# EDGAR Filing Document

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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001206774-23-000097

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** IVY FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000883622
- **IRS NUMBER:** 481112076
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
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- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-45961
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23568068

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
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**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IVY FUNDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030630

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** W&R FUNDS INC
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**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WADDELL & REED FUNDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920717

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000057248)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000182589 | Class A      | IDAAX           |
| C000182591 | Class I      | IDAIX           |
| C000182592 | Class R6     | IDANX           |
| C000182593 | Class R      | IDARX           |

![](delawaremacquarie_sumdheader.jpg)

## Summary prospectus
US equity mutual fund

Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund

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|:---|:---|
| **Nasdaq ticker symbols** | **Nasdaq ticker symbols** |
| Class A<br>| IDAAX<br>|
| Class I<br>| IDAIX<br>|
| Class R6<br>| IDANX<br>|
| Class R<br>| IDARX<br>|

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January 30, 2023

**Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's statutory prospectus (and any supplements thereto), which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's statutory prospectus and other information about the Fund, including its statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at delawarefunds.com/literature. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800 523-1918. The Fund's statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 30, 2023 (and any supplements thereto), are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.**<br>

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Summary prospectus<br>**Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund, a series of the Ivy Funds**<br>

**What is the Fund's investment objective?**

Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and current income.

**What are the Fund's fees and expenses?**

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.** You may qualify for sales-charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $250,000 in Delaware Funds by Macquarie. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary, in the Fund's Prospectus under the section entitled "About your account," and in the Fund's statement of additional information (SAI) under the section entitled "Purchasing Shares."

**Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)**

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class<br>| A | I | R6 | R |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases as a percentage of offering price<br>| 2.50%<br>|  |  |  |
| Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (load) as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption price, whichever is lower<br>| 1.00%<br><sup>1</sup><br>|  |  |  |

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**Annual fund operating expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class<br>| A | I | R6 | R |
| Management fees<br>| 0.35%<br>| 0.35%<br>| 0.35%<br>| 0.35%<br>|
| Distribution and service (12b-1) fees<br>| 0.25%<br>|  |  | 0.50%<br>|
| Other expenses<br>| 0.33%<br>| 0.33%<br>| 0.17%<br>| 0.43%<br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses<br>| 0.93%<br>| 0.68%<br>| 0.52%<br>| 1.28%<br>|
| Fee waivers and expense reimbursements<br>| (0.19%)<br><sup>2</sup><br>| (0.18%)<br><sup>2</sup><br>| (0.04%)<br><sup>2</sup><br>| (0.06%)<br><sup>2</sup><br>|
| Total annual fund operating expenses after fee waivers and expense reimbursements<br>| 0.74%<br>| 0.50%<br>| 0.48%<br>| 1.22%<br>|

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<sup>1</sup> For Class A shares, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is only imposed on Class A shares that are purchased at net asset value (NAV) for $250,000 or more that are subsequently redeemed within 12 months of purchase.

<sup>2</sup> From January 30, 2023 through January 30, 2024, Delaware Management Company (Manager), the Fund's investment manager, Delaware Distributors, L.P. (Distributor), the Fund's distributor, and/or Delaware Investments Fund Services Company (DIFSC), the Fund's transfer agent, have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) as follows: 0.74% for Class A shares; 0.50% for Class I shares; 1.22% for Class R shares; and 0.48% for Class R6 shares. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board of Trustees (Board).

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**Example**

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and reflects the applicable expense waivers and reimbursements for the 1-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without waivers for years 2 through 10. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class<br>| A | I | R6 | R |
| 1 year<br>| $324<br>| $51<br>| $49<br>| $124<br>|
| 3 years<br>| $521<br>| $199<br>| $163<br>| $400<br>|
| 5 years<br>| $734<br>| $361<br>| $287<br>| $697<br>|
| 10 years<br>| $1347<br>| $830<br>| $649<br>| $1540<br>|

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**Portfolio turnover**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 94% of the average value of its portfolio.

**What are the Fund's principal investment strategies?**

Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets primarily in companies that meet the Fund's sustainable investment criteria, and that the Manager believes have investment profiles that are similar to representative companies of the Russell 1000 Value Index. The Index, which is constructed and maintained by FTSE Russell, is designed to measure the performance of the large-cap value segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with relatively lower price-to-book ratios, lower medium-term growth forecast, and lower sales per share historical growth. The Fund seeks to achieve a dividend yield in excess of its benchmark.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies that meet the Fund's sustainable investment criteria. In seeking investments in sustainable companies, the Fund identifies companies that have been classified as positively aligned in some manner toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) and excludes companies from investment that it believes are detrimental to these goals. SDGs are a list of 17 global goals adopted by the UN General Assembly that are intended to produce positive environmental, social and economic impacts. These global goals include the following areas: no poverty; zero hunger; good health and well-being; quality education; gender equality; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; decent

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Summary prospectus<br>**Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund, a series of the Ivy Funds**<br>

work and economic growth; industries, innovation and infrastructure; reduced inequalities; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life below water; life on land; peace, justice and strong institutions; and partnerships for the goals. While the Manager identifies and selects the data points it deems relevant to these goals, metrics relating to the 150+ data points will be obtained from external parties. Sources of such metrics may include providers such as Sustainalytics, MSCI, FactSet, Rep Risk, as well as a number of non-profit and non-governmental organizations. These data providers help to identify a company's sustainable products and services, revenue exposure by geography and sector, and provide assessments of a company's sustainability actions and practices, each of which helps to identify companies that are aligned with the SDG global goals.

Alignment with the UN SDGs is determined by the Manager through the utilization of its proprietary database. The Manager's UN SDG database and scoring system is a repository of over 150+ data points from various sources, with each datapoint serving to identify a company's products, services and/or actions as aligned to one of the 17 SDGs. The Fund's investment process includes metrics that may prevent it from investing in specific industries that are associated with practices that are not consistent with the SDGs. Our harm metrics explicitly exclude industries involved in alcohol, gambling, tobacco, weapons, coal, oil sands, and adult entertainment. This aspect of the investment process could have a negative effect on the Fund's performance during periods when those industries are favored by investors.

Data points within the Manager's UN SDG database are assigned a score based on the perceived relative importance of the metric, and every company in the database receives a cumulative score. Companies in the UN SDG database that obtain a cumulative SDG alignment score above a certain minimum threshold are determined to be suitable for investment by the Manager. Companies with a score below the threshold are excluded from investment in the Fund.

The Manager may permit its affiliate, Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL), to execute Fund security trades on behalf of the Manager. The Manager may also seek quantitative support from MIMGL.

**What are the principal risks of investing in the Fund?**

Investing in any mutual fund involves the risk that you may lose part or all of the money you invest. Over time, the value of your investment in the Fund will increase and decrease according to changes in the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. The Fund's principal risks include:

**Market risk** — The risk that all or a majority of the securities in a certain market — such as the stock or bond market — will decline in value because of factors such as adverse political or economic conditions, future expectations, investor confidence, or heavy institutional selling.

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**Large-capitalization company risk** — Large-capitalization companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. This potentially lower risk means that the Fund's share price may not rise as much as the share prices of funds that focus on smaller-capitalization companies.

**Sustainability risk** — Investing with a focus on companies that exhibit a commitment to sustainable practices may result in the Fund investing in certain types of companies, industries or sectors that the market may not favor.

**Active management and selection risk** — The risk that the securities selected by a fund's management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices, or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. The securities and sectors selected may vary from the securities and sectors included in the relevant index.

**Industry and sector risk** — The risk that the value of securities in a particular industry or sector will decline because of changing expectations for the performance of that industry or sector.

**Government and regulatory risk** — The risk that governments or regulatory authorities may take actions that could adversely affect various sectors of the securities markets and affect fund performance.

**Portfolio turnover risk** — High portfolio turnover rates may increase a fund's transaction costs and lower returns.

None of the entities noted in this document is an authorized deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia) and the obligations of these entities do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (Macquarie Bank). Macquarie Bank does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of these entities. In addition, if this document relates to an investment (a) each investor is subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested and (b) none of Macquarie Bank or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees any particular rate of return on or the performance of the investment, nor do they guarantee repayment of capital in respect of the investment.

**How has Delaware Sustainable Equity Income Fund performed?**

The bar chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual total returns for the 1-year, 5-year and lifetime periods compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. On April 30, 2021, the Fund became part of Delaware Funds by Macquarie<sup>®</sup> and Delaware Management Company became the Fund's investment manager. The returns shown from before April 30, 2021 are from the Fund's prior investment manager. On July 29, 2022, the Fund repositioned into a sustainable equity income fund. Performance prior to July 29, 2022 reflects the Fund's former strategy; its performance may have differed if the Fund's current strategy had been in place. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how it

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will perform in the future. The returns reflect any expense caps in effect during these periods. The returns would be lower without the expense caps. You may obtain the Fund's most recently available month-end performance by calling 800-523-1918 or by visiting our website at delawarefunds.com/performance.

**Calendar year-by-year total return (Class A)**

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During the periods illustrated in this bar chart, Class A's highest quarterly return was 17.47% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and its lowest quarterly return was -23.39% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The maximum Class A sales charge of 2.50%, which is normally deducted when you purchase shares, is not reflected in the highest/lowest quarterly returns or in the bar chart. If this fee were included, the returns would be less than those shown. The average annual total returns in the table below do include the sales charge.

**Average annual total returns for periods ended December 31, 2022**

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|  | 1 year | 5 years | Lifetime |
| Class A return before taxes (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| -8.72%<br>| 8.57%<br>| 10.13% <br>|
| Class A return after taxes on distributions (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| -22.58%<br>| 3.99%<br>| 6.02%<br>|
| Class A return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| 4.71%<br>| 6.60%<br>| 7.94%<br>|
| Class I return before taxes (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| -5.95%<br>| 9.41%<br>| 10.92%<br>|
| Class R6 return before taxes (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| -5.94%<br>| 9.42%<br>| 10.93%<br>|
| Class R return before taxes (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<br>| -6.60%<br>| 8.62%<br>| 10.11%<br>|
| Russell 1000 Value Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<sup>1</sup><br>| -7.54%<br>| 6.67%<br>| 7.74%<br>|
| S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) (lifetime: 4/20/17-12/31/22)<sup>1</sup><br>| -6.21%<br>| 9.84%<br>| 11.38%<br>|

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<sup>1</sup> The Russell 1000 Value Index replaced the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Total Return Index, the Fund's prior benchmark index, due to the repositioning of the Fund as an actively managed, sustainable large-cap focused, equity income fund. The Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund's new index, measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Total Return Index, the Fund's former index, targets companies that are currently members of the S&P 500 Index, have increased dividend payments each year for at least 25 years and meet certain market capitalization and liquidity requirements.

**Who manages the Fund?**

**Investment manager** 

Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware statutory trust)

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Portfolio managers**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Title with Delaware Management Company**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Start date on the Fund**<br>|
|  Barry Gladstein<br>| Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing<br>| November 2021<br>|
|  Christopher Gowlland, CFA<br>| Senior Vice President, Head of Equity Quantitative Research<br>| November 2021<br>|

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**Sub-advisor** 

Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited (MIMGL)

**Purchase and redemption of Fund shares**

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (Business Day). Shares may be purchased or redeemed: through your financial intermediary; through the Fund's website at delawarefunds.com/account-access; by calling 800 523-1918; by regular mail (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie<sup>®</sup>, P.O. Box 9876, Providence, RI 02940-8076); by overnight courier service (c/o Delaware Funds by Macquarie Service Center, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581-1722); or by wire.

For Class A shares, the minimum initial investment is generally $1,000 and subsequent investments can be made for as little as $100. The minimum initial investment for IRAs, Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minors Act accounts, direct deposit purchase plans, and automatic investment plans is $250 and through Coverdell Education Savings Accounts is $500, and subsequent investments in these accounts can be made for as little as $25. For Class R, Class I, and Class R6 shares (except those shares purchased through an automatic investment plan), there is no minimum initial purchase requirement, but certain eligibility requirements must be met. The eligibility requirements are described in this Prospectus under "Choosing a share class" and on the Fund's website. We may reduce or waive the minimums or eligibility requirements in certain cases.

Please refer to the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information for more details regarding the purchase and sale of Fund shares.

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**Tax information**

The Fund's distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, in which case your distributions may be taxed as ordinary income when withdrawn from the tax-advantaged account.

**Payments to broker/dealers and other financial intermediaries**

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker/dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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