UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-22050 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund | |
Address of principal executive offices: | 2005 Market Street | |
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | David F. Connor, Esq. | |
2005 Market Street | ||
Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (800) 523-1918 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 | |
Date of reporting period: | November 30, 2011 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Annual Report |
Delaware
Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund |
November 30, 2011 | |
The figures in the annual
report for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund represent
past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. A rise or fall
in interest rates can have a significant impact on bond prices. Funds
that invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates
rise. | |
Closed-end fund |
Table of contents
Portfolio management review | 1 |
Performance summary | 4 |
Security type/sector/country allocations | 6 |
Statement of net assets | 8 |
Statement of operations | 23 |
Statements of changes in net assets | 24 |
Statement of cash flows | 25 |
Financial highlights | 26 |
Notes to financial statements | 27 |
Report of independent registered public accounting firm | 37 |
Other Fund information | 38 |
Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum | 45 |
About the organization | 48 |
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed
herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2011, and subject to change.
Funds are
not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal
amount invested.
Mutual fund advisory services are provided by Delaware
Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a
registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie
Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and
affiliates worldwide.
© 2012
Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
All third-party trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.
Portfolio management review
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
December 6, 2011
Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2011) | |||
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price | 1-year return | -2.01% | |
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV | 1-year return | +1.77% | |
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ market price | 1-year return | -2.72% | |
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV | 1-year return | +2.05% |
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund returned +1.77% at net asset value and -2.01% at market price (both figures reflect all distributions reinvested) for its fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2011. Complete annualized performance information for the Fund is shown in the table on page 4.
An up-and-down year for investors
Global financial markets were highly volatile during the Funds fiscal year, but especially in the periods second half, with much of the turmoil coming from the mounting debt crisis in Europe.
Greece remained at the center of the
crisis, though other troubled countries shifted to the forefront of investors
minds. Italy emerged as the newest and most serious trouble spot given the
nations role as the euro zones third-largest economy, coupled with its very
high debt burden and low growth rate. Investors began to worry that the regions
political and monetary institutions were not up to the challenge of repairing
the damage. Although these serious issues remained unresolved at the close of
the Funds fiscal year in late November 2011, financial markets did respond
favorably to several potentially productive steps taken by policy
makers.
Global financial markets were also affected by concerns about the
health of the U.S. economy. In the first half of the Funds fiscal year,
evidence pointed to sluggish but steady economic growth. Against this backdrop,
the S&P 500® Index, a measure of the broad stock market in the
United States, continued to trend upward. Beginning in late July 2011, however,
market conditions began to deteriorate, due in part to skepticism about whether
U.S. political leaders would successfully handle the nations own debt-related issues. In early August 2011, credit rating
agency Standard & Poors demonstrated this uncertainty by downgrading the
U.S. sovereign credit rating for the first time in history. Although corporate
earnings remained healthy, a weak patch of economic data combined with mounting
concerns about the budget caused the S&P 500 Index to fall significantly
between July 22 and Oct. 3, 2011, when it reached its lowest level in more than
a year.
In the final months of the Funds fiscal year, however, an increasing amount of data suggested an improving U.S. economy. Unemployment, although still high, drifted downward, and increased confidence in the direction of interest rates was another positive indicator for investors. The S&P 500 Index finished the Funds fiscal year on a strong upswing with an overall gain of 7.84% for the 12-month period.
The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index), a
broad measure of equity market performance around the world, followed a similar
trajectory but significantly lagged the S&P 500 Index, declining 0.36% (net)
over the same 12-month period. Emerging market equities fared worse, as
investors appeared to remain cautious about risk and to question the
sustainability of Chinas economic growth.
Concern about credit risk
weighed on the performance of other asset classes in which the Fund invests.
High yield corporate bonds, for example, which made up roughly one-third of Fund
assets at the end of the Funds fiscal year, found a difficult environment
during those periods when risk aversion appeared greatest, though they also
benefited considerably during times of positive investor sentiment. During the
Funds fiscal year, the high yield bond market generated a modest gain of 3.63%,
as
Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2011, and subject to change.
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Portfolio management review
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. Investment grade bonds, while not immune to credit-quality concerns, fared better than their lower-rated counterparts, as investors preferred higher-quality, lower-risk investments during much of the Funds fiscal year.
Credit worries posed a challenge for the securities of global property companies as well, given their dependence on affordable and available credit to help finance their operations and development activity. Emerging market real estate securities encountered difficulties as monetary policy makers in these fast-growing regions favored raising interest rates. The low-interest-rate environment of the U.S., in contrast, provided a better backdrop for real estate investment trusts (REITs). Overall, global real estate securities declined 0.81% during the Funds fiscal year, as measured by the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index.
Shifting away from international securities, toward high yield
The Funds primary objective is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In managing the Fund, we pursue these goals by investing broadly in a range of income-generating securities from around the globe. These include core fixed income holdings (such as Treasury and agency securities), as well as investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, REITs, large-cap value stocks, convertible preferred stocks, international value stocks, emerging market equities, emerging market debt securities, and international currencies.
One notable change that we made to the Fund during its fiscal year was to generally reduce its exposure to international securities because of our mounting concerns about market and economic conditions in Europe and Asia. Accordingly, the Funds allocation to international equities dropped from about 19% at the beginning of the Funds fiscal year to roughly 12% at Nov. 30, 2011.
We boosted the Funds allocation to high yield bonds, as we believed a number of companies in this asset class held up relatively well despite daunting market conditions, and the Fund maintained a significant allocation throughout the entire fiscal year. This positioning aided the Funds return during the first several months of its fiscal year, as strong demand for yield gave the market a steady bid for high yield bonds. Our emphasis on higher-quality (less distressed) securities, however, slightly muted this positive effect. During the final months of the Funds fiscal year, this same allocation to high yield bonds hindered the Funds relative performance somewhat, as investors seemed to largely flee from risky securities. The relative higher quality of the Funds allocation to this asset class, however, helped diminish the negative effect of these holdings.
During the fiscal year we also increased the Funds exposure to U.S. large-cap value securities, which we believed offered stronger performance potential and increased defensiveness amid a difficult environment. As the fiscal year drew to a close, we believed valuations across U.S. equities were generally higher than they should be. Anticipating ongoing slow growth, we maintained the Funds defensive positioning among large-cap value, geared to emphasize less-cyclical stocks. While circumstances can change quickly, we expect to maintain this less cyclical positioning until we see more lasting improvements in market and economic conditions.
Areas of potential opportunity
Given recent market shifts, we believe that U.S. REITs are among market segments that have become attractively priced. Convertible securities, offering yields in the neighborhood of 4% at the end of the Funds fiscal year, also strike us as relatively inexpensive (data: Barclays Capital). High yield bonds remain vulnerable to credit risk, though high yield issuers balance sheets are generally stronger now than before the financial crisis, and we believe they are less vulnerable to serious credit-related challenges than they were in the past.
Looking elsewhere, we believe the decision of monetary policy makers in Asia to raise interest rates may provide a compelling reason to look to the region as a source of increased income.
Against this backdrop, we continue to keep a close eye on market conditions and the relative value between asset types. In keeping with the Funds investment objective, we will continue to seek to provide current income, diversified across multiple global asset classes.
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Performance summary
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please obtain the performance data for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918.
Fund performance | |||||||
Average annual total returns | |||||||
through November 30, 2011 | 1 year | 3 years | Lifetime | ||||
At market price (inception date June 29, 2007) | -2.01% | +36.69% | -0.70% | ||||
At net asset value (inception date June 29, 2007) | +1.77% | +22.36% | +0.17% |
Instances of high double-digit returns are
unusual, cannot be sustained, and were primarily achieved during favorable
market conditions.
Diversification may not protect against market
risk.
Fixed income securities and bond funds can
lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also
may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuers ability to make
interest and principal payments on its debt.
The Fund may also be subject
to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that
is held by Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund
to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate.
High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve additional expenses and are subject to risk, including the risk that an underlying security or securities index moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager anticipated. A derivative transaction depends upon the counterparties ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.
International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.
If and when the Fund invests in forward foreign currency contracts or uses other investments to hedge against currency risks, the Fund will be subject to special risks, including counterparty risk.
The Fund borrows through a line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Funds net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to leverage.
Narrowly focused investments may exhibit higher volatility than investments in multiple industry sectors.
REIT investments are subject to many of the risks associated with direct real estate ownership, including changes in economic conditions, credit risk, and interest rate fluctuations.
The Fund performance table and the Performance of a $10,000 investment graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment policy. Shares of the Fund were initially offered with a sales charge of 4.50%. Performance since inception does not include the sales charge or any other brokerage commission for purchases made since inception. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Fund basics |
As of November 30, 2011 |
Fund objective |
The Funds primary investment objective is to seek current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. |
Total Fund net assets |
$ 179 million |
Number of holdings |
720 |
Fund start date |
June 29, 2007 |
NYSE symbol |
DEX |
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Market price versus net asset
value (see notes below)
November 30, 2010, through November 30, 2011
Starting value (Nov. 30, 2010) | Ending value (Nov. 30, 2011) | ||||
|
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV | $12.32 | $11.35 | ||
|
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price | $12.31 | $10.92 |
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Performance of a $10,000
investment
Average annual total returns
from June 29, 2007 (Funds inception) through November 30, 2011
Starting value (June 29, 2007) | Ending value (Nov. 30, 2011) | ||||
|
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV | $10,000 | $10,075 | ||
|
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price | $10,000 | $9,693 | ||
|
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV | $10,000 | $8,891 | ||
|
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ market price | $10,000 | $8,796 |
The Performance of a $10,000 investment graph assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on June 29, 2007, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions at market value. The graph assumes $10,000 in the Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average at market price and at NAV. Performance of the Fund and the Lipper class at market value is based on market performance during the period. Performance of the Fund and Lipper class at NAV is based on the fluctuations in NAV during the period. Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund was initially offered with a sales charge of 4.50%. Performance shown in both graphs above does not include fees, the initial sales charge, or any brokerage commissions for purchases. Investments in the Fund are not available at NAV.
The Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average represents the average return of closed-end funds that invest at least 25% of their portfolios in securities traded outside of the United States and that may own U.S. securities as well (source: Lipper).
The BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index, formerly the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index, tracks the performance of U.S. dollardenominated high yield corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market, but caps individual issuer exposure at 2% of the benchmark.
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index tracks the performance of listed real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) worldwide, based in U.S. dollars.
Market price is the price an investor would pay for shares of the Fund on the secondary market. NAV is the total value of one fund share, generally equal to a funds net assets divided by the number of shares outstanding.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
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Security type/sector/country allocations
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
As of November 30,
2011
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment managers internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another funds sector designations.
Percentage | ||
Security type/sector | of Net Assets | |
Common Stock | 55.04 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | 5.09 | % |
Consumer Staples | 6.69 | % |
Diversified REITs | 0.50 | % |
Energy | 5.26 | % |
Financials | 5.05 | % |
Healthcare | 7.38 | % |
Healthcare REITs | 0.27 | % |
Hotel REITs | 0.42 | % |
Industrial REITs | 0.69 | % |
Industrials | 5.80 | % |
Information Technology | 4.13 | % |
Mall REITs | 0.65 | % |
Manufactured Housing REIT | 0.08 | % |
Materials | 3.77 | % |
Mixed REITs | 0.56 | % |
Mortgage REITs | 0.23 | % |
Multifamily REITs | 0.26 | % |
Office REITs | 0.58 | % |
Real Estate Management & Development | 0.13 | % |
Self-Storage REITs | 0.14 | % |
Shopping Center REITs | 0.72 | % |
Single Tenant REIT | 0.16 | % |
Specialty REITs | 0.29 | % |
Telecommunications | 3.72 | % |
Utilities | 2.47 | % |
Convertible Preferred Stock | 2.12 | % |
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.21 | % |
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.30 | % |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.84 | % |
Convertible Bonds | 11.21 | % |
Capital Goods | 1.20 | % |
Communications | 1.79 | % |
Consumer Cyclical | 0.76 | % |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 1.87 | % |
Energy | 0.40 | % |
Financials | 1.08 | % |
Industrials | 0.20 | % |
Real Estate | 0.30 | % |
Services | 0.56 | % |
Technology | 3.05 | % |
Corporate Bonds | 34.24 | % |
Automotive | 1.51 | % |
Banking | 1.20 | % |
Basic Industry | 4.09 | % |
Brokerage | 0.03 | % |
Capital Goods | 2.34 | % |
Communications | 3.48 | % |
Consumer Cyclical | 2.04 | % |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 1.33 | % |
Energy | 5.37 | % |
Financials | 0.81 | % |
Healthcare | 1.72 | % |
Industrials | 0.03 | % |
Insurance | 0.98 | % |
Media | 2.19 | % |
Natural Gas | 0.11 | % |
Real Estate | 0.10 | % |
Services | 3.61 | % |
Technology | 2.22 | % |
Transportation | 0.07 | % |
Utilities | 1.01 | % |
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities | 0.13 | % |
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.15 | % |
Senior Secured Loans | 0.68 | % |
Sovereign Bonds | 5.69 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 0.27 | % |
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security | 0.00 | % |
Residual Interest Trust Certificate | 0.00 | % |
Exchange-Traded Fund | 2.41 | % |
Limited Partnership | 0.02 | % |
Preferred Stock | 0.81 | % |
Warrants | 0.00 | % |
Short-Term Investments | 11.07 | % |
Securities Lending Collateral | 7.51 | % |
Total Value of Securities | 133.70 | % |
Written Option | (0.00 | %) |
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral | (7.73 | %) |
Borrowing Under Line of Credit | (28.27 | %) |
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Other Liabilities | 2.30 | % |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 | % |
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Percentage | |||
Country | of Net Assets | ||
Australia | 1.54 | % | |
Barbados | 0.16 | % | |
Bermuda | 0.53 | % | |
Brazil | 4.14 | % | |
Canada | 3.70 | % | |
Cayman Islands | 0.62 | % | |
Chile | 0.38 | % | |
China | 0.93 | % | |
Curacao | 0.01 | % | |
France | 6.29 | % | |
Germany | 1.23 | % | |
Hong Kong | 1.02 | % | |
Indonesia | 0.67 | % | |
Ireland | 0.40 | % | |
Israel | 0.95 | % | |
Japan | 4.09 | % | |
Jersey | 0.23 | % | |
Luxembourg | 1.11 | % | |
Mexico | 1.02 | % | |
Netherlands | 1.64 | % | |
Norway | 0.01 | % | |
Panama | 1.02 | % | |
Poland | 0.58 | % | |
Republic of Korea | 0.25 | % | |
Russia | 0.42 | % | |
Singapore | 0.05 | % | |
Spain | 0.41 | % | |
Supranational | 0.11 | % | |
Sweden | 1.10 | % | |
Switzerland | 1.58 | % | |
Taiwan | 0.23 | % | |
Thailand | 0.14 | % | |
Turkey | 0.11 | % | |
United Kingdom | 5.82 | % | |
United States | 72.63 | % | |
Total | 115.12 | % |
The percentage of net assets exceeds 100% because the Fund utilizes a line of credit with The Bank of New York Mellon, as described in Note 8 in Notes to financial statements. The Fund utilizes leveraging techniques in an attempt to obtain a higher return for the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives through the use of such techniques.
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
November 30, 2011
Number of | Value | ||||
Shares | (U.S. $) | ||||
Common Stock 55.04%v | |||||
Consumer Discretionary 5.09% | |||||
=∏ | Avado Brands | 272 | $ | 0 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke | 10,414 | 789,484 | |||
| DIRECTV Class A | 2,250 | 106,245 | ||
Don Quijote | 28,500 | 982,408 | |||
* | Genuine Parts | 14,800 | 865,800 | ||
Hyundai Home Shopping Network | 4,422 | 443,124 | |||
Lowes | 33,700 | 809,137 | |||
Mattel | 30,800 | 887,348 | |||
PPR | 3,401 | 509,675 | |||
Promotora de Informaciones ADR | 22,600 | 119,554 | |||
Publicis Groupe | 11,956 | 571,139 | |||
Sumitomo Rubber Industries | 16,961 | 203,466 | |||
* | Techtronic Industries | 690,000 | 633,421 | ||
Toyota Motor | 36,105 | 1,189,110 | |||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings | 353,500 | 1,030,227 | |||
9,140,138 | |||||
Consumer Staples 6.69% | |||||
Aryzta | 31,154 | 1,504,088 | |||
Coca-Cola Amatil | 95,733 | 1,168,239 | |||
ConAgra Foods | 50,200 | 1,268,052 | |||
Greggs | 187,667 | 1,466,689 | |||
Kimberly-Clark | 18,000 | 1,286,460 | |||
Kraft Foods Class A | 36,900 | 1,333,935 | |||
Lorillard | 11,100 | 1,238,982 | |||
Safeway | 63,300 | 1,266,000 | |||
Tesco | 229,866 | 1,468,168 | |||
12,000,613 | |||||
Diversified REITs 0.50% | |||||
Champion REIT | 125,000 | 49,228 | |||
Corio | 2,648 | 118,085 | |||
Cyrela Brazil Realty | 4,100 | 34,078 | |||
* | Investors Real Estate Trust | 10,260 | 72,025 | ||
Lexington Realty Trust | 32,170 | 243,849 | |||
Mapletree Logistics Trust | 70,000 | 45,804 | |||
Nieuwe Steen Investments | 89 | 1,181 | |||
Orix JREIT | 17 | 71,837 | |||
Stockland | 70,059 | 251,155 | |||
Vornado Realty Trust | 128 | 9,530 | |||
896,772 | |||||
Energy 5.26% | |||||
Banpu NVDR | 13,863 | 250,468 | |||
Chevron | 8,100 | 832,842 | |||
CNOOC | 553,000 | 1,074,250 | |||
ConocoPhillips | 11,900 | 848,708 | |||
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR | 41,400 | 1,037,898 | |||
Royal Dutch Shell ADR | 17,400 | 1,256,106 | |||
Spectra Energy | 30,200 | 888,484 | |||
Total | 25,487 | 1,314,989 | |||
* | Total ADR | 24,300 | 1,257,282 | ||
Williams | 21,200 | 684,336 | |||
9,445,363 | |||||
Financials 5.05% | |||||
Allstate | 47,600 | 1,275,204 | |||
AXA | 35,522 | 514,365 | |||
Bank of New York Mellon | 30,900 | 601,314 | |||
* | Fifth Street Finance | 29,454 | 288,060 | ||
Gallagher (Arthur J.) | 34,900 | 1,081,202 | |||
Marsh & McLennan | 28,100 | 848,339 | |||
* | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 257,028 | 1,125,932 | ||
Nordea Bank | 97,015 | 772,373 | |||
Nordea Bank FDR | 24,123 | 192,092 | |||
Solar Capital | 8,100 | 186,462 | |||
Standard Chartered | 51,797 | 1,128,094 | |||
Travelers | 18,600 | 1,046,250 | |||
9,059,687 | |||||
Healthcare 7.38% | |||||
Abbott Laboratories | 17,800 | 970,990 | |||
| Alliance HealthCare Services | 8,445 | 10,303 | ||
Baxter International | 11,700 | 604,422 | |||
Bristol-Myers Squibb | 36,000 | 1,177,920 | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 16,500 | 1,067,880 | |||
Meda Class A | 103,376 | 1,008,389 | |||
Merck | 43,100 | 1,540,825 | |||
Novartis | 24,674 | 1,332,574 | |||
Pfizer | 64,560 | 1,295,719 | |||
Sanofi | 21,231 | 1,485,079 | |||
Sanofi ADR | 29,900 | 1,046,799 | |||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ADR | 43,000 | 1,703,229 | |||
13,244,129 | |||||
Healthcare REITs 0.27% | |||||
Cogdell Spencer | 18,100 | 67,875 | |||
HCP | 1,100 | 42,515 | |||
Health Care REIT | 1,875 | 94,069 | |||
Ventas | 5,342 | 281,844 | |||
486,303 | |||||
Hotel REITs 0.42% | |||||
Ashford Hospitality Trust | 61,800 | 491,928 | |||
DiamondRock Hospitality | 17,600 | 154,528 | |||
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 1,200 | 28,092 | |||
Summit Hotel Properties | 9,300 | 78,306 | |||
752,854 | |||||
Industrial REITs 0.69% | |||||
BWP Trust | 60,000 | 109,706 | |||
DCT Industrial Trust | 16,877 | 81,178 | |||
| First Industrial Realty Trust | 53,909 | 512,135 | ||
Goodman Group | 247,237 | 155,770 | |||
ProLogis | 385 | 10,711 | |||
STAG Industrial | 35,063 | 367,811 | |||
1,237,311 | |||||
Industrials 5.80% | |||||
* | Alstom | 19,981 | 691,913 | ||
Asahi Glass | 59,000 | 505,127 | |||
Cie de Saint-Gobain | 11,297 | 479,043 | |||
Copa Holdings Class A | 7,600 | 490,656 | |||
| Delta Air Lines | 6 | 49 |
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Number of | Value | ||||
Shares | (U.S. $) | ||||
Common Stock (continued) | |||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||
Deutsche Post | 71,337 | $ | 1,078,327 | ||
East Japan Railway | 20,161 | 1,235,036 | |||
| Flextronics International | 7,400 | 44,178 | ||
ITOCHU | 99,202 | 1,008,259 | |||
Koninklijke Philips Electronics | 13,109 | 266,678 | |||
| Mobile Mini | 2,757 | 49,709 | ||
Northrop Grumman | 15,000 | 856,050 | |||
Raytheon | 28,000 | 1,275,960 | |||
Teleperformance | 50,577 | 997,969 | |||
Vallourec | 3,578 | 245,647 | |||
Waste Management | 37,700 | 1,180,010 | |||
10,404,611 | |||||
Information Technology 4.13% | |||||
Automatic Data Processing | 20,400 | 1,042,236 | |||
Canon ADR | 18,400 | 828,184 | |||
| CGI Group Class A | 121,531 | 2,234,244 | ||
HTC | 25,273 | 416,182 | |||
Intel | 56,800 | 1,414,888 | |||
Microsoft | 35,300 | 902,974 | |||
* | Sohu.com | 11,400 | 563,616 | ||
7,402,324 | |||||
Mall REITs 0.65% | |||||
General Growth Properties | 14,518 | 204,413 | |||
Macerich | 389 | 19,489 | |||
Pennsylvania Real Estate | |||||
Investment Trust | 8,500 | 79,305 | |||
Simon Property Group | 6,908 | 858,941 | |||
1,162,148 | |||||
Manufactured Housing REIT 0.08% | |||||
Equity Lifestyle Properties | 2,478 | 153,215 | |||
153,215 | |||||
Materials 3.77% | |||||
| AuRico Gold | 91,370 | 915,581 | ||
duPont (E.I.) deNemours | 17,100 | 816,012 | |||
* | Lafarge | 9,576 | 350,037 | ||
MeadWestvaco | 27,200 | 811,920 | |||
=∏ | PT Holdings | 100 | 1 | ||
Rexam | 257,518 | 1,396,902 | |||
Rio Tinto | 14,439 | 760,441 | |||
Yamana Gold | 101,237 | 1,707,301 | |||
6,758,195 | |||||
Mixed REITs 0.56% | |||||
* | Digital Realty Trust | 10,200 | 647,700 | ||
Duke Realty | 11,447 | 132,785 | |||
Dupont Fabros Technology | 2,500 | 56,325 | |||
Liberty Property Trust | 4,797 | 142,999 | |||
PS Business Parks | 400 | 21,080 | |||
1,000,889 | |||||
Mortgage REITs 0.23% | |||||
* | Chimera Investment | 17,000 | 45,390 | ||
Starwood Property Trust | 20,900 | 372,856 | |||
418,246 | |||||
Multifamily REITs 0.26% | |||||
Apartment Investment | |||||
& Management | 1,732 | 37,723 | |||
Associated Estates Realty | 1,300 | 20,982 | |||
BRE Properties | 1,000 | 48,660 | |||
Camden Property Trust | 5,109 | 294,943 | |||
Equity Residential | 1,200 | 66,228 | |||
468,536 | |||||
Office REITs 0.58% | |||||
Alstria Office REIT | 12,510 | 141,020 | |||
Boston Properties | 100 | 9,538 | |||
Brandywine Realty Trust | 2,300 | 20,033 | |||
Commonwealth Property | |||||
Office Fund | 105,000 | 105,217 | |||
Government Properties | |||||
Income Trust | 4,752 | 103,356 | |||
Link REIT | 33,000 | 118,873 | |||
Mack-Cali Realty | 11,500 | 293,021 | |||
SL Green Realty | 3,679 | 242,225 | |||
1,033,283 | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.13% | |||||
Mitsubishi Estate | 11,549 | 192,815 | |||
* | Renhe Commercial Holdings | 264,000 | 37,902 | ||
230,717 | |||||
Self-Storage REITs 0.14% | |||||
* | Extra Space Storage | 4,555 | 109,776 | ||
Public Storage | 1,150 | 151,685 | |||
261,461 | |||||
Shopping Center REITs 0.72% | |||||
CFS Retail Property Trust | 55,000 | 106,302 | |||
∏ | Charter Hall Retail REIT | 71,117 | 240,747 | ||
Equity One | 1,500 | 25,065 | |||
First Capital Realty | 2,922 | 48,819 | |||
Kimco Realty | 12,857 | 202,755 | |||
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | 19,634 | 166,693 | |||
* | Regency Centers | 900 | 33,444 | ||
Unibail-Rodamco | 1,399 | 260,801 | |||
Westfield Group | 16,989 | 146,746 | |||
Westfield Retail Trust | 21,112 | 56,406 | |||
1,287,778 | |||||
Single Tenant REIT 0.16% | |||||
* | National Retail Properties | 10,537 | 278,809 | ||
278,809 | |||||
Specialty REITs 0.29% | |||||
Entertainment Properties Trust | 8,736 | 390,499 | |||
Plum Creek Timber | 1,520 | 55,997 | |||
Potlatch | 1,730 | 55,637 | |||
Rayonier | 450 | 18,288 | |||
520,421 | |||||
Telecommunications 3.72% | |||||
AT&T | 43,500 | 1,260,630 | |||
= | Century Communications | 125,000 | 0 | ||
CenturyLink | 24,200 | 907,984 | |||
France Telecom ADR | 900 | 15,543 |
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Number of | Value | ||||
Shares | (U.S. $) | ||||
Common Stock (continued) | |||||
Telecommunications (continued) | |||||
| GeoEye | 600 | $ | 11,394 | |
Mobile TeleSystems ADR | 36,800 | 635,904 | |||
| NII Holdings | 21,300 | 490,113 | ||
Verizon Communications | 22,800 | 860,244 | |||
Vivendi | 65,790 | 1,517,572 | |||
Vodafone Group | 360,039 | 975,037 | |||
6,674,421 | |||||
Utilities 2.47% | |||||
American Water Works | 800 | 24,856 | |||
Edison International | 16,200 | 636,822 | |||
| GenOn Energy | 150 | 409 | ||
National Grid | 174,091 | 1,711,499 | |||
National Grid ADR | 16,800 | 830,256 | |||
NorthWestern | 3,800 | 132,544 | |||
Progress Energy | 20,200 | 1,098,476 | |||
4,434,862 | |||||
Total Common Stock (cost $101,470,607) | 98,753,086 | ||||
Convertible Preferred Stock 2.12% | |||||
* | Apache 6.00% | ||||
exercise price $109.12, | |||||
expiration date 8/1/13 | 3,700 | 210,456 | |||
Aspen Insurance | |||||
Holdings 5.625% | |||||
exercise price $29.28, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 9,924 | 531,554 | |||
#Chesapeake Energy 144A | |||||
5.75% exercise price $27.94, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 472 | 506,219 | |||
El Paso Energy Capital Trust 4.75% | |||||
exercise price $41.59, | |||||
expiration date 3/31/28 | 1,950 | 89,642 | |||
HealthSouth 6.50% | |||||
exercise price $30.50, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 835 | 730,834 | |||
Lucent Technologies | |||||
Capital Trust I 7.75% | |||||
exercise price $24.80, | |||||
expiration date 3/15/17 | 1,120 | 700,000 | |||
PPL 9.50% | |||||
exercise price $28.80, | |||||
expiration date 7/1/13 | 9,600 | 546,816 | |||
SandRidge Energy 8.50% | |||||
exercise price $8.01, | |||||
expiration date 12/31/49 | 4,155 | 491,329 | |||
Total Convertible Preferred Stock | |||||
(cost $4,239,187) | 3,806,850 | ||||
Principal | |||||
Amount° | |||||
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.21% | |||||
Fannie Mae REMICs | |||||
Series 2001-50 BA | |||||
7.00% 10/25/41 | USD 114,514 | 133,208 | |||
Series 2003-122 | |||||
4.50% 2/25/28 | 51,829 | 53,120 | |||
Freddie Mac | |||||
Series 2557 WE | |||||
5.00% 1/15/18 | 60,000 | 65,042 | |||
Series 3131 MC | |||||
5.50% 4/15/33 | 40,000 | 43,000 | |||
Series 3173 PE | |||||
6.00% 4/15/35 | 65,000 | 71,561 | |||
Series 3337 PB | |||||
5.50% 7/15/30 | 11,773 | 11,836 | |||
Total Agency Collateralized | |||||
Mortgage Obligations | |||||
(cost $344,150) | 377,767 | ||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.30% | |||||
| Fannie Mae ARM | ||||
2.38% 10/1/36 | 7,496 | 7,911 | |||
2.53% 4/1/36 | 12,831 | 13,530 | |||
2.534% 10/1/36 | 11,900 | 12,632 | |||
4.893% 3/1/38 | 24,766 | 26,393 | |||
5.139% 11/1/35 | 17,670 | 18,736 | |||
6.263% 4/1/36 | 64,292 | 69,098 | |||
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr | |||||
3.00% 11/1/26 | 46,936 | 48,157 | |||
4.00% 7/1/25 | 108,979 | 114,500 | |||
4.00% 11/1/25 | 166,602 | 176,656 | |||
5.50% 1/1/23 | 37,746 | 40,877 | |||
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr | |||||
5.00% 12/1/36 | 126,179 | 135,744 | |||
5.00% 12/1/37 | 14,934 | 16,066 | |||
5.00% 2/1/38 | 11,762 | 12,654 | |||
6.50% 6/1/36 | 25,830 | 28,967 | |||
6.50% 10/1/36 | 17,884 | 19,981 | |||
6.50% 12/1/37 | 32,287 | 36,410 | |||
Freddie Mac 6.00% 1/1/17 | 24,971 | 26,155 | |||
| Freddie Mac ARM | ||||
2.495% 7/1/36 | 13,222 | 13,936 | |||
5.84% 10/1/36 | 31,314 | 33,606 | |||
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr | |||||
5.00% 6/1/18 | 13,574 | 14,491 | |||
5.00% 12/1/22 | 70,320 | 75,521 | |||
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr | |||||
5.00% 1/1/34 | 640,697 | 686,388 | |||
7.00% 11/1/33 | 42,039 | 48,225 | |||
9.00% 9/1/30 | 50,554 | 60,025 | |||
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr | |||||
7.50% 12/15/23 | 83,464 | 98,612 | |||
7.50% 1/15/32 | 66,089 | 77,526 | |||
9.50% 9/15/17 | 65,993 | 76,348 | |||
12.00% 5/15/15 | 33,374 | 38,294 |
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Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued) | ||||||
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr | ||||||
6.00% 11/20/28 | USD | 77,014 | $ | 87,065 | ||
6.50% 2/20/30 | 188,916 | 213,972 | ||||
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed | ||||||
Securities (cost $2,135,331) | 2,328,476 | |||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.84% | ||||||
# | American Tower Trust 144A | |||||
Series 2007-1A AFX | ||||||
5.42% 4/15/37 | 75,000 | 79,719 | ||||
BAML Mortgage | ||||||
Series 2004-3 A5 | ||||||
5.73% 6/10/39 | 44,987 | 48,793 | ||||
Series 2004-5 A3 | ||||||
4.561% 11/10/41 | 18,051 | 18,044 | ||||
Series 2005-1 A3 | ||||||
4.877% 11/10/42 | 22,709 | 22,701 | ||||
Series 2005-6 A4 | ||||||
5.367% 9/10/47 | 180,000 | 198,960 | ||||
| Bear Stearns Commercial | |||||
Mortgage Securities | ||||||
Series 2006-PW12 A4 | ||||||
5.903% 9/11/38 | 25,000 | 27,636 | ||||
w | Commercial Mortgage Pass | |||||
Through Certificates | ||||||
Series 2005-C6 A5A | ||||||
5.116% 6/10/44 | 95,000 | 103,591 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Mortgage | ||||||
Securities II | ||||||
*Series 2004-GG2 A6 | ||||||
5.396% 8/10/38 | 60,000 | 63,855 | ||||
Series 2005-GG4 A4A | ||||||
4.751% 7/10/39 | 115,000 | 122,218 | ||||
Series 2006-GG6 A4 | ||||||
5.553% 4/10/38 | 60,000 | 64,671 | ||||
| JPMorgan Chase | |||||
Commercial | ||||||
Mortgage Securities | ||||||
Series 2005-LDP3 A4A | ||||||
4.936% 8/15/42 | 35,000 | 38,074 | ||||
| LB-UBS Commercial | |||||
Mortgage Trust | ||||||
Series 2004-C4 A4 | ||||||
5.497% 6/15/29 | 475,000 | 511,088 | ||||
| Morgan Stanley Capital I | |||||
Series 2007-T27 A4 | ||||||
5.794% 6/11/42 | 160,000 | 179,929 | ||||
# | Timberstar Trust 144A | |||||
Series 2006-1A A | ||||||
5.668% 10/15/36 | 25,000 | 27,847 | ||||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed | ||||||
Securities (cost $1,303,242) | 1,507,126 | |||||
Convertible Bonds 11.21% | ||||||
Capital Goods 1.20% | ||||||
AAR | ||||||
1.75% exercise price $29.27, | ||||||
expiration date 1/1/26 | 215,000 | 216,075 | ||||
#144A 1.75% | ||||||
exercise price $29.27, | ||||||
expiration date 2/1/26 | 90,000 | 90,450 | ||||
L-3 Communications Holdings | ||||||
3.00% exercise price $96.48, | ||||||
expiration date 8/1/35 | 868,000 | 835,450 | ||||
# | Owens-Brockway Glass | |||||
Container 144A 3.00% | ||||||
exercise price $47.47, | ||||||
expiration date 5/28/15 | 1,101,000 | 1,019,801 | ||||
2,161,776 | ||||||
Communications 1.79% | ||||||
# | Alaska Communications | |||||
Systems Group 144A 6.25% | ||||||
exercise price $10.28, | ||||||
expiration date 4/27/18 | 538,000 | 425,693 | ||||
# | Clearwire Communications 144A | |||||
8.25% exercise price $7.08, | ||||||
expiration date 11/30/40 | 306,000 | 120,488 | ||||
* | Leap Wireless International 4.50% | |||||
exercise price $93.21, | ||||||
expiration date 7/15/14 | 826,000 | 722,750 | ||||
Level 3 Communications 3.50% | ||||||
exercise price $81.90, | ||||||
expiration date 12/10/11 | 1,005,000 | 1,011,280 | ||||
Rovi 2.625% | ||||||
exercise price $47.36, | ||||||
expiration date 2/10/40 | 238,000 | 240,975 | ||||
SBA Communications 4.00% | ||||||
exercise price $30.38, | ||||||
expiration date 10/1/14 | 464,000 | 681,500 | ||||
3,202,686 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical 0.76% | ||||||
Φ | ArvinMeritor 4.00% | |||||
exercise price $26.73, | ||||||
expiration date 2/15/27 | 777,000 | 508,935 | ||||
Pantry 3.00% | ||||||
exercise price $50.09, | ||||||
expiration date 11/15/12 | 871,000 | 849,225 | ||||
1,358,160 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.87% | ||||||
* | Alere 3.00% | |||||
exercise price $43.98, | ||||||
expiration date 5/15/16 | 705,000 | 664,462 | ||||
Amgen 0.375% | ||||||
exercise price $79.48, | ||||||
expiration date 2/1/13 | 510,000 | 506,175 | ||||
Dendreon 2.875% | ||||||
exercise price $51.24, | ||||||
expiration date 1/13/16 | 197,000 | 139,378 | ||||
LifePoint Hospitals 3.50% | ||||||
exercise price $51.79, | ||||||
expiration date 5/14/14 | 870,000 | 905,887 |
(continues) 11
Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Convertible Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued) | ||||||
Medtronic 1.625% | ||||||
exercise price $54.00, | ||||||
expiration date 4/15/13 | USD | 346,000 | $ | 347,730 | ||
Mylan 3.75% | ||||||
exercise price $13.32, | ||||||
expiration date 9/10/15 | 261,000 | 421,515 | ||||
NuVasive | ||||||
2.25% exercise price $44.74, | ||||||
expiration date 3/15/13 | 111,000 | 104,895 | ||||
2.75% exercise price $42.13, | ||||||
expiration date 6/30/17 | 375,000 | 274,219 | ||||
3,364,261 | ||||||
Energy 0.40% | ||||||
James River Coal 4.50% | ||||||
exercise price $25.78, | ||||||
expiration date 12/1/15 | 263,000 | 214,345 | ||||
Transocean 1.50% | ||||||
exercise price $164.09, | ||||||
expiration date 12/15/37 | 505,000 | 496,548 | ||||
710,893 | ||||||
Financials 1.08% | ||||||
# | Ares Capital 144A 5.75% | |||||
exercise price $19.13, | ||||||
expiration date 2/1/16 | 561,000 | 532,950 | ||||
# | BGC Partners 144A 4.50% | |||||
exercise price $9.84, | ||||||
expiration date 7/13/16 | 365,000 | 331,238 | ||||
Euronet Worldwide 3.50% | ||||||
exercise price $40.48, | ||||||
expiration date 10/15/25 | 1,065,000 | 1,072,987 | ||||
1,937,175 | ||||||
Industrials 0.20% | ||||||
# | Altra Holdings 144A 2.75% | |||||
exercise price $27.70, | ||||||
expiration date 2/27/31 | 147,000 | 136,526 | ||||
ϕ | General Cable 4.50% | |||||
exercise price $36.75, | ||||||
expiration date 11/15/29 | 225,000 | 221,344 | ||||
357,870 | ||||||
Real Estate 0.30% | ||||||
# | Lexington Master 144A 5.45% | |||||
exercise price $19.49, | ||||||
expiration date 1/15/27 | 57,000 | 57,285 | ||||
# | Lexington Realty Trust 144A 6.00% | |||||
exercise price $7.09, | ||||||
expiration date 1/11/30 | 358,000 | 418,860 | ||||
National Retail | ||||||
Properties 5.125% | ||||||
exercise price $25.38, | ||||||
expiration date 6/15/28 | 48,000 | 54,900 | ||||
531,045 | ||||||
Services 0.56% | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment 2.875% | ||||||
exercise price $27.14, | ||||||
expiration date 7/14/27 | 1,128,000 | 1,013,790 | ||||
1,013,790 | ||||||
Technology 3.05% | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices | ||||||
5.75% exercise price $20.13, | ||||||
expiration date 8/15/12 | 145,000 | 146,631 | ||||
6.00% exercise price $28.08, | ||||||
expiration date 4/30/15 | 823,000 | 808,598 | ||||
#144A 6.00% | ||||||
exercise price $28.08, | ||||||
expiration date 4/30/15 | 31,000 | 30,458 | ||||
Alcatel-Lucent USA 2.875% | ||||||
exercise price $15.35, | ||||||
expiration date 6/15/25 | 39,000 | 34,125 | ||||
# | Ciena 144A 3.75% | |||||
exercise price $20.17, | ||||||
expiration date 10/15/18 | 376,000 | 353,440 | ||||
Equinix 4.75% | ||||||
exercise price $84.32, | ||||||
expiration date 6/15/16 | 220,000 | 306,900 | ||||
ϕ | Hologic 2.00% | |||||
exercise price $38.59, | ||||||
expiration date 12/15/37 | 1,055,000 | 1,002,250 | ||||
Intel 3.25% | ||||||
exercise price $22.45, | ||||||
expiration date 8/1/39 | 389,000 | 496,948 | ||||
Linear Technology 3.00% | ||||||
exercise price $44.11, | ||||||
expiration date 5/1/27 | 1,125,000 | 1,157,343 | ||||
SanDisk 1.50% | ||||||
exercise price $52.37, | ||||||
expiration date 8/11/17 | 404,000 | 471,670 | ||||
VeriSign 3.25% | ||||||
exercise price $34.37, | ||||||
expiration date 8/15/37 | 575,000 | 656,219 | ||||
5,464,582 | ||||||
Total Convertible Bonds | ||||||
(cost $20,021,519) | 20,102,238 | |||||
Corporate Bonds 34.24% | ||||||
Automotive 1.51% | ||||||
American Axle & Manufacturing | ||||||
7.75% 11/15/19 | 55,000 | 52,938 | ||||
*7.875% 3/1/17 | 440,000 | 426,801 | ||||
ArvinMeritor 8.125% 9/15/15 | 281,000 | 250,090 | ||||
# | Chrysler Group 144A | |||||
8.25% 6/15/21 | 655,000 | 553,474 | ||||
Dana Holding 6.75% 2/15/21 | 245,000 | 247,144 | ||||
Ford Motor Credit | ||||||
12.00% 5/15/15 | 245,000 | 300,005 | ||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber | ||||||
10.50% 5/15/16 | 6,000 | 6,615 | ||||
# | International Automotive | |||||
Components Group 144A | ||||||
9.125% 6/1/18 | 205,000 | 195,775 | ||||
# | Jaguar Land Rover 144A | |||||
8.125% 5/15/21 | 260,000 | 247,000 |
12
Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Automotive (continued) | ||||||
Johnson Controls | ||||||
3.75% 12/1/21 | USD | 15,000 | $ | 15,006 | ||
Tomkins 9.00% 10/1/18 | 379,000 | 411,215 | ||||
2,706,063 | ||||||
Banking 1.20% | ||||||
Abbey National Treasury Services | ||||||
4.00% 4/27/16 | 30,000 | 26,802 | ||||
BAC Capital Trust VI | ||||||
5.625% 3/8/35 | 515,000 | 417,907 | ||||
City National | ||||||
5.25% 9/15/20 | 15,000 | 14,715 | ||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | ||||||
3.625% 1/25/16 | 20,000 | 20,073 | ||||
| Fifth Third Capital Trust IV | |||||
6.50% 4/15/37 | 420,000 | 407,400 | ||||
# | HBOS Capital Funding 144A | |||||
6.071% 6/29/49 | 659,000 | 408,580 | ||||
HSBC Holdings 4.875% 1/14/22 | 20,000 | 20,172 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase 4.35% 8/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,779 | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV | ||||||
6.80% 10/1/37 | 55,000 | 55,331 | ||||
KeyCorp 5.10% 3/24/21 | 20,000 | 20,302 | ||||
PNC Funding | ||||||
5.125% 2/8/20 | 30,000 | 33,225 | ||||
5.25% 11/15/15 | 60,000 | 64,826 | ||||
5.625% 2/1/17 | 35,000 | 38,222 | ||||
| Regions Financing Trust | |||||
6.625% 5/15/47 | 515,000 | 417,149 | ||||
Santander Holdings USA | ||||||
4.625% 4/19/16 | 10,000 | 9,485 | ||||
SunTrust Banks 3.50% 1/20/17 | 15,000 | 14,752 | ||||
SVB Financial Group | ||||||
5.375% 9/15/20 | 25,000 | 25,312 | ||||
US Bancorp 4.125% 5/24/21 | 20,000 | 21,765 | ||||
| USB Capital IX 3.50% 10/29/49 | 80,000 | 56,341 | |||
Wachovia | ||||||
0.773% 10/15/16 | 10,000 | 8,796 | ||||
5.25% 8/1/14 | 20,000 | 21,128 | ||||
5.625% 10/15/16 | 35,000 | 37,410 | ||||
2,149,472 | ||||||
Basic Industry 4.09% | ||||||
* | AK Steel 7.625% 5/15/20 | 406,000 | 371,490 | |||
Alcoa | ||||||
5.40% 4/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,543 | ||||
6.75% 7/15/18 | 20,000 | 21,408 | ||||
# | Algoma Acquisition 144A | |||||
9.875% 6/15/15 | 303,000 | 246,945 | ||||
# | APERAM 144A 7.75% 4/1/18 | 225,000 | 193,500 | |||
ArcelorMittal 9.85% 6/1/19 | 25,000 | 27,165 | ||||
* | Associated Materials | |||||
9.125% 11/1/17 | 185,000 | 157,481 | ||||
Barrick North America Finance | ||||||
4.40% 5/30/21 | 10,000 | 10,478 | ||||
*# | Cemex Espana Luxembourg | |||||
144A 9.25% 5/12/20 | 599,000 | 413,309 | ||||
Dow Chemical | ||||||
4.125% 11/15/21 | 5,000 | 4,964 | ||||
5.25% 11/15/41 | 15,000 | 14,674 | ||||
8.55% 5/15/19 | 34,000 | 42,886 | ||||
# | FMG Resources August | |||||
2006 144A | ||||||
6.875% 2/1/18 | 115,000 | 106,088 | ||||
7.00% 11/1/15 | 210,000 | 204,225 | ||||
Georgia-Pacific | ||||||
8.00% 1/15/24 | 20,000 | 25,306 | ||||
#144A 5.40% 11/1/20 | 15,000 | 16,158 | ||||
Headwaters 7.625% 4/1/19 | 310,000 | 265,825 | ||||
Hexion US Finance | ||||||
9.00% 11/15/20 | 172,000 | 135,880 | ||||
# | Ineos Group Holdings 144A | |||||
8.50% 2/15/16 | 310,000 | 243,350 | ||||
Interface 7.625% 12/1/18 | 205,000 | 214,225 | ||||
International Paper | ||||||
4.75% 2/15/22 | 5,000 | 5,082 | ||||
9.375% 5/15/19 | 15,000 | 19,236 | ||||
# | International Wire Group | |||||
Holdings 144A | ||||||
9.75% 4/15/15 | 190,000 | 193,775 | ||||
James River Coal 7.875% 4/1/19 | 270,000 | 206,550 | ||||
# | JMC Steel Group 144A | |||||
8.25% 3/15/18 | 305,000 | 288,225 | ||||
# | Kinove German Bondco 144A | |||||
9.625% 6/15/18 | 220,000 | 200,200 | ||||
# | Longview Fibre Paper | |||||
& Packaging 144A | ||||||
8.00% 6/1/16 | 305,000 | 308,050 | ||||
Lyondell Chemical | ||||||
11.00% 5/1/18 | 162,208 | 175,590 | ||||
# | Lyondellbasell Industries 144A | |||||
6.00% 11/15/21 | 160,000 | 164,000 | ||||
# | MacDermid 144A | |||||
9.50% 4/15/17 | 366,000 | 351,360 | ||||
# | Masonite International 144A | |||||
8.25% 4/15/21 | 300,000 | 283,500 | ||||
# | Millar Western Forest Products | |||||
144A 8.50% 4/1/21 | 225,000 | 172,125 | ||||
Momentive Performance | ||||||
Materials 9.00% 1/15/21 | 581,000 | 416,867 | ||||
# | Murray Energy 144A | |||||
10.25% 10/15/15 | 270,000 | 267,975 | ||||
Norcraft 10.50% 12/15/15 | 336,000 | 304,080 | ||||
# | Nortek 144A 8.50% 4/15/21 | 320,000 | 264,800 | |||
* | Ply Gem Industries | |||||
13.125% 7/15/14 | 275,000 | 262,625 | ||||
Polypore International | ||||||
7.50% 11/15/17 | 290,000 | 298,700 | ||||
=@ | Port Townsend 7.32% 8/27/12 | 30,617 | 13,931 | |||
Rio Tinto Finance USA | ||||||
3.75% 9/20/21 | 20,000 | 20,286 |
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Basic Industry (continued) | ||||||
Ryerson | ||||||
7.804% 11/1/14 | USD | 166,000 | $ | 151,890 | ||
12.00% 11/1/15 | 201,000 | 202,508 | ||||
Teck Resources 9.75% 5/15/14 | 13,000 | 15,349 | ||||
# | Xstrata Canada Financial 144A | |||||
4.95% 11/15/21 | 30,000 | 29,320 | ||||
7,340,924 | ||||||
Brokerage 0.03% | ||||||
Jefferies Group | ||||||
6.25% 1/15/36 | 5,000 | 3,788 | ||||
6.45% 6/8/27 | 10,000 | 7,940 | ||||
Lazard Group 6.85% 6/15/17 | 34,000 | 35,701 | ||||
47,429 | ||||||
Capital Goods 2.34% | ||||||
Anixter 10.00% 3/15/14 | 15,000 | 17,100 | ||||
Berry Plastics | ||||||
*9.75% 1/15/21 | 307,000 | 294,720 | ||||
10.25% 3/1/16 | 160,000 | 148,000 | ||||
# | DAE Aviation Holdings 144A | |||||
11.25% 8/1/15 | 294,000 | 307,230 | ||||
Kratos Defense & Security | ||||||
Solutions 10.00% 6/1/17 | 265,000 | 268,313 | ||||
* | Manitowoc 9.50% 2/15/18 | 255,000 | 264,563 | |||
* | Mueller Water Products | |||||
7.375% 6/1/17 | 300,000 | 264,375 | ||||
Pregis 12.375% 10/15/13 | 287,000 | 268,345 | ||||
# | Reynolds Group Issuer 144A | |||||
8.25% 2/15/21 | 125,000 | 106,875 | ||||
9.00% 4/15/19 | 310,000 | 280,550 | ||||
9.875% 8/15/19 | 520,000 | 478,400 | ||||
# | Sealed Air 144A | |||||
8.125% 9/15/19 | 70,000 | 74,550 | ||||
8.375% 9/15/21 | 95,000 | 101,888 | ||||
Stanley Black & Decker | ||||||
3.40% 12/1/21 | 10,000 | 10,062 | ||||
TriMas 9.75% 12/15/17 | 210,000 | 224,700 | ||||
# | Votorantim Cimentos 144A | |||||
7.25% 4/5/41 | 1,118,000 | 1,092,844 | ||||
Waste Management | ||||||
2.60% 9/1/16 | 5,000 |
5,083 | ||||
4,207,598 | ||||||
Communications 3.48% | ||||||
American Tower 5.90% 11/1/21 | 20,000 | 21,237 | ||||
CenturyLink 6.45% 6/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,659 | ||||
# | Clearwire Communications 144A | |||||
12.00% 12/1/15 | 524,000 | 445,399 | ||||
# | Columbus International 144A | |||||
11.50% 11/20/14 | 270,000 | 280,800 | ||||
Cricket Communications | ||||||
7.75% 5/15/16 | 130,000 | 130,325 | ||||
7.75% 10/15/20 | 180,000 | 141,750 | ||||
# | Crown Castle Towers 144A | |||||
4.883% 8/15/20 | 30,000 | 30,946 | ||||
# | Digicel Group 144A | |||||
8.875% 1/15/15 | 115,000 | 113,850 | ||||
9.125% 1/15/15 | 120,000 | 118,800 | ||||
10.50% 4/15/18 | 125,000 | 125,625 | ||||
DIRECTV Holdings 5.00% 3/1/21 | 15,000 | 15,590 | ||||
# | EH Holding 144A | |||||
7.625% 6/15/21 | 245,000 | 241,938 | ||||
Frontier Communications | ||||||
7.125% 3/15/19 | 120,000 | 108,600 | ||||
# | Integra Telecom Holdings 144A | |||||
10.75% 4/15/16 | 225,000 | 199,688 | ||||
Intelsat Bermuda | ||||||
11.25% 2/4/17 | 755,000 | 696,487 | ||||
PIK 11.50% 2/4/17 | 319,784 | 294,201 | ||||
Level 3 Communications | ||||||
11.875% 2/1/19 | 170,000 | 176,800 | ||||
Level 3 Financing 10.00% 2/1/18 | 297,000 | 305,910 | ||||
MetroPCS Wireless | ||||||
6.625% 11/15/20 | 165,000 | 144,375 | ||||
NII Capital 7.625% 4/1/21 | 150,000 | 153,000 | ||||
PAETEC Holding | ||||||
9.875% 12/1/18 | 195,000 | 212,063 | ||||
Qwest | ||||||
6.75% 12/1/21 | 10,000 | 10,475 | ||||
8.375% 5/1/16 | 60,000 | 68,325 | ||||
Qwest Communications | ||||||
International 7.50% 2/15/14 | 100,000 | 100,875 | ||||
Satmex Escrow 9.50% 5/15/17 | 145,000 | 147,900 | ||||
Sprint Capital 8.75% 3/15/32 | 348,000 | 272,310 | ||||
Sprint Nextel 8.375% 8/15/17 | 260,000 | 224,250 | ||||
Telecom Italia Capital | ||||||
5.25% 10/1/15 | 35,000 | 31,688 | ||||
Telefonica Emisiones | ||||||
5.462% 2/16/21 | 20,000 | 17,881 | ||||
Telesat Canada 12.50% 11/1/17 | 199,000 | 221,388 | ||||
Time Warner Cable | ||||||
5.50% 9/1/41 | 5,000 | 4,987 | ||||
8.25% 4/1/19 | 20,000 | 24,852 | ||||
Verizon Communications | ||||||
3.50% 11/1/21 | 15,000 | 14,956 | ||||
# | VimpelCom Holdings 144A | |||||
7.504% 3/1/22 | 275,000 | 240,281 | ||||
# | Vivendi 144A 6.625% 4/4/18 | 25,000 | 28,197 | |||
West 7.875% 1/15/19 | 300,000 | 301,500 | ||||
# | Wind Acquisition Finance 144A | |||||
11.75% 7/15/17 | 330,000 | 286,275 | ||||
Windstream | ||||||
7.50% 4/1/23 | 235,000 | 222,075 | ||||
7.875% 11/1/17 | 55,000 | 57,750 | ||||
6,243,008 | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical 2.04% | ||||||
Brown Shoe 7.125% 5/15/19 | 240,000 | 226,800 | ||||
# | Burlington Coat Factory | |||||
Warehouse 144A | ||||||
10.00% 2/15/19 | 475,000 | 459,562 |
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Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Consumer Cyclical (continued) | ||||||
* | CKE Restaurants | |||||
11.375% 7/15/18 | USD | 197,000 | $ | 210,790 | ||
CVS Caremark 5.75% 5/15/41 | 25,000 | 27,556 | ||||
Dave & Busters 11.00% 6/1/18 | 330,000 | 339,900 | ||||
DineEquity 9.50% 10/30/18 | 410,000 | 426,399 | ||||
Express 8.75% 3/1/18 | 118,000 | 124,490 | ||||
Hanesbrands 6.375% 12/15/20 | 280,000 | 278,250 | ||||
Historic TW 6.875% 6/15/18 | 20,000 | 23,570 | ||||
# | Icon Health & Fitness 144A | |||||
11.875% 10/15/16 | 108,000 | 87,480 | ||||
Michaels Stores | ||||||
11.375% 11/1/16 | 95,000 | 100,225 | ||||
13.00% 11/1/16 | 185,000 | 197,025 | ||||
# | Needle Merger Sub 144A | |||||
8.125% 3/15/19 | 245,000 | 226,625 | ||||
OSI Restaurant Partners | ||||||
10.00% 6/15/15 | 290,000 | 300,150 | ||||
Quiksilver 6.875% 4/15/15 | 250,000 | 233,750 | ||||
Rite Aid 8.625% 3/1/15 | 70,000 | 65,450 | ||||
# | Sealy Mattress 144A | |||||
10.875% 4/15/16 | 10,000 | 10,950 | ||||
Tops Holdings | ||||||
10.125% 10/15/15 | 281,000 | 291,538 | ||||
Western Union 3.65% 8/22/18 | 10,000 | 10,122 | ||||
Wyndham Worldwide | ||||||
5.625% 3/1/21 | 10,000 | 10,349 | ||||
5.75% 2/1/18 | 5,000 | 5,279 | ||||
3,656,260 | ||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.33% | ||||||
Amgen 3.45% 10/1/20 | 30,000 | 28,772 | ||||
# | Aristotle Holding 144A | |||||
4.75% 11/15/21 | 20,000 | 20,245 | ||||
# | Armored Autogroup 144A | |||||
9.25% 11/1/18 | 335,000 | 269,675 | ||||
Bio-Rad Laboratories | ||||||
4.875% 12/15/20 | 5,000 | 5,215 | ||||
# | Blue Merger Sub 144A | |||||
7.625% 2/15/19 | 300,000 | 270,000 | ||||
Boston Scientific 6.00% 1/15/20 | 10,000 | 10,942 | ||||
CareFusion 6.375% 8/1/19 | 65,000 | 76,283 | ||||
Celgene 3.95% 10/15/20 | 20,000 | 20,051 | ||||
Covidien International Finance | ||||||
4.20% 6/15/20 | 20,000 | 21,786 | ||||
* | Dean Foods 7.00% 6/1/16 | 219,000 | 213,525 | |||
Dentsply International | ||||||
4.125% 8/15/21 | 35,000 | 36,022 | ||||
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group | ||||||
2.60% 1/15/19 | 5,000 | 4,921 | ||||
3.20% 11/15/21 | 5,000 | 4,939 | ||||
General Mills 3.15% 12/15/21 | 15,000 | 14,853 | ||||
Hospira 6.40% 5/15/15 | 95,000 | 105,801 | ||||
Medco Health Solutions | ||||||
4.125% 9/15/20 | 5,000 | 4,920 | ||||
7.125% 3/15/18 | 10,000 | 11,572 | ||||
NBTY 9.00% 10/1/18 | 318,000 | 340,260 | ||||
* | Pinnacle Foods Finance | |||||
10.625% 4/1/17 | 355,000 | 369,200 | ||||
Quest Diagnostics 4.70% 4/1/21 | 5,000 | 5,264 | ||||
Safeway 4.75% 12/1/21 | 10,000 | 9,975 | ||||
Sara Lee 4.10% 9/15/20 | 8,000 | 8,032 | ||||
Smucker (J.M.) 3.50% 10/15/21 | 25,000 | 24,968 | ||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance | ||||||
3.65% 11/10/21 | 25,000 | 24,621 | ||||
* | Visant 10.00% 10/1/17 | 145,000 | 134,125 | |||
# | Viskase 144A 9.875% 1/15/18 | 273,000 | 273,683 | |||
# | Woolworths 144A | |||||
3.15% 4/12/16 | 20,000 | 20,592 | ||||
4.55% 4/12/21 | 25,000 | 26,575 | ||||
Zimmer Holdings | ||||||
4.625% 11/30/19 | 30,000 | 32,279 | ||||
2,389,096 | ||||||
Energy 5.37% | ||||||
American Petroleum Tankers | ||||||
Parent 10.25% 5/1/15 | 304,000 | 311,600 | ||||
Antero Resources Finance | ||||||
9.375% 12/1/17 | 266,000 | 281,960 | ||||
BHP Billiton Finance USA | ||||||
3.25% 11/21/21 | 15,000 | 15,121 | ||||
# | Calumet Specialty | |||||
Products Partners 144A | ||||||
9.375% 5/1/19 | 440,000 | 424,600 | ||||
Chaparral Energy 8.25% 9/1/21 | 445,000 | 440,550 | ||||
Chesapeake Energy | ||||||
6.50% 8/15/17 | 135,000 | 141,750 | ||||
6.625% 8/15/20 | 122,000 | 126,880 | ||||
6.875% 11/15/20 | 18,000 | 18,990 | ||||
Comstock Resources | ||||||
7.75% 4/1/19 | 305,000 | 289,750 | ||||
Copano Energy 7.75% 6/1/18 | 199,000 | 199,000 | ||||
Crosstex Energy 8.875% 2/15/18 | 210,000 | 224,700 | ||||
Encana 3.90% 11/15/21 | 30,000 | 29,405 | ||||
Ensco 4.70% 3/15/21 | 25,000 | 25,422 | ||||
EQT 4.875% 11/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,922 | ||||
# | Helix Energy Solutions 144A | |||||
9.50% 1/15/16 | 346,000 | 361,570 | ||||
# | Hercules Offshore 144A | |||||
10.50% 10/15/17 | 227,000 | 219,055 | ||||
# | Hilcorp Energy I 144A | |||||
8.00% 2/15/20 | 271,000 | 286,583 | ||||
Holly 9.875% 6/15/17 | 206,000 | 227,115 | ||||
Inergy 6.875% 8/1/21 | 25,000 | 23,875 | ||||
# | Kodiak Oil & Gas 144A | |||||
8.125% 12/1/19 | 270,000 | 274,388 | ||||
# | Laredo Petroleum 144A | |||||
9.50% 2/15/19 | 325,000 | 338,406 | ||||
Linn Energy | ||||||
8.625% 4/15/20 | 241,000 | 253,050 | ||||
#144A 6.50% 5/15/19 | 60,000 | 57,300 |
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Energy (continued) | ||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners | ||||||
6.50% 8/15/21 | USD | 270,000 | $ | 276,750 | ||
# | NFR Energy 144A | |||||
9.75% 2/15/17 | 504,000 | 435,960 | ||||
Noble Energy 8.25% 3/1/19 | 20,000 | 25,812 | ||||
# | Oasis Petroleum 144A | |||||
7.25% 2/1/19 | 235,000 | 240,875 | ||||
Offshore Group Investments | ||||||
11.50% 8/1/15 | 240,000 | 258,600 | ||||
Pemex Project Funding Master | ||||||
Trust 6.625% 6/15/35 | 1,000,000 | 1,109,999 | ||||
Petrobras International Finance | ||||||
5.375% 1/27/21 | 15,000 | 15,329 | ||||
PetroHawk Energy | ||||||
7.25% 8/15/18 | 300,000 | 337,500 | ||||
# | Petroleos Mexicanos 144A | |||||
6.50% 6/2/41 | 512,000 | 555,519 | ||||
Petroleum Development | ||||||
12.00% 2/15/18 | 267,000 | 287,025 | ||||
Pioneer Drilling | ||||||
9.875% 3/15/18 | 276,000 | 286,005 | ||||
#144A 9.875% 3/15/18 | 85,000 | 88,081 | ||||
Pride International | ||||||
6.875% 8/15/20 | 20,000 | 23,081 | ||||
Quicksilver Resources | ||||||
9.125% 8/15/19 | 270,000 | 284,513 | ||||
SandRidge Energy | ||||||
7.50% 3/15/21 | 300,000 | 276,000 | ||||
8.75% 1/15/20 | 10,000 | 9,850 | ||||
Statoil 3.15% 1/23/22 | 20,000 | 20,044 | ||||
* | TNK-BP Finance 7.875% 3/13/18 | 400,000 | 444,499 | |||
Transocean 5.05% 12/15/16 | 15,000 | 14,986 | ||||
Weatherford Bermuda | ||||||
9.625% 3/1/19 | 15,000 | 19,226 | ||||
# | Woodside Finance 144A | |||||
8.125% 3/1/14 | 15,000 | 16,891 | ||||
8.75% 3/1/19 | 15,000 | 19,118 | ||||
9,626,655 | ||||||
Financials 0.81% | ||||||
E Trade Financial PIK | ||||||
12.50% 11/30/17 | 257,000 | 291,695 | ||||
General Electric Capital | ||||||
4.65% 10/17/21 | 20,000 | 20,117 | ||||
6.00% 8/7/19 | 95,000 | 105,551 | ||||
# | ILFC E-Capital Trust I 144A | |||||
4.77% 12/21/65 | 265,000 | 160,243 | ||||
# | ILFC E-Capital Trust II 144A | |||||
6.25% 12/21/65 | 455,000 | 301,438 | ||||
International Lease Finance | ||||||
6.25% 5/15/19 | 12,000 | 10,687 | ||||
8.75% 3/15/17 | 20,000 | 20,200 | ||||
Nuveen Investments | ||||||
10.50% 11/15/15 | 445,000 | 427,199 | ||||
#144A 10.50% 11/15/15 | 130,000 | 123,500 | ||||
1,460,630 | ||||||
Healthcare 1.72% | ||||||
Accellent 10.00% 11/1/17 | 140,000 | 110,600 | ||||
# | AMGH Merger Sub 144A | |||||
9.25% 11/1/18 | 285,000 | 284,288 | ||||
Becton, Dickinson | ||||||
3.125% 11/8/21 | 15,000 | 14,974 | ||||
Community Health Systems | ||||||
*8.875% 7/15/15 | 169,000 | 174,070 | ||||
#144A 8.00% 11/15/19 | 145,000 | 141,013 | ||||
HCA Holdings 7.75% 5/15/21 | 275,000 | 271,563 | ||||
HealthSouth 7.75% 9/15/22 | 60,000 | 58,500 | ||||
# | Immucor 144A | |||||
11.125% 8/15/19 | 140,000 | 143,500 | ||||
# | inVentiv Health 144A | |||||
10.00% 8/15/18 | 215,000 | 204,788 | ||||
# | Kinetic Concepts 144A | |||||
10.50% 11/1/18 | 85,000 | 81,813 | ||||
Lantheus Medical Imaging | ||||||
9.75% 5/15/17 | 376,000 | 313,019 | ||||
LVB Acquisition | ||||||
11.625% 10/15/17 | 289,000 | 310,674 | ||||
# | Multiplan 144A 9.875% 9/1/18 | 323,000 | 323,807 | |||
* | Radiation Therapy Services | |||||
9.875% 4/15/17 | 261,000 | 197,055 | ||||
Radnet Management | ||||||
10.375% 4/1/18 | 209,000 | 186,010 | ||||
# | STHI Holding 144A | |||||
8.00% 3/15/18 | 275,000 | 279,813 | ||||
3,095,487 | ||||||
Industrials 0.03% | ||||||
PerkinElmer 5.00% 11/15/21 | 10,000 | 10,088 | ||||
Yale University 2.90% 10/15/14 | 45,000 | 47,582 | ||||
57,670 | ||||||
Insurance 0.98% | ||||||
| American International Group | |||||
8.175% 5/15/58 | 325,000 | 288,031 | ||||
| Chubb 6.375% 3/29/67 | 15,000 | 14,775 | |||
Coventry Health Care | ||||||
5.45% 6/15/21 | 25,000 | 27,340 | ||||
# | Highmark 144A | |||||
4.75% 5/15/21 | 15,000 | 15,119 | ||||
6.125% 5/15/41 | 5,000 | 5,289 | ||||
| ING Groep 5.775% 12/29/49 | 795,000 | 536,624 | |||
# | Liberty Mutual Group 144A | |||||
7.00% 3/15/37 | 405,000 | 340,200 | ||||
MetLife 6.40% 12/15/36 | 100,000 | 91,364 | ||||
Prudential Financial | ||||||
3.875% 1/14/15 | 35,000 | 35,987 | ||||
| XL Group 6.50% 12/29/49 | 510,000 | 400,350 | |||
1,755,079 | ||||||
Media 2.19% | ||||||
Affinion Group | ||||||
7.875% 12/15/18 | 407,000 | 340,863 | ||||
# | AMC Networks 144A | |||||
7.75% 7/15/21 | 305,000 | 324,063 |
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Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Media (continued) | ||||||
# | AMO Escrow 144A | |||||
11.50% 12/15/17 | USD | 142,000 | $ | 129,930 | ||
Cablevision Systems | ||||||
8.00% 4/15/20 | 134,000 | 136,680 | ||||
CCO Holdings | ||||||
7.00% 1/15/19 | 25,000 | 25,281 | ||||
8.125% 4/30/20 | 370,000 | 392,199 | ||||
Clear Channel Communications | ||||||
9.00% 3/1/21 | 310,000 | 257,300 | ||||
Entravision Communications | ||||||
8.75% 8/1/17 | 375,000 | 368,438 | ||||
MDC Partners | ||||||
11.00% 11/1/16 | 262,000 | 280,340 | ||||
#144A 11.00% 11/1/16 | 125,000 | 132,500 | ||||
Nexstar Broadcasting | ||||||
8.875% 4/15/17 | 240,000 | 243,600 | ||||
# | Ono Finance II 144A | |||||
10.875% 7/15/19 | 390,000 | 325,650 | ||||
# | UPC Holding 144A | |||||
9.875% 4/15/18 | 345,000 | 357,075 | ||||
Videotron 9.125% 4/15/18 | 15,000 | 16,538 | ||||
Virgin Media Finance | ||||||
8.375% 10/15/19 | 120,000 | 129,000 | ||||
WMG Acquisition | ||||||
9.50% 6/15/16 | 175,000 | 184,625 | ||||
# | WPP Finance 2010 144A | |||||
4.75% 11/21/21 | 10,000 | 9,786 | ||||
# | XM Satellite Radio 144A | |||||
7.625% 11/1/18 | 260,000 | 269,100 | ||||
3,922,968 | ||||||
Natural Gas 0.11% | ||||||
El Paso Pipeline Partners | ||||||
Operating 6.50% 4/1/20 | 10,000 | 11,046 | ||||
| Enbridge Energy Partners | |||||
8.05% 10/1/37 | 25,000 | 26,195 | ||||
Energy Transfer Partners | ||||||
9.70% 3/15/19 | 15,000 | 18,187 | ||||
Enterprise Products Operating | ||||||
7.034% 1/15/68 | 35,000 | 36,226 | ||||
9.75% 1/31/14 | 5,000 | 5,786 | ||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners | ||||||
9.00% 2/1/19 | 20,000 | 24,767 | ||||
Plains All American Pipeline | ||||||
8.75% 5/1/19 | 10,000 | 12,604 | ||||
Sempra Energy 6.15% 6/15/18 | 20,000 | 23,393 | ||||
| TransCanada Pipelines | |||||
6.35% 5/15/67 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||
193,204 | ||||||
Real Estate 0.10% | ||||||
Brandywine Operating | ||||||
Partnership 4.95% 4/15/18 | 15,000 | 14,517 | ||||
Developers Diversified Realty | ||||||
4.75% 4/15/18 | 5,000 | 4,684 | ||||
7.50% 4/1/17 | 5,000 | 5,436 | ||||
7.875% 9/1/20 | 20,000 | 21,677 | ||||
Digital Realty Trust | ||||||
5.25% 3/15/21 | 20,000 | 19,660 | ||||
5.875% 2/1/20 | 10,000 | 10,346 | ||||
Health Care REIT 5.25% 1/15/22 | 20,000 | 19,262 | ||||
# | Host Hotels & Resorts 144A | |||||
6.00% 10/1/21 | 21,000 | 21,158 | ||||
Regency Centers | ||||||
5.875% 6/15/17 | 20,000 | 21,710 | ||||
Simon Property Group | ||||||
4.125% 12/1/21 | 15,000 | 14,999 | ||||
Vornado Realty 5.00% 1/15/22 | 15,000 | 14,932 | ||||
# | WEA Finance 144A | |||||
4.625% 5/10/21 | 20,000 | 19,230 | ||||
187,611 | ||||||
Services 3.61% | ||||||
ARAMARK 8.50% 2/1/15 | 173,000 | 178,190 | ||||
# | ARAMARK Holdings PIK 144A | |||||
8.625% 5/1/16 | 300,000 | 306,000 | ||||
Beazer Homes USA | ||||||
9.125% 6/15/18 | 80,000 | 53,200 | ||||
9.125% 5/15/19 | 355,000 | 233,413 | ||||
Cardtronics 8.25% 9/1/18 | 104,000 | 113,100 | ||||
Casella Waste Systems | ||||||
7.75% 2/15/19 | 310,000 | 303,025 | ||||
11.00% 7/15/14 | 10,000 | 10,850 | ||||
*# | Delta Air Lines 144A | |||||
12.25% 3/15/15 | 228,000 | 242,820 | ||||
# | Equinox Holdings 144A | |||||
9.50% 2/1/16 | 261,000 | 264,915 | ||||
Harrahs Operating | ||||||
10.00% 12/15/18 | 707,000 | 456,014 | ||||
Host Marriott 6.375% 3/15/15 | 245,000 | 249,594 | ||||
Iron Mountain 8.375% 8/15/21 | 140,000 | 147,700 | ||||
Kansas City Southern de Mexico | ||||||
6.125% 6/15/21 | 60,000 | 62,100 | ||||
8.00% 2/1/18 | 227,000 | 249,700 | ||||
Kansas City Southern Railway | ||||||
13.00% 12/15/13 | 2,000 | 2,270 | ||||
M/I Homes 8.625% 11/15/18 | 486,000 | 428,895 | ||||
* | Marina District Finance | |||||
9.875% 8/15/18 | 98,000 | 87,955 | ||||
MGM Resorts International | ||||||
11.375% 3/1/18 | 813,000 | 880,072 | ||||
Peninsula Gaming | ||||||
10.75% 8/15/17 | 295,000 | 303,850 | ||||
PHH 9.25% 3/1/16 | 226,000 | 233,910 | ||||
* | Pinnacle Entertainment | |||||
8.75% 5/15/20 | 243,000 | 236,925 | ||||
RSC Equipment Rental | ||||||
8.25% 2/1/21 | 255,000 | 243,525 | ||||
10.25% 11/15/19 | 25,000 | 26,375 | ||||
# | Seven Seas Cruises 144A | |||||
9.125% 5/15/19 | 415,000 | 425,894 | ||||
Standard Pacific 10.75% 9/15/16 | 134,000 | 137,350 |
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Principal | Value | |||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | |||||
Corporate Bonds (continued) | ||||||
Services (continued) | ||||||
* | Swift Services Holdings | |||||
10.00% 11/15/18 | USD | 110,000 | $ | 114,950 | ||
*# | Swift Transportation 144A | |||||
12.50% 5/15/17 | 116,000 | 123,540 | ||||
# | United Air Lines 144A | |||||
12.00% 11/1/13 | 352,000 | 365,200 | ||||
6,481,332 | ||||||
Technology 2.22% | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices | ||||||
7.75% 8/1/20 | 440,000 | 444,400 | ||||
Aspect Software | ||||||
10.625% 5/15/17 | 234,000 | 238,680 | ||||
Avaya | ||||||
9.75% 11/1/15 | 45,000 | 35,438 | ||||
#144A 7.00% 4/1/19 | 300,000 | 270,000 | ||||
PIK 10.125% 11/1/15 | 190,000 | 151,050 | ||||
Broadcom 2.70% 11/1/18 | 10,000 | 9,848 | ||||
CDW 12.535% 10/12/17 | 335,000 | 333,325 | ||||
* | First Data 11.25% 3/31/16 | 890,000 | 729,799 | |||
GXS Worldwide 9.75% 6/15/15 | 292,000 | 270,830 | ||||
Hewlett-Packard | ||||||
4.30% 6/1/21 | 15,000 | 15,287 | ||||
4.375% 9/15/21 | 15,000 | 15,371 | ||||
# | iGate 144A 9.00% 5/1/16 | 290,000 | 291,450 | |||
MagnaChip Semiconductor | ||||||
10.50% 4/15/18 | 186,000 | 191,115 | ||||
National Semiconductor | ||||||
6.60% 6/15/17 | 20,000 | 24,348 | ||||
# | Seagate HDD Cayman 144A | |||||
7.75% 12/15/18 | 300,000 | 310,500 | ||||
# | Seagate Technology International | |||||
144A 10.00% 5/1/14 | 10,000 | 11,400 | ||||
Symantec 4.20% 9/15/20 | 5,000 | 5,002 | ||||
# | Telcordia Technologies 144A | |||||
11.00% 5/1/18 | 485,000 | 606,250 | ||||
Xerox | ||||||
4.50% 5/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,966 | ||||
6.35% 5/15/18 | 10,000 | 11,188 | ||||
3,975,247 | ||||||
Transportation 0.07% | ||||||
# | Brambles USA 144A | |||||
3.95% 4/1/15 | 15,000 | 15,659 | ||||
5.35% 4/1/20 | 15,000 | 16,314 | ||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe | ||||||
3.45% 9/15/21 | 5,000 | 5,071 | ||||
5.65% 5/1/17 | 5,000 | 5,735 | ||||
CSX | ||||||
4.25% 6/1/21 | 20,000 | 21,095 | ||||
5.50% 4/15/41 | 5,000 | 5,492 | ||||
# | ERAC USA Finance 144A | |||||
5.25% 10/1/20 | 35,000 | 37,008 | ||||
Ryder System 3.50% 6/1/17 | 25,000 | 25,719 | ||||
132,093 | ||||||
Utilities 1.01% | ||||||
AES 8.00% 6/1/20 | 64,000 | 69,520 | ||||
Ameren Illinois 9.75% 11/15/18 | 80,000 | 106,530 | ||||
# | American Transmission Systems | |||||
144A 5.25% 1/15/22 | 25,000 | 27,047 | ||||
Baltimore Gas & Electric | ||||||
3.50% 11/15/21 | 10,000 | 9,962 | ||||
# | Calpine 144A | |||||
7.50% 2/15/21 | 175,000 | 179,375 | ||||
7.875% 1/15/23 | 120,000 | 124,500 | ||||
Carolina Power & Light | ||||||
3.00% 9/15/21 | 15,000 | 15,133 | ||||
CenterPoint Energy | ||||||
5.95% 2/1/17 | 13,000 | 14,667 | ||||
CMS Energy | ||||||
4.25% 9/30/15 | 10,000 | 10,013 | ||||
6.25% 2/1/20 | 5,000 | 5,179 | ||||
Commonwealth Edison | ||||||
3.40% 9/1/21 | 10,000 | 10,212 | ||||
4.00% 8/1/20 | 5,000 | 5,361 | ||||
5.80% 3/15/18 | 5,000 | 5,859 | ||||
Elwood Energy 8.159% 7/5/26 | 220,414 | 216,834 | ||||
Florida Power 5.65% 6/15/18 | 5,000 | 5,928 | ||||
* | GenOn Energy | |||||
9.50% 10/15/18 | 137,000 | 139,055 | ||||
9.875% 10/15/20 | 130,000 | 129,675 | ||||
# | Ipalco Enterprises 144A | |||||
5.00% 5/1/18 | 10,000 | 9,552 | ||||
# | LG&E & KU Energy 144A | |||||
4.375% 10/1/21 | 20,000 | 20,611 | ||||
* | Mirant Americas 8.50% 10/1/21 | 345,000 | 319,126 | |||
Nisource Finance | ||||||
4.45% 12/1/21 | 10,000 | 10,122 | ||||
5.80% 2/1/42 | 10,000 | 10,263 | ||||
Pennsylvania Electric | ||||||
5.20% 4/1/20 | 25,000 | 27,958 | ||||
| PPL Capital Funding | |||||
6.70% 3/30/67 | 25,000 | 24,151 | ||||
PPL Electric Utilities | ||||||
3.00% 9/15/21 | 10,000 | 10,004 | ||||
Public Service Oklahoma | ||||||
5.15% 12/1/19 | 30,000 | 33,105 | ||||
Puget Energy 6.00% 9/1/21 | 5,000 | 5,001 | ||||
| Puget Sound Energy | |||||
6.974% 6/1/67 | 210,000 | 208,523 | ||||
Southern California Edison | ||||||
5.50% 8/15/18 | 20,000 | 23,778 | ||||
Wisconsin Electric Power | ||||||
2.95% 9/15/21 | 10,000 | 10,046 | ||||
| Wisconsin Energy | |||||
6.25% 5/15/67 | 20,000 | 20,023 | ||||
1,807,113 | ||||||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||||||
(cost $63,776,937) | 61,434,939 |
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Principal | Value | ||||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||||
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.13% | |||||||
Citicorp Residential | |||||||
Mortgage Securities | |||||||
Series 2006-3 A5 | |||||||
5.948% 11/25/36 | USD | 100,000 | $ | 74,133 | |||
Discover Card Master Trust | |||||||
Series 2007-A1 A1 | |||||||
5.65% 3/16/20 | 100,000 | 118,722 | |||||
John Deere Owner Trust | |||||||
Series 2009-A A4 | |||||||
3.96% 5/16/16 | 25,000 | 25,356 | |||||
Series 2010-A 4A | |||||||
2.13% 10/17/16 | 15,000 | 15,295 | |||||
| Merrill Auto Trust Securitization | ||||||
Series 2007-1 A4 | |||||||
0.309% 12/15/13 | 3,891 | 3,890 | |||||
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed | |||||||
Securities (cost $232,066) | 237,396 | ||||||
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.15% | |||||||
@ | Bear Stearns ARM Trust | ||||||
Series 2007-1 3A2 | |||||||
5.341% 2/25/47 | 145,547 | 19,254 | |||||
Citicorp Mortgage Securities | |||||||
Series 2006-4 3A1 | |||||||
5.50% 8/25/21 | 7,962 | 7,968 | |||||
Series 2007-1 2A1 | |||||||
5.50% 1/25/22 | 54,821 | 53,970 | |||||
| Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust | ||||||
Series 2007-AR8 1A3A | |||||||
5.661% 8/25/37 | 66,814 | 45,808 | |||||
| GSR Mortgage Loan Trust | ||||||
Series 2006-AR1 3A1 | |||||||
5.029% 1/25/36 | 122,810 | 100,595 | |||||
| MASTR ARM Trust Series 2006-2 | ||||||
4A1 4.877% 2/25/36 | 48,671 | 43,105 | |||||
Total Non-Agency Collateralized | |||||||
Mortgage Obligations | |||||||
(cost $441,578) | 270,700 | ||||||
«Senior Secured Loans 0.68% | |||||||
Brock Holdings III | |||||||
10.00% 2/15/18 | 100,000 | 92,584 | |||||
Clear Channel Communications | |||||||
Tranche B 3.89% 1/29/16 | 370,000 | 277,113 | |||||
Dynegy Power Tranche 1st Lien | |||||||
9.25% 7/11/16 | 140,000 | 141,730 | |||||
PQ 6.74% 7/30/15 | 310,000 | 275,255 | |||||
Texas Competitive Electric | |||||||
Holdings 3.76% 10/10/14 | 590,000 | 430,700 | |||||
Total Senior Secured Loans | |||||||
(cost $1,285,794) | 1,217,382 | ||||||
Sovereign Bonds 5.69%Δ | |||||||
Brazil 2.93% | |||||||
Brazil Notas do Tesouro | |||||||
Nacional Serie F | |||||||
10.00% 1/1/17 | BRL | 8,000,000 | 4,285,182 | ||||
Republic of Brazil | |||||||
5.625% 1/7/41 | USD | 857,000 | 974,837 | ||||
5,260,019 | |||||||
Chile 0.38% | |||||||
Chile Government | |||||||
International Bond | |||||||
5.50% 8/5/20 | CLP | 330,000,000 | 670,368 | ||||
670,368 | |||||||
Indonesia 0.67% | |||||||
Indonesia Treasury Bond | |||||||
11.00% 11/15/20 | IDR | 8,504,000,000 | 1,203,434 | ||||
1,203,434 | |||||||
Mexico 0.45% | |||||||
Mexican Bonos | |||||||
6.50% 6/10/21 | MXN | 3,020,000 | 225,530 | ||||
7.50% 6/3/27 | MXN | 742,200 | 56,819 | ||||
8.50% 5/31/29 | MXN | 6,420,300 | 530,768 | ||||
813,117 | |||||||
Panama 0.51% | |||||||
Panama Government | |||||||
International Bond | |||||||
6.70% 1/26/36 | USD | 700,000 | 910,000 | ||||
910,000 | |||||||
Poland 0.58% | |||||||
Poland Government | |||||||
5.25% 10/25/17 | PLN | 1,851,000 | 543,198 | ||||
Poland Government | |||||||
International Bond | |||||||
5.00% 3/23/22 | USD | 508,000 | 494,665 | ||||
1,037,863 | |||||||
Russia 0.06% | |||||||
Russia-Eurobond | |||||||
7.50% 3/31/30 | 95,065 | 111,701 | |||||
111,701 | |||||||
Turkey 0.11% | |||||||
Turkey Government | |||||||
International Bond | |||||||
7.375% 2/5/25 | 170,000 | 193,800 | |||||
193,800 | |||||||
Total Sovereign Bonds | |||||||
(cost $10,109,429) | 10,200,302 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations 0.27% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bond | |||||||
4.375% 5/15/41 | 60,000 | 75,722 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | |||||||
*0.875% 11/30/16 | 185,000 | 184,321 | |||||
*1.00% 10/31/16 | 155,000 | 155,557 | |||||
1.375% 9/30/18 | 10,000 | 9,926 | |||||
*2.00% 11/15/21 | 50,000 | 49,695 | |||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | |||||||
(cost $468,335) | 475,221 |
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Principal | Value | ||||||||
Amount° | (U.S. $) | ||||||||
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security 0.00% | |||||||||
w@# | JPMorgan Fixed Income | ||||||||
Pass Through Trust | |||||||||
144A Series 2007-B | |||||||||
8.845% 1/15/87 | USD | 500,000 | $ | 0 | |||||
Total Leveraged Non-Recourse | |||||||||
Security (cost $425,000) | 0 | ||||||||
Number of | |||||||||
Shares | |||||||||
Residual Interest Trust Certificate 0.00% | |||||||||
=w@# | Freddie Mac Auction Pass | ||||||||
Through Trust 144A | |||||||||
Series 2007-6 | 150,000 | 0 | |||||||
Total Residual Interest Trust | |||||||||
Certificate (cost $163,257) | 0 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Fund 2.41% | |||||||||
* | iShares IBOXX $ High Yield | ||||||||
Corporate Bond Fund | 50,000 | 4,330,000 | |||||||
Total Exchange Traded Fund | |||||||||
(cost $4,499,835) | 4,330,000 | ||||||||
Limited Partnership 0.02% | |||||||||
* | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners | 1,600 | 41,040 | ||||||
Total Limited Partnership | |||||||||
(cost $30,407) | 41,040 | ||||||||
Preferred Stock 0.81% | |||||||||
Alabama Power 5.625% | 410 | 10,340 | |||||||
Ally Financial | |||||||||
∏8.50% | 5,000 | 86,750 | |||||||
#144A 7.00% | 800 | 560,499 | |||||||
@ | Cogdell Spencer 8.50% | 5,100 | 110,313 | ||||||
DDR 7.50% | 1,925 | 46,932 | |||||||
Freddie Mac 6.02% | 34,000 | 54,825 | |||||||
| GMAC Capital Trust I 8.125% | 15,000 | 285,000 | ||||||
| PNC Financial Services | ||||||||
Group 8.25% | 10,000 | 10,330 | |||||||
ProLogis 6.75% | 7,050 | 172,514 | |||||||
= | PT Holdings | 20 | 0 | ||||||
* | Vornado Realty Trust 6.625% | 3,700 | 91,649 | ||||||
@ | W2007 Grace Acquisitions 8.75% | 10,000 | 25,625 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stock | |||||||||
(cost $2,563,000) | 1,454,777 | ||||||||
Warrants 0.00% | |||||||||
= | Nieuwe Steen | 100 | 0 | ||||||
=@∏ | Port Townsend | 20 | 0 | ||||||
Total Warrants (cost $480) | 0 | ||||||||
Principal | |||||||||
Amount° | |||||||||
Short-Term Investments 11.07% | |||||||||
≠Discount Note 0.25% | |||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | |||||||||
0.01% 12/23/11 | USD | 455,874 | 455,871 | ||||||
455,871 | |||||||||
Repurchase Agreement 10.82% | |||||||||
BNP Paribas 0.08%, dated | |||||||||
11/30/11, to be repurchased | |||||||||
on 12/1/11, repurchase price | |||||||||
$19,416,043 (collateralized | |||||||||
by U.S. government | |||||||||
obligations 0.00%-4.25% | |||||||||
1/13/12-5/15/21; market | |||||||||
value $19,804,320) | 19,416,000 | 19,416,000 | |||||||
19,416,000 | |||||||||
Total Short-Term Investments | |||||||||
(cost $19,871,871) | 19,871,871 | ||||||||
Total Value of Securities Before | |||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral 126.19% | |||||||||
(cost $233,382,025) | 226,409,171 | ||||||||
Number of | |||||||||
Shares | |||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral** 7.51% | |||||||||
Investment Companies | |||||||||
BNY Mellon SL DBT II | |||||||||
Liquidating Fund | 163,947 | 157,207 | |||||||
Delaware Investments | |||||||||
Collateral Fund No.1 | 13,309,882 | 13,309,882 | |||||||
@ | Mellon GSL | ||||||||
Reinvestment Trust II | 385,685 | 0 | |||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | |||||||||
(cost $13,859,514) | 13,467,089 | ||||||||
Total Value of Securities 133.70% | |||||||||
(cost $247,241,539) | 239,876,260 | © | |||||||
Number of | |||||||||
Contracts | |||||||||
Written Option (0.00%) | |||||||||
Call Option (0.00%) | |||||||||
AHT, strike price $10.00, expires | |||||||||
12/17/11 (MSC) | (120 | ) | (600 | ) | |||||
Total Written Option | |||||||||
(premium received $(2,241)) | (600 | ) | |||||||
Obligation to Return Securities | |||||||||
Lending Collateral** (7.73%) | (13,859,514 | ) | |||||||
Borrowing Under Line of Credit (28.27%) | (50,725,000 | ) | |||||||
Receivables and Other Assets | |||||||||
Net of Other Liabilities 2.30% | 4,123,214 | ||||||||
Net Assets Applicable to 15,803,127 | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to | |||||||||
$11.35 Per Share 100.00% | $ | 179,414,360 |
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Components of Net Assets at November 30, 2011: | ||||
Shares of beneficial interest | ||||
(unlimited authorization no par) | $ | 248,106,522 | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (992,926 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (60,636,749 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | ||||
and derivatives | (7,062,487 | ) | ||
Total net assets | $ | 179,414,360 |
v | Securities have been classified by type of business. Classification by country of origin has been presented on page 7 in Security type/sector/country allocations. |
= | Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Funds fair valuation policy. At November 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of fair valued securities was $13,932, which represented 0.01% of the Funds net assets. See Note 1 in Notes to financial statements. |
∏ | Restricted Security. These investments are in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have certain restrictions on resale which may limit their liquidity. At November 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of the restricted securities was $327,498, which represented 0.18% of the Funds net assets. See Note 11 in Notes to financial statements. |
| Non income producing security. |
* | Fully or partially on loan. |
# | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At November 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of Rule 144A securities was $27,222,414, which represented 15.15% of the Funds net assets. See Note 11 in Notes to financial statements. |
° | Principal amount shown is stated in the currency in which each security is denominated. |
| Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of November 30, 2011. Interest rates reset periodically. |
w | Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes. |
ϕ | Step coupon bond. Coupon increases or decreases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at November 30, 2011. |
@ | Illiquid security. At November 30, 2011, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $169,123, which represented 0.09% of the Funds net assets. See Note 11 in Notes to financial statements. |
« | Senior Secured Loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior Secured Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at November 30, 2011. |
Δ | Securities have been classified by country of origin. |
≠ | The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase. |
** | See Note 10 in Notes to financial statements for additional information on securities lending collateral and non-cash collateral. |
© | Includes $14,066,858 of securities loaned. |
The following foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts were outstanding at November 30, 2011:1
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||
Contracts to | Settlement | Appreciation | |||||||||||||||
Counterparty | Receive (Deliver) | In Exchange For | Date | (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
MNB | AUD | 12,480 | USD | (12,892 | ) | 12/5/11 | $ | (65 | ) | ||||||||
MNB | CAD | 53,661 | USD | (52,983 | ) | 12/2/11 | (372 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | CHF | 27,881 | USD | (30,739 | ) | 12/5/11 | (216 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | EUR | 14,610 | USD | (19,766 | ) | 12/2/11 | (133 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | EUR | 71,767 | USD | (97,094 | ) | 12/5/11 | (651 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | GBP | 39,416 | USD | (62,175 | ) | 12/5/11 | (314 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | HKD | 226,790 | USD | (29,196 | ) | 12/2/11 | (3 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | JPY | (656,672 | ) | USD | 8,493 | 12/1/11 | 25 | ||||||||||
MNB | JPY | 5,256,037 | USD | (67,978 | ) | 12/5/11 | (192 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | KRW | 5,396,140 | USD | (4,804 | ) | 12/2/11 | (74 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | SEK | 126,885 | USD | (18,839 | ) | 12/5/11 | (94 | ) | |||||||||
MNB | THB | 109,812 | USD | (3,558 | ) | 12/6/11 | (8 | ) | |||||||||
$ | (2,097 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Swap | Annual | Unrealized | |||||||||||
Referenced | Notional | Protection | Termination | Appreciation | |||||||||
Counterparty | Obligation | Value | Payments | Date | (Depreciation) | ||||||||
Protection | |||||||||||||
Purchased: | |||||||||||||
BAML | ITRAXX Europe | ||||||||||||
Subordinate | |||||||||||||
Financials 16.1 | |||||||||||||
5 yr CDS | EUR 80,000 | 5.00% | 12/20/16 | $ | 233 | ||||||||
BCLY | ITRAXX Europe | ||||||||||||
Subordinate | |||||||||||||
Financials 16.1 | |||||||||||||
5 yr CDS | EUR 95,000 | 5.00% | 12/20/16 | 916 | |||||||||
$ | 1,149 | ||||||||||||
Protection Sold / | |||||||||||||
Moodys Rating: | |||||||||||||
JPMC | Tyson Foods | ||||||||||||
CDS / Ba | USD 15,000 | 1.00% | 3/20/16 | $ | 203 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,352 |
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts recognized in the financial statements. The notional values presented above represent the Funds total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Funds net assets.
1See Note 9 in Notes to financial statements.
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Statement of net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Summary of Abbreviations:
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
AHT Ashford Hospitality Trust
ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
AUD Australian Dollar
BAML Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
BCLY Barclays Bank
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian
Dollar
CDS Credit Default Swap
CHF Swiss Franc
CLP Chilean Peso
EUR
European Monetary Unit
FDR Fiduciary Depositary Receipt
GBP British
Pound Sterling
GNMA Government National
Mortgage Association
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
IDR Indonesian
Rupiah
JPMC JPMorgan Chase Bank
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean
Won
MASTR Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions, Inc.
MNB Mellon
National Bank
MSC Morgan Stanley Capital
MXN Mexican Peso
NVDR
Non-voting Depository Receipt
PIK Pay-in-kind
PLN Polish Zloty
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Conduits
S.F. Single Family
SEK Swedish Krona
THB Thailand
Baht
USD United States Dollar
yr Year
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Statement of operations
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
Year Ended November 30,
2011
Investment Income: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 7,048,213 | ||||||
Dividends | 4,070,610 | |||||||
Securities lending income | 184,381 | |||||||
Foreign tax withheld | (163,881 | ) | $ | 11,139,323 | ||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 2,070,162 | |||||||
Reports to shareholders | 104,490 | |||||||
Legal fees | 103,819 | |||||||
Accounting and administration expenses | 81,920 | |||||||
Taxes | 70,000 | |||||||
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses | 43,025 | |||||||
Custodian fees | 41,255 | |||||||
Consulting fees | 34,326 | |||||||
Audit and tax | 27,762 | |||||||
Leverage expenses | 25,048 | |||||||
NYSE fees | 23,988 | |||||||
Pricing fees | 17,596 | |||||||
Trustees fees | 9,003 | |||||||
Dues and services | 8,041 | |||||||
Insurance fees | 4,988 | |||||||
Registration fees | 1,242 | |||||||
Trustees expenses | 643 | |||||||
Total operating expenses (before interest expense) | 2,667,308 | |||||||
Interest expense | 639,757 | |||||||
Total operating expenses (after interest expense) | 3,307,065 | |||||||
Net Investment Income | 7,832,258 | |||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Derivatives: | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | 2,386,144 | |||||||
Options written | 147,102 | |||||||
Swap contracts | 26,747 | |||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | (122,861 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currencies | (576,773 | ) | ||||||
Net realized gain | 1,860,359 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and derivatives | (6,475,978 | ) | ||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Derivatives | (4,615,619 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 3,216,639 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of changes in net assets
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Year Ended | ||||||||
11/30/11 | 11/30/10 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 7,832,258 | $ | 7,373,688 | ||||
Net realized gain | 1,860,359 | 3,678,581 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (6,475,978 | ) | 8,310,279 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 3,216,639 | 19,362,548 | ||||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:1 | ||||||||
Net investment income | (9,958,352 | ) | (11,913,695 | ) | ||||
Return of capital | (6,379,270 | ) | (4,052,200 | ) | ||||
(16,337,622 | ) | (15,965,895 | ) | |||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Cost of shares reinvested2 | 675,989 | 1,020,065 | ||||||
Net assets from Fund merger3 | 31,394,740 | | ||||||
Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 32,070,729 | 1,020,065 | ||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 18,949,746 | 4,416,718 | ||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 160,464,614 | 156,047,896 | ||||||
End of year (including
distributions in excess of net investment income of
$992,926 and $787,504, respectively) |
$ | 179,414,360 | $ | 160,464,614 |
1See Note 4 in Notes to
financial statements.
2See Note 6 in Notes to financial
statements.
3See Note 7 in Notes to financial
statements.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of cash flows
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
Year Ended November 30,
2011
Net Cash (Including Foreign Currency) Provided by Operating Activities: | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,216,639 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from | ||||
operations to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||
Amortization of premium and discount on investments purchased | (59,020 | ) | ||
Increase in receivable from Fund merger | 3,259,866 | |||
Increase in payable from Fund merger | (319,120 | ) | ||
Purchase of investment securities | (141,237,523 | ) | ||
Purchase of short-term investment securities, net | (7,116,225 | ) | ||
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities | 153,344,184 | |||
Net realized gain on investment transactions | (2,151,008 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 6,475,977 | |||
Increase in receivable for investments sold | (600,835 | ) | ||
Increase in interest and dividends receivable | (409,654 | ) | ||
Decrease in payable for investments purchased | (435,675 | ) | ||
Decrease in interest payable | (3,900 | ) | ||
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities | 246,738 | |||
Total adjustments | 10,993,805 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 14,210,444 | |||
Cash Flows Used for Financing Activities: | ||||
Cash dividends and distributions paid | (16,337,622 | ) | ||
Cost of fund shares reinvested | 675,989 | |||
Net cash used for financing activities | (15,661,633 | ) | ||
Effect of exchange rates on cash | 67,199 | |||
Net decrease in cash | (1,383,990 | ) | ||
Cash at beginning of year | 4,079,857 | |||
Cash at end of year | $ | 2,695,867 | ||
Interest paid for borrowings during the year | $ | 643,657 | ||
Noncash transactions from Fund merger: | ||||
Line of credit | 10,725,000 | |||
Cost of investment securities | 39,610,389 | |||
Cost of securities lending collateral | 74,168 |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial highlights
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
6/29/071 | ||||||||||||||||
Year Ended | to | |||||||||||||||
11/30/11 | 11/30/10 | 11/30/09 | 11/30/08 | 11/30/07 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $12.320 | $12.060 | $8.770 | $17.640 | $19.100 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income2 | 0.587 | 0.568 | 0.685 | 0.769 | 0.288 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.327 | ) | 0.922 | 3.875 | (7.935 | ) | (1.285 | ) | ||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.260 | 1.490 | 4.560 | (7.166 | ) | (0.997 | ) | |||||||||
Less dividends and distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.750 | ) | (0.918 | ) | (0.668 | ) | (0.644 | ) | (0.284 | ) | ||||||
Return of capital | (0.480 | ) | (0.312 | ) | (0.602 | ) | (1.060 | ) | (0.142 | ) | ||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (1.230 | ) | (1.230 | ) | (1.270 | ) | (1.704 | ) | (0.426 | ) | ||||||
Capital share transactions | ||||||||||||||||
Common share offering costs charged to paid in capital | | | | | (0.037 | ) | ||||||||||
Total capital share transactions | | | | | (0.037 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $11.350 | $12.320 | $12.060 | $8.770 | $17.640 | |||||||||||
Market value, end of period | $10.920 | $12.310 | $12.290 | $6.080 | $15.370 | |||||||||||
Total return based on:3 | ||||||||||||||||
Market value | (2.01% | ) | 10.92% | 134.96% | (54.14% | ) | (17.24% | ) | ||||||||
Net asset value | 1.77% | 13.13% | 59.12% | (42.25% | ) | (4.97% | ) | |||||||||
Ratios and supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $179,414 | $160,465 | $156,048 | $113,400 | $228,204 | |||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.98% | 1.95% | 2.14% | 1.66% | 1.17% | |||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to adjusted average net assets (before interest expense)4 | 1.28% | 1.22% | 1.26% | 1.24% | 1.17% | |||||||||||
Ratio of interest expense to adjusted average net assets4 | 0.31% | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.29% | | |||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.68% | 4.68% | 6.73% | 5.33% | 3.68% | |||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to adjusted average net assets4 | 3.76% | 3.73% | 5.06% | 4.91% | 3.68% | |||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 72% | 83% | 88% | 97% | 175% | |||||||||||
Leverage Analysis: | ||||||||||||||||
Debt outstanding at end of period at par (000 omitted) | $50,725 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | | |||||||||||
Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt outstanding at end of period | $4,537 | $5,012 | $4,901 | $3,835 | |
1 Date of commencement of operations, ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized. |
2 The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information. |
3 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. |
4 Adjusted average net assets excludes debt outstanding. |
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and
Income Fund
November 30, 2011
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (Fund) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is a diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Funds shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol DEX.
The primary investment objective of the Fund is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
1. Significant Accounting
Policies
The following accounting policies
are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP)
and are consistently followed by the Fund.
Security Valuation Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the NYSE on the valuation date. Securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If on a particular day an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are generally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Short-term debt securities are valued at market value. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Other debt securities and credit default swap (CDS) contracts are valued based upon valuations provided by an independent pricing service or broker and reviewed by management. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Investment company securities are valued at net asset value per share. Open-end investment companies are valued at their published net asset value. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Generally, other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Funds Board of Trustees (Board). 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 Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).
Federal Income Taxes No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more likely-than-not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (November 30, 2008November 30, 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds financial statements.
Distributions The Fund has implemented a managed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund is managed with a goal of generating as much of the distribution as possible from net investment income and short-term capital gains. The balance of the distribution will then come from long-term capital gains to the extent permitted, and if necessary, a return of capital. Even though the Fund may realize current year capital gains, such gains may be offset, in whole or in part, by the Funds capital loss carryovers from prior years. For federal income tax purposes, the effect of such capital loss carryovers may be to convert (to the extent of such current year gains) what would otherwise be returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income. This tax effect can occur during times of extended market volatility. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, this tax effect attributable to the Funds capital loss carryovers (the conversion of returns of capital into distributions taxable as ordinary income) will no longer apply to net capital losses of the Fund arising in Fund tax years beginning after November 30, 2011. The actual determination of the source of the Funds distributions can be made only at year-end.
Repurchase Agreements The Fund may purchase certain U.S. government securities subject to the counterpartys agreement to repurchase them at an agreed upon date and price. The counterparty will be required on a daily basis to maintain the value of the collateral subject to the agreement at not less than the repurchase price (including accrued interest). The agreements are conditioned upon the collateral being deposited under the Federal Reserve book-entry system with the Funds custodian or a third party sub-custodian. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. All open repurchase agreements as of the date of this report were entered into on November 30, 2011.
To Be Announced Trades The Fund may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a transaction date beyond the customary settlement period (e.g., when issued, delayed delivery, forward commitment, or TBA transactions) consistent with the Funds ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. These transactions involve a commitment by the Fund to purchase securities for a predetermined price or yield with payment and delivery taking place more than three days in the future, or after a period longer than the customary settlement period for that type of security. No interest will be earned by the Fund on such purchases until the securities are delivered; however, the market value may change prior to delivery. There were no TBA transactions at the end of the year.
Notes to financial statements
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Mortgage Dollar Rolls The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon, and maturity) securities on a specified future date. Any difference between the sale price and the purchase price is netted against the interest income foregone on the securities to arrive at an implied borrowing (reverse repurchase) rate. Alternatively, the sale and purchase transactions which constitute the dollar roll can be executed at the same price, with the Fund being paid a fee as consideration for entering into the commitment to purchase. Dollar rolls may be renewed prior to cash settlement and initially may involve only a firm commitment agreement by the Fund to buy a security. The Fund accounts for mortgage-dollar-roll transactions as purchases and sales. These transactions will increase the Funds portfolio turnover rate.
Foreign Currency Transactions Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Funds prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar daily. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally isolates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities, which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. For foreign equity securities, these changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Discounts and premiums on non-convertible debt securities are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities are classified as interest income. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all non-rebatable tax withholdings. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest have been recorded in accordance with the Funds understanding of the applicable countrys tax rules and rates.
The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended November 30, 2011.
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates
In accordance with the terms of its Investment Management Agreement, effective October 24, 2011, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee of 0.95% of the adjusted average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to October 24, 2011, the Fund paid an annual fee of 1.00% of the adjusted average daily net assets of the Fund. For purposes of the calculation of investment management fees, adjusted average daily net assets excludes the line of credit liability.
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of adjusted average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. For purposes of the calculation of DSC fees, adjusted average daily net assets excludes the line of credit liability. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund was charged $10,310 for these services.
At November 30, 2011, the Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
Investment management fees payable to DMC | $ | 179,444 | |
Fees and other expenses payable to DSC | 933 | ||
Other expenses payable to DMC and affiliates* | 138,776 |
*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on behalf of the Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Expenses include items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax services, stock exchange fees, custodian fees and Trustees fees.
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As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including internal legal and tax services provided to the Fund by DMC and/or its affiliates employees. For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund was charged $70,730 for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates employees.
Trustees fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustees retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC and DSC are officers and/or Trustees of the Fund. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
3. Investments
For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund made purchases of $135,670,050 and sales of $147,770,847 of investment securities other than U.S. government securities and short-term investments. For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund made purchases of $5,567,473, and sales of $5,573,337 of long-term U.S. government securities.
At November 30, 2011, the cost of
investments for federal income tax purposes was $248,876,919. At November 30,
2011, net unrealized depreciation was $9,000,659, of which $12,549,318 related
to unrealized appreciation of investments and $21,549,977 related to unrealized
depreciation of investments.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price
that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under
current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements
has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of
an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer
broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the
asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data
obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs
reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the
best information available under the circumstances. The Funds investment in its
entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which
are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is
summarized below.
Level 1 | inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts) |
Level 2 | other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing) |
Level 3 | inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities) |
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2011:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||
Agency, Asset- & Mortgage-Backed Securities | $ | | $ | 4,721,465 | $ | | $ | 4,721,465 | ||||||
Common Stock | 60,749,977 | 38,003,108 | 1 | 98,753,086 | ||||||||||
Corporate Debt | 300,098 | 86,247,380 | 13,931 | 86,561,409 | ||||||||||
Foreign Debt | | 10,200,302 | | 10,200,302 | ||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Fund | 4,330,000 | | | 4,330,000 | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 475,221 | | 475,221 | ||||||||||
Other | 844,537 | 651,280 | | 1,495,817 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | | 19,871,871 | | 19,871,871 | ||||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | | 13,467,089 | | 13,467,089 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 66,224,612 | $ | 173,637,716 | $ | 13,932 | $ | 239,876,260 | ||||||
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | | $ | (2,097 | ) | $ | | $ | (2,097 | ) | ||||
Swap Contracts | $ | | $ | 1,352 | $ | | $ | 1,352 | ||||||
Written Option | $ | (600 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (600 | ) |
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
3. Investments (continued)
The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
Agency, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage- | Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Backed | Corporate | Common | Lending | ||||||||||||||||||||
Securities | Debt | Stock | Collateral | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of 11/30/10 | $ | 54,625 | $ | 353,027 | $ | 10,866 | $ | | $ | 1 | $ | 418,519 | |||||||||||
Purchases* | | 29,265 | 96,795 | 74,168 | 20,280 | 220,508 | |||||||||||||||||
Sales | (53,052 | ) | (355,164 | ) | (11,491 | ) | | | (419,707 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized gain | 16 | 2,165 | | | | 2,181 | |||||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | (24,955 | ) | | | | | (24,955 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 23,366 | (15,362 | ) | (96,169 | ) | (74,168 | ) | (20,281 | ) | (182,614 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance as of 11/30/11 | $ | | $ | 13,931 | $ | 1 | $ | | $ | | $ | 13,932 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation from investments still held as of 11/30/11 |
$ | 27,209 | $ | (15,334 | ) | $ | (96,794 | ) | $ | | $ | (20,280 | ) | $ | (105,199 | ) |
*Securities were received as part of the Fund Merger with Delaware Investments® Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. on the close of business on October 21, 2011. See Note 7. |
During the year ended November 30, 2011,
the Fund made transfers out of Level 3 investments into Level 2 investments in
the amount of $24,955. The transfer was due to the Funds pricing vendor being
able to supply a matrix price for an investment that had been utilizing broker
quoted price.
During the year ended November 30, 2011, there were no
transfers between Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments that had a
material impact to the Fund. This does not include transfers between Level 1
investments and Level 2 investments due to the Fund utilizing international fair
value pricing during the year.
The Funds policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.
4. Dividend and Distribution Information
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net gains on foreign currency transactions and net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
Year Ended | |||||
11/30/11 | 11/30/10 | ||||
Ordinary income | $ | 9,958,352 | $ | 11,913,695 | |
Return of capital | 6,379,270 | 4,052,200 | |||
Total | $ | 16,337,622 | $ | 15,965,895 |
5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax
Basis
As of November 30, 2011, the
components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
Shares of beneficial interest | $ | 248,106,522 | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | (59,635,497 | ) | |
Other temporary differences | (1,441 | ) | |
Unrealized depreciation | (9,055,224 | ) | |
Net assets | $ | 179,414,360 |
*This amount includes $7,927,235 of capital loss carryforward from the Funds merger with Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. on the close of business on October 21, 2011. See Note 7. |
The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, tax deferral of losses on straddles, contingent payment debt instruments, mark-to-market of foreign currency exchange contracts, partnership income, tax treatment of CDS contracts, market discount and premium on debt instruments and unrealized gain on passive foreign investment companies.
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For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, dividends and distributions, contingent payment debt instruments, CDS contracts, foreign capital gain taxes, market discount and premium on certain debt instruments and paydowns of asset- and mortgage-backed securities. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund recorded the following reclassifications:
Distributions in excess of net investment income | $ | 1,920,672 | |
Accumulated net realized gain | (8,303,985 | ) | |
Paid-in capital | 6,383,313 |
For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. $1,850,392 was utilized in 2011. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at November 30, 2011 will expire as follows: $3,377,704 expires in 2015, $34,009,571 expires in 2016 and $22,248,222 expires in 2017.
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
6. Capital Stock
Shares obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Funds transfer agent, Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly BNY Mellon Shareowner Services), in the open market if the shares of the Fund are trading at a discount to the Funds net asset value on the dividend payment date. However, the dividend reinvestment plan provides that if the shares of the Fund are trading at a premium to the Funds net asset value on the dividend payment date, the Fund will issue shares to shareholders of record at net asset value. During the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund issued 52,357 shares for $675,989 under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan because the Fund was trading at a premium to net asset value on the respective dividend payment dates. During the year ended November 30, 2010, the Fund issued 83,412 shares for $1,020,065 under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan because the Fund was trading at a premium to net asset value on the respective dividend payment dates.
7. Fund Merger
As of the close of business on October 21, 2011, the Fund acquired all of the assets of the Delaware Investments® Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (Acquired Fund), a closed-end investment management company, in exchange for the shares of the Fund (Acquiring Fund) pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization (Reorganization). The shareholders of the Acquired Fund received shares of the Acquiring Fund equal to the aggregate net asset value of shares in the Acquired Fund prior to the Reorganization, as shown in the following table:
Acquiring Fund | Acquired Fund | |||||
Shares | Shares | Value | ||||
2,725,926 | 4,789,889 | $ | 31,394,740 |
The Reorganization was treated as a non-taxable event and, accordingly, the Acquired Funds basis in securities acquired reflected historical cost basis as of the date of transfer. The net assets, net unrealized depreciation, distributions in excess of net investment income, and accumulated net realized loss of the Acquired Fund as of the close of business on October 21, 2011, were as follows:
Net assets | $ | 31,394,740 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income | 150,321 | ||
Accumulated net realized loss | (8,258,081 | ) | |
Net unrealized depreciation | (405,624 | ) |
The net assets of the Acquiring Fund before the acquisition were $150,504,258. The net assets of the Acquiring Fund immediately following the acquisition were $181,898,998.
Assuming that the acquisition had been completed on December 1, 2010, the beginning of the Acquiring Funds reporting period, the Acquiring Funds pro forma results of operations for the year ended November 30, 2011, are as follows:
Net investment income | $ | 8,721,735 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currencies | 2,940,655 | ||
Change in unrealized depreciation and foreign currencies | (7,495,108 | ) | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 4,167,282 |
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Notes to financial statements
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8. Line of Credit
Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquired Fund that have been included in the Funds statement of operations since the close of business on October 21, 2011.
For the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund borrowed money pursuant to a $50,000,000 Credit Agreement with BNY Mellon that expires on June 29, 2012 (June Credit Agreement). Depending on market conditions, the amount borrowed by the Fund pursuant to the June Credit Agreement may be reduced or possibly increased in the future.
At November 30, 2011, the par value of loans outstanding under the June Credit Agreement was $40,000,000, at a variable interest rate of 1.8125%. During the year ended November 30, 2011, the average daily balance of loans outstanding was $40,000,000 at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.5609%. Interest on borrowings is based on a variable short-term rate plus an applicable margin. The commitment fee is computed at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the unused balance. The loan is collateralized by the Funds portfolio.
In addition to the agreement above, effective as of the close of business on October 21, 2011, the Fund borrowed money pursuant to a $17,000,000 Credit Agreement with BNY Mellon that expires on November 28, 2012 (November Credit Agreement). Depending on market conditions, the amount borrowed by the Fund pursuant to the November Credit Agreement may be reduced or possibly increased in the future.
At November 30, 2011, the par value of loans outstanding under the November Credit Agreement was $10,725,000 at a variable interest rate of 1.33%. During the year ended November 30, 2011, the average daily balance of loans outstanding was $10,725,000 at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.3852%. Interest on borrowings is based on a variable short-term rate plus an applicable margin. The commitment fee is computed at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the unused balance. The loan is collateralized by the Funds portfolio.
9. Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entitys results of operations and financial position.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts The Fund enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty.
Options Contracts During the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund entered into written call option contracts. In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage the Funds exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies; to earn income; as an efficient means of adjusting the Funds overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. The Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options purchased. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change.
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Transactions in written options during the year ended November 30, 2011 for the Fund were as follows:
Number of | ||||||
Contracts | Premiums | |||||
Options outstanding at November 30, 2010 | | $ | | |||
Options written | 1,934 | 161,969 | ||||
Options expired | (1,610 | ) | (147,102 | ) | ||
Options exercised | (170 | ) | (10,827 | ) | ||
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | (34 | ) | (1,799 | ) | ||
Options outstanding at November 30, 2011 | 120 | $ | 2,241 |
Swap Contracts The Fund enters into CDS contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets.
Credit Default Swaps. A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). In exchange for the protection offered by the seller of protection, the purchaser of protection agrees to pay the seller of protection a periodic amount at a stated rate that is applied to the notional amount of the CDS contract. In addition, an upfront payment may be made or received by the Fund in connection with an unwinding or assignment of a CDS contract. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the seller of protection would pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the reference security (or basket of securities) to the counterparty. Credit events generally include, among others, bankruptcy, failure to pay, and obligation default.
During the year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser and seller of protection. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation daily. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement. At November 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation of CDS contracts was $1,352. If a credit event had occurred for all open swap transactions where collateral posting was required as of November 30, 2011, the swaps credit-risk-related contingent features would have been triggered and the Fund would have received EUR 160,000 less the value of the contracts related reference obligations.
As disclosed in the footnotes to the statement of net assets, at November 30, 2011, the notional value of the protection sold was $15,000, which reflects the maximum potential amount the Fund would have been required to make as a seller of credit protection if a credit event had occurred. The quoted market prices and resulting market values for credit default swap agreements on securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative if the swap agreement has been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the reference entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. At November 30, 2011, the net unrealized appreciation of the protection sold was $203.
CDS contracts may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. CDS contracts are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty.
Swaps Generally. Because there are generally no organized markets for swap contracts, the value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the agreement. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts shown on the statement of net assets.
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9. Derivatives (continued)
Fair values of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2011 were as follows:
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||
Statement of Net Assets Location | Fair Value | Statement of Net Assets Location | Fair Value | |||||||||
Foreign currency exchange
contracts (Forward currency exchange contracts) |
Receivables and other assets net of other liabilities |
$ | | Receivables and other assets net of other liabilities | $ | (2,097 | ) | |||||
Equity contracts (Written options) | Written option, at value | | Written options, at value | (600 | ) | |||||||
Credit contracts (Swap contracts) |
Receivables and other assets net of other liabilities | 1,352 | Receivables and other assets net of other liabilities | | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,352 | $ | (2,697 | ) |
The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2011 was as follows:
Change in | |||||||||
Unrealized | |||||||||
Realized Gain | Appreciation | ||||||||
(Loss) on | (Depreciation) | ||||||||
Derivatives | on Derivatives | ||||||||
Location of Gain (Loss) | Recognized in | Recognized in | |||||||
on Derivatives Recognized in Income | Income | Income | |||||||
Foreign currency exchange
contracts (Forward currency exchange contracts) |
Net realized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts and
net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies |
$ | (122,861 | ) | $ | (5,544 | ) | ||
Equity contracts (Written options) | Net realized gain on options written and net
change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies |
147,102 | 1,641 | ||||||
Credit contracts (Swap contracts) | Net realized gain on swap contracts and net change in
unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies |
26,747 | (14,424 | ) | |||||
Total | $ | 50,988 | $ | (18,327 | ) |
Derivatives Generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the year ended November 30, 2011. The average balance of derivatives held is generally similar to the value of derivative activity for the year ended November 30, 2011.
Asset | Liability | ||||
Derivative | Derivative | ||||
Volume | Volume | ||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average cost) | $ | 161,157 | $ | 62,656 | |
Swap contracts (average notional value) | 35,904 | 149,770 | |||
Written options contracts (average cost) | | 8,721 |
10. Securities Lending
The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with BNY Mellon. At the time a security is loaned, the borrower must post collateral equal to the required percentage of the market value of the loaned security, including any accrued interest. The required percentage is: (i) 102% with respect to U.S. securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars; and (ii) 105% with respect to foreign securities. With respect to each loan, if on any business day the aggregate market value of securities collateral plus cash collateral held is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral by the end of the following business day which, together with the collateral already held, will be not less than the applicable initial collateral requirements for such security loan. If the aggregate market value of securities collateral and cash collateral held with respect to a security loan exceeds the applicable initial collateral requirement, upon request of the borrower BNY Mellon must return enough collateral to the borrower by the end of the following business day to reduce the value of the remaining initial collateral to the applicable collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security may be temporarily more or less than the value of the security on loan.
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Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Delaware Investments Collateral Fund No. 1 (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of funds managed by DMC, that participate in BNY Mellons securities lending program. The Collective Trust may invest in U.S. government securities and high quality corporate debt, asset-backed and other money market securities and in repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities, provided that the Collective Trust will generally have a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less. Effective April 20, 2009, BNY Mellon transferred the assets of the Funds previous collateral investment pool other than cash and assets with a maturity of one business day or less to the BNY Mellon SL DBT II Liquidating Fund (Liquidating Fund), effectively bifurcating the previous collateral investment pool. The Funds exposure to the Liquidating Fund is expected to decrease as the Liquidating Funds assets mature or are sold. In October 2008, BNY Mellon transferred certain distressed securities from the previous collateral investment pool into the Mellon GSL Reinvestment Trust II. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund or, at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to changes in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
The Collective Trust used for the investment of cash collateral received from borrowers of securities seeks to maintain a net asset value per unit of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that it will always be able to do so. The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral in the Collective Trust or another collateral investment pool. This could occur if an investment in a collateral investment pool defaulted or if it were necessary to liquidate assets in the collateral investment pool to meet returns on outstanding security loans at a time when the collateral investment pools net asset value per unit was less than $1.00. Under those circumstances, the Fund may not receive an amount from the collateral investment pool that is equal in amount to the collateral the Fund would be required to return to the borrower of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.
At November 30, 2011, the value of securities on loan was $14,066,858, for which the Fund received collateral, comprised of non-cash collateral valued at $413,720 and cash collateral of $13,859,514. At November 30, 2011, the value of invested collateral was $13,467,089. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the statement of net assets under the caption Securities Lending Collateral.
11. Credit and Market Risk
The Fund borrows through its line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Funds net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to the leverage.
Some countries in which the Fund invests require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a countrys balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated BB or lower by Standard & Poors and Ba or lower by Moodys Investors Service, or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment-grade securities.
The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the markets perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates. Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages and consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the Funds yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.
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Notes to financial statements
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
11. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the year ended November 30, 2011. The Funds REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Funds Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Funds limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Funds 10% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A and illiquid securities have been identified on the statement of net assets.
12. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Funds existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
13. Subsequent Events
Effective January 3, 2012, Computershare Shareowner Services LLC acquired BNY Mellon Shareowner Services transfer agency business that serviced the Fund (the Acquisition). Other than the Acquisition, Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred subsequent to November 30, 2011 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds financial statements.
14. Tax Information (Unaudited)
The information set forth below is for the Funds fiscal year as required by federal income tax laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of the Fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.
All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly are subject to change. For any and all items requiring designation, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011, the Fund designates distributions paid during the year as follows:
(A) | ||||||
Ordinary | (B) | |||||
Income | Return | Total | (C) | |||
Distributions* | of Capital | Distributions | Qualifying | |||
(Tax Basis) | (Tax Basis) | (Tax Basis) | Dividends1 | |||
60.95% | 39.05% | 100.00% | 16.69% |
(A) and (B) are based on a percentage of the Funds total distributions. |
(C) is based on a percentage of the Funds ordinary income distributions. |
1 Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction. |
*For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and as extended by the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The Fund intends to designate the $1,662,049 to be taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2011 Form 1099-DIV. |
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Report of independent
registered public
accounting firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders
of
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement
of net assets and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets
and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income
Fund (the Fund) at November 30, 2011, the results of its operations and its
cash flows for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the
financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred
to as financial statements) are the responsibility of the Funds management;
our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2011 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion. The financial highlights for the year ended November 30, 2009 and
each of the periods prior were audited by other independent accountants whose
report dated January 21, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those
statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 23,
2012
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Other Fund information
(Unaudited)
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
Proxy results
Annual meeting
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 17, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the Funds shareholders elected nine Directors. The results of the voting at the meeting were as follows:
Shares | Shares | No Ballot | ||||||||||
Nominee | Voted For | Withheld | Received | |||||||||
Patrick P. Coyne | 11,843,590.396 | 477,517.589 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Thomas L. Bennett | 11,826,776.854 | 494,331.131 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
John A. Fry | 11,832,325.771 | 488,782.214 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Anthony D. Knerr | 11,844,123.004 | 476,984.981 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Lucinda S. Landreth | 11,846,589.849 | 474,518.136 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Ann R. Leven | 11,844,717.458 | 476,390.527 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Thomas F. Madison | 11,835,018.004 | 486,089.981 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
Janet L. Yeomans | 11,838,226.089 | 482,881.896 | 740,044.617 | |||||||||
J. Richard Zecher | 11,832,802.546 | 488,305.439 | 740,044.617 |
Fund management
Babak Bob Zenouzi
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Real Estate
Securities and Income Solutions (RESIS)
Bob Zenouzi is the lead manager for the real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group at Delaware Investments, which includes the team, its process, and its institutional and retail products, which he created during his prior time with the firm. He also focuses on opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia for the firms global REIT product. Additionally, he serves as lead portfolio manager for the firms Dividend Income products, which he helped to create in the 1990s. He is also a member of the firms asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. He rejoined Delaware Investments in May 2006 as senior portfolio manager and head of real estate securities. In his first term with the firm, he spent seven years as an analyst and portfolio manager, leaving in 1999 to work at Chartwell Investment Partners, where from 1999 to 2006 he was a partner and senior portfolio manager on Chartwells Small-Cap Value portfolio. He began his career with The Boston Company, where he held several positions in accounting and financial analysis. Zenouzi earned a masters degree in finance from Boston College and a bachelors degree from Babson College. He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Urban Land Institute.
Damon J. Andres, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Damon J. Andres, who joined Delaware Investments in 1994 as an analyst, currently serves as a portfolio manager for the firms real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group. He also serves as a portfolio manager for the firms Dividend Income products. From 1991 to 1994, he performed investment-consulting services as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates. Andres earned a bachelors degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting from the University of Richmond.
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Wayne A. Anglace, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Wayne A. Anglace currently serves as a senior portfolio manager for the firms convertible bond strategies. Prior to joining the firm in March 2007 as a research analyst and trader, he spent more than two years as a research analyst at Gartmore Global Investments for its convertible bond strategy. From 2000 to 2004, Anglace worked in private client research at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown in Baltimore where he focused on equity research, and he started his financial services career with Ashbridge Investment Management in 1999. Prior to moving to the financial industry, Anglace worked as a professional civil engineer. He earned his bachelors degree in civil engineering from Villanova University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Saint Josephs University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Liu-Er Chen, CFA
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Emerging
Markets and Healthcare
Liu-Er Chen heads the firms global Emerging Markets team, and he is also the portfolio manager for Delaware Healthcare Fund, which launched in September 2007, and a global opportunities hedge fund. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in September 2006 in his current position, he spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company, where he most recently served as managing director and senior portfolio manager. He co-managed the Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund from 1999 to 2001, and became the Funds sole manager in 2001. He also served as the sole manager of the Evergreen Health Care Fund since its inception in 1999. Chen began his career at Evergreen in 1995 as an analyst covering Asian and global healthcare stocks, before being promoted to portfolio manager in 1998. Prior to his career in asset management, Chen worked for three years in sales, marketing, and business development for major American and European pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He is licensed to practice medicine in China and has experience in medical research at both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Cornell Medical School. He holds an MBA with a concentration in management from Columbia Business School.
Thomas H. Chow, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
Thomas H. Chow is a member of the firms taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation in investment grade credit exposures. He is the lead portfolio manager for Delaware Corporate Bond Fund and Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund, as well as several institutional mandates. His experience includes significant exposure to asset liability management strategies and credit risk opportunities. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 2001 as a portfolio manager working on the Lincoln General Account, he was a trader of high grade and high yield securities, and was involved in the portfolio management of collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and insurance portfolios at SunAmerica/AIG from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he was an analyst, trader, and portfolio manager at Conseco Capital Management from 1989 to 1997. Chow received a bachelors degree in business analysis from Indiana University, and he is a Fellow of Life Management Institute.
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Fund management (continued)
Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA,
CFP
Senior Vice President, Co-Chief Investment
Officer Total Return Fixed Income Strategy
Roger A. Early rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 as a member of the firms taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. During his previous time at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, Early was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and served as the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 1994, he worked for more than 10 years at Federated Investors where he managed more than $25 billion in mutual fund and institutional portfolios in the short-term and investment grade markets. He left the firm as head of institutional fixed income management. Earlier in his career, he held management positions with the Federal Reserve Bank, PNC Financial, Touche Ross, and Rockwell International. Early earned his bachelors degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Edward A. Ned Gray, CFA
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Global and
International Value Equity
Ned Gray manages the Global and International Value Equity strategies and has worked with the investment team for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in June 2005 in his current position, Gray worked with the team as a portfolio manager at Arborway Capital and Thomas Weisel Partners. At ValueQuest/TA, which he joined in 1987, Gray served as a senior investment professional with responsibilities for portfolio management, security analysis, quantitative research, performance analysis, global research, back office/investment information systems integration, trading, and client and consultant relations. Prior to ValueQuest, he was a research analyst at the Center for Competitive Analysis. Gray received his bachelors degree in history from Reed College and a master of arts in law and diplomacy, in international economics, business and law from Tufts Universitys Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Kevin P. Loome, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of High
Yield Investments
Kevin P. Loome is head of the High Yield fixed income team, responsible for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation of all high yield fixed income assets. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in August 2007 in his current position, Loome spent 11 years at T. Rowe Price, starting as an analyst and leaving the firm as a portfolio manager. He began his career with Morgan Stanley as a corporate finance analyst in the New York and London offices. Loome received his bachelors degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
D. Tysen Nutt Jr.
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team
Leader
D. Tysen Nutt Jr. is senior portfolio manager and team leader for the firms Large-Cap Value team. Before joining Delaware Investments in 2004 as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager, Nutt led the U.S. Active Large-Cap Value team within Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. He departed Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as a managing director. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 1994, Nutt was with Van Deventer & Hoch where he managed large-cap value portfolios for institutions and private clients. He began his investment career at Dean Witter Reynolds, where he eventually became vice president, investments. Nutt earned his bachelors degree from Dartmouth College, and he is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.
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Distribution Information
Shareholders were sent monthly notices from the Fund that set forth estimates, on a book basis, of the source or sources from which monthly distributions were paid. Subsequently, certain of these estimates have been corrected in part. Listed below is a written statement of the sources of these monthly distributions on a book basis.
Investment | Long Term Capital | Total | |||||||||||||||
Income | Return of Capital | Gain/(Loss) | Distribution Amount | ||||||||||||||
Month | Per Share | per Share | per Share | per Share | |||||||||||||
December 2010 | $0.0607 | $0.0418 | $ | | $0.1025 | ||||||||||||
January 2011 | $0.0420 | $0.0605 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
February 2011 | $0.0472 | $0.0553 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
March 2011 | $0.0501 | $0.0524 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
April 2011 | $0.0472 | $0.0553 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
May 2011 | $0.0999 | $0.0026 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
June 2011 | $0.0608 | $0.0417 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
July 2011 | $0.0401 | $0.0624 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
August 2011 | $0.0457 | $0.0568 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
September 2011 | $0.0548 | $0.0477 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
October 2011 | $0.0333 | $0.0692 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
November 2011 | $0.0427 | $0.0598 | | $0.1025 | |||||||||||||
Total | $0.6245 | $0.6055 | $ | | $1.2300 |
Please note that the information in the preceding chart is for book purposes only. Shareholders should be aware that the tax treatment of distributions may differ from their book treatment. The tax treatment of distributions will be set forth in a Form 1099-DIV.
Dividend reinvestment plan
The Fund offers an automatic dividend
reinvestment plan. The following is a restatement of the plan description in the
Funds prospectus:
Unless the registered owner of the Funds common
shares elects to receive cash by contacting the Plan Agent (as defined below),
all dividends declared for your common shares of the Fund will be automatically
reinvested by Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly BNY Mellon
Shareowner Services) (the Plan Agent), agent for shareholders in administering
the Funds Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan), in additional common shares
of the Fund. If a registered owner of common shares elects not to participate in
the Plan, you will receive all dividends in cash paid by check mailed directly
to you (or, if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such
nominee) by the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent. You may elect not to
participate in the Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by sending written
instructions or by contacting the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent, at
the address set forth below. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary
and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by contacting the
Plan Agent before the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or
resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend
or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on
your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund
for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares of the
Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your
broker.
The Plan Agent will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such shareholders common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a dividend) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (newly issued common shares) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (open-market purchases) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere.
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Dividend reinvestment plan (continued)
If, on the payment date for any dividend,
the market price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions is
greater than the net asset value per common share (such condition being referred
to herein as market premium), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount
in newly issued common shares, including fractions, on behalf of the
participants. The number of newly issued common shares to be credited to each
participants account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the
dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided
that, if the net asset value per common share is less than 95% of the market
price per common share on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend
will be divided by 95% of the market price per common share on the payment
date.
If, on the payment date for any dividend, the net asset value per
common share is greater than the market value per common share plus estimated
brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as market
discount), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in common shares
acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.
In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next date on which the common shares trade on an ex-dividend basis or 30 days after the payment date for such dividend, whichever is sooner (the last purchase date), to invest the dividend amount in common shares acquired in open-market purchases. It is contemplated that the Fund will pay monthly dividends. Therefore, the period during which open-market purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each dividend through the date before the next ex-dividend date. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its open-market purchases, the market price of a common share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the dividend had been paid in newly issued common shares on the dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to open market purchases, if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent may cease making open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the dividend amount in newly issued common shares at the net asset value per common share at the close of business on the last purchase date; provided that, if the net asset value per common share is less than 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date.
The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders
accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in
the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records.
Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan
Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include
those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will
forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for
shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the
participants.
In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or
nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan
Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of common shares
certified from time to time by the record shareholders name and held for the
account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with open-market purchases. The automatic reinvestment of dividends will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. Participants that request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $15.00 sales fee and a brokerage commission of $.12 per share sold.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, P.O. Box 358035, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035; telephone: 800-851-9677.
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Board consideration of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund investment advisory agreement
At a meeting held on August 1617, 2011 (the Annual Meeting), the Board of Directors (the Board), including a majority of disinterested or independent Directors, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the Fund). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Delaware Management Company (DMC), which included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (Delaware Investments) concerning, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund, the costs of such services to the Fund, economies of scale and the financial condition and profitability of Delaware Investments. Reference was made to information furnished at regular quarterly Board meetings, including reports detailing Fund performance, investment strategies and expenses, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the renewal of the investment advisory and sub-advisory contracts. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, reports were provided in May 2011 and included independent historical and comparative reports provided by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (Lipper). The Lipper reports compared the Funds investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The independent Directors reviewed and discussed the Lipper reports with independent legal counsel to the independent Directors. The Board requested and received information regarding DMCs policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; the investment managers profitability; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities in certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, DMCs ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.
In considering information relating to the approval of the Funds advisory agreement, the independent Directors received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the independent Directors. Although the Board gave attention to all information furnished, the following discussion identifies, under separate headings, the primary factors taken into account by the Board during its contract renewal considerations.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Service. The Board considered the services provided by Delaware Investments to the Fund and its shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent and quality of services, the Board considered reports furnished to it throughout the year, which covered matters such as the relative performance of the Fund, compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies and restrictions for the Fund, compliance by DMC personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds complex and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of the Funds investment advisor and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMCs efforts to control expenditures while maintaining service levels committed to fund matters. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by Delaware Investments.
Investment Performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of its importance to shareholders. Although the Board gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Lipper reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Lipper reports prepared for the Fund showed the investment performance of its shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Lipper (the Performance Universe). A fund with the highest performance ranked first, and a fund with the lowest ranked last. The highest/best performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the first quartile; the next 25%, the second quartile; the next 25%, the third quartile; and the lowest/worst performing 25% of funds in the Performance Universe make up the fourth quartile. Comparative annualized performance for the Fund was shown for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended March 31, 2011. The Boards objective is that the Funds performance for the periods considered be at or above the median of its Performance Universe. The following paragraph summarizes the performance results for the Fund and the Boards view of such performance.
The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all non-leveraged closed-end global funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Funds total return for the one-year period was in the second quartile. The report further showed that the Funds total return for the three-year period was in the first quartile. The Board was satisfied with performance.
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information
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Board consideration of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund investment advisory agreement (continued)
Comparative Expenses. The Board considered expense comparison data for the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds. Management provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Fund as of its most recently completed fiscal year. The Board also focused on the comparative analysis of effective management fees and total expense ratios of the Fund versus effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of similar closed-end funds as selected by Lipper (the Expense Group). In reviewing comparative costs, the Funds contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee waivers. The Funds total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Board considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for non-management services. The Boards objective is to limit the Funds total expense ratio to be competitive with that of the Expense Group. The following paragraph summarizes the expense results for the Fund and the Boards view of such expenses.
The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee was in the quartile with the second highest expenses of its Expense Group and its total expenses were in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Funds total expenses were not in line with the Boards objective. In evaluating total expenses, the Board considered the Funds pending reorganization. The Board was satisfied with Managements efforts to improve the Funds total expense ratio and bring it in line with the Boards objective.
Management Profitability. The Board considered the level of profits, if any, realized by Delaware Investments in connection with the operation of the Fund. In this respect, the Board reviewed the Investment Management Profitability Analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Investments Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of Delaware Investments, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments. The Board considered Delaware Investments efforts to improve services provided to fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. The Board also considered the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the profitability of Delaware Investments.
Economies of Scale. As a closed-end fund, the Fund does not issue shares on a continuous basis. Fund assets increase only to the extent that the values of the underlying securities in the Fund increase. Accordingly, the Board determined that the Fund was not likely to experience significant economies of scale due to asset growth and, therefore, a fee schedule with breakpoints to pass the benefit of economies of scale on to shareholders was not likely to provide the intended effect.
Change in independent registered public accounting firm
Due to independence matters under the Securities and Exchange Commissions auditor independence rules relating to the January 4, 2010 acquisition of Delaware Investments (including DMC and DSC) by Macquarie Group, Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y) has resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the Fund) effective May 20, 2010. At a meeting held on May 20, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Fund, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2010. During the fiscal years ended November 30, 2009 and 2008, E&Ys audit reports on the financial statements of the Fund did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. In addition, there were no disagreements between the Fund and E&Y on accounting principles, financial statements disclosures or audit scope, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of E&Y, would have caused them to make reference to the disagreement in their reports. Neither the Fund nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with PwC at any time prior to their selection with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds financial statements.
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Board of trustees/directors
and
officers addendum
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
A fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (Trustees), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a funds business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.
Number of | |||||
Portfolios in Fund | Other | ||||
Name, | Complex Overseen | Directorships | |||
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Interested Trustees | |||||
Patrick P. Coyne1 | Chairman, | Chairman and Trustee | Patrick P. Coyne has served in | 74 | Director and Audit |
2005 Market Street | President, | since August 16, 2006 | various executive capacities | Committee Member | |
Philadelphia, PA | Chief Executive | at different times at | Kaydon Corp. | ||
19103 | Officer, and | President and | Delaware Investments.2 | ||
Trustee | Chief Executive Officer | Board of Governors | |||
April 1963 | since August 1, 2006 | Member Investment | |||
Company Institute (ICI) | |||||
Finance Committee | |||||
Member St. John | |||||
Vianney Roman | |||||
Catholic Church | |||||
Board of Trustees | |||||
Agnes Irwin School | |||||
Member of | |||||
Investment Committee | |||||
Cradle of Liberty Council, | |||||
BSA (20072010) | |||||
Independent Trustees | |||||
Thomas L. Bennett | Trustee | Since | Private Investor | 74 | Chairman of |
2005 Market Street | March 2005 | (March 2004Present) | Investment Committee | ||
Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | ||||
19103 | Investment Manager | Academy of Fine Arts | |||
Morgan Stanley & Co. | |||||
October 1947 | (January 1984March 2004) | Investment Committee | |||
and Governance | |||||
Committee Member | |||||
Pennsylvania | |||||
Horticultural Society | |||||
Director | |||||
Bryn Mawr | |||||
Bank Corp. (BMTC) | |||||
(20072011) | |||||
John A. Fry | Trustee | Since | President | 74 | Board of Governors |
2005 Market Street | January 2001 | Drexel University | Member NASDAQ | ||
Philadelphia, PA | (August 2010Present) | OMX PHLX LLC | |||
19103 | |||||
President | Director and Audit | ||||
May 1960 | Franklin & Marshall College | Committee Member | |||
(June 2002July 2010) | Community Health | ||||
Systems | |||||
Director Ecore | |||||
International | |||||
(20092010) | |||||
Director Allied | |||||
Barton Securities | |||||
Holdings (20052008) |
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Number of | |||||
Portfolios in Fund | Other | ||||
Name, | Complex Overseen | Directorships | |||
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Independent Trustees (continued) | |||||
Anthony D. Knerr | Trustee | Since | Managing Director | 74 | None |
2005 Market Street | April 1990 | Anthony Knerr & Associates | |||
Philadelphia, PA | (Strategic Consulting) | ||||
19103 | (1990Present) | ||||
December 1938 | |||||
Lucinda S. Landreth | Trustee | Since | Chief Investment Officer | 74 | None |
2005 Market Street | March 2005 | Assurant, Inc. | |||
Philadelphia, PA | (Insurance) | ||||
19103 | (20022004) | ||||
June 1947 | |||||
Ann R. Leven | Trustee | Since | Consultant | 74 | Director and Audit |
2005 Market Street | October 1989 | ARL Associates | Committee Chair | ||
Philadelphia, PA | (Financial Planning) | Systemax Inc. | |||
19103 | (1983Present) | (20012009) | |||
November 1940 | Director and Audit | ||||
Committee Chairperson | |||||
Andy Warhol | |||||
Foundation (19992007) | |||||
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa | Trustee | Since | Executive Advisor to Dean | 74 | Trust Manager |
2005 Market Street | September 2011 | (since August 2011) | Camden Property | ||
Philadelphia, PA | and Interim Dean | Trust (since August 2011) | |||
19103 | (January 2011July 2011) | ||||
University of Miami | Board of Trustees | ||||
January 1956 | School of Business | Thunderbird School | |||
Administration | of Global Management | ||||
(20072011) | |||||
President U.S. Trust, | |||||
Bank of America Private | Board of Trustees | ||||
Wealth Management | Carrollton School | ||||
(Private Banking) | of the Sacred Heart | ||||
(July 2007December 2008) | (since 2007) | ||||
President and Director | Board Member | ||||
(November 2005June 2007) | Foreign Policy | ||||
and Chief Executive Officer | Association | ||||
(April 2007June 2007) | (since 2006) | ||||
U.S. Trust Company | |||||
(Private Banking) | Board of Trustees | ||||
Georgetown | |||||
Preparatory School | |||||
(20052011) | |||||
Board of Trustees | |||||
Miami City Ballet | |||||
(20002011) | |||||
Board of Trustees | |||||
St. Thomas University | |||||
(20052011) | |||||
Janet L. Yeomans | Trustee | Since | Vice President and Treasurer | 74 | Director and Audit |
2005 Market Street | April 1999 | (January 2006Present) | Committee Member | ||
Philadelphia, PA | Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions | Okabena Company | |||
19103 | (January 2003January 2006), and | ||||
Vice President and Treasurer | Chair 3M Investment | ||||
July 1948 | (July 1995January 2003) | Management Company | |||
3M Corporation | |||||
J. Richard Zecher | Trustee | Since | Founder | 74 | Director and Audit |
2005 Market Street | March 2005 | Investor Analytics | Committee Member | ||
Philadelphia, PA | (Risk Management) | Investor Analytics | |||
19103 | (May 1999Present) | ||||
Director | |||||
July 1940 | Founder | Oxigene, Inc. | |||
Sutton Asset Management | (20032008) | ||||
(Hedge Fund) | |||||
(September 1996Present) |
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Number of | |||||
Portfolios in Fund | Other | ||||
Name, | Complex Overseen | Directorships | |||
Address, | Position(s) | Length of | Principal Occupation(s) | by Trustee | Held by |
and Birth Date | Held with Fund(s) | Time Served | During Past 5 Years | or Officer | Trustee or Officer |
Officers | |||||
David F. Connor | Vice President, | Vice President since | David F. Connor has served as | 74 | None3 |
2005 Market Street | Deputy General | September 2000 | Vice President and Deputy | ||
Philadelphia, PA | Counsel, and Secretary | and Secretary | General Counsel of | ||
19103 | since | Delaware Investments | |||
October 2005 | since 2000. | ||||
December 1963 | |||||
Daniel V. Geatens | Vice President | Treasurer | Daniel V. Geatens has served | 74 | None3 |
2005 Market Street | and Treasurer | since | in various capacities at | ||
Philadelphia, PA | October 2007 | different times at | |||
19103 | Delaware Investments. | ||||
October 1972 | |||||
David P. OConnor | Senior Vice | Senior Vice President, | David P. OConnor has served in | 74 | None3 |
2005 Market Street | President, | General Counsel, and | various executive and legal | ||
Philadelphia, PA | General Counsel, | Chief Legal Officer | capacities at different times | ||
19103 | and Chief | since | at Delaware Investments. | ||
Legal Officer | October 2005 | ||||
February 1966 | |||||
Richard Salus | Senior | Chief Financial | Richard Salus has served in | 74 | None3 |
2005 Market Street | Vice President | Officer since | various executive capacities | ||
Philadelphia, PA | and | November 2006 | at different times at | ||
19103 | Chief Financial | Delaware Investments. | |||
Officer | |||||
October 1963 |
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About the organization
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund shareholders. The figures in this report represent past results that are not a guarantee of future results. The return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase shares of its common stock on the open market at market prices.
Board of Directors | Affiliated officers | Contact information |
Patrick P.
Coyne Thomas L. Bennett John A. Fry Anthony D.
Knerr Lucinda S.
Landreth Ann R. Leven Frances A.
Sevilla-Sacasa Janet L. Yeomans J. Richard
Zecher |
David F.
Connor Daniel V.
Geatens David P.
OConnor Richard Salus The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities are available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 800 523-1918; (ii) on the Funds website at www.delawareinvestments.com; and (iii) on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. The Funds Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330. Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds website at www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. |
Investment
manager Principal office of the
Fund Independent registered
public Registrar and stock
transfer For securities dealers Website Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, refers to Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Your reinvestment
options |
Audit committee member
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrants principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrants Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The registrants Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that certain members of the registrants Audit Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an audit committee financial expert is a person who has the following attributes:
a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrants financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial
reporting; and
e. An understanding of audit committee functions.
An audit
committee financial expert shall have acquired such attributes through:
a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
d. Other relevant experience.
The registrants Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrants Audit Committee is independent. In order to be independent for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an interested person of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrants Audit Committee are set forth below:
John A. Fry
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa
Janet L. Yeomans
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit fees.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrants annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $25,734 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrants annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,400 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2010.
(b) Audit-related fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrants financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $593,000 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: year end audit procedures; reporting up and subsidiary statutory audits.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrants financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $84,000 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These audit-related services were as follows: audit procedures performed on Delaware Investments for its consolidation into Macquaries financial statements as of March 31, 2010.
(c) Tax fees.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $2,950 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $2,850 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
The aggregate fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $10,000 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2010. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: state and local tax services.
(d) All other fees.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrants independent auditors to the registrants adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $25,000 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2011. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrants Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These other services were as follows: attest examination of management's assertion to the controls in place at the transfer agent to be in compliance with Rule 17ad-13(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2010.
The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrants independent auditors to the registrants adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrants fiscal year ended November 30, 2010.
(e) The registrants Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the Pre-Approval Policy) with respect to services provided by the registrants independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds.
Service | Range of Fees |
Audit Services | |
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds | up to $25,000 per Fund |
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 per Fund |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered audit-related services rather than audit services) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Audit-Related Services | |
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered audit services rather than audit-related services) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
Tax Services | |
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds tax compliance function, etc.) | up to $25,000 in the aggregate |
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.) | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns | up to $5,000 per Fund |
Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrants investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the Control Affiliates) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
Service | Range of Fees |
Non-Audit Services | |
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters | up to $10,000 in the aggregate |
The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrants independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrants independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $5,228,766 and $0 for the registrants fiscal years ended November 30, 2011 and November 30, 2010, respectively.
(h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrants Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors provision of non-audit services to the registrants investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors independence.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
The registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the registrants Audit Committee are Thomas L. Bennett, John A. Fry, Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa and Janet L. Yeomans.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
The registrant has formally delegated to its investment adviser(s) (the Adviser) the ability to make all proxy voting decisions in relation to portfolio securities held by the registrant. If and when proxies need to be voted on behalf of the registrant, the Adviser will vote such proxies pursuant to its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the Procedures). The Adviser has established a Proxy Voting Committee (the Committee) which is responsible for overseeing the Advisers proxy voting process for the registrant. One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to review and approve the Procedures to ensure that the Procedures are designed to allow the Adviser to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the goal of voting in the best interests of the registrant.
In order to facilitate the actual process of voting proxies, the Adviser has contracted with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a wholly owned subsidiary of RiskMetrics Group ("RiskMetrics"), to analyze proxy statements on behalf of the registrant and other Adviser clients and vote proxies generally in accordance with the Procedures. The Committee is responsible for overseeing ISS/RiskMetricss proxy voting activities. If a proxy has been voted for the registrant, ISS/RiskMetrics will create a record of the vote. By no later than August 31 of each year, information (if any) regarding how the registrant voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the registrants Web site at http://www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the Commissions Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
The Procedures contain a general guideline that recommendations of company management on an issue (particularly routine issues) should be given a fair amount of weight in determining how proxy issues should be voted. However, the Adviser will normally vote against managements position when it runs counter to its specific Proxy Voting Guidelines (the Guidelines), and the Adviser will also vote against managements recommendation when it believes that such position is not in the best interests of the registrant.
As stated above, the Procedures also list specific Guidelines on how to vote proxies on behalf of the registrant. Some examples of the Guidelines are as follows: (i) generally vote for shareholder proposals asking that a majority or more of directors be independent; (ii) generally vote against proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote; (iii) votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, determining whether the transaction enhances shareholder value; (iv) generally vote against proposals to create a new class of common stock with superior voting rights; (v) generally vote re-incorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis; (vi) votes with respect to equity-based compensation plans are generally determined on a case-by-case basis; and (vii) generally vote for proposals requesting reports on the level of greenhouse gas emissions from a companys operations and products.
Because the registrant has delegated proxy voting to the Adviser, the registrant is not expected to encounter any conflict of interest issues regarding proxy voting and therefore does not have procedures regarding this matter. However, the Adviser does have a section in its Procedures that addresses the possibility of conflicts of interest. Most proxies which the Adviser receives on behalf of the registrant are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics in accordance with the Procedures. Because almost all registrant proxies are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics pursuant to the pre-determined Procedures, it normally will not be necessary for the Adviser to make an actual determination of how to vote a particular proxy, thereby largely eliminating conflicts of interest for the Adviser during the proxy voting process. In the very limited instances where the Adviser is considering voting a proxy contrary to ISS/RiskMetricss recommendation, the Committee will first assess the issue to see if there is any possible conflict of interest involving the Adviser or affiliated persons of the Adviser. If a member of the Committee has actual knowledge of a conflict of interest, the Committee will normally use another independent third party to do additional research on the particular proxy issue in order to make a recommendation to the Committee on how to vote the proxy in the best interests of the registrant. The Committee will then review the proxy voting materials and recommendation provided by ISS/RiskMetrics and the independent third party to determine how to vote the issue in a manner which the Committee believes is consistent with the Procedures and in the best interests of the registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Other Accounts
Managed
The following chart lists certain
information about types of other accounts for which each Fund manager is
primarily responsible as of November 30, 2011. Any accounts managed in a
personal capacity appear under Other Accounts along with the other accounts
managed on a professional basis. The personal account information is current as
of June 30, 2011.
Total Assets in | ||||
No. of Accounts | Accounts with | |||
No. of | Total Assets | with Performance- | Performance- | |
Accounts | Managed | Based Fees | Based Fees | |
Damon Andres | ||||
Registered Investment | 9 | $1.3 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 7 | $244.4 million | 0 | $0 |
Wayne Anglace | ||||
Registered Investment | 3 | $706.8 million | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 27 | $301.4 million | 0 | $0 |
Liu-Er Chen | ||||
Registered Investment | 9 | $3.6 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 16 | $1.7 billion | 0 | $0 |
Thomas Chow | ||||
Registered Investment | 12 | $16.5 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 12 | $4.1 billion | 0 | $0 |
Roger Early | ||||
Registered Investment | 17 | $20.5 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 44 | $6.1 billion | 2 | $622.6 million |
Edward Gray | ||||
Registered Investment | 5 | $940.6 million | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 10 | $473.3 million | 0 | $0 |
Kevin Loome | ||||
Registered Investment | 17 | $15.4 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 14 | $2.8 billion | 0 | $0 |
D. Tysen Nutt | ||||
Registered Investment | 8 | $2.8 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 31 | $3.2 billion | 1 | $1.1 billion |
Babak Zenouzi | ||||
Registered Investment | 16 | $2.6 billion | 0 | $0 |
Companies | ||||
Other Pooled | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Investment Vehicles | ||||
Other Accounts | 7 | $244.0 million | 0 | $0 |
DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST
Individual portfolio managers may perform investment management services
for other funds or accounts similar to those provided to the Funds and the
investment action for such other fund or account and the Funds may differ. For
example, an account or fund may be selling a security, while another account or
Fund may be purchasing or holding the same security. As a result, transactions
executed for one fund or account may adversely affect the value of securities
held by another fund, account or Fund. Additionally, the management of multiple
other funds or accounts and the Funds may give rise to potential conflicts of
interest, as a portfolio manager must allocate time and effort to multiple funds
or accounts and the Funds. A portfolio manager may discover an investment
opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or fund. The
investment opportunity may be limited, however, so that all funds or accounts
for which the investment would be suitable may not be able to participate. The
Manager has adopted procedures designed to allocate investments fairly across
multiple funds or accounts.
Three of the accounts managed by the portfolio managers have a performance-based fee. This compensation structure presents a potential conflict of interest. The portfolio manager has an incentive to manage this account so as to enhance its performance, to the possible detriment of other accounts for which the investment manager does not receive a performance-based fee.
A portfolio managers management of personal accounts also may present certain conflicts of interest. While Delawares code of ethics is designed to address these potential conflicts, there is no guarantee that it will do so.
Compensation
Structure
Each portfolios managers compensation
consists of the following:
Base Salary - Each named portfolio manager receives a fixed base salary. Salaries are determined by a comparison to industry data prepared by third parties to ensure that portfolio manager salaries are in line with salaries paid at peer investment advisory firms.
Bonus (Mr. Nutt only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages. Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors and objective factors. The primary objective factor is the one-year, three-year and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three-year and five-year performance is weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.
Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.
(Mr. Andres and Mr. Zenouzi only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages. Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The primary objective factor is the one-year, three-year and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three-year and five-year performance is weighed more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.
Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.
(Mr. Gray only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages. Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The primary objective factor is the one-year, three-year and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three-year and five-year performance are weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.
Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.
(Mr. Chen only) The portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products the portfolio manager manages. Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product. Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor generally having the largest share. The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%). The primary objective factor is the one-year, three-year and five-year performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Three-year and five-year performance are weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.
Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.
(Mr. Anglace, Mr. Chow, Mr. Early and Mr. Loome only) An objective component is added to the bonus for each manager that is reflective of account performance relative to an appropriate peer group or database. The following paragraph describes the structure of the non-guaranteed bonus.
Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, which is based on quantitative and qualitative factors. There is one pool for bonus payments for the fixed income department. The amount of the pool for bonus payments is determined by assets managed (including investment companies, insurance product-related accounts and other separate accounts), management fees and related expenses (including fund waiver expenses) for registered investment companies, pooled vehicles, and managed separate accounts. Generally, 60%-75% of the bonus is quantitatively determined. For more senior portfolio managers, a higher percentage of the bonus is quantitatively determined. For investment companies, each manager is compensated according the Funds Lipper or Morningstar peer group percentile ranking on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer-term performance more heavily weighted. For managed separate accounts the portfolio managers are compensated according to the composite percentile ranking against the Frank Russell and Callan Associates databases (or similar sources of relative performance data) on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer term performance more heavily weighted. There is no objective award for a fund that falls below the 50th percentile, but incentives reach maximum potential at the 25th-30th percentile. There is a sliding scale for investment companies that are ranked above the 50th percentile. The remaining 25%-40% portion of the bonus is discretionary as determined by Delaware Investments and takes into account subjective factors.
For new and recently transitioned portfolio managers, the compensation may be weighted more heavily towards a portfolio managers actual contribution and ability to influence performance, rather than longer-term performance. Management intends to move the compensation structure towards longer-term performance for these portfolio managers over time.
Incentive Unit Plan - Portfolio managers may be awarded incentive unit awards (Awards) relating to the underlying shares of common stock of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. issuable pursuant to the terms of the Delaware Investments Incentive Unit Plan (the Plan) adopted on November 30, 2010. Awards are no longer granted under the Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan or the Amended and Restated Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan, which was established in 2001.
The Plan was adopted in order to: assist the Manager in attracting, retaining, and rewarding key employees of the company; enable such employees to acquire or increase an equity interest in the company in order to align the interest of such employees and the Manager; and provide such employees with incentives to expend their maximum efforts. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable award agreements, Awards typically vest in 25% increments on a four-year schedule, and shares of common stock underlying the Awards are issued after vesting. The fair market value of the shares of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., is normally determined as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 by an independent appraiser. Generally, a stockholder may put shares back to the company during the put period communicated in connection with the applicable valuation.
Other Compensation - Portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.
Ownership of Securities
As of November 30, 2011, the portfolio
managers did not own any shares of the Fund.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrants disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
There were no significant changes in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrants fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE | |
By: | Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | February 1, 2012 |
/s/ PATRICK P. COYNE | |
By: | Patrick P. Coyne |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | February 1, 2012 |
/s/ RICHARD SALUS | |
By: | Richard Salus |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: | February 1, 2012 |