N-CSRS 1 mimtf4183821-ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

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: 811-03850
   
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund
   
Address of principal executive offices:

610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

   
Name and address of agent for service:

David F. Connor, Esq.
610 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
   
Date of fiscal year end: August 31
   
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2023
   

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

 

 

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
  Semiannual report
   
   

Fixed income mutual funds

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

February 28, 2023

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Experience Delaware Funds by Macquarie®

 

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a global asset manager that aims to deliver positive impact for everyone. MAM Public Investments traces its roots to 1929 and partners with institutional and individual clients to deliver specialist active investment capabilities across global equities, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions using a conviction-based, long-term approach to investing. In the US, retail investors recognize our Delaware Funds by Macquarie family of funds as one of the oldest mutual fund families.

 

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) is the asset management division of Macquarie Group. MAM is a full-service asset manager offering a diverse range of products across public and private markets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions, private credit, infrastructure, renewables, natural assets, real estate, and asset finance. The Public Investments business is a part of MAM and includes the following investment advisers: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, 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 ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie Bank”), any Macquarie Group entity noted in this document is not an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these other Macquarie Group entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment, (a) the investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group entity guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

 

The Funds are governed by US laws and regulations.

 

Table of contents

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses   1
Security type / sector / state / territory allocations   4
Schedules of investments   10
Statements of assets and liabilities   84
Statements of operations   86
Statements of changes in net assets   87
Financial highlights   94
Notes to financial statements   112
Other Fund information   128

 

This semiannual 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.

 

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of February 28, 2023, 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.

 

© 2023 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 tax 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.

 

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. The 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 September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023.

 

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 ratio 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.

 

1

 

Disclosure of Fund expenses

For the six-month period from September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
9/1/22 to 2/28/23*
Actual Fund return                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 976.30     0.80%   $3.92  
Class C     1,000.00       972.60     1.55%   7.58  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       977.80     0.55%   2.70  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.83     0.80%   $4.01  
Class C     1,000.00       1,017.11     1.55%   7.75  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       1,022.07     0.55%   2.76  

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
9/1/22 to 2/28/23*
Actual Fund return                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 989.20     0.75%   $3.70  
Class C     1,000.00       985.40     1.50%   7.38  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       990.60     0.50%   2.47  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.08     0.75%   $3.76  
Class C     1,000.00       1,017.36     1.50%   7.50  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       1,022.32     0.50%   2.51  

 

2

 

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Expense analysis of an investment of $1,000

 

    Beginning
Account Value
9/1/22
    Ending
Account Value
2/28/23
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses
Paid During Period
9/1/22 to 2/28/23*
Actual Fund return                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 971.00     0.85%   $4.15  
Class C     1,000.00       967.60     1.60%   7.81  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       972.70     0.60%   2.93  
Hypothetical 5% return (5% return before expenses)                          
Class A   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.58     0.85%   $4.26  
Class C     1,000.00       1,016.86     1.60%   8.00  
Institutional Class     1,000.00       1,021.82     0.60%   3.01  

 

* “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 181/365 (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.

 

3

 

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund As of February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector   Percentage of
net assets
Municipal Bonds*   99.03 %     
Corporate Revenue Bonds   7.14 %
Education Revenue Bonds   9.78 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   2.62 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   15.33 %
Housing Revenue Bond   0.09 %
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds   9.49 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   7.62 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   3.06 %
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   0.80 %
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond   0.17 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   21.01 %
State General Obligation Bonds   7.82 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   12.78 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   1.32 %
Short-Term Investments   0.35 %
Total Value of Securities   99.38 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.62 %
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   1.45 %     
Arizona   4.43 %
California   13.31 %
Colorado   3.80 %
Connecticut   0.29 %
District of Columbia   0.48 %
Florida   4.94 %
Georgia   2.22 %
Guam   0.73 %
Idaho   0.05 %
Illinois   9.89 %
Indiana   0.19 %
Iowa   1.00 %
Kansas   0.32 %
Kentucky   0.96 %

 

4

 

State / territory   Percentage of
net assets
Louisiana   0.19 %     
Maine   0.50 %
Maryland   1.01 %
Massachusetts   1.09 %
Michigan   0.18 %
Minnesota   0.32 %
Missouri   0.98 %
Nebraska   0.30 %
New Hampshire   0.07 %
New Jersey   1.16 %
New York   7.66 %
North Carolina   0.89 %
Ohio   2.26 %
Oregon   0.74 %
Pennsylvania   3.52 %
Puerto Rico   20.04 %
Texas   6.37 %
US Virgin Islands   0.86 %
Utah   0.86 %
Virginia   2.35 %
Washington   2.08 %
Wisconsin   1.89 %
Total Value of Securities   99.38 %

 

5

 

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund As of February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector   Percentage of
net assets
Municipal Bonds*   97.64 %     
Corporate Revenue Bonds   3.25 %
Education Revenue Bonds   6.22 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   5.60 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   7.89 %
Housing Revenue Bond   0.45 %
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds   12.00 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   7.85 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   3.68 %
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   4.29 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   15.58 %
State General Obligation Bonds   11.31 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   17.21 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   2.31 %
Short-Term Investments   1.28 %
Total Value of Securities   98.92 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   1.08 %
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   1.35 %     
Arizona   5.62 %
California   10.54 %
Colorado   3.56 %
Connecticut   0.63 %
Delaware   0.21 %
District of Columbia   0.23 %
Florida   5.57 %
Georgia   1.98 %
Guam   0.79 %
Hawaii   0.19 %
Idaho   0.58 %
Illinois   8.30 %
Iowa   0.51 %
Kansas   0.09 %
Kentucky   0.46 %

 

6

 

State / territory   Percentage of
net assets
Louisiana   1.24 %     
Maine   0.21 %
Maryland   0.64 %
Massachusetts   1.32 %
Michigan   0.64 %
Minnesota   0.41 %
Missouri   1.00 %
Montana   0.11 %
Nebraska   0.14 %
New Hampshire   0.19 %
New Jersey   5.83 %
New York   17.53 %
North Carolina   0.69 %
Ohio   1.65 %
Oklahoma   0.73 %
Oregon   1.18 %
Pennsylvania   3.20 %
Puerto Rico   10.39 %
South Carolina   0.82 %
Tennessee   0.85 %
Texas   3.05 %
US Virgin Islands   0.16 %
Utah   2.64 %
Virginia   2.68 %
Washington   0.37 %
Wisconsin   0.64 %
Total Value of Securities   98.92 %

 

7

 

Security type / sector / state / territory allocations

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund As of February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

Sector designations may be different from the sector designations presented in other Fund materials.

 

Security type / sector   Percentage of
net assets
Municipal Bonds*   96.72 %     
Corporate Revenue Bonds   5.96 %
Education Revenue Bonds   16.19 %
Electric Revenue Bonds   3.86 %
Healthcare Revenue Bonds   14.99 %
Housing Revenue Bonds   0.19 %
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds   16.29 %
Lease Revenue Bonds   3.87 %
Local General Obligation Bonds   2.84 %
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds   2.03 %
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds   0.53 %
Special Tax Revenue Bonds   15.63 %
State General Obligation Bonds   5.89 %
Transportation Revenue Bonds   5.65 %
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds   2.80 %
Short-Term Investments   2.51 %
Total Value of Securities   99.23 %
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities   0.77 %
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   2.09 %     
Arizona   4.97 %
Arkansas   0.16 %
California   11.08 %
Colorado   1.82 %
Delaware   0.06 %
District of Columbia   1.33 %
Florida   4.50 %
Georgia   1.09 %
Guam   0.73 %
Hawaii   0.10 %
Idaho   0.72 %
Illinois   6.41 %
Indiana   0.53 %
Iowa   0.68 %

 

8

 

State / territory   Percentage of
net assets
Kansas   0.38 %     
Kentucky   0.42 %
Louisiana   1.30 %
Maine   0.35 %
Maryland   0.38 %
Massachusetts   1.90 %
Michigan   0.67 %
Minnesota   0.60 %
Mississippi   0.22 %
Missouri   1.31 %
Montana   0.08 %
Nevada   0.66 %
New Hampshire   0.21 %
New Jersey   2.54 %
New York   10.37 %
North Carolina   1.78 %
Ohio   4.66 %
Oklahoma   0.10 %
Oregon   0.26 %
Pennsylvania   2.62 %
Puerto Rico   14.70 %
South Carolina   0.44 %
Tennessee   0.37 %
Texas   7.50 %
US Virgin Islands   0.13 %
Utah   0.50 %
Virginia   4.32 %
Washington   1.59 %
West Virginia   0.13 %
Wisconsin   2.47 %
Total Value of Securities   99.23 %

 

9

 

Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds — 99.03%            
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 7.14%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Legacy Cares, Inc. Project)                
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50 #, ‡     6,400,000     $ 4,160,000  
Chandler, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Intel Corporation Project)                
5.00% 9/1/42 (AMT) ●     5,000,000       5,171,950  
Finance Authority of Maine Revenue                
(Go Lab Madison, LLC Project)                
144A 8.00% 12/1/51 (AMT) #     5,660,000       3,604,231  
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facilities Revenue                
(Brightline Passenger Rail Project)                
Series B 144A 7.375% 1/1/49 (AMT) #     7,075,000       6,406,695  
(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project)                
Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49 (AMT) #, ●     2,555,000       2,348,735  
George L Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority                
(Convention Center Hotel 1st Tier)                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/54     18,715,000       14,850,352  
Iowa Finance Authority                
(Iowa Fertilizer Company Project)                
5.00% 12/1/50     5,585,000       5,461,516  
Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin                
(Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62     5,145,000       4,900,613  
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Industrial Development Authority                
(Hunt Refining Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 5/1/44 #     5,250,000       4,554,795  
              51,458,887  
Education Revenue Bonds — 9.78%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Great Hearts Arizona Projects)                
Series A 2.25% 7/1/46     1,295,000       803,327  
Series A 2.375% 7/1/52     1,295,000       756,358  
(Leman Academy Of Excellence Projects)                
Series A 4.50% 7/1/54     2,240,000       1,955,431  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Build NYC Resource                
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Project)                
144A 5.75% 6/1/62 #     1,250,000     $ 1,258,700  
(KIPP NYC Public School Facilities - Canal West Project)                
5.25% 7/1/52     1,000,000       1,020,330  
5.25% 7/1/57     4,000,000       4,053,040  
California Community College Financing Authority Student Housing Revenue                
(Napa Valley College Project)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/60 #     5,000,000       4,792,600  
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Stanford University)                
Series T-1 5.00% 3/15/39     3,000,000       3,490,800  
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49     2,600,000       3,009,214  
Series V-2 2.25% 4/1/51     2,330,000       1,454,246  
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue                
(KIPP:Cooper Norcross Academy - 2022 Project)                
6.00% 6/15/62     1,325,000       1,380,080  
District of Columbia Revenue                
(KIPP DC Issue)                
4.00% 7/1/49     610,000       492,776  
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facilities Revenue                
(Mater Academy Projects)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52     1,535,000       1,169,992  
Idaho Housing & Finance Association                
(Sage International School of Boise Project)                
Series A 4.00% 5/1/50     425,000       388,335  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue                
(Choice Academies, Inc. Project)                
Series AZ 144A 5.75% 9/1/45 #     2,505,000       2,349,039  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/15/40     5,000,000       5,788,550  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial Development Revenue                
(Saint Joseph’s University Project)                
5.50% 11/1/60     4,745,000       5,079,096  

 

11

 

Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Public Finance Authority Project Revenue Bonds                
(CFP3 – Eastern Michigan University Student Housing Project)                
Series A-1 5.375% 7/1/47 (BAM)     2,775,000     $ 2,976,215  
Series A-1 5.50% 7/1/52 (BAM)     4,000,000       4,313,120  
Town of Davie, Florida                
(Nova Southeastern University Project)                
5.00% 4/1/38     2,290,000       2,380,318  
University of Texas System Board of Regents                
Series B 5.00% 8/15/49     18,670,000       21,494,024  
              70,405,591  
Electric Revenue Bonds — 2.62%                
Guam Power Authority Revenue                
(Tax-Exempt Forward Delivery)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/43     3,650,000       3,772,311  
New York Power Authority                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/55     3,885,000       3,630,222  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡     3,665,000       2,556,337  
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡     100,000       69,750  
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡     1,725,000       1,242,000  
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡     60,000       41,775  
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡     2,005,000       1,398,488  
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡     2,705,000       1,886,737  
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡     2,485,000       1,745,713  
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡     205,000       141,963  
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡     3,165,000       2,223,412  
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡     160,000       110,800  
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡     80,000       55,700  
              18,875,208  
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 15.33%                
Alachua County, Florida Health Facilities Authority                
(Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Inc. Project)                
4.00% 10/1/46     1,750,000       1,334,900  
Apple Valley, Minnesota Senior Living Revenue                
(Minnesota Senior Living LLC Project)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/47     1,815,000       1,054,733  
Series D 7.25% 1/1/52     1,980,000       1,230,411  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Fourth Tier)                
Series D-2 144A 7.75% 1/1/54 #     225,000     $ 125,568  
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Second Tier)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/49     300,000       161,040  
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital)                
Series A 4.00% 2/1/50     3,560,000       3,196,382  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue                
(CommonSpirit Health)                
Series A 4.00% 4/1/45     3,470,000       3,148,227  
Series A 4.00% 4/1/49     5,000,000       4,420,850  
(Kaiser Permanente)                
Series A-2 5.00% 11/1/47     21,665,000       24,571,793  
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue                
(Community Medical Centers)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/47     2,025,000       2,074,207  
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(AdventHealth Obligated Group)                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/46     4,310,000       4,007,265  
(American Baptist)                
8.00% 8/1/43     1,660,000       1,677,198  
(CommonSpirit Health)                
Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/37     700,000       667,079  
Series A-2 4.00% 8/1/49     4,910,000       4,258,001  
Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/44     2,290,000       2,332,548  
(Mental Health Center Denver Project)                
Series A 5.75% 2/1/44     1,430,000       1,438,895  
Cuyahoga County, Ohio                
(The Metrohealth System)                
5.25% 2/15/47     1,710,000       1,735,667  
5.50% 2/15/57     1,290,000       1,316,600  
Glendale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Royal Oaks Inspirata Pointe Project)                
Series A 5.00% 5/15/56     1,905,000       1,610,373  
Health and Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri Health Facilities Revenue                
(Mercy Health)                
4.00% 6/1/53     5,000,000       4,505,650  

 

13

 

Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Henrico County, Virginia Economic Development Authority                
(Westminster Canterbury Richmond)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/52     1,130,000     $ 1,168,725  
Hillsborough County, Florida Industrial Development Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds                
(Tampa General Hospital Project)                
Series A 3.50% 8/1/55     5,000,000       3,777,950  
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue                
(Northshore - Edward-Elmhurst Health Credit Group)                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/51     6,775,000       7,107,381  
(Shedd Aquarium Society Project)                
5.00% 6/1/44     1,500,000       1,587,600  
5.00% 6/1/47     1,125,000       1,183,658  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue                
(The Glen Retirement System Project)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/49     1,905,000       1,333,309  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Senior Living Facility Revenue                
(Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Project)                
144A 6.00% 1/1/48 #     915,000       640,729  
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Adventist Healthcare Obligated)                
Series A 5.50% 1/1/46     1,530,000       1,539,624  
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Revenue                
(Henry Ford Health System)                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/50     1,500,000       1,328,640  
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Higher Education and Health Authority Revenue                
(Thomas Jefferson University)                
Series B 4.00% 5/1/56     4,950,000       4,318,875  
Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority                
(Baptist Homes Society Obligation)                
6.125% 7/1/50     1,895,000       1,572,983  
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority                
(Springpoint Senior Living Project)                
4.00% 1/1/51     670,000       517,347  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance                
(Cardinal Bay - Village on the Park)                
Series A1 5.00% 7/1/46     95,000     $ 63,413  
(Legacy Midtown Park Project)                
Series A 5.50% 7/1/54     1,725,000       1,334,149  
New York State Dormitory Authority                
(Northwell Health Obligated Group)                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/52     3,000,000       3,081,030  
Ohio State Hospital Facilities Revenue                
(Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group)                
Series B 4.00% 1/1/42     2,000,000       1,933,300  
Orange County, New York Funding Corporation Assisted Living Residence Revenue                
6.50% 1/1/46     2,035,000       1,627,450  
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue                
(University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/42     3,300,000       3,123,351  
Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority Revenue                
(Capital Manor Project)                
4.00% 5/15/47     865,000       651,838  
Seminole County, Florida Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Legacy Pointe at UCF Project)                
Series A 5.50% 11/15/49     3,055,000       2,513,746  
Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Retirement Facility Revenue                
(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project)                
6.625% 11/15/37     840,000       851,684  
Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Mirabella at ASU Project)                
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 #     1,395,000       1,058,638  
Union County, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority                
(Grande Ronde Hospital Project)                
5.00% 7/1/52     1,125,000       1,110,589  
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Revenue                
(LifeSpire of Virginia)                
4.00% 12/1/41     2,500,000       2,077,400  
              110,370,796  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Housing Revenue Bond — 0.09%                
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Revenue                
(Pasadena Portfolio)                
144A 3.00% 12/1/56 #     1,000,000     $ 679,310  
              679,310  
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds — 9.49%                
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority                
(Senior)                
Series A-2 3.00% 6/1/48     9,250,000       6,687,195  
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/48     5,310,000       4,649,542  
Central Plains, Nebraska Energy Project                
(Project No. 3)                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/31     2,050,000       2,153,176  
Erie, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization                
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series A 144A 1.456% 6/1/60 #, ^     65,340,000       3,581,285  
Inland, California Empire Tobacco Securitization                
(Capital Appreciation-Turbo-Asset-Backed)                
Series E 144A 0.93% 6/1/57 #, ^     122,985,000       7,015,064  
Series F 144A 1.347% 6/1/57 #, ^     80,485,000       3,857,646  
Kentucky Public Energy Authority                
Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/52 ●     5,000,000       4,894,900  
Lower Alabama Gas District                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/34     3,440,000       3,630,542  
(Gas Project Revenue Bonds)                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/46     2,265,000       2,251,410  
M-S-R Energy Authority, California Gas Revenue                
Series A 6.125% 11/1/29     1,280,000       1,411,225  
Series B 6.50% 11/1/39     4,015,000       4,789,614  
Series C 6.50% 11/1/39     1,905,000       2,272,532  
New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facilities Revenue                
(Delta Airlines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project)                
5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT)     2,290,000       2,355,563  
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue                
6.50% 11/15/38     4,745,000       5,655,898  
Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue                
5.00% 12/1/37     5,725,000       5,847,229  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization                
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/50     2,000,000     $ 1,744,340  
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California                
(Capital Appreciation-2nd Subordinate Lien)                
Series C 0.585% 6/1/46 ^     13,510,000       2,156,871  
(Capital Appreciation-3rd Subordinate Lien)                
Series D 0.382% 6/1/46 ^     2,255,000       282,349  
Tobacco Settlement Authority Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds                
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/49     1,950,000       1,702,662  
Valparaiso, Indiana                
(Pratt Paper LLC Project)                
7.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)     1,360,000       1,394,245  
              68,333,288  
Lease Revenue Bonds — 7.62%                
Fayette County, Kentucky School District Finance                
5.00% 6/1/47 (BAM)     1,900,000       2,012,746  
Kansas City, Kansas Industrial Development Authority                
(Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project)                
Series B 5.00% 3/1/49 (AGM) (AMT)     2,450,000       2,494,198  
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois                
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/50 (BAM)     6,500,000       5,510,115  
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52     14,490,000       11,622,574  
Series B 3.433% 12/15/54 (BAM) ^     38,520,000       7,725,571  
Series B 5.03% 12/15/54 ^     10,000,000       1,723,400  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority                
(Transportation System)                
Series A 5.499% 12/15/39 ^     12,810,000       5,736,446  
New York Liberty Development                
(Green Bond)                
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51 (BAM)     7,535,000       5,334,780  
Virginia College Building Authority                
(21st Century College and Equipment Programs)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/40     5,000,000       5,555,600  
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board                
(Transportation Capital Project)                
4.00% 5/15/36     3,000,000       3,105,180  

 

17

 

Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board                
(U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program)                
4.00% 5/15/47     4,180,000     $ 4,030,440  
              54,851,050  
Local General Obligation Bonds — 3.06%                
Chicago, Illinois                
Series A 5.25% 1/1/29     1,545,000       1,557,422  
(Chicago Works)                
5.50% 1/1/39     1,035,000       1,099,584  
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education                
5.00% 4/1/46     905,000       879,434  
Dallas Independent School District, Texas                
2.75% 2/15/52 (PSF)     2,585,000       1,789,156  
4.00% 2/15/53 (PSF)     2,000,000       1,874,200  
Galveston Independent School District, Texas                
4.00% 2/1/47 (PSF)     2,500,000       2,367,975  
Los Angeles, California Community College District                
Series C 5.00% 8/1/25     1,905,000       2,001,793  
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Area School District                
Series AA 4.00% 5/15/50     2,875,000       2,631,027  
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/25     6,110,000       6,413,239  
New York City, New York                
Subseries A-1 5.00% 8/1/47     1,330,000       1,419,536  
              22,033,366  
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds — 0.80%                
Rockwall Independent School District, Texas                
5.00% 2/15/46-25 (PSF) §     1,530,000       1,581,699  
Washington State Housing Finance Commission                
(Heron’s Key)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 7/1/45-25 #, §     3,890,000       4,163,934  
              5,745,633  
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond — 0.17%                
Union County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue                
(Aries Linden, LLC Project)                
144A 6.75% 12/1/41 (AMT) #     1,490,000       1,244,970  
              1,244,970  

 

18

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 21.01%                
Bullhead City, Arizona Excise Taxes Revenue                
2.30% 7/1/41     1,000,000     $ 707,260  
2.55% 7/1/46     2,885,000       1,979,571  
City & County of San Francisco, California Special Tax District No 2020-1                
Series B 144A 5.25% 9/1/49 #     3,450,000       2,456,193  
City of Tampa, Florida Capital Improvement Cigarette Tax Allocation                
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project)                
Series A 0.363% 9/1/53 ^     25,000,000       5,241,500  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
3.018% 11/1/43 ●     49,652,030       21,412,438  
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico                
7.50% 8/20/40     29,403,799       24,699,191  
Illinois State                
First Series 6.00% 6/15/26 (NATL)     760,000       812,805  
(Junior Obligation)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/31 (BAM)     3,000,000       3,093,210  
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corporation, US Virgin Islands                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39     6,265,000       6,169,584  
Miami-Dade County, Florida Special Obligation                
3.505% 10/1/37 (BAM) ^     2,585,000       1,425,240  
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate                
Series B-1 3.00% 11/1/47     4,000,000       3,066,360  
New York Convention Center Development Corporate Senior Lien                
(Hotel Unit Fee Secured)                
Series B 6.203% 11/15/55 (BAM) ^     2,585,000       502,938  
Series B 6.545% 11/15/55 ^     5,000       884  
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue                
(General Purpose)                
Series A 4.00% 3/15/49     3,450,000       3,241,551  
Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin                
(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project)                
144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #     1,645,000       1,420,326  
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40     1,116,000       1,042,199  
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53     15,410,000       13,813,216  

 

19

 

Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58     15,812,000     $ 14,670,373  
Series A-1 5.541% 7/1/46 ^     148,010,000       37,932,003  
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40     5,864,000       5,328,617  
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     2,530,000       2,321,452  
              151,336,911  
State General Obligation Bonds — 7.82%                
California State                
(Forward Delivery)                
4.00% 9/1/29     1,905,000       2,050,218  
(Various Purpose)                
5.00% 11/1/42     3,000,000       3,358,560  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/41     2,625,185       2,168,560  
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46     10,700,000       8,520,410  
Connecticut State                
Series E 5.00% 9/15/35     1,905,000       2,067,554  
Illinois State                
5.00% 11/1/36     1,170,000       1,195,319  
5.50% 5/1/39     3,725,000       3,959,973  
Series A 4.00% 3/1/41     1,110,000       1,007,836  
Series A 5.50% 3/1/47     6,500,000       6,823,180  
(Rebuild Illinois Program)                
Series B 4.00% 11/1/39     10,775,000       9,922,374  
Maryland State                
Series A 5.00% 3/15/26     3,000,000       3,185,010  
Series A 5.00% 3/15/28     2,290,000       2,537,045  
Washington State                
Series A 5.00% 8/1/42     2,500,000       2,746,075  
Series R 4.00% 7/1/29     6,300,000       6,749,127  
              56,291,241  
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 12.78%                
Chicago, Illinois Midway International Airport                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/28 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,007,110  

 

20

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/37 (AMT)     1,095,000     $ 1,145,425  
Series D 5.25% 1/1/42     1,530,000       1,588,997  
Chicago, Illinois Transit Authority Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 12/1/55     865,000       746,426  
Colorado Regional Transportation District                
(Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project)                
Series A 4.00% 7/15/39     2,045,000       1,924,243  
Denver City & County, Colorado Airport System Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 12/1/43 (AMT)     5,900,000       5,426,879  
Foothill-Eastern, California Transportation Corridor Agency Revenue                
(Junior Lien)                
Series C 4.00% 1/15/43     1,725,000       1,594,521  
(Senior Lien)                
Series A 4.00% 1/15/46     1,000,000       907,210  
Georgia Ports Authority Revenue                
4.00% 7/1/52     1,200,000       1,124,280  
Harris County, Texas Toll Road Authority Senior Lien                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/27     2,000,000       2,185,840  
Harris County, Texas Toll Road First Lien Revenue and Refunding                
4.00% 8/15/50     3,175,000       2,941,637  
Lee County, Florida Airport Revenue                
Series B 4.00% 10/1/51 (AMT)     4,430,000       3,918,999  
Los Angeles, California Department of Airports Revenue                
Subseries F 4.00% 5/15/49 (AMT)     2,500,000       2,297,225  
Massachusetts Port Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/40 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,089,660  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, New York                
Series A-1 5.00% 11/15/47     1,000,000       1,009,760  
Subordinate Series C-1 5.25% 11/15/55     70,000       71,709  
(Climate Bond Certified)                
Series D 5.00% 11/15/33     1,140,000       1,181,143  
(Green Bonds)                
Subseries A-2 4.00% 11/15/41     1,370,000       1,237,028  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue                
(Dulles Metrorail and Capital Improvement Projects)                
Series B 4.00% 10/1/49     3,270,000     $ 2,932,928  
New York Transportation Development Corporation Special Facilities Revenue                
(Delta Air Lines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project)                
4.375% 10/1/45 (AMT)     12,800,000       11,643,392  
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue                
(2nd Tier)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/34     3,825,000       3,956,427  
Series A 4.00% 1/1/44     5,750,000       5,433,865  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Airport Revenue                
(Private Activity)                
5.00% 7/1/51 (AMT)     3,000,000       3,059,010  
Phoenix City, Arizona Civic Improvement Airport Revenue                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/49 (AMT)     1,370,000       1,395,825  
Port of Seattle, Washington Intermediate Lien Revenue                
(Private Activity)                
Series B 4.00% 8/1/47 (AMT)     1,500,000       1,323,330  
Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority                
(Restructured)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/62     3,600,000       3,339,000  
Salt Lake City, Utah Airport Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT)     3,055,000       3,163,086  
Series A 5.00% 7/1/51 (AMT)     3,000,000       3,059,010  
San Diego County, California Regional Airport Authority                
Series B 4.00% 7/1/56 (AMT) (BAM)     7,000,000       6,299,370  
San Francisco City & County, California Airports Commission                
(San Francisco International Airport)                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/49 (AMT)     3,825,000       3,895,456  
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Revenue                
(Asset Improvement Program)                
5.25% 6/1/52     5,000,000       5,513,750  
State of Oregon Department of Transportation Highway User Tax Revenue Senior Lien                
Series A 5.25% 11/15/47     3,250,000       3,616,015  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Tax-Exempt Senior Lien Private Activity Revenue Bonds                
(Transform 66 P3 Project)                
5.00% 12/31/52 (AMT)     1,000,000     $ 996,850  
              92,025,406  
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 1.32%                
Guam Government Waterworks Authority                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/50     1,530,000       1,535,799  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water And Sewer System                
Series CC 4.00% 6/15/42     3,000,000       2,937,030  
Tampa, Florida Water & Wastewater System Revenue                
(Green Bonds)                
Series A 5.25% 10/1/57     4,500,000       5,047,065  
              9,519,894  
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $760,406,012)             713,171,551  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 0.35%                
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 0.35%¤                
Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, California Power System Variable Rate Demand Revenue                
Subseries Series B-3 1.55% 7/1/34                
(SPA - Barclays Bank)     1,500,000       1,500,000  
New York City, New York                
Fiscal 2014 Subordinate                
Series D-4 2.45% 8/1/40                
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)     1,000,000       1,000,000  
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,500,000)             2,500,000  
Total Value of Securities—99.38%                
(cost $762,906,012)           $ 715,671,551  

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2023, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $55,718,458, which represents 7.74% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. 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 descriptions.
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
§ 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 7 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 February 28, 2023.

 

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PSF – Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

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 February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds — 97.64%                
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 3.25%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Legacy Cares, Inc. Project)                
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50 #, ‡     5,520,000     $ 3,588,000  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue                
(Calplant I Project)                
144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡     1,250,000       62,500  
Chandler, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Intel Corporation Project)                
5.00% 9/1/42 (AMT) ●     5,000,000       5,171,950  
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facility Revenue                
(Brightline Passenger Rail Project)                
Series B 144A 7.375% 1/1/49 (AMT) #     5,435,000       4,921,610  
(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project)                
Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49 (AMT) #, ●     1,710,000       1,571,952  
George L Smith II Congress Center Authority                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/54     2,210,000       1,753,635  
Series B 144A 5.00% 1/1/36 #     1,000,000       906,800  
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue                
(Iowa Fertilizer Company Project)                
5.00% 12/1/50     4,135,000       4,043,575  
Jefferson County, Texas Industrial Development                
(TRP Crude Marketing LLC Project)                
144A 7.75% 4/1/39 #     1,275,000       1,087,218  
Maine Finance Authority Revenue                
(Go Lab Madison Project, Green Bonds)                
144A 8.00% 12/1/51 (AMT) #     3,490,000       2,222,397  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(American Airlines, Inc. - John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
5.00% 12/1/37 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,038,580  
Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin                
(Senior Lien - Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/52     200,000       193,924  
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62     2,720,000       2,590,800  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)                
South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(AAC East LLC Project - Green Bonds)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 5/1/39 (AMT) #     1,500,000     $ 1,153,470  
St. John Baptist Parish, Louisiana                
(Marathon Oil Corporation project)                
Subseries A-2 2.10% 6/1/37 ●     2,250,000       2,186,865  
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Industrial Development Authority                
(Hunt Refining Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 5/1/44 #     2,945,000       2,555,023  
              35,048,299  
Education Revenue Bonds — 6.22%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(American Charter Schools Foundation Project)                
144A 6.00% 7/1/37 #     1,420,000       1,460,655  
(Empower College Prep Project)                
144A 6.00% 7/1/49 #     875,000       855,662  
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools - Macombs Facility Project)                
Series A 4.00% 7/1/61     2,000,000       1,594,460  
(Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/52 #     875,000       853,773  
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(School Lane Charter School Project)                
5.125% 3/15/36     2,000,000       2,058,060  
Build NYC, New York Resource                
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Project)                
144A 5.00% 6/1/32 #     375,000       380,205  
144A 5.75% 6/1/42 #     750,000       770,017  
(KIPP NYC Public School Facilities - Canal West Project)                
5.00% 7/1/30     510,000       547,072  
5.00% 7/1/32     560,000       604,509  
5.00% 7/1/33     585,000       628,600  
5.00% 7/1/34     415,000       442,954  
5.00% 7/1/36     415,000       434,758  
5.00% 7/1/37     550,000       572,435  
5.00% 7/1/42     1,000,000       1,018,680  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
California Community College Financing Authority                
(Napa Valley College Project)                
Series A 144A 4.25% 7/1/32 #     1,480,000     $ 1,399,000  
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Stanford University)                
Series T-1 5.00% 3/15/39     5,000,000       5,818,000  
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49     1,075,000       1,244,194  
California Municipal Finance Authority                
Series A 144A 5.50% 6/1/53 #     1,000,000       967,030  
California School Finance Authority                
(Hawking Steam Charter School Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/42 #     1,000,000       960,400  
(View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)                
Series A 4.75% 10/1/24     100,000       100,217  
California State University                
(Systemwide)                
Series A 5.00% 11/1/31     2,000,000       2,195,660  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(California Baptist University)                
Series A 144A 6.125% 11/1/33 #     2,215,000       2,242,178  
Capital Trust Agency, Florida Revenue                
(Liza Jackson Preparatory School Project)                
Series A 5.00% 8/1/40     300,000       302,103  
Series A 5.00% 8/1/55     800,000       777,600  
(University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 12/1/43 #     2,000,000       1,888,780  
District of Columbia Revenue                
(KIPP DC Issue)                
4.00% 7/1/39     1,275,000       1,134,584  
4.00% 7/1/44     1,120,000       941,461  
Florida Development Finance Revenue                
(Mater Academy Projects)                
Series A 5.00% 6/15/28     410,000       416,646  
Series A 5.00% 6/15/29     400,000       407,144  
Fulton County, Georgia Development Authority Revenue                
(Georgia Institute of Technology)                
5.00% 6/15/44     3,100,000       3,336,499  
Idaho Housing & Finance Association                
(Alturas International Academy Project)                
4.00% 5/1/52     1,400,000       1,193,094  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Idaho Housing & Finance Association                
(Anser of Idaho Project)                
Series A 4.00% 5/1/28     230,000     $ 233,682  
Series A 4.00% 5/1/30     250,000       255,263  
(Meridian South Charter School Project)                
144A 4.00% 5/1/46 #     710,000       515,787  
(Sage International School of Boise Project)                
Series A 4.00% 5/1/35     450,000       451,247  
Series A 4.00% 5/1/40     1,330,000       1,267,024  
Series A 4.00% 5/1/55     1,540,000       1,369,306  
Illinois Finance Authority                
(University of Illinois at Chicago)                
Series A 5.00% 2/15/26     400,000       409,348  
Series A 5.00% 2/15/28     260,000       267,935  
Series A 5.00% 2/15/30     390,000       401,103  
Series A 5.00% 2/15/32     265,000       271,252  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Arizona Autism Charter Schools Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/40 #     250,000       235,860  
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/50 #     175,000       157,896  
(Highland Prep Project)                
Series A 4.00% 7/1/38     460,000       442,069  
Series A 4.00% 7/1/40     500,000       472,105  
Miami-Dade County, Florida Educational Facilities Authority                
(University of Miami)                
Series A 5.00% 4/1/30     520,000       534,731  
Series A 5.00% 4/1/31     1,090,000       1,120,967  
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue                
(New York University)                
Series A 5.75% 7/1/27 (NATL)     7,530,000       7,944,752  
Newark, Texas Higher Education Finance                
(Village Tech Schools)                
Series A 5.125% 8/15/47     1,250,000       1,094,688  
Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Metro East Web Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/49 #     1,000,000       875,630  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
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     $ 360,696  
Series A 5.00% 7/1/32     235,000       241,507  
Public Finance Authority                
(CFP3 – Eastern Michigan University Student Housing Project)                
Series A-1 5.25% 7/1/42 (BAM)     3,000,000       3,222,000  
South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(High Point Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/39 #     1,345,000       1,366,776  
University of Minnesota                
Series A 5.00% 4/1/34     1,855,000       1,939,402  
Westchester County, New York Local Development                
(Pace University)                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/34     4,150,000       4,184,569  
              67,182,025  
Electric Revenue Bonds — 5.60%                
American Municipal Power                
(AMP Fremont Energy Center Project)                
Series A 4.00% 2/15/37     1,330,000       1,319,107  
California Community Choice Financing Authority                
(Clean Energy Project)                
Series C 5.25% 1/1/54 ●     3,325,000       3,462,123  
Guam Power Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/32     4,000,000       4,417,640  
Series A 5.00% 10/1/33     2,915,000       3,184,288  
(Tax-Exempt Forward Delivery)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/41     915,000       954,793  
Long Island, New York Power Authority                
5.00% 9/1/33     250,000       272,283  
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission                
(Green Bonds - Climate Bond Certified)                
5.25% 12/1/38     350,000       384,097  
5.25% 12/1/39     500,000       545,210  
5.25% 12/1/40     500,000       542,215  
5.25% 12/1/41     650,000       702,072  
5.25% 12/1/42     1,000,000       1,078,320  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia                
(Plant Vogtle Units 3&4 Project)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/39     6,250,000     $ 6,451,937  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue                
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡     1,520,000       1,060,200  
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/32 ‡     1,555,000       1,084,613  
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡     1,015,000       713,038  
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/17 ‡     2,200,000       1,512,500  
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/19 ‡     1,710,000       1,175,625  
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡     1,925,000       1,361,937  
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡     4,630,000       3,252,575  
Series ZZ 5.00% 7/1/19 ‡     2,990,000       2,036,937  
Salt River, Arizona Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric Systems Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 12/1/35     4,000,000       4,138,640  
Series A 5.00% 1/1/38     5,000,000       5,270,900  
South Carolina Public Service Authority                
Series E 5.25% 12/1/37 (AGM)     3,000,000       3,308,790  
Series E 5.25% 12/1/38 (AGM)     1,615,000       1,779,181  
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Restructuring Bonds                
5.00% 12/15/36     10,000,000       10,405,200  
              60,414,221  
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 7.89%                
Apple Valley, Minnesota                
(Senior Living, LLC Project 2nd Tier)                
Series B 5.25% 1/1/37     915,000       638,030  
Arizona Health Facilities Authority                
(Scottsdale Lincoln Hospital Project)                
5.00% 12/1/30     5,000,000       5,154,150  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority                
(Children’s Hospital of Orange County)                
Series A 2.125% 11/1/41     5,000,000       3,400,800  
(Kaiser Permanente)                
Series A-2 5.00% 11/1/47     4,600,000       5,217,182  
(Sutter Health)                
Series A 5.00% 11/15/38     760,000       802,894  
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(AdventHealth Obligated Group)                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/46     7,000,000       6,508,320  
(CommonSpirit Health)                
Series A-1 4.00% 8/1/37     1,000,000       952,970  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(CommonSpirit Health)                
Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/37     1,105,000     $ 1,148,846  
Cuyahoga County, Ohio                
(The Metrohealth System)                
5.00% 2/15/37     1,000,000       1,019,870  
Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Baptist Healthcare Obligated Group)                
Series A 4.00% 8/15/45     655,000       591,151  
Series A 4.00% 8/15/50     1,950,000       1,703,500  
Gainesville & Hall County, Georgia Hospital Authority Revenue                
(Northeast Georgia Health System Project)                
Series A 3.00% 2/15/51     515,000       371,676  
Glendale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Glencroft Retirement Community Project)                
5.25% 11/15/46     875,000       627,069  
(Royal Oaks Inspirata Pointe Project)                
Series A 5.00% 5/15/41     500,000       456,395  
(Royal Oaks Life Care Community)                
4.00% 5/15/27     620,000       590,841  
4.00% 5/15/30     1,385,000       1,269,685  
(The Terraces of Phoenix Project)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/48     875,000       705,574  
Hamilton County, Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue                
(Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)                
Series CC 5.00% 11/15/49     3,540,000       3,727,231  
Henrico County, Virginia Economic Development Authority Residential Care Facility Revenue                
(Westminster Canterbury Richmond)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/42     650,000       684,411  
Series A 5.00% 10/1/47     525,000       546,163  
Series A 5.00% 10/1/52     1,750,000       1,809,972  
Illinois Finance Authority                
(NorthShore - Edward-Elmhurst Health Credit Group)                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/51     5,490,000       5,759,339  
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue                
(The Admiral at the Lake Project)                
5.50% 5/15/54     875,000       572,329  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Iowa Finance Authority Senior Housing Revenue                
(PHS Council Bluffs, Inc. Project)                
5.00% 8/1/33     500,000     $ 446,650  
Kalispell, Montana Housing and Healthcare Facilities Revenue                
(Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project)                
Series A 5.25% 5/15/29     630,000       610,829  
Series A 5.25% 5/15/37     700,000       626,157  
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority                
(University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligation)                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/33     2,430,000       2,578,376  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Banner Health Obligation Group)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/32     3,000,000       3,217,350  
(Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Project)                
144A 5.75% 1/1/36 #     1,540,000       1,191,698  
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Adventist Healthcare Obligated)                
Series A 5.50% 1/1/36     2,000,000       2,052,240  
Michigan Finance Authority                
4.00% 12/1/40     2,185,000       2,061,154  
Monroe County, New York Industrial Development Revenue                
(Rochester Regional Health Project)                
Series D 3.00% 12/1/40     1,000,000       711,840  
Series D 4.00% 12/1/38     1,200,000       1,085,364  
Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority                
(Baptist Homes Society Obligation)                
5.625% 7/1/30     2,440,000       2,261,734  
National Finance Authority Revenue, New Hampshire                
(The Vista Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/39 #     1,000,000       914,730  
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority                
(Springpoint Senior Living Project)                
4.00% 1/1/51     1,330,000       1,026,973  
New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance                
(Sanctuary LTC Project)                
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/57     1,615,000       1,187,687  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue                
(Orange Regional Medical Center)                
144A 5.00% 12/1/31 #     1,000,000     $ 1,007,080  
144A 5.00% 12/1/32 #     1,800,000       1,809,558  
144A 5.00% 12/1/33 #     1,000,000       1,003,400  
Ohio State                
(Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group)                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/39     1,500,000       1,504,920  
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Health System Revenue                
(OU Medicine Project)                
Series B 5.25% 8/15/43     1,000,000       903,150  
Series B 5.25% 8/15/48     2,000,000       1,749,680  
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority First Mortgage Revenue                
(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project)                
Series A 144A 6.50% 12/1/38 #, ‡     1,000,000       381,250  
Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #, ‡     875,000       333,594  
Prince George’s County, Maryland                
(Collington Episcopal Life Care Community)                
5.00% 4/1/30     2,880,000       2,742,797  
Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority Revenue                
(Capital Manor Project)                
4.00% 5/15/40     1,450,000       1,177,762  
Seminole County, Florida Industrial Development Authority                
(Legacy Pointe at UCF Project)                
Series A 5.25% 11/15/39     5,340,000       4,534,781  
Series B-1 4.25% 11/15/26     3,000,000       2,786,340  
Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Mirabella at ASU Project)                
Series A 144A 6.00% 10/1/37 #     1,200,000       1,015,572  
              85,181,064  
Housing Revenue Bond — 0.45%                
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Home Ownership Revenue                
4.875% 7/1/42     4,775,000       4,881,673  
              4,881,673  
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds — 12.00%                
Black Belt Energy Gas District, Alabama                
Series A 4.00% 6/1/51 ●     1,000,000       991,870  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority                
(Senior)                
Series A-2 3.00% 6/1/48     7,060,000     $ 5,103,956  
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/48     1,700,000       1,488,554  
Series B-2 5.00% 6/1/55     4,000,000       3,637,720  
California Community Choice Financing Authority                
(Clean Energy Project)                
5.00% 12/1/53 ●     3,500,000       3,673,250  
Series B-1 4.00% 2/1/52 ●     4,910,000       4,884,173  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue                
(LP Desalination Project)                
144A 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT) #     3,700,000       3,709,435  
Central Plains, Nebraska Energy Project                
(Project No. 3)                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/35     1,250,000       1,307,500  
Series A 5.00% 9/1/42     250,000       249,415  
Chandler, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Intel Corporation Project)                
2.70% 12/1/37 (AMT) ●     2,700,000       2,683,179  
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Financing Authority                
(Tobacco Master Settlement Payment)                
5.00% 6/1/27     2,000,000       2,129,020  
Erie, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization                
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series A 144A 0.459% 6/1/60 #, ^     38,675,000       2,119,777  
Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue                
(United Airlines Inc.)                
5.00% 7/1/29 (AMT)     3,370,000       3,321,506  
Inland, California Empire Tobacco Securitization                
(Capital Appreciation Turbo Asset-Backed)                
Series E 144A 0.935% 6/1/57 #, ^     62,600,000       3,570,704  
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series F 144A 0.396% 6/1/57 #, ^     74,090,000       3,551,134  
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue                
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/38     300,000       286,755  
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/39     600,000       568,302  
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/40     300,000       281,301  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Kentucky Public Energy Authority                
(Gas Supply Revenue)                
Series C-1 4.00% 12/1/49 ●     5,000,000     $ 5,003,800  
Lower Alabama Gas District                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/34     4,850,000       5,118,642  
Michigan Finance Authority                
Series A Class 1 4.00% 6/1/49     2,000,000       1,702,540  
M-S-R Energy Authority                
Series B 6.50% 11/1/39     580,000       691,899  
Series B 7.00% 11/1/34     2,905,000       3,605,948  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facilities Revenue                
(Continental Airlines Project)                
Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)     1,890,000       1,902,625  
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Subordinate                
Series B 5.00% 6/1/46     1,965,000       1,945,389  
New York Counties Tobacco Trust V                
Series 4B 144A 0.587% 6/1/60 #, ^     20,000,000       713,000  
New York Liberty Development Revenue                
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters)                
5.25% 10/1/35     3,540,000       3,975,172  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(American Airlines, Inc. - John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
3.00% 8/1/31 (AMT)     6,230,000       5,561,023  
(Delta Airlines - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project)                
5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT)     4,210,000       4,330,532  
5.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)     3,000,000       3,049,170  
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue                
6.50% 11/15/38     3,000,000       3,575,910  
Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue                
5.00% 12/1/37     8,000,000       8,170,800  
5.25% 12/1/24     3,050,000       3,086,417  
South Carolina Jobs - Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(Jasper Pellets, LLC Project - Green Bonds)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 11/1/38 (AMT) #, ‡     1,250,000       1,187,500  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Southeast Energy Authority, A Cooperative District                
(Project No.3)                
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/53 ●     5,500,000     $ 5,897,815  
St. Paul Port Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue                
(Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Project)                
Series 7 144A 4.50% 10/1/37 #     2,000,000       1,850,320  
Tennergy Gas Supply Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 12/1/51 ●     4,100,000       4,081,796  
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Commodity Project Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/52 ●     1,300,000       1,361,906  
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California                
(Capital Appreciation-2nd Subordinate Lien)                
Series C 1.99% 6/1/46 ^     9,655,000       1,541,421  
(Capital Appreciation-3rd Subordinate Lien)                
Series D 2.609% 6/1/46 ^     1,630,000       204,092  
TSASC, New York                
Series A 5.00% 6/1/30     475,000       497,943  
Series A 5.00% 6/1/31     475,000       497,491  
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Revenue                
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series B 5.20% 6/1/46     1,250,000       1,220,238  
Series C 10.791% 6/1/47 ^     53,800,000       13,286,986  
Series D 2.466% 6/1/47 ^     8,185,000       1,956,542  
              129,574,468  
Lease Revenue Bonds — 7.85%                
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(Lancer Plaza Project)                
5.125% 11/1/23     110,000       110,252  
Kansas City, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Kansas City International Airport Terminal Modernization Project)                
Series B 5.00% 3/1/49 (AGM) (AMT)     6,880,000       7,004,115  
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois                
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)                
Series A 3.192% 12/15/56 (BAM) ^     12,000,000       2,161,080  
Series A 4.00% 12/15/42     2,220,000       1,912,819  
Series A 4.00% 12/15/42 (BAM)     2,520,000       2,248,747  
Series A 4.00% 12/15/47     11,560,000       9,544,976  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois                
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/50 (BAM)     1,000,000     $ 847,710  
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52     1,970,000       1,580,157  
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52 (BAM)     1,415,000       1,188,529  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority                
(NJ Transit Transportation Project)                
Series A 4.00% 11/1/38     1,000,000       974,850  
Series A 4.00% 11/1/39     3,835,000       3,706,144  
(Portal North Bridge Project)                
Series A 5.00% 11/1/28     500,000       544,590  
Series A 5.00% 11/1/31     1,000,000       1,123,140  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority                
Series A 5.00% 6/15/29     1,500,000       1,578,960  
Series A 5.247% 12/15/38 (BAM) ^     9,380,000       4,645,820  
Series CC 5.25% 6/15/39     2,000,000       2,166,340  
Series CC 5.25% 6/15/41     4,500,000       4,835,565  
(Transportation System)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/35     1,810,000       1,828,607  
Series A 5.00% 12/15/25     5,000,000       5,195,850  
Series A 5.499% 12/15/39 ^     15,910,000       7,124,657  
Series BB 4.00% 6/15/46     5,000,000       4,557,050  
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue                
Series S-1 5.00% 7/15/31     2,500,000       2,579,350  
New York Liberty Development Revenue                
(4 World Trade Center Project)                
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51 (BAM)     1,000,000       708,000  
(Port Authority Consolidated Bonds)                
Series 1WTC 2.75% 2/15/44     10,000,000       7,094,900  
Virginia College Building Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(21st Century College And Equipment Programs)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/29     4,000,000       4,500,880  
Virginia Public Building Public Facilities Authority Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 8/1/39     5,000,000       5,037,450  
              84,800,538  
Local General Obligation Bonds — 3.68%                
Chicago, Illinois                
Series A 5.25% 1/1/29     640,000       645,146  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)                
Chicago, Illinois                
Series A 5.50% 1/1/35     1,980,000     $ 2,074,010  
Series C 5.00% 1/1/26     1,280,000       1,305,254  
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education                
5.00% 4/1/35     825,000       836,212  
5.00% 4/1/36     320,000       323,085  
(Dedicated Revenues)                
Series C 5.00% 12/1/34     2,160,000       2,202,876  
Series D 5.00% 12/1/31     2,160,000       2,220,307  
Howard Country, Maryland Consolidated Public Improvement Project                
Series A 4.00% 8/15/35     2,065,000       2,146,216  
Independent School District of Boise City, Ada & Boise Counties, Idaho                
Series 2019 5.00% 8/1/31     850,000       952,459  
Los Angeles, California Unified School District                
(Sustainability Bonds)                
Series QRR 5.00% 7/1/23     3,000,000       3,019,950  
MIDA Golf and Equestrian Center Public Infrastructure District, Utah                
144A 4.125% 6/1/36 #     1,790,000       1,481,064  
144A 4.25% 6/1/41 #     2,210,000       1,755,403  
New York City, New York                
Series A 4.00% 8/1/38     5,000,000       4,953,450  
Series A 5.00% 8/1/47     3,500,000       3,735,620  
Series C 5.00% 8/1/30     2,355,000       2,694,685  
Series E 5.00% 8/1/23     3,685,000       3,713,338  
Subseries B-1 5.00% 12/1/33     5,365,000       5,679,121  
              39,738,196  
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds — 4.29%                
Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue                
5.00% 11/1/35-25 §     5,000,000       5,205,050  
California State Department of Water Resources                
(Water System)                
Series AS 5.00% 12/1/29-24 §     15,000       15,492  
Unrefunded Series AS 5.00% 12/1/29-24 §     2,680,000       2,772,460  
Denton Independent School District, Texas                
(School Building)                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/40-25 (PSF) §     4,000,000       4,156,280  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)                
East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority                
(Student Services - Student Housing Project at Millersville University)                
5.00% 7/1/39-24 §     875,000     $ 894,530  
5.00% 7/1/46-24 §     1,425,000       1,456,806  
Fort Worth, Texas Independent School District                
(School Building)                
5.00% 2/15/27-24 (PSF) §     2,000,000       2,030,880  
Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue                
(Asset-Backed Bonds)                
Series A-1 5.00% 6/1/26     850,000       907,528  
(Asset-Backed Enhanced)                
Series A 5.00% 6/1/35-25 §     3,000,000       3,129,780  
Louisiana State Highway Improvement Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 6/15/29-24 §     5,195,000       5,313,186  
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue                
(Touro College & University System)                
Series A 5.25% 1/1/34-24 §     1,335,000       1,371,739  
Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Authority                
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Project)                
5.00% 8/1/36-23 §     2,125,000       2,198,504  
Orlando & Orange County, Florida Expressway Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/28-23 §     2,300,000       2,313,777  
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue                
Series C 5.00% 12/1/43-23 §     4,555,000       4,611,573  
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority                
(Memorial Group)                
7.125% 11/1/30-23 §     2,190,000       2,241,553  
Texas State                
(Transportation Commission Highway Improvement)                
5.00% 4/1/29-24 §     3,000,000       3,058,950  
University of Texas Permanent University Fund                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/27-24 §     3,715,000       3,803,305  
Washington State Housing Finance Commission                
(Heron’s Key)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 7/1/45-25 #, §     800,000       856,336  
              46,337,729  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 15.58%                
Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue                
5.00% 5/1/35     850,000     $ 878,059  
5.00% 5/1/36     850,000       868,402  
(City Center Refunding Project)                
144A 5.00% 5/1/42 #     3,150,000       3,059,753  
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue                
(County Capital Program)                
Series A 5.00% 1/15/40     5,000,000       5,097,600  
Celebration Pointe, Florida Community Development District                
4.75% 5/1/24     200,000       200,680  
5.00% 5/1/34     830,000       830,357  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
(Restructured)                
Series C 3.171% 11/1/43 ●     28,078,870       12,109,013  
Connecticut State Transportation Infrastructure                
Series B 5.00% 10/1/30     3,375,000       3,757,894  
Dallas, Texas Convention Center Hotel Development Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/24     3,420,000       3,423,625  
Denver, Colorado Convention Center Hotel Authority                
(Senior)                
5.00% 12/1/25     1,900,000       1,939,615  
5.00% 12/1/26     2,500,000       2,574,300  
5.00% 12/1/29     600,000       617,334  
5.00% 12/1/31     900,000       923,355  
5.00% 12/1/32     1,800,000       1,842,552  
5.00% 12/1/34     1,500,000       1,522,365  
5.00% 12/1/35     1,200,000       1,209,612  
5.00% 12/1/36     900,000       902,538  
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico                
7.50% 8/20/40     37,457,701       31,464,469  
Harris County-Houston, Texas Sports Authority                
(Senior Lien)                
Series A 5.00% 11/15/30     1,805,000       1,847,201  
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39     1,785,000       1,757,814  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, New York                
(Climate Bond Certified)                
Series B-2 5.00% 11/15/36     5,000,000     $ 5,228,800  
Miami-Dade County, Florida Special Obligation Revenue                
3.505% 10/1/37 (BAM) ^     3,000,000       1,654,050  
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue                
Subseries S-3A 5.00% 7/15/28     4,400,000       4,888,180  
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured                
Subseries A-1 5.00% 11/1/23     2,865,000       2,901,958  
Subseries B-1 5.00% 8/1/42     5,000,000       5,081,650  
Subseries C 5.00% 11/1/27     4,150,000       4,236,154  
Subseries E-1 5.00% 2/1/35     5,000,000       5,303,950  
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue                
(General Purpose)                
Series E 3.00% 3/15/50     7,500,000       5,548,650  
New York State Urban Development Revenue                
(General Purpose)                
Series A 5.00% 3/15/37     2,290,000       2,468,437  
Orange County, California Local Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue                
5.00% 2/15/39     2,000,000       2,175,160  
Public Finance Authority, Wisconsin                
(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project)                
144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #     1,010,000       872,054  
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue                
(Capital Appreciation-Restructured)                
Series A-1 0.077% 7/1/46 ^     9,170,000       2,350,088  
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 0.396% 7/1/51 ^     26,441,000       4,988,888  
Series A-1 4.55% 7/1/40     5,765,000       5,383,760  
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53     17,063,000       15,294,932  
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58     1,330,000       1,233,974  
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40     8,237,000       7,484,962  
Series A-2 4.329% 7/1/40     4,516,000       4,103,689  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    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     585,000     $ 571,071  
Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency                
5.25% 6/1/33     1,000,000       1,161,380  
5.25% 6/1/34     1,000,000       1,154,890  
5.25% 6/1/35     1,000,000       1,144,230  
5.25% 6/1/37     2,100,000       2,362,500  
5.50% 6/1/40     2,000,000       2,258,660  
Washington County, Pennsylvania Redevelopment Authority Revenue                
(Victory Centre Tax Increment Financing Project)                
5.00% 7/1/35     500,000       486,510  
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     1,055,000       995,308  
              168,160,423  
State General Obligation Bonds — 11.31%                
California State                
5.25% 9/1/47     1,000,000       1,122,540  
(Various Purpose)                
4.00% 10/1/36     3,875,000       3,960,444  
4.00% 10/1/37     2,000,000       2,027,280  
5.00% 8/1/26     3,120,000       3,331,754  
5.00% 10/1/26     2,500,000       2,679,000  
5.00% 9/1/32     4,100,000       4,375,356  
5.00% 9/1/32     1,400,000       1,643,712  
5.00% 8/1/33     2,500,000       2,596,600  
5.00% 9/1/35     8,000,000       8,504,320  
5.00% 11/1/42     470,000       526,174  
5.25% 9/1/30     5,000,000       5,052,500  
Series C 5.00% 9/1/30     5,985,000       6,315,193  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/37     7,500,000       8,169,675  
Series A 5.00% 7/1/37     5,000,000       5,152,650  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
State General Obligation Bonds (continued)                
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37     7,116,845     $ 6,086,397  
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46     11,820,000       9,412,266  
Connecticut State                
Series F 5.00% 9/15/27     2,790,000       3,042,356  
Hawaii State                
Series FW 4.00% 1/1/34     2,000,000       2,083,340  
Illinois State                
5.00% 1/1/28     1,630,000       1,679,193  
5.00% 11/1/36     1,965,000       2,007,523  
5.25% 2/1/30     2,410,000       2,440,221  
5.25% 2/1/32     1,015,000       1,027,190  
5.50% 5/1/39     2,500,000       2,657,700  
Series A 5.125% 12/1/29     4,440,000       4,669,814  
Series B 4.00% 10/1/35     8,830,000       8,503,202  
Series C 4.00% 10/1/37     1,710,000       1,607,879  
Series C 4.00% 10/1/42     2,510,000       2,242,710  
Series D 5.00% 11/1/25     1,220,000       1,254,404  
(Rebuild Illinois Program)                
Series B 4.00% 11/1/33     2,000,000       1,965,660  
Series B 4.00% 11/1/35     2,200,000       2,116,928  
Series B 4.00% 11/1/38     1,810,000       1,683,590  
New Jersey State                
Series A 4.00% 6/1/32     3,440,000       3,710,246  
Oregon State                
(Article XI-Q State Projects)                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/44     5,000,000       5,366,250  
Washington State                
Series E 5.00% 7/1/31     3,000,000       3,100,080  
              122,114,147  
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 17.21%                
Atlanta, Georgia Department of Aviation                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/32 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,110,780  
Series B 5.00% 7/1/33 (AMT)     2,045,000       2,266,187  
Bay Area, California Toll Authority                
(San Francisco Bay Area)                
Series S-7 4.00% 4/1/34     1,000,000       1,036,370  
Chicago, Illinois Midway International Airport                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/28 (AMT)     1,905,000       1,918,545  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/36     1,180,000     $ 1,186,667  
Series A 5.00% 1/1/37 (AMT)     5,000,000       5,230,250  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/32     1,000,000       1,030,210  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/33     1,520,000       1,565,478  
(General-Airport-Senior Lien)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/36     2,500,000       2,702,375  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/37     3,000,000       3,216,870  
Denver City & County, Colorado Airport System Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 12/1/43 (AMT)     7,890,000       7,257,301  
Series A 5.00% 12/1/43 (AMT)     6,300,000       6,433,938  
Florida Development Finance Revenue                
(Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project)                
Series A 144A 7.25% 7/1/57 (AMT) #, ●     5,900,000       5,918,821  
Foothill-Eastern, California Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road Revenue                
(Senior Lien)                
Series A 4.00% 1/15/46     1,000,000       907,210  
Lee County, Florida Airport Revenue                
5.00% 10/1/33     4,305,000       4,480,386  
Los Angeles, California Department of Airports                
Series A 5.00% 5/15/33 (AMT)     845,000       928,638  
Metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee Airport Authority                
Series B 5.50% 7/1/41 (AMT)     1,500,000       1,639,800  
Series B 5.50% 7/1/42 (AMT)     1,855,000       2,018,685  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, New York                
(Green Bonds)                
Subseries A-2 4.00% 11/15/41     3,000,000       2,708,820  
Metropolitan Washington D.C. Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue                
(Dulles Metrorail and Capital Improvement Projects)                
Series B 4.00% 10/1/49     490,000       439,491  
Miami-Dade County, Florida Aviation Revenue                
Series B 5.00% 10/1/37     5,700,000       5,798,040  
Monroe County, Florida Airport Revenue                
(Key West International Airport)                
Series 2022 5.00% 10/1/36 (AMT)     1,235,000       1,283,795  
Series 2022 5.00% 10/1/37 (AMT)     1,270,000       1,312,393  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Monroe County, Florida Airport Revenue                
(Key West International Airport)                
Series 2022 5.00% 10/1/38 (AMT)     1,360,000     $ 1,402,717  
Series 2022 5.00% 10/1/40 (AMT)     1,475,000       1,505,857  
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/33     1,770,000       1,899,812  
Series E 5.00% 1/1/32     5,050,000       5,528,639  
New Orleans, Louisiana Aviation Board                
(North Terminal Project)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 (AGM) (AMT)     2,900,000       2,966,845  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/33 (AGM) (AMT)     2,900,000       2,966,004  
New York State Thruway Authority                
Series B 4.00% 1/1/38     2,135,000       2,088,265  
Series B 4.00% 1/1/39     10,000,000       9,697,400  
Series J 5.00% 1/1/27     5,705,000       5,786,981  
Series K 5.00% 1/1/31     5,000,000       5,151,500  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(Delta Airlines Inc. LaGuardia Airport Terminals C & D Redevelopment Project)                
4.00% 10/1/30 (AMT)     1,950,000       1,900,450  
4.375% 10/1/45 (AMT)     2,500,000       2,274,100  
5.00% 1/1/33 (AMT)     790,000       814,830  
5.00% 10/1/40 (AMT)     1,125,000       1,123,639  
Series A 4.00% 7/1/35 (AGM) (AMT)     2,660,000       2,576,822  
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
5.00% 12/1/32 (AMT)     1,500,000       1,629,060  
Series 2022 5.00% 12/1/33 (AMT)     3,955,000       4,278,638  
Series A 5.00% 12/1/35 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,044,860  
Oklahoma State Turnpike Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/42     5,000,000       5,157,500  
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 12/1/48     2,500,000       2,606,575  
Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/40     2,090,000       2,142,250  
Series A-1 5.00% 12/1/45     1,000,000       1,021,920  
Series B 5.00% 12/1/45     5,000,000       5,097,500  
Series C 5.00% 12/1/43     1,445,000       1,456,141  
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Airport Revenue                
(Junior Lien)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/33     3,355,000       3,480,007  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement Airport Revenue                
(Junior Lien)                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/49 (AMT)     3,900,000     $ 3,973,515  
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey                
5.00% 9/15/25 (AMT)     7,000,000       7,206,640  
5.00% 10/15/29 (AMT)     3,105,000       3,185,575  
(194th Series)                
5.00% 10/15/32     2,500,000       2,609,200  
(218th Series)                
Series 218 4.00% 11/1/41 (AMT)     2,480,000       2,349,254  
(221st Series)                
Series 221 4.00% 7/15/36 (AMT)     1,200,000       1,196,700  
Regional Transportation District                
(Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project)                
Series A 4.00% 7/15/33     1,000,000       1,004,580  
Salt Lake City, Utah Airport Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT)     15,000,000       15,530,700  
Series B 5.00% 7/1/31     500,000       534,560  
Series B 5.00% 7/1/33     1,000,000       1,067,080  
San Diego County, California Regional Airport Authority Revenue                
Series B 4.00% 7/1/46 (AMT) (BAM)     880,000       812,750  
South Jersey Port, New Jersey                
(Subordinated Marine Terminal)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/24 (AMT)     180,000       180,180  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/25 (AMT)     390,000       395,362  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/30 (AMT)     230,000       240,964  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/32 (AMT)     215,000       224,798  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/33 (AMT)     705,000       735,978  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/34 (AMT)     880,000       915,772  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/35 (AMT)     675,000       698,645  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/36 (AMT)     660,000       677,767  
Series B 5.00% 1/1/37 (AMT)     430,000       439,159  
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Senior Lien Revenue                
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3A and 3B Facility)                
7.00% 12/31/38 (AMT)     3,750,000       3,801,300  
              185,769,841  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 2.31%                
Broward County, Florida Water & Sewer Utility Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 10/1/45     2,640,000     $ 2,519,669  
Great Lakes, Michigan Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue                
(Senior Lien Bond)                
Series C 5.00% 7/1/31     3,000,000       3,191,250  
Hillsborough County, Florida Wastewater Impact Fee Assessment Special Revenue                
Series 2021 5.00% 5/1/23     2,335,000       2,341,328  
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue                
(General Resolution)                
Series EE 5.00% 6/15/39     5,000,000       5,190,450  
Sacramento County, California Sanitation Districts Financing Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 12/1/50     2,500,000       2,687,975  
San Antonio, Texas Water System Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 5/15/32     1,500,000       1,628,715  
Series A 5.00% 5/15/33     2,250,000       2,438,820  
Tampa, Florida Water & Wastewater System Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/52     4,500,000       4,921,020  
              24,919,227  
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $1,089,669,341)             1,054,121,851  
                 
Short-Term Investments — 1.28%                
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 1.28%¤                
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority                
Series K-1 2.40% 7/1/39                
(LOC - TD Bank N.A.)     1,000,000       1,000,000  
New York City, New York                
Fiscal 2018 Subordinate                
Series E-5 2.45% 3/1/48                
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)     450,000       450,000  
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue                
(Second Resolution)                
Fiscal 2023 Subordinate                
Series BB-2 2.55% 6/15/44                
(SPA - Mizuho Bank)     2,000,000       2,000,000  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Short-Term Investments (continued)                
Variable Rate Demand Notes (continued)                
Oregon Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue                
(PeaceHealth)                
Series B 2.50% 8/1/34                
(LOC - TD Bank N.A.)     5,225,000     $ 5,225,000  
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Mayo Clinic)                
Series B 2.60% 11/15/52                
(SPA - Northern Trust)     200,000       200,000  
University of Delaware Revenue                
2.50% 11/1/35                
(SPA - TD Bank N.A.)     2,300,000       2,300,000  
University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill                
Series B 2.50% 2/15/31                
(SPA - TD Bank N.A.)     2,600,000       2,600,000  
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $13,775,000)             13,775,000  
Total Value of Securities—98.92%                
(cost $1,103,444,341)           $ 1,067,896,851  

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2023, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $71,300,802, which represents 6.60% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. 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 descriptions.
^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
§ 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 7 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 February 28, 2023.

 

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

NATL – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PSF – Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

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 National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds — 96.72%                
Corporate Revenue Bonds — 5.96%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Legacy Cares, Inc. Project)                
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/51 #, ‡     1,190,000     $ 773,500  
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50 #, ‡     20,330,000       13,214,500  
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Revenue                
(Big River Steel Project)                
144A 4.50% 9/1/49 (AMT) #     3,665,000       3,259,651  
Calhoun County Navigation Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Max Midstream Texas, LLC Project)                
Series A 144A 3.625% 7/1/26 (AMT) #     3,285,000       2,973,976  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue                
(Calplant I Project)                
144A 7.50% 7/1/32 (AMT) #, ‡     1,600,000       208,000  
144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡     5,250,000       262,500  
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facility Revenue                
(Brightline Passenger Rail Project)                
Series B 144A 7.375% 1/1/49 (AMT) #     14,040,000       12,713,782  
(Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project)                
Series A 144A 6.25% 1/1/49 (AMT) #, ●     4,000,000       3,890,160  
Series A 144A 6.50% 1/1/49 (AMT) #, ●     8,905,000       8,186,099  
George L Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/54     7,650,000       6,070,275  
(Convention Center Hotel Second Tier)                
Series B 144A 5.00% 1/1/54 #     5,000,000       3,924,650  
Iowa Finance Authority                
(Iowa Fertilizer Company Project)                
5.00% 12/1/50     10,625,000       10,390,081  
Maine Finance Authority Revenue                
(Go Lab Madison, LLC Project)                
144A 8.00% 12/1/51 (AMT) #     10,950,000       6,972,851  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Commercial Metals Company Project)                
144A 4.00% 10/15/47 (AMT) #     3,750,000       3,110,738  
Nevada State Department of Business & Industry                
(Green Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels Project)                
144A 6.25% 12/15/37 #     2,500,000       2,239,675  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Corporate Revenue Bonds (continued)                
New York City, New York Industrial Development Agency                
(Queens Baseball Stadium Project)                
Series A 2.00% 1/1/38 (AGM)     500,000     $ 343,635  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
5.00% 12/1/37 (AMT)     2,455,000       2,549,714  
St. James Parish, Louisiana                
(NuStar Logistics, LP Project)                
144A 6.10% 6/1/38 #, ●     1,000,000       1,076,760  
144A 6.35% 7/1/40 #     3,600,000       3,885,264  
Series B 144A 6.10% 12/1/40 #, ●     1,630,000       1,755,168  
The City Of Hoover (Alabama) Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds                
(United States Steel Corporation Project)                
5.75% 10/1/49 (AMT)     10,250,000       10,612,132  
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Industrial Development Authority                
(Hunt Refining Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 5/1/44 #     9,440,000       8,189,955  
Washington Economic Development Finance Authority Revenue                
(Columbia Pulp I, LLC Project)                
Series 2017A 144A 7.50% 1/1/32 (AMT) #, ‡     4,800,000       2,880,000  
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Hotel Revenue                
(Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)                
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62     10,225,000       9,739,312  
              119,222,378  
Education Revenue Bonds — 16.19%                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Academies of Math & Science Projects)                
144A 5.25% 7/1/43 #     255,000       247,842  
144A 5.375% 7/1/53 #     965,000       919,896  
144A 5.50% 7/1/58 #     1,115,000       1,061,670  
(ACCEL Schools Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 8/1/48 #     3,200,000       2,884,992  
(American Charter Schools Foundation Project)                
144A 6.00% 7/1/37 #     1,205,000       1,239,499  
144A 6.00% 7/1/47 #     4,735,000       4,804,557  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Basis Schools Projects)                
Series A 144A 5.125% 7/1/37 #     750,000     $ 741,322  
(Benjamin Franklin Charter School Projects)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/53 #     1,000,000       940,800  
Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/58 #     1,385,000       1,320,736  
(Empower College Prep Project)                
144A 6.00% 7/1/49 #     1,000,000       977,900  
(Kaizen Education Foundation Project)                
144A 5.80% 7/1/52 #     4,000,000       4,036,920  
(Leman Academy Of Excellence Projects)                
Series A 4.50% 7/1/54     5,000,000       4,364,800  
(Pinecrest Academy Nevada-Horizon, Inspirada)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/15/48 #     2,500,000       2,532,575  
Arlington, Texas Higher Education Finance                
(KIPP Texas, Inc.)                
3.00% 8/15/49 (PSF)     4,000,000       2,959,840  
Build NYC, New York Resource                
5.00% 11/1/39     1,000,000       852,240  
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Project)                
144A 5.75% 6/1/52 #     1,000,000       1,012,890  
144A 5.75% 6/1/62 #     1,000,000       1,006,960  
(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project)                
Series A 144A 5.125% 5/1/38 #     575,000       562,218  
Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/48 #     1,500,000       1,479,750  
(KIPP NYC Public School Facilities - Canal West Project)                
5.25% 7/1/52     1,265,000       1,290,717  
5.25% 7/1/62     6,355,000       6,392,304  
(New Dawn Charter Schools Project)                
144A 5.625% 2/1/39 #     1,290,000       1,294,902  
144A 5.75% 2/1/49 #     2,700,000       2,702,700  
California Community College Financing Authority Student Housing Revenue                
(Napa Valley College Project)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/60 #     8,250,000       7,907,790  
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Stanford University)                
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49     24,445,000       28,292,399  
Series V-2 2.25% 4/1/51     3,975,000       2,480,956  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue                
(California Baptist University)                
Series A 144A 5.50% 11/1/45 #     4,000,000     $ 4,034,120  
(Julian Charter School Project)                
Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45 #     5,250,000       4,872,368  
(Palmdale Aerospace Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/41 #     1,750,000       1,630,475  
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #     1,000,000       899,500  
(Partnership Uplift Community Project)                
Series A 5.25% 8/1/42     1,700,000       1,571,327  
California Public Finance Authority Educational Revenue                
(Crossroads Christian School Project)                
144A 5.00% 1/1/56 #     2,000,000       1,565,880  
California School Finance Authority                
(Aspire Public Schools)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/35 #     585,000       593,711  
Series A 144A 5.00% 8/1/40 #     605,000       607,765  
(Encore Education Obligated Group)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/52 #     1,000,000       759,360  
(Escuela Popular Project)                
144A 6.50% 7/1/50 #     2,500,000       2,510,900  
(Hawking Steam Charter School Project)                
144A 5.375% 7/1/56 #     995,000       959,827  
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/42 #     860,000       825,944  
Series A 144A 5.50% 7/1/62 #     1,000,000       974,790  
(John Adams Academies - Obligated Group)                
Series A 144A 5.125% 7/1/62 #     1,680,000       1,470,118  
(Lighthouse Community Public Schools - Obligated Group)                
Series A 144A 6.25% 6/1/42 #     1,000,000       1,023,190  
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/52 #     1,240,000       1,266,362  
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/1/62 #     2,300,000       2,345,724  
(New Designs Charter School)                
Series A 5.50% 6/1/42     1,750,000       1,750,525  
(Sonoma County Junior College District Project)                
Series A 144A 4.00% 11/1/41 #     2,980,000       2,453,195  
Series A 144A 4.00% 11/1/55 #     2,500,000       1,840,950  
(View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)                
Series A 5.875% 10/1/44     1,000,000       1,007,350  
Series A 6.00% 10/1/49     720,000       726,307  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(Lancer Educational Student Housing Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/46 #     1,500,000     $ 1,398,405  
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue                
(KIPP:Cooper Norcross Academy - 2022 Project)                
6.00% 6/15/62     3,500,000       3,645,495  
Capital Trust Agency Educational Facilities Housing Revenue                
(Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Inc. Project)                
Series A 144A 5.375% 7/1/54 #     6,000,000       5,568,000  
(The Pepin Academies Inc. Project)                
Series A 5.75% 7/1/55     2,625,000       2,353,654  
Capital Trust Student Housing Revenue                
(University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 12/1/58 #     8,000,000       7,208,160  
Chester County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Student Housing Revenue                
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania)                
Series A 5.00% 8/1/30     2,200,000       2,200,594  
City of Burbank, Illinois                
(Intercultural Montessori Language)                
144A 6.25% 9/1/45 #     4,000,000       3,966,600  
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Charter School - Community Leadership Academy)                
7.45% 8/1/48     2,000,000       2,022,080  
(Global Village Academy - Northglenn Project)                
144A 5.00% 12/1/40 #     1,110,000       1,016,893  
144A 5.00% 12/1/55 #     1,720,000       1,461,570  
(Loveland Classical Schools Project)                
144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #     1,500,000       1,340,445  
(Skyview Academy Project)                
144A 5.375% 7/1/44 #     500,000       494,020  
Florida Development Finance Revenue                
(Mater Academy Projects)                
Series A 5.00% 6/15/56     1,630,000       1,487,831  
(Renaissance Charter School Projects)                
Series C 144A 5.00% 9/15/50 #     2,000,000       1,591,940  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Florida Development Finance Surface Transportation Facility Revenue                
(Cornerstone Charter Academy Project)                
144A 5.125% 10/1/52 #     4,110,000     $ 3,801,380  
144A 5.25% 10/1/56 #     1,900,000       1,759,305  
(Mater Academy Projects)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52     1,145,000       872,731  
Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance                
(Hawaii Pacific University)                
Series A 144A 6.875% 7/1/43 #     2,000,000       2,006,140  
Idaho Housing & Finance Association                
(Compass Public Charter School)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/54 #     860,000       792,430  
(Idaho Arts Charter School)                
144A 5.00% 12/1/36 #     605,000       614,813  
(North Star Charter School)                
Capital Appreciation Subordinate Series B                
144A 4.88% 7/1/49 #, ^     2,888,155       482,813  
Series A 6.75% 7/1/48     529,150       553,565  
(Xavier Charter School Project)                
Series A 5.00% 6/1/50     1,000,000       1,001,670  
Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Revenue                
(Chicago International Charter School Project)                
5.00% 12/1/47     2,965,000       2,887,791  
Illinois Finance Authority Educational Facility Revenue                
(Rogers Park Montessori)                
6.00% 2/1/34     675,000       679,543  
6.125% 2/1/45     1,800,000       1,808,352  
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue                
(Acero Charter Schools)                
144A 4.00% 10/1/42 #     2,245,000       1,693,471  
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing & Academic Facility Revenue                
(University of Illinois at Chicago Project)                
Series A 5.00% 2/15/47     3,640,000       3,516,640  
Kent County, Delaware Student Housing and Dining Facilities Revenue                
(Delaware State University Project)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/58     1,250,000       1,124,425  
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Geo Academies Ebr - Geo Prep Mid-City Project)                
144A 6.125% 6/1/52 #     1,030,000       1,024,325  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Geo Academies Ebr - Geo Prep Mid-City Project)                
144A 6.25% 6/1/62 #     1,420,000     $ 1,411,579  
(Jefferson Rise Charter School Project)                
Series A 144A 6.25% 6/1/52 #     1,000,000       948,590  
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/62 #     1,330,000       1,247,567  
(Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Project)                
8.00% 12/15/41     1,500,000       1,502,820  
(Lincoln Preparatory School Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 6/1/60 #     2,000,000       1,629,440  
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/52 #     1,000,000       958,420  
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/1/62 #     2,000,000       1,899,600  
Macomb County, Michigan State Public School Academy Revenue                
(Academy Of Warren)                
Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/50 #     1,810,000       1,452,235  
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Urban Development Authority Revenue                
(Academy for Classical Education)                
Series A 144A 5.875% 6/15/47 #     1,680,000       1,683,914  
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/52 #     1,530,000       1,537,038  
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Choice Academies, Inc. Project)                
Series AZ 144A 5.75% 9/1/45 #     5,000,000       4,688,700  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue                
Series V 5.00% 7/1/55     14,470,000       16,397,983  
(Massachusetts Institute Of Technology)                
Series P 5.00% 7/1/50     1,750,000       2,014,757  
Miami-Dade County, Florida Industrial Development Authority                
(Youth Co-Op Charter School)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 9/15/35 #     1,000,000       1,002,770  
Series A 144A 6.00% 9/15/45 #     1,000,000       1,001,130  
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue                
(Landmark Academy Project)                
5.00% 6/1/45     2,000,000       1,744,860  
(Public School Academy Old Redford)                
Series A 6.50% 12/1/40     900,000       865,125  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Nevada State Department of Business & Industry                
(Somerset Academy)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/35 #     1,595,000     $ 1,572,654  
Series A 144A 5.125% 12/15/45 #     2,515,000       2,358,969  
New Jersey State Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Student Loan Revenue                
Series 1B 5.75% 12/1/39 (AMT)     1,250,000       1,250,963  
New York State Dormitory Authority                
(Columbia University)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/50     1,965,000       2,211,057  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Authority for Industrial Development Revenue                
(1st Philadelphia Preparatory)                
Series A 7.25% 6/15/43     1,230,000       1,273,407  
(Tacony Academy Charter School Project)                
7.00% 6/15/43     1,540,000       1,552,227  
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue                
(Basic Schools Project)                
Series 2015A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46 #     4,000,000       3,660,080  
Series 2016A 144A 5.00% 7/1/45 #     2,000,000       1,840,800  
(Eagle College Preparatory Project)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/43     450,000       423,680  
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Student Housing Revenue                
(Downtown Phoenix Student Housing, LLC-Arizona State University Project)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42     1,000,000       979,300  
Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Education Revenue                
(American Leadership Academy Project)                
144A 4.00% 6/15/57 #     500,000       351,945  
144A 4.00% 6/15/57 #     4,000,000       2,815,560  
(Career Success Schools Project)                
144A 5.50% 5/1/40 #     500,000       466,795  
144A 5.75% 5/1/50 #     2,530,000       2,349,839  
(Edkey Charter Schools Project)                
144A 5.00% 7/1/49 #     3,000,000       2,665,230  
144A 5.00% 7/1/55 #     2,500,000       2,165,825  
Pottsboro, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/36     755,000       721,493  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Pottsboro, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/46     1,000,000     $ 908,830  
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(Green Charter Schools Project)                
Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/46 #     2,300,000       1,717,387  
Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/56 #     1,530,000       1,058,102  
(High Point Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/49 #     5,000,000       5,036,600  
St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax Increment Revenue Improvement                
(Confluence Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.625% 6/15/53 #     4,805,000       4,303,070  
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       2,141,773  
University of Texas System Board of Regents                
Series B 5.00% 8/15/49     33,875,000       38,998,933  
University of Virginia                
Series A 2.18% 11/1/51     10,000,000       5,927,900  
Upper Dauphin Industrial Development Authority                
(Pennsylvania Steam Academy Charter School Project)                
Series A 144A 6.25% 7/1/57 #     2,400,000       2,225,136  
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Revenue                
(Leadership Learning Academy Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/39 #     1,000,000       932,300  
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/50 #     2,200,000       1,935,560  
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue                
(Minnesota College of Osteopathic Medicine)                
Series A-1 144A 5.50% 12/1/48 #, ‡     125,529       38,914  
Subordinate Series B 144A 7.75% 12/1/48 #, ●     2,500,000       25,000  
(Pine Lake Preparatory)                
144A 5.50% 3/1/45 #     3,460,000       3,484,773  
(Shining Rock Classical Academy)                
Series A 6.00% 6/15/52     1,000,000       928,620  
Series A 6.125% 6/15/57     1,000,000       929,310  
(Wilson Preparatory Academy)                
Series A 144A 4.125% 6/15/29 #     435,000       411,954  
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/39 #     500,000       478,995  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue                
(Wilson Preparatory Academy)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/49 #     1,100,000     $ 988,757  
Yonkers, New York Economic Development Education Revenue                
(Lamartine/Warburton LLC - Charter School of Educational Excellence Project)                
Series A 5.00% 10/15/54     465,000       410,739  
              323,902,949  
Electric Revenue Bonds — 3.86%                
Build NYC, New York Resource                
(Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. Project)                
144A 5.25% 12/31/33 (AMT) #     4,520,000       4,147,688  
California Community Choice Financing Authority                
(Clean Energy Project)                
Series C 5.25% 1/1/54 ●     3,000,000       3,123,720  
Guam Power Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/44     6,000,000       6,183,720  
(Tax-Exempt Forward Delivery)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/41     1,235,000       1,288,710  
Series A 5.00% 10/1/42     2,000,000       2,074,060  
Series A 5.00% 10/1/43     2,650,000       2,738,802  
New York Power Authority                
Series A 4.00% 11/15/55     5,000,000       4,672,100  
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42 ‡     8,615,000       6,008,962  
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42 ‡     4,590,000       3,201,525  
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36 ‡     1,500,000       1,080,000  
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡     925,000       644,031  
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/26 ‡     1,030,000       718,425  
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡     5,330,000       3,717,675  
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/28 ‡     1,205,000       840,488  
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27 ‡     5,525,000       3,853,688  
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37 ‡     1,500,000       1,046,250  
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28 ‡     3,405,000       2,366,475  
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/25 ‡     1,530,000       1,065,263  
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33 ‡     830,000       583,075  
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38 ‡     9,325,000       6,597,437  
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26 ‡     920,000       637,100  
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40 ‡     9,795,000       6,880,987  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue                
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36 ‡     5,840,000     $ 4,131,800  
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27 ‡     760,000       526,300  
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/24 ‡     1,275,000       887,719  
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26 ‡     7,005,000       4,885,987  
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/50     3,000,000       3,275,730  
              77,177,717  
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 14.99%                
Apple Valley, Minnesota                
(Senior Living, LLC Project Fourth Tier)                
Series D 7.25% 1/1/52     7,410,000       4,604,722  
(Senior Living, LLC Project Second Tier)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/47     2,375,000       1,380,160  
Series B 5.25% 1/1/37     420,000       292,866  
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project First Tier)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/54     2,595,000       1,570,649  
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Fourth Tier)                
Series D 144A 7.25% 1/1/54 #     2,500,000       1,379,050  
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Second Tier)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/49     975,000       523,380  
Series B 5.125% 1/1/54     1,130,000       585,860  
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Third Tier)                
Series C 144A 5.00% 1/1/49 #     1,000,000       488,430  
Berks County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Tower Health Project)                
5.00% 11/1/50     5,105,000       3,375,936  
Birmingham, Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority                
(Methodist Home for the Aging)                
5.50% 6/1/30     1,850,000       1,745,216  
5.75% 6/1/35     1,500,000       1,387,920  
5.75% 6/1/45     2,500,000       2,177,700  
6.00% 6/1/50     3,130,000       2,754,463  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Stanford University)                
Series V-2 5.00% 4/1/51     1,245,000     $ 1,442,071  
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue                
(Cedars-Sinai Health System)                
Series A 3.00% 8/15/51     6,580,000       4,711,411  
(Kaiser Permanente)                
Series A-2 5.00% 11/1/47     4,870,000       5,523,408  
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue                
(Community Health System Project)                
Series A 3.00% 2/1/46 (AGM)     10,000,000       7,664,600  
(Goodwill Industry Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada Project)                
5.25% 1/1/45     1,295,000       1,020,020  
Series A 144A 6.625% 1/1/32 #     500,000       495,995  
Series A 144A 6.875% 1/1/42 #     1,500,000       1,438,395  
(Northbay Healthcare Group)                
Series A 5.25% 11/1/47     500,000       501,490  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(Enloe Medical Center)                
Series A 5.375% 8/15/57 (AGM)     2,000,000       2,127,320  
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)                
Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/58 #     5,000,000       4,915,950  
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Revenue                
(Cooper Health System Obligation Group)                
5.75% 2/15/42     2,050,000       2,052,686  
Capital Trust Agency Senior Living Facilities Revenue                
(Elim Senior Housing Inc. Project)                
144A 5.875% 8/1/52 #     2,000,000       1,422,560  
Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority                
(Rose Villa Project)                
Series A 5.25% 11/15/50     1,000,000       886,930  
Series A 5.375% 11/15/55     1,000,000       887,440  
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Aberdeen Ridge)                
Series A 5.00% 5/15/58     500,000       372,320  
(American Baptist)                
8.00% 8/1/43     2,500,000       2,525,900  

 

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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)                
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(Capella of Grand Junction Project)                
144A 5.00% 12/1/54 #     1,255,000     $ 855,571  
(Mental Health Center Denver Project)                
Series A 5.75% 2/1/44     500,000       503,110  
(Sunny Vista Living Center)                
Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/30 #     750,000       602,835  
Series A 144A 5.75% 12/1/35 #     1,150,000       853,564  
Series A 144A 6.125% 12/1/45 #     1,200,000       825,156  
Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/50 #     560,000       380,330  
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hospital Revenue                
(The Metrohealth System)                
5.25% 2/15/47     4,000,000       4,060,040  
5.50% 2/15/52     4,930,000       5,041,369  
5.50% 2/15/57     6,365,000       6,496,246  
Decatur, Texas Hospital Authority Revenue                
(Wise Regional Health System)                
Series C 4.00% 9/1/29     491,000       454,823  
Series C 4.00% 9/1/34     987,000       860,881  
Series C 4.00% 9/1/44     2,036,000       1,625,930  
Glendale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Glencroft Retirement Community Project)                
5.00% 11/15/36     950,000       736,526  
5.25% 11/15/51     1,350,000       936,927  
Guilderland, New York Industrial Development Agency                
Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/52 #, ‡     6,000,000       4,500,000  
Health and Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri Health Facilities Revenue                
(Mercy Health)                
4.00% 6/1/53     4,810,000       4,334,435  
Henrico County, Virginia Economic Development Authority Residential Care Facility Revenue                
(Westminster Canterbury Richmond)                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/52     2,025,000       2,094,397  
Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County                
(Mirabella at South Waterfront)                
5.50% 10/1/49     2,400,000       2,122,824  
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(St. Luke’s Health System Project)                
Series A 3.00% 3/1/51     7,430,000       5,300,933  
Series A 4.00% 3/1/51     2,000,000       1,757,060  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue                
(St. Luke’s Health System Project)                
Series A 5.00% 3/1/33     485,000     $ 517,282  
(Valley Vista Care Corporation)                
Series A 5.00% 11/15/32     455,000       396,874  
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue                
(Plymouth Place, Inc.)                
Series A 6.75% 5/15/58     3,000,000       3,074,640  
(The Admiral at the Lake Project)                
5.25% 5/15/42     900,000       614,934  
5.25% 5/15/54     5,910,000       3,708,525  
5.50% 5/15/54     3,375,000       2,207,554  
Illinois Housing Development Authority                
(Stonebridge of Gurnee Project)                
Series A 144A 5.45% 1/1/46 #     2,500,000       1,805,150  
Series A 144A 5.60% 1/1/56 #     2,630,000       1,831,190  
Iowa Finance Authority                
(PHS Council Bluffs Project)                
5.125% 8/1/48     1,750,000       1,347,430  
5.25% 8/1/55     2,500,000       1,901,125  
Kalispell, Montana                
Series A 5.25% 5/15/32     435,000       412,437  
(Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project)                
Series A 5.25% 5/15/52     1,600,000       1,269,984  
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Healthcare Revenue                
(Rosedale Green Project)                
5.50% 11/15/35     1,310,000       1,179,917  
5.75% 11/15/45     3,000,000       2,588,430  
5.75% 11/15/50     1,600,000       1,349,744  
Kirkwood, Missouri Industrial Development Authority                
(Aberdeen Heights)                
Series A 5.25% 5/15/50     5,000,000       4,119,000  
Lake County, Florida Retirement Facility Revenue                
(Lakeside At Waterman Village Project)                
Series A 5.75% 8/15/50     2,500,000       2,156,125  
Series A 5.75% 8/15/55     1,500,000       1,265,790  
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue                
(The Glen Retirement System Project)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/49     3,500,000       2,449,650  
Series A 5.00% 1/1/55     2,635,000       1,771,616  

 

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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)                
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Christian Care Surprise Project)                
Series 2016 144A 6.00% 1/1/48 #     5,645,000     $ 3,952,911  
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Revenue                
(Trinity Health Credit Group)                
Series A 3.00% 12/1/49     5,000,000       3,596,900  
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Revenue                
(Evangelical Homes)                
5.50% 6/1/47     2,750,000       2,345,145  
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care)                
5.25% 1/1/40     1,550,000       1,386,909  
5.375% 1/1/50     6,250,000       5,278,750  
Series A 5.375% 1/1/51     2,000,000       1,682,840  
Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority                
(Baptist Homes Society Obligation)                
6.125% 7/1/50     8,935,000       7,416,675  
National Finance Authority Revenue                
(The Vista Project)                
Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/39 #     1,515,000       1,385,816  
Series A 144A 5.625% 7/1/46 #     1,000,000       915,680  
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/54 #     2,000,000       1,822,380  
New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance                
(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project)                
6.00% 7/15/57     6,000,000       5,675,400  
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project)                
Series A-1 7.50% 11/15/37     120,000       95,411  
Series A-2 7.50% 11/15/36     745,000       624,772  
Series B 2.00% 11/15/61 ~, ●     3,057,788       1,330,780  
(Cardinal Bay - Village on the Park)                
Series A1 5.00% 7/1/46     660,000       440,550  
Series A1 5.00% 7/1/51     1,575,000       1,051,312  
Series B 4.00% 7/1/31     635,000       317,500  
Series B 4.75% 7/1/51     1,915,000       957,500  
Series C 5.00% 7/1/31     250,000       112,500  
Series C 5.25% 7/1/36     350,000       157,500  
Series C 5.75% 7/1/51     2,250,000       1,012,500  
Series D 6.00% 7/1/26     90,000       36,000  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance                
(Cardinal Bay - Village on the Park)                
Series D 7.00% 7/1/51     1,350,000     $ 540,000  
(Legacy Midtown Park Project)                
Series A 5.50% 7/1/54     5,000,000       3,867,100  
(Sanctuary LTC Project)                
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/57     8,830,000       6,493,670  
(The Outlook at Windhaven Project)                
Series A 6.75% 10/1/52     1,000,000       964,040  
Series A 6.875% 10/1/57     6,500,000       6,263,400  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority                
(Black Horse EHT Urban Renewal LLC Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 10/1/39 #     3,125,000       2,332,594  
(Lions Gate Project)                
5.25% 1/1/44     2,000,000       1,753,840  
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue                
(Garnet Health Medical Center)                
144A 5.00% 12/1/40 #     1,100,000       1,062,820  
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care Facilities Revenue                
(Novant Health Obligated Group)                
Series A 3.125% 11/1/49     5,000,000       3,731,100  
Northampton County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Morningstar Senior Living)                
5.00% 11/1/49     1,830,000       1,553,579  
Orange County, New York Funding Assisted Living Residence Revenue                
6.50% 1/1/46     3,600,000       2,879,028  
Payne County, Oklahoma Economic Development Authority                
(Epworth Living at the Ranch)                
Series A 7.00% 11/1/51 ‡     961,600       2,404  
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority                
(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project)                
Series 2018A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53 #, ‡     10,495,000       4,001,219  
Prince George’s County                
(Collington Episcopal Life Care Community)                
5.25% 4/1/47     2,000,000       1,687,020  

 

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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)                
Rochester, Minnesota                
(The Homestead at Rochester)                
Series A 6.875% 12/1/48     2,500,000     $ 2,506,725  
Seminole County, Florida Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Legacy Pointe at UCF Project)                
Series A 5.50% 11/15/49     8,000,000       6,582,640  
Shelby County, Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Revenue                
(The Farms at Bailey Station Project)                
5.75% 10/1/59     3,830,000       2,887,973  
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority                
(Memorial Health Systems)                
5.00% 12/1/43     805,000       732,888  
5.50% 12/1/43     1,250,000       1,251,863  
St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development Authority                
(Nazareth Living Center Project)                
Series A 5.00% 8/15/35     600,000       551,826  
Series A 5.125% 8/15/45     1,800,000       1,542,582  
Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance                
(Air Force Villages Obligated Group Project)                
5.00% 5/15/45     5,000,000       4,217,550  
(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project)                
Series A 6.75% 11/15/47     2,250,000       2,261,902  
Series A 6.75% 11/15/52     3,300,000       3,307,887  
Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Mirabella at ASU Project)                
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/47 #     2,150,000       1,666,400  
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52 #     2,570,000       1,950,322  
Topeka City, Kansas Healthcare Facilities                
(Brewster Place)                
Series A 6.25% 12/1/42     1,500,000       1,484,730  
Series A 6.50% 12/1/52     2,000,000       1,976,380  
University of North Carolina Board of Governors                
5.00% 2/1/49     19,355,000       21,648,567  
Westchester County, New York Local Development                
(Purchase Senior Learning Community, Inc. Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/56 #     4,250,000       3,140,750  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Westminster Project Revenue                
(Lutheran Village Millers Grant)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/24     625,000     $ 627,519  
Series A 6.00% 7/1/34     1,000,000       1,008,400  
Series A 6.125% 7/1/39     750,000       756,052  
Series A 6.25% 7/1/44     2,500,000       2,519,975  
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority                
(Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin)                
3.00% 8/15/52     3,000,000       2,129,520  
(Covenant Communities Project)                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/48     1,000,000       725,260  
Series B 5.00% 7/1/53     945,000       662,813  
Series C 7.00% 7/1/43     1,000,000       716,430  
Series C 7.50% 7/1/53     1,000,000       729,640  
(St. Camillus Health System)                
Series A 5.00% 11/1/39     635,000       546,405  
Series A 5.00% 11/1/46     1,000,000       809,630  
Series A 5.00% 11/1/54     3,500,000       2,721,810  
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue                
(Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada Project)                
Series A 5.50% 12/1/38     2,572,956       2,345,661  
Series A 5.75% 12/1/48     2,576,272       2,263,667  
(Bancroft Neurohealth Project)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/36 #     960,000       902,266  
Series A 144A 5.125% 6/1/48 #     1,375,000       1,229,250  
Woodbury Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue                
(St. Therese of Woodbury)                
5.125% 12/1/44     1,250,000       1,075,913  
Yamhill County, Oregon Hospital Authority                
(Friendsview)                
Series A 5.00% 11/15/56     1,600,000       1,173,232  
              299,947,175  
Housing Revenue Bonds — 0.19%                
City of Dallas, Texas Housing Finance Residential Development-Senior Lien                
Series A 6.00% 12/1/62     2,000,000       2,055,860  
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Revenue                
(Jefferson-Anaheim)                
Series A-2 144A 3.125% 8/1/56 #     1,500,000       1,053,240  

 

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Schedules of investments

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     $ 758,467  
              3,867,567  
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds — 16.29%                
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(United States Steel Corporation Project)                
5.75% 8/1/42 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,003,460  
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority                
(Senior)                
Series A-2 3.00% 6/1/48     13,775,000       9,958,498  
Series A-2 4.00% 6/1/48     150,000       131,343  
Series B-2 5.00% 6/1/55     70,795,000       64,383,097  
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Settlement Revenue                
(Capital Appreciation Bond - Fresno County Tobacco Funding Corporation)                
0.83% 6/1/55 ^     100,000,000       8,612,000  
California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue                
(LP Desalination Project)                
144A 5.00% 7/1/37 (AMT) #     3,500,000       3,508,925  
Children’s Trust Fund, Puerto Rico                
(Asset-Backed)                
Series B 0.485% 5/15/57 ^     3,420,000       185,467  
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing                
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series C 0.711% 6/15/55 ^     50,000,000       4,652,500  
Series D 0.122% 6/15/55 ^     250,000,000       19,617,500  
Erie, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization                
(Asset-Backed)                
Series A 144A 1.504% 6/1/60 #, ^     196,565,000       10,773,728  
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Settlement Revenue, California                
Series B-2 1.066% 6/1/66 ^     97,500,000       9,691,500  
Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue                
Series B-1 5.00% 7/15/35 (AMT)     3,000,000       2,937,540  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue                
(Special Facilities Continental Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvements Projects)                
Series 2011 6.625% 7/15/38 (AMT)     2,000,000     $ 2,000,140  
(United Airlines Inc.)                
5.00% 7/1/29 (AMT)     1,150,000       1,133,451  
Indiana Finance Authority Exempt Facility Revenue                
(Polyflow Indiana Project - Green Bond)                
144A 7.00% 3/1/39 (AMT) #     7,035,000       5,308,611  
Inland, California Empire Tobacco Securitization                
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)                
Series E 144A 0.94% 6/1/57 #, ^     376,610,000       21,481,834  
Series F 144A 1.271% 6/1/57 #, ^     238,790,000       11,445,205  
Lower Alabama Gas District                
(Gas Project Revenue Bonds)                
Series A 5.00% 9/1/46     4,910,000       4,880,540  
Main Street Natural Gas Project Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 5/15/39     3,000,000       2,705,340  
Series A 5.50% 9/15/23     40,000       40,252  
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue                
Series B-2 4.97% 6/1/65 ^     10,000,000       938,300  
Monroe, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization                
(4th Subordinate - Capital Appreciation - Asset-Backed)                
Series A 144A 0.186% 6/1/61 #, ^     487,500,000       18,695,625  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facility Revenue                
(Continental Airlines Project)                
5.25% 9/15/29     4,000,000       3,980,600  
Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)     1,270,000       1,278,484  
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing                
Series B 5.00% 6/1/46     4,440,000       4,395,689  
New York Liberty Development Revenue                
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters)                
5.25% 10/1/35     360,000       404,255  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(American Airlines Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
5.375% 8/1/36 (AMT)     1,000,000       1,010,480  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue                
(National Gypsum)                
5.50% 11/1/44 (AMT)     4,500,000     $ 4,519,440  
Port of Seattle, Washington Industrial Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(Delta Airlines)                
5.00% 4/1/30 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,001,060  
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Revenue                
Series 28 6.50% 11/15/38     2,000,000       2,383,940  
Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue                
5.00% 12/1/37     9,250,000       9,447,487  
5.25% 12/1/27     2,235,000       2,315,415  
5.25% 12/1/28     1,050,000       1,095,560  
5.50% 12/1/29     765,000       815,100  
San Diego, California Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding                
Series C 4.00% 6/1/32     565,000       544,615  
Shoals, Indiana Exempt Facilities Revenue                
(National Gypsum Co. Project)                
7.25% 11/1/43 (AMT)     1,860,000       1,884,738  
Tennessee State Energy Acquisition Gas Revenue                
Series C 5.00% 2/1/27     2,940,000       2,966,107  
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California                
(Capital Appreciation-3rd Subordinate Lien)                
Series D 2.609% 6/1/46 ^     2,230,000       279,218  
TSASC, New York                
Series A 5.00% 6/1/41     705,000       717,894  
Tulsa, Oklahoma Municipal Airports Improvement Trust Revenue                
Series A 5.50% 6/1/35 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,002,300  
Valparaiso, Indiana                
(Pratt Paper LLC Project)                
7.00% 1/1/44 (AMT)     3,305,000       3,388,220  
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing                
Series A-1 6.706% 6/1/46     7,870,000       7,252,441  
Series B-1 5.00% 6/1/47     2,000,000       1,866,780  
Series C 2.949% 6/1/47 ^     95,170,000       23,504,135  
Series D 2.20% 6/1/47 ^     179,085,000       42,808,478  
              325,947,292  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Lease Revenue Bonds — 3.87%                
Baltimore, Maryland Special Obligation Subordinate Revenue                
(Harbor Point Project)                
5.00% 6/1/51     1,000,000     $ 941,040  
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(Lancer Plaza Project)                
5.875% 11/1/43     1,875,000       1,881,281  
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority                
Series A 3.00% 12/1/50     11,000,000       8,248,680  
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois                
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)                
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52     8,305,000       6,661,523  
Series A 5.00% 6/15/50     4,135,000       4,038,365  
Series A 5.00% 6/15/57     3,975,000       3,854,279  
Series B 4.952% 12/15/54 (BAM) ^     3,535,000       708,980  
Series B 5.03% 12/15/54 ^     9,820,000       1,692,379  
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority                
5.50% 6/15/50     4,250,000       4,566,880  
Series AA 4.00% 6/15/50     2,945,000       2,668,965  
(Transportation Program)                
Series AA 5.00% 6/15/25     1,000,000       1,030,700  
Series AA 5.00% 6/15/44     2,900,000       2,910,121  
Series BB 4.00% 6/15/46     1,000,000       911,410  
(Transportation System)                
Series A 4.991% 12/15/39 ^     5,290,000       2,368,915  
New York Liberty Development Revenue                
(4 World Trade Center Project)                
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51     5,750,000       3,982,623  
(Class 1 - 3 World Trade Center Project)                
144A 5.00% 11/15/44 #     14,500,000       13,959,875  
(Class 3 - 3 World Trade Center Project)                
144A 7.25% 11/15/44 #     14,500,000       14,649,640  
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority Lease Revenue                
5.125% 2/1/34     1,000,000       1,002,040  
5.375% 2/1/41     1,300,000       1,290,744  
              77,368,440  
Local General Obligation Bonds — 2.84%                
Chicago, Illinois                
Series 2005D 5.50% 1/1/37     2,280,000       2,310,620  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)                
Chicago, Illinois                
Series 2005D 5.50% 1/1/40     3,000,000     $ 3,035,310  
Series 2007E 5.50% 1/1/42     1,900,000       1,917,613  
Series 2007F 5.50% 1/1/42     1,250,000       1,261,588  
Series A 5.25% 1/1/38     2,295,000       2,400,409  
Series A 5.50% 1/1/39     2,660,000       2,825,984  
Series A 5.50% 1/1/40     2,160,000       2,286,749  
Series A 5.50% 1/1/49     770,000       788,757  
Series C 5.00% 1/1/26     500,000       509,865  
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education                
Series A 144A 7.00% 12/1/46 #     2,500,000       2,695,425  
Series B 4.00% 12/1/41     2,000,000       1,702,420  
Series G 5.00% 12/1/44     2,545,000       2,464,909  
Series H 5.00% 12/1/46     4,225,000       4,054,352  
(Dedicated Revenues)                
Series A 5.00% 12/1/42     7,690,000       7,265,051  
Series B 4.00% 12/1/40     4,500,000       3,881,700  
Galveston, Texas Independent School District Unlimited Tax Building                
4.00% 2/1/47 (PSF)     7,500,000       7,103,925  
Lodi Unified School District                
Series 2020 3.00% 8/1/43     2,750,000       2,187,652  
MIDA Golf and Equestrian Center Public Infrastructure District                
144A 4.50% 6/1/51 #     4,835,000       3,647,331  
144A 4.625% 6/1/57 #     4,690,000       3,487,953  
Verve, Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1                
5.00% 12/1/51     1,000,000       863,740  
              56,691,353  
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds — 2.03%                
Blythe Township, Pennsylvania Solid Waste Authority Revenue                
7.75% 12/1/37-27 (AMT) §     2,800,000       3,237,724  
District of Columbia Revenue                
(KIPP Charter School)                
6.00% 7/1/48-23 §     1,450,000       1,462,818  
East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority                
(Student Services Income - Student Housing Project)                
5.00% 7/1/30-23 §     1,000,000       1,004,660  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Pre-Refunded/Escrowed to Maturity Bonds (continued)                
Florida Development Finance Revenue                
(UF Health - Jacksonville Project)                
Series A 6.00% 2/1/33-23 §     490,000     $ 495,645  
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Revenue                
Series A 6.00% 1/15/49-24 §     7,690,000       7,882,327  
Henderson, Nevada Public Improvement Trust                
(Touro College & University System)                
Series A 5.50% 1/1/39-24 §     560,000       576,111  
Kanawha, West Virginia                
(West Virginia University Foundation Project)                
144A 6.75% 7/1/45-23 #, §     2,500,000       2,527,775  
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority                
(First Tier - Downtown Crossing)                
Series A 5.75% 7/1/49-23 §     1,800,000       1,813,068  
Series A 6.00% 7/1/53-23 §     1,290,000       1,300,333  
Nampa, Idaho Development Revenue                
144A 5.00% 9/1/31-24 #, §     2,940,000       3,084,560  
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special Facility Revenue                
Series WW 5.25% 6/15/30-25 §     5,000,000       5,228,150  
Riverside County, California Transportation Senior Lien                
Series A 5.75% 6/1/48-23 §     1,000,000       1,006,580  
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Revenue                
(Memorial Group)                
7.125% 11/1/30-23 §     1,420,000       1,453,427  
7.125% 11/1/43-23 §     2,500,000       2,558,850  
Washington State Housing Finance Commission                
(Heron’s Key)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 7/1/45-25 #, §     1,000,000       1,070,420  
Series A 144A 7.00% 7/1/50-25 #, §     3,625,000       3,880,272  
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue                
(Rose Villa Project)                
Series A 144A 5.75% 11/15/44-24 #, §     2,000,000       2,070,780  
              40,653,500  
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds — 0.53%                
Brazoria County, Texas Industrial Development Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue                
(Aleon Renewable Metals, LLC Project)                
144A 10.00% 6/1/42 (AMT) #, ●     3,000,000       2,961,150  

 

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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)                
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Revenue                
(Last Step Recycling Project)                
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/1/51 (AMT) #     1,500,000     $ 1,077,090  
Union County, New Jersey Improvement Authority                
(Aries Linden, LLC Project)                
144A 6.75% 12/1/41 (AMT) #     7,800,000       6,517,290  
              10,555,530  
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 15.63%                
Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Revenue                
(City Center Project)                
144A 5.25% 5/1/42 #     6,530,000       6,352,645  
Celebration Pointe, Florida Community Development District No 1                
5.125% 5/1/45     1,915,000       1,781,793  
Cherry Hill, Virginia Community Development Authority                
(Potomac Shores Project)                
144A 5.15% 3/1/35 #     1,000,000       993,810  
144A 5.40% 3/1/45 #     2,000,000       1,972,140  
City & County of San Francisco, California Special Tax District No 2020-1                
(Federally Taxable)                
Series B 144A 5.25% 9/1/49 #     1,000,000       711,940  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
Series A 3.799% 11/1/51 ●     14,007,998       4,797,739  
(Subordinate)                
3.035% 11/1/43 ●     98,972,910       42,682,068  
Conley Road Transportation Development District, Missouri                
5.375% 5/1/47     6,655,000       6,159,202  
Fountain Urban Renewal Authority, Colorado                
(Improvement - South Academy Highland)                
Series A 5.50% 11/1/44     3,750,000       3,528,300  
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico                
7.50% 8/20/40     63,244,919       53,125,732  
Glen Cove, New York Local Economic Assistance                
(Garvies Point Public Improvement Project)                
Series A 5.00% 1/1/56     2,000,000       1,711,820  
Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue                
Series F 4.00% 1/1/42     2,500,000       2,231,200  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement Districts                
(Black Mountain Ranch)                
3.00% 9/1/36     300,000     $ 220,968  
3.50% 9/1/45     720,000       508,205  
4.00% 9/1/51     500,000       386,855  
Hickory Chase Community Authority Revenue, Ohio                
(Hickory Chase Project)                
Senior Series A 144A 5.00% 12/1/40 #     1,355,000       1,216,858  
Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Louisiana                
(General Infrastructure Projects)                
Series C 144A 7.00% 9/15/44 #     3,005,000       2,744,347  
(Road Projects)                
Series A 144A 7.00% 9/15/44 #     1,855,000       1,694,097  
Las Vegas, Nevada                
(Villages At Tule Springs Village 1)                
144A 5.50% 6/1/37 #     750,000       747,000  
144A 5.75% 6/1/42 #     1,100,000       1,091,035  
144A 5.75% 6/1/47 #     1,575,000       1,532,695  
144A 6.00% 6/1/52 #     1,800,000       1,794,870  
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority                
(Sustainability Bonds)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/52     5,000,000       5,432,950  
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization                
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39     2,655,000       2,614,564  
Midtown Miami, Florida Community Development District                
(Parking Garage Project)                
Series A 5.00% 5/1/37     500,000       491,475  
Mobile, Alabama Improvement District                
(McGowin Park Project)                
Series A 5.25% 8/1/30     1,000,000       950,730  
Series A 5.50% 8/1/35     1,300,000       1,205,984  
New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue                
Fiscal 2020 Subordinate                
Series A-3 3.00% 5/1/45     5,000,000       3,905,500  
Series A-1 5.25% 8/1/42     6,425,000       7,162,269  
Series B-1 3.00% 8/1/48     6,605,000       5,035,388  
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue                
(General Purpose)                
Series E 3.00% 3/15/50     5,000,000       3,699,100  

 

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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)                
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue                
(General Purpose)                
Series E 4.00% 3/15/48     4,000,000     $ 3,766,000  
New York State Thruway Authority                
Series A-1 3.00% 3/15/50     3,640,000       2,673,034  
Series A-1 4.00% 3/15/55     2,000,000       1,850,680  
Series A-1 4.00% 3/15/56     2,380,000       2,195,978  
New York State Urban Development                
Series E 3.00% 3/15/50     2,500,000       1,849,550  
(General Purpose)                
Series A 3.00% 3/15/50     3,310,000       2,448,804  
Northampton County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Revenue                
(Route 33 Project)                
7.00% 7/1/32     1,955,000       1,967,903  
Prairie Center Metropolitan District No 3                
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/41 #     2,000,000       1,944,520  
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 0.109% 7/1/51 ^     49,254,000       9,293,245  
Series A-1 1.607% 7/1/46 ^     78,170,000       20,033,408  
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53     50,505,000       45,271,672  
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58     4,988,000       4,627,866  
Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53     1,022,000       883,805  
Series A-2 4.784% 7/1/58     10,622,000       9,494,581  
Series B-1 4.75% 7/1/53     135,000       121,011  
Richmond Heights, Missouri Tax Increment & Transaction Sales Tax Revenue Improvement                
(Francis Place Redevelopment Project)                
5.625% 11/1/25     705,000       688,214  
San Francisco, California Bay Area Rapid Transit District Sales Tax Revenue                
Series A 3.00% 7/1/44     2,000,000       1,612,680  
St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development Authority                
(Manchester Ballas Community)                
Series A 144A 5.00% 9/1/38 #     1,050,000       956,865  
Series A 144A 5.25% 9/1/45 #     3,540,000       3,146,635  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)                
St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority Tax Increment Revenue Improvement                
(Grand Center Redevelopment Project)                
6.375% 12/1/25     335,000     $ 335,007  
Tampa, Florida                
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project)                
Series A 0.363% 9/1/53 ^     12,095,000       2,535,838  
Verve Metropolitan District No 1                
6.50% 12/1/43     4,365,000       4,002,749  
6.75% 12/1/52     4,000,000       3,630,960  
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue                
(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project)                
144A 7.00% 12/1/50 #     5,065,000       4,373,222  
(Mclemore Hotel & Conference Center)                
Series A 144A 4.50% 6/1/56 #     13,000,000       9,463,610  
Series B 144A 6.50% 6/1/56 #     1,000,000       795,740  
Wyandotte County, Kansas Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue                
(Sales Tax Vacation Village Project)                
Series A 6.00% 9/1/35     4,690,000       4,285,300  
              312,732,156  
State General Obligation Bonds — 5.89%                
California State                
(Forward Delivery)                
4.00% 9/1/29     3,950,000       4,251,108  
(Various Purpose)                
4.00% 10/1/36     5,055,000       5,166,463  
5.00% 11/1/30     1,030,000       1,198,436  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/32     5,000,000       5,497,550  
Series D 4.00% 11/1/35     5,000,000       5,190,700  
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico                
(Restructured)                
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/37     5,759,631       4,925,694  
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/41     27,881,837       23,032,070  
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46     21,267,876       16,935,610  
Illinois State                
5.00% 1/1/28     1,190,000       1,225,914  
5.00% 11/1/36     2,245,000       2,293,582  
5.50% 5/1/39     6,000,000       6,378,480  
Series A 5.00% 4/1/38     2,805,000       2,806,010  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
State General Obligation Bonds (continued)                
Illinois State                
Series A 5.125% 12/1/29     1,310,000     $ 1,377,805  
Series A 5.50% 3/1/47     9,700,000       10,182,284  
Series B 3.00% 12/1/41     2,605,000       2,013,300  
Series C 4.00% 10/1/41     400,000       360,928  
Series C 4.00% 10/1/42     2,900,000       2,591,179  
Series C 5.00% 11/1/29     4,600,000       4,810,772  
(Rebuild Illinois Program)                
Series B 4.00% 11/1/35     2,000,000       1,924,480  
Series B 4.00% 11/1/39     1,225,000       1,128,066  
New Jersey State                
Series A 4.00% 6/1/32     2,080,000       2,243,405  
Washington State                
Series A 5.00% 8/1/44     4,540,000       4,925,401  
Series A-2 5.00% 8/1/43     6,635,000       7,274,415  
              117,733,652  
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 5.65%                
Atlanta, Georgia Airport Revenue                
Series B 5.00% 7/1/52 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,054,800  
California Municipal Finance Authority Senior Lien                
(LINXS APM Project)                
Series A 4.00% 12/31/47 (AMT)     7,500,000       6,404,025  
Chicago, Illinois O’Hare International Airport                
(General-Airport-Senior Lien)                
Series B 4.00% 1/1/44     3,000,000       2,821,380  
Denver City & County, Colorado Airport System Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 12/1/48 (AMT)     5,000,000       4,523,700  
Florida Development Finance Revenue                
(Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project)                
Series A 144A 7.25% 7/1/57 (AMT) #, ●     5,000,000       5,015,950  
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Revenue                
Series B-2 3.50% 1/15/53 (AGM)     2,000,000       1,656,260  
(Senior Lien)                
Series A 4.00% 1/15/46     3,560,000       3,229,668  
Georgia Ports Authority                
4.00% 7/1/52     4,000,000       3,747,600  

 

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    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
Grand Parkway Transportation                
(First Tier)                
3.00% 10/1/50     3,500,000     $ 2,461,760  
Long Beach, California Marina Revenue                
5.00% 5/15/40     1,000,000       1,011,860  
Los Angeles Department of Airports                
(Los Angeles International Airport)                
Series F 3.00% 5/15/49 (AMT)     3,030,000       2,196,114  
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority                
Series B 5.50% 7/1/52 (AMT)     1,500,000       1,605,600  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue, New York                
Subordinate Series C-1 5.25% 11/15/55     5,000,000       5,122,100  
New York State Thruway Authority                
Series B 3.00% 1/1/53 (BAM)     3,410,000       2,413,734  
New York Transportation Development Special Facilities Revenue                
(Delta Airlines Inc. LaGuardia Airport Terminals C & D Redevelopment Project)                
4.375% 10/1/45 (AMT)     16,840,000       15,318,338  
5.00% 10/1/40 (AMT)     3,400,000       3,395,886  
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)                
5.00% 12/1/41 (AMT)     4,920,000       5,019,630  
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue                
Series C 3.00% 12/1/51     1,700,000       1,228,539  
Phoenix, Arizona Civic Improvement                
(Junior Lien)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/40     30,000       30,643  
Port Beaumont, Texas Navigation District Dock & Wharf Facility Revenue                
(Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Project)                
Series A 144A 2.875% 1/1/41 (AMT) #     1,750,000       1,175,282  
Port of Seattle, Washington Intermediate Lien Revenue                
(Private Activity)                
Series B 4.00% 8/1/47 (AMT)     2,250,000       1,984,995  
Series B 5.50% 8/1/47 (AMT)     3,000,000       3,228,630  
Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority                
(Restructured)                
Series A 5.00% 7/1/62     10,000,000       9,275,000  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Municipal Bonds (continued)                
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)                
San Diego County, California Regional Airport Authority                
Series B 4.00% 7/1/56 (AMT)     3,000,000     $ 2,630,280  
South Jersey Port, New Jersey                
(Subordinated Marine Terminal Revenue)                
Series B 5.00% 1/1/48 (AMT)     2,000,000       2,012,880  
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporate Senior Lien                
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segment 3C Project)                
5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT)     23,780,000       23,390,721  
              112,955,375  
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 2.80%                
Chicago, Illinois Waterworks Revenue                
(Second Lien)                
5.00% 11/1/26     180,000       186,365  
5.00% 11/1/28     30,000       31,154  
Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue                
(Senior Lien-Warrants)                
Series A 5.50% 10/1/53 (AGM)     2,500,000       2,566,575  
(Sub Lien-Warrants)                
Series D 7.00% 10/1/51     5,000,000       5,334,150  
King County, Washington Sewer Revenue                
Series A 4.00% 1/1/52     5,000,000       4,656,250  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority                
Subseries AA-1 3.00% 6/15/51     5,800,000       4,245,948  
Subseries BB-1 3.00% 6/15/44     8,750,000       6,819,663  
Tampa, Florida Water & Wastewater System Revenue                
(Green Bonds)                
Series A 5.25% 10/1/57     15,000,000       16,823,550  
Texas Water Development Board                
4.00% 10/15/46     10,000,000       9,566,200  
(Master Trust)                
Series B 5.00% 4/15/31     5,240,000       5,841,185  
              56,071,040  
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $2,080,968,367)             1,934,826,124  

 

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    Principal
amount°
     

Value
(US $)

 
Short-Term Investments — 2.51%                
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 2.51%¤                
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue                
(Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego)                
Series B 1.85% 8/15/47                
(LOC - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.)     2,800,000     $ 2,800,000  
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue                
Series F-2 2.50% 7/1/41                
(LOC - TD Bank N.A.)     1,920,000       1,920,000  
Los Angeles, California Department of Water & Power Revenue                
Series A-2 1.55% 7/1/45                
(SPA - Barclays Bank)     900,000       900,000  
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue                
Series U-6E 2.40% 10/1/42                
(LOC - TD Bank N.A.)     3,500,000       3,500,000  
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Airports Authority                
Series D-2 2.45% 10/1/39                
(LOC - TD Bank N.A.)     950,000       950,000  
Mississippi Business Finance Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue                
(Chevron U.S.A Inc Project)                
Series C 2.55% 12/1/30     1,000,000       1,000,000  
Series C 2.55% 12/1/30     200,000       200,000  
Series E 2.55% 12/1/30     1,550,000       1,550,000  
Series F 2.55% 12/1/30     950,000       950,000  
Series H 2.55% 11/1/35     700,000       700,000  
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority                
Fiscal 2023 Subseries BB-2 2.55% 6/15/44                
(SPA - Mizuho Bank)     10,500,000       10,500,000  
Series BB 2.55% 6/15/33                
(SPA - Bank of America N.A)     1,900,000       1,900,000  
(General Resolution)                
Series DD-1 2.45% 6/15/43                
(SPA - TD Bank, N.A.)     7,300,000       7,300,000  
New York City, New York                
Fiscal 2014 Subordinate                
Series D-4 2.45% 8/1/40                
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)     500,000       500,000  
Fiscal 2018 Subordinate                
Series E-5 2.45% 3/1/48                
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)     2,100,000       2,100,000  
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority                
(Mayo Clinic)                
Series B 2.60% 11/15/52                
(SPA - Northern Trust)     900,000       900,000  
University of Michigan                
(General Revenue)                
Series D-1 2.55% 12/1/24     2,465,000       2,465,000  

 

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Schedules of investments

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Principal
amount°
    Value
(US $)
 
Short-Term Investments (continued)                
Variable Rate Demand Notes (continued)                
University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill                
Series A 2.50% 2/15/31                
(SPA - TD Bank N.A.)     4,025,000     $ 4,025,000  
Series B 2.50% 2/15/31                
(SPA - TD Bank N.A.)     6,115,000       6,115,000  
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $50,275,000)             50,275,000  
Total Value of Securities—99.23%                
(cost $2,131,243,367)           $ 1,985,101,124  

 

° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At February 28, 2023, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $478,317,527, which represents 23.91% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.”
Non-income producing security. Security is currently in default.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. 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 descriptions.
^ 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 February 28, 2023.
§ 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 7 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 February 28, 2023.

 

Summary of abbreviations:

AGM – Insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

 

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AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR03M – ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month

LIBOR06M – ICE LIBOR USD 6 Month

LLC – Limited Liability Corporation

LOC – Letter of Credit

N.A. – National Association

PSF – Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

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

February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    Delaware
Tax-Free
USA Fund

 

Delaware
Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund

 

Delaware
National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

 
Assets:                        
Investments, at value*   $ 715,671,551     $ 1,067,896,851     $ 1,985,101,124  
Cash     3,224,709       186,501        
Interest receivable     6,993,954       11,303,246       20,812,050  
Receivable for securities sold     4,457,101              
Receivable for fund shares sold     1,012,147       5,490,688       6,969,985  
Prepaid expenses     261,261       203,775       306,985  
Other assets     7,206       8,545       12,692  
Total Assets     731,627,929       1,085,089,606       2,013,202,836  
Liabilities:                        
Due to custodian                 3,474,075  
Payable for fund shares redeemed     6,025,381       1,591,007       6,824,513  
Payable for securities purchased     4,392,009       2,693,154        
Other accrued expenses     567,317       564,263       594,059  
Distribution payable     252,150       356,715       926,326  
Investment management fees payable to affiliates     110,890       149,456       668,925  
Distribution fees payable to affiliates     100,887       88,376       91,816  
Administration expenses payable to affiliates     58,594       69,079       95,831  
Total Liabilities     11,507,228       5,512,050       12,675,545  
Total Net Assets   $ 720,120,701     $ 1,079,577,556     $ 2,000,527,291  
                         
Net Assets Consist of:                        
Paid-in capital   $ 821,751,775     $ 1,174,406,744     $ 2,204,137,758  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (101,631,074 )     (94,829,188 )     (203,610,467 )
Total Net Assets   $ 720,120,701     $ 1,079,577,556     $ 2,000,527,291  

 

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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   $ 482,937,205     $ 428,933,387     $ 296,968,645  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     48,016,860       40,060,296       30,320,588  
Net asset value per share   $ 10.06     $ 10.71     $ 9.79  
Sales charge     4.50 %     2.75 %     4.50 %
Offering price per share, equal to net asset value per share / (1 - sales charge)   $ 10.53     $ 11.01     $ 10.25  
                         
Class C:                        
Net assets   $ 7,192,942     $ 5,622,549     $ 43,215,808  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     715,044       525,605       4,394,902  
Net asset value per share   $ 10.06     $ 10.70     $ 9.83  
                         
Institutional Class:                        
Net assets   $ 229,990,554     $ 645,021,620     $ 1,660,342,838  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited authorization, no par     22,684,432       59,673,321       167,954,163  
Net asset value per share   $ 10.14     $ 10.81     $ 9.89  
 
 
                       
* Investments, at cost   $ 762,906,012     $ 1,103,444,341     $ 2,131,243,367  

 

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

 

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Statements of operations

Six months ended February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

    Delaware
Tax-Free
USA Fund
 
 
Delaware
Tax-Free USA
Intermediate Fund

 

 
Delaware
National High-Yield
Municipal Bond Fund

 
Investment Income:                        
Interest   $ 17,109,439     $ 21,557,317     $ 50,121,614  
                         
Expenses:                        
Management fees     1,957,990       2,569,965       4,557,360  
Distribution expenses — Class A     616,786       542,837       336,586  
Distribution expenses — Class C     38,863       30,045       216,326  
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses     394,968       489,725       757,904  
Accounting and administration expenses     73,397       94,112       143,518  
Registration fees     40,234       53,127       61,021  
Legal fees     30,127       33,447       49,037  
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses     29,715       29,286       40,868  
Trustees’ fees and expenses     20,636       25,545       37,081  
Audit and tax fees     20,379       20,379       20,379  
Custodian fees     15,218       18,057       24,303  
Other     37,549       41,434       50,186  
      3,275,862       3,947,959       6,294,569  
Less expenses waived     (601,883 )     (725,250 )     (159,884 )
Less expenses paid indirectly     (121 )     (108 )     (16 )
Total operating expenses     2,673,858       3,222,601       6,134,669  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     14,435,581       18,334,716       43,986,945  
                         
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):                        
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (18,237,357 )     (17,648,427 )     (10,730,160 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (20,182,702 )     (8,791,774 )     (87,635,906 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     (38,420,059 )     (26,440,201 )     (98,366,066 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ (23,984,478 )   $ (8,105,485 )   $ (54,379,121 )

 

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

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 14,435,581     $ 28,748,280  
Net realized gain (loss)     (18,237,357 )     (32,326,956 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (20,182,702 )     (135,309,676 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (23,984,478 )     (138,888,352 )
                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributable earnings:                
Class A     (9,775,121 )     (31,900,298 )
Class C     (124,098 )     (346,866 )
Institutional Class     (4,784,788 )     (11,084,625 )
      (14,684,007 )     (43,331,789 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     42,506,150       253,814,461  
Class C     1,385,067       3,778,437  
Institutional Class     116,723,367       339,475,248  
                 
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A     8,766,236       29,634,976  
Class C     120,802       338,804  
Institutional Class     4,120,979       9,707,948  
      173,622,601       636,749,874  

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A   $ (81,080,681 )   $ (558,816,551 )
Class C     (2,362,891 )     (3,819,203 )
Institutional Class     (243,822,991 )     (142,795,609 )
      (327,266,563 )     (705,431,363 )
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions     (153,643,962 )     (68,681,489 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets     (192,312,447 )     (250,901,630 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     912,433,148       1,163,334,778  
End of period   $ 720,120,701     $ 912,433,148  

 

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

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 18,334,716     $ 34,441,127  
Net realized gain (loss)     (17,648,427 )     (38,294,341 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (8,791,774 )     (127,905,368 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (8,105,485 )     (131,758,582 )
                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributable earnings:                
Class A     (7,283,403 )     (14,242,426 )
Class C     (78,120 )     (149,437 )
Institutional Class     (11,161,214 )     (20,049,264 )
      (18,522,737 )     (34,441,127 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     38,409,233       45,547,114  
Class C     832,616       2,873,486  
Institutional Class     330,342,194       521,335,408  
                 
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A     6,385,626       12,394,377  
Class C     76,644       146,413  
Institutional Class     9,978,894       17,674,611  
      386,025,207       599,971,409  

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A   $ (56,584,356 )   $ (99,996,602 )
Class C     (1,971,332 )     (2,610,271 )
Institutional Class     (290,493,297 )     (483,548,428 )
      (349,048,985 )     (586,155,301 )
Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions     36,976,222       13,816,108  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     10,348,000       (152,383,601 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     1,069,229,556       1,221,613,157  
End of period   $ 1,079,577,556     $ 1,069,229,556  

 

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

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 43,986,945     $ 73,710,021  
Net realized gain (loss)     (10,730,160 )     (42,953,091 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (87,635,906 )     (225,036,921 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (54,379,121 )     (194,279,991 )
                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:                
Distributable earnings:                
Class A     (6,998,280 )     (10,155,975 )
Class C     (963,262 )     (1,727,407 )
Institutional Class     (42,352,108 )     (63,585,989 )
      (50,313,650 )     (75,469,371 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares sold:                
Class A     100,553,182       132,767,302  
Class C     10,447,096       11,602,221  
Institutional Class     1,101,325,817       1,068,879,793  
               
Net asset value of shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                
Class A     6,459,453       9,284,028  
Class C     910,050       1,640,114  
Institutional Class     36,689,460       53,416,421  
      1,256,385,058       1,277,589,879  

 

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Statements of changes in net assets

Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

    Six months
ended
2/28/23
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
8/31/22
 
Capital Share Transactions (continued):                
Cost of shares redeemed:                
Class A   $ (56,888,537 )   $ (89,531,641 )
Class C     (12,012,801 )     (17,118,633 )
Institutional Class     (935,017,945 )     (807,206,556 )
      (1,003,919,283 )     (913,856,830 )
Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions     252,465,775       363,733,049  
Net Increase in Net Assets     147,773,004       93,983,687  
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     1,852,754,287       1,758,770,600  
End of period   $ 2,000,527,291     $ 1,852,754,287  

 

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return4 
 
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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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  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.51     $ 12.56     $ 11.94     $ 11.96     $ 11.44     $ 11.70  
                                               
                                               
    0.20       0.33       0.36       0.38       0.41       0.42  
    (0.45 )     (1.88 )     0.70       0.01       0.52       (0.26 )
    (0.25 )     (1.55 )     1.06       0.39       0.93       0.16  
                                               
                                               
    (0.20 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )     (0.38 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )
          (0.17 )     (0.08 )     (0.03 )     3       
    (0.20 )     (0.50 )     (0.44 )     (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )
                                               
  $ 10.06     $ 10.51     $ 12.56     $ 11.94     $ 11.96     $ 11.44  
                                               
    (2.37 )%     (12.65 )%     9.03 %     3.44 %     8.35 %     1.44 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 482,937     $ 534,749     $ 944,054     $ 478,671     $ 472,153     $ 481,117  
    0.80 %     0.80 %     0.82 %     0.81 %     0.81 %     0.81 %
    0.96 %     0.91 %     0.92 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.96 %
    3.86 %     2.82 %     2.84 %     3.24 %     3.55 %     3.66 %
    3.70 %     2.71 %     2.74 %     3.10 %     3.41 %     3.51 %
    34 %     71 %     40 %     77 %     43 %     42 %

 

95

 

Financial highlights

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return4 
 
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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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  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.51     $ 12.56     $ 11.94     $ 11.96     $ 11.44     $ 11.70  
                                               
                                               
    0.16       0.24       0.26       0.29       0.32       0.34  
    (0.45 )     (1.88 )     0.70       0.01       0.52       (0.26 )
    (0.29 )     (1.64 )     0.96       0.30       0.84       0.08  
                                               
                                               
    (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )     (0.32 )     (0.34 )
          (0.17 )     (0.08 )     (0.03 )     3       
    (0.16 )     (0.41 )     (0.34 )     (0.32 )     (0.32 )     (0.34 )
                                               
  $ 10.06     $ 10.51     $ 12.56     $ 11.94     $ 11.96     $ 11.44  
                                               
    (2.74 )%     (13.31 )%     8.22 %     2.66 %     7.55 %     0.68 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 7,193     $ 8,366     $ 9,834     $ 10,778     $ 16,051     $ 18,808  
    1.55 %     1.55 %     1.57 %     1.56 %     1.56 %     1.56 %
    1.71 %     1.66 %     1.67 %     1.70 %     1.70 %     1.71 %
    3.11 %     2.07 %     2.09 %     2.49 %     2.80 %     2.91 %
    2.95 %     1.96 %     1.99 %     2.35 %     2.66 %     2.76 %
    34 %     71 %     40 %     77 %     43 %     42 %

 

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Financial highlights

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return4 
 
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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
4 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period 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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  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.59     $ 12.66     $ 12.03     $ 12.05     $ 11.52     $ 11.79  
                                               
                                               
    0.21       0.36       0.39       0.41       0.44       0.45  
    (0.45 )     (1.90 )     0.71       0.01       0.53       (0.27 )
    (0.24 )     (1.54 )     1.10       0.42       0.97       0.18  
                                               
                                               
    (0.21 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )     (0.45 )
          (0.17 )     (0.08 )     (0.03 )     3       
    (0.21 )     (0.53 )     (0.47 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.45 )
                                               
  $ 10.14     $ 10.59     $ 12.66     $ 12.03     $ 12.05     $ 11.52  
                                               
    (2.22 )%     (12.48 )%     9.34 %     3.70 %     8.68 %     1.61 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 229,991     $ 369,318     $ 209,447     $ 135,801     $ 134,112     $ 77,396  
    0.55 %     0.55 %     0.57 %     0.56 %     0.56 %     0.56 %
    0.71 %     0.66 %     0.67 %     0.70 %     0.70 %     0.71 %
    4.11 %     3.07 %     3.09 %     3.49 %     3.80 %     3.91 %
    3.95 %     2.96 %     2.99 %     3.35 %     3.66 %     3.76 %
    34 %     71 %     40 %     77 %     43 %     42 %

 

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Financial highlights

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 income2 
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 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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.

 

100

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 11.01     $ 12.63     $ 12.26     $ 12.28     $ 11.76     $ 12.06  
                                               
                                               
    0.18       0.33       0.33       0.35       0.37       0.37  
    (0.30 )     (1.62 )     0.37       (0.02 )     0.52       (0.30 )
    (0.12 )     (1.29 )     0.70       0.33       0.89       0.07  
                                               
                                               
    (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.37 )
    (0.18 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.37 )
                                               
  $ 10.71     $ 11.01     $ 12.63     $ 12.26     $ 12.28     $ 11.76  
                                               
    (1.08 )%     (10.33 )%     5.79 %     2.76 %     7.71 %     0.57 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 428,933     $ 452,772     $ 564,932     $ 106,135     $ 123,691     $ 136,653  
    0.75 %     0.71 %     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.71 %
    0.89 %     0.87 %     0.88 %     0.91 %     0.91 %     0.92 %
    3.32 %     2.80 %     2.64 %     2.87 %     3.11 %     3.10 %
    3.18 %     2.64 %     2.41 %     2.61 %     2.85 %     2.89 %
    23 %     59 %     23 %     27 %     25 %     32 %

 

101

 

Financial highlights

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 income2 
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 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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.

 

102

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 11.00     $ 12.62     $ 12.25     $ 12.27     $ 11.75     $ 12.05  
                                               
                                               
    0.14       0.24       0.23       0.24       0.27       0.27  
    (0.30 )     (1.62 )     0.37       (0.02 )     0.52       (0.30 )
    (0.16 )     (1.38 )     0.60       0.22       0.79       (0.03 )
                                               
                                               
    (0.14 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )
    (0.14 )     (0.24 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )
                                               
  $ 10.70     $ 11.00     $ 12.62     $ 12.25     $ 12.27     $ 11.75  
                                               
    (1.46 )%     (11.04 )%     4.90 %     1.89 %     6.81 %     (0.28 )%
                                               
                                               
  $ 5,623     $ 6,872     $ 7,497     $ 11,864     $ 22,874     $ 28,002  
    1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.56 %
    1.64 %     1.62 %     1.63 %     1.66 %     1.66 %     1.67 %
    2.57 %     2.01 %     1.79 %     2.02 %     2.26 %     2.25 %
    2.43 %     1.89 %     1.66 %     1.86 %     2.10 %     2.14 %
    23 %     59 %     23 %     27 %     25 %     32 %

 

103

 

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 income2 
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 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period 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.

 

104

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 11.11     $ 12.75     $ 12.38     $ 12.40     $ 11.87     $ 12.17  
                                               
                                               
    0.19       0.36       0.35       0.37       0.39       0.39  
    (0.30 )     (1.64 )     0.37       (0.02 )     0.53       (0.30 )
    (0.11 )     (1.28 )     0.72       0.35       0.92       0.09  
                                               
                                               
    (0.19 )     (0.36 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.39 )     (0.39 )
    (0.19 )     (0.36 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.39 )     (0.39 )
                                               
  $ 10.81     $ 11.11     $ 12.75     $ 12.38     $ 12.40     $ 11.87  
                                               
    (0.94 )%     (10.17 )%     5.92 %     2.92 %     7.92 %     0.75 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 645,022     $ 609,586     $ 649,184     $ 453,727     $ 399,830     $ 377,445  
    0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.56 %
    0.64 %     0.62 %     0.63 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.67 %
    3.57 %     3.01 %     2.79 %     3.02 %     3.26 %     3.25 %
    3.43 %     2.89 %     2.66 %     2.86 %     3.10 %     3.14 %
    23 %     59 %     23 %     27 %     25 %     32 %

 

105

 

Financial highlights

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3 
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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.

 

106

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.35     $ 12.04     $ 11.15     $ 11.48     $ 11.00     $ 11.05  
                                               
                                               
    0.22       0.44       0.42       0.44       0.46       0.46  
    (0.52 )     (1.67 )     0.91       (0.33 )     0.48       (0.05 )
    (0.30 )     (1.23 )     1.33       0.11       0.94       0.41  
                                               
                                               
    (0.22 )     (0.43 )     (0.42 )     (0.44 )     (0.46 )     (0.46 )
    (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                  
    (0.26 )     (0.46 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.46 )     (0.46 )
                                               
  $ 9.79     $ 10.35     $ 12.04     $ 11.15     $ 11.48     $ 11.00  
                                               
    (2.90 )%     (10.49 )%     12.12 %     1.06 %     8.81 %     3.80 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 296,969     $ 261,839     $ 247,542     $ 182,214     $ 208,549     $ 200,493  
    0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %     0.85 %
    0.87 %     0.88 %     0.88 %     0.91 %     0.90 %     0.91 %
    4.54 %     3.94 %     3.65 %     3.99 %     4.22 %     4.19 %
    4.52 %     3.91 %     3.62 %     3.93 %     4.17 %     4.13 %
    11 %     56 %     16 %     44 %     33 %     19 %

 

107

 

Financial highlights

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3 
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during the period 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.

 

108

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.39     $ 12.09     $ 11.20     $ 11.52     $ 11.04     $ 11.09  
                                               
                                               
    0.18       0.35       0.33       0.36       0.38       0.38  
    (0.52 )     (1.67 )     0.91       (0.32 )     0.48       (0.05 )
    (0.34 )     (1.32 )     1.24       0.04       0.86       0.33  
                                               
                                               
    (0.18 )     (0.35 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )     (0.38 )     (0.38 )
    (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                  
    (0.22 )     (0.38 )     (0.35 )     (0.36 )     (0.38 )     (0.38 )
                                               
  $ 9.83     $ 10.39     $ 12.09     $ 11.20     $ 11.52     $ 11.04  
                                               
    (3.24 )%     (11.18 )%     11.25 %     0.41 %     7.98 %     3.03 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 43,215     $ 46,410     $ 58,285     $ 68,993     $ 91,184     $ 92,155  
    1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %     1.60 %
    1.62 %     1.63 %     1.63 %     1.66 %     1.65 %     1.66 %
    3.79 %     3.19 %     2.90 %     3.24 %     3.47 %     3.44 %
    3.77 %     3.16 %     2.87 %     3.18 %     3.42 %     3.38 %
    11 %     56 %     16 %     44 %     33 %     19 %

 

109

 

Financial highlights

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 income2 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Total from investment operations
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income
Net realized gain
Total dividends and distributions
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
Total return3 
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average net 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 Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
2 Calculated using average shares outstanding.
3 Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during the period 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.

 

110

 

 

 

  Six months ended
2/28/231
    Year ended  
  (Unaudited)     8/31/22     8/31/21     8/31/20     8/31/19     8/31/18  
  $ 10.45     $ 12.15     $ 11.26     $ 11.58     $ 11.10     $ 11.15  
                                               
                                               
    0.23       0.47       0.45       0.47       0.49       0.49  
    (0.52 )     (1.68 )     0.91       (0.32 )     0.48       (0.05 )
    (0.29 )     (1.21 )     1.36       0.15       0.97       0.44  
                                               
                                               
    (0.23 )     (0.46 )     (0.45 )     (0.47 )     (0.49 )     (0.49 )
    (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                  
    (0.27 )     (0.49 )     (0.47 )     (0.47 )     (0.49 )     (0.49 )
                                               
  $ 9.89     $ 10.45     $ 12.15     $ 11.26     $ 11.58     $ 11.10  
                                               
    (2.73 )%     (10.22 )%     12.32 %     1.44 %     9.03 %     4.07 %
                                               
                                               
  $ 1,660,343     $ 1,544,505     $ 1,452,944     $ 1,095,548     $ 1,141,973     $ 1,017,167  
    0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %
    0.62 %     0.63 %     0.63 %     0.66 %     0.65 %     0.66 %
    4.79 %     4.19 %     3.90 %     4.24 %     4.47 %     4.44 %
    4.77 %     4.16 %     3.87 %     4.18 %     4.42 %     4.38 %
    11 %     56 %     16 %     44 %     33 %     19 %

 

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Notes to financial statements

Delaware Funds by Macquarie® national tax-free funds February 28, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

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 Trust 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. There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (DDLP) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1,000,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund prior to December 2, 2019 or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a limited contingent deferred sales charge (Limited CDSC) of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem these shares within the second year or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund prior to December 2, 2019, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. If DDLP paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $250,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund on or after December 2, 2019 or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund on or after December 2, 2019, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge (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.

 

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.

 

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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 by the Funds’ valuation designee, Delaware Management Company (DMC). Subject to the oversight of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (Board), DMC, as valuation designee, has adopted policies and procedures to fair value securities for which market quotations are not readily available consistent with the requirements of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. 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 and private placements are valued at fair value.

 

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 six months ended February 28, 2023, and for all open tax years (years ended August 31, 2019 – August 31, 2022), 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” on the “Statements of operations.” During the six months ended February 28, 2023, 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.

 

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Other — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to each 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. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to interest income to the earliest call date 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 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.”

 

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

 

In accordance with the terms of its respective investment management agreement, each Fund pays 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     0.5500 %     0.5000 %     0.5500 %
On the next $500 million     0.5000 %     0.4750 %     0.5000 %
On the next $1.5 billion     0.4500 %     0.4500 %     0.4500 %
In excess of $2.5 billion     0.4250 %     0.4250 %     0.4250 %

 

DMC has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations), in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding the following percentages of each Fund’s

 

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average daily net assets from September 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023.* These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of DMC and the Funds. The waivers and reimbursements are accrued daily and received monthly.

 

Fund   Operating expense
limitation as
a percentage
of average
daily net assets
(per annum)
 
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund     0.55 %
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     0.50 %
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     0.60 %

 

Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administrative 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; 0.0025% of the next $45 billion; and 0.0015% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $90 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 six months ended February 28, 2023, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

 

Fund   Fees  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 20,004  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     26,596  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     36,518  

 

DIFSC is also the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent of each Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the retail funds within the 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; 0.004% of the next $20 billion; 0.002% of the next $25 billion; and 0.0015% of average daily net assets in excess of $75 billion. The fees payable to DIFSC under the shareholder services agreement described above are allocated among all retail funds in the 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 six months ended February 28, 2023, each Fund paid for these services as follows:

 

Fund   Fees  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 142,931  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     252,320  

 

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Fund   Fees  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   $ 644,220  

 

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 the Funds. Sub-transfer agency fees are paid by the Funds 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 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 above. This method of calculating Class A 12b-1 fees may be discontinued at the sole discretion of the Board. 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 a 12b-1 fee.

 

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 and regulatory reporting services to the Funds. These amounts are included on the “Statements of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the six months ended February 28, 2023, each Fund paid for internal legal and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees as follows:

 

Fund   Fees  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 9,662  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     12,556  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     20,412  

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, DDLP earned commissions on sales of Class A shares for each Fund as follows:

 

Fund   Class A  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 8,035  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     2,643  

 

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Fund   Class A  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund   $ 6,233  

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, 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:

 

Fund   Class A     Class C  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 31,544     $ 156  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     1,504       427  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     22,891       1,192  

 

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 Trust. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Funds.

 

Cross trades for the six months ended February 28, 2023, were executed by each Fund 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 its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews a report related to the Funds’ compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Funds engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases and securities sales, which resulted in net gains or losses as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales     Net realized gain (loss)  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $     $ 2,900,286     $  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund           3,000,049        
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     7,920,966              

 

Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund did not have any realized gains (losses) during the six months ended February 28, 2023.

 

 
* The aggregate contractual waiver period covering this report is from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2023.

 

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3. Investments

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2023, each Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 251,784,414     $ 377,401,178  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     276,977,176       231,335,804  
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     427,832,008       207,179,356  

 

At February 28, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes have been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At February 28, 2023, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund   Cost of
investments
    Aggregate
unrealized
appreciation
of investments
    Aggregate
unrealized
depreciation
of investments
    Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of investments
 
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 762,906,012     $ 8,280,603     $ (55,515,064 )   $ (47,234,461 )
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     1,103,444,341       15,491,134       (51,038,624 )     (35,547,490 )
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund     2,125,584,012       36,910,543       (177,393,431 )     (140,482,888 )

 

At August 31, 2022, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, are as follows:

 

    Loss carryforward character        
    Short-term     Long-term     Total  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund   $ 30,578,460     $     $ 30,578,460  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund     39,375,633       1,482,641       40,858,274  

 

At August 31, 2022, there were no capital loss carryforwards for Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund.

 

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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 as follows:

 

Level 1 −   Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, and exchange-traded options contracts)

 

Level 2 −   Other observable inputs, including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, 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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3. Investments (continued)

 

The following tables summarize the valuation of each Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2023:

 

    Delaware Tax-Free
USA Fund
 
    Level 2  
Securities        
Assets:        
Municipal Bonds   $ 713,171,551  
Short-Term Investments     2,500,000  
Total Value of Securities   $ 715,671,551  

 

    Delaware Tax-Free
USA Intermediate Fund
 
    Level 2  
Securities        
Assets:        
Municipal Bonds   $ 1,054,121,851  
Short-Term Investments     13,775,000  
Total Value of Securities   $ 1,067,896,851  

 

    Delaware National High-Yield Municipal
Bond Fund
 
    Level 2  
Securities        
Assets:        
Municipal Bonds   $ 1,934,826,124  
Short-Term Investments     50,275,000  
Total Value of Securities   $ 1,985,101,124  

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2023, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3 investments. Each Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 investments based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when each Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period in relation to each Fund’s net assets. During the six months ended February 28, 2023, there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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4. 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
 
    Six months
ended
    Year ended     Six months
ended
    Year ended     Six months
ended
    Year ended  
    2/28/23     8/31/22     2/28/23     8/31/22     2/28/23     8/31/22  
Shares sold:                                                
Class A     4,252,884       21,643,136       3,605,604       3,867,874       10,152,427       12,029,757  
Class C     137,969       317,604       77,528       239,606       1,049,865       1,024,094  
Institutional Class     11,385,399       30,397,160       30,817,789       44,237,789       110,916,555       97,284,036  
                                                 
Shares issued upon reinvestment of dividends and distributions:                                                
Class A     877,890       2,523,875       599,463       1,056,330       660,535       833,394  
Class C     12,096       28,962       7,208       12,554       92,770       146,115  
Institutional Class     409,568       833,445       927,610       1,495,970       3,718,274       4,757,740  
      17,075,806       55,744,182       36,035,202       50,910,123       126,590,426       116,075,136  
                                                 
Shares redeemed:                                                
Class A     (8,016,921 )     (48,417,109 )     (5,285,389 )     (8,512,381 )     (5,789,677 )     (8,128,802 )
Class C     (231,230 )     (333,039 )     (184,131 )     (221,305 )     (1,214,053 )     (1,526,414 )
Institutional Class     (23,984,239 )     (12,898,965 )     (26,942,604 )     (41,779,806 )     (94,533,229 )     (73,781,566 )
      (32,232,390 )     (61,649,113 )     (32,412,124 )     (50,513,492 )     (101,536,959 )     (83,436,782 )
                                                 
Net increase (decrease)     (15,156,584 )     (5,904,931 )     3,623,078       396,631       25,053,467       32,638,354  

 

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4. Capital Shares (continued)

 

Certain shareholders may exchange shares of one class for shares of another class in the same Fund. These exchange transactions are included as subscriptions and redemptions in the table on the previous page and on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” For the six months ended February 28, 2023 and the year ended August 31, 2022, each Fund had the following exchange transactions:

 

    Exchange Redemptions     Exchange Subscriptions        
                Institutional           Institutional        
    Class A     Class C     Class     Class A     Class        
    Shares     Shares     Shares     Shares     Shares     Value  
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund                                                
Six months ended                                                
2/28/23     354,489       5,622             5,636       351,685     $ 3,791,892  
Year ended                                                
8/31/22     11,172       6,613             6,620       11,085       201,168  
                                                 
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund                                                
Six months ended                                                
2/28/23     80,816       617             616       80,056       899,938  
Year ended                                                
8/31/22     18,956       1,239             1,238       18,791       244,139  
                                                 
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund                                                
Six months ended                                                
2/28/23     486,947       5,948       19,341       21,243       487,207       5,255,474  
Year ended                                                
8/31/22     55,160       45,255             11,151       88,682       1,181,043  

 

5. Line of Credit

 

Each Fund, along with certain other funds in the Delaware Funds (Participants), was a participant in a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit (Agreement) intended to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. Under the Agreement, the Participants 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 October 31, 2022.

 

On October 31, 2022, each Fund, along with the other Participants, entered into an amendment to the Agreement for a $355,000,000 revolving line of credit to be used as described above. It operates in substantially the same manner as the original Agreement. Under the amendment to the Agreement, the Participants are charged an annual commitment fee of 0.15%, which is

 

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allocated across the Participants based on a weighted average of the respective net assets of each Participant. The line of credit available under the Agreement expires on October 30, 2023.

 

Each Fund had no amounts outstanding as of February 28, 2023, or at any time during the period then ended.

 

6. 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 the 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; certain money market funds; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans.

 

In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and

 

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6. Securities Lending (continued)

 

provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent, and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.

 

Each Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2023, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund had no securities out on loan. For the six months ended February 28, 2023, Delaware Tax-Fee USA Fund and Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund were not included in the Lending Agreement.

 

7. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks

 

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in December 2019 and has now been detected globally. This coronavirus has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. In addition, the impact of infectious illnesses in emerging market countries may be greater due to generally less established healthcare systems. Public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

 

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.

 

IBOR is the risk that changes related to the use of the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rate (collectively, IBORs) could have adverse impacts on financial

 

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instruments that reference LIBOR (or the corresponding IBOR). The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance. These risks may also apply with respect to changes in connection with other IBORs, such as the euro overnight index average (EONIA), which are also the subject of recent reform.

 

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.

 

As of February 28, 2023, Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the state of California and territory of Puerto Rico, which constituted approximately 13.31% and 20.04%, respectively, of the Fund’s net assets. As of February 28, 2023, Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of California, New York, and territory of Puerto Rico, which constituted approximately 10.55%, 17.52%, and 10.38%, respectively, of the Fund’s net assets. As of February 28, 2023, Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund invested in municipal bonds issued by the states of California, New York, and territory of Puerto Rico, which constituted approximately 11.08%, 10.37%, and 14.70%, respectively, 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.

 

From time to time, each Fund may invest in industrial development bonds (IDBs) or pollution control revenue (PCR) bonds that are issued by a conduit authority on behalf of a corporation that is either foreign owned or has international affiliates or operations. While the bonds may be issued to finance a facility located in the United States, the bonds may be secured by a payment obligation or guaranty of the corporation. To the extent each Fund invests in such securities, that Fund may be exposed to risks associated with international investments. The risk of international investments not ordinarily associated with US investments includes fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, and/or economic or political instability in other nations.

 

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

 

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Notes to financial statements

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7. Geographic, Credit, and Market Risks (continued)

 

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 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 issuer’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

 

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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.”

 

8. 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.

 

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2020, FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional temporary financial reporting relief from the effect of certain types of contract modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates as of the end of 2021. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. On December 21, 2022, FASB issued ASU 2022-06 to defer the sunset date of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 848 until December 31, 2024. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2022-06, but does not believe there will be a material impact.

 

10. New Regulatory Pronouncement

 

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule and form amendments relating to tailored shareholder reports for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs); and fee information in investment company advertisements. The rule and form amendments will require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit streamlined shareholder reports that highlight key information to investors. The rule amendments will require that certain more in-depth information be made available online and available for delivery free of charge to investors on request. The amendments became effective in January 2023 and there is an 18-month transition period after the effective date of the amendment with a compliance date of July 2024.

 

11. Subsequent Events

 

Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to February 28, 2023, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Other Fund information (Unaudited)

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Form N-PORT and proxy voting information

 

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-PORT. Each Fund’s 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 Schedule of investments included in the Funds’ most recent Form N-PORT are available without charge on the Funds’ website at delawarefunds.com/literature.

 

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

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

(a)       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 Companies 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 officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the

 

 

Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) and provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. 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.

DELAWARE GROUP® TAX-FREE FUND

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE  
By: Shawn K. Lytle  
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 3, 2023  

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

/s/SHAWN K. LYTLE  
By: Shawn K. Lytle  
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 3, 2023  

     
/s/RICHARD SALUS  
By: Richard Salus  
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 3, 2023