Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund (IGNAX)
The investment seeks to provide capital growth and appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with operations throughout the world that own, explore or develop natural resources and other basic commodities or supply goods and services to such companies. Under normal circumstances, the manager anticipates that a significant portion of the fund's portfolio will consist of issuers in the energy and materials sectors.
Fund Info
US4658974294
465897429
Jan 1, 1997
$750
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
IGNAX has a high expense ratio of 1.82%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund (IGNAX) returned 4.23% year-to-date (YTD) and -3.91% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, IGNAX returned 0.72% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
IGNAX
4.23%
5.79%
-3.62%
-3.91%
-0.87%
12.23%
0.72%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of IGNAX, 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 | 4.23% | -2.77% | -0.27% | -3.59% | 6.96% | 4.23% | |||||||
| 2024 | -7.54% | 0.48% | 10.23% | 1.98% | 4.67% | -5.10% | 2.87% | -2.02% | 1.82% | -2.32% | 4.39% | -8.40% | -0.56% |
| 2023 | 6.92% | -6.30% | -1.07% | -0.19% | -7.70% | 7.24% | 7.20% | -3.96% | -0.87% | -5.16% | 1.33% | 5.44% | 1.26% |
| 2022 | 0.65% | 7.57% | 13.33% | -3.84% | 6.21% | -17.36% | 8.40% | 3.88% | -7.28% | 9.99% | 5.18% | -6.05% | 17.52% |
| 2021 | -0.54% | 7.72% | 3.50% | 3.14% | 4.37% | -1.05% | -2.19% | 0.08% | -0.69% | 8.94% | -4.07% | 5.06% | 26.07% |
| 2020 | -8.81% | -10.86% | -24.66% | 17.96% | 5.94% | 0.71% | 4.25% | 1.84% | -3.24% | -2.17% | 8.86% | 3.91% | -12.38% |
| 2019 | 11.21% | -0.75% | 1.97% | 1.34% | -11.52% | 8.87% | -2.21% | -6.93% | 2.34% | -0.49% | 1.40% | 5.80% | 9.25% |
| 2018 | 0.64% | -6.53% | 0.54% | 4.79% | -0.45% | -1.42% | 2.30% | -2.76% | 2.44% | -10.68% | -3.31% | -10.95% | -23.79% |
| 2017 | 1.51% | -2.84% | -1.53% | -3.11% | -2.65% | -1.72% | 2.62% | -4.83% | 8.43% | 0.14% | 1.72% | 5.95% | 2.89% |
| 2016 | -6.74% | -0.52% | 9.62% | 9.42% | -2.48% | 2.47% | -0.07% | 1.17% | 3.25% | -2.31% | 8.16% | 0.93% | 23.78% |
| 2015 | -3.27% | 6.71% | -1.59% | 8.18% | -4.93% | -3.80% | -8.02% | -3.75% | -8.35% | 9.42% | -1.69% | -11.56% | -22.42% |
| 2014 | -4.42% | 6.62% | 2.14% | 3.83% | 0.30% | 5.29% | -3.25% | 2.62% | -7.56% | -6.77% | -8.61% | -2.87% | -13.32% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of IGNAX is 5, meaning it’s performing worse than 95% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is 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 Natural Resources Fund (IGNAX) 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 Natural Resources Fund provided a 5.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.85 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.85 | $0.85 | $0.31 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.03 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 5.44% | 5.67% | 1.94% | 2.02% | 2.30% | 0.29% | 1.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Ivy Natural Resources 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 | $0.85 | $0.85 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2019 | $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 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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 Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources Fund was 77.44%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund drawdown is 42.13%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -77.44% | May 20, 2008 | 2979 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -32.39% | May 29, 2002 | 93 | Oct 9, 2002 | 252 | Oct 10, 2003 | 345 |
| -30.78% | May 22, 2001 | 84 | Sep 26, 2001 | 107 | Mar 1, 2002 | 191 |
| -18.53% | May 10, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 128 | Dec 14, 2006 | 152 |
| -17.42% | Sep 18, 2000 | 48 | Nov 22, 2000 | 47 | Feb 1, 2001 | 95 |
Volatility
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