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Delaware Small Cap Value Fund (Class R6)

AS OF 2024-09-30
INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be in investments of small-capitalization companies. It invests primarily in investments of small companies whose stock prices, in the portfolio managers' opinion, appear low relative to their underlying value or future potential.

Fund Category:
Stock
Morningstar Categoryc36:
Small Value

PORTFOLIO DETAILS

Ticker DVZRX
Inception Date 2016-05-02
Gross Expense Ratiof1 (%) 0.71
Net Expense Ratiof1 (%) 0.71
Fund Total Net Assets ($M) 1,279.02
Management Company Delaware Management Company
Portfolio Managers Kelley McKee Carabasi
Michael Foley
Kent P. Madden
Management Company Contact 800-523-1918

TOP TEN HOLDINGS AS OF 2024-08-31

% of Assets

Hancock Whitney Corp 1.83
East West Bancorp Inc 1.75
MasTec Inc 1.70
F N B Corp 1.66
Webster Financial Corp 1.66
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd 1.64
Synovus Financial Corp 1.60
Stifel Financial Corp 1.60
ITT Inc 1.60
Columbia Banking System Inc 1.52

Average Annual Total Returns %

As of 2024-09-30
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
YTD 11.71
1 Year 24.79
3 Year 5.74
5 Year 9.30
10 Year
Since Inception 9.27
Russell 2000 Value Indexi22
YTD 9.22
1 Year 25.88
3 Year 3.77
5 Year 9.29
10 Year 8.22
Since Inception --
Small Valueb38
YTD 8.74
1 Year 22.68
3 Year 6.47
5 Year 11.02
10 Year 8.17
Since Inception --
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be less or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance data does not reflect deduction of redemption fee, which, if such fee exists, would lower performance. For current to the most recent month-end performance information, please log onto myplan.johnhancock.com or call a John Hancock representative at (800) 294-3575.
  YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund 11.71 24.79 5.74 9.30 -- 9.27
Russell 2000 Value Indexi22 9.22 25.88 3.77 9.29 8.22 --
Small Valueb38 8.74 22.68 6.47 11.02 8.17 --
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be less or higher than the figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that upon redemption, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance data does not reflect deduction of redemption fee, which, if such fee exists, would lower performance. For current to the most recent month-end performance information, please log onto myplan.johnhancock.com or call a John Hancock representative at (800) 294-3575.

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Portfolio Snapshotb2

  Long % Short % Net %

Top Sectorsb2 (%)

Top Countriesb2 (%)

Morningstar Category: Small Value

Small-value portfolios invest in small U.S. companies with valuations and growth rates below other small-cap peers. Stocks in the bottom 10% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as small cap. Value is defined based on low valuations (low price ratios and high dividend yields) and slow growth (low growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow).

Equity Style Box

Morningstar Ratingm1

Overall

Out of 446 funds

3 Star Rating
3 Year

Out of 446 funds

3 Star Rating
5 Year

Out of 420 funds

3 Star Rating

m1. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar RatingTM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance(not including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. Exchange traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, then next 22.5% receive four stars, the middle 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars, and the bottom 10% receive one star. The Overall Morningstar RatingTM for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar RatingTM metrics. The rating formula most heavily weights the three year rating, using the following calculation: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Key Statistics

Turnover Ratio (%) (annualized) 27
Betab1 (3y) (Russell 2000 Value TR USD) 0.93
R-squaredb53 (%) (3y) (Russell 2000 Value TR USD) 95.12
Sharpe Ratiob54 (3y) 0.19
# of Stock Holdings 108
# of Bond Holdings 0

Morningstar Volatility Analysis

Best 2-month Period Oct. 20 - Dec. 20 32.20
Worst 2-month Period Jan. 20 - Mar. 20 -36.38
Investment
Volatility
Category

In the past, this investment has shown a wide range of price fluctuations relative to other investments. This investment may experience significant price increases in favorable markets or undergo large price declines in adverse markets. Some of this risk may be offset by owning other investments that follow different investment strategies.

Principal Risks

Principal Risks include: Active Management, Capitalization, Industry and Sector Investing, Interest Rate, Loss of Money, Market/Market Volatility, Not FDIC Insured, Other, Real Estate/REIT Sector, Regulation/Government Intervention, Restricted/Illiquid Securities and Suitability. See disclosure for details.

Active Management The investment is actively managed and subject to the risk that the advisor's usage of investment techniques and risk analyses to make investment decisions fails to perform as expected, which may cause the portfolio to lose value or underperform investments with similar objectives and strategies or the market in general.

Capitalization Concentrating assets in stocks of one or more capitalizations (small, mid, or large) may be subject to both the specific risks of those capitalizations as well as increased volatility because stocks of specific capitalizations tend to go through cycles of beating or lagging the market as a whole.

Industry and Sector Investing Concentrating assets in a particular industry, sector of the economy, or markets may increase volatility because the investment will be more susceptible to the impact of market, economic, regulatory, and other factors affecting that industry or sector compared with a more broadly diversified asset allocation.

Interest Rate Most securities are subject to the risk that changes in interest rates will reduce their market value.

Loss of Money Because the investment's market value may fluctuate up and down, an investor may lose money, including part of the principal, when he or she buys or sells the investment.

Market/Market Volatility The market value of the portfolio's securities may fall rapidly or unpredictably because of changing economic, political, or market conditions, which may reduce the value of the portfolio.

Not FDIC Insured The investment is not a deposit or obligation of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other U.S. governmental agency.

Other The investment's performance may be impacted by its concentration in a certain type of security, adherence to a particular investing strategy, or a unique aspect of its structure and costs.

Real Estate/REIT Sector Concentrating assets in the real estate sector or REITs may disproportionately subject the portfolio to the risks of that industry, including loss of value because of changes in real estate values, interest rates, and taxes, as well as changes in zoning, building, environmental, and other laws, among other factors. Investments in REITs may be subject to increased price volatility and liquidity risk, and shareholders indirectly bear their proportionate share of expenses because of their management fees.

Regulation/Government Intervention The business of the issuer of an underlying security may be adversely impacted by new regulation or government intervention, impacting the price of the security. Direct government ownership of distressed assets in times of economic instability may subject the portfolio's holdings to increased price volatility and liquidity risk.

Restricted/Illiquid Securities Restricted and illiquid securities may fall in price because of an inability to sell the securities when desired. Investing in restricted securities may subject the portfolio to higher costs and liquidity risk.

Suitability Investors are expected to select investments whose investment strategies are consistent with their financial goals and risk tolerance.

Important Notes

Other:

b1. Beta measures the sensitivity of the fund to its benchmark. The beta of the market (as represented by the benchmark) is 1.00. Accordingly, a fund with a 1.10 beta is expected to have 10% more volatility than the market.

b2. The portfolio composition, industry sectors, top ten holdings, and credit analysis are presented to illustrate examples of securities that the fund has bought and diversity of areas in which the fund may invest and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. The top ten holdings do not include money market instruments and/or futures contracts. The figures presented are as of date shown, do not include the fund's entire investment portfolio, and may change at any time.

b38. Small Value Average is the average annual total return of the universe of mutual funds designated by Morningstar, Inc. as comprising the Morningstar Small Value category.

b53. R-squared measures the degree to which the fund and its benchmark index are correlated. The closer it is to 100%, the more similar the historical performance between the two.

b54. Sharpe ratio is a measure of excess return per unit of risk, as defined by standard deviation. A higher Sharpe ratio suggests better risk-adjusted performance.

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f1. The Gross Expense Ratio does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements which result in lower actual cost to the investor. The Net Expense Ratio represents the effect of a fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement and is subject to change.

Marketing support services are provided by John Hancock Distributors LLC.

Index Description:

i22. Russell 2000 Value Index: The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Results assume the reinvestment of all capital gain and dividend distributions. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.

Morningstar Category Description:

c36. Small-value portfolios invest in small U.S. companies with valuations and growth rates below other small-cap peers. Stocks in the bottom 10% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as small cap. Value is defined based on low valuations (low price ratios and high dividend yields) and slow growth (low growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow).

A fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be considered carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. To obtain a prospectus, contact John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC at (800) 294-3575 or visit our website at myplan.johnhancock.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.