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Returns and Expenses1, 2, 3, 4
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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.
1. 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.
2. Consider All 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.
3. MSCI World is an unmanaged index comprised of securities that represent the securities markets around the world. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
4. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses shown reflect the annual fee payable; however, IFDI, the Fund's distributor, and WRSCO, the Fund's transfer agent, have voluntarily agreed to waive expenses for Class A, Class C and Class Y shares so that the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed the following levels: Class A, 1.90%; Class C, 2.55% and Class Y, 1.20%. IFDI and WRSCO may change or terminate this waiver at any time.
Ratings & Rankings
Rankings are based on average annual total returns, but do not consider sales charges.
Rankings are based on risk-adjusted returns.
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5. Per share values based on closing quotes unless noted, as supplied to the NASDAQ by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. Ivy Funds Class A and Class Y shares are subject to distribution and service fees of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets, annually, pursuant to SEC Rule 12b-1, while Class B and Class C shares are subject to distribution and service fees of up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets, annually, pursuant to SEC Rule 12b-1. Class Y shares may be purchased only by certain institutional investors set forth in each fund's prospectus.
6. The style box reveals a fund's investment strategy by displaying the fund's investment style and the market capitalization of the stocks owned.
7. 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.
8. Information is subject to change and is not intended to represent any past or future investment recommendations. Quality ratings obtained from Standard & Poor's. For securities not rated by Standard & Poor's, ratings obtained from Moody's.