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          As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
            December 23, 1996     (File No. 2-17613)


                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION      
                         Washington, D.C.  20549
                                      FORM N-1A

               REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933                     Post-Effective Amendment No.    89     
[ X ]

                                         and

          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940                                  Amendment No.      [ X ]


                                       IVY FUND
                  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)

                              Via Mizner Financial Plaza
                        700 South Federal Highway - Suite 300     
                         Boca Raton, Florida  33432
                       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                    Registrant's Telephone Number:  (800)
777-6472

                                  C. William Ferris
                         Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.     
                         Via Mizner Financial Plaza
                        700 South Federal Highway - Suite 300     
                         Boca Raton, Florida  33432
                       (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                      Copies to:

                               Joseph R. Fleming, Esq.
                                Dechert Price & Rhoads
                      Ten Post Office Square, South - Suite 1230  
                                Boston, MA  02109


          [ X ]        It is proposed that this Post-Effective
Amendment                     become effective on January 1, 1997
pursuant to                     subparagraph (b) of Rule 485.    

          The Registrant has elected to register an indefinite
number of           shares of beneficial interest under the
Securities Act of 1933           pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940;           accordingly, no fee is
payable herewith.  The Registrant filed on           February 28,
1996 its notice pursuant to Rule 24f-2 for the          
Registrant's most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

















          THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 89 IS BEING FILED
SOLELY IN           ORDER TO ADD TO THE EXISTING PROSPECTUS,
DATED APRIL 30, 1996,

          FOR IVY CANADA FUND, IVY CHINA REGION FUND, IVY GLOBAL
FUND, IVY           INTERNATIONAL FUND, IVY LATIN AMERICA
STRATEGY FUND AND IVY NEW

          CENTURY FUND (I) THE EXISTING PROSPECTUS, DATED JULY
20, 1996,           FOR IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND AND
(II) DISCLOSURE

          RELATING TO THREE NEW PORTFOLIOS OF THE TRUST
DESIGNATED AS IVY           GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND, IVY
ASIA PACIFIC FUND AND IVY

          INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND, THE PROSPECTUSES
AND           STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF WHICH WERE
FILED PURSUANT

          TO RULE 485(A)(2) ON OCTOBER 16, 1996.  AS SUCH, THE
PROSPECTUSES           AND STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THAT ARE INCLUDED IN

          THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 89 ARE TO BE USED
CONCURRENTLY           WITH AND SEPARATELY FROM EACH PROSPECTUS
AND STATEMENT OF

          ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE OTHER 6 SERIES OFFERED
BY THE           REGISTRANT DESIGNATED AS IVY BOND FUND, IVY
EMERGING GROWTH FUND,

          IVY GROWTH FUND, IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND, IVY
INTERNATIONAL           BOND FUND AND IVY MONEY MARKET FUND,
WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY

          REFERENCE TO THIS FILING.





































                                       IVY FUND

                                CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

               Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 contains the
Prospectuses           and Statements of Additional Information
to be used with Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Canada Fund,
Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global           Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &           Technology
Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy International Small          
Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy New       
   Century Fund, ten of the sixteen series of Ivy Fund (the       
   "Registrant").  The other six series of the Registrant are     
     described in separate prospectuses and statements of
additional           information, which are not included herewith
but are incorporated           by reference herein.

                             Items Required by Form N-1A

          PART A:

          1    COVER PAGE:  Cover Page

          2    SYNOPSIS:  Not Applicable

          3    CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION:  Schedule of Fees

          4    GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT:  Investment
Objectives                and Policies; Risk Factors and
Investment Techniques

          5    MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND:  Organization and
Management of the                Fund; Investment Manager

          6    CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES:  Dividends and
Taxes

          7    PURCHASE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED:  How to Buy
Shares;                How Your Purchase Price is Determined; How
the Fund Values                its Shares

          8    REDEMPTION OR REPURCHASE:  How to Redeem Shares;
Minimum                Account Balance Requirements; Tax
Identification Number;                Certificates; Exchange
Privilege; Reinvestment Privilege

          9    PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS:  Not Applicable


          PART B:

          10   COVER PAGE:  Cover Page

          11   TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Table of Contents

          12   GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY:  Investment
Objectives and                Policies













          13   INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES:  Investment
Objectives                and Policies; Investment Restrictions;
Additional                Restrictions

          14   MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND:  Trustees and Officers;
Investment                Advisory and Other Services

          15   CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF
SECURITIES:                 Trustees and Officers; Capitalization
and Voting Rights

          16   INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES: 
Investment Advisory                and Other Services

          17   BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES: 
Brokerage                Allocation; Portfolio Turnover

          18   CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER SECURITIES: 
Capitalization and                Voting Rights 

          19   PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF SECURITIES
BEING                OFFERED:  Net Asset Value; Redemptions

          20   TAX STATUS:  Taxation

          21   UNDERWRITERS:  Investment Advisory and Other
Services

          22   CALCULATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA:  Performance
Information

          23   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:  Financial Statements

          
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                                                                      IVY FUNDS
January 1, 1997

Ivy
International
Equity
Funds


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PROSPECTUS
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Ivy Management, Inc.
Via Mizner Financial
700 South Federal Hwy.
Boca Raton, FL 33432
1-800-456-5111

                               THROUGHOUT THE
                                 CENTURIES,
                             THE CASTLE KEEP HAS
                                BEEN A SOURCE
                            OF LONG-RANGE VISION
                                AND STRATEGIC
                                  ADVANTAGE.


        Ivy Fund (the "Trust") is a registered investment company currently
consisting of sixteen separate portfolios. Ten of these portfolios, as
identified below (the "Funds"), are described in this Prospectus. Each Fund has
its own investment objective and policies, and your interest is limited to the
Fund in which you own shares. The ten Ivy international equity funds are:

     Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
     Ivy Canada Fund
     Ivy China Region Fund
     Ivy Global Fund
     Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
     Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund
     Ivy International Fund
     Ivy International Small Companies Fund
     Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund
     Ivy New Century Fund

     This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about the Funds that
a prospective investor should know before investing. Please read it carefully
and retain it for future reference. Additional information about the Funds is
contained in the Statement of Additional Information for the Funds dated
January 1, 1997 (the "SAI"), which has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. The
SAI is available upon request and without charge from the Trust at the
Distributor's address and telephone number below.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<S>                                                                       <C>                
Expense Information                                                        2 
The Funds' Financial Highlights .........................................  6
Investment Objectives and Policies....................................... 12
Risk Factors and Investment Techniques................................... 16
Organization and Management of the Funds................................. 21
Investment Manager....................................................... 21
Fund Administration and Accounting....................................... 22
Transfer Agent........................................................... 22
Alternative Purchase Arrangements........................................ 22
Dividends and Taxes...................................................... 22
Performance Data......................................................... 23
How to Buy Shares........................................................ 23
How Your Purchase Price is Determined.................................... 24
How Each Fund Values its Shares.......................................... 24
Initial Sales Charge Alternative-Class A Shares.......................... 24
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge-Class A Shares.......................... 25
Qualifying for a Reduced Sales Charge.................................... 25
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Alternative-
      Class B and Class C Shares ........................................ 26
How to Redeem Shares..................................................... 27
Minimum Account Balance Requirements..................................... 28
Signature Guarantees..................................................... 28
Choosing a Distribution Option........................................... 28
Tax Identification Number................................................ 28
Certificates............................................................. 28
Exchange Privilege....................................................... 28
Reinvestment Privilege................................................... 29
Systematic Withdrawal Plan............................................... 29
Automatic Investment Method.............................................. 30
Consolidated Account Statements.......................................... 30
Retirement Plans......................................................... 30
Shareholder Inquiries.................................................... 30
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<S>                      <C>                                     <C>                            <C>
   BOARD OF TRUSTEES                 OFFICERS                          TRANSFER AGENT              INVESTMENT MANAGER           
 John S. Anderegg, Jr.      Michael G. Landry, Chairman                 Ivy Mackenzie             Ivy Management, Inc.          
   Paul H. Broyhill         Keith J. Carlson, President                 Services Corp.          700 South Federal Highway       
   Keith J. Carlson      James W. Broadfoot, Vice President             P.O. Box 3022            Boca Raton, FL 33432           
   Stanley Channick             C. William Ferris,                Boca Raton, FL 33431-0922         1-800-456-5111              
Frank W. DeFriece, Jr.        Secretary/Treasurer                      1-800-777-6472                                           
    Roy J. Glauber                                                                                      DISTRIBUTOR             
  Michael G. Landry               LEGAL COUNSEL                           AUDITORS                     Ivy Mackenzie            
 Joseph G. Rosenthal         Dechert Price & Rhoads               Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.           Distributors, Inc.         
 Richard N. Silverman               Boston, MA                        Ft. Lauderdale, FL         Via Mizner Financial Plaza     
   J. Brendan Swan                                                                               700 South Federal Highway      
                                     CUSTODIAN                                                      Boca Raton, FL 33432        
                            Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.                                              1-800-456-5111           
                                    Boston, MA                       
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EXPENSE INFORMATION
 
    The tables and examples below are designed to assist you in understanding
the various costs and expenses that you will bear directly or indirectly as an
investor in the Funds. Unless otherwise noted, the information is based on each
Fund's expenses during fiscal year 1995.
 
                        SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
 
    All Funds offer Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Class I shares are
offered by Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund only (generally referred to herein as the
"Class I Funds".)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      MAXIMUM SALES LOAD     MAXIMUM CONTINGENT
                                                                                     IMPOSED ON PURCHASES   DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
                                                                                          (AS A%  OF         (AS A % OF ORIGINAL
                                                                                       OFFERING PRICE)         PURCHASE PRICE)
                                                                                     --------------------   ---------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                    <C>
Class A............................................................................          5.75%(1)                None(2)
Class B............................................................................          None                    5.00%(3)
Class C............................................................................          None                    1.00%(4)
Class I............................................................................          None                    None
</TABLE>
 
None of the Funds charge a redemption fee, an exchange fee, or a sales load on
reinvested dividends.
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(1) Class A shares may be purchased under a variety of plans that provide for
    the reduction or elimination of the sales charge.
(2) A contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") may apply to the redemption of
    Class A shares that are purchased without an initial sales charge. See
    "Purchases of Class A Shares at Net Asset Value" and "Contingent Deferred
    Sales Charge -- Class A Shares."
(3) The maximum CDSC on Class B shares applies to redemptions during the first
    year after purchase. The charge declines to 4% during the second year; 3%
    during the third and fourth years; 2% during the fifth year; 1% during the
    sixth year; and 0% in the seventh year and thereafter.
(4) The CDSC on Class C shares applies only to redemptions during the first year
    after purchase.
 
                                        2
<PAGE>   3
 
                         ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
                    (AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                    TOTAL FUND
                                                               MANAGEMENT         12B-1            OTHER            OPERATING
                                                                  FEES           SERVICE/         EXPENSES           EXPENSES
                                                             (AFTER EXPENSE    DISTRIBUTION    (AFTER EXPENSE     (AFTER EXPENSE
                                                            REIMBURSEMENTS)*       FEES       REIMBURSEMENTS)*   REIMBURSEMENTS)*
                                                            ----------------   ------------   ----------------   ----------------
<S>                                                         <C>                <C>            <C>                <C>
IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND**
IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND**
  Class A.................................................        1.00%            0.25%            0.95%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.95%              2.95%
  Class C.................................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.95%              2.95%
IVY CANADA FUND
  Class A.................................................        0.85%            0.40%            1.98%              3.23%
  Class B.................................................        0.85%            1.00%(2)         1.98%              3.83%
  Class C(1)..............................................        0.85%            1.00%(2)         1.98%              3.83%
IVY CHINA REGION FUND
  Class A.................................................        0.47%            0.25%            1.48%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        0.47%            1.00%(2)         1.48%              2.95%
  Class C(1)..............................................        0.47%            1.00%(2)         1.48%              2.95%
IVY GLOBAL FUND
  Class A.................................................        0.74%            0.25%            1.21%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        0.74%            1.00%(2)         1.21%              2.95%
  Class C(1)..............................................        0.74%            1.00%(2)         1.21%              2.95%
IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND***
  Class A.................................................        0.00%            0.25%            1.95%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        0.00%            1.00%(2)         1.92%              2.92%
  Class C.................................................        0.00%            1.00%(2)         1.89%              2.89%
  Class I.................................................        0.00%            0.00%            1.86%(3)           1.86%
IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND
  Class A.................................................        1.00%            0.08%(4)         0.44%              1.52%
  Class B.................................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.44%              2.44%
  Class C(1)..............................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.44%              2.44%
  Class I.................................................        1.00%            0.00%            0.35%(3)           1.35%
IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND**
  Class A.................................................        1.00%            0.25%            0.95%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.95%              2.95%
  Class C.................................................        1.00%            1.00%(2)         0.95%              2.95%
  Class I.................................................        1.00%            0.00%            0.86%(3)           1.86%
IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND
IVY NEW CENTURY FUND
  Class A.................................................        0.00%            0.25%            1.95%              2.20%
  Class B.................................................        0.00%            1.00%(2)         1.95%              2.95%
  Class C(1)..............................................        0.00%            1.00%(2)         1.95%              2.95%
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>       <C>
 *        Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI") currently limits Total Fund
          Operating Expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees) for all Funds
          except Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy International Fund to an
          annual rate of 1.95% of each Fund's average net assets.
          Without expense reimbursements (or expense offset
          arrangements, if applicable) Management Fees would have been
          1.00% and Total Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Rule
          12b-1 fees) would have been 2.48% for Ivy China Region Fund;
          2.21% for Ivy Global Fund; 9.01% for Ivy Latin America
          Strategy Fund; 6.93% for Ivy New Century Fund and 3.82%
          greater than each figure shown for Ivy Global Science &
          Technology Fund.
 **       Expense information is based on estimated amounts for the
          current fiscal year.
***       Expense information is based on amounts from July 22, 1996
          (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1996.
(1)       The inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996.
          The expense ratios shown are estimates based on amounts
          incurred by the Fund during the year ended December 31,
          1995.
(2)       Long-term investors may, as a result of the Fund's 12b-1
          fees, pay more than the economic equivalent of the maximum
          front-end sales charge permitted by the Rules of Fair
          Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
          Inc. ("NASD").
(3)       "Other Expenses" of Class I are lower than such expenses for
          Class A, Class B and Class C shares. See "Fund
          Administration and Accounting" in this Prospectus and
          "Transfer Agent" in the SAI.
(4)       Rule 12b-1 Service Fees paid by Class A shares may increase,
          but are subject to a maximum of 0.25%. See "Alternative
          Purchase Arrangements."
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>   4
 
                                    EXAMPLES
 
    The following tables list the expenses that an investor would pay on a
$1,000 investment, assuming (1) 5% annual return and (2) unless otherwise noted,
redemption at the end of each time period. These examples further assume
reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, and that the percentage amounts
under "Total Fund Operating Expenses" (above) remain the same each year. THE
EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES.
ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THOSE SHOWN.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND+
IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND                                                     1 YEAR     3 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 79       $ 122
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 80(1)    $ 121(2)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 40(5)    $  91
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IVY CANADA FUND                                                                       1 YEAR     3 YEARS     5 YEARS     10 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------     -------     --------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 88       $ 151       $ 217        $390
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 89(1)    $ 147(2)    $ 217(3)     $393(4)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 39       $ 117       $ 197        $393(4)
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 49(5)    $ 117       $ 197        $406
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 39       $ 117       $ 197        $406
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<Caption
IVY CHINA REGION FUND
IVY GLOBAL FUND
IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND
IVY NEW CENTURY FUND                                                                  1 YEAR     3 YEARS     5 YEARS     10 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------     -------     --------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 79       $ 122       $ 169        $296
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 80(1)    $ 121(2)    $ 175(3)     $309(4)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91       $ 155        $309(4)
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 40(5)    $  91       $ 155        $327
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91       $ 155        $327
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND                                                  1 YEAR     3 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 79       $ 122
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 80(1)    $ 120(2)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  90
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 39(5)    $  89
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 29       $  89
Class I shares**....................................................................   $ 19       $  58
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND                                                                1 YEAR     3 YEARS     5 YEARS     10 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------     -------     --------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 72       $ 103       $ 136        $228
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 75(1)    $ 106(2)    $ 150(3)     $255(4)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 25       $  76       $ 130        $255(4)
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 35(5)    $  76       $ 130        $278
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 25       $  76       $ 130        $278
Class I Shares**....................................................................   $ 14       $  43       $  74        $162
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND+                                               1 YEAR     3 YEARS
                                                                                      ------     -------
<S>                                                                                   <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>
Class A Shares*.....................................................................   $ 79       $ 122
Class B Shares......................................................................   $ 80(1)    $ 121(2)
Class B Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91
Class C Shares......................................................................   $ 40(5)    $  91
Class C Shares (no redemption)......................................................   $ 30       $  91
Class I Shares**....................................................................   $ 19       $  58
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>       <C>
 *        Assumes deduction of the maximum 5.75% initial sales charge
          at the time of purchase and no deduction of a CDSC at the
          time of redemption.
 **       Class I Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge at
          the time of purchase, nor are they subject to the deduction
          of a CDSC at the time of redemption.
 +        Expense information is based on estimated amounts for the
          current fiscal year.
(1)       Assumes deduction of a 5% CDSC at the time of redemption.
(2)       Assumes deduction of a 3% CDSC at the time of redemption.
(3)       Assumes deduction of a 2% CDSC at the time of redemption.
(4)       Assumes conversion to Class A shares at the end of the
          eighth year, and therefore reflects Class A expenses for
          years nine and ten.
(5)       Assumes deduction of a 1% CDSC at the time of redemption.
</TABLE>
 
    The purpose of the foregoing table is to assist an investor in understanding
the various costs and expenses that he or she will bear directly or indirectly.
The information presented in the table does not reflect the charge of $10 per
transaction that would apply if a shareholder elects to have redemption proceeds
wired to his or her bank account. For a more detailed discussion of the Funds'
fees and expenses, see the following sections of this Prospectus: "Organization
and Management of the Funds," "Initial Sales Charge Alternative -- Class A
Shares," and "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Alternative -- Class B and Class
C Shares," and "Investment Advisory and Other Services" in the SAI.
 
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THE FUNDS' FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
   Unless otherwise noted, the tables that follow are for fiscal periods ending
December 31 of each year. The accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. has
audited Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund since their inception, and Ivy
International Fund since fiscal year ended December 31, 1992. Their report is
included in these Funds' Annual Reports, which are incorporated by reference
into the SAI. The information for Ivy International Fund for fiscal periods
prior to December 31, 1992 was audited by other independent accountants. The
Annual Reports for these six Funds contain additional information about each
Fund's performance, including a comparison to an appropriate securities index.
For a copy of your Fund's Annual Report, call 1-800-777-6472. Annual Reports are
not yet available for Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, which commenced
operations on July 22, 1996, or for Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund or Ivy International Small Companies Fund, which commenced
operations on January 1, 1997.
 
   Expense and income ratios and portfolio turnover rates have been annualized
for periods of less than one year. Total returns do not reflect sales charges,
and are not annualized for periods of less than one year (unless otherwise
noted). In addition, for fiscal years beginning on or after September 1, 1995,
registered investment companies are required to disclose average commission
rates per share for security trades on which commissions are charged. This
amount may vary from period to period and fund to fund depending on the mix of
trades executed in various markets where trading practices and commission rate
structures may differ.
 
IVY CANADA FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      CLASS A
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                        1996(H)*      1995       1994(A)     1994(B)     1993(B)     1992(B)     1991(C)
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
   <S>                                            <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........  $  9.21      $  8.90     $ 9.85      $10.04      $ 7.43      $ 8.89      $ 8.55
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment income (loss)...............     (.10)        (.19)(g)   (.11)       (.11)       (.01)       (.12)       (.03)
     Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
      (both realized and unrealized)............      .97          .75       (.81)        .24        3.35       (1.34)        .41
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
        Total from investment operations........      .87          .56       (.92)        .13        3.34       (1.46)        .38
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
    Less distributions:
     From net investment income.................       --           --         --          --          --          --          --
     From net realized gain.....................      .89          .25         --         .31         .73          --         .04
     In excess of net realized gain.............      .03           --         --          --          --          --          --
     From capital paid-in.......................       --           --        .03         .01          --          --          --
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
        Total distributions.....................      .92          .25        .03         .32         .73          --         .04
                                                  --------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
   Net asset value, end of period...............  $  9.16      $  9.21     $ 8.90      $ 9.85      $10.04      $ 7.43      $ 8.89
                                                  =========    ========    =========   =========   =========   =========   =========
   Total return(%)..............................     9.45         6.37      (9.38)       1.05       47.10      (16.42)       6.59(j)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....  $14,474      $19,353     $23,296     $34,549     $30,971     $11,280     $14,369
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)...............       --         2.90         --          --          --          --          --
    Without expense reimbursement(%)............     2.82         3.23       2.44        2.05        2.63        2.70        2.78
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%).......................    (1.73)       (2.13)(g)  (1.85)      (1.09)      (1.41)      (1.39)       (.52)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       32           21         36          62          32           2           4
   Average commission rate......................  $ .0143          N/A        N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A

                                                              CLASS A
                                                  ---------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                        1990(D)     1989(D)       1988(E)
                                                  -------     -------       -------
   <S>                                            <C>         <C>           <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........  $10.53      $10.15        $ 9.50
                                                  -------     -------       -------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment income (loss)...............     .02         .15 (g)       .17 (g)
     Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
      (both realized and unrealized)............   (1.98)        .50           .57
                                                  -------     -------       -------
        Total from investment operations........   (1.96)        .65           .74
                                                  -------     -------       -------
    Less distributions:
     From net investment income.................     .02         .24           .07
     From net realized gain.....................      --         .03           .02
     In excess of net realized gain.............      --          --            --
     From capital paid-in.......................      --          --            --
                                                  -------     -------       -------
        Total distributions.....................     .02         .27           .09
                                                  -------     -------       -------
   Net asset value, end of period...............  $ 8.55      $10.53        $10.15
                                                  =========   =========     =========
   Total return(%)..............................  (18.69)       6.41          8.15
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....  $14,268     $16,807       $5,360
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)...............      --        2.36          1.91
    Without expense reimbursement(%)............    2.89        3.14          5.05
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%).......................     .16        1.57 (g)      1.86 (g)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       0           2             3
   Average commission rate......................     N/A         N/A           N/A
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               CLASS B
                                                                                                   -------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                                                                         1996(H)*     1995       1994(A)
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
   <S>                                                                                             <C>         <C>        <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.......................................................     $ 9.21      $ 8.90      $ 9.85
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment loss......................................................................       (.11)       (.20) (g)   (.09)
     Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
      (both realized and unrealized)..........................................................        .95         .71        (.86)
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
        Total from investment operations......................................................        .84         .51        (.95)
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
    Less distributions:
     From net realized gain...................................................................        .89         .20          --
     In excess of net realized gain...........................................................        .03          --          --
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
        Total distributions...................................................................        .92         .20          --
                                                                                                   -------     -------     -------
   Net asset value, end of period.............................................................     $ 9.13      $ 9.21      $ 8.90
                                                                                                   =========   =========   =========
   Total return(%)............................................................................       9.12        5.74       (9.64)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands)...................................................     $1,148      $1,142      $  741
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%).............................................................         --        3.50          --
    Without expense reimbursement(%)..........................................................       3.42        3.83        3.03
   Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(%)......................................      (2.33)      (2.73) (g)  (2.44)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%).................................................................         32          21          36
   Average commission rate....................................................................     $.0143         N/A         N/A
 
                                                  CLASS B                   CLASS C
                                                  -------                   -------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                        1994(F)                   1996(I)*
                                                  -------                   -------
   <S>                                            <C>                       <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........  $10.16                    $10.67
                                                  -------                   -------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
     Net investment loss........................    (.02)                     (.01) 
     Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
      (both realized and unrealized)............    (.29)                     (.60) 
                                                  -------                   -------
        Total from investment operations........    (.31)                     (.61) 
                                                  -------                   -------
    Less distributions:
     From net realized gain.....................      --                       .89
     In excess of net realized gain.............      --                       .03
                                                  -------                   -------
        Total distributions.....................      --                       .92
                                                  -------                   -------
   Net asset value, end of period...............  $ 9.85                    $ 9.14
                                                  =========                 =========
   Total return(%)..............................   (3.05)                    (5.72) 
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....  $  227                    $   24
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)...............      --                        --
    Without expense reimbursement(%)............    2.68                      3.42
   Ratio of net investment loss to average net a   (1.72)                    (2.33) 
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................      62                        32
   Average commission rate......................     N/A                    $.0143
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
(a) For the six months ended December 31, 1994.
(b) For the year ended June 30.
(c) For the eight months ended June 30, 1991.
(d) For the year ended October 31.
(e) From November 18, 1987 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1988.
(f) From April 1, 1994 (commencement) to June 30, 1994.
(g) Net investment income (loss) is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(h) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(i) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(j) Annualized.
 *  Unaudited
 
                                        6
<PAGE>   7
 
IVY CHINA REGION FUND
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          CLASS A
                                                  -------------------------------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                        1996(B)*          1995           1994          1993(A)
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
   <S>                                            <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........   $  8.58        $  8.61        $ 11.55         $ 10.00
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........       .02            .14            .05            (.01)
      Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........       .82           (.01)         (2.91)           1.57
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
         Total from investment operations.......       .84            .13          (2.86)           1.56
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income................        --            .14            .05              --
      In excess of net investment income........        --             --            .03              --
      In excess of net realized gain............        --            .02             --              --
      From capital paid-in......................        --             --             --             .01
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
         Total distributions....................        --            .16            .08             .01
                                                  ---------       --------       --------       ---------
   Net asset value, end of period...............   $  9.42        $  8.58        $  8.61         $ 11.55
                                                  =========       ========       ========       =========
   Total return(%)..............................      9.66           1.59         (24.88)          15.65
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....   $15,044        $12,855        $13,180         $ 8,371
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................      2.20           2.20           2.20            1.98
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................      2.57           2.73           2.76            2.45
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%)(d)....................       .73           1.61            .55            (.91)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................        17             25              4               0
   Average commission rate......................   $ .0035            N/A            N/A             N/A
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       CLASS B                                             CLASS C
                                                  --------------------------------------------------                      ---------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                        1996(B)*         1995         1994        1993(A)                       1996(C)*
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
   <S>                                            <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........   $  8.58        $ 8.61       $11.55        $10.00                        $  9.44
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........        --           .08         (.02)         (.02)                            --
      Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........       .81          (.02)       (2.92)         1.57                           (.03)
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
         Total from investment operations.......       .81           .06        (2.94)         1.55                           (.03)
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income................        --           .08           --            --                             --
      In excess of net realized gain............        --           .01           --            --                             --
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
         Total distributions....................        --           .09           --            --                             --
                                                  ---------       ------       ------       --------                      ---------
   Net asset value, end of period...............   $  9.39        $ 8.58       $ 8.61        $11.55                        $  9.41
                                                  =========       ======       ======       ========                      =========
   Total return(%)..............................      9.31           .83       (25.45)        15.50                           (.32)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....   $ 8,432        $6,905       $7,336        $3,565                        $    --
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................      2.95          2.95         2.95          2.74                           2.95
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................      3.32          3.48         3.51          3.20                           3.32
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%)(d)....................      (.02)          .86         (.20)        (1.66)                          (0.2)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................        17            25            4             0                             17
   Average commission rate......................   $ .0035           N/A          N/A           N/A                        $ .0035
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
(a) From October 23, 1993 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1993.
(b) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(c) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(d) Net investment income (loss) is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(e) Beginning in 1995, total expenses include fees paid indirectly through an
    expense offset arrangement.
 
 *  Unaudited.
 
                                        7
<PAGE>   8
 
IVY GLOBAL FUND(H)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                CLASS A
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                   1996(E)*       1995       1994(A)      1994(B)        1993(B)        1992(B)
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
   <S>                                       <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period....   $ 11.97      $ 11.23     $ 11.52      $ 10.62        $ 10.55        $  9.40
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
    Income (loss) from investment
      operations:
      Net investment income(g).............       .10          .09          --           --            .03            .06
      Net gain (loss) on investments
       (both realized and unrealized)......      1.30         1.25        (.10)        1.79            .44           1.79
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
         Total from investment
          operations.......................      1.40         1.34        (.10)        1.79            .47           1.85
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income...........        --          .04          --          .01            .03            .06
      From net realized gain...............        --          .49         .09          .88            .37            .62
      In excess of net realized gain.......        --          .07          --           --             --             --
      From capital paid-in.................        --           --         .10           --             --            .02
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
         Total distributions...............        --          .60         .19          .89            .40            .70
                                             ---------     -------     --------     --------       --------       --------
   Net asset value, end of period..........   $ 13.37      $ 11.97     $ 11.23      $ 11.52        $ 10.62        $ 10.55
                                             =========     =======     ========     ========       ========       ========
   Total return(%).........................     11.70        12.08       (1.00)       16.71           4.54          19.91
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in
    thousands).............................   $24,692      $21,264     $19,327      $17,393        $12,391        $ 8,780
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)..........      2.20         2.20        2.20         2.20           1.95           2.02
    Without expense reimbursement(%).......      2.24         2.46        2.34         2.42           2.76           2.97
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%)(g)...............      1.59          .71        (.06)         .01            .38            .82
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............        38           53          23           85             67             59
   Average commission rate.................   $ .0133          N/A         N/A          N/A            N/A            N/A
   <CAPTION>
 
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                   1991(C)
                                             --------
   <S>                                       <C> 
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $ 10.00
                                             --------
    Income (loss) from investment
      operations:
      Net investment income(g).............      .02
      Net gain (loss) on investments
       (both realized and unrealized)......     (.61) 
                                             --------
         Total from investment
          operations.......................     (.59) 
                                             --------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income...........      .01
      From net realized gain...............       --
      In excess of net realized gain.......       --
      From capital paid-in.................       --
                                             --------
         Total distributions...............      .01
                                             --------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $  9.40
                                             ========
   Total return(%).........................   (24.65) 
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in
    thousands).............................  $ 1,667
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)..........     2.50
    Without expense reimbursement(%).......    11.70
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    average net assets(%)(g)...............      .81
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............       24
   Average commission rate.................      N/A
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             CLASS B
                                                        -------------------------------------------------
    SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                             1996(E)*       1995        1994(A)        1994(D)
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
    <S>                                                 <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>
    Net asset value, beginning of period...........       $11.97       $11.23       $11.52         $12.12
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(g)..............         .05           --         (.03)          (.01)
      Net gain (loss) on investments
       (both realized and unrealized)..............        1.30         1.25         (.12)          (.04)
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
         Total from investment operations..........        1.35         1.25         (.15)          (.05)
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
    Less distributions:
      From net realized gain.......................          --          .45          .08            .55
      In excess of net realized gain...............          --          .06           --             --
      From capital paid-in.........................          --           --          .06             --
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
         Total distributions.......................          --          .51          .14            .55
                                                        --------     --------     --------       --------
   Net asset value, end of period..................      $13.32       $11.97       $11.23         $11.52
                                                        ========     ========     ========       ========
   Total return(%).................................       11.28        11.25        (1.37)          (.38)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands)........      $6,415       $4,811       $2,956         $  376
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)..................        2.95         2.95         2.95           2.95
    Without expense reimbursement(%)...............        2.99         3.21         3.09           3.17
   Ratio of net investment loss to average net
    assets(%)(g)...................................         .84         (.04)        (.81)          (.74)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)......................          38           53           23             85
   Average commission rate.........................      $.0133          N/A          N/A            N/A
   <CAPTION>
                                             CLASS C
                                             --------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                   1996(F)*
                                             --------
   <S>                                       <C> 
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $ 13.31
                                             --------
    Income (loss) from investment operation
      Net investment income (loss)(g)......       --
      Net gain (loss) on investments
       (both realized and unrealized)......      .02
                                             --------
         Total from investment operations..      .02
                                             --------
    Less distributions:
      From net realized gain...............       --
      In excess of net realized gain.......       --
      From capital paid-in.................       --
                                             --------
         Total distributions...............       --
                                             --------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $ 13.33
                                             ========
   Total return(%).........................      .15
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $    --
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)..........     2.95
    Without expense reimbursement(%).......     2.99
   Ratio of net investment loss to average
    assets(%)(g)...........................      .84
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............       38
   Average commission rate.................  $ .0133
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(a) For the six months ended December 31, 1994.
(b) For the year ended June 30.
(c) From April 18, 1991 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 1991.
(d) From April 1, 1994 (commencement) to June 30, 1994.
(e) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(f) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(g) Net investment income (loss) is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(h) Since February 1, 1995, Ivy Global Fund's adviser has been IMI. Prior to
    February 1, 1995, Ivy Global Fund's adviser was Mackenzie Investment
    Management, Inc. ("MIMI").
 *  Unaudited.
</TABLE>
 
                                        8
<PAGE>   9
 
IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND*
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             CLASS A           CLASS B         CLASS C
                                             -------           -------         -------
           SELECTED PER SHARE DATA           1996(A)           1996(A)         1996(A)
                                             -------           -------         -------
   <S>                                       <C>               <C>             <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $10.00            $10.00          $10.00
    Income from investment operations:
      Net investment loss(b)...............    (.14)             (.19)           (.19) 
      Net gain on investments (both
       realized and unrealized)............    5.49              5.57            5.62
                                             ------            ------          ------
         Total from investment
         operations........................    5.39              5.38            5.43
                                             ------            ------          ------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $15.35            $15.38          $15.43
                                             ======            ======          ======
   Total return(%).........................   53.50             53.80           54.30
   RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
   Net assets, end of period (in
    thousands).............................  $3,743            $  958          $  421
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement(%)..........    2.20              2.92            2.89
    Without expense reimbursement(%).......    6.02              6.74            6.71
   Ratio of net investment loss to average
    net assets(%)(b).......................   (2.07)            (2.79)          (2.76) 
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............      53%               53 %            53 %
   Average commission rate.................  $.0598            $.0598          $.0598
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
(a) From July 22, 1996 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1996.
(b) Net investment loss is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
 
 *  Unaudited.
 
                                        9
<PAGE>   10
 
IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND+
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    CLASS A
                                             --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                   1996(C)*       1995         1994         1993         1992          1991        1990
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
   <S>                                       <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>         <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $ 30.67      $  27.60     $  27.71     $  18.88     $  19.37       $ 16.98     $ 20.31
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
    Income (loss) from investment
      operations:
      Net investment income................      .29           .25          .07          .12          .27(e)        .26         .50
      Net gain (loss) on investment
       transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)......     3.45          3.22         1.01         9.01         (.26)         2.61       (3.13)
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
         Total from investment
          operations.......................     3.74          3.47         1.08         9.13          .01          2.87       (2.63)
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income...........       --           .25          .07          .08          .27           .26         .51
      From net realized gain...............       --           .12         1.11          .22          .23           .22         .19
      In excess of net realized gain.......       --            03           --           --           --            --          --
      From capital paid-in.................       --            --          .01           --           --            --          --
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
         Total distributions...............       --           .40         1.19          .30          .50           .48         .70
                                             --------     --------     --------     --------     --------       -------     -------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $ 34.41      $  30.67     $  27.60     $  27.71     $  18.88       $ 19.37     $ 16.98
                                             ========     ========     ========     ========     ========       =======     =======
   Total return(%).........................    12.19         12.65         3.92        48.37          .07         16.93      (12.97)

   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in
    thousands).............................  $699,700     $475,989     $229,586     $172,539     $109,637       $97,486     $64,651
   Ratio of expenses to average net
    assets(%)..............................     1.61          1.52         1.58         1.61         1.71(f)       1.64        1.66
   Ratio of net investment income to
    average net assets(%)..................     1.98           .97          .30          .56         1.36(e)       1.50        2.50
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............       16             6            7           19           20            27          29
   Average commission rate.................  $ .0056           N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A           N/A         N/A
 
                                                           CLASS A
                                             ------------------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                    1989        1988        1987        1986
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
   <S>                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $ 16.62     $ 12.90     $ 12.40     $10.07
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
    Income (loss) from investment
      operations:
      Net investment income................      .27         .12         .04        .03
      Net gain (loss) on investment
       transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)......     4.43        3.71        2.38       2.37
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
         Total from investment
          operations.......................     4.70        3.83        2.42       2.40
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income...........      .17         .11         .05        .07
      From net realized gain...............      .84          --        1.87         --
      In excess of net realized gain.......       --          --          --         --
      From capital paid-in.................       --          --          --         --
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
         Total distributions...............     1.01         .11        1.92        .07
                                             -------     -------     -------     ------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $ 20.31     $ 16.62     $ 12.90     $12.40
                                             =======     =======     =======     ======
   Total return(%).........................    28.26       29.72       19.51      11.21(g)

   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in
    thousands).............................  $58,469     $23,637     $21,146     $9,587
   Ratio of expenses to average net
    assets(%)..............................     1.80        1.93        1.88       2.00
   Ratio of net investment income to
    average net assets(%)..................     1.20         .80         .40        .30
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............       23          45          47         20
   Average commission rate.................      N/A         N/A         N/A        N/A
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            CLASS B                             CLASS C
                                                          --------------------------------------------          --------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                                1996(C)*      1995        1994       1993(A)          1996(D)*
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
   <S>                                                    <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>               <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period..............     $ 30.67      $ 27.60     $ 27.71     $25.86            $32.68
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)...................         .14          .01        (.10)      (.01)              .03
      Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)................        3.46         3.20         .91       2.12              1.55
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
         Total from investment operations............        3.60         3.21         .81       2.11              1.58
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income.....................          --          .01          --        .04                --
      From net realized gain.........................          --          .10         .90        .22                --
      In excess of net realized gain.................          --          .03          --         --                --
      From capital paid-in...........................          --           --         .02         --                --
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
         Total distributions.........................          --          .14         .92        .26                --
                                                          --------     -------     -------     -------          --------
   Net asset value, end of period....................     $ 34.27      $ 30.67     $ 27.60     $27.71            $34.26
                                                          ========     =======     =======     =======          ========
   Total return(%)...................................       11.74        11.62        2.96       7.65              4.83

   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands)..........     $168,490     $74,650     $30,143     $2,846            $3,620
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets(%)........        2.43         2.44        2.50       2.59              2.43
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
    net assets(%)....................................        1.16          .05        (.62)      (.42)             1.16
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)........................          16            6           7         19                16
   Average commission rate...........................     $ .0056          N/A         N/A        N/A            $.0056
 
                                                        CLASS I
                                             ------------------------------
   SELECTED PER SHARE DATA                   1996(C)*     1995       1994(B)
                                             -------     -------     ------
   <S>                                     <C>           <C>         <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period....  $30.67      $ 27.60     $29.06
                                             -------     -------     ------
    Income (loss) from investment operation
      Net investment income (loss).........     .32          .30        .03
      Net gain (loss) on investment transac
       (both realized and unrealized)......    3.45         3.22       (.49)
                                             -------     -------     ------
         Total from investment operations..    3.77         3.52       (.46)
                                             -------     -------     ------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income...........      --          .30        .03
      From net realized gain...............      --          .12        .92
      In excess of net realized gain.......      --          .03         --
      From capital paid-in.................      --           --        .05
                                             -------     -------     ------
         Total distributions...............      --          .45       1.00
                                             -------     -------     ------
   Net asset value, end of period..........  $34.44      $ 30.67     $27.60
                                             =======     =======     ======
   Total return(%).........................   12.29        12.85      (1.64)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands)  $32,984     $13,020     $4,921
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets(    1.34         1.35       1.41
   Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
    net assets(%)..........................    2.25         1.14        .47
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)..............      16            6          7
   Average commission rate.................  $.0056          N/A        N/A
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
 +  Since April 1, 1993, Ivy International Fund's subadviser has been Northern
    Cross Investments Limited. In prior periods, Ivy International Fund had the
    following subadvisers: Boston Overseas Investors, Inc., from July 1, 1990
    through March 31, 1993; and Marsh & Cunningham, from November 15, 1985
    through June 30, 1990.
(a) From October 23, 1993 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1993.
(b) From October 6, 1994 (commencement) to December 31, 1994.
(c) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(d) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(e) Net investment income is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(f) The ratio of expenses to average net assets is net of expenses reimbursed by
    IMI. If IMI had not reimbursed expenses during the year ended December 31,
    1992, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.80%.
(g) From May 1, 1986 (when first offered for public sale) to December 31, 1986.
 
 *  Unaudited.
 
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<PAGE>   11
 
IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                CLASS A                                        CLASS B
                                                  ------------------------------------           -----------------------------------
              SELECTED PER SHARE DATA             1996(B)*        1995         1994(A)           1996(B)*       1995         1994(A)
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
   <S>                                            <C>            <C>           <C>               <C>           <C>           <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........  $  6.88        $  8.37       $10.00            $ 6.88        $  8.37       $10.00
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
    Loss from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........      .05            .01           --               .02           (.02)        (.01)
      Net loss on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........     1.76          (1.45)       (1.63)             1.75          (1.47)       (1.62)
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
         Total from investment operations.......     1.81          (1.44)       (1.63)             1.77          (1.49)       (1.63)
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
    Less distributions:
      From capital paid-in......................       --            .05           --                --             --           --
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
         Total distributions....................       --            .05           --                --             --           --
                                                  --------       -------       -------           -------       -------       -------
   Net asset value, end of period...............  $  8.69        $  6.88       $ 8.37            $ 8.65        $  6.88       $ 8.37
                                                  ========       =======       =======           =======       =======       =======
   Total return(%)..............................    26.31         (17.28)      (16.10)            25.73         (17.90)      (16.20)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....  $ 2,986        $ 2,015       $  571            $1,411        $   684       $  122
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     2.20           2.20         2.20              2.95           2.95         2.95
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     5.97           9.26        16.22              6.72          10.01        16.97
   Ratio of net investment income to average net
    assets(%)(d)................................     1.53            .22          .21               .78           (.53)        (.54)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       32             45           82                32             45           82
   Average commission rate......................  $ .0001            N/A          N/A            $.0001            N/A          N/A
 
                                                  CLASS C
                                                  --------
              SELECTED PER SHARE DATA             1996(C)*
                                                  --------
   <S>                                            <C> 
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........   $ 7.96
                                                  --------
    Loss from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........      .02
      Net loss on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........      .68
                                                  --------
         Total from investment operations.......      .70
                                                  --------
    Less distributions:
      From capital paid-in......................       --
                                                  --------
         Total distributions....................       --
                                                  --------
   Net asset value, end of period...............   $ 8.66
                                                  ========
   Total return(%)..............................     8.92
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....   $   29
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     2.95
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     6.72
   Ratio of net investment income to average net
    assets(%)(d)................................      .78
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       32
   Average commission rate......................   $.0001
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
(a) From November 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1994.
(b) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(c) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(d) Net investment income (loss) is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(e) Beginning in 1995, total expenses include fees paid indirectly through an
    expense offset arrangement.
 
 *  Unaudited.
 
IVY NEW CENTURY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                CLASS A                                       CLASS B
                                                  -----------------------------------           -----------------------------------
              SELECTED PER SHARE DATA             1996(B)*        1995        1994(A)           1996(B)*       1995         1994(A)
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
   <S>                                            <C>            <C>          <C>               <C>           <C>           <C>
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........  $  9.05        $ 8.64       $10.00            $ 9.05        $  8.64       $10.00
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........      .03           .01           --                --           (.02)          --
      Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........     1.13           .54        (1.36)             1.13            .51        (1.36)
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
         Total from investment operations.......     1.16           .55        (1.36)             1.13            .49        (1.36)
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income................       --           .01           --                --             --           --
      From net realized gain....................       --           .10           --                --            .08           --
      In excess of net realized gain............       --           .03           --                --             --           --
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
         Total distributions....................       --           .14           --                --            .08           --
                                                  --------       ------       -------           -------       -------       -------
   Net asset value, end of period...............  $ 10.21        $ 9.05       $ 8.64            $10.18        $  9.05       $ 8.64
                                                  ========       ======       =======           =======       =======       =======
   Total return(%)..............................    12.82          6.40       (13.50)            12.49           5.62       (13.60)
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....  $ 7,311        $3,435       $  611            $3,574        $   945       $  121
   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     2.20          2.20         2.20              2.95           2.95         2.95
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     3.68          7.18        20.74              4.43           7.93        21.49
   Ratio of net investment income to average net
    assets(%)(d)................................      .81           .24          .52               .06           (.51)        (.23)
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       28            14            0                28             14            0
   Average commission rate......................  $ .0010           N/A          N/A            $.0010            N/A          N/A
 
                                                  CLASS C
                                                  --------
              SELECTED PER SHARE DATA             1996(C)*
                                                  --------
   <S>                                            <C> 
   Net asset value, beginning of period.........   $ 9.89
                                                  --------
    Income (loss) from investment operations:
      Net investment income (loss)(d)...........       --
      Net gain (loss) on investment transactions
       (both realized and unrealized)...........      .30
                                                  --------
         Total from investment operations.......      .30
                                                  --------
    Less distributions:
      From net investment income................       --
      From net realized gain....................       --
      In excess of net realized gain............       --
                                                  --------
         Total distributions....................       --
                                                  --------
   Net asset value, end of period...............   $10.19
                                                  ========
   Total return(%)..............................     3.03
   RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
   Net assets, end of period (in thousands).....   $   62

   Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
    With expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     2.95
    Without expense reimbursement and fees paid
      indirectly(%)(e)..........................     4.43
   Ratio of net investment income to average net
    assets(%)(d)................................      .06
   Portfolio turnover rate(%)...................       28
   Average commission rate......................   $.0010
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 
(a) From November 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1994.
(b) For the six months ended June 30, 1996.
(c) From April 30, 1996 (commencement) to June 30, 1996.
(d) Net investment income (loss) is net of expenses reimbursed by IMI.
(e) Beginning in 1995, total expenses include fees paid indirectly through an
    expense offset arrangement.
 
 *  Unaudited.
 
                                       11
<PAGE>   12
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
 
    Each Fund has its own investment objective and policies, which are described
below. Each Fund's investment objective is fundamental and may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.
Except for a Fund's investment objective and those investment restrictions
specifically identified as fundamental, all investment policies and practices
described in this Prospectus and in the SAI are non-fundamental, and may be
changed by the Trustees without shareholder approval. There can be no assurance
that a Fund's objective will be met. The different types of securities and
investment techniques used by the Funds involve varying degrees of risk. For
information about the particular risks associated with each type of investment,
see "Risk Factors and Investment Techniques," below, and the SAI.
 
    Whenever an investment objective, policy or restriction of a Fund described
in this Prospectus or in the SAI states a maximum percentage of assets that may
be invested in a security or other asset or describes a policy regarding quality
standards, that percentage limitation or standard will, unless otherwise
indicated, apply to the Fund only at the time a transaction takes place. Thus,
for example, if a percentage limitation is adhered to at the time of investment,
a later increase or decrease in the percentage that results from circumstances
not involving any affirmative action by the Fund will not be considered a
violation.
 
    IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND:  The Fund's principal investment objective is long-
term growth. Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal
objective. Under normal circumstances the Fund invests at least 65% of its total
assets in securities issued in Asia-Pacific countries, which for purposes of
this Prospectus are defined to include China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan,
Thailand and Vietnam. Securities of Asia-Pacific issuers include: (a) securities
of companies organized under the laws of an Asia-Pacific country or for which
the principal securities trading market is in the Asia-Pacific region; (b)
securities that are issued or guaranteed by the government of an Asia-Pacific
country, its agencies or instrumentalities, political subdivisions or the
country's central bank; (c) securities of a company, wherever organized, where
at least 50% of the company's non-current assets, capitalization, gross revenue
or profit in any one of the two most recent fiscal years represents (directly or
indirectly through subsidiaries) assets or activities located in the
Asia-Pacific region; and (d) any of the preceding types of securities in the
form of depository shares.
 
    The Fund may participate in markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and
it is expected that the Fund will be invested at all times in at least three
Asia-Pacific countries. The Fund does not expect to concentrate its investments
in any particular industry, but it may invest 25% or more of its total assets in
the securities of issuers located in any one Asia-Pacific country. See Appendix
C to the SAI for further information about the economic characteristics of
certain Asia-Pacific countries.
 
    The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in investment-grade debt
securities of government or corporate issuers in emerging market countries,
investment-grade equity and debt securities of issuers in developed countries
(including the United States), warrants, and cash or cash equivalents, such as
bank obligations (including certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances),
commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements. For temporary
defensive purposes, the Fund may invest without limit in such instruments. The
Fund may also invest up to 5% of its net assets in zero coupon bonds, and in
debt securities rated Ba or below by Moody's Investor Services, Inc. ("Moody's")
or BB or below by Standard and Poor's Corporation ("S&P"), or if unrated, are
considered by IMI to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high
yield" or "junk" bonds).
 
    For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow up to one-third of
the value of its total assets from banks, but may not purchase securities at any
time during which the value of the Fund's outstanding loans exceeds 10% of the
value of the Fund's assets. The Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange
transactions and enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may
also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other investment companies that
invest in securities issued in Asia-Pacific countries, and (ii) up to 15% of its
net assets in restricted and other illiquid securities.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and may write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in stock index and foreign currency futures contracts, provided
that the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does not exceed 15% of
its total assets.
 
    IVY CANADA FUND:  Ivy Canada Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in equity securities of Canadian companies. Canada is one of
the world's leading industrial countries and a major exporter of agricultural
products. The country is rich in natural resources such as zinc, uranium,
nickel, gold, silver, aluminum, iron and copper, and forest covers over 44% of
land areas, making Canada a leading world producer of newsprint. Canada is also
a major producer of hydroelectricity, oil and gas.
 
    As a fundamental policy, the Fund normally invests at least 65% of its total
assets in Canadian equity securities (i.e., common and preferred stock,
securities convertible into common stock and common stock purchase warrants)
listed on Canadian stock exchanges or traded over-the-counter in Canada.
Canadian issuers are companies (i) organized under the laws of Canada, (ii) for
which the principal securities trading market is in Canada, (iii) which derive
at least 50% of their revenues or profits from goods produced or sold,
investments made or services performed in Canada, or (iv) which have at least
50% of their assets situated in Canada. The balance of the Fund's assets
ordinarily are invested in (i) bills and bonds of the Canadian Government and
the governments of the provinces or municipalities of Canada, (ii) high quality
notes and debentures of Canadian companies (i.e., those rated Aaa or Aa by
Moody's or AAA or AA by S&P, or if unrated, judged to be of comparable quality
by Mackenzie Financial Corporation ("MFC"), the Fund's Adviser), (iii) foreign
securities (including sponsored or unsponsored American Depository Receipts
("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts ("GDRs"), American Depository Shares
("ADSs") and Global Depository Shares ("GDSs")), (iv) U.S. Government
securities, (v) equity securities and investment-grade debt securities (i.e.,
those rated Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or if unrated, are
considered by MFC to be of comparable quality) of U.S. companies, and (vi) zero
coupon bonds that meet these credit quality standards.
 
    The Fund may purchase securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment
basis, engage in currency exchange transactions and enter into forward foreign
currency contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets
in other investment companies and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted
and other illiquid securities.
 
    For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest without limit in U.S.
or Canadian dollar-denominated money market securities issued by
 
                                       12
<PAGE>   13
 
entities organized in the U.S. or Canada, such as (i) obligations issued or
guaranteed by the Canadian Government or the governments of the provinces or
municipalities of Canada (or their agencies or instrumentalities), (ii) finance
company and corporate commercial paper (and other short-term corporate
obligations rated Prime-1 by Moody's or A or better by S&P, or if unrated,
considered by MFC to be of comparable quality), (iii) obligations of banks
(i.e., certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances)
considered creditworthy by MFC under guidelines approved by the Trust's Board of
Trustees, and (iv) repurchase agreements with broker-dealers and banks. For
temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may also borrow up to 10% of the value
of its total assets from banks.
 
    IVY CHINA REGION FUND:  Ivy China Region Fund's principal investment
objective is long-term capital growth. Consideration of current income is
secondary to this principal objective. The Fund seeks to meet its objective
primarily by investing in the equity securities of companies that are expected
to benefit from the economic development and growth of China, Hong Kong and
Taiwan. A significant percentage of the Fund's assets may also be invested in
the securities markets of South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia
and the Philippines (collectively, with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the "China
Region").
 
    The Fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in "Greater China
growth companies," defined as companies (a) that are organized in or for which
the principal securities trading markets are the China Region; (b) that have at
least 50% of their assets in one or more China Region countries or derive at
least 50% of their gross sales revenues or profits from providing goods or
services to or from within one or more China Region countries; or (c) that have
at least 35% of their assets in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, derive at least 35%
of their gross sales revenues or profits from providing goods or services to or
from within these three countries, or have significant manufacturing or other
operations in these countries. IMI's determination as to whether a company
qualifies as a Greater China growth company is based primarily on information
contained in financial statements, reports, analyses and other pertinent
information (some of which may be obtained directly from the company). The Fund
may invest 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of issuers located
in any one China Region country, and currently expects to invest more than 50%
of its total assets in Hong Kong. See Appendix C to the SAI for further
information about the economic characteristics of certain China Region
countries.
 
    The balance of the Fund's assets ordinarily are invested in (i) certain
investment-grade debt securities and (ii) the equity securities of "China Region
associated companies," which are companies that do not meet the definition of a
Greater China growth company, but whose current or expected performance, based
on certain identified factors (such as the growth trends in the location of a
company's assets and the sources of its revenues and profits), is judged by IMI
to be strongly associated with the China Region. The investment-grade debt
securities in which the Fund may invest include (a) obligations of the U.S.
Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, (b) obligations of U.S. banks
and other banks organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong, Taiwan or
countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development ("OECD"), and (c) obligations denominated in any currency issued by
international development institutions and Hong Kong, Taiwan and OECD member
governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, as well as repurchase
agreements with respect to any of the foregoing instruments. The Fund may also
invest in zero coupon bonds, and corporate bonds rated Baa or higher by Moody's
or BBB or higher by S&P (or if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of
comparable quality).
 
    The Fund may invest less than 35% of its net assets in debt securities rated
Ba or below by Moody's or BB or below by S&P, or, if unrated, considered by IMI
to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk"
bonds). The Fund will not invest in debt securities rated less than C by either
Moody's or S&P. As of November 15, 1996, the Fund had 1.00% of its total assets
invested in low-rated debt securities.
 
    The Fund may invest in sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs,
warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis,
engage in currency exchange transactions and enter into forward foreign currency
contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other
investment companies, and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and
other illiquid securities.
 
    For temporary defensive purposes and during periods when IMI believes that
circumstances warrant, the Fund may reduce its position in Greater China growth
companies and Greater China associated companies and increase its investment in
cash and liquid debt securities, such as U.S. Government securities, bank
obligations, commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements. For
temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may also borrow up to 10% of the value
of its total assets from banks.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and may write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in stock index futures contracts, provided that the Fund's
aggregate investment in such contracts does not exceed 15% of its total assets.
 
    IVY GLOBAL FUND:  The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through a flexible
policy of investing in stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments
of any nation. Any income realized will be incidental. Under normal conditions,
the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total assets in the common stock of
companies throughout the world, with at least three different countries (one of
which may be the United States) represented in the Fund's overall portfolio
holdings. Although the Fund generally invests in common stock, it may also
invest in preferred stocks, sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs,
and investment-grade debt securities (i.e., those rated Baa or higher by Moody's
or BBB or higher by S&P, or if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of
comparable quality), including corporate bonds, notes, debentures, convertible
bonds and zero coupon bonds.
 
    The Fund may invest less than 35% of its net assets in debt securities rated
Ba or below by Moody's or BB or below by S&P, or if unrated, considered by IMI
to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk"
bonds). The Fund will not invest in debt securities rated less than C by either
Moody's or S&P. As of November 15, 1996, the Fund had 0.99% of its total assets
invested in low-rated debt securities.
 
    The Fund may invest in equity real estate investment trusts, warrants,
purchase securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis, engage in
currency exchange transactions and enter into forward foreign currency
contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other
investment companies and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and
other illiquid securities.
 
    For temporary defensive purposes and during periods when IMI believes that
circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in U.S. Government
securities, obligations issued by domestic or foreign banks (including
certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances), and domestic
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foreign commercial paper (which, if issued by a corporation, must be rated
Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by S&P, or if unrated has been issued by a company
that at the time of investment has an outstanding debt issue rated AAA or AA by
S&P or Aaa or Aa by Moody's). The Fund may also enter into repurchase
agreements, and, for temporary or emergency purposes, may borrow up to 10% of
the value of its total assets from banks.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options stock indices, provided the
premium paid for such options does not exceed 10% of the Fund's net assets. The
Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 50% of the value of
its net assets, and my write covered call options so long as not more than 20%
of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the exercise of the
calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and
options on) stock index and foreign currency futures contracts, provided that
the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does not exceed 20% of its
total assets.
 
    IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND:  The Fund's investment objective is
long-term growth. Any income realized will be incidental. Under normal
conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in the equity
securities of companies throughout the world that own, explore or develop
natural resources and other basic commodities, or supply goods and services to
such companies. Under this investment policy, at least three different countries
(one of which may be the United States) will be represented in the Fund's
overall portfolio holdings. "Natural resources" generally include precious
metals (such as gold, silver and platinum), ferrous and nonferrous metals (such
as iron, aluminum and copper), strategic metals (such as uranium and titanium),
coal, oil, natural gases, timber, undeveloped real property and agricultural
commodities. Although the Fund generally invests in common stock, it may also
invest in preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock and
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs. The Fund may also invest
directly in precious metals and other physical commodities.
 
    IMI believes that certain political and economic changes in the global
environment in recent years have had and will continue to have a profound effect
on global supply and demand of natural resources, and that rising demand from
developing markets and new sources of supply should create attractive investment
opportunities. In selecting the Fund's investments, IMI will seek to identify
securities of companies that, in IMI's opinion, appear to be undervalued
relative to the value of the companies' natural resource holdings.
 
    For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest without limit in cash
or cash equivalents, such as bank obligations (including certificates of deposit
and bankers' acceptances), commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase
agreements. For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow up to
one-third of the value of its total assets from banks, but may not purchase
securities at any time during which the value of the Fund's outstanding loans
exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's total assets. The Fund may engage in
foreign currency exchange transactions and enter into forward foreign currency
contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other
investment companies and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and
other illiquid securities.
 
    For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and
options on) foreign currency futures contracts, provided that the Fund's
aggregate investment in such contracts does not exceed 15% of its total assets.
 
    IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND:  The Fund's principal investment
objective is long-term capital growth. Any income realized will be incidental.
Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total assets
in the common stock of companies that are expected to benefit from the
development, advancement and use of science and technology. Under this
investment policy, at least three different countries (one of which may be the
United States) will be represented in the Fund's overall portfolio holdings.
Industries likely to be represented in the Fund's portfolio include computers
and peripheral products, software, electronic components and systems,
telecommunications, media and information services, pharmaceuticals, hospital
supply and medical devices, biotechnology, environmental services, chemicals and
synthetic materials, and defense and aerospace. The Fund may also invest in
companies that are expected to benefit indirectly from the commercialization of
technological and scientific advances. In recent years, rapid advances in these
industries have stimulated unprecedented growth. While this is no guarantee of
future performance, IMI believes that these industries offer substantial
opportunities for long-term capital appreciation.
 
    Although the Fund generally invests in common stock, it may also invest in
preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs and investment-grade debt securities
(i.e., those rated Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or if
unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), including corporate
bonds, notes, debentures, convertible bonds and zero-coupon bonds. The Fund may
also invest up to 5% of its net assets in debt securities that are rated Ba or
below by Moody's or BB or below by S&P, or if unrated, are considered by IMI to
be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds).
The Fund will not invest in debt securities rated less than C by either Moody's
or S&P. (A description of the ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P is contained
in Appendix A to the SAI).
 
    The Fund may invest in warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or
firm commitment basis, engage in currency exchange transactions and enter into
forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of
its total assets in other investment companies and (ii) up to 15% of its net
assets in restricted and other illiquid securities.
 
    For temporary defensive purposes and during periods when IMI believes that
circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in U.S. Government
securities, obligations issued by domestic or foreign banks (including
certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances), and domestic
or foreign commercial paper (which, if issued by a corporation, must be rated
Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by S&P, or if unrated has been issued by a company
that at the time of investment has an outstanding debt issue rated AAA or AA by
S&P or Aaa or Aa by Moody's). The Fund may also enter into repurchase
agreements, and, for temporary or emergency purposes, may borrow up to 10% of
the value of its total assets from banks.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on stock indices and on
individual securities, provided the premium paid for such options does not
exceed 10% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may also sell covered
put options with respect to up to 50% of the value of its net assets, and may
sell covered call options so long as not more than 20% of the Fund's net assets
is subject to being purchased upon the exercise of the calls. For hedging
purposes only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and options on) stock
index and foreign currency futures contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate
investment in such contracts does not exceed 20% of the value of its total
assets.
 
    IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND:  The Fund's principal objective is long-term capital
growth primarily through investment in equity securities. Consideration of
current income is secondary to this principal objective. It is anticipated that
at least 65% of the Fund's total assets will be invested in common stocks (and
 
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securities convertible into common stocks) principally traded in European,
Pacific Basin and Latin American markets. Under this investment policy, at least
three different countries (other than the United States) will be represented in
the Fund's overall portfolio holdings. For temporary defensive purposes, the
Fund may also invest in equity securities principally traded in U.S. markets.
The Fund's subadviser, Northern Cross Investments Limited ("Northern Cross"),
invests the Fund's assets in a variety of economic sectors, industry segments
and individual securities in order to reduce the effects of price volatility in
any one area and to enable shareholders to participate in markets that do not
necessarily move in concert with U.S. markets. Northern Cross seeks to identify
rapidly expanding foreign economies, and then searches out growing industries
and corporations, focusing on companies with established records. Individual
securities are selected based on value indicators, such as a low price-earnings
ratio, and are reviewed for fundamental financial strength. Companies in which
investments are made will generally have at least $1 billion in capitalization
and a solid history of operations.
 
    When economic or market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest without
limit in U.S. Government securities, investment-grade debt securities (i.e.,
those rated Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or if unrated, are
considered by Northern Cross to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks,
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs, warrants, or cash or cash
equivalents such as bank obligations (including certificates of deposit and
bankers' acceptances), commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase
agreements. For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow up to 10%
of the value of its total assets from banks. The Fund may also purchase
securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis, and may engage in
currency exchange transactions and enter into forward foreign currency
contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other
investment companies and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and
other illiquid securities.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and may write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in (and options on) stock index and foreign currency futures
contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does
not exceed 15% of its total assets.
 
    IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND:  The Fund's principal investment
objective is long-term growth primarily through investment in foreign equity
securities. Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal
objective. Under normal circumstances the Fund invests at least 65% of its total
assets in common and preferred stocks (and securities convertible into common
stocks) of foreign issuers having total market capitalization of less than $1
billion. Under this investment policy, at least three different countries (other
than the United States) will be represented in the Fund's overall portfolio
holdings. For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may also invest in equity
securities principally traded in the United States. The Fund will invest its
assets in a variety of economic sectors, industry segments and individual
securities in order to reduce the effects of price volatility in any area and to
enable shareholders to participate in markets that do not necessarily move in
concert with the U.S. market. The factors that IMI considers in determining the
appropriate distribution of investments among various countries and regions
include prospects for relative economic growth, expected levels of inflation,
government policies influencing business conditions and the outlook for currency
relationships.
 
    In selecting the Fund's investments, IMI will seek to identify securities
that are attractively priced relative to their intrinsic value. The intrinsic
value of a particular security is analyzed by reference to characteristics such
as relative price/earnings ratio, dividend yield and other relevant factors
(such as applicable financial, tax, social and political conditions).
 
    When economic or market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest without
limit in U.S. Government securities, investment-grade debt securities, zero
coupon bonds, preferred stocks, warrants, or cash or cash equivalents such as
bank obligations (including certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances),
commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements. The Fund may also
invest up to 5% of its net assets in debt securities rated Ba or below by
Moody's or BB or below by S&P, or if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of
comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds).
 
    For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow up to one-third of
the value of its total assets from banks, but may not purchase securities at any
time during which the value of the Fund's outstanding loans exceeds 10% of the
value of the Fund's assets. The Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange
transactions and enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may
also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other investment companies and
(ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and other illiquid securities.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and may write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in stock index and foreign currency futures contracts, provided
that the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does not exceed 15% of
its total assets.
 
    IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND:  The Fund's principal investment objective
is long-term capital growth. Consideration of current income is secondary to
this principal objective. Under normal conditions the Fund invests at least 65%
of its total assets in securities issued in Latin America, which for purposes of
this Prospectus is defined as Mexico, Central America, South America and the
Spanish-speaking islands of the Caribbean. Securities of Latin American issuers
include (a) securities of companies organized under the laws of a Latin American
country or for which the principal securities trading market is in Latin
America; (b) securities that are issued or guaranteed by the government of a
Latin American country, its agencies or instrumentalities, political
subdivisions or the country's central bank; (c) securities of a company,
wherever organized, where at least 50% of the company's non-current assets,
capitalization, gross revenue or profit in any one of the two most recent fiscal
years represents (directly or indirectly through subsidiaries) assets or
activities located in Latin America; or (d) any of the preceding types of
securities in the form of depository shares. The Fund may participate in markets
throughout Latin America, and it is expected that the Fund will be invested at
all times in at least three countries. Under present conditions, the Fund
expects to focus its investments in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and
Venezuela, which IMI believes are the most developed capital markets in Latin
America. The Fund does not expect to concentrate its investments in any
particular industry.
 
    The Fund's equity investments consist of common stock, preferred stock
(either convertible or non-convertible), sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs,
ADSs and GDSs, and warrants (any of which may be purchased
 
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through rights). The Fund's equity securities may be listed on securities
exchanges, traded over-the-counter, or have no organized market.
 
    The Fund may invest in debt securities (including zero coupon bonds) when
IMI anticipates that the potential for capital appreciation from debt securities
is likely to equal or exceed that of equity securities (e.g., a favorable change
in relative foreign exchange rates, interest rate levels or the creditworthiness
of issuers). These include debt securities issued by Latin American Governments
("Sovereign Debt"). Most of the debt securities in which the Fund may invest are
not rated, and those that are rated are expected to be below investment-grade
(i.e., rated Ba or below by Moody's or BB or below by S&P, or considered by IMI
to be of comparable quality), and are commonly referred to as "high yield" or
"junk" bonds. As of November 15, 1996, the Fund had 0.67% of its total assets
invested in low-rated debt securities.
 
    To meet redemptions, or while the Fund is anticipating investments in Latin
American securities, the Fund may hold cash or cash equivalents such as bank
obligations (including certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances),
commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements. For temporary
defensive or emergency purposes, the Fund may (i) invest without limit in such
instruments, and (ii) borrow up to one-third of the value of its total assets
from banks (but may not purchase securities at any time during which the value
of the Fund's outstanding loans exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's total
assets).
 
    The Fund may invest in warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or
firm commitment basis, engage in currency exchange transactions and enter into
forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of
its total assets in other investment companies, and (ii) up to 15% of its net
assets in restricted and other illiquid securities. The Fund will treat any
Latin American securities that are subject to restrictions on repatriation for
more than seven days, as well as any securities issued in connection with Latin
American debt conversion programs that are restricted to remittance of invested
capital or profits, as illiquid securities for purposes of this limitation.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and my write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in (and options on) stock index and foreign currency futures
contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does
not exceed 15% of its total assets.
 
    IVY NEW CENTURY FUND:  The Fund's principal objective is long-term growth.
Consideration of current income is secondary to this principal objective. In
pursuing its objective, the Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of
companies that IMI believes will benefit from the economic development and
growth of emerging markets. The Fund considers countries having emerging markets
to be those that (i) are generally considered to be "developing" or "emerging"
by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, or (ii) are
classified by the United Nations (or otherwise regarded by their authorities) as
"emerging." Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its
total assets in equity securities (including common and preferred stocks,
convertible debt obligations, warrants, options, rights, and sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs that are listed on stock exchanges or
traded over-the-counter) of "Emerging Market growth companies," which are
defined as companies (a) for which the principal securities trading market is an
emerging market (as defined above), (b) that (alone or on a consolidated basis)
derives 50% or more of its total revenue either from goods, sales or services in
emerging markets, or (c) that are organized under the laws of (and with a
principal office in) an emerging market country.
 
    The Fund normally invests its assets in the securities of issuers located in
at least three emerging market countries, and may invest 25% or more of its
total assets in the securities of issuers located in any one country. IMI's
determination as to whether a company qualifies as a Emerging Markets growth
company is based primarily on information contained in financial statements,
reports, analyses and other pertinent information (some of which may be obtained
directly from the company).
 
    For purposes of capital appreciation, the Fund may invest up to 35% of its
assets in (i) debt securities of government or corporate issuers in emerging
market countries, (ii) equity and debt securities of issuers in developed
countries (including the United States), and (iii) cash or cash equivalents such
as bank obligations (including certificates of deposit and bankers'
acceptances), commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements. For
temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may invest without limit in such
instruments. The Fund may also invest in zero coupon bonds and purchase
securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis.
 
    The Fund will not invest more than 20% of its total assets in debt
securities rated Ba or lower by Moody's or BB or lower by S&P, or if unrated,
are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high
yield" or "junk" bonds). As of November 15, 1996, the Fund had 0.65% of its
total assets invested in low-rated debt securities.
 
    For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may borrow up to one-third of
the value of its total assets from banks, but may not purchase securities at any
time during which the value of the Fund's outstanding loans exceeds 10% of the
value of the Fund's assets. The Fund may engage in currency exchange
transactions and enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund may
also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in other investment companies, and
(ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and other illiquid securities.
Securities whose proceeds are subject to limitations on repatriation of
principal or profits for more than seven days, and those for which market
quotations are not readily available, may be deemed illiquid for these purposes.
 
    The Fund may purchase put and call options on securities and stock indices,
provided the premium paid for such options does not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell covered put options with respect to up to 10% of
the value of its net assets, and my write covered call options so long as not
more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in
transactions in (and options on) stock index and foreign currency futures
contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does
not exceed 15% of its total assets.
 
RISK FACTORS AND INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND:  Certain Asia-
Pacific countries in which the Fund may invest are developing countries, and may
be in the initial stages of their industrialization cycle. The economic
structures of developing countries generally are less diverse and mature than in
the United States, and their political systems may be relatively unstable.
Historically, markets of developing countries have been more volatile than the
markets of developed countries, yet such markets often have provided higher
rates of return to investors.
 
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    Investing in securities of issuers in Asia-Pacific countries involves
certain considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of
United States companies, including (i) restrictions on foreign investment and on
repatriation of capital invested in Asian countries, (ii) currency fluctuations,
(iii) the cost of converting foreign currency into United States dollars, (iv)
potential price volatility and lesser liquidity of shares traded on Asia-Pacific
country securities markets and (v) political and economic risks, including the
risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.
 
    Certain Asia-Pacific countries may be more vulnerable to the ebb and flow of
international trade and to trade barriers and other protectionist or retaliatory
measures. Investments in countries such as China that have recently opened their
capital markets and that appear to have relaxed their central planning
requirement, as well as in countries that have privatized some of their state-
owned industries, should be regarded as speculative.
 
    The settlement period of securities transactions in foreign markets in
general may be longer than in domestic markets, and such delays may be of
particular concern in developing countries. For example, the possibility of
political upheaval and the dependence on foreign economic assistance may be
greater in developing countries than in developed countries, either one of which
may increase settlement delays.
 
    Securities exchanges, issuers and broker-dealers in some Asia-Pacific
countries are subject to less regulatory scrutiny than in the United States. In
addition, due to the limited size of the markets for Asia-Pacific securities,
the prices for such securities may be more vulnerable to adverse publicity,
investors' perceptions or traders' positions or strategies, which could cause a
decrease not only in the value but also in the liquidity of the Fund's
investments.
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY CANADA FUND:  The economy of Canada is
strongly influenced by the activities of companies involved in the production
and processing of natural resources, particularly those involved in the energy
industry, industrial materials (e.g., chemicals, base metals, timber and paper)
and agricultural materials (e.g., grain cereals). The securities of companies in
the energy industry are subject to changes in value and dividend yield, which
depend, to a large extent, on the price and supply of energy fuels. Rapid price
and supply fluctuations may be caused by events relating to international
politics, energy conservation and the success of exploration projects.
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY CHINA REGION FUND:  Investors should
realize that China Region countries may be subject to a greater degree of
economic, political and social instability than is the case in the United States
or other developed countries. Among the factors causing this instability are (i)
authoritarian governments or military involvement in political and economic
decision making, (ii) popular unrest associated with demands for improved
political, economic and social conditions, (iii) internal insurgencies, (iv)
hostile relations with neighboring countries, (v) ethnic, religious and racial
disaffection, and (vi) changes in trading status, any one of which could disrupt
the principal financial markets in which the Fund invests and adversely affect
the value of its assets. In addition, several China Region countries have had
hostile relations with neighboring nations. For example, China continues to
claim sovereignty over Taiwan, and is scheduled to assume sovereignty over Hong
Kong in 1997.
 
    China Region countries tend to be heavily dependent on international trade,
as a result of which their markets are highly sensitive to protective trade
barriers and the economic conditions of their principal trading partners (i.e.,
the United States, Japan and Western European countries). Protectionist trade
legislation, reduction of foreign investment in China Region economies and
general declines in the international securities markets could have a
significant adverse effect on the China Region securities markets. In addition,
certain China Region countries have in the past failed to recognize private
property rights and have at times nationalized or expropriated the assets of
private companies. There is a heightened risk in these countries that such
adverse actions might be repeated.
 
    To take advantage of potential growth opportunities, the Fund might have
significant investments in companies with relatively small market
capitalization. Securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or
erratic market movements than the securities of larger more established
companies, both because they tend to be traded in lower volume and because the
companies are subject to greater business risk. In addition, to the extent that
any China Region country experiences rapid increases in its money supply or
investment in equity securities for speculative purposes, the equity securities
traded in such countries may trade at price-earning multiples higher than those
of comparable companies trading on securities markets in the United States,
which may not be sustainable. Finally, restrictions on foreign investment exists
to varying degrees in some China Region countries. Where such restrictions
apply, investments may be limited and may increase the Fund's expenses. The SAI
contains additional information concerning the risks associated with investing
in the China Region.
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, IVY
INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND AND IVY NEW CENTURY FUND: In light of Ivy New
Century Fund's concentration in equity securities of Emerging Market growth
companies (as defined above), an investment in the Fund should be considered
speculative. In addition, both Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund are expected to have significant investments
in companies with relatively small market capitalization. Securities of smaller
companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the
securities of larger more established companies, both because they tend to be
traded in lower volume and because the companies are subject to greater business
risk.
 
    Because Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund normally focuses its
investments in science and technology-related industries, the value of the
Fund's shares may be more susceptible to factors affecting those industries and
to greater market fluctuation than a fund whose portfolio holdings are more
diverse. For example, rapid advances in these industries tend to render existing
products obsolete. In addition, many companies in which the Fund is likely to
invest are subject to government regulations and approval of their products and
services, which may affect their overall profitability and cause their stock
prices to be more volatile. In selecting the Fund's portfolio of investments,
IMI will consider each company's ability to create new products, secure any
necessary regulatory approvals, and generate sufficient customer demand. A
company's failure to perform well in any one of these areas, however, could
cause its stock to decline sharply.
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND: Since
the Fund normally invests a substantial portion of its assets in securities of
companies engaged in natural resources activities, the Fund may be subject to
greater risks and market fluctuations than funds with more diversified
portfolios. The value of the Fund's securities will fluctuate in response to
market conditions generally, and will be particularly sensitive to the markets
for those natural resources in which a particular issuer is involved. The values
of natural resources may also fluctuate directly with respect to real and
perceived inflationary trends and various political developments. In addition,
many natural resource companies have been subject to significant costs
associated with compliance with environmental and other safety regulations. In
selecting the
 
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Fund's portfolio of investments, IMI will consider each company's ability to
create new products, secure any necessary regulatory approvals, and generate
sufficient customer demand. A company's failure to perform well in any one of
these areas, however, could cause its stock to decline sharply.
 
    To take advantage of potential growth opportunities, the Fund might have
significant investments in companies with relatively small market
capitalization. Securities of smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or
erratic market movements than the securities of larger more established
companies because they tend to be traded in lower volume and because the
companies are subject to greater business risk.
 
    The Fund's investments in precious metals (such as gold) and other physical
commodities are subject to special risk considerations, including substantial
price fluctuations over short periods of time. On the other hand, investments in
precious metals coins or bullion could help to moderate fluctuations in the
value of the Fund's portfolio, since the prices of precious metals have at times
tended not to fluctuate as widely as shares of issuers engaged in the mining of
precious metals. Because precious metals and other commodities do not generate
investment income, however, the return on such investments will be derived
solely from the appreciation and depreciation on such investments. The Fund may
also incur storage and other costs relating to its investments in precious
metals and other commodities, which may, under certain circumstances, exceed
custodial and brokerage costs associated with investments in other types of
securities. When the Fund purchases a precious metal, IMI currently intends that
it will only be in a form that is readily marketable.
 
    SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND: The
securities markets of Latin American countries are substantially smaller, less
developed, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in
the United States. This could cause prices to be erratic for reasons apart from
factors that affect the quality of the securities. For example, limited market
size may cause prices to be unduly influenced by traders who control large
positions. Adverse publicity and investor perception, whether or not based on
fundamental analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of portfolio
securities, especially in these markets.
 
    For many years, most Latin American countries have experienced substantial
(and in some periods extremely high) rates of inflation, which have had and may
continue to have very negative effects on the economies and securities markets
of these countries. In addition, certain Latin American countries are among the
largest debtors to commercial banks and foreign governments, and some have
declared moratoria on the payment of principal and/or interest on external debt.
Accordingly, the Sovereign Debt instruments in which the Fund may invest involve
a high degree of risk and should be considered equivalent in quality to debt
securities rated below investment-grade by Moody's and S&P.
 
    The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under the
1940 Act, and therefore may invest, with respect to 50% of its total assets,
more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer.
Consequently, the performance of a single issuer in which the Fund has invested
may have a more significant effect on the overall performance of the Fund than
if the Fund was a diversified company.
 
    BANK OBLIGATIONS:  The bank obligations in which the Funds may invest
include certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, and other short-term debt
obligations. Investments in certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances are
limited to obligations of (i) banks having total assets in excess of $1 billion,
and (ii) other banks if the principal amount of the obligation is fully insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). Investments in
certificates of deposit of savings associations are limited to obligations of
Federal or state-chartered institutions whose total assets exceed $1 billion and
whose deposits are insured by the FDIC.
 
    BORROWING:  Borrowing may exaggerate the effect on a Fund's net asset value
of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities.
Money borrowed will be subject to interest costs (which may include commitment
fees and/or the cost of maintaining minimum average balances).
 
    COMMERCIAL PAPER:  Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured
promissory notes issued in bearer form by bank holding companies, corporations,
and finance companies. Each Fund's investments in commercial paper are limited
to obligations rated A-1 by S&P or Prime-1 by Moody's, or if not rated, are
issued by companies having an outstanding debt issue currently rated Aaa or Aa
by Moody's or AAA or AA by S&P.
 
    CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES:  The convertible securities in which the Funds may
invest include corporate bonds, notes, debentures and other securities
convertible into common stocks. Because convertible securities can be converted
into equity securities, their values will normally vary in some proportion with
those of the underlying equity securities. Convertible securities usually
provide a higher yield than the underlying equity, however, so that the price
decline of a convertible security may sometimes be less substantial than that of
the underlying equity security.
 
    DEBT SECURITIES, IN GENERAL:  Investment in debt securities, including
municipal securities, involves both interest rate and credit risk. Generally,
the value of debt instruments rises and falls inversely with fluctuations in
interest rates. As interest rates decline, the value of debt securities
generally increases. Conversely, rising interest rates tend to cause the value
of debt securities to decrease. Bonds with longer maturities generally are more
volatile than bonds with shorter maturities. The market value of debt securities
also varies according to the relative financial condition of the issuer. In
general, lower-quality bonds offer higher yields due to the increased risk that
the issuer will be unable to meet its obligations on interest or principal
payments at the time called for by the debt instrument.
 
    U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES:  U.S. Government securities are obligations of,
or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Such
securities include: (1) direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury (such as
Treasury bills, notes, and bonds) and (2) Federal agency obligations guaranteed
as to principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury (such as GNMA certificates,
which are mortgage-backed securities). When such securities are held to
maturity, the payment of principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by
the U.S. Government, and thus they are of the highest possible credit quality.
U.S. Government securities that are not held to maturity are subject to
variations in market value caused by fluctuations in interest rates.
 
    Mortgage-backed securities are securities representing part ownership of a
pool of mortgage loans. Although the mortgage loans in the pool will have
maturities of up to 30 years, the actual average life of the loans typically
will be substantially less because the mortgages will be subject to principal
amortization and may be prepaid prior to maturity. In periods of falling
interest rates, the rate of prepayment tends to increase, thereby shortening the
actual average life of the security. Conversely, rising interest rates tend to
decrease the rate of prepayment, thereby lengthening the security's actual
average life (and increasing the security's price volatility). Since it is not
possible to predict accurately the average life of a particular pool, and
because prepayments are reinvested at current rates, the market value of
mortgage-backed securities may decline during periods of declining interest
rates.
 
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    INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES:  Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's and AAA by S&P
are judged to be of the best quality (i.e., capacity to pay interest and repay
principal is extremely strong). Bonds rated Aa/AA are considered to be of high
quality (i.e., capacity to pay interest and repay principal is very strong and
differs from the highest rated issues only to a small degree). Bonds rated A are
viewed as having many favorable investment attributes, but elements may be
present that suggest a susceptibility to the adverse effects of changes in
circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated categories.
Bonds rated Baa/BBB (considered by Moody's to be "medium grade" obligations) are
considered to have an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal, but
certain protective elements may be lacking (i.e., such bonds lack outstanding
investment characteristics and have some speculative characteristics).
 
    LOW-RATED DEBT SECURITIES:  Securities rated lower than Baa or BBB, and
comparable unrated securities (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk"
bonds), are considered by major credit-rating organizations to have
predominately speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity
to pay interest and repay principal. Investors in those Funds that invest in
these securities, should be willing to accept the special risks associated with
these securities.
 
    While high yield debt securities are likely to have some quality and
protective characteristics, these qualities are largely outweighed by the risk
of exposure to adverse conditions and other uncertainties. Accordingly,
investments in such securities, while generally providing for greater income and
potential opportunity for gain than investments in higher-rated securities, also
entail greater risk (including the possibility of default or bankruptcy of the
issuer of such securities) and generally involve greater price volatility than
securities in higher rating categories. IMI seeks to reduce risk through
diversification (including investments in foreign securities), credit analysis
and attention to current developments and trends in both the economy and
financial markets. Should the rating of a portfolio security be downgraded, IMI
will determine whether it is in the affected Fund's best interest to retain or
dispose of the security (unless the security is downgraded below the rating of
C, in which case IMI most likely would dispose of the security based on then
existing market conditions). For additional information regarding the risks
associated with investing in high yield bonds, see the SAI (and, in particular,
Appendix A, which contains a more complete description of the ratings assigned
by Moody's and S&P).
 
    FOREIGN SECURITIES:  The foreign securities in which the Funds invest may
include non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities, Eurodollar securities, sponsored
or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs, and debt securities issued, assumed or
guaranteed by foreign governments (or political subdivisions or
instrumentalities thereof). Investors should consider carefully the special
risks that arise in connection with investing in securities issued by companies
and governments of foreign nations, which are in addition to those risks that
are associated with the Funds' investments, generally.
 
    In many foreign countries, there is less regulation of business and industry
practices, stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the United
States. For example, foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform
accounting and financial reporting standards, and foreign securities
transactions may be subject to higher brokerage costs. There also tends to be
less publicly available information about issuers in foreign countries, and
foreign securities markets of many of the countries in which the Funds may
invest may be smaller, less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than
those in the United States. Generally, price fluctuations in the Funds' foreign
security holdings are likely to be high relative to those of securities issued
in the United States.
 
    Other risks include the possibility of expropriation, nationalization or
confiscatory taxation, foreign exchange controls (which may include suspension
of the ability to transfer currency from a given country), difficulties in
pricing, default in foreign government securities, high rates of inflation,
difficulties in enforcing foreign judgments, political or social instability, or
other developments that could adversely affect the Funds' foreign investments.
 
    The risks of investing in foreign securities (described above) are likely to
be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing
substantial business in countries with emerging or developing economies
("emerging markets"). For example, countries with emerging markets may have
relatively unstable governments and therefore be susceptible to sudden adverse
government action (such as nationalization of businesses, restrictions on
foreign ownership or prohibitions against repatriation of assets). Security
prices in emerging markets can also be significantly more volatile than in the
more developed nations of the world, and communications between the U.S. and
emerging market countries may be unreliable, increasing the risk of delayed
settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio
securities. Delayed settlements could cause a Fund to miss attractive investment
opportunities or impair its ability to dispose of portfolio securities,
resulting in a loss if the value of the securities subsequently declines. In
addition, many emerging markets have experienced and continue to experience
especially high rates of inflation. In certain countries, inflation has at times
accelerated rapidly to hyperinflationary levels, creating a negative interest
rate environment and sharply eroding the value of outstanding financial assets
in those countries.
 
    In recent years, many emerging market countries around the world have
undergone political changes that have reduced government's role in economic and
personal affairs and have stimulated investment and growth. In order for these
emerging economies to continue to expand and develop industry, infrastructure
and currency reserves, continued influx of capital is essential. Historically,
there is a strong direct correlation between economic growth and stock market
returns. While this is no guarantee of future performance, IMI believes that
investment opportunities (particularly in the energy, environmental services,
natural resources, basic materials, power, telecommunications and transportation
industries) may result within the evolving economies of emerging market
countries from which the Funds and their shareholders will benefit. IMI believes
that similar investment opportunities will be created for companies involved in
providing consumer goods and services (e.g., food, beverages, autos, housing,
tourism and leisure and merchandising).
 
    FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS:  A Fund usually effects its currency
exchange transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing
in the foreign exchange market. However, some price spread on currency exchange
(e.g., to cover service charges) is usually incurred when a Fund converts assets
from one currency to another. A Fund may also be affected unfavorably by
fluctuations in the relative rates of exchange between the currencies of
different nations.
 
    FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:  A forward foreign currency contract
involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date
at a predetermined price. Although these contracts are intended to minimize the
risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, they also
tend to limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the
currencies increase. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between
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currency and forward contracts entered into by the Fund, which may prevent the
Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the risk of
currency exchange loss.
 
    OPTIONS AND FUTURES TRANSACTIONS:  The Funds may use various techniques to
increase or decrease their exposure to changing security prices, currency
exchange rates, commodity prices, or other factors that affect the value of the
Funds' securities. These techniques may involve derivative transactions such as
purchasing put and call options, selling put and call options, and engaging in
transactions in currency rate futures, stock index futures and related options.
 
    A Fund may invest in options on securities in accordance with its stated
investment objective and policies (see above). A put option is a short-term
contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for a premium, the
right to sell the underlying security or currency to the seller of the option at
a specified price during the term of the option. A call option is a short-term
contract that gives the purchaser the right to buy the underlying security or
currency from the seller of the option at a specified price during the term of
the option. An option on a stock index gives the purchaser the right to receive
from the seller cash equal to the difference between the closing price of the
index and the exercise price of the option.
 
    A Fund may also enter into futures transactions in accordance with its
stated investment objective and policies. An interest rate futures contract is
an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified debt security at a
set price on a future date. A stock index futures contract is an agreement to
take or make delivery of an amount of cash based on the difference between the
value of the index at the beginning and at the end of the contract period.
 
    Investors should be aware that the risks associated with the use of options
and futures are considerable. Options and futures transactions generally involve
a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed, and
therefore could result in a significant loss to a Fund if IMI judges market
conditions incorrectly or employs a strategy that does not correlate well with
the Fund's investments. A Fund may also experience a significant loss if it is
unable to close a particular position due to the lack of a liquid secondary
market. For further information regarding the use of options and futures
transactions and any associated risks, see the SAI.
 
    PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER PHYSICAL COMMODITIES:  Investors in Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund should be aware that commodities trading is generally
considered a speculative activity. For example, prices of precious metals are
affected by factors such as cyclical economic conditions, political events and
monetary policies of various countries. Accordingly, markets for precious metals
may at times be volatile and there may be sharp price fluctuations even during
periods when prices overall are rising. Investments in physical commodities may
also present practical problems of delivery, storage and maintenance, possible
illiquidity, the unavailability of accurate market valuations and increased
expenses.
 
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS:  A real estate investment trust ("REIT") is a
corporation, trust or association that invests in real estate mortgages or
equities for the benefit of its investors. REITs are dependent upon management
skill, may not be diversified and are subject to the risks of financing
projects. Equity REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults
by borrowers, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for
tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") and to maintain exemption under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). By investing in REITs indirectly through a
Fund, a shareholder will bear not only his/her proportionate share of the
expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs.
 
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:  Repurchase agreements are agreements under which a
Fund buys a money market instrument and obtains a simultaneous commitment from
the seller to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and agreed-upon
yield. Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with banks or
broker-dealers deemed to be creditworthy by IMI under guidelines approved by the
Board of Trustees. A Fund could experience a delay in obtaining direct ownership
of the underlying collateral, and might incur a loss if the value of the
security should decline.
 
    RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES:  An "illiquid security" is an asset that
may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven
days at approximately the value at which a Fund has valued the security on its
books. A "restricted security" is a security that cannot be offered to the
public for sale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
and is considered to be illiquid until such filing takes place. There may be a
lapse of time between a Fund's decision to sell a restricted or illiquid
security and the point at which the Fund is permitted or able to sell the
security. If adverse market conditions were to develop during that period, the
Fund might obtain a price less favorable than the price that prevailed when it
decided to sell. In addition, issuers of restricted and other illiquid
securities may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection
requirements that would apply if their securities were publicly traded.
Securities whose proceeds are subject to limitations on repatriation of
principal or profits for more than seven days, and those for which market
quotations are not readily available, are considered illiquid for purposes of
the percentage limitations that apply to each Fund's investment in illiquid
securities.
 
    SHARES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES:  As a shareholder of an investment
company, a Fund will bear its ratable share of the investment company's expenses
(including management fees, in the case of a management investment company).
 
    SMALL COMPANIES:  Investing in smaller company stocks involves certain
special considerations and risks that are not usually associated with investing
in larger, more established companies. For example, the securities of smaller
companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements, because
they tend to be thinly traded and are subject to a greater degree to changes in
the issuer's earnings and prospects. Small companies also tend to have limited
product lines, markets or financial resources. Transaction costs in smaller
company stocks also may be higher than those of larger companies.
 
    WARRANTS:  The holder of a warrant has the right to purchase a given number
of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the
warrant. Such investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss
than an equivalent investment in the underlying security, and are considered
speculative investments. For example, if a warrant were not exercised by the
date of its expiration, a Fund would lose its entire investment.
 
    "WHEN-ISSUED" SECURITIES AND FIRM COMMITMENTS:  Purchasing securities on a
"when-issued" or firm commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of
the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date.
 
    ZERO COUPON BONDS:  Zero coupon bonds are debt obligations issued without
any requirement for the periodic payment of interest, and are issued at a
significant discount from face value. Since the interest on such bonds is, in
effect, compounded, they are subject to greater market value fluctuations in
response to changing interest rates than debt securities that distribute income
regularly. In addition, for Federal income tax purposes a Fund generally
 
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recognizes and is required to distribute income generated by zero coupon bonds
currently in the amount of the unpaid accrued interest, even though the actual
income will not yet have been received by the Fund.
 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS
 
    Each Fund, other than Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund, is organized as a
separate, diversified portfolio of the Trust, an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 21, 1983. Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund is organized as a non-diversified portfolio (see
"Special Considerations Related to Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund"). The
business and affairs of each Fund are managed under the direction of the
Trustees. Information about the Trustees, as well as the Trust's executive
officers, may be found in the SAI. The Trust has an unlimited number of
authorized shares of beneficial interest, and currently has 16 separate
portfolios. Each Fund has three classes of shares, designated as Class A, Class
B and Class C. Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and
Ivy International Small Companies Fund have a fourth class of shares designated
as Class I. Shares of each Fund entitle their holders to one vote per share
(with proportionate voting for fractional shares). The shares of each class
represent an interest in the same portfolio of Fund investments. Each class of
shares, except for Class I, has a separate Rule 12b-1 distribution plan and
bears different distribution fees. Shares of each class have equal rights as to
voting, redemption, dividends and liquidation but have exclusive voting rights
with respect to their Rule 12b-1 distribution plans.
 
    The Trust employs IMI to provide business management services to the Funds,
and investment advisory services to all of the Funds other than Ivy Canada Fund
and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund (which are advised by MFC). MIMI provides
administrative and accounting services. Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.
("IMDI") distributes the Funds' shares, and Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
("IMSC") provides transfer agency and shareholder-related services for the
Funds. IMI, IMDI and IMSC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of MIMI. As of November
29, 1996, IMI and MIMI had approximately $2.02 billion and $158 million,
respectively, in assets under management. MIMI is a subsidiary of MFC, which has
been an investment counsel and mutual fund manager in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
for more than 25 years.
 
INVESTMENT MANAGER
 
    IVY CANADA FUND AND IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND:  For IMI's business
management services, each Fund pays IMI a fee, which is accrued daily and paid
monthly, based on the Fund's average net assets at an annual rate of 0.50%. Each
Fund pays MFC a monthly fee for advisory services, which is accrued daily and
paid monthly, based on the Fund's average net assets at an annual rate of 0.35%
and 0.50% for Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,
respectively.
 
    IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND, IVY CHINA REGION FUND, IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY FUND, IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND, IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND,
IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND AND IVY NEW CENTURY FUND:  For IMI's business
management and investment advisory services, each Fund pays IMI a fee, which is
accrued daily and paid monthly, based on the Fund's average net assets at an
annual rate of 1.00%.
 
    IMI voluntarily limits the total operating expenses for each Fund except Ivy
International Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to an
annual rate of 1.95% of the Funds' average net assets, which may lower each
Fund's expenses and increase its yield. This voluntary expense limitation may be
terminated or revised at any time, at which point the affected Fund's expenses
may increase and its yield may be reduced.
 
    Northern Cross currently serves as subadviser for Ivy International Fund,
for which IMI pays a fee at the rate equal, on an annual basis, to 0.60% of the
Fund's average net assets. From July 1, 1990 through March 31, 1993 and from
November 18, 1985 through June 30, 1990, Boston Overseas Investors, Inc. and
Marsh & Cunningham, Inc., respectively, provided subadvisory services to the
Fund, based on the same investment strategy and program currently employed by
Northern Cross.
 
    IVY GLOBAL FUND:  For IMI's business management and investment advisory
services, the Fund pays IMI a fee, which is accrured daily and paid monthly,
based on the Fund's average net assets at an annual rate of 1.00% of the first
$500 million in net assets and 0.75% on net assets over $500 million. For the
period from January 1, 1996 to November 29, 1996, the effective management fee
paid to IMI was 0.91% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
    Currently, IMI voluntarily limits the Fund's total operating expenses
(excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, interest taxes, brokerage commissions, litigation,
indemnification, and extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate of 1.95% of the
Fund's average net assets, which may lower the Fund's expenses and increase its
total return. This voluntary expense limitation may be terminated or revised at
any time, at which point the Fund's expenses may increase and its total return
may be reduced.
 
    ALL FUNDS:  IMI pays all expenses that it incurs in rendering management
services to the Funds. Each Fund bears its own operational costs. General
expenses of the Trust that are not readily identifiable as belonging to a
particular series of the Trust (or a particular class thereof) are allocated
among and charged to each series based on its relative net asset size. Expenses
that are attributable to a particular Fund (or class thereof) will be borne by
that Fund (or class) directly. The fees payable to IMI are subject to any
reimbursement or fee waiver to which IMI may agree. The investment management
fees paid by the Funds are higher than those charged by many funds that invest
primarily in U.S. securities, but not necessarily higher than the fees charged
to funds with investment objectives similar to those of the Funds.
 
    PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT:  The following individuals have responsibilities for
management of the Funds:
 
    - James W. Broadfoot, an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment
      Officer of IMI and Vice President of the Trust, is the portfolio manager
      for Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund. Prior to joining the
      organization in 1990, Mr. Broadfoot was a principal in an investment
      counsel firm specializing in emerging growth companies. Mr. Broadfoot has
      24 years of professional investment experience, and is a Chartered
      Financial Analyst. He has an MBA from The Wharton School of the University
      of Pennsylvania.
 
    - Hakan Castegren, President of Northern Cross, has been the portfolio
      manager for Ivy International Fund since its inception in 1986 and has 36
      years of professional investment experience. He earned his MBA from the
      Stockholm School of Economics.
 
    - Michael G. Landry is the President and a Director of IMI and MIMI and the
      President and a Trustee of the Trust. Mr. Landry has headed these
      organizations since 1987. Previously he was a Senior Vice President and
      portfolio manager with the Templeton organization. He has over 20 years of
      professional investment experience. He has a degree in economics from
      Carleton University. Mr. Landry is the portfolio manager for Ivy Global
      Fund, co-manages Ivy International Small Compa-
 
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      nies Fund and manages Ivy New Century Fund in conjunction with the Ivy
      emerging markets research team.
 
    - Frederick Sturm, a Senior Vice President of MFC, is the portfolio manager
      of Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund. Mr. Sturm joined
      MFC in 1983 and has 11 years of professional investment experience. In
      that time, Mr. Sturm has established a performance record in the natural
      resource sector. Mr. Sturm, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is a graduate
      of the University of Toronto where he earned a degree in commerce and
      finance.
 
    - Barbara Trebbi is a Senior Vice President of IMI and managing director of
      the Ivy emerging markets research team. In conjunction with the Ivy
      emerging markets research team she is the portfolio manager for Ivy Asia
      Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region Fund and Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund.
      Ms. Trebbi also co-manages Ivy International Small Companies Fund. Ms.
      Trebbi joined the organization in 1988 and has eight years of professional
      investment experience. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a
      Graduate Diploma from the London School of Economics. In addition to Ms.
      Trebbi, the Ivy emerging markets research team is comprised of Frank
      DuMond, who has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts
      Institute of Technology; Justin Lu, located in Shanghai, who is a graduate
      of Shanghai International University; Oleg Makhorine, located in Prague,
      who is a graduate of the Economics University of Prague; and Moira
      McLachlan, who earned her degree in international business from the
      University of South Carolina.
 
FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING
 
    MIMI provides various administrative services for the Funds, such as
maintaining the registration of Fund shares under state "Blue Sky" laws, and
assisting with the preparation of Federal and state income tax returns,
financial statements and periodic reports to shareholders. MIMI also assists the
Trust's legal counsel with the filing of registration statements, proxies and
other required filings under Federal and state law. Under this arrangement, the
average net assets attributable to each Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C
shares are subject to a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate
of 0.10%. The average net assets attributable to Class I shares are subject to a
fee at the annual rate of 0.01%.
 
    MIMI also provides certain accounting and pricing services for the Funds
(see "Fund Accounting Services" in the SAI for more information).
 
TRANSFER AGENT
 
    IMSC is the transfer and dividend-paying agent for the Funds, and also
provides certain shareholder-related services. Certain broker-dealers that
maintain shareholder accounts with the Funds through an omnibus account provide
transfer agent and other shareholder-related services that would otherwise be
provided by IMSC if the individual accounts that comprise the omnibus account
were opened by their beneficial owners directly (see "Investment Advisory and
Other Services" in the SAI).
 
ALTERNATIVE PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS
 
    CLASS A SHARES:  Class A shares are subject to an initial sales charge,
unless the amount you purchase is $500,000 or more (see "Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge -- Class A Shares"). Certain purchases qualify for a reduced
initial sales charge (see "Qualifying for a Reduced Sales Charge"). Class A
shares (for all Funds except Ivy Canada Fund) are subject to ongoing service
fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of a Fund's average net assets attributable to
its Class A shares. Class A shares of Ivy Canada Fund are subject to ongoing
service and distribution fees at a combined annual rate of up to 0.40% of the
Fund's average net assets attributable to its Class A shares. If you do not
specify on your Account Application which class of shares you are purchasing, it
will be assumed that you are investing in Class A shares.
 
    CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES:  Class B and Class C shares are not subject to
an initial sales charge, but are subject to a CDSC if redeemed within six years
of purchase, in the case of Class B shares, or within one year of purchase, in
the case of Class C shares. Both classes of shares are subject to ongoing
service and distribution fees at a combined annual rate of up to 1.00% of a
Fund's average net assets attributable to its Class B or Class C shares. The
ongoing distribution fee will cause these shares to have a higher expense ratio
than that of Class A shares. Also, to the extent that a Fund pays any dividends,
these higher expenses will result in lower dividends than those paid on Class A
shares.
 
    CLASS I SHARES:  Class I shares are offered by Ivy Global Science &
Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy International Small Companies
Fund only to institutions and certain individuals, and are not subject to an
initial sales charge or a CDSC, nor to ongoing service or distribution fees.
Class I shares also bear lower fees than Class A, Class B and Class C shares.
 
    FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING AN ALTERNATIVE:  The multi-class structure
of the Funds allows you to choose the most beneficial way to buy shares given
the size of your purchase and the length of time you expect to hold your shares.
You should consider whether, during the anticipated life of your Fund
investment, the accumulated service and distribution fees on Class B and Class C
shares would be less than the initial sales charge and accumulated service fees
on Class A shares purchased at the same time, and to what extent this
differential would be offset by the Class A shares' potentially higher yield.
Also, sales personnel may receive different compensation depending on which
class of shares they are selling. The tables under the caption "Annual Fund
Operating Expenses" at the beginning of this Prospectus contain additional
information that is designed to assist you in making this determination.
 
DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
 
    DIVIDENDS:  Distributions you receive from a Fund are reinvested in
additional shares of the same class of a Fund unless you elect to receive them
in cash. Dividends ordinarily will vary from one class to another.
 
    Each Fund intends to make a distribution for each fiscal year of any net
investment income and net realized short-term capital gain, as well as any net
long-term capital gain realized during the year. An additional distribution may
be made of net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains and net
realized long-term capital gains to comply with the calendar year distribution
requirement under the excise tax provisions of Section 4982 of the Code.
 
    TAXATION:  The following discussion is intended for general information
only. You should consult with your tax adviser as to the tax consequences of an
investment in a particular Fund, including the status of distributions from the
Fund under applicable state or local law.
 
    Each Fund intends to qualify annually as a regulated investment company
under the Code. To qualify, each Fund must meet certain income, distribution and
diversification requirements. In any year in which a Fund qualifies as a
regulated investment company and timely distributes all of its taxable income,
the Fund generally will not pay any Federal income or excise tax.
 
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<PAGE>   23
 
    Dividends paid out of a Fund's investment company taxable income (including
dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) will be taxable to a
shareholder as ordinary income. If a portion of a Fund's income consists of
dividends paid by U.S. corporations, a portion of the dividends paid by the Fund
may be eligible for the corporate dividends-received deduction. Distributions of
net capital gains (the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term
capital losses), if any, are taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of
how long the shareholder has held a Fund's shares. Dividends are taxable to
shareholders in the same manner whether received in cash or reinvested in
additional Fund shares.
 
    If, for any year, a Fund's total distributions exceed its earnings and
profits, the excess will generally be treated as a return of capital. The amount
treated as a return of capital will reduce a shareholder's adjusted basis in
his/her shares (thereby increasing potential gain or reducing potential loss on
the sale of shares) and, to the extent that the amount exceeds this basis, will
be treated as a taxable gain.
 
    A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of the current
calendar year if it is declared by a Fund in October, November or December with
a record date in such a month and paid by the Fund during January of the
following calendar year. Such distributions will be taxable to shareholders in
the calendar year in which the distributions are declared, rather than the
calendar year in which the distributions are received.
 
    Investments in securities that are issued at a discount will result each
year in income to a Fund equal to a portion of the excess of the face value of
the securities over their issue price, even though the Fund receives no cash
interest payments from the securities.
 
    Income and gains received by a Fund from sources within foreign countries
may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes. Unless a Fund is eligible
to and elects to "pass through" to its shareholders the amount of foreign income
and similar taxes paid by the Fund, these taxes will reduce the Fund's
investment company taxable income, and distributions of investment company
taxable income received from the Fund will be treated as U.S. source income.
 
    Any gain or loss realized by a shareholder upon the sale or other
disposition of shares of a Fund, or upon receipt of a distribution in complete
liquidation of the Fund, generally will be a capital gain or loss which will be
long-term or short-term, generally depending upon the shareholder's holding
period for the shares.
 
    A Fund may be required to withhold U.S. Federal income tax at the rate of
31% of all taxable distributions payable to shareholders who fail to provide the
Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to make required
certifications, or who have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") that they are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not
an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the
shareholder's U.S. Federal income tax liability.
 
    Fund distributions may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes.
Distributions of a Fund which are derived from interest on obligations of the
U.S. Government and certain of its agencies, authorities and instrumentalities
may be exempt from state and local taxes in certain states. Further information
relating to tax consequences is contained in the SAI.
 
PERFORMANCE DATA
 
    Performance information (e.g., "total return" and "yield") is computed
separately for each class of Fund shares in accordance with formulas prescribed
by the SEC. Performance information for each class may be compared in reports
and promotional literature to indices such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock
Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Morgan Stanley Capital International
World Index. Advertisements, sales literature and communications to shareholders
may also contain statements of a Fund's current yield, various expressions of
total return and current distribution rate. Performance figures will vary in
part because of the different expense structures of the Funds' different
classes. ALL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION IS HISTORICAL AND IS NOT INTENDED TO
SUGGEST FUTURE RESULTS.
 
    "Total return" is the change in value of an investment in a Fund for a
specified period, and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions and
imposition of the maximum applicable sales charge. "Average annual total return"
represents the average annual compound rate of return of an investment in a
particular class of Fund shares assuming the investment is held for one year,
five years and ten years as of the end of the most recent calendar quarter.
Where a Fund provides total return quotations for other periods, or based on
investments at various sales charge levels or at net asset value, "total return"
is based on the total of all income and capital gains paid to (and reinvested
by) shareholders, plus (or minus) the change in the value of the original
investment expressed as a percentage of the purchase price.
 
    "Current yield" reflects the income per share earned by a Fund's portfolio
investments, and is calculated by dividing the Fund's net investment income per
share during a recent 30-day period by the maximum public offering price on the
last day of that period and then annualizing the result. Dividends or
distributions that were paid to a Fund's shareholders are reflected in the
"current distribution rate," which is computed by dividing the total amount of
dividends per share paid by a Fund during the preceding 12 months by the Fund's
current maximum offering price (which includes any applicable sales charge). The
"current distribution rate" will differ from the "current yield" computation
because it may include distributions to shareholders from sources other than
dividends and interest, short term capital gain and net equalization credits and
will be calculated over a different period of time.
 
HOW TO BUY SHARES
 
    OPENING AN ACCOUNT:  Complete and sign the Account Application on the last
page of this Prospectus. Make your check payable to the Fund in which you are
investing. No third party checks will be accepted. Deliver these items to your
registered representative or selling broker, or send them to one of the
addresses below:
 
    Regular Mail:
 
                          IVY MACKENZIE SERVICES CORP.
                                 P.O. BOX 3022
                           BOCA RATON, FL 33431-0922
 
    Courier:
 
                          IVY MACKENZIE SERVICES CORP.
                      700 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 300
                              BOCA RATON, FL 33432
 
    The Funds reserve the right to reject, for any reason, any purchase order.
 
    MINIMUM INVESTMENT POLICIES:  The minimum initial investment is $1,000; the
minimum additional investment is $100. Initial or additional amounts for
retirement accounts may be less (see "Retirement Plans").
 
    Accounts in Class I of any of the Class I Funds can be opened with a minimum
initial investment of $5,000,000; the minimum additional investment
 
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<PAGE>   24
 
is $10,000. The minimum initial investment in Class I of these Funds may be
spread over the thirteen-month period following the opening of the account.
 
    BUYING ADDITIONAL SHARES:  You may add to your account at any time through
any of the following options:
 
    By Mail:  Complete the investment slip attached to your statement, or write
instructions including the account registration, Fund number and account number
of the shares you wish to purchase. Send your check (payable to the Fund in
which you are investing), along with your investment slip or written
instructions, to one of the addresses above.
 
    Through your Broker:  Deliver the investment slip attached to your
statement, or written instructions, along with your payment to your registered
representative or selling broker.
 
    By Wire:  Purchases may also be made by wiring money from your bank account
to your Ivy account. Your bank may charge a fee for wiring funds. Before wiring
any funds, please call IMSC at 1-800-777-6472. Wiring instructions are as
follows:
                      FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA
                                JACKSONVILLE, FL
                                 ABA#063000021
                             ACCOUNT #2090002063833
                             FOR FURTHER CREDIT TO:
                         YOUR IVY ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
                      YOUR FUND NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NUMBER
 
    By Automatic Investment Method:  Complete Sections 6A and 7B on the Account
Application (see "Automatic Investment Method" on page 30 for more information).
 
HOW YOUR PURCHASE PRICE IS DETERMINED
 
    Your purchase price for Class A shares of a Fund is the net asset value
("NAV") per share plus a sales charge, which may be reduced or eliminated in
certain circumstances. The purchase price per share is known as the public
offering price. Your purchase price for Class B, Class C and Class I shares is
the NAV per share.
 
    Share purchases will be made at the next determined price after your
purchase order is received. The price is effective for orders received by IMSC
or by your registered securities dealer prior to the time of the determination
of the NAV. Any orders received after the time of the determination of the NAV
will be entered at the next calculated price.
 
    Orders placed with a securities dealer before the NAV is determined that are
transmitted through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation on the same day are confirmed at that day's price. Any loss
resulting from the dealer's failure to submit an order by the deadline will be
borne by that dealer.
 
    You will receive an account statement after any purchase, exchange or full
liquidation. Statements related to reinvestment of dividends, capital gains,
automatic investment plans (see the SAI for further explanation) and/or
systematic withdrawal plans will be sent quarterly.
HOW EACH FUND VALUES ITS SHARES
 
    The NAV per share is the value of one share. The NAV is determined for each
Class of shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day the
Exchange is open by dividing the value of a Fund's net assets attributable to a
class by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding, adjusted to
the nearest cent. These procedures are described more completely in the SAI.
 
    The Trust's Board of Trustees has established procedures to value a Fund's
securities in order to determine the NAV. The value of a foreign security is
determined as of the normal close of trading on the foreign exchange on which it
is traded or as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange,
if that is earlier. If no sale is reported at that time, the average between the
current bid and asked price is used. All other securities for which OTC market
quotations are readily available are valued at the average between the current
bid and asked price. Securities and other assets for which market prices are not
readily available are valued at fair value, as determined by IMI and approved in
good faith by the Board. Money market instruments of a Fund are valued at
amortized cost.
 
INITIAL SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE -- CLASS A SHARES
 
    Shares are purchased at a public offering price equal to their NAV per share
plus a sales charge, as set forth below.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              SALES CHARGE
                                                         -----------------------   PORTION OF
                                                            AS A         AS A        PUBLIC
                                                         PERCENTAGE   PERCENTAGE    OFFERING
                                                         OF PUBLIC      OF NET       PRICE
                                                          OFFERING      AMOUNT      RETAINED
                   AMOUNT INVESTED                         PRICE       INVESTED    BY DEALER
- -----------------------------------------------------    ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                                                      <C>          <C>          <C>
Less than $50,000....................................       5.75%        6.10%        5.00%
$50,000 but less than $100,000.......................       5.25%        5.54%        4.50%
$100,000 but less than $250,000......................       4.50%        4.71%        3.75%
$250,000 but less than $500,000......................       3.00%        3.09%        2.50%
$500,000 or over*....................................       0.00%        0.00%        0.00%
</TABLE>
 
* A CDSC may apply to the redemption of Class A shares that are purchased
  without an initial sales charge. See "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge --
  Class A Shares."
 
    Sales charges are not applied to any dividends or capital gains that are
reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. An investor may be charged a
transaction fee for Class A and Class I shares purchased or redeemed at NAV
through a broker or agent other than IMDI.
 
    With respect to purchases of $500,000 or more through dealers or agents,
IMDI may, at the time of purchase, pay such dealers or agents from its own
resources a commission to compensate such dealers or agents for their
distribution assistance in connection with such purchases. The commission would
be computed as set forth below:
 
                              NAV COMMISSION TABLE
               (FOR ALL IVY FUNDS EXCEPT IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               PURCHASE AMOUNT                                  COMMISSION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------
<S>     <C>                                                                     <C>
First   $3,000,000............................................................     1.00%
Next    $2,000,000............................................................      .50%
Over    $5,000,000............................................................      .25%
</TABLE>
 
                              NAV COMMISSION TABLE
                            (IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               PURCHASE AMOUNT                                  COMMISSION
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------
<S>     <C>                                                                     <C>
First   $3,000,000............................................................      .50%
Next    $2,000,000............................................................      .25%
Over    $5,000,000............................................................      .10%
</TABLE>
 
    Dealers who receive 90% or more of the sales charge may be deemed to be
"underwriters" as that term is defined in the 1933 Act.
 
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<PAGE>   25
 
    IMDI compensates participating brokers who sell Class A shares through the
initial sales charge. IMDI retains that portion of the initial sales charge that
is not reallowed to the dealers, which it may use to distribute a Fund's Class A
shares. Pursuant to separate distribution plans for the Funds' Class A, Class B
and Class C shares, IMDI bears various promotional and sales related expenses,
including the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses to persons other than
shareholders. Pursuant to the Funds' Class A distribution plans, IMDI currently
pays a continuing service fee to qualified dealers at an annual rate of 0.25% of
qualified investments.
 
    IMDI may from time to time pay a bonus or other incentive to dealers (other
than IMDI) which employ a registered representative who sells a minimum dollar
amount of the shares of a Fund and/or other funds distributed by IMDI during a
specified period of time. This bonus or other incentive may take the form of
payment for travel expenses, including lodging, incurred in connection with
trips taken by qualifying registered representatives and members of their
families to places within or without the U.S. or other bonuses such as gift
certificates or the cash equivalent of such bonus or incentive.
 
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE -- CLASS A SHARES
 
    Purchases of $500,000 or more of Class A shares will be made at NAV with no
initial sales charge, but if the shares are redeemed within 24 months (12
months, in the case of Ivy International Fund) after the end of the calendar
month in which the purchase was made (the CDSC period), a CDSC of 1.00% will be
imposed (0.50%, in the case of Ivy International Fund).
 
    In order to recover commissions paid to dealers on NAV transfers (as defined
in "Purchases of Class A Shares at Net Asset Value"), Class A shares of a Fund
are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% (0.50%, in the case of Ivy International Fund)
for certain redemptions within 24 months (12 months, in the case of Ivy
International Fund) after the date of purchase.
 
    The charge will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the current
market value or the original purchase cost of the Class A shares redeemed.
Accordingly, no CDSC will be imposed on increases in account value above the
initial purchase price, including any dividends or capital gains which have been
reinvested in additional Class A shares.
 
    In determining whether a CDSC applies to a redemption, the calculation will
be determined in a manner that results in the lowest possible rate being
charged. Therefore, it will be assumed that the redemption is first made from
any shares in your account not subject to the CDSC. The CDSC is waived in
certain circumstances. See the discussion below under the caption "Waiver of
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."
 
    WAIVER OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE:  The CDSC is waived for (i)
redemptions in connection with distributions not exceeding 12% annually of the
initial account balance (i.e., the value of the shareholder's Class A Fund
account at the time of the initial distribution) (ia) following retirement under
a tax qualified retirement plan, or (ib) upon attaining age 59 1/2 in the case
of an IRA, a custodial account pursuant to section 403(b)(7) of the Code or a
Keogh Plan; (ii) redemption resulting from tax-free return of an excess
contribution to an IRA; or (iii) any partial or complete redemption following
the death or disability (as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code) of a
shareholder from an account in which the deceased or disabled is named, provided
that the redemption is requested within one year of death or disability. IMDI
may require documentation prior to waiver of the CDSC.
 
    Class A shareholders may exchange their Class A shares subject to a CDSC
("outstanding Class A shares") for Class A shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie
Fund ("new Class A shares") on the basis of the relative NAV per Class A share,
without the payment of any CDSC that would be due upon the redemption of the
outstanding Class A shares. The original CDSC rate that would have been charged
if the outstanding Class A shares were redeemed will carry over to the new Class
A shares received in the exchange, and will be charged accordingly at the time
of redemption.
 
QUALIFYING FOR A REDUCED SALES CHARGE
 
    RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION (ROA):  Rights of Accumulation ("ROA") is calculated
by determining the current market value of all Class A shares in all Ivy or
Mackenzie fund accounts (except Ivy Money Market Fund) owned by you, your
spouse, and your children under 21 years of age. ROA is also applicable to
accounts under a trustee or other single fiduciary (including retirement
accounts qualified under Section 401 of the Code). The current market value of
each of your accounts as described above is added together and then added to
your current purchase amount. If the combined total is equal or greater than a
breakpoint amount for a Fund, then you qualify for the reduced sales charge. To
reduce or eliminate the sales charge, you must complete Section 4C of the
Account Application.
 
    LETTER OF INTENT (LOI):  A Letter of Intent ("LOI") is a non-binding
agreement that states your intention to invest in additional Class A shares,
within a thirteen month period after the initial purchase, an amount equal to a
breakpoint amount for a Fund. The LOI may be backdated up to 90 days. To sign an
LOI, please complete Section 4C of the Account Application.
 
    Should the LOI not be fulfilled within the thirteen month period, your
account will be debited for the difference between the full sales charge that
applies for the amount actually invested and the reduced sales charge actually
paid on purchases placed under the terms of the LOI.
 
    PURCHASES OF CLASS A SHARES AT NET ASSET VALUE:  Investors who held Ivy Fund
shares as of December 31, 1991, or who held shares of certain funds that were
reorganized into an Ivy or Mackenzie fund, may be exempt from sales charges on
the purchase of Class A shares of any of the Ivy or Mackenzie funds. If you
believe you may be eligible for such an exemption, please contact IMSC at
1-800-235-3322 for additional information.
 
    Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased without an initial sales charge or
CDSC by (i) officers and Trustees of the Trust (and their relatives), (ii)
officers, directors, employees, retired employees, legal counsel and independent
accountants of IMI, MIMI, and MFC (and their relatives), and (iii) directors,
officers, partners, registered representatives, employees and retired employees
(and their relatives) of dealers having a sales agreement with IMDI (or trustees
or custodians of any qualified retirement plan or IRA established for the
benefit of any such person). In addition, certain investment advisors and
financial planners who charge a management, consulting or other fee for their
services and who place trades for their own accounts or the accounts of their
clients may purchase Class A shares of a Fund without an initial sales charge or
a CDSC, provided such purchases are placed through a broker or agent who
maintains an omnibus account with that Fund. Also, clients of these advisors and
planners may make purchases under the same conditions if the purchases are
through the master account of such advisor or planner on the books of such
broker or agent. This provision applies to assets of retirement and deferred
compensation plans and trusts used to fund those plans including, but not
limited to, those defined in Section 401(a), 403(b) or 457 of the Code and
"Rabbi Trusts" whose assets are used to purchase shares of a fund through the
aforementioned channels.
 
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<PAGE>   26
 
    Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased at NAV by retirement plans
qualified under section 401(a) or 403(b) of the Code, subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. A CDSC of 1.00% (0.50%, in
the case of Ivy International Fund) will be imposed on such purchases in the
event of certain plan-level redemption transactions within 24 months (12 months,
in the case of Ivy International Fund) following such purchases.
 
    If investments by retirement plans at NAV are made through a dealer who has
executed a dealer agreement with respect to a Fund, IMDI may, at the time of
purchase, pay the dealer out of IMDI's own resources a commission to compensate
the dealer for its distribution assistance in connection with the retirement
plan's investment. Please refer to the NAV Commission Tables on page 24 of this
Prospectus. Please contact IMDI for additional information.
 
    Class A shares can also be purchased without an initial sales charge, but
subject to a CDSC of 1.00% during the first 24 months (0.50% during the first 12
months, in the case of Ivy International Fund), by: (a) any state, county, city
(or any instrumentality, department, authority or agency of such entities) that
is prohibited by applicable investment laws from paying a sales charge or
commission when purchasing shares of a registered investment management company
(an "eligible governmental authority"), and (b) trust companies, bank trust
departments, credit unions, savings and loans and other similar organizations in
their fiduciary capacity or for their own accounts, subject to any minimum
requirements set by IMDI (currently, these criteria require that the amount
invested or to be invested in the subsequent 13-month period totals at least
$250,000). In either case, IMDI may pay commissions to dealers that provide
distribution assistance on the same basis as in the preceding paragraph.
 
    Class A shares of a Fund may also be purchased without a sales charge in
connection with certain liquidation, merger or acquisition transactions
involving other investment companies or personal holding companies.
 
    Each Fund may, from time to time, waive the initial sales charge on its
Class A shares sold to clients of various broker-dealers with which IMDI has a
selling relationship. This privilege will apply only to Class A Shares of a Fund
that are purchased using all or a portion of the proceeds obtained by such
clients through redemptions of shares (on which a commission has been paid) of
an investment company (other than Mackenzie Series Trust or the Trust), unit
investment trust or limited partnership ("NAV transfers"). Some dealers may
elect not to participate in this program. Those dealers that do elect to
participate in the program must complete certain forms required by IMDI. The
normal service fee, as described in the "Initial Sales Charge Alternative --
Class A Shares" and "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Alternative -- Class B and
Class C Shares" sections of this Prospectus, will be paid to dealers in
connection with these purchases. Additional information on reductions or waivers
may be obtained from IMDI at the address listed on the cover of the Prospectus.
 
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ALTERNATIVE -- CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES
 
    Class B and Class C shares are offered at NAV per share without a front end
sales charge. Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase will be
subject to a CDSC of 1%, and Class B shares redeemed within six years of
purchase will be subject to a CDSC at the rates set forth below. This charge
will be assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the current market value or
the original purchase cost of the shares being redeemed. Accordingly, you will
not be assessed a CDSC on increases in account value above the initial purchase
price, including shares derived from dividends or capital gains reinvested. In
determining whether a CDSC applies to a redemption, the calculation will be
determined in a manner that results in the lowest possible rate being charged.
It will be assumed that your redemption comes first from shares you have held
beyond the requisite maximum holding period or those you acquire through
reinvestment of dividends or capital gains, and next from the shares you have
held the longest during the requisite holding period.
 
    Proceeds from the CDSC are paid to IMDI. The proceeds are used, in whole or
in part, to defray its expenses related to providing each Fund with distribution
services in connection with the sale of Class B and Class C shares, such as
compensating selected dealers and agents for selling these shares. The
combination of the CDSC and the distribution and service fees makes it possible
for a Fund to sell Class B or Class C shares without deducting a sales charge at
the time of the purchase.
 
    In the case of Class B shares, the amount of the CDSC, if any, will vary
depending on the number of years from the time you purchase your Class B shares
until the time you redeem them. Solely for purposes of determining this holding
period, any payments you make during the quarter will be aggregated and deemed
to have been made on the last day of the quarter. In the case of Class C shares,
solely for purposes of determining this holding period, any purchases you make
during a month will be deemed to have been made on the last day of the month.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     CONTINGENT
                                                   DEFERRED SALES
                                                     CHARGE AS A
                CLASS B SHARES                      PERCENTAGE OF
                                                    DOLLAR AMOUNT
             YEAR SINCE PURCHASE                  SUBJECT TO CHARGE
- ----------------------------------------------    -----------------
<S>                                               <C>
First.........................................            5%
Second........................................            4%
Third.........................................            3%
Fourth........................................            3%
Fifth.........................................            2%
Sixth.........................................            1%
Seventh and thereafter........................            0%
</TABLE>
 
    IMDI currently intends to pay to dealers a sales commission of 4% of the
sale price of Class B shares that they have sold, and will receive the entire
amount of the CDSC paid by shareholders on the redemption of Class B shares to
finance the 4% commission and related marketing expenses.
 
    With respect to Class C shares, IMDI currently intends to pay to dealers a
sales commission of 1% of the sale price of Class C shares that they have sold,
a portion of which is to compensate the dealers for providing Class C
shareholder account services during the first year of investment. IMDI will
receive the entire amount of the CDSC paid by shareholders on the redemption of
Class C shares to finance the 1% commission and related marketing expenses.
 
    Pursuant to separate distribution plans for the Funds' Class B and Class C
shares, IMDI bears various promotional and sales related expenses, including the
cost of printing and mailing prospectuses to persons other than shareholders.
Under the Funds' Class B Plan, IMDI retains 0.75% of the continuing 1.00%
service/distribution fee assessed to Class B shareholders, and pays a continuing
service fee to qualified dealers at an annual rate of 0.25% of qualified
investments. Under the Class C Plan, IMDI pays continuing service/distribution
fees to qualified dealers at an annual rate of 1.00% of qualified investments
after the first year of investment (0.25% of which represents a service fee).
 
    CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES:  Your Class B shares and an appropriate
portion of both reinvested dividends and capital gains on those shares will be
converted into Class A shares automatically no later than the month following
 
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<PAGE>   27
 
eight years after the shares were purchased, resulting in lower annual
distribution fees. If you exchanged Class B shares into a Fund from Class B
shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie fund, the calculation will be based on the
time the shares in the original fund were purchased.
 
    WAIVER OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE:  The CDSC is waived for (i)
redemptions in connection with distributions not exceeding 12% annually of the
initial account balance (i.e., the value of the shareholder's Class B or Class C
Fund account at the time of the initial distribution) (ia) following retirement
under a tax qualified retirement plan, or (ib) upon attaining age 59 1/2 in the
case of an IRA, a custodial account pursuant to section 403(b)(7) of the Code or
a Keogh Plan; (ii) redemption resulting from tax-free return of an excess
contribution to an IRA; or (iii) any partial or complete redemption following
the death or disability (as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code) of a
shareholder from an account in which the deceased or disabled is named, provided
that the redemption is requested within one year of death or disability. IMDI
may require documentation prior to waiver of the CDSC.
 
    ARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHERS:  IMDI may, at its own expense,
pay concessions in addition to those described above to dealers that satisfy
certain criteria established from time to time by IMDI. These conditions relate
to increasing sales of shares of the Funds over specified periods and to certain
other factors. These payments may, depending on the dealer's satisfaction of the
required conditions, be periodic and may be up to (i) 0.25% of the value of Fund
shares sold by the dealer during a particular period, and (ii) 0.10% of the
value of Fund shares held by the dealer's customers for more than one year,
calculated on an annual basis.
 
HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
 
    You may redeem your Fund shares through your registered securities
representative, by mail or by telephone. A CDSC may apply to certain Class A
share redemptions, to Class B share redemptions prior to conversion and to Class
C shares that are redeemed within one year of purchase. All redemptions are made
at the NAV next determined after a redemption request has been received in good
order. Requests for redemptions must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time to be
processed at the NAV for that day. Any redemption request in good order that is
received after 4:00 p.m. Eastern time will be processed at the price determined
on the following business day. IF SHARES TO BE REDEEMED WERE PURCHASED BY CHECK,
PAYMENT OF THE REDEMPTION MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL THE CHECK HAS CLEARED OR FOR UP
TO 15 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PURCHASE. If you own shares of more than one class
of a Fund, the Fund will redeem first the shares having the highest 12b-1 fees;
any shares subject to a CDSC will be redeemed last unless you specifically elect
otherwise.
 
    When shares are redeemed, a Fund generally sends you payment on the next
business day. Under unusual circumstances, a Fund may suspend redemptions or
postpone payment to the extent permitted by Federal securities laws. The
proceeds of the redemption may be more or less than the purchase price of your
shares, depending upon, among other factors, the market value of the Fund's
securities at the time of the redemption. If the redemption is for over $50,000,
or the proceeds are to be sent to an address other than the address of record,
or an address change has occurred in the last 30 days, it must be requested in
writing with a signature guarantee. See "Signature Guarantees," below.
 
    If you are not certain of the requirements for a redemption, please contact
IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
    THROUGH YOUR REGISTERED SECURITIES DEALER:  The Dealer is responsible for
promptly transmitting redemption orders. Redemptions requested by dealers will
be made at the NAV (less any applicable CDSC) determined at the close of regular
trading (4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the day that a redemption request is
received in good order by IMSC.
 
    BY MAIL:  Requests for redemption in writing are considered to be in "proper
or good order" if they contain the following:
 
    - Any outstanding certificate(s) for shares being redeemed.
 
    - A letter of instruction, including the account registration, fund number,
      the account number and the dollar amount or number of shares to be
      redeemed.
 
    - Signatures of all registered owners whose names appear on the account.
 
    - Any required signature guarantees.
 
    - Other supporting legal documentation, if required (in the case of estates,
      trusts, guardianships, corporations, unincorporated associations,
      retirement plan trustees or others acting in representative capacities).
 
    The dollar amount or number of shares indicated for redemption must not
exceed the available shares or NAV of your account at the next-determined
prices. If your request exceeds these limits, then the trade will be rejected in
its entirety.
 
    Mail your request to IMSC at one of the addresses on page 24 of this
Prospectus.
 
    BY TELEPHONE:  Individual and joint accounts may redeem up to $50,000 per
day over the telephone by contacting IMSC at 1-800-777-6472. In times of unusual
economic or market changes, the telephone redemption privilege may be difficult
to implement. If you are unable to execute your transaction by telephone, you
may want to consider placing the order in writing and sending it by mail or
overnight courier.
 
    Checks will be made payable to the current account registration and sent to
the address of record. If there has been a change of address in the last 30
days, please use the instructions for redemption requests by mail described
above. A signature guarantee would be required.
 
    Requests for telephone redemptions will be accepted from the registered
owner of the account, the designated registered representative or the registered
representative's assistant.
 
    Shares held in certificate form cannot be redeemed by telephone.
 
    If Section 6E of the Account Application is not completed, telephone
redemption privileges will be provided automatically. Although telephone
redemptions may be a convenient feature, you should realize that you may be
giving up a measure of security that you may otherwise have if you terminated
the privilege and redeemed your shares in writing. If you do not wish to make
telephone redemptions or let your registered representative do so on your
behalf, you must notify IMSC in writing.
 
    Each Fund employs reasonable procedures that require personal identification
prior to acting on redemption instructions communicated by telephone to confirm
that such instructions are genuine. In the absence of such procedures, a Fund
may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone
instructions.
 
    Receiving Your Proceeds By Federal Funds Wire:  For shareholders who
established this feature at the time they opened their account, telephone
instructions will be accepted for redemption of amounts up to $50,000 ($1,000
 
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minimum) and proceeds will be wired on the next business day to a predesignated
bank account.
 
    In order to add this feature to an existing account or to change existing
bank account information, please submit a letter of instructions including your
bank information to IMSC at the address provided above. The letter must be
signed by all registered owners, and their signatures must be guaranteed.
 
    Your account will be charged a fee of $10 each time redemption proceeds are
wired to your bank. Your bank may also charge you a fee for receiving a Federal
Funds wire.
 
    Neither IMSC nor any of the Funds can be responsible for the efficiency of
the Federal Funds wire system or the shareholder's bank.
 
MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE REQUIREMENTS
 
    Due to the high cost of maintaining small accounts and subject to state law
requirements, a Fund may redeem the accounts of shareholders whose investment,
including sales charges paid, has been less than $1,000 for more than 12 months.
A Fund will not redeem an account unless the shareholder has been given at least
60 days' advance notice of the Fund's intention to do so. No redemption will be
made if a shareholder's account falls below the minimum due to a reduction in
the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. This provision does not apply to
IRAs, other retirement accounts and UGMA/UTMA accounts.
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEES
 
    For your protection, and to prevent fraudulent redemptions, we require a
signature guarantee in order to accommodate the following requests:
 
    - Redemption requests over $50,000.
 
    - Requests for redemption proceeds to be sent to someone other than the
      registered shareholder.
 
    - Requests for redemption proceeds to be sent to an address other than the
      address of record.
 
    - Registration transfer requests.
 
    - Requests for redemption proceeds to be wired to your bank account (if this
      option was not selected on your original application, or if you are
      changing the bank wire information).
 
    A signature guarantee may be obtained only from an eligible guarantor
institution as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. An eligible guarantor institution includes banks, brokers, dealers,
municipal securities dealers, government securities dealers, government
securities brokers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered
securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations. The
signature guarantee must not be qualified in any way. Notarizations from notary
publics are not the same as signature guarantees, and are not accepted.
 
    Circumstances other than those described above may require a signature
guarantee. Please contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472 for more information.
 
CHOOSING A DISTRIBUTION OPTION
 
    You have the option of selecting the distribution option that best suits
your needs:
 
    AUTOMATIC REINVESTMENT OPTION -- Both dividends and capital gains are
automatically reinvested at NAV in additional shares of the same class of a Fund
unless you specify one of the other options.
 
    INVESTMENT IN ANOTHER IVY OR MACKENZIE FUND -- Both dividends and capital
gains are automatically invested at NAV in another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund of the
same class.
 
    DIVIDENDS IN CASH/CAPITAL GAINS REINVESTED -- Dividends will be paid in
cash. Capital gains will be reinvested at NAV in additional shares of the same
class of a Fund or another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund of the same class.
 
    DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS IN CASH -- Both dividends and capital gains will
be paid in cash.
 
    If you wish to have your cash distributions deposited directly to your bank
account via electronic funds transfer ("EFT"), or if you wish to change your
distribution option, please contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
    If you wish to have your cash distributions go to an address other than the
address of record, you must provide IMSC with a letter of instruction signed by
all registered owners with signatures guaranteed.
 
TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
 
    In general, to avoid being subject to a 31% U.S. Federal backup withholding
tax on dividends, capital gains distributions and redemption proceeds, you must
furnish a Fund with your certified tax identification number ("TIN") and certify
that you are not subject to backup withholding due to prior underreporting of
interest and dividends to the IRS. If you fail to provide a certified TIN, or
such other tax-related certifications as a Fund may require, within 30 days of
opening your new account, each Fund reserves the right to involuntarily redeem
your account and send the proceeds to your address of record.
 
    You can avoid the above withholding and/or redemption by correctly
furnishing your TIN, and making certain certifications, in Section 2 of the
Account Application at the time you open your new account, unless the IRS
requires that backup withholding be applied to your account.
 
    Certain payees, such as corporations, generally are exempt from backup
withholding. Please complete IRS Form W-9 with the new account application to
claim this exemption. If the registration is for an UGMA/UTMA account, please
provide the social security number of the minor. Non-U.S. investors who do not
have a TIN must provide, with their Account Application, a completed IRS Form
W-8.
 
CERTIFICATES
 
    In order to facilitate transfers, exchanges and redemptions, most
shareholders elect not to receive certificates. Should you wish to have a
certificate issued, please contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472 and request that one
be sent to you. (Retirement plan accounts are not eligible for this service.)
Please note that if you were to lose your certificate, you would incur an
expense to replace it.
 
    Certificates requested by telephone for shares valued up to $50,000 will be
issued to the current registration and mailed to the address of record. Should
you wish to have your certificates mailed to a different address, or registered
differently from the current registration, contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE
 
    Shareholders of a Fund have an exchange privilege with other Ivy and
Mackenzie funds. The Funds reserve the right to reject, for any reason, any
exchange orders.
 
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    Class A shareholders may exchange their outstanding Class A shares for Class
A shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie fund on the basis of the relative NAV per
Class A share, plus an amount equal to the difference between the sales charge
previously paid on the outstanding Class A shares and the sales charge payable
at the time of the exchange on the new Class A shares. Incremental sales charges
are waived for outstanding Class A shares that have been invested for 12 months
or longer.
 
    Class B (and Class C) shareholders may exchange their outstanding Class B
(or Class C) shares for Class B (or Class C) shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie
Fund on the basis of the relative NAV per Class B (or Class C) share, without
the payment of any CDSC that would otherwise be due upon the redemption of Class
B (or Class C) shares. Class B shareholders who exercise the exchange privilege
would continue to be subject to the original Fund's CDSC schedule (or period)
following an exchange if such schedule is higher (or longer) than the CDSC for
the new Class B shares.
 
    Class I shareholders may exchange their outstanding Class I shares for Class
I shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund on the basis of the relative NAV per
Class I share.
 
    Shares resulting from the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions
will not be charged an initial sales charge or a CDSC when exchanged into
another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund.
 
    Exchanges are considered to be taxable events, and may result in a capital
gain or a capital loss for tax purposes. Before executing an exchange, you
should obtain and read the prospectus and consider the investment objective of
the fund to be purchased. Shares must be uncertificated in order to execute a
telephone exchange. Exchanges are available only in states where they can be
legally made. This privilege is not intended to provide shareholders a means by
which to speculate on short-term movements in the market. The Funds reserve the
right to limit the frequency of exchanges. Exchanges are accepted only if the
registrations of the two accounts are identical. Amounts to be exchanged must
meet minimum investment requirements for the Ivy or Mackenzie Fund into which
the exchange is made.
 
    With respect to shares subject to a CDSC, if less than all of an investment
is exchanged out of a Fund, the shares exchanged will reflect, pro rata, the
cost, capital appreciation and/or reinvestment of distributions of the original
investment as well as the original purchase date, for purposes of calculating
any CDSC for future redemptions of the exchanged shares.
 
    Investors who held Ivy Fund shares as of December 31, 1991, or who held
shares of certain funds that were reorganized into an Ivy or Mackenzie fund, may
be exempt from sales charges on the exchange of shares between any of the Ivy or
Mackenzie funds. If you believe you may be eligible for such an exemption,
please contact IMSC at 1-800-235-3322 for additional information.
 
    In calculating the sales charge assessed on an exchange, shareholders will
be allowed to use the Rights of Accumulation privilege.
 
    EXCHANGES BY TELEPHONE:  If Section 6D of the Account Application is not
completed, telephone exchange privileges will be provided automatically.
Although telephone exchanges may be a convenient feature, you should realize
that you may be giving up a measure of security that you may otherwise have if
you terminated the privilege and exchanged your shares in writing. If you do not
wish to make telephone exchanges or let your registered representative do so on
your behalf, you must notify IMSC in writing.
 
    In order to execute an exchange, please contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472. Have
the account number of your current fund and the exact name in which it is
registered available to give to the telephone representative.
 
    Each Fund employs reasonable procedures that require personal identification
prior to acting on exchange instructions communicated by telephone to confirm
that such instructions are genuine. In the absence of such procedures, a Fund
may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone
instructions.
 
    EXCHANGES IN WRITING:  In a letter, request an exchange and provide the
following information:
 
- - The name and class of the fund whose shares you currently own.
 
- - Your account number.
 
- - The name(s) in which the account is registered.
 
- - The name of the fund in which you wish your exchange to be invested.
 
- - The number of shares or the dollar amount you wish to exchange.
 
    The request must be signed by all registered owners.
 
REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE
 
    Investors who have redeemed Class A shares of a Fund have a one-time
privilege of reinvesting all or a part of the proceeds of the redemption back
into Class A shares of that Fund at NAV (without a sales charge) within 60 days
after the date of redemption. IN ORDER TO REINVEST WITHOUT A SALES CHARGE,
SHAREHOLDERS OR THEIR BROKERS MUST INFORM IMSC THAT THEY ARE EXERCISING THE
REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE AT THE TIME OF REINVESTMENT. The tax status of a gain
realized on a redemption generally will not be affected by the exercise of the
reinvestment privilege, but a loss realized on a redemption generally may be
disallowed by the IRS if the reinvestment privilege is exercised within 30 days
after the redemption. In addition, upon a reinvestment, the shareholder may not
be permitted to take into account sales charges incurred on the original
purchase of shares in computing their taxable gain or loss.
 
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN
 
    You may elect the Systematic Withdrawal Plan at any time by completing the
Account Application, which is attached to this Prospectus. You can also obtain
this application by contacting your registered representative or IMSC at
1-800-777-6472. To be eligible, you must have at least $5,000 in your account.
Payments (minimum distribution amount -- $50) from your account can be made
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or on a selected monthly basis, to
yourself or any other designated payee. You may elect to have your systematic
withdrawal paid directly to your bank account via EFT, at no charge. Share
certificates must be unissued (i.e., held by a Fund) while the plan is in
effect. A Systematic Withdrawal Plan may not be established if you are currently
participating in the Automatic Investment Method. For more information, please
contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
    If payments you receive through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan exceed the
dividends and capital appreciation of your account, you will be reducing the
value of your account. Additional investments made by shareholders participating
in the Systematic Withdrawal Plan must equal at least $1,000 while the plan is
in effect. However, it may not be advantageous to purchase additional Class A,
Class B or Class C shares when you have a Systematic Withdrawal Plan, because
you may be subject to an initial sales charge on your purchase of
 
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Class A shares or to a CDSC imposed on your redemptions of Class B or Class C
shares. In addition, redemptions are taxable events.
 
    Amounts paid to you through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan are derived from
the redemption of shares in your account. Any applicable CDSC will be assessed
upon the redemptions. A CDSC will not be assessed on withdrawals not exceeding
12% annually of the initial account balance when the Systematic Withdrawal Plan
was started.
 
    Should you wish at any time to add a Systematic Withdrawal Plan to an
existing account or change payee instructions, you will need to submit a written
request, signed by all registered owners, with signatures guaranteed.
 
    Retirement accounts are eligible for Systematic Withdrawal Plans. Please
contact IMSC at 1-800-777-6472 to obtain the necessary paperwork to establish a
plan.
 
    If the U.S. Postal Service cannot deliver your checks, or if deposits to a
bank account are returned for any reason, your redemptions will be discontinued.
 
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD
 
    You may authorize an investment to be automatically drawn each month from
your bank for investment in Fund shares by completing Sections 6A and 7B of the
Account Application. Attach a "voided" check to your account application. At
pre-specified intervals, your bank account will be debited and the proceeds will
be credited to your Ivy Fund account. The minimum investment under this plan is
$50 per month ($25 per month for retirement plans). There is no charge to you
for this program.
 
    You may terminate or suspend your Automatic Investment Method by telephone
at any time by contacting IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
    If you have investments being withdrawn from a bank account and we are
notified that the account has been closed, your Automatic Investment Method will
be discontinued.
 
CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT STATEMENTS
 
    Shareholders with two or more Ivy or Mackenzie fund accounts having the same
taxpayer I.D. number will receive a single quarterly account statement, unless
otherwise specified. This feature consolidates the activity for each account
onto one statement. Requests for quarterly consolidated statements for all other
accounts must be submitted in writing and must be signed by all registered
owners.
 
RETIREMENT PLANS
 
    The Ivy and Mackenzie family of funds offer several tax-sheltered retirement
plans that may fit your needs:
 
    - IRA (Individual Retirement Account)
 
    - 401(k), Money Purchase Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
 
    - SEP-IRA (Simplified Employee Pension Plan)
 
    - 403(b)(7) Plan
 
    - SIMPLE Plans (Individual Retirement Account and 401(k))
 
    Minimum initial and subsequent investments for retirement plans are $25.
 
    Investors Bank & Trust, which serves as custodian or trustee under the
retirement plan prototypes available from each Fund, charges certain nominal
fees for annual maintenance. A portion of these fees is remitted to IMSC, as
compensation for its services to the retirement plan accounts maintained with
each Fund.
 
    Distributions from retirement plans are subject to certain requirements
under the Code. Certain documentation, including IRS Form W4-P, must be provided
to IMSC prior to taking any distribution. Please contact IMSC for details. The
Ivy and Mackenzie family of funds and IMSC assume no responsibility to determine
whether a distribution satisfies the conditions of applicable tax laws, and will
not be responsible for any penalties assessed. For additional information,
please contact your broker, tax adviser or IMSC.
 
    Please call IMSC at 1-800-777-6472 for complete information kits describing
the plans, their benefits, restrictions, provisions and fees.
 
SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES
 
    Inquiries regarding the Funds should be directed to IMSC at 1-800-777-6472.
 
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                             ACCOUNT APPLICATION

IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND           IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE &
IVY CANADA FUND                   TECHNOLOGY FUND   
IVY CHINA REGION FUND           IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND           
IVY GLOBAL FUND                 IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL      _________________
IVY GLOBAL NATURAL                COMPANIES FUND               ACCOUNT NUMBER
  RESOURCES FUND                IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND
                                IVY NEW CENTURY FUND
 
    PLEASE MAIL APPLICATIONS AND CHECKS TO: Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.,
                  P.O. Box 3022, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0922.
 (This application should not be used for retirement accounts for which Ivy is
                                  custodian.)
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Dealer #                 Branch #   Rep #      Acct Type      Soc Cd     Div Cd       CG Cd       Exc Cd      Red Cd      
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1      REGISTRATION

[ ] Individual                   ________________________________________________________________________________________
[ ] Joint Tenant                 Owner, Custodian or Trustee
[ ] Estate                       ________________________________________________________________________________________
[ ] UGMA/UTMA                    Co-owner or Minor
[ ] Corporation                  ________________________________________________________________________________________
[ ] Partnership                                                                                Minor's State of Residence
[ ] Sole Proprietor              ________________________________________________________________________________________
[ ] Trust                        Street
    __________________           ________________________________________________________________________|__|__|__|__|__|
      Date of Trust              City                                          State                         Zip Code
                                 |__|__|__|-|__|__|__|-|__|__|__|__|                 |__|__|__|-|__|__|__|-|__|__|__|__| 
                                 Phone Number -- Day                                 Phone Number -- Evening    
[ ] Other ____________       
    __________________
      
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2      TAX ID #

|__|__|__|-|__|__|-|__|__|__|__| or |__|__|-|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|  Citizenship: [ ] U.S. [ ] Other _______________
     Social Security Number             Tax Identification Number

Under penalties of perjury, I certify by signing in Section 8 below that: (1) the number shown in this section is my correct
taxpayer identification number (TIN), and (2) I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I have not been notified by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends,
or (b) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding. (Cross out item (2) if you have been notified by
the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return.)
Please see the "Tax Identification Number" section of the Prospectus for additional information on completing this section.
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3      DEALER INFORMATION
 
The undersigned ("Dealer") agrees to all applicable provisions in this Application, guarantees the signature and legal capacity of
the Shareholder, and agrees to notify IMSC of any purchases made under a Letter of Intent or Rights of Accumulation.

__________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________ 
Dealer Name                                                   Representative's Name and Number 

__________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________ 
Branch Office Address                                         Representative's Phone Number 

__________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________ 
City                State                Zip Code             Authorized Signature of Dealer
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4      INVESTMENTS 

A.  Enclosed is my check for $______ ($1,000 minimum) made payable to the appropriate Fund.
  
B.  Please invest in [ ] Class A shares    [ ] Class B shares    [ ] Class C shares    [ ] Class I shares ("*"  Funds only)
    of the following Fund(s):

    $______________ Ivy Asia Pacific Fund                 $______________ Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund*
    $______________ Ivy Canada Fund                       $______________ Ivy International Fund*
    $______________ Ivy China Region Fund                 $______________ Ivy International Small Companies Fund*
    $______________ Ivy Global Fund                       $______________ Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund
    $______________ Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund     $______________ Ivy New Century Fund
    
    
C.  I qualify for a reduced sales charge due to the following privilege (applies only to Class A shares):
    [ ] New Letter of Intent (if ROA or 90-day backdate privilege is applicable, provide account(s) information below.)
    [ ] ROA with the account(s) listed below.
    [ ] Existing Letter of Intent with account(s) listed below.

    _____________________________________________________  |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|    [ ] or New
    Fund Name                                               Account Number
    _____________________________________________________  |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|    [ ] or New
    Fund Name                                               Account Number

    If establishing a Letter of Intent, you will need to purchase Class A shares over a thirteen-month period in accordance with 
    the provisions in the Prospectus. The aggregate amount of these purchases will be at least equal to the amount indicated below 
    (see Prospectus for minimum amount required for reduced sales charges.)

    [ ] $50,000      [ ] $100,000       [ ] $250,000       [ ] $500,000

D.  FOR DEALER USE ONLY
    Confirmed trade orders:                          |__|__|__|__|__|__|  |__|__|__|__|__|__| - |__|__|__|  |__|__|__|__|__|__|
                                                      Confirm Number       Number of Shares                  Trade Date
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5      DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS

A.  I would like to reinvest dividends and capital gains into additional shares of the same class in this account at net asset 
    value unless a different option is checked below.

B.  [ ] Reinvest all dividends and capital gains into additional shares of the same class in an account in a different Ivy or 
        Mackenzie fund.

        _____________________________________    |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|        [ ] New Account
        Fund Name                                 Account Number
 
C.  [ ] Pay all dividends in cash and reinvest capital gains into additional shares of the same class in this account or an account
        in a different Ivy or Mackenzie fund.
              
        _____________________________________    |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|        [ ] New Account 
        Fund Name                                Account Number
 
D.  [ ] Pay all dividends and capital gains in cash.
 
                               I REQUEST THE ABOVE CASH DISTRIBUTION, SELECTED IN C OR D ABOVE, BE:
 
    [ ] Sent to the address listed in the registration.  [ ] Sent to the special payee listed in Section 7A [ ] (By Mail)
                                                                                                         7B [ ] (By E.F.T.)
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6      OPTIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES

A. [ ] AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD (AIM)
 
        I wish to invest [ ] once per month.                         My bank account will be debited on or about the
                         [ ] twice                                            ______________ day of the month(*)
                         [ ] 3 times                                          ______________ day of the month
                         [ ] 4 times                                          ______________ day of the month
                                                                              ______________ day of the month
       
        Please invest $_____________ each period starting in the month of _______ in [ ] Class A [ ] Class B or
                       Dollar Amount                                       Month     [ ] Class C of _________________________ .
                                                                                                             Fund Name
     
        [ ] I have attached a voided check to ensure my correct bank account will be debited.
        
B. [ ] SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLANS**
        I wish to automatically withdraw funds from my account in Class A [ ] Class B [ ] or Class C [ ] of _______________________
                                                                                                                   Fund Name
    [ ] Once  [ ] Twice  [ ] 3 times  [ ] 4 times per month

    [ ] Monthly  [ ] Quarterly  [ ] Semianually  [ ] Annually

    I request the distribution be:
    [ ] Sent to the address listed in the registration.
    [ ] Sent to the special payee listed in Section 7.
    [ ] Invested into additional shares of the same 
        class of a different Ivy or Mackenzie fund: _______________________________
                                                                Fund Name

                                                    |__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|
                                                              Account Number

                                                                              
    Amount $ _______________, starting on or about the _______________day of ________________________
               Minimum $50                                                             month
                                                       _______________day of ________________________
                                                                                       month   
                                                       _______________day of ________________________
                                                                                       month*
     
    NOTE:  Account minimum: $5,000 in shares at current offering price

C. [ ] FEDERAL FUNDS WIRE FOR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS**
       I authorize the Agent to honor telephone instructions for the redemption of Fund shares up to $50,000. Proceeds may be
       wire transferred to the bank account designated ($1,000 minimum).  (COMPLETE SECTION 7B)
 
D. [ ] TELEPHONIC EXCHANGES**  [ ] YES [ ] NO
       I authorize exchanges by telephone among the Ivy and Mackenzie family of funds, upon instructions from any person as more
       fully described in the Prospectus. To change this option once established, written instructions must be received from the 
       shareholder of record or the current registered representative.

       If neither box is checked, the telephone exchange privilege will be provided automatically.

E. [ ] TELEPHONIC REDEMPTIONS**  [ ] YES [ ] NO
       The Fund or its agents are authorized to honor telephone instructions from any person as more fully described in the
       Prospectus for the redemption of Fund shares. The amount of the redemption shall not exceed $50,000 and the proceeds 
       are to be payable to the shareholder of record and mailed to the address of record. To change this option once established,
       written instructions must be received from the shareholder of record or the current registered representative.

       If neither box is checked, the telephone exchange privilege will be provided automatically.

        * There must be a period of at least seven calendar days between each investment/withdrawal period.
       ** This option may not be selected if shares are issued in certificate form.
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7      SPECIAL PAYEE

A.                       MAILING ADDRESS                           B.               FED WIRE / E.F.T. INFORMATION
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     Please send all disbursements to this special payee

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     Name of Bank or Individual                                                         Financial Institution

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     Account Number (if applicable)                                      ABA #                          Account #

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     Street                                                              Street

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     City/State/Zip                                                      City/State/Zip
                                                                                    (Please attach a voided check)
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8      SIGNATURES

Investors should be aware that failure to check "No" under Section 6D and 6E above means that the Telephone Exchange/Redemptions
Privileges will be provided. The Funds employ reasonable procedures that require personal identification prior to acting on
exchange/redemption instructions communicated by telephone to confirm that such instructions are genuine. In the absence of such
procedures, a Fund may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. Please see "Exchange
Privilege" and "How to Redeem Shares" in the Prospectus for more information on these privileges.
                                                                                                            
I certify to my legal capacity to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund for my own account or for the account of the organization
named in Section 1. I have received a current Prospectus and understand its terms are incorporated in this application by
reference. I am certifying my taxpayer information as stated in Section 2.

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY PROVISION OF THIS DOCUMENT OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATION REQUIRED 
TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING.

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                                IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND
                                   IVY CANADA FUND
                                IVY CHINA REGION FUND
                                   IVY GLOBAL FUND
                          IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND       
                  IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND            
                    IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND
                        IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND    
                       IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND
                               IVY NEW CENTURY FUND    

                                      series of 

                                       IVY FUND
                        Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300     
                         700 South Federal Highway
                              Boca Raton, Florida 33432

                         STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                   January 1, 1997

         
_________________________________________________________________

               Ivy Fund (the "Trust") is an open-end management
investment           company that currently consists of sixteen
fully managed           portfolios, each of which (except for Ivy
Latin America Strategy           Fund) is diversified.  Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund is a non-          diversified portfolio. 
This Statement of Additional Information           ("SAI")
describes ten of the portfolios, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,          
Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy      
    Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &
Technology           Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy
International Small Companies           Fund, Ivy Latin America
Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund            (the "Funds,"
each a "Fund").  The other six portfolios of the           Trust
are described in separate Statements of Additional          
Information.

               This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in 
         conjunction with the prospectus for the Funds dated
January 1,           1997 (the "Prospectus"), which may be
obtained upon request and           without charge from the Trust
at the Distributor's address and           telephone number
listed below.    

                                  INVESTMENT MANAGER

                             Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI")
                        Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300     
                         700 South Federal Highway
                              Boca Raton, Florida 33432
                              Telephone: (800) 777-6472















                                     DISTRIBUTOR

                           Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.       
                 Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300            
                  700 South Federal Highway
                              Boca Raton, Florida  33432
                              Telephone: (800) 456-5111

                                  INVESTMENT ADVISER

              (Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund only)                          Mackenzie Financial
Corporation                                     150 Bloor Street
West
                                      Suite 400
                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                    CANADA M5S3B5
                               Telephone (416) 922-5322

















































                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

             
          INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES  . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .   6

          RISK FACTORS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  19                U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . .  19                CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20                DEBT SECURITIES, IN
GENERAL  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21                ZERO
COUPON BONDS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21           
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22  
             WARRANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . .  22                SMALL COMPANIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . .  22

          COMMERCIAL PAPER  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  23                BANKING INDUSTRY AND SAVINGS AND LOAN
OBLIGATIONS  . . .  23                DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS  . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23                INVESTMENT GRADE
DEBT SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . .  23                LOW-
RATED DEBT SECURITIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24          
     FOREIGN SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25 
              INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS  . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  26                CANADIAN SECURITIES  . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . .  28                INVESTING IN LATIN AMERICA . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29                INVESTING IN ASIA
PACIFIC SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . .  31               
INVESTING IN NATURAL RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32      
         INVESTING IN THE CHINA REGION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
34                PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER PHYSICAL COMMODITIES
 . . . . .  35                FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS .
 . . . . . . . . . .  35                FOREIGN CURRENCIES . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36                REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs)  . . . . . . . . .  37               
OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37      
              OPTIONS, IN GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
37                     WRITING OPTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES 
 . . . . .  39                     PURCHASING OPTIONS ON
INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES . . . .  39                     PURCHASING
AND WRITING OPTIONS ON SECURITIES                         
INDICES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40                
    RISKS OF OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . .  41       
        FUTURES CONTRACTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
42                     FUTURES, IN GENERAL.  . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . .  42                     FOREIGN CURRENCY FUTURES
CONTRACTS. . . . . . . . .  43                     RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES.  . . . . . . . . . .  43               
SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . .  44      
              RISKS OF SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES . . . . . . . . . 
45                          COMBINED TRANSACTIONS  . . . . . . .
 . . . . .  46                FIRM COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS AND WHEN-
ISSUED SECURITIES  .  47                RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID
SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . .  47                BORROWING  .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48               
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48

          INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  48

          ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  54

          ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES  . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  56












               AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD  . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  57                EXCHANGE OF SHARES . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . .  57                     INITIAL SALES CHARGE
SHARES . . . . . . . . . . . .  57                     CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE SHARES. CLASS A  .  57                    
CLASS B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58           
         CLASS C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59  
                  CLASS I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . .  60                     ALL CLASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . .  60                LETTER OF INTENT . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . .  60                RETIREMENT PLANS . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61                    
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS  . . . . . . . . . .  62           
         QUALIFIED PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63  
                  DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND    
                     CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ("403(B)(7)         
                ACCOUNT")  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
64                     SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION ("SEP") IRAS 
 . . . . .  65                REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . .  65                RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66                SYSTEMATIC
WITHDRAWAL PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67               
GROUP SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM  . . . . . . . . . .  67

          BROKERAGE ALLOCATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  68                                 TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS .
 . . . . . . . .  71                PERSONAL INVESTMENTS BY
EMPLOYEES OF IMI . . . . . . . .  75                COMPENSATION
TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76

          INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES  . . . . . . . .
 . . .  78                BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT
ADVISORY SERVICES . .  78                     SUBADVISORY
CONTRACT -  IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND  . .  82               
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83      
              RULE 18F-3 PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
86                     RULE 12B-1 DISTRIBUTION PLANS . . . . . .
 . . . . .  87                CUSTODIAN  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . .  92                FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93                TRANSFER AGENT
AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT . . . . . . . .  94               
ADMINISTRATOR  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94      
         AUDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
95

          CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS  . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  95

          NET ASSET VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . .  99

          PORTFOLIO TURNOVER  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 100

          REDEMPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 101

          CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 102

          TAXATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 103                OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
FORWARD                     CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . 104                CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS --
"SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES                        . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105               
INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES . . . 106












               DEBT SECURITIES ACQUIRED AT A DISCOUNT . . . . . .
 . . . 106                DISTRIBUTIONS  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . . . . 108                DISPOSITION OF SHARES  . . . .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108                FOREIGN WITHHOLDING
TAXES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109                BACKUP
WITHHOLDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

          PERFORMANCE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 110                     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN . . . .
 . . . . . . . . 111                     CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN .
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121                     OTHER
QUOTATIONS, COMPARISONS AND GENERAL                         
INFORMATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . 126

          APPENDIX A

              DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
("S&P") AND              MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.
("MOODY'S") CORPORATE BOND AND                               
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS . . . . . . . . 127

          APPENDIX B

                         STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES      
                         AS OF DECEMBER 10, 1996
                                         AND
                          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS . . .
 . . . 130

          APPENDIX C

                        SELECTED ECONOMIC AND MARKET DATA FOR     
                  ASIA PACIFIC AND CHINA REGION COUNTRIES  . . .
 . 136               


































                          INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

               Each Fund has its own investment objectives and
policies,           which are set forth below.  The different
types of securities and           investment techniques used by
the Funds involve varying degrees           of risk.

               IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND:  The principal investment
objective           of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund is long-term growth.
Consideration of           current income is secondary to this
principal objective.  Under           normal circumstances the
Fund invests at least 65% of its total           assets in
securities issued in Asia-Pacific countries, which for          
purposes of this SAI are defined to include China, Hong Kong,     
     India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines,
Singapore,           Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and
Vietnam.  Securities           of Asia-Pacific issuers include:
(a) securities of companies           organized under the laws of
an Asia-Pacific country or for which           the principal
securities trading market is in the Asia-Pacific          
region; (b) securities that are issued or guaranteed by the       
   government of an Asia-Pacific country, its agencies or         
 instrumentalities, political subdivisions or the country's       
   central bank; (c) securities of a company, wherever organized, 
         where at least 50% of the company's non-current assets,  
        capitalization, gross revenue or profit in any one of the
two           most recent fiscal years represents (directly or
indirectly           through subsidiaries) assets or activities
located in the Asia-          Pacific region; and (d) any of the
preceding types of securities           in the form of depository
shares.  

               The Fund may participate in markets throughout the
Asia-          Pacific region, and it is expected that the Fund
will be invested           at all times in at least three Asia-
Pacific countries.  The Fund           does not expect to
concentrate its investments in any particular           industry,
but it may invest 25% or more of its total assets in          
the securities of issuers located in any one Asia-Pacific         
 country.  See Appendix C of this SAI for further information     
     about the economic characteristics of certain Asia-Pacific   
       countries.

               The Fund may invest up to 35% of its assets in investment-
          grade debt securities of government or corporate
issuers in           emerging market countries, investment-grade
equity and debt           securities of issuers in developed
countries (including the           United States), warrants, and
cash or cash equivalents, such as           bank obligations
(including certificates of deposit and bankers'          
acceptances), commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase   
       agreements.  For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund
may           invest without limit in such instruments.  The Fund
may also           invest up to 5% of its net assets in zero
coupon bonds, and in           debt securities rated Ba or below
by Moody's Investor Services,           Inc. ("Moody's) or BB or
below by Standard and Poor's Corporation           ("S&P"), or if
unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable          
quality (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds).













               For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may
borrow up           to one-third of the value of its total assets
from banks, but may           not purchase securities at any time
during which the value of the           Fund's outstanding loans
exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's           total assets. 
The Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange          
transactions and enter into forward foreign currency contracts.   
        The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total
assets in           other investment companies that invest in
securities issued in           Asia-Pacific countries, and (ii)
up to 15% of its net assets in           restricted and other
illiquid securities.  The Fund may with           approval of its
Board of Trustees, but currently does not intend           to,
lend portfolio securities.

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets.  The Fund may also sell           covered put options
with respect to up to 10% of the value of its           net
assets, and may write covered call options so long as not         
 more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being       
   purchased upon the exercise of the calls.  For hedging
purposes           only, the Fund may engage in transactions in
stock index and           foreign currency futures contracts,
provided that the Fund's           aggregate investment in such
contracts does not exceed 15% of its           total assets.    

               IVY CANADA FUND:  Ivy Canada Fund seeks long-term
capital           appreciation by investing primarily in equity
securities of           Canadian companies. Canada is one of the
world's leading           industrial countries and a major
exporter of agricultural           products. The country is rich
in natural resources such as zinc,           uranium, nickel,
gold, silver, aluminum, iron and copper, and           forest
covers over 44% of land areas, making Canada a leading          
world producer of newsprint. Canada is also a major producer of   
       hydroelectricity, oil and gas.

               To meet its objective, the Fund normally invests
at least           65% of its total assets in Canadian equity
securities (i.e.,           common and preferred stock,
securities convertible into common           stock and common
stock purchase warrants) listed on Canadian           stock
exchanges or traded over-the-counter in Canada. Canadian          
issuers are companies (i) organized under the laws of Canada,     
     (ii) for which the principal securities trading market is in 
         Canada, (iii) which derive at least 50% of their
revenues or           profits from goods produced or sold,
investments made or services           performed in Canada, or
(iv) which have at least 50% of their           assets situated
in Canada. The balance of the Fund's assets           ordinarily
are invested in (i) bills and bonds of the Canadian          
Government and the governments of the provinces or municipalities 
         of Canada, (ii) high quality notes and debentures of
Canadian           companies (i.e., those rated Aaa or Aa by
Moody's or AAA or AA by           S&P, or if not rated, judged to
be of comparable quality by           Mackenzie Financial
Corporation ("MFC"), the Fund's Adviser),           (iii) foreign
securities (including sponsored or unsponsored           American
Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts












          ("GDRs"), American Depository Shares ("ADSs") and
Global           Depository Shares ("GDSs")), (iv) U.S.
Government securities, (v)           equity securities and
investment-grade debt securities (i.e.,           those rated Baa
or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or           if
unrated, are considered by MFC to be of comparable quality) of    
      U.S. companies, and (vi) zero coupon bonds that meet these
credit           quality standards.

               The Fund may purchase securities on a "when-
issued" or firm           commitment basis, engage in currency
exchange transactions and           enter into forward foreign
currency contracts.  The Fund may also           invest (i) up to
10% of its total assets in other investment           companies
and (ii) up to 15% of its net assets in restricted and          
other illiquid securities.    

               For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may
invest           without limit in U.S. or Canadian dollar-
denominated money market           securities issued by entities
organized in the U.S. or Canada,           such as (i)
obligations issued or guaranteed by the Canadian          
Government or the governments of the provinces or municipalities  
        of Canada (or their agencies or instrumentalities), (ii)
finance           company and corporate commercial paper (and
other short-term           corporate obligations rated Prime-1 by
Moody's or A or better by           S&P, or if not rated,
considered by MFC to be of comparable           quality), (iii)
obligations of banks (i.e., certificates of           deposit,
time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of banks          
considered creditworthy by MFC under guidelines approved by the   
       Trust's Board of Trustees, and (iv) repurchase agreements
with           broker-dealers and banks. For temporary or
emergency purposes,           the Fund may also borrow up to 10%
of the value of its total           assets from banks.

               IVY CHINA REGION FUND:  Ivy China Region Fund's
principal           investment objective is long-term capital
growth. Consideration           of current income is secondary to
this principal objective.  The           Fund seeks to meet its
objective primarily by investing in the           equity
securities of companies that are expected to benefit from         
 the economic development and growth of China, Hong Kong and      
    Taiwan.  A significant percentage of the Fund's assets may
also           be invested in the securities markets of South
Korea, Singapore,           Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the
Philippines (collectively,           with China, Hong Kong and
Taiwan, the "China Region"). 

               The Fund normally invests at least 65% of its
total assets           in "Greater China growth companies,"
defined as companies (a)           that are organized in or for
which the principal securities           trading markets are the
China Region; (b) that have at least 50%           of their
assets in one or more China Region countries or derive          
at least 50% of their gross sales revenues or profits from        
  providing goods or services to or from within one or more China 
         Region countries; or (c) that have at least 35% of their
assets           in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, derive at least
35% of their gross           sales revenues or profits from
providing goods or services to or           from within these
three countries, or have significant












          manufacturing or other operations in these countries.
IMI's           determination as to whether a company qualifies
as a Greater           China growth company is based primarily on 
information contained           in financial statements, reports,
analyses and other pertinent           information (some of which
may be obtained directly from the           company). The Fund
may invest 25% or more of its total assets in           the
securities of issuers located in any one China Region          
country, and currently expects to invest more than 50% of its     
     total assets in Hong Kong.  See Appendix C to this SAI for   
       further information about the economic characteristics of
certain           China Region countries.    

               The balance of the Fund's assets ordinarily are
invested in           (i) certain investment-grade debt
securities and (ii) the equity           securities of  "China
Region associated companies," which are           companies that
do not meet the definition of a Greater China           growth
company, but whose current or expected performance, based         
 on certain identified factors (such as the growth trends in the  
        location of a company's assets and the sources of its
revenues           and profits), is judged by IMI to be strongly
associated with the           China Region. The investment-grade
debt securities in which the           Fund may invest include
(a) obligations of the U.S. Government or           its agencies
or instrumentalities, (b) obligations of U.S. banks           and
other banks organized and existing under the laws of Hong         
 Kong, Taiwan or countries that are members of the Organization   
       for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD"), and (c) 
         obligations denominated in any currency issued by
international           development institutions and Hong Kong,
Taiwan and OECD member           governments and their agencies
and instrumentalities, as well as           repurchase agreements
with respect to any of the foregoing           instruments. The
Fund may also invest in zero coupon bonds, and          
corporate bonds rated Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or higher   
       by S&P (or if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of
comparable           quality).

               The Fund may invest less than 35% of its net
assets in debt           securities rated Ba or below by Moody's
or BB or below by S&P,           or, if unrated, are considered
by IMI to be of comparable quality           (commonly referred
to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds). The Fund           will not
invest in debt securities rated less than C by either          
Moody's or S&P.

               The Fund may with approval of its Board of
Trustees, but           currently does not intend to, lend
portfolio securities valued at           not more that 30% of the
Fund's total assets.  The Fund may also           invest in
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs,          
warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or firm          
commitment basis, engage in currency exchange transactions and    
      enter into forward foreign currency contracts.  The Fund
may also           invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets in
other investment           companies and (ii) up to 15% of its
net assets in restricted and           other illiquid
securities.    














               For temporary defensive purposes and during
periods when IMI           believes that circumstances warrant,
the Fund may reduce its           position in Greater China
growth companies and Greater China           associated companies
and increase its investment in cash and           liquid debt
securities, such as U.S. Government securities, bank          
obligations, commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase    
      agreements. For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund
may           also borrow up to 10% of the value of its total
assets from           banks.

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell           covered put options with
respect to up to 10%  of the value of           its net assets,
and may write covered call options so long as not           more
than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being          
purchased upon the exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes    
      only, the Fund may engage in transactions in stock index
futures           contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate
investment in such           contracts does not exceed 15% of its
total assets.

               IVY GLOBAL FUND:  The Fund seeks long-term capital
growth           through a flexible policy of investing in stocks
and debt           obligations of companies and governments of
any nation.  Any           income realized will be incidental. 
Under normal conditions, the           Fund will invest at least
65% of its total assets in the common           stock of
companies throughout the world, with at least three          
different countries (one of which may be the United States) will  
        be represented in the Fund's overall portfolio holdings.
Although           the Fund generally invests in common stock, it
may also invest in           preferred stocks, sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and           GDSs, and investment-
grade debt securities (i.e., those rated Baa           or higher
by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or if unrated, are          
considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), including         
 corporate bonds, notes, debentures, convertible bonds and zero   
       coupon bonds.    

               The Fund may invest less than 35% of its net
assets in debt           securities rated Ba or below by Moody's
or BB or below by S&P,           or, if unrated, considered by
IMI to be of comparable quality           (commonly referred to
as "high yield" or "junk" bonds).  The Fund           will not
invest in debt securities rated less than C by either          
Moody's or S&P.

               The Fund may with approval of its Board of
Trustees, but           currently does not intend to, lend
portfolio securities valued at           not more that 30% of the
Fund's total assets.  The Fund may also           invest in
equity real estate investment trusts, warrants,          
purchase securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis,  
        engage in currency exchange transactions and enter into
forward           foreign currency contracts.  The Fund may also
invest (i) up to           10% of its total assets in other
investment companies and (ii) up           to 15% of its net
assets in restricted and other illiquid           securities.












               For temporary defensive purposes and during
periods when IMI           believes that circumstances warrant,
the Fund may invest without           limit in U.S. Government
securities, obligations issued by           domestic or foreign
banks (including certificates of deposit,           time deposits
and bankers' acceptances), and domestic or foreign          
commercial paper (which, if issued by a corporation, must be      
    rated Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by S&P, or if unrated has
been           issued by a company that at the time of investment
has an           outstanding debt issue rated AAA or AA by S&P or
Aaa or Aa by           Moody's).  The Fund may also enter into
repurchase agreements,           and, for temporary or emergency
purposes, may borrow up to 10% of           the value of its
total assets from banks.    

               The Fund may purchase put and call options stock
indices,           provided the premium paid for such options
does not exceed 10% of           the Fund's net assets. The Fund
may also sell covered put options           with respect to up to
50% of the value of its net assets, and may           write
covered call options so long as not more than 20% of the          
Fund's net assets is subject to being purchased upon the exercise 
         of the calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may
engage in           transactions in (and options on) stock index
and foreign currency           futures contracts, provided that
the Fund's aggregate investment           in such contracts does
not exceed 20% of its total assets.

               IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND:  The Fund's
investment           objective is long-term growth.  Any income
realized will be           incidental.  Under normal conditions,
the Fund invests at least           65% of its total assets in
the equity securities of companies           throughout the world
that own, explore or develop natural           resources and
other basic commodities, or supply goods and           services
to such companies.  Under this investment policy, at          
least three different countries (one of which may be the United   
       States) will be represented in the Fund's overall
portfolio           holdings.  "Natural resources" generally
include precious metals           (such as gold, silver and
platinum), ferrous and nonferrous           metals (such as iron,
aluminum and copper), strategic metals           (such as uranium
and titanium), coal, oil, natural gases, timber,          
undeveloped real property and agricultural commodities.  Although 
         the Fund generally invests in common stock, it may also
invest in           preferred stock, securities convertible into
common stock and           sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs,
ADSs and GDSs.  The Fund may           also invest directly in
precious metals and other physical           commodities.

               IMI believes that certain political and economic
changes in           the global environment in recent years have
had and will continue           to have a profound effect on
global supply and demand of natural           resources, and that
rising demand from developing markets and new           sources
of supply should create attractive investment          
opportunities.  In selecting the Fund's investments, IMI will     
     seek to identify securities of companies that, in IMI's
opinion,           appear to be undervalued relative to the value
of the companies'           natural resource holdings.













               For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may
invest           without limit in cash or cash equivalents, such
as bank           obligations (including certificates of deposit
and bankers'           acceptances), commercial paper, short-term
notes and repurchase           agreements.  For temporary or
emergency purposes, the Fund may           borrow up to one-third
of the value of its total assets from           banks, but may
not purchase securities at any time during which           the
value of the Fund's outstanding loans exceeds 10% of the          
value of the Fund's total assets.  The Fund may engage in foreign 
         currency exchange transactions and enter into forward
foreign           currency contracts.  The Fund may also invest
(i) up to 10% of           its total assets in other investment
companies and (ii) up to 15%           of its net assets in
restricted and other illiquid securities.            The Fund may
with approval of its Board of Trustees, but           currently
does not intend to, lend portfolio securities.

               For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in  
        transactions in (and options on) foreign currency futures 
         contracts, provided that the Fund's aggregate investment
in such           contracts does not exceed 15% of its total
assets.

               IVY GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND:  The
principal           investment objective of Ivy Global Science &
Technology Fund is           long-term capital growth.  Any
income realized will be           incidental.  Under normal
conditions, the Fund will invest at           least 65% of its
total assets in the common stock of companies           that are
expected to benefit from the development, advancement          
and use of science and technology.  Under this investment policy, 
         at least three different countries (one of which may be
the           United States) will be represented in the Fund's
overall           portfolio holdings.  Industries likely to be
represented in the           Fund's portfolio include computers
and peripheral products,           software, electronic
components and systems, telecommunications,           media and
information services, pharmaceuticals, hospital supply          
and medical devices, biotechnology, environmental services,       
   chemicals and synthetic materials, and defense and aerospace.  
         The Fund may also invest in companies that are expected
to           benefit indirectly from the commercialization of
technological           and scientific advances.  In recent
years, rapid advances in           these industries have
stimulated unprecedented growth.  While           this is no
guarantee of future performance, IMI believes that          
these industries offer substantial opportunities for long-term    
      capital appreciation.

               Although the Fund generally invests in common
stock, it may           also invest in preferred stock,
securities convertible into           common stock, sponsored or
unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs,           and investment-
grade debt securities (i.e., those rated Baa or           higher
by Moody's or BBB or higher by S&P, or if unrated, are          
considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), including         
 corporate bonds, notes, debentures, convertible bonds and zero-  
       coupon bonds.  The Fund may also invest up to 5% of its
net           assets in debt securities that are rated Ba or
below by Moody's           or BB or below by S&P, or if unrated,
are considered by IMI to be












          of comparable quality (commonly referred to as "high
yield" or           "junk" bonds). The Fund will not invest in
debt securities rated           less than C by either Moody's or
S&P.  (A description of the           ratings assigned by Moody's
and S&P is contained in Appendix A to           this SAI).

               The Fund may with approval of its Board of
Trustees, but           currently does not intend to, lend
portfolio securities valued at           not more than 30% of the
Fund's total assets.  The Fund may also           invest in
warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or          
firm commitment basis, engage in currency exchange transactions   
       and enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The
Fund may           also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets
in other investment           companies and (ii) up to 15% of its
net assets in restricted and           other illiquid securities.

               For temporary defensive purposes and during
periods when IMI           believes that circumstances warrant,
the Fund may invest without           limit in U.S. Government
securities, obligations issued by           domestic or foreign
banks (including certificates of deposit,           time deposits
and bankers' acceptances), and domestic or foreign          
commercial paper (which, if issued by a corporation, must be      
    rated Prime-1 by Moody's or A-1 by S&P, or if unrated has
been           issued by a company that at the time of investment
has an           outstanding debt issue rated AAA or AA by S&P or
Aaa or Aa by           Moody's). The Fund may also enter into
repurchase agreements,           and, for temporary or emergency
purposes, may borrow up to 10% of           the value of its
total assets from banks.

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
stock indices           and on individual securities, provided
the premium paid for such           options does not exceed 10%
of the value of the Fund's net           assets. The Fund may
also sell covered put options with respect           to up to 50%
of the value of its net assets, and may sell covered          
call options so long as not more than 20% of the Fund's net       
   assets is subject to being purchased upon the exercise of the  
        calls. For hedging purposes only, the Fund may engage in  
        transactions in (and options on) stock index and foreign
currency           futures contracts, provided that the Fund's
aggregate investment           in such contracts does not exceed
20% of the value of its total           assets.

               IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND:  The Fund's principal
objective is           long-term capital growth primarily through
investment in equity           securities.  Consideration of
current income is secondary to this           principal
objective. It is anticipated that at least 65% of the          
Fund's total assets will be invested in common stocks (and        
  securities convertible into common stocks) principally traded
in           European, Pacific Basin and Latin America markets. 
Under this           investment policy, at least three different
countries (other than           the United States) will be
represented in the Fund's overall           portfolio holdings. 
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund           may also
invest in equity securities principally traded in U.S.          
markets. The Fund's subadviser, Northern Cross Investments












          Limited ("Northern Cross" or the "Subadviser"), invests
the           Fund's assets in a variety of economic sectors,
industry segments           and individual securities in order to
reduce the effects of price           volatility in any one area
and to enable shareholders to           participate in markets
that do not necessarily move in concert           with U.S.
markets.  The Subadviser seeks to identify rapidly          
expanding foreign economies, and then searches out growing        
  industries and corporations, focusing on companies with         
 established records.  Individual securities are selected based
on           value indicators, such as a low price-earnings
ratio, and are           reviewed for fundamental financial
strength.  Companies in which           investments are made will
generally have at least $1 billion in           capitalization
and a solid history of operations.

               When economic or market conditions warrant, the
Fund may           invest without limit in U.S. Government
securities, investment-          grade debt securities (i.e.,
those rated Baa or higher by Moody's           or BBB or higher
by S&P, or if unrated, are considered by the           Subadviser
to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks,          
sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs and GDSs, warrants, or  
        cash or cash equivalents such as bank obligations
(including           certificates of deposit and bankers'
acceptances), commercial           paper, short-term notes and
repurchase agreements.  For temporary           or emergency
purposes, the Fund may borrow up to 10% of the value           of
its total assets from banks.  The Fund may also purchase          
securities on a "when-issued" or firm commitment basis.

               The Fund may with approval of its Board of
Trustees, but           currently does not intend to, lend
portfolio securities valued at           not more that 30% of the
Fund's total assets.  The Fund may also           engage in
currency exchange transactions and enter into forward          
foreign currency contracts.  The Fund may also invest (i) up to   
       10% of its total assets in other investment companies and
(ii) up           to 15% of its net assets in restricted and
other illiquid           securities.    

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell           covered put options with
respect to up to 10% of the value of its           net assets,
and may write covered call options so long as not           more
than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being          
purchased upon the exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes    
      only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and options
on)           stock index and foreign currency futures contracts,
provided that           the Fund's aggregate investment in such
contracts does not exceed           15% of its total assets.

               IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND:  The
Fund's           principal investment objective is long-term
growth primarily           through investment in foreign equity
securities. Consideration of           current income is
secondary to this principal objective.  Under           normal
circumstances the Fund invests at least 65% of its total          
assets in common and preferred stocks (and securities convertible












          into common stocks) of foreign issuers having total
market           capitalization of less than $1 billion.  Under
this investment           policy, at least three different
countries (other than the United           States) will be
represented in the Fund's overall portfolio           holdings. 
For temporary defensive purposes, the Fund may also          
invest in equity securities principally traded in the United      
    States.  The Fund will invest its assets in a variety of
economic           sectors, industry segments and individual
securities in order to           reduce the effects of price
volatility in any area and to enable           shareholders to
participate in markets that do not necessarily           move in
concert with the U.S. market.  The factors that IMI          
considers in determining the appropriate distribution of          
investments among various countries and regions include prospects 
         for relative economic growth, expected levels of
inflation,           government policies influencing business
conditions and the           outlook for currency relationships. 


               In selecting the Fund's investments, IMI will seek
to           identify securities that are attractively priced
relative to           their intrinsic value.  The intrinsic value
of a particular           security is analyzed by reference to
characteristics such as           relative price/earnings ratio,
dividend yield and other relevant           factors (such as
applicable financial, tax, social and political          
conditions).

               When economic or market conditions warrant, the
Fund may           invest without limit in U.S. Government
securities, investment-          grade debt securities, zero
coupon bonds, preferred stocks,           warrants, or cash or
cash equivalents such as bank obligations           (including
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances),          
commercial paper, short-term notes and repurchase agreements.     
      The Fund may also invest up to 5% of its net assets in debt 
         securities rated Ba or below by Moody's or BB or below
by S&P, or           if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of
comparable quality           (commonly referred to as "high
yield" or "junk" bonds).

               For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may
borrow up           to one-third of the value of its total assets
from banks, but may           not purchase securities at any time
during which the value of the           Fund's outstanding loans
exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's           assets.  The
Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange          
transactions and enter into forward foreign currency contracts.   
        The Fund may also invest (i) up to 10% of its total
assets in           other investment companies and (ii) up to 15%
of its net assets           in restricted and other illiquid
securities.  The Fund may with           approval of its Board of
Trustees, but currently does not intend           to, lend
portfolio securities.

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets.  The Fund may also sell           covered put options
with respect to up to 10% of the value of its           net
assets, and may write covered call options so long as not         
 more than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being












          purchased upon the exercise of the calls.  For hedging
purposes           only, the Fund may engage in transactions in
stock index and           foreign currency futures contracts,
provided that the Fund's           aggregate investment in such
contracts does not exceed 15% of its           total assets.    

               IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND:  The Fund's
principal           investment objective is long-term capital
growth.  Consideration           of current income is secondary
to this principal objective.            Under normal conditions
the Fund invests at least 65% of its           total assets in
securities issued in Latin America, which for           purposes
of this Prospectus is defined as Mexico, Central          
America, South America and the Spanish-speaking islands of the    
      Caribbean.  Securities of Latin American issuers include
(a)           securities of companies organized under the laws of
a Latin           American country or for which the principal
securities trading           market is in Latin America; (b)
securities that are issued or           guaranteed by the
government of a Latin American country, its           agencies or
instrumentalities, political subdivisions or the          
country's central bank; (c) securities of a company, wherever     
     organized, where at least 50% of the company's non-current   
       assets, capitalization, gross revenue or profit in any one
of the           two most recent fiscal years represents
(directly or indirectly           through subsidiaries) assets or
activities located in Latin           America; or (d) any of the
preceding types of securities in the           form of depository
shares. The Fund may participate in markets           throughout
Latin America, and it is expected that the Fund will           be
invested at all times in at least three countries. Under          
present conditions, the Fund expects to focus its investments in  
        Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela, which IMI 
         believes are the most developed capital markets in Latin
America.           The Fund does not expect to concentrate its
investments in any           particular industry. 

               The Fund's equity investments consist of common
stock,           preferred stock (either convertible or non-
convertible),           sponsored or unsponsored ADRs, GDRs, ADSs
and GDSs, and warrants           (any of which may be purchased
through rights). The Fund's equity           securities may be
listed on securities exchanges, traded over-          the-
counter, or have no organized market.    

               The Fund may invest in debt securities (including
zero           coupon bonds) when IMI anticipates that the
potential for capital           appreciation from debt securities
is likely to equal or exceed           that of equity securities
(e.g., a favorable change in relative           foreign exchange
rates, interest rate levels or the           creditworthiness of
issuers). These include debt securities           issued by Latin
American Governments ("Sovereign Debt").  Most of           the
debt securities in which the Fund may invest are not rated,       
   and those that are rated are expected to be below investment-  
       grade (i.e., rated Ba or below by Moody's or BB or below
by S&P,           or considered by IMI to be of comparable
quality), and are           commonly referred to as "high yield"
or "junk" bonds.













               To meet redemptions, or while the Fund is
anticipating           investments in Latin American securities,
the Fund may hold cash           or cash equivalents such as bank
obligations (including           certificates of deposit and
banders' acceptances), commercial           paper, short-term
notes and repurchase agreements.  For temporary          
defensive or emergency purposes, the Fund may (i) invest without  
        limit in such instruments, and (ii) borrow up to one-
third of the           value of its total assets from banks (but
may not purchase           securities at any time during which
the value of the Fund's           outstanding loans exceeds 10%
of the value of the Fund's assets).

               The Fund may with approval of its Board of
Trustees, but           currently does not intend to, lend
portfolio securities valued at           not more that 30% of the
Fund's total assets.  The Fund may also           invest in
warrants, purchase securities on a "when-issued" or          
firm commitment basis, engage in currency exchange transactions   
       and enter into forward foreign currency contracts.  The
Fund may           also invest (i) up to 10% of its total assets
in other investment           companies and (ii) up to 15% of its
net assets in restricted and           other illiquid securities. 
The Fund will treat any Latin           American securities that
are subject to restrictions on           repatriation for more
than seven days, as well as any securities           issued in
connection with Latin American debt conversion programs          
that are restricted to remittance of invested capital or profits, 
         as illiquid securities for purposes of this
limitation.    

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell           covered put options with
respect to up to 10%  of the value of           its net assets,
and may write covered call options so long as not           more
than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being          
purchased upon the exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes    
      only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and options
on)           stock index and foreign currency futures contracts,
provided that           the Fund's aggregate investment in such
contracts does not exceed           15% of its total assets.

               IVY NEW CENTURY FUND: The Fund's principal
objective is           long-term growth.  Consideration of
current income is secondary           to this principal
objective. In pursuing its objective, the Fund           invests
primarily in the equity securities of companies that IMI          
believes will benefit from the economic development and growth of 
         emerging markets. The Fund considers countries having
emerging           markets to be those that (i) are generally
considered to be           "developing" or "emerging" by the
World Bank and the           International Finance Corporation,
or (ii) are classified by the           United Nations (or
otherwise regarded by their authorities) as           "emerging." 
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at          
least 65% of its total assets in equity securities (including     
     common and preferred stocks, convertible debt obligations,   
       warrants, options, rights and sponsored or unsponsored
ADRs, GDRs           ADSs and GDSs that are listed on stock
exchanges or traded over-          the-counter) of "Emerging
Market growth companies," which are












          defined as companies (a) for which the principal
securities           trading market is an emerging market (as
defined above), (b) that           (alone or on a consolidated
basis) derives 50% or more of its           total revenue either
from goods, sales or services in emerging           markets, or
(c) that are organized under the laws of (and with a          
principal office in) an emerging market country.    

               The Fund normally invests its assets in the
securities of           issuers located in at least three
emerging market countries, and           may invest 25% or more
of its total assets in the securities of           issuers
located in any one country. IMI's determination as to          
whether a company qualifies as a Emerging Markets growth company  
        is based primarily on information contained in financial  
        statements, reports, analyses and other pertinent
information           (some of which may be obtained directly
from the company).

               For purposes of capital appreciation, the Fund may
invest up           to 35% of its assets in (i) debt securities
of government or           corporate issuers in emerging market
countries, (ii) equity and           debt securities of issuers
in developed countries (including the           United States),
and (iii) cash or cash equivalents such as bank          
obligations (including certificates of deposit and banders'       
   acceptances), commercial paper, short-term notes and
repurchase           agreements. For temporary defensive
purposes, the Fund may invest           without limit in such
instruments. The Fund may also invest in           zero coupon
bonds and purchase securities on a "when-issued" or          
firm commitment basis.

               The Fund will not invest more than 20% of its
total assets           in debt securities rated Ba or lower by
Moody's or BB or lower by           S&P, or if unrated, are
considered by IMI to be of comparable           quality (commonly
referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds).

               For temporary or emergency purposes, the Fund may
borrow up           to one-third of the value of its total assets
from banks, but may           not purchase securities at any time
during which the value of the           Fund's outstanding loans
exceeds 10% of the value of the Fund's           assets.  The
Fund may with approval of its Board of Trustees, but          
currently does not intend to, lend portfolio securities valued at 
         not more that 30% of the Fund's total assets, engage in
currency           exchange transactions and enter into forward
foreign currency           contracts.  The Fund may also invest
(i) up to 10% of its total           assets in other investment
companies, and (ii) up to 15% of its           net assets in
restricted and other illiquid securities.    

               The Fund may purchase put and call options on
securities and           stock indices, provided the premium paid
for such options does           not exceed 5% of the Fund's net
assets. The Fund may also sell           covered put options with
respect to up to 10% of the value of its           net assets,
and may write covered call options so long as not           more
than 25% of the Fund's net assets is subject to being          
purchased upon the exercise of the calls. For hedging purposes    
      only, the Fund may engage in transactions in (and options
on)           stock index and foreign currency futures contracts,
provided that












          the Fund's aggregate investment in such contracts does
not exceed           15% of its total assets.

                                     RISK FACTORS

          U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

               U.S. Government securities are obligations of, or
guaranteed           by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities.            Securities guaranteed by the U.S.
Government include:  (1) direct           obligations of the U.S.
Treasury (such as Treasury bills, notes,           and bonds) and
(2) Federal agency obligations guaranteed as to          
principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury (such as GNMA         
 certificates, which are mortgage-backed securities).  When such  
        securities are held to maturity, the payment of principal
and           interest is unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S.
Government,           and thus they are of the highest possible
credit quality.  U.S.           Government securities that are
not held to maturity are subject           to variations in
market value due to fluctuations in interest           rates.

               Mortgage-backed securities are securities
representing part           ownership of a pool of mortgage
loans.  For example, GNMA           certificates are such
securities in which the timely payment of           principal and
interest is guaranteed by the full faith and credit           of
the U.S. Government.  Although the mortgage loans in the pool     
     will have maturities of up to 30 years, the actual average
life           of the loans typically will be substantially less
because the           mortgages will be subject to principal
amortization and may be           prepaid prior to maturity. 
Prepayment rates vary widely and may           be affected by
changes in market interest rates.  In periods of          
falling interest rates, the rate of prepayment tends to increase, 
         thereby shortening the actual average life of the
security.            Conversely, rising interest rates tend to
decrease the rate of           prepayment, thereby lengthening
the actual average life of the           security (and increasing
the security's price volatility).            Accordingly, it is
not possible to predict accurately the average           life of
a particular pool.  Reinvestment of prepayment may occur          
at higher or lower rates than the original yield on the          
certificates.  Due to the prepayment feature and the need to      
    reinvest prepayments of principal at current rates, mortgage- 
        backed securities can be less effective than typical
bonds of           similar maturities at "locking in" yields
during periods of           declining interest rates.  Such
securities may appreciate or           decline in market value
during periods of declining or rising           interest rates,
respectively.

               Securities issued by U.S. Government
instrumentalities and           certain federal agencies are
neither direct obligations of nor           guaranteed by the
U.S. Treasury; however, they involve Federal          
sponsorship in one way or another.  Some are backed by specific   
       types of collateral, some are supported by the issuer's
right to           borrow from the Treasury, some are supported
by the discretionary           authority of the Treasury to
purchase certain obligations of the












          issuer, others are supported only by the credit of the
issuing           government agency or instrumentality.  These
agencies and           instrumentalities include, but are not
limited to, Federal Land           Banks, Farmers Home
Administration, Central Bank for           Cooperatives, Federal
Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Home           Loan Banks,
Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home          
Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Student Loan Marketing          
Association.

          CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

               Because convertible securities can be converted
into equity           securities, their values will normally vary
in some proportion           with those of the underlying equity
securities. Convertible           securities usually provide a
higher yield than the underlying           equity, however, so
that the price decline of a convertible           security may
sometimes be less substantial than that of the          
underlying equity security.

               A Fund may invest in convertible securities, such
as           corporate bonds, notes, debentures and other
securities that may           be converted into common stock. 
Investments in convertible           securities can provide
income through interest and dividend           payments as well
as an opportunity for capital appreciation by           virtue of
their conversion or exchange features.

               The convertible securities in which a Fund may
invest           include preferred stock that may be converted or
exchanged at a           stated or determinable exchange ratio
into underlying shares of           common stock.  The exchange
ratio for any particular convertible           security may be
adjusted from time to time due to stock splits,          
dividends, spin-offs, other corporate distributions or scheduled  
        changes in the exchange ratio.  Convertible debt
securities and           convertible preferred stocks, until
converted, have general           characteristics similar to both
debt and equity securities.            Although to a lesser
extent than with debt securities generally,           the market
value of convertible securities tends to decline as          
interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as     
     interest rates decline.  In addition, because of the
conversion           or exchange feature, the market value of
convertible securities           typically changes as the market
value of the underlying common           stock changes, and,
therefore, also tends to follow movements in           the
general market for equity securities.  When the market price      
    of the underlying common stock increases, the price of a      
    convertible security tends to rise as a reflection of the
value           of the underlying common stock, although
typically not as much as           the price of the underlying
common stock.  While no securities           investments are
without risk, investments in convertible           securities
generally entail less risk than investments in common          
stock of the same issuer.

               As debt securities, convertible securities are
investments           which provide for a stream of income.  Of
course, like all debt           securities, there can be no
assurance of income or principal












          payments because the issuers of the convertible
securities may           default on their obligations. 
Convertible securities generally           offer lower yields
than non-convertible securities of similar           quality
because of their conversion or exchange features.

               Convertible securities generally are subordinated
to other           similar but non-convertible securities of the
same issuer,           although convertible bonds, as corporate
debt obligations, are           senior in right of payment to all
equity securities, and           convertible preferred stock is
senior to common stock, of the           same issuer.  However,
convertible bonds and convertible           preferred stock
typically have lower coupon rates than similar           non-
convertible securities.  Convertible securities may be issued     
     as fixed income obligations that pay current income.

          DEBT SECURITIES, IN GENERAL

                Investment in debt securities involves both
interest rate           and credit risk. Generally, the value of
debt instruments rises           and falls inversely with
fluctuations in interest rates. As           interest rates
decline, the value of debt securities generally          
increases. Conversely, rising interest rates tend to cause the    
      value of debt securities to decrease. Bonds with longer     
     maturities generally are more volatile than bonds with
shorter           maturities. The market value of debt securities
also varies           according to the relative financial
condition of the issuer. In           general, lower-quality
bonds offer higher yields due to the           increased risk
that the issuer will be unable to meet its           obligations
on interest or principal payments at the time called          
for by the debt instrument.    

          ZERO COUPON BONDS  

               A Fund may purchase zero coupon bonds in
accordance with the           Fund's credit quality standards. 
Zero coupon bonds are debt           obligations issued without
any requirement for the periodic           payment of interest,
and are issued at a significant discount           from face
value.  The discount approximates the total amount of          
interest the bonds would accrue and compound over the period      
    until maturity at a rate of interest reflecting the market
rate           at the time of issuance.  If a Fund holds zero
coupon bonds in           its portfolio, it would recognize
income currently for Federal           income tax purposes in the
amount of the unpaid, accrued interest           and generally
would be required to distribute dividends repre-          senting
such income to shareholders currently, even though the          
cash representing such income would not have been received by the 
         Fund.  Cash to pay dividends representing unpaid,
accrued           interest may be obtained from, for example,
sales proceeds of           portfolio securities and Fund shares
and from loan proceeds.            However, this may result in a
Fund's having to sell portfolio           securities at a time
when it might otherwise choose not to do so,           and the
Fund might incur a capital loss on such sales.  Because          
interest on zero coupon obligations is not distributed to a Fund  
        on a current basis, but is in effect compounded, the
value of












          such securities is subject to greater fluctuations in
response to           changing interest rates than the value of
debt obligations that           distribute income regularly.    

          REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS  

               Repurchase agreements are contracts under which a
Fund buys           a money market instrument and obtains a
simultaneous commitment           from the seller to repurchase
the instrument at a specified time           and at an agreed-
upon yield.  Under guidelines approved by the           Trust's
Board of Trustees (the "Board"), a Fund is permitted to          
enter into repurchase agreements only if the repurchase          
agreements are at least fully collateralized with U.S. Government 
         securities or other securities that the Fund's
investment adviser           has approved for use as collateral
for repurchase agreements and           the collateral must be
marked-to-market daily.  A Fund will enter           into
repurchase agreements only with banks and broker-dealers          
deemed to be creditworthy by the Fund's investment adviser under  
        guidelines approved by the Board.  In the unlikely event
of           failure of the executing bank or broker-dealer, a
Fund could           experience some delay in obtaining direct
ownership of the           underlying collateral and might incur
a loss if the value of the           security should decline, as
well as costs in disposing of the           security.

          WARRANTS

               The holder of a warrant has the right, until the
warrant           expires, to purchase a given number of shares
of a particular           issuer at a specified price. Such
investments can provide a           greater potential for profit
or loss than an equivalent           investment in the underlying
security.  However, prices of           warrants do not
necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the          
underlying securities, and are, therefore, considered speculative 
         investments.  Warrants pay no dividends and confer no
rights           other than a purchase option.  Thus, if a
warrant held by a Fund           were not exercised by the date
of its expiration, the Fund would           lose the entire
purchase price of the warrant.  A Fund's           investments in
warrants will not exceed 5% of the value of its           net
assets.

          SMALL COMPANIES

               Investing in smaller company stocks involves
certain special           considerations and risks that are not
usually associated with           investing in larger, more
established companies.  For example,           the securities of
smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt           or
erratic market movements, because they tend to be thinly          
traded and are subject to a greater degree to changes in the      
    issuer's earnings and prospects.  Small companies also tend
to           have limited product lines, markets or financial
resources.            Transaction costs in smaller company stocks
also may be higher           than those of larger companies.    













          COMMERCIAL PAPER

               Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured
promissory           notes issued in bearer form by bank holding
companies,           corporations and finance companies.  A Fund
may invest in           commercial paper that is rated A-1 by S&P
or Prime-1 by Moody's           or, if not rated by Moody's or
S&P, is issued by companies having           an outstanding debt
issue rated Aaa or Aa by Moody's or AAA or AA           by
S&P.    

          BANKING INDUSTRY AND SAVINGS AND LOAN OBLIGATIONS

               Certificates of deposit are negotiable
certificates issued           against funds deposited in a
commercial bank for a definite           period of time and
earning a specified return.  Bankers'           acceptances are
negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, normally           drawn
by an importer or exporter to pay for specific merchandise,       
   which are "accepted" by a bank (meaning, in effect, that the
bank           unconditionally agrees to pay the face value of
the instrument at           maturity).  In addition to investing
in certificates of deposit           and bankers' acceptances, a
Fund may invest in time deposits in           banks or savings
and loan associations.  Time deposits are           generally
similar to certificates of deposit, but are          
uncertificated. A Fund's investments in certificates of deposit,  
        time deposits, and bankers' acceptances are limited to    
      obligations of (i) banks having total assets in excess of
$1           billion, (ii) U.S. banks which do not meet the $1
billion asset           requirement, if the principal amount of
such obligation is fully           insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (the           "FDIC"), (iii) savings and
loan associations which have total           assets in excess of
$1 billion and which are members of the FDIC,           and (iv)
foreign banks if the obligation is, in IMI's opinion, of          
an investment quality comparable to other debt securities which   
       may be purchased by the particular Fund.  A Fund's
investments in           certificates of deposit of savings
associations are limited to           obligations of Federal and
state-chartered institutions whose           total assets exceed
$1 billion and whose deposits are insured by           the
FDIC.    

          DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS

               ADRs, GDRs and similar instruments, the issuance
of which is           typically administered by a U.S. or foreign
bank or trust           company, evidence ownership of underlying
securities issued by a           U.S. or foreign corporation. 
Unsponsored programs are organized           independently and
without the cooperation of the issuer of the           underlying
sdecurities.  As a result, available information          
concerning the issuer may not be as current as for sponsored      
    depository instruments and their prices may be more volatile
than           if they were sponsored by the issuers of the
underlying           securities.  ADRs are publicly traded on
exchanges or over-the-          counter ("OTC") in the United
States.    

          INVESTMENT GRADE DEBT SECURITIES  












               Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's and AAA by S&P are
judged to be           of the best quality (i.e., capacity to pay
interest and repay           principal is extremely strong). 
Bonds rated Aa/AA are considered           to be of high quality
(i.e., capacity to pay interest and repay           principal is
very strong and differs from the highest rated           issues
only to a small degree).  Bonds rated A are viewed as          
having many favorable investment attributes, but elements may be  
        present that suggest a susceptibility to the adverse
effects of           changes in circumstances and economic
conditions than debt in           higher rated categories.  Bonds
rated Baa/BBB (considered by           Moody's to be "medium
grade" obligations) are considered to have           an adequate
capacity to pay interest and repay principal, but          
certain protective elements may be lacking (i.e., such bonds lack 
         outstanding investment characteristics and have some
speculative           characteristics).  A Fund may invest in
debt securities that are           given an investment-grade
rating by Moody's or S&P, and may also           invest in
unrated debt securities that are considered by IMI to          
be of comparable quality.

          LOW-RATED DEBT SECURITIES

               A Fund may invest in corporate debt securities
rated Ba or           lower by Moody's, or BB or lower by S&P.  A
Fund will not,           however, invest in securities that, at
the time of investment,           are rated lower than C by
either Moody's or S&P.  Securities           rated lower than Baa
or BBB (and comparable unrated securities)           are commonly
referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds and are          
considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the    
      issuer's continuing ability to meet principal and interest  
        payments.  The lower the ratings of corporate debt
securities,           the more their risks render them like
equity securities.  (See           Appendix A for a more complete
description of the ratings           assigned by Moody's and S&P
and their respective
          characteristics.)

               While IMI may refer to ratings issued by
established credit           rating agencies, it is not IMI's
policy to rely exclusively on           such ratings, but rather
to supplement such ratings with its own           independent and
ongoing review of credit quality.  A Fund's           achievement
of its investment objective may, to the extent of its          
investment in low-rated debt securities, be more dependent upon   
       IMI's credit analysis than would be the case if the Funds
were           investing in higher quality bonds.  Should the
rating of a           portfolio security be downgraded, IMI will
determine whether it           is in the relevant Fund's best
interest to retain or dispose of           the security. 
However, should any individual bond held by a Fund           be
downgraded below a rating of C, IMI currently intends to          
dispose of such bond based on then existing market conditions.

               The secondary market on which low-rated debt
securities are           traded may be less liquid than the
market for higher grade bonds.            Less liquidity in the
secondary trading market could adversely           affect the
price at which a Fund could sell a low-rated debt          
security, and cause large fluctuations in the daily net asset












          value of the Fund's shares.  Adverse publicity and
investor           perceptions, whether or not based on
fundamental analysis, may           decrease the value and
liquidity of low-rated , especially in a           thinly traded
market.  When secondary markets for high yield          
securities become relatively less liquid, it may be more          
difficult to value the securities, requiring additional research, 
         and elements of judgment. Prices for high yield bonds
may be           affected by legislative and regulatory
developments.  (For           example, Federal rules require
savings and loan institutions to           reduce gradually their
holdings of this type of security).    

          FOREIGN SECURITIES  

               A Fund may invest in securities of foreign
issuers,           including non-U.S. dollar-denominated debt
securities, Euro           dollar securities, sponsored and
unsponsored ADRs, ADSs, GDRs           GDSs and debt securities
issued, assumed or guaranteed by foreign           governments or
political subdivisions or instrumentalities           thereof. 
Shareholders should consider carefully the substantial          
risks involved in investing in securities issued by companies and 
         governments of foreign nations, which are in addition to
the           usual risks inherent in the domestic investments.  

               Although a Fund intends to invest only in nations
that IMI           considers to have relatively stable and
friendly governments,           there is the possibility of
expropriation, nationalization,           repatriation or
confiscatory taxation, taxation of income earned           in a
foreign country and other foreign taxes, foreign exchange         
 controls (which may include suspension of the ability to
transfer           currency from a given country), default in
foreign government           securities, political or social
instability or diplomatic           developments which could
affect investments in securities of           issuers in those
nations.  In addition, in many countries there           is less
publicly available information about issuers than is          
available for U.S. companies.  For example, ownership of          
unsponsored ADRs may not entitle the owner to financial or other  
        reports from the issuer to which it might otherwise be
entitled           as the owner of a sponsored ADR.  Moreover,
foreign companies are           not generally subject to uniform
accounting, auditing and           financial reporting standards,
and auditing practices and           requirements may not be
comparable to those applicable to U.S.           companies.  In
many foreign countries, there is less government          
supervision and regulation of business and industry practices,    
      stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the
United           States.  Foreign securities transactions may
also be subject to           higher brokerage costs than domestic
securities transactions.            The foreign securities
markets of many of the countries in which           a Fund may
invest may also be smaller, less liquid and subject to          
greater price volatility than those in the United States.  In     
     addition, a Fund may encounter difficulties or be unable to  
        pursue legal remedies and obtain judgment in foreign
courts.

               Foreign stock markets have different clearance and 
         settlement procedures and in certain markets there have
been












          times when settlements have been unable to keep pace
with the           volume of securities transactions, making it
difficult to conduct           such transactions.  Delays in
settlement could result in           temporary periods when
assets of a Fund are uninvested and no           return is earned
thereon.  The inability of a Fund to make           intended
security purchases due to settlement problems could          
cause that Fund to miss attractive investment opportunities.      
     Further, the inability to dispose of portfolio securities
due to           settlement problems could result either in
losses to a Fund           because of subsequent declines in the
value of the portfolio           security or, if a Fund has
entered into a contract to sell the           security, in
possible liability to the purchaser.  Fixed           commissions
on some foreign securities exchanges are generally          
higher than negotiated commissions on U.S. exchanges, although    
      IMI will endeavor to achieve the most favorable net results
on a           Fund's portfolio transactions.  It may be more
difficult for a           Fund's agents to keep currently
informed about corporate actions           such as stock
dividends or other matters that may affect the           prices
of portfolio securities.  Communications between the          
United States and foreign countries may be less reliable than     
     within the United States, thus increasing the risk of
delayed           settlements of portfolio transactions or loss
of certificates for           portfolio securities.  Moreover,
individual foreign economies may           differ favorably or
unfavorably from the United States economy in           such
respects as growth of gross national product, rate of          
inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and    
      balance of payments position.  IMI seeks to mitigate the
risks to           a Fund associated with the foregoing
considerations through           investment variation and
continuous professional management.

          INVESTING IN EMERGING MARKETS

               Investors should recognize that investing in
certain foreign           securities involves special
considerations, including those set           forth below, that
are not typically associated with investing in           United
States securities and that may affect a Fund's performance        
  favorably or unfavorably.  (See "Foreign Securities" under the  
        caption "Risk Factors and Investment Techniques" in the   
       Prospectus.)

               In recent years, many emerging market countries
around the           world have undergone political changes that
have reduced           government's role in economic and personal
affairs and have           stimulated investment and growth.
Historically, there is a strong           direct correlation
between economic growth and stock market           returns. 
While this is no guarantee of future performance, IMI          
believes that investment opportunities (particularly in the       
   energy, environmental services, natural resources, basic       
   materials, power, telecommunications and transportation        
  industries) may result within the evolving economies of
emerging           market countries from which the Fund and its
shareholders will           benefit.














               Investments in companies domiciled in developing
countries           may be subject to potentially higher risks
than investments in           developed countries.  Such risks
include (i) less social,           political and economic
stability; (ii) a small market for           securities and/or a
low or nonexistent volume of trading, which           result in a
lack of liquidity and greater price volatility; (iii)          
certain national policies that may restrict a Fund's investment   
       opportunities, including restrictions on investment in
issuers or           industries deemed sensitive to national
interests; (iv) foreign           taxation; (v) the absence of
developed structures governing           private or foreign
investment or allowing for judicial redress           for injury
to private property; (vi) the absence, until           relatively
recently in certain Eastern European countries, of a          
capital market structure or market-oriented economy; (vii) the    
      possibility that recent favorable economic developments in  
        Eastern Europe may be slowed or reversed by unanticipated 
         political or social events in such countries; and (viii)
the           possibility that currency devaluations could
adversely affect the           value of a Fund's investments. 
Further, many emerging markets           have experienced and
continue to experience high rates of           inflation.

               Despite the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the
Communist           Party may continue to exercise a significant
role in certain           Eastern European countries.  To the
extent of the Communist           Party's influence, investments
in such countries will involve           risks of
nationalization, expropriation and confiscatory          
taxation.  The communist governments of a number of Eastern       
   European countries expropriated large amounts of private
property           in the past, in many cases without adequate
compensation, and           there can be no assurance that such
expropriation will not occur           in the future.  In the
event of such expropriation, a Fund could           lose a
substantial portion of any investments it has made in the         
 affected countries.  Further, few (if any) accounting standards  
        exist in Eastern European countries.  Finally, even
though           certain Eastern European currencies may be
convertible into U.S.           dollars, the conversion rates may
be artificial in relation to           the actual market values
and may be adverse to a Fund's net asset           value.

               Certain Eastern European countries that do not
have well-          established trading markets are characterized
by an absence of           developed legal structures governing
private and foreign           investments and private property. 
In addition, certain countries           require governmental
approval prior to investments by foreign           persons, or
limit the amount of investment by foreign persons in           a
particular company, or limit the investment of foreign persons    
      to only a specific class of securities of a company that
may have           less advantageous terms than securities of the
company available           for purchase by nationals.

               Authoritarian governments in certain Eastern
European           countries may require that a governmental or
quasi-governmental           authority act as custodian of a
Fund's assets invested in such












          country.  To the extent such governmental or quasi-
governmental           authorities do not satisfy the
requirements of the Investment           Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), with respect to           the custody
of a Fund's cash and securities, that Fund's           investment
in such countries may be limited or may be required to          
be effected through intermediaries.  The risk of loss through     
     governmental confiscation may be increased in such
countries.    

          CANADIAN SECURITIES

               Ivy Canada Fund normally invests a significant
portion of           its assets in Canadian securities.  The
Canadian securities           market is among the largest in the
world.  Equity securities are           traded primarily on the
country's five independent regional stock           exchanges: 
The Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSE"), the Montreal          
Exchange ("ME"), the Vancouver Stock Exchange ("VSE"), the        
  Alberta Stock Exchange and the Winnipeg Stock Exchange.  The
TSE,           which is the largest regional exchange, had a
total market           capitalization of $1190.8 billion as of
November, 1996 and its           1,304 listed companies had a
November trading volume of           2,610,118,602 shares.  A
small percentage of Canadian stocks are           traded on the
unlisted or OTC market.  In contrast, almost all           debt
securities are traded on the OTC.  Interlisting is common         
 among the Canadian and U.S. stock exchanges and the OTC markets. 
          In addition, the TSE, the American Stock Exchange and
the Midwest           Stock Exchange are electronically linked to
permit the order           routing of interlisted securities on
those stock exchanges.  The           ME and the Boston Stock
Exchange are similarly linked.  Ivy           Canada Fund invests
less than 1% of its assets in securities           listed solely
on the VSE.    

               The economy of Canada is strongly influenced by
the           activities of companies and industries involved in
the production           and processing of natural resources. 
The companies may include           those involved in the energy
industry, industrial materials           (chemicals, base metals,
timber and paper) and agricultural           materials (grain
cereals).  The securities of companies in the           energy
industry are subject to changes in value and dividend          
yield, which depend, to a large extent, on the price and supply   
       of energy fuels.  Rapid price and supply fluctuations may
be           caused by events relating to international politics,
energy           conservation and the success of exploration
projects. Economic           prospects are changing due to recent
government attempts to           reduce restrictions against
foreign investment.  These           considerations are
especially important for a Fund, like Ivy           Canada Fund,
which invests primarily in Canadian securities.

               Many factors, including social, environmental and
economic           conditions, that are not within the control of
Canada affect and           could have an adverse impact on the
financial condition of           Canada.  IMI is unable to
predict what effect, if any, such           factors would have on
instruments held in a Fund's portfolio.














               Beginning in January of 1989 the U.S. - Canada
Free Trade           Agreement will be phased in over a period of
10 years.  This           agreement will remove tariffs on U.S.
technology and Canadian           agricultural products in
addition to removing trade barriers           affecting other
important sectors of each country's economy.           
Additionally, the recent implementation of the North American     
     Free Trade Agreement in January, 1994 is expected to lead to 
         increased trade and reduced barriers between Canada and
the           United States.

               Canada is one of the world's leading industrial
countries,           as well as a major exporter of agricultural
products.  Canada is           rich in natural resources such as
zinc, uranium, nickel, gold,           silver, aluminum, iron and
copper.  Forest covers over 44% of           land area, making
Canada a leading world producer of newsprint.

               Canada is also a major producer of
hydroelectricity, oil and           gas.  The business activities
of companies in the energy field           may include the
production, generation, transmission, marketing,          
control or measurement of energy or energy fuels.

               Canadian securities exchanges are self-regulatory
agencies           that are recognized by the securities
administrators of the           province in which the exchange is
located.  The largest, most           active Canadian exchange is
the TSE, which is a self-regulated           agency recognized by
the Ontario Securities Commission.  Canadian           securities
regulation differs in certain respects from United          
States securities regulation.  For example, the amount of         
 information available concerning companies that have securities  
        traded on Canadian exchanges and do not have securities
traded on           an exchange in the United States is generally
less than that           available concerning companies which
have securities traded on           United States exchanges.  See
"Risk Factors and Investment           Techniques" in the
Prospectus for a discussion of the risks           associated
with investing in the securities of foreign companies.

          INVESTING IN LATIN AMERICA

               Investing in securities of Latin American issuers
may entail           risks relating to the potential political
and economic           instability of certain Latin American
countries and the risks of           expropriation,
nationalization, confiscation or the imposition of          
restrictions on foreign investment and on repatriation of capital 
         invested.  In the event of expropriation,
nationalization or           other confiscation by any country, a
Fund could lose its entire           investment in any such
country.

               The securities markets of Latin American countries
are           substantially smaller, less developed, less liquid
and more           volatile than the major securities markets in
the U.S. Disclosure           and regulatory standards are in
many respects less stringent than           U.S. standards. 
Furthermore, there is a lower level of           monitoring and
regulation of the markets and the activities of          
investors in such markets.












               The limited size of many Latin American securities
markets           and limited trading volume in the securities of
Latin American           issuers compared to volume of trading in
the securities of U.S.           issuers could cause prices to be
erratic for reasons apart from           factors that affect the
soundness and competitiveness of the           securities
issuers.  For example, limited market size may cause          
prices to be unduly influenced by traders who control large       
   positions.  Adverse publicity and investors' perceptions,
whether           or not based on in-depth fundamental analysis,
may decrease the           value and liquidity of portfolio
securities.

               Latin America Strategy Fund invests in securities  
        denominated in currencies of Latin American countries.    
       Accordingly, changes in the value of these currencies
against the           U.S. dollar will result in corresponding
changes in the U.S.           dollar value of the Fund's assets
denominated in those           currencies.

               Some Latin American countries also may have
managed           currencies, which are not free floating against
the U.S. dollar.            In addition, there is risk that
certain Latin American countries           may restrict the free
conversion of their currencies into other           countries. 
Further, certain Latin American currencies may not be          
internationally traded.  Certain of these currencies have         
 experienced a steep devaluation relative to the U.S. dollar. 
Any           devaluations in the currencies in which a Fund's
portfolio           securities are denominated may have a
detrimental impact on that           Fund's net asset value.

               The economies of individual Latin American
countries may           differ favorably or unfavorably from the
U.S. economy in such           respects as the rate of growth of
gross domestic product, the           rate of inflation, capital
reinvestment, resource self-          sufficiency and balance of
payments position.  Certain Latin           American countries
have experienced high levels of inflation           which can
have a debilitating effect on the economy.           
Furthermore, certain Latin American countries may impose          
withholding taxes on dividends payable to a Fund at a higher rate 
         than those imposed by other foreign countries.  This may
reduce           the Fund's investment income available for
distribution to           shareholders.

               Certain Latin American countries such as
Argentina, Brazil           and Mexico are among the world's
largest debtors to commercial           banks and foreign
governments.  At times, certain Latin American          
countries have declared moratoria on the payment of principal     
     and/or interest on outstanding debt.  Investment in
sovereign           debt can involve a high degree of risk.  The
governmental entity           that controls the repayment of
sovereign debt may not be able or           willing to repay the
principal and/or interest when due in           accordance with
the terms of such debt.  A governmental entity's          
willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a   
       timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its
cash           flow situation, the extent of its foreign
reserves, the












          availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date
a payment           is due, the relative size of the debt service
burden to the           economy as a whole, the governmental
entity's policy towards the           International Monetary
Fund, and the political constraints to           which a
governmental entity may be subject.  Governmental          
entities may also be dependent on expected disbursements from     
     foreign governments, multilateral agencies and others abroad
to           reduce principal and interest arrearages on their
debt.  The           commitment on the part of these governments,
agencies and others           to make such disbursements may be
conditioned on a governmental           entity's implementation
of economic reforms and/or economic           performance and the
timely service of such debtor's obligations.            Failure
to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of          
economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may  
        result in the cancellation of such third parties'
commitments to           lend funds to the governmental entity,
which may further impair           such debtor's ability or
willingness to service its debts in a           timely manner. 
Consequently, governmental entities may default           on
their sovereign debt.

               Holders of sovereign debt, including a Fund, may
be           requested to participate in the rescheduling of such
debt and to           extend further loans to governmental
entities.  There is no           bankruptcy proceeding by which
defaulted sovereign debt may be           collected in whole or
in part.

               Governments of many Latin American countries have
exercised           and continue to exercise substantial
influence over many aspects           of the private sector
through the ownership or control of many           companies,
including some of the largest in those countries.  As           a
result, government actions in the future could have a          
significant effect on economic conditions which may adversely     
     affect prices of certain portfolio securities. 
Expropriation,           confiscatory taxation, nationalization,
political, economic or           social instability or other
similar developments, such as           military coups, have
occurred in the past and could also           adversely affect a
Fund's investments in this region.

               Changes in political leadership, the
implementation of           market oriented economic policies,
such as privatization, trade           reform and fiscal and
monetary reform are among the recent steps           taken to
renew economic growth.  External debt is being          
restructured and flight capital (domestic capital that has left   
       home country) has begun to return.  Inflation control
efforts           have also been implemented.  Latin American
equity markets can be           extremely volatile and in the
past have shown little correlation           with the U.S.
market.  Currencies are typically weak, but most           are
now relatively free floating, and it is not unusual for the       
   currencies to undergo wide fluctuations in value over short    
      periods of time due to changes in the market.

             INVESTING IN ASIA PACIFIC SECURITIES














               Certain Asia-Pacific countries in which Ivy Asia
Pacific           Fund may invest are developing countries, and
may be in the           initial stages of their industrialization
cycle.  The economic           structures of developing countries
generally are less diverse and           mature than in the
United States, and their political systems may           be
relatively unstable.  Historically, markets of developing         
 countries have been more volatile than the markets of developed  
        countries, yet such markets often have provided higher
rates of           return to investors.

               Investing in securities of issuers in Asia-Pacific
countries           involves certain considerations not typically
associated with           investing in securities of United
States companies, including (i)           restrictions on foreign
investment and on repatriation of capital           invested in
Asian countries, (ii) currency fluctuations, (iii)           the
cost of converting foreign currency into United States          
dollars, (iv) potential price volatility and lesser liquidity of  
        shares traded on Asia-Pacific country securities markets
and (v)           political and economic risks, including the
risk of           nationalization or expropriation of assets and
the risk of war.

               Certain Asia-Pacific countries may be more
vulnerable to the           ebb and flow of international trade
and to trade barriers and           other protectionist or
retaliatory measures.  Investments in           countries that
have recently opened their capital markets and           that
appear to have relaxed their central planning requirement,        
  as well as in countries that have privatized some of their state-
          owned industries, should be regarded as speculative.

               The settlement period of securities transactions
in foreign           markets in general may be longer than in
domestic markets, and           such delays may be of particular
concern in developing countries.            For example, the
possibility of political upheaval and the           dependence on
foreign economic assistance may be greater in          
developing countries than in developed countries, either one of   
       which may increase settlement delays.

               Securities exchanges, issuers and broker-dealers
in some           Asia-Pacific countries are subject to less
regulatory scrutiny           than in the United States.  In
addition, due to the limited size           of the markets for
Asia-Pacific securities, the prices for such           securities
may be more vulnerable to adverse publicity,           investors'
perceptions or traders' positions or strategies, which          
could cause a decrease not only in the value but also in the      
    liquidity of the Fund's investments.

          INVESTING IN NATURAL RESOURCES

               Since the Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
normally invests           a substantial portion of its assets in
securities of companies           engaged in natural resources
activities, the Fund may be subject           to greater risks
and market fluctuations than funds with more          
diversified portfolios.  The value of the Fund's securities will  
        fluctuate in response to market conditions generally, and
will be












          particularly sensitive to the markets for those natural
resources           in which a particular issuer is involved. 
The values of natural           resources may also fluctuate
directly with respect to real and           perceived
inflationary trends and various political developments.           
In selecting the Fund's portfolio of investments, IMI will        
  consider each company's ability to create new products, secure  
        any necessary regulatory approvals, and generate
sufficient           customer demand.  A company's failure to
perform well in any one           of these areas, however, could
cause its stock to decline           sharply.
           
               Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund's investments in
precious           metals (such as gold) and other physical
commodities are subject           to special risk considerations,
including substantial price           fluctuations over short
periods of time.  On the other hand,           investments in
precious metals coins or bullion could help to           moderate
fluctuations in the value of the Fund's portfolio, since          
the prices of precious metals have at times tended not to         
 fluctuate as widely as shares of issuers engaged in the mining
of           precious metals.  Because precious metals and other
commodities           do not generate investment income, however,
the return on such           investments will be derived solely
from the appreciation and           depreciation on such
investments.  The Fund may also incur           storage and other
costs relating to its investments in precious           metals
and other commodities, which may, under certain          
circumstances, exceed custodial and brokerage costs associated    
      with investments in other types of securities.  When the
Fund           purchases a precious metal, IMI currently intends
that it will           only be in a form that is readily
marketable.

               Natural resource industries throughout the world
may be           subject to greater political, environmental and
other           governmental regulation than many other
industries.  Changes in           governmental policies and the
need for regulatory approvals may           have an adverse
effect on the products and services of natural          
resources companies.  For example, the exploration, development   
       and distribution of coal, oil and gas in the United States
are           subject to significant Federal and state
regulation, which may           affect rates of return on such
investments and the kinds of           services that may be
offered to companies in those industries.            In addition,
many natural resource companies have been subject to          
significant costs associated with compliance with environmental   
       and other safety regulations.  Such regulations may also
hamper           the development of new technologies.  The
direction, type or           effect of any future regulations
affecting natural resource           industries are virtually
impossible to predict.

               To take advantage of potential growth
opportunities, Ivy           Global Natural Resources Fund might
have significant investments           in companies with
relatively small market capitalization.            Securities of
smaller companies may be subject to more abrupt or          
erratic market movements than the securities of larger more       
   established companies, because they tend to be traded in lower













          volume and because the companies are subject to greater
business           risk.

               Under normal conditions, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund           is likely to be invested heavily in
foreign securities.            Investing in securities of foreign
issuers and denominated in           foreign currencies involves
risks not typically associated with           investing in United
States securities, including fluctuations in           foreign
exchange rates, exposure to adverse political and          
economic developments and the possible imposition of exchange     
     controls and related restrictions. In addition, competition
is           intense for many natural resource companies.  As a
result, the           value of the securities issues by such
companies may to subject           to increased share price
volatility.

          INVESTING IN THE CHINA REGION

               Investors should realize that China Region
countries may be           subject to a greater degree of
economic, political and social           instability than is the
case in the United States or other           developed countries. 
Among the factors causing this instability           are (i)
authoritarian governments or military involvement in          
political and economic decision making, (ii) popular unrest       
   associated with demands for improved political, economic and   
       social conditions, (iii) internal insurgencies, (iv)
hostile           relations with neighboring countries, (v)
ethnic, religious and           racial disaffection, and (vi)
changes in trading status, any one           of which could
disrupt the principal financial markets in which           the
Ivy China Region Fund invests and adversely affect the value      
    of its assets.  In addition, several China Region countries
have           had hostile relations with neighboring nations. 
For example,           China continues to claim sovereignty over
Taiwan, and is           scheduled to assume sovereignty over
Hong Kong in 1997.

               China Region countries tend to be heavily
dependent on           international trade, as a result of which
their markets are           highly sensitive to protective trade
barriers and the economic           conditions of their principal
trading partners (i.e., the United           States, Japan and
Western European countries).  Protectionist           trade
legislation, reduction of foreign investment in China          
Region economies and general declines in the international        
  securities markets could have a significant adverse effect on
the           China Region securities markets.  In addition,
certain China           Region countries have in the past failed
to recognize private           property rights and have at times
nationalized or expropriated           the assets of private
companies. There is a heightened risk in           these
countries that such adverse actions might be repeated.

               To take advantage of potential growth
opportunities, the Ivy           China Region Fund might have
significant investments  in           companies with relatively
small market capitalization.            Securities of smaller
companies may be subject to more abrupt or           erratic
market movements than the securities of larger more          
established companies, both because they tend to be traded in












          lower volume and because the companies are subject to
greater           business risk.  In addition, to the extent that
any China Region           country  experiences rapid increases
in its money supply or           investment in equity securities
for speculative purposes, the           equity securities traded
in such countries may trade at price-          earning multiples
higher than those of comparable companies           trading on
securities markets in the United States, which may not          
be sustainable.  Finally, restriction on foreign investment       
   exists to varying degrees in some China Region countries. 
Where           such restrictions apply, investments may be
limited and may           increase the Fund's expenses.  See also
"Selected Economic and           Market Data for Asia Pacific and
China Region Countries" in           Appendix C to this SAI.

          PRECIOUS METALS AND OTHER PHYSICAL COMMODITIES

               Commodities trading is generally considered a
speculative           activity.  For example, prices of precious
metals are affected by           factors such as cyclical
economic conditions, political events           and monetary
policies of various countries.  Accordingly, markets          
for precious metals may at times be volatile and there may be     
     sharp price fluctuations even during periods when prices
overall           are rising.  Investments in physical
commodities may also present           practical problems of
delivery, storage and maintenance, possible          
illiquidity, the unavailability of accurate market valuations and 
         increased expenses.

               Under current U.S. tax law, the Ivy Global Natural
Resources           Fund may not receive more than 10% of its
yearly income from           gains resulting from selling
precious metals or any other           physical commodity. 
Accordingly, the Fund may be required to           hold its
precious metals or sell them at a loss, or to sell its          
portfolio securities at a gain, when for investment reasons it    
      would not otherwise do so.    

          FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

               A forward contract is an obligation to purchase or
sell a           specific currency for an agreed price at a
future date (usually           less than a year), and typically
is individually negotiated and           privately traded by
currency traders and their customers.  A           forward
contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no          
commissions are charged at any stage for trades.  Although        
  foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for commissions,   
       they do realize a profit based on the difference between
the           price at which they are buying and selling various
currencies.            Although these contracts are intended to
minimize the risk of           loss due to a decline in the value
of the hedged currencies, at           the same time, they tend
to limit any potential gain which might           result should
the value of such currencies increase.

               While a Fund may enter into forward contracts to
reduce           currency exchange risks, changes in currency
exchange rates may           result in poorer overall performance
for a Fund than if it had












          not engaged in such transactions.  Moreover, there may
be an           imperfect correlation between a Fund's portfolio
holdings of           securities denominated in a particular
currency and forward           contracts entered into by that
Fund.  An imperfect correlation of           this type may
prevent a Fund from achieving the intended hedge or          
expose the Fund to the risk of currency exchange loss.

               A Fund will not enter into or maintain a net
exposure to a           forward contract where the consummation
of the contract would           obligate the Fund to deliver an
amount of currency that exceeds           the value of the Fund's
portfolio securities or other assets           denominated in
that currency.  Further, a Fund generally will not          
enter into a forward contract with a term greater than one year.

               To the extent required by applicable law, a Fund
will hold           cash or liquid securities in a segregated
account with its           custodian in an amount equal (on a
daily marked-to-market basis)           to the amount of the
commitments under these contracts.  At the           maturity of
a forward contract, a Fund may either accept or make          
delivery of the currency specified in the contract, or, prior to  
        maturity, enter into a closing purchase transaction
involving the           purchase or sale of an offsetting
position.  Closing purchase           transactions with respect
to forward contracts are usually           effected with the
currency trader who is a party to the original           forward
contract.    

          FOREIGN CURRENCIES

               Investment in foreign securities will usually
involve           currencies of foreign countries.  In addition,
a Fund may           temporarily hold foreign currency deposits
during the completion           of investment programs and may
purchase forward contracts.            Because of these factors,
the value of the assets of a Fund as           measured in U.S.
dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably           by
changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange          
control regulations, and the Fund may incur costs in connection   
       with conversions between various currencies.  Although a
Fund           values the Fund's assets daily in terms of U.S.
dollars, a Fund           does not intend to convert its holdings
of foreign currencies           into U.S. dollars on a daily
basis.  A Fund may do so from time           to time, and
investors should be aware of the costs of currency          
conversion.  Although foreign exchange dealers do not charge a    
      fee for conversion, they do realize a profit based on the   
       difference (the "spread") between the prices at which they
are           buying and selling various currencies.  Thus, a
dealer may offer           to sell a foreign currency to a Fund
at one rate, while offering           a lesser rate of exchange
should the Fund desire to resell that           currency to the
dealer.  A Fund will conduct its foreign currency          
exchange transactions either on a cash basis at the spot rate     
     prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market, or
through           entering into forward contracts to purchase or
sell foreign           currencies.  














               Because a Fund normally will be invested in both
U.S. and           foreign securities markets, changes in the
Fund's share price may           have a low correlation with
movements in U.S. markets.  A Fund's           share price will
reflect movements of the stock and bond markets           in
which it is invested (both U.S. and foreign), and of the          
currencies in which its foreign investments are denominated.      
     Thus, the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against
foreign           currencies accounts for part of a Fund's
investment performance.            U.S. and foreign securities
markets do not always move in step           with each other, and
the total returns from different markets may           vary
significantly.

          REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs)

               Ivy Global Fund may invest in equity real estate
investment           trusts ("REITs").  A REIT is a corporation,
trust or association           that invests in real estate
mortgages or equities for the benefit           of its investors. 
REITs are dependent upon management skill, may           not be
diversified and are subject to the risks of financing          
projects. Such entities are also subject to heavy cash flow       
   dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation and the    
      possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free pass-through
of           income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the           "Code") and to maintain exemption from the
1940 Act.  By           investing in REITs indirectly through a
fund, a shareholder will           bear not only his or her
proportionate share of the expenses of           the Fund, but
also, indirectly, similar expenses of the           REITs.    

          OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS

               OPTIONS, IN GENERAL.   A Fund may engage in
transactions in           options on securities and stock indices
in accordance with the           Fund's stated investment
objective and policies.  A Fund may also           purchase put
options on securities and may purchase and sell           (write)
put and call options on stock indices.  Options on          
securities and stock indices purchased or written by a Fund will  
        be limited to options traded on national securities
exchanges,           boards of trade or similar entities, or in
the OTC markets.    

               A call option is a short-term contract (having a
duration of           less than one year) pursuant to which the
purchaser, in return           for the premium paid, has the
right to buy the security           underlying the option at the
specified exercise price at any time           during the term of
the option.  The writer of the call option,           who
receives the premium, has the obligation, upon exercise of        
  the option, to deliver the underlying security against payment
of           the exercise price.  A put option is a similar
contract pursuant           to which the purchaser, in return for
the premium paid, has the           right to sell the security
underlying the option at the specified           exercise price
at any time during the term of the option.  The           writer
of the put option, who receives the premium, has the          
obligation, upon exercise of the option, to buy the underlying    
      security at the exercise price.  The premium paid by the












          purchaser of an option will reflect, among other
things, the           relationship of the exercise price to the
market price and           volatility of the underlying security,
the time remaining to           expiration of the option, supply
and demand, and interest rates.

               If the writer of an option wishes to terminate the 
         obligation, the writer may effect a "closing purchase    
      transaction."  This is accomplished by buying an option of
the           same series as the option previously written.  The
effect of the           purchase is that the writer's position
will be cancelled by the           Options Clearing Corporation. 
However, a writer may not effect a           closing purchase
transaction after it has been notified of the           exercise
of an option.  Likewise, an investor who is the holder          
of an option may liquidate his or her position by effecting a     
     "closing sale transaction."  This is accomplished by selling
an           option of the same series as the option previously
purchased.            There is no guarantee that either a closing
purchase or a closing           sale transaction can be effected
at any particular time or at any           acceptable price.  If
any call or put option is not exercised or           sold, it
will become worthless on its expiration date.

               A Fund will realize a gain (or a loss) on a
closing purchase           transaction with respect to a call or
a put previously written by           the Fund if the premium,
plus commission costs, paid by the Fund           to purchase the
call or the put is less (or greater) than the           premium,
less commission costs, received by the Fund on the sale          
of the call or the put.  A gain also will be realized if a call   
       or a put that a Fund has written lapses unexercised,
because the           Fund would retain the premium.  Any such
gains (or losses) are           considered short-term capital
gains (or losses) for Federal           income tax purposes.  Net
short-term capital gains, when           distributed by a Fund,
are taxable as ordinary income.  See           "Taxation."

               A Fund will realize a gain (or a loss) on a
closing sale           transaction with respect to a call or a
put previously purchased           by the Fund if the premium,
less commission costs, received by           the Fund on the sale
of the call or the put is greater (or less)           than the
premium, plus commission costs, paid by the Fund to          
purchase the call or the put.  If a put or a call expires         
 unexercised, it will become worthless on the expiration date,
and           a Fund will realize a loss in the amount of the
premium paid,           plus commission costs.  Any such gain or
loss will be long-term           or short-term gain or loss,
depending upon a Fund's holding           period for the option.

               Exchange-traded options generally have
standardized terms           and are issued by a regulated
clearing organization (such as the           Options Clearing
Corporation), which, in effect, guarantees the          
completion of every exchange-traded option transaction.  In       
   contrast, the terms of OTC options are negotiated by a Fund
and           its counterparty (usually a securities dealer or a
financial           institution) with no clearing organization
guarantee.  When a           Fund purchases an OTC option, it
relies on the party from whom it












          has purchased the option (the "counterparty") to make
delivery of           the instrument underlying the option.  If
the counterparty fails           to do so, a Fund will lose any
premium paid for the option, as           well as any expected
benefit of the transaction.  Accordingly,           IMI will
assess the creditworthiness of each counterparty to          
determine the likelihood that the terms of the OTC option will be 
         satisfied.

               WRITING OPTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES.  A Fund
may write           (sell) covered call options on the Fund's
securities in an           attempt to realize a greater current
return than would be           realized on the securities alone. 
A Fund may also write covered           call options to hedge a
possible stock or bond market decline           (only to the
extent of the premium paid to the Fund for the          
options).  In view of the investment objectives of a Fund, the    
      Fund generally would write call options only in
circumstances           where the investment adviser to the Fund
does not anticipate           significant appreciation of the
underlying security in the near           future or has otherwise
determined to dispose of the security.

               A Fund may write covered call options as described
in the           Fund's Prospectus.  A "covered" call option
means generally that           so long as the Fund is obligated
as the writer of a call option,           the Fund will (i) own
the underlying securities subject to the           option, or
(ii) have the right to acquire the underlying          
securities through immediate conversion or exchange of          
convertible preferred stocks or convertible debt securities owned 
         by the Fund.  Although a Fund receives premium income
from these           activities, any appreciation realized on an
underlying security           will be limited by the terms of the
call option.  A Fund may           purchase call options on
individual securities only to effect a           "closing
purchase transaction."

               As the writer of a call option, a Fund receives a
premium           for undertaking the obligation to sell the
underlying security at           a fixed price during the option
period, if the option is           exercised.  So long as a Fund
remains obligated as a writer of a           call option, it
forgoes the opportunity to profit from increases           in the
market price of the underlying security above the exercise        
  price of the option, except insofar as the premium represents   
       such a profit (and retains the risk of loss should the
value of           the underlying security decline).

               PURCHASING OPTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES.  A
Fund may           purchase a put option on an underlying
security owned by the Fund           as a defensive technique in
order to protect against an           anticipated decline in the
value of the security.  A Fund, as the           holder of the
put option, may sell the underlying security at the          
exercise price regardless of any decline in its market price.  In 
         order for a put option to be profitable, the market
price of the           underlying security must decline
sufficiently below the exercise           price to cover the
premium and transaction costs that a Fund must           pay. 
These costs will reduce any profit a Fund might have          
realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying












          the put option.  The premium paid for the put option
would reduce           any capital gain otherwise available for
distribution when the           security is eventually sold.  The
purchase of put options will           not be used by a Fund for
leverage purposes.

               A Fund may also purchase a put option on an
underlying           security that it owns and at the same time
write a call option on           the same security with the same
exercise price and expiration           date.  Depending on
whether the underlying security appreciates           or
depreciates in value, a Fund would sell the underlying          
security for the exercise price either upon exercise of the call  
        option written by it or by exercising the put option held
by it.            A Fund would enter into such transactions in
order to profit from           the difference between the premium
received by the Fund for the           writing of the call option
and the premium paid by the Fund for           the purchase of
the put option, thereby increasing the Fund's           current
return.  A Fund may write (sell) put options on          
individual securities only to effect a "closing sale          
transaction."    

               PURCHASING AND WRITING OPTIONS ON SECURITIES
INDICES.  A           Fund may purchase and sell (write) put and
call options on           securities indices.  An index assigns
relative values to the           securities included in the index
and the index fluctuates with           changes in the market
values of the securities so included.            Options on
indices are similar to options on individual          
securities, except that, rather than giving the purchaser the     
     right to take delivery of an individual security at a
specified           price, they give the purchaser the right to
receive cash.  The           amount of cash is equal to the
difference between the closing           price of the index and
the exercise price of the option,           expressed in dollars,
times a specified multiple (the           "multiplier").  The
writer of the option is obligated, in return           for the
premium received, to make delivery of this amount.

               The multiplier for an index option performs a
function           similar to the unit of trading for a stock
option.  It determines           the total dollar value per
contract of each point in the           difference between the
exercise price of an option and the           current level of
the underlying index.  A multiplier of 100 means           that a
one-point difference will yield $100.  Options on          
different indices have different multipliers.

               When a Fund writes a call or put option on a stock
index,           the option is "covered", in the case of a call,
or "secured", in           the case of a put, if the Fund
maintains in a segregated account           with the Custodian
cash or liquid securities equal to the           contract value. 
A call option is also covered if a Fund holds a           call on
the same index as the call written where the exercise          
price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise  
        price of the call written or (ii) greater than the
exercise price           of the call written, provided that the
Fund maintains in a           segregated account with the
Custodian the difference in cash or           liquid securities. 
A put option is also "secured" if a Fund












          holds a put on the same index as the put written where
the           exercise price of the put held is (i) equal to or
greater than           the exercise price of the put written or
(ii) less than the           exercise price of the put written,
provided that the Fund           maintains in a segregated
account with the Custodian the           difference in cash or
liquid securities.    

               RISKS OF OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS.  The purchase and
writing of           options involves certain risks.  During the
option period, the           covered call writer has, in return
for the premium on the option,           given up the opportunity
to profit from a price increase in the           underlying
securities above the exercise price, but, as long as          
its obligation as a writer continues, has retained the risk of    
      loss should the price of the underlying security decline. 
The           writer of an option has no control over the time
when it may be           required to fulfill its obligation as a
writer of the option.            Once an option writer has
received an exercise notice, it cannot           effect a closing
purchase transaction in order to terminate its          
obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying       
   securities (or cash in the case of an index option) at the     
     exercise price.  If a put or call option purchased by a Fund
is           not sold when it has remaining value, and if the
market price of           the underlying security (or index), in
the case of a put, remains           equal to or greater than the
exercise price or, in the case of a           call, remains less
than or equal to the exercise price, a Fund           will lose
its entire investment in the option.  Also, where a put          
or call option on a particular security (or index) is purchased   
       to hedge against price movements in a related security (or 
         securities), the price of the put or call option may
move more or           less than the price of the related
security (or securities).  In           this regard, there are
differences between the securities and           options markets
that could result in an imperfect correlation           between
these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve         
 its objective.

               There can be no assurance that a liquid market
will exist           when a Fund seeks to close out an option
position.  Furthermore,           if trading restrictions or
suspensions are imposed on the options           markets, a Fund
may be unable to close out a position.  Finally,          
trading could be interrupted, for example, because of supply and  
        demand imbalances arising from a lack of either buyers or 
         sellers, or the options exchange could suspend trading
after the           price has risen or fallen more than the
maximum amount specified           by the exchange.  Closing
transactions can be made for OTC           options only by
negotiating directly with the counterparty or by           a
transaction in the secondary market, if any such market exists.   
        There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to close
out an           OTC option position at a favorable price prior
to its expiration.            In the event of insolvency of the
counterparty, a Fund might be           unable to close out an
OTC option position at any time prior to           its
expiration.  Although a Fund may be able to offset to some        
  extent any adverse effects of being unable to liquidate an
option           position, the Fund may experience losses in some
cases as a           result of such inability.












               A Fund's options activities also may have an
impact upon the           level of its portfolio turnover and
brokerage commissions.  See           "Portfolio Turnover."

               A Fund's success in using options techniques
depends, among           other things, on IMI's ability to
predict accurately the           direction and volatility of
price movements in the options and           securities markets,
and to select the proper type, time and           duration of
options.

          FUTURES CONTRACTS

               FUTURES, IN GENERAL.  A Fund may enter into
futures           contracts for hedging purposes.  A futures
contract provides for           the future sale by one party and
purchase by another party of a           specified quantity of a
commodity at a specified price and time.            When a
purchase or sale of a futures contract is made by a Fund,         
 the Fund is required to deposit with its custodian (or broker,
if           legally permitted) a specified amount of cash or
U.S. Government           securities ("initial margin").  The
margin required for a futures           contract is set by the
exchange on which the contract is traded           and may be
modified during the term of the contract.  The initial          
margin is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith       
   deposit on the futures contract which is returned to the Fund  
        upon termination of the contract, assuming all
contractual           obligations have been satisfied.  A futures
contract held by the           Fund is valued daily at the
official settlement price of the           exchange on which it
is traded.  Each day the Fund pays or           receives cash,
called "variation margin," equal to the daily           change in
value of the futures contract.  This process is known          
as "marking to market."  Variation margin does not represent a    
      borrowing or loan by a Fund but is instead a settlement
between           the Fund and the broker of the amount one would
owe the other if           the futures contract expired.  In
computing daily net asset           value, the Fund will mark-to-
market its open futures position.

               Although some futures contracts call for making or
taking           delivery of the underlying securities, generally
these           obligations are closed out prior to delivery of
offsetting           purchases or sales of matching futures
contracts (same exchange,           underlying security or index,
and delivery month).  If an           offsetting purchase price
is less than the original sale price, a           Fund generally
realizes a capital gain, or if it is more, the           Fund
generally realizes a capital loss.  Conversely, if an          
offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price,   
       the Fund generally realizes a capital gain, or if it is
less, the           Fund generally realizes a capital loss.  The
transaction costs           must also be included in these
calculations.  When purchasing a           futures contract, a
Fund will maintain with its Custodian (and           mark-to-
market on a daily basis) cash or liquid securities that,          
when added to the amounts deposited with a futures commission     
     merchant ("FCM") as margin, are equal to the market value of
the           futures contract.













               When selling a futures contact, a Fund will
maintain with           its custodian in a segregated account
(and mark-to-market on a           daily basis) cash or liquid
securities that, when added to the           amounts deposited
with an FCM as margin, are equal to the market           value of
the instruments underlying the contract.  Alternatively,          
a Fund may "cover" its position by owning the instruments         
 underlying the contract.

               A Fund will only enter into futures contracts
which are           standardized and traded on a U.S. or foreign
exchange, board of           trade, or similar entity or quoted
on an automated quotation           system.  A Fund will not
enter into a futures contract if,           immediately
thereafter, the aggregate initial margin deposits for          
futures contracts held by the Fund plus premiums paid by it for   
       open futures option positions, less the amount by which
any such           positions are "in-the-money," would exceed 5%
of the liquidation           value of the Fund's portfolio (or
the Fund's net asset value),           after taking into account
unrealized profits and unrealized           losses on any such
contracts the Fund has entered into.

               The requirements for qualification as a regulated
investment           company also may limit the extent to which a
Fund may enter into           futures.

               FOREIGN CURRENCY FUTURES CONTRACTS.  A Fund may
engage in           foreign currency futures contracts for
hedging purposes.  A           foreign currency futures contract
provides for the future sale by           one party and purchase
by another party of a specified quantity           of a foreign
currency at a specified price and time.

               RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES.  There are several
risks           associated with the use of futures contracts as
hedging           techniques.  A purchase or sale of a futures
contract may result           in losses in excess of the amount
invested in the futures           contract.  There can be no
guarantee that there will be a           correlation between
price movements in the hedging vehicle and in           a Fund's
portfolio securities being hedged.  In addition, there          
are significant differences between the securities and futures    
      markets that could result in an imperfect correlation
between the           markets, causing a given hedge not to
achieve its objectives.            The degree of imperfection of
correlation depends on           circumstances such as variations
in speculative market demand for           futures on securities,
including technical influences in futures           trading, and
differences between the financial instruments being          
hedged and the instruments underlying the standard contracts      
    available for trading in such respects as interest rate
levels,           maturities, and creditworthiness of issuers.  A
decision as to           whether, when and how to hedge involves
the exercise of skill and           judgment, and even a well-
conceived hedge may be unsuccessful to           some degree
because of market behavior or unexpected interest           rate
trends.

               Futures exchanges may limit the amount of
fluctuation           permitted in certain futures contract
prices during a single












          trading day.  The daily limit establishes the maximum
amount that           the price of a futures contract may vary
either up or down from           the previous day's settlement
price at the end of the current           trading session.  Once
the daily limit has been reached in a           futures contract
subject to the limit, no more trades may be made           on
that day at a price beyond that limit.  The daily limit          
governs only price movements during a particular trading day and  
        therefore does not limit potential losses because the
limit may           work to prevent the liquidation of
unfavorable positions.  For           example, futures prices
have occasionally moved to the daily           limit for several
consecutive trading days with little or no           trading,
thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and          
subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial       
   losses.

               There can be no assurance that a liquid market
will exist at           a time when a Fund seeks to close out a
futures position, and the           Fund would remain obligated
to meet margin requirements until the           position is
closed.  In addition, there can be no assurance that           an
active secondary market will continue to exist.

               Currency futures contracts may be traded on
foreign           exchanges.  Such transactions may not be
regulated as effectively           as similar transactions in the
United States; may not involve a           clearing mechanism and
related guarantees; and are subject to the           risk of
governmental actions affecting trading in, or the prices          
of, foreign securities.  The value of such position also could be 
         adversely affected by (i) other complex foreign
political, legal           and economic factors, (ii) lesser
availability than in the United           States of data on which
to make trading decisions, (iii) delays           in a Fund's
ability to act upon economic events occurring in          
foreign markets during non business hours in the United States,   
       (iv) the imposition of different exercise and settlement
terms           and procedures and margin requirements than in
the United States,           and (v) lesser trading volume.    

          SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS

               A Fund may enter into securities index futures
contracts as           an efficient means of regulating the
Fund's exposure to the           equity markets.  A Fund will not
engage in transactions in           futures contracts for
speculation but only as a hedge against           changes
resulting from market conditions in the values of          
securities held in the Fund's portfolio or which it intends to    
      purchase.  

               An index futures contract is a contract to buy or
sell units           of an index at a specified future date at a
price agreed upon           when the contract is made.  Entering
into a contract to buy units           of an index is commonly
referred to as purchasing a contract or           holding a long
position in the index.  Entering into a contract           to
sell units of an index is commonly referred to as selling a       
   contract or holding a short position.  The value of a unit is
the           current value of the stock index.  For example, the
S&P 500 Index












          is composed of 500 selected common stocks, most of
which are           listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the
"Exchange").  The S&P           500 Index assigns relative
weightings to the 500 common stocks           included in the
Index, and the Index fluctuates with changes in           the
market values of the shares of those common stocks.  In the       
   case of the S&P 500 Index, contracts are to buy or sell 500    
      units.  Thus, if the value of the S&P 500 Index were $150,
one           contract would be worth $75,000 (500 units x $150). 
The index           futures contract specifies that no delivery
of the actual           securities making up the index will take
place.  Instead,           settlement in cash must occur upon the
termination of the           contract, with the settlement being
the difference between the           contract price and the
actual level of the stock index at the           expiration of
the contract.  For example, if a Fund enters into a          
futures contract to buy 500 units of the S&P 500 Index at a       
   specified future date at a contract price of $150 and the S&P
500           Index is at $154 on that future date, a Fund will
gain $2,000           (500 units x gain of $4).  If a Fund enters
into a futures           contract to sell 500 units of the stock
index at a specified           future date at a contract price of
$150 and the S&P 500 Index is           at $154 on that future
date, the Fund will lose $2,000 (500 units           x loss of
$4).

               RISKS OF SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES.  A Fund's
success in           using hedging techniques depends, among
other things, on IMI's           ability to predict correctly the
direction and volatility of           price movements in the
futures and options markets as well as in           the
securities markets and to select the proper type, time and        
  duration of hedges.  The skills necessary for successful use of 
         hedges are different from those used in the selection of 
         individual stocks.

               A Fund's ability to hedge effectively all or a
portion of           its securities through transactions in index
futures (and           therefore the extent of its gain or loss
on such transactions)           depends on the degree to which
price movements in the underlying           index correlate with
price movements in the Fund's securities.            Insofar as
such securities do not duplicate the components of an          
index, the correlation probably will not be perfect.           
Consequently, a Fund will bear the risk that the prices of the    
      securities being hedged will not move in the same amount as
the           hedging instrument.  This risk will increase as the
composition           of a Fund's portfolio diverges from the
composition of the           hedging instrument.

               Although a Fund intends to establish positions in
these           instruments only when there appears to be an
active market, there           is no assurance that a liquid
market will exist at a time when           the Fund seeks to
close a particular option or futures position.            Trading
could be interrupted, for example, because of supply and          
demand imbalances arising from a lack of either buyers or         
 sellers.  In addition, the futures exchanges may suspend trading 
         after the price has risen or fallen more than the
maximum amount           specified by the exchange.  In some
cases, a Fund may experience












          losses as a result of its inability to close out a
position, and           it may have to liquidate other
investments to meet its cash           needs.

               Although some index futures contracts call for
making or           taking delivery of the underlying securities,
generally these           obligations are closed out prior to
delivery by offsetting           purchases or sales of matching
futures contracts (same exchange,           underlying security
or index, and delivery month).  If an           offsetting
purchase price is less than the original sale price, a          
Fund generally realizes a capital gain, or if it is more, the     
     Fund generally realizes a capital loss.  Conversely, if an   
       offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase
price, a           Fund generally realizes a capital gain, or if
it is less, the           Fund generally realizes a capital loss. 
The transaction costs           must also be included in these
calculations.

               A Fund will only enter into index futures
contracts or           futures options that are standardized and
traded on a U.S. or           foreign exchange or board of trade,
or similar entity, or quoted           on an automated quotation
system.  A Fund will use futures           contracts and related
options only for "bona fide hedging"           purposes, as such
term is defined in applicable regulations of           the CFTC.

               When purchasing an index futures contract, a Fund
will           maintain with its custodian in a segregated
account (and mark-to-          market on a daily basis) cash or
liquid securities that, when           added to the amounts
deposited with a futures commission merchant           ("FCM") as
margin, are equal to the market value of the futures          
contract.  Alternatively, a Fund may "cover" its position by      
    purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a   
       strike price as high as or higher than the price of the
contract           held by a Fund.

               When selling an index futures contract, a Fund
will maintain           with its custodian in a segregated
account (and mark-to-market on           a daily basis) cash or
liquid securities that, when added to the           amounts
deposited with an FCM as margin, are equal to the market          
value of the instruments underlying the contract.  Alternatively, 
         a Fund may "cover" its position by owning the
instruments           underlying the contract (or, in the case of
an index futures           contract, a portfolio with a
volatility substantially similar to           that of the index
on which the futures contract is based), or by           holding
a call option permitting a Fund to purchase the same          
futures contract at a price no higher than the price of the       
   contract written by the Fund (or at a higher price if the      
    difference is maintained in liquid assets with the Fund's     
     custodian).    

               COMBINED TRANSACTIONS.  A Fund may enter into
multiple           transactions, including multiple options
transactions, multiple           futures transactions, multiple
currency transactions (including           forward currency
contracts) and multiple interest rate












          transactions and some combination of futures, options,
currency           and interest rate transactions ("component"
transactions),           instead of a single transaction, as part
of a single or combined           strategy when, in the opinion
of IMI, it is in the best interests           of a Fund to do so. 
A combined transaction will usually contain           elements of
risk that are present in each of its component          
transactions.  Although combined transactions are normally        
  entered into based on IMI's judgment that the combined
strategies           will reduce risk or otherwise more
effectively achieve the           desired portfolio management
goal, it is possible that the           combination will instead
increase such risks or hinder           achievement of the
management objective.

          FIRM COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS AND WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES

               New issues of certain debt securities are often
offered on a           "when-issued basis," meaning the payment
obligation and the           interest rate are fixed at the time
the buyer enters into the           commitment, but delivery and
payment for the securities normally           take place after
the date of the commitment to purchase.  Firm          
commitment agreements call for the purchase of securities at an   
       agreed-upon price on a specified future date.  A Fund uses
such           investment techniques in order to secure what is
considered to be           an advantageous price and yield to the
Fund and not for purposes           of leveraging the Fund's
assets. In either instance, a Fund will           maintain in a
segregated account with its custodian cash or           liquid
securities equal (on a daily marked-to-market basis) to          
the amount of its commitment to purchase the underlying          
securities.    

          RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES

               An "illiquid security" is an asset that may not be
sold or           disposed of in the ordinary course of business
within seven days           at approximately the value at which a
Fund has valued the           security on its books.  A
"restricted security" is a security           that cannot be
offered to the public for sale without first being          
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and is considered to 
         be illiquid until such filing takes place.  Restricted
securities           may be sold only in privately negotiated
transactions or in a           public offering with respect to
which a registration statement is           in effect under the
Securities Act of 1933.  Where a registration           statement
is required, a Fund may be required to bear all or part          
of the registration expenses.  Issuers of restricted securities   
       may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor    
      protection requirements that would be applicable if their   
       securities were publicly traded. There may also be a lapse
of           time between a Fund's decision to sell a restricted
or illiquid           security and the point at which the Fund is
permitted or able to           do so.  If, during such a period,
adverse market conditions were           to develop, a Fund might
obtain a less favorable price than the           price that
prevailed when it decided to sell.  Since it is not          
possible to predict with assurance that the market for securities 
         eligible for resale under Rule 144A will continue to be
liquid, a












          Fund will monitor each of its investments in these
securities,           focusing on factors such as valuation,
liquidity and availability           of information.  This
investment practice could have the effect           of increasing
the level of illiquidity in a Fund to the extent           that
qualified institutional buyers become, for a time,          
uninterested in purchasing these restricted securities.           
Securities whose proceeds are subject to limitations on          
repatriation of principal or profits for more than seven days,    
      and those for which market quotations are not readily
available,           may be deemed illiquid for these
purposes.    

          BORROWING

               Borrowing may exaggerate the effect on a Fund's
net asset           value of any increase or decrease in the
value of the Fund's           portfolio securities.  Money
borrowed will be subject to interest           costs (which may
include commitment fees and/or the cost of           maintaining
minimum average balances).  Although the principal of           a
Fund's borrowings will be fixed, the Fund's assets may change     
     in value during the time a borrowing is outstanding, thus    
      increasing exposure to capital risk.  All borrowings will
be           repaid before any additional investments are
made.    

          LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

               A Fund may lend its investment securities to
brokers,           dealers and financial institutions for the
purpose of realizing           additional income.  Loans of
securities by a Fund will be           collateralized by cash,
letters of credit, or securities issued           or guaranteed
by the U.S Government or its agencies or          
instrumentalities.  The collateral will equal (on a daily marked- 
        to-market basis) at least 100% of the current market
value of the           loaned securities.  The risks in lending
portfolio securities, as           with other extensions of
credit, involve a possible loss of           rights in the
collateral should the borrower fail financially.            In
determining whether to lend securities, IMI will consider all     
     relevant facts and circumstances, including the
creditworthiness           of the borrower.

                               INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

               A Fund's investment objective, as set forth in the 
         Prospectus under "Investment Objectives and Policies,"
and the           investment restrictions set forth below are
fundamental policies           of the Fund and may not be changed
with respect to that Fund           without the approval of a
majority (as defined in the 1940 Act)           of the
outstanding voting shares of that Fund.  Under these          
restrictions, each of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region     
     Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science
&           Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy
International Small           Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America
Strategy Fund and Ivy New           Century Fund may not:














               (i)  make an investment in securities of companies
in any                     one industry (except obligations of
domestic banks or                     the U.S. Government, its
agencies, authorities, or                     instrumentalities)
if such investment would cause                     investments in
such industry to exceed 25% of the                     market
value of the Fund's total assets at the time of                   
 such investment; or

               (ii) issue senior securities, except as
appropriate to                     evidence indebtedness which it
is permitted to incur,                     and except to the
extent that shares of the separate                     classes or
series of the Trust may be deemed to be                    
senior securities; provided that collateral                    
arrangements with respect to currency-related                    
contracts, futures contracts, options or other                    
permitted investments, including deposits of initial              
      and variation margin, are not considered to be the          
          issuance of senior securities for purposes of this      
              restriction.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region
Fund, Ivy Global           Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund, Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund, Ivy
International Small Companies Fund and Ivy           New Century
Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase securities of any one issuer (except
U.S.                     Government securities) if as a result
more than 5% of                     the Fund's total assets would
be invested in such                     issuer or the Fund would
own or hold more than 10% of                     the outstanding
voting securities of that issuer;                     provided,
however, that up to 25% of the value of the                    
Fund's total assets may be invested without regard to             
       these limitations.

               Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each
of Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy
International Fund, Ivy           Latin America Strategy Fund and
Ivy New Century Fund may not:

               (i)  participate in an underwriting or selling
group in                     connection with the public
distribution of securities                     except for its own
capital stock.

               Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each
of Ivy           China Region Fund, Ivy Global Science &
Technology Fund, Ivy           International Fund, Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund and Ivy New           Century Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase securities on margin; or

               (ii) purchase from or sell to any of its officers
or                     trustees, or firms of which any of them
are members or                     which they control, any
securities (other than capital                     stock of the
Fund), but such persons or firms may act












                    as brokers for the Fund for customary
commissions to                     the extent permitted by the
Investment Company Act of                     1940.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Asia
Pacific           Fund, Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy
Global Natural           Resources Fund and Ivy International
Small Companies Fund may           not:

               (i)  Purchase securities on margin, except such
short-term                     credits as are necessary for the
clearance of                     transactions, but Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund, Ivy Global                     Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund and Ivy                     International
Small Companies Fund may make margin                     deposits
in connection with transactions in options,                    
futures and options on futures; or

               (ii) Make loans, except this restriction shall not
prohibit                     (a) the purchase and holding of a
portion of an issue                     of publicly distributed
debt securities, (b) the entry                     into
repurchase agreements with banks or broker-                   
dealers, or, with respect to Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy           
         Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and Ivy   
                 International Small Companies Fund, (c) the
lending of                     the Fund's portfolio securities in
accordance with                     applicable guidelines
established by the Securities and                     Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and any guidelines                    
established by the Trust's Trustees.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Canada
Fund, Ivy           Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund and Ivy           International Small Companies Fund may
not:

               (i)  Make investments in securities for the
purpose of                     exercising control over or
management of the issuer; or

               (ii) Act as an underwriter of securities, except
to the                     extent that, in connection with the
sale of securities,                     it may be deemed to be an
underwriter under applicable                     securities laws.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,
Ivy Global           Science & Technology Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies           Fund may not:

               (i)  borrow money, except as a temporary measure
for                     extraordinary or emergency purposes, and
provided that                     the Fund maintains asset
coverage of 300% for all                     borrowings.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Asia
Pacific           Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund and Ivy           International Small Companies
Fund may not:












               (i)  Invest in real estate, real estate mortgage
loans,                     commodities or interests in oil, gas
and/or mineral                     exploration or development
programs, although (a) the                     Fund may purchase
and sell marketable securities of                     issuers
which are secured by real estate, (b) the Fund                    
may purchase and sell securities of issuers which                 
   invest or deal in real estate, (c) the Fund may enter          
          into forward foreign currency contracts as described in 
                   the Fund's prospectus, and (d) the Fund may
write or                     buy puts, calls, straddles or
spreads and may invest in                     commodity futures
contracts and options on futures                     contracts.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
China           Region Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy Latin
America Strategy           Fund and Ivy New Century Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase or sell real estate or commodities
and                     commodity contracts; or

               (ii) sell securities short.     

               Under the 1940 Act, a Fund is permitted, subject
to each           Fund's investment restrictions, to borrow money
only from banks.            The Trust has no current intention of
borrowing amounts in excess           of 5% of each the Fund's
assets.  Each of Ivy China Region Fund,           Ivy
International Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy       
   New Century Fund will continue to interpret fundamental        
  investment restriction (i) above to prohibit investment in real 
         estate limited partnership interests; this restriction
shall not,           however, prohibit investment in readily
marketable securities of           companies that invest in real
estate or interests therein,           including real estate
investment trusts.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources           Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund, Ivy International           Small Companies Fund, Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund and Ivy New           Century Fund may not:

               (i)  lend any funds or other assets, except that
this                     restriction shall not prohibit (a) the
entry into                     repurchase agreements, (b) the
purchase of publicly                     distributed bonds,
debentures and other securities of a                     similar
type, or privately placed municipal or                    
corporate bonds, debentures and other securities of a             
       type customarily purchased by institutional investors      
              or publicly traded in the securities markets, or
(c)                     the lending of portfolio securities
(provided that the                     loan is secured
continuously by collateral consisting                     of U.S.
Government securities or cash or cash                    
equivalents maintained on a daily marked-to-market                
    basis in an amount at least equal to the market value         
           of the securities loaned).












          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
Latin           America Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund
may not:

               (i)  borrow money, except for temporary or
emergency                     purposes; provided that the Fund
maintains asset                     coverage of 300% for all
borrowings.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, each of Ivy
China           Region Fund and Ivy International Fund may not:

               (i)  borrow money, except for temporary purposes
where                     investment transactions might
advantageously require                     it.  Any such loan may
not be for a period in excess of                     60 days, and
the aggregate amount of all outstanding                     loans
may not at any time exceed 10% of the value of                    
the total assets of the Fund at the time any such loan            
        is made.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Canada
Fund and           Ivy Global Fund may not:

               (i)  Participate on a joint or a joint and several
basis in                     any trading account in securities. 
The "bunching" of                     orders of the Fund and of
other accounts under the                     investment
management of the Manager (in the case of                     Ivy
Global Fund) or the investment adviser, Mackenzie                 
   Financial Corporation (the "Investment Adviser") (in           
         the case of Ivy Canada Fund) for the sale or purchase    
                of portfolio securities shall not be considered   
                 participation in a joint securities trading
account;

               (ii) Borrow amounts in excess of 10% of its total
assets,                     taken at the lower of cost or market
value, and then                     only from banks as a
temporary measure for                     extraordinary or
emergency purposes.  All borrowings                     will be
repaid before any additional investments are                    
made;

               (iii)Purchase the securities of issuers conducting
their                     principal business activities in the
same industry if                     immediately after such
purchase the value of the Fund's                     investments
in such industry would exceed 25% of the                    
value of the total assets of the Fund;

               (iv) Purchase any security if, as a result, the
Fund would                     then have more than 5% of its
total assets (taken at                     current value)
invested in securities restricted as to                    
disposition under the Federal securities laws; or

               (v)  Issue senior securities, except insofar as
the Fund may                     be deemed to have issued a
senior security in                     connection with any
repurchase agreement or any                     permitted
borrowing.













          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Canada
Fund may           not:

               (i)  Write or buy puts, calls, straddles or
spreads; invest                     in real estate, real estate
mortgage loans,                     commodities, commodity
futures contracts or interests                     in oil, gas
and/or mineral exploration or development                    
programs, although (a) the Fund may purchase and sell             
       marketable securities of issuers which are secured by      
              real estate, (b) the Fund may purchase and sell     
               securities of issuers which invest or deal in real 
                   estate, and (c) the Fund may enter into
forward foreign                     currency contracts as
described in the Fund's                     prospectus.

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Global
Fund may           not:

               (i)  purchase securities of another investment
company,                     except in connection with a merger,
consolidation,                     reorganization or acquisition
of assets, and except                     that the Fund may
invest in securities of other                     investment
companies subject to the restrictions in                    
Section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940            
        (the "1940 Act").

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy Global
Science &           Technology Fund may not:

               (i)  participate in an underwriting or selling
group in                     connection with the public
distribution of securities,                     except for its
own capital stock, and except to the                     extent
that, in connection with the disposition of                    
portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an                   
 underwriter under the Federal securities laws;

               (ii) purchase or sell real estate or commodities
and                     commodity contracts; provided, however,
that the Fund                     may purchase securities secured
by real estate or                     interests therein, or
securities issued by companies                     that invest in
real estate or interests therein, and                     except
that, subject to the policies and restrictions                    
set forth in the Prospectus and elsewhere in this SAI,            
        (i) the Fund may enter into futures contracts, and        
            options thereon, and (ii) the Fund may enter into     
               forward foreign currency contracts and currency
futures                     contracts, and options thereon; or

               (iii)sell securities short, except for short sales
"against                     the box."

          Further, as a matter of fundamental policy, Ivy
International           Fund may not:













               (i)  lend any funds or other assets, except that
this                     restriction shall not prohibit (a) the
entry into                     repurchase agreements or (b) the
purchase of publicly                     distributed bonds,
debentures and other securities of a                     similar
type, or privately placed municipal or                    
corporate bonds, debentures and other securities of a             
       type customarily purchased by institutional investors      
              or publicly traded in the securities markets; 

               (ii) invest more than 5% of the value of its total
assets in                     the securities of any one issuer
(except obligations of                     domestic banks or the
U.S. Government, its agencies,                     authorities
and instrumentalities); or

               (iii)purchase the securities of any other open-end 
                   investment company, except as part of a plan
of merger                     or consolidation.

                               ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS

               Unless otherwise indicated, each Fund has adopted
the           following additional restrictions, which are not
fundamental and           which may be changed without
shareholder approval, to the extent           permitted by
applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy.            Under
these restrictions, each of Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy China          
Region Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global        
  Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International Small Companies    
      Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century
Fund           may not:

               (i)  invest more than 15% of its net assets taken
at market                     value at the time of investment in
"illiquid                     securities", provided, however,
that the Fund will not                     invest more than 10%
of its total assets in securities                     of issuers
that are restricted from selling to the                    
public without registration under the Securities act of           
         1933.  Illiquid securities may include securities        
            subject to legal or contractual restrictions on
resale                     (including private placements),
repurchase agreements                     maturing in more than
seven days, certain options                     traded over the
counter that the Fund has purchased,                    
securities being used to cover certain options that a             
       fund has written, securities for which market              
      quotations are not readily available, or other              
      securities which legally or in IMI's opinion, subject       
             to the Board's supervision, may be deemed illiquid,
but                     shall not include any instrument that,
due to the                     existence of a trading market, to
the Fund's compliance                     with certain conditions
intended to provide liquidity,                     or to other
factors, is liquid.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy
Global Science &













          Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy Latin
America           Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund may not:

               (i)  invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or 
                   exploration or development programs.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy
Global Resources Fund,           Ivy International Small
Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America           Strategy Fund and Ivy
New Century Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase securities of other investment
companies,                     except in connection with a
merger, consolidation or                     sale of assets, and
except that it may purchase shares                     of other
investment companies subject to such                    
restrictions as may be imposed by the Investment                  
  Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy China           Region Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund, Ivy           International Fund, Ivy Latin America
Strategy Fund and Ivy New           Century Fund may not:

               (i)  invest in companies for the purpose of
exercising                     control of management; or

               (ii) invest more than 5% of its total assets in
warrants,                     valued at the lower of cost or
market, or more than 2%                     of its total assets
in warrants, so valued, which are                     not listed
on either the New York or American Stock                    
Exchanges.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy           Canada Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund           and Ivy International Small Companies
Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase or sell interests in oil, gas or
mineral                     leases (other than securities of
companies that invest                     in or sponsor such
programs).

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy           Canada Fund, Ivy Global Fund and Ivy International
Small           Companies Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase or sell real estate limited
partnership                     interests.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, each of
Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund and Ivy           International Small Companies Fund may
not:

               (i)  sell securities short, except for short sales
"against                     the box;" or













               (ii) participate on a joint or a joint and several
basis in                     any trading account in securities. 
The "bunching" of                     orders of the Fund and of
other accounts under the                     investment
management of the Fund's investment adviser,                     
for the sale or purchase of portfolio securities shall            
        not be considered participation in a joint securities     
               trading account.

          Further, as a matter of non-fundamental policy, Ivy
Latin America           Strategy Fund may not:

               (i)  purchase or retain securities of an issuer
if, with                     respect to 75% of the Fund's total
assets, such                     purchase would result in more
than 10% of the                     outstanding voting securities
of such issuer being held                     by the Fund.    

               Whenever an investment objective, policy or
restriction set           forth in the Prospectus or this SAI
states a maximum percentage           of assets that may be
invested in any security or other asset or           describes a
policy regarding quality standards, such percentage          
limitation or standard shall, unless otherwise indicated, apply   
       to the particular Fund only at the time a transaction is
entered           into.  Accordingly, if a percentage limitation
is adhered to at           the time of investment, a later
increase or decrease in the           percentage which results
from circumstances not involving any           affirmative action
by a Fund, such as a change in market           conditions or a
change in the Fund's asset level or other           circumstances
beyond the Fund's control, will not be considered a          
violation.

                           ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES

               The Trust offers and (except as noted below) bears
the cost           of providing to investors the following rights
and privileges.            The Trust reserves the right to amend
or terminate any one or           more of these rights and
privileges.  Notice of amendments to or           terminations of
rights and privileges will be provided to           shareholders
in accordance with applicable law.

               Certain of the rights and privileges described
below refer           to funds, other than the Funds, whose
shares are also distributed           by Ivy Mackenzie
Distributors, Inc. ("IMDI") (formerly known as          
Mackenzie Ivy Funds Distribution, Inc.).  These funds are:  Ivy   
       Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy Emerging
Growth           Fund, Ivy International Bond Fund, Ivy Bond Fund
and Ivy Money           Market Fund (the other six series of the
Trust); and Mackenzie           California Municipal Fund,
Mackenzie Limited Term Municipal Fund,           Mackenzie
National Municipal Fund and Mackenzie New York          
Municipal Fund (the four series of Mackenzie Series Trust)        
  (collectively, with the Funds, the "Ivy Mackenzie Funds").      
     Shareholders should obtain a current prospectus before
exercising           any right or privilege that may relate to
these funds.













          AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD

               The Automatic Investment Method, which enables a
Fund           shareholder to have specified amounts
automatically drawn each           month from his or her bank for
investment in Fund shares, is           available for Class A,
Class B and Class C shares.  The minimum           initial and
subsequent investment under this method is $50 per          
month (except in the case of a tax qualified retirement plan for  
        which the minimum initial and subsequent investment is
$25 per           month).  A shareholder may terminate the
Automatic Investment           Method at any time upon delivery
to Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.           ("IMSC") (formerly
Mackenzie Ivy Investor Services Corp.) of           telephone
instructions or written notice.  See "Automatic          
Investment Method" in the Prospectus.  To begin the plan,         
 complete Sections 6A and 7B of the Account Application.

          EXCHANGE OF SHARES

               As described in the Prospectus, shareholders of
each Fund           have an exchange privilege with certain other
Ivy Mackenzie           Funds.  Before effecting an exchange,
shareholders of each Fund           should obtain and read the
currently effective prospectus for the           Ivy or Mackenzie
Fund into which the exchange is to be made.

               INITIAL SALES CHARGE SHARES.  Class A shareholders
may           exchange their Class A shares ("outstanding Class A
shares") for           Class A shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie
Fund ("new Class A           Shares") on the basis of the
relative net asset value per Class A           share, plus an
amount equal to the difference, if any, between           the
sales charge previously paid on the outstanding Class A          
shares and the sales charge payable at the time of the exchange   
       on the new Class A shares.  (The additional sales charge
will be           waived for Class A shares that have been
invested for a period of           12 months or longer.)  Class A
shareholders may also exchange           their shares for shares
of Ivy Money Market Fund (no initial           sales charge will
be assessed at the time of such an exchange).

               CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE SHARES. CLASS A: 
Class A           shareholders may exchange their Class A shares
that are subject           to a contingent deferred sales charge
("CDSC"), as described in           the Prospectus ("outstanding
Class A shares"), for Class A shares           of another Ivy or
Mackenzie Fund ("new Class A shares") on the           basis of
the relative net asset value per Class A share, without          
the payment of any CDSC that would otherwise be due upon the      
    redemption of the outstanding Class A shares.  Class A        
  shareholders of a Fund exercising the exchange privilege will   
       continue to be subject to that Fund's CDSC period
following an           exchange if such period is longer than the
CDSC period, if any,           applicable to the new Class A
shares.  

               For purposes of computing the CDSC that may be
payable upon           the redemption of the new Class A shares,
the holding period of           the outstanding Class A shares is
"tacked" onto the holding           period of the new Class A
shares.












               CLASS B:  Class B shareholders may exchange their
Class B           shares ("outstanding Class B shares") for Class
B shares of           another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund ("new Class B
shares") on the basis           of the relative net asset value
per Class B share, without the           payment of any CDSC that
would otherwise be due upon the           redemption of the
outstanding Class B shares.  Class B           shareholders of a
Fund exercising the exchange privilege will           continue to
be subject to that Fund's CDSC schedule (or period)          
following an exchange if such schedule is higher (or such period  
        is longer) than the CDSC schedule (or period) applicable
to the           new Class B shares.  

               Class B shares of a Fund acquired through an
exchange of           Class B shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie
Fund will be subject           to that Fund's CDSC schedule (or
period) if such schedule is           higher (or such period is
longer) than the CDSC schedule (or           period) applicable
to the Ivy or Mackenzie Fund from which the           exchange
was made.  

               For purposes of both the conversion feature and
computing           the CDSC that may be payable upon the
redemption of the new           Class B shares (prior to
conversion), the holding period of the           outstanding
Class B shares is "tacked" onto the holding period of          
the new Class B shares.

               The following CDSC table ("Table 1") applies to
Class B           shares of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund,
Ivy Canada Fund,           Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Emerging
Growth Fund, Ivy Global Fund,           Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund,
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund,           Ivy
International Fund, Ivy International Bond Fund, Ivy          
International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy    
      Fund, Ivy New Century Fund, Mackenzie California Municipal
Fund,           Mackenzie National Municipal Fund and Mackenzie
New York           Municipal Fund ("Table 1 Funds"):

                                             CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES                                              CHARGE AS A
PERCENTAGE OF                                              DOLLAR
AMOUNT SUBJECT TO                YEAR SINCE PURCHASE          
CHARGE

               First                                   5%
               Second                                  4%
               Third                                   3%
               Fourth                                  3%
               Fifth                                   2%
               Sixth                                   1%
               Seventh and thereafter                  0%

               The following CDSC table ("Table 2") applies to
Class B           shares of Mackenzie Limited Term Municipal Fund
("Table 2           Funds"):















                                             CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES                                              CHARGE AS A
PERCENTAGE OF                                              DOLLAR
AMOUNT SUBJECT TO                YEAR SINCE PURCHASE          
CHARGE

               First                                   3%
               Second                                  2.5%       
        Third                                   2%
               Fourth                                  1.5%       
        Fifth                                   1%
               Sixth and thereafter                    0%

               The CDSC schedule for Table 1 Funds is higher (and
the           period is longer) than the CDSC schedule (and
period) for Table 2           Funds.  

               If a shareholder exchanges Class B shares of a
Table 1 Fund           for Class B shares of a Table 2 Fund,
Table 1 will continue to           apply to the Class B shares
following the exchange.  For example,           an investor may
decide to exchange Class B shares of a Table 1           Fund
("outstanding Class B shares") for Class B shares of a Table      
    2 Fund ("new Class B shares") after having held the
outstanding           Class B shares for two years.  The 4% CDSC
that generally would           apply to a redemption of
outstanding Class B shares held for two           years would not
be deducted at the time of the exchange.  If,           three
years later, the investor redeems the new Class B shares, a       
   2% CDSC will be assessed upon the redemption because by
"tacking"           the two year holding period of the
outstanding Class B shares           onto the three year holding
period of the new Class B shares, the           investor will be
deemed to have held the new Class B shares for           five
years.

               If a shareholder exchanges Class B shares of a
Table 2 Fund           for Class B shares of a Table 1 Fund,
Table 1 will apply to the           Class B shares following the
exchange.  For example, an investor           may decide to
exchange Class B shares of a Table 2 Fund           ("outstanding
Class B shares") for Class B shares of a Table 1           Fund
("new Class B shares") after having held the outstanding          
Class B shares for two years.  The 2.5% CDSC that generally would 
         apply to a redemption of outstanding Class B shares held
for two           years would not be deducted at the time of the
exchange.  If,           three years later, the investor redeems
the new Class B shares, a           2% CDSC will be assessed upon
the redemption because by "tacking"           the two year
holding period of the outstanding Class B shares           onto
the three year holding period of the new Class B shares, the      
    investor will be deemed to have held the new Class B shares
for           five years.

               CLASS C:  Class C shareholders may exchange their
Class C           shares ("outstanding Class C shares") for Class
C shares of           another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund ("new Class C
shares") on the basis           of the relative net asset value
per Class C share, without the           payment of any CDSC that
would otherwise be due upon redemption. 












          (Class C shares are subject to a CDSC of 1% if redeemed
within           one year of the date of purchase.)

               CLASS I:  Class I shareholders may exchange their
Class I           shares for Class I shares of another Ivy Fund
on the basis of the           relative net asset value per Class
I share. 

               ALL CLASSES:   The minimum amount which may be
exchanged           into Ivy Mackenzie Fund in which shares are
not already held is           $1,000 ($5,000,000 in the case of
Class I of Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy           Global Science &
Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy          
International Small Companies Fund (generally referred to herein  
        as the Class I Funds)).  No exchange out of a Fund (other
than by           a complete exchange of all Fund shares) may be
made if it would           reduce the shareholder's interest in
that Fund to less than           $1,000  ($5,000,000 in the case
of Class I shares of the Class I           Funds.

               Each exchange will be made on the basis of the
relative net           asset values per share of each fund of the
Ivy Mackenzie Funds           next computed following receipt by
IMSC of telephone instructions           by IMSC or a properly
executed request.  Exchanges, whether           written or
telephonic, must be received by IMSC by the close of          
regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern      
    time) to receive the price computed on the day of receipt.    
        Exchange requests received after that time will receive
the price           next determined following receipt of the
request.  The exchange           privilege may be modified or
terminated at any time, upon at           least 60 days' notice
to the extent required by applicable law.            See
"Redemptions."

               An exchange of shares between any of the Ivy
Mackenzie Funds            will result in a taxable gain or loss. 
Generally, this will be a           capital gain or loss (long-
term or short-term, depending on the           holding period of
the shares) in the amount of the difference           between the
net asset value of the shares surrendered and the          
shareholder's tax basis for those shares.  However, in certain    
      circumstances, shareholders will be ineligible to take
sales           charges into account in computing taxable gain or
loss on an           exchange.  See "Taxation."

               With limited exceptions, gain realized by a tax-
deferred           retirement plan will not be taxable to the
plan and will not be           taxed to the participant until
distribution.  Each investor           should consult his or her
tax adviser regarding the tax           consequences of an
exchange transaction.

          LETTER OF INTENT

               Reduced sales charges apply to initial investments
in           Class A shares of each Fund made pursuant to a non-
binding Letter           of Intent.  A Letter of Intent may be
submitted by an individual,           his or her spouse and
children under the age of 21, or a trustee           or other
fiduciary of a single trust estate or single fiduciary












          account.  See the Account Application in the
Prospectus.  Any           investor may submit a Letter of Intent
stating that he or she           will invest, over a period of 13
months, at least $50,000 in           Class A shares of a Fund. 
A Letter of Intent may be submitted at           the time of an
initial purchase of Class A shares of a Fund or           within
90 days of the initial purchase, in which case the Letter         
 of Intent will be back dated.  A shareholder may include, as an  
        accumulation credit, the value (at the applicable
offering price)           of all Class A shares of Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Fund,           Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund,
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund,           Ivy
Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy International Bond Fund, Ivy          
International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Mackenzie      
    National Municipal Fund, Mackenzie Limited Term Municipal
Fund,           Mackenzie California Municipal Fund and Mackenzie
New York           Municipal Fund (and shares that have been
exchanged into Ivy           Money Market Fund from any of the
other funds in the Ivy           Mackenzie Funds) held of record
by him or her as of the date of           his or her Letter of
Intent.  During the term of the Letter of           Intent, the
Transfer Agent will hold Class A shares representing           5%
of the indicated amount (less any accumulation credit value)      
    in escrow.  The escrowed Class A shares will be released when
the           full indicated amount has been purchased.  If the
full indicated           amount is not purchased during the term
of the Letter of Intent,           the investor is required to
pay IMDI an amount equal to the           difference between the
dollar amount of sales charge that he or           she has paid
and that which he or she would have paid on his or           her
aggregate purchases if the total of such purchases had been       
   made at a single time.  Such payment will be made by an
automatic           liquidation of Class A shares in the escrow
account.  A Letter of           Intent does not obligate the
investor to buy or the Trust to sell           the indicated
amount of Class A shares, and the investor should           read
carefully all the provisions of such letter before signing.

          RETIREMENT PLANS

               Shares may be purchased in connection with several
types of           tax-deferred retirement plans.  Shares of more
than one fund           distributed by IMDI may be purchased in a
single application           establishing a single plan account,
and shares held in such an           account may be exchanged
among the funds in the Ivy Mackenzie           Funds in
accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and the          
exchange privilege available to all shareholders.  Initial and    
      subsequent purchase payments in connection with tax-
deferred           retirement plans must be at least $25 per
participant.

               The following fees will be charged to individual
shareholder           accounts as described in the retirement
prototype plan document:

               Retirement Plan New Account Fee           no fee   
            Retirement Plan Annual Maintenance Fee    $10.00 per
account















          For shareholders whose retirement accounts are
diversified across           several funds of the Ivy Mackenzie
Funds, the annual maintenance           fee will be limited to
not more than $20.

               The following discussion describes the tax
treatment of           certain tax-deferred retirement plans
under current Federal           income tax law.  State income tax
consequences may vary.  An           individual considering the
establishment of a retirement plan           should consult with
an attorney and/or an accountant with respect           to the
terms and tax aspects of the plan.

               INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS:  Shares of the
Trust may be           used as a funding medium for an Individual
Retirement Account           ("IRA").  Eligible individuals may
establish an IRA by adopting a           model custodial account
available from IMSC, who may impose a           charge for
establishing the account.  Individuals should consult          
their tax advisers before investing IRA assets in a Fund (which   
       primarily distributes exempt-interest dividends).

               An individual who has not reached age 70-1/2 and
who           receives compensation or earned income is eligible
to contribute           to an IRA, whether or not he or she is an
active participant in a           retirement plan.  An individual
who receives a distribution from           another IRA, a
qualified retirement plan, a qualified annuity           plan or
a tax-sheltered annuity or custodial account ("403(b)          
plan") that qualifies for "rollover" treatment is also eligible   
       to establish an IRA by rolling over the distribution
either           directly or within 60 days after its receipt. 
Tax advice should           be obtained in connection with
planning a rollover contribution           to an IRA.

               In general, an eligible individual may contribute
up to the           lesser of $2,000 or 100% of his or her
compensation or earned           income to an IRA each year.  If
a husband and wife are both           employed, and both are
under age 70-1/2, each may set up his or           her own IRA
within these limits.  If both earn at least $2,000           per
year, the maximum potential contribution is $4,000 per year       
   for both.  For years after 1996, the result is similar even if 
         one spouse has no earned income; if the joint earned
income of           the spouses is at least $4,000, a
contribution of up to $2,000           may be made to each
spouse's IRA.  For years before 1997,           however, if one
spouse has (or elects to be treated as having) no          
earned income for IRA purposes for a year, the working spouse may 
         contribute up to the lesser of $2,250 or 100% of his or
her           compensation or earned income for the year to IRAs
for both           spouses, provided that no more than $2,000 is
contributed to the           IRA of one spouse.  Rollover
contributions are not subject to           these limits.

               An individual may deduct his or her annual
contributions to           an IRA in computing his or her Federal
income tax within the           limits described above, provided
he or she (or his or her spouse,           if they file a joint
Federal income tax return) is not an active           participant
in a qualified retirement plan (such as a qualified












          corporate, sole proprietorship, or partnership pension,
profit           sharing, 401(k) or stock bonus plan), qualified
annuity plan,           403(b) plan, simplified employee pension,
or governmental plan.            If he or she (or his or her
spouse) is an active participant, a           full deduction is
only available if he or she has adjusted gross           income
that is less than a specified level ($40,000 for married          
couples filing a joint return, $25,000 for single individuals,    
      and $0 for a married individual filing a separate return). 
The           deduction is phased out ratably for active
participants with           adjusted gross income between certain
levels ($40,000 and $50,000           for married individuals
filing a joint return, $25,000 and           $35,000 for single
individuals, and $0 and $10,000 for married           individuals
filing separate returns).  Individuals who are active          
participants with income above the specified phase-out level may  
        not deduct their IRA contributions.  Rollover
contributions are           not includible in income for Federal
income tax purposes and           therefore are not deductible
from it.

               Generally, earnings on an IRA are not subject to
current           Federal income tax until distributed. 
Distributions attributable           to tax-deductible
contributions and to IRA earnings are taxed as           ordinary
income.  Distributions of non-deductible contributions          
are not subject to Federal income tax.  In general, distributions 
         from an IRA to an individual before he or she reaches
age 59-1/2           are subject to a nondeductible penalty tax
equal to 10% of the           taxable amount of the distribution. 
The 10% penalty tax does not           apply to amounts withdrawn
from an IRA after the individual           reaches age 59-1/2,
becomes disabled or dies, or if withdrawn in           the form
of substantially equal payments over the life or life          
expectancy of the individual and his or her designated benefi-    
     ciary, if any, or rolled over into another IRA, or, for
years           after 1996, amounts withdrawn and used to pay for
deductible           medical expenses and amounts withdrawn by
certain unemployed           individuals not in excess of amounts
paid for certain health           insurance premiums. 
Distributions must begin to be withdrawn not           later than
April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar          
year in which the individual reaches age 70-1/2.  Failure to take 
         certain minimum required distributions will result in
the           imposition of a 50% non-deductible penalty tax. 
Extremely large           distributions in any one year (other
than 1997, 1998 or 1999)           from an IRA (or from an IRA
and other retirement plans) may also           result in a
penalty tax.

               QUALIFIED PLANS:  For those self-employed
individuals who           wish to purchase shares of one or more
of the funds in the Ivy           Mackenzie Funds through a
qualified retirement plan, a Custodial           Agreement and a
Retirement Plan are available from IMSC.  The          
Retirement Plan may be adopted as a profit sharing plan or a      
    money purchase pension plan.  A profit sharing plan permits
an           annual contribution to be made in an amount
determined each year           by the self-employed individual
within certain limits prescribed           by law.  A money
purchase pension plan requires annual           contributions at
the level specified in the Custodial Agreement. 













          There is no set-up fee for qualified plans and the
annual           maintenance fee is $20.00 per account.

               In general, if a self-employed individual has any
common law           employees, employees who have met certain
minimum age and service           requirements must be covered by
the Retirement Plan.  A self-          employed individual
generally must contribute the same percentage           of income
for common law employees as for himself or herself.

               A self-employed individual may contribute up to
the lesser           of $30,000 or 25% of compensation or earned
income to a money           purchase pension plan or to a
combination profit sharing and           money purchase pension
plan arrangement each year on behalf of           each
participant.  To be deductible, total contributions to a          
profit sharing plan generally may not exceed 15% of the total     
     compensation or earned income of all participants in the
plan,           and total contributions to a combination money
purchase-profit           sharing arrangement generally may not
exceed 25% of the total           compensation or earned income
of all participants.  The amount of           compensation or
earned income of any one participant that may be          
included in computing the deduction is limited (generally to      
    $150,000 for benefits accruing in plan years beginning after  
        1993, with annual inflation adjustments).  A self-
employed           individual's contributions to a retirement
plan on his or her own           behalf must be deducted in
computing his or her earned income.

               Corporate employers may also adopt the Custodial
Agreement           and Retirement Plan for the benefit of their
eligible employees.            Similar contribution and deduction
rules apply to corporate           employers.

               Distributions from the Retirement Plan generally
are made           after a participant's separation from service. 
A 10% penalty tax           generally applies to distributions to
an individual before he or           she reaches age 59-1/2,
unless the individual (1) has reached age           55 and
separated from service; (2) dies; (3) becomes disabled;          
(4) uses the withdrawal to pay tax-deductible medical expenses;   
       (5) takes the withdrawal as part of a series of
substantially           equal payments over his or her life
expectancy or the joint life           expectancy of himself or
herself and a designated beneficiary; or           (6) rolls over
the distribution.

               The Transfer Agent will arrange for Investors Bank
& Trust           to furnish custodial services to the employer
and any           participating employees.

               DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
CHARITABLE           ORGANIZATIONS ("403(B)(7) ACCOUNT"): 
Section 403(b)(7) of the           Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"), permits           public school systems
and certain charitable organizations to use           mutual fund
shares held in a custodial account to fund deferred          
compensation arrangements with their employees.  A custodial      
    account agreement is available for those employers whose      
    employees wish to purchase shares of the Trust in conjunction












          with such an arrangement.  The sales charge for
purchases of less           than $10,000 of Class A shares is set
forth under "Retirement           Plans" in the Prospectus. 
Sales charges for purchases of $10,000           or more of Class
A shares are the same as those set forth under           "Initial
Sales Charge Alternative -- Class A Shares" in the          
Prospectus.  The special application for a 403(b)(7) Account is   
       available from IMSC.

               Distributions from the 403(b)(7) Account may be
made only           following death, disability, separation from
service, attainment           of age 59-1/2, or incurring a
financial hardship.  A 10% penalty           tax generally
applies to distributions to an individual before he           or
she reaches age 59-1/2, unless the individual (1) has reached     
     age 55 and separated from service; (2) dies or becomes
disabled;           (3) uses the withdrawal to pay tax-deductible
medical expenses;           (4) takes the withdrawal as part of a
series of substantially           equal payments over his or her
life expectancy or the joint life           expectancy of himself
or herself and a designated beneficiary; or           (5) rolls
over the distribution.  There is no set-up fee for          
403(b)(7) Accounts and the annual maintenance fee is $20.00 per   
       account.

               SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION ("SEP") IRAS:  An
employer may           deduct contributions to a SEP up to the
lesser of $30,000 or 15%           of compensation.  SEP accounts
generally are subject to all rules           applicable to IRA
accounts, except the deduction limits, and are           subject
to certain employee participation requirements.  No new          
salary reduction SEPs ("SARSEPs") may be established after 1996,  
        but existing SARSEPs may continue to be maintained, and non-
          salary reduction SEPs may continue to be established as
well as           maintained after 1996.

               SIMPLE PLANS:  An employer may establish a SIMPLE
IRA or a           SIMPLE 401(k) for years after 1996.  An
employee can make pre-tax           salary reduction
contributions to a SIMPLE Plan, up to $6,000 a           year. 
Subject to certain limits, the employer will either match         
 a portion of employee contributions, or will make a contribution 
         equal to 2% of each employee's compensation without
regard to the           amount the employee contributes.  An
employer cannot maintain a           SIMPLE Plan for its
employees if any contributions or benefits           are credited
to those employees under any other qualified           retirement
plan maintained by the employer.

          REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE

               Shareholders who have redeemed Class A shares of a
Fund may           reinvest all or a part of the proceeds of the
redemption back           into Class A shares of the Fund at net
asset value (without a           sales charge) within 60 days
from the date of redemption.  This           privilege may be
exercised only once.  The reinvestment will be           made at
the net asset value next determined after receipt by IMSC         
 of the reinvestment order accompanied by the funds to be         
 reinvested.  No compensation will be paid to any sales personnel 
         or dealer in connection with the transaction.












               Any redemption is a taxable event.  A loss
realized on a           redemption generally may be disallowed
for tax purposes if the           reinvestment privilege is
exercised within 30 days after the           redemption.  In
certain circumstances, shareholders will be           ineligible
to take sales charges into account in computing           taxable
gain or loss on a redemption if the reinvestment          
privilege is exercised.  See "Taxation."

          RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION

               A scale of reduced sales charges applies to any
investment           of $50,000 or more in Class A shares of a
Fund.  See "Initial           Sales Charge Alternative -- Class A
Shares" in the Prospectus.            The reduced sales charge is
applicable to investments made at one           time by an
individual, his or her spouse and children under the          
age of 21, or a trustee or other fiduciary of a single trust      
    estate or single fiduciary account (including a pension,
profit           sharing or other employee benefit trust created
pursuant to a           plan qualified under Section 401 of the
Code).  It is also           applicable to current purchases of
all of the funds in the Ivy           Mackenzie Funds (except Ivy
Money Market Fund) by any of the           persons enumerated
above, where the aggregate quantity of Class A           shares
of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Canada Fund,         
 Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy Global
Fund,           Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global
Science &           Technology Fund, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth
with Income Fund,           Ivy International Fund, Ivy
International Bond Fund, Ivy           International Small
Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy           Fund, Ivy
New Century Fund, Mackenzie National Municipal Fund,          
Mackenzie California Municipal Fund Mackenzie New York Municipal  
        Fund and Mackenzie Limited Term Municipal Fund (and
shares that           have been exchanged into Ivy Money Market
Fund from any of the           other funds in the Ivy Mackenzie
Funds) and of any other           investment company distributed
by IMDI, previously purchased or           acquired and currently
owned, determined at the higher of current           offering
price or amount invested, plus the Class A shares being          
purchased, amounts to $50,000 or more for Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,  
        Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Emerging
Growth Fund,           Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy Global           Science & Technology Fund,
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with           Income Fund, Ivy
International Fund, Ivy International Small           Companies
Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund, Ivy New Century          
Fund; $100,000 or more for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy International Bond  
        Fund, Mackenzie National Municipal Fund, Mackenzie
California           Municipal Fund and Mackenzie New York
Municipal Fund; or $25,000           or more for Mackenzie
Limited Term Municipal Fund.

               At the time an investment takes place, IMSC must
be notified           by the investor or his or her dealer that
the investment           qualifies for the reduced sales charge
on the basis of previous           investments.  The reduced
sales charge is subject to confirmation           of the
investor's holdings through a check of the particular          
Fund's records.













          SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN

               A shareholder (except shareholders with accounts
in Class I           of the Class I Funds) may establish a
Systematic Withdrawal Plan           (a "Withdrawal Plan"), by
telephone instructions or by delivery           to IMSC of a
written election to have his or her shares withdrawn          
periodically, accompanied by a surrender to IMSC of all share     
     certificates then outstanding in such shareholder's name,    
      properly endorsed by the shareholder.  To be eligible to
elect a           Withdrawal Plan, a shareholder must have at
least $5,000 in his           or her account.  A Withdrawal Plan
may not be established if the           investor is currently
participating in the Automatic Investment           Method.  A
Withdrawal Plan may involve the depletion of a          
shareholder's principal, depending on the amount withdrawn.

               A redemption under a Withdrawal Plan is a taxable
event.            Shareholders contemplating participating in a
Withdrawal Plan           should consult their tax advisers.

               Additional investments made by investors
participating in a           Withdrawal Plan must equal at least
$1,000 each while the           Withdrawal Plan is in effect. 
Making additional purchases while           a Withdrawal Plan is
in effect may be disadvantageous to the           investor
because of applicable initial sales charges or CDSCs.

               An investor may terminate his or her participation
in the           Withdrawal Plan at any time by delivering
written notice to IMSC.            If all shares held by the
investor are liquidated at any time,           participation in
the Withdrawal Plan will terminate           automatically.  The
Trust or IMSC may terminate the Withdrawal           Plan option
at any time after reasonable notice to shareholders.

          GROUP SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM

               Shares may be purchased in connection with
investment           programs established by employee or other
groups using systematic           payroll deductions or other
systematic payment arrangements.  The           Trust does not
itself organize, offer or administer any such           programs. 
However, it may, depending upon the size of the          
program, waive the minimum initial and additional investment      
    requirements for purchases by individuals in conjunction with 
         programs organized and offered by others.  Unless shares
of a           Fund are purchased in conjunction with IRAs (see
"How to Buy           Shares" in the Prospectus), such group
systematic investment           programs are not entitled to
special tax benefits under the Code.            The Trust
reserves the right to refuse purchases at any time or          
suspend the offering of shares in connection with group          
systematic investment programs, and to restrict the offering of   
       shareholder privileges, such as check writing, simplified  
        redemptions and other optional privileges, as described
in the           Prospectus, to shareholders using group
systematic investment           programs.














               With respect to each shareholder account
established on or           after September 15, 1972 under a
group systematic investment           program, the Trust and IMI
each currently charge a maintenance           fee of $3.00 (or
portion thereof) that for each twelve-month           period (or
portion thereof) that the account is maintained.  The          
Trust may collect such fee (and any fees due to IMI) through a    
      deduction from distributions to the shareholders involved
or by           causing on the date the fee is assessed a
redemption in each such           shareholder account sufficient
to pay such fee.  The Trust           reserves the right to
change these fees from time to time without           advance
notice.

                                 BROKERAGE ALLOCATION

               Subject to the overall supervision of the
President and the           Board, IMI (or MFC with respect to
Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund)
places orders for the purchase and sale           of each Fund's
portfolio securities.  With respect to Ivy          
International Fund, Northern Cross also places orders for the     
     purchase and sale of the Fund's portfolio securities.  All   
       portfolio transactions are effected at the best price and  
        execution obtainable. Purchases and sales of debt
securities are           usually principal transactions, and,
therefore, brokerage           commissions are usually not
required to be paid by the particular           Fund for such
purchases and sales (although the price paid           generally
includes undisclosed compensation to the dealer).  The          
prices paid to underwriters of newly-issued securities usually    
      include a concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter,
and           purchases of after-market securities from dealers
normally           reflect the spread between the bid and asked
prices.  In           connection with OTC transactions, IMI (or
MFC for Ivy Canada Fund           and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund and the Subadviser for Ivy           International
Fund) attempts to deal directly with the principal          
market makers, except in those circumstances where IMI (or MFC    
      for Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
and the           Subadviser for Ivy International Fund) believes
that a better           price and execution are available
elsewhere.

               IMI (or MFC for Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global
Natural           Resources Fund and the Subadviser for Ivy
International Fund)           selects broker-dealers to execute
transactions and evaluates the           reasonableness of
commissions on the basis of quality, quantity,           and the
nature of the firms' professional services.  Commissions          
to be charged and the rendering of investment services, including 
         statistical, research, and counseling services by
brokerage           firms, are factors to be considered in the
placing of brokerage           business. The types of research
services provided by brokers may           include general
economic and industry data, and information on          
securities of specific companies. Research services furnished by  
        brokers through whom the Trust effects securities
transactions           may be used by IMI (or MFC for Ivy Canada
Fund and Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund and the
Subadviser for Ivy International           Fund) in servicing all
of its accounts.  In addition, not all of           these
services may be used by IMI (or MFC for Ivy Canada Fund and












          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and the Subadviser
for Ivy           International Fund) in connection with the
services it provides           to a particular Fund or the Trust. 
IMI (or MFC for Ivy Canada           Fund and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund and the Subadviser for           Ivy International
Fund) may consider sales of shares of a Fund as           a
factor in the selection of broker-dealers and may select          
broker-dealers who provide it with research services.  IMI (or    
      MFC for Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund and           the Subadviser for Ivy International Fund)
will not, however,           execute brokerage transactions other
than at the best price and           execution.

               With respect to Ivy International Fund, when a
security           proposed to be purchased or sold for the Fund
is also to be           purchased or sold at the same time for
other accounts managed by           the Subadviser, purchases or
sales are effected on a pro rata,           rotating or other
equitable basis so as to avoid any one account           being
preferred over any other account.

               During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and
1994, during           the six-month period ended December 31,
1994 and during the           fiscal year ended December 31,
1995, Ivy Canada Fund paid           brokerage commissions of
$24,925, $202,849, $98,390 and $79,464,           respectively.

               During the period from October 23, 1993
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1993, Ivy
China Region Fund paid           brokerage commissions of
$43,919.  During the fiscal years ended           December 31,
1994 and December 31, 1995, Ivy China Region Fund           paid
brokerage commissions of $26,579 and $70,459, respectively. 

               During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and
1994, during           the six-month period ended December 31,
1994, and during the           fiscal year ended December 31,
1995, Ivy Global Fund paid           brokerage commissions of
$31,789, $58,828, $43,367 and $96,124,           respectively.

               During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1993,
1994 and           1995, Ivy International Fund paid brokerage
commissions of           $98,756, $139,426 and $715,524,
respectively.

               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994, Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund           and Ivy New Century Fund
each paid brokerage commissions of           $5,491 and $2,611,
respectively.  During the fiscal year ended           December
31, 1995, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy New          
Century Fund each paid brokerage commissions of $17,184 and       
   $15,236, respectively.

               Brokerage commission information is not yet
available for           Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund,
which commenced operations           on July 22, 1996, and Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural           Resources Fund
and Ivy International Small Companies Fund, which          
commenced operations on January 1, 1997.












               Each Fund may, under some circumstances, accept
securities           in lieu of cash as payment for Fund shares. 
Each of these Funds           will accept securities only to
increase its holdings in a           portfolio security or to
take a new portfolio position in a           security that IMI
(and the Subadviser for Ivy International Fund)           deems
to be a desirable investment for each the Fund.  While no         
 minimum has been established, it is expected that each the Fund  
        will not accept securities having an aggregate value of
less than           $1 million.  The Trust may reject in whole or
in part any or all           offers to pay for the Fund shares
with securities and may           discontinue accepting
securities as payment for the Fund shares           at any time
without notice.  The Trust will value accepted          
securities in the manner and at the same time provided for        
  valuing portfolio securities of each the Fund, and the Fund     
     shares will be sold for net asset value determined at the
same           time the accepted securities are valued.  The
Trust will only           accept securities delivered in proper
form and will not accept           securities subject to legal
restrictions on transfer.  The           acceptance of securities
by the Trust must comply with the           applicable laws of
certain states.














































                                TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

               The Trustees and Executive Officers of the Trust,
their           business addresses and principal occupations
during the past five           years are:

                                   POSITION
                                   WITH THE     BUSINESS
AFFILIATIONS           NAME, ADDRESS, AGE       TRUST        AND
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS

          John S. Anderegg, Jr.    Trustee      Chairman,
Dynamics           60 Concord Street                     Research
Corp. instruments           Wilmington, MA  01887                
and controls); Director,           Age: 72                        
      Burr-Brown Corp.                                            
    (operational amplifiers);                                     
           Director, Metritage                                    
            Incorporated (level                                   
             measuring instruments);                              
                  Trustee of Mackenzie Series                     
                           Trust (1992-present).

          Paul H. Broyhill         Trustee      Chairman, BMC
Fund, Inc.           800 Hickory Blvd.                     (1983-
present); Chairman,           Golfview Park-Box 500               
 Broyhill Family Foundation,           Lenoir, NC 28645           
          Inc. (1983-Present);           Age:  72                 
            Chairman and President,                               
                 Broyhill Investments, Inc.                       
                         (1983-present); Chairman,                
                                Broyhill Timber Resources         
                                       (1983-present); Management 
                                               of a personal
portfolio of                                                
fixed-income and equity                                           
     investments (1983-present);                                  
              Trustee of Mackenzie Series                         
                       Trust (1988-present);                      
                          Director of The Mackenzie               
                                 Funds Inc. (1988-1995).

          Stanley Channick         Trustee      President and
Chief           11 Bala Avenue                        Executive
Officer, The           Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004                
Whitestone Corporation            Age:  73                        
     (insurance agency);                                          
      Chairman, Scott Management                                  
              Company (administrative                             
                   services for insurance                         
                       companies); President, The                 
                               Channick Group (consultants        
                                        to insurance companies
and                                                 national
trade                                                
associations); Trustee of                                         
       Mackenzie Series Trust                                     
           (1994-present); Director of                            
                    The Mackenzie Funds Inc.                      
                          (1994-1995).












          Frank W. DeFriece, Jr.   Trustee      Director, Manager
and Vice           The Landmark Centre                  
President, Director and           113 Landmark Lane,              
     Fund Manager, Massengill-          Suite B                   
           DeFriece Foundation           Bristol, TN  37620-2285  
            (charitable organization)           Age: 75           
                   (1950-present); Trustee and                    
                            Vice Chairman, East                   
                             Tennessee Public                     
                           Communications Corp. (WSJK-            
                                   TV) (1984-present); Trustee    
                                            of Mackenzie Series
Trust                                                 (1985-
present); Director of                                             
   The Mackenzie Funds Inc.                                       
         (1987-1995).

          Roy J. Glauber           Trustee      Mallinckrodt
Professor of           Lyman Laboratory                     
Physics, Harvard           of Physics                           
University (1974-present);           Harvard University           
        Trustee of Mackenzie Series           Cambridge, MA 02138 
                 Trust (1994-present).           Age: 71 

          Michael G. Landry        Trustee      President, Chief
Executive           700 South Federal Hwy.   and          Officer
and           Suite 300                Chairman     Director of
Mackenzie           Boca Raton, FL  33432                
Investment Management           Age: 50                           
   Inc. (1987-present);           [*Deemed to be an               
     President, Director and           "interested person"        
          Chairman of Ivy Management,           of the Trust, as  
                   Inc. (1992-present);           defined under
the                     Chairman and Director of           1940
Act.]                            Ivy Mackenzie Services           
                                     Corp.(1993-present);         
                                       Chairman and Director of   
                                             Ivy Mackenzie
Distributors,                                                
Inc. (1994-present);                                              
  Director and President of                                       
         Ivy Mackenzie Distributors,                              
                  Inc. (1993-1994);  Director                     
                           and President of The                   
                             Mackenzie Funds Inc. (1987-          
                                     1995); Trustee and           
                                     President of Mackenzie       
                                         Series Trust (1987-      
                                         present). 

          Joseph G. Rosenthal      Trustee      Chartered
Accountant           110 Jardin Drive                      (1958-
present); Trustee           Unit #12                             
of Mackenzie Series           Concord, Ontario Canada             
 Trust (1985-present);           L4K 2T7                          
    Director of The Mackenzie           Age: 62                   
           Funds Inc. (1987-1995).














          Richard N. Silverman     Trustee      Director, Newton-
Wellesley           18 Bonnybrook Road                   
Hospital; Director, Beth           Waban, MA  02168               
      Israel Hospital; Director,           Age: 72                
              Boston Ballet; Director,                            
                    Boston Children's Museum;                     
                           Director, Brimmer and May              
                                  School.

          J. Brendan Swan          Trustee      President,
Airspray           4701 North Federal Hwy.              
International, Inc.;           Suite 465                          
  Joint Managing Director,           Pompano Beach, FL  33064     
        Airspray International           Age: 66                  
            B.V. (an environmentally                              
                  sensitive packaging                             
                   company); Director of                          
                      Polyglass LTD.; Director,                   
                             The Mackenzie Funds Inc.             
                                   (1992-1995); Trustee of        
                                        Mackenzie Series Trust    
                                            (1992-present).

          Keith J. Carlson            Trustee   Senior Vice
President           700 South Federal Hwy.   and          and
Director of Mackenzie           Suite 300                Vice     
   Investment Management,           Boca Raton, FL  33432   
President    Inc. (1994-present);           Age: 40               
               Senior Vice President,           [*Deemed to be an 
                   Treasurer of Mackenzie            "interested
person"                   Investment Management Inc.           of
the Trust, as                      (1989-1994); Senior Vice       
   defined under the                     President and Director
of           1940 Act.]                            Ivy
Management, Inc. (1994-                                           
    present); Senior Vice                                         
       President, Treasurer and                                   
             Director of Ivy Management,                          
                      Inc. (1992-1994); Vice                      
                          President of The Mackenzie              
                                  Funds Inc. (1987-1995);         
                                       Senior Vice President and  
                                              Director, Ivy
Mackenzie                                                
Services Corp. (1996-                                             
  present); President and                                         
       Director of Ivy Mackenzie                                  
              Services Corp. (1993-1996);                         
                       Vice President of Mackenzie                
                                Series Trust (1994-               
                                present); Treasurer of            
                                    Mackenzie Series Trust        
                                        (1985-1994); President,   
                                             Chief Executive
Officer and                                                
Director of Ivy Mackenzie                                         
       Distributors, Inc. (1994-                                  
             present); Executive Vice                             
                   President and Director of                      
                          Ivy Mackenzie Distributors,












                                                Inc. (1993-1994);
Trustee                                                 of
Mackenzie Series Trust                                            
    (1996-present).    

          C. William Ferris        Secretary/   Senior Vice
President,           700 South Federal Hwy.   Treasurer    Chief
Financial Officer           Suite 300                            
and Secretary/Treasurer           Boca Raton, FL  33432           
     of Mackenzie Investment           Age: 52                    
          Management Inc. (1995-                                  
             present); Senior Vice                                
                President, Finance and                            
                    Administration/Compliance                     
                           Officer of Mackenzie                   
                             Investment Management Inc.           
                                     (1989-1994); Senior Vice     
                                           President, Secretary/  
                                              Treasurer and Clerk
of Ivy                                                
Management, Inc. (1994-                                           
    present); Vice President,                                     
           Finance/Administration and                             
                   Compliance Officer of Ivy                      
                          Management, Inc. (1992-                 
                              1994); Senior Vice                  
                              President, Secretary/               
                                 Treasurer and Director of        
                                        Ivy Mackenzie
Distributors,                                                
Inc. (1994-present);                                              
  Secretary/ Treasurer and                                        
        Director of Ivy Mackenzie                                 
               Distributors, Inc. (1993-                          
                     1994); President and                         
                       Director of Ivy Mackenzie                  
                              Services Corp. (1996-               
                                present); 
                                               
Secretary/Treasurer and                                           
     Director of Ivy Mackenzie                                    
            Services Corp. (1993-1996);                           
                     Secretary/ Treasurer of The                  
                              Mackenzie Funds Inc. (1993-         
                                      1995); Secretary/Treasurer  
                                              of Mackenzie Series
Trust                                                 (1994-
present).

          James W. Broadfoot       Vice         Executive Vice
President,           700 South Federal Hwy.   President    Ivy
Management, Inc. (1996           Suite 300                        
    -present); Senior Vice           Boca Raton, FL  33432        
        President, Ivy Management,           Age:54               
                Inc. (1992-1996); Director                        
                        and Senior Vice President,                
                                Mackenzie Investment              
                                  Management Inc. (1995-          
                                     present); Senior Vice        
                                        President, Mackenzie      
                                          Investment Management
Inc.












                                                (1990-1995);      
                                          Author/Consultant (1987-
                                                1990).

               PERSONAL INVESTMENTS BY EMPLOYEES OF IMI

               Employees of IMI are permitted to make personal
securities           transactions, subject to requirements and
restrictions set forth           in IMI's Code of Ethics.  The
Code of Ethics is designed to           identify and address
certain conflicts of interest between           personal
investment activities and the interests of investment          
advisory clients such as the Funds.  Among other things, the Code 
         of Ethics, which generally complies with standards
recommended by           the Investment Company Institute's
Advisory Group on Personal           Investing, prohibits certain
types of transactions absent prior           approval, applies to
portfolio managers, traders, research           analysts and
others involved in the investment advisory process,           and
imposes time periods during which personal transactions may       
   not be made in certain securities, and requires the submission
of           duplicate broker confirmations and monthly reporting
of           securities transactions.  Exceptions to these and
other           provisions of the Code of Ethics may be granted
in particular           circumstances after review by appropriate
personnel.











































                                  COMPENSATION TABLE
                                       IVY FUND
                        (FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995)

                                                                
TOTAL                                        PENSION OR           
    COMPENSA-                                       RETIREMENT    
           TION FROM                                       
BENEFITS   ESTIMATED      TRUST AND                            
AGGREGATE  ACCRUED AS ANNUAL         FUND COM-                    
       COMPENSA-  PART OF    BENEFITS       PLEX PAID          
NAME,             TION       FUND       UPON           TO         
   POSITION          FROM TRUST EXPENSES   RETIREMENT    
TRUSTEES

          John S.           7,112      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Anderegg, Jr.
          (Trustee)

          Paul H.           7,112      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Broyhill
          (Trustee)

          Stanley             -0-      N/A        N/A           
8,000             Channick[*]
          (Trustee)

          Frank W.          7,112      N/A        N/A           
8,000            DeFriece, Jr.
          (Trustee)

          Roy J.              -0-      N/A        N/A           
8,000             Glauber[*]
          (Trustee)

          Michael G.          -0-      N/A        N/A             
- -0-           Landry
          (Trustee and
           President)

          Joseph G.         7,112      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Rosenthal
          (Trustee)

          Richard N.        8,000      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Silverman
          (Trustee)

          J. Brendan        7,112      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Swan
           (Trustee)

             Michael R.     8,000      N/A        N/A           
8,000            Peers[**]
          (Trustee and 
           Chairman)    












          C. William          -0-      N/A        N/A             
- -0-           Ferris
           (Secretary/Treasurer)

          [*]  Appointed as a Trustee of the Trust at a meeting
of the                Board of Trustees held on February 10,
1996.

             [**]   Resigned as a Trustee of the Trust effective
December                     7, 1996.  Keith J. Carlson was
appointed as a Trustee                     of the Trust on
December 7, 1996.

               As of December 6, 1996, the Officers and Trustees
of the           Trust as a group owned beneficially less than 1%
of the           outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and Class
I shares of the           Funds, except that as of such date, the
Officers and Trustees of           the Trust as a group owned
beneficially 1.07% of Ivy Money Market           Fund Class A
shares, 4.56% of Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund           Classs
A shares and 2.35% of Ivy Global Fund Class A shares.    
















































                       INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES  

          BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

               IMI provides business management and investment
advisory           services to each Fund (other than Ivy Canada
Fund and Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund) pursuant to
a Business Management and           Investment Advisory Agreement
(the "Agreement").  IMI provides           business management
services to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global           Natural
Resources Fund pursuant to a Business Management          
Agreement (the "Management Agreement").  The Agreement (or the    
      Management Agreement, in the case of Ivy Canada Fund and
Ivy           Global Natural Resources Fund) was approved (i) by
the sole           shareholder of Ivy China Region Fund on
October 23, 1993, (ii) by           the shareholders of Ivy
International Fund on December 30, 1991,           (iii) by the
sole shareholder of each of Ivy Latin America           Strategy
Fund and Ivy New Century Fund on October 28, 1994, (iv)          
by the sole shareholder of each of Ivy Global Fund and Ivy Canada 
         Fund on January 27, 1995, (v) by the sole shareholder of
Ivy           Global Science & Technology Fund on July 16, 1996,
and (vi) by           the sole shareholder of each of Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund, Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund           on December 13,
1996.  Prior to shareholder approval, the           Agreement (or
the Management Agreement, in the case of Ivy Canada          
Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund) was approved by the   
       Board (including a majority of the Trustees who are
neither           "interested persons," as defined in the 1940
Act, of the Trust           nor have any direct or indirect
financial interest in the           operation of the distribution
plan or in any related agreement           (the "Independent
Trustees")) (i) on August 23, 1993 with respect           to Ivy
China Region Fund, (ii) on October 28, 1991 with respect          
to Ivy International Fund, (iii) on September 17, 1994 with       
   respect to Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century 
         Fund, (iv) on September 29, 1994 with respect to each of
Ivy           Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,
(v) on June 8,           1996 with respect to Ivy Global Science
& Technology Fund, and           (vi) on December 7, 1996 with
respect to each of Ivy Asia Pacific           Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund and Ivy International           Small
Companies Fund.

               Until January 31, 1995 MIMI served as the manager
and           investment adviser to Ivy Global Fund and as
manager to Ivy           Canada Fund, which were then series of
The Mackenzie Funds Inc.           (the "Company").  On January
31, 1995, MIMI's interest in the           Agreement (in the case
of Ivy Global Fund) and in the Management           Agreement (in
the case of Ivy Canada Fund) was assigned by MIMI           to
IMI, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI.  The          
provisions of the Agreement and the Management Agreement remain   
       unchanged by IMI's succession to MIMI thereunder. MIMI is
a           subsidiary of MFC, 150 Bloor Street West, Toronto,
Ontario,           Canada, a public corporation organized under
the laws of Ontario           and registered in Ontario as a
mutual fund dealer whose shares           are listed for trading
on the TSE.  MFC provides investment           advisory services
to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural












          Resources Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory
Agreement (the           "MFC Agreement").  The MFC Agreement was
approved (i) by the sole           shareholder of Ivy Canada Fund
on January 27, 1995 and (ii) by           the sole shareholder of
Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund on           December 13, 1996. 
Prior to shareholder approval, the MFC           Agreement was
approved by the Board (including a majority of          
Independent Trustees) (i) on September 29, 1994 with respect to   
       Ivy Canada Fund and (ii) on December 7, 1996 with respect
to Ivy           Global Natural Resources Fund.

               IMI currently acts as manager and investment
adviser to the           following additional investment
companies registered under the           1940 Act:  Ivy Growth
Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy Growth           with Income
Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy International Bond Fund and          
Ivy Money Market Fund.

               The Agreement obligates IMI to make investments
for the           accounts of each Fund (except Ivy Canada Fund
and Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund) in accordance
with its best judgment and           within the investment
objectives and restrictions set forth in           the
Prospectus, the 1940 Act and the provisions of the Code          
relating to regulated investment companies, subject to policy     
     decisions adopted by the Board.  IMI also determines the     
     securities to be purchased or sold by these Funds and places 
         orders with brokers or dealers who deal in such
securities.  The           Advisory Agreement obligates MFC to
make investments for the           account of each of Ivy Canada
Fund and Ivy Global Natural           Resources Fund, in
accordance with its best judgment and within           the
investment objectives and restrictions set forth in the          
Prospectus with respect to each of Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global 
         Natural Resources Fund, the 1940 Act and the provisions
of the           Code, relating to regulated investment
companies, subject to           policy decisions adopted by the
Board.  MFC also determines the           securities to be
purchased or sold by each of Ivy Canada Fund and           Ivy
Global Natural Resources Fund and places orders with brokers      
    or dealers who deal in such securities.
            
               Under the Agreement (the Management Agreement with
respect           to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund), IMI           also provides certain business
management services.  IMI is           obligated to (1)
coordinate with each Fund's Custodian and           monitor the
services it provides to that Fund; (2) coordinate           with
and monitor any other third parties furnishing services to        
  each Fund; (3) provide each Fund with necessary office space,   
       telephones and other communications facilities as are
adequate           for the particular Fund's needs; (4) provide
the services of           individuals competent to perform
administrative and clerical           functions that are not
performed by employees or other agents           engaged by the
particular Fund or by IMI acting in some other           capacity
pursuant to a separate agreement or arrangements with          
the Fund; (5) maintain or supervise the maintenance by third      
    parties of such books and records of the Trust as may be
required           by applicable Federal or state law; (6)
authorize and permit           IMI's directors, officers and
employees who may be elected or












          appointed as trustees or officers of the Trust to serve
in such           capacities; and (7) take such other action with
respect to the           Trust, after approval by the Trust as
may be required by           applicable law, including without
limitation the rules and           regulations of the SEC and of
state securities commissions and           other regulatory
agencies.  Pursuant to the Management Agreement,           IMI is
also responsible for reviewing the activities of MFC to          
insure that each of Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural        
  Resources Fund is operated in compliance with each such Fund's  
        investment objectives and policies and with the 1940 Act.

               Ivy Global Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for
providing           business management and investment advisory
services at an annual           rate of 1.00% of the first $500
million of its average net           assets, reduced to 0.75% on
average net assets over $500 million.            Each of the
other Funds (except Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global          
Natural Resources Fund) pays IMI a monthly fee for providing      
    business management and investment advisory serves at an
annual           rate of 1.00% of each of the Fund's average net
assets.  Ivy           Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund each pays IMI a           monthly fee for
providing business management services at an           annual
rate of 0.50% of each such Fund's average net assets.

               For advisory services, Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy
Global           Natural Resources Fund each pays MFC a monthly
fee at an annual           rate of 0.35% and 0.50%, respectively,
of the average net assets           of each such Fund.  For the
fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and           1994, for the six-
month period ended December 31, 1994 and for           the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995, Ivy Canada Fund paid MFC          
fees of $47,671, $120,495, $54,763 and $67,229, respectively.    

               For the period from October 23, 1993 (commencement
of           operations) to December 31, 1993 and during the
fiscal years           ended December 31, 1994 and 1995, Ivy
China Region Fund paid IMI           $10,340, $193,875 and
$200,605, respectively (of which IMI           reimbursed $0,
$1,036 and $0, respectively, pursuant to required          
expense limitations and of which IMI reimbursed $2,907, $106,631  
        and $106,085, respectively, pursuant to voluntary expense 
         limitations).

               During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and
1994 and           during the six-month period ended December 31,
1994, MIMI, as           investment manager to Ivy Canada Fund
and as investment adviser           to Ivy Global Fund, when each
was a series of the Company,           received fees of $68,102,
$172,136 and $78,234, respectively,           from Ivy Canada
Fund and $104,015, $155,540 and $107,966,           respectively,
(of which MIMI reimbursed $581, $0 and $0,          
respectively, pursuant to required expense limitations and of     
     which MIMI reimbursed $83,214, $34,779 and $15,264,
respectively,           pursuant to voluntary expense
limitations) from Ivy Global Fund.            During the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995, IMI received fees           of
$96,041 from Ivy Canada Fund (of which IMI reimbursed $63,466     
     pursuant to required expense limitations) and $239,963 from
Ivy













          Global Fund (of which IMI reimbursed $62,242 pursuant
to           voluntary expense limitations).

               For the fiscal years ended December 31, 1993, 1994
and 1995,           Ivy International Fund paid IMI fees of
$1,302,526, $2,217,950           and $3,948,456, respectively.

               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994 and
during the fiscal year ended           December 31, 1995, Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund paid IMI fees           of $1,006 and
$95,380, respectively (of which IMI reimbursed IMI          
reimbursed $13,333 and $93,340, respectively, pursuant to         
 required expense limitations and of which IMI reimbursed $523
and           $2,040, respectively, pursuant to voluntary expense
limitations)           and Ivy New Century Fund paid IMI fees of
$912 and $91,226,           respectively (of which IMI reimbursed
$16,415 and $87,348,           respectively, pursuant to required
expense limitations and of           which IMI reimbursed $512
and $3,878, respectively, pursuant to           voluntary expense
limitations).

               Advisory fee information is not yet available for
Ivy Global           Science & Technology Fund, which commenced
operations on July 22,           1996, and Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,
Ivy Global Natural Resources           Fund and Ivy International
Small Companies Fund, which commenced           operations on
January 1, 1997.

               Under the Agreement (or the Management Agreement
and the           Advisory Agreement with respect to Ivy Canada
Fund and Ivy Global           Natural Resources Fund), the Trust
pays the following expenses:           (1) the fees and expenses
of the Trust's Independent Trustees;           (2) the salaries
and expenses of any of the Trust's officers or          
employees who are not affiliated with IMI; (3) interest expenses; 
         (4) taxes and governmental fees, including any original
issue           taxes or transfer taxes applicable to the sale or
delivery of           shares or certificates therefor; (5)
brokerage commissions and           other expenses incurred in
acquiring or disposing of portfolio           securities; (6) the
expenses of registering and qualifying shares           for sale
with the SEC and with various state securities          
commissions; (7) accounting and legal costs; (8) insurance        
  premiums; (9) fees and expenses of the Trust's Custodian and    
      Transfer Agent and any related services; (10) expenses of   
       obtaining quotations of portfolio securities and of
pricing           shares; (11) expenses of maintaining the
Trust's legal existence           and of shareholders' meetings;
(12) expenses of preparation and           distribution to
existing shareholders of periodic reports, proxy          
materials and prospectuses; and (13) fees and expenses of         
 membership in industry organizations.

               IMI currently limits each Fund's (with the
exception of Ivy           Canada Fund and Ivy International
Fund) total operating expenses           (excluding Rule 12b-1
fees, interest, taxes, brokerage           commissions,
litigation and indemnification expenses, and other          
extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate of 1.95% of the Fund's  
        average net assets, which may lower that Fund's expenses
and












          increase its yield.  Each Fund's expense limitation may
be           terminated or revised at any time, at which time its
expenses may           increase and its yield may be reduced.

               On August 23-24, 1996, the Board (including a
majority of           the Independent Trustees) (i) approved the
continuance of the           Agreement with respect to Ivy China
Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund,           Ivy International Fund,
Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy           New Century
Fund and (ii) approved the continuance of the          
Management Agreement for Ivy Canada Fund.  The initial term of    
      the Agreement (or the Management Agreement with respect to
Ivy           Global Natural Resources Fund) between IMI and each
of Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund and Ivy           International Small Companies Fund, which
are commencing on           January 1, 1997, will run for a
period of two years from the date           of commencement. 
Each Agreement (or Management Agreement, with           respect
to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund)         
 will continue in effect with respect to each Fund from year to   
       year, or for more than the initial period, as the case may
be,           only so long as the continuance is specifically
approved at least           annually (i) by the vote of a
majority of the Independent           Trustees and (ii) either
(a) by the vote of a majority of the           outstanding voting
securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the          
particular Fund or (b) by the vote of a majority of the entire    
      Board.  If the question of continuance of the Agreements
(or           adoption of any new agreement) is presented to
shareholders,           continuance (or adoption) shall be
effected only if approved by           the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting           securities of the
particular Fund.  See "Capitalization and           Voting
Rights."

               Each Agreement (or Management Agreement with
respect to Ivy           Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund) may be           terminated with respect to a
particular Fund at any time, without           payment of any
penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Board,           or by
a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities         
 of that Fund, on 60 days' written notice to IMI, or by IMI on 60 
         days' written notice to the Trust.  The Agreement shall
terminate           automatically in the event of its
assignment.    

               SUBADVISORY CONTRACT -  IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND. 
The Trust           and IMI, on behalf of Ivy International Fund,
have entered into a           subadvisory contract with an
independent investment adviser (the           "Subadvisory
Contract") under which the subadviser develops,          
recommends and implements an investment program and strategy for  
        the Fund's portfolio and is responsible for making all
portfolio           security and brokerage decisions, subject to
the supervision of           IMI and, ultimately, the Board. 
Fees payable under the           Subadvisory Contract accrue
daily and are paid quarterly by IMI.            Effective April
1, 1993, Northern Cross serves as subadviser for           Ivy
International Fund's portfolio pursuant to the Subadvisory        
  Contract.  As compensation for its services, Northern Cross is  
        paid a fee by IMI at the annual rate of 0.60% of Ivy      
    International Fund's average net assets.  As compensation for












          advisory services rendered for the period from April 1,
1993 to           December 31, 1993 and for the fiscal years
ended December 31,           1994 and 1995, IMI paid Northern
Cross $617,520, $1,330,770 and           $2,369,074,
respectively.  Northern Cross, wholly-owned and          
operated by Hakan Castegren, is the successor to the investment   
       advisory functions of Boston Overseas Investors, Inc.
("BOI"),           which also was wholly-owned and operated by
Hakan Castegren.            Boston Investor Services, Inc., the
successor to the           administrative and research functions
of BOI, provides           administrative and research services
to Northern Cross.

               BOI served as subadviser for Ivy International
Fund's           portfolio from July 1, 1990 until March 31,
1993.  Under its           subadvisory contract, IMI paid BOI a
fee at an annual rate of           0.60% of the Fund's average
net assets.  As compensation for           advisory services
rendered for the three-month period ended           March 31,
1993, IMI paid BOI $163,879.  

               Any amendment to the current Subadvisory Contract
requires           approval by votes of (a) a majority of the
outstanding voting           securities of Ivy International Fund
affected thereby and (b) a           majority of the Trustees who
are not interested persons of the           Trust or of any other
party to such Contract.  The Subadvisory           Contract
terminates automatically in the event of its assignment          
(as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon termination of the          
Agreement.  Also, the Subadvisory Contract may be terminated by   
       not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written
notice by           either the Trust or IMI or upon not less than
120 days' notice by           the Subadviser.  The Subadvisory
Contract provides that IMI or           the Subadviser shall not
be liable to the Trust, to any           shareholder of the
Trust, or to any other person, except for loss          
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence   
       or reckless disregard of duty.

               The Subadvisory Contract will continue in effect
(subject to           provisions for earlier termination as
described above) only if           such continuance is approved
at least annually (a) by a majority           of the Trustees who
are not interested persons of the Trust or of           any other
party to the Contract and (b) by either (i) a majority          
of all of the Trustees of the Trust or (ii) a vote of a majority  
        of the outstanding voting securities of any Fund affected 
         thereby.  On September 17, 1994, the Board, including a
majority           of the Independent Trustees, last approved the
continuance of the           Subadvisory Contract.

          DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

               IMDI, a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, serves as
the           exclusive distributor of the Funds' shares pursuant
to an Amended           and Restated Distribution Agreement with
the Trust dated October           23, 1991, as amended from time
to time (the "Distribution           Agreement").  The
Distribution Agreement was last approved by the           Board
of Trustees on August 25, 1996.  IMDI distributes shares of       
   the Funds through broker-dealers who are members of the
National












          Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and who have
executed           dealer agreements with IMDI.  IMDI distributes
shares of the           Funds on a continuous basis, but reserves
the right to suspend or           discontinue distribution on
that basis.  IMDI is not obligated to           sell any specific
amount of Fund shares.    

               Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, IMDI is
entitled to           deduct a commission on all Class A Fund
shares sold equal to the           difference, if any, between
the public offering price, as set           forth in the Funds'
then-current prospectus, and the net asset           value on
which such price is based.  Out of that commission, IMDI          
may reallow to dealers such concession as IMDI may determine from 
         time to time.  In addition, IMDI is entitled to deduct a
CDSC on           the redemption of Class A shares sold without
an initial sales           charge and Class B and Class C shares
in accordance with, and in           the manner set forth in, the
Prospectus.

               Under the Distribution Agreement, each Fund bears,
among           other expenses, the expenses of registering and
qualifying its           shares for sale under federal and state
securities laws and           preparing and distributing to
existing shareholders periodic           reports, proxy materials
and prospectuses.

               During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1993 and the
three           months ended September 30, 1993, MIMI, which at
that time was Ivy           Canada Fund's distributor, received
from sales of Class A           [FN][Shares of Ivy Canada  Fund
outstanding as of March 31, 1994           were designated Class
A shares of the Fund.] shares of Ivy Canada           Fund
$395,698 and $332,241, respectively, in sales commissions,        
  of which $59,871 and $52,414, respectively, was retained after  
        dealers' reallowances.  During the nine months ended June
30,           1994, the six-month period ended December 31, 1994
and the fiscal           year ended December 31, 1995, IMDI
received commissions of           $386,239, $44,748 and $45,959,
respectively, from sales of Class           A shares of the Fund,
of which $62,036, $7,074 and $7,824,           respectively, was
retained after dealers' reallowances.  During           the
period April 1, 1994 (commencement of sales of Class B          
shares) to June 30, 1994 and the six-month period ended December  
        31, 1994 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           received $574 and $2,387, respectively, in CDSCs
on redemptions           of Class B shares of Ivy Canada Fund.

               During the period from October 23, 1993
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1993 and
during the fiscal years           ended December 31, 1994 and
December 31, 1995, IMDI received from           sales of Class A
shares of Ivy China Region Fund $215,030,           $328,530 and
$132,337, respectively, in sales commissions, of           which
$33,451, $52,347 and $9,919, respectively, was retained          
after dealers' re-allowances.  During the period from October 23, 
         1993 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 1993,
IMDI           received no CDSCs on Class B shares of Ivy China
Region Fund.            During the fiscal years ended December
31, 1994 and December 31,           1995, IMDI received $17,290
and $48,686, respectively, in CDSCs           on redemptions of
Class B shares of the Fund.












               During the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and
the three           month period ended September 30, 1993, MIMI,
which at that time           was Ivy Global Fund's distributor,
received from sales of Class A           [FN][Shares of Ivy
Global Fund outstanding as of March 31, 1994           were
designated Class A shares of the Fund.] shares of Ivy Global      
    Fund $192,128 and $57,279, respectively, in sales
commissions, of           which $35,500 and $8,869, respectively,
was retained after           dealers' reallowances.  During the
nine months ended June 30,           1994, the six-month period
ended December 31, 1994 and the fiscal           year ended
December 31, 1995, IMDI received commissions of          
$166,539, $96,349 and $150,828, respectively, from sales of Class 
         A shares of the Fund, of which $25,240, $16,508 and
$23,153,           respectively, was retained after dealers'
reallowances.  During           the period April 1, 1994
(commencement of sales of Class B           shares) to December
31, 1994 and during the fiscal year ended           December 31,
1995, IMDI received $0 and $2,833, respectively, in          
CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares of Ivy Global Fund.

               During the period from January 1, 1993 to
September 30,           1993, MIMI, which at that time was Ivy
International Fund's           distributor, received from sales
of Class A shares of the Fund           $262,908 in sales
commissions, of which $41,306 was retained           after
dealers' re-allowances.  During the period from October 1,        
  1993 to December 31, 1993, IMDI received from sales of Class A  
        shares of Ivy International Fund $215,623 in sales
commissions,           of which $33,877 was retained after
dealers' re-allowances.            During the fiscal years ended
December 31, 1994 and December 31,           1995, IMDI received
from sales of Class A shares of Ivy           International Fund
$788,610 and $931,967, respectively, in sales          
commissions, of which $124,786 and $144,220, respectively, was    
      retained after dealers' re-allowances.  During the period
from           January 1, 1993 to September 30, 1993, and from
October 1, 1993           to December 31, 1993, MIMI and IMDI,
respectively, received no           CDSCs upon certain
redemptions of Class A shares of Ivy           International
Fund.  During the period from October 23, 1993 (the          
date on which Class B shares of Ivy International Fund were first 
         offered for sale to the public) to December 31, 1993,
IMDI           received $439 in CDSCs paid upon certain
redemptions of Class B           shares of Ivy International
Fund.  During the fiscal years ended           December 31, 1994
and December 31, 1995, IMDI received $23,381           and
$102,532, respectively, in CDSCs paid upon certain          
redemptions of Class B shares of Ivy International Fund.

               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994 and
during the fiscal year ended           December 31, 1995, IMDI
received from sales of Class A shares of           Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund $7,492 and $65,204, respectively,          
in sales commissions, of which $1,071 and $8,435, respectively,   
       was retained after dealers re-allowances.  During the
period from           November 1, 1994 (commencement of
operations) to December 31,           1994, IMDI received no
CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares of           Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund.  During the fiscal year ended          
December 31, 1995, IMDI received $447 in CDSCs on redemptions of  
        Class B shares of the Fund.












               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994 and
during the fiscal year ended           December 31, 1995, IMDI
received from sales of Class A Shares of           Ivy New
Century Fund $5,766 and $96,634, respectively, in sales          
commissions, of which $865 and $14,419, respectively, was         
 retained after dealer re-allowances.  During the period from     
     November 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December
31,           1994, IMDI received no CDSCs on redemptions of
Class B Shares of           Ivy New Century Fund.  During the
fiscal year ended December 31,           1995, IMDI received $813
in CDSCs on redemptions of Class B           shares of the Fund. 

               Since the inception date for Class C shares of
each Fund is           April 30, 1996, no payments were made in
connection with the sale           of Class C shares with respect
to any Fund during the relevant           time periods.  Further,
none of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global           Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund or          
Ivy International Small Companies Fund had commenced          
operations.    

               Each Distribution Agreement will continue in
effect for           successive one-year periods, provided that
such continuance is           specifically approved at least
annually by the vote of a majority           of the Independent
Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called           for that
purpose and by the vote of either a majority of the          
entire Board or a majority of the outstanding voting securities   
       of each Fund.  Each Distribution Agreement may be
terminated with           respect to a particular Fund at any
time, without payment of any           penalty, by IMDI on 60
days' written notice to the particular           Fund or by a
Fund by vote of either a majority of the outstanding          
voting securities of the Fund or a majority of the Independent    
      Trustees on 60 days' written notice to IMDI.  Each
Distribution           Agreement shall terminate automatically in
the event of its           assignment.

               RULE 18F-3 PLAN.  On February 23, 1995, the SEC
adopted Rule           18f-3 under the 1940 Act, which permits a
registered open-end           investment company to issue
multiple classes of shares in           accordance with a written
plan approved by the investment           company's board of
directors/trustees and filed with the SEC.  At           a
meeting held on December 1-2, 1995, the Board adopted a multi-    
     class plan (the "Rule 18f-3 plan") on behalf of each Fund. 
At a           meeting held on December 7, 1996, the Board last
approved the           Rule 18f-3 plan on behalf of each Fund. 
The key features of the           Rule 18f-3 plan are as follows: 
(i) shares of each class of a           Fund represent an equal
pro rata interest in that Fund and           generally have
identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other          
rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations,          
qualifications, terms and conditions, except that each class      
    bears certain class-specific expenses and has separate voting 
         rights on certain matters that relate solely to that
class or in           which the interests of shareholders of one
class differ from the           interests of shareholders of
another class; (ii) subject to           certain limitations
described in the Prospectus, shares of a












          particular class of a Fund may be exchanged for shares
of the           same class of another Ivy or Mackenzie fund; and
(iii) a Fund's           Class B shares will convert
automatically into Class A shares of           that Fund after a
period of eight years, based on the relative           net asset
value of such shares at the time of conversion.

               RULE 12B-1 DISTRIBUTION PLANS.  The Trust has
adopted on           behalf of each Fund, in accordance with Rule
12b-1 under the 1940           Act, separate Rule 12b-1
distribution plans pertaining to the           Funds' Class A,
Class B and Class C shares (each, a "Plan").  In          
adopting each Plan, a majority of the Independent Trustees        
  concluded in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1
that           there is a reasonable likelihood that each Plan
will benefit each           Fund and its shareholders.  The
Trustees of the Trust believe           that the Plans should
result in greater sales and/or fewer           redemptions of
each Fund's shares, although it is impossible to           know
for certain the level of sales and redemptions of a Fund's        
  shares in the absence of a Plan or under an alternative         
 distribution arrangement.

               Under each Plan, each Fund pays IMDI a service
fee, accrued           daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate
of up to 0.25% of the           average daily net assets
attributable to its Class A, Class B or           Class C shares,
as the case may be.  The services for which           service
fees may be paid include, among other things, advising          
clients or customers regarding the purchase, sale or retention of 
         shares of the Fund, answering routine inquiries
concerning the           Fund and assisting shareholders in
changing options or enrolling           in specific plans. 
Pursuant to each Plan, service fee payments           made out of
or charged against the assets attributable to a           Fund's
Class A, Class B or Class C shares must be in          
reimbursement for services rendered for or on behalf of the       
   affected class.  The expenses not reimbursed in any one month
may           be reimbursed in a subsequent month.  The Class A
Plan (other           than the Class A Plan for Ivy Canada Fund)
does not provide for           the payment of interest or
carrying charges as distribution           expenses.    

               Under the Funds' Class B and Class C Plans, each
Fund also           pays IMDI a distribution fee, accrued daily
and paid monthly, at           the annual rate of 0.75% of the
average daily net assets           attributable to its Class B or
Class C shares.  Ivy Canada Fund           also pays IMDI a
distribution fee, accrued daily and paid           monthly, at
the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily assets          
attributable to its Class A shares.  IMDI may reallow to dealers  
        all or a portion of the service and distribution fees as
IMDI may           determine from time to time.  The distribution
fee compensates           IMDI for expenses incurred in
connection with activities           primarily intended to result
in the sale of the Funds' Class B or           Class C shares
(and Class A shares, in the case of Ivy Canada           Fund),
including the printing of prospectuses and reports for          
persons other than existing shareholders and the preparation,     
     printing and distribution of sales literature and
advertising           materials.  Pursuant to each Class B and
Class C Plan (and Ivy












          Canada Fund's Class A Plan), IMDI may include interest,
carrying           or other finance charges in its calculation of
distribution           expenses, if not prohibited from doing so
pursuant to an order of           or a regulation adopted by the
SEC.

               Among other things, each Plan provides that (1)
IMDI will           submit to the Board at least quarterly, and
the Trustees will           review, written reports regarding all
amounts expended under the           Plan and the purposes for
which such expenditures were made;           (2) each Plan will
continue in effect only so long as such           continuance is
approved at least annually, and any material           amendment
thereto is approved, by the votes of a majority of the          
Board, including the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a    
      meeting called for that purpose; (3) payments by each Fund
under           each Plan shall not be materially increased
without the           affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding           shares of the relevant
class; and (4) while each Plan is in           effect, the
selection and nomination of Trustees who are not          
"interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust    
      shall be committed to the discretion of the Trustees who
are not           "interested persons" of the Trust.

               IMDI may make payments for distribution assistance
and for           administrative and accounting services from
resources that may           include the management fees paid (to
MIMI, in the case of Ivy           Canada Fund and Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund) by a Fund.            IMDI also may make
payments (such as the service fee payments           described
above) to unaffiliated broker-dealers for services          
rendered in the distribution of each Fund's shares.  To qualify   
       for such payments, shares may be subject to a minimum
holding           period.  However, no such payments will be made
to any dealer or           broker if at the end of each year the
amount of shares held does           not exceed a minimum amount. 
The minimum holding period and           minimum level of
holdings will be determined from time to time by          
IMDI.    

               A report of the amount expended pursuant to each
Plan, and           the purposes for which such expenditures were
incurred, must be           made to the Board for its review at
least quarterly.

               During the period from October 1, 1993 to June 30,
1994,           during the six-month period ended December 31,
1994 and during           the fiscal year ended December 31,
1995, Ivy Canada Fund paid           IMDI $92,079, $61,133 and
$73,233, respectively, pursuant to its           Class A plan. 
During the period from April 1, 1994 (the date on           which
Class B shares of Ivy Canada Fund were first offered to the       
   public) to June 30, 1994, during the six-month period ended    
      December 31, 1994 and during the fiscal year ended December
31,           1995, Ivy Canada Fund paid IMDI $312, $2,953 and
$8,964,           respectively, pursuant to its the Class B plan.

               For the period from October 23, 1993 (commencement
of           operations) to December 31, 1993 and during the
fiscal years           ended December 31, 1994 and December 31,
1995, Ivy China Region












          Fund paid IMDI $1,844, $31,640 and $32,647,
respectively,           pursuant to its Class A Plan.  For the
period from October 23,           1993 (commencement of
operations) to December 31, 1993 and during           the fiscal
years ended December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1995,          
Ivy China Region Fund paid IMDI $2,962, $67,315 and $70,020,      
    respectively, pursuant to its Class B Plan.

               During the period from October 1, 1993 to June 30,
1994,           during the six-month period ended December 31,
1994 and during           the fiscal year ended December 31,
1995, Ivy Global Fund paid           IMDI $30,665, $24,936 and
$50,833, respectively, pursuant to its           Class A plan. 
During the period from April 1, 1994 (the date on           which
Class B shares of Ivy Global Fund were first offered to the       
   public) to June 30, 1994, during the six-month period ended    
      December 31, 1994 and during the fiscal year ended December
31,           1995, the Fund paid IMDI $434, $8,224 and $36,632,
respectively,           pursuant to its Class B plan.

               For the period from January 1, 1993 to September
30, 1993,           Ivy International Fund paid MIMI $22,673
pursuant to its Class A           Plan.  For the period from
October 1, 1993 to December 31, 1993,           the Fund paid
IMDI $9,196 pursuant to its Class A Plan.  For the          
fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1995, Ivy   
       International Fund paid IMDI $168,356 and $281,215,
respectively,           pursuant to its Class A Plan.  For the
period from October 23,           1993 (the date on which Class B
shares of Ivy International Fund           were first offered for
sale to the public) to December 31, 1993,           the Fund paid
IMDI $2,339 pursuant to its Class B Plan.  For the          
fiscal years ended December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1995, the   
       Fund paid IMDI $175,505 and $474,670, respectively,
pursuant to           its Class B Plan.

               Since the inception date for Class C shares of
each Fund is           April 30, 1996, no payments were made
pursuant to the Funds'           Class C Plan during the relevant
time periods.  Further, no           payments were made with
respect to Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund, which
commenced operations on July 22, 1996, or           Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and Ivy          
International Small Companies Fund, which commenced operations on 
         January 1, 1997.    

               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994 and
during the fiscal year ended           December 31, 1995, Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund paid IMDI $208           and $2,637,
respectively, pursuant to its Class A plan.  During           the
period from November 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to      
    December 31, 1994 and during the fiscal year ended December
31,           1995, the Fund paid IMDI $157 and $3,855,
respectively, pursuant           to its Class B plan.

               During the period from November 1, 1994
(commencement of           operations) to December 31, 1994 and
during the fiscal year ended           December 31, 1995, Ivy New
Century Fund paid IMDI $196 and           $3,888, respectively,
pursuant to its Class A plan.  During the












          period from November 1, 1994 (commencement of
operations) to           December 31, 1994 and during the fiscal
year ended December 31,           1995, the Fund paid IMDI $124
and $4,160, respectively, pursuant           to its Class B plan.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           Canada Fund:  advertising, $4,295;
printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons other
than current shareholders, $23,665;           compensation to
dealers, $17,887; compensation to sales          
personnel,$38,389; seminars and meetings, $4,471; travel and      
    entertainment, $9,964; general and administrative, $20,597;   
       telephone, $1,271; and occupancy and equipment rental,
$3,201.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           Canada Fund:  advertising, $264;
printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons other
than current shareholders, $1,454;           compensation to
dealers, $1,099; compensation to sales          
personnel,$2,359; seminars and meetings, $275; travel and         
 entertainment, $612; general and administrative, $1,266;         
 telephone, $78; and occupancy and equipment rental, $197.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           China Region Fund:  advertising,
$2,677; printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons
other than current shareholders, $29,558;           compensation
to dealers, $23,976; compensation to sales          
personnel,$18,697; seminars and meetings, $5,994; travel and      
    entertainment, $4,704; general and administrative, $10,914;   
       telephone, $608; and occupancy and equipment rental,
$1,534.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           China Region Fund:  advertising,
$1,430; printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons
other than current shareholders, $15,848;           compensation
to dealers, $12,855; compensation to sales          
personnel,$10,025; seminars and meetings, $3,214; travel and      
    entertainment, $2,523; general and administrative, $5,852;    
      telephone, $326; and occupancy and equipment rental, $822.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           Global Fund:  advertising, $5,843;
printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons other
than current shareholders, $27,934;           compensation to
dealers, $39,757; compensation to sales          
personnel,$60,170; seminars and meetings, $9,939; travel and      
    entertainment, $15,857; general and administrative, $29,677;  
        telephone, $2,071; and occupancy and equipment rental,
$5,051.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           Global Fund:  advertising, $1,053;
printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons other
than current shareholders, $5,032;












          compensation to dealers, $7,162; compensation to sales  
        personnel,$10,840; seminars and meetings, $1,791; travel
and           entertainment, $2,857; general and administrative,
$5,346;           telephone, $373; and occupancy and equipment
rental, $910.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           International Fund:  advertising,
$77,492; printing and mailing           of prospectuses to
persons other than current shareholders,           $132,769;
compensation to dealers, $455,975; compensation to          
sales personnel,$517,288; seminars and meetings, $113,994; travel 
         and entertainment, $129,225; general and administrative, 
         $301,697; telephone, $17,067; and occupancy and
equipment rental,           $42,223.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           International Fund:  advertising,
$10,840; printing and mailing           of prospectuses to
persons other than current shareholders,           $18,573;
compensation to dealers, $63,786; compensation to sales          
personnel,$72,363; seminars and meetings, $15,946; travel and     
     entertainment, $18,077; general and administrative, $42,204; 
         telephone, $2,388; and occupancy and equipment rental,
$5,906.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           Latin America Strategy Fund: 
advertising, $257; printing and           mailing of prospectuses
to persons other than current           shareholders, $19,032;
compensation to dealers, $2,606;           compensation to sales
personnel,$1,649; seminars and meetings,           $650; travel
and entertainment, $410; general and administrative,          
$970; telephone, $55; and occupancy and equipment rental, $133.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           Latin America Strategy Fund: 
advertising, $94; printing and           mailing of prospectuses
to persons other than current           shareholders, $6,920;
compensation to dealers, $947; compensation           to sales
personnel,$600; seminars and meetings, $237; travel and          
entertainment, $149; general and administrative, $353; telephone, 
         $20; and occupancy and equipment rental, $49.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
A shares of Ivy           New Century Fund:  advertising, $393;
printing and mailing of           prospectuses to persons other
than current shareholders, $15,252;           compensation to
dealers, $4,008; compensation to sales          
personnel,$2,560; seminars and meetings, $1,002; travel and       
   entertainment, $637; general and administrative, $1,486;       
   telephone, $85; and occupancy and equipment rental, $208.

               During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995,
IMDI           expended the following amounts in marketing Class
B shares of Ivy           New Century Fund:  advertising, $105;
printing and mailing of












          prospectuses to persons other than current
shareholders, $4,083;           compensation to dealers, $1,073;
compensation to sales           personnel,$685; seminars and
meetings, $268; travel and           entertainment, $170; general
and administrative, $398; telephone,           $23; and occupancy
and equipment rental, $56.

               Since the inception date for Class C shares of
each Fund is           April 30, 1996, no payments were made in
marketing Class C shares           of any Fund during the
relevant time period.  Further, no           payments were made
with respect to Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund,
which commenced operations on July 22, 1996, or           Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and Ivy      
    International Small Companies Fund, which commenced
operations on           January 1, 1997.    

               Each Plan may be amended at any time with respect
to the           class of shares of the Fund to which the Plan
relates by vote of           the Trustees, including a majority
of the Independent Trustees,           cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of considering           such
amendment.  Each Plan may be terminated at any time with          
respect to the class of shares of the particular Fund to which    
      the Plan relates, without payment of any penalty, by vote
of a           majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote
of a majority of           the outstanding voting securities of
that class.

               If the Distribution Agreement or the Distribution
Plans are           terminated (or not renewed) with respect to
any of the Ivy           Mackenzie Funds (or class of shares
thereof), each may continue           in effect with respect to
any other fund (or Class of shares           thereof) as to which
they have not been terminated (or have been          
renewed).    

          CUSTODIAN

               Pursuant to a Custodian Agreement with the Trust,
Brown           Brothers Harriman & Co. (the "Custodian"), a
private bank and           member of the principal securities
exchanges, located at 40 Water           Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109, maintains custody of the           assets of
each Fund held in the United States.  Under the          
Custodian Agreement, Brown Brothers also provides certain         
 financial services for Ivy International Fund, including         
 bookkeeping, computation of daily net asset value, maintenance
of           income, expense and brokerage records, and provision
of all           information required by the Trust in order to
satisfy its           reporting and filing requirements.  Rules
adopted under the 1940           Act permit the Trust to maintain
its foreign securities (Canadian           securities, with
respect to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global           Natural
Resources Fund) and cash in the custody of certain          
eligible foreign banks and securities depositories (and certain   
       eligible Canadian banks and securities depositories, with
respect           to Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund).            Pursuant to those rules, Brown
Brothers has entered into           subcustodial agreements for
the holding of each Fund's foreign           securities (and for
the holding of Ivy Canada Fund's and Ivy












          Global Natural Resources Fund's non-Canadian foreign
securities).            Similarly, pursuant to those rules, Ivy
Canada Fund's and Ivy           Global Natural Resources Fund's
portfolio securities and cash,           when invested in
Canadian securities, will be held by its Sub-          custodian,
The Bank of Nova Scotia.  With respect to each Fund,          
except for Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, 
         Brown Brothers may receive, as partial payment for its
services,           a portion of the Trust's brokerage business,
subject to its           ability to provide best price and
execution.    

          FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES

               Pursuant to a Fund Accounting Services Agreement,
MIMI           provides certain accounting and pricing services
for the Funds.            As compensation for those services,
each Fund pays MIMI a monthly           fee plus out-of-pocket
expenses as incurred.  The monthly fee is           based upon
the net assets of a Fund at the preceding month end at          
the following rates: $1,250 when net assets are $10 million and   
       under; $2,500 when net assets are over $10 million to $40  
        million; $5,000 when net assets are over $40 million to
$75           million; and $6,500 when net assets are over $75
million.  

               For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993 and 1994,
for the           six-month period ended December 31, 1994 and
for the fiscal year           ended December 31, 1995, Ivy Canada
Fund paid MIMI $32,742,           $32,492, $16,442 and $32,399,
respectively, under the agreement..            During the period
from October 23, 1993 (commencement of           operations) to
December 31, 1993 and during the fiscal years           ended
December 31, 1994 and 1995, Ivy China Region Fund paid MIMI       
   $2,513, $32,137 and $32,653, respectively, under the
agreement.            For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1993
and 1994, for the six-          month period ended December 31,
1994 and for the fiscal year           ended December 31, 1995,
Ivy Global Fund paid MIMI $25,612 and           $31,448,  $15,957
and $32,982, respectively, under the agreement.            The
payments to MIMI from Ivy International Fund amounted to          
$48,788 for the nine months ended December 31, 1994.  Prior to    
      April 1, 1994, the Fund utilized an unrelated entity for
fund           accounting and pricing services.  Such fees and
expenses for the           fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
totalled $88,790.  For the           fiscal year ended December
31, 1995, Ivy International Fund paid           MIMI $91,612
under the agreement.  During the period from           November
1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December 31,          
1994 and during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, Ivy      
    Latin America Strategy Fund paid MIMI $2,505 and $15,094,     
     respectively, under the agreement.  During the period from   
       November 1, 1994 (commencement of operations) to December
31,           1994 and during the fiscal year ended December 31,
1995, Ivy New           Century Fund paid MIMI $2,505 and
$15,112, respectively, under           the agreement.

               No payments were made by Ivy Global Science &
Technology           Fund, which commenced operations on July 22,
1996, or Ivy Asia           Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund and Ivy













          International Small Companies Fund, which commenced
operations on           January 1, 1997.    

          TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT

               Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Shareholder
Service           Agreement, IMSC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
MIMI, is the           transfer agent for each Fund.  Each Fund
(except for the Class I           Funds with respect to their
Class I shares) pays a monthly fee at           an annual rate of
$20.00 for each open Class A, Class B and Class           C
account.  The Class I Funds pay $10.25 per open Class I          
account.  In addition, each Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual  
        rate of $4.48 per account that is closed plus certain
out-of-          pocket expenses.  Such fees and expenses for the
fiscal year           ended December 31, 1995 for Ivy Canada
Fund, Ivy China Region           Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy
International Fund, Ivy Latin America           Strategy Fund and
Ivy New Century Fund totalled $181,036,           $113,884,
$88,419, $590,068, $7,376 and $7,918, respectively.  No          
payments were made by Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, which 
         commenced operations on July 22, 1996, or Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund,           Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund and Ivy
International Small           Companies Fund, which commenced
operations on January 1, 1997.            Certain broker-dealers
that maintain shareholder accounts with a           Fund through
an omnibus account provide transfer agent and other          
shareholder-related services that would otherwise be provided by  
        IMSC if the individual accounts that comprise the omnibus
account           were opened by their beneficial owners
directly.  IMSC pays such           broker-dealers a per account
fee for each open account within the           omnibus account,
or a fixed rate (e.g., .10%) fee, based on the           average
daily net asset value of the omnibus account (or a          
combination thereof).    

          ADMINISTRATOR

               Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement,
MIMI           provides certain administrative services to each
Fund.  As           compensation for these services, each Fund
(except for the Class           I Funds with respect to their
Class I shares) pays MIMI a monthly           fee at the annual
rate of .10% of that Fund's average daily net           assets. 
The Class I Funds pay MIMI a monthly fee at the annual          
rate of .01% of its average daily net assets for Class I.  Such   
       fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 for Ivy
Canada           Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund,
Ivy International           Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund
and Ivy New Century Fund           totalled $19,208, $20,061,
$23,996, $387,795,  $1,434 and $1,971,           respectively. 
As of December 31, 1995, none of Ivy Asia Pacific           Fund,
Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &          
Technology Fund or Ivy International Small Companies Fund had     
     commenced operations.    

               Outside of providing administrative services to
the Trust,           as described above, MIMI may also act on
behalf of IMDI in paying           commissions to broker-dealers
with respect to sales of Class B           and Class C shares of
each Fund.












          AUDITORS

               Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., independent certified
public           accountants, 200 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite
1700, Ft.           Lauderdale, Florida 33301, has been selected
as auditors for the           Trust.  The audit services
performed by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,           include audits
of the annual financial statements of each of the           funds
of the Trust.  Other services provided principally relate         
 to filings with the SEC and the preparation of the Fund's tax    
      returns.

                           CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS

               Ivy Canada Fund results from a reorganization of
Mackenzie           Canada Fund, a series of the Company, which
reorganization was           approved by shareholders on January
27, 1995.  Ivy Global Fund           results from a
reorganization of Mackenzie Global Fund, which          
reorganization was approved by shareholders on January 27, 1995.  
         The capitalization of the Trust consists of an unlimited
number           of shares of beneficial interest (no par value
per share).  When           issued, shares of each class of each
Fund are fully paid, non-          assessable, redeemable and
fully transferable.  No class of           shares of a Fund has
preemptive rights or subscription rights.

               The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
permits the           Trustees to create separate series or
portfolios and to divide           any series or portfolio into
one or more classes.  The Trustees           have authorized
sixteen series, each of which represents a fund.            The
Trustees have further authorized the issuance of Classes A, B     
     and C for Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Canada
Fund,           Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund,
Ivy Global Fund,           Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy
Global Science &           Technology Fund, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy
Growth with Income Fund,           Ivy International Fund, Ivy
International Bond Fund, Ivy Latin           America Strategy
Fund, Ivy Money Market Fund and Ivy New Century           Fund,
as well as Class I for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Global Science &        
  Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy International   
       Small Companies Fund, and Class D for Ivy Growth with
Income           Fund. [FN][The Class D shares of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund were           initially issued as "Ivy Growth with
Income Fund -- Class C" to           shareholders of Mackenzie
Growth & Income Fund, a former series           of the Company,
in connection with the reorganization between           that fund
and Ivy Growth with Income Fund and not offered for          
sale to the public.  On February 29, 1996, the Trustees of the    
      Trust resolved by written consent to establish a new class
of           shares designated as "Class C" for all Ivy Fund
portfolios and to           redesignate the shares of beneficial
interest of "Ivy Growth with           Income Fund--Class C" as
shares of beneficial interest of "Ivy           Growth with
Income Fund--Class D," which establishment and          
redesignation, respectively, became effective on April 30, 1996.  
        The voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights,
preferences,           powers, restrictions, limitations,
qualifications, terms and           conditions of the Class D
shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund,













          as set forth in Ivy Fund's Declaration of Trust, as
amended from           time to time, will not be changed by this
redesignation.]    

               Shareholders have the right to vote for the
election of           Trustees of the Trust and on any and all
matters on which they           may be entitled to vote by law or
by the provisions of the           Trust's By-Laws.  The Trust is
not required to hold a regular           annual meeting of
shareholders, and it does not intend to do so.            Shares
of each class of each Fund entitle their holders to one          
vote per share (with proportionate voting for fractional shares). 
          Shareholders of a Fund are entitled to vote alone on
matters that           only affect that Fund.  All classes of
shares of a Fund will vote           together, except with
respect to the distribution plan applicable           to that
Fund's Class A, Class B or Class C shares or when a class         
 vote is required by the 1940 Act.  On matters relating to all    
      funds of the Trust, but affecting the funds differently,
separate           votes by the shareholders of each fund are
required.  Approval of           an investment advisory agreement
and a change in fundamental           policies would be regarded
as matters requiring separate voting           by the
shareholders of each fund of the Trust.  If the Trustees          
determine that a matter does not affect the interests of a Fund,  
        then the shareholders of that Fund will not be entitled
to vote           on that matter.  Matters that affect the Trust
in general, such           as ratification of the selection of
independent public           accountants, will be voted upon
collectively by the shareholders           of all funds of the
Trust.

               As used in this SAI and the Prospectus, the phrase
"majority           vote of the outstanding shares" of a Fund
means the vote of the           lesser of:  (1) 67% of the shares
of that Fund (or of the Trust)           present at a meeting if
the holders of more than 50% of the           outstanding shares
are present in person or by proxy; or (2) more           than 50%
of the outstanding shares of that Fund (or of the          
Trust).

               With respect to the submission to shareholder vote
of a           matter requiring separate voting by a Fund, the
matter shall have           been effectively acted upon with
respect to that Fund if a           majority of the outstanding
voting securities of that Fund votes           for the approval
of the matter, notwithstanding that:  (1) the           matter
has not been approved by a majority of the outstanding          
voting securities of any other fund of the Trust; or (2) the      
    matter has not been approved by a majority of the outstanding 
         voting securities of the Trust.

               The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
provides that           the holders of not less than two-thirds
of the outstanding shares           of the Trust may remove a
person serving as trustee either by           declaration in
writing or at a meeting called for such purpose.            The
Trustees are required to call a meeting for the purpose of        
  considering the removal of a person serving as Trustee if       
   requested in writing to do so by the holders of not less than
10%           of the outstanding shares of the Trust. 
Shareholders will be           assisted in communicating with
other shareholders in connection












          with the removal of a Trustee as if Section 26(c) of
the Act were           applicable.

               The Trust's shares do not have cumulative voting
rights and           accordingly the holders of more than 50% of
the outstanding           shares could elect the entire Board, in
which case the holders of           the remaining shares would
not be able to elect any Trustees.

               To the knowledge of the Trust, as of November 29,
1996, no           shareholder owned beneficially or of record 5%
of more of any           Fund's outstanding Class A shares,
except that of the outstanding           Class shares of Ivy
Global Science & Technology Fund, Donaldson           Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corp., PO Box 2052, Jersey City, NJ          
07303-9998 owned of record 148,416.494 shares (34.01%); and       
   except that of the outstanding Class A shares of Ivy          
International Fund, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., 101 Montgomery    
      Street, San Francisco, California 94101 owned of record     
     10,054,412.074 shares (39.62%); and except that of the       
   outstanding Class A shares of Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund, 
         Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., PO Box
2052, Jersey           City, NJ 07303-9998, owned of record
87,577.721 shares (18.08%),           and Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive           East, 3rd Floor,
Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record           53,494.000
shares (11.04%).

               To the knowledge of the Trust, as of November 29,
1996, no           shareholder owned beneficially or of record 5%
or more of any           Fund's outstanding Class B shares,
except that of the outstanding           Class B shares of Ivy
Canada Fund, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner &           Smith, 4800
Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor, Jacksonville, FL          
32246, owned of record 33,556.000 shares (17.16%) and JW Charles  
        Clearing Corp Cust., FBO Joseph Zerger IRA c/o Zarlene
Imports,           1550 E Oakland Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
33334-4425, owned of           record 13,565.891 shares (6.93%);
and except that of the           outstanding Class B shares of
Ivy China Region Fund, Merrill           Lynch Pierce Fenner &
Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor          
Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record 63,280.000 shares        
  (7.13%); and except that of the outstanding Class B shares of
Ivy           International Fund, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner &
Smith, 4800           Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor,
Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned           of record 2,992,569.000
shares (38.13%); and except that of the           outstanding
Class B shares of Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund,          
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East,   
       3rd Floor, Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record
85,034.000           shares (36.99%), and Donaldson Lufkin
Jenrette Securities           Corporation Inc., P. O. Box 2052,
Jersey City, New Jersey 07303,           owned of record
13,632.449 shares (5.93%); and except that of the          
outstanding Class B shares of Ivy New Century Fund, Merrill Lynch 
         Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd
Floor,           Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record
142,676.000 shares           (23.95%).

               To the knowledge of the Trust, as of November 29,
1996, no           shareholder owned beneficially or of record 5%
or more of any












          Fund's outstanding Class C shares, except that of the
outstanding           Class C shares of Ivy Canada Fund, Merrill
Lynch Pierce Fenner &           Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East,
3rd Floor, Jacksonville, FL           32246, owned of record
9,843.000 shares (21.77%), Wedbush Morgan           Securities,
A/C 6998-0206, 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA          
90292, owned of record 6,012.000 shares (13.29%), Alma R Buncsak, 
         N6975 Rocklake Road #8, Lake Mills, WI  53551, owned of
record           2,625.612 shares (5.80%), and Wedbush Morgan
Securities, A/C           2215-9922, 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA  90292, owned of           record 2,608.000 shares
(5.76%); and except that of the           outstanding Class C
shares of Ivy China Region Fund, The Ohio           Company c/o
Mansbach Metal, 155 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH           43115,
owned of record 26,567.481 shares (66.37%), and Merrill          
Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd       
   Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32246, owned of record 2,037.000
shares           (5.05%); and except that of the outstanding
shares of Ivy Global           Fund, Prudential Securities Inc.
FBO the 1994 Schulz Trust, Villa           Park, CA 92667-4533,
owned of record 733.000 shares (45.31%),           Linda Moorash,
414B Black Hawk Lane, Stratford, CT  06497, owned           of
record 598.541 shares (37.00%), and Merrill Lynch Pierce          
Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor,          
Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record 286.000 shares (17.68%); 
         and except that of the outstanding Class C shares of Ivy 
         International Fund, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith,
4800           Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor, Jacksonville, FL 
32246, owned           of record 633,898.000 shares (65.07%); and
except that of the           outstanding Class C shares of Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund,           Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer Lake Drive East,           3rd Floor,
Jacksonville, FL  32246, owned of record 9,731.000          
shares (99.99%); and except that of the outstanding Class shares  
        of Ivy New Century Fund, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner &
Smith,           4800 Deer Lake Drive East, 3rd Floor,
Jacksonville, FL  32246,           owned of record 38,170.000
shares (26.38%).

               To the knowledge of the Trust, as of November 29,
1996, no           shareholder owned beneficially or of record 5%
or more of any           Fund's outstanding Class I shares,
except that of the outstanding           Class I shares of Ivy
International Fund, The John E. Fetzer           Institute Inc.,
9292 W KL Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49009, owned of           record
435,287.290 shares (30.25%), Vernat Company, P. O. Box          
800, Brattleboro, VT  05302, owned of record 208,798.292 shares   
       (14.51%), S. Mark Taper Foundation, 12011 San Vicente
Blvd. Suite           400, Los Angeles, CA  90049, owned of
record 149,387.511 shares           (10.38%), Wendel & Co., c/o
Bank of New York, PO Box 1066 Wall           Street Station, New
York, NY  10268, owned of record 132,331.674           shares
(9.19%), and Samuel Miller TTEE of the Liz Claiborne PSP,         
 One Claiborne Ave., N. Bergen NJ  07047, owned of record         
 88,836.245 shares (6.17%).

               Under Massachusetts law, the Trust's shareholders
could,           under certain circumstances, be held personally
liable for the           obligations of the Trust.  However, the
Amended and Restated           Declaration of Trust disclaims
liability of the shareholders,           Trustees or officers of
the Trust for acts or obligations of the












          Trust, which are binding only on the assets and
property of the           Trust, and requires that notice of the
disclaimer be given in           each contract or obligation
entered into or executed by the Trust           or its Trustees. 
The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust           provides
for indemnification out of Fund property for all loss          
and expense of any shareholder of a Fund held personally liable   
       for the obligations of that Fund.  The risk of a
shareholder of           the Trust incurring financial loss on
account of shareholder           liability is limited to
circumstances in which the Trust itself           would be unable
to meet its obligations and, thus, should be           considered
remote.  No series of the Trust is liable for the          
obligations of any other series of the Trust.  However, because   
       the Prospectus pertains to more than one Fund, it is
possible           that one of the Funds to which the Prospectus
pertains might           become liable for any misstatement,
inaccuracy, or incomplete           disclosure in the Prospectus
concerning any other Fund to which           the Prospectus
pertains.    

                                   NET ASSET VALUE

               The share price, or value, for the separate
Classes of           shares of a Fund is called the net asset
value per share.  The           net asset value per share of a
Fund is computed by dividing the           value of the assets of
that Fund, less its liabilities, by the           number of
shares of the particular Fund outstanding.  For          
purposes of determining the aggregate net assets of a Fund, cash  
        and receivables will be valued at their realizable
amounts.  A           security listed or traded on a recognized
stock exchange or           NASDAQ is valued at its last sale
price on the principal exchange           on which the security
is traded.  The value of a foreign security           is
determined in its national currency as of the normal close of     
     trading on the foreign exchange on which it is traded or as
of           the close of regular trading on the Exchange, if
that is earlier,           and that value is then converted into
its U.S. dollar equivalent           at the foreign exchange rate
in effect at noon, Eastern time, on           the day the value
of the foreign security is determined.  If no           sale is
reported at that time, the average between the current          
bid and asked price is used.  All other securities for which OTC  
        market quotations are readily available are valued at the
average           between the current bid and asked price. 
Interest will be           recorded as accrued.  Securities and
other assets for which           market prices are not readily
available are valued at fair value           as determined by IMI
and approved in good faith by the Board.            Money market
instruments of the Fund are valued at amortized           cost,
which approximates money market value.

               A Fund's liabilities are allocated between its
Classes.  The           total of such liabilities allocated to a
Class plus that Class's           distribution fee and any other
expenses specially allocated to           that Class are then
deducted from the Class's proportionate           interest in
that Fund's assets, and the resulting amount for each          
Class is divided by the number of shares of that Class          
outstanding to produce the net asset value per share.













               Portfolio securities are valued and net asset
value per           share is determined as of the close of
regular trading on the           Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m.,
eastern time), every Monday through           Friday (exclusive
of national business holidays).  The Trust's           offices
will be closed, and net asset value will not be          
calculated, on the following national business holidays:  New     
     Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,      
    Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Day.            On those days when either or both of the Funds'
Custodian or the           Exchange close early as a result of
such day being a partial           holiday or otherwise, the
Trust reserves the right to advance the           time on that
day by which purchase and redemption requests must           be
received.

               When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to
the premium           received by that Fund is included in that
Fund's Statement of           Assets and Liabilities as an asset
and as an equivalent           liability.  The amount of the
liability will be subsequently           marked-to-market daily
to reflect the current market value of the           option
written.  The current market value of a written option is         
 the last sale on the principal exchange on which such option is  
        traded or, in the absence of a sale, the last offering
price.

               The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a
call or a           put option will be deducted from its assets
and an equal amount           will be included in the asset
section of that Fund's Statement of           Assets and
Liabilities as an investment and subsequently adjusted          
to the current market value of the option.  For example, if the   
       current market value of the option exceeds the premium
paid, the           excess would be unrealized appreciation and,
conversely, if the           premium exceeds the current market
value, such excess would be           unrealized depreciation. 
The current market value of a purchased           option will be
the last sale price on the principal exchange on           which
the option is traded or, in the absence of a sale, the last       
   bid price.  If a Fund exercises a call option which it has     
     purchased, the cost of the security which that Fund
purchased           upon exercise will be increased by the
premium originally paid.

               The sale of shares of a Fund will be suspended
during any           period when the determination of its net
asset value is suspended           pursuant to rules or orders of
the SEC and may be suspended by           the Board whenever in
its judgment it is in the best interest of           the
particular Fund to do so.

                                  PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

               Each Fund purchases securities that are believed
by IMI to           have above average potential for capital
appreciation.  Common           stocks are disposed of in
situations where it is believed that           potential for such
appreciation has lessened or that other common           stocks
have a greater potential.  Therefore, a Fund may purchase         
 and sell securities without regard to the length of time the     
     security is to be, or has been, held.  A change in
securities           held by a Fund is known as "portfolio
turnover" and may involve












          the payment by that Fund of dealer markup or
underwriting           commission and other transaction costs on
the sale of securities,           as well as on the reinvestment
of the proceeds in other           securities.  A Fund's
portfolio turnover rate is calculated by           dividing the
lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities          
for the most recently completed fiscal year by the monthly        
  average of the value of the portfolio securities owned by the   
       Fund during that year.  For purposes of determining a
Fund's           portfolio turnover rate, all securities whose
maturities at the           time of acquisition were one year or
less are excluded.  The           annual portfolio turnover rates
for the Funds are provided in the           Prospectus under "The
Funds' Financial Highlights."

                                     REDEMPTIONS

               Shares of each Fund are redeemed at their net
asset value           next determined after a proper redemption
request has been           received by IMSC, less any applicable
CDSC.

               Unless a shareholder requests that the proceeds of
any           redemption be wired to his or her bank account,
payment for           shares tendered for redemption is made by
check within seven days           after tender in proper form,
except that the Trust reserves the           right to suspend the
right of redemption or to postpone the date           of payment
upon redemption beyond seven days, (i) for any period          
during which the Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend 
         and holiday closings) or during which trading on the
Exchange is           restricted, (ii) for any period during
which an emergency exists           as determined by the SEC as a
result of which disposal of           securities owned by a Fund
is not reasonably practicable or it is           not reasonably
practicable for the Fund to fairly determine the           value
of its net assets, or (iii) for such other periods as the         
 SEC may by order permit for the protection of shareholders of a  
        Fund.

               Under unusual circumstances, when the Board deems
it in the           best interest of a Fund's shareholders, the
Fund may make payment           for shares repurchased or
redeemed in whole or in part in           securities of that Fund
taken at current values.  If any such           redemption in
kind is to be made, each Fund intends to make an          
election pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act.  This will    
      require the particular Fund to redeem with cash at a        
  shareholder's election in any case where the redemption
involves           less than $250,000 (or 1% of that Fund's net
asset value at the           beginning of each 90-day period
during which such redemptions are           in effect, if that
amount is less than $250,000).  Should payment           be made
in securities, the redeeming shareholder may incur          
brokerage costs in converting such securities to cash.

               Subject to state law restrictions, the Trust may
redeem           those accounts of shareholders who have
maintained an investment,           including sales charges paid,
of less than $1,000 in a Fund for a           period of more than
12 months.  All accounts below that minimum           will be
redeemed simultaneously when MIMI deems it advisable. 












          The $1,000 balance will be determined by actual dollar
amounts           invested by the shareholder, unaffected by
market fluctuations.            The Trust will notify any such
shareholder by certified mail of           its intention to
redeem such account, and the shareholder shall           have 60
days from the date of such letter to invest such          
additional sums as shall raise the value of such account above    
      that minimum.  Should the shareholder fail to forward such
sum           within 60 days of the date of the Trust's letter of
notification,           the Trust will redeem the shares held in
such account and           transmit the redemption in value
thereof to the shareholder.            However, those
shareholders who are investing pursuant to the          
Automatic Investment Method will not be redeemed automatically    
      unless they have ceased making payments pursuant to the
plan for           a period of at least six consecutive months,
and these           shareholders will be given six-months' notice
by the Trust before           such redemption.  Shareholders in a
qualified retirement, pension           or profit sharing plan
who wish to avoid tax consequences must           "rollover" any
sum so redeemed into another qualified plan within           60
days.  The Trustees of the Trust may change the minimum          
account size.

               If a shareholder has given authorization for
telephonic           redemption privilege, shares can be redeemed
and proceeds sent by           Federal wire to a single
previously designated bank account.            Delivery of the
proceeds of a wire redemption request of $250,000           or
more may be delayed by a Fund for up to seven days if deemed      
    appropriate under then-current market conditions.  The Trust  
        reserves the right to change this minimum or to terminate
the           telephonic redemption privilege without prior
notice.  The Trust           cannot be responsible for the
efficiency of the Federal wire           system of the
shareholder's dealer of record or bank.  The          
shareholder is responsible for any charges by the shareholder's   
       bank.

               Each Fund employs reasonable procedures that
require           personal identification prior to acting on
redemption or exchange           instructions communicated by
telephone to confirm that such           instructions are
genuine.  In the absence of such instructions, a           Fund
may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or          
fraudulent telephone instructions.

                             CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES

               As described in the Prospectus, Class B shares of
each Fund           will automatically convert to Class A shares
of the respective           Fund, based on the relative net asset
values per share of the two           classes, no later than the
month following the eighth anniversary           of the initial
issuance of such Class B shares of the particular           Fund
occurs.  For the purpose of calculating the holding period        
  required for conversion of Class B shares, the date of initial  
        issuance shall mean:  (1) the date on which such Class B
shares           were issued, or (2) for Class B shares obtained
through an           exchange, or a series of exchanges, (subject
to the exchange           privileges for Class B shares) the date
on which the original












          Class B shares were issued.  For purposes of conversion
of           Class B shares, Class B shares purchased through the
reinvestment           of dividends and capital gain
distributions paid in respect of           Class B shares will be
held in a separate sub-account.  Each time           any Class B
shares in the shareholder's regular account (other           than
those shares in the sub-account) convert to Class A shares,       
   a pro rata portion of the Class B shares in the sub-account
will           also convert to Class A shares.  The portion will
be determined           by the ratio that the shareholder's Class
B shares converting to           Class A shares bears to the
shareholder's total Class B shares           not acquired through
the reinvestment of dividends and capital           gain
distributions.

                                       TAXATION

               The following is a general discussion of certain
tax rules           thought to be applicable with respect to the
Funds.  It is merely           a summary and is not an exhaustive
discussion of all possible           situations or of all
potentially applicable taxes.  Accordingly,          
shareholders and prospective shareholders should consult a        
  competent tax advisor about the tax consequences to them of     
     investing in the Funds.

               Each Fund intends to be taxed as a regulated
investment           company under Subchapter M of the Code. 
Accordingly, each Fund           must, among other things, (a)
derive in each taxable year at           least 90% of its gross
income from dividends, interest, payments           with respect
to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale           or
other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies,     
     or other income derived with respect to its business of
investing           in such stock, securities or currencies; (b)
derive in each           taxable year less than 30% of its gross
income from the sale or           other disposition of certain
assets held less than three months,           namely:  (i) stock
or securities; (ii) options, futures, or           forward
contracts (other than those on foreign currencies); or          
(iii) foreign currencies (or options, futures, or forward         
 contracts on foreign currencies) that are not directly related
to           the particular Fund's principal business of
investing in stock or           securities (or options and
futures with respect to stock or           securities) (the "30%
Limitation"); and (c) diversify its           holdings so that,
at the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) at least           50% of
the market value of the particular Fund's assets is          
represented by cash, U.S. Government securities, the securities   
       of other regulated investment companies and other
securities,           with such other securities limited, in
respect of any one issuer,           to an amount not greater
than 5% of the value of the particular           Fund's total
assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities           of
such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its       
   total assets is invested in the securities of any one issuer   
       (other than U.S. Government securities and the securities
of           other regulated investment companies).

               As a regulated investment company, each Fund
generally will           not be subject to U.S. Federal income
tax on its income and gains












          that it distributes to shareholders, if at least 90% of
its           investment company taxable income (which includes,
among other           items, dividends, interest and the excess
of any short-term           capital gains over long-term capital
losses) for the taxable year           is distributed.  Each Fund
intends to distribute all such income.

               Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in
accordance with           a calendar year distribution
requirement are subject to a           nondeductible 4% excise
tax at the Fund level.  To avoid the tax,           each Fund
must distribute during each calendar year, (1) at least          
98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital   
       gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at least 98%
of its           capital gains in excess of its capital losses
(adjusted for           certain ordinary losses) for a one-year
period generally ending           on October 31 of the calendar
year, and (3) all ordinary income           and capital gains for
previous years that were not distributed           during such
years.  To avoid application of the excise tax, each          
Fund intends to make distributions in accordance with the         
 calendar year distribution requirements.  A distribution will be 
         treated as paid on December 31 of the current calendar
year if it           is declared by the particular Fund in
October, November or           December of the year with a record
date in such a month and paid           by that Fund during
January of the following year.  Such           distributions will
be taxable to shareholders in the calendar           year the
distributions are declared, rather than the calendar          
year in which the distributions are received.

          OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS

               The taxation of equity options and OTC options on
debt           securities is governed by Code section 1234. 
Pursuant to Code           section 1234, the premium received by
a Fund for selling a put or           call option is not included
in income at the time of receipt.  If           the option
expires, the premium is short-term capital gain to the          
Fund.  If the Fund enters into a closing transaction, the         
 difference between the amount paid to close out its position and 
         the premium received is short-term capital gain or loss. 
If a           call option written by a Fund is exercised,
thereby requiring the           Fund to sell the underlying
security, the premium will increase           the amount realized
upon the sale of such security and any           resulting gain
or loss will be a capital gain or loss, and will           be
long-term or short-term depending upon the holding period of      
    the security.  With respect to a put or call option that is   
       purchased by a Fund, if the option is sold, any resulting
gain or           loss will be a capital gain or loss, and will
be long-term or           short-term, depending upon the holding
period of the option.  If           the option expires, the
resulting loss is a capital loss and is           long-term or
short-term, depending upon the holding period of the          
option.  If the option is exercised, the cost of the option, in   
       the case of a call option, is added to the basis of the
purchased           security and, in the case of a put option,
reduces the amount           realized on the underlying security
in determining gain or loss.














               Some of the options, futures and foreign currency
forward           contracts in which a Fund may invest may be
"section 1256           contracts."  Gains (or losses) on these
contracts generally are           considered to be 60% long-term
and 40% short-term capital gains           or losses; however
foreign currency gains or losses arising from           certain
section 1256 contracts are ordinary in character.  Also,          
section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable  
        year (and on certain other dates prescribed in the Code)
are           "marked-to-market" with the result that unrealized
gains or           losses are treated as though they were
realized.

               The transactions in options, futures and forward
contracts           undertaken by a Fund may result in
"straddles" for Federal income           tax purposes.  The
straddle rules may affect the character of           gains or
losses realized by a Fund.  In addition, losses realized          
by a Fund on positions that are part of a straddle may be         
 deferred under the straddle rules, rather than being taken into  
        account in calculating the taxable income for the taxable
year in           which such losses are realized.  Because only a
few regulations           implementing the straddle rules have
been promulgated, the           consequences of such transactions
to a Fund are not entirely           clear.  The straddle rules
may increase the amount of short-term           capital gain
realized by a Fund, which is taxed as ordinary           income
when distributed to shareholders.

               A Fund may make one or more of the elections
available under           the Code which are applicable to
straddles.  If a Fund makes any           of the elections, the
amount, character and timing of the           recognition of
gains or losses from the affected straddle           positions
will be determined under rules that vary according to          
the election(s) made.  The rules applicable under certain of the  
        elections may operate to accelerate the recognition of
gains or           losses from the affected straddle positions.

               Because application of the straddle rules may
affect the           character of gains or losses, defer losses
and/or accelerate the           recognition of gains or losses
from the affected straddle           positions, the amount which
must be distributed to shareholders           as ordinary income
or long-term capital gain, may be increased or          
decreased substantially as compared to a fund that did not engage 
         in such transactions. 

               The 30% Limitation and the diversification
requirements           applicable to a Fund's assets may limit
the extent to which a           Fund will be able to engage in
transactions in options, futures           and forward contracts.

          CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS -- "SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES 


               Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in
exchange           rates which occur between the time a Fund
accrues receivables or           liabilities denominated in a
foreign currency and the time the           Fund actually
collects such receivables or pays such liabilities          
generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. 












          Similarly, on disposition of some investments,
including debt           securities denominated in a foreign
currency and certain options,           futures and forward
contracts, gains or losses attributable to           fluctuations
in the value of the foreign currency between the           date
of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of        
  disposition also are treated as ordinary gain or loss.  These   
       gains and losses, referred to under the Code as "section
988"           gains or losses, increase or decrease the amount
of a Fund's           investment company taxable income available
to be distributed to           its shareholders as ordinary
income.  If section 988 losses           exceed other investment
company taxable income during a taxable           year, a Fund
would not be able to make any ordinary dividend          
distributions, or distributions made before the losses were       
   realized would be recharacterized as a return of capital to    
      shareholders, rather than as an ordinary dividend, reducing
each           shareholder's basis in his or her Fund shares.

          INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES

               A Fund may invest in shares of foreign
corporations which           may be classified under the Code as
passive foreign investment           companies ("PFICs").  In
general, a foreign corporation is           classified as a PFIC
if at least one-half of its assets           constitute
investment-type assets, or 75% or more of its gross          
income is investment-type income.  If a Fund receives a so-called 
         "excess distribution" with respect to PFIC stock, a Fund
itself           may be subject to a tax on a portion of the
excess distribution,           whether or not the corresponding
income is distributed by a Fund           to shareholders.  In
general, under the PFIC rules, an excess           distribution
is treated as having been realized ratably over the          
period during which a Fund held the PFIC shares.  A Fund itself   
       will be subject to tax on the portion, if any, of an
excess           distribution that is so allocated to prior Fund
taxable years and           an interest factor will be added to
the tax, as if the tax had           been payable in such prior
taxable years.  Certain distributions           from a PFIC as
well as gain from the sale of PFIC shares are           treated
as excess distributions.  Excess distributions are          
characterized as ordinary income even though, absent application  
        of the PFIC rules, certain excess distributions might
have been           classified as capital gain.

               A Fund may be eligible to elect alternative tax
treatment           with respect to PFIC shares.  Under an
election that currently is           available in some
circumstances, a Fund generally would be           required to
include in its gross income its share of the earnings          
of a PFIC on a current basis, regardless of whether distributions 
         are received from the PFIC in a given year.  If this
election           were made, the special rules, discussed above,
relating to the           taxation of excess distributions, would
not apply.  In addition,           other elections may become
available that would affect the tax           treatment of PFIC
shares held by a Fund.

          DEBT SECURITIES ACQUIRED AT A DISCOUNT













               Some of the debt securities (with a fixed maturity
date of           more than one year from the date of issuance)
that may be           acquired by a Fund may be treated as debt
securities that are           issued originally at a discount. 
Generally, the amount of the           original issue discount
("OID") is treated as interest income and           is included
in income over the term of the debt security, even          
though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, 
         usually when the debt security matures.

               If a Fund invests in certain high yield original
issue           discount obligations issued by corporations, a
portion of the           original issue discount accruing on the
obligation may be           eligible for the deduction for
dividends received by           corporations.  In such event,
dividends of investment company           taxable income received
from the Fund by its corporate           shareholders, to the
extent attributable to such portion of           accrued original
issue discount, may be eligible for this           deduction for
dividends received by corporations if so designated           by
the Fund in a written notice to shareholders.

               Some of the debt securities (with a fixed maturity
date of           more than one year from the date of issuance)
that may be           acquired by a Fund in the secondary market
may be treated as           having market discount.  Generally,
gain recognized on the           disposition of, and any partial
payment of principal on, a debt           security having market
discount is treated as ordinary income to           the extent
the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the          
"accrued market discount" on such debt security.  In addition,    
      the deduction of any interest expenses attributable to debt 
         securities having market discount may be deferred. 
Market           discount generally accrues in equal daily
installments.  A Fund           may make one or more of the
elections applicable to debt           securities having market
discount, which could affect the           character and timing
of recognition of income.

               Some debt securities (with a fixed maturity date
of one year           or less from the date of issuance) that may
be acquired by a Fund           may be treated as having
acquisition discount, or OID in the case           of certain
types of debt securities.  Generally, a Fund will be          
required to include the acquisition discount, or OID, in income   
       over the term of the debt security, even though payment of
that           amount is not received until a later time, usually
when the debt           security matures.  A Fund may make one or
more of the elections           applicable to debt securities
having acquisition discount, or           OID, which could affect
the character and timing of recognition           of income.

               A Fund generally will be required to distribute
dividends to           shareholders representing discount on debt
securities that is           currently includible in income, even
though cash representing           such income may not have been
received by a Fund.  Cash to pay           such dividends may be
obtained from sales proceeds of securities           held by a
Fund.













          DISTRIBUTIONS

               Distributions of investment company taxable income
are           taxable to a U.S. shareholder as ordinary income,
whether paid in           cash or shares.  Dividends paid by a
Fund to a corporate           shareholder, to the extent such
dividends are attributable to           dividends received from
U.S. corporations by the Fund, may           qualify for the
dividends received deduction. However, the           revised
alternative minimum tax applicable to corporations may          
reduce the value of the dividends received deduction.          
Distributions of net capital gains (the excess of net long-term   
       capital gains over net short-term capital losses), if any, 
         designated by a Fund as capital gain dividends, are
taxable as           long-term capital gains, whether paid in
cash or in shares,           regardless of how long the
shareholder has held a Fund's shares           and are not
eligible for the dividends received deduction.           
Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of newly issued  
        shares will have a cost basis in each share received
equal to the           net asset value of a share of a Fund on
the distribution date.  A           distribution of an amount in
excess of a Fund's current and           accumulated earnings and
profits will be treated by a shareholder           as a return of
capital which is applied against and reduces the          
shareholder's basis in his or her shares.  To the extent that the 
         amount of any such distribution exceeds the
shareholder's basis           in his or her shares, the excess
will be treated by the           shareholder as gain from a sale
or exchange of the shares.            Shareholders will be
notified annually as to the U.S. Federal tax           status of
distributions and shareholders receiving distributions          
in the form of newly issued shares will receive a report as to    
      the net asset value of the shares received.

               If the net asset value of shares is reduced below
a           shareholder's cost as a result of a distribution by a
Fund, such           distribution generally will be taxable even
though it represents           a return of invested capital. 
Shareholders should be careful to           consider the tax
implications of buying shares just prior to a          
distribution.  The price of shares purchased at this time may     
     reflect the amount of the forthcoming distribution.  Those   
       purchasing just prior to a distribution will receive a     
     distribution which generally will be taxable to them.    

          DISPOSITION OF SHARES

               Upon a redemption, sale or exchange of his or her
shares, a           shareholder will realize a taxable gain or
loss depending upon           his or her basis in the shares. 
Such gain or loss will be           treated as capital gain or
loss if the shares are capital assets           in the
shareholder's hands and generally will be long-term or          
short-term, depending upon the shareholder's holding period for   
       the shares.  Any loss realized on a redemption sale or
exchange           will be disallowed to the extent the shares
disposed of are           replaced (including through
reinvestment of dividends) within a           period of 61 days
beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days           after the
shares are disposed of.  In such a case, the basis of












          the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the
disallowed           loss.  Any loss realized by a shareholder on
the sale of Fund           shares held by the shareholder for
six-months or less will be           treated for tax purposes as
a long-term capital loss to the           extent of any
distributions of capital gain dividends received or          
treated as having been received by the shareholder with respect   
       to such shares.

               In some cases, shareholders will not be permitted
to take           all or portion of their sales loads into
account for purposes of           determining the amount of gain
or loss realized on the           disposition of their shares. 
This prohibition generally applies           where (1) the
shareholder incurs a sales load in acquiring the           shares
of a Fund, (2) the shares are disposed of before the 91st         
 day after the date on which they were acquired, and (3) the      
    shareholder subsequently acquires shares in a Fund or another 
         regulated investment company and the otherwise
applicable sales           charge is reduced under a
"reinvestment right" received upon the           initial purchase
of Fund shares.  The term "reinvestment right"           means
any right to acquire shares of one or more regulated          
investment companies without the payment of a sales load or with  
        the payment of a reduced sales charge.  Sales charges
affected by           this rule are treated as if they were
incurred with respect to           the shares acquired under the
reinvestment right.  This provision           may be applied to
successive acquisitions of fund shares.

          FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAXES

               Income received by a Fund from sources within a
foreign           country may be subject to withholding and other
taxes imposed by           that country.

               If more than 50% of the value of a Fund's total
assets at           the close of its taxable year consists of
securities of foreign           corporations, the Fund will be
eligible and may elect to "pass-          through" to that Fund's
shareholders the amount of foreign income           and similar
taxes paid by that Fund.  Pursuant to this election,           a
shareholder will be required to include in gross income (in       
   addition to taxable dividends actually received) his or her
pro           rata share of the foreign income and similar taxes
paid by a           Fund, and will be entitled either to deduct
his or her pro rata           share of foreign income and similar
taxes in computing his or her           taxable income or to use
it as a foreign tax credit against his           or her U.S.
Federal income taxes, subject to limitations.  No          
deduction for foreign taxes may be claimed by a shareholder who   
       does not itemize deductions.  Foreign taxes generally may
not be           deducted by a shareholder that is an individual
in computing the           alternative minimum tax.  Each
shareholder will be notified           within 60 days after the
close of a Fund's taxable year whether           the foreign
taxes paid by the Fund will "pass-through" for that          
year and, if so, such notification will designate (1) the         
 shareholder's portion of the foreign taxes paid to each such     
     country and (2) the portion of the dividend which represents 
         income derived from sources within each such country.












               Generally, a credit for foreign taxes is subject
to the           limitation that it may not exceed the
shareholder's U.S. tax           attributable to his or her total
foreign source taxable income.            For this purpose, if a
Fund makes the election described in the           preceding
paragraph, the source of that Fund's income flows          
through to its shareholders.  With respect to a Fund, gains from  
        the sale of securities generally will be treated as
derived from           U.S. sources and section 988 gains will be
treated as ordinary           income derived from U.S. sources. 
The limitation on the foreign           tax credit is applied
separately to foreign source passive           income, including
foreign source passive income received from a           Fund.  In
addition, the foreign tax credit may offset only 90% of          
the revised alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and   
       individuals.

               The foregoing is only a general description of the
foreign           tax credit under current law.  Because
application of the credit           depends on the particular
circumstances of each shareholder,           shareholders are
advised to consult their own tax advisers.

          BACKUP WITHHOLDING

               Each Fund will be required to report to the
Internal Revenue           Service ("IRS") all taxable
distributions as well as gross           proceeds from the
redemption of the particular Fund's shares,           except in
the case of certain exempt shareholders.  All such          
distributions and proceeds will be subject to withholding of      
    Federal income tax at a rate of 31% ("backup withholding") in
the           case of non-exempt shareholders if (1) the
shareholder fails to           furnish a Fund with and to certify
the shareholder's correct           taxpayer identification
number or social security number, (2) the           IRS notifies
the shareholder or the particular Fund that the          
shareholder has failed to report properly certain interest and    
      dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to
that           effect, or (3) when required to do so, the
shareholder fails to           certify that he or she is not
subject to backup withholding.  If           the withholding
provisions are applicable, any such distributions           or
proceeds, whether reinvested in additional shares or taken in     
     cash, will be reduced by the amounts required to be
withheld.    

               Distributions may also be subject to additional
state, local           and foreign taxes depending on each
shareholder's particular           situation.  Non-U.S.
shareholders may be subject to U.S. tax           rules that
differ significantly from those summarized above.            This
discussion does not purport to deal with all of the tax          
consequences applicable to a Fund or shareholders.  Shareholders  
        are advised to consult their own tax advisers with
respect to the           particular tax consequences to them of
an investment in a Fund.

                               PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

               Comparisons of a Fund's performance may be made
with respect           to various unmanaged indices (including
the TSE 300, S&P 100, S&P           500, Dow Jones Industrial
Average and Major Market Index) which












          assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not reflect
deductions           for administrative and management costs.  A
Fund also may be           compared to Lipper's Analytical
Reports, reports produced by a           widely used independent
research firm that ranks mutual funds by           overall
performance, investment objectives and assets, or to          
Wiesenberger Reports.  Lipper Analytical Services does not        
  include sales charges in computing performance.  Further        
  information on comparisons is contained in the Prospectus.      
     Performance rankings will be based on historical information
and           are not intended to indicate future performance.

               In addition, the Trust may, from time to time,
include the           average annual total return and the
cumulative total return of           shares of a Fund in
advertisements, promotional literature or           reports to
shareholders or prospective investors.

               AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN.  Quotations of
standardized           average annual total return ("Standardized
Return") for a           specific Class of shares of a Fund will
be expressed in terms of           the average annual compounded
rate of return that would cause a           hypothetical
investment in that Class of a Fund made on the first          
day of a designated period to equal the ending redeemable value   
       ("ERV") of such hypothetical investment on the last day of
the           designated period, according to the following
formula:

                    P(1 + T){superscript n} = ERV

          Where:    P    =    a hypothetical initial payment of
$1,000 to                               purchase shares of a
specific Class

                    T    =    the average annual total return of
shares of                               that Class

                    n    =    the number of years

                    ERV  =    the ending redeemable value of a
hypothetical                               $1,000 payment made at
the beginning of the                               period.

               For purposes of the above computation for a Fund,
it is           assumed that all dividends and capital gains
distributions made           by a Fund are reinvested at net
asset value in additional shares           of the same Class
during the designated period.  In calculating           the
ending redeemable value for Class A shares and assuming          
complete redemption at the end of the applicable period, the      
    maximum 5.75% sales charge is deducted from the initial
$1,000           payment and, for Class B shares and Class C
shares, the           applicable CDSC imposed upon redemption of
Class B shares or           Class C shares held for the period is
deducted.  Standardized           Return quotations for the Funds
do not take into account any           required payments for
federal or state income taxes.            Standardized Return
quotations for Class B shares for periods of           over eight
years will reflect conversion of the Class B shares to













          Class A shares at the end of the eighth year. 
Standardized           Return quotations are determined to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%.

               A Fund may, from time to time, include in
advertisements,           promotional literature or reports to
shareholders or prospective           investors total return data
that are not calculated according to           the formula set
forth above ("Non-Standardized Return").  Neither          
initial nor CDSCs are taken into account in calculating Non-      
   Standardized Return; a sales charge, if deducted, would reduce 
         the return.

               The following tables summarize the calculation of  
        Standardized and Non-Standardized Return for the Class A,
Class           B, Class C and Class I (for Ivy International
Fund) shares of the           Funds for the periods indicated. 
In determining the average           annual total return for a
specific Class of shares of a Fund,           recurring fees, if
any, that are charged to all shareholder           accounts are
taken into consideration.  For any account fees that          
vary with the size of the account of a Fund, the account fee used 
         for purposes of the following computations is assumed to
be the           fee that would be charged to the mean account
size of the           particular Fund.  Shares of each of Ivy
Canada Fund and Ivy           Global Fund outstanding as of March
31, 1994 were designated           Class A shares of each
respective Fund.  Shares of Ivy           International Fund
outstanding as of October 22, 1993 have been          
redesignated as "Class A" shares of the Fund.  The information    
      provided below information is not yet available for Ivy
Global           Science & Technology Fund, which commenced
operations on July 22,           1996, and Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,
Ivy Global Natural Resources           Fund and Ivy International
Small Companies Fund, which commenced           operations on
January 1, 1997.    

          IVY CANADA FUND:

                                                                  
   STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]                             CLASS A[1] 
CLASS B[2]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:              .26%        .74%        N/A
            
          Five years ended
            December 31,
            1995:             3.29%        N/A          N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]          1.18%      (6.49)%        N/A


                            NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
                            CLASS A[3]  CLASS B[4]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended












            December 31,
            1995:             6.37%        5.74%       N/A

          Five years ended
            December 31,
            1995:             4.52%        N/A         N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]          1.91%      (4.28)%       N/A
          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%.                 The Standardized Return figures
for Class B shares reflect                the deduction of the
applicable CDSC imposed on a redemption                of Class B
shares held for the period.

          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.

          [#]  The inception date for Ivy Canada Fund (and the
Class A                shares of the Fund) was November 17, 1987;
the inception                date for Class B shares of the Fund
was April 1, 1994.  The                inception date for Class C
shares of the Fund is April 30,                1996.  Until
December 31, 1994, Mackenzie Investment               
Management, Inc. served as investment adviser to the Fund,        
       which until that date was a series of the Company.

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995,
the five years ended December 31,                1995 and the
period from inception through December 31, 1995               
would have been (.08)%, 3.22% and .71%, respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class B
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been .40% and (6.67)%,               
respectively.  (Since the inception date for Class B shares       
        of the Fund was April 1, 1994, there were no Class B
shares                outstanding for the duration of the five
year period ending                December 31, 1995.)

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995, the five                years ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been 6.01%, 4.45% and                1.44%,
respectively.













          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 5.39% and
(4.47)%, respectively.  (Since the inception                date
for Class B shares of the Fund was April 1, 1994, there           
    were no Class B shares outstanding for the duration of the    
           five year period ending December 31, 1995.)

          [5]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.

          [6]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.

          IVY CHINA REGION FUND:

                                STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
                            CLASS A[1]  CLASS B[2]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:            (4.26)%     (4.17)%       N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]         (8.10)%     (7.58)%       N/A



                            NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
                            CLASS A[3]  CLASS B[4]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:            (1.59)%       .83%        N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]         (5.56)%     (6.27)%       N/A
          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%.                 The Standardized Return figures
for Class B shares reflect                the deduction of the
applicable CDSC imposed on a redemption                of Class B
shares held for the period.

          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.














          [#]  The inception date for Ivy China Region Fund
(Class A and                Class B shares) was October 23, 1993. 
The inception date                for Class C shares of the Fund
is April 30, 1996. 

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been (4.70)% and                (8.57)%,
respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class B
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been (4.62)% and                (8.01)%,
respectively.

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 1.11% and
(6.06)%, respectively.

          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been .36% and
(6.72)%, respectively.

          [5]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.

          [6]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.


          IVY GLOBAL FUND:

                                STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
                            CLASS A[1]  CLASS B[2]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:             5.64%       6.25%        N/A
            
          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]          8.05%       3.00%         N/A














                            NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
                            CLASS A[3]  CLASS B[4]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:            12.08%      11.25%        N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]          9.42%       5.22%        N/A
          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%.                 The Standardized Return figures
for Class B shares reflect                the deduction of the
applicable CDSC imposed on a redemption                of Class B
shares held for the period.

          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.

          [#]  The inception date for Ivy Global Fund (and Class
A shares                of the Fund) was April 18, 1991; the
inception date for                Class B shares of the Fund was
April 1, 1994; and the                inception date for the
Class C shares of the Fund is April                30, 1996.
Until December 31, 1994, Mackenzie Investment               
Management Inc. served as investment adviser to the Fund,         
      which until that date was a series of the Company.  

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been 5.37% and 7.02%,               
respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class B
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been 5.98% and 2.84%,               
respectively.

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 11.80% and
3.38%, respectively.

          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the












               period from inception through December 31, 1995
would have                been 10.97% and 5.05%, respectively.

          [5]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.

          [6]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.


          IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND

                                            STANDARDIZED
RETURN[*]                             CLASS A[1] CLASS B[2] CLASS
C[7] CLASS I[5]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:             6.17%      6.62%       N/A      
12.85%             
          Five years ended
            December 31,
            1995:            13.88%       N/A        N/A      
N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[6]         14.42%      8.57%       N/A     
10.41%


                                      NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**] 
                           CLASS A[3] CLASS B[4] CLASS C[7] CLASS
I[5]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:            12.65%     11.62%       N/A     
12.85%

          Five years ended
            December 31,
            1995:            15.24%       N/A        N/A       
N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[6]         15.13%     10.21%       N/A     
10.41%

          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%.                 The Standardized Return figures
for Class B shares reflect                the deduction of the
applicable CDSC imposed on a redemption                of Class B
shares held for the period.  Class I shares are               
not subject to an initial or a CDSC; therefore, the Non-          
    Standardized Return figures would be identical to the         
      Standardized Return figures.












          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.

          [#]  The inception date for Ivy International Fund (and
the Class                A shares of the Fund) was April 21,
1986; the inception date                for the Class B and Class
I shares of the Fund was                October 23, 1993; and the
inception date for the Class C                shares of the Fund
is April 30, 1996.

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995,
the five years ended December 31,                1995 and the
period from inception through December 31, 1995               
would have been 6.17%, 13.86% and 14.41%, respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class B
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been 6.62% and 8.57%,               
respectively.  (Since the inception date for Class B shares       
        of the Fund was October 23, 1993, there were no Class B   
            shares outstanding for the duration of the five year
period                ending December 31, 1995.)

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995, the five                years ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been 12.65%, 15.21% and                15.11%,
respectively.

          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 11.62% and
10.21%, respectively.  (Since the inception                date
for Class B shares of the Fund was October 23, 1993,              
 there were no Class B shares outstanding for the duration of     
          the five year period ending December 31, 1995.)

          [5]  Class I shares are not subject to an initial sales
charge or                a CDSC, therefore the Non-Standardized
and Standardized                Return figures are identical. 
(Since the inception date for                Class I shares of
the Fund was October 23, 1993, there were                no Class
I shares outstanding for the duration of the five               
year period ending December 31, 1995.)

          [6]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.













          [7]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.


          IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND

                                STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
                            CLASS A[1]  CLASS B[2]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:           (22.04)%    (22.90)%       N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]        (30.65)%    (30.06)%       N/A


                            NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
                            CLASS A[3]  CLASS B[4]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:           (17.28)%    (17.90)%       N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]        (26.93)%    (27.47)%       N/A
          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%.                 The Standardized Return figures
for Class B shares reflect                the deduction of the
applicable CDSC imposed on a redemption                of Class B
shares held for the period.

          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.

          [#]  The inception date for Ivy Latin America Strategy
Fund                (Class A and Class B shares) was November 1,
1994.  The                inception date for Class C shares of
the Fund is April 30,                1996. 

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been (28.49)% and                (36.91)%,
respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the












               Standardized Return for Class B shares for the one
year                ended December 31, 1995 and the period from
inception                through December 31, 1995 would have
been (29.29)% and                (36.10)%, respectively.

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been (24.09)% and
(33.57)%, respectively.

          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been (24.67)% and
(33.79)%, respectively.

          [5]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.

          [6]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.

          IVY NEW CENTURY FUND

                                STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
                            CLASS A[1]  CLASS B[2]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:              .29%        .62%        N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]        (11.54)%     (3.01)%       N/A


                            NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
                            CLASS A[3]  CLASS B[4]  CLASS C[6]

          One year ended
            December 31,
            1995:             6.40%       5.62%        N/A

          Inception[#] to
            December 31,
            1995:[5]         (6.88)%     (7.56)%       N/A
          _________________________

          [*]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                the deduction of the maximum initial sales
charge of 5.75%. 












               The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                the deduction of the applicable CDSC
imposed on a redemption                of Class B shares held for
the period.

          [**] The Non-Standardized Return figures do not reflect
the                deduction of any initial sales charge or CDSC.

          [#]  The inception date for Ivy New Century Fund (Class
A and                Class B shares) was November 1, 1994.  The
inception date                for Class C shares of the Fund is
April 30, 1996. 

          [1]  The Standardized Return figures for Class A shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class A
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been (3.34)% and                (15.73)%,
respectively.

          [2]  The Standardized Return figures for Class B shares
reflect                expense reimbursement.  Without expense
reimbursement, the                Standardized Return for Class B
shares for the one year                ended December 31, 1995
and the period from inception                through December 31,
1995 would have been (3.01)% and                (15.28)%,
respectively.

          [3]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class A
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class A                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 2.58% and
(11.28)%, respectively.

          [4]  The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class B
shares                reflect expense reimbursement.  Without
expense                reimbursement, the Non-Standardized Return
for Class B                shares for the one year ended December
31, 1995 and the                period from inception through
December 31, 1995 would have                been 1.82% and
(11.93)%, respectively.

          [5]  The total return for a period less than a full
year is                calculated on an aggregate basis and is
not annualized.

          [6]  Since the inception date for Class C shares of the
Fund is                April 30, 1996, there were no Class C
shares outstanding                during any of the relevant time
periods.

               CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN.  Cumulative total return
is the           cumulative rate of return on a hypothetical
initial investment of           $1,000 in a specific Class of
shares of a Fund for a specified           period.  Cumulative
total return quotations reflect changes in           the price of
a Fund's shares and assume that all dividends and          
capital gains distributions during the period were reinvested in  
        the Fund shares.  Cumulative total return is calculated
by           computing the cumulative rates of return of a
hypothetical












          investment in a specific Class of shares of a Fund over
such           periods, according to the following formula
(cumulative total           return is then expressed as a
percentage):

                    C = (ERV/P) - 1

          Where:    C    =    cumulative total return

                    P    =    a hypothetical initial investment
of $1,000                               to purchase shares of a
specific Class

                    ERV  =    ending redeemable value:  ERV is
the value,                               at the end of the
applicable period, of a                              
hypothetical $1,000 investment made at the                        
      beginning of the applicable period.

               IVY CANADA FUND.  The following table summarizes
the           calculation of Cumulative Total Return for the
periods indicated           through December 31, 1995, assuming
the maximum 5.75% sales           charge has been assessed.
                                                       SINCE      
                        ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS     INCEPTION[*]

          Class A              .26%      17.56%         10.03%    
      Class B              .74%      N/A[**]       (11.08)%       
   Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]        N/A[**]

               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                                       SINCE      
                        ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS     INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             6.37%     24.73%         16.74%     
     Class B             5.74%     N/A[**]        (7.37)%         
 Class C             N/A[**]   N/A[**]        N/A[**]

          ___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for Ivy Canada Fund (and the
Class A                shares of the Fund) was November 17, 1987;
the inception                date for the Class B shares of Ivy
Canada Fund was April 1,                1994.  Until December 31,
1994, Mackenzie Investment                Management, Inc. served
as investment adviser to Ivy Canada                Fund, which
until that date was a series of the Company.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               IVY CHINA REGION FUND.  The following table
summarizes the           calculation of Cumulative Total Return
for the periods indicated           through December 31, 1995,
assuming the maximum 5.75% sales           charge has been
assessed.












                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             (4.27)%   (16.83)%
          Class B             (4.17)%   (15.79)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]

               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             1.59%     (11.75)%
          Class B              .83%     (13.19)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]

          ___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for Ivy China Region Fund was
October 23,                1993.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               IVY GLOBAL FUND.  The following table summarizes
the           calculation of Cumulative Total Return for the
periods indicated           through December 31, 1995, assuming
the maximum 5.75% sales           charge has been assessed.
                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A              5.64%    44.00%
          Class B              6.25%     5.31%
          Class C              N/A[**]  N/A[**]

               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             12.08%    52.79%
          Class B             11.25%     9.31%
          Class C             N/A[**]   N/A[**]

          ___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for the Fund (and Class A
shares of the                Fund) was April 18, 1991; the
inception date for Class B                shares of the Fund was
April 1, 1994.  Until December 31,                1994, Mackenzie
Investment Management Inc. served as












               investment adviser to the Fund, which until that
date was a                series of the Company.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND.  The following table
summarizes the           calculation of Cumulative Total Return
for the periods indicated           through December 31, 1995,
assuming the maximum 5.75% sales           charge has been
assessed.
                                                       SINCE      
                        ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS     INCEPTION[*]

          Class A               6.17%   91.54%         268.32%    
      Class B               6.62%    N/A[**]        20.72%        
  Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]       N/A[**]          
Class I              12.85%    N/A[**]        24.25%

               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                                       SINCE      
                        ONE YEAR  FIVE YEARS     INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             12.65%    103.22%        290.79%    
      Class B             11.62%    N/A[**]         23.72%        
  Class C             N/A[**]   N/A[**]        N/A[**]          
Class I             12.85%    N/A[**]         24.25%          
___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for Ivy International Fund (and
the Class                A shares of the Fund) was April 21,
1986; the inception date                for the Class B and Class
I shares of Ivy International Fund                was October 23,
1993.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               IVY LATIN AMERICA STRATEGY FUND.  The following
table           summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for the           periods indicated through December 31,
1995, assuming the maximum           5.75% sales charge has been
assessed.

                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A              (22.04)% (34.59)%
          Class B              (22.90)% (33.95)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]
















               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             (17.28)%  (30.60)%
          Class B             (17.90)%  (31.20)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]

          ___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for Ivy Latin America Strategy
Fund was                November 1, 1994.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               IVY NEW CENTURY FUND.  The following table
summarizes the           calculation of Cumulative Total Return
for the periods indicated           through December 31, 1995,
assuming the maximum 5.75% sales           charge has been
assessed.
                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A              .29%     (13.25)%
          Class B              .62%     (12.40)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]

               The following table summarizes the calculation of
Cumulative           Total Return for the periods indicated
through December 31, 1995,           assuming the maximum 5.75%
sales charge has not been assessed.

                                        SINCE
                              ONE YEAR  INCEPTION[*]

          Class A             6.40%     (7.96)%
          Class B             5.62%     (8.75)%
          Class C              N/A[**]   N/A[**]

          ___________________________

          [*]  The inception date for Ivy New Century Fund was
November 1,                1994.

          [**] No such shares were outstanding for the duration
of the time                period indicated.

               OTHER QUOTATIONS, COMPARISONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATION.  The           foregoing computation methods are
prescribed for advertising and           other communications
subject to SEC Rule 482.  Communications not           subject to
this rule may contain a number of different measures           of
performance, computation methods and assumptions, including












          but not limited to:  historical total returns; results
of actual           or hypothetical investments; changes in
dividends, distributions           or share values; or any
graphic illustration of such data.  These           data may
cover any period of the Trust's existence and may or may          
not include the impact of sales charges, taxes or other factors.

               Performance quotations for a Fund will vary from
time to           time depending on market conditions, the
composition of the           Fund's portfolio and operating
expenses of that Fund.  These           factors and possible
differences in the methods used in           calculating
performance quotations should be considered when          
comparing performance information regarding a Fund's shares with  
        information published for other investment companies and
other           investment vehicles.  Performance quotations
should also be           considered relative to changes in the
value of a Fund's shares           and the risks associated with
a Fund's investment objectives and           policies.  At any
time in the future, performance quotations may           be
higher or lower than past performance quotations and there can    
      be no assurance that any historical performance quotation
will           continue in the future.

               The Funds may also cite endorsements or use for
comparison           their performance rankings and listings
reported in such           newspapers or business or consumer
publications as, among others:            AAII Journal, Barron's,
Boston Business Journal, Boston Globe,           Boston Herald,
Business Week, Consumer's Digest, Consumer Guide          
Publications, Changing Times, Financial Planning, Financial       
   World, Forbes, Fortune, Growth Fund Guide, Houston Post,       
   Institutional Investor, International Fund Monitor, Investor's 
         Daily, Los Angeles Times, Medical Economics, Miami
Herald, Money           Mutual Fund Forecaster, Mutual Fund
Letter, Mutual Fund Source           Book, Mutual Fund Values,
National Underwriter, Nelson's           Directory of Investment
Managers, New York Times, Newsweek, No           Load Fund
Investor, No Load Fund* X, Oakland Tribune, Pension          
World, Pensions and Investment Age, Personal Investor, Rugg and   
       Steele, Time, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today, The
Wall           Street Journal, and Washington Post.    

                                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               The Funds' Portfolios of Investments as of
December 31,           1995, Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31,           1995, Statements of Operations for
the fiscal year ended December           31, 1995, Statements of
Changes in Net Assets for the fiscal           years ended
December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994, Financial          
Highlights, Notes to Financial Statements, and Reports of         
 Independent Accountants are included in each Fund's December 31, 
         1995 Annual Report to shareholders, which are
incorporated by           reference into this SAI.  See the
Prospectus for the interim           unaudited financial
information for Ivy Global Science &           Technology Fund. 
The Statement of Assets and Liabilities for           each of Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund          
and Ivy International Small Companies Fund as of December 10,     
     1996 and the Notes thereto are attached hereto as Appendix
B.    












                                      APPENDIX A

              DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION
("S&P") AND              MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.
("MOODY'S") CORPORATE BOND AND                               
COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

          [From "Moody's Bond Record," November 1994 Issue 
(Moody's           Investor Service, New York, 1994), and
"Standard & Poor's           Municipal Ratings Handbook," October
1994 Issue (McGraw Hill, New           York, 1994).]

          MOODY'S:  

               (a)  CORPORATE BONDS.  Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's
are judged           by Moody's to be of the best quality,
carrying the smallest           degree of investment risk. 
Interest payments are protected by a           large or
exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure.           
Bonds rated Aa are judged by Moody's to be of high quality by all 
         standards.  Aa bonds are rated lower than Aaa bonds
because           margins of protection may not be as large as
those of Aaa bonds,           or fluctuations of protective
elements may be of greater           amplitude, or there may be
other elements present which make the           long-term risks
appear somewhat larger than those applicable to           Aaa
securities.  Bonds which are rated A by Moody's possess many      
    favorable investment attributes and are considered as upper   
       medium-grade obligations.  Factors giving security to
principal           and interest are considered adequate, but
elements may be present           which suggest a susceptibility
to impairment sometime in the           future.

               Bonds rated Baa by Moody's are considered medium-
grade           obligations, i.e., they are neither highly
protected nor poorly           secured.  Interest payments and
principal security appear           adequate for the present, but
certain protective elements may be           lacking or may be
characteristically unreliable over any great           length of
time.  Such bonds lack outstanding investment          
characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as   
       well.  Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have
speculative           elements; their future cannot be considered
well-assured.  Often           the protection of interest and
principal payments may be very           moderate and thereby not
well safeguarded during both good and           bad times over
the future.  Uncertainty of position characterizes          
bonds in this class.  Bonds which are rated B generally lack      
    characteristics of the desirable investment.  Assurance of    
      interest and principal payments of or maintenance of other
terms           of the contract over any long period of time may
be small.

               Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing.  
Such           issues may be in default or there may be present
elements of           danger with respect to principal or
interest.  Bonds which are           rated Ca represent
obligations which are speculative in a high           degree. 
Such issues are often in default or have other marked          
shortcomings.  Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class













          of bonds and issues so rated can be regarded as having
extremely           poor prospects of ever attaining any real
investment standing.

               (b)  COMMERCIAL PAPER.  The Prime rating is the
highest           commercial paper rating assigned by Moody's. 
Among the factors           considered by Moody's in assigning
ratings are the following:            (1) evaluation of the
management of the issuer; (2) economic           evaluation of
the issuer's industry or industries and an           appraisal of
speculative-type risks which may be inherent in           certain
areas; (3) evaluation of the issuer's products in          
relation to competition and customer acceptance; (4) liquidity;   
       (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend of
earnings           over a period of ten years; (7) financial
strength of a parent           company and the relationships
which exist with the issuer; and           (8) recognition by
management of obligations which may be present           or may
arise as a result of public interest questions and          
preparations to meet such obligations.  Issuers within this Prime 
         category may be given ratings 1, 2 or 3, depending on
the           relative strengths of these factors.  The
designation of Prime-1           indicates the highest quality
repayment capacity of the rated           issue.

          S&P:  

               (a)  CORPORATE BONDS.  An S&P corporate debt
rating is a           current assessment of the creditworthiness
of an obligor with           respect to a specific obligation. 
The ratings are based on           current information furnished
by the issuer or obtained by S&P           from other sources it
considers reliable.  The ratings described           below may be
modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to          
show relative standing within the major rating categories.

               Debt rated AAA by S&P is considered by S&P to be
the highest           grade obligation.  Capacity to pay interest
and repay principal           is extremely strong.  Debt rated AA
is judged by S&P to have a           very strong capacity to pay
interest and repay principal and           differs from the
highest rated issues only in small degree.  Debt           rated
A by S&P has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay          
principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to the        
  adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic        
  conditions than debt in higher rated categories.

               Debt rated BBB by S&P is regarded by S&P as having
an           adequate capacity to pay interest and repay
principal.  Although           such bonds normally exhibit
adequate protection parameters,           adverse economic
conditions or changing circumstances are more           likely to
lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay          
principal than debt in higher rated categories.

               Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C is regarded as
having           predominately speculative characteristics with
respect to           capacity to pay interest and repay
principal.  BB indicates the           least degree of
speculation and C the highest.  While such debt           will
likely have some quality and protective characteristics,












          these are outweighed by large uncertainties or
exposures to           adverse conditions.  Debt rated BB has
less near-term           vulnerability to default than other
speculative issues.  However,           it faces major ongoing
uncertainties or exposure to adverse           business,
financial or economic conditions which could lead to          
inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal         
 payments.  The BB rating category is also used for debt          
subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied 
         BBB- rating.  Debt rated B has a greater vulnerability
to default           but currently has the capacity to meet
interest payments and           principal repayments.  Adverse
business, financial, or economic           conditions will likely
impair capacity or willingness to pay           interest and
repay principal.  The B rating category is also used          
for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual   
       or implied BB or BB- rating.  Debt rated CCC has a
currently           identifiable vulnerability to default, and is
dependent upon           favorable business, financial, and
economic conditions to meet           timely payment of interest
and repayment of principal.  In the           event of adverse
business, financial or economic conditions, it           is not
likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay          
principal.  The CCC rating category is also used for debt         
 subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or
implied           B or B- rating.  The rating CC typically is
applied to debt           subordinated to senior debt which is
assigned an actual or           implied CCC debt rating.  The
rating C typically is applied to           debt subordinated to
senior debt which is assigned an actual or           implied CCC-
debt rating.  The C rating may be used to cover a          
situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt    
      service payments are continued.  

               (b)  COMMERCIAL PAPER.  An S&P commercial paper
rating is a           current assessment of the likelihood of
timely payment of debt           having an original maturity of
no more than 365 days.   

               Commercial paper rated A by S&P has the following  
        characteristics:  (i) liquidity ratios are adequate to
meet cash           requirements; (ii) long-term senior debt
rating should be A or           better, although in some cases
BBB credits may be allowed if           other factors outweigh
the BBB; (iii) the issuer should have           access to at
least one additional channel of borrowing; (iv)           basic
earnings and cash flow should have an upward trend with          
allowances made for unusual circumstances; and (v) typically the  
        issuer's industry should be well established and the
issuer           should have a strong position within its
industry and the           reliability and quality of management
should be unquestioned.            Issues rated A are further
referred to by use of numbers 1, 2 and           3 to denote
relative strength within this highest classification.           
For example, the A-1 designation indicates that the degree of     
     safety regarding timely payment of debt is strong.

               Issues rated B are regarded as having only
speculative           capacity for timely payment.  The C rating
is assigned to short-          term debt obligations with a
doubtful capacity for payment.













                                      APPENDIX B

                         STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES      
                         AS OF DECEMBER 10, 1996
                                         AND
                          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS       
  
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND
          STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________

          ASSETS
            Cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
      Deferred organization expenses  . . .     13,732            
Prepaid Blue Sky Fees . . . . . . . .     31,434                  
                                   -------               Total
Assets . . . . . . . . . . .     45,196                           
                          -------          LIABILITIES
            Due to affiliate  . . . . . . . . . .     45,166      
                                               -------
          NET ASSETS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
                                               =======          
CLASS A:
            Net asset value and 
               redemption price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)  . . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======            
Maximum offering price
               per share
               ($10.00 x 100 / 94.25)*  . . . . .    $ 10.61      
                                               =======          
CLASS B:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
CLASS C:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
            Capital paid-in . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
                                               =======

           *   On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price
is reduced.           **   Redemption price per share is equal to
the net asset value                per share less any applicable
contingent deferred sales                charge, up to a maximum
of 5%.

                       (See Notes to Financial Statements)    












             
         
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY ASIA PACIFIC FUND
          NOTES TO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________

          1. ORGANIZATION: Ivy Asia Pacific Fund is a diversified
series of           shares of Ivy Fund.  The shares of beneficial
interest are           assigned no par value and an unlimited
number of shares of Class           A, Class B and Class C are
authorized.  Ivy Fund was organized as           a Massachusetts
business trust under a Declaration of Trust dated          
December 21, 1983 and is registered under the Investment Company  
        Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management
investment           company.

          The Fund will commence operations on January 1, 1997. 
As of the           date of this report, operations have been
limited to           organizational matters and the issuance of
initial shares to           Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.
(MIMI).

          2. ORGANIZATION COSTS AND PREPAID BLUE SKY FEES:
Organization           expenses are being amortized over a five
year period from January           1, 1997, the commencement date
of operations.  Blue sky fees are           being amortized over
a one year period from Januray 1, 1997.            Such
organizational expenses and blue sky fees have been paid by       
   MIMI and will be reimbursed by the Fund.

          3.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:  Ivy Management, Inc.
(IMI), a           wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
Manager and Investment           Adviser of the Fund.  Currently,
IMI voluntarily limits the           Fund's total operating
expenses (excluding taxes, 12b-1 fees,           brokerage
commissions, interest, litigation and indemnification          
expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate 
         of 1.95% of its average net assets.

          MIMI provides certain administrative, accounting and
pricing           services for the Fund. 

          Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. (IMDI), a wholly owned 
         subsidiary of MIMI, is the underwriter and distributor
of the           Fund's shares, and as such, purchases shares
from the Fund at net           asset value to settle orders from
investment dealers.

          Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (IMSC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of           MIMI, is the transfer and shareholder
servicing agent for the           Fund.

          Officers of Ivy Fund are officers and/or employees of
MIMI, IMI,           IMDI and IMSC.  Such individuals are not
compensated by the Fund           for services in their capacity
as officers of Ivy Fund.  Trustees           of Ivy Fund who are
not affiliated with MIMI or IMI receive           compensation
from the Fund.    













                         STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES      
                         AS OF DECEMBER 10, 1996
                        AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS     
    
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
          STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________

          ASSETS
            Cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
      Deferred Organization Expenses  . . .     13,732            
Prepaid Blue Sky Fees . . . . . . . .     31,436                  
                                   -------               Total
Assets . . . . . . . . . . .     45,198                           
                          -------          LIABILITIES
            Due to affiliate  . . . . . . . . . .     45,168      
                                               -------
          NET ASSETS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
                                               =======          
CLASS A:
            Net asset value and 
               redemption price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)  . . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======            
Maximum offering price
               per share
               ($10.00 x 100 / 94.25)*  . . . . .    $ 10.61      
                                               =======          
CLASS B:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
CLASS C:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
            Capital paid-in . . . . . . . . . . .    $    30      
                                               =======

           *   On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price
is reduced.           **   Redemption price per share is equal to
the net asset value                per share less any applicable
contingent deferred sales                charge, up to a maximum
of 5%.

                       (See Notes to Financial Statements)    















             
         
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES FUND
          NOTES TO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________

          1. ORGANIZATION: Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund is a 
         diversified series of shares of Ivy Fund.  The shares of 
         beneficial interest are assigned no par value and an
unlimited           number of shares of Class A, Class B and
Class C are authorized.            Ivy Fund was organized as a
Massachusetts business trust under a           Declaration of
Trust dated December 21, 1983 and is registered           under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-       
  end management investment company.

          The Fund will commence operations on January 1, 1997. 
As of the           date of this report, operations have been
limited to           organizational matters and the issuance of
initial shares to           Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.
(MIMI).

          2. ORGANIZATION COSTS AND PREPAID BLUE SKY FEES:
Organization           expenses are being amortized over a five
year period from January           1, 1997, the commencement date
of operations.  Blue sky fees are           being amortized over
a one year period from Januray 1, 1997.            Such
organizational expenses and blue sky fees have been paid by       
   MIMI and will be reimbursed by the Fund.

          3.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:  Ivy Management, Inc.
(IMI), a           wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
Manager and Investment           Adviser of the Fund.  Currently,
IMI voluntarily limits the           Fund's total operating
expenses (excluding taxes, 12b-1 fees,           brokerage
commissions, interest, litigation and indemnification          
expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate 
         of 1.95% of its average net assets.

          MIMI provides certain administrative, accounting and
pricing           services for the Fund. 

          Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. (IMDI), a wholly owned 
         subsidiary of MIMI, is the underwriter and distributor
of the           Fund's shares, and as such, purchases shares
from the Fund at net           asset value to settle orders from
investment dealers.

          Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (IMSC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of           MIMI, is the transfer and shareholder
servicing agent for the           Fund.

          Officers of Ivy Fund are officers and/or employees of
MIMI, IMI,           IMDI and IMSC.  Such individuals are not
compensated by the Fund           for services in their capacity
as officers of Ivy Fund.  Trustees           of Ivy Fund who are
not affiliated with MIMI or IMI receive           compensation
from the Fund.    













                         STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES      
                         AS OF DECEMBER 10, 1996
                        AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS     
    
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND
          STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________ 
         ASSETS
            Cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    40      
      Deferred organization expenses  . . .     13,755            
Prepaid Blue Sky Fees . . . . . . . .     32,020                  
                                   -------               Total
Assets . . . . . . . . . . .     45,815                           
                          -------          LIABILITIES
            Due to affiliate  . . . . . . . . . .     45,775      
                                               -------         
NET ASSETS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    40                
                                     =======           CLASS A:
            Net asset value and 
               redemption price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)  . . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======            
Maximum offering price
               per share
               ($10.00 x 100 / 94.25)*  . . . . .    $ 10.61      
                                               =======          
CLASS B:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
CLASS C:
            Net asset value and
               offering price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)**  . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
CLASS I:
            Net asset value, offering price, 
               and redemption price per share
               ($10 / 1 share outstanding)  . . .    $ 10.00      
                                               =======          
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
            Capital paid-in . . . . . . . . . . .    $    40      
                                               =======           
*   On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price is reduced.  
        **   Redemption price per share is equal to the net asset
value                per share less any applicable contingent
deferred sales                charge, up to a maximum of 5%.

                       (See Notes to Financial Statements)    













             
         
_________________________________________________________________ 
         IVY INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANIES FUND
          NOTES TO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
          DECEMBER 10, 1996
         
_________________________________________________________________

          1. ORGANIZATION: Ivy International Small Companies Fund
is a           diversified series of shares of Ivy Fund.  The
shares of           beneficial interest are assigned no par value
and an unlimited           number of shares of Class A, Class B,
Class C and Class I are           authorized.  Ivy Fund was
organized as a Massachusetts business           trust under a
Declaration of Trust dated December 21, 1983 and is          
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,  
        as an open-end management investment company.

          The Fund will commence operations on January 1, 1997. 
As of the           date of this report, operations have been
limited to           organizational matters and the issuance of
initial shares to           Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.
(MIMI).

          2. ORGANIZATION COSTS AND PREPAID BLUE SKY FEES:
Organization           expenses are being amortized over a five
year period from January           1, 1997, the commencement date
of operations.  Blue sky fees are           being amortized over
a one year period from Januray 1, 1997.            Such
organizational expenses and blue sky fees have been paid by       
   MIMI and will be reimbursed by the Fund.

          3.  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:  Ivy Management, Inc.
(IMI), a           wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
Manager and Investment           Adviser of the Fund.  Currently,
IMI voluntarily limits the           Fund's total operating
expenses (excluding taxes, 12b-1 fees,           brokerage
commissions, interest, litigation and indemnification          
expenses, and any other extraordinary expenses) to an annual rate 
         of 1.95% of its average net assets.

          MIMI provides certain administrative, accounting and
pricing           services for the Fund. 

          Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. (IMDI), a wholly owned 
         subsidiary of MIMI, is the underwriter and distributor
of the           Fund's shares, and as such, purchases shares
from the Fund at net           asset value to settle orders from
investment dealers.

          Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (IMSC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of           MIMI, is the transfer and shareholder
servicing agent for the           Fund.

          Officers of Ivy Fund are officers and/or employees of
MIMI, IMI,           IMDI and IMSC.  Such individuals are not
compensated by the Fund           for services in their capacity
as officers of Ivy Fund.  Trustees           of Ivy Fund who are
not affiliated with MIMI or IMI receive           compensation
from the Fund.    













                                      APPENDIX C

                        SELECTED ECONOMIC AND MARKET DATA FOR     
                  ASIA PACIFIC AND CHINA REGION COUNTRIES         
  
               The information set forth in this Appendix has
been           extracted from various government and private
publications. Ivy           China Region Fund and the Trust's
Board of Trustees make no           representation as to the
accuracy of such information, nor has           the Fund or the
Trust's Board of Trustees attempted to verify it.            
               The China Region, one of the fastest growing areas
of the           world, is diverse, dynamic and evolving. In
terms of population,           this region is almost ten times
the size of the United States and           is five times the
size of Europe.

               Countries in this region are at various stages of
economic           development. Hong Kong and Singapore are at a
more advanced stage           of economic growth while countries
such as Indonesia and China           are at the early stages of
economic development. GDP per capita           data presented
below illustrates this point. The following table           shows
the GDP, population and per capita GDP of the China Region        
  countries and, for comparison purposes, the United States.      
     
                                         1994
                                                                  
                                        GDP ($US       POPULATION 
   PER CAPITA                               BILLIONS)     
(MILLIONS)     GDP ($US)                               ---------  
   ---------      ---------          Hong Kong           131.8    
     5.7            23,123           Korea               379.6    
     43.4           8,747           Singapore           60.7      
    2.7            22,481           Taiwan              228.9     
    20.6           11,112           Thailand            143.2     
    54.5           2,628           Malaysia            71.6       
   17.6           4,068           Indonesia           159.7       
  129.4          890           Philippines         63.9          
60.6           1,055           China               529.2         
1,131.9        467           China Region        1,767.6       
1,516.4        1,166           USA                 6,738.4       
248.7          27,095            
          Source: International Marketing Data and Statistics,
19th Ed.           (Euromonitor 1995).
           
               Total GDP for the China Region was about $1.7
billion in           1994, approximately one quarter of the GDP
of the United States.           Year over year growth in GDP for
the China Region is significant,           averaging 9.50% for
the five-year period 1990-1994 compared with           only 3.39%
for the United States for the same period. The          
following tables show the annual change in real GDP and          
inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Indexes (CPI), in    
      1990-1994 and the average for the five-year period
1990-1994.            













                        CHANGE IN REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

                                                                
AVERAGE                          1990    1991    1992    1993   
1994    1990-94                          -----   -----   -----  
- -----   ------  -------          Hong Kong      2.99%   3.94%  
14.31%  14.75%  13.69%  9.94%           Korea          9.05%  
8.38%   4.68%   7.43%   14.06%  8.72%           Singapore     
8.37%   6.79%   14.49%  7.81%   10.38%  9.57%           Taiwan    
    5.00%   7.30%   11.70%  6.97%   3.80%   6.95%          
Thailand       10.27%  8.00%   8.50%   13.65%  14.36%  10.96%     
     Malaysia       9.95%   8.90%   22.32%  5.89%   11.05% 
11.62%           Indonesia      6.99%   6.35%   9.05%   13.10% 
10.36%  9.17%           Philippines    2.44%   -1.02%  16.50% 
1.87%   17.46%  7.45%           China          5.37%   6.42%  
14.85%  25.03%  -6.72%  8.99%           United States  0.64%  
- -1.34%  5.81%   5.62%   6.23%   3.39%            
          Sources: 1989-1991 China Region countries, except
Taiwan: World           Tables 1993, A World Bank Book; 1989-1991
Taiwan: Baring           Securities, Pacific Rim Stock Market
Review, July 1993; 1992-1994           China Region countries:
International Marketing Data and           Statistics, 19th Ed.
(Euromonitor 1995).

                           CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES

                                                                
AVERAGE                          1990    1991    1992    1993   
1994    1990-94                          -----   -----   -----  
- -----   -----   -------          Hong Kong      9.76%   10.98% 
9.40%   8.54%   8.00%   9.34%           Korea          8.56%  
9.59%   6.30%   4.84%   6.22%   7.10%           Singapore     
3.46%   3.44%   2.30%   2.42%   3.01%   2.93%           Taiwan    
    4.10%   3.60%   4.40%   *       *%      4.03%          
Thailand       5.94%   5.69%   4.10%   3.31%   5.65%   4.94%      
    Malaysia       2.66%   4.34%   4.80%   3.59%   *%      3.85%  
        Indonesia      7.39%   9.31%   7.20%   9.23%   6.28%  
7.88%           Philippines    14.18%  18.74%  8.90%   7.60%   *% 
    12.36%           China          1.35%   2.90%   5.40%   *     
 16.97%  6.66%           United States  5.41%   4.26%   3.00%  
3.00%   2.57%   3.65%

          Sources: 1989-91 China Region countries, except Taiwan
and           1991-1992 China: World Tables 1993, A World Bank
Book; 1989-1991           Taiwan: Baring Securities, Pacific Rim
Stock Market Review, July           1993; 1991-1992 China: China
Statistical Yearbook; 1992 China           Region countries:
Morgan Stanley Investment Research Japan &           Asia/Pacific
June/July, 1993; 1993-1994 China Region countries,          
except Taiwan and China: International Marketing Data and         
 Statistics, 19th Ed. (Euromonitor 1995).
           
          * Not available. Average reflects data from available
years.            
               As the economic in the China Region have
experienced           different levels of growth, so too have
their stock markets.           Countries in the China Region now
account for nearly 9.4% of           world stock market
capitalization. The following tables show the













          capitalization of the stock markets, and the changes in
stock           prices as measured by the local stock indexes.
           
                      STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION ($US MILLIONS)  
         
                         1990      1991      1992      1993     
1994                          -------   -------   -------   -----
- --   -------          China          --        2,028     18,255   
40,567    43,521           Hong Kong      83,397    121,986  
172,106   385,247   269,508           Korea          110,594  
96,373    107,448   139,420   191,778           Singapore     
34,308    47,637    48,818    132,742   134,516           Taiwan  
      100,710   124,864   101,124   195,191   242,325          
Thailand       23,896    35,815    58,259    130,510   131,479    
      Malaysia       48,611    58,627    94,004    220,328  
199,276           Indonesia      8,081     6,823     12,038   
32,953    47,241           Philippines    5,927     10,197   
13,794    40,327    55,519

          Sources: Emerging Stock Market Fact Book 1995,
International           Finance Corp.
           
                          ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN LOCAL      
                           STOCK MARKET INDEXES
           
                         1990      1991      1992      1993     
1994                          ------    ------    ------    -----
- -    ------          China          --        192.80%   166.53%  
6.84%     -22.30%           Hong Kong      6.63%     42.08%   
28.27%    115.70%   28.8%           Korea          -23.48%  
- -12.24%   11.05%    27.67%    18.61%           Singapore     
- -22.06%   29.12%    2.26%     48.30%    3.30%           Taiwan    
    -52.93%   1.56%     -26.60%   79.76%    17.36%          
Thailand       -30.29%   16.07%    25.59%    88.36%    -19.18%    
      Malaysia       -10.02%   9.94%     15.77%    98.04%   
- -23.85%           Indonesia      4.53%     -40.79%   10.89%   
114.61%   -20.23%           Philippines    -45.10%   94.77%   
5.27%     166.60%   -12.84%

          Sources: China Region countries, except Singapore,
Emerging Stock           Market Fact Book 1995, International
Finance Corp.; Hong Kong and           Singapore 1988-1992:
Baring Securities, Pacific Rim Stock Market           Review,
July 1993; Hong Kong and Singapore 1993: Jardine Fleming,         
 January 1994; Hong Kong and Singapore 1994: Morgan Stanley.

               Equity valuations in the China Region, as measured
by           price/earnings ratios, also vary from country to
country           according to economic growth forecasts,
corporate earnings growth           forecasts, the outlook for
inflation, exchange rates and overall           investor
sentiment.
           
                                PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOS

                         1990      1991      1992      1993     
1994                          -----     -----     -----     ----- 
   -----          Hong Kong      10.5      12.9      15.8      *  
      13.3           Korea          16.4      21.3      21.4     
25.1      34.5           Singapore      16.3      17.7      16.1  
   *         19.5












          Taiwan         25.0      22.3      16.6      34.7     
36.8           Thailand       8.7       12.0      13.9      27.5  
   21.2           Malaysia       23.6      21.3      21.8     
43.5      29.0           Indonesia      20.3      11.6      12.2  
   28.9      20.2           Philippines    11.3      11.3     
14.1      38.8      30.8

          Sources: 1989-1992 Hong Kong and Singapore: Morgan
Stanley;           1989-1993 all other China Region countries:
Emerging Stock Market           Fact Book 1995, International
Finance Corp.; Hong Kong and           Singapore 1994: Morgan
Stanley.
           
          * Not available.
           
               The following table shows changes in the exchange
rate of           the currency of each China Region country
relative to the U.S.           dollar for the years ended
December 31, 1990-1994.            
                    CURRENCY MOVEMENTS VERSUS US DOLLAR (%
CHANGE)

                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
               --------------------------------------------------
- ------                            1990      1991      1992     
1993      1994                             ------    -----     --
- ----    ------    -----          Hong Kong         0.10%    
0.30%     0.50%     0.20%     0%           Korea            
- -5.19%    -5.83%    -3.77%    -2.44%    -6.13%          
Singapore         9.20%     7.40%     -1.20%    2.30%     10.2%   
       Taiwan            -2.18%    4.43%     1.31%     -4.51%   
- -2.73%           Thailand          1.20%     1.00%     -1.70%   
- -0.20%    -1.47%           Malaysia          0.01%     -0.82%   
4.03%     -2.90%    -3.38%           Indonesia         -4.87%   
- -4.79%    -3.85%    -1.88%    4.51%           Philippines      
- -19.96%   4.02%     2.15%     -5.19%    -9.62%           China
(Official)  -9.80%    -3.10%    -7.50%    -0.90%    4.51%         
 China (SWAP)      3.70%     -4.10%    -19.80%   -11.50%   *%

          Sources: China Region countries, except Hong Kong and
Singapore:           Emerging Stock Market Fact Book 1995,
International Finance           Corp.; Hong Kong, Singapore and
China, 1988-1992: Baring           Securities, Pacific Rim Stock
Market Review, July 1993; 1993 Hong           Kong and Singapore:
Jardine Fleming; 1993 China: Mees Pierson           Securities,
Inc.; 1994 Hong Kong and Singapore: Morgan Stanley.

          * Dual exchange rates were eliminated in 1994.    

























          PART C.   OTHER INFORMATION

          Item 24:  Financial Statements and Exhibits

               (a)  Financial Statements:  

                    -    Included in Part A:  Not applicable.

                    -    Included in Part B:  Statement of Assets
and                          Liabilities as of December 10, 1996
and Related                          Notes

               (b)  Exhibits:

                    1.   (a)  Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust                               dated December 10, 1992 filed
with Post-                              Effective Amendment No.
71 to Registration                               Statement No.
2-17613 and incorporated by                              
reference herein.

                         (b)  Amendment to Amended and Restated
Declaration                               of Trust filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 73 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (c)  Amendment to Amended and Restated
Declaration                               of Trust filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 74 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (d)  Establishment and Designation of
Additional                               Series (Ivy Emerging
Growth Fund) filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 73 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (e)  Redesignation of Shares (Ivy Growth
with                               Income Fund--Class A) and
Establishment and                               Designation of
Additional Class (Ivy Growth                               with
Income Fund--Class C) filed with Post-                            
 Effective Amendment No. 73 to Registration                       
       Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                  
            reference herein.

                         (f)  Redesignation of Shares (Ivy
Emerging Growth                               Fund--Class A, Ivy
Growth Fund--Class A and                               Ivy
International Fund--Class A) filed with                           
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to                             
 Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                           
   incorporated by reference herein.

                         (g)  Establishment and Designation of
Additional                               Series (Ivy China Region
Fund) filed with                               Post-Effective
Amendment No. 74 to












                              Registration Statement No. 2-17613
and                               incorporated by reference
herein.

                         (h)  Establishment and Designation of
Additional                               Class (Ivy China Region
Fund--Class B, Ivy                               Emerging Growth
Fund--Class B, Ivy Growth                               Fund--
Class B, Ivy Growth with Income Fund--                            
 Class B and Ivy International Fund--Class B)                     
         filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 74               
               for Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and         
                     incorporated by reference herein.

                         (i)  Establishment and Designation of
Additional                               Class (Ivy International
Fund--Class I) filed                               with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 74 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (j)  Establishment and Designation of
Series and                               Classes (Ivy Latin
American Strategy Fund--                              Class A and
Class B, Ivy New Century Fund--                             
Class A and Class B) filed with Post-                             
Effective Amendment No. 75 to Registration                        
      Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                   
           reference herein.

                         (k)  Establishment and Designation of
Series and                               Classes (Ivy
International Bond Fund--Class A                              
and Class B) filed with Post-Effective                            
  Amendment No. 76 to Registration Statement                      
        No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                 
             herein. 

                         (l)  Establishment and Designation of
Series and                               Classes (Ivy Bond Fund,
Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy                               Global Fund,
Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government                              
Securities Fund (now known as Ivy Short-Term                      
        Bond Fund) -- Class A and Class B) filed with             
                 Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to               
               Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and             
                 incorporated by reference herein.

                         (m)  Redesignation of Ivy Short-Term
U.S.                               Government Securities Fund as
Ivy Short-Term                               Bond Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 81 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (n)  Redesignation of Shares (Ivy Money
Market                               Fund--Class A and Ivy Money
Market Fund--                              Class B) filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 84 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.













                         (o)  Form of Establishment and
Designation of                               Additional Class
(Ivy Bond Fund--Class C; Ivy                               Canada
Fund--Class C; Ivy China Region Fund--                            
 Class C; Ivy Emerging Growth Fund--Class C;                      
        Ivy Global Fund--Class C; Ivy Growth Fund--               
              Class C; Ivy Growth with Income Fund--Class         
                     C; Ivy International Fund--Class C; Ivy
Latin                               America Strategy Fund--Class
C; Ivy                               International Bond Fund--
Class C; Ivy Money                               Market Fund--
Class C; Ivy New Century Fund--                             
Class C) filed with Post-Effective Amendment                      
        No. 84 to Registration Statement No. 2-17613              
                and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (p)  Establishment and Designation of
Series and                               Classes (Ivy Global
Science & Technology                               Fund--Class A,
Class B, Class C and Class I)                               filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                         
     incorporated by reference herein.

                         (q)  Establishment and designation of
Series and                               Classes (Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund--                              Class A,
Class B and Class C; Ivy Asia                               
Pacific Fund--Class A, Class B and Class C;                       
        Ivy International Small Companies Fund--Class             
                 A, Class B, Class C and Class I) filed with      
                        this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to   
                           Registration Statement No. 2-17613.

                    2.   By-Laws, as amended and filed with Post-
Effective                          Amendment No. 48 to
Registration Statement No. 2-                         17613 and
incorporated by reference herein.

                    3.   Not Applicable

                    4.   (a)  Specimen Securities for Ivy Growth
Fund, Ivy                               Growth with Income Fund,
Ivy International                               Fund and Ivy
Money Market Fund filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 49 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (b)  Specimen Security for Ivy Emerging
Growth                               Fund filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No.                               70 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (c)  Specimen Security for Ivy China
Region Fund                               filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 74 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.














                         (d)  Specimen Security for Ivy Latin
American                               Strategy Fund filed with
Post-Effective                               Amendment No. 75 to
Registration Statement                               No. 2-17613
and incorporated by reference                              
herein.

                         (e)  Specimen Security for Ivy New
Century Fund                               filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 75 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (f)  Specimen Security for Ivy
International Bond                               Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No.                               76 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (g)  Specimen Securities for Ivy Bond
Fund, Ivy                               Canada Fund, Ivy Global
Fund, and Ivy Short-                              Term U.S.
Government Securities Fund filed                              
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                         
     incorporated by reference herein.

                    5.   (a)  Master Business Management and
Investment                               Advisory Agreement
between Ivy Fund and Ivy                              
Management, Inc. and Supplements for Ivy                          
    Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy                 
             International Fund and Ivy Money Market Fund         
                     filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 68
to                               Registration Statement No.
2-17613 and                               incorporated by
reference herein.

                         (b)  Subadvisory Contract by and among
Ivy Fund,                               Ivy Management, Inc. and
Boston Overseas                               Investors, Inc.
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 68 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by the reference                     
         herein.

                         (c)  Assignment Agreement relating to
Subadvisory                               Contract filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 74 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (d)  Business Management and Investment
Advisory                               Agreement Supplement for
Ivy Emerging Growth                               Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No.                               74 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (e)  Business Management and Investment
Advisory                               Agreement Supplement for
Ivy China Region                               Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No.













                              71 to Registration Statement No.
2-17613 and                               incorporated by
reference herein.

                         (f)  Form of Business Management and
Investment                               Advisory Supplement for
Ivy Latin America                               Strategy Fund
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 75 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                         
     herein.

                         (g)  Form of Business Management and
Investment                               Advisory Agreement
Supplement for Ivy New                               Century Fund
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 75 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                         
     herein.

                         (h)  Form of Business Management and
Investment                               Advisory Agreement
Supplement for Ivy                               International
Bond Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 76 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.

                         (i)  Business Management and Investment
Advisory                               Agreement Supplement for
Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy                               Global Fund and
Ivy Short-Term U.S.                               Government
Securities Fund filed with Post-                             
Effective Amendment No. 81 to Registration                        
      Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                   
           reference herein.

                         (j)  Master Business Management
Agreement between                               Ivy Fund and Ivy
Management, Inc. filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 81 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (k)  Form of Supplement to Master
Business                               Agreement between Ivy Fund
and Ivy                               Management, Inc. (Ivy
Canada Fund) filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 77 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (l)  Form of Investment Advisory
Agreement between                               Ivy Fund and
Mackenzie Financial Corporation                              
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to                     
         Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                   
           incorporated by reference herein.

                         (m)  Form of Supplement to Master
Business                               Management and Investment
Advisory Agreement                               between Ivy Fund
and Ivy Management, Inc.












                              (Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund) filed                               with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 86 to                               Registration
Statement No. 2-17613 and                              
incorporated by reference herein.

                         (n)  Form of Supplement to Master
Business                               Management and Investment
Advisory Agreement                               between Ivy Fund
and Ivy Management, Inc.                               (Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund and Ivy International                              
Small Companies Fund) filed with this Post-                       
      Effective Amendment No. 89 to Registration                  
            Statement No. 2-17613.

                         (o)  Form of Supplement to Master
Business                               Management Agreement
between Ivy Fund and Ivy                              
Management, Inc. (Ivy Global Natural                              
Resources Fund) filed with this Post-                             
Effective Amendment No. 89 to Registration                        
      Statement No. 2-17613.

                         (p)  Form of Supplement to Investment
Advisory                               Agreement between Ivy Fund
and Mackenzie                               Financial Corporation
(Ivy Global Natural                               Resources Fund)
filed with this Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 89 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613.

                    6.   (a)  Dealer Agreement, as amended and
filed with                               Post-Effective Amendment
No. 70 to                               Registration Statement
No. 2-17613 and                               incorporated by
reference herein.

                         (b)  Amended and Restated Distribution
Agreement                               filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 73 to                               Registration
Statement No. 2-17613 and                              
incorporated by reference herein.

                         (c)  Addendum to Amended and Restated
Distribution                               Agreement filed with
Post-Effective Amendment                               No. 73 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613                              
and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (d)  Addendum to Amended and Restated
Distribution                               Agreement (Ivy Money
Market Fund--Class A and                               Class B)
filed with Post-Effective Amendment                              
No. 84 to Registration Statement No. 2-17613                      
        and incorporated by reference herein.

                         (e)  Form of Addendum to Amended and
Restated                               Distribution Agreement
(Class C) filed with                               Post-Effective
Amendment No. 84 to                               Registration
Statement No. 2-17613 and                              
incorporated by reference herein.













                         (f)  Form of Addendum to Amended and
Restated                               Distribution Agreement
(Ivy Global Science &                               Technology
Fund--Class A, Class B, Class C                               and
Class I) filed with Post-Effective                              
Amendment No. 86 to Registration Statement                        
      No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                   
           herein.

                         (g)  Form of Addendum to Amended and
Restated                               Distribution Agreement
(Ivy Global Natural                               Resources Fund-
- -Class A, Class B and Class C;                               Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund--Class A, Class B and                           
   Class C; Ivy International Small Companies                     
         Fund--Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I)            
                  filed with this Post-Effective Amendment No.    
                          89 to Registration Statement No.
2-17613.

                    7.   Not Applicable

                    8.   Custodian Agreement between Ivy Fund and
Brown                          Brothers Harriman & Co. filed with
Post-Effective                          Amendment No. 74 to
Registration No. 2-17613 and                         
incorporated by reference herein.

                    9.   (a)  Master Administrative Services
Agreement                               between Ivy Fund and
Mackenzie Investment                               Management
Inc. and Supplements for Ivy                               Growth
Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy                            
  International Fund and Ivy Money Market Fund                    
          filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 68 to           
                   Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and         
                     incorporated by reference herein.

                         (b)  Addendum to Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy
International Fund filed                               with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 74 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (c)  Administrative Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy Emerging Growth
Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 73 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.
                         (d)  Administrative Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy China Region
Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 73 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.

                         (e)  Administrative Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Class I Shares of
Ivy International Fund                               filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to













                              Registration Statement No. 2-17613
and                               incorporated by reference
herein.

                         (f)  Master Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               between Ivy Fund and
Mackenzie Investment                               Management
Inc. and Supplements for Ivy                               Growth
Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund and Ivy                            
  Money Market Fund filed with Post-Effective                     
         Amendment No. 73 to Registration Statement               
               No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference          
                    herein.

                         (g)  Fund Accounting Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy Growth with
Income Fund filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 73 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (h)  Fund Accounting Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy China Region
Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 73 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.

                         (i)  Transfer Agency and Shareholder
Services                               Agreement between Ivy Fund
and Ivy                               Management, Inc. filed with
Post-Effective                               Amendment No. 71 to
Registration Statement                               No. 2-17613
and incorporated by reference                              
herein.

                         (j)  Addendum to Transfer Agency and
Shareholder                               Services Agreement
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 73 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                         
     herein. 

                         (k)  Assignment Agreement relating to
Transfer                               Agency and Shareholder
Services Agreement                               filed with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 74 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (l)  Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Latin
America Strategy                               Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No.                               75 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (m)  Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy New
Century Fund filed                               with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 75 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.












                         (n)  Form of Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Latin
America Strategy                               Fund filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No.                               75 to
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (o)  Form of Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy New
Century Fund filed                               with Post-
Effective Amendment No. 75 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (p)  Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy
International Bond Fund                               filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (q)  Form of Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               Supplement for 
International Bond Fund filed                               with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (r)  Addendum to Transfer Agency and
Shareholder                               Services Agreement
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 76 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                         
     herein.

                         (s)  Addendum to Transfer Agency and
Shareholder                               Services Agreement
filed with Post-Effective                               Amendment
No. 77 to Registration Statement                              
No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                         
     herein.

                         (t)  Administrative Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy
Global Fund and Ivy                               Short-Term U.S.
Government Securities Fund                               filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                         
     incorporated by reference herein.

                         (u)  Fund Accounting Services Agreement
Supplement                               for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy
Global Fund and Ivy                               Short-Term U.S.
Government Securities Fund                               filed
with Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                         
     incorporated by reference herein.

                         (v)  Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Bond
Fund, Ivy Canada                               Fund, Ivy China
Region Fund, Ivy Emerging                               Growth
Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Growth












                              Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund,
Ivy                               International Fund, Ivy
International Bond                               Fund, Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund, Ivy                               Money
Market Fund and Ivy New Century Fund                              
filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to                     
         Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                   
           incorporated by reference herein.

                         (w)  Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency
and                               Shareholder Services Agreement
filed with                               Post-Effective Amendment
No. 84 to                               Registration Statement
No. 2-17613 and                               incorporated by
reference herein.

                         (x)  Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Global
Science &                               Technology Fund filed
with Post-Effective                               Amendment No.
86 to Registration Statement                               No.
2-17613 and incorporated by reference                             
 herein.

                         (y)  Form of Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Global
Science &                               Technology Fund filed
with Post-Effective                               Amendment No.
86 to Registration Statement                               No.
2-17613 and incorporated by reference                             
 herein.

                         (z)  Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency
and                               Shareholder Services Agreement
for Ivy Global                               Science & Technology
Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 86 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.

                         (aa) Form of Administrative Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Global
Natural Resources                               Fund, Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund and Ivy                               International
Small Companies Fund filed with                              
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613.

                         (bb) Form of Fund Accounting Services
Agreement                               Supplement for Ivy Global
Natural Resources                               Fund, Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund and Ivy                               International
Small Companies Fund filed with                              
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to                           
   Registration Statement No. 2-17613. 

                         (cc) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency
and                               Shareholder Services Agreement
for Ivy Global                               Natural Resources
Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund                               and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund













                              filed with this Post-Effective
Amendment No.                               89 to Registration
Statement No. 2-17613.

                    10.  Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price &
Rhoads,                          filed herewith.

                    11.  Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

                    12.  Report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

                    13.  Not applicable

                    14.  Not applicable

                    15.  (a)  Amended and Restated Distribution
Plan for                               Class A shares of Ivy
China Region Fund, Ivy                               Growth Fund,
Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy                              
International Fund and Ivy Emerging Growth                        
      Fund filed with Post-Effective Amendment No.                
              73 to Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and        
                      incorporated by reference herein.

                         (b)  Distribution Plan for Class B
shares of Ivy                               China Region Fund,
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy                               Growth with
Income Fund, Ivy International                               Fund
and Ivy Emerging Growth Fund filed with                           
   Post-Effective Amendment No. 73 to                             
 Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                           
   incorporated by reference herein.

                         (c)  Distribution Plan for Class C
Shares of Ivy                               Growth with Income
Fund filed with Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 73 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613 and incorporated by                         
     reference herein.

                         (d)  Form of Rule 12b-1 Related
Agreement filed                               with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 73 to                               Registration
Statement No. 2-17613 and                              
incorporated by reference herein.

                         (e)  Supplement to Master Amended and
Restated                               Distribution Plan for Ivy
Fund Class A Shares                               filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein. 

                         (f)  Supplement to Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund                               Class B Shares filed with
Post-Effective                               Amendment No. 76 to
Registration Statement                               No. 2-17613
and incorporated by reference                              
herein.














                         (g)  Supplement to Master Amended and
Restated                               Distribution Plan for Ivy
Fund Class A Shares                               filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (h)  Supplement to Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund                               Class B Shares filed with
Post-Effective                               Amendment No. 77 to
Registration Statement                               No. 2-17613
and incorporated by reference                              
herein.

                         (i)  Form of Supplement to Distribution
Plan for                               Ivy Growth with Income
Fund Class C Shares                               (Redesignation
as Class D Shares) filed with                               Post-
Effective Amendment No. 84 to                              
Registration Statement No. 2-17613 and                            
  incorporated by reference herein.

                         (j)  Form of Distribution Plan for Class
C shares                               of Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy
Canada Fund, Ivy China                               Region Fund,
Ivy Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy                              
Global Fund, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with                     
         Income Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy                 
             International Bond Fund, Ivy Latin America           
                   Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund filed   
                           with Post-Effective Amendment No. 85
to                               Registration Statement No.
2-17613 and                               incorporated by
reference herein.

                         (k)  Form of Supplement to Master
Amended and                               Restated Distribution
Plan for Ivy Fund Class                               A Shares
(Ivy Global Science & Technology                              
Fund), filed with Post-Effective Amendment                        
      No. 87 to Registration Statement No. 2-17613                
              and incorporated by reference herein. 

                         (l)  Form of Supplement to Distribution
Plan for                               Ivy Fund Class B Shares
(Ivy Global Science &                               Technology
Fund), filed with Post-Effective                              
Amendment No. 87 to Registration Statement                        
      No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                   
           herein.

                         (m)  Form of Supplement to Distribution
Plan for                               Ivy Fund Class C Shares
(Ivy Global Science &                               Technology
Fund), filed with Post-Effective                              
Amendment No. 87 to Registration Statement                        
      No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                   
           herein.

                         (n)  Form of Supplement to Master
Amended and                               Restated Distribution
Plan for Ivy Fund Class                               A Shares
(Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,












                              Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
International                               Small Companies
Fund), filed with this Post-                             
Effective Amendment No. 89 to Registration                        
      Statement No. 2-17613.

                         (o)  Form of Supplement to Distribution
Plan for                               Ivy Fund Class B Shares
(Ivy Global Natural                                Resources
Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy                              
International Small Companies Fund), filed                        
      with this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to                
              Registration Statement No. 2-17613.

                         (p)  Form of Supplement to Distribution
Plan for                               Ivy Fund Class C Shares
(Ivy Global Natural                               Resources Fund,
Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy                              
International Small Companies Fund), filed                        
      with this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to                
              Registration Statement No. 2-17613.

                    16.  Schedule of Computation of Standardized  
                       Performance Quotations filed with Post-
Effective                          Amendment No. 71 to
Registration Statement No. 2-                         17613 and
incorporated by reference herein.

                    17.  Not applicable.

                    18.  (a)  Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the                               Investment Company Act of
1940 filed with                               Post-Effective
Amendment No. 83 to                               Registration
Statement No. 2-17613 and                              
incorporated by reference herein.

                         (b)  Form of Amended and Restated Plan
adopted                               pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment                               Company Act of
1940 filed with Post-Effective                              
Amendment No. 85 to Registration Statement                        
      No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                   
           herein.

                         (c)  Form of Amended and Restated Plan
adopted                               pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment                               Company Act of
1940 filed with Post-Effective                              
Amendment No. 87 to Registration Statement                        
      No. 2-17613 and incorporated by reference                   
           herein.

                         (d)  Form of Amended and Restated Plan
adopted                               pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment                               Company Act of
1940 filed with this Post-                              Effective
Amendment No. 89 to Registration                              
Statement No. 2-17613.

          25.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with 
              Registrant:  Not applicable












          26.  Number of Holders of Securities

          Fund:               Date           Class     Record
Holders

          Ivy Bond Fund       11/30/96       Class A   4,720      
                                       Class B     203            
                                 Class C      39                  
                           Class I       0

          Ivy Canada Fund     11/30/96       Class A   2,297      
                                       Class B     147            
                                 Class C      44

          Ivy China Region    11/30/96       Class A   2,132      
                                       Class B   1,113            
                                 Class C      21

          Ivy Emerging        11/30/96       Class A   4,887      
    Growth Fund                        Class B   3,068            
                                 Class C     179

          Ivy Global Fund     11/30/96       Class A   1,469      
                                       Class B     562            
                                 Class C       4

          Ivy Global Science  11/30/96       Class A     304      
    & Technology Fund                  Class B     218            
                                 Class C      78                  
                           Class I       0

          Ivy Growth Fund     11/30/96       Class A  30,412      
                                       Class B     300            
                                 Class C       6

          Ivy Growth with     11/30/96       Class A   6,002      
    Income Fund                        Class B   1,016            
                                 Class C       5                  
                           Class D      41

          Ivy International   11/30/96       Class A  20,651      
    Fund                               Class B  13,084            
                                 Class C     764                  
                           Class I     292

          Ivy International   11/30/96       Class A       0      
    Bond Fund                          Class B       0            
                                 Class C       0

          Ivy Latin America   11/30/96       Class A     307      
    Strategy Fund                      Class B     132            
                                 Class C       2

          Ivy Money Market    11/30/96       Class A   2,492      
    Fund                               Class B     108












                                             Class C       6

          Ivy New Century     11/30/96       Class A     797      
    Fund                               Class B     436            
                                 Class C      86

          Ivy Short-Term      11/30/96       Class A       0      
    Bond Fund                          Class B       0            
                                 Class I       0

          27.  Indemnification

               The information required by this item is
incorporated by                reference to Item 27 of Part C of
Post-Effective Amendment                No. 48 to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A                under the
Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 2-17613).                
Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. ("Mackenzie") has            
   agreed to indemnify certain disinterested Trustees of the      
         Fund for legal fees and court costs, not exceeding
$250,000                in the aggregate, except to the extent
that indemnification                is otherwise provided by the
Fund or such fees or costs are                covered by
insurance.  Mackenzie is not obligated to               
indemnify any such Trustee if he is finally adjudicated by        
       the SEC or any court to have acted in bad faith or with    
           gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to
any                Board action in connection with Mackenzie's
purchase of all                of the outstanding capital stock
of Ivy Management, Inc.                 Mackenzie has also agreed
to indemnify the selling                shareholders, consisting
of William M. Watson and a company                controlled by
Michael R. Peers (Trustees and Officers of Ivy               
Fund), against a variety of matters with respect to the sale      
         of such stock to Mackenzie.

          28.  Business and Other Connections of Investment
Adviser

               Information Regarding Adviser and Subadviser Under
Advisory                Arrangements.  Reference is made to the
Form ADV of each of                Ivy Management, Inc., the
adviser to the Trust, Mackenzie                Financial
Corporation, the adviser to Ivy Canada Fund, and               
Northern Cross Investments Limited (the successor to Boston       
        Overseas Investors, Inc.), the subadviser to Ivy          
     International Fund.

               The list required by this Item 28 of officers and
directors                of Ivy Management, Inc. and Northern
Cross Investments                Limited, together with
information as to any other business                profession,
vocation or employment of a substantial nature               
engaged in by such officers and directors during the past         
      two years, is incorporated by reference to Schedules A and
D                of each firm's respective Form ADV.

          29.  Principal Underwriters














               (a)  Ivy Mackenzie Distribution, Inc. ("IMDI"),
formerly                     Mackenzie Ivy Funds Distribution,
Inc., Via Mizner                     Financial Plaza, 700 South
Federal Highway, Suite 300,                     Boca Raton,
Florida 33432, Registrant's distributor, is                     a
subsidiary of Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.                
    ("MIMI"), Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal       
             Highway, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.  IMDI 
                   also serves as the distributor for Mackenzie
Series                     Trust.  IMDI is the successor to
MIMI's distribution                     activities.

               (b)  The information required by this Item 29
regarding each                     director, officer or partner
of IMDI is incorporated by                     reference to
Schedule A of Form BD filed by IMDI                     pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

               (c)  Not applicable

          30.  Location of Accounts and Records

               The information required by this item is
incorporated by                reference to Item 7 of Part II of
Post-Effective Amendment                No. 46 to Registration
Statement No. 2-17613.

          31.  Not applicable

          32.  Undertakings

               (a)  Not applicable

               (b)  Registrant undertakes to file a Post-
Effective                     Amendment, using reasonably current
financial                     statements of Ivy Asia Pacific
Fund, Ivy Global Natural                     Resources Fund and
Ivy International Small Companies                     Fund,
within four to six months from the effective date                 
   of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to Registrant's        
            Registration Statement under the Securities Act of    
                1933.

               (c)  Registrant undertakes to furnish each person
to whom a                     prospectus is delivered with a copy
of Registrant's                     latest annual report to
shareholders, upon request and                     without
charge.
























                                      SIGNATURES

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933           and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Registrant certifies           that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this           Post-Effective
Amendment No. 89 to its Registration Statement           pursuant
to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has          
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to its          
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the          
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, in 
         the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 23rd day of
December,           1996.

                                                  IVY FUND


                                                  By:  MICHAEL G.
LANDRY*                                                       
President           *By: JOSEPH R. FLEMING
               Attorney-in-fact

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933,           this Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the
Registration           Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the           capacities and on the dates
indicated.

          SIGNATURES                    TITLE                   
DATE

          MICHAEL G. LANDRY*            Trustee and             
12/23/96                                         President (Chief

                                        Executive Officer)

          JOHN S. ANDEREGG, JR.*        Trustee                 
12/23/96

          PAUL H. BROYHILL*             Trustee                 
12/23/96

          STANLEY CHANNICK*             Trustee                 
12/23/96

          FRANK W. DEFRIECE, JR.*       Trustee                 
12/23/96

          ROY J. GLAUBER*               Trustee                 
12/23/96

          KEITH J. CARLSON**            Trustee                 
12/23/96

          JOSEPH G. ROSENTHAL*          Trustee                 
12/23/96

          RICHARD N. SILVERMAN*         Trustee                 
12/23/96

          J. BRENDAN SWAN*              Trustee                 
12/23/96

          C. WILLIAM FERRIS*            Treasurer (Chief        
12/23/96                                         Financial
Officer)














          *By: JOSEPH R. FLEMING
               Attorney-in-fact

          *    Executed pursuant to powers of attorney filed with 
              Post-Effective Amendments Nos. 69, 73, 74 and 84 to 
              Registration Statement No. 2-17613.

          **   Executed pursuant to power of attorney filed with
this                Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to
Registration Statement                No. 2-17613.



























































                                  POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned           constitutes and appoints each of Joseph R.
Fleming, Sheldon A.           Jones and Allan S. Mostoff his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact           and agent, each with full
power of substitution and           resubstitution for him in his
name, place and stead, to sign any           and all Registration
Statements on Form N-1A applicable to Ivy           Fund and any
amendments or supplements thereto, and to file the          
same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection 
         therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting           unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full
power and authority to           do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and           necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he           might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all           that
said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or          
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue        
  hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed to
these           presents this 7th day of December, 1996.


          SIGNATURE                               TITLE



          KEITH J. CARLSON                        Trustee




































                                    EXHIBIT INDEX

          1(q)      Establishment and Designation of Series and
Classes                     (Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund--
Class A, Class B                     and Class C; Ivy Asia
Pacific Fund--Class A, Class B                     and Class C;
Ivy International Value Fund--Class A,                     Class
B, Class C and Class I)

          5(n)      Form of Supplement to Master Business
Management and                     Investment Advisory Agreement
between Ivy Fund and Ivy                     Management, Inc.
(Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy                     International
Value Fund)

          5(o)      Form of Supplement to Master Business
Management                     Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy
Management, Inc.                     (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund)

          5(p)      Form of Supplement to Investment Advisory
Agreement                     between Ivy Fund and Mackenzie
Financial Corporation                     (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund)

          6(g)      Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated
Distribution                     Agreement (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund--Class A,                     Class B and Class C;
Ivy Asia Pacific Fund--Class A,                     Class B and
Class C; Ivy International Value Fund--                    Class
A, Class B, Class C and Class I)

          9(aa)     Form of Administrative Services Agreement
Supplement                     for Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific                     Fund and Ivy
International Value Fund

          9(bb)     Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement
Supplement                     for Ivy Global Natural Resources
Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific                     Fund and Ivy
International Value Fund

          9(cc)     Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and
Shareholder                     Services Agreement for Ivy Global
Natural Resources                     Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
and Ivy International Value                     Fund

          10        Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads

          11        Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

          12        Report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

          15(n)     Form of Supplement to Master Amended and
Restated                     Distribution Plan For Ivy Fund Class
A Shares (Ivy                     Global Natural Resources, Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy                     International Value
Fund)

          15(o)     Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan For
Ivy Fund                     Class B Shares (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy                     Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
International Value Fund)












          15(p)     Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan For
Ivy Fund                     Class C Shares (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund, Ivy                     Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
International Value Fund)

          18(d)     Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted
pursuant to                     Rule 18f-3 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940






























































                                                               EXHIBIT 1(q)


                                       IVY FUND

                          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
                                Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund


                     Establishment and Designation of Additional 
                       Series of Shares of Beneficial Interest,
                                No Par Value Per Share


               I, Michael G. Landry, being a duly elected, qualified and
          acting Trustee of Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), a business trust formed
          under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, DO HEREBY
          CERTIFY that, by written consent dated [-], the Trustees of the
          Trust (the "Trustees"), pursuant to Article III of the Agreement
          and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated December 21, 1983, as
          amended and restated December 10, 1992 (the "Declaration of
          Trust"), duly approved, adopted and consented to the following
          resolutions as actions of the Trustees of the Trust:

          RESOLVED, that (i) the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust
          having previously been divided into fourteen separate series,
          designated as Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region
          Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Growth Fund,
          Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy
          International Bond Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund, Ivy
          Money Market Fund, Ivy New Century Fund, Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund
          and Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, the shares of
          beneficial interest of the Trust shall hereby be divided into
          three additional separate series designated as "Ivy Global
          Natural Resources Fund," "Ivy Asia Pacific Fund" and "Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund" (each, a "Fund," collectively
          the "Funds," and collectively with the other fourteen series of
          the Trust, the "Series"); and (ii) having established and
          designated the Funds as additional Series of the Trust, there
          shall hereby be designated an unlimited number of authorized and
          unissued shares of beneficial interest of the Trust as (a) "Ivy
          Global Natural Resources Fund--Class A," (b) "Ivy Global Natural
          Resources Fund--Class B," (c) "Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund-
          -Class C," (d) "Ivy Asia Pacific Fund--Class A," (e) "Ivy Asia
          Pacific Fund--Class B," (f) "Ivy Asia Pacific Fund--Class C," (g)
          "Ivy International Small Companies Fund--Class A," (h) "Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund--Class B," (i) "Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund--Class C" and (j) "Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund--Class I," with the Funds and
          each of their classes of shares being subject to all provisions
          of the Declaration of Trust relating to shares of the Trust
          generally, and having the following special and relative rights:













               1.   Each Fund shall be authorized to hold cash and invest
                    in securities and instruments and use investment
                    techniques as described in the Trust's registration
                    statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
                    from time to time.  Each share of beneficial interest,
                    no par value per share, of a Fund ("share") shall be
                    redeemable as provided in the Declaration of Trust,
                    shall be entitled to one vote (or fraction thereof in
                    respect of a fractional share) on matters on which
                    shares of that Fund shall be entitled to vote and shall
                    represent a pro rata beneficial interest in the assets
                    allocated to that Fund.  The proceeds of sales of
                    shares of a Fund, together with any income and gain
                    thereon, less any diminution or expenses thereof, shall
                    irrevocably belong to that Fund, unless otherwise
                    required by law.  Each share of a Fund shall be
                    entitled to receive its pro rata share of net assets of
                    that Fund upon liquidation of that Fund.  Upon
                    redemption of a shareholder's shares, or
                    indemnification for liabilities incurred by reason of a
                    shareholder being or having been a shareholder of a
                    Fund, such shareholder shall be paid solely out of the
                    property of that Fund.

               2.   Shareholders of each Fund shall vote separately as a
                    Series on any matter to the extent required by
                    applicable federal or state law.  Shareholders of each
                    class of a Fund shall have (i) exclusive voting rights
                    with respect to matters on which the holders of each
                    such class shall be entitled to exclusive voting rights
                    under applicable federal or state law, and (ii) no
                    voting rights with respect to matters on which the
                    holders of another class of shares of that Fund or the
                    holders of another Series (or class thereof) shall be
                    entitled to exclusive voting rights under applicable
                    federal or state law.

               3.   The assets and liabilities of the Trust existing as of
                    the end of the day immediately preceding the date on
                    which the Registration Statement for the Funds becomes
                    effective shall be allocated among the Series other
                    than the Funds in accordance with Article III of the
                    Declaration of Trust, and thereafter the assets and
                    liabilities of the Trust shall be allocated among all
                    Series and classes thereof in accordance with Article
                    III of the Declaration of Trust, except as provided
                    below:

                    (a)  Costs incurred by the Trust on behalf of a Fund in
                         connection with the organization, registration and
                         public offering of shares of that Fund shall be
                         allocated to that Fund and shall be amortized by
                         that Fund in accordance with applicable law and
                         generally accepted accounting principles.












                    (b)  The Trustees may from time to time in particular
                         cases make specific allocations of assets or
                         liabilities among the Series.

               4.   The Trustees (including any successor Trustees) shall
                    have the right at any time and from time to time to
                    reallocate assets and expenses or to change the
                    designation of any Series (or class thereof) now or
                    hereafter created, or to otherwise change the special
                    and relative rights of any such Series (or class),
                    provided that such change shall not adversely affect
                    the rights of shareholders of that Series (or class).

               5.   The dividends and distributions with respect to each
                    class of shares shall be in such amount as may be
                    declared from time to time by the Trust's Board of
                    Trustees in accordance with the Declaration of Trust
                    and applicable law.

               6.   (a)  Each Class B share of a Fund, other than a share
                         purchased through the automatic reinvestment of a
                         dividend or a distribution with respect to Class B
                         shares, shall be converted automatically, and
                         without any action or choice on the part of the
                         holder thereof, into and be reclassified as a
                         Class A share of that Fund on the date that is the
                         first business day following the last calendar day
                         of the month in which the eighth anniversary date
                         of the date of the issuance of such Class B share
                         falls (the "Conversion Date") on the basis of the
                         relative net asset values of the two classes,
                         without the imposition of any sales load, fee or
                         other charge;

                    (b)  Each Class B share purchased through the automatic
                         reinvestment of a dividend or a distribution with
                         respect to Class B shares shall be segregated in a
                         separate sub-account.  Each time any Class B
                         shares of a Fund in a shareholder's Fund account
                         (other than those in the sub-account) convert to
                         Class A shares of that Fund, a pro rata portion of
                         the Class B shares then in the sub-account will
                         also convert to Class A shares.  The portion will
                         be determined by the ratio that the shareholder's
                         Class B shares converting to Class A shares bears
                         to the shareholder's total Class B shares not
                         acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and
                         distributions;

                    (c)  The conversion of Class B shares into Class A
                         shares may be suspended if (i) a ruling of the
                         Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") to the effect
                         that the conversion of Class B shares does not
                         constitute a taxable event under Federal income












                         tax law is revoked or (ii) an opinion of counsel
                         on such tax matter is withdrawn or (iii) the Board
                         of Trustees determines that continuing such
                         conversions would have material, adverse tax
                         consequences for a Fund or its shareholders; and

                    (d)  On the Conversion Date, the Class B shares
                         converted into Class A shares shall cease to
                         accrue dividends and shall no longer be deemed
                         outstanding and the rights of the holders thereof
                         (except the right to receive the number of Class A
                         shares into which the Class B shares have been
                         converted and any declared but unpaid dividends to
                         the Conversion Date) shall cease.  Certificates
                         representing Class A shares of a Fund resulting
                         from the conversion of Class B shares need not be
                         issued until certificates representing the Class B
                         shares converted, if issued, have been received by
                         the Trust or its agent duly endorsed for transfer.

               FURTHER RESOLVED, that the preceding resolutions shall
               constitute an Amendment to the Declaration of Trust,
               effective as of the date that the Registration Statement for
               the Funds is filed with the Securities and Exchange
               Commission in accordance with Rule 485(a)(2) under the
               Securities Act of 1933.


               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Amendment this _____
          day of [-], 1996.



                                   _____________________________________
                                   Michael G. Landry, as Trustee

               The above signature is the true and correct signature of
          Michael G. Landry, Trustee of the Trust.



                                   _____________________________________
                                   C. William Ferris, Secretary/Treasurer
                                   Mackenzie Investment Management Inc.
























                                                               EXHIBIT 5(n)

                                       IVY FUND

                  MASTER BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY
                                 AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

                                Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Ivy Management, Inc. (the
          "Manager").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end investment company,
          organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and consists of such
          separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established
          and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time;

               WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Trust is offered
          to investors with respect to each investment portfolio;  

               WHEREAS, the Trust has adopted a Master Business Management
          and Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 31, 1991 (the
          "Master Agreement"), pursuant to which the Trust has appointed
          the Manager to provide the business management and investment
          advisory services specified in that Master Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small
          Companies Fund (each, a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds") are
          separate investment portfolios of the Trust.

               NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust hereby take the
          following actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

               1.   As provided for in the Master Agreement, the Trust
          hereby adopts the Master Agreement with respect to the Funds, and
          the Manager hereby acknowledges that the Master Agreement shall
          pertain to the Funds, the terms and conditions of such Master
          Agreement being hereby incorporated herein by reference.

               2.   The term "Portfolio" as used in the Master Agreement
          shall, for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to each Fund.

               3.   As provided in the Master Agreement and subject to
          further conditions as set forth therein, each Fund shall pay the
          Manager a monthly fee on the first business day of each month
          based upon the average daily value (as determined on each
          business day at the time set forth in the Prospectus of each Fund
          for determining net asset value per share) of the net assets of
          that Fund during the preceding month at the annual rate of 1.00%.














               4.   This Supplement and the Master Agreement (together, the
          "Agreement") shall become effective with respect to each of the
          Funds as of the date specified above, and unless sooner
          terminated as hereinafter provided, the Agreement shall remain in
          effect with respect to a Fund for a period of more than two (2)
          years from such date only so long as the continuance is
          specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a
          majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund (as
          defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
          "1940 Act")) or by the Trust's entire Board of Trustees and (b)
          by the vote, cast in person at a meeting called for that purpose,
          of a majority of the Trust's Independent Trustees.  This
          Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time,
          without payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the
          outstanding voting securities of that Fund (as defined in the
          1940 Act) or by vote of a majority of the Trust's entire Board of
          Trustees on sixty (60) days' written notice to the Manager or by
          the Manager on sixty (60) days' written notice to the Trust. 
          This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its
          assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

                                   IVY FUND, on behalf of 
                                   Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and
                                   Ivy International Small Companies Fund


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  


                                   IVY MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President

































                                                               EXHIBIT 5(o)

                                       IVY FUND

                   MASTER BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

                          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Ivy Management, Inc. (the
          "Manager").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end investment company,
          organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and consists of such
          separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established
          and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time;

               WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Trust is offered
          to investors with respect to each investment portfolio;  

               WHEREAS, the Trust has adopted a Master Business Management
          Agreement dated December 31, 1994 (the "Master Agreement"),
          pursuant to which the Trust has appointed the Manager to provide
          the business management services specified in that Master
          Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund (the "Fund") is a
          separate investment portfolio of the Trust.

               NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust hereby take the
          following actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

               1.   As provided for in the Master Agreement, the Trust
          hereby adopts the Master Agreement with respect to the Fund, and
          the Manager hereby acknowledges that the Master Agreement shall
          pertain to the Fund, the terms and conditions of such Master
          Agreement being hereby incorporated herein by reference.

               2.   The term "Fund" as used in the Master Agreement shall,
          for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to the Fund.

               3.   As provided in the Master Agreement and subject to
          further conditions as set forth therein, the Fund shall pay the
          Manager a monthly fee on the first business day of each month
          based upon the average daily value (as determined on each
          business day at the time set forth in the Fund's Prospectus for
          determining net asset value per share) of the Fund's net assets
          during the preceding month at the annual rate of 0.50%.

               4.   This Supplement and the Master Agreement (together, the
          "Agreement") shall become effective with respect to the Fund as
          of the date specified above, and unless sooner terminated as
          hereinafter provided, the Agreement shall remain in effect with












          respect to the Fund for a period of more than two (2) years from
          such date only so long as the continuance is specifically
          approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the
          outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the
          Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) or
          by the Trust's entire Board of Trustees and (b) by the vote, cast
          in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of a majority of
          the Trust's Independent Trustees.  This Agreement may be
          terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without payment
          of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
          securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) or by vote of
          a majority of the Trust's entire Board of Trustees on sixty (60)
          days' written notice to the Manager or by the Manager on sixty
          (60) days' written notice to the Trust.  This Agreement shall
          terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as
          defined in the 1940 Act).

                                   IVY FUND, on behalf of 
                                   Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  


                                   IVY MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President






































                                                               EXHIBIT 5(p)

                                       IVY FUND

                       INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

                          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Mackenzie Financial
          Corporation (the "Adviser").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end investment company,
          organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and consists of such
          separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established
          and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time;

               WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Trust is offered
          to investors with respect to each investment portfolio;  

               WHEREAS, the Trust has adopted an Investment Advisory
          Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") dated December 31, 1994,
          pursuant to which the Trust has appointed the Adviser to provide
          the investment advisory services specified in that Advisory
          Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund (the "Fund") is a
          separate investment portfolio of the Trust.

               NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust hereby take the
          following actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

               1.   As provided for in the Advisory Agreement, the Trust
          hereby adopts the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund,
          and the Adviser hereby acknowledges that the Advisory Agreement
          shall pertain to the Fund, the terms and conditions of such
          Advisory Agreement being hereby incorporated herein by reference.

               2.   The term "Portfolio" as used in the Advisory Agreement
          shall, for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to the Fund.

               3.   As provided in the Advisory Agreement and subject to
          further conditions as set forth therein, the Fund shall pay the
          Adviser a monthly fee on the first business day of each month
          based upon the average daily value (as determined on each
          business day at the time set forth in the Fund's Prospectus for
          determining net asset value per share) of the Fund's net assets
          during the preceding month at the annual rate of 0.50%.

               4.   This Supplement and the Advisory Agreement (together,
          the "Agreement") shall become effective with respect to the Fund
          as of the date specified above, and unless sooner terminated as
          hereinafter provided, the Agreement shall remain in effect with












          respect to the Fund for a period of more than two (2) years from
          such date only so long as the continuance is specifically
          approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of the
          outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the
          Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) or
          by the Trust's entire Board of Trustees and (b) by the vote, cast
          in person at a meeting called for that purpose, of a majority of
          the Trust's Independent Trustees.  This Agreement may be
          terminated with respect to the Fund at any time, without payment
          of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
          securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) or by vote of
          a majority of the Trust's entire Board of Trustees on sixty (60)
          days' written notice to the Adviser or by the Adviser on sixty
          (60) days' written notice to the Trust.  This Agreement shall
          terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as
          defined in the 1940 Act).

                                   IVY FUND, on behalf of 
                                   Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  


                                   MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Alexander Christ, President






































                                                               EXHIBIT 6(g)
                                       IVY FUND

                                     ADDENDUM TO
                     AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

                         Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, 
                              Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and 
                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund
                         Class A, Class B and Class C Shares

                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund
                                    Class I Shares


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Ivy Mackenzie Distributors,
          Inc. ("IMDI")(formerly "Mackenzie Ivy Funds Distribution, Inc.").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end investment
          company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and
          consists of one or more separate investment portfolios, as may be
          designated from time to time; and

               WHEREAS, IMDI serves as the Trust's distributor pursuant to
          an Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement dated October 23,
          1993 (the "Agreement"); and

               WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on
          December 6 and 7, 1996, duly approved an amendment to the
          Agreement to include the Class A, Class B and Class C shares of
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund (the "Funds") and the Class I
          shares of Ivy International Small Companies Fund (the "Shares").

               WHEREAS, the Shares were established and designated by the
          Board of Trustees of the Trust by written consent made effective
          as of the date that the Registration Statement for the Funds was
          filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance
          with Rule 485(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933.

               NOW THEREFORE, the Trust and IMDI hereby agree as follows:

                    Effective as of December 31, 1996, the
                    Agreement shall relate in all respects to the
                    Shares, in addition to the classes of shares
                    of the Funds and any other series of the
                    Trust specifically identified in Paragraph 1
                    of the Agreement and any other Addenda
                    thereto.
















               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust and IMDI have adopted this
          Addendum as of the date first set forth above.

                                   IVY FUND


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President


                                   IVY MACKENZIE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Keith J. Carlson, President





















































                                                              EXHIBIT 9(aa)

                                       IVY FUND

                     ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

                          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
                                Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Mackenzie Investment
          Management Inc. ("MIMI").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end investment company,
          organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and consists of such
          separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established
          and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time;

               WHEREAS, a separate series of shares of the Trust is offered
          to investors with respect to each investment portfolio;  

               WHEREAS, the Trust has adopted a Master Administrative
          Services Agreement dated September 1, 1992 (the "Master Services
          Agreement"), pursuant to which the Trust has appointed MIMI to
          provide the administrative services specified in the Master
          Services Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific
          Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund (each, a "Fund"
          and collectively the "Funds") are separate investment portfolios
          of the Trust.

               NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust hereby take the
          following actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

               1.   As provided for in the Master Services Agreement, the
          Trust hereby adopts the Master Services Agreement with respect to
          the Funds, and MIMI hereby acknowledges that the Master Services
          Agreement shall pertain to the Funds, the terms and conditions of
          such Master Services Agreement being incorporated herein by
          reference.

               2.   The term "Fund" as used in the Master Services
          Agreement shall, for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to each
          Fund.

               3.   As provided in the Master Services Agreement and
          subject to further conditions as set forth therein, each Fund
          shall pay MIMI a monthly fee on the first business day of each
          month based upon the average daily value (as determined on each
          business day at the time set forth in each Fund's Prospectus for
          determining net asset value per share) of the net assets of that












          Fund during the preceding month at the annual rate of (i) 0.10%
          with respect to that Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares,
          and (ii) in the case of Ivy International Small Companies Fund,
          0.01%, with respect to that Fund's Class I shares.

               4.   This Supplement and the Master Services Agreement
          (together, the "Agreement") shall become effective with respect
          to each of the Funds as of the date specified above, and unless
          sooner terminated as hereinafter provided, the Agreement shall
          remain in effect for a period of two years from that date. 
          Thereafter, the Agreement shall continue in effect with respect
          to each Fund from year to year, provided such continuance with
          respect to each Fund is approved at least annually by the Trust's
          Board of Trustees, including the vote or written consent of a
          majority of the Trust's Independent Trustees (as defined in the
          Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended).  This Agreement may
          be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without payment
          of any penalty, by MIMI upon at least sixty (60) days' prior
          written notice to that Fund, or by a Fund upon at least sixty
          (60) days' written notice to MIMI; provided, that in case of
          termination by a Fund, such action shall have been authorized by
          the Trust's Board of Trustees, including the vote or written
          consent of a majority of the Trust's Independent Trustees.

                                   IVY FUND, on behalf of 
                                   Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,
                                   Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and
                                   Ivy International Small Companies Fund


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  


                                   MACKENZIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.


                                   By:  _____________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  





























                                                              EXHIBIT 9(bb)

                                       IVY FUND

                    FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

                          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund
                                Ivy Asia Pacific Fund
                        Ivy International Small Companies Fund


               AGREEMENT made as of the 31st day of December, 1996, by and
          between Ivy Fund (the "Trust") and Mackenzie Investment
          Management Inc. (the "Agent").

               WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end investment company,
          organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and consists of such
          separate investment portfolios as have been or may be established
          and designated by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time;

               WHEREAS, a separate class of shares of the Trust is offered
          to investors with respect to each investment portfolio;  

               WHEREAS, the Trust has adopted a Master Fund Accounting
          Services Agreement dated January 25, 1993 (the "Master
          Agreement"), pursuant to which the Trust has appointed the Agent
          to provide the fund accounting services specified in the Master
          Agreement; and

               WHEREAS, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific
          Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund (each, a "Fund"
          and collectively the "Funds") are separate investment portfolios
          of the Trust.

               NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust hereby take the
          following actions, subject to the conditions set forth:

               1.   As provided for in the Master Agreement, the Trust
          hereby adopts the Master Agreement with respect to the Funds, and
          the Manager hereby acknowledges that the Master Agreement shall
          pertain to the Funds, the terms and conditions of such Master
          Agreement being hereby incorporated herein by reference.

               2.   The term "Portfolio" as used in the Master Agreement
          shall, for purposes of this Supplement, pertain to each Fund.

               3.   As provided in the Master Agreement and subject to
          further conditions as set forth therein, each Fund shall pay the
          Agent a monthly fee based upon the rate(s) set forth in the Fee
          Schedule attached hereto as Annex 1.

               4.   This Supplement and the Master Agreement (together, the
          "Agreement") shall become effective with respect to each of the
          Funds as of the date specified above, and unless sooner












          terminated as hereinafter provided, the Agreement shall remain in
          effect with respect to a Fund for a period of more than one (1)
          year from such date only so long as the continuance is
          specifically approved at least annually by the Trust's Board of
          Trustees, including the vote or written consent of a majority of
          the Trust's Independent Trustees (as defined in the Investment
          Company Act of 1940, as amended).  This Agreement may be
          terminated with respect to a Fund, without payment of any
          penalty, by that Fund upon at least ninety (90) days' prior
          written notice to the Agent or by the Agent upon at least ninety
          (90) days' prior written notice to that Fund; provided, that in
          the case of termination by a Fund, such action shall have been
          authorized by the Trust's Board of Trustees, including the vote
          or written consent of a majority of the Trust's Independent
          Trustees.  

                                   IVY FUND, on behalf of
                                   Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund,
                                   Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and
                                   Ivy International Small Companies Fund


                                   By:  ___________________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President


                                   MACKENZIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.


                                   By:  ___________________________________ 
                                        Michael G. Landry, President  



































                                       ANNEX 1

                         FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT 
                                     FEE SCHEDULE



          Based upon assets under management (in millions):

                              $0-$10    >$10-$40  >$40-$75  Over $75

          Ivy Global          $1,250    $2,500    $5,000    $6,500
          Natural Resources 
          Fund

          Ivy Asia Pacific    $1,250    $2,500    $5,000    $6,500
          Fund

          Ivy International   $1,250    $2,500    $5,000    $6,500
          Small Companies Fund
















































                                                              EXHIBIT 9(cc)

            ADDENDUM TO TRANSFER AGENCY AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES AGREEMENT

                                       IVY FUND

               The Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement, made
          as of the 1st day of January, 1992 between Ivy Fund and Ivy
          Management, Inc. ("IMI"), the duties of IMI thereunder of which
          were assigned on October 1, 1993 to Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
          ("IMSC")(formerly "Mackenzie Ivy Investor Services Corp."), is
          hereby revised as set forth below in this Addendum.

          Schedule A of the Agreement is revised in its entirety to read as
          follows:


                                      SCHEDULE A

          Ivy  Fees:

               The transfer agency and shareholder service fees are based
          on an annual per account fee.  These fees are payable on a
          monthly basis at the rate of 1/12 of the annual fee and are
          charged with respect to all open accounts.


          A.   Per Account Fees

          Fund                                    Annual Fee

          Ivy Asia Pacific Fund                        $  20.00
             (Classes A, B and C)
          Ivy Bond Fund (Classes A, B and C)              20.75
          Ivy Bond Fund (Class I)                         10.25
          Ivy Canada Fund                                 20.00
          Ivy China Region Fund                           20.00
          Ivy Emerging Growth Fund                        20.00
          Ivy Global Fund                                 20.00
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund               20.00
             (Classes A, B and C)
          Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund            20.00
             (Classes A, B and C)                    
          Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund            10.25
             (Class I)
          Ivy Growth Fund                                 20.00
          Ivy Growth with Income Fund                     20.00
          Ivy International Fund                          20.00
             (Classes A, B and C)
          Ivy International Fund (Class I)                10.25
          Ivy International Bond Fund                     20.00
          Ivy International Small Companies Fund          20.00
             (Classes A, B and C)













          Ivy International Small Companies Fund          10.25
             (Class I)
          Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund                 20.00
          Ivy Money Market Fund                           22.00
          Ivy New Century Fund                            20.00
          Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund (Classes A and B)      20.75
          Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund (Class I)              10.25


               In addition, in accordance with an agreement between IMSC
          and The Shareholder Services Group, each Fund will pay a fee of
          $4.48 for each account that is closed, which fee may be increased
          from time to time in accordance with the terms of that agreement.


          B.   Special Services

               Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature, such as
          preparation of special reports, portfolio consolidations, or
          reorganization, and extraordinary shipments will be subject to
          negotiation.

               This Addendum shall take effect as of the date that the
          Registration Statement pertaining to Ivy Global Natural Resources
          Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small Companies
          Fund, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or
          about October 16, 1996 pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the
          Securities Act of 1933, first becomes effective.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
          Addendum to be executed as of this 31st day of December, 1996.

                                   IVY FUND


                                   By:  ___________________________________
                                        Michael G. Landry, President


                                   IVY MACKENZIE SERVICES CORP.


                                   By:  ___________________________________
                                        C. William Ferris, President
























                                                                 EXHIBIT 10

                                DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS
                           TEN POST OFFICE SQUARE -- SOUTH
                                      SUITE 1230
                                BOSTON, MA  02109-4603



                                             December 23, 1996


          Ivy Fund
          Via Mizner Financial Plaza
          700 South Federal Highway
          Suite 300
          Boca Raton, Florida  33432


          Dear Sirs:

               As counsel for Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), we are familiar with
          the registration of the Trust under the Investment Company Act of
          1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")(File No. 811-1028), and the
          prospectus contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the
          Trust's registration statement relating to the shares of
          beneficial interest of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Canada Fund,
          Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural
          Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy
          International Fund, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy
          Latin America Strategy Fund and Ivy New Century Fund (the
          "Shares") being filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as
          amended (File No. 2-17613)("Post-Effective Amendment No. 89"). 
          We have also examined such other records of the Trust,
          agreements, documents and instruments as we deemed appropriate.

               Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares 
          have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold at the public
          offering price contemplated by the Prospectus for the Funds and
          delivered by the Trust against receipt of the net asset value of
          the Shares, will be issued as fully paid and nonassessable shares
          of the Trust.

               We consent to the filing of this opinion on behalf of the
          Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
          with the filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 89.

                                             Very truly yours,


                                             DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS

















                                                                 EXHIBIT 11



                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


          To the Board of Trustees of
          Ivy Fund

          We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in
          Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement on
          Form N-1A (File No. 2-17613, hereafter the "Registration
          Statement") of Ivy Fund of our reports dated February 16, 1996,
          relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of
          Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy
          International Fund, Ivy New Century Fund, and Ivy Latin America
          Strategy Fund appearing in the December 31, 1995 Annual Reports
          to Shareholders of the above Funds, which annual reports are
          incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

          We also hereby consent to the inclusion in the Registration
          Statement of Ivy Fund of our reports dated December 11, 1996, on
          our audits of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of
          December 10, 1996, of Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Global Natural
          Resources Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund, which
          Statements are included in the Registration Statement.
           
          We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption
          "The Funds' Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and
          "Auditors" in the Statement of Additional Information.


          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


          Fort Lauderdale, Florida
          December 23, 1996






























                                                                 EXHIBIT 12



                          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


          To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of 
          Ivy Asia Pacific Fund (the Fund)

          We have audited the accompanying Statement of Assets and
          Liabilities of the Fund as of December 10, 1996.  This financial
          statement is the responsibility of the Fund's management.  Our
          responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
          statement based on our audit.

          We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
          auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and
          perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
          the financial statements and financial highlights are free of
          material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
          basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
          financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
          accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
          management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
          presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
          basis for our opinion.

          In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above
          presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
          of the Fund as of December 10, 1996, in conformity with generally
          accepted accounting principles.


          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


          Fort Lauderdale, Florida
          December 11, 1996






























                          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


          To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of 
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund (the Fund)

          We have audited the accompanying Statement of Assets and
          Liabilities of the Fund as of December 10, 1996.  This financial
          statement is the responsibility of the Fund's management.  Our
          responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
          statement based on our audit.

          We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
          auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and
          perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
          the financial statements and financial highlights are free of
          material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
          basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
          financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
          accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
          management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
          presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
          basis for our opinion.

          In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above
          presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
          of the Fund as of December 10, 1996, in conformity with generally
          accepted accounting principles.


          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


          Fort Lauderdale, Florida
          December 11, 1996































                          REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


          To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of 
          Ivy International Small Companies Fund (the Fund)

          We have audited the accompanying Statement of Assets and
          Liabilities of the Fund as of December 10, 1996.  This financial
          statement is the responsibility of the Fund's management.  Our
          responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
          statement based on our audit.

          We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted
          auditing standards.  Those standards require that we plan and
          perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
          the financial statements and financial highlights are free of
          material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test
          basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
          financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
          accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
          management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
          presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
          basis for our opinion.

          In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above
          presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
          of the Fund as of December 10, 1996, in conformity with generally
          accepted accounting principles.


          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


          Fort Lauderdale, Florida
          December 11, 1996






























                                                              EXHIBIT 15(n)


                                    SUPPLEMENT TO 
                    MASTER AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION PLAN
                             FOR IVY FUND CLASS A SHARES


               WHEREAS, Ivy Fund is registered as an open-end investment
          company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")
          and consists of one or more separate investment portfolios as may
          be established and designated from time to time (each, a
          "Portfolio");

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund has adopted a
          Plan dated December 21, 1991 and amended and restated on October
          23, 1993 (the "Plan"), in accordance with the requirements of the
          1940 Act, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood
          that the Plan will benefit Ivy Fund and its shareholders; and

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund, pursuant to
          Section 1 of the Plan, desires to supplement the Plan so that it
          pertains to the Class A Shares of three new Portfolios of Ivy
          Fund referred to as Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia
          Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund. 

               NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund having
          determined that the Plan shall pertain to the Class A shares of
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Fund hereby adopts this
          Supplement as of this 31st day of December, 1996.


                                        IVY FUND



                                        By:  ____________________________   
                                             Michael G. Landry, President





























                                                              EXHIBIT 15(o)


                                    SUPPLEMENT TO 
                    DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR IVY FUND CLASS B SHARES


               WHEREAS, Ivy Fund is registered as an open-end investment
          company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")
          and consists of one or more separate investment portfolios as may
          be established and designated from time to time (each, a
          "Portfolio");

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund has adopted a
          Plan dated October 23, 1993 (the "Plan"), in accordance with the
          requirements of the 1940 Act, and determined that there is a
          reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit Ivy Fund and its
          shareholders; and

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund, pursuant to
          Section 1 of the Plan, desires to supplement the Plan so that it
          pertains to the Class B Shares of three new Portfolios of Ivy
          Fund referred to as Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia
          Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund. 

               NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund having
          determined that the Plan shall pertain to the Class B shares of
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Fund hereby adopts this
          Supplement as of this 31st day of December, 1996.


                                        IVY FUND



                                        By:  ____________________________
                                             Michael G. Landry, President






























                                                              EXHIBIT 15(p)


                                    SUPPLEMENT TO 
                    DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR IVY FUND CLASS C SHARES


               WHEREAS, Ivy Fund is registered as an open-end investment
          company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act")
          and consists of one or more separate investment portfolios as may
          be established and designated from time to time (each, a
          "Portfolio");

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund has adopted a
          Plan dated February 10, 1996 (the "Plan"), in accordance with the
          requirements of the 1940 Act, and determined that there is a
          reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit Ivy Fund and its
          shareholders; and

               WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund, pursuant to
          Section 1 of the Plan, desires to supplement the Plan so that it
          pertains to the Class C Shares of three new Portfolios of Ivy
          Fund referred to as Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia
          Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund. 

               NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund having
          determined that the Plan shall pertain to the Class C shares of
          Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
          International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Fund hereby adopts this
          Supplement as of this 31st day of December, 1996.


                                        IVY FUND



                                        By:  ____________________________
                                             Michael G. Landry, President






























                                                              EXHIBIT 18(d)

                                       IVY FUND

                             PLAN PURSUANT TO RULE 18F-3
                                      UNDER THE
                            INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                    (As Amended and Restated on December 7, 1996)


          I.   INTRODUCTION  

               In accordance with Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company
          Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), this Plan describes the
          multi-class structure that will apply to certain series of Ivy
          Fund (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), including
          the separate class arrangements for the service and distribution
          of shares, the method for allocating the expenses and income of
          each Fund among its classes, and any related exchange privileges
          and conversion features that apply to the different classes.

          II.  THE MULTI-CLASS STRUCTURE

               Each of the following Funds is authorized to issue three
          classes of shares, identified as Class A, Class B and Class C,
          respectively:  Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Canada
          Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy Global
          Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science &
          Technology Fund, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund,
          Ivy Latin America Strategy Fund, Ivy Money Market Fund,[FN1][The
          separation of Ivy Money Market Fund shares into three separate
          classes has been authorized as a means of enabling the Funds'
          transfer agent to track the contingent deferred sales charge
          period that applies to Class B and Class C shares of other Ivy or
          Mackenzie Funds that are being exchanged for shares of Ivy Money
          Market Fund.  In all other relevant respects, the three classes
          of Ivy Money Market Fund shares are identical (i.e., having the
          same arrangement for shareholder services and the distribution of
          securities), and are not subject to any sales load other than in
          connection with the redemption of Class B or Class C shares of
          that have been acquired pursuant to an exchange from another Ivy
          or Mackenzie Fund.  (See Section III.D.)] Ivy International Fund,
          Ivy International Bond Fund, Ivy International Small Companies
          Fund and Ivy New Century Fund.  Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Global Science
          & Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy International
          Small Companies Fund are also authorized to issue a fourth class
          of shares, identified as Class I.  Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund is
          authorized to issue Class A, Class B and Class I shares.

               Shares of each class of a Fund represent an equal pro rata
          interest in the underlying assets of that Fund, and generally
          have identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights,
          preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications












          and terms and conditions, except that:  (a) each class shall have
          a different designation; (b) each class shall bear certain class-
          specific expenses, as described more fully in Section III.C.2.,
          below; (c) each class shall have exclusive voting rights on any
          matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to its
          arrangement; and (d) each class shall have separate voting rights
          on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of
          one class differ from the interests of any other class.  Each
          class of shares shall also have the distinct features described
          in Section III, below.

          III. CLASS ARRANGEMENTS

               A.   FRONT-END SALES CHARGES AND CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
                    CHARGES

               Class A shares shall be offered at net asset value plus a
          front-end sales charge.  The front-end sales charge shall be in
          such amount as is disclosed in each Fund's current prospectus and
          shall be subject to reductions for larger purchases and such
          waivers or reductions as are determined or approved by the Board
          of Trustees.  Class A shares generally will not be subject to a
          contingent deferred sales charge (a "CDSC"), although a CDSC may
          be imposed in certain limited cases as disclosed in each Fund's
          current prospectus or prospectus supplement.

               Class B and Class C shares shall be offered at net asset
          value without the imposition of a front-end sales charge.  A CDSC
          in such amount as is described in each Fund's current prospectus
          or prospectus supplement shall be imposed on Class B and Class C
          shares, subject to such waivers or reductions as are determined
          or approved by the Board of Trustees.

               Class I shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge
          or a CDSC.

               B.   RULE 12B-1 PLANS

               Each Fund (other than Ivy Money Market Fund) has adopted a
          service and distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
          1940 Act (a "12b-1 plan") under which it pays to Ivy Mackenzie
          Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor") an annual fee based on the
          average daily net assets value of the Fund's outstanding Class A,
          Class B and Class C shares, respectively.[FN2][Class I shares are
          not subject to Rule 12b-1 service or distribution fees.]  The
          maximum fees currently charged to each Fund under its 12b-1 plan
          are set forth in the table below, and are expressed as a
          percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets.[FN3][Fees for
          services in connection with the Rule 12b-1 plans will be
          consistent with any applicable restriction imposed by the
          National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.]

               The services that the Distributor provides in connection
          with each Rule 12b-1 plan for which service fees[FN4][Each Fund












          pays the Distributor at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of the
          average daily net asset value attributable to its Class A, Class
          B and Class C shares, respectively.  Ivy Canada Fund pays an
          additional service-related fee of 0.15% of the average daily net
          asset value attributable to its Class A shares.  In addition,
          each Fund (other than Ivy Canada Fund and Ivy Short-Term Bond
          Fund) pays the Distributor a fee for other distribution services
          at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net
          assets attributable to its Class B and Class C shares.  Ivy
          Canada Fund and Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund pay the Distributor an
          additional amount for other distribution services at the annual
          rate of 0.60% and 0.50%, respectively, of average daily net
          assets attributable to their respective Class B and Class C
          shares.] are paid include, among other things, advising clients
          or customers regarding the purchase, sale or retention of a
          Fund's Class A, Class B or Class C shares, answering routine
          inquiries concerning the Fund, assisting shareholders in changing
          options or enrolling in specific plans and providing shareholders
          with information regarding the Fund and related developments.

               The other distribution services provided by the Distributor
          in connection with each Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan include any
          activities primarily intended to result in the sale of the Fund's
          Class B and Class C shares.  For such distribution services, the
          Distributor is paid for, among other things, compensation to
          broker-dealers and other entities that have entered into
          agreements with the Distributor; bonuses and other incentives
          paid to broker-dealers or such other entities; compensation to
          and expenses of employees of the Distributor who engage in or
          support distribution of a Fund's Class B or Class C shares;
          telephone expenses; interest expense (only to the extent not
          prohibited by a regulation or order of the SEC); printing of
          prospectuses and reports for other than existing shareholders;
          and preparation, printing and distribution of sales literature
          and advertising materials.































                                   RULE 12b-1 FEES

                                                             CLASS B AND
                                 CLASS A       CLASS A      CLASS C SHARES
                                 SHARES        SHARES        (SERVICE AND
                                (SERVICE    (DISTRIBUTION    DISTRIBUTION
          FUND NAME               FEE)          FEES)           FEES)

          Ivy Asia Pacific Fund   0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Bond Fund           0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Canada Fund         0.25%         0.15%           1.00%

          Ivy China Region Fund   0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Emerging Growth
          Fund                    0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Global Fund         0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Global Natural 
          Resources Fund          0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Global Science &
          Technology Fund         0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Growth Fund         0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Growth with Income
          Fund                    0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy International Bond
          Fund                    0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy International Fund  0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy International
          Small Companies Fund    0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Latin America 
          Strategy Fund           0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Money Market Fund*  0.00%         0.00%           0.00%

          Ivy New Century Fund    0.25%         0.00%           1.00%

          Ivy Short-Term Bond 
          Fund                    0.25%         0.00%           0.75%**

          *    See footnote 1.
          **   Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund has no Class C shares.














               C.   ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES AND INCOME

                    1.   "TRUST" AND "FUND" EXPENSES

               The gross income, realized and unrealized capital gains and
          losses and expenses (other than "Class Expenses," as defined
          below) of each Fund shall be allocated to each class on the basis
          of its net asset value relative to the net asset value of the
          Fund.  Expenses so allocated include expenses of Ivy Fund that
          are not attributable to a particular Fund or class of a Fund
          ("Trust Expenses") and expenses of a Fund not attributable to a
          particular class of the Fund ("Fund Expenses").  Trust Expenses
          include, but are not limited to, Trustees' fees and expenses;
          insurance costs; certain legal fees; expenses related to
          shareholder reports; and printing expenses.  Fund Expenses
          include, but are not limited to, certain registration fees (i.e.,
          state registration fees imposed on a Fund-wide basis and SEC
          registration Fees); custodial fees; transfer agent fees; advisory
          fees; fees related to the preparation of separate documents of a
          particular Fund, such as a separate prospectus; and other
          expenses relating to the management of the Fund's assets.

                    2.   "CLASS" EXPENSES

               The types of expenses attributable to a particular class
          ("Class Expenses") include:  (a) payments pursuant to the Rule
          12b-1 plan for that class[FN5][Class I shares of Ivy Bond Fund,
          Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund,
          Ivy International Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund
          bear no distribution or service fees.]; (b) transfer agent fees
          attributable to a particular class; (c) printing and postage
          expenses related to preparing and distributing shareholder
          reports, prospectuses and proxy materials; (d) registration fees
          (other than those set forth in Section C.1. above); (e) the
          expense of administrative personnel and services as required to
          support the shareholders of a particular class[FN6][Class I
          shares of Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund,
          Ivy International Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund
          bear lower administrative services fees relative to these Funds'
          other classes of shares (i.e., Class I shares of the Funds pay a
          monthly administrative services fee based upon each Fund's
          average daily net assets at the annual rate of only 0.01%, while
          Class A, Class B and Class C shares of these two Funds pay such a
          fee at the annual rate of 0.10%).]; (f) litigation or other legal
          expenses relating solely to a particular class; (g) Trustees'
          fees incurred as a result of issues relating to a particular
          class; and (h) the expense of holding meetings solely for
          shareholders of a particular class.  Expenses described in
          subpart (a) of this paragraph must be allocated to the class for
          which they are incurred.  All other expenses described in this
          paragraph may (but need not) be allocated as Class Expenses, but
          only if Ivy Fund's Board of Trustees determines, or Ivy Fund's
          President and Secretary/Treasurer have determined, subject to
          ratification by the Board of Trustees, that the allocation of












          such expenses by class is consistent with applicable legal
          principles under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of
          1986, as amended.

               In the event that a particular expense is no longer
          reasonably allocable by class or to a particular class, it shall
          be treated as a Trust Expense or Fund Expense, and in the event a
          Trust Expense or Fund Expense becomes reasonably allocable as a
          Class Expense, it shall be so allocated, subject to compliance
          with Rule 18f-3 and to approval or ratification by the Board of
          Trustees.

                    3.   WAIVERS OR REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES

               Expenses may be waived or reimbursed by any adviser to Ivy
          Fund, by Ivy Fund's underwriter or any other provider of services
          to Ivy Fund without the prior approval of Ivy Fund's Board of
          Trustees. 

               D.   EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES

               Shareholders of each Fund have exchange privileges with the
          other Funds and with the five funds that comprise Mackenzie
          Series Trust (together, with the Funds, the "Ivy and Mackenzie
          Funds").[FN7][Other exchange privileges, not described herein,
          exist under certain other circumstances, as described in each
          Fund's current prospectus or prospectus supplement.]

                    1.   CLASS A:

               INITIAL SALES CHARGE SHARES.  Class A shareholders may
          exchange their Class A shares ("outstanding Class A shares") for
          Class A shares of another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund (or for shares of
          another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund that currently offers only a single
          class of shares) ("new Class A Shares") on the basis of the
          relative net asset value per Class A share, plus an amount equal
          to the difference, if any, between the sales charge previously
          paid on the outstanding Class A shares and the sales charge
          payable at the time of the exchange on the new Class A shares. 
          Incremental sales charges are waived for outstanding Class A
          shares that have been invested for 12 months or longer.

               CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE SHARES.  Class A
          shareholders may exchange their Class A shares subject to a
          contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), as described in the
          Prospectus ("outstanding Class A shares"), for Class A shares of
          another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund (or for shares of another Ivy or
          Mackenzie Fund that currently offers only a single class of
          shares) ("new Class A shares") on the basis of the relative net
          asset value per Class A share, without the payment of a CDSC that
          would otherwise be due upon the redemption of the outstanding
          Class A shares.  Class A shareholders of a Fund exercising the
          exchange privilege will continue to be subject to the Fund's CDSC
          schedule (or period) following an exchange, unless the CDSC












          schedule that applies to the new Class A shares is higher (or
          such period is longer) than the CDSC schedule (or period), if
          any, applicable to the outstanding Class A shares, in which case
          the schedule (or period) of the Fund into which the exchange is
          made shall apply.

                    2.   CLASS B AND CLASS C:  

               Shareholders may exchange their Class B or Class C shares
          ("outstanding Class B shares" or "outstanding Class C shares,"
          respectively) for Class B (or Class C) shares of another Ivy or
          Mackenzie Fund ("new Class B shares" or "new Class C shares,"
          respectively) on the basis of the net asset value per Class B (or
          Class C) share, without the payment of any CDSC that would
          otherwise be due upon the redemption of the outstanding Class B
          (or Class C) shares.  Class B and Class C shareholders of a Fund
          exercising the exchange privilege will continue to be subject to
          the Fund's CDSC schedule (or period) following an exchange,
          unless, in the case of Class B shareholders, the CDSC schedule
          that applies to the new Class B shares is higher (or such period
          is longer) than the CDSC schedule (or period) applicable to the
          outstanding Class B shares, in which case the schedule (or
          period) of the Fund into which the exchange is made shall apply. 

                    3.   CLASS I: 

               Class I shareholders may exchange their outstanding Class I
          shares for Class I shares of another Fund or Mackenzie Fund on
          the basis of the net asset value per Class I share.

                    4.   GENERAL:

               Shares resulting from the reinvestment of dividends and
          other distributions will not be charged an initial sales charge
          or CDSC when exchanged into another Ivy or Mackenzie Fund.

               With respect to Fund shares subject to a CDSC, if less than
          all of an investment is exchanged out of the Fund, the shares
          exchanged will reflect, pro rata, the cost, capital appreciation
          and/or reinvestment of distributions of the original investment
          as well as the original purchase date, for purposes of
          calculating any CDSC for future redemptions of the exchanged
          shares.

               E.   CONVERSION FEATURE

               Class B shares of a Fund convert automatically to Class A
          shares of the Fund as of the close of business on the first
          business day after the last day of the calendar quarter in which
          the eighth anniversary of the purchase date of the Class B shares
          occurs.  The conversion will be based on the relative net asset
          values per share of the two classes, without the imposition of
          any sales load, fee or other charge.  For purposes of calculating
          the eight year holding period, the "purchase date" shall mean the












          date on which the Class B shares were initially purchased,
          regardless of whether the Class B shares that are subject to the
          conversion were obtained through an exchange (or series of
          exchanges) from a different Ivy or Mackenzie Fund.  For purposes
          of conversion of Class B shares, Class B shares acquired through
          the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions paid
          in respect of Class B shares will be held in a separate sub-
          account.  Each time any Class B shares in the shareholder's
          regular account (other than those shares in the sub-account)
          convert to Class A shares, a pro rata portion of the Class B
          shares in the sub-account will also convert to Class A shares. 
          The portion will be determined by the ratio that the
          shareholder's Class B shares converting to Class A shares bears
          to the shareholder's total Class B shares not acquired through
          the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions.

          IV.  BOARD REVIEW

               A.   INITIAL APPROVAL

               The Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund, including a majority of
          the Trustees who are not interested persons of Ivy Fund, as
          defined under the 1940 Act (the "Independent Trustees"), at a
          meeting held on December 1-2, 1995, initially approved this Plan
          based on a determination that the Plan, including the expense
          allocation, is in the best interests of each class of shares of
          each Fund individually and Ivy Fund as a whole.[FN8][The Plan, as
          initially approved, pertained only to the Class A and Class B
          shares of the Funds, and the Class I shares of Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy
          Short-Term Bond Fund and Ivy International Fund.  The Plan was
          amended and restated on April 30, 1996 to reflect the
          establishment and designation of Class C shares of the Funds
          (other than Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund).  The Plan was amended and
          restated on June 8, 1996 to reflect the establishment and
          designation of Ivy Global Science and Technology Fund.  The Plan
          has been further amended and restated, as of the date set forth
          on the first page hereof, to reflect the establishment and
          designation of Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia
          Pacific Fund and Ivy International Small Companies Fund.]

               B.   APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS

               Before any material amendments to this Plan, Ivy Fund's
          Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent
          Trustees, must find that the Plan, as proposed to be amended
          (including any proposed amendments to the method of allocating
          class and/or fund expenses), is in the best interests of each
          class of shares of each Fund individually and Ivy Fund as a
          whole.  In considering whether to approve any proposed
          amendment(s) to the Plan, the Trustees of Ivy Fund shall request
          and evaluate such information as they consider reasonably
          necessary to evaluate the proposed amendment(s) to the Plan. 
          Such information shall address the issue of whether any waivers
          or reimbursements of advisory or administrative fees could be












          considered a cross-subsidization of one class by another, and
          other potential conflicts of interest between classes.

               C.   PERIODIC REVIEW

               The Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund shall review the Plan as
          frequently as it deems necessary, consistent with applicable
          legal requirements.

          V.   EFFECTIVE DATE

               The Plan first became effective as of January 1, 1996.

























































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