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Delaware Floating Rate Fund Institutional Class (DDFLX)
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- Total Assets: 517.58M
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Delaware Floating Rate Fund Institutional Class Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Delaware Floating Rate Fund Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of DDFLX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks high current income and, secondarily, long-term total return. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities (80% policy). The manager will determine how much of the fund's assets to allocate among the different types of securities in which the fund may invest based on its evaluation of economic and market conditions and its assessment of the returns and potential for appreciation that can be achieved from various sectors of the fixed income market.
Contact Information
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Delaware Funds by Macquarie
Philadelphia,PA
United States
Philadelphia,PA
United States
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Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Bommi | Head—European Fixed Income; Director—European and Global Credit | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Vivek Bommi is Head of Leveraged Credit within Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) Credit, a role he assumed in November 2023. He has overall responsibility for the team’s leveraged credit capabilities, including portfolio and business management. Prior to joining Macquarie, he was Head of European and UK Fixed Income at Alliance Bernstein from August 2021 to November 2023, responsible for leadership and strategy of European Fixed Income. Before that, Bommi spent over 10 years at Neuberger Berman within Leveraged Credit in various roles including Director of Research, Portfolio Manager, and Head of Europe. Bommi received a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration in finance and management from Columbia Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and he is a Certified Public Accountant. | ||
| John P. McCarthy | Co-Head | 2017 | Now |
| Biography | John P. McCarthy is a senior portfolio manager for Delaware Management Company's high yield strategies, a role he assumed in July 2016. He is also co-head of credit research on the firm’s taxable fixed income team. McCarthy rejoined Delaware Investments 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 Delaware Investments, 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. | ||
| Adam H. Brown | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2011 | Now |
| Biography | Adam H. Brown, CFA , is a senior portfolio manager on the Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust. 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), which includes the former Delaware Investments, 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 four 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. | ||
| J. David Hillmeyer | Senior Managing Director | 2010 | 2017 |
| Biography | J. David Hillmeyer, CFA Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of US Multisector Fixed Income J. David Hillmeyer co-leads the firm's US Multisector Fixed Income team for Macquarie Asset Management Fixed Income (MFI) with responsibility for investment strategy and business development across the full suite of US multisector strategies. In addition, Hillmeyer has responsibility for our global credit strategies. Hillmeyer is also a member of MFI's Global Leadership Group which is responsible for the overall management of MFI including setting and executing on the team's strategic vision. Prior to joining Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) in August 2007 as a vice president and corporate bond trader, he worked for more than 11 years in various roles at Hartford Investment Management Company, including senior corporate bond trader, high yield portfolio manager / trader, and quantitative analyst. He began his career as an investment advisor in January 1989 at Shawmut Bank, leaving the firm as an investment officer in November 1995. Hillmeyer earned his bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, and he is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Council for Business Economics. | ||
| Roger A. Early | Senior Portfolio Manager | 2010 | 2017 |
| Biography | Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA, CFP Senior Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer – Total Return Fixed Income Strategy Roger A. Early rejoined Delaware Investments 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. During his previous time at the firm, 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, Early 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. Prior to joining Delaware Investments 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. | ||
| Paul Grillo | Assistant Vice President | 2010 | 2017 |
| Biography | Paul Grillo, CFA, is a member of Delaware’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. He is also a member of the firm’s asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. He joined Delaware Investments in 1992 as a mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities analyst, assuming portfolio management responsibilities in the mid-1990s. Grillo serves as co-lead portfolio manager for the firm’s Diversified Income products and has been influential in the growth and distribution of the firm’s multisector strategies. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, Grillo served as a mortgage strategist and trader at Dreyfus Corporation. He also worked as a mortgage strategist and portfolio manager at Chemical Investment Group and as a financial analyst at Chemical Bank. Grillo holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from North Carolina State University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Pace University. Effective June 1, 2019, Mr. Grillo has retired from DIFA. | ||
| Kevin Patrick Loome | Portfolio Manager | 2010 | 2012 |
| Biography | Kevin Loome, Vice President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price, is the Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the Philadelphia-based T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield Fund and is chairman of its Investment Advisory Committee. Mr. Loome joined the T. Rowe Price in 2017 through T. Rowe Price’s acquisition of the Henderson High Yield Opportunities Fund. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Loome had worked with the Henderson team since 2013, most recently as head of U.S. credit and manager of the high yield team. | ||
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