Delaware Small is trading at 58.05 as of the 5th of January 2026; that is 0.99% down since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 58.63. Delaware Small has less than a 19 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a good performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 16th of January 2024 and ending today, the 5th of January 2026. Click here to learn more.
Under normal circumstances, at least 80 percent of the funds 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.. More on Delaware Small Cap
Delaware Small Cap [DVLRX] is traded in USA and was established 5th of January 2026. Delaware Small is listed under Delaware Funds by Macquarie category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Small Value category and is part of Delaware Funds by Macquarie family. This fund currently has accumulated 4.4 B in assets under management (AUM) with no minimum investment requirementsDelaware Small Cap is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 2.63% with the current yeild of 0.01%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 7.4%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Delaware Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Delaware Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Delaware Small Cap Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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Delaware Small financial ratios help investors to determine whether Delaware Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Delaware with respect to the benefits of owning Delaware Small security.