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Mutual Fund Insights: Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

In-depth Analysis of Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

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See Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

    Last Trade: $6.12 on 3/19/2010, Change: 0.00 (0%)

  

Fund Manager - Roger A. Early

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.8 years   [Similar Funds: DEEAX  DEEBX  DEEIX  DEERX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: B (Score: 0.67)     (What does this score mean?)
Early rejoined Delaware in March 2007 as a member of the taxable fixed income portfolio management team. From 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, he was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and served as the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments.  Get more insights on Roger A. Early

  

What we like about Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) What we like about Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

Data for Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) is a new fund and has been performing well against its peers for both three-month and 1-year performance
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 30.84% vs 22.68% Long-Term Bond category average)
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 7.84% vs 5.57% Long-Term Bond category average)
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 5.58% vs 4.53% Long-Term Bond category average)
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has a Morningstar rating of 4 and above

  

What we are cautious about Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) What we are cautious about Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

Data for Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) as of January 31, 2010

  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) management has been with Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund for only 2.8 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund is a focused fund with 38.79% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) is less safe compared to its Long-Term Bond peers
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has an annual stock turnover rate of 234.00% that is higher than the Long-Term Bond average of 173.33%. This could mean Delaware Extended Duration Bond C is more nimble, but also signal potential high tax impact and high trading fees
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) does not have a good risk adjusted return as its 3-year Alpha of -6.11 is worse than category average of -4.33, and its 3-year Sharpe ratio is 0.47
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) is more volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 13.93 that is higher than category average of 11.64
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) has a higher management fee of 1.70% than its Long-Term Bond average of 0.88%
  • Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) carries a 1% load
See Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) Net Asset

Track net asset change of Delaware Extended Duration Bond C fund (DEECX)

DateNet Asset
01/2010$20.35M
11/2009$20.95M
10/2009$20.71M
More historic net asset information on Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

  

Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of Delaware Extended Duration Bond C fund (DEECX)

DateCashStockBondOther
09/20093.47%0%93.1%3.44%
06/20092.99%0%94.48%2.53%
03/20091.98%0%95.38%2.64%
Click here to see more historic asset allocation information on Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

  

Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

Discover what Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX) manager is buying

30-Sep-09
US LONG BOND DEC09 FUTURE [20.67%]
US 10YR NOTE FUT DEC 09 [6.87%]
Goldman Sachs Grp 6.75% [2.02%]
Telecom Italia Cap 7.721% [1.67%]
Bk Amer Chrlt Nc Mtn 6.1% [1.33%]
Jpmorgan Chase Cap Xxv 6.8% [1.28%]
Csx 7.45% [1.27%]
Anheuser Busch Inbev Worldwide 144A 8.2% [1.26%]
Kinder Morgan Engy Partners 6.95% [1.26%]
FHLMC CMO 6% [1.16%]

30-Jun-09
US LONG BOND SEP09 FUTURE [22.2%]
US 10YR NOTE FUT SEP09 [6.02%]
Goldman Sachs Group 6.75% [2.14%]
Wells Fargo Cap Xiii FRN [1.63%]
Telecom Italia Cap 7.721% [1.57%]
Jpmorgan Chase Cap Xxv 6.8% [1.56%]
Metlife Cap Tr X 144A FRN [1.54%]
Vivendi Universal Sa 144A 6.625% [1.43%]
Delhaize Amer 9% [1.38%]
ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE [1.34%]

31-Mar-09
US LONG BOND JUN09 FUTURE [15.23%]
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP [1.92%]
Vivendi Universal Sa 144A 6.625% [1.53%]
AT&T INC [1.53%]
Jpmorgan Chase Cap Xxv 6.8% [1.41%]
FHLMC CMO 6% [1.4%]
Telecom Italia Cap 7.721% [1.39%]
Unitedhealth Grp 5.8% [1.39%]
COVIDIEN INTL FIN S A [1.36%]
ARCELORMITTAL SA LUXEMBOURG [1.36%]
Click here for Stock Holding Change Map in Delaware Extended Duration Bond C Fund (DEECX)

  

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