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Macquarie Wealth Builder Fund Class A (DDIAX)
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- Total Assets: 726.97M
Delaware Wealth Builder A
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DDIAX Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Macquarie Wealth Builder Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of DDIAX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide high current income and an investment that has the potential for capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, at least 50% of the fund's total assets will be invested in income-generating equity securities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), convertible securities, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It invests primarily in income-generating securities (debt and equity), which may include equity securities of large, well-established companies, and debt securities, including high yield, high-risk corporate bonds, investment grade fixed income securities, convertible securities, and U.S. government securities.
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Delaware Funds by Macquarie
Philadelphia,PA
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United States
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Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron D. Young | - | 2022 | Now |
| Biography | Mr. Young is Vice President of IICO and WRIMCO and Vice President of the Trust. He joined IICO in 2005 as a fixed-income analyst with an emphasis in credit research and derivative securities. Mr. Young joined the Asset Strategy team as an investment analyst in 2007. He has served as an assistant portfolio manager of investment companies managed by IICO and WRIMCO since 2012. Mr. Young earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Missouri and holds an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Strategy from the Olin School of Business at Washington University | ||
| Jurgen Wurzer | Deputy Head | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Jürgen Wurzer rejoined Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK) in April 2018 as deputy head of portfolio management for the firm’s global multi asset team based in Vienna. Prior to that, he worked at Erste Asset Management as a senior fund manager on the multi asset management team, where he worked from September 2016 to March 2018. Wurzer previously worked at MIMAK from January 2007 to August 2016, leaving the firm as senior investment manager on the global multi asset team. He graduated from University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt with a master’s degree. Wurzer is a lecturer for asset allocation, quantitative finance, portfolio, and risk management at several educational institutions. | ||
| Stefan Löwenthal | Chief Investment Officer | 2020 | Now |
| Biography | Stefan Löwenthal is the chief investment officer for Macquarie Investment Management Austria Kapitalanlage AG (MIMAK), a role he assumed in February 2013. He heads the global multi asset team based in Vienna, which is responsible for all asset allocation and security selection decisions, the management of mutual funds, as well as the development of new investment strategies. In addition, Löwenthal oversees the investment policy committee, which is responsible for strategic investment decisions at MIMAK. He began his career with Macquarie in February 2008 as a portfolio manager. He holds a Master of Management Science from Vienna University of Economics and Business. Löwenthal is a lecturer for economics at the IMC University of applied sciences in Krems (Austria) and the Qiongzhou University in Sanya (China). | ||
| Babak Zenouzi | Senior Vice President | 2006 | 2020 |
| Biography | Bob Zenouzi is the lead manager for the real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group at Macquarie Investment Management (MIM). Zenouzi created this team, including its process and its institutional and retail products, during his prior time with Macquarie Investment Management. He also focuses on opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia for the Macquarie Investment Management's global real estate securities strategy. He is also a member of the firm’s asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. | ||
| Damon J. Andres | Vice President | 1996 | 2020 |
| Biography | Damon J. Andres, CFA Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager Damon J. Andres joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM), which includes the former Delaware Investments, in 1994 as an analyst, and is currently a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s real estate securities and income solutions (RESIS) group. From 1991 to 1994, he performed investment-consulting services as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting from the University of Richmond. | ||
| Christopher M. Testa | Senior Vice President | 2014 | 2016 |
| Biography | Christopher M. Testa, CFA, Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined Delaware Investments in January 2014 as a senior portfolio manager in the firm’s corporate credit portfolio management group. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, he worked as a portfolio manager who focused on high yield credit at S. Goldman Asset Management from 2009 to 2012 and Princeton Advisory Group from 2012 to 2013. Prior to joining S Goldman in July 2009, Mr. Testa worked as a Managing Director for Drake Management from 2001 to 2009, and served as a Portfolio Manager and Head of US Credit for Drake’s three hedge funds and its separate account platform. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Testa was Head of Credit Research and a High Yield Portfolio Manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Previously, Mr. Testa worked as a Vice President of Credit Research at CS First Boston and Financial Analyst at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. Testa received a B.A. from Hamilton College (Economics) and an M.B.A. in Finance with a concentration in investments from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. | ||
| Paul A. Matlack | Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager | 2012 | 2016 |
| Biography | Paul A. Matlack, CFA Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Strategist Paul A. Matlack is a strategist and senior portfolio manager for Delaware's fixed income team. Matlack rejoined the firm in May 2010. During his previous time at Delaware Investments, from September 1989 to October 2000, he was senior credit analyst, senior portfolio manager, and left the firm as co-head of the high yield group. Most recently, he worked at Chartwell Investment Partners from September 2003 to April 2010 as senior portfolio manager in fixed income, where he managed core, core plus, and high yield strategies. Prior to that, Matlack held senior roles at Turner Investment Partners, PNC Bank, and Mellon Bank. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with a concentration in finance from George Washington University. | ||
| John P. McCarthy | Co-Head | 2012 | 2016 |
| 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. | ||
| Craig C. Dembek | Head | 2012 | 2016 |
| Biography | Craig C. Dembek is head of credit research and senior research analyst on Delaware Management Company's taxable fixed income team with primary responsibility for banks, brokers, insurance companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). He rejoined the firm in March 2007. During his previous time at Delaware Investments, from April 1999 to January 2001, he was a senior investment grade credit analyst. Most recently, he spent four years at Chartwell Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and Turner Investment Partners as a senior fixed income analyst and portfolio manager. Dembek also spent two years at Stein, Roe & Farnham as a senior fixed income analyst. Earlier in his career, he worked for two years as a lead bank analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Dembek earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Vermont. | ||
| Edward A. Gray | Vice President | 2011 | 2016 |
| Biography | Ned Gray manages the Global and International Value Equity strategies and has worked with the investment team for more than 25 years. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in June 2005 in his current position, Gray worked with the team as a portfolio manager at Arborway Capital and Thomas Weisel Partners. At ValueQuest/TA, which he joined in 1987, Gray was a senior investment professional with responsibilities for portfolio management, security analysis, quantitative research, performance analysis, global research, back office/investment information systems integration, trading, and client and consultant relations. Prior to ValueQuest, he was a research analyst at the Center for Competitive Analysis. Gray received his bachelor’s degree in history from Reed College and a master of arts in law and diplomacy, in international economics, business, and law from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. | ||
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