Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASCX)

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Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASCX) is up 5.4% since the beginning of the year. WASCX is currently trading at $21 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of WASCX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,417.

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASCX) has returned 5.36% so far this year and 14.13% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, WASCX has returned 8.63% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.71% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Apr 20, 1995, WASCX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.65%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.9 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Oct 2011 with a return of +14.4%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -15.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, WASCX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 15, 2022 with a return of +17.8%, while the worst single day was Dec 16, 2022 at -17.3%.

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.97%, beta of 0.48, and R2 of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 20, 1995.

• This fund participated in 59.65% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 58.77% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.48 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.45 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

WASCX has a high expense ratio of 2.18%, indicating above-average management fees.

WASCX ranks 27 for risk / return — below 27% 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.

Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund provided a 9.82% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.06 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy 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 Asset Strategy 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 Asset Strategy Fund was 36.09%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 564 trading sessions.

The current Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund drawdown is 1.41%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.