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Delaware American Services A (DASAX)On Dec 18: 13.37  Up 0.06 (0.45%)  
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Delaware American Services A
Delaware Group Equity Funds III One Commerce Square,2005 Market Street Philadelphia P
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Mid-Cap Growth
Fund Family:Delaware Investments
Net Assets:98.03M
Year-to-Date Return:34.38%
Yield:0.00%
Morningstar Rating:2 stars
Fund Inception Date:29-Dec-99
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Mid-Cap Growth
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Marshall T. Bassett
Lead Manager since 06-Nov-01
Bassett leads the firm?s Emerging Growth Equity team, which focuses on small-, mid-, and smid-cap investment products and strategies. Before taking over leadership of the Emerging Growth Equity team, Bassett spent eight years as a portfolio manager and analyst, focusing on consumer and retail stocks in the growth area.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$250
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$250
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$25
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$25
DASAX can be purchased from brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in U.S. service and service-related companies and may invest up to 20% of net assets in foreign securities. It may from time to time focus more on any one of these sectors over the others and may invest in securities of companies in other service sectors. The fund employs a bottom-up stock selection approach to find companies that are the leading companies in each of these sectors. The stocks can be of any size or market capitalization, including securities of emerging or other growth-oriented companies.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (8-Dec-00): 0.02
Last Cap Gain (22-Aug-08): 0.05
Annual Holdings Turnover 85.00%
Average for Category: 132.16%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseDASAXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:% 1.46%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:5.75% 5.39%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.68%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$707
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$1,038
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$2,057
* Per $10,000 invested


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