Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (IRSAX)

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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.

Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (IRSAX) has returned 2.04% so far this year and 8.69% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, IRSAX has returned 6.56% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Feb 25, 1999, IRSAX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.80%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.2 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +27.0%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -29.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, IRSAX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 15, 2022 with a return of +32.1%, while the worst single day was Dec 16, 2022 at -27.5%.

Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.36%, beta of 0.91, and R² of 0.42 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since February 26, 1999.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (86.95%) than losses (79.16%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• R² of 0.42 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

IRSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.20%, indicating above-average management fees.

IRSAX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund (IRSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund provided a 24.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.16 per share.

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.

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.

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 72.03%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1031 trading sessions.

The current Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund drawdown is 7.76%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.