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Closed-end fund

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

November 30, 2018

 

 

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.

 

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Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (“DEX” or the “Fund”), acting pursuant to a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), has adopted a managed distribution policy (the “Plan”). Effective as of March 29, 2018, the Fund makes monthly distributions to common shareholders at a targeted annual distribution rate of 10% of the Fund’s average net asset value (“NAV”) per share. The Fund will calculate the average NAV per share from the previous three full months immediately prior to the distribution based on the number of business days in those three months on which the NAV is calculated. The distribution will be calculated as 10% of the prior three months’ average NAV per share, divided by 12. This distribution methodology is intended to provide shareholders with a consistent, but not guaranteed, income stream and a targeted annual distribution rate and is intended to narrow any discount between the market price and the NAV of the Fund’s common shares, but there is no assurance that the policy will be successful in doing so.

Under the Plan, 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. The Fund will generally distribute amounts necessary to satisfy the terms of the Fund’s Plan and the requirements prescribed by excise tax rules and Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed percentage described above, except for extraordinary distributions and potential distribution rate increases or decreases to enable the Fund to comply with the distribution requirements imposed by the Code.

The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Fund’s Plan at any time without prior notice if it deems such action to be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. The methodology for determining monthly distributions under the Plan will be reviewed at least annually by the Fund’s Board, and the Fund will continue to evaluate its distribution in light of ongoing market conditions. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Fund’s stock is trading at or above NAV) or widening an existing trading discount. The Fund is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its ability to maintain distributions under the Plan. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, increased market volatility, portfolio companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions, and changes in the Code.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amounts of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. The Fund’s total investment return on NAV is presented in its financial highlights table.

A cumulative summary of the Section 19(a) notices for the Fund’s current fiscal period, if applicable, is included in Other Fund Information. Section 19(a) notices for the Fund, as applicable, are available on the Fund’s website at delawarefunds.com/closed-end/performance/fund-distributions.

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) offers a diverse range of products including securities investment management, infrastructure and real asset management, and fund and equity-based structured products. Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) is the marketing name for certain companies comprising the asset management division of Macquarie Group. This includes the following registered investment advisors: Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Europe Limited, and Macquarie Capital Investment Management LLC. For more information, including press releases, please visit delawarefunds.com/closed-end.

Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2018, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

The Fund is not FDIC insured and is not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.

Advisory services provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of MIMBT, a US registered investment advisor. Other than Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL), none of the entities noted are authorized deposit-taking institutions for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia). The obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of MBL. MBL does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities, unless noted otherwise. The Fund is governed by US laws and regulations.

All third-party marks cited are the property of their respective owners.

© 2019 Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc.

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Portfolio management review

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

December 12, 2018

Performance preview (for the year ended November 30, 2018)

 

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price		1-year return							– 11.74	%
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV		1-year return							– 8.38	%
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ market price		1-year return							– 5.02	%
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV		1-year return							– 2.33	%

Past performance does not guarantee future results.

For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund, please see the table on page 3.

Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Unless otherwise noted, views expressed herein are current as of Nov. 30, 2018, and subject to change for events occurring after such date.

 

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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 sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please obtain the most recent performance data by calling 866 437-0252 or visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/closed-end.

Fund performance

Average annual total returns through November 30, 2018		1 year		5 years		10 years		Lifetime
At market price (inception date June 29, 2007)		–11.74%		+3.12%		+14.79%		+3.65%
At net asset value (inception date June 29, 2007)		–8.38%		+3.67%		+12.00%		+4.80%

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 issuer’s 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 bond that is held by a portfolio may be prepaid prior to maturity, at the time when interest rates are lower than what the bond was paying. A portfolio may then have to reinvest the money at a lower interest rate.

High yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.

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 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 derivatives transaction depends upon the counterparties’ ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.

International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with US 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 may experience portfolio turnover in excess of 100%, which could result in higher transaction costs and tax liability.

The Fund borrows through a line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Fund’s net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to leverage. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result, a relatively small decline in the value of the underlying investments could result in a relatively large loss. In addition, the leverage through the line of credit is dependent on the credit provider’s ability to fulfill its contractual obligations.

To the extent the Fund engages in option overwriting, it may receive less total return in certain periods and in other periods greater total return from its option overwriting strategy.

The use of dividend capture strategies will expose the Fund to increased trading costs and potential for capital loss or gain, particularly in the event of significant short-term price movements of stocks subject to dividend capture trading, and resultant dividends may not be qualified dividends eligible to individuals for reduced federal income tax rates.

Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. After being issued during a one-time-only public offering, shares of closed-end funds are sold in the open market through a securities exchange. Net asset value (NAV) is calculated by subtracting total liabilities by total assets, then dividing by the number of shares outstanding. At the time of sale, your shares may have a market price that is above or below NAV, and may be worth more or less than your original investment.

 

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Performance summary

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

 

 

The Fund may make distributions of ordinary income and capital gains at calendar year end. Those distributions temporarily cause extraordinarily high yields. There is no assurance that a Fund will repeat that yield in the future. Subsequent monthly distributions that do not include ordinary income or capital gains in the form of dividends will likely be lower.

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 Fund’s 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, 2018

 

Fund objectives				Fund start date
The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.				June 29, 2007
Total Fund net assets				NYSE symbol
$138 million				DEX
Number of holdings
465

 

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Market price versus net asset value (see notes below and on next page)

November 30, 2017 through November 30, 2018

 

 

		Starting value (Nov. 30, 2017)  Ending value (Nov. 30, 2018)
		Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV		$13.08		$10.88
		Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price		$11.98		$9.60

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Performance of a $10,000 investment

Average annual total returns from November 30, 2008 through November 30, 2018

 

 

		Starting value (Nov. 30, 2008)  Ending value (Nov. 30, 2018)
		Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price		$10,000		$39,708
		Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ market price		$10,000		$32,437
		Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV		$10,000		$31,057
		Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV		$10,000		$23,247

The “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on Nov. 30, 2008, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions at market value. The graph assumes $10,000 invested in the Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average at market price and at NAV.

 

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Performance summary

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

 

 

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%. For market price, performance shown in both graphs above does not include fees, the initial sales charge, or any brokerage commissions for purchases. For NAV, performance shown in both graphs above includes fees, but does not include 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 portfolio in securities traded outside of the United States and that may own US securities as well (source: Lipper).

The Russell 1000 Value Index, mentioned on page 1, measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index, mentioned on page 1, is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Index “net” return approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment, after deduction of withholding tax at the highest possible rate.

The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified Index, mentioned on page 1, tracks total returns for US dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, including Brady bonds, loans, and Eurobonds, and limits the weights of the index countries by only including a specified portion of those countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.

The ICE BofAML US Convertible Index (formerly known as the BofA Merrill Lynch All US Convertibles Index), mentioned on page 1, tracks the performance of publicly issued US dollar-denominated convertible securities of US companies. Qualifying securities must have at least $50 million face amount outstanding and at least one month remaining to the final conversion date.

The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index, mentioned on page 1, measures the performance of all publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) traded on US exchanges, excluding timber and infrastructure REITs.

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, mentioned on page 1, tracks the performance of listed real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) worldwide, based in US dollars.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High-Yield Index, mentioned on page 1, is composed of US dollar-denominated, non-investment-grade corporate bonds for which the middle rating among Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch, Inc., and Standard & Poor’s is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index, mentioned on page 1, is a broad composite that tracks the investment grade domestic bond market.

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell^® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

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 fund’s 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 and country allocations

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

As of November 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications.

 

 

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Schedule of investments

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November 30, 2018

 

 

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Schedule of investments

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The following foreign currency exchange contracts were outstanding at Nov. 30, 2018:¹

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Counterparty

Contracts to Receive (Deliver)

In Exchange For

Settlement     Date

Unrealized     Depreciation

BNYM

JPY

(9,234,538)

USD

81,294

12/3/18

$

(73)

The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts disclosed in the financial statements. The foreign currency exchange contract presented above represents the Fund’s total exposure in such contract, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.

 

 

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

November 30, 2018

 

Assets:
Investments, at value1		$	202,088,964
Foreign currencies, at value2			249,771
Dividend and interest receivable			1,858,398
Foreign tax reclaim receivable			416,206
Receivable for securities sold			6,385
Other assets3			105,920
Total assets			204,725,644
Liabilities:
Cash overdraft			72,550
Borrowing under line of credit			65,600,000
Payable for securities purchased			364,750
Contingent liabilities3			353,068
Other accrued expenses			302,507
Investment management fees payable to affiliates			159,639
Interest expense payable on line of credit			29,904
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates			9,451
Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates			1,113
Accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates			968
Other affiliates payable			605
Legal fees payable to affiliates			119
Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency exchange contracts			73
Total liabilities			66,894,747
Total Net Assets		$	137,830,897
Net Assets Consist of:
Paid-in capital		$	143,725,334
Total distributable earnings (loss)			(5,894,437	)
Total Net Assets		$	137,830,897
Net Asset Value
Common Shares
Net assets		$	137,830,897
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding			12,663,238
Net asset value per share		$	10.88
1 Investments, at cost		$	207,319,955
2 Foreign currencies, at cost			247,932
3 See Note 14 in “Notes to financial statements.”

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of operations

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

Year ended November 30, 2018

 

Investment Income:
Interest		$	8,752,825
Dividends			5,204,079
Foreign tax withheld			(428,667	)
			13,528,237
Expenses:
Management fees			2,582,719
Interest expense			2,206,813
Legal fees			465,002
Reports and statements to shareholders expenses			160,573
Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses			87,470
Accounting and administration expenses			82,323
Audit and tax fees			44,567
Custodian fees			32,781
Trustees’ fees and expenses			9,012
Registration fees			740
Other expenses			104,323
			5,776,323
Less expense paid indirectly			(2,086	)
Total operating expenses			5,774,237
Net Investment Income			7,754,000
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments			7,849,490
Foreign currencies			39,209
Foreign currency exchange contracts			(48,988	)
Net realized gain			7,839,711
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
Investments			(34,519,628	)
Foreign currencies			(19,511	)
Foreign currency exchange contracts			1,414
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)			(34,537,725	)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss			(26,698,014	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		$	(18,944,014	)
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
		11/30/18				11/30/17
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:
Net investment income		$	7,754,000			$	6,891,256
Net realized gain			7,839,711				3,432,657
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)			(34,537,725	)			25,775,699
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations			(18,944,014	)			36,099,612
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:
Distributable earnings*			(14,633,782	)			(8,071,362	)
Return of capital			(2,265,942	)			(1,909,036	)
			(16,899,724	)			(9,980,398	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Cost of shares repurchased1			(33,430,954	)			(233,468	)
Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions			(33,430,954	)			(233,468	)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets			(69,274,692	)			25,885,746
Net Assets:
Beginning of year			207,105,589				181,219,843
End of year2		$	137,830,897			$	207,105,589

¹See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”

²Net Assets – End of year includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $461,955 in 2017. The Securities and Exchange Commission eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income in 2018.

^*For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund has adopted amendments to Regulation S-X (see Note 13 in “Notes to financial statements”). For the year ended Nov. 30, 2017, the dividends and distributions to shareholders were as follows:

 

Dividends from net investment income		$  (8,071,362)
Distributions from return of capital		(1,909,036)

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, 2018

 

Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations		$	(18,944,014	)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments, net			(1,991,656	)
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities			133,303,043
Purchase of investment securities			(88,026,353	)
Purchase (Proceeds) from disposition of short-term investment securities, net			14,324,931
Net realized (gain) loss on investments			(7,849,490	)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments			34,519,628
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of foreign currencies			19,511
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of foreign currency exchange contracts			(1,414	)
Return of capital distributions on investments			125,852
(Increase) decrease in receivable for securities sold			2,719,201
(Increase) decrease in dividends and interest receivable			278,359
(Increase) decrease in foreign dividend reclaim receivable			(152,138	)
Increase (decrease) in payable for securities purchased			(2,020,001	)
Increase (decrease) in other affiliates payable			(4,452	)
Increase (decrease) in Trustees’ fees and expenses payable to affiliates			(303	)
Increase (decrease) in accounting and administration expenses payable to affiliates			(261	)
Increase (decrease) in investment management fees payable to affiliates			(65,060	)
Increase (decrease) in reports and statements to shareholders expenses payable to affiliates			6,735
Increase (decrease) in legal fees payable to affiliates			(37	)
Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable			149,415
Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable			12,826
Total adjustments			85,348,336
Net cash provided by operating activities			66,404,322
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities:
Decrease in borrowing under line of credit			(16,400,000	)
Cost of shares repurchased			(33,430,954	)
Cash dividends and distributions paid to shareholders			(16,899,724	)
Net cash used for financing activities			(66,730,678	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash			(19,511	)
Net decrease in cash			(345,867	)
Cash at beginning of year*			523,088
Cash at end of year*		$	177,221
Cash paid for interest expense on leverage		$	2,193,987

*Includes foreign currencies, at value as shown on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

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:

 

										Year ended
		11/30/18				11/30/17				11/30/16				11/30/15				11/30/14
Net asset value, beginning of period		$	13.08			$	11.43			$	11.49			$	13.19			$	13.52
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income1			0.50				0.44				0.42				0.57				0.59
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)			(1.61	)			1.84				0.36				(1.37	)			(0.02	)
Total from investment operations			(1.11	)			2.28				0.78				(0.80	)			0.57
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income			(0.38	)			(0.51	)			(0.41	)			(0.73	)			(0.90	)
Return of capital			(0.15	)			(0.12	)			(0.43	)			(0.17	)			—
Net realized gain			(0.56	)			—				—				—				—
Total dividends and distributions			(1.09	)			(0.63	)			(0.84	)			(0.90	)			(0.90	)
Net asset value, end of period		$	10.88			$	13.08			$	11.43			$	11.49			$	13.19
Market value, end of period		$	9.60			$	11.98			$	9.65			$	9.72			$	11.96
Total return based on2:
Net asset value			(8.38%	)			21.03%				8.65%				(5.30%	)			4.94%
Market value			(11.74%	)			31.30%				8.44%				(11.65%	)			5.02%
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)		$	137,831			$	207,106			$	181,220			$	182,254			$	209,280
Ratio of expenses to average net assets3,4,5			3.02%				2.38%				2.30%				2.10%				1.88%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets6			4.06%				3.50%				3.79%				4.52%				4.31%
Portfolio turnover			34%				40%				54%				48%				56%
Leverage analysis:
Debt outstanding at end of period at par (000 omitted)		$	65,600			$	82,000			$	82,000			$	84,000			$	87,000
Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt outstanding at end of period		$	3,101			$	3,526			$	3,210			$	3,170			$	3,406

 

1	The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.

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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 Fund’s 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.

3	The ratio of interest expense to average net assets for the years ended Nov. 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 were 1.15%, 0.80%, 0.59%, 0.47%, and 0.37%, respectively.

4	The ratio of interest expense to adjusted average net assets (excluding debt outstanding) for the years ended Nov. 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 were 0.81%, 0.56%, 0.41%, 0.33%, and 0.27%, respectively.

5	The ratio of expenses before interest expense to adjusted average net assets (excluding debt outstanding) for the years ended Nov. 30, 2018,2017,2016, 2015, and 2014 were 1.31%, 1.12%, 1.19%, 1.14%, and 1.13%, respectively.

6	The ratio of net investment income to adjusted average net assets (excluding debt outstanding) for the years ended Nov. 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 were 2.85%, 2.47%, 2.63%, 3.15%, and 3.21%, respectively.

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, 2018

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 (1940 Act). The Fund’s 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 Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies. The following accounting policies are in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.

Security Valuation — Equity securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the NYSE on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs 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 or ETF does not trade, the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used, which approximates fair value. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange are normally valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. US government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Other debt securities 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. Valuations for fixed income securities utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. For asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage securities and US government agency mortgage securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as broker/dealer-supplied prices. 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. Investments in repurchase agreements are generally valued at par, which approximates fair value, each business day. 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 Fund’s 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-US markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00pm 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. Whenever such a significant event occurs, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing). Restricted securities and private placements are valued at fair value using methods approved by the Board.

Federal and Foreign 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the Fund’s federal income tax returns through the year ended Nov. 30, 2018 and for all open tax years (years ended Nov. 30, 2015–Nov. 30, 2017), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. In regard to foreign taxes only, the Fund has open tax years in certain foreign countries in which it invests that may date back to the inception of the Fund. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses on the “Statement of operations.” During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.

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. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the

 

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Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” Even though the Fund may realize current year capital gains, such gains may be offset, in whole or in part, by the Fund’s capital loss carryovers from prior years. The Fund’s managed distribution policy is described in more detail on the inside front cover of this report.

Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may purchase certain US government securities subject to the counterparty’s 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 Fund’s 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 Nov. 30, 2018, and matured on the next business day.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include deposits held at financial institutions, which are available for the Fund’s use with no restrictions, with original maturities of 90 days or less.

Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into US dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the US dollar. 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 bifurcates 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. That portion of gains (losses), which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies.” For foreign equity securities, these changes are included on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized gain (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 US 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 Funds^® by Macquarie (Delaware Funds) are generally allocated among such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and certain 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. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income, respectively, over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method. 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. Distributions received from investments in master limited partnerships are recorded as return of capital on investments on the ex-dividend date. 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 tax withholdings, a portion of which may be reclaimable. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

The Fund receives earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which may be used to offset custody fees. The expense paid under this arrangement is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Custodian fees” with the corresponding expense offset included under “Less expense paid indirectly.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund earned $2,086 under this arrangement.

 

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Notes to financial statements

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2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements, and Other Transactions with Affiliates

In accordance with the terms of its investment management agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust, and the investment manager, an annual fee of 0.95%, calculated daily and paid monthly, 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 Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, DIFSC’s fees are calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate daily net assets (excluding the line of credit liability) of all funds within the Delaware Funds at the following annual rate: 0.00475% of the first $35 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $45 billion (Total Fee). Each fund in the Delaware Funds pays a minimum of $4,000, which, in aggregate, is subtracted from the Total Fee. Each fund then pays its portion of the remainder of the Total Fee on a relative net asset value (NAV) basis. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Accounting and administration expenses.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund was charged $14,253 for these services.

As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears a portion of the cost of certain resources shared with DMC, including the cost of internal personnel of DMC and/or its affiliates that provide legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services to the Fund. This amount is included on the “Statement of operations” under “Legal fees.” For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund was charged $132,671 for internal legal, tax, and regulatory reporting services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.

Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC and DIFSC are Officers and/or Trustees of the Fund. These Officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.

Cross trades for the year ended Nov. 30, 2018 were executed by the Fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board designed to ensure compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds of investment companies, or between a fund of an investment company and another entity, that are or could be considered affiliates by virtue of having a common investment advisor (or affiliated investment advisors), common directors/trustees and/or common officers. At its regularly scheduled meetings, the Board reviews such transactions for compliance with the procedures adopted by the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund engaged in Rule 17a-7 securities purchases of $9,229,564. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund did not engage in Rule 17a-7 securities sales.

3. Investments

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:

 

Purchases other than US government securities		$	87,570,165
Purchases of US government securities			456,188
Sales other than US government securities			133,018,676
Sales of US government securities			284,367

The tax cost of investments includes adjustments to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), which may not necessarily be the final tax cost basis adjustments, but approximate the tax basis unrealized gains and losses that may be realized and distributed to shareholders. At Nov. 30, 2018, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:

 

Cost of investments and derivatives		$	207,736,180
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and derivatives		$	15,655,684
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives			(21,302,973	)
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and derivatives		$	(5,647,289	)

 

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US 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 entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s 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. (Examples: equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, exchange-traded 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. (Examples: debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)
Level 3  –		Significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments. (Examples: broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities)

Level 3 investments are valued using significant unobservable inputs. The Fund may also use an income-based valuation approach in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Valuations may also be based upon current market prices of securities that are comparable in coupon, rating, maturity, and industry. The derived value of a Level 3 investment may not represent the value which is received upon disposition and this could impact the results of operations.

 

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Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund

3. Investments (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of Nov. 30, 2018:

 

Securities		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Assets:
Agency, Asset- & Mortgage-Backed Securities		$	—			$	151,618			$	—			$	151,618
Corporate Debt			—				97,655,526				—				97,655,526
Foreign Debt			—				2,540,118				—				2,540,118
Common Stock
Communication Services			2,469,135				3,399,704				—				5,868,839
Consumer Discretionary			3,047,881				11,267,425				—				14,315,306
Consumer Staples			2,389,878				5,193,547				—				7,583,425
Diversified REITs			987,433				—				—				987,433
Energy			4,576,512				1,811,202				—				6,387,714
Financials			3,639,377				13,896,052				—				17,535,429
Healthcare			7,097,133				5,461,132				—				12,558,265
Healthcare REITs			50,112				—				—				50,112
Hotel REITs			679,955				—				—				679,955
Industrials			1,943,766				13,091,884				—				15,035,650
Information Technology			2,388,889				2,158,871				—				4,547,760
Mall REITs			46,237				—				—				46,237
Materials			723,125				2,216,782				—				2,939,907
Multifamily REITs			812,250				—				—				812,250
Office REITs			57,171				131,433				—				188,604
Shopping Center REITs			—				57,268				—				57,268
Single Tenant REIT			94,284				—				—				94,284
Utilities			767,565				1,484,145				—				2,251,710
Convertible Preferred Stock1			1,557,666				2,760,650				—				4,318,316
Exchange-Traded Fund			13,451				—				—				13,451
Limited Partnerships			—				—				2,156,537				2,156,537
Preferred Stock1			198,098				682,737				—				880,835
US Treasury Obligations			—				1,806,255				—				1,806,255
Warrant			125				—				—				125
Short-Term Investments			—				626,035				—				626,035
Total Value of Securities		$	33,540,043			$	166,392,384			$	2,156,537			$	202,088,964
Derivatives:*
Liabilities:
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts		$	—			$	(73	)		$	—			$	(73)

The securities that have been valued at zero on the “Schedule of investments” are considered to be Level 3 investments in this table. 1Security type is valued across multiple levels. Level 1 investments represent exchange-traded investments and Level 2 investments represent investments with observable inputs or matrix-priced investments. The amounts attributed to Level 1 investments and Level 2 investments represent the following percentages of the total market value of this security type:

 

		Level 1								Level 2								Total
Convertible Preferred Stock			36.07%								63.93%								100.00%
Preferred Stock			22.49%								77.51%								100.00%

 

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*Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument at the year end.

As a result of utilizing international fair value pricing at Nov. 30, 2018, a portion of the Fund’s common stock was categorized as Level 2.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 investments, Level 2 investments, or Level 3 investments that had a significant 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 period. In accordance with the fair valuation procedures described in Note 1, international fair value pricing of securities in the Fund occurs when market volatility exceeds an established rolling threshold. If the threshold is exceeded on a given date, then prices of international securities (those that traded on exchanges that close at a different time than the time that the Fund’s NAV is determined) are established using a separate pricing feed from a third party vendor designed to establish a price for each such security as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is determined. Further, international fair value pricing uses other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to the events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded, causing a change in classification between levels. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels based on fair value at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value for the Fund:

 

		Limited Partnerships												Rights				Total
Beginning balance Nov. 30, 2017						$	1,826,153							$	30,759			$	1,856,912
Purchases							107,730								—				107,730
Sales							—								(20,626	)			(20,626	)
Return of capital on investments							(140,299	)							—				(140,299	)
Net realized gain (loss)							—								20,626				20,626
Net change in unrealized appreciation							362,953								(30,759	)			332,194
Ending balance Nov. 30, 2018						$	2,156,537							$	—			$	2,156,537
Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments still held at the end of the year						$	362,953							$	—			$	362,953

When market quotations are not readily available for one or more portfolio securities, the Fund’s NAV shall be calculated by using the “fair value” of the securities as determined by the Pricing Committee. Such “fair value” is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security (or asset) upon its current sale. Each such determination should be based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the size of the holding, (iii) the initial cost of the security, (iv) the existence of any contractual restrictions of the security’s disposition, (v) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (vi) quotations or evaluated prices from broker/dealers and/or pricing services, (vii) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), (viii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (ix) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold.

The Pricing Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches, including due diligence of the Fund’s pricing vendors and periodic back-testing of the prices that are fair valued under these procedures and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all securities fair valued by the Pricing Committee is subsequently reported to and approved by the Board on a quarterly basis.

 

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3. Investments (continued)

 

Quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for the Fund are as follows:

 

Assets		Value					Valuation Techniques		Unobservable Inputs
Limited Partnership			$	1,150,009			Market cap     rate method		Trailing 12 months NOI, adjusted for assets and liabilities; liquidity discount
Limited Partnership				1,006,528			Acquisition price		Acquisition price adjusted for liquidity discount
Total			$	2,156,537

A significant change to the inputs may result in a significant change to the valuation.

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 US 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 Nov. 30, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:

 

		Year ended
		11/30/18				11/30/17
Ordinary income		$	5,856,545			$	8,071,362
Long-term capital gain			8,777,237				—
Return of capital			2,265,942				1,909,036
Total		$	16,899,724			$	9,980,398

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis

As of Nov. 30, 2018, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Shares of beneficial interest		$	143,725,334
Other temporary differences			(247,148	)
Net unrealized depreciation of investments, foreign currencies, and derivatives			(5,647,289	)
Net assets		$	137,830,897

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, contingent payment debt instruments, partnership income, market discount and premium on debt instruments, troubled debt, trust preferred securities, mark-to-market on foreign currency exchange contracts, tax deferral of losses on straddles, and tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies.

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 partnership income. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund recorded the following reclassifications:

 

Distributable earnings		$	2,390
Paid-in capital			(2,390	)

6. Capital Stock

Shares obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Fund’s transfer agent, Computershare, Inc. (Computershare), in the open market, if the shares of the Fund are trading at a discount to the Fund’s NAV 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 Fund’s NAV on the dividend payment date, the Fund will issue shares to shareholders of record at NAV. During the years ended Nov. 30, 2018 and 2017, the Fund did not issue any shares under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

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The Fund implemented an open-market share repurchase program pursuant to which the Fund may purchase up to 10% of the Fund’s shares, from time to time, in open-market transactions, at the discretion of management. The share repurchase program commenced on Aug. 1, 2016 and has no stated expiration date. For the year ended Nov. 30, 2017, the Fund repurchased 21,141 common shares valued at $233,468. The weighted average discount per share at the repurchase date was 11.91% for the year ended Nov. 30, 2017. There were no shares repurchased under the Fund’s share repurchase program for the year ended Nov. 30, 2018.

On May 24, 2018, the Fund’s Board approved a tender offer for the Fund’s common stock. The tender offer authorized the Fund to purchase up to 20% of its issued and outstanding shares at a price equal to 98% of the Fund’s NAV at the close of business on the NYSE on Oct. 29, 2018, the first business day following the expiration of the offer. The tender offer commenced on Sept. 28, 2018, and expired on Oct. 26, 2018. In connection with the tender offer, the Fund purchased 3,165,810 shares of beneficial interest at a total cost of $33,430,954. The tender offer was oversubscribed and all tenders of shares were subject to pro-ration (at a ratio of approximately 45.66%) in accordance with the terms of the tender offer.

7. Line of Credit

For the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund borrowed a portion of the money available to it pursuant to a $87,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) that expired on June 15, 2018. Effective June 15, 2018, the Fund entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that is scheduled to terminate on June 14, 2019. Depending on market conditions and amount borrowed, the amount borrowed by the Fund pursuant to the Credit Agreement may be reduced or possibly increased in the future.

At Nov. 30, 2018, the par value of loans outstanding was $65,600,000, at a variable interest rate of 3.15%. The carrying value of the loan approximates fair value. During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the average daily balance of loans outstanding was $80,652,055, at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.70%.

Interest on borrowings is based on a variable short-term rate plus an applicable margin. The commitment fee under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was computed at a rate of 0.15% per annum on the unused balance. The rate under Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is computed at a rate of 0.15% per annum on the unused balance. The loan is collateralized by the Fund’s portfolio.

8. Derivatives

US 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 entity’s results of operations and financial position.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the US 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 US dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into these contracts to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions. 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to fix the US dollar value of a security between trade date and settlement date.

 

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8. Derivatives (continued)

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund experienced net realized and unrealized gains or losses attributable to foreign currency holdings, which are disclosed on the “Statement of asset and liabilities” under “Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency exchange contracts” and on the “Statement of operations” under “Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts.”

Derivatives generally. The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings by the Fund during the year ended Nov. 30, 2018:

		Long					Short
		Derivative					Derivative
		Volume					Volume
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average cost)			$	120,700				$	176,472

9. Offsetting

The Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or a similar agreement with certain of its derivative contract counterparties in order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy, or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements on the “Statement of assets and liabilities.”

At Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Counterparty		Gross Value of Derivative Asset					Gross Value of Derivative Liability					Net Position
The Bank of New York Mellon			$	—				$	(73	)			$	(73	)

 

Counterparty		Net Position					Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received					Cash Collateral Received					Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Pledged					Cash Collateral Pledged					Net Exposure(a)
The Bank of New York Mellon			$	(73	)			$	—				$	—				$	—				$	—				$	(73	)

Master Repurchase Agreements

Repurchase agreements are entered into by the Fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an MRA). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held by and/or posted to the counterparty. As a result, one single net payment is created. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Based on the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price at maturity. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund would recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral. The liability reflects the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. As of Nov. 30, 2018, the following table is a

 

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summary of Fund’s repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA:

 

Counterparty		Repurchase   Agreements					Fair Value of Non-Cash Collateral Received(b)					Cash   Collateral   Received					Net   Collateral   Received					Net   Exposure(a)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch			$	50,601				$	(50,601	)			$	—				$	(50,601	)			$	—
Bank of Montreal				139,151					(139,151	)				—					(139,151	)				—
BNP Paribas				228,821					(228,821	)				—					(228,821	)				—
Total			$	418,573				$	(418,573	)			$	—				$	(418,573	)			$	—

^(a)Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

^(b)The value of the related collateral received exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements as of Nov. 30, 2018.

10. Securities Lending

The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware 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: (1) 102% with respect to US securities and foreign securities that are denominated and payable in US dollars; and (2) 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 the 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 collateral to the applicable initial collateral requirement for such security loan. As a result of the foregoing, the value of the collateral held with respect to a loaned security on any particular day, may be more or less than the value of the security on loan. The collateral percentage with respect to the market value of the loaned security is determined by the security lending agent.

Cash collateral received by the Fund is generally invested in a series of individual separate accounts, each corresponding to a fund. The investment guidelines permit each separate account to hold certain securities that would be considered eligible securities for a money market fund. Cash collateral received is generally invested in government securities; certain obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises; repurchase agreements collateralized by US Treasury securities; obligations issued by the central government of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country or its agencies, instrumentalities, or establishments; obligations of supranational organizations; commercial paper, notes, bonds, and other debt obligations; certificates of deposit, time deposits, and other bank obligations; and asset-backed securities. The Fund can also accept US 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 Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral. This could occur if an investment in the collateral investment account defaulted or became impaired. Under those circumstances, the value of the Fund’s cash collateral account may be less than the amount the Fund would be required to return to the borrowers of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall.

During the year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund had no securities out on loan.

 

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11. Credit and Market Risk

 

When interest rates rise, fixed income securities (i.e., debt obligations) generally will decline in value. These declines in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.

The Fund borrows through its line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Fund’s NAV could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to the leverage. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. As a result, a relatively small decline in the value of the underlying investments could result in a relatively large loss. In addition, the leverage through the line of credit is dependent on the credit provider’s ability to fulfill its contractual obligations.

Some countries in which the Fund may invest 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 country’s 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 in certain obligations that may have liquidity protection designed to ensure that the receipt of payments due on the underlying security is timely. Such protection may be provided through guarantees, insurance policies, or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor through third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional fees for such credit support, although the existence of credit support may increase the price of a security.

The Fund invests in bank loans and other securities that may subject it to direct indebtedness risk, the risk that the Fund will not receive payment of principal, interest, and other amounts due in connection with these investments and will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. Loans that are fully secured offer the Fund more protection than unsecured loans in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, although there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the corporate borrower’s obligation, or that the collateral can be liquidated. Some loans or claims may be in default at the time of purchase. Certain of the loans and the other direct indebtedness acquired by the Fund may involve revolving credit facilities or other standby financing commitments that obligate the Fund to pay additional cash on a certain date or on demand. These commitments may require the Fund to increase its investment in a company at a time when the Fund might not otherwise decide to do so (including at a time when the company’s financial condition makes it unlikely that such amounts will be repaid). To the extent that the Fund is committed to advance additional funds, it will at all times hold and maintain cash or other high grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet such commitments. When a loan agreement is purchased, the Fund may pay an assignment fee. On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan agreement. Prepayment penalty fees are received upon the prepayment of a loan agreement by a borrower. Prepayment penalty, facility, commitment, consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned or paid.

As the Fund may be required to rely upon another lending institution to collect and pass on to the Fund amounts payable with respect to the loan and to enforce the Fund’s rights under the loan and other direct indebtedness, an insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of the lending institution may delay or prevent the Fund from receiving such amounts. The highly leveraged nature of many loans may make them especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Investments in such loans and other direct indebtedness may involve additional risk to 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 & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service Inc., 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 market’s 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

 

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US 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 obligation 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 Fund’s 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.

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 Nov. 30, 2018. The Fund’s 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 also invests in real estate acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments, including issuers that invest, deal, or otherwise engage in transactions in real estate or interests therein. These instruments may include interests in private equity limited partnerships or limited liability companies that hold real estate investments (Real Estate Limited Partnerships). The Fund will limit its investments in Real Estate Limited Partnerships to 5% of its total assets at the time of purchase.

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, promulgated under 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 Board has delegated to DMC, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 10% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A and restricted securities have been identified on the “Schedule of investments.” Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the security valuation procedures described in Note 1.

12. Contractual Obligations

The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s 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 Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On Nov. 17, 2016, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. This update intends to reduce diversity in the presentation of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement. Any restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents will be included as components of cash and cash equivalents as presented on the “Statement of cash flows.” For the Fund, the effective date of this update is for periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2017. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU 2016-18 and believes it will not have a material impact on the financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities purchased at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU 2017-08 does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued an ASU 2018-13, which changes certain fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The ASU 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for the timing of transfers between levels and the valuation process for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after Dec. 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

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13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

other SEC disclosure requirements. The new amendments require the presentation of the total, rather than the components, of distributable earnings on the “Statement of assets and liabilities” and the total, rather than the components, of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains on the “Statements of changes in net assets.” The amendments also removed the requirement for the parenthetical disclosure of undistributed net investment income on the “Statements of changes in net assets” and certain tax adjustments that were reflected in the “Notes to financial statements.” All of these have been reflected in the Fund’s financial statements.

14. General Motors Term Loan Litigation

The Fund received notice of a litigation proceeding related to a General Motors Corporation (G.M.) term loan participation previously held by the Fund in 2009. Management believes the matter subject to the litigation notice may lead to a recovery from the Fund of certain amounts received by the Fund because a US Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fund and similarly situated investors were unsecured creditors rather than secured lenders of G.M. as a result of an erroneous Uniform Commercial Code filing made by a third party. The Fund received the full principal on the loans in 2009 after the G.M. bankruptcy. However, based on the court ruling the estate is seeking to recover such amounts arguing that, as unsecured creditors, the Fund (and other similarly situated lenders) should not have received payment in full. Based on currently available information related to the litigation and the Fund’s potential exposure, the Fund recorded a contingent liability of $353,068 and an asset of $105,920 based on the expected recoveries to unsecured creditors as of Nov. 30, 2018 that resulted in a net decrease in the Fund’s NAV to reflect this potential recovery.

15. Subsequent Events

On Dec. 10, 2018 the Fund repaid $5,000,000 to reduce the outstanding line of credit loan to $60,600,000. See Note 7.

Management has determined that no other material events or transactions occurred subsequent to Nov. 30, 2018 that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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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

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”) as of November 30, 2018, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended November 30, 2018, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2018, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2018 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of November 30, 2018, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2018 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2018 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

January 22, 2019

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Delaware Funds^® by Macquarie since 2010.

 

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Proxy results

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of the Fund held on Aug. 22, 2018, shareholders re-elected Thomas L. Bennett, Ann D. Borowiec, Joseph W. Chow, John A. Fry, Lucinda S. Landreth, Shawn K. Lytle, Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa, Thomas K. Whitford, and Janet L. Yeomans as Trustees of the Fund to hold office for a one-year term. Jason Beckett, Jeremy Benkiewicz, Stephen J. Flanagan, Frederic Gabriel, Paul Kazarian, Thomas H. McGlade, Nitin Sapru, and Pierre Weinstein, who were nominated by Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”), were not elected as Trustees of the Fund.

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

		Shares Voting
Trustee Nominees		For				Withhold
Thomas L. Bennett			5,533,478				106,702
Ann D. Borowiec			5,545,926				94,253
Joseph W. Chow			5,529,176				111,003
John A. Fry			5,543,375				96,804
Lucinda S. Landreth			5,531,624				108,555
Shawn K. Lytle			5,545,966				944,444
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa			5,531,676				108,504
Thomas K. Whitford			5,545,735				94,444
Janet L. Yeomans			5,531,601				108,578
Jason Beckett			4,548,722				113,523
Jeremy Benkiewicz			4,547,962				114,282
Stephen J. Flanagan			4,548,722				113,523
Frederic Gabriel			4,548,722				113,523
Paul Kazarian			4,548,722				113,523
Thomas H. McGlade			4,548,722				113,523
Nitin Sapru			4,548,722				113,523
Pierre Weinstein			4,547,962				114,282

At the Meeting, shareholders also voted against the following Shareholder Proposal submitted by Saba:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”), request that the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) consider authorizing a self-tender offer for all outstanding common shares of the Fund at or close to net asset value (“NAV”). If more than 50% of the Fund’s outstanding shares are submitted for tender, the tender offer should be cancelled and the Fund should be liquidated or converted into an open-end mutual fund.

The results of the voting on the Shareholder Proposal were as follows:

Vote on Shareholder Proposal

 

For		Against					Abstain
4,891,580		5,132,101					173,812

 

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Fund management

On Oct. 31, 2018, the Fund announced that D. Tysen Nutt Jr., senior portfolio manager and team leader for Delaware Management Company’s Large-Cap Value team, would retire on July 15, 2019 and that senior portfolio manager Nikhil G. Lalvani would succeed Mr. Nutt as the Large-Cap Value team leader, effective as of Oct. 31, 2018. The Fund also announced that Mr. Nutt would remain an active member of the Fund’s portfolio management team through his retirement date.

On Jan. 11, 2019, the Fund announced the addition of Nikhil G. Lalvani to the Fund’s portfolio management team. Listed below are the biographies for each member.

Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA

Executive Director, Global Co-Head of Fixed Income

Roger A. Early is global co-head of the firm’s fixed income team. He rejoined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2007 as a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. He became head of fixed income investments in the Americas in February 2015. During his previous time at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left the firm as head of its US investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, Early was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and was the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments. Prior to joining the firm 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 bachelor’s 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.

Mr. Early has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2008.

Liu-Er Chen, CFA

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer — Emerging Markets and Healthcare

Liu-Er Chen heads the firm’s global Emerging Markets team, and he is also the portfolio manager for Delaware Healthcare Fund, which launched in September 2007. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in September 2006 in his current position, he spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company, where he most recently worked as managing director and senior portfolio manager. He co-managed the Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund from 1999 to 2001, and became the Fund’s sole manager in 2001. He was also 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 received his medical education in China, and he 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.

Mr. Chen has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since June 2007.

Edward A. “Ned” Gray, CFA

Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer — International Value Equity

Ned Gray manages the International Value Equity strategies and has worked with the investment team for more than 30 years. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) 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 was 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 bachelor’s degree in history from Reed College and a master of arts in law and diplomacy, in international economics, business, and law from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Mr. Gray has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since July 2008.

 

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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 Macquarie Investment Management (MIM). Zenouzi created this team, including its process and its institutional and retail products, during his prior time with the firm. He also focuses on opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia for the firm’s global real estate securities strategy. He is also a member of the firm’s asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. He rejoined the firm 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 Chartwell’s 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 master’s degree in finance from Boston College and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Babson College. He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Zenouzi has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since June 2007.

Damon J. Andres, CFA

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Damon J. Andres joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in 1994 as an analyst, and is currently a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group. From 1991 to 1994, he performed investment-consulting services as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting from the University of Richmond.

Mr. Andres has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since June 2007.

Wayne A. Anglace, CFA

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Wayne A. Anglace currently serves as a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s corporate and convertible bond strategies. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2007 as a research analyst for the firm’s high grade, high yield, and convertible bond portfolios, 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 bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Villanova University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Saint Joseph’s University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Anglace has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2010.

Adam H. Brown, CFA

Senior Vice President, Co-Head of High Yield, Senior Portfolio Manager

Adam H. Brown is a senior portfolio manager and co-head of the firm’s high yield strategies. He manages the bank loan portfolios and is a co-portfolio manager for the high yield, fixed rate multisector, and core plus strategies. Brown joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in April 2011 as part of the firm’s integration of Macquarie Four Corners Capital Management, where he had worked since 2002. At Four Corners, he was a co-portfolio manager on the firm’s collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and a senior research analyst supporting noninvestment grade portfolios. Before that, Brown was with the predecessor of Wells Fargo Securities, where he worked in the leveraged finance group arranging senior secured bank loans and high yield bond financings for financial sponsors and corporate issuers. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida and an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.

Mr. Brown has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since July 2016.

 

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Craig C. Dembek, CFA

Executive Director, Global Head of Credit Research

Craig C. Dembek is global head of credit research and a senior research analyst on the firm’s taxable fixed income team with primary responsibility for banks, brokers, insurance companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). He rejoined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2007. During his previous time at the firm, from April 1999 to January 2001, he was a senior investment grade credit analyst. Most recently, he spent four years at Chartwell Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and Turner Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and portfolio manager. Dembek also spent two years at Stein, Roe & Farnham as a senior fixed income analyst. Earlier in his career, he worked for two years as a lead bank analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dembek earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Vermont.

Mr. Dembek has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

Paul A. Matlack, CFA

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Strategist

Paul A. Matlack is a strategist and senior portfolio manager for the firm’s fixed income team. Matlack rejoined the firm in May 2010. During his previous time at Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) from September 1989 to October 2000, he was senior credit analyst, senior portfolio manager, and left the firm as co-head of the high yield group. Most recently, he worked at Chartwell Investment Partners from September 2003 to April 2010 as senior portfolio manager in fixed income, where he managed core, core plus, and high yield strategies. Prior to that, Matlack held senior roles at Turner Investment Partners, PNC Bank, and Mellon Bank. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with a concentration in finance from George Washington University.

Mr. Matlack has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

John P. McCarthy, CFA

Senior Vice President, Co-Head of High Yield, Senior Portfolio Manager

John P. McCarthy is a senior portfolio manager and co-head for the firm’s high yield strategies, a role he assumed in July 2016. From December 2012 to June 2016, he was co-head of credit research on the firm’s taxable fixed income team. McCarthy rejoined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in March 2007 as a senior research analyst, after he worked in the firm’s fixed income area from 1990 to 2000 as a senior high yield analyst and high yield trader, and from 2001 to 2002 as a municipal bond trader. Prior to rejoining the firm, he was a senior high yield analyst/trader at Chartwell Investment Partners. McCarthy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Babson College, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. McCarthy has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since December 2012.

D. Tysen Nutt Jr.

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

D. Tysen Nutt Jr. is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team. Before joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in 2004 as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager, Nutt led the US Active Large-Cap Value team within Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. Nutt earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and he is a member of the CFA Society New York and the CFA Institute.

Mr. Nutt has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since June 2007.

 

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Nikhil G. Lalvani, CFA

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader — Large-Cap Value Equity

Nikhil G. Lalvani is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team and assumed the role of team leader in October 2018. At Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) Lalvani has worked as both a fundamental and quantitative analyst. Prior to joining the firm in 1997 as an account analyst, he was a research associate with Bloomberg. Lalvani holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Mr. Lalvani has been a co-portfolio manager of the Fund since January 2019.

Dividend reinvestment plan

The Fund offers an automatic dividend reinvestment plan. The following is a restatement of the plan description in the Fund’s prospectus:

Unless the registered owner of the Fund’s 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, Inc. (the “Plan Agent”), agent for shareholders in administering the Fund’s 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 the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent, by check mailed directly to you (or, if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee), or by ACH if you so elect by contacting the Plan 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 reinvest 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 shareholder’s 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.

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 participant’s 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

 

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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 shareholder’s 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 US 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.

Tax information

The information set forth below is for the Fund’s 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 disclosures 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 reporting, it is the intention of the Fund to report the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2018, the Fund reports distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

(A) Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions (Tax Basis)		(B) Ordinary Income Distributions (Tax Basis)*		(C) Return of Capital Distributions (Tax Basis)		Total Distributions		(D) Qualifying Dividends1
51.94%		34.65%		13.41%		100.00%		21.77%

(A), (B), and (C) are based on a percentage of the Fund’s total distributions.

(D) is based on a percentage of the Fund’s ordinary income distributions.

¹Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

*

For the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2018, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%. The percentage of dividends paid by the Fund from ordinary income reported as qualified dividend income is 78.97%. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2018 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Section 19(a) notices

The following table sets forth the estimated amount of the sources of distribution for purposes of Section 19 of the 1940 Act, as amended, and the related rules adopted there under. The Fund estimates the following percentages, of the total distribution amount per share, attributable to (i) net investment income, (ii) net realized short-term capital gain, (iii) net realized long-term capital gain, and (iv) return of capital or other capital source. These percentages are disclosed for the fiscal year-to-date cumulative distribution amount per share for the Fund.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in these 19(a) notices are only estimates and not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

Total Cumulative Distributions for the year ended November 30, 2018

Net Realized Short-Term

Net Realized Long-Term

Return of

Total Per Common

Net Investment Income

Capital Gains

Capital Gains

Capital

Share

$0.3760

$—

$0.5372

$0.1739

$1.0871

Percentage Breakdown of the Total Cumulative Distributions for the year ended November 30, 2018

Net Realized

Net Realized

Total Per

Short-Term

Long-Term

Return of

Common

Net Investment Income

Capital Gains

Capital Gains

Capital

Share

34.60%

—

49.40%

16.00%

100.00%

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates (as of the date hereof) that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains for the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” The Fund’s managed distribution policy is described in more detail on the inside front cover of this report.

Tender offer

As described in Note 6 to the Financial Statements, the Fund conducted a tender offer in 2018. There can be no assurance that a tender offer will reduce or eliminate any spread between market price and the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. The market price of the shares will, among other things, be determined by the relative demand for and supply of shares in the market, the Fund’s investment performance, the Fund’s dividends and yields, and investor perception of the Fund’s overall attractiveness as an investment as compared with other investment alternatives. Nevertheless, the fact that a tender offer may be conducted may result in more of a reduction in the spread between market price and net asset value than might otherwise be the case. The Fund’s Board, consistent with its fiduciary obligations, may explore alternatives to a tender offer to reduce or eliminate the Fund’s potential market value discount from net asset value.

Since the Fund’s organization in 2007, the Fund has consummated one tender offer in 2018.

Annual measurement period for tender offers

On May 24, 2018, the Fund announced that its Board of Trustees authorized the implementation of an annual tender offer measurement period to provide a periodic liquidity opportunity to shareholders. Specifically, commencing in 2019, if the Fund is trading at an average discount of more than 10% to net asset value during a 12-week measurement period established each year by the Board during the second calendar quarter of the year, the Fund will conduct a tender offer, subject to the conditions in the following paragraph.

Under this program, the Board determines the percentage of outstanding shares that will be redeemed in connection with a tender offer, and whether the tender offer will be at NAV plus a small fee or at a percentage of NAV. Additionally, the Fund would not accept tenders or effect repurchases if: (1) such transactions, if consummated, would (a) result in delisting of the Fund’s shares from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (for example, if the Fund’s capitalization would fall below the minimum threshold for continued listing); (b) impair the Fund’s status

 

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as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or (c) result in a failure to comply with the applicable asset coverage requirements in the event any senior securities are issued and outstanding (including those required by rating agencies or lenders, if any); (2) the amount of shares tendered would require liquidation of such a substantial portion of the Fund’s portfolio securities that the Fund would not be able to liquidate portfolio securities in an orderly manner in light of the existing market conditions or such liquidation would have an adverse effect on the NAV of the Fund to the detriment of non-tendering shareholders; (3) there is any (a) legal action or proceeding instituted or threatened challenging such transactions or otherwise adversely affecting the Fund that, in the Board’s judgment, would be material to the Fund; (b) suspension of or limitation on prices for trading securities generally on the NYSE or other national securities exchange(s), or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) National Market System; (c) declaration of a banking moratorium by Federal or state authorities or any suspension of payment by banks in the United States or New York State; (d) limitation affecting the Fund or the issuers of its portfolio securities imposed by federal or state authorities on the extension of credit by lending institutions; (e) commencement of war, armed hostilities or other international or national calamity directly or indirectly involving the United States; or (f) other event or condition that, in the Board’s judgment, would have a material adverse effect on the Fund or its shareholders if tendered shares were purchased; or (4) the Board determines that effecting any such transaction would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duty owed to the Fund or its shareholders. The Board may modify these exceptions in light of experience.

There can be no assurance that a tender offer will reduce or eliminate any spread between market price and the net asset value of the Fund’s shares. The market price of the shares will, among other things, be determined by the relative demand for and supply of shares in the market, the Fund’s investment performance, the Fund’s dividends and yields, and investor perception of the Fund’s overall attractiveness as an investment as compared with other investment alternatives. Nevertheless, the fact that a tender offer may be conducted may result in more of a reduction in the spread between market price and net asset value than might otherwise be the case.

Bylaws

On Nov. 15, 2018, the Fund’s Board approved changes to the Fund’s Bylaws designed to allow for the more orderly conduct of shareholder meetings, which are effective as of Jan. 16, 2019. The Fund’s Bylaws were amended to provide as follows:

- For nominations or a proposal to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a proponent: (i) the proponent must have given a timely shareholder notice in writing to the Secretary of the Fund at the principal executive offices of the Fund; and (ii) the proponent or its representative must attend the annual meeting in person and present the nominations or the proposal to be considered. To be timely, a shareholder notice must be made in writing and received by the Secretary of the Fund by close of business not more than 150 days and not less than 120 days before the first anniversary of the date that the Fund’s proxy statement was released to Shareholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting.

- Special meetings of shareholders may be called by the Board, and also upon the written request of the holders of at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at such meeting. A written request from shareholders entitled to call a special meeting must state the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at the meeting. To be properly brought before a special meeting of shareholders, business must be specified in the notice of meeting.

- A proponent representative must be either (i) a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of the proponent, as evidenced by an incumbency certificate delivered to the acting Secretary at the meeting, or (ii) authorized by a writing executed by the proponent to act as proxy for the proponent at the meeting, and delivered to the acting Secretary at the meeting.

The Fund’s Bylaws contain other requirements for the conduct of shareholder meetings and are available in their entirety upon request to the Fund’s Secretary, c/o Delaware Management Company, 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

As a result of the amendments to the Fund’s Bylaws, the deadlines for shareholder proposals for the Fund’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders have changed from the deadlines included in the proxy statement related to the Fund’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the section entitled “Shareholder Proposals.” In accordance with the Fund’s Bylaws, as amended, the relevant deadlines for the Fund’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:

For the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2019, shareholder proposals and Board nominations must be received no earlier than Feb. 3, 2019 and no later than March 5, 2019. Such proposals and nominations should be sent to the Fund, directed to the attention of its Secretary, at the address of its principal executive office c/o Delaware Management Company, 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

 

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19103. The inclusion and/or presentation of any such proposal or nominee is subject to the applicable requirements of the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, other applicable law and the Fund’s governing instruments. The persons designated as proxies will vote in their discretion on any matter if the Fund does not receive notice of such matter prior to May 17, 2019.

Board consideration of advisory agreement for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund at a meeting held August 15-16, 2018

At a meeting held on Aug. 15-16, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of disinterested or independent Directors (the “Independent Directors”), approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”). In making its decision, the Board considered 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 contract. Information furnished specifically in connection with the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with Delaware Management Company (“DMC”), a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (“MIMBT”), included materials provided by DMC and its affiliates (collectively, “Macquarie Investment Management”) 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 investment manager’s financial condition and profitability. In addition, in connection with the Annual Meeting, materials were provided to the Directors in May 2018, including reports provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”). The Broadridge reports compared the Fund’s investment performance and expenses with those of other comparable mutual funds. The Independent Directors reviewed and discussed the Broadridge reports with independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors. In addition to the information noted above, the Board also requested and received information regarding DMC’s policy with respect to advisory fee levels and its breakpoint philosophy; the structure of portfolio manager compensation; comparative client fee information; and any constraints or limitations on the availability of securities for certain investment styles, which had in the past year inhibited, or which were likely in the future to inhibit, the investment manager’s ability to invest fully in accordance with Fund policies.

In considering information relating to the approval of the Fund’s advisory agreement, the Independent Directors received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent legal counsel to the Independent Directors and also received assistance and advice from an experienced and knowledgeable independent fund consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (“JDL”). 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 services. The Board considered the services provided by DMC 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 (“Management”) personnel with the Code of Ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Funds^® by Macquarie (“Delaware Funds”); and adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Board was pleased with the current staffing of DMC and the emphasis placed on research in the investment process. The Board recognized DMC’s receipt of certain favorable industry distinctions during the past several years. The Board gave favorable consideration to DMC’s efforts to control expenses while maintaining service levels committed to Fund matters. The Board was satisfied with the nature, extent, and quality of the overall services provided by DMC.

Investment performance. The Board placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Fund in view of the importance of investment performance to shareholders. Although the Board considered performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular weight to the Broadridge reports furnished for the Annual Meeting. The Broadridge reports prepared for the Fund showed the investment performance of its shares in comparison to a group of similar funds as selected by Broadridge (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 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, to the extent applicable, ended Jan. 31, 2018. The Board’s objective is that the Fund’s performance for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods be at or above the median of its Performance Universe.

 

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The Performance Universe for the Fund consisted of the Fund and all leveraged closed–end global funds as selected by Broadridge. The Broadridge report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the 1-year period was in the fourth quartile of its Performance Universe. The report further showed that the Fund’s total return for the 3- and 5-year periods was in the third quartile of its Performance Universe and the Fund’s total return for the 10-year period was in the first quartile of its Performance Universe. The Board observed that the Fund’s performance results were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating the Fund’s performance, the Board considered the Fund’s long-term performance results, which were strong. The Board also considered the numerous investment and performance reports delivered by Management personnel to the Board’s Investments Committee. The Board was satisfied that Management was taking action to improve comparative Fund performance and to meet the Board’s performance objective.

Comparative expenses. The Board considered expense data for the Delaware 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 Broadridge (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, the Fund’s 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 Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Board’s objective is for the Fund’s total expense ratio to be competitive with those of the peer funds within its Expense Group.

The expense comparisons for the Fund showed that its actual management fee and total expenses were in the quartile with the highest expenses of its Expense Group. The Fund’s total expenses were not in line with the Board’s objective. In evaluating total expenses, the Board considered the limited number of funds in the Expense Group. The Board was satisfied with Management’s efforts to improve the Fund’s total expense ratio and to bring it in line with the Board’s objective.

Management profitability. The Board considered the level of profits, if any, realized by DMC 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 DMC’s business in providing management and other services to each of the individual funds and the Delaware Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology used by DMC in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability. Management stated that the level of profits of DMC, to a certain extent, reflects recent operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by DMC. The Board considered DMC’s 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 DMC 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 Funds and the benefits from allocation of fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. As part of its work, the Board also reviewed a report prepared by JDL regarding MIMBT profitability as compared to certain peer fund complexes and the Independent Directors met with JDL personnel to discuss DMC’s profitability in such context. The Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the profitability of DMC.

Economies of scale. As a closed-end fund, the Fund does not issue shares on a continuous basis. Fund assets, therefore, increase primarily as a result of the increase in value of the underlying securities in the Fund. 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.

Board consideration of sub-advisory agreement for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund at a meeting held November 14-15, 2018

At a meeting held on Nov. 14-15, 2018, the Board of Directors of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”), including a majority of non-interested or independent Directors (the “Independent Directors”), approved a new Sub-Advisory Agreement between Delaware Management Company (“DMC” or “Management”) and Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (“MIMAK”) for the Fund. MIMAK may also be referenced as “sub-advisor” below.

In reaching the decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered and reviewed information about MIMAK, including its personnel, operations, and financial condition, which had been provided by MIMAK. The Board also reviewed material furnished by DMC, including: a memorandum from DMC reviewing the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the various services proposed to be rendered by MIMAK;

 

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Board consideration of sub-advisory agreement for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund at a meeting held November 14-15, 2018 (continued)

information concerning MIMAK’s organizational structure and the experience of their key investment management personnel; copies of MIMAK’s Form ADV, financial statements, compliance policies and procedures, and Codes of Ethics; relevant performance information provided with respect to MIMAK; and a copy of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

In considering such information and materials, the Independent Directors received assistance and advice from and met separately with independent counsel. The materials prepared by Management in connection with the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement were sent to the Independent Directors in advance of the meeting. While attention was given to all information furnished, the following discusses some primary factors relevant to the Board’s decision. This discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board (as well as the discussion above) is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather summarizes certain factors considered by the Board. In view of the wide variety of factors considered, the Board did not, unless otherwise noted, find it practicable to quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the following factors. In addition, individual Directors may have assigned different weights to various factors.

Nature, extent, and quality of services. The Board considered the nature, extent, and quality of services that MIMAK would provide as a sub-advisor to the Fund. The Directors considered the type of services to be provided by MIMAK in connection with DMC’s management of the Fund, and the qualifications and experience of MIMAK’s research team. The Board considered MIMAK’s organization, personnel, and operations. The Directors also considered Management’s review and recommendation process with respect to MIMAK, and Management’s favorable assessment as to the nature, extent, and quality of the research services expected to be provided by MIMAK to DMC. Based on its consideration and review of the foregoing factors, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the research services to be provided by MIMAK, as well as MIMAK’s ability to render such services based on its experience, organization and resources, were appropriate for the Fund, in light of the Fund’s investment objective, strategies, and policies.

In discussing the nature of the services proposed to be provided by MIMAK, several Board members observed that, unlike traditional sub-advisors, who make the investment-related decisions with respect to the sub-advised portfolio, the relationship contemplated in this case is limited to access to MIMAK’s on-the-ground research expertise, perspective, and resources.

Sub-advisory fees. The Board considered that DMC would not pay MIMAK fees in connection with MIMAK’s services. The Board concluded that, in light of the quality and extent of the services to be provided and the nature of the business relationships between DMC and MIMAK, the proposed fee arrangement was understandable and reasonable.

Investment performance. In evaluating performance, the Board considered that MIMAK would provide investment recommendations and ideas, including with respect to specific securities, but that DMC’s portfolio managers for the Fund would retain portfolio management discretion over the Fund.

Economies of scale and fall-out benefits. The Board considered whether the proposed fee arrangement would reflect economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors as assets in the Fund increased, as applicable. The Board also considered that DMC and its affiliates may benefit by leveraging the global resources of its affiliates.

 

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Board of trustees / directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds^® by Macquarie

A fund is governed by a Board of Trustees / Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s 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.

 

Name, Address, and Birth Date		Position(s) Held with Fund(s)		Length of Time Served		Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years		Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee or Officer		Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer
Interested Trustee
Shawn K. Lytle1,2		President,		Trustee since		President — Macquarie Investment		59		Trustee —
2005 Market Street		Chief Executive Officer,		September 2015		Management3				UBS Relationship Funds,
Philadelphia, PA 19103		and Trustee				(June 2015-Present)				SMA Relationship Trust,
February 1970						Regional Head of Americas — UBS Global				and UBS Funds
				President and		Asset Management				(May 2010–April 2015)
				Chief Executive Officer		(April 2010-May 2015)
				since August 2015
Independent Trustees
Thomas L. Bennett		Chair and Trustee		Trustee since		Private Investor		59		None
2005 Market Street				March 2005		(March 2004–Present)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
October 1947
				Chair since March 2015
Jerome D. Abernathy		Trustee		Since January 2019		Managing Member, Stonebrook		59		None
2005 Market Street						Capital Management, LLC (financial
Philadelphia, PA 19103						technology: macro factors and
July 1959						databases) (January 1993-Present)
Ann D. Borowiec		Trustee		Since March 2015		Chief Executive Officer,		59		Director —
2005 Market Street						Private Wealth Management				Banco Santander
Philadelphia, PA 19103						(2011–2013) and Market Manager,				International
November 1958						New Jersey Private Bank (2005–2011) —				(October 2016-Present)
						J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.				Director —
										Santander Bank, N.A.
										(December 2016-Present)
Joseph W. Chow		Trustee		Since January 2013		Private Investor (April 2011-Present)		59		Director and Audit
2005 Market Street										Committee
Philadelphia, PA 19103										Member — Hercules
January 1953										Technology Growth
										Capital, Inc.
										(July 2004–July 2014)

 

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Name, Address, and Birth Date		Position(s) Held with Fund(s)		Length of Time Served		Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years		Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee or Officer		Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer
Independent Trustees (continued)
John A. Fry		Trustee		Since January 2001		President —		59		Director; Compensation
2005 Market Street						Drexel University				Committee
Philadelphia, PA 19103						(August 2010–Present)				and Governance
May 1960										Committee Member —
						President —				Community Health
						Franklin & Marshall College				Systems
						(July 2002–July 2010)
										Director —
										Drexel Morgan & Co.
										Director; Audit
										Committee Member —
										vTv Therapeutics LLC
										Director; Audit Committee
										Member —
										FS Credit Real Estate
										Income Trust, Inc.
Lucinda S. Landreth		Trustee		Since March 2005		Private Investor		59		None
2005 Market Street						(2004–Present)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
June 1947
Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa		Trustee		Since September 2011		Private Investor (January 2017-Present)		59		Trust Manager and
2005 Market Street										Audit Committee
Philadelphia, PA 19103						Chief Executive Officer —				Chair — Camden
January 1956						Banco Itaú				Property Trust
						International				(August 2011-Present)
						(April 2012–December 2016)
										Director — Carrizo Oil &
						Executive Advisor to Dean				Gas, Inc. (March
						(August 2011–March 2012)				2018-Present)
						and Interim Dean
						(January 2011–July 2011) —
						University of Miami School of
						Business Administration
						President — U.S. Trust,
						Bank of America Private
						Wealth Management
						(Private Banking)
						(July 2007-December 2008)
Thomas K. Whitford		Trustee		Since January 2013		Vice Chairman		59		Director — HSBC North
2005 Market Street						(2010–April 2013) —				America Holdings Inc.
Philadelphia, PA 19103						PNC Financial				(December 2013-Present)
March 1956						Services Group
										Director —
										HSBC USA Inc.
										(July 2014-Present)
										Director —
										HSBC Bank USA,
										National Association
										(July 2014-March 2017)
										Director — HSBC
										Finance Corporation
										(December 2013-April
										2018)

 

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Board of trustees /directors and officers addendum

Delaware Funds^® by Macquarie

 

 

 

Name, Address, and Birth Date		Position(s) Held with Fund(s)		Length of Time Served		Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years		Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee or Officer		Other Directorships Held by Trustee or Officer
Christianna Wood		Trustee		Since January 2019		Chief Executive Officer		59		Director — H&R Block
2005 Market Street						and President —				Corporation (July
Philadelphia, PA 19103						Gore Creek Capital, Ltd.				2008-Present); Director
August 1959						(August 2009-Present)				— Grange Insurance
										(2013-Present); Trustee
										— The Merger Fund
										(2013-Present), The
										Merger Fund VL
										(2013-Present); WCM
										Alternatives: Event-Driven
										Fund (2013-Present), and
										WCM Alternatives: Credit
										Event Fund (December
										2017-Present)
Janet L. Yeomans		Trustee		Since April 1999		Vice President and Treasurer		59		Director (2009-2017);
2005 Market Street						(January 2006–July 2012),				Personnel and
Philadelphia, PA 19103						Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions				Compensation Committee
July 1948						(January 2003–January 2006), and				Chair; Member of
						Vice President and Treasurer				Nominating, Investments,
						(July 1995–January 2003) —				and Audit Committees for
						3M Company				various periods
										throughout directorship
										— Okabena Company
Officers
David F. Connor		Senior Vice President,		Senior Vice President,		David F. Connor has served in		59		None2
2005 Market Street		General Counsel,		since May 2013;		various capacities at different times
Philadelphia, PA 19103		and Secretary		General Counsel		at Macquarie Investment Management.
December 1963				since May 2015;
				Secretary since
				October 2005
Daniel V. Geatens		Vice President		Vice President and		Daniel V. Geatens has served in		59		None2
2005 Market Street		and Treasurer		Treasurer since		various capacities at different times
Philadelphia, PA 19103				October 2007		at Macquarie Investment Management.
October 1972
Richard Salus		Senior Vice President		Senior Vice President and		Richard Salus has served in		59		None2
2005 Market Street		and Chief Financial		Chief Financial Officer		various capacities at different times
Philadelphia, PA 19103		Officer		since November 2006		at Macquarie Investment Management.
October 1963

 

1	Shawn K. Lytle is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.

2

Shawn K. Lytle, David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor as the registrant. Mr. Geatens also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc., which has an affiliated investment manager.

3	Macquarie Investment Management is the marketing name for Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s investment manager.

 

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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.

 

 

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