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3 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
5
4
5
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
B+
(Buy)
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#25 in Large Growth
U.S. News evaluated 485 Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
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Performance
The fund has returned 19.89 percent over the past year, 18.12 percent over the past three years, 6.11 percent over the past five years, and 6.81 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 11.2% |
| 1 Year | 19.9% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 18.1% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 6.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 6.8% |
Summary
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in common stocks. It invests primarily in companies that have long-term capital appreciation potential and are expected to grow faster than the U.S. economy. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in U.S. investments. It may also invest up to 20% of assets in debt securities and bonds. In addition, the fund may invest in convertible bonds, preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks, provided that these investments, when aggregated with the fund's debt securities and bonds, do not exceed 35% of the assets.
Fees
Fees are High compared to funds in the same category.
Delaware U.S. Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 1.10 percent.
Risk
Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
