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Name

As of

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

DVBTX |

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$199 M

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1.71%

Vitals

YTD Return

N/A

1 yr return

11.9%

3 Yr Avg Return

4.8%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.8%

Net Assets

$199 M

Holdings in Top 10

20.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

N/A
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.71%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 4.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 21.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

DVBTX |

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$199 M

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1.71%

DVBTX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return N/A
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 3.03%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Delaware Investments
  • Inception Date
    Mar 22, 1995
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    B
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Stephen J. Czepiel

Fund Description

DVBTX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DVBTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD N/A -3.2% 7.6% N/A
1 Yr 11.9% -6.4% 8.5% N/A
3 Yr 4.8%* -2.3% 3.6% N/A
5 Yr 4.8%* -1.3% 1.7% N/A
10 Yr 3.8%* -1.1% 4.2% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DVBTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 N/A -7.2% 11.0% N/A
2022 N/A -10.1% 6.8% N/A
2021 N/A -4.9% 0.0% N/A
2020 N/A -5.6% 1.8% N/A
2019 N/A -34.8% 15.6% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DVBTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD N/A -3.2% 7.6% N/A
1 Yr 7.9% -6.4% 8.5% N/A
3 Yr 4.1%* -2.3% 3.6% N/A
5 Yr 4.5%* -1.3% 4.4% N/A
10 Yr 3.8%* -1.1% 5.6% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DVBTX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 N/A -7.2% 11.0% N/A
2022 N/A -10.1% 6.9% N/A
2021 N/A -4.9% 1.0% N/A
2020 N/A -5.6% 4.0% N/A
2019 N/A -34.8% 16.3% N/A

DVBTX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DVBTX Category Low Category High DVBTX % Rank
Net Assets 199 M 6.28 M 20.6 B N/A
Number of Holdings 102 31 4231 N/A
Net Assets in Top 10 40.9 M -4.71 M 2.92 B N/A
Weighting of Top 10 20.91% 2.5% 58.7% N/A

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Denver Colo City & Cnty Arpt R Rev Bd 5% 4.46%
  2. Colorado Health Facs Auth 5% 2.12%
  3. Colorado Health Facs Auth 5% 1.97%
  4. Denver Colo Convention Ctr Hot Sr Rev 5% 1.90%
  5. Denver Colo City & Cnty Go Bds 5% 1.90%
  6. Colorado Springs Colo Utils Re Util 5.5% 1.89%
  7. Colorado Health Facs Auth 5% 1.69%
  8. Colorado Health Facs Auth 5.25% 1.67%
  9. Public Auth 6.5% 1.66%
  10. Platte Riv Pwr Auth 5% 1.65%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DVBTX % Rank
Bonds 		95.88% -0.60% 103.72% N/A
Other 		2.78% -2.39% 8.43% N/A
Cash 		1.35% -3.73% 93.39% N/A
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.32% N/A
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DVBTX % Rank
Municipal 		95.88% 0.00% 103.73% N/A
Cash & Equivalents 		1.35% -3.73% 93.39% N/A
Derivative 		0.00% -0.20% 0.00% N/A
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% N/A
Corporate 		0.00% 0.00% 4.72% N/A
Government 		0.00% -17.97% 1.02% N/A

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DVBTX % Rank
US 		95.88% -0.60% 102.38% N/A
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 22.38% N/A

DVBTX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DVBTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.71% 0.09% 2.58% N/A
Management Fee 0.55% 0.08% 1.30% N/A
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.33% N/A

Sales Fees

DVBTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 1.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 4.00% 0.50% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

DVBTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

DVBTX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 21.00% 3.32% 293.00% N/A

DVBTX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DVBTX Category Low Category High DVBTX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.83% N/A

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DVBTX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DVBTX Category Low Category High DVBTX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 3.03% -0.21% 4.62% N/A

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DVBTX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Daily Annually

Distributions History

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DVBTX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Stephen J. Czepiel

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 16, 2007

7.13

7.1%

Czepiel is a senior vice president, senior municipal bond trader and head of municipal bond trading with Delaware Investments, his employer since July 2004. Previously, he was vice president at both Mesirow Financial and Loop Capital Markets. He began his career in the securities industry in 1982 as a municipal bond trader at Kidder Peabody and now has many years of experience in municipal securities trading.

Gregory A. Gizzi

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 28, 2012

1.67

1.7%

Gregory A. Gizzi is a member of the firm’s municipal fixed income portfolio management team. He is also a co-portfolio manager of the firm’s municipal bond funds and several client accounts. Before joining Delaware Investments in January 2008 as head of municipal bond trading, he spent six years as a vice president at Lehman Brothers for the firm’s tax-exempt institutional sales effort. Prior to that, he spent two years trading corporate bonds for UBS before joining Lehman Brothers in a sales capacity. Gizzi has more than 20 years of trading experience in the municipal securities industry, beginning at Kidder Peabody in 1984, where he started as a municipal bond trader and worked his way up to institutional block trading desk manager. He later worked in the same capacity at Dillon Read. Gizzi earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.

Joseph R. Baxter

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 22, 2003

11.28

11.3%

Baxter is a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with Delaware Investments. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 1999, he held investment positions with First Union.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.75 28.92 11.47 16.51

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