JOINT INSURANCE AGREEMENT
THIS JOINT INSURANCE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31, 2021, is by and among the funds comprising the Delaware Funds by Macquarie
(listed on Attachment I hereto) (the "Funds").
BACKGROUND
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into with the following background:
A. Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to require that the officers and employees of
registered management investment companies be bonded against larceny and embezzlement, and the SEC has promulgated Rule 17g-1 requiring such coverage in specified minimum amounts.
B. The Funds have obtained and maintain the bonds and policies of insurance providing coverage against larceny and embezzlement by their officers and employees set forth in
Attachment I hereto (the “Joint Bonds”).
C. The Board of Trustees/Directors of each Fund, by vote of a majority of its members including a majority of those members of the Board of each Fund who are not "interested
persons" as defined by Section 2 (a) (19) of the Act, has given due consideration to all factors relevant to the amount, type, form, coverage and apportionment of recoveries and premiums on the Joint Bonds and has approved the form, term and
amount of the Joint Bonds, the portion of the premiums payable by each Fund, and the manner in which recovery on the Joint Bonds ("Joint Bond Proceeds"), if any, shall be shared by and among the parties hereto as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and among the parties hereto as follows:
1. ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS
a. In the event a single party suffers a loss or losses covered under the Joint Bonds, the party suffering such loss or losses shall be entitled to be indemnified up to the full
amount of the Joint Bond Proceeds.
b. If more than one party is damaged in a single loss for which Joint Bond Proceeds are received, each such party shall receive that portion of the Joint Bond Proceeds which
represents the loss sustained by that party, unless the recovery is inadequate to indemnify fully each such party. If the recovery is inadequate to indemnify fully each such party sustaining a loss, the Joint Bond Proceeds shall be allocated
among such parties as follows:
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(1)
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Each party sustaining a loss shall be allocated an amount equal to the lesser of its actual loss or the minimum amount of bond coverage then allocated to such party in accordance with Rule 17g-1. Any party not fully indemnified for its
insurable losses as a result of this allocation is hereafter referred to as an "Unindemnified Party".
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(2)
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The remaining portion of the Joint Bond Proceeds, if any, shall be allocated to each Unindemnified Party in the same proportion as such party's allocation of minimum bond coverage (in accordance with Rule 17g-1) bears to the aggregate of
the minimum bond coverage amounts for all Unindemnified Parties, provided that no party shall receive Joint Bond Proceeds in excess of its actual insurable losses.
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2. ALLOCATION OF PREMIUMS
a. The premiums payable with respect to the Joint Bonds shall be allocated to each of the parties hereto on an annual basis (and, in the event any increased or additional premium
is required to be paid during the year, as of the date such increased or additional premium is due) in the same proportion as each party's minimum amount of bond coverage as then reflected on Attachment II hereto shall bear to the total of such
minimum coverage.
3. BOND COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES
a. Each party hereto has determined that the minimum amount of fidelity bond coverage deemed appropriate to be maintained by it as of the date of this Agreement is as set forth
opposite its name in Attachment II hereto. Each of the Funds represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto that the minimum amount of coverage required of it under Rule 17g-1(d)(1) as of the date hereof is not more than the amount
reflected opposite its name in Attachment II hereto. Each of the Funds further agrees that it will promptly take such steps as may be necessary, from time to time, to increase its minimum coverage as set forth in Attachment II hereto (and, if
necessary, the face amount of the Joint Bonds) so that its minimum coverage as therein set forth shall at no time be less than the minimum coverage required of it under Rule 17g-1(d)(1).
b. The parties hereto may, from time to time hereafter, agree to modify Attachment II hereto to reflect changes in allocation of premium and coverage. All references in this
Agreement to "Attachment II" shall be to such Attachment as amended as of the relevant date on which premiums are to be allocated or losses are sustained.
4. ADDITION OF NEW FUNDS AND OTHER ENTITIES
The parties to this Agreement contemplate that additional funds or other related entities permitted by Rule 17g-1 ("Additional
Entities") may be added to Delaware Funds by
Macquarie from time to time after the date of this Agreement. In the event an Additional Entity is organized, such Entity may be included as an
additional party to this Agreement if the Board of Trustees/Directors of each of the Funds (including an Additional Fund if it is being added) approve such addition and establish a revised minimum allocation of bond coverage. The inclusion of an
Additional Entity as a party to this Agreement shall be evidenced by such Entity's execution of the Addendum to this Agreement and all references herein to the "Funds" shall include any such Additional Entities.
5. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall apply to the present fidelity bond coverage and any renewals or replacements thereof and shall continue until
terminated by any party hereto upon the giving of not less than sixty days written notice to the other parties.
6. DISPUTES
Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the Rules
of the American Arbitration Association, and the decision rendered therein shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.
7. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the extent not
inconsistent with applicable provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have caused this Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized officer or
representative as of the date first written above.
DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE on behalf of those Funds listed
on Attachment I
By: ______________________________________
Shawn Lytle
President
ATTACHMENT I TO JOINT INSURANCE
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 21, 2021
DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE
FUND
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Delaware Group® Adviser Funds
Delaware Diversified Income Fund
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Delaware Group® Cash Reserve
Delaware Investments Ultrashort Fund
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds I
Delaware Mid Cap Value Fund
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds II
Delaware Value® Fund
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds IV
Delaware Healthcare Fund
Delaware Small Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund
Delaware Equity Income Fund
Delaware Global Equity Fund
Delaware Growth and Income Fund
Delaware Hedged U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Delaware Opportunity Fund
Delaware Premium Income Fund
Delaware Growth Equity Fund
Delaware Total Return Fund
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds V
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
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Delaware Group® Foundation Funds
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund
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Delaware Group® Global & International Funds
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund
Delaware International Small Cap Fund
Delaware International Value Equity Fund
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Delaware Group® Government Fund
Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund
Delaware Strategic Income Fund
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Delaware Group® Income Funds
Delaware Corporate Bond Fund
Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund
Delaware Floating Rate Fund
Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund
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FUND
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Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund
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Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
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Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
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Delaware Pooled® Trust
Macquarie Emerging Markets Portfolio
Macquarie Emerging Markets Portfolio II
Macquarie Labor Select International Equity Portfolio
Delaware Global Listed Real Assets Fund
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Delaware VIP® Trust5
Delaware VIP® Emerging Markets Series
Delaware VIP® Small Cap Value Series
Delaware VIP® Fund for Income Series
Delaware VIP® Growth Equity Series
Delaware VIP® Equity Income Series
Delaware VIP® Growth and Income Series
Delaware VIP® Opportunity Series
Delaware VIP® Limited Duration Bond Series
Delaware VIP® Special Situations Series
Delaware VIP® International Series
Delaware VIP® Total Return Series
Delaware VIP® Investment Grade Series
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Voyageur Insured Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
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Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
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Voyageur Mutual Funds
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
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Voyageur Mutual Funds II
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
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Voyageur Mutual Funds III
Delaware Select Growth Fund
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FUND
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Voyageur Tax Free Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
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Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
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Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
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Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
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Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
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Delaware Ivy High Opportunities Fund
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InvestEd Portfolios
InvestEd 90 Portfolio
InvestEd 80 Portfolio
InvestEd 70 Portfolio
InvestEd 60 Portfolio
InvestEd 50 Portfolio
InvestEd 40 Portfolio
InvestEd 30 Portfolio
InvestEd 20 Portfolio
InvestEd 10 Portfolio
InvestEd 0 Portfolio
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Ivy Funds
Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund
Delaware Ivy Apollo Multi-Asset Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Apollo Strategic Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund
Delaware Ivy California Municipal High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Cash Management Fund
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Crossover Credit Fund
Delaware Ivy Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy Energy Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Equity Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Government Money Market Fund
Delaware Ivy Government Securities Fund
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy LaSalle Global Real Estate Fund
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund
Delaware Ivy Pictet Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund
Delaware Ivy Pictet Targeted Return Bond Fund
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FUND
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Delaware Ivy PineBridge High Yield Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares S&P 500 Bond Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund
Delaware Ivy Pzena International Value Fund
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund
Delaware Ivy Securian core Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Core Fund
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Value Fund
Delaware Ivy Wilshire Global Allocation Fund
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Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios
Delaware Ivy VIP Asset Strategy
Delaware Ivy VIP Balanced
Delaware Ivy VIP Core Equity
Delaware Ivy VIP Corporate Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Energy
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Equity Income
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Government Money Market
Delaware Ivy VIP Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP High Income
Delaware Ivy VIP International Core Equity
Delaware Ivy VIP Limited-Term Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Mid Cap Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Natural Resources
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Aggressive
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Conservative
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderate
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderate - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Aggressive
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Aggressive - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Conservative
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Conservative - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Science and Technology
Delaware Ivy VIP Securian Real Estate Securities
Delaware Ivy VIP Small Cap Core
Delaware Ivy VIP Small Cap Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Value
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FUND
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Minimum Amount of Fidelity Bond Coverage (000’s)
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Delaware Group® Adviser Funds
Delaware Diversified Income Fund
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2,500
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Delaware Group® Cash Reserve
Delaware Investments Ultrashort fund
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450
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds I
Delaware Mid Cap Value Fund
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450
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds II
Delaware Value® Fund
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2,500
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds IV
Delaware Healthcare Fund
Delaware Small Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Smid Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Covered Call Strategy Fund
Delaware Equity Income Fund
Delaware Global Equity Fund
Delaware Growth and Income Fund
Delaware Hedged U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
Delaware Opportunity Fund
Delaware Premium Income Fund
Delaware Growth Equity Fund
Delaware Total Return Fund
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2,500
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Delaware Group® Equity Funds V
Delaware Wealth Builder Fund
Delaware Small Cap Core Fund
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
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2,500
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Delaware Group® Foundation Funds
Delaware Strategic Allocation Fund
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750
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Delaware Group® Global & International Funds
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund
Delaware International Small Cap Fund
Delaware International Value Equity Fund
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2,500
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Delaware Group® Government Fund
Delaware Emerging Markets Debt Corporate Fund
Delaware Strategic Income Fund
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600
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DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE
FUND
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Minimum Amount of Fidelity Bond Coverage (000’s)
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Delaware Group® Income Funds
Delaware Corporate Bond Fund
Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund
Delaware Floating Rate Fund
Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund
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1,900
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Delaware Group® Limited-Term Government Funds
Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income Fund
Delaware Tax-Free New Jersey Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Oregon Fund
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900
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Delaware Group® State Tax-Free Income Trust
Delaware Tax-Free Pennsylvania Fund
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750
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Delaware Group® Tax-Free Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Fund
Delaware Tax-Free USA Intermediate Fund
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1,700
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Delaware Pooled® Trust
Macquarie Emerging Markets Portfolio
Macquarie Emerging Markets Portfolio II
Macquarie Labor Select International Equity Portfolio
Delaware Global Listed Real Assets Fund
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750
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Delaware VIP® Trust
Delaware VIP® Emerging Markets Series
Delaware VIP® Small Cap Value Series
Delaware VIP® Fund for Income Series
Delaware VIP® Growth Equity Series
Delaware VIP® Equity Income Series
Delaware VIP® Growth and Income Series
Delaware VIP® Opportunity Series
Delaware VIP® Limited Duration Bond Series
Delaware VIP® Special Situations Series
Delaware VIP® International Series
Delaware VIP® Total Return Series
Delaware VIP® Investment Grade Series
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2,300
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Voyageur Insured Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Arizona Fund
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450
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Voyageur Intermediate Tax Free Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Intermediate Fund
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450
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DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE
FUND
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Minimum Amount of Fidelity Bond Coverage (000’s)
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Voyageur Mutual Funds
Delaware Minnesota High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware Tax-Free California Fund
Delaware Tax-Free Idaho Fund
Delaware Tax-Free New York Fund
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1,700
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Voyageur Mutual Funds II
Delaware Tax-Free Colorado Fund
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600
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Voyageur Mutual Funds III
Delaware Select Growth Fund
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750
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Voyageur Tax Free Funds
Delaware Tax-Free Minnesota Fund
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900
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Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
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525
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Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.
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450
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Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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400
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Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.
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600
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Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund
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400
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Delaware Ivy High Opportunities Fund
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750
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InvestEd Portfolios
InvestEd 90 Portfolio
InvestEd 80 Portfolio
InvestEd 70 Portfolio
InvestEd 60 Portfolio
InvestEd 50 Portfolio
InvestEd 40 Portfolio
InvestEd 30 Portfolio
InvestEd 20 Portfolio
InvestEd 10 Portfolio
InvestEd 0 Portfolio
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900
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DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE
FUND
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Minimum Amount of Fidelity Bond Coverage (000’s)
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Ivy Funds
Delaware Ivy Accumulative Fund
Delaware Ivy Apollo Multi-Asset Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Apollo Strategic Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Asset Strategy Fund
Delaware Ivy Balanced Fund
Delaware Ivy California Municipal High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Cash Management Fund
Delaware Ivy Core Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy Corporate Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Crossover Credit Fund
Delaware Ivy Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy Energy Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Equity Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Global Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Government Money Market Fund
Delaware Ivy Government Securities Fund
Delaware Ivy High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy International Core Equity Fund
Delaware Ivy International Small Cap Fund
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy LaSalle Global Real Estate Fund
Delaware Ivy Limited-Term Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund
Delaware Ivy Municipal Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Municipal High Income Fund
Delaware Ivy Natural Resources Fund
Delaware Ivy Pictet Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund
Delaware Ivy Pictet Targeted Return Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy PineBridge High Yield Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares S&P 500 Bond Index Fund
Delaware Ivy ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index Fund
Delaware Ivy Pzena International Value Fund
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology Fund
Delaware Ivy Securian core Bond Fund
Delaware Ivy Securian Real Estate Securities Fund
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Core Fund
Delaware Ivy Small Cap Growth Fund
Delaware Ivy Value Fund
Delaware Ivy Wilshire Global Allocation Fund
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2,500
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DELAWARE FUNDS BY MACQUARIE
FUND
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Minimum Amount of Fidelity Bond Coverage (000’s)
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Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios
Delaware Ivy VIP Asset Strategy
Delaware Ivy VIP Balanced
Delaware Ivy VIP Core Equity
Delaware Ivy VIP Corporate Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Energy
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Equity Income
Delaware Ivy VIP Global Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Government Money Market
Delaware Ivy VIP Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP High Income
Delaware Ivy VIP International Core Equity
Delaware Ivy VIP Limited-Term Bond
Delaware Ivy VIP Mid Cap Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Natural Resources
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Aggressive
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Conservative
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderate
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderate - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Aggressive
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Aggressive - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Conservative
Delaware Ivy VIP Pathfinder Moderately Conservative - Managed Volatility
Delaware Ivy VIP Science and Technology
Delaware Ivy VIP Securian Real Estate Securities
Delaware Ivy VIP Small Cap Core
Delaware Ivy VIP Small Cap Growth
Delaware Ivy VIP Value
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2,500
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