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Prospectus

Fixed income mutual funds

Nasdaq ticker symbols

 

Class A

Class C

Institutional Class

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

VAZIX

DVACX

DAZIX

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

DVTAX

DVFTX

DCTIX

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

VCTFX

DVCTX

DCOIX

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

VIDAX

DVICX

DTIDX

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

FTNYX

DVFNX

DTNIX

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

DELIX

DPTCX

DTPIX

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

DEFFX

DMOCX

DMNIX

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

DXCCX

DVSCX

DMIIX

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

DVMHX

DVMMX

DMHIX

December 29, 2021

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Table of contents

Fund summaries

1

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

1

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

5

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

9

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

13

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

17

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

21

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

25

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

29

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

33

How we manage the Funds

37

Our principal investment strategies

37

The securities in which the Funds typically invest

37

Other investment strategies

41

The risks of investing in the Funds

42

Disclosure of portfolio holdings information

46

Who manages the Funds

47

Investment manager

47

Portfolio managers

47

Manager of managers structure

48

Who’s who

48

About your account

50

Investing in the Funds

50

Choosing a share class

50

Dealer compensation

52

Payments to intermediaries

53

How to reduce your sales charge

53

Buying Class A shares at net asset value

54

Waivers of contingent deferred sales charges

55

How to buy shares

55

Calculating share price

56

Fair valuation

56

Document delivery

57

Inactive accounts

57

How to redeem shares

57

Low balance accounts

58

Investor services

58

Frequent trading of Fund shares (market timing and disruptive trading)

60

Dividends, distributions, and taxes

61

Financial highlights

65

Additional information

101



Fund summaries

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from the Arizona state personal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.50%

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.25%

0.25%

0.25%

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.00%

1.75%

0.75%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.16%)(2)

(0.16%)(2)

(0.16%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.84%

1.59%

0.59%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$532

$162

$262

$60

3 years

$739

$536

$536

$224

5 years

$963

$934

$934

$401

10 years

$1,606

$2,049

$2,049

$915


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Fund summaries


Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Arizona state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and Arizona state personal income taxes. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

8.98%

8.04%

-5.34%

11.48%

3.03%

0.86%

4.72%

0.71%

7.24%

5.24%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 3.03%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 3.96% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, and its lowest quarterly return was -3.76% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.  The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Fund summaries


Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.46%

2.77%

3.91%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

0.45%

2.77%

3.88%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.38%

2.84%

3.81%

Class C return before taxes

3.53%

2.94%

3.61%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

5.50%

3.98%

4.98%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Arizona. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from the California state personal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.02%

1.77%

0.77%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.20%)(2)

(0.20%)(2)

(0.20%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.82%

1.57%

0.57%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$530

$160

$260

$58

3 years

$741

$538

$538

$226

5 years

$969

$941

$941

$408

10 years

$1,624

$2,067

$2,067

$935


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Fund summaries


Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 14% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from California state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and California state personal income taxes. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free California Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

11.28%

11.61%

-5.03%

12.25%

3.95%

0.24%

6.39%

0.12%

7.88%

5.18%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.47%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 5.08% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -4.61% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.  The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Fund summaries


Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.42%

2.96%

4.76%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

0.42%

2.89%

4.73%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.49%

3.00%

4.53%

Class C return before taxes

3.39%

3.12%

4.46%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

5.45%

4.17%

5.35%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of California. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from the personal income tax in Colorado as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.16%

0.16%

0.16%

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.96%

1.71%

0.71%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.14%)(2)

(0.14%)(2)

(0.14%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.82%

1.57%

0.57%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.57% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not redeemed) C

C

Inst.

1 year

$530

$160

$260

$58

3 years

$729

$525

$525

$213

5 years

$944

$915

$915

$381

10 years

$1,563

$2,008

$2,008

$869


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Colorado state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and Colorado state personal income taxes. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future. The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)

Picture 

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

10.03%

8%

-5.39%

11.58%

3.36%

0.64%

5.53%

0.60%

6.88%

4.88%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.01%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 4.36% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -3.73% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.  The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.20%

2.71%

4.02%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

0.20%

2.71%

4.02%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.23%

2.81%

3.91%

Class C return before taxes

3.09%

2.89%

3.72%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

5.14%

3.93%

5.01%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Colorado. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Idaho personal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.21%

0.21%

0.21%

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.01%

1.76%

0.76%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.15%)(2)

(0.15%)(2)

(0.15%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.86%

1.61%

0.61%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.61% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$534

$164

$264

$62

3 years

$743

$540

$540

$228

5 years

$969

$940

$940

$408

10 years

$1,618

$2,061

$2,061

$928


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 17% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Idaho state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and Idaho state personal income taxes. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

8.38%

5.24%

-5.17%

8.55%

2.87%

0.44%

4.23%

0.81%

6.67%

4.19%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.75%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 3.62% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -3.10% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.    The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Fund summaries


Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

-0.47%

2.29%

3.06%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

-0.47%

2.29%

3.06%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

0.82%

2.43%

3.09%

Class C return before taxes

2.40%

2.47%

2.77%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

4.45%

3.50%

4.22%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal incomes taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Idaho. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from New York state personal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.18%

0.18%

0.18%

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.98%

1.73%

0.73%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.18%)(2)

(0.18%)(2)

(0.18%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.80%

1.55%

0.55%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$528

$158

$258

$56

3 years

$731

$527

$527

$215

5 years

$951

$922

$922

$388

10 years

$1,582

$2,026

$2,026

$890


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 13% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from New York state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and New York state personal income taxes. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

9.96%

9.93%

-5.53%

11.69%

3.84%

0.33%

5.32%

0.20%

7.66%

4.74%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.57%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 4.00% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -4.40% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.   The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.03%

2.66%

4.21%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

-0.07%

2.60%

4.18%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.17%

2.70%

4.01%

Class C return before taxes

3.05%

2.85%

3.91%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

5.00%

3.87%

5.04%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of New York. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Pennsylvania state personal income tax as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.13%

0.13%

0.13%

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.93%

1.68%

0.68%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.09%)(2)

(0.09%)(2)

(0.09%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.84%

1.59%

0.59%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.59% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund. The Fund’s Class A shares also are subject to a blended 12b-1 fee of 0.10% on all shares acquired prior to June 1, 1992 and 0.25% on all shares acquired on or after June 1, 1992.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$532

$162

$262

$60

3 years

$725

$521

$521

$208

5 years

$933

$904

$904

$370

10 years

$1,534

$1,980

$1,980

$838


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 32% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities that provide income that is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and the personal income taxes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

Municipal debt obligations are securities issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. Municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest may also include securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are also exempt from federal income tax and the personal income taxes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. The Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

10.50%

7.92%

-4.88%

11.22%

3.24%

0.61%

5.32%

0.53%

7.25%

4.84%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.93%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 4.44% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -4.18% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 .    The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Fund summaries


Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.14%

2.72%

4.07%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

0.01%

2.63%

4.02%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.37%

2.83%

3.97%

Class C return before taxes

3.05%

2.89%

3.76%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

4.97%

3.93%

4.93%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund seeks as high a level of current income exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.54%

0.54%

0.54%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.14%

0.14%

0.14%

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.93%

1.68%

0.68%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.08%)(2)

(0.08%)(2)

(0.08%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.85%

1.60%

0.60%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$533

$163

$263

$61

3 years

$725

$522

$522

$210

5 years

$934

$905

$905

$371

10 years

$1,535

$1,980

$1,980

$839


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Minnesota state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

The Fund is required to derive at least 95% of its income from Minnesota obligations in order for any of its income to be exempt from Minnesota state personal income taxes. Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

10.62%

6.92%

-2.94%

9.1%

3.16%

0.19%

4.53%

0.40%

6.66%

3.66%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 1.28%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 4.16% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -3.22% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.   The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

-1.01%

2.11%

3.68%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

-1.01%

2.06%

3.62%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

0.37%

2.25%

3.60%

Class C return before taxes

1.88%

2.29%

3.37%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

3.92%

3.32%

4.19%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Minnesota. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

What are the Fund’s investment objectives?

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund seeks to provide investors with preservation of capital and, secondarily, current income exempt from federal income tax and Minnesota state personal income taxes, by maintaining a dollar-weighted average effective portfolio maturity of 10 years or less.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

2.75%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.50%

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.25%

0.25%

0.25%

Total annual fund operating expenses

1.00%

1.75%

0.75%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.19%)(2)

(0.19%)(2)

(0.19%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.81%

1.56%

0.56%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.56% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the applicable waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$355

$159

$259

$57

3 years

$566

$533

$533

$221

5 years

$794

$931

$931

$398

10 years

$1,449

$2,047

$2,047

$913


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Fund summaries


Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 7% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Minnesota state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

The Fund is required to derive at least 95% of its income from Minnesota obligations in order for any of its income to be exempt from Minnesota state personal income taxes. Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of more than 3 years but less than 10 years.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.

Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.


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Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

8.7%

5.37%

-2.06%

6.65%

2.58%

-0.05%

4.19%

0.42%

6.03%

3.08%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 0.59%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 3.20% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -2.96% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.   The maximum Class A sales charge of 2.75%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Fund summaries


Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

0.28%

2.14%

3.15%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

0.28%

2.11%

3.14%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

1.05%

2.25%

3.10%

Class C return before taxes

1.11%

1.84%

2.55%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

3.14%

2.86%

3.42%

Bloomberg 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index  (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.04%

3.60%

4.12%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Minnesota. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

What is the Fund’s investment objective?

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax and from Minnesota state personal income taxes, primarily through investment in medium- and lower-grade municipal obligations.

What are the Fund’s fees and expenses?

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie®. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund’s Prospectus under the section entitled “About your account,” and in the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled “Purchasing Shares.”

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price

4.50%

none

none

Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower

none

1.00%(1)

none

Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Class

A

C

Inst.

Management fees

0.55%

0.55%

0.55%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

1.00%

none

Other expenses

0.17%

0.17%

0.17%

Total annual fund operating expenses

0.97%

1.72%

0.72%

Fee waivers and expense reimbursements

(0.09%)(2)

(0.09%)(2)

(0.09%)(2)

Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements

0.88%

1.63%

0.63%

 

1

Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

2

The Fund’s investment manager, Delaware Management Company (Manager), has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, inverse floater program expenses, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations) in order to prevent total annual fund operating expenses from exceeding 0.63% of the Fund’s average daily net assets from December 29, 2021 through December 29, 2022. These waivers and reimbursements may only be terminated by agreement of the Manager and the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. In addition, the example shows expenses for Class C shares, assuming those shares were not redeemed at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the Manager’s expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Class

A

(if not
redeemed)
C

C

Inst.

1 year

$536

$166

$266

$64

3 years

$737

$533

$533

$221

5 years

$954

$925

$925

$392

10 years

$1,578

$2,023

$2,023

$886


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Portfolio turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

What are the Fund’s principal investment strategies?

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax, including the federal alternative minimum tax, and from Minnesota state personal income taxes. This is a fundamental investment policy that may not be changed without prior shareholder approval.

The Fund is required to derive at least 95% of its income from Minnesota obligations in order for any of its income to be exempt from Minnesota state personal income taxes. Municipal debt obligations are issued by state and local governments to raise funds for various public purposes such as hospitals, schools, and general capital expenses. The types of municipal debt obligations in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, advance refunded bonds, revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, insured municipal bonds, private activity bonds, municipal leases, and certificates of participation. The Fund will invest its assets in securities with maturities of various lengths, depending on market conditions. The Manager will adjust the average maturity of the bonds in the portfolio to attempt to provide a high level of tax-exempt income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s income level will vary depending on current interest rates and the specific securities in the portfolio. The Fund may concentrate its investments in certain types of bonds or in a certain segment of the municipal bond market when the supply of bonds in other sectors does not suit its investment needs. The Fund may invest in insured municipal bonds. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

The Fund may invest without limit in lower-rated municipal securities (“junk bonds”), which typically offer higher income potential and involve greater risk than higher-quality securities.

What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund’s principal risks include:

Market risk — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Interest rate risk — The risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Credit risk — The risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures a bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner.

High yield (junk bond) risk — The risk that high yield securities, commonly known as “junk bonds,” are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than are higher-rated securities. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities that have less financial strength and therefore have less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Call risk — The risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing a fund to reinvest that money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

Liquidity risk — The possibility that investments cannot be readily sold within seven calendar days at approximately the price at which a fund has valued them.

Geographic concentration risk — The risk that heightened sensitivity to regional, state, US territories or possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the US Virgin Islands), and local political and economic conditions could adversely affect the holdings in and performance of a fund. There is also the risk that there could be an inadequate supply of municipal bonds in a particular state or US territory or possession.


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Alternative minimum tax risk — If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund’s distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.

Government and regulatory risk — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. For example, a tax-exempt security may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service or a state tax authority as taxable, and/or future legislative, administrative, or court actions could cause interest from a tax-exempt security to become taxable, possibly retroactively.

Industry and sector risk — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector  (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

IBOR risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR or a similar rate. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

Active management and selection risk — The risk that the securities selected by a fund’s management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

How has Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund performed?

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns for the 1-, 5-, and 10-year or lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it will perform in the future.  The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund’s most recently available month-end performance by calling 800 523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)
Picture

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Year Total Return

10.63%

7.81%

-3.06%

9.68%

3.24%

0.3%

5.66%

0.58%

7.73%

3.55%

As of September 30, 2021, the Fund’s Class A shares had a calendar year-to-date return of 2.30%. During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A’s highest quarterly return was 4.51% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and its lowest quarterly return was -3.61% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.   The maximum Class A sales charge of 4.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.


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Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2020

 

1 year

5 years

10 years or lifetime

Class A return before taxes

-1.09%

2.58%

4.05%

Class A return after taxes on distributions

-1.09%

2.58%

4.05%

Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares

0.39%

2.64%

3.92%

Class C return before taxes

1.77%

2.75%

3.74%

Institutional Class return before taxes (lifetime: 12/31/13–12/31/20)

3.81%

3.78%

4.64%

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index   (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

5.21%

3.91%

4.63%

After-tax performance is presented only for Class A shares of the Fund. The after-tax returns for other Fund classes may vary. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor’s individual tax situation and may differ from the returns shown. After-tax returns are not relevant for shares held in tax-advantaged investment vehicles such as employer-sponsored 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the highest individual federal marginal income tax rates in effect during the periods presented and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Who manages the Fund?

Investment manager

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

Portfolio managers

Title with Delaware Management Company

Start date on the Fund

Gregory A. Gizzi

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2012

Stephen J. Czepiel

Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager

July 2007

Jake van Roden

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

December 2017

Purchase and redemption of Fund shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie®, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. For Institutional Class shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under “Choosing a share class” and on the Fund’s website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Tax information

The Fund’s distributions primarily are exempt from regular federal income taxes and state personal income taxes for residents of Minnesota. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.

Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.


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How we manage the Funds

The Manager takes a disciplined approach to investing, combining investment strategies and risk-management techniques that it believes can help shareholders meet their goals.

Our principal investment strategies

The Manager analyzes economic and market conditions, seeking to identify the securities or market sectors that it thinks are the best investments for a particular Fund.

The Funds will invest primarily in tax-exempt obligations of issuers in their respective states.

The Funds may also invest in securities issued by US territories and possessions (such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands) to the extent that these securities are exempt from federal income tax and the applicable state's personal income taxes. Although Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest in securities issued by US territories and possessions, these Funds will not typically invest a substantial portion of their respective assets in such securities because these Funds are required to derive at least 95% of their income from Minnesota obligations in order for any of their income to be exempt from Minnesota state personal income taxes.

The Funds will generally invest in securities for income rather than seeking capital appreciation through active trading. However, the Manager may sell securities for a variety of reasons such as: to reinvest the proceeds in higher yielding securities; to eliminate investments not consistent with the preservation of capital; to honor redemption requests; or to address a weakening credit situation. As a result, the Funds may realize capital gains that could be taxable to shareholders or they may realize losses.

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of more than 3 years but less than 10 years. This is a more conservative strategy than funds with longer dollar-weighted average effective maturities, which should result in the Fund experiencing less price volatility when interest rates rise or fall. The remaining Funds described in this prospectus will generally have a dollar-weighted average effective maturity of between 5 and 30 years.

Each Fund's investment objective is nonfundamental. This means that each Fund's Board of Trustees (each a “Board” and together, the “Boards”) may change the objective without obtaining shareholder approval. If the objective were changed, a Fund would notify shareholders at least 60 days before the change became effective.

The securities in which the Funds typically invest

Fixed income securities offer the potential for greater income payments than stocks, and also may provide capital appreciation. Municipal bond securities typically pay income free of federal income tax and may also be free of state income taxes in the state where they are issued.

Please see the Funds' SAI for additional information about certain of the securities described below as well as other securities in which the Funds may invest.

Tax-exempt obligations

Tax-exempt obligations are commonly known as municipal bonds. These are debt obligations issued by or for a state, territory, or possession, its agencies or instrumentalities, municipalities, or other political subdivisions. The interest on these debt obligations can generally be excluded from federal income tax as well as personal income taxes in the state, territory, or possession where the bond is issued. Determination of a bond's tax-exempt status is based on the opinion of the bond issuer's legal counsel. Tax-exempt obligations may include securities subject to the alternative minimum tax.

How the Funds use them: Under normal conditions, each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) will invest at least 80% of its respective assets (and without limit for Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund) in tax-exempt debt obligations rated in the top four quality grades by Standard & Poor's (S&P) or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or in unrated tax-exempt obligations if, in the Manager's opinion, they are equivalent in quality to being rated in the top four quality grades. These bonds may include general obligation bonds and revenue bonds.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest in both investment grade and below-investment-grade debt obligations. Investment grade debt obligations are bonds rated in the top four quality grades by S&P or similarly rated by another NRSRO, or in the case of unrated tax-exempt obligations, if, in the Manager's opinion, they are equivalent in quality to being rated in the top four quality grades. Below-investment-grade debt obligations are rated below the top four quality grades by S&P or similarly rated by another NRSRO or, in the case of unrated tax-exempt obligations, if, in the Manager's opinion, they are equivalent in quality to being rated below the top four quality grades. Both investment grade and below-investment-grade bonds may include general obligation bonds and revenue bonds.

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How we manage the Funds

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest all or a portion of its assets in higher grade securities if the Manager determines that abnormal market conditions make investing in lower-rated securities inconsistent with shareholders' best interests.

High yield, high-risk municipal bonds (junk bonds)

High yield, high-risk municipal bonds are municipal debt obligations lower than BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (Moody's), or similarly rated by another NRSRO) or, if unrated, of comparable quality. High yield bonds, also known as “junk bonds,” are issued by issuers that have lower credit quality and may have difficulty repaying principal and interest.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) may invest up to 20% of its net assets in high yield, high-risk fixed income securities.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in high yield, high-risk fixed income securities.

General obligation bonds

General obligation bonds are municipal bonds on which the payment of principal and interest is secured by the issuer's pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) may invest without limit in general obligation bonds in the top four quality grades or bonds that are unrated, but which the Manager determines to be of equal quality. Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in general obligation bonds.

Revenue bonds

Revenue bonds are municipal bonds on which principal and interest payments are made from revenues derived from a particular facility, from the proceeds of a special excise tax, or from revenue generated by an operating project. Principal and interest are not secured by the general taxing power. Tax-exempt industrial development bonds, in most cases, are a type of revenue bond that is not backed by the credit of the issuing municipality and may therefore involve more risk.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) may invest without limit in revenue bonds in the top four quality grades or bonds that are unrated, but which the Manager determines to be of equal quality. Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in revenue bonds.

Insured municipal bonds

Various municipal issuers may obtain insurance for their obligations. In the event of a default, the insurer is required to make payments of interest and principal when due to the bondholders. However, there is no assurance that the insurance company will meet its obligations. Insured obligations are typically rated in the top quality grades by an NRSRO.

How the Funds use them: The Funds may invest without limit in insured bonds. It is possible that a substantial portion of a Fund's portfolio may consist of municipal bonds that are insured by a single insurance company.

Insurance is available on uninsured bonds and a Fund may purchase such insurance directly. The Manager will generally do so only if it believes that purchasing and insuring a bond provides an investment opportunity at least comparable to owning other available insured securities.

The purpose of insurance is to protect against credit risk. It does not insure against market risk or guarantee the value of the securities in the portfolio or the value of shares of a Fund.

Private activity or private placement bonds

Private activity bonds are municipal bonds whose proceeds are used to finance certain nongovernment activities, including some types of industrial revenue bonds and privately owned sports facilities. Interest on certain private activity bonds, while exempt from regular federal income tax, is a tax preference item for taxpayers when determining their alternative minimum tax, if applicable, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Internal Revenue Code).

Private placement bonds are bonds sold directly to qualified institutional investors or accredited investors, such as banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds, and foundations. Private placement bonds do not require registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, provided the securities are bought for investment purposes rather than resale. Privately placed bonds encompass a wide variety of fixed income investments including corporate obligations and real estate-related, project finance, and asset-backed loans.

How the Funds use them: Under normal circumstances, each Fund may invest without limit in private activity bonds or private placement bonds, except that a Fund's investments in these bonds will be limited if such investments, in the aggregate, would cause the Fund to have less than 80% of its net assets invested in municipal securities the income from which is exempt from federal income tax and applicable state personal income taxes.

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Inverse floaters

Inverse floaters are instruments with floating or variable interest rates that move in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates. Consequently, the market values of inverse floaters will generally be more volatile than other tax-exempt investments. Certain inverse floater programs may be considered a form of borrowing.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) may invest up to 25% of its net assets in inverse floaters when the underlying bond is tax-exempt. However, a Fund's investments in taxable securities (including investments in inverse floaters on taxable securities) combined with its investments in securities rated below investment grade are limited to 20% of the Fund's net assets. Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is not subject to the 20% limitation on investments in securities rated below investment grade.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in inverse floaters.

Where a Fund has invested in inverse floaters that are deemed to be borrowings, the Fund will designate cash and liquid securities in an amount sufficient to terminate the inverse floater program, and will adjust the value of those designated assets on a daily basis.

Advance refunded bonds

Escrow secured bonds or defeased bonds are created when an issuer refunds in advance of maturity (or pre-refunds) an outstanding bond issue that is not immediately callable, and it becomes necessary or desirable to set aside funds for redemption of the bonds at a future date. In an advance refunding, the issuer will use the proceeds of a new bond issue to purchase high grade interest-bearing debt securities, which are then deposited in an irrevocable escrow account held by a trustee bank to secure all future payments of principal and interest on pre-existing bonds, which are then considered to be “advance refunded bonds.” Escrow-secured bonds will often receive a rating of AAA from S&P and Aaa from Moody's.

How the Funds use them: The Funds may invest without limit in advance refunded bonds. These bonds are generally considered to be of very high quality because of the escrow account, which typically holds US Treasurys.

Short-term tax-free instruments

Short-term tax-free instruments include instruments such as tax-exempt commercial paper and general obligation, revenue, and project notes, as well as variable floating-rate demand obligations.

How the Funds use them: The Funds may invest without limit in high-quality, short-term tax-free instruments and “floating-rate” and “variable-rate” obligations.

Futures and options

Futures contracts are agreements for the purchase or sale of a security or a group of securities at a specified price, on a specified date. Unlike purchasing an option, a futures contract must be executed unless it is sold before the settlement date.

Options represent a right to buy or sell a swap agreement, a futures contract, or a security or a group of securities at an agreed-upon price at a future date. The purchaser of an option may or may not choose to go through with the transaction. The seller of an option, however, must go through with the transaction if the purchaser exercises the option.

Certain options and futures may be considered illiquid.

How the Funds use them: The Funds may invest in futures, options, and closing transactions related thereto. These activities will not be entered into for speculative purposes, but rather for hedging purposes and to facilitate the ability to quickly deploy into the market a Fund's cash, short-term debt securities, and other money market instruments at times when the Fund's assets are not fully invested. Each Fund may only enter into these transactions for hedging purposes if it is consistent with its investment objective and policies.

A Fund may invest up to an aggregate of 20% of its net assets in futures, options, swaps, and other taxable instruments and securities rated below investment grade (other than Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund). Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is not subject to the 20% limitation on investments in securities rated below investment grade.

At times when the Manager anticipates adverse conditions, it may want to protect gains on securities or swap agreements for a Fund without actually selling them. The Manager might use futures or options on futures to seek to neutralize the effect of any price declines, without selling the securities or swap agreements.

Use of these strategies can increase the operating costs of the Funds and can lead to loss of principal.

 

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How we manage the Funds

 

Repurchase agreements

A repurchase agreement is an agreement between a buyer of securities, such as a fund, and a seller of securities, in which the seller agrees to buy the securities back within a specified time at the same price the buyer paid for them, plus an amount equal to an agreed-upon interest rate. Repurchase agreements are often viewed as equivalent to cash.

How the Funds use them: Typically, each Fund uses repurchase agreements as short-term investments for its cash position. In order to enter into these repurchase agreements, a Fund must have collateral of at least 102% of the repurchase price. A Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements in which the collateral is composed of US government securities. At the Manager's discretion, a Fund may invest overnight cash balances in short-term discount notes issued or guaranteed by the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or government-sponsored corporations.

Restricted securities

Restricted securities are privately placed securities whose resale is restricted under US securities laws.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund may invest in privately placed securities, including those that are eligible for resale only among certain institutional buyers without registration, which are commonly known as “Rule 144A Securities.” Restricted securities that are determined to be illiquid may not exceed a Fund's limit on investments in illiquid investments.

Illiquid investments

Illiquid investments are any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments.

Interest rate swap, index swap, and credit default swap agreements

In an interest rate swap, a fund receives payments from another party based on a variable or floating interest rate, in return for making payments based on a fixed interest rate. An interest rate swap can also work in reverse with a fund receiving payments based on a fixed interest rate and making payments based on a variable or floating interest rate.

In an index swap, a fund receives gains or incurs losses based on the total return of a specified index, in exchange for making interest payments to another party. An index swap can also work in reverse with a fund receiving interest payments from another party in exchange for movements in the total return of a specified index.

In a credit default swap, a fund may transfer the financial risk of a credit event occurring (a bond default, bankruptcy, or restructuring, for example) on a particular security or basket of securities to another party by paying that party a periodic premium; likewise, a fund may assume the financial risk of a credit event occurring on a particular security or basket of securities in exchange for receiving premium payments from another party.

Interest rate swaps, index swaps, and credit default swaps may be considered illiquid.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund may use interest rate swaps to adjust its sensitivity to interest rates by changing its duration. Each Fund may also use interest rate swaps to hedge against changes in interest rates. Index swaps may be used to gain exposure to markets that a Fund invests in and also as a substitute for futures, options, or forward contracts if such contracts are not directly available to the Fund on favorable terms. A Fund enters into credit default swaps in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return, or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets.

Each Fund may invest up to an aggregate of 20% of its net assets in futures, options, swaps (subject to its 15% limitation on the aggregate notional amount of credit default swaps when the Fund is selling protection on a security or purchasing protection on a security that the Fund does not own), and other taxable investments and securities that are rated below investment grade (other than Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund). Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is not subject to the 20% limitation on investments in securities rated below investment grade.

At times when the Manager anticipates adverse conditions, the Manager may want to protect gains on securities without actually selling them. The Manager might use swaps to seek to neutralize the effect of any price declines without selling the securities.

Use of these strategies can increase the operating costs of the Funds and can lead to loss of principal.

 

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Municipal leases and certificates of participation

Certificates of participation (COPs) are widely used by state and local governments to finance the purchase of property and facilities. COPs are like installment purchase agreements. A governmental corporation may create a COP when it issues long-term bonds to pay for the acquisition of property or facilities. The property or facilities are then leased to a municipality, which makes lease payments to repay interest and principal to the holders of the bonds. Once the lease payments are completed, the municipality gains ownership of the property for a nominal sum.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund may invest without limit in investment grade municipal lease obligations (primarily through COPs), which are rated in the top four quality grades by S&P, similarly rated by another NRSRO, or those that are deemed to be of comparable quality by the Manager.

The Funds (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) may invest in below-investment-grade municipal lease obligations (primarily through COPs), subject to the Funds' overall 20% of net assets limit in below-investment-grade securities. Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in below-investment-grade municipal lease obligations.

As with a Fund's other investments, the Manager expects the Fund's investments in municipal lease obligations to be exempt from regular federal income tax. Each Fund will rely on the opinion of the bond issuer's counsel for a determination of the bond's tax-exempt status.

A feature that distinguishes COPs from municipal debt is that leases typically contain a “nonappropriation” or “abatement” clause. This means that the municipality leasing the property or facility must use its best efforts to make lease payments, but may terminate the lease without penalty if its legislature or other appropriating body does not allocate the necessary money. In such a case, the creator of the COP, or its agent, is typically entitled to repossess the property. In many cases, however, the market value of the property will be less than the amount the municipality was paying.

Zero coupon bonds

Zero coupon bonds are debt obligations that do not entitle the holder to any periodic payments of interest prior to maturity or a specified date when the securities begin paying current interest. Therefore, they are issued and traded at a discount from their respective face amount or par value.

How the Funds use them: Each Fund may invest in zero coupon bonds. The market prices of these bonds are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically and are likely to react to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than interest-paying bonds having similar maturities and credit quality. The bonds may have certain tax consequences which, under certain conditions, could be adverse to a Fund.

Other investment strategies

Downgraded quality ratings

The credit quality restrictions described above for each Fund apply only at the time of purchase. Each Fund may continue to hold a security whose quality rating has been lowered or in the case of an unrated bond, after the Manager has changed its assessment of the bond's credit quality.

Borrowing from banks

Each Fund may borrow money from banks as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes or to facilitate redemptions. A Fund will be required to pay interest to the lending banks on the amount borrowed. As a result, borrowing money could result in a Fund being unable to meet its investment objective. Each Fund will not borrow money in excess of one-third of the value of its total assets.

Purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis

Each Fund may buy or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis (i.e., paying for securities before delivery or taking delivery at a later date). Each Fund will designate cash or securities in amounts sufficient to cover its obligations, and will value the designated assets daily.

Concentration

Depending on the supply of available bonds and how those bonds suit a Fund's investment needs, the Fund may concentrate its investments (invest more than 25% of net assets) in a particular segment of the bond market such as the housing, healthcare, transportation, education, and/or utility sectors. Each Fund may also invest more than 25% of total assets in industrial development bonds. Each Fund will not, however, invest more than 25% of its total assets in bonds issued for companies in the same industry.

 

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Temporary defensive positions

In response to unfavorable market conditions, a Fund may make temporary investments in cash or cash equivalents or other high-quality, short-term instruments. These investments may not be consistent with a Fund's investment objective. To the extent that a Fund holds such instruments, it may be unable to achieve its investment objective.

The risks of investing in the Funds

Investing in any mutual fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment, and the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Before you invest in the Funds, you should carefully evaluate the risks. Because of the nature of the Funds, you should consider your investment to be a long-term investment that typically provides the best results when held for a number of years. The information below describes the principal risks you assume when investing in the Funds. You should also note that the failure of an issuer of a tax-exempt security to comply with certain legal or contractual requirements relating to the security could cause interest on the security, as well as Fund distributions derived from this interest, to become taxable, in some cases retroactively to the date the security was issued. Please see the SAI for a further discussion of these risks and other risks not discussed here.

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Interest rate changes are influenced by a number of factors, such as government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, and the supply and demand of bonds. Bonds and other fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes. A fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low interest rates.

Swaps and inverse floaters may be particularly sensitive to interest rate changes. Depending on the actual movements of interest rates and how well the portfolio manager anticipates them, a fund could experience a higher or lower return than anticipated. For example, if a fund holds interest rate swaps and is required to make payments based on variable interest rates, it will have to make interest payments if interest rates rise, which will not necessarily be off-set by the fixed-rate payments it is entitled to receive under the swap agreement.

How the Funds strive to manage it: Interest rate risk is generally the most significant risk for each Fund. Because interest rate movements can be unpredictable, the Manager does not try to increase return by aggressively capitalizing on interest rate moves. The Manager does attempt to manage the duration of a Fund in order to take advantage of the Manager's market outlook, especially on a longer term basis.

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

Index swaps are subject to the same market risks as the investment market or sector that the index represents. Depending on the actual movements of the index and how well the portfolio manager forecasts those movements, a fund could experience a higher or lower return than anticipated.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Manager maintains a long-term investment approach and focuses on securities that it believes can continue to provide returns over an extended time frame regardless of interim market fluctuations in the bond market. In evaluating the use of an index swap, the Manager carefully considers how market changes could affect the swap and how that compares to a Fund investing directly in the market the swap is intended to represent.

Industry and sector risks

Industry and sector risks are the risks that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector (such as financial services or manufacturing) will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

How the Funds strive to manage them: Each Fund generally spreads its assets across different types of municipal bonds and among bonds representing different industries, sectors, and regions within a state in order to try to minimize the impact that a poorly performing security would have on the Fund. The Manager also follows a rigorous selection process before choosing securities for the portfolios.

Where the Manager feels there is a limited supply of appropriate investments, the Manager may concentrate (invest more than 25% of net assets) each Fund's investments in just a few industries or sectors. This will expose a Fund to greater industry and sector risk.

 

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Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security, including a governmental issuer or an entity that insures the bond, may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner. Changes in an issuer's financial strength or in a security's credit rating may affect a security's value, which would impact fund performance.

Investing in so-called “junk” or “high yield” bonds entails the risk of principal loss because they are rated below investment grade, which may be greater than the risk involved in investment grade bonds. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities whose earnings at the time the bond is issued are less than the projected debt payments on the bonds. A protracted economic downturn may severely disrupt the market for high yield bonds, adversely affect the value of outstanding bonds, and adversely affect the ability of high yield issuers to repay principal and interest. Investment by a fund in defaulted securities poses additional risk of loss should nonpayment of principal and interest continue in respect of such securities. Even if such securities are held to maturity, recovery by a fund of its initial investment and any anticipated income or appreciation may be uncertain. A fund also may incur additional expenses in seeking recovery on defaulted securities. Defaulted securities may be considered illiquid.

In the case of municipal bonds, issuers may be affected by poor economic conditions in their states.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Manager conducts careful credit analysis of individual bonds; a Fund focuses on high-quality bonds and limits its holdings of bonds rated below investment grade (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund). A Fund also holds a number of different bonds in its portfolio. All of this is designed to help reduce credit risk.

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund is subject to significant credit risk due to its investments in lower-quality, high yielding bonds.

High yield, high-risk municipal bond (junk bond) risk

Investing in so-called “junk bonds” entails the risk of principal loss because they are rated below investment grade. As a result, junk bonds are subject to a greater risk of loss than investment grade bonds. High yield bonds are sometimes issued by municipalities with less financial strength and therefore less ability to make projected debt payments on the bonds.

Although experts disagree on the impact recessionary periods have had and will have on high yield municipal bonds, some analysts believe a protracted economic downturn would adversely affect the value of outstanding bonds and the ability of high yield issuers to repay principal and interest. In particular, for a high yield revenue bond, adverse economic conditions to the particular project or industry that backs the bond would pose a significant risk.

How the Funds strive to manage it: Each Fund (except for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund) limits the amount of the portfolio that may be invested in lower-quality, higher yielding bonds.

This is a significant risk for Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund. In striving to manage this risk, the Fund generally holds a number of different bonds representing a variety of industries and municipal projects, seeking to minimize the effect that any one bond may have on the portfolio.

Call risk

Call risk is the risk that a bond issuer will prepay the bond during periods of low interest rates, forcing an investor to reinvest his or her money at interest rates that might be lower than rates on the called bond.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Manager takes into consideration the likelihood of prepayment when it selects bonds and, in certain environments, may look for bonds that have protection against early prepayment.

IBOR risk

The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or similar interbank offered rates (“IBORs,” such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference such rates. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR or a similar rate is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR and similar rates could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference such rates, especially those that do not have fallback provisions. The use of alternative reference rate products may impact investment strategy performance.

How the Funds strives to manage it: Due to uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR or similar rates (such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (EONIA)), the impact of the abandonment of such rates on the Funds or the financial instruments in which the Funds invest cannot yet be determined.  However, the Funds try to address such risk by monitoring the economic, political and regulatory climate in jurisdictions relevant to the Funds and the financial

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instruments in which the Funds invest in order to minimize any potential impact on the Funds.  In addition, the Funds typically invest in a number of different securities in a variety of sectors in order to minimize the impact to the Funds of any legislative or regulatory development affecting particular countries, issuers, or market sectors.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the possibility that investments cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Illiquid investments may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments, and may be subject to wide fluctuations in market value. A fund also may not be able to dispose of illiquid investments at a favorable time or price during periods of infrequent trading of an illiquid investment.

There is generally no established retail secondary market for high yield securities. As a result, the secondary market for high yield securities is more limited and less liquid than other secondary securities markets. The high yield secondary market is particularly susceptible to liquidity problems when institutional investors, such as mutual funds, and certain other financial institutions, temporarily stop buying bonds for regulatory, financial, or other reasons.

Adverse publicity and investor perceptions may also disrupt the secondary market for high yield securities.

How the Funds strive to manage it: Each Fund's exposure to illiquid investments is limited to no more than 15% of its net assets.

A less liquid secondary market may have an adverse effect on a Fund's ability to dispose of particular issues, when necessary, to meet the Fund's liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event, such as the deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer. In striving to manage this risk, the Manager evaluates the size of a bond issuance as a way to anticipate its likely liquidity level.

Swap agreements may be treated as illiquid investments, but swap dealers may be willing to repurchase interest rate swaps within seven calendar days.

Geographic concentration risk

Geographic concentration risk is the risk that a fund that concentrates on investments from a particular state, region, or US territory or possession could be adversely affected by political and economic conditions in that state, region, or US territory or possession. There is also the risk that an inadequate supply of municipal bonds exists in a particular state or US territory or possession.

How the Funds strive to manage it: Each Fund invests primarily in a specific state and is subject to geographic concentration risk. For the Funds that invest in municipal debt obligations issued by US territories and possessions, they are also subject to this risk with respect to their investments in such US territories and possessions. In particular, there recently has been speculation that due to a weak economic outlook, high government debt levels, and credit rating downgrades by S&P and Moody's, Puerto Rican debt obligations may be subject to a greater risk of default. In striving to manage geographic concentration risk for a Fund, the Manager carefully monitors the economies of each state, region, and US territory and possession in which the Fund invests or may invest. In general, the Manager believes these economies are broad enough to satisfy a Fund's investment needs. However, there is no way to eliminate this risk when investing with a concentration in certain geographic areas.

Alternative minimum tax risk

If a fund invests in bonds whose income is subject to the alternative minimum tax, that portion of the fund's distributions would be taxable for shareholders who are subject to this tax.

How the Funds strive to manage it: Under normal circumstances, each Fund will not invest more than 20% of its assets in bonds whose income is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

Derivatives risk

Derivatives risk is the possibility that a fund may experience a significant loss if it employs a derivatives strategy (including a strategy involving equity-linked securities, futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts, or swaps such as interest rate swaps, index swaps, or credit default swaps) related to a security, index, reference rate, or other asset or market factor (collectively, a “reference instrument”) and that reference instrument moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager had anticipated. If a market or markets, or prices of particular classes of investments, move in an unexpected manner, a fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction and it may realize losses. Derivatives also involve additional expenses, which could reduce any benefit or increase any loss to a fund from using the strategy. In addition, changes in government regulation of derivatives could affect the character, timing, and amount of a fund's taxable income or gains. A fund's transactions in derivatives may be subject to one or more special tax rules.  These rules may: (i) affect whether gains and losses recognized by a fund are treated as ordinary or capital or as short-term or long-term, (ii) accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the fund, (iii) defer losses to the fund, and (iv) cause adjustments in the holding periods of the fund's securities. A fund's use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the fund as a regulated investment company.

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Investing in derivatives may subject a fund to counterparty risk. Please refer to “Counterparty risk” for more information. Other risks include illiquidity, mispricing or improper valuation of the derivatives contract, and imperfect correlation between the value of the derivatives instrument and the underlying reference instrument so that a fund may not realize the intended benefits. In addition, since there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any derivatives instrument purchased or sold, a fund may be required to hold a derivatives instrument to maturity and take or make delivery of an underlying reference instrument that the Manager would have otherwise attempted to avoid, which could result in losses. When used for hedging, the change in value of the derivatives instrument may also not correlate specifically with the currency, rate, or other risk being hedged, in which case a fund may not realize the intended benefits.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Funds will use derivatives for defensive purposes, such as to protect gains or hedge against potential losses in the portfolio without actually selling a security, to neutralize the impact of interest rate changes, to effect diversification, or to earn additional income.

The Manager has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” with respect to each Fund under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA.

Counterparty risk

Counterparty risk is the risk that if a fund enters into a derivatives contract (such as a futures, options, or swap contract) or a repurchase agreement, the counterparty to such a contract or agreement may fail to perform its obligations under the contract or agreement due to, among other reasons, financial difficulties (such as a bankruptcy or reorganization). As a result, a fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery, may obtain only a limited recovery, or may obtain no recovery at all.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Manager tries to minimize this risk by considering the creditworthiness of all counterparties before it enters into transactions with them. A Fund will hold collateral from counterparties consistent with applicable regulations.

Leveraging risk

Leveraging risk is the risk that certain fund transactions, such as reverse repurchase agreements, short sales, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivatives instruments, may give rise to leverage, causing a fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. While it is anticipated that leverage may increase profitability, it may also accentuate the consequences of adverse price movements, resulting in increased losses.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Funds will, consistent with industry practice, designate and mark-to-market daily cash or other liquid assets having an aggregate market value at least equal to the exposure created by these transactions.

Government and regulatory risks

Governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance. Government involvement in the private sector may, in some cases, include government investment in, or ownership of, companies in certain commercial business sectors; wage and price controls; or imposition of trade barriers and other protectionist measures. For example, an economic or political crisis may lead to price controls, forced mergers of companies, expropriation, the creation of government monopolies, foreign exchange controls, the introduction of new currencies (and the redenomination of financial obligations into those currencies), or other measures that could be detrimental to the investments of a fund.

While a fund endeavors to purchase only bona fide tax-exempt securities, there are risks that: (a) a security issued as tax-exempt may be reclassified as taxable by the Internal Revenue Service, or a state tax authority, and/or (b) future legislative, administrative, or court actions could adversely impact the qualification of income from a tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable, possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could cause the value of a security, and therefore the value of a fund's shares, to decline.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Manager evaluates the economic and political climate in the relevant jurisdictions before selecting securities for each Fund. The Manager typically diversifies a Fund's assets among a number of different securities in a variety of sectors in order to minimize the impact to the Fund of any legislative or regulatory development affecting particular countries, issuers, or market sectors.

Natural disaster and epidemic risk

Natural disaster and epidemic risk is the risk that the value of a fund's investments may be negatively affected by natural disasters, epidemics, or similar events. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely impacting individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a fund's investments. Given the increasing interdependence among global economies and markets, conditions in one country, market, or region are

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increasingly likely to adversely affect markets, issuers, and/or foreign exchange rates in other countries. These disruptions could prevent a fund from executing advantageous investment decisions in a timely manner and could negatively impact the fund's ability to achieve its investment objective.

How the Funds strive to manage it: The Funds maintain a long-term investment approach. Generally, the portfolio managers do not try to predict overall market movements, but the portfolio managers do note trends in the economy, industries, and financial markets. Although the Funds may hold securities for any amount of time, they generally do not trade for short-term purposes.

Disclosure of portfolio holdings information

A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of their portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

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Who manages the Funds

Investment manager

The Manager, located at 100 Independence, 610 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354, is the Funds' investment manager. Together, the Manager and the subsidiaries of Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. (MMHI) manage, as of September 30, 2021, $184.5 billion in assets, including mutual funds, separate accounts, and other investment vehicles. The Manager and its predecessors have been managing Delaware Funds since 1938. The Manager is a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust), which is a subsidiary of MMHI. MMHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited. The Manager makes investment decisions for the Funds, manages the Funds' business affairs, and provides daily administrative services. For its services to the Funds, the Manager was paid an aggregate fee, net of fee waivers (if applicable), during the last fiscal year as follows:

       

 

As a percentage of average daily net assets

 
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

 

 

0.34%

 
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

 

 

0.35%

 
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

 

 

0.42%

 
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

 

 

0.40%

 
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

 

 

0.37%

 
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

 

 

0.46%

 
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

 

 

0.46%

 
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

 

 

0.31%

 
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

0.47%

 

A discussion of the basis for the Boards' approval of the Funds' investment advisory contract is available in the Funds' annual reports to shareholders for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.

Portfolio managers

Gregory A. Gizzi, Stephen J. Czepiel, and Jake van Roden have an equal role in the management of the Funds. Mr. Gizzi, Mr. Czepiel, and Mr. van Roden assumed primary responsibility for making day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds in December 2012, July 2007, and December 2017, respectively.

Gregory A. Gizzi, Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds, Senior Portfolio Manager
Gregory A. Gizzi is head of municipal bonds for Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income (MFI) in the Americas, a role he assumed in February 2019. In this role, he is responsible for the overall operation of the strategy and is team lead on several of the tax-exempt strategies. Additionally, Gizzi continues to be responsible for MFI's taxable municipal business and the marketing efforts for the municipal product. Previously, Gizzi was co-portfolio manager of the firm's municipal bond funds and several client accounts, a role he held since November 2011. Before joining Macquarie Investment Management in January 2008 as head of municipal bond trading, he spent six years as a vice president at Lehman Brothers for the firm's tax-exempt institutional sales effort. Prior to that, he spent two years trading corporate bonds for UBS before joining Lehman Brothers in a sales capacity. Gizzi has more than 20 years of trading experience in the municipal securities industry, beginning at Kidder Peabody in 1984, where he started as a municipal bond trader and worked his way up to institutional block trading desk manager. He later worked in the same capacity at Dillon Read. Gizzi earned his Bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University.

Stephen J. Czepiel, Managing Director, Head of Municipal Bonds Portfolio Management, Senior Portfolio Manager
Stephen J. Czepiel leads the portfolio management of the firm's municipal bonds strategies for Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income (MFI) in the Americas, a role he assumed in February 2019. He is a co-portfolio manager of the firm's municipal bond funds and client accounts, a role he has held since August 2007. He joined Macquarie Investment Management in July 2004 as a senior bond trader. Previously, he was vice president at both Mesirow Financial and Loop Capital Markets. He began his career in the securities industry in 1982 as a municipal bond trader at Kidder Peabody and now has more than 20 years of experience in the municipal securities industry. Czepiel earned his Bachelor's degree in finance and economics from Duquesne University.

Jake van Roden, Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Jake van Roden is a member of the municipal bond department within Macquarie Investment Management Fixed Income (MFI) in the Americas. He is a portfolio manager for MFI's nine open-end state-specific municipal bond funds, as well as for several municipal bond client accounts, a role he assumed in December 2017. In February 2019, his portfolio management role expanded to include MFI's closed-end municipal bond funds and the three national municipal open-end funds. He joined the municipal department in July 2004 as a generalist and became head of municipal trading in December 2012. Before that, van Roden interned at Macquarie Investment Management in the client services department. He received a Bachelor's degree in American studies with a minor in government from Franklin & Marshall College.

The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts managed by each portfolio manager, and each portfolio manager's ownership of Fund shares.

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Manager of managers structure

The Funds and the Manager have received an exemptive order from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate under a manager of managers structure that permits the Manager, with the approval of the Funds' Boards, to appoint and replace both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisors, and to enter into and make material amendments to the related sub-advisory contracts on behalf of the Funds without shareholder approval (Manager of Managers Structure). Under the Manager of Managers Structure, the Manager has ultimate responsibility, subject to oversight by the Boards, for overseeing the Funds' sub-advisors and recommending to the Boards their hiring, termination, or replacement.

The Manager of Managers Structure enables the Funds to operate with greater efficiency and without incurring the expense and delays associated with obtaining shareholder approvals for matters relating to sub-advisors or sub-advisory agreements. The Manager of Managers Structure does not permit an increase in the overall management and advisory fees payable by the Funds without shareholder approval. Shareholders will be notified of the hiring of any new sub-advisor within 90 days of the hiring.

Who's who

Board of trustees: A mutual fund is governed by a board of trustees, which has oversight responsibility for the management of the fund's business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the fund's service providers.

Investment manager: An investment manager is a company responsible for selecting portfolio investments consistent with the objective and policies stated in the mutual fund's prospectus. A written contract between a mutual fund and its investment manager specifies the services the investment manager performs and the fee the manager is entitled to receive.

Portfolio managers: Portfolio managers make investment decisions for individual portfolios.

Distributor: Most mutual funds continuously offer new shares to the public through distributors that are regulated as broker/dealers and are subject to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules governing mutual fund sales practices.

Service agent: Mutual fund companies employ service agents (sometimes called transfer agents) to maintain records of shareholder accounts, calculate and disburse dividends and capital gains, and prepare and mail shareholder statements and tax information, among other functions. Many service agents also provide administrative services to a fund and oversight of other fund service providers.

Custodian/Fund accountant: Mutual funds are legally required to protect their portfolio securities, and most funds place them with a qualified bank custodian that segregates fund securities from other bank assets. The fund accountant provides services such as calculating a fund's net asset value (NAV) and providing financial reporting information for the fund.

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Financial intermediary: Financial professionals provide advice to their clients. They are associated with securities broker/dealers who have entered into selling and/or service arrangements with the distributor. Selling broker/dealers and financial professionals are compensated for their services generally through sales commissions, and through 12b-1 fees and/or service fees deducted from a fund's assets.

Shareholders: Mutual fund shareholders have specific voting rights on matters such as material changes in the terms of a fund's management contract and changes to fundamental investment policies.

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About your account

Investing in the Funds

You can choose from a number of share classes for each Fund. Because each share class has a different combination of sales charges, fees, and other features, you should consult your financial intermediary or your financial professional (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “financial intermediary”) to determine which share class best suits your investment goals and time frame. It is the responsibility of your financial intermediary to assist you in determining the most appropriate share class and to communicate such determination to us.

Information about existing sales charges and sales charge reductions and waivers is available in this Prospectus below and free of charge on the Delaware Funds website at delawarefunds.com. Additional information on sales charges can be found in the SAI, which is available upon request.

Please also see the “Broker-defined sales charge waiver policies” section in this Prospectus for information provided to the Fund by certain financial intermediaries on sales charge discounts and waivers that may be available to you through your financial intermediary. Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a financial intermediary may also be eligible for sales charge discounts or waivers which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or SAI. The availability of certain initial or deferred sales charge waivers and discounts may depend on the particular financial intermediary or type of account through which you purchase or hold Fund shares. It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to implement any of its proprietary sales charge discounts or waivers listed in “Broker-defined sales charge waiver policies” or otherwise. Accordingly, you should consult with your financial intermediary to determine whether you qualify for any sales charge discounts or waivers.

Choosing a share class

Each share class may be eligible for purchase through programs sponsored by financial intermediaries that require the purchase of a specific class of shares.

Class A and Class C shares of each Fund have each adopted a separate 12b-1 plan that allows them to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of their shares. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Class A

Class A shares have an upfront sales charge of up to 4.50% (2.75% for Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund) that you pay when you buy the shares.

 

If you invest $100,000 or more, your front-end sales charge will be reduced.

 

You may qualify for other reduced sales charges and, under certain circumstances, the sales charge may be waived, as described in “How to reduce your sales charge” below.

 

Class A shares are also subject to an annual 12b-1 fee no greater than 0.25% of average daily net assets. See “Dealer compensation” below for further information. The Board has adopted a formula for calculating 12b-1 plan expenses for the Class A shares of Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund. The total 12b-1 fee to be paid by Class A shareholders of the Fund will be the sum of 0.10% of the average daily net assets representing the shares that were acquired prior to June 1, 1992 and 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing the shares that were acquired on or after June 1, 1992. All Class A shareholders will bear the Class A 12b-1 fee at the same rate, the blended rate based upon the allocation of the 0.10% and 0.25% rates described above. See “Dealer compensation” below for further information.

 

Class A shares generally are not subject to a CDSC, except in the limited circumstances described in the table below.

 

Because of the higher 12b-1 fee, Class A shares have higher expenses and any dividends paid on these shares are generally lower than dividends on Institutional Class shares.

 

Class A sales charges

The table below details your sales charges on purchases of Class A shares. The offering price for Class A shares includes the front-end sales charge. The offering price is determined by dividing the NAV per share by an amount equal to 1 minus the sales charge (expressed in decimals) applicable to the purchase, calculated to two decimal places using standard rounding criteria. The sales charge as a percentage of the net amount invested is the maximum percentage of the amount invested rounded to the nearest hundredth. The actual sales charge that you pay as a percentage of the offering price and as a percentage of the net amount invested will vary depending on the then-current NAV, the percentage rate of the sales charge, and rounding. The number of Fund shares you will be issued will equal the amount invested divided by the applicable offering price for those shares, calculated to three decimal places using standard rounding criteria. Sales charges do not apply to shares purchased through dividend reinvestment.

             

Amount of purchase

Sales charge as a %
of offering price

Sales charge as a %
of net amount invested

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

Less than $100,000

 

 

2.75%

   

3.23%

 

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Amount of purchase

Sales charge as a %
of offering price

Sales charge as a %
of net amount invested

$100,000 but less than $250,000

 

 

2.00%

   

2.44%

 
$250,000 or more

 

 

none*

   

none*

 

* There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if Delaware Distributors, L.P. (Distributor) paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares prior to December 2, 2019, or if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $250,000 or more of Class A shares on or after December 2, 2019, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 0.75% if you redeem shares of these shares within the first year after your purchase, unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. The Limited CDSC will be paid to the Distributor and will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the NAV at the time the Class A shares being redeemed were purchased; or (2) the NAV of such Class A shares at the time of redemption. For purposes of this formula, the “NAV at the time of purchase” will be the NAV at purchase of the Class A shares even if those shares are later exchanged for shares of another Delaware Fund and, in the event of an exchange of Class A shares, the “NAV of such shares at the time of redemption” will be the NAV of the shares acquired in the exchange. In determining whether a Limited CDSC is payable, it will be assumed that shares not subject to the Limited CDSC are the first redeemed followed by other shares held for the longest period of time. See “Dealer compensation” below for a description of the dealer commission that is paid.

             

Amount of purchase

Sales charge as a %
of offering price

Sales charge as a %
of net amount invested

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Less than $100,000

 

 

4.50%

   

5.13%

 
$100,000 but less than $250,000

 

 

3.50%

   

4.00%

 
$250,000 or more

 

 

none*

   

none*

 

* There is no front-end sales charge when you purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares. However, if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $1 million or more of Class A shares, for shares of Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, or Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund prior to December 2, 2019 or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund or Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund prior to July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first year after your purchase and 0.50% if you redeem shares within the second year; or if the Distributor paid your financial intermediary a commission on your purchase of $250,000 or more of Class A shares, for shares of the Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund on or after December 2, 2019 or for shares of Delaware Tax-Free California Fund or Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund on or after July 1, 2020, you will have to pay a Limited CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem these shares within the first 18 months after your purchase; unless a specific waiver of the Limited CDSC applies. The Limited CDSC will be paid to the Distributor and will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the NAV at the time the Class A shares being redeemed were purchased; or (2) the NAV of such Class A shares at the time of redemption. For purposes of this formula, the “NAV at the time of purchase” will be the NAV at purchase of the Class A shares even if those shares are later exchanged for shares of another Delaware Fund and, in the event of an exchange of Class A shares, the “NAV of such shares at the time of redemption” will be the NAV of the shares acquired in the exchange. In determining whether a Limited CDSC is payable, it will be assumed that shares not subject to the Limited CDSC are the first redeemed followed by other shares held for the longest period of time. See “Dealer compensation” below for a description of the dealer commission that is paid.

Class C

Class C shares have no upfront sales charge, so the full amount of your purchase is invested in a Fund. However, you will pay a CDSC of 1.00% if you redeem your shares within 12 months after you buy them.

 

In determining whether the CDSC applies to a redemption of Class C shares, it will be assumed that shares held for more than 12 months are redeemed first, followed by shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends or distributions, and finally by shares held for 12 months or less. For further information on how the CDSC is determined, please see “Calculation of contingent deferred sales charges — Class C” below.

 

Under certain circumstances, the CDSC may be waived; please see “Waivers of contingent deferred sales charges” below for further information.

 

For approximately eight years after you buy your Class C shares, they are subject to an annual 12b-1 fee no greater than 1.00% of average daily net assets (of which 0.25% is a service fee) paid to the Distributor, dealers, or others for providing services and maintaining shareholder accounts.

 

Class C shares are eligible to automatically convert to Class A shares with a 12b-1 fee of no more than 0.25% approximately eight years after you buy Class C shares. Conversion may occur as late as one month after the eighth anniversary of purchase, during which time Class C's higher 12b-1 fee applies. Please refer to the Fund's SAI for more details on this automatic conversion feature.

 

You may purchase only up to $250,000 of Class C shares at any one time. Orders that equal or exceed $250,000 will be rejected.

 

Because of their higher 12b-1 fee, Class C shares have higher expenses and any dividends paid on these shares are generally lower than dividends on Class A and Institutional Class shares.

 

Class C shares with no financial intermediary will be converted to Class A shares at NAV within a certain time frame after a financial intermediary resigns, as determined by the Manager. Additionally, investors may only open an account to purchase Class C shares if they have appointed a financial intermediary.

 

Calculation of contingent deferred sales charges — Class C

CDSCs are charged as a percentage of the dollar amount subject to the CDSC. The charge will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the NAV at the

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time the shares being redeemed were purchased or the NAV of those shares at the time of redemption. No CDSC will be imposed on increases in NAV above the initial purchase price, nor will a CDSC be assessed on redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. For purposes of this formula, the “NAV at the time of purchase” will be the NAV at purchase of Class C shares of the Fund, even if those shares are later exchanged for shares of another Delaware Fund. In the event of an exchange of the shares, the “NAV of such shares at the time of redemption” will be the NAV of the shares that were acquired in the exchange.

Institutional Class

Institutional Class shares have no upfront sales charge, so the full amount of your purchase is invested in a Fund.

 

Institutional Class shares are not subject to a CDSC.

 

Institutional Class shares do not assess a 12b-1 fee.

 

Institutional Class shares are available for purchase only by the following:

 

a bank, trust company, or similar financial institution investing for its own account or for the account of its trust customers for whom the financial institution is exercising investment discretion in purchasing Institutional Class shares, except where the investment is part of a program that requires payment to the financial institution of a Rule 12b-1 Plan fee;

 

registered investment advisors (RIAs) investing on behalf of clients that consist solely of institutions and high net worth individuals whose assets are entrusted to an RIA for investment purposes for accounts requiring Institutional Class shares (use of the Institutional Class shares is restricted to RIAs who are not affiliated or associated with a broker or dealer and who derive compensation for their services exclusively from their advisory clients);

 

programs sponsored by, controlled by, and/or clearing transactions submitted through a financial intermediary where: (1) such programs allow or require the purchase of Institutional Class shares; (2) a financial intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor and/or the transfer agent allowing certain purchases of Institutional Class shares; and (3) a financial intermediary (i) charges clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment consulting or similar services, or (ii) offers the Institutional Class shares through a no-commission network or platform;

 

through a brokerage program of a financial intermediary that has entered into a written agreement with the Distributor and/or the transfer agent specifically allowing purchases of Institutional Class shares in such programs; or

 

private investment vehicles, including, but not limited to, foundations and endowments.

 

A shareholder transacting in Institutional Class shares through a broker or other financial intermediary may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to the financial intermediary.

Dealer compensation

The financial intermediary who sells you shares of the Funds may be eligible to receive the following amounts as compensation for your investment in the Funds. These amounts are paid by the Distributor to the securities dealer with whom your financial advisor is associated. Institutional Class shares do not have a 12b-1 fee or sales charge so they are not included in the table below.

                         

 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

The Funds (except Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund)

 

Class A1

Class C2

Class A1

Class C2

Commission (%)

 

 

   

1.00%

   

   

1.00%

 
Investment less than $100,000

 

 

2.35%

   

   

4.00%

   

 
$100,000 but less than $250,000

 

 

1.75%

   

   

3.00%

   

 
$250,000 but less than $500,000

 

 

0.75%

   

   

1.00%

   

 
$500,000 but less than $1 million

 

 

0.75%

   

   

1.00%

   

 
$1 million but less than $5 million

 

 

0.75%

   

   

1.00%

   

 
$5 million but less than $25 million

 

 

0.50%

   

   

0.50%

   

 
$25 million or more

 

 

0.25%

   

   

0.25%

   

 
12b-1 fee to dealer

 

 

0.25%

   

1.00%

   

0.25%

   

1.00%

 

1 On sales of Class A shares, the Distributor reallows to your securities dealer a portion of the front-end sales charge depending upon the amount you invested. Your securities dealer may be eligible to receive a 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25% from the date of purchase. On sales of Class A shares where there is no front-end sales charge, the Distributor may pay your securities dealer an upfront commission of up to 1.00%. The upfront commission includes an advance of the first year's 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. During the first 12 months, the Distributor will retain the 12b-1 fee to partially offset the upfront commission advanced at the time of purchase. Starting in the 13th month, your securities dealer may be eligible to receive the full 12b-1 fee applicable to Class A shares.

2 On sales of Class C shares, the Distributor may pay your securities dealer an upfront commission of 1.00%. The upfront commission includes an advance of the first year's 12b-1 service fee of up to 0.25%. During the first 12 months, the Distributor retains the full 1.00% 12b-1 fee to partially offset the upfront commission and the prepaid 0.25% service fee advanced at the time of purchase. Starting in the 13th month, your securities dealer may be eligible to receive the full 1.00% 12b-1 fee applicable to Class C shares. Alternatively, certain intermediaries may not be eligible to receive the

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upfront commission of 1.00%, but may receive the 12b-1 fee for sales of Class C shares from the date of purchase. After approximately eight years, Class C shares are eligible to automatically convert to Class A shares and dealers may then be eligible to receive the 12b-1 fee applicable to Class A shares.

Payments to intermediaries

The Distributor and its affiliates may pay additional compensation at their own expense and not as an expense of a Fund to certain affiliated or unaffiliated brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries (Financial Intermediaries) in connection with the sale or retention of Fund shares and/or shareholder servicing, including providing the Fund with “shelf space” or a higher profile with the Financial Intermediaries' consultants, salespersons, and customers (distribution assistance). For example, the Distributor or its affiliates may pay additional compensation to Financial Intermediaries for various purposes, including, but not limited to, promoting the sale of Fund shares, maintaining share balances and/or for subaccounting, administrative, or shareholder processing services, marketing, educational support, data, and ticket charges. Such payments are in addition to any distribution fees, service fees, subaccounting fees, and/or transfer agency fees that may be payable by a Fund. The additional payments may be based on factors, including level of sales (based on gross or net sales or some specified minimum sales or some other similar criteria related to sales of a Fund and/or some or all other Delaware Funds), amount of assets invested by the Financial Intermediary's customers (which could include current or aged assets of a Fund and/or some or all other Delaware Funds), a Fund's advisory fees, some other agreed-upon amount, or other measures as determined from time to time by the Distributor. The level of payments made to a qualifying Financial Intermediary in any given year may vary. To the extent permitted by SEC and FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, the Distributor may pay, or allow its affiliates to pay, other promotional incentives or payments to Financial Intermediaries.

Sub-transfer agent/recordkeeping payments may be made to third parties (including affiliates of the Manager) that provide sub-transfer agent, recordkeeping, and/or shareholder services with respect to certain shareholder accounts (including omnibus accounts), or to the shareholder account directly to offset the costs of these services, in lieu of the transfer agent providing such services.

If a mutual fund sponsor or distributor makes greater payments for distribution assistance to your Financial Intermediary with respect to distribution of shares of that particular mutual fund than sponsors or distributors of other mutual funds make to your Financial Intermediary with respect to the distribution of the shares of their mutual funds, your Financial Intermediary and its salespersons may have a financial incentive to favor sales of shares of the mutual fund making the higher payments over shares of other mutual funds or over other investment options. In addition, depending on the arrangements in place at any particular time, a Financial Intermediary may also have a financial incentive for recommending a particular share class over other share classes. You should consult with your Financial Intermediary and review carefully any disclosure provided by such Financial Intermediary as to compensation it receives in connection with investment products it recommends or sells to you. A significant purpose of these payments is to increase sales of a Fund's shares. The Manager or its affiliates may benefit from the Distributor's or its affiliates' payment of compensation to Financial Intermediaries through increased fees resulting from additional assets acquired through the sale of Fund shares through Financial Intermediaries. In certain instances, the payments could be significant and may cause a conflict of interest for your Financial Intermediary. Any such payments will not change the NAV or the price of a Fund's shares.

How to reduce your sales charge

We offer a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the front-end sales charge on Class A shares, which may depend on the ability of your financial intermediary or the Funds' transfer agent to support the various ways. Please refer to the “Broker-defined sales charge waiver policies” in this Prospectus and to the SAI for detailed information and eligibility requirements. You can also get additional information from your financial intermediary. You or your financial intermediary must notify us at the time you purchase shares if you are eligible for any of these programs. You may also need to provide information to your financial intermediary or the Funds in order to qualify for a reduction in sales charges. Such information may include your Delaware Funds holdings in any other accounts, including retirement accounts, held indirectly or through an intermediary, and the names of qualifying family members and their holdings. If you participate in a direct deposit purchase plan or an automatic investment program for an account held directly with the Funds' transfer agent and also hold shares of Delaware Funds other than directly with us, generally those holdings will not be aggregated with the assets held with us for purposes of determining rights of accumulation in connection with direct deposit purchase plans and automatic investment program purchases. We reserve the right to determine whether any purchase is entitled, by virtue of the foregoing, to the reduced sales charge. Institutional Class and Class R6 shares (if applicable) have no upfront sales charge or CDSC so they are not included in the table below.


Letter of intent and rights of accumulation

Through a letter of intent, you agree to invest a certain amount in Delaware Funds over a 13-month period to qualify for reduced front-end sales charges (as set forth in the SAI). Delaware Funds no longer accept retroactive letters of intent.

Effective July 1, 2021, upon your request, you can combine your holdings or purchases of Class A and all other classes of Delaware Funds, excluding Delaware Funds that were involved in a transaction that closed on April 30, 2021 (Transaction Funds) and any money market funds (unless you acquired those shares through an exchange from a Fund that did carry a front-end sales charge, CDSC, or Limited CDSC), as well as the holdings and purchases of your spouse — or

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equivalent, if recognized under local law — and children under the age of 21 to qualify for reduced front-end sales charges. When submitting the letter of intent or requesting rights of accumulation, you must identify which holdings or purchases you are requesting to be combined to your dealer, the Distributor or BNY Mellon at the time of purchase. You can add the value of any share class that you already own to new share purchases in order to qualify for a reduced sales charge. Please note that depending on the financial intermediary holding your account, this policy may differ from those described in this Prospectus. Please note you cannot combine your holdings or purchases of non-Transaction Funds with Transaction Funds at this time. This feature may be available at a later time.

Class A

Class C

Available.

Although the letter of intent does not apply to the purchase of Class C shares, you can combine your purchase of Class C shares with your purchase of Class A shares to fulfill your letter of intent. Although the rights of accumulation do not apply to the purchase of Class C shares, you can combine the value of your Class C shares with the value of your Class A shares to receive a reduced sales charge.


Reinvestment of redeemed shares

Up to 90 days after you redeem shares, you can reinvest the proceeds without paying a sales charge. For purposes of this “right of reinvestment policy,” automatic transactions (including, for example, automatic purchases, withdrawals and payroll deductions) and ongoing retirement plan contributions are not eligible for investment without a sales charge. Investors should consult their financial intermediary for further information. Shareholders of Transaction Funds may not be able to reinvest their proceeds without paying a sales charge for shares of non-Transaction Funds at the present time, and vice versa.

Class A

Class C

Available.

Not available.

Buying Class A shares at net asset value

Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased at NAV under the following circumstances, provided that you notify the Fund in advance that the trade qualifies for this privilege. The Funds reserve the right to modify or terminate these arrangements at any time.

Shares purchased under the Delaware Funds dividend reinvestment plan and, under certain circumstances, the exchange privilege and the 90-day reinvestment privilege.

 

Purchases by: (i) current and former officers, Trustees/Directors, and employees of any Delaware Fund, the Manager, any of the Manager's current affiliates and those that may in the future be created, or any predecessor fund to a Delaware Fund, including the funds formerly advised by Foresters Investment Management Company, Inc., Ivy Investment Management Company, Waddell & Reed, or any other fund families acquired or merged into the Delaware Funds; (ii) current employees of legal counsel to Delaware Funds; and (iii) registered representatives, employees, officers, and directors of broker/dealers who have entered into dealer's agreements with the Distributor. At the direction of such persons, their family members (regardless of age), and any employee benefit plan, trust, or other entity directly owned by, controlled by, or established by any of the foregoing may also purchase shares at NAV.

 

Purchases by bank employees who provide services in connection with agreements between the bank and unaffiliated brokers or dealers concerning sales of shares of Delaware Funds.

 

Purchases by certain officers, trustees, and key employees of institutional clients of the Manager or any of its affiliates.

 

Purchases by programs sponsored by, controlled by, and/or clearing transactions submitted through a financial intermediary where: (i) such programs allow or require the purchase of Class A shares; (ii) a financial intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor and/or the transfer agent allowing certain purchases of Class A shares; and (iii) a financial intermediary (1) charges clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment consulting, or similar services, or (2) offers the Class A shares through a no-commission network or platform. Investors may be charged a fee by their financial intermediary when effecting transactions in Class A shares through a financial intermediary that offers these programs.

 

Purchases for the benefit of the clients of brokers, dealers, and other financial intermediaries if such brokers, dealers, or other financial intermediaries have entered into an agreement with the Distributor providing for the purchase of Class A shares at NAV through self-directed brokerage service platforms or programs. Investors may be charged a fee by their financial intermediary when effecting transactions in Class A shares at NAV through a self-directed investment brokerage service platform or program.

 

Purchases by financial institutions investing for the accounts of their trust customers if they are not eligible to purchase shares of a Fund's Institutional Class, if applicable.

 

Additional purchases by existing shareholders whose accounts were eligible for purchasing shares at NAV under a predecessor fund's eligibility requirements set by the predecessor fund's company.

 

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Investments made into an account with no financial intermediary or no longer associated with a financial intermediary may invest in Class A shares without a sales charge.

 

Waivers of contingent deferred sales charges

Certain sales charges may be based on historical cost. Therefore, you should maintain any records that substantiate these costs because the Funds, their transfer agent, and financial intermediaries may not maintain this information. Please note that you or your financial intermediary will have to notify us at the time of redemption that the trade qualifies for such waiver. Institutional Class shares do not have CDSCs so they are not included in the list below. Please also see the “Shareholder fees” table in the Fund summary and “Choosing a share class” for more information about applicable CDSCs.

CDSCs for Class A and Class C shares may be waived under the following circumstances, except as noted otherwise:

Redemptions in accordance with a systematic withdrawal plan: Redemptions in accordance with a systematic withdrawal plan, provided the annual amount selected to be withdrawn under the plan does not exceed 12% of the value of the account on the date that the systematic withdrawal plan was established or modified.

 

Redemptions that result from the right to liquidate a shareholder's account: Redemptions that result from the right to liquidate a shareholder's account if the aggregate NAV of the shares held in the account is less than the then-effective minimum account size.

 

Distributions from an account of a redemption resulting from death or disability: Distributions from an account of a redemption resulting from the death or disability (as defined in Section 72(t)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a registered owner or a registered joint owner occurring after the purchase of the shares being redeemed. In the case of accounts established under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or trust accounts, the waiver applies upon the death of all beneficial owners.

 

Redemptions in connection with a fund liquidation: Redemptions subsequent to the fund liquidation notice to shareholders.

 

How to buy shares

Through your financial intermediary

Your financial intermediary (if applicable) can handle all the details of purchasing shares, including opening an account. Your financial intermediary may charge you a separate fee for this service.

Through the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® Service Center

By mail

Complete an investment slip and mail it with your check, made payable to the fund and class of shares you wish to purchase, to Delaware Funds by Macquarie at P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076 for investments by regular mail or Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 for investments by overnight courier service. If you are making an initial purchase by mail, you must include a completed investment application with your check. Purchase orders will not be accepted at any other address.

Please note that purchase orders submitted by mail will not be considered received until such purchase orders arrive at Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 and are determined to be in good order. For a purchase request to be in “good order,” you must provide the name of the Delaware Fund in which you are investing, your account registration/number (if you are an existing shareholder), and the total number of shares or dollar amount of the shares to be purchased, along with meeting any requirements set forth in applicable forms, this Prospectus, or the SAI. The Funds do not consider the US Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agent. Therefore, deposits in the mail or with such services or receipt at the Funds' post office box, of purchase orders, do not constitute receipt by the Funds or their agent. Please note that the Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase.

By wire

Ask your bank to wire the amount you want to invest to The Bank of New York Mellon, ABA #011001234, bank account #000073-6910. Include your account number, the name of the fund, registered account name, and class of shares in which you want to invest. If you are making an initial purchase by wire, you must first call the Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918 so we can assign you an account number.

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By exchange

You may exchange all or part of your investment in one or more Delaware Funds for shares of other Delaware Funds. Please keep in mind, however, that under most circumstances you may exchange between like classes of shares only. To open an account by exchange, call the Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918.

Limitations on exchanges

Shareholders of Delaware Funds that were involved in a transaction that closed on April 30, 2021 (Transaction Funds) may not be able to exchange their shares for shares of non-Transaction Funds at the present time, and vice versa.

Through automated shareholder services

You may purchase or exchange shares through our automated telephone service (for Class A and Class C shares only), or through our website, delawarefunds.com (for Class A and Class C shares only). For more information about how to sign up for these services, call our Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918.

Calculating share price

The price you pay for shares will depend on when we receive your purchase order. If your order is received by an authorized agent or us before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (normally 4:00pm Eastern time), you will pay that day's closing Fund share price, which is based on the Fund's NAV. If the NYSE has an unscheduled early close, we will continue to accept your order until that day's scheduled close of the NYSE and you will pay that day's closing Fund share price. If your order is received after the scheduled close of regular trading on the NYSE, you will pay the next Business Day's closing Fund share price. We reserve the right to reject any purchase order.

We determine the NAV per share for each class of a Delaware Fund at the close of regular trading on the NYSE on each Business Day (normally 4:00pm Eastern time). A Fund does not calculate its NAV on days the NYSE is closed for trading. If the NYSE has an unscheduled early close, a Fund's closing share price would still be determined as of that day's regularly scheduled close of the NYSE. The NAV per share for each class of a fund is calculated by subtracting the liabilities of each class from its total assets and dividing the resulting number by the number of shares outstanding for that class. We generally price securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available at their market value. The value of foreign securities may change on days when a shareholder will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares because foreign markets are open at times and on days when US markets are not. We price fixed income securities on the basis of valuations provided to us by an independent pricing service that uses methods approved by the Boards. For all other securities, we use methods approved by the Boards that are designed to price securities at their fair market values.

Fair valuation

When the Funds use fair value pricing, they may take into account any factors they deem appropriate. The Funds may determine fair value based upon developments related to a specific security, current valuations of foreign stock indices (as reflected in US futures markets), and/or US sector or broad stock market indices. In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The prices of securities used by the Funds to calculate their NAVs may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Fair value pricing may involve subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security could be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security.

The Funds anticipate using fair value pricing for securities primarily traded on US exchanges only under very limited circumstances, such as the early closing of the exchange on which a security is traded or suspension of trading in the security. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities, normally at 4:00pm ET or the close of the NYSE. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Funds may frequently value many foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

The Boards have delegated responsibility for valuing the Funds' assets to a Pricing Committee of the Manager, which operates under the policies and procedures approved by the Boards and is subject to the Boards' oversight.

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Document delivery

To reduce fund expenses, we try to identify related shareholders in a household and send only one copy of a fund's financial reports and prospectus. This process, called “householding,” will continue indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you prefer not to have these documents householded, please call the Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918. At any time you may view current prospectuses and financial reports on our website.

Inactive accounts

Please note that your account may be required to transfer to the appropriate state if no activity occurs in the account within the time period specified by state law.

How to redeem shares

Under normal circumstances, each Fund typically meets redemption requests through its holdings of cash or cash equivalents, the sale of portfolio assets, and/or its ability to redeem in kind (when applicable). During stressed market conditions, the Fund may use lines of credit to meet redemption requests.

Availability of these services may be limited by your financial intermediary and by the way your account is registered with Delaware Funds.

When you send us a completed request in good order to redeem or exchange shares and the request is received by an authorized agent or us before the close of regular trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00pm ET), you will receive the NAV next determined after we receive your request. If we receive your request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, you will receive the NAV next determined on the next Business Day. If the NYSE has an unscheduled early close, we will continue to accept your order until that day's scheduled close of the NYSE and you will receive that day's closing Fund share price. We will deduct any applicable CDSCs. You may also have to pay taxes on the proceeds from your sale of shares. If you purchased your shares by check, those shares are subject to a 15-day hold to ensure your check has cleared. Redemption requests for shares still subject to the hold may be rejected with instructions to resubmit at the conclusion of the holding period.

If you are required to pay a CDSC when you redeem your shares, the amount subject to the fee will be based on the shares' NAV when you purchased them or their NAV when you redeem them, whichever is less. This arrangement ensures that you will not pay a CDSC on any increase in the value of your shares. You also will not pay the charge on any shares acquired by reinvesting dividends or capital gains. If you exchange shares of one fund for shares of another, you do not pay a CDSC at the time of the exchange. If you later redeem those shares, the purchase price for purposes of the CDSC formula will be the price you paid for the original shares, not the exchange price. The redemption price for purposes of this formula will be the NAV of the shares you are actually redeeming.

If you hold your shares in certificates, you must submit the certificates with your request to sell the shares. We recommend that you send your certificates by certified mail.

Redemption proceeds will be distributed promptly, but not later than seven days after receipt of a redemption request (except as noted above). For direct transactions, redemption proceeds are typically paid the next Business Day after receipt of the redemption request. Redemptions submitted by financial intermediaries typically settle between one and three Business Days after receipt, depending on the settlement cycle requested by the financial intermediary. Settlement could be extended as a result of various factors, including but not limited to redemption amount or other market conditions. Please see the SAI for additional information.

Through your financial intermediary

Your financial intermediary (if applicable) can handle all the details of redeeming your shares (selling them back to a Fund). Your financial intermediary may charge you a separate fee for this service.

Through the Delaware Funds by Macquarie® Service Center

By mail

You may redeem your shares by mail by writing to: Delaware Funds by Macquarie at P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076 for redemption requests by regular mail or Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 for redemption requests by overnight courier service. Redemption requests will not be accepted at any other address. All owners of the account must sign the request. For redemptions of more than $100,000, you must include a medallion signature guarantee for each owner. Medallion signature guarantees are also required when redemption proceeds are going to an address other than the address of record on the account. Please contact the Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918 for more information about the medallion signature guarantee requirements.

Please note that redemption orders submitted by mail will not be considered received until such redemption orders arrive at Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 and are determined to be in good order. For a redemption request to be in “good

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order,” you must provide the name of the Delaware Fund whose shares you are redeeming, your account number, account registration, and the total number of shares or dollar amount of the transaction. Redemption requests must be signed by the record owner(s) exactly as the shares are registered, along with meeting any requirements set forth in applicable forms, this Prospectus, or the SAI. The Funds do not consider the US Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agent. Therefore, redemption requests placed in the mail or with such services or receipt at the Funds' post office box, of redemption requests, do not constitute receipt by the Funds or the transfer agent.

By telephone

You may redeem up to $100,000 of your shares by telephone. You may have the proceeds sent to you in the following ways:

By check — Sent to your address of record, provided there has not been an address change in the last 30 days.

 

By wire — Sent directly to your bank by wire, if you redeem at least $1,000 of shares. If you request a wire transfer, a bank wire fee may be deducted from your proceeds.

 

By ACH — Sent via Automated Clearing House (ACH), subject to a $25 minimum.

 

Bank information must be on file before you request a wire or ACH redemption. Your bank may charge a fee for these services.

Through automated shareholder services

You may redeem shares through our automated telephone service or through our website, delawarefunds.com. For more information about how to sign up for these services, call our Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center at 800 523-1918.

Redemptions-in-kind

The Funds have reserved the right to pay for redemptions with portfolio securities under certain conditions. Subsequent sale by an investor receiving a distribution in kind could result in the payment of brokerage commissions and taxable gains (if such investment was held in a taxable account). Investors bear market risks until securities are sold for cash. See the SAI for more information on redemptions-in-kind.

Low balance accounts

For Class A and Class C shares, if you redeem shares and your account balance falls below the required account minimum of $1,000 for three or more consecutive months, you will have until the end of the current calendar quarter to raise the balance to the minimum.

For Institutional Class shares, if you redeem shares and your account balance falls below $500, your shares may be redeemed after 60 days' written notice to you.

If your account is not at the minimum for low balance purposes by the required time, you may be charged a $9 fee for that quarter and each quarter after that until your account reaches the minimum balance, or it may be redeemed after 60 days' written notice to you. Any CDSC that would otherwise be applicable will not apply to such a redemption.

Certain accounts held in omnibus, advisory, or asset-allocation programs or programs offered by certain intermediaries may be opened below the minimum stated account balance and may maintain balances that are below the minimum stated account balance without incurring a service fee or being subject to involuntary redemption.

If the applicable account falls below the minimum due to market fluctuation, a Fund still reserves the right to liquidate the account.

Investor services

To help make investing with us as easy as possible, and to help you build your investments, we offer the investor services described below. Information about the investor services we offer is available free of charge on the Delaware Funds website at delawarefunds.com, including hyperlinks to relevant information in fund offering documents. Availability of these services may be limited by the way your account is registered with Delaware Funds.

Online account access

Online account access is a password-protected area of the Delaware Funds website that gives you access to your account information and allows you to perform transactions in a secure Internet environment.

 

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Electronic delivery

With Delaware Funds eDelivery, you can receive your fund documents electronically instead of via US mail. When you sign up for eDelivery, you can access your account statements, shareholder reports, and other fund materials online, in a secure Internet environment at any time.

Automatic investment plan

The automatic investment plan allows you to make regular monthly or quarterly investments directly from your bank account.

Direct deposit

With direct deposit, you can make additional investments through payroll deductions, recurring government or private payments such as Social Security, or direct transfers from your bank account.

Systematic exchange option

With the systematic exchange option, you can arrange automatic monthly exchanges between your shares in one or more Delaware Funds. These exchanges are subject to the same rules as regular exchanges (see below) and require a minimum monthly exchange of $100 per fund.

Dividend reinvestment plan

Through the dividend reinvestment plan, you can have your distributions reinvested in your account or the same share class in another Delaware Fund. The shares that you purchase through the dividend reinvestment plan are not subject to a front-end sales charge or to a CDSC. Under most circumstances, you may reinvest dividends only into like classes of shares.

Exchange of shares

You may generally exchange all or part of your shares for shares of the same class of another Delaware Fund without paying a front-end sales charge or a CDSC at the time of the exchange. However, if you exchange shares from a fund that does not have a sales charge, you will pay any applicable sales charge on your new shares. You do not pay sales charges on shares that you acquired through the reinvestment of dividends. You may have to pay taxes on your exchange. When you exchange shares, you are purchasing shares in another fund, so you should be sure to get a copy of the applicable fund's prospectus and read it carefully before buying shares through an exchange. We may refuse the purchase side of any exchange request if, in the Manager's judgment, a fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective and policies or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. See “Limitations on Exchanges” section for more information. Please note that depending on the financial intermediary holding your account, this policy may be unavailable or differ from those described in this Prospectus.

On demand service

The on demand service allows you or your financial advisor to transfer money between your Fund account and your predesignated bank account by telephone request. There is a minimum transfer of $25 and a maximum transfer of $100,000. Macquarie Investment Management does not charge a fee for this service; however, your bank may assess one.

Direct deposit service

Through the direct deposit service, you can have $25 or more in dividends and distributions deposited directly into your bank account. Macquarie Investment Management does not charge a fee for this service; however, your bank may assess one. This service is not available for retirement plans.

Systematic withdrawal plan

You can arrange a regular monthly or quarterly payment from your account made to you or someone you designate. If the value of your account is $5,000 or more, you can make withdrawals of at least $25 monthly, or $75 quarterly. You may also have your withdrawals deposited directly to your bank account through the direct deposit service.

The applicable Limited CDSC for Class A shares and the CDSC for Class C shares redeemed via a systematic withdrawal plan will be waived if the annual amount withdrawn in each year is less than 12% of the account balance on the date that the plan is established. If the annual amount withdrawn in any year exceeds 12% of the account balance on the date that the systematic withdrawal plan is established, all redemptions under the plan will be subject to the applicable CDSC, including an assessment for previously redeemed amounts under the plan.

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Frequent trading of Fund shares (market timing and disruptive trading)

The Funds discourage purchases by market timers and purchase orders (including the purchase side of exchange orders) by shareholders identified as market timers may be rejected. The Boards have adopted policies and procedures designed to detect, deter, and prevent trading activity detrimental to the Funds and their shareholders, such as market timing and disruptive trading. The Funds will consider anyone who follows a pattern of market timing in any Delaware Fund or the Optimum Fund Trust to be a market timer and may consider anyone who has followed a similar pattern of market timing at an unaffiliated fund family to be a market timer.

Market timing of a fund occurs when investors make consecutive, rapid, short-term “round trips” — that is, purchases into a fund followed quickly by redemptions out of that fund. A short-term round trip is considered any redemption of fund shares within 20 Business Days of a purchase of that fund's shares. If you make a second such short-term round trip in a fund within 90 rolling calendar days of a previous short-term round trip in that fund, you may be considered a market timer. In determining whether market timing has occurred, the Funds consider short-term round trips to include rapid purchases and sales of Fund shares through the exchange privilege. The Funds reserve the right to consider other trading patterns to be market timing.

Your ability to use the Funds' exchange privilege may be limited if you are identified as a market timer. If you are identified as a market timer, the Funds will execute the redemption side of your exchange order but may refuse the purchase side of your exchange order. The Funds reserve the right to restrict or reject, without prior notice, any purchase order or exchange order for any reason, including any purchase order or exchange order accepted by any shareholder's financial intermediary or in any omnibus-type account. Transactions placed in violation of the Funds' market timing policy are not necessarily deemed accepted by the Funds and may be rejected by a Fund on the next Business Day following receipt by a Fund.

Redemptions will continue to be permitted in accordance with the Funds' then-current prospectus. A redemption of shares under these circumstances could be costly to a shareholder if, for example, the shares have declined in value, the shareholder recently paid a front-end sales charge, the shares are subject to a CDSC, or the sale results in adverse tax consequences. To avoid this risk, a shareholder should carefully monitor the purchases, sales, and exchanges of Fund shares and avoid frequent trading in Fund shares.

Each Fund reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without notice, including modifications to a Fund's monitoring procedures and the procedures to close accounts to new purchases. Although the implementation of this policy involves certain judgments that are inherently subjective and may be selectively applied, the Funds seek to make judgments and applications that are consistent with the interests of each Fund's shareholders. While the Funds will take actions designed to detect and prevent market timing, there can be no assurance that such trading activity will be completely eliminated. Moreover, a Fund's market timing policy does not require the Fund to take action in response to frequent trading activity. If a Fund elects not to take any action in response to frequent trading, such frequent trading activity could continue.

Risks of market timing

By realizing profits through short-term trading, shareholders who engage in rapid purchases and sales or exchanges of the Funds' shares dilute the value of shares held by long-term shareholders. Volatility resulting from excessive purchases and sales or exchanges of Fund shares, especially involving large dollar amounts, may disrupt efficient portfolio management. In particular, a Fund may have difficulty implementing its long-term investment strategies if it is forced to maintain a higher level of its assets in cash to accommodate significant short-term trading activity. Excessive purchases and sales or exchanges of a Fund's shares may also force a Fund to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times to raise cash to accommodate short-term trading activity. This could adversely affect a Fund's performance, if, for example, a Fund incurs increased brokerage costs and realization of taxable capital gains without attaining any investment advantage.

Any fund may be subject to disruptive trading activity. However, a fund that invests significantly in foreign securities may be particularly susceptible to short-term trading strategies. This is because foreign securities are typically traded on markets that close well before the time a fund calculates its NAV (normally 4:00pm Eastern time or the close of the NYSE). Developments that occur between the closing of the foreign market and a fund's NAV calculation may affect the value of these foreign securities. The time-zone differences among international stock markets can allow a shareholder engaging in a short-term trading strategy to exploit differences in fund share prices that are based on closing prices of foreign securities established some time before a fund calculates its own share price.

Any fund that invests in securities that are thinly traded, traded infrequently, or relatively illiquid has the risk that the securities prices used to calculate the fund's NAV may not accurately reflect current market values. A shareholder may seek to engage in short-term trading to take advantage of these pricing differences. Funds that may be adversely affected by such arbitrage include, in particular, funds that significantly invest in small-cap securities, technology, and other specific industry sector securities, and in certain fixed income securities, such as high yield bonds, asset-backed securities, or municipal bonds.

Transaction monitoring procedures

Each Fund, through its transfer agent, maintains surveillance procedures designed to detect excessive or short-term trading in Fund shares. This monitoring process involves several factors, which include scrutinizing transactions in Fund shares for violations of the Funds' market timing policy or other patterns of

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short-term or excessive trading. For purposes of these transaction monitoring procedures, the Funds may consider trading activity by multiple accounts under common ownership, control, or influence to be trading by a single entity. Trading activity identified by these factors, or as a result of any other available information, will be evaluated to determine whether such activity might constitute market timing. These procedures may be modified from time to time to help improve the detection of excessive or short-term trading or to address other concerns. Such changes may be necessary or appropriate, for example, to deal with issues specific to certain retirement plans; plan exchange limits; US Department of Labor regulations; certain automated or pre-established exchange, asset-allocation, or dollar-cost-averaging programs; or omnibus account arrangements.

Omnibus account arrangements are common forms of holding shares of the Funds, particularly among certain broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries, including sponsors of retirement plans and variable insurance products. The Fund attempts to have financial intermediaries apply the Funds' monitoring procedures to these omnibus accounts and to the individual participants in such accounts. However, the Fund's ability to detect frequent trading activities by investors that hold shares through financial intermediaries may be limited by the ability and/or willingness of such intermediaries to monitor for these activities. To the extent that a financial intermediary is not able or willing to monitor or enforce the Funds' frequent trading policy with respect to an omnibus account, the Funds' transfer agent may work with certain intermediaries (such as investment dealers holding shareholder accounts in street name, retirement plan recordkeepers, insurance company separate accounts, and bank trust companies) to apply their own procedures, provided that the Funds' transfer agent believes the intermediary's procedures are reasonably designed to enforce the Funds' frequent trading policies. You should refer to disclosures provided by the intermediaries with which you have an account to determine the specific trading restrictions that apply to you. If the Funds' transfer agent identifies any activity that may constitute frequent trading, it reserves the right to contact the intermediary and request that the intermediary either provide information regarding an account owner's transactions or restrict the account owner's trading. There is no assurance that the information received by the Fund from a financial intermediary will be sufficient to effectively detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts. If the Funds' transfer agent is not satisfied that the intermediary has taken appropriate action, the transfer agent may terminate the intermediary's ability to transact in Fund shares, or restrict individual trading activity as applicable.

Limitations on ability to detect and curtail market timing

Shareholders seeking to engage in market timing may employ a variety of strategies to avoid detection and, despite the efforts of the Funds and their agents to detect market timing in Fund shares, there is no guarantee that the Funds will be able to identify these shareholders or curtail their trading practices. In particular, the Funds may not be able to detect market timing attributable to a particular investor who effects purchase, redemption, and/or exchange activity in Fund shares through omnibus accounts. The difficulty of detecting market timing may be further compounded if these entities utilize multiple tiers or omnibus accounts.

Dividends, distributions, and taxes

Dividends and distributions

Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code. As a regulated investment company, a Fund generally pays no federal income tax on the income and gains it distributes to you. Each Fund expects to declare dividends daily and distribute all of its net investment income, if any, to shareholders as dividends monthly. Each Fund will distribute net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. A Fund may distribute such income dividends and capital gains more frequently, if necessary, in order to reduce or eliminate federal excise or income taxes on the Fund. The amount of any distribution will vary, and there is no guarantee a Fund will pay either an income dividend or a capital gains distribution. We automatically reinvest all dividends and any capital gains, unless you direct us to do otherwise.

Annual statements

Each year, the Funds will send you an annual statement (Form 1099) of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state, and local tax returns. Your statement will show the exempt-interest dividends you received and the separately-identified portion that constitutes an item of tax preference for purposes of the alternative minimum tax (tax-exempt AMT interest). Distributions declared in December to shareholders of record in such month, but paid in January, are taxable as if they were paid in December. Prior to issuing your statement, the Funds make every effort to reduce the number of corrected forms mailed to you. However, if a Fund finds it necessary to reclassify its distributions or adjust the cost basis of any covered shares (defined below) sold or exchanged after you receive your tax statement, the Fund will send you a corrected Form 1099.

Avoid “buying a dividend”

At the time you purchase your Fund shares, a Fund's NAV may reflect undistributed income, undistributed capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of portfolio securities held by the Fund. For taxable investors, a subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying shares in a Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.”

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Tax considerations

Fund distributions. Each Fund expects, based on its investment objective and strategies, that its distributions, if any, will be exempt from regular federal income tax. Each Fund may also make distributions that are taxable as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both. This is true whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash.

Exempt-interest dividends. Dividends from the Funds will consist primarily of exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities. In general, exempt-interest dividends are exempt from regular federal income tax. Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, generally are exempt from that state's personal income tax. Most states, however, do not grant tax-free treatment to interest from municipal securities of other states.

Because of these tax exemptions, a tax-free fund may not be a suitable investment for retirement plans and other tax-exempt investors. These dividends may be taxable to corporate shareholders subject to a state's corporate franchise tax, corporate income tax, or both and such shareholders should consult with their tax advisors about the taxability of this income before investing in a Fund.

Exempt-interest dividends are taken into account when determining the taxable portion of your social security or railroad retirement benefits. Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in private activity bonds. The income from these bonds is a tax preference item when determining federal alternative minimum tax for noncorporate shareholders, unless such bonds were issued in 2009 or 2010.

While each Fund endeavors to purchase only bona fide tax-exempt securities, there are risks that: (i) a security issued as tax-exempt may be reclassified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or a state tax authority as taxable and/or (ii) future legislative, administrative, or court actions could adversely impact the qualification of income from a tax-exempt security as tax-free. Such reclassifications or actions could cause interest from a security to become taxable, possibly retroactively, subjecting you to increased tax liability. In addition, such reclassifications or actions could cause the value of a security, and therefore, the value of a Fund's shares, to decline.

Taxable income dividends. Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities that pay income that is not tax-exempt. Each Fund also may distribute to you any market discount and net short-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio securities. If you are a taxable investor, Fund distributions from this income are taxable to you as ordinary income, and generally will not be treated as qualified dividend income subject to reduced rates of taxation for individuals. Distributions of ordinary income are taxable whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash.

The use of derivatives by a Fund may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. Additionally, other rules applicable to derivative contracts may accelerate the recognition of income or gains to a Fund, defer losses to a Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of a Fund's securities. These rules, therefore, could affect the amount, timing and/or character of distributions to shareholders.

Capital gain distributions. Each Fund also may realize net long-term capital gains from the sale of its portfolio securities. Fund distributions of long-term capital gains are taxable to you as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned your shares.

Sale or redemption of Fund shares. A sale or redemption of Fund shares is a taxable event and, accordingly, a capital gain or loss may be recognized. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Delaware Fund is the same as a sale. The Funds are required to report to you and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annually on Form 1099-B not only the gross proceeds of Fund shares you sell or redeem but also the cost basis of Fund shares you sell or redeem that were purchased or acquired on or after January 1, 2012 (“covered shares”). Cost basis will be calculated using the Funds' default method, unless you instruct a Fund to use a different calculation method. Shareholders should carefully review the cost basis information provided by the Funds and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns. If your account is held by your investment representative (financial intermediary or other broker), please contact that representative with respect to reporting of cost basis and available elections for your account. Tax-advantaged retirement accounts will not be affected. Additional information and updates regarding cost basis reporting and available shareholder elections will be on the Delaware Funds website at delawarefunds.com as the information becomes available.

Medicare tax. An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of US individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person's “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds a threshold amount. Net investment income does not include exempt-interest dividends. This Medicare tax, if applicable, is reported by you on, and paid with, your federal income tax return.

Backup withholding. By law, if you do not provide a Fund with your proper taxpayer identification number and certain required certifications, you may be subject to backup withholding on any distributions of income, capital gains, or proceeds from the sale of your shares. A Fund also must withhold if the IRS instructs it to do so. When withholding is required, the amount will be 24% of any distributions or proceeds paid.

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State and local taxes. Except as otherwise provided in the section below entitled “State tax considerations,” Fund distributions and gains from the sale or exchange of your Fund shares generally are subject to state and local taxes.

Non-US investors. Non-US investors may be subject to US withholding tax at a 30% or lower treaty rate and US estate tax and are subject to special US tax certification requirements to avoid backup withholding and claim any treaty benefits. Exemptions from US withholding tax are provided for certain capital gain dividends paid by a Fund from net long-term capital gains, if any, exempt-interest dividends, interest-related dividends paid by a Fund from its qualified net interest income from US sources and short-term capital gain dividends, if such amounts are reported by a Fund. However, notwithstanding such exemptions from US withholding at the source, any such dividends and distributions of income and capital gains will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% if you fail to properly certify that you are not a US person.

Other reporting and withholding requirements. Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a Fund will be required to withhold a 30% tax on income dividends made by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or nonfinancial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the US Department of the Treasury of US-owned foreign investment accounts. After December 31, 2018, FATCA withholding would have applied to certain capital gain distributions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares; however, based on proposed regulations issued by the IRS, which can be relied upon currently, such withholding is no longer required unless final regulations provide otherwise (which is not expected). A Fund may disclose the information that it receives from its shareholders to the IRS, non-US taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA or similar laws. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of a Fund fails to provide the Fund with appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

State tax considerations

The following sections address certain state income tax aspects of distributions from the Funds. However, it is for general information only and should not be construed as tax advice. You should consult your tax advisor before making an investment in a Fund. Unless otherwise noted, the discussion is limited to state income taxes applicable to individual shareholders. In addition, many states require that the portion of a Fund's income that is exempt from taxation be specifically designated.

Arizona state taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund are excluded from Arizona taxable income for purposes of the Arizona individual income tax if the dividends are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and if the dividends are derived from interest on:

obligations of the State of Arizona and its political subdivisions; or

 

qualifying obligations of US territories and possessions that are exempt from state taxation under federal law.

 

California state taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free California Fund are excluded from California taxable income for purposes of the California personal income tax if:

the dividends are derived from interest on obligations of the State of California and its political subdivisions, or qualifying obligations of US territories and possessions that are exempt from state taxation under federal law;

 

the dividends paid do not exceed the amount of interest (minus certain nondeductible expenses) the Fund receives, during its taxable year, on obligations that, when held by an individual, pay interest exempt from taxation by California; and

 

the Fund properly identifies and designates the dividends as California exempt-interest dividends in a written notice mailed to shareholders.

 

Delaware Tax-Free California Fund may designate dividends as exempt-interest dividends (and therefore exempt from California income tax), only if:

it qualifies as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code; and

 

at the close of each quarter of its taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets consists of obligations the interest on which is exempt from taxation by the State of California when held by an individual.

 

Tax-exempt interest is not an item of preference (and not taken into account) for purposes of the California alternative minimum tax on individuals.

Distributions from Delaware Tax-Free California Fund, including exempt-interest dividends, may be taxable to shareholders that are subject to the California Corporation Tax Law.

Colorado state taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund are exempt from Colorado taxable income for purposes of the Colorado individual income tax if the dividends are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and if the dividends are derived from interest on:

obligations of the State of Colorado or its political subdivisions that are issued on or after May 1, 1980; and

 

obligations of the State of Colorado or its political subdivisions that were issued before May 1, 1980, to the extent that such interest is specifically exempt from income taxation under the Colorado state laws authorizing the issuance of such obligations.

 

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Such exempt-interest dividends also should be excluded for purposes of calculating Colorado alternative minimum taxable income for individuals.

Exempt-interest dividends derived from qualifying obligations of US territories and possessions that are exempt from state taxation under federal law may also be exempt.

Idaho state taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund are not subject to the Idaho personal income tax as long as the dividends are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and are derived from:

interest earned on bonds issued by the State of Idaho, its cities and political subdivisions; or

 

interest earned on qualifying obligations of the US territories and possessions that are exempt from state taxation under federal law.

 

Minnesota state taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund, Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund, and Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund are exempt from taxable income for purposes of the Minnesota individual income tax provided that (i) such dividends are derived from tax-exempt interest on obligations of Minnesota and its political subdivisions, (ii) such dividends are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and (iii) the exempt-interest dividends from tax-exempt obligations of Minnesota and its political subdivisions represent 95% or more of the total exempt-interest dividends (including the portion of exempt-interest dividends exempt from state taxation under the laws of the United States) paid to shareholders by the Fund. If at least 95% of the total exempt-interest dividends are derived from municipal obligations of the state of Minnesota and its political subdivisions, that portion of such exempt-interest dividends is exempt from the Minnesota individual income tax and the portion of such exempt-interest dividends not derived from obligations of Minnesota and its political subdivisions is taxable for Minnesota individual income tax purposes. If less than 95% of the total exempt-interest dividends are derived from obligations of the state of Minnesota and its political subdivisions, the full amount of such exempt-interest dividends is taxable for Minnesota individual income tax purposes. As a matter of policy, the Fund will seek to earn at least 95% of its income from interest on municipal securities issued by Minnesota and its political subdivisions.

Dividends attributable to interest derived from qualifying obligations of the US may be excluded from Minnesota taxable income to the extent such interest was included in federal taxable income (however such obligations and the dividends therefrom could affect the ability of the Fund to satisfy the above-referenced 95% requirement with respect to obligations of Minnesota and its political subdivisions).

Exempt-interest dividends that are excluded from Minnesota regular taxable income but that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax are also subject to the Minnesota alternative minimum tax on individuals, estates and trusts. Corporations that receive distributions from the Minnesota Funds, including exempt-interest dividends, may be subject to the Minnesota franchise tax imposed on corporations.

New York state and city taxation. Exempt-interest dividends paid by Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund are exempt taxable income for purposes of the New York state personal income tax and the New York City personal income tax if the dividends are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes and if the dividends are derived from interest on:

obligations of the State of New York or its political subdivisions;

 

qualifying obligations of US territories and possessions.

 

Shareholders that are subject to the New York state and New York City franchise taxes on business corporations and insurance companies should consult their tax advisors regarding the taxation of distributions attributable to or the value of shares of Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund.

Pennsylvania state taxation. Distributions paid by Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund that are derived from interest on Pennsylvania state and municipal obligations or qualifying obligations of the US and certain of its territories or possessions, the interest on which is exempt from state taxation under the laws of Pennsylvania or the US, will be exempt from Pennsylvania personal income tax. For shareholders who are residents of Philadelphia, income from these sources, as well as distributions paid by the Fund that are designated as capital gain dividends for federal income tax purposes, will also be exempt from Philadelphia School District investment income tax. Other Pennsylvania counties, cities, and townships generally do not tax individuals on unearned income.

Expenses to carry tax-exempt obligations. Note that in addition to the discussion of the various state income taxes above, interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations, the income from which is exempt from state taxation, may not be deductible for state income tax purposes (or may be required to be added to the base upon which such taxes are imposed).

This discussion of “Dividends, distributions, and taxes” is not intended or written to be used as tax advice. Because everyone's tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax professional about federal, state, local, or foreign tax consequences before making an investment in a Fund.

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Financial highlights

The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose reports, along with the Funds' financial statements, are included in the annual reports, which are available upon request by calling 800 523-1918.

Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
 

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.55

   

$11.70

   

$11.24

   

$11.48

   

$11.83

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.31

   

0.33

   

0.37

   

0.36

   

0.37

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.55

   

(0.13

)

 

0.46

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.35

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.86

   

0.20

   

0.83

   

0.12

   

0.02

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.37

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.01

)

 

   

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.37

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.09

   

$11.55

   

$11.70

   

$11.24

   

$11.48

 
Total return2

 

 

7.51%

   

1.79%

   

7.51%

   

1.11%

   

0.24%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$66,710

   

$62,186

   

$62,033

   

$63,327

   

$66,839

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.84%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.00%

   

1.01%

   

1.02%

   

1.00%

   

0.97%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.60%

   

2.87%

   

3.29%

   

3.23%

   

3.25%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.44%

   

2.70%

   

3.11%

   

3.07%

   

3.12%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

19%

   

36%

   

31%

   

6%

   

9%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.58

   

$11.73

   

$11.27

   

$11.51

   

$11.87

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.22

   

0.24

   

0.28

   

0.28

   

0.29

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.55

   

(0.12

)

 

0.46

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.77

   

0.12

   

0.74

   

0.04

   

(0.08

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.01

)

 

   

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.12

   

$11.58

   

$11.73

   

$11.27

   

$11.51

 
Total return2

 

 

6.70%

   

1.03%

   

6.70%

   

0.36%

   

(0.59%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$1,527

   

$2,561

   

$3,100

   

$3,122

   

$5,215

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.75%

   

1.76%

   

1.77%

   

1.75%

   

1.72%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.85%

   

2.12%

   

2.54%

   

2.48%

   

2.50%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.69%

   

1.95%

   

2.36%

   

2.32%

   

2.37%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

19%

   

36%

   

31%

   

6%

   

9%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.55

   

$11.70

   

$11.24

   

$11.48

   

$11.84

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.34

   

0.36

   

0.39

   

0.39

   

0.40

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.55

   

(0.13

)

 

0.46

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.36

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.89

   

0.23

   

0.85

   

0.15

   

0.04

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.40

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.01

)

 

   

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.40

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.09

   

$11.55

   

$11.70

   

$11.24

   

$11.48

 
Total return2

 

 

7.78%

   

2.05%

   

7.78%

   

1.36%

   

0.40%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$22,147

   

$15,072

   

$14,136

   

$10,097

   

$7,080

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.75%

   

0.76%

   

0.77%

   

0.75%

   

0.72%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.85%

   

3.12%

   

3.54%

   

3.48%

   

3.50%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.69%

   

2.95%

   

3.36%

   

3.32%

   

3.37%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

19%

   

36%

   

31%

   

6%

   

9%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.18

   

$12.49

   

$11.98

   

$12.26

   

$12.60

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.37

   

0.38

   

0.40

   

0.40

   

0.41

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.46

   

(0.20

)

 

0.53

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.34

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.83

   

0.18

   

0.93

   

0.12

   

0.07

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.41

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.11

)

 

(0.02

)

 

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.42

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.41

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.64

   

$12.18

   

$12.49

   

$11.98

   

$12.26

 
Total return2

 

 

6.88%

   

1.59%

   

7.99%

   

1.00%

   

0.63%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$86,059

   

$44,059

   

$42,203

   

$53,171

   

$54,076

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.86%

   

0.82%

   

0.82%

   

0.82%

   

0.82%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.06%

   

1.03%

   

1.03%

   

1.02%

   

1.01%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.95%

   

3.17%

   

3.36%

   

3.30%

   

3.36%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.75%

   

2.96%

   

3.15%

   

3.10%

   

3.17%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

14%

   

36%

   

32%

   

16%

   

27%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.21

   

$12.52

   

$12.00

   

$12.28

   

$12.62

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.27

   

0.29

   

0.32

   

0.31

   

0.32

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.45

   

(0.20

)

 

0.54

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.34

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.72

   

0.09

   

0.86

   

0.03

   

(0.02

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.32

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.11

)

 

(0.02

)

 

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.32

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.66

   

$12.21

   

$12.52

   

$12.00

   

$12.28

 
Total return2

 

 

5.99%

   

0.83%

   

7.26%

   

0.25%

   

(0.12%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$3,843

   

$6,829

   

$11,551

   

$13,015

   

$16,473

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.61%

   

1.57%

   

1.57%

   

1.57%

   

1.57%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.81%

   

1.78%

   

1.78%

   

1.77%

   

1.76%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.20%

   

2.42%

   

2.61%

   

2.55%

   

2.61%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.00%

   

2.21%

   

2.40%

   

2.35%

   

2.42%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

14%

   

36%

   

32%

   

16%

   

27%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free California Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.18

   

$12.49

   

$11.98

   

$12.26

   

$12.60

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.40

   

0.41

   

0.43

   

0.43

   

0.44

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.46

   

(0.20

)

 

0.53

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.34

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.86

   

0.21

   

0.96

   

0.15

   

0.10

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.44

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.11

)

 

(0.02

)

 

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.45

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.44

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.64

   

$12.18

   

$12.49

   

$11.98

   

$12.26

 
Total return2

 

 

7.14%

   

1.84%

   

8.25%

   

1.26%

   

0.89%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$45,996

   

$34,098

   

$44,646

   

$32,953

   

$28,209

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.61%

   

0.57%

   

0.57%

   

0.57%

   

0.57%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.81%

   

0.78%

   

0.78%

   

0.77%

   

0.76%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

3.20%

   

3.42%

   

3.61%

   

3.55%

   

3.61%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

3.00%

   

3.21%

   

3.40%

   

3.35%

   

3.42%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

14%

   

36%

   

32%

   

16%

   

27%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.36

   

$11.48

   

$11.04

   

$11.28

   

$11.65

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.29

   

0.33

   

0.37

   

0.37

   

0.39

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

   

(0.12

)

 

0.44

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.63

   

0.21

   

0.81

   

0.13

   

0.02

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.39

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.39

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.70

   

$11.36

   

$11.48

   

$11.04

   

$11.28

 
Total return2

 

 

5.64%

   

1.88%

   

7.48%

   

1.22%

   

0.26%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$164,258

   

$162,955

   

$167,136

   

$164,087

   

$165,554

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

0.83%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

   

0.84%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

0.96%

   

0.96%

   

0.97%

   

0.97%

   

0.96%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.54%

   

2.91%

   

3.31%

   

3.36%

   

3.48%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.41%

   

2.79%

   

3.18%

   

3.23%

   

3.36%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

10%

   

18%

   

16%

   

6%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.39

   

$11.51

   

$11.07

   

$11.31

   

$11.68

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.21

   

0.24

   

0.29

   

0.29

   

0.31

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

   

(0.12

)

 

0.44

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.55

   

0.12

   

0.73

   

0.05

   

(0.06

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.31

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.31

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.73

   

$11.39

   

$11.51

   

$11.07

   

$11.31

 
Total return2

 

 

4.85%

   

1.12%

   

6.67%

   

0.47%

   

(0.48%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$6,758

   

$8,121

   

$10,364

   

$10,923

   

$15,975

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

1.58%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.59%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

1.71%

   

1.71%

   

1.72%

   

1.72%

   

1.71%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.79%

   

2.16%

   

2.56%

   

2.61%

   

2.73%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.66%

   

2.04%

   

2.43%

   

2.48%

   

2.61%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

10%

   

18%

   

16%

   

6%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

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Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.36

   

$11.48

   

$11.04

   

$11.28

   

$11.65

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.32

   

0.36

   

0.40

   

0.40

   

0.42

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

   

(0.12

)

 

0.44

   

(0.24

)

 

(0.37

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.66

   

0.24

   

0.84

   

0.16

   

0.05

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.42

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.42

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.70

   

$11.36

   

$11.48

   

$11.04

   

$11.28

 
Total return2

 

 

5.91%

   

2.14%

   

7.74%

   

1.47%

   

0.51%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$76,092

   

$51,941

   

$42,317

   

$27,433

   

$19,788

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

0.58%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.59%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

0.71%

   

0.71%

   

0.72%

   

0.72%

   

0.71%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.79%

   

3.16%

   

3.56%

   

3.61%

   

3.73%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.66%

   

3.04%

   

3.43%

   

3.48%

   

3.61%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

10%

   

18%

   

16%

   

6%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.52

   

$11.65

   

$11.21

   

$11.49

   

$11.79

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.30

   

0.33

   

0.35

   

0.34

   

0.35

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.39

   

(0.13

)

 

0.44

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.30

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.69

   

0.20

   

0.79

   

0.06

   

0.05

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.35

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.35

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.91

   

$11.52

   

$11.65

   

$11.21

   

$11.49

 
Total return2

 

 

6.03%

   

1.77%

   

7.19%

   

0.56%

   

0.47%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$71,345

   

$60,667

   

$55,480

   

$59,425

   

$67,907

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

0.86%

   

0.86%

   

0.86%

   

0.86%

   

0.86%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

1.01%

   

1.02%

   

1.03%

   

1.01%

   

1.00%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.53%

   

2.87%

   

3.11%

   

3.04%

   

3.03%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.38%

   

2.71%

   

2.94%

   

2.89%

   

2.89%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

17%

   

22%

   

14%

   

11%

   

10%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

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Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.51

   

$11.64

   

$11.20

   

$11.48

   

$11.78

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.21

   

0.24

   

0.27

   

0.26

   

0.26

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.39

   

(0.13

)

 

0.44

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.30

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.60

   

0.11

   

0.71

   

(0.02

)

 

(0.04

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.26

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.26

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.90

   

$11.51

   

$11.64

   

$11.20

   

$11.48

 
Total return2

 

 

5.24%

   

1.00%

   

6.40%

   

(0.19%

)

 

(0.29%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$6,453

   

$8,819

   

$12,875

   

$17,597

   

$29,375

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

1.61%

   

1.61%

   

1.61%

   

1.61%

   

1.61%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

1.76%

   

1.77%

   

1.78%

   

1.76%

   

1.75%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.78%

   

2.12%

   

2.36%

   

2.29%

   

2.28%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.63%

   

1.96%

   

2.19%

   

2.14%

   

2.14%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

17%

   

22%

   

14%

   

11%

   

10%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

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Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.52

   

$11.65

   

$11.21

   

$11.49

   

$11.79

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.33

   

0.36

   

0.38

   

0.37

   

0.37

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.39

   

(0.13

)

 

0.44

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.72

   

0.23

   

0.82

   

0.09

   

0.08

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.38

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.38

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.91

   

$11.52

   

$11.65

   

$11.21

   

$11.49

 
Total return2

 

 

6.29%

   

2.02%

   

7.46%

   

0.82%

   

0.71%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$51,125

   

$36,057

   

$35,157

   

$21,310

   

$12,090

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3

 

 

0.61%

   

0.61%

   

0.61%

   

0.61%

   

0.61%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
prior to fees waived3

 

 

0.76%

   

0.77%

   

0.78%

   

0.76%

   

0.75%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.78%

   

3.12%

   

3.36%

   

3.29%

   

3.28%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.63%

   

2.96%

   

3.19%

   

3.14%

   

3.14%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

17%

   

22%

   

14%

   

11%

   

10%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

3

Expense ratios do not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

76


 

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.66

   

$11.86

   

$11.33

   

$11.62

   

$11.98

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.29

   

0.33

   

0.36

   

0.36

   

0.35

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.45

   

(0.14

)

 

0.53

   

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.74

   

0.19

   

0.89

   

0.07

   

2

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.36

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.36

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.06

   

$11.66

   

$11.86

   

$11.33

   

$11.62

 
Total return3

 

 

6.46%

   

1.68%

   

8.00%

   

0.60%

   

0.05%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$161,593

   

$42,514

   

$36,058

   

$38,139

   

$40,647

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.83%

   

0.80%

   

0.80%

   

0.80%

   

0.80%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.01%

   

1.05%

   

1.07%

   

1.08%

   

1.03%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.47%

   

2.86%

   

3.12%

   

3.10%

   

3.04%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.29%

   

2.61%

   

2.85%

   

2.82%

   

2.81%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

13%

   

31%

   

21%

   

10%

   

14%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

3

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

77


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.63

   

$11.83

   

$11.30

   

$11.59

   

$11.95

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.21

   

0.24

   

0.27

   

0.27

   

0.26

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.45

   

(0.14

)

 

0.53

   

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.66

   

0.10

   

0.80

   

(0.02

)

 

(0.09

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.27

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.03

   

$11.63

   

$11.83

   

$11.30

   

$11.59

 
Total return2

 

 

5.68%

   

0.92%

   

7.20%

   

(0.16%

)

 

(0.71%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$4,720

   

$7,037

   

$13,459

   

$14,941

   

$17,073

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.58%

   

1.55%

   

1.55%

   

1.55%

   

1.55%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.76%

   

1.80%

   

1.82%

   

1.83%

   

1.78%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.72%

   

2.11%

   

2.37%

   

2.35%

   

2.29%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.54%

   

1.86%

   

2.10%

   

2.07%

   

2.06%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

13%

   

31%

   

21%

   

10%

   

14%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

78


 

Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.66

   

$11.85

   

$11.33

   

$11.61

   

$11.97

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.32

   

0.36

   

0.38

   

0.39

   

0.38

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.45

   

(0.13

)

 

0.52

   

(0.28

)

 

(0.35

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.77

   

0.23

   

0.90

   

0.11

   

0.03

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.39

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

   

   

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.42

)

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.39

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.06

   

$11.66

   

$11.85

   

$11.33

   

$11.61

 
Total return2

 

 

6.73%

   

2.03%

   

8.17%

   

0.93%

   

0.29%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$50,997

   

$38,394

   

$39,363

   

$32,981

   

$32,192

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.58%

   

0.55%

   

0.55%

   

0.55%

   

0.55%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.76%

   

0.80%

   

0.82%

   

0.83%

   

0.78%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.72%

   

3.11%

   

3.37%

   

3.35%

   

3.29%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.54%

   

2.86%

   

3.10%

   

3.07%

   

3.06%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

13%

   

31%

   

21%

   

10%

   

14%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

79


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$8.06

   

$8.25

   

$7.93

   

$8.14

   

$8.39

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.23

   

0.25

   

0.28

   

0.28

   

0.28

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.32

   

(0.11

)

 

0.32

   

(0.20

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.55

   

0.14

   

0.60

   

0.08

   

0.03

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.08

)

 

   

(0.01

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.28

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$8.34

   

$8.06

   

$8.25

   

$7.93

   

$8.14

 
Total return2

 

 

7.04%

   

1.72%

   

7.72%

   

0.93%

   

0.48%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$384,915

   

$364,480

   

$376,965

   

$378,038

   

$399,001

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.83%

   

0.83%

   

0.85%

   

0.88%

   

0.88%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.92%

   

0.92%

   

0.93%

   

0.93%

   

0.94%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.86%

   

3.09%

   

3.49%

   

3.48%

   

3.51%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.77%

   

3.00%

   

3.41%

   

3.43%

   

3.45%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

32%

   

40%

   

23%

   

19%

   

15%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

80


 

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$8.06

   

$8.25

   

$7.93

   

$8.14

   

$8.39

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.17

   

0.19

   

0.22

   

0.22

   

0.22

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.32

   

(0.11

)

 

0.32

   

(0.20

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.49

   

0.08

   

0.54

   

0.02

   

(0.03

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.19

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.22

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.08

)

 

   

(0.01

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.22

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$8.34

   

$8.06

   

$8.25

   

$7.93

   

$8.14

 
Total return2

 

 

6.24%

   

0.95%

   

6.91%

   

0.16%

   

(0.27%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$14,040

   

$19,009

   

$25,065

   

$26,376

   

$33,298

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.59%

   

1.59%

   

1.61%

   

1.64%

   

1.64%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.68%

   

1.68%

   

1.69%

   

1.69%

   

1.70%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.10%

   

2.33%

   

2.73%

   

2.72%

   

2.75%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.01%

   

2.24%

   

2.65%

   

2.67%

   

2.69%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

32%

   

40%

   

23%

   

19%

   

15%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

81


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional Class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$8.05

   

$8.25

   

$7.92

   

$8.13

   

$8.38

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.25

   

0.27

   

0.30

   

0.30

   

0.30

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.32

   

(0.12

)

 

0.33

   

(0.20

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.57

   

0.15

   

0.63

   

0.10

   

0.05

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.30

)

Net realized gain

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.08

)

 

   

(0.01

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.30

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$8.33

   

$8.05

   

$8.25

   

$7.92

   

$8.13

 
Total return2

 

 

7.31%

   

1.84%

   

8.12%

   

1.16%

   

0.73%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$72,333

   

$55,919

   

$47,241

   

$41,427

   

$33,373

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.59%

   

0.59%

   

0.61%

   

0.64%

   

0.64%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.68%

   

0.68%

   

0.69%

   

0.69%

   

0.70%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

3.10%

   

3.33%

   

3.73%

   

3.72%

   

3.75%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

3.01%

   

3.24%

   

3.65%

   

3.67%

   

3.69%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

32%

   

40%

   

23%

   

19%

   

15%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

82


 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.49

   

$12.68

   

$12.14

   

$12.54

   

$12.87

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.29

   

0.31

   

0.36

   

0.37

   

0.38

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.21

   

(0.16

)

 

0.54

   

(0.34

)

 

(0.32

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.50

   

0.15

   

0.90

   

0.03

   

0.06

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.39

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.03

)

 

   

(0.06

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.39

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.70

   

$12.49

   

$12.68

   

$12.14

   

$12.54

 
Total return2

 

 

4.05%

   

1.30%

   

7.54%

   

0.26%

   

0.49%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$375,799

   

$373,691

   

$386,790

   

$390,477

   

$423,497

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.85%

   

0.85%

   

0.85%

   

0.85%

   

0.85%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.93%

   

0.93%

   

0.93%

   

0.94%

   

0.95%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.30%

   

2.53%

   

2.92%

   

2.99%

   

3.08%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.22%

   

2.45%

   

2.84%

   

2.90%

   

2.98%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

15%

   

13%

   

16%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

83


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.53

   

$12.72

   

$12.18

   

$12.58

   

$12.91

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.20

   

0.22

   

0.27

   

0.28

   

0.29

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.22

   

(0.16

)

 

0.54

   

(0.34

)

 

(0.33

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.42

   

0.06

   

0.81

   

(0.06

)

 

(0.04

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.03

)

 

   

(0.06

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.29

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.75

   

$12.53

   

$12.72

   

$12.18

   

$12.58

 
Total return2

 

 

3.35%

   

0.54%

   

6.73%

   

(0.49%

)

 

(0.25%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$17,096

   

$25,219

   

$29,933

   

$35,642

   

$51,045

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.60%

   

1.60%

   

1.60%

   

1.60%

   

1.60%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.68%

   

1.68%

   

1.68%

   

1.69%

   

1.70%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.55%

   

1.78%

   

2.17%

   

2.24%

   

2.33%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.47%

   

1.70%

   

2.09%

   

2.15%

   

2.23%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

15%

   

13%

   

16%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

84


 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$12.49

   

$12.68

   

$12.14

   

$12.54

   

$12.87

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.32

   

0.34

   

0.39

   

0.40

   

0.41

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.21

   

(0.16

)

 

0.54

   

(0.34

)

 

(0.32

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.53

   

0.18

   

0.93

   

0.06

   

0.09

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.42

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

(0.03

)

 

   

(0.06

)

 

 
Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.42

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$12.70

   

$12.49

   

$12.68

   

$12.14

   

$12.54

 
Total return2

 

 

4.31%

   

1.55%

   

7.81%

   

0.51%

   

0.75%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$218,886

   

$181,242

   

$169,241

   

$119,894

   

$88,826

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.60%

   

0.60%

   

0.60%

   

0.60%

   

0.60%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.68%

   

0.68%

   

0.68%

   

0.69%

   

0.70%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.55%

   

2.78%

   

3.17%

   

3.24%

   

3.33%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.47%

   

2.70%

   

3.09%

   

3.15%

   

3.23%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

15%

   

13%

   

16%

   

17%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

85


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.10

   

$11.25

   

$10.82

   

$11.17

   

$11.44

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.23

   

0.27

   

0.31

   

0.30

   

0.31

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.11

   

(0.15

)

 

0.43

   

(0.31

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.34

   

0.12

   

0.74

   

(0.01

)

 

0.06

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.31

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

   

   

(0.04

)

 

(0.02

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.33

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.22

   

$11.10

   

$11.25

   

$10.82

   

$11.17

 
Total return2

 

 

3.13%

   

1.08%

   

7.00%

   

(0.01%

)

 

0.55%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$63,499

   

$57,788

   

$55,918

   

$59,284

   

$68,934

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.71%

   

0.71%

   

0.71%

   

0.79%

   

0.84%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.00%

   

1.02%

   

1.04%

   

1.00%

   

0.99%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.01%

   

2.39%

   

2.87%

   

2.77%

   

2.79%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.72%

   

2.08%

   

2.54%

   

2.56%

   

2.64%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

7%

   

20%

   

19%

   

17%

   

22%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects waivers by the manager and/or distributor. Performance would have been lower had the waivers not been in effect.

86


 

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.12

   

$11.27

   

$10.84

   

$11.19

   

$11.47

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.13

   

0.17

   

0.22

   

0.21

   

0.22

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.12

   

(0.15

)

 

0.43

   

(0.31

)

 

(0.26

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.25

   

0.02

   

0.65

   

(0.10

)

 

(0.04

)

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.22

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

   

   

(0.04

)

 

(0.02

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.24

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.24

   

$11.12

   

$11.27

   

$10.84

   

$11.19

 
Total return2

 

 

2.26%

   

0.22%

   

6.09%

   

(0.86%

)

 

(0.39%

)

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$2,990

   

$5,149

   

$7,167

   

$8,558

   

$11,885

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.56%

   

1.56%

   

1.56%

   

1.64%

   

1.69%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.75%

   

1.77%

   

1.79%

   

1.75%

   

1.74%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.16%

   

1.54%

   

2.02%

   

1.92%

   

1.94%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.97%

   

1.33%

   

1.79%

   

1.81%

   

1.89%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

7%

   

20%

   

19%

   

17%

   

22%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

87


 

Financial highlights

Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.10

   

$11.25

   

$10.83

   

$11.17

   

$11.45

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.24

   

0.28

   

0.33

   

0.32

   

0.33

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.12

   

(0.15

)

 

0.42

   

(0.30

)

 

(0.26

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.36

   

0.13

   

0.75

   

0.02

   

0.07

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.33

)

Net realized gain

 

 

   

   

   

(0.04

)

 

(0.02

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.35

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.22

   

$11.10

   

$11.25

   

$10.83

   

$11.17

 
Total return2

 

 

3.29%

   

1.23%

   

7.06%

   

0.23%

   

0.61%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$23,946

   

$24,848

   

$17,718

   

$11,470

   

$18,800

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.56%

   

0.56%

   

0.56%

   

0.64%

   

0.69%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.75%

   

0.77%

   

0.79%

   

0.75%

   

0.74%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.16%

   

2.54%

   

3.02%

   

2.92%

   

2.94%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.97%

   

2.33%

   

2.79%

   

2.81%

   

2.89%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

7%

   

20%

   

19%

   

17%

   

22%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class A shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.00

   

$11.21

   

$10.66

   

$10.88

   

$11.13

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.28

   

0.29

   

0.32

   

0.32

   

0.33

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

   

(0.21

)

 

0.55

   

(0.22

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.62

   

0.08

   

0.87

   

0.10

   

0.08

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.33

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.33

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.34

   

$11.00

   

$11.21

   

$10.66

   

$10.88

 
Total return2

 

 

5.71%

   

0.81%

   

8.33%

   

0.95%

   

0.84%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$112,606

   

$103,913

   

$103,487

   

$98,980

   

$98,491

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.89%

   

0.89%

   

0.89%

   

0.89%

   

0.89%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.97%

   

0.97%

   

0.99%

   

0.99%

   

0.99%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.52%

   

2.69%

   

2.97%

   

2.98%

   

3.08%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.44%

   

2.61%

   

2.87%

   

2.88%

   

2.98%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

18%

   

12%

   

14%

   

19%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Financial highlights

Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Class C shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.02

   

$11.23

   

$10.68

   

$10.90

   

$11.15

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.20

   

0.21

   

0.24

   

0.24

   

0.25

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.34

   

(0.21

)

 

0.55

   

(0.22

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.54

   

2

 

0.79

   

0.02

   

2

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.25

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.36

   

$11.02

   

$11.23

   

$10.68

   

$10.90

 
Total return3

 

 

4.92%

   

0.05%

   

7.51%

   

0.19%

   

0.09%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$14,317

   

$19,376

   

$21,059

   

$21,651

   

$32,223

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

1.64%

   

1.64%

   

1.64%

   

1.64%

   

1.64%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.72%

   

1.72%

   

1.74%

   

1.74%

   

1.74%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

1.77%

   

1.94%

   

2.22%

   

2.23%

   

2.33%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

1.69%

   

1.86%

   

2.12%

   

2.13%

   

2.23%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

18%

   

12%

   

14%

   

19%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

3

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the impact of a sales charge. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund

                               

 

Year ended

 

Institutional class shares

 

8/31/21

 

8/31/20

 

8/31/19

 

8/31/18

 

8/31/17

 
Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$11.00

   

$11.20

   

$10.66

   

$10.87

   

$11.12

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income1

 

 

0.31

   

0.32

   

0.35

   

0.35

   

0.36

 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.33

   

(0.20

)

 

0.54

   

(0.21

)

 

(0.25

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

0.64

   

0.12

   

0.89

   

0.14

   

0.11

 

Less dividends and distributions from:

Net investment income

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.36

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.36

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$11.33

   

$11.00

   

$11.20

   

$10.66

   

$10.87

 
Total return2

 

 

5.89%

   

1.15%

   

8.50%

   

1.30%

   

1.09%

 

Ratios and supplemental data:

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

 

 

$102,787

   

$75,325

   

$75,155

   

$53,501

   

$44,805

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets

 

 

0.64%

   

0.64%

   

0.64%

   

0.64%

   

0.64%

 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

0.72%

   

0.72%

   

0.74%

   

0.74%

   

0.74%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

 

 

2.77%

   

2.94%

   

3.22%

   

3.23%

   

3.33%

 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets prior to fees waived

 

 

2.69%

   

2.86%

   

3.12%

   

3.13%

   

3.23%

 
Portfolio turnover

 

 

3%

   

18%

   

12%

   

14%

   

19%

 

 

1

Calculated using average shares outstanding.

2

Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return during all of the periods shown reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.

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Financial highlights

How to read the financial highlights

Net investment income (loss)
Net investment income (loss) includes dividend and interest income earned from a fund's investments; it is calculated after expenses have been deducted.

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
A realized gain occurs when we sell an investment at a profit, while a realized loss occurs when we sell an investment at a loss. When an investment increases or decreases in value but we do not sell it, we record an unrealized gain or loss. The amount of realized gain per share, if any, that we pay to shareholders would be listed under “Less dividends and distributions from: Net realized gain.”

Net asset value (NAV)
This is the value of a mutual fund share, calculated by dividing the net assets by the number of shares outstanding.

Total return
This represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in a fund. In calculating this figure for the financial highlights table, we include applicable fee waivers, exclude front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges, and assume the shareholder has reinvested all dividends and realized gains.

Net assets
Net assets represent the total value of all the assets in a fund's portfolio, less any liabilities, that are attributable to that class of the fund.

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
The expense ratio is the percentage of net assets that a fund pays annually for operating expenses and management fees. These expenses include accounting and administration expenses, services for shareholders, and similar expenses.

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
We determine this ratio by dividing net investment income (loss) by average net assets.

Portfolio turnover
This figure tells you the amount of trading activity in a fund's portfolio. A turnover rate of 100% would occur if, for example, a fund bought and sold all of the securities in its portfolio once in the course of a year or frequently traded a single security. A high rate of portfolio turnover in any year may increase brokerage commissions paid and could generate taxes for shareholders on realized investment gains.

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Broker-defined sales charge waiver policies

From time to time, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a brokerage platform or account may be eligible for CDSC sales charge waivers and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI. In all instances, it is the purchaser's responsibility to notify the Funds or the purchaser's financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase a Fund's shares directly from the fund or through another intermediary to receive such waivers or discounts. Please see the section entitled About Your Account — Choosing a Share Class for more information on sales charges and waivers available for different classes.

CDSC waivers on Class C shares

Death or disability of the shareholder

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus

 

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½

 

Shares sold to pay certain brokerage fees initiated by the broker

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

 

Shares held in retirement accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain other types of accounts or platforms where the financial intermediary has entered into an agreement with the Distributor (or its affiliates)

 

Merrill Lynch:

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Merrill Lynch platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

Front-end sales charge waivers for Class A shares available at Merrill Lynch

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan

 

Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents)

 

Shares purchased through a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program

 

Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

 

Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill Lynch's platform

 

Shares of Delaware Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform (if applicable)

 

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within Delaware Funds)

 

Shares exchanged from Class C (that is, level-load) shares of the same Fund pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

 

Employees and registered representatives of Merrill Lynch or its affiliates and their family members

 

Trustees of the Trust and employees of the Manager or any of its affiliates, as described in this Prospectus

 

Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within Delaware Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (that is, systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchase made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill Lynch's account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement

 

CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at Merrill Lynch

Death or disability of the shareholder

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus

 

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code

 

Shares sold to pay Merrill Lynch fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill Lynch

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

 

Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms

 

Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

 

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Front-end sales charge discounts available at Merrill Lynch: Breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and letters of intent

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.

 

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in this Prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Delaware Fund assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser's household at Merrill Lynch. Eligible Delaware Fund assets not held at Merrill Lynch may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

 

Letters of Intent (LOI) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within Delaware Funds, through Merrill Lynch, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable).

 

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management:

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

Front-end Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g. 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans

 

Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley's account linking rules

 

Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same Fund

 

Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account

 

Class C (that is, level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same Fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's share class conversion program

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within Delaware Funds, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.

 

Ameriprise Financial:

Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Available at Ameriprise Financial:

The following information applies to Class A shares purchases if you have an account with or otherwise purchase Fund shares through Ameriprise Financial:

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an Ameriprise Financial retail brokerage account are eligible for the following front-end sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI:

Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs.

 

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other fund within Delaware Funds).

 

Shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same Fund in the month of or following the 7-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this Prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares or conversion of Class C shares following such shorter period, that waiver will apply.

 

Employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.

 

Shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) TSCAs subject to ERISA and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise financial advisor and/or the advisor's spouse, advisor's lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor's lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within Delaware Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (that is, Rights of Reinstatement).

 

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services & Raymond James Affiliates (“Raymond James”):

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

Front-end sales load waivers on Class A shares available at Raymond James

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

 

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Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same Fund (but not any other Fund within the Delaware Funds).

 

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within Delaware Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

 

A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

 

CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at Raymond James

Death or disability of the shareholder.

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus.

 

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in this Prospectus.

 

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

 

Front-end load discounts available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, and/or rights of accumulation

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.

 

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Delaware Funds assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Raymond James. Eligible Delaware Funds assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

 

Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (“Edward Jones”):

Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones

The following information has been provided by Edward Jones:

The following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Shareholders purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of the Delaware Funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

Breakpoints

Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in this Prospectus.

 

Rights of Accumulation (ROA)

The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of Delaware Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Delaware Funds assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.

 

The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.

 

ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).

 

Letter of Intent (LOI)

Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Delaware Funds assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if LOI is not met.

 

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If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.

 

Sales Charge Waivers:

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones' policies and procedures.

 

Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.

 

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same Delaware Funds so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.

 

Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in this Prospectus.

 

Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.

 

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) Waivers:

If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:

The death or disability of the shareholder.

 

Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.

 

Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.

 

Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.

 

Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.

 

Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.

 

Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimums Balances, as described below.

 

Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones

Minimum Purchase Amounts

Initial purchase minimum: $250

 

Subsequent purchase minimum: none

 

Minimum Balances

Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:

A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform

 

A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform

 

An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI

 

Exchanging Share Classes

At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.

 

Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC (“Janney”):

If you purchase fund shares through a Janney brokerage account, you will be eligible for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), or back-end sales charge, waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

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Front-end sales charge* waivers on Class A shares available at Janney

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the Delaware Funds).

 

Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Delaware Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).

 

Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans.

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

 

Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney's policies and procedures.

 

CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney

Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus.

 

Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and other retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 70½ as described in this Prospectus.

 

Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

 

Shares exchanged into the same share class of a different fund.

 

Front-end sales charge* discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and/or letters of intent

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

 

Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Delaware Funds assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Janney. Eligible Delaware Funds assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

 

Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within Delaware Funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Delaware Funds assets not held at Janney Montgomery Scott may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor of such assets.

 

*Also referred to as an “initial sales charge.”

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“OPCO”)

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an OPCO platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

Front-end Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan

 

Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan

 

Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program

 

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the Delaware Funds)

 

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same Delaware Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).

 

A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO

 

Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members

 

Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this Prospectus

 

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CDSC Waivers on A, B and C Shares available at OPCO

Death or disability of the shareholder

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus

 

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as described in this Prospectus

 

Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

 

Front-end load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus.

 

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Delaware Funds assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible Delaware Funds assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

 

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (“Baird”):

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI.

Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares Available at Baird

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing share of the same fund

 

Share purchase by employees and registers representatives of Baird or its affiliate and their family members as designated by Baird

 

Shares purchase from the proceeds of redemptions from another Delaware Fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)

 

A shareholder in the Funds Class C shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the same Fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird

 

Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs

 

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Baird

Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder

 

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus

 

Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account

 

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching age 72 as described in this Prospectus

 

Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird

 

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

 

Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulations

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

 

Rights of accumulations which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Delaware Funds assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at Baird. Eligible Delaware Funds assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulations calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

 

Letters of Intent (LOI) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Delaware Funds through Baird, over a 13-month period of time.

 

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Additional information

Contact information
 

Website: delawarefunds.com

 

Delaware Funds by Macquarie® Service Center: 800 523-1918 (representatives are normally available weekdays from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm ET)

 

For fund information, literature, price, yield, and performance figures.

 

For information on existing regular investment accounts and retirement plan accounts including wire investments, wire redemptions, telephone redemptions, and telephone exchanges.

 

Automated telephone service: 800 523-1918 (seven days a week, 24 hours a day)

 

For convenient access to account information or current performance information on all Delaware Funds, use this touch-tone service.

 

Written correspondence: Delaware Funds by Macquarie, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076 (by regular mail) or Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 (by overnight courier service).

 

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Additional information about the Funds' investments is available in their annual and semiannual shareholder reports. In the Funds' annual shareholder report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Funds' performance during the period covered by the report. You can find more information about the Funds in their current SAI, which is filed electronically with the SEC, and which is legally a part of this Prospectus (it is incorporated by reference). To receive a free copy of the SAI, or the annual or semiannual reports, or if you have any questions about investing in the Funds, write to us at P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076 by regular mail or 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722 by overnight courier service, or call toll-free 800 523-1918. The SAI and shareholder reports are available, free of charge, through the Funds' website at delawarefunds.com/literature. You may also obtain additional information about the Funds from your financial advisor.

You can find reports and other information about the Funds on the EDGAR database on the SEC website at sec.gov. You may obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplication fee, by emailing the SEC at [email protected].

Investment Company Act number: 811-04973, 811-04364, 811-07742, 811-04989, 811-03910, and 811-02715

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