Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund (WRGCX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies. For purposes of this fund, small-capitalization companies typically are companies with market capitalizations similar to those of issuers included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index over the last 13 months at the time of acquisition.
Fund Info
US4660007000
Sep 21, 1992
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
WRGCX has a high expense ratio of 1.89%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund (WRGCX) returned -1.09% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.47% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WRGCX returned 6.65% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
WRGCX
-1.09%
7.24%
-7.59%
5.47%
4.30%
5.08%
6.65%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WRGCX, 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 | 2.48% | -5.91% | -6.60% | 1.21% | 8.52% | -1.09% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.16% | 9.32% | 2.02% | -6.80% | 2.58% | 1.04% | 5.28% | 0.84% | -1.52% | -3.37% | 11.61% | -6.82% | 13.38% |
| 2023 | 9.42% | 0.89% | -1.91% | -2.40% | -2.92% | 9.18% | 4.49% | -4.85% | -5.54% | -9.26% | 9.35% | 7.69% | 12.42% |
| 2022 | -11.27% | 1.08% | 2.61% | -11.78% | -3.80% | -8.03% | 10.50% | -2.14% | -8.21% | 9.98% | -0.81% | -8.03% | -28.46% |
| 2021 | 2.81% | 3.68% | -2.27% | 4.95% | -3.04% | 3.45% | 0.24% | 0.71% | -4.48% | 3.02% | -7.61% | 0.56% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 2.05% | -6.50% | -17.88% | 15.22% | 8.75% | 1.85% | 6.56% | 4.52% | -2.55% | 1.46% | 12.91% | 10.80% | 37.76% |
| 2019 | 12.94% | 5.02% | -1.12% | 3.70% | -5.18% | 6.61% | 0.72% | -5.87% | -3.12% | 1.02% | 6.84% | 0.81% | 22.89% |
| 2018 | 4.12% | -0.87% | 1.15% | 0.34% | 5.72% | 1.13% | -1.06% | 9.63% | -1.78% | -10.76% | 1.82% | -11.95% | -4.54% |
| 2017 | 2.25% | 3.52% | 1.06% | 0.98% | 0.76% | 3.51% | -0.26% | -0.87% | 4.77% | 1.22% | 3.36% | 0.47% | 22.67% |
| 2016 | -7.54% | -2.21% | 8.60% | 1.44% | 1.58% | 1.71% | 4.88% | 0.00% | 0.22% | -4.43% | 8.74% | 0.38% | 12.84% |
| 2015 | -3.50% | 7.52% | 1.62% | -2.83% | 1.46% | 1.93% | 0.43% | -5.60% | -5.94% | 5.08% | 3.53% | -5.31% | -2.67% |
| 2014 | -1.23% | 3.55% | -1.56% | -7.03% | 1.25% | 6.89% | -6.32% | 2.86% | -4.54% | 6.35% | 0.81% | 2.67% | 2.54% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WRGCX is 21, meaning it’s performing worse than 79% 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 Small Cap Growth Fund (WRGCX) 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 Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 11.96% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.76 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.76 | $0.76 | $0.60 | $0.61 | $6.00 | $1.97 | $1.18 | $2.65 | $1.99 | $1.03 | $2.33 | $1.18 |
Dividend yield | 11.96% | 11.83% | 9.46% | 9.84% | 63.79% | 12.83% | 9.29% | 23.45% | 13.88% | 7.72% | 18.28% | 7.66% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth 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 | $0.76 | $0.76 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.61 | $0.61 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.97 | $1.97 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.18 | $1.18 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.58 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $2.65 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.03 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.33 | $2.33 |
| 2014 | $1.18 | $1.18 |
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 Small Cap Growth 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 Small Cap Growth Fund was 56.41%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1164 trading sessions.
The current Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 20.08%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -56.41% | Mar 28, 2000 | 633 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1164 | May 30, 2007 | 1797 |
| -55.59% | Oct 11, 2007 | 281 | Nov 20, 2008 | 493 | Nov 5, 2010 | 774 |
| -40.42% | Feb 16, 2021 | 681 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -38.74% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 97 | Aug 5, 2020 | 117 |
| -29.51% | Jul 8, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 333 | Feb 1, 2013 | 394 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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