Delaware Opportunity Fund (FIUSX)
The fund invests primarily in mid-size companies that the fund's Adviser believes offer attractive valuation and quality characteristics. It may invest in active or passive exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") to gain exposure to such securities and up to 20% of its net assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs). It may continue to hold stocks of companies that grow into larger companies and may also invest opportunistically in larger companies.
Fund Info
US24611D7710
24611D771
Aug 24, 1992
$1,000
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
FIUSX has a high expense ratio of 1.15%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Delaware Opportunity Fund (FIUSX) returned -1.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.94% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FIUSX returned 5.86% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
FIUSX
-1.15%
5.48%
-7.94%
7.94%
5.85%
14.51%
5.86%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of FIUSX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.74% | -4.18% | -4.11% | -1.92% | 5.73% | -1.15% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.94% | 4.51% | 5.26% | -4.99% | 2.77% | -2.39% | 7.03% | 2.41% | 1.02% | -0.16% | 6.91% | -7.04% | 14.07% |
| 2023 | 7.65% | -3.46% | -4.96% | -0.90% | -2.82% | 8.08% | 3.69% | -3.14% | -4.63% | -3.99% | 9.06% | 8.32% | 11.68% |
| 2022 | -4.16% | 1.45% | 0.76% | -5.75% | 3.25% | -11.35% | 8.58% | -2.65% | -9.42% | 11.17% | 5.29% | -4.57% | -9.62% |
| 2021 | -0.25% | 8.40% | 6.03% | 4.62% | 0.96% | -1.45% | 0.26% | 2.23% | -2.75% | 5.01% | -2.13% | 7.11% | 30.95% |
| 2020 | -4.42% | -10.81% | -24.24% | 13.31% | 3.52% | 1.75% | 2.89% | 4.48% | -2.31% | 1.89% | 15.23% | 5.31% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 10.11% | 4.07% | 0.50% | 4.00% | -5.98% | 5.88% | 0.86% | -1.84% | 2.41% | 0.56% | 3.90% | 2.60% | 29.58% |
| 2018 | 3.05% | -5.34% | -0.57% | -0.54% | 2.71% | 0.41% | 2.51% | 1.27% | -2.21% | -8.58% | 1.77% | -10.30% | -15.71% |
| 2017 | 1.80% | 2.03% | 0.16% | 2.20% | -0.28% | 2.23% | 1.02% | -1.38% | 4.23% | 1.10% | 3.69% | 0.57% | 18.67% |
| 2016 | -7.07% | -0.24% | 6.72% | -1.24% | 1.22% | -0.79% | 5.28% | 0.94% | -0.48% | -4.10% | 6.38% | 1.84% | 7.82% |
| 2015 | -1.95% | 7.06% | 1.16% | -1.52% | 3.29% | -1.97% | -1.29% | -4.52% | -4.30% | 5.69% | 0.15% | -9.23% | -8.24% |
| 2014 | -4.97% | 5.52% | -0.77% | -0.43% | 1.81% | 3.94% | -3.64% | 4.85% | -3.56% | 2.81% | 0.45% | 0.15% | 5.65% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of FIUSX is 27, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Delaware Opportunity Fund (FIUSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Delaware Opportunity Fund provided a 12.82% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.10 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $4.10 | $4.10 | $0.91 | $2.62 | $1.99 | $0.23 | $11.68 | $3.79 | $2.50 | $1.57 | $0.41 | $2.76 |
Dividend yield | 12.82% | 12.68% | 2.85% | 8.96% | 5.62% | 0.80% | 40.65% | 12.11% | 6.00% | 4.23% | 1.14% | 6.97% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Opportunity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.10 | $4.10 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.91 | $0.91 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.62 | $2.62 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11.68 | $11.68 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.79 | $3.79 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.57 | $1.57 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.41 |
| 2014 | $2.76 | $2.76 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Delaware Opportunity Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Delaware Opportunity Fund was 56.30%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 488 trading sessions.
The current Delaware Opportunity Fund drawdown is 8.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -56.3% | Jul 20, 2007 | 411 | Mar 9, 2009 | 488 | Feb 11, 2011 | 899 |
| -46.38% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 244 |
| -43.68% | Sep 8, 2000 | 520 | Oct 9, 2002 | 592 | Feb 16, 2005 | 1112 |
| -31.53% | Apr 23, 1998 | 121 | Oct 8, 1998 | 63 | Jan 5, 1999 | 184 |
| -26.99% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 410 | Sep 27, 2017 | 571 |
Volatility
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