Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund (IBNAX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a diversified mix of stocks, debt securities and short-term instruments, depending on market conditions. Regarding its income-generating equity investments, it invests primarily in medium to large, well-established companies. The fund invests at least 50% of its total assets in equity securities including convertible securities.
Fund Info
US4658986256
465898625
Nov 15, 1987
$750
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
IBNAX has a high expense ratio of 1.10%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund (IBNAX) returned 2.02% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.38% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, IBNAX returned 0.49% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
IBNAX
2.02%
3.63%
-1.09%
10.38%
1.66%
1.75%
0.49%
^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 IBNAX, 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 | 2.89% | -0.54% | -3.39% | -0.43% | 3.63% | 2.02% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.30% | 3.23% | 2.71% | -3.68% | 3.87% | 1.63% | 2.69% | 1.53% | 1.86% | -1.06% | 3.98% | -3.05% | 15.68% |
| 2023 | 5.42% | -2.52% | 1.74% | 0.96% | -0.89% | 4.58% | 1.58% | -1.35% | -4.08% | -2.02% | 7.96% | 4.46% | 16.19% |
| 2022 | -4.75% | -2.36% | 1.10% | -7.48% | 0.34% | -5.21% | 6.77% | -3.59% | -6.32% | 4.22% | 4.80% | -23.25% | -33.12% |
| 2021 | -1.34% | 3.45% | 2.44% | 3.92% | 0.95% | 0.93% | 0.97% | 1.13% | -3.21% | 5.01% | -1.67% | -7.54% | 4.46% |
| 2020 | -1.15% | -4.59% | -11.24% | 9.25% | 3.81% | 1.94% | 4.03% | 3.91% | -2.20% | -1.69% | 9.53% | -1.89% | 8.09% |
| 2019 | 5.65% | 2.54% | 0.94% | 3.31% | -5.17% | 5.16% | 1.45% | -1.59% | 1.57% | 1.55% | 2.98% | -3.95% | 14.75% |
| 2018 | 3.82% | -3.33% | -0.84% | -0.24% | 2.27% | 0.07% | 2.54% | 1.78% | 0.38% | -5.25% | 1.81% | -14.31% | -12.01% |
| 2017 | 1.62% | 2.44% | 0.04% | 0.86% | -0.37% | 1.20% | 0.89% | -1.41% | 1.84% | 1.37% | 1.39% | -1.63% | 8.49% |
| 2016 | -4.00% | -1.64% | 3.70% | 0.65% | 0.43% | 0.80% | 2.22% | 0.38% | 0.02% | -1.92% | 0.89% | -0.55% | 0.77% |
| 2015 | -1.24% | 4.69% | -0.81% | -0.39% | 1.06% | -1.42% | -0.16% | -3.94% | -2.53% | 6.87% | 0.12% | -6.82% | -5.14% |
| 2014 | -3.43% | 4.07% | 0.39% | -0.04% | 2.17% | 2.22% | -3.03% | 3.45% | -1.64% | 1.36% | 2.28% | -3.32% | 4.17% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of IBNAX is 59, 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 Ivy Balanced Fund (IBNAX) 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 Ivy Balanced Fund provided a 0.98% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.24 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.24 | $0.44 | $0.23 | $4.79 | $3.15 | $1.77 | $1.88 | $2.56 | $1.15 | $0.54 | $1.46 | $0.90 |
Dividend yield | 0.98% | 1.87% | 1.11% | 26.49% | 11.59% | 6.76% | 7.70% | 11.85% | 4.62% | 2.31% | 6.20% | 3.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Ivy Balanced 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 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.23 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.69 | $4.79 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.09 | $3.15 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.64 | $1.77 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.69 | $1.88 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.35 | $2.56 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.88 | $1.15 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.54 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.35 | $1.46 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.84 | $0.90 |
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 Ivy Balanced 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 Ivy Balanced Fund was 40.43%, occurring on Dec 28, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund drawdown is 17.59%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -40.43% | Nov 10, 2021 | 285 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -34.26% | Dec 11, 2007 | 311 | Mar 9, 2009 | 439 | Dec 2, 2010 | 750 |
| -28.53% | Sep 24, 2018 | 376 | Mar 23, 2020 | 114 | Sep 2, 2020 | 490 |
| -17.76% | Apr 13, 2015 | 212 | Feb 11, 2016 | 437 | Nov 3, 2017 | 649 |
| -14.42% | Jul 8, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 100 | Feb 27, 2012 | 161 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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