v3.24.3
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Jul. 31, 2024
Prospectus #1 | Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund | Class A  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%
Other expenses 0.26%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.27% [2]
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.22%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.05%
Prospectus #1 | Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund | Class C  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00%
Other expenses 0.26%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses 2.02% [2]
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.22%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.80%
Prospectus #1 | Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund | Institutional Class  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.75%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.26%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.01% [1]
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.02% [2]
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.22%) [3]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 0.80%
Prospectus #2 | Delaware Strategic Income Fund | Class A  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.55%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.25%
Other expenses 0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.12%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.28%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 0.84%
Prospectus #2 | Delaware Strategic Income Fund | Class C  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.55%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00%
Other expenses 0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.87%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.28%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.59%
Prospectus #2 | Delaware Strategic Income Fund | Class R  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.55%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.50%
Other expenses 0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.37%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.28%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 1.09%
Prospectus #2 | Delaware Strategic Income Fund | Institutional Class  
Operating Expenses:  
Management fees 0.55%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none
Other expenses 0.32%
Total annual fund operating expenses 0.87%
Fee waivers and expense reimbursements (0.28%) [4]
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements 0.59%
[1] Acquired fund fees and expenses sets forth the Fund's pro rata portion of the cumulative expenses charged by the registered investment companies (RICs) in which the Fund invested during the last fiscal year. The actual acquired fund fees and expenses will vary with changes in the allocations of the Fund's assets. The acquired fund fees and expenses shown are based on the total expense ratio of the RICs for the RICs' most recent fiscal period. These expenses are not direct costs paid by Fund shareholders, and are not used to calculate the Fund's NAV.
[2] The Total annual fund operating expenses ratio shown above does not correlate to the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights table because that ratio does not include the acquired fund fees and expenses.
[3] The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.79% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from November 29, 2024 through November 28, 2025. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.
[4] The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from November 29, 2024 through November 28, 2025. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund. Additionally, the Fund’s Class A shares are subject to a blended 12b-1 fee of 0.10% on all shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992, and 0.25% on all shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shares currently bear 12b-1 fees at the same rate, the blended rate based on the formula described above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board).