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Delaware Group Adviser Funds, et al. – ‘485BPOS’ on 2/27/23 – ‘EX-99.(D)(2)’

On:  Monday, 2/27/23, at 4:11pm ET   ·   Effective:  2/28/23   ·   Accession #:  1145443-23-78   ·   File #s:  33-67490, 811-07972

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/27/23  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/23   29:4.9M                                   Digital Publishi… Inc/FADelaware Diversified Income Fund Class A (DPDFX) — Class C (DPCFX) — Class R (DPRFX) — Class R6 (DPZRX) — Institutional Class (DPFFX)

Post-Effective Amendment of a Form N-1 or N-1A Registration   —   Rule 485(b)

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 485BPOS     Post-Effective Amendment Filed Pursuant to          HTML   2.01M 
                Securities Act Rule 485(B)                                       
 2: EX-99.(D)(2)  Executed Investment Advisory Expense Limitation   HTML     15K 
                Letter (February 2023)                                           
 3: EX-99.(D)(3)  Executed Sub-Advisory Agreement (Fixed Income)    HTML     69K 
                (May 30, 2019)                                                   
 4: EX-99.(D)(3)(I)  Executed Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 1 of the  HTML     29K 
                Sub-Advisory Agreement (Fixed Income) (November                  
                12, 2021)                                                        
 5: EX-99.(G)(1)(IV)  Executed Amendment No. 5 (December 31, 2021)  HTML    102K 
 6: EX-99.(G)(1)(V)  Executed Amendment No. 6 (December 31, 2021)   HTML     41K 
 7: EX-99.(H)(1)(III)  Executed Amended and Restated Schedule B     HTML     23K 
                (June 25, 2022)                                                  
 8: EX-99.(H)(2)(II)  Executed Amendment No. 2 (October 11, 2021)   HTML     44K 
 9: EX-99.(H)(2)(III)  Executed Amendment No. 3 (December 31,       HTML     65K 
                2021)                                                            
10: EX-99.(H)(2)(IV)  Executed Amendment No. 4 (January 31, 2022)   HTML     32K 
11: EX-99.(J)   Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     11K 
                Accounting Firm (February 2023)                                  
12: EX-99.(N)(1)(I)  Updated Appendix A (October 31, 2022)          HTML    262K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     22K 
18: R2          Risk/Return Summary                                 HTML     70K 
19: R3          Risk/Return Detail Data                             HTML    274K 
20: R4          Shareholder Fees                                    HTML     30K 
21: R5          Annual Fund Operating Expenses                      HTML     44K 
22: R6          Expense Example                                     HTML     12K 
23: R7          Expense Example, No Redemption                      HTML     10K 
24: R8          Annual Total Returns                                HTML     43K 
25: R9          Average Annual Total Returns                        HTML     12K 
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14: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- dgaf-20221031_def                XML    486K 
15: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- dgaf-20221031_lab                     XML    361K 
16: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- dgaf-20221031_pre              XML    451K 
13: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- dgaf-20221031                         XSD     28K 
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29: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001145443-23-000078-xbrl      Zip    737K 


‘EX-99.(D)(2)’   —   Executed Investment Advisory Expense Limitation Letter (February 2023)


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EX-99.d.2

Delaware Management Company

100 Independence, 610 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354

February 24, 2023

Delaware Group® Adviser Funds

100 Independence, 610 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106-2354

Re: Expense Limitations

To whom it may concern:

By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Delaware Management Company, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (the “Manager”), agrees that in order to improve the performance of Delaware Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Delaware Group Adviser Funds, the Manager shall waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fees and/or pay/reimburse expenses (excluding any 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, short sale dividend and interest expenses, brokerage fees, certain insurance costs, and nonroutine expenses or costs, including, but not limited to, those relating to reorganizations, litigation, conducting shareholder meetings, and liquidations (collectively, the “Excluded Expenses”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses (excluding any Excluded Expenses) exceed the percentages set forth below for the period from February 28, 2023 through February 28, 2024. For purposes of this Agreement, Excluded Expenses may also include such additional costs and expenses as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and the Manager.

Fund  Class A, Class C, 
Class R and 
Institutional Class
Expense Cap
   Class R6
Expense Cap
 
Delaware Diversified Income Fund   0.45%   0.36%

The Manager acknowledges that it (1) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, waived fees at any time in the future, and (2) shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, reimbursed Fund expenses at any time in the future.

Delaware Management Company, a series of

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust

By: /s/ Richard Salus  
  Name: Richard Salus  
  Title: Senior Vice President  

 

 C: 

 

 


Dates Referenced Herein

This ‘485BPOS’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
2/28/24None on these Dates
Effective on:2/28/23
Filed on:2/27/23
2/24/23
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10 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/06/24  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      497         3/06/24    1:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 3/06/24  Delaware Group Equity Funds II    497         3/06/24    1:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 3/06/24  Ivy Funds                         497         3/06/24    1:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 3/01/24  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      N-14/A                12:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 3/01/24  Delaware Group Equity Funds II    N-14/A                12:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 3/01/24  Ivy Funds                         N-14/A                12:15M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 2/27/24  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/27/24   27:5.5M                                   Digital Publishi… Inc/FA
 1/18/24  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      N-14                  14:13M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 1/18/24  Delaware Group Equity Funds II    N-14                  14:13M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 1/18/24  Ivy Funds                         N-14                  14:13M                                    Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA


22 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 1/05/23  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      N-CSR      10/31/22    3:2.6M                                   DG3/FA
 2/25/22  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/25/22   31:5.3M                                   Digital Publishi… Inc/FA
 2/25/21  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/26/21   24:7M                                     Digital Publishi… Inc/FA
 2/28/20  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/20   12:5.5M                                   DG3/FA
 2/27/19  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/19   11:5.2M                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/18  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/18   11:5.4M                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/17  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/17    6:4.8M                                   Digital Publishi… Inc/FA
 5/02/16  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     5/02/16    6:2.3M                                   I docs Inc.
 2/25/16  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/26/16    8:2.7M                                   DG3/FA
 2/27/15  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/27/15    9:3.2M                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/14  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/14   12:3.5M                                   DG3/FA
 2/28/11  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/11    6:2.7M                                   DG3/FA
 2/26/10  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/10    1:2.6M                                   DG3/FA
12/30/09  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485APOS¶              10:3.4M                                   Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 2/27/09  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/27/09    9:3.3M                                   DG3/FA
 2/20/08  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/20/08    9:455K                                   Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 9/24/07  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      N-14¶                 14:529K                                   Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
 2/22/06  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     2/28/06   11:961K                                   Pietrzykowski Kris… R/FA
10/16/03  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      N-14                  11:408K                                   St Ives Financial/FA
 6/28/02  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS     6/28/02   17:721K                                   St Ives Financial/FA
12/28/01  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS    12/28/01    8:636K                                   St Ives Financial/FA
11/22/99  Delaware Group Adviser Funds      485BPOS    11/23/99   11:252K                                   St Ives Financial/FA
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