Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (IRSAX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective to provide total return through capital appreciation and current income by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities of companies in the real estate or real estate-related industries. “Real estate” securities include securities offered by issuers that receive at least 50% of their gross revenue from the construction, ownership, leasing, management, financing or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate.
Fund Info
US4658984764
465898476
Feb 25, 1999
$1,000
Expense Ratio
IRSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.20%, 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 Securian Real Estate Securities 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 Securian Real Estate Securities Fund had a return of 2.89% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.57% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund had an annualized return of -4.57%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.29%, indicating that Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
IRSAX
2.89%
3.30%
-7.37%
0.57%
-8.45%
-4.57%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.22%
2.22%
9.51%
22.46%
12.74%
11.29%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of IRSAX, 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 | 0.87% | 2.89% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -3.54% | 2.25% | 0.89% | -7.18% | 3.90% | 1.63% | 5.54% | 5.93% | 3.47% | -1.93% | 4.45% | -17.63% | -4.80% |
| 2023 | 10.22% | -4.61% | -2.56% | 0.91% | -3.62% | 4.78% | 2.28% | -2.94% | -6.63% | -3.46% | 10.15% | -0.82% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | -6.97% | -2.80% | 6.37% | -3.90% | -6.83% | -7.45% | 9.36% | -6.09% | -12.19% | 3.16% | 6.46% | -28.13% | -43.27% |
| 2021 | -0.26% | 4.27% | 4.68% | 8.30% | 1.04% | 3.13% | 5.43% | 1.86% | -5.82% | 7.03% | -1.06% | -3.50% | 26.98% |
| 2020 | 1.83% | -7.71% | -16.72% | 7.59% | 1.53% | 1.22% | 5.78% | -0.23% | -3.25% | -1.94% | 8.14% | 2.28% | -4.15% |
| 2019 | 10.09% | 0.98% | 3.38% | -0.37% | 0.25% | 0.77% | 1.30% | 3.86% | 2.21% | 1.56% | -0.94% | -8.49% | 14.53% |
| 2018 | -3.35% | -7.57% | 3.79% | 0.98% | 2.70% | 3.42% | 0.75% | 2.73% | -2.58% | -3.07% | 4.84% | -12.43% | -10.77% |
| 2017 | -0.70% | 3.58% | -2.59% | 0.23% | 0.85% | 1.75% | 0.90% | 0.22% | -0.97% | -0.60% | 2.45% | -10.57% | -6.01% |
| 2016 | -4.15% | -1.25% | 10.16% | -3.04% | 2.38% | 7.03% | 3.57% | -3.77% | -2.12% | -5.33% | -2.54% | -4.16% | -4.43% |
| 2015 | 6.56% | -3.09% | 2.02% | -6.26% | 0.04% | -4.64% | 6.22% | -6.07% | 3.56% | 5.47% | -0.49% | 1.57% | 3.76% |
| 2014 | 2.96% | 5.09% | 0.87% | 3.65% | 2.38% | 0.77% | -0.12% | 2.81% | -5.43% | 10.50% | 1.79% | -1.35% | 25.77% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of IRSAX is 6, meaning it’s performing worse than 94% 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 Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (IRSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund provided a 2.99% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.46 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.46 | $0.46 | $0.36 | $0.30 | $0.14 | $0.26 | $0.34 | $0.32 | $0.16 | $0.39 | $1.47 | $0.15 |
Dividend yield | 2.99% | 3.08% | 2.24% | 1.83% | 0.49% | 1.16% | 1.42% | 1.48% | 0.66% | 1.51% | 5.33% | 0.53% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities 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 | $0.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.46 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.36 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.30 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.14 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.26 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.34 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.32 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.16 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.39 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.37 | $1.47 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.15 |
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 Securian Real Estate Securities 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 Securian Real Estate Securities Fund was 74.53%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1373 trading sessions.
The current Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund drawdown is 47.97%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -74.53% | Feb 8, 2007 | 521 | Mar 6, 2009 | 1373 | Aug 20, 2014 | 1894 |
| -52.53% | Dec 9, 2021 | 472 | Oct 25, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -49.23% | Aug 2, 2016 | 916 | Mar 23, 2020 | 363 | Aug 30, 2021 | 1279 |
| -17.65% | Apr 2, 2004 | 26 | May 10, 2004 | 78 | Aug 31, 2004 | 104 |
| -16.56% | Jan 27, 2015 | 155 | Sep 4, 2015 | 168 | May 6, 2016 | 323 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund volatility is 4.28%, 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.