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 higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund had a return of 5.84% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.60% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund had an annualized return of 0.95%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
IGNAX
5.84%
-1.50%
2.20%
13.60%
8.08%
0.95%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
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% | 5.84% | |||||||||||
| 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 31, 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 Natural Resources Fund (IGNAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund provided a 5.36% 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 | 5.36% | 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 | ||||||||||
| 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.
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 84.00%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund drawdown is 58.34%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -84% | 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 |
| -22.37% | Nov 7, 2007 | 52 | Jan 23, 2008 | 80 | May 16, 2008 | 132 |
| -18.53% | May 10, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 209 | Apr 16, 2007 | 233 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund volatility is 4.88%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.