Revenue

     

Series JJ 5.00% 6/1/27

     3,300,000        4,113,945  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     465,000        373,163  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     660,000        528,000  
     

 

 

 
        6,249,818  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 27.82%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(AdventHealth Obligated Group) Series A 4.00% 11/15/43

     4,000,000        4,581,680  

(American Baptist)

     

7.625% 8/1/33

     150,000        170,923  

8.00% 8/1/43

     1,000,000        1,144,070  

(Bethesda Project) Series A-1 5.00% 9/15/48

     2,250,000        2,569,207  

(Christian Living Community Project)

     

5.25% 1/1/37

     1,500,000        1,583,145  

6.375% 1/1/41

     1,000,000        1,087,660  

(CommonSpirit Health)

     

Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/39

     2,000,000        2,243,900  

Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/44

     2,000,000        2,216,240  

Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49

     1,000,000        1,100,840  

Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/38

     1,500,000        1,851,975  

Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/39

     1,500,000        1,847,130  

Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/44

     2,000,000        2,439,140  

(Covenant Retirement Communities)

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/33

     4,000,000        4,372,320  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     1,000,000        1,144,940  

(Craig Hospital Project) 5.00% 12/1/32

     3,500,000        3,837,260  

(Frasier Meadows Retirement Community Project)

     

Series A 5.25% 5/15/37

     485,000        562,377  

Series B 5.00% 5/15/48

     660,000        699,904  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Mental Health Center Denver Project) Series A 5.75% 2/1/44

     2,000,000      $ 2,260,040  

(National Jewish Health Project) 5.00% 1/1/27

     300,000        317,337  

(NCMC Project) 4.00% 5/15/32

     2,000,000        2,256,740  

(SCL Health System)

     

Series A 4.00% 1/1/37

     3,150,000        3,669,498  

Series A 4.00% 1/1/38

     3,895,000        4,521,589  

Series A 4.00% 1/1/39

     930,000        1,076,568  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/44

     3,050,000        3,437,106  

(Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System)

     

Series B 5.25% 1/1/25

     2,500,000        2,533,425  

(Sunny Vista Living Center)

     

Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/50 #

     935,000        1,007,294  

(Vail Valley Medical Center Project) 5.00% 1/15/35

     1,000,000        1,183,870  

(Valley View Hospital Association Project) Series A 4.00% 5/15/35

     685,000        761,076  

Denver Health & Hospital Authority Health Care Revenue

     

(Recovery Zone Facilities) 5.625% 12/1/40

     2,500,000        2,637,150  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Auxilio Mutuo) Series A 6.00% 7/1/33

     1,945,000        2,048,766  
     

 

 

 
                61,163,170  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 0.09%

     

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority

     

(Single Family Program Class 1)

     

Series AA 4.50% 5/1/23 (GNMA)

     95,000        95,346  

Series AA 4.50% 11/1/23 (GNMA)

     95,000        95,342  
     

 

 

 
        190,688  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 3.17%

     

Aurora Certificates of Participation

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/30

     2,370,000        2,391,259  

Colorado Department of Transportation Certificates of Participation

     

5.00% 6/15/34

     660,000        797,854  

5.00% 6/15/36

     1,055,000        1,269,492  

Denver Health & Hospital Authority

     

4.00% 12/1/38

     750,000        827,677  

Regional Transportation District Certificates of Participation

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/33

     1,500,000        1,686,165  
     

 

 

 
        6,972,447  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 10.68%

     

Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton

     

4.00% 12/1/30

     300,000      $ 344,184  

4.00% 12/1/31

     1,000,000        1,143,970  

5.00% 12/1/32

     500,000        632,335  

Arapahoe County School District No. 6 Littleton

     

(Littleton Public Schools)

     

Series A 5.50% 12/1/33

     1,000,000        1,339,030  

Series A 5.50% 12/1/38

     350,000        461,734  

Beacon Point Metropolitan District

     

5.00% 12/1/30 (AGM)

     1,130,000        1,358,249  

Boulder Valley School District No. Re-2 Boulder

     

Series A 4.00% 12/1/48

     1,370,000        1,570,404  

Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

     

(Limited Tax) 5.00% 12/1/33

     1,000,000        1,133,050  

Commerce City Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District

     

5.00% 12/1/32 (AGM)

     2,125,000        2,361,640  

Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1

     

5.00% 12/1/30

     350,000        360,759  

Eaton Area Park & Recreation District

     

5.25% 12/1/34

     360,000        382,993  

5.50% 12/1/38

     455,000        486,814  

El Paso County School District No 2. Harrison

     

5.00% 12/1/38

     1,000,000        1,271,850  

Grand River Hospital District

     

5.25% 12/1/35 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,269,960  

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

     

5.25% 12/15/24

     1,250,000        1,518,650  

Leyden Rock Metropolitan District No. 10

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/45

     1,000,000        1,053,320  

Sierra Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2

     

Series A 5.50% 12/1/46

     1,000,000        1,054,580  

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-8

     

5.00% 12/1/31

     990,000        1,226,976  

5.00% 12/1/32

     660,000        816,189  

Weld County School District No. Re-1

     

5.00% 12/15/31 (AGM)

     1,000,000                1,230,390  

Weld County School District No. Re-3J

     

5.00% 12/15/34 (BAM)

     2,000,000        2,451,140  
     

 

 

 
        23,468,217  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Pre-Refunded Bonds – 9.09%

     

Colorado Building Excellent Schools Today Certificates of Participation

     

Series G 5.00% 3/15/32-21 §

     2,000,000      $ 2,119,320  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Catholic Health Initiatives)

     

Series A 5.00% 2/1/41-21 §

     2,250,000        2,368,687  

Series A 5.25% 2/1/33-21 §

     1,000,000        1,056,230  

Series A 5.25% 1/1/45-23 §

     2,000,000        2,261,820  

(The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project)

     

5.00% 12/1/42-22 §

     2,500,000        2,761,850  

5.625% 6/1/43-23 §

     1,150,000        1,337,001  

(Total Long-Term Care National Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 6.00% 11/15/30-20 §

     2,365,000        2,497,724  

Series A 6.25% 11/15/40-20 §

     750,000        794,317  

University of Colorado

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/33-23 §

     2,000,000        2,291,460  

University of Colorado Hospital Authority Revenue

     

Series A 6.00% 11/15/29-19 §

     2,460,000        2,483,567  
     

 

 

 
        19,971,976  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 21.92%

     

Broomfield Colorado Sales & Use Tax Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/33

     1,000,000        1,259,030  

Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District

     

5.00% 12/1/43

     725,000        786,226  

Commerce City

     

5.00% 8/1/44 (AGM)

     1,500,000        1,714,200  

Denver City & County

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/26

     500,000        625,030  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority Revenue

     

5.00% 12/1/40

     2,660,000        3,111,987  

Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1

     

5.375% 12/1/35

     1,750,000        1,806,035  

Denver Urban Renewal Authority

     

(Stapleton) Senior Subordinated Series B 5.00% 12/1/25

     1,250,000        1,535,525  

Fountain Urban Renewal Authority Tax Increment Revenue

     

(Academy Highlands Project) Series A 5.50% 11/1/44

     1,375,000        1,471,030  

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue

     

Series A 5.125% 1/1/42

     1,250,000        1,315,463  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue

     

Series A 5.25% 1/1/36

     1,675,000      $ 1,777,024  

Lincoln Park Metropolitan District

     

5.00% 12/1/46 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,203,290  

Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1

     

144A 5.00% 12/1/40 #

     1,265,000        1,331,387  

Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 3

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/41 #

     1,000,000        1,065,160  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     1,155,000        1,187,120  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     1,560,000        1,630,450  

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     4,815,000        1,293,020  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     10,150,000        1,972,551  

Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53

     3,000,000        3,048,660  

Regional Transportation District

     

(Fastracks Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/30

     670,000        835,711  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/31

     1,495,000        1,857,328  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/36

     2,750,000        3,370,373  

Series B 5.00% 11/1/33

     1,865,000        2,366,965  

Certificates of Participation

     

Series A 5.375% 6/1/31

     1,540,000                1,584,629  

Regional Transportation District Sales Revenue

     

(Denver Transit Partners)

     

6.00% 1/15/34

     1,450,000        1,497,734  

6.00% 1/15/41

     2,400,000        2,479,008  

Solaris Metropolitan District No. 3

     

(Limited Tax Convertible) Series A 5.00% 12/1/46

     500,000        526,155  

Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1

     

Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/37

     300,000        341,865  

Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/47

     700,000        786,814  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

     

Series A 5.75% 12/1/45

     975,000        1,021,049  

Tallyns Reach Metropolitan District No. 3

     

(Limited Tax Convertible) 5.125% 11/1/38

     740,000        794,220  

Thornton Development Authority

     

(East 144th Avenue & I-25 Project)

     

Series B 5.00% 12/1/35

     485,000        568,619  

Series B 5.00% 12/1/36

     810,000        948,826  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority

     

(Matching Fund Loan Senior Lien)

     

5.00% 10/1/29 (AGM)

     1,000,000      $ 1,065,240  
     

 

 

 
                48,177,724  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 11.83%

     

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise Revenue

     

(C-470 Express Lanes) 5.00% 12/31/56

     2,000,000        2,209,940  

(Senior U.S. 36 & I-25 Managed Lanes) 5.75% 1/1/44 (AMT)

     2,140,000        2,357,617  

Denver City & County Airport System Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 12/1/48 (AMT)

     400,000        445,596  

Series A 5.00% 11/15/30 (AMT)

     1,750,000        2,184,840  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/48 (AMT)

     2,000,000        2,440,900  

Series A 5.25% 11/15/36

     2,500,000        2,519,675  

Series B 5.00% 11/15/30

     1,000,000        1,112,530  

Series B 5.00% 11/15/32

     1,000,000        1,109,550  

Series B 5.00% 11/15/37

     8,000,000        8,834,080  

E-470 Public Highway Authority

     

Series C 5.25% 9/1/25

     690,000        717,145  

Series C 5.375% 9/1/26

     2,000,000        2,080,920  
     

 

 

 
        26,012,793  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 0.99%

     

Dominion Water & Sanitation District

     

6.00% 12/1/46

     750,000        807,983  

Douglas County Centennial Water & Sanitation District

     

4.00% 12/1/38

     500,000        579,670  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Revenue

     

5.00% 7/1/37

     675,000        789,757  
     

 

 

 
        2,177,410  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $209,537,110)

        224,607,072  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

     Number of shares      Value (US $)  

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 1.01%

     

 

 

Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.24%

     

Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares
(seven-day effective yield 1.23%)

     540,837      $ 540,837  
     

 

 

 
        540,837  
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

Variable Rate Demand Notes – 0.77%¤

     

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority

     

Revenue (National Jewish Federation Bond Program)

     

Series B-4

     

1.39% 12/1/35 (LOC-Toronto-Dominion Bank N.A.)

     840,000        840,000  

Denver City & County

     

Series A1 1.39% 12/1/29

     

(SPA-JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     450,000        450,000  

Series A2 1.39% 12/1/29

     

(SPA-JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)

     400,000        400,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,690,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,230,837)

        2,230,837  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 103.19%
    (cost $211,767,947)

      $     226,837,909  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $10,710,958, which represents 4.87% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGC – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

 

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Summary of abbreviations: (continued)

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 98.24%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 3.21%

     

Nez Perce County Pollution Control Revenue

     

(Potlatch Project) 2.75% 10/1/24

     1,250,000      $       1,307,963  

Power County Industrial Development Revenue

     

(FMC Project) 6.45% 8/1/32 (AMT)

     2,000,000        2,008,500  
     

 

 

 
        3,316,463  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 16.28%

     

Boise State University Revenue

     

(General Project)

     

Series A 4.00% 4/1/37

     1,250,000        1,304,900  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/42

     1,350,000        1,459,445  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/47

     500,000        603,975  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/48

     1,000,000        1,221,930  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association

     

(Compass Public Charter School Project)

     

Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/39 #

     370,000        435,993  

Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/49 #

     595,000        691,848  

Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/54 #

     570,000        658,156  

(Idaho Arts Charter School Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/38

     1,000,000        1,128,270  

Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/46 #

     1,000,000        1,100,470  

(North Star Charter School Project)

     

Capital Appreciation Subordinate Series B 144A 4.88% 7/1/49 #^

     2,888,155        572,577  

Series A 6.75% 7/1/48

     529,151        580,875  

(Victory Charter School Project) Series B 5.00% 7/1/39

     1,000,000        1,101,590  

(Xavier Charter School Project) Series A 5.00% 6/1/50

     1,275,000        1,412,445  

University of Idaho

     

Series 2011 5.25% 4/1/41 •

     1,710,000        1,808,462  

Series A 5.00% 4/1/41

     1,000,000        1,242,950  

Series B 5.00% 4/1/28

     1,000,000        1,021,350  

Series B 5.00% 4/1/32

     500,000        510,440  
     

 

 

 
        16,855,676  
     

 

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 3.79%

     

Boise-Kuna Irrigation District Revenue

     

(Idaho Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project) 5.00% 6/1/34

     2,000,000        2,326,260  

Guam Power Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 10/1/40

     1,000,000        1,156,990  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     230,000        184,575  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     320,000        256,000  
     

 

 

 
        3,923,825  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 11.87%

     

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Madison Memorial Hospital Project) 5.00% 9/1/37

     1,350,000      $ 1,529,793  

(St. Luke’s Health System Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/27

     1,000,000        1,246,550  

Series A 5.00% 3/1/47

     1,500,000        1,587,630  

(Trinity Health Credit Group)

     

Series D 4.50% 12/1/37

     1,385,000        1,436,190  

Series ID 4.00% 12/1/43

     1,000,000        1,121,710  

Series ID 5.00% 12/1/32

     1,000,000        1,092,340  

Series ID 5.00% 12/1/46

     750,000        896,940  

(Valley Vista Care Corporation)

     

Series A 5.25% 11/15/37

     1,005,000        1,091,269  

Series A 5.25% 11/15/47

     1,130,000        1,209,880  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical &
Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority

     

(Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Project)

     

Series A 6.00% 7/1/33

     1,020,000        1,074,417  
     

 

 

 
                12,286,719  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bonds – 3.98%

     

Idaho Housing & Finance Association

     

Series A 4.50% 1/21/49 (GNMA)

     971,588        1,027,804  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Single Family Mortgage Revenue

     

Series A 3.05% 7/1/39 (GNMA)

     1,675,000        1,740,794  

Series A 3.25% 1/1/43 (GNMA)

     825,000        856,276  

Series A Class II 4.375% 7/1/32

     480,000        488,832  
     

 

 

 
        4,113,706  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 8.15%

     

Boise Urban Renewal Agency

     

5.00% 12/15/31

     750,000        908,467  

5.00% 12/15/32

     750,000        906,487  

Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation

     

5.00% 12/1/41

     200,000        248,448  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Economic Development Facilities Revenue

     

(TDF Facilities Project)

     

Series A 6.50% 2/1/26

     1,370,000        1,465,982  

Series A 7.00% 2/1/36

     1,500,000        1,604,535  

Idaho State Building Authority Revenue

     

Series B 5.00% 9/1/40

     1,250,000        1,371,437  

(Capitol Mall Parking Project)

     

Series A 4.50% 9/1/26

     485,000        547,565  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Idaho State Building Authority Revenue

     

(Capitol Mall Parking Project)

     

Series A 4.50% 9/1/27

     505,000      $ 568,670  

(Department of Health & Welfare Project) Series B 4.00% 9/1/48

     750,000        818,377  
     

 

 

 
                8,439,968  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 25.00%

     

Ada & Boise Counties Independent School District Boise City

     

5.00% 8/1/33

     1,010,000        1,254,198  

5.00% 8/1/34

     1,500,000        1,857,525  

5.00% 8/1/35

     1,160,000        1,433,714  

5.00% 8/1/36

     500,000        616,525  

Ada & Canyon Counties Joint School District No. 2 Meridian

     

4.50% 7/30/22

     1,500,000        1,544,295  

Ada & Canyon Counties Joint School District No. 3 Kuna

     

(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty)

     

Series B 5.00% 9/15/33

     1,670,000        2,072,771  

Series B 5.00% 9/15/35

     1,100,000        1,358,775  

Canyon County School District No. 131 Nampa

     

(School Board Guaranteed)

     

Series B 5.00% 8/15/23

     1,295,000        1,491,633  

Canyon County School District No. 132 Caldwell

     

Series A 5.00% 9/15/22 (AGM)

     1,725,000        1,729,882  

Series A 5.00% 9/15/23 (AGM)

     1,810,000        1,815,086  

Canyon County School District No. 139 Vallivue

     

(School Board Guaranteed)

     

5.00% 9/15/33

     1,000,000        1,137,570  

Series B 5.00% 9/15/24

     1,480,000        1,650,733  

Idaho Bond Bank Authority Revenue

     

Series A 4.00% 9/15/33

     530,000        610,194  

Series A 4.00% 9/15/37

     1,000,000        1,135,090  

Series C 5.00% 9/15/42

     500,000        615,435  

Madison County School District No. 321 Rexburg

     

(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty)

     

Series B 5.00% 8/15/25

     1,080,000        1,320,700  

Series B 5.00% 8/15/26

     500,000        628,705  

Nez Perce County Independent School District No. 1

     

(Sales Tax & Credit Enhancement Guaranty)

     

Series B 5.00% 9/15/36

     1,000,000        1,233,090  

Series B 5.00% 9/15/37

     1,000,000        1,228,010  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

Twin Falls County School District No. 411
(School Board Guaranteed) Series A 4.75% 9/15/37

     1,000,000      $ 1,143,630  
     

 

 

 
                25,877,561  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded Bonds – 2.49%

     

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/35-20 (AGM)§

     2,500,000        2,580,650  
     

 

 

 
        2,580,650  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 18.94%

     

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue

     

Series A 5.125% 1/1/42

     545,000        573,542  

Series A 5.25% 1/1/36

     705,000        747,941  

Series B-1 5.00% 1/1/42

     1,425,000        1,493,015  

Idaho Water Resource Board Loan Program Revenue

     

(Ground Water Rights Mitigation) Series A 5.00% 9/1/32

     3,565,000        3,912,445  

Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency Tax Increment Revenue

     

5.50% 10/15/34

     1,500,000        1,532,100  

Nampa Development Corporation Revenue

     

5.90% 3/1/30

     3,000,000        3,032,280  

(Library Square Project) 144A 5.00% 9/1/31 #

     1,000,000        1,078,620  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation – Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/46 ^

     2,355,000        632,412  

Series A-1 5.625% 7/1/51 ^

     4,970,000        965,870  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40

     875,000        903,166  

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     2,000,000        2,055,620  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     1,031,000        1,077,560  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note)

     

5.00% 10/1/29 (AGM)

     1,500,000        1,597,860  
     

 

 

 
        19,602,431  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 3.20%

     

Boise City Airport Revenue

     

(Air Terminal Facilities Project)

     

5.75% 9/1/20 (AGM) (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,044,310  

(Parking Facilities Project) 4.00% 9/1/32

     2,180,000        2,267,898  
     

 

 

 
        3,312,208  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 1.33%

     

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

     

5.00% 7/1/40

     370,000      $ 430,058  

5.00% 1/1/46

     835,000        949,938  
     

 

 

 
        1,379,996  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $95,613,831)

          101,689,203  
     

 

 

 
     Number of shares         

 

 

Short-Term Investments – 0.32%

     

 

 

Money Market Mutual Fund – 0.11%

     

Dreyfus AMT-Free Tax Exempt Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares (seven-day effective yield 1.23%)

     112,028        112,028  
     

 

 

 
        112,028  
     

 

 

 
     Principal amount°         

Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.21%¤

     

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue (St. Luke’s Health System Project) Series C

     

1.40% 3/1/48 (LOC – US Bank N.A.)

     225,000        225,000  
     

 

 

 
        225,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $337,028)

        337,028  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 98.56%
(cost $95,950,859)

      $ 102,026,231  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $4,537,664, which represents 4.38% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at Aug. 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. LIBOR03M, LIBOR06M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference

 

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  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 description above.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association collateral

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 98.81%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 7.30%

     

Nassau County Tobacco Settlement

     

(Asset-Backed) Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46

     625,000      $ 624,981  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI

     

(Tobacco Settlement Pass Through) Series C 5.00% 6/1/51

     500,000        524,740  

New York Liberty Development Revenue

     

(Second Priority - Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project)

     

Class 2 5.625% 7/15/47

     500,000        508,595  

Class 3 6.375% 7/15/49

     865,000        882,213  

New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facilities Revenue

     

(Delta Air Lines - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project) 5.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,208,180  

Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization

     

Series B 5.25% 6/1/37

     700,000        745,689  

TSASC Revenue

     

(Senior) Fiscal 2017 Series A 5.00% 6/1/41

     900,000        1,006,344  

(Subordinate) Fiscal 2017 Series B 5.00% 6/1/48

     1,000,000        991,900  
     

 

 

 
              6,492,642  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 20.50%

     

Albany Industrial Development Agency Civic Facilities Revenue

     

(Brighter Choice Charter School) Series A 5.00% 4/1/37

     250,000        250,330  

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development

     

(Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Project)

     

Series A 6.00% 10/1/31

     525,000        563,535  

(Tapestry Charter School Project) Series A 5.00% 8/1/52

     500,000        549,955  

Build NYC Resource

     

(Bronx Charter School for Excellence Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 4/1/33

     500,000        544,015  

Series A 5.50% 4/1/43

     500,000        546,300  

(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project) Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/48 #

     500,000        547,125  

(Manhattan College Project) 5.00% 8/1/47

     500,000        598,705  

(Metropolitan College of New York Project) 5.50% 11/1/44

     600,000        649,968  

(Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School Project)

     

Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/52 #

     250,000        272,627  

(New Dawn Charter Schools Project) 144A 5.75% 2/1/49 #

     500,000        535,875  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Build NYC Resource

     

(The Packer Collegiate Institute Project) 5.00% 6/1/40

     750,000      $ 872,647  

Dutchess County Local Development

     

(The Culinary Institute of America Project) Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/46

     300,000        348,360  

Hempstead Town Local Development

     

(Hofstra University Project) 5.00% 7/1/42

     500,000        601,985  

Madison County Capital Resource Revenue

     

(Colgate University Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/28

     400,000        413,244  

Monroe County Industrial Development Revenue

     

(St. John Fisher College Project) Series A 5.50% 6/1/39

     300,000        352,905  

(University of Rochester Project) Series C 4.00% 7/1/43

     500,000        561,780  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources

     

(Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation) Series A 4.00% 7/1/46

     1,000,000        1,095,350  

(Whitney Museum of American Art) 5.00% 7/1/31

     500,000        524,730  

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(Barnard College) Series A 5.00% 7/1/35

     400,000        475,464  

(Fordham University) 5.00% 7/1/44

     650,000        746,193  

(Marymount Manhattan College) 5.00% 7/1/24

     350,000        350,949  

(Pratt Institute) Series A 5.00% 7/1/34

     1,000,000        1,152,010  

(Rockefeller University) Series A 5.00% 7/1/27

     250,000        250,707  

(Touro College & University) Series A 5.50% 1/1/44

     1,000,000        1,121,180  

(University of Rochester Project) Unrefunded Series A 5.125% 7/1/39

     20,000        20,056  

Onondaga Civic Development Revenue

     

(Le Moyne College Project) 5.20% 7/1/29

     500,000        516,810  

St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency Civic Development Revenue

     

(St. Lawrence University Project) Series A 4.00% 7/1/43

     1,000,000        1,099,660  

Tompkins County Development

     

(Ithaca College Project)

     

5.00% 7/1/34

     750,000        889,238  

5.00% 7/1/41

     500,000        610,640  

Troy Industrial Development Authority

     

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project) Series E 5.20% 4/1/37

     500,000        536,735  

Yonkers Economic Development Educational Revenue

     

(Charter School of Educational Excellence Project)

     

Series A 6.25% 10/15/40

     600,000        619,908  
     

 

 

 
              18,218,986  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 4.34%

     

Long Island Power Authority Electric System Revenue

     

5.00% 9/1/37

     450,000      $ 568,067  

5.00% 9/1/47

     500,000        609,000  

Series A 5.00% 9/1/44

     750,000        862,643  

New York State Power Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 11/15/38

     500,000        540,015  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     190,000        152,475  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     270,000        216,000  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority

     

(Restructuring Bonds) 5.00% 12/15/37

     750,000        908,130  
     

 

 

 
              3,856,330  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 13.51%

     

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development

     

(Catholic Health System Project) 5.25% 7/1/35

     250,000        297,410  

Build NYC Resource

     

(The Children’s Aid Society Project) 4.00% 7/1/49

     1,000,000        1,139,810  

Dutchess County Local Development

     

(Nuvance Health) Series B 4.00% 7/1/49

     1,000,000        1,124,890  

Guilderland Industrial Development Agency

     

(Albany Place Development Project) Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/52 #

     500,000        514,775  

Monroe County Industrial Development

     

(The Rochester General Hospital Project)

     

5.00% 12/1/36

     405,000        484,720  

5.00% 12/1/46

     540,000        632,799  

(The Unity Hospital of Rochester Project) 5.50% 8/15/40 (FHA)

     585,000        620,322  

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance

     

(Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group Project) 5.00% 7/1/33

     725,000        818,416  

New York City Health & Hospital Revenue

     

(Health System) Series A 5.00% 2/15/30

     500,000        508,195  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources

     

(Carnegie Hall) 5.00% 12/1/39

     250,000        324,583  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(Montefiore Obligated Group) Series A 4.00% 8/1/38

     1,000,000        1,125,620  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State Supported Debt

     

(Mt. Sinai Hospital) Series A 5.00% 7/1/26

     600,000        618,450  

(New York University Hospitals Center) Series A 4.00% 7/1/40

     465,000        515,722  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State Supported Debt

     

(Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)

     

144A 5.00% 12/1/34 #

     500,000      $ 596,715  

144A 5.00% 12/1/45 #

     700,000        793,037  

Orange County Funding Assisted Living Residence Revenue

     

(The Hamlet at Wallkill Assisted Living Project) 6.50% 1/1/46

     400,000        415,844  

Southold Local Development Revenue

     

(Peconic Landing at Southold Project) 5.00% 12/1/45

     750,000        798,233  

Suffolk County Economic Development Revenue

     

(Peconic Landing at Southhold Project) 6.00% 12/1/40

     650,000        679,737  
     

 

 

 
              12,009,278  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 7.04%

     

Hudson Yards Infrastructure

     

Unrefunded Fiscal 2012 Series A 5.75% 2/15/47

     385,000        409,394  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations

     

(The Metropolitan Transportation Authority) Series A 5.00% 11/15/56

     710,000        795,647  

New York City Industrial Development Agency

     

(Senior Trips)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/22 (AMT)

     585,000        641,300  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/28 (AMT)

     1,500,000        1,631,895  

New York Liberty Development

     

(4 World Trade Center Project) 5.00% 11/15/31

     500,000        542,580  

(Class 1 - 3 World Trade Center Project) 144A 5.00% 11/15/44 #

     1,500,000        1,666,185  

(Class 2 - 3 World Trade Center Project) 144A 5.375% 11/15/40 #

     500,000        565,725  
     

 

 

 
        6,252,726  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 3.60%

     

New York City

     

Fiscal 2011 Series E 5.00% 8/1/28

     125,000        129,497  

Fiscal 2014 Subordinate Series D-1 5.00% 8/1/31

     1,000,000        1,149,850  

Fiscal 2018 Series B-1 4.00% 10/1/41

     500,000        569,595  

Fiscal 2019 Series E 5.00% 8/1/32

     500,000        650,280  

Subordinate Series E-1 5.25% 3/1/35

     500,000        643,370  

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(School District Financing Program)

     

Unrefunded Series A 5.00% 10/1/23

     25,000        26,977  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

New York State Dormitory Authority

     

(School District Financing Program)

     

Unrefunded Series A 5.00% 10/1/25 (AGM)

     30,000      $ 31,194  
     

 

 

 
              3,200,763  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded Bonds – 7.34%

     

Dutchess County Local Development

     

(Health Quest Systems Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/34-24 §

     350,000        412,885  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/44-24 §

     1,000,000        1,179,670  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure

     

Fiscal 2012 Series A 5.75% 2/15/47-21 §

     615,000        657,693  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue

     

Series D 5.25% 11/15/27-20 §

     500,000        525,960  

Monroe County Industrial Development Revenue

     

(Nazareth College of Rochester Project)

     

5.25% 10/1/31-21 §

     500,000        543,960  

5.50% 10/1/41-21 §

     500,000        546,520  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue

     

(Second General Resolution)

     

Fiscal 2012 Series BB

     

5.25% 6/15/44-21 §

     500,000        548,265  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue

     

(Future Tax Secured)

     

Fiscal 2011 Subordinate Series D-1

     

5.25% 2/1/29-21 §

     305,000        323,480  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Non-State Supported Debt

     

(The Northwell Health Obligated Group)

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/41-21 §

     500,000        533,575  

Onondaga Civic Development Revenue

     

(St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Project)

     

4.50% 7/1/32-22 §

     380,000        416,841  

5.00% 7/1/42-22 §

     750,000        833,123  
     

 

 

 
        6,521,972  
     

 

 

 

Resource Recovery Revenue Bond – 1.80%

     

Niagara Area Development Revenue

     

(Covanta Project) Series A 144A 4.75% 11/1/42 (AMT) #

     1,500,000        1,596,930  
     

 

 

 
        1,596,930  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 17.76%

     

Build NYC Resource

     

(YMCA of Greater New York Project) 5.00% 8/1/40

     450,000        520,569  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Glen Cove Local Economic Assistance

     

(Garvies Point Public Improvement Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/56

     250,000      $ 272,515  

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue

     

Series A 5.25% 1/1/36

     240,000        254,618  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue (Building Aid)

     

Fiscal 2012 Subordinate Series S-1A 5.25% 7/15/37

     1,000,000              1,073,830  

Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series S-1 5.00% 7/15/43

     1,000,000        1,165,770  

(Future Tax Secured)

     

Fiscal 2014 Subordinate Series A-1 5.00% 11/1/42

     750,000        856,687  

Fiscal 2014 Subordinate Series B-1 5.00% 11/1/40

     750,000        867,495  

Fiscal 2015 Subordinate Series E-1 5.00% 2/1/41

     1,000,000        1,171,480  

Fiscal 2016 Subordinate Series C-1 4.00% 11/1/42

     500,000        579,750  

Fiscal 2017 Subordinate Series A-1 4.00% 5/1/42

     500,000        559,415  

Fiscal 2017 Subordinate Series E-1 5.00% 2/1/43

     1,000,000        1,210,400  

Unrefunded Fiscal 2011 Subordinate Series C 5.25% 11/1/25

     310,000        325,088  

Unrefunded Fiscal 2011 Subordinate Series D-1 5.25% 2/1/29

     195,000        206,376  

New York Convention Center Development Revenue

     

(Hotel Unit Fee Secured) 5.00% 11/15/35

     1,000,000        1,202,460  

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue

     

(General Purpose) Series C 5.00% 3/15/34

     500,000        528,210  

New York State Urban Development Revenue

     

(General Purpose) Series A 4.00% 3/15/36

     500,000        567,100  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue (Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40

     425,000        438,681  

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     1,475,000        1,516,020  

Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58

     125,000        130,645  

Series A-1 5.687% 7/1/51 ^

     4,120,000        800,681  

Series A-1 5.729% 7/1/46 ^

     1,935,000        519,625  

Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53

     1,000,000        1,016,220  
     

 

 

 
        15,783,635  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bond – 0.56%

     

New York State

     

Series A 5.00% 3/1/38

     500,000        501,415  
     

 

 

 
        501,415  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 10.48%

     

Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

     

5.00% 1/1/47

     435,000        517,907  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue
Series D 5.00% 11/15/32

     500,000      $ 557,360  

(Green Bond)

     

Series B 4.00% 11/15/50

     1,000,000        1,122,080  

Series C-2 3.08% 11/15/40 (BAM) ^

     2,380,000        1,352,007  

New York State Thruway Authority General Revenue

     

Series I 5.00% 1/1/32

     700,000        762,111  

Series L 5.00% 1/1/35

     100,000        126,354  

(Junior Indebtedness Obligation) Series A 5.25% 1/1/56

     1,000,000        1,185,590  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     

(Consolidated Bonds - Two Hundred Sixteen Series)

     

4.00% 9/1/49

     1,000,000        1,158,990  

(JFK International Air Terminal Project)

     

Series 8 6.00% 12/1/42

     700,000        740,257  

Series 8 6.50% 12/1/28

     550,000        573,397  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority

     

(MTA Bridges and Tunnels) Series A 5.00% 11/15/47

     1,000,000        1,217,400  
     

 

 

 
              9,313,453  
     

 

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 4.58%

     

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue

     

(Second General Resolution)

     

Fiscal 2017 Series DD 5.00% 6/15/47

     1,000,000        1,214,530  

Fiscal 2019 Subordinate Series FF-1 4.00% 6/15/49

     1,000,000        1,148,720  

Fiscal 2020 Series AA 4.00% 6/15/40

     1,000,000        1,174,410  

New York State Environmental Facilities Revenue

     

(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects - Second Resolution)
Series B 5.00% 6/15/30

     500,000        535,115  
     

 

 

 
        4,072,775  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $82,208,979)

        87,820,905  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

Short-Term Investment – 0.67%

     

 

 

Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.67%¤

     

New York City Series F6

     

1.39% 6/1/44 (SPA - JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.)

     600,000        600,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $600,000)

        600,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.48%
    (cost $82,808,979)

      $       88,420,905  
     

 

 

 

 

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#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $7,088,994, which represents 7.98% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

FHA – Federal Housing Administration

N.A. – National Association

SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement

USD – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedules of investments
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund    August 31, 2019

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds – 99.60%

     

 

 

Corporate Revenue Bonds – 6.94%

     

Delaware County Industrial Development Authority

     

(Covanta Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/43

     2,155,000      $ 2,204,349  

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Financing Authority Revenue

     

(Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue)

     

4.00% 6/1/39 (AGM)

     5,045,000        5,669,268  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

     

(National Gypsum) 5.50% 11/1/44 (AMT)

     4,000,000        4,298,160  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue

     

(CarbonLite P, LLC Project)

     

144A 5.25% 6/1/26 (AMT)#

     1,750,000        1,828,995  

144A 5.75% 6/1/36 (AMT)#

     2,375,000        2,556,403  

(Proctor & Gamble Paper Project) 5.375% 3/1/31 (AMT)

     11,000,000        14,601,510  
     

 

 

 
              31,158,685  
     

 

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds – 14.45%

     

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority Revenue

     

(Carnegie Mellon University)

     

5.00% 3/1/28

     2,000,000        2,248,900  

Series A 5.00% 3/1/24

     1,000,000        1,095,990  

(Chatham University) Series A

     

5.00% 9/1/30

     1,500,000        1,616,430  

(Robert Morris University) 5.00% 10/15/47

     1,500,000        1,706,100  

Series A 5.50% 10/15/30

     1,275,000        1,324,483  

Series A 5.75% 10/15/40

     2,200,000        2,283,578  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(George School Project) 5.00% 9/15/36

     4,455,000        4,782,353  

(School Lane Charter School Project) Series A

     

5.125% 3/15/46

     2,500,000        2,859,975  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Avon Grove Charter School Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 12/15/47

     1,160,000        1,322,887  

Series A 5.00% 12/15/51

     770,000        876,083  

(Renaissance Academy Charter School Project)

     

5.00% 10/1/34

     1,000,000        1,115,660  

5.00% 10/1/39

     1,250,000        1,382,887  

5.00% 10/1/44

     1,000,000        1,100,970  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority Student Housing Revenue

     

(University Student Housing Project at West Chester University)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/30

     1,100,000        1,212,387  

Series A 5.00% 8/1/45

     1,250,000        1,352,400  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Education Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Delaware County Authority Revenue

     

(Cabrini University) 5.00% 7/1/47

     2,000,000      $ 2,301,360  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority

     

(Student Services - Student Housing Project at Millersville University)

     

5.00% 7/1/39

     875,000        957,425  

5.00% 7/1/45

     2,500,000        2,679,150  

5.00% 7/1/46

     1,425,000        1,551,227  

5.00% 7/1/47

     1,000,000        1,105,080  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority Revenue

     

(Arcadia University)

     

5.625% 4/1/40

     2,375,000        2,419,555  

5.75% 4/1/40

     2,000,000        2,232,420  

Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital & Education Authority Revenue

     

(King’s College Project) 5.00% 5/1/44

     1,000,000        1,202,650  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority College & University Revenue

     

(Drexel University) 5.00% 5/1/41

     1,000,000        1,199,270  

(University Properties Student Housing - East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) 5.00% 7/1/42

     500,000        510,525  

Pennsylvania State University

     

Series A 5.00% 9/1/41

     2,000,000        2,563,140  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Project)

     

Series A 7.25% 6/15/43

     2,500,000        2,914,000  

(Green Woods Charter School Project)

     

Series A 5.50% 6/15/22

     565,000        591,708  

Series A 5.75% 6/15/42

     2,500,000        2,640,175  

(International Apartments of Temple University)

     

Series A 5.375% 6/15/30

     1,500,000        1,534,200  

Series A 5.625% 6/15/42

     3,000,000        3,063,390  

(Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Project)

     

144A 6.75% 6/15/43 #

     2,550,000        2,615,076  

(Tacony Academy Charter School Project)

     

Series A-1 6.75% 6/15/33

     1,020,000        1,140,962  

Series A-1 7.00% 6/15/43

     1,535,000        1,710,926  

(Temple University Second Series) 5.00% 4/1/36

     1,145,000        1,329,059  

State Public School Building Authority

     

(Montgomery County Community College)

     

5.00% 5/1/28

     2,000,000        2,371,720  
     

 

 

 
              64,914,101  
     

 

 

 

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Electric Revenue Bonds – 0.42%

     

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

     

Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡

     985,000      $ 790,463  

Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡

     1,385,000        1,108,000  
     

 

 

 
              1,898,463  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds – 31.06%

     

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Revenue

     

(Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group Issue)

     

Series A 4.00% 4/1/44

     1,350,000        1,472,647  

(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)

     

Series A 4.00% 7/15/36

     1,750,000        2,017,190  

Series A 4.00% 7/15/37

     1,500,000        1,719,945  

Series A 4.00% 7/15/38

     700,000        799,022  

Berks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(The Highlands at Wyomissing)

     

5.00% 5/15/38

     415,000        475,133  

5.00% 5/15/43

     500,000        567,080  

5.00% 5/15/48

     1,000,000        1,127,390  

Series A 5.00% 5/15/37

     1,365,000        1,593,173  

Series A 5.00% 5/15/42

     500,000        576,415  

Series A 5.00% 5/15/47

     600,000        687,378  

Series C 5.00% 5/15/42

     1,000,000        1,125,800  

Series C 5.00% 5/15/47

     1,000,000        1,121,230  

(Tower Health Project)

     

4.00% 11/1/47

     2,500,000        2,709,025  

5.00% 11/1/50

     2,000,000        2,341,300  

Berks County Municipal Authority Revenue

     

(Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project) Unrefunded

     

Series A-3 5.50% 11/1/31

     5,005,000        5,038,083  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Saint Luke’s University Health Network Project)

     

4.00% 8/15/44

     2,400,000        2,641,104  

4.00% 8/15/50

     1,400,000        1,534,792  

Butler County Hospital Authority Revenue

     

(Butler Health System Project) Series A 5.00% 7/1/39

     1,625,000        1,861,600  

Central Bradford Progress Authority

     

(Guthrie Health Issue) 5.375% 12/1/41

     1,000,000        1,072,150  

Centre County Hospital Authority Revenue

     

(Mount Nittany Medical Center Project) Series A

     

4.00% 11/15/47

     1,400,000        1,532,468  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Chester County Health & Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Simpson Senior Services Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/35

     775,000      $ 817,827  

Series A 5.25% 12/1/45

     1,360,000              1,449,896  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority Revenue

     

(Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project)

     

5.00% 1/1/38

     2,000,000        2,220,980  

DuBois Hospital Authority

     

(Penn Highlands Healthcare) 4.00% 7/15/48

     2,000,000        2,168,940  

Franklin County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Menno-Haven Project) 5.00% 12/1/53

     1,900,000        2,095,282  

Geisinger Authority Health System Revenue

     

(Geisinger Health System)

     

Series A-1 5.00% 2/15/45

     5,000,000        5,935,950  

Series A-1 5.125% 6/1/41

     4,000,000        4,239,080  

General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania Revenue

     

(WellSpan Health Obligated Group)

     

Series A 5.00% 6/1/38

     1,000,000        1,261,500  

Series A 5.00% 6/1/39

     5,000,000        6,291,050  

Indiana County Hospital Authority Revenue

     

(Indiana Regional Medical Center) Series A

     

6.00% 6/1/39

     1,625,000        1,804,725  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority Revenue

     

(Brethren Village Project)

     

5.25% 7/1/35

     250,000        273,550  

5.25% 7/1/41

     1,000,000        1,106,570  

5.50% 7/1/45

     1,000,000        1,100,640  

(Landis Homes Retirement Community Project) Series A

     

5.00% 7/1/45

     2,000,000        2,167,720  

(Masonic Villages Project) 5.00% 11/1/35

     1,000,000        1,187,660  

5.00% 11/1/36

     510,000        604,131  

5.00% 11/1/37

     250,000        294,877  

(St. Anne’s Retirement Community Project)

     

5.00% 4/1/27

     1,425,000        1,498,345  

5.00% 4/1/33

     1,830,000        1,906,604  

Lehigh County General Purpose Authority Revenue

     

(Bible Fellowship Church Homes Project)

     

5.125% 7/1/32

     1,000,000        1,027,560  

5.25% 7/1/42

     1,500,000        1,541,460  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°     Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

    

Monroe County Hospital Authority Revenue

    

(Pocono Medical Center)

    

5.00% 7/1/36

     1,710,000     $ 2,027,034  

5.00% 7/1/41

     1,000,000       1,175,140  

Monroeville Finance Authority

    

(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) 5.00% 2/15/25

     1,000,000       1,198,330  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority Revenue

    

(Thomas Jefferson University) Series A 4.00% 9/1/49

     2,500,000       2,745,925  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority Retirement Community Revenue

    

(ACTS Retirement Life Communities Obligated Group)

    

5.00% 11/15/27

     1,250,000       1,364,275  

5.00% 11/15/28

     1,600,000       1,744,192  

5.00% 11/15/29

     680,000       740,404  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

    

(Albert Einstein Healthcare Network) Series A

    

5.25% 1/15/45

     2,500,000       2,834,475  

(Waverly Heights Project)

    

5.00% 12/1/44

     500,000       583,010  

5.00% 12/1/49

     750,000       871,275  

(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community Project)

    

5.375% 1/1/50

     4,000,000       4,161,920  

Series A 5.375% 1/1/51

     1,500,000       1,581,030  

Moon Industrial Development Authority Revenue

    

(Baptist Homes Society) 6.125% 7/1/50

     4,000,000       4,383,120  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority

    

(Morningstar Senior Living Project) 5.00% 7/1/32

     1,275,000       1,350,990  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority First Mortgage Revenue

    

(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project) Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #

     3,950,000       4,097,770  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue

    

(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Series A 5.00% 7/1/43

     1,265,000       1,402,506  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority College & University Revenue

    

(Thomas Jefferson University)

    

Series A 5.00% 9/1/45

     7,000,000       8,065,610  

Series A 5.25% 9/1/50

     2,500,000           2,902,625  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(University of Pennsylvania Health System)

     

5.00% 8/15/40

     2,000,000      $ 2,356,980  

Series A 4.00% 8/15/42

     4,000,000        4,461,720  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Project) 5.00% 7/1/34

     5,000,000        6,185,700  

(Thomas Jefferson University) Series A 5.00% 9/1/47

     2,500,000        2,946,825  

(Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group) Series A 5.00% 7/1/49

     2,500,000        2,778,125  

Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority Revenue

     

(St. Luke’s Hospital - Monroe Project) Series A 5.00% 8/15/40

     4,000,000        4,583,080  
     

 

 

 
            139,549,333  
     

 

 

 

Housing Revenue Bond – 0.46%

     

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(The PresbyHomes Germantown Project) Series A 5.625% 7/1/35 (HUD)

     2,065,000        2,067,870  
     

 

 

 
        2,067,870  
     

 

 

 

Lease Revenue Bonds – 1.40%

     

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Residential Resource Project)

     

5.10% 9/1/26

     1,335,000        1,335,000  

5.125% 9/1/31

     435,000        435,000  

Philadelphia Municipal Authority Revenue

     

(Juvenile Justice Services Center)

     

5.00% 4/1/37

     1,250,000        1,505,100  

5.00% 4/1/38

     1,000,000        1,201,140  

5.00% 4/1/39

     1,500,000        1,797,900  
     

 

 

 
        6,274,140  
     

 

 

 

Local General Obligation Bonds – 8.59%

     

Allegheny County

     

Series C-69 5.00% 12/1/28

     1,000,000        1,115,750  

Series C-70 5.00% 12/1/33

     2,205,000        2,457,274  

Series C-77 5.00% 11/1/43

     4,535,000        5,636,461  

Chester County

     

4.00% 7/15/32

     2,000,000        2,401,980  

5.00% 7/15/30

     3,000,000        3,963,030  

City of Philadelphia

     

5.00% 8/1/41

     1,260,000        1,520,694  

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)

     

City of Philadelphia

     

Series A 5.00% 8/1/37

     1,750,000      $ 2,132,305  

Series A 5.25% 7/15/29

     2,500,000        2,886,950  

Series B 5.00% 2/1/39

     1,000,000        1,261,270  

City of Pittsburgh

     

4.00% 9/1/35

     750,000        854,340  

4.00% 9/1/36

     500,000        568,190  

Series B 5.00% 9/1/26

     3,000,000        3,328,620  

North Allegheny School District

     

4.00% 5/1/37

     1,065,000        1,238,180  

Philadelphia School District

     

Series F 5.00% 9/1/36

     2,000,000        2,368,380  

Series F 5.00% 9/1/37

     1,500,000        1,771,545  

Series F 5.00% 9/1/38

     2,000,000        2,357,340  

Tredyffrin Easttown School District

     

5.00% 2/15/38

     2,250,000        2,748,218  
     

 

 

 
                38,610,527  
     

 

 

 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds – 11.71%

     

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority Revenue

     

(Carlow University Project)

     

6.75% 11/1/31-21§

     750,000        838,920  

7.00% 11/1/40-21§

     1,000,000        1,122,960  

Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority

     

5.00% 5/1/32-23§

     2,000,000        2,281,220  

Franklin County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(Chambersburg Hospital Project) 5.375% 7/1/42-20§

     4,980,000        5,153,852  

Huntingdon County General Authority Revenue

     

(Juniata College) Series A 5.00% 5/1/30-20§

     2,650,000        2,768,269  

Monroe County Hospital Authority

     

(Pocono Medical Center)

     

Series A 5.00% 1/1/32-22§

     1,150,000        1,249,602  

Series A 5.00% 1/1/41-22§

     1,500,000        1,629,915  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority Revenue

     

(Abington Memorial Hospital Obligated Group) Series A

     

5.00% 6/1/31-22§

     2,000,000        2,209,480  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority Revenue

     

(New Regional Medical Center Project)

     

5.375% 8/1/38-20 (FHA)§

     995,000        1,034,163  

 

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      Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

Municipal Bonds (continued)

                 

Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)

     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority College & University Revenue

     

(AICUP Financing Program - St. Francis University Project) Series JJ2 6.25% 11/1/41-21§

     2,355,000      $ 2,615,086  

(Edinboro University Foundation Student Housing Project) 6.00% 7/1/43-20§

     1,000,000        1,040,450  

(Indiana University - Student Housing Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/27-22§

     1,740,000        1,930,269  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/41-22§

     1,500,000        1,664,025  

(Philadelphia University) 5.00% 6/1/32-23§

     2,000,000        2,287,500  

(Shippensburg University - Student Housing Project)

     

5.00% 10/1/44-22§

     1,500,000        1,677,840  

6.25% 10/1/43-21§

     2,000,000        2,212,460  

(University of the Arts) 5.20% 3/15/25 (AGC)

     4,490,000        5,093,995  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(University of Pennsylvania Health System)

     

Series A 5.00% 8/15/24-21§

     2,850,000        3,065,831  

Series A 5.25% 8/15/26-21§

     3,910,000        4,224,872  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue

     

(MaST Charter School Project) 6.00% 8/1/35-20§

     1,610,000        1,679,439  

(New Foundations Charter School Project) 6.625% 12/15/41-22§

     1,000,000        1,172,560  

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue

     

(Presbyterian Medical Center) 6.65% 12/1/19

     2,020,000        2,047,088  

South Fork Municipal Hospital Authority Revenue

     

(Conemaugh Health System Project) 5.50% 7/1/29-20§

     3,500,000        3,624,285  
     

 

 

 
                52,624,081  
     

 

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds – 8.51%

     

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 5/1/42

     2,500,000        2,639,925  

(City Center Project) 144A 5.375% 5/1/42 #

     1,800,000        2,035,764  

(City Center Refunding Project) 144A 5.00% 5/1/42 #

     2,500,000        2,817,875  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority Special Obligation Revenue

     

(Woodlands at Greystone Project)

     

144A 5.00% 3/1/38 #

     560,000        602,487  

144A 5.125% 3/1/48 #

     1,000,000        1,074,360  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority

     

(Route 33 Project) 7.00% 7/1/32

     1,900,000        2,157,146  

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)

     

Port Authority of Allegheny County

     

5.75% 3/1/29

     5,200,000      $         5,549,076  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue

     

(Capital Appreciation - Restructured)

     

Series A-1 5.644% 7/1/51 ^

     32,795,000        6,373,380  

Series A-1 5.697% 7/1/46 ^

     11,521,000        3,093,849  

(Restructured)

     

Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53

     2,520,000        2,590,081  

Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40

     4,500,000        4,584,375  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh & Allegheny County

     

(Hotel Room Excise Tax) 5.00% 2/1/35 (AGM)

     3,000,000        3,094,920  

Washington County Redevelopment Authority Revenue

     

(Victory Centre Tax Increment Financing Project) 5.00% 7/1/35

     1,500,000        1,607,430  
     

 

 

 
        38,220,668  
     

 

 

 

State General Obligation Bond – 3.32%

     

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

     

5.00% 9/15/26

     3,340,000        4,155,160  

5.00% 7/15/28

     3,255,000        4,198,852  

5.00% 7/15/29

     5,000,000        6,568,800  
     

 

 

 
        14,922,812  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Revenue Bonds – 8.16%

     

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission

     

(Pennsylvania - New Jersey) 5.00% 7/1/47

     5,000,000        6,086,000  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Exempt Facilities Revenue

     

(Amtrak Project)

     

Series A 5.00% 11/1/32 (AMT)

     3,500,000        3,825,150  

Series A 5.00% 11/1/41 (AMT)

     5,000,000        5,444,300  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 12/1/23

     2,450,000        2,842,417  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/49

     2,000,000        2,492,300  

Series C 5.00% 12/1/44

     5,000,000        5,763,900  

Philadelphia Airport Revenue

     

Series A 5.00% 7/1/47

     3,750,000        4,540,313  

Series B 5.00% 7/1/47 (AMT)

     3,000,000        3,560,760  

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Revenue

     

5.00% 1/1/35 (AMT)

     800,000        943,184  

5.00% 1/1/38 (AMT)

     1,000,000        1,169,270  
     

 

 

 
        36,667,594  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal amount°      Value (US $)  

 

 

Municipal Bonds (continued)

     

 

 

Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds – 4.58%

     

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority

     

5.00% 12/1/28 (BAM)

     2,345,000      $ 2,834,378  

Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority

     

5.00% 12/1/28 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,277,830  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/37 (AGM)

     780,000        917,046  

Series A 5.00% 12/1/40 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,173,200  

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue

     

5.00% 11/1/28

     4,500,000        5,024,115  

Series A 5.00% 7/1/45

     2,500,000        2,849,225  

Series A 5.25% 10/1/52

     1,000,000        1,223,010  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority

     

(Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds)

     

Series B 4.00% 9/1/34 (AGM)

     1,000,000        1,175,190  

Series B 4.00% 9/1/35 (AGM)

     300,000        349,902  

Series B 5.00% 9/1/32 (AGM)

     1,500,000        2,035,845  

Series B 5.00% 9/1/33 (AGM)

     1,250,000        1,719,100  
     

 

 

 
        20,578,841  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $413,530,691)

              447,487,115  
     

 

 

 
     

 

 

Short-Term Investment – 0.36%

     

 

 

Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.36%¤

     

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Project) Series A 1.36% 7/1/41 (SPA - Wells Fargo Bank N.A.)

     1,600,000        1,600,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment (cost $1,600,000)

        1,600,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities – 99.96%
(cost $415,130,691)

      $ 449,087,115  
     

 

 

 

 

#

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At Aug. 31, 2019, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $17,628,730, which represents 3.92% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

¤

Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of Aug. 31, 2019.

 

§

Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded. See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

°

Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.

 

Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

^

Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.

Summary of abbreviations:

 

AGC   – Insured by Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM   – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMT   – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM   – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
FHA   – Federal Housing Administration
HUD   – Housing and Urban Development Section 8
N.A.   – National Association
SPA   Stand-by Purchase Agreement
USD   – US Dollar

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities
        August 31, 2019

 

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
California Fund
   Delaware Tax-Free
Colorado Fund

Assets:

              

Investments, at value1

     $ 78,686,102      $ 100,250,577      $ 226,837,909

Cash

       44,208        28,398       

Interest receivable

       664,337        1,153,418        2,270,024

Receivable for fund shares sold

       1,000        85,247        326,049

Receivable for securities sold

              110,814       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       79,395,647        101,628,454        229,433,982
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Cash due to custodian

                     8,200

Distribution payable

       56,869        77,709        162,344

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       2,000        5,561        13,905

Payable for securities purchased

              3,058,850        9,254,160

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

       15,804        19,174        43,992

Accounting and administration expenses payable to non-affiliates

       15,561        15,805        17,216

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

       14,365        25,980        72,718

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to non-affiliates

       6,934        7,754        12,746

Audit and tax fees payable

       5,500        5,500        5,500

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to non-affiliates

       4,582        6,546        15,052

Other accrued expenses

       2,940        3,567        6,376

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates

       660        832        1,825

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

       593        658        1,039

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

       578        733        1,598

Legal fees payable to affiliates

       118        150        328

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

       37        46        102
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       126,541        3,228,865        9,617,101
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 79,269,106      $ 98,399,589      $ 219,816,881
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

              

Paid-in capital

     $ 74,165,118      $ 90,178,416      $ 207,590,779

Total distributable earnings (loss)

       5,103,988        8,221,173        12,226,102
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

     $ 79,269,106      $ 98,399,589      $ 219,816,881
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     Delaware Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
California Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Colorado Fund

Net Asset Value

            

Class A:

            

Net assets

     $ 62,033,479     $ 42,203,248     $ 167,135,818

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       5,302,432       3,378,049       14,557,262

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.70     $ 12.49     $ 11.48

Sales charge

       4.50 %       4.50 %       4.50 %

Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 – sales charge)

     $ 12.25     $ 13.08     $ 12.02

Class C:

            

Net assets

     $ 3,100,035     $ 11,550,986     $ 10,363,583

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       264,305       922,959       900,320

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.73     $ 12.52     $ 11.51

Institutional Class:

            

Net assets

     $ 14,135,592     $ 44,645,355     $ 42,317,480

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       1,208,164       3,573,560       3,686,020

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.70     $ 12.49     $ 11.48

                                 

            

1 Investments, at cost

     $ 73,555,561     $ 92,719,996     $ 211,767,947

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of assets and liabilities

 

 

 

    

    Delaware Tax-Free

Idaho Fund

  

    Delaware Tax-Free

New York Fund

  

    Delaware Tax-Free

Pennsylvania Fund

Assets:

              

Investments, at value1

       $102,026,231        $88,420,905        $449,087,115

Cash

       40        32,642        25,904

Interest receivable

       1,376,817        819,752        5,201,367

Receivable for securities sold

       259,803              

Receivable for fund shares sold

       30,554        68,333        244,734
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

       103,693,445        89,341,632        454,559,120
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Distribution payable

       74,755        63,572        334,278

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       10,539        6,312        445,292

Payable for securities purchased

              318,588        4,152,748

Investment management fees payable to affiliates

       31,296        11,553        159,227

Distribution fees payable to affiliates

       22,952        19,068        98,825

Accounting and administration expenses payable to non-affiliates

       15,849        15,674        19,951

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to non-affiliates

       8,103        7,206        25,725

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to non-affiliates

       6,281        7,047        30,099

Audit and tax fees payable

       5,500        5,500        5,500

Other accrued expenses

       3,583        4,686        6,831

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses payable to affiliates

       863        740        3,752

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

       759        651        3,293

Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates

       670        623        1,777

Legal fees payable to affiliates

       156        133        675

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates

       48        41        208
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       181,354        461,394        5,288,181
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

       $103,512,091        $88,880,238        $449,270,939
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

              

Paid-in capital

       $101,913,843        $83,233,158        $412,981,204

Total distributable earnings (loss)

       1,598,248        5,647,080        36,289,735
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

       $103,512,091        $88,880,238        $449,270,939
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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     Delaware Tax-Free
Idaho Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
New York Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Pennsylvania Fund

Net Asset Value

            

Class A:

            

Net assets

     $ 55,479,683     $ 36,058,213     $ 376,964,508

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       4,762,553       3,041,145       45,681,091

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.65     $ 11.86     $ 8.25

Sales charge

       4.50 %       4.50 %       4.50 %

Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 – sales charge)

     $ 12.20     $ 12.42     $ 8.64

Class C:

            

Net assets

     $ 12,875,008     $ 13,459,016     $ 25,065,003

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       1,106,123       1,137,991       3,036,484

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.64     $ 11.83     $ 8.25

Institutional Class:

            

Net assets

     $ 35,157,400     $ 39,363,009     $ 47,241,428

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par

       3,017,497       3,321,318       5,728,762

Net asset value per share

     $ 11.65     $ 11.85     $ 8.25

                                 

            

1 Investments, at cost

     $ 95,950,859     $ 82,808,979     $ 415,130,691

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of operations
        Year ended August 31, 2019

 

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
California Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Colorado Fund

Investment Income:

            

Interest

     $ 3,120,149     $ 3,996,396     $ 8,472,132
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Management fees

       377,982       525,615       1,122,959

Distribution expenses — Class A

       151,757       117,197       404,731

Distribution expenses — Class C

       30,869       117,099       101,410

Accounting and administration expenses

       54,997       58,561       77,952

Audit and tax fees

       46,673       46,673       46,673

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

       41,385       53,161       117,008

Registration fees

       19,902       13,856       15,205

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

       15,936       17,000       27,387

Legal fees

       5,928       5,996       14,066

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       4,348       5,495       11,729

Custodian fees

       2,537       3,321       6,162

Other

       14,771       18,046       24,053
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       767,085       982,020       1,969,335

Less expenses waived

       (137,327 )       (200,878 )       (257,273 )

Less expenses paid indirectly

       (1,030 )       (1,752 )       (1,436 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

       628,728       779,390       1,710,626
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       2,491,421       3,217,006       6,761,506
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain:

            

Net realized gain

       393,695       685,110       680,050

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       2,638,928       3,465,712       7,595,228
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

       3,032,623       4,150,822       8,275,278
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 5,524,044     $ 7,367,828     $ 15,036,784
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Delaware Tax-Free
Idaho Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
New York Fund
  Delaware Tax-Free
Pennsylvania Fund

Investment Income:

            

Interest

     $ 3,912,789     $ 3,314,666     $ 18,833,228
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

            

Management fees

       542,314       464,791       2,387,037

Distribution expenses — Class A

       140,676       87,946       889,798

Distribution expenses — Class C

       147,704       139,486       249,681

Accounting and administration expenses

       59,103       56,588       118,989

Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses

       58,878       51,329       244,052

Audit and tax fees

       46,673       46,673       46,673

Reports and statements to shareholders expenses

       16,426       19,783       53,531

Registration fees

       12,023       22,539       24,575

Legal fees

       6,243       6,933       32,602

Trustees’ fees and expenses

       5,675       4,849       24,979

Custodian fees

       3,034       3,115       13,616

Other

       15,280       19,347       34,355
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
       1,054,029       923,379       4,119,888

Less expenses waived

       (163,052 )       (229,466 )       (343,463 )

Less expenses paid indirectly

       (1,136 )       (1,556 )       (5,767 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

       889,841       692,357       3,770,658
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       3,022,948       2,622,309       15,062,570
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain:

            

Net realized gain

       124,264       585,562       2,465,773

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       3,691,615       3,228,074       14,954,570
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

       3,815,879       3,813,636       17,420,343
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 6,838,827     $ 6,435,945     $ 32,482,913
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

 

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $         2,491,421     $         2,490,400  

Net realized gain

     393,695       379,155  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,638,928       (2,032,054
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     5,524,044       837,501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,967,135     (2,075,708

Class C

     (76,738     (115,956

Institutional Class

     (409,955     (287,750
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,453,828     (2,479,414
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     2,955,388       4,543,493  

Class C

     480,567       428,738  

Institutional Class

     6,622,321       5,486,278  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     1,574,396       1,649,081  

Class C

     72,176       106,674  

Institutional Class

     386,192       266,147  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     12,091,040       12,480,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (8,235,796   $ (8,330,769

Class C

     (701,906     (2,522,165

Institutional Class

     (3,500,751     (2,573,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (12,438,453     (13,426,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (347,413     (946,088
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     2,722,803       (2,588,001

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     76,546,303       79,134,304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $         79,269,106     $         76,546,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes undistributed net investment income of $19,881 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (2,075,708    $ (115,956    $ (287,750

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,217,006     $ 3,236,364  

Net realized gain

     685,110       507,199  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,465,712       (2,807,521
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     7,367,828       936,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,658,408     (1,745,468

Class C

     (324,849     (400,194

Institutional Class

     (1,388,704     (1,100,024
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (3,371,961     (3,245,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     2,965,405       5,808,059  

Class C

     1,612,305       1,122,941  

Institutional Class

     24,977,510       11,785,738  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     1,478,640       1,550,043  

Class C

     268,745       344,098  

Institutional Class

     941,368       680,219  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
             32,243,973               21,291,098  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (17,173,906   $ (7,031,840

Class C

     (3,810,193     (4,542,970

Institutional Class

     (15,995,310     (7,025,452
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (36,979,409     (18,600,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (4,735,436     2,690,836  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (739,569     381,192  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     99,139,158       98,757,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $         98,399,589     $         99,139,158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes undistributed net investment income of $18,763 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (1,745,468    $ (400,194    $ (1,100,024

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,761,506     $ 6,720,675  

Net realized gain

     680,050       124,725  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,595,228       (4,554,837
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     15,036,784       2,290,563  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (5,362,602     (5,512,421

Class C

     (259,844     (376,689

Institutional Class

     (1,136,337     (831,565
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (6,758,783     (6,720,675
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     10,480,175       16,867,445  

Class C

     1,296,364       1,730,260  

Institutional Class

     21,425,538       12,748,594  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     4,775,340       4,746,976  

Class C

     246,683       353,393  

Institutional Class

     1,026,471       731,288  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
             39,250,571               37,177,956  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (18,606,927   $ (19,482,166

Class C

     (2,489,442     (6,807,914

Institutional Class

     (9,058,719     (5,330,875
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (30,155,088     (31,620,955
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     9,095,483       5,557,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     17,373,484       1,126,889  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     202,443,397       201,316,508  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $         219,816,881     $         202,443,397  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes undistributed net investment income of $352,558 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (5,512,421    $ (376,689    $ (831,565

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,022,948     $ 3,014,702  

Net realized gain

     124,264       294,775  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,691,615       (2,885,211
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     6,838,827       424,266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,747,356     (1,888,287

Class C

     (348,293     (543,768

Institutional Class

     (919,443     (576,813
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (3,015,092     (3,008,868
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     5,186,079       5,531,468  

Class C

     981,176       1,325,139  

Institutional Class

           21,084,240             14,737,822  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     1,618,585       1,651,109  

Class C

     337,431       512,413  

Institutional Class

     786,152       496,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     29,993,663       24,254,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (12,821,129   $ (14,113,035

Class C

     (6,549,156     (12,991,897

Institutional Class

     (9,266,863     (5,605,597
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (28,637,148     (32,710,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     1,356,515       (8,455,850
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     5,180,250       (11,040,452

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     98,331,841       109,372,293  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $         103,512,091     $         98,331,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $16,709 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (1,888,287    $ (543,768    $ (576,813

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,622,309     $ 2,699,074  

Net realized gain

     585,562       176,041  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,228,074       (2,366,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     6,435,945       508,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (1,100,376     (1,233,582

Class C

     (331,625     (388,892

Institutional Class

     (1,194,609     (1,091,556
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,626,610     (2,714,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     6,693,985       5,120,312  

Class C

     1,503,175       2,254,999  

Institutional Class

     16,439,856       8,726,165  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     1,011,485       1,130,238  

Class C

     232,362       299,712  

Institutional Class

     1,065,959       968,692  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
           26,946,822             18,500,118  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (11,304,145   $ (7,776,362

Class C

     (3,817,643     (4,270,778

Institutional Class

     (12,814,924     (8,099,299
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (27,936,712     (20,146,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (989,890     (1,646,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     2,819,445       (3,851,428

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     86,060,793       89,912,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year1

   $       88,880,238     $       86,060,793  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $650 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (1,233,582    $ (388,892    $ (1,091,556

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

 

 

     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 15,062,570     $ 15,788,290  

Net realized gain

     2,465,773       469,560  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     14,954,570       (12,352,389
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     32,482,913       3,905,461  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

    

Distributable earnings*:

    

Class A

     (12,803,560     (13,755,590

Class C

     (683,223     (877,582

Institutional Class

     (1,575,787     (1,441,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (15,062,570     (16,075,103
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold:

    

Class A

     30,339,814       28,325,061  

Class C

     2,951,101       2,076,171  

Institutional Class

     19,813,229       16,590,343  

Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

    

Class A

     11,094,776       11,749,727  

Class C

     645,844       840,401  

Institutional Class

     1,355,377       1,235,791  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
             66,200,141               60,817,494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Capital Share Transactions (continued):

    

Cost of shares redeemed:

    

Class A

   $ (57,138,828   $ (50,721,030

Class C

     (5,875,403     (8,984,224

Institutional Class

     (17,175,868     (8,774,119
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (80,190,099     (68,479,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (13,989,958     (7,661,879
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     3,430,385       (19,831,521

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     445,840,554               465,672,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period1

   $         449,270,939     $ 445,840,554  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net Assets – End of period includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $108,965 in 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

 

*

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Aug. 31, 2018, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

     Class A      Class C      Institutional
Class
 

Dividends from net investment income

   $ (13,512,474    $ (857,030    $ (1,418,785

Distributions from net realized gain

     (243,116      (20,552      (23,146

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Year ended

 
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.24        $ 11.48        $ 11.83        $ 11.44        $ 11.45  
                      
     0.37          0.36          0.37          0.38          0.38  
     0.46          (0.24        (0.35        0.39          (0.01
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.83          0.12          0.02          0.77          0.37  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.37        (0.36        (0.37        (0.38        (0.38
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.37        (0.36        (0.37        (0.38        (0.38
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.70        $ 11.24        $ 11.48        $ 11.83        $ 11.44  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.51%          1.11%          0.24%          6.79%          3.24%  
                               
   $ 62,033        $ 63,327        $ 66,839        $ 74,556        $ 77,085  
     0.84%          0.84%          0.84%          0.84%          0.85%  
     1.02%          1.00%          0.97%          0.96%          0.97%  
     3.29%          3.23%          3.25%          3.23%          3.28%  
     3.11%          3.07%          3.12%          3.11%          3.16%  
     31%          6%          9%          14%          12%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period.

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.27        $ 11.51        $ 11.87        $ 11.47        $ 11.48  
                               
     0.28          0.28          0.29          0.29          0.29  
     0.46          (0.24        (0.37        0.40          (0.01
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.74          0.04          (0.08        0.69          0.28  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.28        (0.28        (0.28        (0.29        (0.29
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.28        (0.28        (0.28        (0.29        (0.29
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.73        $ 11.27        $ 11.51        $ 11.87        $ 11.47  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     6.70%          0.36%          (0.59%        6.07%          2.47%  
                               
   $ 3,100        $ 3,122        $ 5,215        $ 6,816        $ 6,747  
     1.59%          1.59%          1.59%          1.59%          1.60%  
     1.77%          1.75%          1.72%          1.71%          1.72%  
     2.54%          2.48%          2.50%          2.48%          2.54%  
     2.36%          2.32%          2.37%          2.36%          2.42%  
     31%          6%          9%          14%          12%  
                               

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

 

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.24        $ 11.48        $ 11.84        $ 11.44        $ 11.45  
                               
     0.39          0.39          0.40          0.41          0.41  
     0.46          (0.24        (0.36        0.39          (0.01
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.85          0.15          0.04          0.80          0.40  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.39        (0.39        (0.40        (0.40        (0.41
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.39        (0.39        (0.40        (0.40        (0.41
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.70        $ 11.24        $ 11.48        $ 11.84        $ 11.44  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.78%          1.36%          0.40%          7.14%          3.49%  
                               
   $ 14,136        $ 10,097        $ 7,080        $ 3,645        $ 744  
     0.59%          0.59%          0.59%          0.59%          0.60%  
     0.77%          0.75%          0.72%          0.71%          0.72%  
     3.54%          3.48%          3.50%          3.48%          3.54%  
     3.36%          3.32%          3.37%          3.36%          3.42%  
     31%          6%          9%          14%          12%  
                               

 

 

 

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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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.98        $ 12.26        $ 12.60        $ 12.11        $ 12.08  
                               
     0.40          0.40          0.41          0.43          0.42  
     0.53          (0.28        (0.34        0.48          0.03  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.93          0.12          0.07          0.91          0.45  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.40        (0.40        (0.41        (0.42        (0.42
     (0.02                                    
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.42        (0.40        (0.41        (0.42        (0.42
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12.49        $ 11.98        $ 12.26        $ 12.60        $ 12.11  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.99%          1.00%          0.63%          7.67%          3.73%  
                               
   $ 42,203        $ 53,171        $ 54,076        $ 63,284        $ 60,550  
     0.82%          0.82%          0.82%          0.82%          0.83%  
     1.03%          1.02%          1.01%          1.01%          1.01%  
     3.36%          3.30%          3.36%          3.43%          3.42%  
     3.15%          3.10%          3.17%          3.24%          3.24%  
     32%          16%          27%          18%          24%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free California 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 12.00        $ 12.28        $ 12.62        $ 12.13        $ 12.10  
                      
     0.32          0.31          0.32          0.33          0.33  
     0.54          (0.28        (0.34        0.49          0.02  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.86          0.03          (0.02        0.82          0.35  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.32        (0.31        (0.32        (0.33        (0.32
     (0.02                                    
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.34        (0.31        (0.32        (0.33        (0.32
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12.52        $ 12.00        $ 12.28        $ 12.62        $ 12.13  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.26%          0.25%          (0.12%        6.86%          2.95%  
                      
   $ 11,551        $ 13,015        $ 16,473        $ 18,827        $ 15,853  
     1.57%          1.57%          1.57%          1.57%          1.58%  
     1.78%          1.77%          1.76%          1.76%          1.76%  
     2.61%          2.55%          2.61%          2.68%          2.67%  
     2.40%          2.35%          2.42%          2.49%          2.49%  
     32%          16%          27%          18%          24%  
                      

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free California 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.98        $ 12.26        $ 12.60        $ 12.11        $ 12.08  
                               
     0.43          0.43          0.44          0.46          0.45  
     0.53          (0.28        (0.34        0.49          0.03  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.96          0.15          0.10          0.95          0.48  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.43        (0.43        (0.44        (0.46        (0.45
     (0.02                                    
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.45        (0.43        (0.44        (0.46        (0.45
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12.49        $ 11.98        $ 12.26        $ 12.60        $ 12.11  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     8.25%          1.26%          0.89%          7.94%          3.98%  
     $44,646          $32,953          $28,209          $17,410          $10,308  
     0.57%          0.57%          0.57%          0.57%          0.58%  
     0.78%          0.77%          0.76%          0.76%          0.76%  
     3.61%          3.55%          3.61%          3.68%          3.67%  
     3.40%          3.35%          3.42%          3.49%          3.49%  
     32%          16%          27%          18%          24%  

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.04        $ 11.28        $ 11.65        $ 11.24        $ 11.32  
                               
     0.37          0.37          0.39          0.40          0.40  
     0.44          (0.24        (0.37        0.41          (0.08
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.81          0.13          0.02          0.81          0.32  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.37        (0.37        (0.39        (0.40        (0.40
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.37        (0.37        (0.39        (0.40        (0.40
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.48        $ 11.04        $ 11.28        $ 11.65        $ 11.24  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.48%          1.22%          0.26%          7.33%          2.87%  
                               
     $167,136          $164,087          $165,554          $182,764          $174,078  
     0.84%          0.84%          0.84%          0.84%          0.85%  
     0.97%          0.97%          0.96%          0.96%          0.97%  
     3.31%          3.36%          3.48%          3.50%          3.54%  
     3.18%          3.23%          3.36%          3.38%          3.42%  
     16%          6%          17%          6%          10%  
                               

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.07        $ 11.31        $ 11.68        $ 11.27        $ 11.35  
                               
     0.29          0.29          0.31          0.32          0.32  
     0.44          (0.24        (0.37        0.41          (0.08
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.73          0.05          (0.06        0.73          0.24  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.29        (0.29        (0.31        (0.32        (0.32
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.29        (0.29        (0.31        (0.32        (0.32
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.51        $ 11.07        $ 11.31        $ 11.68        $ 11.27  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     6.67%          0.47%          (0.48%        6.52%          2.10%  
                               
   $ 10,364        $ 10,923        $ 15,975        $ 16,461        $ 12,192  
     1.59%          1.59%          1.59%          1.59%          1.60%  
     1.72%          1.72%          1.71%          1.71%          1.72%  
     2.56%          2.61%          2.73%          2.75%          2.79%  
     2.43%          2.48%          2.61%          2.63%          2.67%  
     16%          6%          17%          6%          10%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.04        $ 11.28        $ 11.65        $ 11.24        $ 11.32  
                               
     0.40          0.40          0.42          0.43          0.43  
     0.44          (0.24        (0.37        0.41          (0.08
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.84          0.16          0.05          0.84          0.35  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.40        (0.40        (0.42        (0.43        (0.43
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.40        (0.40        (0.42        (0.43        (0.43
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.48        $ 11.04        $ 11.28        $ 11.65        $ 11.24  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.74%          1.47%          0.51%          7.60%          3.13%  
   $ 42,317        $ 27,433        $ 19,788        $ 12,211        $ 5,102  
     0.59%          0.59%          0.59%          0.59%          0.60%  
     0.72%          0.72%          0.71%          0.71%          0.72%  
     3.56%          3.61%          3.73%          3.75%          3.79%  
     3.43%          3.48%          3.61%          3.63%          3.67%  
     16%          6%          17%          6%          10%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Year ended

 
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.21        $ 11.49        $ 11.79        $ 11.51        $ 11.56  
                      
     0.35          0.34          0.35          0.36          0.37  
     0.44          (0.28        (0.30        0.28          (0.06
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.79          0.06          0.05          0.64          0.31  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.35        (0.34        (0.35        (0.36        (0.36
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.35        (0.34        (0.35        (0.36        (0.36
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.65        $ 11.21        $ 11.49        $ 11.79        $ 11.51  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.19%          0.56%          0.47%          5.66%          2.76%  
                               
   $ 55,480        $ 59,425        $ 67,907        $ 70,306        $ 75,163  
     0.86%          0.86%          0.86%          0.86%          0.88%  
     1.03%          1.01%          1.00%          0.99%          1.00%  
     3.11%          3.04%          3.03%          3.11%          3.17%  
     2.94%          2.89%          2.89%          2.98%          3.05%  
     14%          11%          10%          11%          7%  
                           

 

 

 

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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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

Total from investment operations

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.20        $ 11.48        $ 11.78        $ 11.50        $ 11.55  
                      
     0.27          0.26          0.26          0.27          0.28  
     0.44          (0.28        (0.30        0.28          (0.05
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.71          (0.02        (0.04        0.55          0.23  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.27        (0.26        (0.26        (0.27        (0.28
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.27        (0.26        (0.26        (0.27        (0.28
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.64        $ 11.20        $ 11.48        $ 11.78        $ 11.50  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     6.40%          (0.19%        (0.29%        4.88%          1.99%  
                      
   $ 12,875        $ 17,597        $ 29,375        $ 30,834        $ 28,557  
     1.61%          1.61%          1.61%          1.61%          1.63%  
     1.78%          1.76%          1.75%          1.74%          1.75%  
     2.36%          2.29%          2.28%          2.36%          2.42%  
     2.19%          2.14%          2.14%          2.23%          2.30%  
     14%          11%          10%          11%          7%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.21        $ 11.49        $ 11.79        $ 11.51        $ 11.57  
                               
     0.38          0.37          0.37          0.39          0.40  
     0.44          (0.28        (0.29        0.28          (0.07
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.82          0.09          0.08          0.67          0.33  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.38        (0.37        (0.38        (0.39        (0.39
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.38        (0.37        (0.38        (0.39        (0.39
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.65        $ 11.21        $ 11.49        $ 11.79        $ 11.51  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.46%          0.82%          0.71%          5.92%          2.92%  
                               
   $ 35,157        $ 21,310        $ 12,090        $ 10,248        $ 2,588  
     0.61%          0.61%          0.61%          0.61%          0.63%  
     0.78%          0.76%          0.75%          0.74%          0.75%  
     3.36%          3.29%          3.28%          3.36%          3.42%  
     3.19%          3.14%          3.14%          3.23%          3.30%  
     14%          11%          10%          11%          7%  
                               

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.33        $ 11.62        $ 11.98        $ 11.48        $ 11.46  
                               
     0.36          0.36          0.35          0.36          0.37  
     0.53          (0.29        (0.35        0.50          0.02  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.89          0.07                   0.86          0.39  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.36        (0.36        (0.36        (0.36        (0.37
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.36        (0.36        (0.36        (0.36        (0.37
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.86        $ 11.33        $ 11.62        $ 11.98        $ 11.48  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     8.00%          0.60%          0.05%          7.57%          3.41%  
                               
   $ 36,058        $ 38,139        $ 40,647        $ 55,418        $ 51,708  
     0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.83%  
     1.07%          1.08%          1.03%          1.02%          1.07%  
     3.12%          3.10%          3.04%          3.06%          3.18%  
     2.85%          2.82%          2.81%          2.84%          2.94%  
     21%          10%          14%          8%          6%  
                               

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

Total from investment operations

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

Total dividends and distributions

Net asset value, end of period

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.30        $ 11.59        $ 11.95        $ 11.45        $ 11.44  
                               
     0.27          0.27          0.26          0.27          0.28  
     0.53          (0.29        (0.35        0.50          0.01  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.80          (0.02        (0.09        0.77          0.29  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.27        (0.27        (0.27        (0.27        (0.28
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.27        (0.27        (0.27        (0.27        (0.28
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.83        $ 11.30        $ 11.59        $ 11.95        $ 11.45  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.20%          (0.16%        (0.71%        6.78%          2.55%  
                               
   $ 13,459        $ 14,941        $ 17,073        $ 20,899        $ 17,825  
     1.55%          1.55%          1.55%          1.55%          1.58%  
     1.82%          1.83%          1.78%          1.77%          1.82%  
     2.37%          2.35%          2.29%          2.31%          2.43%  
     2.10%          2.07%          2.06%          2.09%          2.19%  
     21%          10%          14%          8%          6%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free New York 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 income1

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

Total from investment operations

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

Total return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
  

 

 

 
     8/31/19          8/31/18          8/31/17          8/31/16          8/31/15  

 

 
   $ 11.33        $ 11.61        $ 11.97        $ 11.47        $ 11.46  
                               
     0.38          0.39          0.38          0.39          0.40  
     0.52          (0.28        (0.35        0.50          0.01  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.90          0.11          0.03          0.89          0.41  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                               
     (0.38        (0.39        (0.39        (0.39        (0.40
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.38        (0.39        (0.39        (0.39        (0.40
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11.85        $ 11.33        $ 11.61        $ 11.97        $ 11.47  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     8.17%          0.93%          0.29%          7.84%          3.58%  
                      
   $ 39,363        $ 32,981        $ 32,192        $ 19,929        $ 12,667  
     0.55%          0.55%          0.55%          0.55%          0.58%  
     0.82%          0.83%          0.78%          0.77%          0.82%  
     3.37%          3.35%          3.29%          3.31%          3.43%  
     3.10%          3.07%          3.06%          3.09%          3.19%  
     21%          10%          14%          8%          6%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
      8/31/19           8/31/18           8/31/17           8/31/16           8/31/15  
   $ 7.93        $ 8.14        $ 8.39        $ 8.15        $ 8.16  
                      
     0.28          0.28          0.28          0.29          0.29  
     0.32          (0.20        (0.25        0.24          (0.01
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.60          0.08          0.03          0.53          0.28  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.28        (0.28        (0.28        (0.29        (0.29
              (0.01                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.28        (0.29        (0.28        (0.29        (0.29
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8.25        $ 7.93        $ 8.14        $ 8.39        $ 8.15  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     7.72%          0.93%          0.48%          6.60%          3.45%  
                      
   $ 376,965        $ 378,038        $ 399,001        $ 439,379        $ 441,904  
     0.85%          0.88%          0.88%          0.88%          0.89%  
     0.93%          0.93%          0.94%          0.94%          0.95%  
     3.49%          3.48%          3.51%          3.50%          3.51%  
     3.41%          3.43%          3.45%          3.44%          3.45%  
     23%          19%          15%          14%          13%  
                           

 

 

 

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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
      8/31/19           8/31/18           8/31/17           8/31/16           8/31/15  
   $ 7.93        $ 8.14        $ 8.39        $ 8.15        $ 8.16  
                      
     0.22          0.22          0.22          0.23          0.23  
     0.32          (0.20        (0.25        0.24          (0.01
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.54          0.02          (0.03        0.47          0.22  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.22        (0.22        (0.22        (0.23        (0.23
              (0.01                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.22        (0.23        (0.22        (0.23        (0.23
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8.25        $ 7.93        $ 8.14        $ 8.39        $ 8.15  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     6.91%          0.16%          (0.27%        5.79%          2.67%  
                      
   $ 25,065        $ 26,376        $ 33,298        $ 36,215        $ 32,799  
     1.61%          1.64%          1.64%          1.64%          1.65%  
     1.69%          1.69%          1.70%          1.70%          1.71%  
     2.73%          2.72%          2.75%          2.74%          2.75%  
     2.65%          2.67%          2.69%          2.68%          2.69%  
     23%          19%          15%          14%          13%  
                           

 

 

 

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania 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 income1

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 return2

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

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 

The average shares outstanding have been applied for per share information.

 

2 

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 all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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     Year ended  
      8/31/19           8/31/18           8/31/17           8/31/16           8/31/15  
   $ 7.92        $ 8.13        $ 8.38        $ 8.14        $ 8.16  
     0.30          0.30          0.30          0.31          0.31  
     0.33          (0.20        (0.25        0.24          (0.02
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     0.63          0.10          0.05          0.55          0.29  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
     (0.30        (0.30        (0.30        (0.31        (0.31
              (0.01                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (0.30        (0.31        (0.30        (0.31        (0.31
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8.25        $ 7.92        $ 8.13        $ 8.38        $ 8.14  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     8.12%          1.16%          0.73%          6.86%          3.57%  
                      
   $ 47,241        $ 41,427        $ 33,373        $ 26,372        $ 16,740  
     0.61%          0.64%          0.64%          0.64%          0.65%  
     0.69%          0.69%          0.70%          0.70%          0.71%  
     3.73%          3.72%          3.75%          3.74%          3.75%  
     3.65%          3.67%          3.69%          3.68%          3.69%  
     23%          19%          15%          14%          13%  
                           

 

 

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds    August 31, 2019

 

 

Voyageur Insured Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series:

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers five series: Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund. Voyageur Mutual Funds II is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund. Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and offers one series: Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund. Voyageur Insured Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II, and Delaware Group State Tax-Free Income Trust are each referred to as a Trust, or collectively as the Trusts. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (each a Fund, or collectively, the Funds). Each Fund is an open-end investment company. The Funds are considered diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), and offer Class A, Class C, and Institutional Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50%. Class A share purchases of $1,000,000 or more will incur a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) instead of a front-end sales charge of 1.00%, if redeemed during the first year, and 0.50% during the second year, provided that Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid a financial advisor a commission on the purchase of those shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00%, which will be incurred if redeemed during the first 12 months. Institutional Class shares are not subject to a sales charge and are offered for sale exclusively to certain eligible investors.

The investment objective of each Fund is to seek as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from personal income taxes in the respective applicable state, as is consistent with preservation of capital.

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Each 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 Funds.

Security Valuation – Debt securities are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. 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. 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. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value (NAV). Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each, a Board or, collectively, the Boards). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. Restricted securities are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Boards.

 

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Federal Income Taxes – No provision for federal income taxes has been made as each 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. Each Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing each 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 each Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on each Fund’s federal income tax returns through the year ended Aug. 31, 2019 and for all open tax years (years ended Aug. 31, 2016–Aug. 31, 2018), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in each Fund’s financial statements. If applicable, each Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the “Statements of operations.” During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

Class Accounting – Investment income and common expenses are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of “settled shares” of each class in relation to the net assets of each Fund. Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the various classes of each Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.

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 each Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (Delaware 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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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. Each Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and pays the dividends monthly and declares and pays distributions from net realized gain on investments, if any, annually. Each Fund may distribute more frequently, if necessary for tax purposes. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds        

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free

     Idaho Fund    
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
$985   $1,715   $1,323   $1,085   $1,519   $5,456

Each 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 “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses” with the corresponding expenses offset included under “Less expenses paid indirectly.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund earned the following amounts under this arrangement:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free

     Idaho Fund    
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
$45   $37   $113   $51   $37   $311

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly based on each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

       Delaware  
Tax-Free
Arizona
Fund
    Delaware  
Tax-Free
California
Fund
       Delaware  
Tax-Free
Colorado
Fund
    Delaware  
Tax-Free
Idaho
Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
  New York  
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   Pennsylvania  
Fund

On the first $500 million

   0.500%     0.550%      0.550%     0.550%      0.550%   0.550%

On the next $500 million

   0.475%     0.500%      0.500%     0.500%      0.500%   0.500%

On the next $1.5 billion

   0.450%     0.450%      0.450%     0.450%      0.450%   0.450%

In excess of $2.5 billion

   0.425%     0.425%      0.425%     0.425%      0.425%   0.425%

DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion, if any, of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure total annual operating expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale and dividend interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations,

 

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litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), do not exceed the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets from Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019.* These expense waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and each Fund. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

 

       Delaware  
Tax-Free
Arizona
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California  
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado  
Fund
    Delaware  
Tax-Free
Idaho
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  New York  
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Pennsylvania
     Fund      

Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets Sept. 1, 2018 through Dec. 27, 2018

   0.59%   0.57%   0.59%   0.61%   0.55%   0.64%

Operating expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets Dec. 28, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019

   0.59%   0.57%   0.59%   0.61%   0.55%   0.59%

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Funds. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate daily net assets of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rates: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware 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. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free

      Idaho Fund     
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
$6,862   $7,617   $11,728   $7,732   $7,199   $20,428

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of the Funds. 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 Delaware 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; 0.005% of the next $20 billion; and 0.0025% of average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the Delaware Funds on a relative NAV basis. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.”

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds        

 

2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates (continued)

 

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for these services as follows:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free

      Idaho Fund     
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
$6,253   $7,883   $16,993   $8,182   $6,994   $35,838

Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DIFSC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYMIS), BNYMIS provides certain sub-transfer agency services to each Fund. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by each Fund and are also included on the “Statements of operations” under “Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses.” The fees that are calculated daily and paid as invoices are received on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Pursuant to a distribution agreement and distribution plan, each Fund pays DDLP, the distributor and an affiliate of DMC, an annual 12b-1 fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares (except for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund). The Board for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 fees for the Fund’s Class A shares that went into effect on June 1, 1992. The Fund’s Class A shares are currently subject to a blended 12b-1 fee equal to the sum of: (i) 0.10% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and (ii) 0.25% of average daily net assets representing shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All of the Fund’s Class A shareholders bear 12b-1 fees at the same blended rate, currently 0.24% of average daily net assets, based on the formula described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. Prior to Dec. 28, 2018, the blended rate was 0.25% of average daily net assets. Each Fund pays 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. The fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. Institutional Class shares do not pay 12b-1 fees.

As provided in the investment management agreement, each 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, tax, and regulatory reporting services to each Fund. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund was charged for internal legal, tax, and regulatory services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free

      Idaho Fund     
  Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
$2,132   $2,686   $5,679   $2,757   $2,376   $12,010

 

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For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
  Arizona Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  Idaho Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
  New York Fund  
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Pennsylvania
  Fund  
$4,476   $2,763   $21,203   $11,604   $3,059   $26,285

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, DDLP received gross CDSC commissions on redemptions of each 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. The amounts received were as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
California Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
Idaho Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
New York Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
Pennsylvania Fund
 

Class A

     $   —              $  —              $   —              $      —              $4,874              $   —        

Class C

     510              15              285              1,378              —              395        

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by each Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC, DIFSC, and DDLP are officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.

In addition to the management fees and other expenses of a Fund, a Fund indirectly bears the investment management fees and other expenses of the investment companies (Underlying Funds) in which it invests. The amount of these fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund will vary based upon the expense and fee levels of the Underlying Funds and the number of shares that are owned of the Underlying Funds at different times.

Cross trades for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, were executed by the Funds pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At their regularly scheduled meetings, the Boards review such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Boards. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, the following Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, as follows:

 

   

Delaware
Tax-Free
Arizona Fund

   

Delaware
Tax-Free
California Fund

   

Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado Fund

   

Delaware

Tax-Free

Idaho Fund

   

Delaware
Tax-Free

New York Fund

   

Delaware

Tax-Free
Pennsylvania Fund

 

Purchases

  $ 1,400,967     $ 900,455       $1,155,444     $ 1,253,250     $     $ 3,151,798  

Sales

    1,551,064       1,900,427       550,380       1,034,055       1,350,606       13,837,037  

Net realized gain (loss)

                      5,491             26,827  

 

*The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from Dec. 29, 2017 through Dec. 28, 2019.

 

 

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3. Investments

For the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

       Delaware  
Tax-Free
Arizona

Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
  California Fund  
     Delaware
Tax-Free
  Colorado
Fund  
       Delaware  
Tax-Free

Idaho
Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York Fund  
     Delaware
Tax-Free
   Pennsylvania Fund  
 

Purchases

     $23,735,273         $30,036,170         $48,740,830         $15,181,191         $17,738,091         $98,825,718    

Sales

     22,987,067         33,075,508         31,445,240         13,617,174         19,648,535         107,417,766    

The tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) which may not necessarily be final tax cost basis adjustments, but approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. At Aug. 31, 2019, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes for each Fund were as follows:

 

       Delaware  
Tax-Free
Arizona

Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
  California  
Fund
      Delaware  
Tax-Free
Colorado

Fund
       Delaware  
Tax-Free

Idaho
Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free

   New York  
Fund
    Delaware
Tax-Free
  Pennsylvania  
Fund
 

Cost of investments

   $ 73,373,688      $ 92,710,307     $ 211,766,195      $ 95,920,040      $ 82,803,165     $ 415,130,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 5,312,414      $ 7,565,814     $ 15,071,714      $ 6,106,191      $ 5,632,534     $ 33,956,424  

Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments

            (25,544                   (14,794      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

   $ 5,312,414      $ 7,540,270     $ 15,071,714      $ 6,106,191      $ 5,617,740     $ 33,956,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

US GAAP defines fair value as the price that each 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 Fund’s investment in its entirety is 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 on the next page.

 

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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, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, and fair valued securities)
Level 3 –   Significant unobservable inputs, including each 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. Each 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 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 tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Aug. 31, 2019:

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona  Fund

    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

       $78,486,102

Short-Term Investments

       200,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

       $78,686,102
    

 

 

 
     Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 99,550,577

Short-Term Investments

       700,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 100,250,577
    

 

 

 

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

    

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 
     Level 1      Level 2          Total  

Securities

                    

Assets:

        

Municipal Bonds

   $      $ 224,607,072      $ 224,607,072  

Short-Term Investments1

     540,837        1,690,000        2,230,837  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

   $ 540,837      $ 226,297,072      $ 226,837,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 
    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Total

 

Securities

                    

Assets:

        

Municipal Bonds

   $      $ 101,689,203      $ 101,689,203  

Short-Term Investments1

     112,028        225,000        337,028  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

   $ 112,028      $ 101,914,203      $ 102,026,231  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 87,820,905

Short-Term Investments

       600,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 88,420,905
    

 

 

 
     Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
    

Level 2

Securities

    

Assets:

    

Municipal Bonds

     $ 447,487,115

Short-Term Investments

       1,600,000
    

 

 

 

Total Value of Securities

     $ 449,087,115
    

 

 

 

 

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1

Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent open-end investment company investments while Level 2 investments represent matrix-priced investments. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of this security type for the Funds:

 

Short-Term Investments

   Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado Fund
     Delaware
Tax-Free
Idaho Fund

Level 1

       24.24 %          33.24 %

Level 2

       75.76 %          66.76 %
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total

       100.00 %          100.00 %
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant impact to each Fund. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning, interim, or end of the period in relation to the Fund’s net assets. During the year ended Aug. 31, 2019, there were no Level 3 investments.

4. Dividend and Distribution Information

Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Arizona
Fund
   Delaware
Tax-Free
California
Fund
   Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado
Fund
   Delaware
Tax-Free
Idaho
Fund
   Delaware
Tax-Free
New York
Fund
   Delaware
Tax-Free

Pennsylvania
Fund

Year ended 8/31/19

                             

Tax-exempt income

     $ 2,453,828      $ 3,230,687      $ 6,757,874      $ 3,015,084      $ 2,626,610      $ 15,062,570

Ordinary income

                     909        8              

Long-term capital gains

              141,274                            
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,453,828      $ 3,371,961      $ 6,758,783      $ 3,015,092      $ 2,626,610      $ 15,062,570
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended 8/31/18

                             

Tax-exempt income

     $ 2,479,414      $ 3,234,507      $ 6,719,815      $ 3,008,868      $ 2,707,774      $ 15,788,289

Ordinary income

              11,179        860               6,256       

Long-term capital gains

                                          286,814
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 2,479,414      $ 3,245,686      $ 6,720,675      $ 3,008,868      $ 2,714,030      $ 16,075,103
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Aug. 31, 2019, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Delaware
Tax-Free
Arizona
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
California
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Idaho
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
New York
Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Pennsylvania
Fund

Shares of beneficial interest

     $ 74,165,118     $ 90,178,416     $ 207,590,779     $ 101,913,843     $ 83,233,158     $ 412,981,204

Undistributed tax-exempt income

       76,750       95,985       514,902       58,046       62,922       225,313

Undistributed ordinary income

             130,030                        

Undistributed long-term capital gains

             532,597                   29,990       2,442,276

Distributions payable

       (56,869 )       (77,709 )       (162,344 )       (74,755 )       (63,572 )       (334,278 )

Capital loss carryforwards

       (228,307 )             (3,198,170 )       (4,491,234 )            

Unrealized appreciation of investments

       5,312,414       7,540,270       15,071,714       6,106,191       5,617,740       33,956,424
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

     $ 79,269,106     $ 98,399,589     $ 219,816,881     $ 103,512,091     $ 88,880,238     $ 449,270,939
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax treatment of market discount and premium on certain debt instruments and dividends payable, as applicable.

For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. At Aug. 31, 2019, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

Delaware
Tax-Free
         Arizona Fund        
  Delaware
Tax-Free
         Colorado Fund        
  Delaware
Tax-Free
        Idaho  Fund        
  Delaware
Tax-Free
        New  York Fund        
$394,053   $681,021   $124,933   $549,357

 

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Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, net capital losses recognized for tax years beginning after Dec. 22, 2010 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. At Aug. 31, 2019, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, are as follows:

 

    

Loss carryforward character

 
     Short-term      Long-term      Total  

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

   $ 95,504      $ 132,803      $ 228,307  

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

     3,090,657        107,513        3,198,170  

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

     1,825,182        2,666,052        4,491,234  

At Aug. 31, 2019, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund.

6. Capital Shares

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
California Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
Colorado Fund
 
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     262,361       401,414       246,328       481,529       946,719       1,516,496  

Class C

     42,564       37,968       135,650       92,304       115,864       154,631  

Institutional Class

     589,377       484,339       2,089,874       976,452       1,931,423       1,145,931  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

   

Class A

     139,629       145,750       123,662       128,458       430,740       426,365  

Class C

     6,385       9,402       22,436       28,460       22,232       31,641  

Institutional Class

     34,201       23,553       78,502       56,412       92,420       65,726  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,074,517       1,102,426       2,696,452       1,763,615       3,539,398       3,340,790  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (735,173     (735,408     (1,431,252     (581,599     (1,685,496     (1,750,927

Class C

     (61,785     (223,437     (319,827     (377,386     (224,664     (611,405

Institutional Class

     (313,916     (226,311     (1,346,002     (582,597     (823,168     (480,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,110,874     (1,185,156     (3,097,081     (1,541,582     (2,733,328     (2,842,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (36,357     (82,730     (400,629     222,033       806,070       498,292  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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6. Capital Shares (continued)

 

     Delaware Tax-Free
Idaho Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
New York Fund
    Delaware Tax-Free
Pennsylvania Fund
 
     Year ended     Year ended     Year ended  
     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18     8/31/19     8/31/18  

Shares sold:

            

Class A

     459,129       491,709       591,017       446,716       3,832,279       3,540,085  

Class C

     86,983       116,633       133,092       196,498       371,898       257,821  

Institutional Class

     1,875,734       1,301,911       1,449,261       762,592       2,517,108       2,068,244  

Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:

 

   

Class A

     143,675       146,253       88,863       98,908       1,397,399       1,467,605  

Class C

     30,006       45,404       20,484       26,286       81,414       104,907  

Institutional Class

     69,543       44,060       93,585       84,790       170,595       154,540  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,665,070       2,145,970       2,376,302       1,615,790       8,370,693       7,593,202  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares redeemed:

            

Class A

     (1,140,741     (1,248,164     (1,003,925     (679,446     (7,228,804     (6,343,711

Class C

     (581,720     (1,149,919     (337,176     (374,553     (742,301     (1,126,446

Institutional Class

     (828,173     (497,691     (1,133,073     (708,326     (2,187,569     (1,096,801
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,550,634     (2,895,774     (2,474,174     (1,762,325     (10,158,674     (8,566,958
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     114,436       (749,804     (97,872     (146,535     (1,787,981     (973,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the tables on the previous page and the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the years ended Aug. 31, 2019 and 2018, the Funds had the following exchange transactions:

 

                   Year ended                
                     8/31/19                
     Exchange Redemptions      Exchange Subscriptions         
     Class A
      Shares      
     Class C
      Shares      
     Class A
      Shares      
    

 

    Institutional    
Class

Shares

             Value          

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

     94,289        4,281               98,582      $ 1,213,599  

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

     10,452        5,036        4,754        10,763        172,380  

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

     19,800                      19,815        226,175  

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

     6,590                      6,591        73,949  

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

     83,022        15,097        15,121        83,103        778,069  

 

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                   Year ended                
                     8/31/18                
     Exchange Redemptions      Exchange Subscriptions         
     Class A
      Shares      
     Class C
      Shares      
     Class A
      Shares      
    

 

    Institutional    
Class

Shares

             Value          

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

            35,940        36,057             $ 405,639  

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

            31,170        31,265               374,556  

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

     25,842        65,040        65,280        25,862        1,012,424  

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

     70,345        75,131        75,134        70,345        1,632,222  

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

            2,096        2,095               23,755  

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

     234,332        340,876        331,960        243,871        4,583,905  

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund did not have any exchange transactions for the year ended Aug. 31, 2019.

7. Line of Credit

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a revolving line of credit intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The revolving line of credit available was reduced from $155,000,000 to $130,000,000 on Sept. 6, 2018. Under the agreement, the Participants were charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which was allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The Participants were permitted to borrow up to a maximum of one-third of their net assets under the agreement. Each Participant was 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 Nov. 5, 2018.

On Nov. 5, 2018, the Participants entered into an amendment to the agreement for a $190,000,000 revolving line of credit. The revolving line of credit available was increased to $220,000,000 on Nov. 29, 2018. The revolving line of credit is to be used as described above and operates in substantially the same manner as the original agreement. The line of credit available under the agreement expires on Nov. 4, 2019.

The Funds had no amounts outstanding as of Aug. 31, 2019, or at any time during the year then ended.

8. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

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.

 

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8. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks (continued)

The Funds concentrate their investments in securities issued by each corresponding state’s municipalities. The Funds invest primarily in a specific state and may be subject to geographic concentration risk. In addition, the Funds have the flexibility to invest in issuers in US territories and possessions such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam whose bonds are also free of federal and individual state income taxes. The value of the Funds’ investments may be adversely affected by new legislation within the states or US territories, regional or local economic conditions, and differing levels of supply and demand for municipal bonds. Many municipalities insure repayment for their obligations. Although bond insurance reduces the risk of loss due to default by an issuer, such bonds remain subject to the risk that value may fluctuate for other reasons and there is no certainty that the insurance company will meet its obligations. A real or perceived decline in creditworthiness of a bond insurer can have an adverse impact on the value of insured bonds held in each Fund.

At Aug. 31, 2019, the percentages of each Fund’s net assets insured by bond insurers are listed below and these securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.”

 

    Delaware
Tax-Free
Arizona Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
California Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Colorado Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Idaho Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
New York Fund
  Delaware
Tax-Free
Pennsylvania  Fund

American Capital Access

  1.26%          

Assured Guaranty Corporation

      1.04%       1.13%

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

  1.51%   1.49%   4.64%   8.47%   0.04%   3.88%

AMBAC Assurance Corporation

  1.24%          

Build America Mutual Assurance

    0.64%   1.12%     1.52%   0.63%

National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

    0.92%        
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  4.01%   3.05%   6.80%   8.47%   1.56%   5.64%
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated lower than BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P), lower than Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.

Each 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

 

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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. Each Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

Each Fund may invest in advanced refunded bonds, escrow secured bonds, or defeased bonds. Under current federal tax laws and regulations, state and local government borrowers are permitted to refinance outstanding bonds by issuing new bonds. The issuer refinances the outstanding debt to either reduce interest costs or to remove or alter restrictive covenants imposed by the bonds being refinanced. A refunding transaction where the municipal securities are being refunded within 90 days from the issuance of the refunding issue is known as a “current refunding.” “Advance refunded bonds” are bonds in which the refunded bond issue remains outstanding for more than 90 days following the issuance of the refunding issue. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by an escrow agent to secure all future payments of principal and interest and bond premium of the advance refunded bond. Bonds are “escrowed to maturity” when the proceeds of the refunding issue are deposited in an escrow account for investment sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest on the original interest payment and maturity dates.

Bonds are considered “pre-refunded” when the refunding issue’s proceeds are escrowed only until a permitted call date or dates on the refunded issue with the refunded issue being redeemed at the time, including any required premium. Bonds become “defeased” when the rights and interests of the bondholders and of their lien on the pledged revenues or other security under the terms of the bond contract are substituted with an alternative source of revenues (the escrow securities) sufficient to meet payments of principal and interest to maturity or to the first call dates. Escrowed secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from Moody’s, S&P, and/or Fitch Ratings due to the strong credit quality of the escrow securities and the irrevocable nature of the escrow deposit agreement.

Each 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 each 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, each Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of each 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 each Fund’s 15% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A securities have been identified on the “Schedules of investments.” Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the security valuation procedures described in Note 1.

9. Contractual Obligations

Each Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, each Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds’ existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds

10. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued an ASU 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-X to update and simplify the disclosure requirements for registered investment companies by eliminating requirements that are redundant or duplicative of US GAAP requirements or other SEC disclosure requirements. The new amendments require the presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the “Statements of assets and liabilities” and the total, rather than the components, of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” The amendments also removed the requirement for the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the “Statements of changes in net assets” and certain tax adjustments that were reflected in the “Notes to financial statements.” All of these have been reflected in the Funds’ financial statements.

11. Subsequent Events

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Aug. 31, 2019, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Report of independent

registered public accounting firm

To the Board of Trustees of Voyageur Insured Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds, Voyageur Mutual Funds II and Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust and Shareholders of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund (constituting Voyageur Insured Funds), Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund (three of the funds constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds), Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund (constituting Voyageur Mutual Funds II) and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (constituting Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust) (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of August 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended August 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 16, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Delaware Funds® by Macquarie since 2010.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds

Tax Information

The information set forth below is for the Funds’ fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of the Funds. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.

All disclosures are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For any and all items requiring reporting, it is the intention of each Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2019, each Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

     (A)
Long-Term  Capital
Gains Distributions
(Tax Basis)
   (B)
Ordinary  Income
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
   (C)
Tax-Exempt Income
Distributions

(Tax Basis)
   Total Distributions
(Tax Basis)

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

         100.00%    100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

   4.19%         95.81%    100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

      0.01%      99.99%    100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

         100.00%    100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

           100.00%    100.00%

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

           100.00%    100.00%

(A), (B) and (C) are based on a percentage of each Fund’s total distributions.

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019

At a meeting held on Aug. 21-22, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including

 

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reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies, and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory contract. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (collectively, “Macquarie Investment Management”) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Funds; the costs of such services to the Funds; economies of scale; and the investment manager’s financial condition and profitability. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, materials were provided to the Trustees in May 2019, including reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”). The Broadridge reports compared each Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Trustees reviewed and discussed the Broadridge reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. In addition to the information noted above, the Board also requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, the investment manager’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of each Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Trustees received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and also received assistance and advice from an experienced and knowledgeable independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”). Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board considered the services provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; compliance by DMC and Delaware Distributors, L.P. (together, “Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie (“Delaware Funds”); and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of DMC and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s receipt of certain favorable industry distinctions during the past several years. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenses while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board also noted the benefits provided to Fund shareholders through (a) each shareholder’s ability to: (i) exchange an investment in one Delaware Fund for the same class of shares in another Delaware Fund without a sales charge, or (ii) reinvest Fund dividends into additional shares of the Fund or into additional shares of other Delaware Funds, and (b) the privilege to combine holdings in other Delaware Funds to obtain a reduced sales charge. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services provided by DMC.

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds        

 

 

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019 (continued)

Investment performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board considered performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Investment Committee meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Broadridge reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for each Fund showed the investment performance of its Class A shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Performance Universe”). A fund with the best performance ranked first, and a fund with the poorest performance ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the poorest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for each Fund was shown for the past 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended Jan. 31, 2019. The Board’s objective is that each Fund’s performance for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods be at or above the median of its Performance Universe.

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional “other states” municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 10-year period was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional California municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 10-year period was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional “other states” municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional “other states” municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1- and 10-year periods was in the third

 

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quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional New York municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 10-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 5-year period was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund – The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all retail and institutional Pennsylvania municipal debt funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods was in the second quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board was satisfied with performance.

Comparative expenses. The Board considered expense data for the Delaware Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for each Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus effective management fees and total expense ratios of a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Broadridge total expenses, for comparative consistency, were shown by Broadridge for Class A shares and comparative total expenses including 12b-1 and non-12b-1 service fees. The Board’s objective is for each Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with those of the peer funds within its Expense Group.

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie state tax-free funds        

 

 

Board consideration of Investment Advisory agreements for Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund at a meeting held on August 21-22, 2019 (continued)

favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered favorably fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as a negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered favorably fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as a negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered waivers in place through Dec. 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the lowest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board gave favorable consideration to the Fund’s management fee but noted that the Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund – The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the second lowest expenses of its Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s management fee and total expenses were not in line with the

 

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Board’s objective. In evaluating the total expenses, the Board considered fee waivers in place through December 2019 and various initiatives implemented by Management, such as the negotiation of lower fees for fund accounting, fund accounting oversight services, and custody, which had created an opportunity for a further reduction in expenses. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Management profitability. The Board considered the level of profits realized by DMC in connection with the operation of the Funds. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of DMC, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by DMC. The Board considered DMC’s efforts to improve services provided to Fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered 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 Delaware Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. As part of its work, the Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding MIMBT profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Trustees discussed with JDL personnel regarding DMC’s profitability in such context. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC.

Economies of scale. The Trustees considered whether economies of scale are realized by DMC as each Fund’s assets increase and the extent to which any economies of scale are reflected in the level of management fees charged. The Trustees reviewed each Fund’s advisory fee pricing and structure, approved by the Board and shareholders, which includes breakpoints, and which applies to most funds in the Delaware Funds complex. Breakpoints in the advisory fee occur when the advisory fee rate is reduced on assets in excess of specified levels. Breakpoints result in a lower advisory fee than would otherwise be the case in the absence of breakpoints, when the asset levels specified in the breakpoints are exceeded. Although, as of March 31, 2019, each Fund had not reached a size at which it could take advantage of any breakpoints in the applicable fee schedule, the Board recognized that the Fund’s fee was structured so that, if the Fund increases sufficiently in size, then economies of scale may be shared.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

   Length of
Time Served
    

 

Interested Trustee

 

     

Shawn K. Lytle1

   President,    President and   

2005 Market Street

   Chief Executive Officer,    Chief Executive Officer   

Philadelphia, PA 19103

   and Trustee    since August 2015   

February 1970

        
      Trustee since   
     

September 2015

 

  

 

Independent Trustees

 

     

Thomas L. Bennett

   Chair and Trustee    Trustee since   

2005 Market Street

      March 2005   

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

October 1947

      Chair since   
      March 2015   
                

Jerome D. Abernathy

   Trustee    Since January 2019   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

July 1959

        
        
                

Ann D. Borowiec

   Trustee    Since March 2015   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

November 1958

        
        
        
                

 

1 

Shawn K. Lytle is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.

 

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for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past Five Years

  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     

 

President — Macquarie

   59   

 

Trustee — UBS

Investment Management2

      Relationship Funds,

(June 2015–Present)

      SMA Relationship
      Trust, and UBS Funds

Regional Head of

      (May 2010–April 2015)

Americas — UBS Global

     

Asset Management

     

(April 2010–May 2015)

 

     

 

    

 

     

 

Private Investor

   59   

 

None

(March 2004–Present)

     
     
     
           

Managing Member,

   59    None

Stonebrook Capital

     

Management, LLC (financial

     

technology: macro factors

     

and databases)

     

(January 1993–Present)

     
           

Chief Executive Officer,

   59    Director —

Private Wealth Management

      Banco Santander International

(2011–2013) and

      (October 2016–Present)

Market Manager,

     

New Jersey Private

      Director —

Bank (2005–2011) —

      Santander Bank, N.A.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

      (December 2016–Present)
           

 

2 

Macquarie Investment Management is the marketing name for Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.

 

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Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

 

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

    

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

     

Joseph W. Chow

   Trustee    Since January 2013   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

January 1953

        
                

John A. Fry

   Trustee    Since January 2001                

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

May 1960

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
                

Lucinda S. Landreth

   Trustee    Since March 2005   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

June 1947

 

              

 

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    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee or Officer
       
 

Private Investor

   59    Director and Audit Committee
 

(April 2011–Present)

      Member — Hercules
        Technology Growth
        Capital, Inc.
             

(July 2004–July 2014)

 

 

President —

   59    Director; Compensation
 

Drexel University

      Committee and
 

(August 2010–Present)

      Governance Committee
        Member — Community
 

President —

      Health Systems

      

 

Franklin & Marshall College

      (May 2004–present)
 

(July 2002–June 2010)

     
        Director — Drexel
        Morgan & Co.
        (2015–present)
       
        Director and Audit Committee
        Member — vTv
        Therapeutics Inc.
        (2017–present)
       
        Director and Audit Committee
        Member — FS Credit Real
        Estate Income Trust, Inc.
             

(2018–present)

 

  Private Investor    59    None
  (2004–Present)      
       
               

 

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Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

    

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

     

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

   Trustee    Since September 2011                

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

January 1956

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
                
Thomas K. Whitford    Trustee    Since January 2013   
2005 Market Street         
Philadelphia, PA 19103         
March 1956         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
                

 

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    Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
  

Number of Portfolios in

Fund Complex Overseen

by Trustee or Officer

   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee or Officer
    

    

 

  
 

Private Investor

   59    Trust Manager and
 

(January 2017–Present)

      Audit Committee
        Chair — Camden
 

Chief Executive Officer —

      Property Trust
 

Banco Itaú

      (August 2011–Present)
 

International

     
 

(April 2012–December 2016)

      Director; Audit
        Committee Member —
 

Executive Advisor to Dean

      Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
 

(August 2011–March 2012)

      (March 2018–Present)
 

and Interim Dean

     
 

(January 2011–July 2011) —

     
 

University of Miami School of

     
 

Business Administration

     

      

       
 

President — U.S. Trust,

     
 

Bank of America Private

     
 

Wealth Management

     
 

(Private Banking)

     
   

(July 2007–December 2008)

 

         
 

Vice Chairman

   59    Director — HSBC North
 

(2010–April 2013) —

      America Holdings Inc.
 

PNC Financial

      (December 2013–Present)
 

Services Group

     
        Director — HSBC USA Inc.
        (July 2014–Present)
       
        Director —
        HSBC Bank USA,
        National Association
        (July 2014–March 2017)
       
        Director — HSBC
        Finance Corporation
             

(December 2013–April 2018)

 

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds® by Macquarie

 

 

Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

    

Independent Trustees (continued)

 

                  

Christianna Wood

   Trustee    Since January 2019   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

August 1959

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
                

 

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Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
   Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen
by Trustee or Officer
   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee or Officer
     

Chief Executive Officer

   59    Director; Finance Committee

and President —

      and Audit Committee

Gore Creek

      Member — H&R

Capital, Ltd.

      Block Corporation

(August 2009–Present)

      (July 2008–Present)
      Director; Chair of Investments
      Committee and Audit
      Committee Member —
      Grange Insurance
      (2013–Present)
      Trustee; Chair of
      Nominating and Governance
      Committee and Audit
      Committee Member —
      The Merger Fund
      (2013–Present),
      The Merger Fund VL
      (2013-Present),
      WCM Alternatives:
      Event-Driven Fund
      (2013–Present),
      and WCM Alternatives:
      Credit Event Fund
      (December 2017–Present)
      Director; Chair of
      Governance Committee
      and Audit Committee
      Member — International
      Securities Exchange
          (2010–2016)

 

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Name, Address,

and Birth Date

  

Position(s)

Held with Fund(s)

  

Length of

Time Served

    

    Independent Trustees (continued)

     

Janet L. Yeomans

   Trustee    Since April 1999   

2005 Market Street

        

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

July 1948

        
        

    Officers

     

David F. Connor

   Senior Vice President,    Senior Vice President since   

2005 Market Street

   General Counsel,    May 2013; General   

Philadelphia, PA 19103

   and Secretary    Counsel since May 2015;   

December 1963

      Secretary since   
         

October 2005

 

    

Daniel V. Geatens

   Vice President    Vice President and   

2005 Market Street

   and Treasurer    Treasurer since October 2007   

Philadelphia, PA 19103

        

October 1972

 

        

Richard Salus

   Senior Vice President    Senior Vice President and     

2005 Market Street

   and Chief Financial Officer    Chief Financial Officer   

Philadelphia, PA 19103

      since November 2006   

October 1963

 

              

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

 

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Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
   Number of Portfolios in
Fund Complex Overseen
by Trustee or Officer
   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee or Officer

 

    

 

     

Vice President and Treasurer

   59    Director; Personnel and

(January 2006–July 2012),

      Compensation Committee

Vice President —

      Chair; Member of Nominating,

Mergers & Acquisitions

      Investments, and Audit

(January 2003–January 2006),

      Committees for various

and Vice President

      periods throughout

and Treasurer

      directorship —

(July 1995–January 2003) —

      Okabena Company

3M Company

      (2009–2017)

 

    

 

     

David F. Connor has served

   59    None3

in various capacities at

     

different times at

     

Macquarie Investment

     

Management.

 

         

Daniel V. Geatens has served

   59    None3

in various capacities at

     

different times at

     

Macquarie Investment

     

Management.

 

         

Richard Salus has served

   59    None3

in various capacities

     

at different times at

     

Macquarie Investment

     

Management.

 

         

 

3 

David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant. Mr. Geatens also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc., which has an affiliated investment manager.

 

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About the organization

 

Board of trustees

 

        

Shawn K. Lytle

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Delaware Funds ®

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

 

Thomas L. Bennett

Chairman of the Board

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Private Investor

Rosemont, PA

 

Jerome D. Abernathy

Managing Member

Stonebrook Capital

Management, LLC

Jersey City, NJ

  

Ann D. Borowiec

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Private Wealth Management

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

New York, NY

 

Joseph W. Chow

Former Executive Vice

President

State Street Corporation

Boston, MA

 

John A. Fry

President

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

  

Lucinda S. Landreth

Former Chief Investment

Officer

Assurant, Inc.

New York, NY

 

Frances A.

Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive

Officer

Banco Itaú International

Miami, FL

  

Thomas K. Whitford

Former Vice Chairman

PNC Financial Services Group

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Christianna Wood

Chief Executive Officer

and President

Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.

Golden, CO

 

Janet L. Yeomans

Former Vice President and

Treasurer

3M Company

St. Paul, MN

Affiliated officers

 

        

David F. Connor

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel,

and Secretary

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Daniel V. Geatens

Vice President and

Treasurer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

Richard Salus

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Delaware Funds

by Macquarie

Philadelphia, PA

  

This annual report is for the information of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, and Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund shareholders, but it may be used with prospective investors when preceded or accompanied by the Delaware Fund fact sheet for the most recently completed calendar quarter. These documents are available at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

 

Each 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-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Each Fund’s Forms N-Q or Forms N-PORT, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities, are 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 Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities and the Schedules of Investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-Q or Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q and Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/proxy; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie Internet Web site at www.delawarefunds.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that certain members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:

a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;

b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;

c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;

d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and

e. An understanding of audit committee functions.

An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:

a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;

b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;

c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or

d. Other relevant experience.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.


The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:

John A. Fry
Lucinda S. Landreth
Thomas K. Whitford
Christianna Wood

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

(a) Audit fees.

The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $202,520 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $193,000 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.

(b) Audit-related fees.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $909,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year end audit procedures, group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $640,000 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2018. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year end audit procedures, group reporting and subsidiary statutory audits.


(c) Tax fees.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $27,500 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $22,920 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.

The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2018. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

(d) All other fees.

The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019.

The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018.


The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2018. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%.

(e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Funds® by Macquarie.

Service Range of Fees
Audit Services
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds up to $40,000 per Fund
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 per Fund
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Audit-Related Services
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Tax Services
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.) up to $25,000 in the aggregate
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) up to $5,000 per Fund
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns up to $5,000 per Fund


Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.

Service Range of Fees
Non-Audit Services
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters up to $10,000 in the aggregate

The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $9,955,000 and $11,748,000 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2018, respectively.

(h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing 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.

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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 12. Exhibits

(a) (1) Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(3) Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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.

VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS

SHAWN K. LYTLE
By: Shawn K. Lytle
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 6, 2019

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.

SHAWN K. LYTLE
By: Shawn K. Lytle
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 6, 2019
 
RICHARD SALUS
By: Richard Salus
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Date:   November 6, 2019