Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund (DEEAX)

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7.7 in Long-Term Bond

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Terms & Conditions

Scorecard
Morningstar	4 / 5 Stars
Lipper	5 5 1 2 1
Zacks Investment Research	1 (Strong Buy)
Standard & Poor's	3 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com	A- (Buy)

Fund Overview

The investment seeks total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in corporate bonds. It focuses on corporate bonds that have investment grade credit ratings from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). The fund may invest up to 20% of assets in high-yield corporate bonds and may invest up to 35% of total assets in foreign securities. The average portfolio duration of the fund will generally vary within two years (plus or minus) of the current average duration of the Barclays Capital Long U.S. Corporate Index.

Trailing Returns	Updated 03.31.2012
Year to date	1.2%
1 Year	16.7%
3 Years (Annualized)	21.6%
5 Years (Annualized)	10.8%
10 Years (Annualized)	10.0%

Performance

The fund has returned 16.74 percent over the past year, 21.64 percent over the past three years, 10.77 percent over the past five years, and 10.04 percent over the past decade.

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Holdings

Asset Allocation

	% Long	% Short	% Net
Cash	22.96	29.36	-6.39
Stocks	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bonds	66.88	0.0	66.88
Other	0.16	0.05	0.11
Foreign Bonds	32.97	0.0	32.97
Foreign Stocks	0.0	0.0	0.0
Convertible	1.42	0.0	1.42
Preferred	5.03	0.0	5.03