Fund Detail

Ivy Micro Cap Growth Fund
Class A Shares

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Fund Facts
Ticker Symbol IGWAX
CUSIP 465899680
Fund Code 698
Fund Type Domestic Equity
Fund Inception 2/17/2009
Class Inception 2/17/2009
Fiscal Year End March
Dividends Paid December
Fund Assets (as of 3/31/2012) $80.9 mil
Total Equity Holdings (as of 3/31/2012) 104
Total Holdings (as of 3/31/2012) 106
Portfolio Turnover Rate (as of 12/31/2011) 88%
Lipper Category Small-Cap Growth Funds
Morningstar Category Small Growth
Benchmarks Russell Micro Cap Growth TR USD
Russell 2000 Growth TR USD
Daily Prices
as of 5/16/2012
Net Asset Value (NAV) $17.34
NAV Change ($) ($0.26)
NAV Change (%) -1.48%
Weekly NAV Change ($) ($0.51)
Weekly NAV Change (%) -2.86%
Public Offering Price (POP) $18.40
Historical Prices & Distributions
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Fund Description
Fund Objective
To seek long term appreciation.

Investment Approach
The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of micro cap companies (typically companies with float-adjusted market capitalization below $1 billion). The Fund primarily invests in common stock and may include common stocks that are offered in initial public offerings. The portfolio managers seek to invest in securities of companies they believe exhibit extraordinary earnings growth, earnings surprise potential, fundamental strength and management vision.
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Returns and Expenses

Data quoted is past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Performance at NAV does not include the effect of sales charges. Class A shares, including sales charges, reflects the maximum applicable front-end sales load.

Monthly Rates of Return Average Annual Total Returns
as of 4/30/2012
  YTD 1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr Life
Fund at NAV 16.70% -1.31% 25.65% N/A N/A 27.29%
Fund with 5.75% sales charge 9.99% -6.98% 23.20% N/A N/A 24.96%
Quarterly Rates of Return Average Annual Total Returns
as of 3/31/2012
  YTD 1yr 3yr 5yr 10yr Life
Fund at NAV 20.06% 6.56% 31.60% N/A N/A 29.28%
Fund with 5.75% sales charge 13.16% 0.43% 29.03% N/A N/A 26.84%
Russell Micro Cap Growth TR USD 16.34% -1.31% 28.18% 0.55% 4.62% 24.64%
Russell 2000 Growth TR USD 13.28% 0.68% 28.36% 4.15% 6.00% 24.93%
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds 14.21% 0.66% 27.96% 3.55% 5.76% 26.91%
Expense Ratios
as of 7/31/2011
Net 1.88%
Gross 1.88%
Growth of a $10,000 Investment
through 3/31/2012

Assumes an investment over 10 years or life of the share class, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and does not include the effect of sales charges or taxes.

Ratings and Rankings
Lipper Rankings
as of 3/31/2012
Category: Small-Cap Growth Funds
  Rank Percentile
1 Year 47 / 498 10
3 Year 84 / 437 20

Rankings are based on average annual total returns, but do not consider sales charges.

Morningstar Ratings
as of 3/31/2012
Category: Small Growth
Overall (out of 664 Small Growth)
3 Year (out of 664 Small Growth)

Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns.

Holdings
Portfolio Composition
(as a % of net assets as of 3/31/2012)
Domestic Common Stock 88.64%
Foreign Common Stock 7.29%
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.07%
Sector Allocation
(as a % of equity holdings as of 3/31/2012)
Information Technology 35.8%
Health Care 19.4%
Consumer Discretionary 17.9%
Industrials 15.7%
Energy 5.7%
Materials 2.3%
Financials 2.1%
Consumer Staples 1.1%
Top 10 Equity Holdings
(as a % of net assets as of 3/31/2012)
Procera Networks, Inc. (Procera) is a provider of network traffic awareness, analysis and control solutions based on deep packet inspection (DPI) technology for a range of broadband service providers worldwide. Its products offer operators network traffic identification, control, service management.Procera Networks, Inc. 2.4%
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXP) is engaged in the business of distributing maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, equipment and service to industrial customers. The Company operates in three segments: Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS) and Supply Chain Services (SCS).DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2.3%
The Spectranetics Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and distributes single-use medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system. It offers excimer laser system named CVX-300.Spectranetics Corporation (The) 2.0%
Quidel Corporation is engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of diagnostic testing solutions. These diagnostic testing solutions primarily include applications in infectious diseases, women’s health and gastrointestinal diseases.Quidel Corporation 1.9%
SPS Commerce, Inc., is a provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, providing integration, collaboration, connectivity, visibility and data analytics. The Company provides its solutions through SPSCommerce.net, a hosted software suite.SPS Commerce, Inc. 1.8%
On Assignment, Inc. is a diversified professional staffing firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in specialty skills, including laboratory/scientific, healthcare/nursing/physician, medical financial, information technology (IT) and engineering.On Assignment, Inc. 1.8%
Callidus Software Inc. provides sales performance management software and services, including a range of SPM solution implementations, system upgrades, compensation plan enhancements, migration assistance, reporting and integration consulting, solution architecture services.Callidus Software Inc. 1.7%
FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports portable, software driven, three-dimensional (3-D) measurement and imaging systems used in a range of manufacturing, industrial, building construction and forensic applications.FARO Technologies, Inc. 1.7%
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ) is a provider of high performance solid state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems.OCZ Technology Group, Inc. 1.6%
Rentrak Corporation is a global, multi-screen media measurement and research company, providing content measurement insight and analytical services to recognizable companies in the entertainment and advertising industries.Rentrak Corporation 1.5%
Total Portfolio Holdings
(updated quarterly, upon availability)

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Portfolio Management
Manager Name Company Name Years in Industry Years with Fund
William Jeffery III is a Founding Principal of Wall Street Associates. Mr. Jeffery earned both a BA in Finance and an MBA from the University of MichiganWilliam Jeffery III Wall Street Associates (subadvisor) 37 3

Risk Factors: International investing involves additional risks, including currency fluctuations, political or economic conditions affecting the foreign country, and differences in accounting standards and foreign regulations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Investing in a single region involves greater risk and potential reward than investing in a more diversified fund. The performance of the Fund will depend on the success of the allocations among the chosen underlying funds. These and other risks are more fully described in the fund's prospectus. Not all funds or fund classes may be offered at all broker/ dealers.

Pricing: All prices and year-to-date returns are based on closing quotes unless noted, as supplied to the NASDAQ by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Stylebox: The style boxes reveal a fund's investment strategy by displaying, for equity, the fund's investment style and the market capitalization of the stocks owned and for fixed income, the average credit quality of the bonds owned and the interest rate sensitivity, as measured by a bond's maturity.

Index Description: Russell Micro Cap Growth measures the performance of the micro cap growth segment of the U.S. Equity market. It includes those Russell Micro Cap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Index Description: Russell 2000 Growth is an unmanaged index comprised of securities that represent the small cap sector of the stock market. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement: From August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012, to the extent that the total annual fund operating expenses of the Class Y shares exceeds the total annual fund operating expenses of the Class A shares, IFDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees to ensure that the total annual fund operating expenses of the Class Y shares do not exceed the total annual fund operating expenses of the Class A shares, as calculated at the end of each month.

Performance results for some funds may include the effect of expense reduction arrangements. If those arrangements had not been in place, the performance results would have been lower. Please refer to the fund’s Fund Detail page.

Morningstar Ratings: For each fund with at least a 3-year history, Morningstar calculates a risk-adjusted return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of all sales charges), placing emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund and rated separately.) A fund's overall rating is derived from a weighted average of the 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) rating metrics. Morningstar Rating is for the share classes specified; other classes may have different performance characteristics.

Information is subject to change and is not intended to represent any past or future investment recommendations.