As filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 21, 2000(File No. 2-17613)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / x /
Pre-Effective Amendment No. /____/ Post-Effective Amendment No. /____/
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) (Zip Code)
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)
with copies to:
Joseph R. Fleming, Esq.
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Ten Post Office Square - South
Boston, MA 02109-4603
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.
Title of Securities Being Registered:
Shares of Beneficial Interest (no par value per share)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on May 21, 2000
pursuant toRule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933.
No filing fee is required because the Registrant has previously registered an
indefinite number of its shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
Form N-14
IVY FUND
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
Part A: Information Required in the Prospectus
Item #: Description: Location:
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1 Beginning of Registration Statement and Notice of Special Meeting of
Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus Shareholders; Introduction
2 Beginning and Outside Back Cover Page of Table of Contents
Prospectus
3 Fee Table, Synopsis Information, and Risk Synopsis; Risk
Factors Considerations
4 Information About the Transaction Information About the
Reorganization
5 Information About the Registrant Introduction; Synopsis;
Additional Information
6 Information About the Company Being Introduction; Synopsis;
Acquired Additional Information
7 Voting Information Voting Matters
8 Interest of Certain Persons and Experts Additional Information
9 Additional Information Required for Not applicable
Reoffering by Persons Deemed to be
Underwriters
Part B: Information Required in a Statement of Additional Information
Item #: Description: Location:
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10 Cover Page Outside cover page
11 Table of Contents Table of Contents
12 Additional Information about the Incorporation of Documents by
Registrant Reference in Statement of
Additional Information
13 Additional Information about the Not applicable
Company Being Acquired
14 Financial Statements Exhibits to Statement of
Additional Information
Part C: Other Information (as numbered in Part C)
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PART A
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND,
a series of
IVY FUND
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
May ___, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
A special meeting of shareholders of Ivy Growth with Income Fund ("GWI
Fund"), a series of Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), has been called for June ___, 2000
for the purpose of considering a proposal for combining the assets of GWI Fund
with the assets of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund ("BC Fund"), a series of the Trust that
has investment objectives and policies that are similar to those of GWI Fund.
The proposed transaction was reviewed and unanimously endorsed by the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of GWI Fund, as in the best interests of GWI
Fund and its shareholders.
As a result of the proposed transaction, GWI Fund would be combined with
BC Fund and you would become a shareholder of BC Fund, receiving shares of BC
Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value
of your investment in GWI Fund. Specifically, current Class A, Class B, Class C
and Advisor Class shareholders of GWI Fund will receive Class A, Class B, Class
C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, of BC Fund. WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD(S) IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID
ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
No sales charge will be imposed in connection with the transaction, and
the closing of the transaction will be conditioned upon receiving an opinion of
counsel to the effect that the transaction will qualify as a tax-free
reorganization for Federal income tax purposes.
Detailed information about the proposed transaction and the reasons
supporting it are contained in the enclosed materials. Please exercise your
right to vote by completing, dating and signing the enclosed proxy card. A
self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience. It is
very important that you vote and that your voting instructions be received no
later than _____________, 2000.
NOTE: You may receive more than one proxy package if you hold shares of
GWI Fund in more than one account. You must return one proxy card for each
account that you hold. We have provided postage-paid return envelopes for your
proxy card(s).
Sincerely,
Keith J. Carlson
Chairman
Ivy Fund
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND,
a series of
IVY FUND
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held on June ___, 2000
To the Shareholders of
Ivy Growth with Income Fund,
a series of Ivy Fund
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Ivy
Growth with Income Fund ("GWI Fund"), a series of Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), a
Massachusetts business trust, will be held at the offices of Mackenzie
Investment Management Inc., Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal
Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, on June ___, 2000 at _____ a.m./p.m.,
Eastern time, for the following purposes:
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization providing for (a) the
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of GWI Fund to Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund ("BC Fund"), a separate series of the Trust, in exchange
for BC Fund Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, and the
distribution of such BC Fund shares to Class A, Class B, Class C and
Advisor Class shareholders, respectively, of GWI Fund, in complete
liquidation thereof, and (b) the subsequent termination of GWI Fund; and
2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting,
or any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has fixed the close of business on
April ___, 2000 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the meeting.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
C. William Ferris
Secretary
May ___, 2000
SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO
COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH
NEEDS NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THE ENCLOSED PROXY WILL HELP TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF
FURTHER SOLICITATION.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...................................................................1
SYNOPSIS.......................................................................2
The Reorganization.....................................................2
The Funds..............................................................3
Fees and Expenses......................................................4
Purchase, exchange, redemption and dividend information................9
Performance information...............................................11
Financial highlights..................................................12
RISK CONSIDERATIONS...........................................................12
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION..........................................13
Description of the Plan...............................................13
Reasons for the Reorganization........................................13
Description of the securities to be issued............................14
Shareholder rights....................................................15
Federal income tax consequences.......................................15
Liquidation and termination of GWI Fund...............................16
Capitalization........................................................16
VOTING MATTERS................................................................17
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION........................................................18
Information about the Funds...........................................18
Interests of certain persons..........................................19
Shareholder proposals for subsequent meetings.........................19
Other business........................................................19
Proxy solicitation....................................................20
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7
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
May ___, 2000
Relating to the acquisition of the assets of
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND,
a separate series of
IVY FUND
by and in exchange for
Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares of
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND,
a separate series of
IVY FUND
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Suite 300
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
(800) 456-5111
INTRODUCTION
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being furnished to shareholders of
Ivy Growth with Income Fund ("GWI Fund"), a separate series of Ivy Fund (the
"Trust"), in connection with a proposed reorganization (the "Reorganization") in
which all or substantially all of the assets of GWI Fund would be acquired by
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund ("BC Fund"), a separate series of the Trust, in exchange
solely for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class voting shares of
beneficial interest of BC Fund. More specifically, as a result of the
Reorganization each shareholder of GWI Fund would receive that number of full
and fractional Class A, Class B, Class C and/or Advisor Class shares of BC Fund
having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of
the shareholder's Class A, Class B, Class C and/or Advisor Class shares of GWI
Fund held as of the close of business on the business day preceding the closing
of the Reorganization (the "Valuation Date"). The BC Fund shares received by GWI
Fund in connection with the Reorganization would be distributed to GWI Fund
shareholders in complete liquidation of GWI Fund. GWI Fund would then be
terminated as a series of the Trust. Shareholders of GWI Fund are being asked to
vote on an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") pursuant to which
the proposed transactions, as described more fully below, would be consummated.
A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A. This Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and related materials are expected to be mailed to
shareholders on or about May ___, 2000.
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
BC Fund and GWI Fund (each a "Fund," and together the "Funds") are
diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust, an open-end
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act").1
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus sets forth concisely the information
about BC Fund that a prospective investor should know before investing, and
should be retained for future reference. For a more detailed discussion of the
investment objectives, policies, restrictions and risks relating to BC Fund and
GWI Fund, see the combined prospectus for the Funds dated May 1, 2000, as may be
supplemented from time to time (the "Prospectus"), which is provided herewith
and incorporated by reference herein.2 A Statement of Additional Information
dated _________, 2000 containing additional information about the Reorganization
and the Funds has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC" or the "Commission") and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of
the Statement of Additional Information is available upon request and without
charge by writing to Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. (the Funds' distributor)
at the address on the previous page or by calling the distributor toll-free at
(800) 456-5111.
SYNOPSIS
The following is a summary of certain information contained in this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus. This summary is qualified by reference to the more
complete discussions contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the
Prospectus, and the Plan. Shareholders should read this entire Proxy
Statement/Prospectus carefully.
The Reorganization:
The Plan provided herewith as Exhibit A (which GWI Fund shareholders are
being asked to approve at the Meeting) provides for the transfer by GWI Fund of
all of its assets and certain identified liabilities to BC Fund in exchange
solely for BC Fund Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, which
will be distributed to the Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
shareholders, respectively, of GWI Fund. GWI Fund will then be terminated as a
series of the Trust. Each former shareholder of GWI Fund will then be a
shareholder of BC Fund and will hold, immediately after the closing of the
Reorganization (the "Closing"), that number of full and fractional Class A,
Class B, Class C and/or Advisor Class shares of BC Fund having an aggregate net
asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the shareholder's Class A,
Class B, Class C and/or Advisor Class shares of GWI Fund held as of the close of
business on the Valuation Date. GWI Fund shareholders will incur no sales
charges in connection with the Reorganization.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust, including all of the Trustees who
are not "interested persons" of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the
"Non-Interested Trustees"), unanimously approved the Plan at a meeting held on
April 14, 2000. The Closing is expected to occur on or about June ___, 2000, or
as soon as practicable thereafter as the parties may agree to in writing (the
"Closing Date").
The Trustees of the Trust believe that the Reorganization provides a
means of combining two separate investment portfolios of the Trust with
identical investment objectives and similar investment policies in an attempt to
achieve enhanced investment performance and distribution capability, as well as
certain economies of scale and attendant cost savings to GWI Fund's
shareholders.
The current expense ratio for each BC Fund class of shares (net of
reimbursements from the Funds' manager) is comparable to its corresponding GWI
Fund share class, and during the periods ended December 31, 1999, BC Fund's
performance record was comparable to, or better than, that of GWI Fund (see
"Performance information" below). The larger aggregate net asset base of the
combined Fund could enable it to achieve additional economies of scale by
spreading certain costs of operations over a larger asset base.
For the foregoing reasons, as more fully described below under
"Information About the Reorganization- Reasons for the Reorganization", the
Trustees of the Trust, including the Non-Interested Trustees, have unanimously
concluded that (1) the Reorganization is in the best interests of GWI Fund and
its shareholders; and (2) the interests of the existing shareholders of GWI Fund
will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. Accordingly, the Board of
Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of GWI Fund, recommends that shareholders
approve the Plan. If the Plan is not approved, GWI Fund will continue in
existence unless or until other action is taken by the Trustees.
Each Fund will have received an opinion of Dechert Price & Rhoads,
counsel to the Trust and the Funds in connection with the Reorganization, to the
effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions and representations, the
Reorganization will constitute a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
If the Reorganization constitutes a tax-free reorganization, no gain or loss
will be recognized by GWI Fund or its shareholders as a result of the
Reorganization. (See "Information About the Reorganization - Federal income tax
consequences.")
The Funds:
BC Fund and GWI Fund are diversified series of shares of beneficial
interest of the Trust, an open-end management investment company registered
under the 1940 Act. Each Fund offers separate classes of shares designated as
Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class3, each of which has its own sales
charges and distribution arrangements. BC Fund also offers a fifth class of
shares designated as Class I.
The principal investment objective of each of BC Fund and GWI Fund is
long-term capital growth, with current income being a secondary consideration.
There can be no assurance that either Fund will achieve its investment
objective. Both Funds are managed by the same team of investment professionals.
Although the investment policies, restrictions and risks associated with
GWI Fund and BC Fund are similar, there are differences between the two Funds.
For example, the median market capitalization for companies targeted for
investment by BC Fund is $5 billion. The BC Fund invests primarily in common
stocks of U.S. companies occupying major market positions that are expected to
be maintained or enhanced over time (commonly known as "Blue Chip" companies).
By contrast, GWI Fund seeks to invest in the common stocks of U.S. companies, a
number of which pay dividends. Among the chief characteristics in selecting
securities for GWI Fund are companies with financial security and
capitalizations over $100 million, as well as the ability to pay dividends. GWI
Fund may also invest, to a limited degree, in the securities of foreign
issuers.4
The Funds' investment restrictions are substantially similar from a
portfolio management standpoint. However, GWI Fund may invest up to 25% of its
net assets in foreign equity securities, primarily those traded in European,
Pacific Basin and Latin American markets, some of which may be emerging markets
that involve special risks. Although there is no fundamental restriction on
foreign investments for BC Fund, BC Fund will not generally invest in foreign
issuers. GWI Fund may also 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 (commonly referred
to as "high yield" or "junk bonds"). The GWI Fund will not invest in debt
securities rated less than C by either Moody's or S&P.
For a more complete discussion of the investment policies, restrictions
and risks associated with each Fund, see the Prospectus (which is provided
herewith).
Fees and Expenses:
Investment advisory fees. Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI"), located at Via
Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432,
provides business management and investment advisory services to the Funds. For
these services, each of BC Fund and GWI Fund pays a fee to IMI at an annual rate
of 0.75% of the Fund's average net assets. As of December 31, 1999, BC Fund had
total net assets of $15,512,008 and GWI Fund had total net assets of
$86,189,439. The total investment management fees incurred and paid by BC Fund
and GWI Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 were $78,946 and
$674,369, respectively.5
Service/distribution (Rule 12b-1) fees. The Funds' shares are sold
through Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. ("IMDI"). 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. Under each distribution plan, BC Fund and GWI Fund pay 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 the Fund's Class A, Class B and
Class C shares. The services for which service fees may be paid include, among
other things, advising clients or customers regarding the purchase, sale or
retention of Fund shares, answering routine inquiries concerning the Funds and
assisting shareholders in changing options or enrolling in specific plans.
Service fee payments made out of or charged against the assets
attributable to each 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 Funds' Class A distribution plan does not provide for the payment of
interest on any such subsequent reimbursements of distribution expenses.
Under the Funds' Class B and Class C distribution plans, each Fund also
pays IMDI a distribution fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate
of 0.75% of the average net assets attributable to its Class B and Class C
shares. This fee is paid to IMDI as compensation and is not dependent on IMDI's
expenses incurred.
Comparative fee 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 the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.
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Comparison of Shareholder Transaction Expenses
Class A: Class B: Class C: Advisor Class:
------- ------- ------- -------------
BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI
--- ---- --- ---- --- ---- --- ---
Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Maximum sales charge 5.75% 5.75% none none none none none none
(load) imposed on
purchases (as a
percentage of offering
price)
Maximum deferred sales none* none* 5.00% 5.00% 1.00% 1.00% none none
charge (load) (as a
percentage of net asset
value)
Maximum sales charge none none none none none none none none
(load) imposed on
reinvested dividends
Redemption fee** none none none none none none none none
Exchange fee none none none none none none none none
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* There is no sales charge on investments in Class A shares of $500,000 or
more. A CDSC of 1.00% may apply to such investments if redeemed within
two years of the end of the month of purchase.
** A $10 wire fee is charged to the account of shareholders who choose to
receive their redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire.
Comparison of Annual Fund Operating Expenses*
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Class A: Class B: Class C: Advisor Class:
------- ------- ------- -------------
BC GWI Fund BC GWI Fund BC Fund GWI BC Fund GWI
---- -------- ---- -------- -------- ---- -------- ---
Fund Fund Fund Fund
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management Fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and/or 0.25% 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% none none
service (12b-1) fees
Other expenses 2.49%** 0.62% 2.43%** 0.61% 2.36%** 0.75% 2.38%** 0.71%
Total annual Fund 3.49%** 1.62% 4.18%** 2.36% 4.11%** 2.50% 3.13%** 1.46%
operating expenses
Expenses reimbursed 1.84%** 0.00% 1.84%** 0.00% 1.84%** 0.00% 1.84%** 0.00%
Net Fund operating 1.65%** 1.62% 2.34%** 2.36% 2.27%** 2.50% 1.29%** 1.46%
expenses
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* For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.
** IMI has agreed contractually to reimburse BC Fund's expenses for the
current fiscal year to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund's
Annual Fund Operating Expenses, when calculated at the Fund level, do
not exceed 1.34% of the Fund's average net assets (excluding 12b-1 fees
and certain other expenses). For each of the following nine years, IMI
will ensure that these expenses do not exceed 2.50% of each Fund's
average net assets. The expense information shown above has been
restated to reflect current fees.
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Combined (Pro Forma) Shareholder Fees (Unaudited)
Class A: Class B: Class C: Advisor
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Class:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution/service (12b-1) fees 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% none
Other expenses 0.76% 0.70% 0.65% 0.67%
Total annual Fund operating 1.76% 2.45% 2.40% 1.42%
expenses
Expenses reimbursed* 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Net Fund operating expenses* 1.61% 2.30% 2.25% 1.27%
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* IMI has agreed contractually to reimburse the combined Fund's expenses
to the extent necessary to ensure that the combined Fund's Annual Fund
Operating Expenses for the current fiscal year, when calculated at the
Fund level, do not exceed 1.34% of the combined Fund's average net
assets (excluding 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses). For each of
the following nine years, IMI will ensure that these expenses do not
exceed 2.50% of each Fund's average net assets.
Examples
The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in each Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (with
additional information shown for Class B and Class C shares based on the
assumption that you do not redeem your shares at that time). The example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that each Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Year: Class A: Class B: Class B: Class C: Class C: Advisor
(no (no Class:
redemption) redemption)
BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI BC GWI
--- ---- --- ---- --- ---- --- ---- --- ---- --- ---
Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
1st $733 $730 $737 $739 $237 $239 $330 $353 $230 $253 $131 $149
3rd $1,293 $1,057 $1,267 $1,036 $967 $736 $946 $779 $946 $779 $653 $462
5th $1,877 $1,406 $1,918 $1,460 $1,718 $1,260 $1,684 $1,331 $1,684 $1,331 $1,201 $797
10th $3,453 $2,386 $3,542 $2,512 $3,542 $2,512 $3,635 $2,836 $3,635 $2,836 $2,698 $1,746
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
Combined (Pro Forma) Example (Unaudited)
Year: Class A: Class B: Class B: Class C: Class C: Advisor
- ---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(no (no Class:
-----
redemption) redemption)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $729 $733 $233 $328 $228 $129
3rd $1,084 $1,049 $749 $734 $734 $435
5th $1,461 $1,492 $1,292 $1,267 $1,267 $762
10th $2,517 $2,605 $2,605 $2,725 $2,725 $1,689
</TABLE>
Purchase, exchange, redemption and dividend information:
The purchase, exchange and redemption procedures and other privileges
that apply to the Funds are identical. Following is a summary of these
procedures and privileges.6
Purchase information. IMDI is the distributor for both BC Fund and GWI
Fund and bears certain expenses in connection with the distribution and sale of
the Funds' shares. Shares of both Funds may be purchased directly through IMSC
(the Funds' transfer agent) or through registered securities dealers who have a
sales agreement with IMDI. The minimum initial investment for Class A, Class B
and Class C shares is $1,000, and the minimum subsequent investment for these
shares is $100. The minimum initial investment for Advisor Class shares is
$10,000, and the minimum subsequent investment is $250.
Investments of less than $50,000 in Class A shares of each Fund are
available at a public offering price equal to their net asset value per share
plus an initial front-end sales charge of 5.75% (6.10% of the net amount
invested). The front-end sales charge on Class A shares is reduced as the amount
invested increases (see the Prospectus). A contingent deferred sales charge of
1.00% applies to Class A shares that were purchased without an initial sales
charge (i.e., investments of at least $500,000), but that are redeemed within
two years of the end of the month of purchase. Purchases of Class A shares of
each Fund are based on the public offering price next determined after the
purchase order is received. A cumulative quantity discount is available by means
of "Rights of Accumulation" or through a "Letter of Intent" (in which a
shareholder agrees to purchase, within a 13-month period, an amount qualifying
for a reduced sales charge). Please see the Prospectus for more information on
how the Class A sales charge may be reduced or eliminated.
Class B and Class C shares of each Fund are not subject to a front-end
sales charge, but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if
redeemed within a certain period of time after purchase. Class C shares are
subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if redeemed within one year of purchase, and Class B
shares redeemed within six years of purchase are subject to a CDSC (which is
assessed on an amount equal to the lesser of the current market value or the
original purchase cost of the shares being redeemed) at the following rates:
CDSC as a Percentage of
Years Since Purchase Dollar Amount Subject to Charge
-------------------- -------------------------------
First 5%
Second 4%
Third 3%
Fourth 3%
Fifth 2%
Sixth 1%
Seventh and thereafter 0%
For purposes of computing the CDSC that may be payable upon the
redemption of the new BC Fund Class B shares a shareholder receives in
connection with the Reorganization, the holding period of the shareholder's
outstanding GWI Fund Class B shares will be tacked onto the holding period of
the new BC Fund Class B shares.
Class B shares convert automatically to Class A shares approximately
eight years after their original purchase date. Class A shares are subject to
lower annual expenses than Class B shares. The conversion from Class B shares to
Class A shares is not considered a taxable event for federal income tax
purposes. Class C shares do not have a similar conversion feature.
Advisor Class shares of both Funds are offered only to certain investors
(such as fiduciaries purchasing shares for employee benefit plans) and are not
subject to an initial sales charge or CDSC. The Prospectus relating to Advisor
Class Shares (which is being provided to Advisor Class shareholders) contains a
description of the investors to whom Advisor Class shares may be sold.
Exchange information: Class A shareholders of each Fund may exchange
their Class A shares for Class A shares of another Ivy fund on the basis of
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 shares that have
been invested for 12 months or longer. In connection with the Reorganization,
the period of time that GWI Fund shares have been outstanding would be tacked
onto the period of time that the post-reorganization BC Fund Class A shares have
been outstanding. Shares invested in either Fund that result from reinvested
dividends will not be assessed a sales charge if subsequently exchanged into
another Ivy fund.
Class B shareholders of each Fund may exchange their outstanding Class B
shares for Class B shares of another Ivy fund 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 Class B shares. Class B shareholders of
each Fund 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. For
purposes of the exchange feature with respect to the new BC Fund Class B shares
received in connection with the Reorganization, the holding period of the
outstanding Class B shares of GWI Fund will be "tacked" onto the holding period
of the new BC Fund Class B shares.
Class C shareholders of each Fund may exchange their outstanding Class C
shares for Class C shares of another Ivy fund 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 the redemption of Class C shares. For purposes of the
exchange feature with respect to the new BC Fund Class C shares received in
connection with the Reorganization, the holding period of the outstanding Class
C shares of GWI Fund will be tacked onto the holding period of the new BC Fund
Class C shares.
Both Funds discourage the use of the exchange privilege for the purpose
of timing short-term market fluctuations. The Funds may therefore limit the
frequency of exchanges by a shareholder or cancel a shareholder's exchange
privilege if at any time it appears that such market-timing strategies are being
used.
Redemption information: Shares of each Fund may be redeemed through a
registered securities representative, by mail, by telephone, or by Federal Funds
wire in accordance with the procedures described in the Prospectus. As
previously noted, a charge of $10 per transaction applies if a shareholder
elects to have redemption proceeds wired to his or her bank account. If the
shares to be redeemed have been purchased by check, the payment of redemption
proceeds may be delayed until the earlier of the date the check has cleared or
for up to 15 calendar days. Each Fund may, on 60 days' written notice, redeem
the accounts of shareholders whose investment, including sales charges paid, has
been less than $1,000 for more than 12 months.
Dividends and other distributions: Each Fund normally distributes
dividends from net investment income and any net realized capital gains after
utilization of capital loss carryforwards, if any, in December to prevent
application of a federal excise tax. An additional distribution may be made if
necessary. Any dividends or capital gains distributions declared in October,
November or December with a record date in such a month and paid during the
following January are treated by shareholders for federal income tax purposes as
if received on December 31 of the calendar year in which it is declared.
Dividends and distributions of each Fund are invested in additional shares of
the Fund at net asset value and credited to the shareholder's account on the
payment date or, at the shareholder's election, paid in cash.
If the Plan is approved by GWI Fund's shareholders, then at a time as
close as practicable to, but before the Closing Date, GWI Fund will pay its
shareholders a cash distribution of all undistributed 2000 net investment income
and undistributed realized net capital gains.
Performance information:
The information in the following table provides some indication of the
risks of investing in each Fund by showing changes in each Fund's performance
from year to year and how the Fund's average annual returns since each was first
offered for sale to the public compare with those of a broad measure of market
performance. Neither Fund's past performance is an indication of how the Fund
will perform in the future.
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Average Annual Total Returns
For the Periods Ended December 31, 1999#
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund:
Class A: Class B: Class C: Advisor Class: S&P 500 Index
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year: 8.71% 9.74% 13.84% 15.89% 21.10%
Since inception:* 14.29% 13.28% 16.76% 20.95% 28.47%
</TABLE>
# Performance figures reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges
and expense reimbursements.
* The inception date for the Fund's Class A and Advisor Class shares was
November 2, 1998, and the inception date for the Fund's Class B and
Class C shares was November 6, 1998. Index performance is calculated
from October 31, 1998.
Ivy Growth with Income Fund:
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<CAPTION>
Class A: Class B: Class C: Advisor Class: S&P 500
------- ------- ------- ------------- -------
Index:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year: 4.60% 5.14% 8.91% 11.18% 21.10%
Past 5 years: 16.02% 16.31% N/A N/A 28.97%
Past 10 years: 12.71% N/A N/A N/A 18.38%
Since inception:*
Class B: -- 12.72% -- -- 23.36%
Class C: -- -- 14.18% -- 27.27%
Advisor Class: -- -- -- 6.31% 20.27%
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# Performance figures reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges
and expense reimbursements.
* The inception dates for the Fund's Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
shares were October 22, 1993, April 30, 1996 and April 30, 1998,
respectively. Index performance is calculated accordingly.
Financial highlights:
The financial highlights table for BC Fund, which is intended to help
you understand the Fund's financial performance for the past five years, is
contained in the Prospectus provided herewith (and incorporated by reference
herein).
RISK CONSIDERATIONS
Because BC Fund and GWI Fund have similar investment objectives and
policies, the investment risks of the Funds are also similar. These risks
consist primarily of management risk and market risk. "Management risk" refers
to the fact that securities selected by IMI on behalf of each Fund might not
perform as well as the securities held by other mutual funds with similar
investment objectives. "Market risk" refers to the general risk of investing in
equity securities, the market value of which can fluctuate significantly.
For further discussion of the investment techniques and risk factors
that apply to BC Fund and GWI Fund, see the "Comparison of Investment
Objectives, Policies and Restrictions" below and the Prospectus.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION
Description of the Plan:
As previously noted, the Plan provides for the transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of GWI Fund to BC Fund in exchange for that
number of full and fractional Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares
of BC Fund having an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset
value of each GWI Fund shareholder's Class A, Class B, Class C and/or Advisor
shares held as of the close of business on the Valuation Date. GWI Fund will
distribute BC Fund shares received in the exchange to the shareholders of GWI
Fund in complete liquidation of GWI Fund. GWI Fund will then be terminated as a
series of the Trust. In the interest of economy and convenience, shares of GWI
Fund generally are not represented by physical certificates, and shares of BC
Fund issued to GWI Fund shareholders similarly will be in uncertificated form.
Before the Closing occurs, shareholders of GWI Fund will be able to
redeem their shares at the net asset value next determined after receipt by IMSC
(the Fund's transfer agent) of a redemption request in proper form. Redemption
requests received by IMSC after the Closing will be treated as requests received
for the redemption of shares of BC Fund received by the shareholder in
connection with the Reorganization.
The obligations of the Trust on behalf of each of GWI Fund and BC Fund
under the Plan are subject to various conditions, as stated therein. Among other
things, the Plan requires that all filings be made with, and all authority be
received from, the SEC and such state securities commissions as may be necessary
in the opinion of counsel to permit the parties to carry out the transactions
contemplated by the Plan. GWI Fund and BC Fund are in the process of making the
necessary filings. To provide against unforeseen events, the Plan may be
terminated or amended at any time prior to the Closing by action of the Trustees
of the Trust, notwithstanding the approval of the Plan by the shareholders of
GWI Fund. However, no amendment may be made that materially adversely affects
the interests of the shareholders of GWI Fund without obtaining the approval of
GWI Fund's shareholders. GWI Fund and BC Fund may at any time waive compliance
with certain of the covenants and conditions contained in the Plan. For a
complete description of the terms and conditions of the Reorganization, please
refer to the Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A.
IMI will pay the legal, accounting, printing, postage and solicitation
expenses in connection with the Reorganization. Neither IMI nor BC Fund will
bear any costs or expenses associated with GWI Fund's termination as a series of
the Trust. The combined Fund will pay any applicable SEC registration fees and
state notice filing fees in connection with shares issued in the Reorganization.
Reasons for the Reorganization:
The Reorganization was presented to the Board of Trustees of the Trust
for consideration and approval at a meeting held on April 14, 2000. For the
reasons discussed below, the Trustees of the Trust, including all of the
Non-Interested Trustees, have determined that the interests of GWI Fund
shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization, and that the
Reorganization is in the best interests of GWI Fund and its shareholders. The
Board of Trustees of the Trust, including all of the Non-Interested Trustees,
similarly approved the Reorganization on behalf of BC Fund.
The Reorganization has been recommended by the Board of Trustees of the
Trust as a means of combining separate investment portfolios with similar
investment objectives and policies in an attempt to achieve enhanced investment
performance and distribution capability, as well as certain economies of scale
and attendant cost savings to GWI Fund's shareholders. Achievement of these
goals cannot be assured.
In determining whether to recommend that the shareholders of GWI Fund
vote to approve the Plan, the Board of Trustees considered, among other things:
(a) the fees and expense ratios of both GWI Fund and BC Fund; (b) the terms and
conditions of the Reorganization and whether the Reorganization would result in
the dilution of shareholder interests; (c) the compatibility of the Funds'
investment objectives, policies, restrictions and portfolios; (d) the service
features available to shareholders of each Fund; (e) the costs that would be
incurred by the Funds as a result of the Reorganization; and (f) the tax
consequences of the Reorganization.
The Board of Trustees also considered that the Reorganization would
permit the shareholders of GWI Fund to pursue substantially the same investment
goals in a modestly larger fund, and thereby (i) effect certain portfolio
transactions on potentially more favorable terms and (ii) provide IMI with
additional investment flexibility.
As noted above, the current expense ratio for each BC Fund class of
shares (net of reimbursements from the Funds' manager) is comparable to its
corresponding GWI Fund share class. In addition, the larger aggregate net asset
base of the pro forma combined Fund ($101,701,447, based on the Funds' net asset
size as of December 31, 1999, as compared with $86,189,439 for GWI Fund as of
that date) would held the combined Fund to seek to achieve additional economies
of scale by spreading costs of operations over a larger asset base. As a general
rule, economies of scale can be expected to be realized primarily with respect
to fixed expenses, such as costs of printing and fees for professional services
(although there can be no assurance that these benefits will be realized).
Expenses that are based on the value of assets or the number of shareholder
accounts, such as custody and transfer agency fees, would be largely unaffected
by the Reorganization.
The shareholder service features that are available to BC Fund and GWI
Fund shareholders are identical. For example, each Fund permits shares to be
purchased under an Automatic Investment Plan in which funds are electronically
drawn from a shareholder's bank account on a regular basis. Each Fund also has a
systematic withdrawal plan ("SWP"), in which funds are electronically withdrawn
each month from the shareholders' Fund account and deposited into the
shareholder's bank account. Accordingly, the interests of GWI Fund shareholders
in this regard would not be affected by the Reorganization.
Description of the securities to be issued:
The Trust's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of shares
of beneficial interest (no par value per share). Each BC Fund share issued to
shareholders of GWI Fund pursuant to the Plan would (i) be fully paid,
non-assessable and redeemable when issued, (ii) be transferable without
restriction, and (iii) have no preemptive or subscription rights.
Shareholder rights:
As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is governed by its Amended
and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 10, 1992, as amended from time
to time (the "Declaration of Trust"), its By-Laws and applicable Massachusetts
law. The business and affairs of the Trust are managed under the direction of
its Board of Trustees. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to create
separate series or portfolios and to divide any series or portfolio into one or
more classes. In the areas of shareholder voting and the powers and conduct of
the Trustees there are no material differences between the rights of
shareholders of GWI Fund and the rights of shareholders of BC Fund.
Federal income tax consequences:
The Reorganization is conditioned upon the receipt by the Trust, on
behalf of GWI Fund and BC Fund, respectively, of an opinion from Dechert Price &
Rhoads substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions
and representations of the parties, for Federal income tax purposes: (i) the
transfer to BC Fund of all or substantially all of the assets of GWI Fund in
exchange solely for BC Fund shares, followed by the distribution of such shares
to GWI Fund shareholders in exchange for their GWI Fund shares in complete
liquidation of GWI Fund, will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning
of Section 368(a)(1) of the Code, and BC Fund and GWI Fund will each be "a party
to a reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; (ii) no
gain or loss will be recognized by GWI Fund upon the transfer of all or
substantially all of its assets to BC Fund in exchange solely for BC Fund
shares; (iii) the basis of the assets of GWI Fund in the hands of BC Fund will
be the same as the basis of such assets of GWI Fund immediately prior to the
transfer; (iv) the holding period of the assets of GWI Fund in the hands of BC
Fund will include the period during which such assets were held by GWI Fund; (v)
no gain or loss will be recognized by BC Fund upon the receipt of the assets of
GWI Fund in exchange for BC Fund shares and the assumption by BC Fund of all of
the liabilities of GWI Fund; (vi) no gain or loss will be recognized by the
shareholders of GWI Fund upon the receipt of BC Fund shares solely in exchange
for their shares of GWI Fund as part of the transaction; (vii) the basis of BC
Fund shares received by the shareholders of GWI Fund will be the same as the
basis of the shares of GWI Fund exchanged therefor; and (viii) the holding
period of BC Fund shares received by the shareholders of GWI Fund will include
the holding period during which the shares of GWI Fund exchanged therefor were
held, provided that at the time of the exchange the shares of GWI Fund were held
as capital assets in the hands of the shareholders of GWI Fund. No opinion will
be expressed, however, as to whether any gain or loss will be recognized by GWI
Fund in connection with the transfer from GWI Fund to BC Fund of any section
1256 contracts (as defined in Section 1256 of the Code).
As of December 31, 1999, BC Fund had a net tax-basis capital loss
carryforward of approximately $125,000. The carryforward expires in 2007. For
the three months ended March 31, 2000, BC Fund had realized losses of $(510,051)
and had net unrealized appreciation of $1,313,495. As of December 31, 1999, GWI
Fund had a net tax-basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $228,000.
The carryforward expires in 2002. For the three months ended March 31, 2000, GWI
Fund had realized gains of $2,101,116 and had net unrealized appreciation of
$3,451,591.
Shareholders of GWI Fund should consult their tax advisers regarding the
effect, if any, on the proposed Reorganization in light of their individual
circumstances. Because the foregoing discussion relates only to the Federal
income tax consequences of the Reorganization, shareholders of GWI Fund should
also consult their tax advisers as to state, local and other tax consequences,
if any, of the Reorganization.
Liquidation and termination of GWI Fund:
If the Reorganization is effected, GWI Fund will be liquidated and then
terminated as a series of the Trust.
Capitalization:
The following table shows (on an unaudited basis) the capitalization as
of December 31, 1999 of (i) GWI Fund and BC Fund individually and (ii) the
combined fund, on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the Reorganization:
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<CAPTION>
Capitalization Table
Values as of December 31, 1999
Net Asset Value
Net Assets Per Share Shares Outstanding
BC Fund
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Class A $3,352,786 $12.32 272,114
Class B $8,742,297 $12.29 711,563
Class C $2,497,324 $12.30 203,086
Advisor Class $916,601 $12.35 74,461
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Total Net Assets $15,512,008
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GWI Fund
Class A $63,580,153 $13.51 4,706,004
Class B $21,749,637 $13.22 1,644,950
Class C $484,489 $13.09 37,014
Advisor Class $375,160 $13.58 27,634
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Total Net Assets $86,189,439
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Pro Forma Combined*
Class A $66,932,939 $12.32 5,432,841
Class B $30,491,934 $12.29 2,481,265
Class C $2,981,813 $12.30 242,475
Advisor class $1,294,761 $12.35 104,838
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Total Net Assets $101,701,447
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</TABLE>
* Basis of combination: The pro forma combined capitalization table reflects
the -------------------- proposed merger of GWI Fund into BC Fund,
accounted for as though the merger had become effective on January 1, 1999.
The pro forma combined financial information reflects certain fund
accounting fees, Blue Sky fees, Trustees fees, legal fees, and certain
printing costs due to the fact that these types of expenses are expected to
remain at BC Fund's level, and a reduction in the reimbursements paid by
IMI due to the fact that the combined fund expenses are expected to remain
below the limit for BC Fund.
VOTING MATTERS
Proxies from the shareholders of GWI Fund are being solicited by the
Board of Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of GWI Fund, for the Special Meeting
of Shareholders to be held at the offices of the Trust, Via Mizner Financial
Center, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, on June ___, 2000
at ______a.m./p.m. Eastern time, or at such later time made necessary by
adjournment (the "Meeting"). A proxy may be revoked at any time at or before the
Meeting by written notice to the Secretary of the Trust or by voting in person
at the Meeting. Unless revoked, all properly executed proxies received in time
for the Meeting will be voted in accordance with the specifications thereon or,
in the absence of such specifications, for approval of the Plan and the
Reorganization. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Notice of Special Meeting,
Letter of Information Required in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and proxy
card(s) are expected to be mailed to shareholders on or about May ___, 2000.
Shareholders of record of GWI Fund at the close of business on April
___, 2000 (the "Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Meeting or any
adjournment thereof. The holders of a majority of the shares of GWI Fund
outstanding at the close of business on the Record Date and entitled to vote at
the Meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum
for the Meeting. Approval of the Plan requires the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of GWI Fund entitled to vote. Shareholders
are entitled to one vote for each share held and fractional votes for fractional
shares held. As of _____________, 2000, as shown on the books of GWI Fund, there
were _______ Class A, ________ Class B, _______ Class C and _______ Advisor
Class shares of beneficial interest of GWI Fund issued and outstanding. The
votes of BC Fund shareholders are not being solicited, because their approval or
consent is not necessary for the Reorganization to take place.
For purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for transacting
business at the Meeting, abstentions and broker "non-votes" will be treated as
shares that are present, but that have not been voted. Broker "non-votes" are
proxies received by GWI Fund from brokers or nominees when the broker or nominee
neither has received instructions from the beneficial owner(s) or other
person(s) entitled to vote nor has discretionary power to vote on a particular
matter. Abstentions and broker "non-votes" will have the effect of a "no" vote
on the Plan.
In the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting or a quorum is
present but sufficient votes to approve the Plan are not received, the persons
named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit
further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at the meeting in
person or by proxy. If a quorum is present, the persons named as proxies will
vote those proxies that they are entitled to vote FOR the Plan in favor of such
an adjournment and will vote those proxies that they are required to vote
AGAINST the Plan against any such adjournment.
As of __________, 2000, the officers and Trustees of the Trust as a
group owned beneficially less than 1% of the outstanding shares of BC Fund.
Appendix 1 hereto sets forth the beneficial owners of at least 5% of each Fund's
shares. To the best knowledge of the Trust, as of ___________, 2000, no person
owned beneficially more than 5% of either Fund's outstanding shares, except as
indicated in Appendix 1.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information about the Funds:
Information concerning the operation and management of BC Fund and GWI
Fund is included in the Prospectus, which is provided herewith. The Funds are
subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and in accordance therewith file proxy material, reports and other
information, including charter documents, with the SEC. These reports can be
inspected and copied at the Public Reference Facilities maintained by the SEC,
located at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the following
SEC Regional Offices: Northeast Regional Office, 7 World Trade Center, Suite
1300, New York, NY 10048; Southeast Regional Office, 1401 Brickell Avenue, Suite
200, Miami, FL 33131; Midwest Regional Office, Citicorp Center, 500 W. Madison
Street, Chicago, IL, 60661-2511; Central Regional Office, 1801 California
Street, Suite 4800, Denver, CO 80202-2648; and Pacific Regional Office, 5670
Wilshire Boulevard, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036-3648. Copies of such
material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Branch, Office of
Consumer Affairs and Information Services, Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The SEC maintains an Internet
website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains additional information about the
Funds.
Interests of certain persons:
IMI provides business management and investment advisory services to
both BC Fund and GWI Fund, Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. ("MIMI")
provides administrative and accounting services, and Ivy Mackenzie Service Corp.
("IMSC") provides transfer agency and shareholder-related services for each
Fund. IMDI distributes each Fund's shares. IMI, IMDI and IMSC are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of MIMI. MIMI is a subsidiary of Mackenzie Financial Corporation
("MFC"), which has been an investment counsel and mutual fund manager in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada for more than 30 years. The offices of IMI, MIMI, IMSC,
IMDI and the Trust are each located at Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South
Federal Highway, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33432. MFC is located at 150
Bloor Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S3B5. None of IMI,
MIMI, IMDI, IMSC or MFC has a financial interest in the Reorganization.
Shareholder proposals for subsequent meetings:
Neither Fund, as a general matter, holds regular annual or other
meetings of shareholders. Any shareholder who wishes to submit proposals to be
considered at a subsequent meeting of shareholders of GWI Fund should send such
proposals to the principal executive offices of the Trust, Via Mizner Financial
Plaza, 700 South Federal Highway, Suite 300, Boca Raton, Florida 33432. Any
shareholder who wishes to submit proposals to be considered at a subsequent
meeting of shareholders of BC Fund should also send such proposals to the
principal executive offices of the Trust. It is suggested that proposals be
submitted by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Other business:
The Trustees of the Trust know of no other business to be brought before
the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, however,
proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of persons named as
proxies.
If you cannot attend the Meeting in person, please complete and sign the
enclosed proxy and return it in the envelope provided so that the Meeting may be
held and action taken on the matters described herein with the greatest possible
number of shares participating.
Proxy solicitation:
Proxies are to be solicited by mail. Additional solicitations may be
made by telephone, telegraph or personal contact by officers, employees or
agents of IMI and its affiliates.
Shareholder Communications Corp. ("SCC") has been retained to assist in
the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Reorganization. For its
services, SCC will be paid a fee expected to equal approximately [$5,000] and
will be reimbursed by IMI for its expenses in connection with the
Reorganization. IMI will pay the fees and expenses of SCC in connection with the
Reorganization.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES,
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, AND
ANY UNMARKED PROXIES WILL BE SO VOTED.
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APPENDIX 1
BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF 5% OR MORE OF FUND SHARES
Ivy Growth with Income Fund
To the best knowledge of Ivy Fund, as of April 6, 2000, the following persons
owned 5% or more of GWI Fund's Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
shares, as indicated:
Class A: Amalgamated Bank of NY C/F TWU-NYC Private Bus Lines Pension Fund
Amivest Corp Disc Invest Mgr., P.O. Box 370, Cooper Station New York, NY 10003,
owned of record 268,780.923 shares (6.27%).
Class B: Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith For the sole benefit of its
customers, Attn: Fund Administration, 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E, 3rd FL,
Jacksonville, FL, owned of record 180,275.987 shares (12.88%).
Class C: A.G. Edwards & Sons Custodian For Diana H Pross Rollover IRA
Account, 1705 S 170th ST, Omaha, NE 68130-1204, owned of record 5,125.948 shares
(12.44%); Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith For the sole benefit of its
customers, Attn: Fund Administration, 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E., 3rd FL,
Jacksonville, FL owned of record 4,700.698 shares (11.41%); Anthony L Bassano &
Marie E Bassano TTEES of the Anthony & Marie Bassano Trust U/A/D 05-25-99, 8934
Bari Court, Port Richey, FL 34668, owned of record 3,567.299 shares (8.66%); IBT
CUST IRA FBO Vytautas Sniekus, 1250 E 276th St. Euclid, OH 44132, owned of
record 2,946.753 shares (7.15%); Painwebber For The Benefit Of Painewebber CDN
FBO Patricia Cramer Russell, P.O. Box 3321, Weehawken, NJ 07087-8154, owned of
record 2,440.579 shares (5.92%); and IBT CUST 403 (B) FBO Carol E Greivell, 985
N Broadway #67, Depere, WI 54115, owned of record 2,344.830 shares (5.69%).
Advisor Class: NFSC FEBO # 279-055662 C. William Ferris/Michael
Landry/Keith Carlson U/A 01/01/98, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL
33432-6114, owned of record 21,860.493 shares (100%).
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
To the best knowledge of Ivy Fund, as of April 6, 2000, the following persons
owned 5% or more of BC Fund's Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
shares, as indicated:
Class B: Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith For the sole benefit of its
customers, Attn: Fund Administration, 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E, 3rd FL,
Jacksonville, FL, owned of record 104,923.409 shares (14.26%).
Class C: Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith For the sole benefit of its
customers, Attn: Fund Administration, 4800 Deer Lake Dr. E., 3rd FL,
Jacksonville, FL owned of record 11,952.636 shares (6.54%); and Donaldson Lufkin
Jenrette Securities Corporation Inc. P.O. Box 2052 Jersey City, NJ 07303-9998,
owned of record 10,199.831 shares (5.58%).
Advisor Class: Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. Attn: Bev Yanowitch,
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 S. Federal Hwy., Ste. 300, Boca Raton, FL 33432,
owned of record 50,392.878 shares (67.45%), NFSC FEBO # 279-055662 C. William
Ferris/Michael Landry/Keith Carlson U/A 01/01/98, 700 South Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, FL 33432-6114, owned of record 19,514.840 shares (26.12%); and
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Reinvest Account, Attn: Mutual Fund Dept, 101
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, owned of record 4,144.193 shares
(5.54%).
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the "Agreement") is made as
of this ____ day of June, 2000, by and between Ivy Fund, a Massachusetts
business trust with its principal place of business at Via Mizner Financial
Plaza, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, on behalf of Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund (the "Acquiring Fund"), a separate series of Ivy Fund (in such
capacity, the "Acquiring Trust"), and Ivy Fund, on behalf of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund (the "Acquired Fund"), a separate series of Ivy Fund (in such
capacity, the "Acquired Trust").
This Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of
reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The reorganization (the
"Reorganization") will consist of the transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for
Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class voting shares of beneficial
interest, no par value per share, of the Acquiring Fund (the "Acquiring Fund
Shares"), the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of all of the liabilities of the
Acquired Fund, and the distribution of the Acquiring Fund Shares to the Class A,
Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shareholders of the Acquired Fund, in
complete liquidation of the Acquired Fund as provided herein, all upon the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants
and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows:
I. Transfer of Assets of the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund in Exchange
for Acquiring Fund Shares, the Assumption of Acquired Fund Liabilities and
the Liquidation of the Acquired Fund
A. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and on the basis of the
representations and warranties contained herein, the Acquired Fund agrees to
transfer to the Acquiring Fund all or substantially all of the Acquired Fund's
assets as set forth in section 1.2, and the Acquiring Fund agrees in exchange
therefor (i) to deliver to the Acquired Fund that number of full and fractional
Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Acquiring Fund Shares determined by
dividing the value of the Acquired Fund's assets with respect to each Class,
computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in section 2.1, by
the net asset value of one Acquiring Fund Share of the Class, computed in the
manner and as of the time and date set forth in section 2.2, and (ii) to assume
all liabilities of the Acquired Fund, as set forth in section 1.3. Such
transactions shall take place at the closing provided for in section 3.1 (the
"Closing").
B. The assets of the Acquired Fund to be acquired by the Acquiring Fund shall
consist of all assets of the Acquired Fund (collectively, the "Assets"),
including, without limitation, all cash, cash equivalents, securities,
commodities and futures interests and dividends or interest or other receivables
that are owned by the Acquired Fund, and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown
on the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities of the Acquired Fund
prepared as of the effective time of the closing (the "Effective Time
Statement"), prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") applied consistently with those of the Acquired Fund's most
recent audited balance sheet.
C. The Acquired Fund will endeavor to discharge all of its known liabilities and
obligations prior to the Closing Date, as defined in section 3.1. All
liabilities not so discharged will be assumed by the Acquiring Fund.
D. On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, as defined in section
3.1, the Acquired Fund will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or
more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed
substantially all (and in no event less than 98%) of its investment company
taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and
realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable year through the
Closing Date.
E. Immediately after the transfer of the Assets provided for in section 1.1 (the
"Liquidation Time"), the Acquired Fund will (a) distribute to the Acquired
Fund's shareholders of record with respect to each Class of its shares,
determined as of the Valuation Time, as defined in Section 2.1 (the "Acquired
Fund Shareholders"), on a pro rata basis within that Class, the Acquiring Fund
Shares of the same Class received by the Acquired Fund pursuant to section 1.1
and (b) completely liquidate. Such distribution and liquidation will be
accomplished, with respect to each Class of the Acquired Fund's shares, by the
transfer of the Acquiring Fund Shares then credited to the account of the
Acquired Fund on the books of the Acquiring Fund to open accounts on the share
records of the Acquiring Fund in the names of the Acquired Fund Shareholders.
The aggregate net asset value of Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
Acquiring Fund Shares to be so credited to Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor
Class Acquired Fund Shareholders shall, with respect to each Class, be equal to
the aggregate net asset value of the Acquired Fund shares of that same Class
owned by such shareholders as of the Valuation Time. All issued and outstanding
shares of the Acquired Fund will simultaneously be cancelled on the books of the
Acquired Fund, although share certificates representing interests in Class A,
Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares of the Acquired Fund will represent a
number of the same Class of Acquiring Fund Shares after the Closing Date as
determined in accordance with section 2.3. The Acquiring Fund will not issue
certificates representing Acquiring Fund Shares in connection with such exchange
except certificates representing Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
Acquiring Fund Shares may be obtained upon request by a shareholder of the
Acquired Fund.
F. Ownership of Acquiring Fund Shares will be shown on the books of the
Acquiring Fund. Shares of the Acquiring Fund will be issued in the manner
described in the Acquiring Fund's then current prospectus and statement of
additional information.
As soon as is reasonably practicable after the Liquidation Time, but not
until the earlier of (i) payment by Acquiring Fund of all assumed liabilities or
(ii) 90 days after the Closing Date, Acquired Fund shall be terminated as a
series of the Acquired Trust under Massachusetts law. The Acquired Fund shall
not conduct any business on and after the Closing Date except in connection with
its liquidation and termination as a series of the Acquired Trust.
G. Any reporting responsibility of the Acquired Fund including, without
limitation, the responsibility for filing of regulatory reports, tax returns, or
other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"),
any state securities commission, and any federal, state or local tax authorities
or any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the
responsibility of the Acquired Fund.
H. All books and records of the Acquired Fund, including all books and records
required to be maintained under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, shall be available
to the Acquiring Fund from and after the Closing Date and shall be turned over
to the Acquiring Fund as soon as practicable following the Closing Date, as
defined in Section 3.1. All such books and records shall be available to the
Acquired Fund thereafter until the Acquired Fund is terminated as a series of
the Acquired Trust.
II. Valuation
A. The value of the Assets shall be computed as of the close of regular trading
on the New York Stock Exchange on the business day immediately preceding the
Closing Date, as defined in Section 3.1 (such time and date being hereinafter
called the "Valuation Time") after the declaration and payment of any dividends
and/or other distributions on that date, using the valuation procedures set
forth in Ivy Fund's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 10,
1992, as amended (the "Declaration of Trust"), and then-current prospectus or
statement of additional information.
B. The net asset value of a Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
Acquiring Fund share shall be the net asset value per share computed with
respect to that Class as of the Valuation Time using the valuation procedures
referred to in section 2.1.
C. The number of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Acquiring Fund
Shares to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the
Assets shall be determined with respect to each such Class by dividing the value
of the Assets with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares
of the Acquired Fund, as the case may be, determined in accordance with section
2.1 by the net asset value of an Acquiring Fund Share of the same Class
determined in accordance with section 2.2.
D. All computations of value hereunder shall be made by or under the direction
of each Fund's respective accounting agent, if applicable, in accordance with
its regular practice and the requirements of the 1940 Act and shall be subject
to confirmation by each Fund's respective independent accountants.
III. Closing and Closing Date
A. The Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be June
28, 2000, or such later date as the parties may agree to in writing (the
"Closing Date"). All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take
place simultaneously as of 4:00 P.M., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties. The Closing shall be held at the offices of
Dechert Price & Rhoads or at such other place and time as the parties may agree.
B. The Acquired Fund shall deliver to the Acquiring Fund on the Closing Date a
schedule of assets.
C. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., as custodian for the Acquired Fund, shall (a)
deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that the
Assets shall have been delivered in proper form to Brown Brothers Harriman &
Co., custodian for the Acquiring Fund, prior to or on the Closing Date and (b)
all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets, including all
applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or
provision for payment has been made. The Acquired Fund's portfolio securities
represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be presented by
Custodian for Acquired Fund to Custodian for Acquiring Fund for examination no
later than five business days preceding the Closing Date and transferred and
delivered by the Acquired Fund as of the Closing Date by the Acquired Fund for
the account of Acquiring Fund duly endorsed in proper form for transfer in such
condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. Acquired Fund's portfolio
securities and instruments deposited with a securities depository, as defined in
Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act, shall be delivered as of the Closing Date by book
entry in accordance with the customary practices of such depositories and
Custodian for Acquiring Fund. The cash to be transferred by the Acquired Fund
shall be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date.
D. Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (the "Transfer Agent"), on behalf of the
Acquired Fund, shall deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized
officer stating that its records contain the names and addresses of the Acquired
Fund Shareholders and the number and percentage ownership of outstanding Class
A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares owned by each such shareholder
immediately prior to the Closing. The Acquiring Fund shall issue and deliver a
confirmation evidencing the Acquiring Fund Shares to be credited on the Closing
Date to the Acquired Fund or provide evidence satisfactory to the Acquired Fund
that such Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to the Acquired Fund's
account on the books of the Acquiring Fund. At the Closing, each party shall
deliver to the other such bills of sale, checks, assignments, share
certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as such other party or its
counsel may reasonably request to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
E. In the event that immediately prior to the Valuation Time (a) the New York
Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the
Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund shall be closed to trading or trading
thereupon shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on
such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that, in the judgment of the
Board of Trustees of the Acquiring Trust and Board of Trustees of the Acquired
Trust, accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets with respect to the
Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares of the Acquiring Fund or the
Acquired Fund is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the
first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and
reporting shall have been restored.
IV. Representations and Warranties
A. The Acquired Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, represents and warrants
to the Acquiring Fund as follows:
1. The Acquired Trust is a business trust duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with power under the
Declaration of Trust to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted;
2. The Acquired Trust is registered with the Commission as an open-end
management investment company under the 1940 Act and such registration is in
full force and effect;
3. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental
authority is required for the consummation by the Acquired Fund of the
transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") and the 1940 Act and such as may be
required by state securities laws;
4. Other than with respect to contracts entered into in connection with the
portfolio management of the Acquired Fund which shall terminate on or prior to
the Closing Date the Acquired Trust is not, and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Acquired Trust will not result, in
violation of Massachusetts law or of the Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or of
any material agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other
undertaking known to counsel to which the Acquired Fund is a party or by which
it is bound, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Acquired Fund will not result in the acceleration of any obligation, or the
imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract,
lease, judgment or decree to which the Acquired Fund is a party or by which it
is bound;
5. No material litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or
before any court or governmental body is presently pending or to its knowledge
threatened against the Acquired Fund or any properties or assets held by it. The
Acquired Fund knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution
of such proceedings which would materially and adversely affect its business and
is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment
of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its
business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated;
6. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Operations, and Changes in Net
Assets, the Supplementary Information, and the Investment Portfolio of the
Acquired Fund at and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants,
and is in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and such statement (a copy
of which has been furnished to the Acquiring Fund) presents fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Acquired Fund as of such date
in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the
Acquired Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes
thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;
7. Since December 31, 1999, there has not been any material adverse change in
the Acquired Fund's financial condition, assets, liabilities or business other
than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by
the Acquired Fund of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such
indebtedness was incurred except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted in
writing by the Acquiring Fund. For purposes of this subsection (g), a decline in
net asset value per share of the Acquired Fund due to declines in market values
of securities in the Acquired Fund's portfolio, the discharge of Acquired Fund
liabilities, or the redemption of Acquired Fund shares by Acquired Fund
Shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;
8. At the date hereof and at the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns
and reports of the Acquired Fund required by law to have been filed by such
dates (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be
correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due
or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid
or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and, to the best of
the Acquired Fund's knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no
assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;
9. For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year ending on
the Closing Date), the Acquired Fund has met the requirements of Subchapter M of
the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company and has elected to
be treated as such, has been eligible to and has computed its federal income tax
under Section 852 of the Code, and will have distributed all of its investment
company taxable income and net capital gain (as defined in the Code) that has
accrued through the Closing Date;
10. All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Fund (i) have been offered
and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all
material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and
state securities laws, (ii) are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and
validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable (recognizing that,
under Massachusetts law, Acquired Fund Shareholders could, under certain
circumstances, be held personally liable for obligations of the Acquired Fund),
and (iii) will be held at the time of the Closing by the persons and in the
amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, as provided in section
3.3. The Acquired Fund does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the Acquired Fund shares, nor is
there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Acquired Fund shares;
11. At the Closing Date, the Acquired Fund will have good and marketable title
to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer and
deliver the Assets free of any liens or other encumbrances, except those liens
or encumbrances as to which the Acquiring Fund has received notice at or prior
to the Closing, and upon delivery and payment for the Assets, the Acquiring Fund
will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on
the full transfer thereof, including such restrictions as might arise under the
1933 Act, except those restrictions as to which the Acquiring Fund has received
notice and necessary documentation at or prior to the Closing;
12. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been
duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action on the part of
the Trustees of the Acquired Trust, and, subject to the approval of the Acquired
Fund Shareholders, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
the Acquired Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles;
13. The information to be furnished by the Acquired Fund for use in applications
for orders, registration statements or proxy materials or for use in any other
document filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory
authority (including the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.),
which may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all
material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations
applicable thereto; and
14. The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the
Acquired Fund conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of
the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not materially misleading; and
15. The proxy statement of the Acquired Fund to be included in the Registration
Statement referred to in section 5.7 (the "Proxy Statement"), insofar as it
relates to the Acquired Fund, will, on the effective date of the Registration
Statement and on the Closing Date, not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements are made, not materially misleading; provided, however,
that the representations and warranties in this section shall not apply to
statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the Registration
Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was
furnished or should have been furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use therein.
B. The Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, represents and warrants
to the Acquired Fund as follows:
1. The Acquiring Trust is a business trust duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with power under the
Declaration of Trust to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted;
2. The Acquiring Trust is registered with the Commission as an open-end
management investment company under the 1940 Act, and such registration is in
full force and effect;
3. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental
authority is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Fund of the
transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the
1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and such as may be required by state
securities laws;
4. The Acquiring Trust is not, and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Acquiring Trust will not result, in a violation of
Massachusetts law or of the Declaration of Trust or By-Laws, or of any material
agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking known to
counsel to which the Acquiring Fund is a party or by which it is bound, and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Acquiring Fund will
not result in the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any
penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment
or decree to which the Acquiring Fund is a party or by which it is bound;
5. No material litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or
before any court or governmental body is presently pending or to its knowledge
threatened against the Acquiring Fund or any properties or assets held by it.
The Acquiring Fund knows of no facts which might form the basis for the
institution of such proceedings which would materially and adversely affect its
business and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree
or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely
affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein
contemplated;
6. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Operations, and Changes in Net
Assets, the Supplementary Information, and the Investment Portfolio of the
Acquiring Fund at and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 has been
audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent certified public accountants,
and is in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and such statement (a copy
of which has been furnished to the Acquired Fund) presents fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Acquiring Fund as of such date
in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the
Acquiring Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes
thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;
7. Since December 31, 1999, there has not been any material adverse change in
the Acquiring Fund's financial condition, assets, liabilities or business other
than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by
the Acquiring Fund of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date
such indebtedness was incurred except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted in
writing by the Acquired Fund. For purposes of this subsection (g), a decline in
net asset value per share of the Acquiring Fund due to declines in market values
of securities in the Acquiring Fund's portfolio, the discharge of Acquiring Fund
liabilities, or the redemption of Acquiring Fund shares by Acquiring Fund
shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;
8. At the date hereof and at the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns
and reports of the Acquiring Fund required by law to have been filed by such
dates (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be
correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due
or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid
or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and, to the best of
the Acquiring Fund's knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no
assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;
9. For each taxable year of its operation, the Acquiring Fund has met the
requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated
investment company and has elected to be treated as such, has been eligible to
and has computed its federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will
do so for the taxable year including the Closing Date;
10. All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquiring Fund (i) have been
offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in
all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act
and state securities laws and (ii) are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly
and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable (recognizing
that, under Massachusetts law, Acquiring Fund Shareholders could, under certain
circumstances, be held personally liable for obligations of the Acquiring Fund).
The Acquiring Fund does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the Acquiring Fund shares, nor is
there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Acquiring Fund
shares;
11. The Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Acquiring Fund Shares to be
issued and delivered to the Acquired Fund, for the account of the Acquired Fund
Shareholders, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will at the Closing Date
have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will be duly and
validly issued and outstanding Acquiring Fund Shares, and will be fully paid and
non-assessable (recognizing that, under Massachusetts law, Acquiring Fund
Shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for
obligations of the Acquiring Fund);
12. At the Closing Date, the Acquiring Fund will have good and marketable title
to the its assets, free of any liens or other encumbrances, except those liens
or encumbrances as to which the Acquired Fund has received notice at or prior to
the Closing;
13. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been
duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action on the part of
the Trustees of the Acquiring Trust and this Agreement will constitute a valid
and binding obligation of the Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles;
14. The information to be furnished by the Acquiring Fund for use in
applications for orders, registration statements or proxy materials or for use
in any other document filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local
regulatory authority (including the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.), which may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply
in all material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations
applicable thereto;
15. The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the
Acquiring Fund conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements
of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder and do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not materially misleading;
16. The Proxy Statement to be included in the Registration Statement, only
insofar as it relates to the Acquiring Fund, will, on the effective date of the
Registration Statement and on the Closing Date, not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading;
provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this section shall
not apply to statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information
that was furnished or should have been furnished by the Acquired Fund for use
therein; and
17. The Acquiring Fund agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the
approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of
the state securities laws as may be necessary in order to continue its
operations after the Closing Date.
V. Covenants of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund
A. The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund each covenants to operate its
business in the ordinary course between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it
being understood that (a) such ordinary course of business will include (i) the
declaration and payment of customary dividends and other distributions, (ii)
such changes as are contemplated by the Funds' normal operations, and (b) each
Fund shall retain exclusive control of the composition of its portfolio until
the Closing Date.
B. Upon reasonable notice, the Acquiring Fund's officers and agents shall have
reasonable access to the Acquired Fund's books and records necessary to maintain
current knowledge of the Acquired Fund and to ensure that the representations
and warranties made by the Acquired Fund are accurate.
C. The Acquired Fund covenants to call a meeting of the Acquired Fund
Shareholders entitled to vote thereon to consider and act upon this Agreement
and to take all other reasonable action necessary to obtain approval of the
transactions contemplated herein. Such meeting shall be scheduled for no later
than June 21, 2000.
D. The Acquired Fund covenants that the Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor
Class Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued hereunder are not being acquired for
the purpose of making any distribution thereof other than in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
E. The Acquired Fund covenants that it will assist the Acquiring Fund in
obtaining such information as the Acquiring Fund reasonably requests concerning
the beneficial ownership of the Acquired Fund Shares and will provide the
Acquiring Fund with a list of affiliates of the Acquired Fund.
F. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Acquiring Fund and the
Acquired Fund will each take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause
to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper, and/or advisable to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
G. Each Fund covenants to prepare the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the
"Registration Statement"), in compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the
1940 Act in connection with the meeting of the Acquired Fund Shareholders to
consider approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
The Acquiring Fund will file the Registration Statement, including the Proxy
Statement, with the Commission. The Acquired Fund will provide the Acquiring
Fund with information reasonably necessary for the preparation of a prospectus,
which will include the Proxy Statement referred to in section 4.1(o), all to be
included in the Registration Statement, in compliance in all material respects
with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act.
H. The Acquired Fund covenants that it will, from time to time, as and when
reasonably requested by the Acquiring Fund, execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments, and will take
or cause to be taken such further action as the Acquiring Fund may reasonably
deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm the Acquiring Fund's
title to and possession of the Assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and
purpose of this Agreement.
I. The Acquiring Fund covenants to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the
approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act and 1940 Act, and such of
the state securities laws as it deems appropriate in order to continue its
operations after the Closing Date and to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein; provided, however, that the Acquiring Fund may take such
actions it reasonably deems advisable after the Closing Date as circumstances
change.
J. The Acquiring Fund covenants that it will, from time to time, as and when
reasonably requested by the Acquired Fund, execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered all such assignments, assumption agreements, releases,
and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further action,
as the Acquired Fund may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to (i)
vest and confirm to the Acquired Fund title to and possession of all Acquiring
Fund shares to be transferred to the Acquired Fund pursuant to this Agreement
and (ii) assume the assumed liabilities from the Acquired Fund.
K. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Acquired Fund shall
make a liquidating distribution to its shareholders consisting of the Class A,
Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Acquiring Fund Shares received at the
Closing.
L. The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund shall each use its reasonable best
efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as
practicable.
VI. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Acquired Fund
The obligations of the Acquired Fund to consummate the transactions
provided for herein shall be subject, at its election, to the performance by the
Acquiring Fund of all the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or
before the Closing Date, and, in addition thereto, the following further
conditions:
A. All representations and warranties of the Acquiring Trust, with respect to
the Acquiring Fund, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with
the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date; and there
shall be (i) no pending or threatened litigation brought by any person (other
than Acquiring Fund, its adviser or any of their affiliates) against the
Acquired Fund, the Acquiring Fund or their advisers, directors, trustees or
officers arising out of this Agreement and (ii) no facts known to the Acquired
Fund which the Acquired Fund reasonably believes might result in such
litigation.
B. The Acquiring Fund shall have delivered to the Acquired Fund on the Closing
Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or a Vice President, in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Acquired Fund and dated as of the Closing
Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Acquiring
Trust with respect to the Acquiring Fund made in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and as to such other matters as the
Acquired Fund shall reasonably request;
C. The Acquired Fund shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Dechert Price & Rhoads, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Acquired Fund,
and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that:
1. The Acquiring Trust is a duly formed and validly existing Massachusetts
business trust; (b) the Acquiring Fund has the power to carry on its business as
presently conducted in accordance with the description thereof in Ivy Fund's
registration statement under the 1940 Act; (c) the Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the
Acquiring Fund, and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (d) the execution
and delivery of the Agreement did not, and the exchange of the Assets for Class
A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Shares of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to
the Agreement will not, violate the Declaration of Trust or By-laws; and (e) to
the knowledge of such counsel, all regulatory consents, authorizations,
approvals or filings required to be obtained or made by the Acquiring Fund under
the Federal laws of the United States or the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts for the exchange of the Assets for Class A, Class B, Class C and
Advisor Class Shares of the Acquiring Fund, pursuant to the Agreement have been
obtained or made; and
D. The Acquiring Fund shall have performed all of the covenants and complied
with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by the Acquiring Fund on or before the Closing Date.
VII. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Acquiring Fund
The obligations of the Acquiring Fund to consummate the transactions
provided for herein shall be subject, at its election, to the performance by the
Acquired Fund of all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or
before the Closing Date and, in addition thereto, the following further
conditions:
A. All representations and warranties of the Acquired Trust, with respect to the
Acquired Fund, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with
the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date; and there
shall be (i) no pending or threatened litigation brought by any person (other
than Acquired Fund, its adviser or any of their affiliates) against the
Acquiring Fund, the Acquired Fund or their advisers, directors, trustees or
officers arising out of this Agreement and (ii) no facts known to the Acquiring
Fund which the Acquiring Fund reasonably believes might result in such
litigation.
B. The Acquired Fund shall have delivered to the Acquiring Fund a statement of
the Acquired Fund's assets and liabilities as of the Closing Date, certified by
the Treasurer of the Acquired Fund;
C. The Acquired Fund shall have delivered to the Acquiring Fund on the Closing
Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or a Vice President, in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiring Fund and dated as of the Closing
Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Acquired
Trust with respect to the Acquired Fund made in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and as to such other matters as the
Acquiring Fund shall reasonably request;
D. The Acquiring Fund shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of
Dechert Price & Rhoads, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Acquiring Fund,
and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that:
1. The Acquired Trust is a duly formed and validly existing Massachusetts
business trust; (b) the Acquired Fund has the power to carry on its business as
presently conducted in accordance with the description thereof in the Acquired
Trust's registration statement under the 1940 Act; (c) the Agreement has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Acquired Trust, on behalf of the
Acquired Fund, and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Acquired Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Fund, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; (d) the execution
and delivery of the Agreement did not, and the exchange of the Assets for Class
A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class Shares of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to
the Agreement will not, violate the Declaration of Trust or By-laws; and (e) to
the knowledge of such counsel, all regulatory consents, authorizations,
approvals or filings required to be obtained or made by the Acquired Fund under
the Federal laws of the United States or the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts for the exchange of the Assets for Class A, Class B, Class C and
Advisor Class Shares of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to the Agreement have been
obtained or made; and
E. The Acquired Fund shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with
all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by the Acquired Fund on or before the Closing Date.
VIII. Further Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Acquiring Fund and
the Acquired Fund
If any of the conditions set forth below have not been met on or before
the Closing Date with respect to the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund, the
other party to this Agreement shall, at its option, not be required to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
A. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been
approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the
Acquired Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Acquired Trust's
Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, applicable Massachusetts law and the 1940 Act,
and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval shall have been
delivered to the Acquiring Fund. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, neither the Acquiring Fund nor the Acquired Fund may waive the
conditions set forth in this section 8.1;
B. On the Closing Date, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending or
to its knowledge threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it
is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain material damages or other relief in
connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein;
C. All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of
Federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by the
Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund to permit consummation, in all material
respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained,
except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not
involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the
Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund, provided that either party hereto may for
itself waive any of such conditions;
D. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and
no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and,
to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for
that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or
contemplated under the 1933 Act; and
E. The parties shall have received an opinion of Dechert Price & Rhoads
addressed to each Trust substantially to the effect that, based upon certain
facts, assumptions and representations, the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement constitutes a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes.
The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon receipt by Dechert Price &
Rhoads of representations it shall request of each Trust. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, neither the Acquiring Fund nor the Acquired
Fund may waive the condition set forth in this section 8.5. No opinion will be
expressed, however, as to whether any gain or loss will be recognized by the
Acquired Fund in connection with the transfer from the Acquired Fund to the
Acquiring Fund of any section 1256 contracts (as defined in Section 1256 of the
Code).
IX. Indemnification
A. The Acquiring Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Acquired Fund
and each of the Acquired Fund's trustees and officers from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without
limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of
investigation) to which jointly and severally, the Acquired Fund or any of its
trustees or officers may become subject, insofar as any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or
is based on any breach by the Acquiring Fund of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
B. The Acquired Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Acquiring Fund
and each of the Acquiring Fund's trustees and officers from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including, without
limitation, the payment of reasonable legal fees and reasonable costs of
investigation) to which jointly and severally, the Acquiring Fund or any of its
trustees or officers may become subject, insofar as any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense (or actions with respect thereto) arises out of or
is based on any breach by the Acquired Fund of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
X. Fees and Expenses
A. The Acquiring Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Fund, and the Acquired Trust,
on behalf of the Acquired Fund, represents and warrants to the other that it has
no obligations to pay any brokers or finders fees in connection with the
transactions provided for herein.
B. Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI") will pay the legal, accounting, printing,
postage, and solicitation expenses in connection with the Reorganization. The
combined entity resulting from the transactions contemplated herein will pay the
registration fees, if any, in connection with the Reorganization. Any such
expenses that relate to the Acquired Fund and are so borne by IMI or the
resulting combined entity shall be solely and directly related to the
Reorganization, within the meaning of Revenue Ruling 73-54, 1973-1 C.B. 187.
XI. Entire Agreement; Survival of Warranties
A. The Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund agree that neither party has made
any representation, warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.
B. Except as specified in the next sentence set forth in this section 11.2, the
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall not survive
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder. The covenants to be
performed after the Closing and the obligations of each of the Acquired Fund and
Acquired Fund in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 shall survive the Closing.
XII. Termination
This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby may be abandoned by either party by (i) mutual agreement of the parties,
or (ii) by either party if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before June
21, 2000, unless such date is extended by mutual agreement of the parties, or
(iii) by either party if the other party shall have materially breached its
obligations under this Agreement or made a material and intentional
misrepresentation herein or in connection herewith. In the event of any such
termination, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability
hereunder on the part of any party or their respective directors/trustees or
officers, except for any such material breach or intentional misrepresentation,
as to each of which all remedies at law or in equity of the party adversely
affected shall survive.
XIII. Amendments
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in such manner
as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the authorized officers of the
Acquired Fund and the Acquiring Fund; provided, however, that following the
meeting of the Acquired Fund Shareholders called by the Acquired Fund pursuant
to section 5.2 of this Agreement, no such amendment may have the effect of
changing the provisions for determining the number of the Class A, Class B,
Class C and Advisor Class Acquiring Fund shares to be issued to the Acquired
Fund Shareholders under this Agreement to the detriment of such Shareholders
without their further approval.
XIV. Notices
Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any
provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given
if delivered by hand (including by Federal Express or similar express courier)
or transmitted by facsimile or three days after being mailed by prepaid
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the
Acquired Fund, Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca
Raton, FL 33432, with a copy to Dechert Price & Rhoads, Ten Post Office Square -
South, Boston, MA 02109, Attention: Joseph R. Fleming, or to the Acquiring Fund,
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33432,
with a copy to Dechert Price & Rhoads, Attention: Joseph R. Fleming, or to any
other address that the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund shall have last
designated by notice to the other party.
XV. Headings; Counterparts; Assignment; Limitation of Liability
A. The Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
B. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original.
C. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or transfer hereof or
of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any party without the
written consent of the other party. Nothing herein expressed or implied is
intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or
corporation, other than the parties hereto and the shareholders of the Acquiring
Fund and the Acquired Fund and their respective successors and assigns, any
rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
D. Ivy Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and references in
this Agreement to the Acquiring Trust or the Acquired Trust mean and refer to
the Trustees from time to time serving in accordance with the Declaration of
Trust, pursuant to which Ivy Fund conducts its business. It is expressly agreed
that the obligations of the Acquiring Trust and the Acquired Trust hereunder
shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers,
agents, or employees of Ivy Fund, the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund
personally, but bind only the respective property of each of the Acquiring Fund
and the Acquired Fund, as provided in the Declaration of Trust. Moreover, no
series of Ivy Fund other than the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund shall be
responsible for the obligations of the Acquiring Trust and the Acquired Trust
hereunder, and all persons shall look only to the respective assets of each of
the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund to satisfy the obligations of the
Acquiring Trust and the Acquired Trust hereunder. The execution and the delivery
of this Agreement have been authorized by Ivy Fund's Board of Trustees, on
behalf of each of the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund, respectively, and
this Agreement has been signed by authorized officers of each of the Acquiring
Fund and the Acquired Fund acting as such, and neither such authorization by
such Trustees, nor such execution and delivery by such officers, shall be deemed
to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any
of them personally, but shall bind only the respective property of each of the
Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Fund, as provided in the Declaration of Trust.
E. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its
principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement
to be executed by its President or Vice President and its seal to be affixed
thereto and attested by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary.
IVY FUND
on behalf of Ivy Growth with Income Fund
Attest:
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C. William Ferris, Secretary By: James W. Broadfoot, President
IVY FUND
on behalf of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
Attest:
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C. William Ferris, Secretary By: James W. Broadfoot, President
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This is your prospectus from
IVY MACKENZIE
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
800.456.5111
_____, 2000 U.S. EQUITY FUNDS
IVY GROWTH FUND
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy Fund is a registered open-end investment
company consisting of twenty-one separate
portfolios. This Prospectus relates to the
Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the
four funds listed above (the "Funds"), and
the Class I shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund.
The Funds also offer Advisor Class shares,
which are described in a separate
prospectus.
The Securities and Exchange Commission
has not approved or disapproved these
securities or passed upon the adequacy
or accuracy of this Prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
Investments in the Funds are not
deposits of any bank and are not
federally insured or guaranteed by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
any other government agency.
- -- CONTENTS
2 Ivy Growth Fund
4 Ivy Growth with Income Fund
6 Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
8 Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund
10 Additional information
about investment strategies
and risks
12 Management
13 Shareholder information
20 Financial highlights
25 Account application
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OFFICERS
Keith J. Carlson, Chairman
James W. Broadfoot, President
C. William Ferris, Secretary/Treasurer
LEGAL COUNSEL
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Boston, Massachusetts
CUSTODIAN AUDITORS
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. __________________________
Boston, Massachusetts Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TRANSFER AGENT INVESTMENT MANAGER
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. Ivy Management, Inc.
PO Box 3022 700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922 Boca Raton, Florida 33432
800.777.6472 800.456.5111
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Mackenzie Logo
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IVY GROWTH FUND
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(GLOBE ARTWORK)
IVY
GROWTH
FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long-term growth,
with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. companies of any
size.
The Fund's portfolio is divided into two segments, each of which is managed
according to the investment style of its portfolio manager (such as growth or
value).
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund may not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership
interest in a company. As a result, the value of equity securities rises and
falls with a company's success or failure. The market value of equity
securities can fluctuate significantly even where "management risk" is not a
factor, so you could lose money if you redeem your Fund shares at a time when
the Fund's equity portfolio is not performing as well as expected.
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANY RISK: Securities of smaller companies may be
subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the securities of
larger more established companies, since smaller companies tend to be thinly
traded and because they are subject to greater business risk. Transaction
costs in smaller company stocks may also be higher than those of larger
companies.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept moderate fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the
Fund is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular
financial needs and risk tolerance.
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- -- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table provides some indication
of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's
performance from year to year and how the Fund's average annual returns
since its inception on January 12, 1960 compare with those of a broad
measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance is not an
indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for the years ending
FOR CLASS A SHARES* December 31
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(CHART)
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'89 27.24%
'90 -3.76%
'91 30.76%
'92 5.21%
'93 12.29%
'94 -2.79%
'95 27.33%
'96 17.22%
'97 11.69%
'98 14.05%
'99 _____%
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*Any applicable sales charges and account fees are not reflected, and if
they were the returns shown above would be lower. The returns for the
Fund's other classes of shares during these periods were different from
those of Class A because of variations in their respective expense
structures.
Best quarter Q4 '98: 21.57%
Worst quarter Q3 '98: (17.04%)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL for the periods ending
TOTAL RETURNS* December 31, 1999
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S&P 500 WILSHIRE
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C INDEX 5000
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year............ 7.50% 7.99% 11.72% 29.78% 21.72%
Past 5 years......... 11.70% 11.70% n/a 24.49% 19.43%
Past 10 years........ 12.65% n/a n/a 19.40% n/a
Since inception:
Class B**............ n/a 11.88% n/a 23.82% 18.79%
Class C**............ n/a n/a 10.67% 29.75% 22.98%
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*Performance figures reflect any applicable sales charges.
**The inception dates for the Fund's Class B and Class C shares were
October 22, 1993 and April 30, 1996, respectively.
- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay
if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:
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fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
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CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
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Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
purchases (as a
percentage of offering
price)................ 5.75% none none
Maximum deferred sales
charge (load) (as a
percentage of purchase
price)................ none 5.00% 1.00%
Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
reinvested
dividends............. none none none
Redemption fee*....... none none none
Exchange fee.......... none none none
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*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds
wire, a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
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ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
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CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees*...... 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Distribution and/or
service (12b-1)
fees.................. 0.25% 1.00% 1.00%
Other expenses........ 0.28% 0.47% 0.68%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses.... 1.38% 2.32% 2.53%
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*Management Fees are reduced to 0.75% for net assets over $350
million.
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- -- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (with
additional information shown for Class B and Class C shares based on the
assumption that you do not redeem your shares at that time). The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as follows:
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(no redemption) (no redemption)
YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS C CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $ 707 $ 735 $ 235 $ 356 $ 256
3rd 987 1,024 724 788 788
5th 1,287 1,440 1,240 1,345 1,345
10th 2,137 2,421 2,421 2,866 2,866
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
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(GLOBE ARTWORK)
IVY GROWTH
WITH INCOME
FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long-term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund normally invests almost exclusively in U.S. equity securities, a
number of which pay dividends.
Among the chief characteristics that the Fund's manager seeks in selecting
securities are:
- stock prices that appear low relative to the company's expected
profitability;
- financial security with capitalizations over $100 million; and
- more than three years of operating history.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund may not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership
interest in a company. As a result, the value of equity securities rises and
falls with a company's success or failure. The market value of equity
securities can fluctuate significantly even where "management risk" is not a
factor, so you could lose money if you redeem your Fund shares at a time when
the Fund's equity portfolio is not performing as well as expected.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking relatively consistent
performance without the volatility of more aggressive growth funds.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the
Fund is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular
financial needs and risk tolerance.
- -- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table provides some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's
performance from year to year and how the Fund's average annual returns since
its inception on April 1, 1984 compare with those of a broad measure of
market performance. The Fund's past performance is not an indication of how
the Fund will perform in the future.
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ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for the years ending
FOR CLASS A SHARES* December 31
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(CHART)
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'89 18.06%
'90 -0.18%
'91 36.33%
'92 2.61%
'93 15.07%
'94 -2.03%
'95 24.93%
'96 20.46%
'97 21.57%
'98 9.64%
'99 _____%
</TABLE>
* Any applicable sales charges and account fees are not
reflected, and if they were the returns shown above
would be lower. The returns for the Fund's other
classes of shares during these periods were different
from those of Class A because of variations in their
respective expense structures.
# Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. was subadviser to
the Fund from April 1, 1984 through June 30, 1989.
Best quarter Q4 '98: 17.92%
Worst quarter Q3 '98: (15.69%)
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<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL for the periods ending
TOTAL RETURNS# December 31, 1999
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MORNINGSTAR
S&P MID-CAP
CLASS CLASS CLASS 500 WILSHIRE BLEND
A B C INDEX 5000 UNIVERSE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year............ 3.53% 4.01% 8.16% 29.78% 21.72% 9.31%
Past 5 years......... 13.16% 13.39% n/a 24.49% 19.43% 15.45%
Past 10 years........ 13.41% n/a n/a 19.40% n/a 14.75%
Since inception:
Class B*............. n/a 13.12% n/a 23.82% 18.79% 15.70%***
Class C**............ n/a n/a 15.82% 29.75% 22.98% 16.02%
</TABLE>
#Performance figures reflect any applicable sales charges.
*The inception date for the Fund's Class B shares was October 22, 1993.
**The inception date for the Fund's Class C shares was April 30, 1996.
***Since November 1, 1993.
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- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHAREHOLDER fees paid directly from
FEES your investment
------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases (as a
percentage of offering
price)......................... 5.75% none none
Maximum deferred sales charge
(load)(as a percentage of
purchase price)................ none 5.00% 1.00%
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on reinvested
dividends...................... none none none
Redemption fee*................ none none none
Exchange fee................... none none none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire,
a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- -------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
- -------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees........... 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and/or
service (12b-1) fees...... 0.25% 1.00% 1.00%
Other expenses............ 0.60% 0.58% 0.52%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses........ 1.60% 2.33% 2.27%
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</TABLE>
- -- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (with
additional information shown for Class B and Class C shares based on the
assumption that you do not redeem your shares at that time). The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(no redemption) (no redemption)
YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS C CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $ 728 $ 736 $ 236 $ 330 $ 230
3rd 1,051 1,027 727 709 709
5th 1,396 1,445 1,245 1,215 1,215
10th 2,366 2,484 2,484 2,605 2,605
</TABLE>
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IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
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(GLOBE ARTWORK)
IVY
US BLUE
CHIP FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies occupying
major market positions that are expected to be maintained or enhanced over
time (commonly known as "Blue Chip" companies).
The median market capitalization of companies targeted for investment is
expected to be at least $5 billion.
The Fund's manager uses an equity style that focuses on both growth and
value.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund might not perform as well
as the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that
are similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership
interest in a company. The market value of equity securities can fluctuate
significantly even where "management risk" is not a factor, so you could lose
money if you redeem your Fund shares at a time when the Fund's equity
portfolio is not performing as well as expected.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept moderate fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the
Fund is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular
financial needs and risk tolerance.
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- -- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table gives some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the performance of the Fund for
the first full calendar year since its commencement on [_______, 1998] with a
broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance is not an
indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
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Annual Total Returns for the year ending
For Class A Shares* December 31
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[Insert 1999 Bar Graph]
*Any applicable sales charges and account fees are not reflected, and if they
were the returns shown above would be lower. The returns for the Fund's
other classes or shares during these periods were different from those of
Class A because of variations in their respective expense structures.
Best quarter ____'99: __%
Worst quarter ____'99: __%
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Annual Total Returns# for the periods ending December 31, 1999
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CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past Year ___% ___% ___% ___% ___% ___%
Since inception* ___% ___% ___% ___% ___% ___%
</TABLE>
# Performance figures reflect any applicable sales charges.
* The inception date for all Classes was [______________].
- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SHAREHOLDER fees paid directly from
FEES your investment
------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS I
------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
purchases (as a
percentage of offering
price).................. 5.75% none none none
Maximum deferred sales
charge (load) (as a
percentage of original
purchase price)......... none 5.00% 1.00% none
Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
reinvested dividends.... none none none none
Redemption fee*......... none none none none
Exchange fee............ none none none none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire,
a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- ------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS I
- ------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees...... 0.75% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and/or
service (12b-1)
fees................. 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% none
Other expenses....... 5.34% 5.29% 5.38% 5.25%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses... 6.34% 7.04% 7.13% 6.00%
Expenses
reimbursed*.......... 4.91% 4.91% 4.91% 4.91%
Net Fund operating
expenses*............ 1.43% 2.13% 2.22% 1.09%
</TABLE>
*The Fund's Investment Manager has agreed to reimburse the Fund's
expenses for the current fiscal year to the extent necessary to
ensure that the Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses, when
calculated at the Fund level, do not exceed 1.15% of the Fund's
average net assets (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and taxes). For each
of the following nine years, the Investment Manager will ensure
that these expenses do not exceed 2.50% of the Fund's average net
assets.
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- -- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (with
additional information shown for Class B and Class C shares based on the
assumption that you do not redeem your shares at that time). The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(no redemption) (no redemption)
YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS C CLASS C CLASS I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $ 712 $ 716 $216 $325 $225 $111
3rd 1,218 1,192 892 919 919 579
5th _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
10th _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
</TABLE>
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IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
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(GLOBE ARTWORK)
IVY
US EMERGING
GROWTH FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long-term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in the equity securities of
small- and medium-sized U.S. companies that are in the early stages of their
life cycles and that the Fund's manager believes have the potential to
increase their sales and earnings at above-average rates.
These companies typically are selected from within the technology, health
care, entertainment, and business and consumer services sectors, and may
include companies engaged in initial public offerings.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund may not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership
interest in a company. The market value of equity securities can fluctuate
significantly even where "management risk" is not a factor, so you could lose
money if you redeem your Fund shares at a time when the Fund's equity
portfolio is not performing as well as expected.
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANY RISK: Securities of smaller companies may be
subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the securities of
larger more established companies, since smaller companies tend to be thinly
traded and because they are subject to greater business risk. Transaction
costs in smaller company stocks may also be higher than those of larger
companies.
IPO RISK: Securities issued through an initial public offering (IPO) can
experience an immediate drop in value if the demand for the securities does
not continue to support the offering price. Information about the issuers of
IPO securities is also difficult to acquire since they are new to the market
and may not have lengthy operating histories. The Fund may engage in
short-term trading in connection with its IPO investments, which could
produce higher trading costs and adverse tax consequences. The number of
securities issued in an IPO is also limited, so it is likely that IPO
securities will represent a smaller component of the Fund's portfolio as the
Fund's assets increase (and thus have a more limited effect on the Fund's
performance).
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the
Fund is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular
financial needs and risk tolerance.
- -- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table provides some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's
performance from year to year and how the Fund's average annual returns since
it was first offered for sale to the public on April 30, 1993 compare with
those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance
is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for the years ending
FOR CLASS A SHARES* December 31
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(CHART)
<S> <C>
'94 3.29%
'95 42.07%
'96 18.52%
'97 4.26%
'98 18.00%
'99 _____%
</TABLE>
*Any applicable sales charges and account fees are not reflected, and if they
were the returns shown above would be lower. The returns for the Fund's other
classes of shares during these periods were different from those of Class A
because of variations in their respective expense structures.
Best quarter Q4 '98: 31.07%
Worst quarter Q3 '98: (17.82%)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL for the periods ending
TOTAL RETURNS# December 31, 1998
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RUSSELL
2000 MORNINGSTAR
GROWTH SMALL GROWTH
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C INDEX UNIVERSE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year............ 11.21% 12.13% 16.19% 1.23% 4.18%
Past 5 years......... 15.06% 15.35% n/a 12.00% 12.44%
Since inception:
Class A*............. 20.88% n/a n/a 12.39% 17.19%
Class B**............ n/a 14.85% n/a 9.77% 14.78%
Class C***........... n/a n/a 5.69% 4.24% 8.53%****
</TABLE>
#Performance figures reflect any applicable sales charges.
*The inception date for the Fund's Class A shares was March 3, 1993
(performance is calculated based on the date the Fund first became
available for sale to the public, April 30, 1993.)
**The inception date for the Fund's Class B shares was October 22, 1993.
Russell 2000 Growth Index performance is calculated from October 31,
1993. Morningstar performance is calculated from November 1, 1993.
***The inception date for the Fund's Class C shares was April 30, 1996.
****Since May 1, 1996.
- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay
if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
- ------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
- ------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
purchases (as a
percentage of offering
price)................. 5.75% none none
Maximum deferred sales
charge (load) (as a
percentage of purchase
price)................. none 5.00% 1.00%
Maximum sales charge
(load) imposed on
reinvested dividends... none none none
Redemption fee*........ none none none
Exchange fee........... none none none
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire, a $10
wire fee will be charged to your account.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
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CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
- -----------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Management fees........ 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
Distribution and/or
service (12b-1) fees... 0.25% 1.00% 1.00%
Other expenses......... 0.60% 0.60% 0.55%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses..... 1.70% 2.45% 2.40%
</TABLE>
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- -- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods (with
additional information shown for Class B and Class C shares based on the
assumption that you do not redeem your shares at that time). The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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(no redemption) (no redemption)
YEAR CLASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS C CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1st $ 738 $ 748 $ 248 $ 343 $ 243
3rd 1,080 1,064 764 748 748
5th 1,445 1,506 1,306 1,280 1,280
10th 2,468 2,601 2,601 2,736 2,736
</TABLE>
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US EQUITY FUNDS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES AND RISKS
- -- PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES
IVY GROWTH FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective of
long-term capital growth by investing primarily in mid- and large-cap U.S.
stocks, and seeks to provide additional diversification by investing a
portion of its assets in small-cap U.S. stocks and large-cap international
stocks.
The Fund is managed using a combination of investment styles. Approximately
one half of the Fund's portfolio is comprised of companies that have had a
proven and consistent record of earnings, but whose prices appear to be low
relative to their underlying profitability. The other half of the Fund's
portfolio is invested in equity securities of small- and medium-sized U.S.
companies that are in the early stages of their life cycles and that are
believed to have the potential to increase their sales and earnings at above
average rates.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal
objective of long-term capital growth by investing in the common stock of
domestic corporations. Companies targeted for investment typically have stock
prices that appear low relative to their expected profitability, rising
earnings, a minimum three-year operating history and capitalizations over
$100 million.
Dividend-paying ability, financial strength and trading liquidity are also
taken into account.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective of
long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stock of U.S.
companies occupying leading market positions that are expected to be
maintained or enhanced over time (commonly known as "Blue Chip" companies).
Blue Chip companies tend to have a lengthy history of profit growth and
dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management structure, products
and services. Securities of Blue Chip companies are generally considered to
be highly liquid, since they are well supplied in the marketplace relative to
their smaller-capitalized counterparts and because their trading volume tends
to be higher. The median market capitalization of companies targeted for
investment is expected to be at least $5 billion.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal
objective of long term capital growth by investing primarily in the equity
securities of domestic corporations that are small and medium sized.
Companies targeted for investment typically are in the early stages of their
life cycles and are believed by the Fund's manager to have the potential to
increase their sales and earnings at above-average rates. These companies
typically are selected from within the technology, health care,
entertainment, and business and consumer services sectors, which have
presented attractive growth opportunities in recent years. Portfolio holdings
are reviewed regularly for valuation, relative strength and changes in
earnings estimates.
ALL FUNDS: Each Fund may from time to time take a temporary defensive
position and invest without limit in U.S. Government securities,
investment-grade debt securities, and cash and cash equivalents such as
commercial paper, short-term notes and other money market securities.
When a Fund assumes such a defensive position it may not achieve its
investment objective. Investing in debt securities also involves both
interest rate and credit risk.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
GENERAL MARKET RISK:
As with any mutual fund, the value of a Fund's investments and the income
they generate will vary daily and generally reflect market conditions,
interest rates and other issuer-specific, political or economic developments.
Each Fund's share value will decrease at any time during which its security
holdings or other investment techniques are not performing as well as
anticipated, and you could therefore lose money by investing in a Fund
depending upon the timing of your initial purchase and any subsequent
redemption or exchange.
OTHER RISKS: Following is a description of the general risk characteristics
of the investment techniques that each Fund's manager considers important in
achieving the Fund's investment objective or in managing its exposure to risk
(and that could therefore have a significant effect on the Fund's returns).
The risks of certain portfolio management practices that are not principal
strategies of the Funds (such as borrowing) are also described below. Other
investment methods that the Funds may use (such as derivative investments),
but that are not likely to play a key role in their overall investment
strategies, are described in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information
(see back cover page for information on how you can receive a free copy).
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RISK CHARACTERISTICS:
- - EQUITY SECURITIES: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate
ownership interest in a company. As a result, the value of equity securities
rises and falls with a company's success or failure. The market value of
equity securities can fluctuate significantly, with smaller companies being
particularly susceptible to price swings. Transaction costs in smaller-company
securities may also be higher than those of larger companies. Investors in Ivy
US Emerging Growth Fund should note that these risks are heightened in the
case of securities issued through IPOs.
- - BORROWING: For temporary purposes, each Fund may borrow up to 10% of the value
of its total assets from qualified banks. Borrowing may exaggerate the effect
on the Fund's share value of any increase or decrease in the value of the
securities it holds. Money borrowed will also be subject to interest costs.
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US EQUITY FUNDS
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MANAGEMENT
- -- INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI")
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
IMI provides investment advisory and business management services to the
Funds. IMI is an SEC-registered investment advisor with over $5 billion in
assets under management, and provides similar services to the other fifteen
series of Ivy Fund. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999, the Funds
paid IMI a fee that was equal to the following percentages of the Funds'
respective average net assets:
- Ivy Growth Fund, 0.85%;
- Ivy Growth with Income Fund, 0.75%;
- Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, 0.75%; and
- Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund, 0.85%
- -- PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
IVY GROWTH FUND: The Fund's portfolio is divided into two different
segments, which are managed by the following individuals:
- James W. Broadfoot, President of IMI and a Vice President of Ivy Fund,
manages the U.S. Emerging Growth segment of the Fund's portfolio. Before
joining IMI in 1990, Mr. Broadfoot was the principal in an investment
counsel firm specializing in emerging growth companies. He has over 25
years of professional investment experience, holds an MBA from the Wharton
School of Business and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
- Paul P. Baran, a Senior Vice President of IMI, manages the core growth
segment of the Fund's portfolio. Before joining IMI, Mr. Baran was Senior
Vice President/Chief Investment Officer of Central Fidelity National Bank.
He has 24 years of professional investment experience and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst. He has an MBA from Wayne State University.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND AND IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND: Both Funds are managed by
Paul P. Baran (see "Ivy Growth Fund," above).
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND: The Fund is managed by James W. Broadfoot (see "Ivy
Growth Fund," above).
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SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION
- -- PRICING OF FUND SHARES
Each Fund calculates its share price by dividing the value of the Fund's net
assets by the total number of its shares outstanding as of the close of
regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock
Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading (normally any weekday
that is not a national holiday).
Each portfolio security that is listed or traded on a recognized stock
exchange is valued at the security's last quoted sale price on the exchange
on which it is principally traded.
If no sale is reported at that time, the average between the last bid and
asked prices is used. Securities and other Fund assets for which market
prices are not readily available are priced at their "fair value" as
determined by IMI in accordance with procedures approved by the Funds' Board
of Trustees. IMI may also price a foreign security at its fair value if
events materially affecting the estimated value of the security occur between
the close of the foreign exchange on which the security is principally traded
and the time as of which a Fund prices its shares. Fair-value pricing under
these circumstances is designed to protect existing shareholders from the
actions of short-term investors trading into and out of a Fund at a time in
an attempt to profit from short term market movements. When such fair-value
pricing occurs, however, there may be some period of time during which a
Fund's share price and/or performance information is not available.
The number of shares you receive when you place a purchase or exchange order,
and the payment you receive after submitting a redemption request, is based
on a Fund's net asset value ("NAV") next determined after your instructions
are received in proper form by Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. ("IMSC") (the
Fund's transfer agent) or by your registered securities dealer. Each purchase
and redemption order is subject to any applicable sales charge (see "Choosing
the appropriate class of shares""). Since Ivy Growth Fund may invest in
securities that are listed on foreign exchanges that may trade on weekends or
other days when the Funds do not price their shares, that Fund's share value
may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem
the Fund's shares.
- -- HOW TO BUY SHARES
Please read these sections below carefully before investing.
CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF SHARES:
The essential features of the Funds' different classes of shares are
described below. If you do not specify on your Account Application which
class of shares you are purchasing, it will be assumed that you are
purchasing Class A shares. Each Fund has adopted separate distribution plans
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for their Class A, B and C shares
that allow the Fund to pay distribution and other fees for the sale and
distribution of its shares and for services provided to shareholders.
Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis,
over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you
more than paying other types of sales charges.
- CLASS A SHARES: Class A shares are sold at net asset value plus a maximum
sales charge of 5.75% (the "offering price"). The sales charge may be
reduced or eliminated if certain conditions are met (see "Additional
purchase information"). Class A shares are subject to a 0.25% Rule 12b-1
service fee.
- CLASS B SHARES: Class B shares are offered at net asset value, without an
initial sales charge, but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge
("CDSC") that declines from 5.00% to zero on certain redemptions within six
years of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a 0.75% Rule 12b-1
distribution fee and a 0.25% Rule 12b-1 service fee, and convert
automatically into Class A shares eight years after purchase.
- CLASS C SHARES: Class C shares are offered at net asset value, without an
initial sales charge, but subject to a CDSC of 1.00% for redemptions within
the first year of purchase. Class C
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shares are subject to a 0.75% Rule 12b-1 distribution fee and a 0.25% Rule
12b-1 service fee.
- CLASS I SHARES: Class I shares are offered to certain classes of investors
of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund at net asset value, without any sales load or Rule
12b-1 fees.
The following table displays the various investment minimums, sales charges
and expenses that apply to each class.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS I
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Minimum initial
investment*.......... $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $5,000,000
Minimum subsequent
investment*.......... $100 $100 $100 $10,000
Initial sales
charge............... Maximum None None None
5.75%, with
options for a
reduction or
waiver
CDSC................. None, except Maximum 1.00% for the None
on certain 5.00%, first year
NAV purchases declines over
six years
Service and
distribution fees.... 0.25% service 0.75% 0.75% None
fee distribution distribution
fee and 0.25% fee and 0.25%
service fee service fee
</TABLE>
*Minimum initial and subsequent investments for retirement plans are $25.
- -- ADDITIONAL PURCHASE INFORMATION
CLASS A SHARES: Class A shares are sold at a public offering price equal to
their net asset value per share plus an initial sales charge, as set forth
below (which is reduced as the amount invested increases):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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SALES SALES PORTION OF
CHARGE AS A CHARGE AS A PUBLIC
PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE OFFERING
OF PUBLIC OF NET PRICE
OFFERING AMOUNT RETAINED BY
AMOUNT INVESTED PRICE INVESTED 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 of 1.00% may apply to Class A shares that are redeemed within two years
of the end of the month in which they were purchased.
Class A shares that are acquired through reinvestment of dividends or
distributions are not subject to any sales charges.
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR INITIAL SALES CHARGE:
- - "Rights of Accumulation" permits you to pay the sales charge that applies to
the cost or value (whichever is higher) of all Ivy Fund Class A shares you
own.
- - A "Letter of Intent" permits you to pay the sales charge that would apply to
your cumulative purchase of Fund shares over a 13-month period (certain
restrictions apply).
HOW TO ELIMINATE YOUR INITIAL SALES CHARGE: You may purchase Class A shares at
NAV (without an initial sales charge or a CDSC) through any one of the following
methods:
- - through certain investment advisors and financial planners who charge a
management, consulting or other fee for their services;
- - under certain qualified retirement plans;
- - as an employee or director of Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. or its
affiliates;
- - as an employee of a selected dealer; or
- - through the Merrill Lynch Daily K Plan (the "Plan"), provided the Plan has at
least $3 million in assets or over 500 or more eligible employees. Class B
shares of the Funds are made available to Plan participants at NAV without a
CDSC if the Plan has less than $3 million in assets or fewer than 500 eligible
employees. For further information see "Group Systematic Investment Program"
in the SAI.
Certain trust companies, bank trust departments, credit unions, savings and
loans and other similar organizations may also be exempt from the initial sales
charge on Class A shares.
You may also purchase Class A shares at NAV if you are investing at least
$500,000 through a dealer or agent. Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc. ("IMDI"),
the Fund's distributor, may pay the dealer or agent (out of IMDI's own
resources) for
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its distribution assistance according to the following schedule:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------
PURCHASE AMOUNT COMMISSION
- --------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
First $3,000,000...................... 1.00%
Next $2,000,000....................... 0.50%
Over $5,000,000....................... 0.25%
</TABLE>
IMDI may from time to time pay a bonus or other cash incentive to dealers (other
than IMDI), including those that employ a registered representative who during a
specified time period sells a minimum dollar amount of the shares of a Fund
and/or other funds distributed by IMDI.
Each Fund may, from time to time, waive the initial sales charge on its Class A
shares sold to clients of certain dealers meeting criteria established by IMDI.
This privilege will apply only to Class A shares of a Fund that are purchased
using proceeds obtained by such clients through redemption of another mutual
fund's shares on which a sales charge was paid. Purchases must be made within 60
days of redemption from the other fund, and the Class A shares purchased are
subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within the first year after purchase.
With respect solely to Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund, Former Class N shareholders
of Hudson Capital Appreciation Fund are exempt from the initial sales charge on
the Fund's 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 you redeem your Class C
shares within one year of purchase they 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 following rates:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------
CDSC AS A PERCENTAGE OF
YEAR SINCE DOLLAR AMOUNT
PURCHASE SUBJECT TO CHARGE
- --------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
First...................... 5.00%
Second..................... 4.00%
Third...................... 3.00%
Fourth..................... 3.00%
Fifth...................... 2.00%
Sixth...................... 1.00%
Seventh and thereafter..... 0.00%
</TABLE>
The CDSC for both Class B and Class C shares 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. No charge will be assessed on increases in account value
above the original purchase price or on reinvested dividends and distributions.
Shares will be redeemed on a lot-by-lot basis in the following order:
- - Shares held more than six years;
- - Shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and distributions;
- - Shares subject to the lowest CDSC percentage, on a first-in, first-out basis
(1) with the portion of the lot attributable to capital appreciation which is
not subject to a CDSC, redeemed first; then
(2) the portion of the lot attributable to your original basis, which is
subject to a CDSC.
The CDSC for Class B shares is waived for:
- - Certain post-retirement withdrawals from an IRA or other retirement plan if
you are over 59 1/2 years old.
- - Redemptions by certain eligible 401(a) and 401(k) plans and certain retirement
plan rollovers.
- - Redemptions resulting from a tax-free return of excess contribution to an IRA.
- - Withdrawals resulting from shareholder death or disability provided that the
redemption is requested within one year of death or disability.
- - Withdrawals through the Systematic Withdrawal Plan of up to 12.00% per year of
your account value at the time the plan is established.
Both Class B shares and Class C shares are subject to an ongoing service and
distribution fee at a combined annual rate of up to 1.00% of the portfolio's
average net assets attributable to its Class B or Class C shares. The ongoing
distribution fees will cause these shares to have a higher expense ratio than
that of Class A and Class I shares. IMDI uses the money that it receives from
the deferred sales charge and the distribution fees to cover various promotional
and sales related expenses, as well as expenses related to providing
distributions services, such as compensating selected dealers and agents for
selling these shares.
Approximately eight years after the original date of purchase, your Class B
shares will be converted automatically to Class A shares. Class A shares are
subject to lower annual expenses than Class B shares. The conversion from Class
B shares to Class A shares is not considered a taxable event for federal income
tax purposes. Class C shares do not have a similar conversion privilege.
CLASS I SHARES: Class I shares are offered only to institutions and certain
individuals, and are not
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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.
- -- SUBMITTING YOUR PURCHASE ORDER
INITIAL INVESTMENTS: Complete and sign the Account Application appearing at
the end of this Prospectus. Enclose a check payable to the Fund in which you
wish to invest. You should note on the check the class of shares you wish to
purchase. (see page 14 for minimum initial investments.) Deliver your
application materials to your registered representative or selling broker, or
send them to one of the addresses below:
- BY REGULAR MAIL:
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
P.O. Box 3022
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0922
- By COURIER:
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
700 South Federal Hwy.
Boca Raton, FL 33432-6114
- -- BUYING ADDITIONAL SHARES
There are several ways to increase your investment in a Fund:
- BY MAIL: Send your check with a completed investment slip (attached to your
account statement) or written instructions indicating the account
registration, Fund number or name, and account number. Mail to one of the
addresses above.
- THROUGH YOUR BROKER: Deliver to your registered representative or selling
broker the investment slip attached to your statement, or written
instructions, along with your payment.
- 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 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 Account Registration
Your Fund Number and Account Number
- BY AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD: You can authorize to have funds
electronically drawn each month from your bank account and invested as a
purchase of shares into your Ivy Fund account. Complete sections 6A and 7B
of the Account Application.
-- HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
SUBMITTING YOUR REDEMPTION ORDER: You may redeem your Fund shares through
your registered securities dealer or directly through IMSC. If you choose
to redeem through your registered securities dealer, the dealer is
responsible for properly transmitting redemption orders in a timely manner.
If you choose to redeem directly through IMSC, you have several ways to
submit your request:
- BY MAIL: Send your written redemption request to IMSC at one of the
addresses at left. Be sure that all registered owners listed on the account
sign the request. Medallion signature guarantees and supporting legal
documentation may be required. When you redeem, IMSC will normally send
redemption proceeds to you on the next business day, but may take up to
seven days (or longer in the case of shares recently purchased by check).
- BY TELEPHONE: Call IMSC at 800.777.6472 to redeem from your individual,
joint or custodial account. To process your redemption order by telephone,
you must have telephone redemption privileges on your account. IMSC 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, the Fund or
IMSC may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent
telephone instructions. Requests by telephone can only be accepted for
amounts up to $50,000.
- BY SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN ("SWP"): You can authorize to have funds
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electronically drawn each month from your Ivy Fund account and deposited
directly into your bank account. Certain minimum balances and minimum
distributions apply. Complete section 6B of the Account Application to add
this feature to your account.
RECEIVING YOUR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS: You can receive redemption proceeds through
a variety of payment methods:
- BY CHECK: Unless otherwise instructed in writing, checks will be made
payable to the current account registration and sent to the address of
record.
- BY FEDERAL FUNDS WIRE: Proceeds will be wired on the next business day to a
pre-designated bank account. Your account will be charged $10 each time
redemption proceeds are wired to your bank, and your bank may also charge
you a fee for receiving a Federal Funds wire.
- BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ("EFT"): For SWP redemptions only.
IMPORTANT REDEMPTION INFORMATION:
- A CDSC may apply to certain Class A share redemptions, to Class B shares
redeemed within six years of purchase, and to Class C shares that are
redeemed within one year 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, unless you instruct
otherwise.
- Any shares subject to a CDSC will be redeemed last unless you elect
otherwise.
- Shares will be redeemed in the order described under "Additional Purchase
Information -- Class B and Class C Shares".
- A Fund may (on 60 days' notice) redeem the accounts of shareholders whose
investment, including sales charges paid, has been less than $1,000 for
more than 12 months.
- A Fund may take up to seven days (or longer in the case of shares recently
purchased by check) to send redemption proceeds.
- -- HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES
You may exchange your Fund shares for shares of another Ivy Fund, subject to
certain restrictions (see "Important exchange information").
SUBMITTING YOUR EXCHANGE ORDER: You may submit an exchange request to IMSC as
follows:
- BY MAIL: Send your written exchange request to IMSC at one of the addresses
on page 16 of this Prospectus. Be sure that all registered owners listed on
the account sign the request.
- BY TELEPHONE: Call IMSC at 800.777.6472 to authorize an exchange
transaction. To process your exchange order by telephone, you must have
telephone exchange privileges on your account. IMSC 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, the Fund or IMSC may be
liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone
instructions.
IMPORTANT EXCHANGE INFORMATION:
- You must exchange into the same share class you currently own.
- -- Exchanges are considered taxable events and may result in a capital gain or
a capital loss for tax purposes.
- It is the policy of the Funds to discourage the use of the exchange
privilege for the purpose of timing short-term market fluctuations. The
Funds may therefore limit the frequency of exchanges by a shareholder,
charge a redemption fee (in the case of certain funds), or cancel a
shareholder's exchange privilege if at any time it appears that such
market-timing strategies are being used. For example, shareholders
exchanging more than five times in a 12-month period may be considered to
be using market-timing strategies.
- -- DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
- The Funds generally declare and pay dividends and capital gain
distributions (if any) at least once a year.
- Dividends and distributions are "reinvested" in additional Fund shares
unless you request to receive them in cash.
- Reinvested dividends and distributions are added to your account at NAV and
are not subject to a
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sales charge regardless of which share class you own.
- Cash dividends and distributions can be sent to you:
- BY MAIL: A check will mailed to the address of record unless otherwise
instructed.
- BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER: Your proceeds will be directly deposited into
your bank account.
To change your dividend and/or distribution options, call IMSC at
800.777.6472.
Dividends ordinarily will vary from one class to another. Each Fund intends
to declare and pay dividends annually. The Funds will distribute net
investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least once a
year. The Funds may make an additional distribution of net investment income
and net realized capital gains to comply with the calendar year distribution
requirement under the excise tax provisions of Section 4982 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
Dividends paid out of a Fund's investment company taxable income (including
dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) will be taxable to you
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 to you as long term capital gains,
regardless of how long you have held your shares. Dividends are taxable to
you in the same manner whether received in cash or reinvested in additional
Fund shares. While the Funds' managers may at times pursue strategies that
result in tax efficient outcomes for Fund shareholders, they do not generally
manage the Funds to optimize tax efficiencies.
If shares of the Fund are held in a tax-deferred account, such as a
retirement plan, income and gain will not be taxable each year. Instead, the
taxable portion of amounts held in a tax-deferred account generally will be
subject to tax as ordinary income only when distributed from that account.
A distribution will be treated as paid to you on December 31 of the current
calendar year if it is declared by the 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. In certain years, you may be able to claim a credit
or deduction on your income tax return for your share of foreign taxes paid
by the Fund.
Upon the sale or exchange of your Fund shares, you may realize a capital gain
or loss which will be long term or short term, generally depending upon how
long you held your shares.
The Fund may be required to withhold U.S. Federal income tax at the rate of
31% of all distributions payable to you if you fail to provide the Fund with
your correct taxpayer identification number or to make required
certifications, or if you have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") that you are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not
an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against your U.S.
Federal income tax liability.
Fund distributions may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes.
You should consult with your tax adviser as to the tax consequences of an
investment in the Fund, including the status of distributions from the Fund
under applicable state or local law.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each
Fund's financial performance for the past five years (or less if a Fund has
a shorter operating history), and reflects results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate an investor would have
earned (or lost) each year on an investment in a Fund (assuming
reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been
audited by __________________________, whose report, along with each Funds'
financial statements, is included in its Annual Report to shareholders
(which is available upon request).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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CLASS A
IVY GROWTH FUND ------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the year ended
December 31,
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.................. $ 17.80 $ 17.76 $ 16.75 $ 13.91
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income............................... .01 .02 .02(a) .05(a)
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)....................................... 2.49 1.98 2.86 3.73
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.................... 2.50 2.00 2.88 3.78
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions
Dividends
From net investment income........................ .02 .02 .02 .02
In excess of net investment income................ -- .13 .11 --
Distributions
From capital gains................................ .40 1.81 1.74 .89
In excess of capital gains........................ -- -- -- .03
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions............................... .42 1.96 1.87 .94
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period........................ $ 19.88 $ 17.80 $ 17.76 $ 16.75
=========================================================================
Total return (%)...................................... 14.05(b) 11.69(b) 17.22(b) 27.33(b)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).............. $318,444 $320,000 $314,908 $289,954
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)...................... -- -- 1.45 1.59
Without expense reimbursement (%)................... 1.38 1.38 1.45 1.60
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)................................................. .03 .13 .13(a) .32(a)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)........................... 59 39 72 41
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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CLASS A
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND ------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the year ended
December 31,
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period.................. $ 12.59 $ 11.38 $ 10.98 $ 9.08
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income............................... .04 .08 .08 .11
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)....................................... 1.19 2.37 2.16 2.13
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Total from investment operations.................... 1.23 2.45 2.24 2.24
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Less distributions
Dividends
From net investment income........................ -- .03 .08 .08
In excess of net investment income................ -- -- .03 --
Distributions from capital gains.................... .28 1.21 1.73 .26
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Total distributions............................... .28 1.24 1.84 .34
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Net asset value, end of period........................ $ 13.54 $ 12.59 $ 11.38 $ 10.98
=========================================================================
Total return (%)...................................... 9.64(b) 21.57(b) 20.46(b) 24.93(b)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).............. $69,733 $ 69,742 $ 63,219 $ 59,054
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)........... 1.60 1.59 1.81 1.96
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)................................................. .28 .58 .68 1.06
Portfolio turnover rate (%)........................... 108 36 138 81
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
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CLASS B CLASS C
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the period
April 30, 1996
for the year ended for the year ended (Commencement)
December 31, December 31, to December 31,
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1999 1998 1997 1996
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 17.72 $ 17.69 $ 16.75 $ 13.91 $ 17.47 $ 17.59 $ 18.46
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.46 1.96 2.81 3.71 2.38 1.86 1.02
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.30 1.82 2.68 3.63 2.22 1.79 .96
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.02 -- -- -- .02 -- --
-- .07 -- -- -- .13 .09
.40 1.72 1.74 .73 .40 1.78 1.74
-- -- -- .06 -- -- --
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.42 1.79 1.74 .79 .42 1.91 1.83
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 19.60 $ 17.72 $ 17.69 $ 16.75 $ 19.27 $ 17.47 $ 17.59
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12.99(b) 10.69(b) 16.02(b) 26.13(b) 12.72(b) 10.58(b) 5.20(c)
$ 4,889 $ 4,433 $ 3,850 $ 2,669 $ 263 $ 400 $ 90
-- -- 2.37 2.55 -- -- 2.44(d)
2.32 2.30 2.37 2.56 2.53 2.33 2.44(d)
(.90) (.79) (.79)(a) (.64)(a) (1.11) (.82) (.86)(a)(d)
59 39 72 41 59 39 72
(a) Net investment
income (loss) is net of
expenses reimbursed
by manager.
(b) Total return does
not reflect a sales
charge.
(c) Total return
total return and
does not reflect
a sales charge.
(d) Annualized
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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CLASS B CLASS C
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for the period
April 30, 1996
for the year ended for the year ended (Commencement)
December 31, December 31, to December 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1999 1998 1997 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 12.54 $ 11.36 $ 10.98 $ 9.08 $ 12.44 $ 11.37 $ 11.73
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(.06) (.02) (.01) .03 (.05) (.01) (.08)
1.18 2.37 2.15 2.13 1.18 2.35 1.53
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.12 2.35 2.14 2.16 1.13 2.34 1.45
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- .03 -- .01 -- -- --
-- -- .08 -- -- -- .08
.28 1.14 1.68 .25 .28 1.27 1.73
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.28 1.17 1.76 .26 .28 1.27 1.81
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 13.38 $ 12.54 $ 11.36 $ 10.98 $ 13.29 $ 12.44 $ 11.37
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9.01(b) 20.74(b) 19.59(b) 23.94(b) 9.16(b) 20.70(b) 12.37(c)
$23,975 $20,071 $13,473 $ 8,868 $ 643 $ 4,356 $ 28
2.33 2.31 2.55 2.75 2.27 2.23 3.02(d)
(.45) (.13) (.06) .27 (.39) (.05) (.53)(d)
108 36 138 81 108 36 136
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IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C
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For the period For the period
For the year November 2, 1998 November 6, 1998
ended (Commencement) (Commencement)
December 31, to December 31, to December 31,
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA 1999 1998 1998 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period..................... $10.00 $10.30 $10.30
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment loss (a)(b)............................. -- (.01) (.01)
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)(a)....................................... .74 .43 .43
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Total from investment operations....................... .74 .42 .42
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Net asset value, end of period........................... $10.74 $10.72 $10.72
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Total return (%)(c)...................................... 7.40 4.08 4.08
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)................. $ 726 $1,047 $ 110
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)
With expense reimbursement (%)(d)...................... 1.43 2.13 2.22
Without expense reimbursement (%)(d)................... 6.34 7.04 7.13
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average
net assets (%)(a)(b)(d)................................ .02 (.68) (.77)
Portfolio turnover rate (%).............................. 3 3 3
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND CLASS A
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for the year ended December 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period................... $ 27.67 $ 26.54 $ 24.12 $ 18.38
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment loss.................................. (.44)(a) (.41)(a) (.35) (.24)
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)........................................ 5.42(a) 1.54(a) 4.84 7.90
------------------------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations..................... 4.98 1.13 4.49 7.66
------------------------------------------------------------------
Less distributions
Distributions from capital gains..................... -- -- 2.07 1.92
Returns of capital................................... -- -- -- --
------------------------------------------------------------------
Total distributions.................................. -- -- 2.07 1.92
------------------------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period......................... $ 32.65 $ 27.67 $ 26.54 $ 24.12
==================================================================
Total return (%)....................................... 18.00(c) 4.26(c) 18.52(c) 42.07(c)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)............... $62,961 $64,910 $55,944 $39,456
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)....................... -- -- -- --
Without expense reimbursement (%).................... 1.70 1.67 1.76 1.95
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets
(%).................................................. (1.48) (1.37) (1.31) (1.39)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)............................ 67 65 68 86
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</TABLE>
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CLASS B CLASS C (a) Based on
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ average shares
for the period outstanding.
April 30, 1996
for the year ended for the year ended (Commencement) (b) Net investment
December 31, December 31, to December 31, income (loss) is net of
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ expenses reimbursed
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1999 1998 1997 1996 by manager.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> (c) Total return does
$ 27.26 $ 26.33 $ 24.12 $ 18.38 $ 27.23 $ 26.29 $ 29.69 not reflect a sales
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ charge.
(.65)(a) (.33)(a) (.40) (.35) (.63)(a) (.34)(a) (.14)
5.32(a) 1.26(a) 4.68 7.85 5.31(a) 1.28(a) (1.19) (d) Annualized
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.67 .93 4.28 7.50 4.68 .94 (1.33) (e) Total return
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ represents aggregate
-- -- 2.07 1.76 -- -- 2.07 total return and
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- does not reflect
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a sales charge.
-- -- 2.07 1.76 -- -- 2.07
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 31.93 $ 27.26 $ 26.33 $ 24.12 $ 31.91 $ 27.23 $ 26.29
============================================================================================================
17.13(c) 3.53(c) 17.65(c) 41.03(c) 17.19(c) 3.58(c) (4.48)(e)
$52,940 $47,789 $35,321 $13,985 $ 9,664 $ 9,484 $ 4,018
-- -- -- --
2.45 2.43 2.52 2.70 2.40 2.39 2.52(d)
(2.23) (2.13) (2.07) (2.14) (2.18) (2.09) (2.07)(d)
67 65 66 86 67 65 68
</TABLE>
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NOTES
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Account
Application
FUND USE ONLY
________________________
Account Number
________________________
Dealer/Branch/Rep
________________________
Account Type/Soc Cd
[IVY FUNDS LOGO]
Please mail applications and checks to:
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.,
P.O. Box 3022, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922
_________________________________________________________________________
This application should not be used for retirement accounts for which Ivy
Fund (IBT) is custodian.
_________________________________________________________________________
1 REGISTRATION
Name ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________
City____________________________ State ___________________ Zip __________
Phone # (day) (_____)____________________________________________________
Phone # (evening) (_____)________________________________________________
__ Individual __ UGMA/UTMA __ Sole proprietor
__ Joint tenant __ Corporation __ Trust
__ Estate __ Partnership __ Other
Date of trust ___________Minor's state of residence____________________
2 TAX I.D.
Citizenship: ___ U.S. ___Other (please specify):_________________
Social security #___-__-____ or Tax identification #_________________
Under penalties of perjury, I certify by signing in Section 8 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 "Dividends, distributions and taxes" section of
the Prospectus for additional information on completing this section.
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___________________________________________________________
Branch office address_________________________________________________
City ______________________ State ______________________ Zip _________
Representative's name _______________________________________________
Representative's #__________________ Representative's phone___________
Authorized signature of dealer________________________________________
4 INVESTMENTS
A. Enclosed is my check ($1,000 minimum) for $__________ made payable
to the appropriate fund. Please invest it in:
______Class A _____Class C _______Class B _____Class I shares
("*" Funds only) of the following fund(s):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
$ _____________Ivy Growth Fund $ _____________Ivy US Blue Chip Fund*
$ _____________Ivy Growth with Income Fund $ _____________Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund
</TABLE>
B. I qualify for a reduction or elimination of the 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 the account(s) listed below.
Fund name:_________________________ Fund name: ______________________
Account #:_________________________ Account #: ______________________
If establishing a Letter of Intent, you will need to purchase Class A
shares over a 13-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
C. FOR DEALER USE ONLY
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Confirmed trade orders: ____________________ __________________ __________________
Confirm Number Number of Shares Trade Date
</TABLE>
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5 DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
I would like to reinvest dividends and capital gains into additional
shares in this account at net asset value unless a different option is
checked below.
A. ___ Reinvest all dividends and capital gains into additional shares
of the same class of a different Ivy fund account.
Fund name:____________________________________________________
Account #:____________________________________________________
B. ___ Pay all dividends in cash and reinvest capital gains into
additional shares of the same class in this account or a
different Ivy fund account.
Fund name: ___________________________________________________
Account #:____________________________________________________
C. ___ Pay all dividends and capital gains in cash.
I REQUEST THE ABOVE CASH DISTRIBUTION, SELECTED IN B OR C ABOVE, BE SENT
TO: _____ the address listed in the registration
_____ the special payee listed in Section 7A (by mail)
_____ the special payee listed in Section 7B (by EFT)
6 OPTIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES
A. AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD (AIM)
___ I wish to have my bank account listed in section 7B automatically
debited via EFT on a predetermined frequency and invested into my
Ivy Fund account listed below.
1. Withdraw $_____________________ for each time period indicated below
and invest my bank proceeds into the following Ivy fund:
Fund name: __________________________________________________________
Share class: ___ Class A ___Class B ___Class C
Account #: __________________________________________________________
2. Debit my bank account:
____Annually (on the ____day of the month of_______________________).
___ Semiannually (on the ____ day of the months of ___ and ___).
___ Quarterly (on the ___ day of the first/second/third
month of each calendar quarter). (CIRCLE ONE)
___ Monthly* ___ once per month on the ___ day
___ twice per month on the ____ days
___ 3 times per month on the ____ days
___ 4 times per month on the ____ days
B. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLANS (SWP)**
___ I wish to have my Ivy Fund account automatically debited on a
predetermined frequency and the proceeds sent to me per my
instructions below.
1. Withdraw ($50 minimum) $______for each time period indicated
below from the following Ivy Fund account:
Fund name: ___________________________________________________
Share class: __ Class A __ Class B __ Class C
Account #: ___________________________________________________
2. Withdraw from my Ivy Fund account:
___ Annually (on the _____ day of the month of ___________).
___ Semiannually (on the _____ day of the months of _____ and _____).
___ Quarterly (on the _____ day of the first/second/third
month of each calendar quarter. (CIRCLE ONE)
___ Monthly*___ once per month on the ___ day
___ twice per month on the _____ days
___ 3 times per month on the _____ days
___ 4 times per month on the _____ days
3. I request the withdrawal proceeds be:
___ sent to the address listed in the registration
___ sent to the special payee listed in section 7A or 7B.
___ invested into additional shares of the same class of a
different Ivy fund:
Fund name: _____________________________________________
Account #: _____________________________________________
Note: A minimum balance of $5,000 is required to establish a SWP.
6. OPTIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES (CONT.)
C. FEDERAL FUNDS WIRE
FOR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS** ___ yes ___ no
By checking "yes" immediately above, I authorize IMSC 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. TELEPHONE EXCHANGES** ___ yes ___ no
By checking "yes" immediately above, I authorize exchanges by telephone
among the Ivy 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
By checking "yes" immediately above, 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 redemption privilege will be
provided automatically.
* There must be a period of at least seven calendar days between each
investment (AIM)/withdrawal (SWP) period.
** This option may not be used if shares are issued in certificate form.
7 SPECIAL PAYEE
A. MAILING ADDRESS: Please send all disbursements to this payee:
Name of bank or individual ______________________________________________
Account # (if applicable) _______________________________________________
Street __________________________________________________________________
City _____________________________ State ______________________ Zip _____
B. FED WIRE/EFT INFORMATION
Financial institution ___________________________________________________
ABA #____________________________________________________________________
Account #________________________________________________________________
Street___________________________________________________________________
City ________________________ State ____________________ Zip _________
(PLEASE ATTACH A VOIDED CHECK.)
8 SIGNATURES
Investors should be aware that the failure to check the "No" under
Section 6D or 6E above means that the Telephone Exchange/ Redemption
Privileges will be provided. The Fund employs 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, the Fund may be liable for
any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
Please see "How to exchange shares" 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 CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID
BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
__________________________________________ ____________________________
Signature of Owner, Custodian, Trustee or Date
Corporate Officer
__________________________________________ ____________________________
Signature of Joint Owner, Co-Trustee or Date
Corporate Officer
DETACH ON PERFORATION TO MAIL
(Remember to sign Section 8)
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* Symbol not assigned as of this printing.
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- QUOTRON SYMBOLS AND CUSIP NUMBERS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FUND SYMBOL CUSIP
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Ivy Growth Fund - Class A IVYFX 466002102
Ivy Growth Fund - Class B IVYBX 466002201
Ivy Growth Fund - Class C IVYCX 465897627
Ivy Growth with Income Fund - Class A IVYIX 46600K102
Ivy Growth with Income Fund - Class B IGIBX 46600K300
Ivy Growth with Income Fund - Class C IGICX 465897619
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund - Class A * 465898609
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund - Class B * 465898708
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund - Class C * 465898807
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund - Class I * 465898872
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund - Class A IVEGX 465897106
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund - Class B IVEBX 465897205
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund - Class C IVGEX 465897635
</TABLE>
* Symbol not assigned as of this printing.
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(Ivy Funds Logo)
-- HOW TO RECEIVE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
Additional information about the Funds and their investments is
contained in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information dated
___________, 2000 (the "SAI"), which is incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus, and the Funds' annual and semiannual reports to
shareholders. Each Fund's annual report includes a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected
the Fund's performance during its most recent fiscal year. The SAI and
the Funds' annual and semiannual reports are available upon request and
without charge from the Distributor at the following address and phone
number.
Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432
800.456.5111
Information about the Funds (including the SAI and the Funds' annual
and semiannual reports) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's
Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (please call 1-202-942-8090
for further details). Reports and other information about the Funds are
also available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet Website
(www.sec.gov), and copies of this information may be obtained, upon
payment of a copying fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail
address: [email protected], or by writing the SEC's Public Reference
Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009.
-- SHAREHOLDER
INQUIRIES
Please call
Ivy Mackenzie
Services Corp.,
the Funds' transfer agent,
regarding any other
inquiries about the Funds
at 800.777.6472.
www.ivymackenzie.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
Investment Company Act File No. 811-1028
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IVY LOGO
This is your prospectus from
IVY MACKENZIE
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
800.456.5111
_________, 2000 U.S. EQUITY FUNDS ADVISOR CLASS SHARES
IVY GROWTH FUND
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy Fund is a registered open-end investment company consisting
of twenty-one separate portfolios. This Prospectus relates to the
Advisor Class shares of the four funds listed above (the
"Funds"). The Funds also offer Class A, Class B, and Class C
shares (and Class I shares, in the case of Ivy US Blue Chip
Fund), which are described in a separate prospectus.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or
disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.
Investments in the Funds are not deposits of any bank and are not
federally insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any other government agency.
-- CONTENTS
2 Ivy Growth Fund
4 Ivy Growth with Income Fund
6 Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
8 Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund
10 Additional information
about investment strategies
and risks
12 Management
13 Shareholder information
17 Financial highlights
21 Account application
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
OFFICERS
Keith J. Carlson, Chairman
James W. Broadfoot, President
C. William Ferris, Secretary/Treasurer
LEGAL COUNSEL
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Boston, Massachusetts
CUSTODIAN AUDITORS
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. __________________________
Boston, Massachusetts Fort Lauderdale, Florida
TRANSFER AGENT INVESTMENT MANAGER
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. Ivy Management, Inc.
PO Box 3022 700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922 Boca Raton, Florida 33432
800.777.6472 800.456.5111
</TABLE>
MACKENZIE LOGO
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[IVY LEAF LOGO]
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IVY GROWTH FUND
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Globe Artwork)
IVY
GROWTH
FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long-term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests primarily in the equity securities of U.S. companies of any
size.
The Fund's portfolio is divided into two segments, each of which is managed
according to the investment style of its portfolio manager (such as growth or
value).
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund might not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate ownership
interest in a company. As a result, the value of equity securities rises and
falls with a company's success or failure. The market value of equity securities
can fluctuate significantly even where "management risk" is not a factor, so you
could lose money if you redeem your Fund shares at a time when the Fund's equity
portfolio is not performing as well as expected.
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANY RISK: Securities of smaller companies may be
subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the securities of larger
more established companies, since smaller companies tend to be thinly traded and
because they are subject to greater business risk. Transaction costs in smaller
company stocks may also be higher than those of larger companies.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept moderate fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the Fund
is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular financial needs
and risk tolerance.
2
<PAGE> 31
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table gives some indication of
the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the performance of the
Fund's Advisor Class shares for the first full calendar year since its
commencement on April 30, 1998 with a broad measure of market performance.
The Fund's past performance is not an indication of how the Fund will
perform in the future.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for the year ending
FOR ADVISOR CLASS SHARES* December 31
-------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
</TABLE>
[Insert 1999 Bar Graph]
* Any applicable account fees are not reflected, and if they were the returns
shown above would be lower.
Best quarter _____ '99: _____%
Worst quarter _____'99: ______%
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL
TOTAL RETURNS for the periods ending December 31, 1999
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Advisor Class S&P 500 Index Wilshire 5000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Past year.............. _____% _____% _____%
Since Inception*....... _____% _____% _____%
</TABLE>
* Advisor Class shares of the Fund were first sold on April 30, 1998.
- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay
if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
- -----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
purchases (as a percentage of offering
price)....................................... none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)(as a
percentage of purchase price)................ none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
reinvested dividends......................... none
Redemption fee*.............................. none
Exchange fee................................. none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds
wire, a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- ----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Management fees*........................... 0.85%
Distribution and/or service
(12b-1) fees............................... none
Other expenses............................. 0.33%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses......................... 1.18%
</TABLE>
*Management fees are reduced to 0.75% for net assets over $350
million.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------
YEAR
- -----------------------------
<S> <C>
1st $ 120
3rd 375
5th 649
10th 1,432
</TABLE>
3
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[IVY LEAF LOGO]
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Globe)
IVY GROWTH
WITH INCOME
FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund normally invests almost exclusively in U.S. equity securities, a
number of which pay dividends.
Among the chief characteristics that the Fund's manager seeks in selecting
securities are:
- - stock prices that appear low relative to the company's expected profitability;
- - financial security with capitalizations over $100 million; and
- - more than three years of operating history.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund might not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Common stock represents a proportionate ownership interest in a
company. As a result, the value of common stock rises and falls with a company's
success or failure. The market value of common stock can fluctuate significantly
even where "management risk" is not a factor, so you could lose money if you
redeem your Fund shares at a time when the Fund's stock portfolio is not
performing as well as expected.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking relatively consistent
performance without the volatility of more aggressive growth funds.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the Fund
is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular financial needs
and risk tolerance.
- -- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table gives some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the performance of the Fund's
Advisor Class shares for the first full calendar year since its commencement on
April 30, 1998 with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past
performance is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS for the year ending
FOR ADVISOR CLASS SHARES* December 31
- --------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
[Insert 1999 Bar Graph]
* Any applicable account fees are not reflected, and if they were the returns
shown above would be lower.
Best quarter _____ '99: _____%
Worst quarter _____'99: ______%
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AVERAGE ANNUAL
TOTAL RETURNS for the periods ending December 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morningstar
Mid-Cap Blend
Advisor Class S&P 500 Index Wilshire 5000 Universe
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Past year.............. _____% _____% _____% _____%
Since Inception*....... _____% _____% _____% _____%
</TABLE>
* Advisor Class shares of the Fund were first sold on April 30, 1998.
4
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-- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
-----------------------------------------------------------
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)................ none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a
percentage of purchase price)...................... none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested
dividends.......................................... none
Redemption fee*.................................... none
Exchange fee....................................... none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire,
a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- ----------------------------------------------------
Management fees............................ 0.75%
Distribution and/or service
(12b-1) fees............................... none
Other expenses............................. 0.45%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses......................... 1.20%
</TABLE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------
YEAR
- -----------------------------
<S> <C>
1st $ 122
3rd 381
5th 660
10th 1,455
</TABLE>
5
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Globe)
IVY
US BLUE CHIP
FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long term growth, with current income being a secondary
consideration.
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of U.S. companies occupying
major market positions that are expected to be maintained or enhanced over time
(commonly known as "Blue Chip" companies).
The median market capitalization of companies targeted for investment is
expected to be at least $5 billion. The Fund's manager uses an equity style that
focuses on both growth and value.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund might not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Common stock represents a proportionate ownership interest in a
company. The market value of common stock can fluctuate significantly even where
"management risk" is not a factor, so you could lose money if you redeem your
Fund shares at a time when the Fund's stock portfolio is not performing as well
as expected.
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept moderate fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the Fund
is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular financial needs
and risk tolerance.
6
<PAGE> 35
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table gives some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the performance of the Fund's
Advisor Class shares for the first full calendar year since its commencement on
November 2, 1998 with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past
performance is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Annual Total Returns for the year ending
For Advisor Class Shares* December 31
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
[Insert Bar Graph]
* Any applicable account fees are not reflected, and if they were the returns
shown above would be lower.
Best quarter __ '99: __%
Worst quarter __ '99: __%
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual for the periods ending December 31, 1999
Total Returns
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Advisor Class
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Past Year % % %
Since Inception* % % %
</TABLE>
* Advisor Class shares of the Fund were first sold on November 2, 1998.
-- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you
buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
-----------------------------------------------------------
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)................ none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a
percentage of purchase price)...................... none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested
dividends.......................................... none
Redemption fee*.................................... none
Exchange fee....................................... none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds wire,
a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- -----------------------------------------------------
Management fees............................ 0.75%
Distribution and/or service
(12b-1) fees............................... none
Other expenses............................. 5.24%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses......................... 5.99%
Expenses reimbursed*....................... 4.91%
Net Fund operating expenses*............... 1.08%
</TABLE>
*The Fund's Investment Manager has agreed to reimburse the Fund's
expenses for the current fiscal year to the extent necessary to
ensure that the Fund's Annual Fund Operating Expenses, when
calculated at the Fund level, do not exceed 1.15% of the Fund's
average net assets (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees and taxes). For each
of the following nine years, the Investment Manager will ensure
that these expenses do not exceed 2.50% of the Fund's average net
assets.
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-- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ---------------------------
YEAR
- ---------------------------
<S> <C>
1st $110
3rd 576
5th ___
10th ___
</TABLE>
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IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
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(Globe)
IVY US EMERGING
GROWTH FUND
- -- INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks long-term growth, (with current income being a secondary
consideration).
- -- PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in the equity securities of small-
and medium-sized U.S. companies that are in the early stages of their life
cycles and that the Fund's manager believes have the potential to increase their
sales and earnings at above-average rates.
These companies typically are selected from within the technology, health care,
entertainment, and business and consumer services sectors, and may include
companies engaged in initial public offerings.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
The main risks to which the Fund is exposed in carrying out its investment
strategies are the following:
MANAGEMENT RISK: Securities selected for the Fund might not perform as well as
the securities held by other mutual funds with investment objectives that are
similar to those of the Fund.
MARKET RISK: Common stock represents a proportionate ownership interest in a
company. The market value of common stock can fluctuate significantly even where
"management risk" is not a factor, so you could lose money if you redeem your
Fund shares at a time when the Fund's stock portfolio is not performing as well
as expected.
SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED COMPANY RISK: Securities of smaller companies may be
subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than the securities of larger
more established companies, since small companies tend to be thinly traded and
because they are subject to greater business risk. Transaction costs in smaller
company stocks may also be higher than those of larger companies.
IPO RISK: Securities issued through an initial public offering (IPO) can
experience an immediate drop in value if the demand for the securities does not
continue to support the offering price. Information about the issuers of IPO
securities is also difficult to acquire since they are new to the market and
may not have lengthy operating histories. The Fund may engage in short-term
trading in connection with its IPO investments, which could produce higher
trading costs and adverse tax consequences. The number of securities issued in
an IPO is also limited, so it is likely that IPO securities will represent a
smaller component of the Fund's portfolio as the Fund's assets increase (and
thus have a more limited effect on the Fund's performance).
- -- WHO SHOULD INVEST*
The Fund may be appropriate for investors seeking long-term growth potential,
but who can accept fluctuations in capital value in the short term.
*You should consult with your financial advisor before deciding whether the Fund
is an appropriate investment choice in light of your particular financial needs
and risk tolerance.
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-- PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE
The information in the following chart and table gives some indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the performance of the Fund's
Advisor Class shares for the first full calendar year since its commencement on
February 18, 1998 with a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past
performance is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Annual Total Returns for the year ending
For Advisor Class Shares* December 31
- -------------------------- -----------------------------
[Insert Bar Graph]
*Any applicable account fees are not reflected and if they were the returns
shown above would be lower.
BEST QUARTER __ '99: __%
WORST QUARTER __ '99: __%
Average Annual for the periods ending December 31, 1999
Total Returns
- -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------
Advisor Class Russell 2000 Growth Morningstar Small
Index Growth Universe
Past Year __% __% __%
Since Inception* __% __% __%
*Advisor Class shares of the Fund were first sold on February 18, 1998.
- -- FEES AND EXPENSES
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay
if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
fees paid directly from
SHAREHOLDER FEES your investment
- -----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
purchases (as a percentage of offering
price)....................................... none
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)(as a
percentage of purchase price)................ none
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on
reinvested dividends......................... none
Redemption fee*.............................. none
Exchange fee................................. none
</TABLE>
*If you choose to receive your redemption proceeds via Federal Funds
wire, a $10 wire fee will be charged to your account.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL FUND expenses that are
OPERATING EXPENSES deducted from Fund assets
- ----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Management fees............................ 0.85%
Distribution and/or service
(12b-1) fees............................... none
Other expenses............................. 0.37%
Total annual Fund
operating expenses......................... 1.22%
</TABLE>
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-- EXAMPLE
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing
in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example
assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated
and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the
Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may
be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------
YEAR
- -----------------------------
<S> <C>
1st $ 124
3rd 387
5th 670
10th 1,477
</TABLE>
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT INVESTMENT
STRATEGIES AND RISKS
- -- PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES
IVY GROWTH FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective of long-term
capital growth by investing primarily in mid- and large-cap U.S. stocks, and
seeks to provide additional diversification by investing a portion of its assets
in small-cap U.S. stocks and large-cap international stocks.
The Fund is managed using a combination of investment styles. Approximately one
half of the Fund's portfolio is comprised of companies that have had a proven
and consistent record of earnings, but whose prices appear to be low relative to
their underlying profitability. The other half of the Fund's portfolio is
invested in equity securities of small- and medium-sized U.S. companies that are
in the early stages of their life cycles and that are believed to have the
potential to increase their sales and earnings at above average rates.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective
of long-term capital growth by investing in the common stock of domestic
corporations. Companies targeted for investment typically have stock prices that
appear low relative to the their expected profitability, rising earnings, a
minimum three-year operating history and capitalizations over $100 million.
Dividend-paying ability, financial strength and trading liquidity are also taken
into account.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective of
long-term capital growth by investing primarily in the common stock of U.S.
companies occupying leading market positions that are expected to be maintained
or enhanced over time (commonly known as "Blue Chip" companies). Blue Chip
companies tend to have a lengthy history of profit growth and dividend payment,
and a reputation for quality management structure, products and services.
Securities of Blue Chip companies are generally considered to be highly liquid,
since they are well supplied in the marketplace relative to their
smaller-capitalized counterparts and because their trading volume tends to be
higher. The median market capitalization of companies targeted for investment is
expected to be at least $5 billion.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND: The Fund seeks to achieve its principal objective
of long term capital growth by investing primarily in the equity securities of
domestic corporations that are small and medium sized. Companies targeted for
investment typically are in the early stages of their life cycles and are
believed by the Fund's manager to have the potential to increase their sales and
earnings at above-average rates. These companies typically are selected from
within the technology, health care, entertainment, and business and consumer
services sectors, which have presented attractive growth opportunities in recent
years. Portfolio holdings are reviewed regularly for valuation, relative
strength and changes in earnings estimates.
ALL FUNDS: Each Fund may from time to time take a temporary defensive position
and invest without limit in U.S. Government securities, investment-grade debt
securities, and cash and cash equivalents such as commercial paper, short-term
notes and other money market securities. When a Fund assumes such a defensive
position it may not achieve its investment objective. Investing in debt
securities also involves both interest rate and credit risk.
- -- PRINCIPAL RISKS
GENERAL MARKET RISK:
As with any mutual fund, the value of a Fund's investments and the income they
generate will vary daily and generally reflect market conditions, interest
rates and other issuer-specific, political or economic developments.
Each Fund's share value will decrease at any time during which its security
holdings or other investment techniques are not performing as well as
anticipated, and you could therefore lose money by investing in a Fund depending
upon the timing of your initial purchase and any subsequent redemption or
exchange.
OTHER RISKS: Following is a description of the general risk characteristics of
the investment techniques that each Fund's manager considers important in
achieving the Fund's investment objective or in managing its exposure to risk
(and that could therefore have a significant effect on the Fund's returns). The
risks of certain portfolio management practices that are not principal
strategies of the Funds (such as borrowing) are also described below. Other
investment methods that the Funds may use (such as derivative investments), but
that are not likely to play a key role in their overall investment strategies,
are described in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (see back cover
page for information on how you can receive a free copy).
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RISK CHARACTERISTICS:
- - EQUITY SECURITIES: Equity securities typically represent a proportionate
ownership interest in a company. As a result, the value of equity securities
rises and falls with a company's success or failure. The market value of
equity securities can fluctuate significantly, with smaller companies being
particularly susceptible to price swings. Transaction costs in smaller-company
securities may also be higher than those of larger companies. Investors in Ivy
US Emerging Growth Fund should note that these risks are heightened in the
case of securities issued through IPOs.
- - BORROWING: For temporary purposes, each Fund may borrow up to 10% of the value
of its total assets from qualified banks. Borrowing may exaggerate the effect
on the Fund's share value of any increase or decrease in the value of the
securities it holds. Money borrowed will also be subject to interest costs.
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MANAGEMENT
- -- INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Ivy Management, Inc. ("IMI")
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
IMI provides investment advisory and business management services to the Fund.
IMI is an SEC-registered investment advisor with over $5 billion in assets under
management, and provides similar services to the other fifteen series of Ivy
Fund. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999, the Funds paid IMI a fee
that was equal to the following percentages of the Funds' respective average net
assets:
- - Ivy Growth Fund, 0.85%;
- - Ivy Growth with Income Fund, 0.75%;
- - Ivy Blue Chip Fund, 0.75%; and
- - Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund, 0.85%
- -- PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
IVY GROWTH FUND: The Fund's portfolio is divided into two different segments,
which are managed by the following individuals:
- - James W. Broadfoot, President of IMI and a Vice President of Ivy Fund, manages
the U.S. Emerging Growth segment of the Fund's portfolio. Before joining IMI
in 1990, Mr. Broadfoot was the principal in an investment counsel firm
specializing in emerging growth companies. He has over 25 years of
professional investment experience, holds an MBA from the Wharton School of
Business and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
- - Paul P. Baran, a Senior Vice President of IMI, manages the core growth segment
of the Fund's portfolio. Before joining IMI, Mr. Baran was Senior Vice
President/Chief Investment Officer of Central Fidelity National Bank. He has
24 years of professional investment experience and is a Chartered Financial
Analyst. He has an MBA from Wayne State University.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND AND IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND: Both Funds are managed by
Paul P. Baran (see "Ivy Growth Fund," above).
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND: The Fund is managed by James W. Broadfoot (see "Ivy
Growth Fund," above).
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SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION
- -- PRICING OF FUND SHARES
Each Fund calculates its share price by dividing the value of the Fund's net
assets by the total number of its shares outstanding as of the close of regular
trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange on each
day the Exchange is open for trading (normally any weekday that is not a
national holiday).
Each portfolio security that is listed or traded on a recognized stock exchange
is valued at the security's last quoted sale price on the exchange on which it
is principally traded.
If no sale is reported at that time, the average between the last bid and asked
prices is used. Securities and other Fund assets for which market prices are not
readily available are priced at their "fair value" as determined by IMI in
accordance with procedures approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees. IMI may
also price a foreign security at its fair value if events materially affecting
the estimated value of the security occur between the close of the foreign
exchange on which the security is principally traded and the time as of which a
Fund prices its shares. Fair-value pricing under these circumstances is designed
to protect existing shareholders from the actions of short-term investors
trading into and out of a Fund in an attempt to profit from short-term market
movements. When such fair-value pricing occurs, however, there may be some
period of time during which a Fund's share price and/or performance information
is not available.
The number of shares you receive when you place a purchase or exchange order,
and the payment you receive after submitting a redemption request, is based on a
Fund's net asset value ("NAV") next determined after your instructions are
received in proper form by Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. ("IMSC") (the Fund's
transfer agent) or by your registered securities dealer. Since Ivy Growth Fund
may invest in securities that are listed on foreign exchanges that may trade on
weekends or other days when the Fund does not price their shares, the Fund's
share value may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or
redeem the Fund's shares.
- -- HOW TO BUY SHARES
Please read the sections below carefully before investing.
Advisor Class shares are offered through this Prospectus only to the following
investors:
- - trustees or other fiduciaries purchasing shares for employee benefit plans
that are sponsored by organizations that have at least 1,000 employees;
- - any account with assets of at least $10,000 if (a) a financial planner, trust
company, bank trust department or registered investment adviser has investment
discretion, and where the investor pays such person as compensation for his
advice and other services an annual fee of at least 0.50% on the assets in the
account, or (b) such account is established under a "wrap fee" program and the
account holder pays the sponsor of the program an annual fee of at least 0.50%
on the assets in the account;
- - officers and Trustees of Ivy Fund (and their relatives);
- - directors or employees of Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. or its
affiliates; and
- - 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.
The following investment minimums, sales charges and expenses apply.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Minimum initial investment*.............. $10,000
Minimum subsequent investment*........... $ 250
Initial sales charge..................... none
CDSC..................................... none
Service and distribution fees............ none
</TABLE>
*Minimum initial and subsequent investments for retirement plans are $25.
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- -- SUBMITTING YOUR PURCHASE ORDER
INITIAL INVESTMENTS: Complete and sign the Account Application appearing at the
end of this Prospectus. Enclose a check payable to the Fund you wish to invest
in. You should note on the check that you wish to purchase Advisor Class shares
(see page 13 for minimum initial investments.) Deliver your application
materials to your registered representative or selling broker, or send them to
one of the addresses below:
- - BY REGULAR MAIL:
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
P.O. Box 3022
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0922
- - BY COURIER:
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432-6114
- -- BUYING ADDITIONAL SHARES
There are several ways to increase your investment in the Fund:
- - BY MAIL: Send your check with a completed investment slip (attached to your
account statement) or written instructions indicating the account
registration, Fund number or name, and account number. Mail to one of the
addresses above.
- - THROUGH YOUR BROKER: Deliver to your registered representative or selling
broker the investment slip attached to your statement, or written
instructions, along with your payment.
- - 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 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 Account Registration
Your Fund Number and Account Number
- - BY AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD: You can authorize to have funds electronically
drawn each month from your bank account and invested as a purchase of shares
into your Ivy Fund account. Complete sections 6A and 7B of the Account
Application.
- -- HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
SUBMITTING YOUR REDEMPTION ORDER: You may redeem your Fund shares through your
registered securities dealer or directly through IMSC. If you choose to redeem
through your registered securities dealer, the dealer is responsible for
properly transmitting redemption orders in a timely manner. If you choose to
redeem directly through IMSC, you have several ways to submit your request:
- - BY MAIL: Send your written redemption request to IMSC at one of the addresses
at left. Be sure that all registered owners listed on the account sign the
request. Medallion signature guarantees and supporting legal documentation may
be required. When you redeem, IMSC will normally send redemption proceeds to
you on the next business day, but may take up to seven days (or longer in the
case of shares recently purchased by check).
- - BY TELEPHONE: Call IMSC at 800.777.6472 to redeem from your individual, joint
or custodial account. To process your redemption order by telephone, you must
have telephone redemption privileges on your account. IMSC 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, the Fund or IMSC may be liable for
any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions. Requests
by telephone can only be accepted for amounts up to $50,000.
- - BY SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN ("SWP"): You can authorize to have funds
electronically drawn each month from your Ivy Fund account and deposited
directly into your bank account. Certain minimum balances and minimum
distributions apply. Complete section 6B of the Account Application to add
this feature to your account.
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RECEIVING YOUR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS: You can receive redemption proceeds through
a variety of payment methods:
- - BY CHECK: Unless otherwise instructed in writing, checks will be made payable
to the current account registration and sent to the address of record.
- - BY FEDERAL FUNDS WIRE: Proceeds will be wired on the next business day to a
pre-designated bank account. Your account will be charged $10 each time
redemption proceeds are wired to your bank, and your bank may also charge you
a fee for receiving a Federal Funds wire.
- - BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER ("EFT"): For SWP redemptions only.
IMPORTANT REDEMPTION INFORMATION:
- - 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, unless you instruct otherwise.
- - The Fund may (on 60 days' notice) redeem the accounts of shareholders whose
investment, including sales charges paid, has been less than $1,000 for more
than 12 months.
- - A Fund may take up to seven days (or longer in the case of shares recently
purchased by check) to send redemption proceeds.
- - A Fund may make payment for redeemed shares in the form of securities of the
Fund taken at current values.
- -- HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES
You may exchange your Fund shares for shares of another Ivy fund, subject to
certain restrictions (see "Important exchange information").
SUBMITTING YOUR EXCHANGE ORDER: You may submit an exchange request to IMSC as
follows:
- - BY MAIL: Send your written exchange request to
IMSC at one of the addresses on page 14 of this Prospectus. Be sure that all
registered owners listed on the account sign the request.
- - BY TELEPHONE: Call IMSC at 800.777.6472 to authorize an exchange transaction.
To process your exchange order by telephone, you must have telephone exchange
privileges on your account. IMSC 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, the Fund or IMSC may be liable for any losses due to
unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
IMPORTANT EXCHANGE INFORMATION:
- - You must exchange into the same share class you currently own.
- -- Exchanges are considered taxable events and may result in a capital gain or
a capital loss for tax purposes.
- - It is the policy of the Funds to discourage the use of the exchange privilege
for the purpose of timing short-term market fluctuations. The Funds may
therefore limit the frequency of exchanges by a shareholder, charge a
redemption fee (in the case of certain funds), or cancel a shareholder's
exchange privilege if at any time it appears that such market-timing
strategies are being used. For example, shareholders exchanging more than five
times in a 12-month period may be considered to be using market-timing
strategies.
- -- DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
- - The Funds generally declare and pay dividends and capital gain distributions
(if any) at least once a year.
- - Dividends and distributions are "reinvested" in additional Fund shares unless
you request to receive them in cash.
- - Reinvested dividends and distributions are added to your account at NAV and
are not subject to a sales charge regardless of which share class you own.
- - Cash dividends and distributions can be sent to you:
- - BY MAIL: A check will mailed to the address of record unless otherwise
instructed.
- - BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER: Your proceeds will be directly deposited into
your bank account.
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To change your dividend and/or distribution options, call IMSC at 800.777.6472.
Dividends ordinarily will vary from one class to another. The Funds intend to
declare and pay dividends annually. The Funds will distribute net investment
income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least once a year. The Funds
may make an additional distribution of net investment income and net realized
capital gains to comply with the calendar year distribution requirement under
the excise tax provisions of Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code").
Dividends paid out of a Fund's investment company taxable income (including
dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains) will be taxable to you 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 to you as long-term capital gains, regardless of
how long you have held your shares. Dividends are taxable to you in the same
manner whether received in cash or reinvested in additional Fund shares. While
the Funds' managers may at times pursue strategies that result in tax efficient
outcomes for Fund shareholders, they do not generally manage the Funds to
optimize tax efficiencies.
If shares of a Fund are held in a tax-deferred account, such as a retirement
plan, income and gain will not be taxable each year. Instead, the taxable
portion of amounts held in a tax-deferred account generally will be subject to
tax as ordinary income only when distributed from that account.
A distribution will be treated as paid to you 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 a Fund during January of the following
calendar year. In certain years, you may be able to claim a credit or deduction
on your income tax return for your share of foreign taxes paid by your Fund.
Upon the sale or exchange of your Fund shares, you may realize a capital gain or
loss which will be long term or short term, generally depending upon how long
you held your shares.
A Fund may be required to withhold U.S. Federal income tax at the rate of 31% of
all distributions payable to you if you fail to provide the Fund with your
correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications, or if
you have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") that you are
subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any
amounts withheld may be credited against your U.S. Federal income tax liability.
Fund distributions may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes.
You should consult with your tax adviser as to the tax consequences of an
investment in the Funds, including the status of distributions from the Funds
under applicable state or local law.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each
Fund's financial performance for the past five years (or less if a Fund has
a shorter operating history), and reflects results for a single Fund share.
The total returns in the table represent the rate an investor would have
earned (or lost) each year on an investment in a Fund (assuming
reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been
audited by __________________________, whose report, along with each Fund's
financial statements, is included in the Fund's Annual Report to
shareholders (which is available upon request).
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Period
April 30, 1998
(Commencement)
to December 31,
IVY GROWTH FUND 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
ADVISOR CLASS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $20.36
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income..................................... .03
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)............................................. (.06)
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Total from investment operations........................ (.03)
---------------
Less distributions
Dividends (from net investment income).................... .02
Distributions (from capital gains)........................ .40
---------------
Total distributions..................................... .42
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $19.91
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Total return (%)(a)......................................... (.14)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 347
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Without expense reimbursement (%)(b)...................... 1.18
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)(b).................................................... .24
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 59
</TABLE>
(a) Total return represents aggregate total return and does not reflect a sales
charge.
(b) Annualized
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Period
April 30, 1998
(Commencement)
to December 31,
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
ADVISOR CLASS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $13.88
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income..................................... .05
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)............................................. (.07)
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Total from investment operations........................ (.02)
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Less distributions
From net realized gain.................................... .28
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Total distributions..................................... .28
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $13.58
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Total return (%)(a)......................................... (.36)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 339
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)(b).............. 1.20
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)(b).................................................... .68
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 108
</TABLE>
(a) Total return represents aggregate total return and does not reflect a sales
charge.
(b) Annualized
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the period
November 2, 1998
(Commencement)
to December 31,
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
ADVISOR CLASS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $10.00
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income(a)(b)............................... .01
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)(a).......................................... .73
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Total from investment operations........................ .74
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $10.74
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Total return (%)(c)......................................... 7.40
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 537
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)
With expense reimbursement (%)(d)......................... 1.08
Without expense reimbursement (%)(d)...................... 5.99
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)(b)(d)................................................. .37
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 3
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(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
(b) Net investment loss is net of expenses reimbursed by
Manager.
(c) Total return represents aggregate total return since
November 6, 1998 (when the Fund became available for
sale to the public) and does not reflect a sales
charge.
(d) Annualized
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For the period
February 18, 1998
(Commencement)
to December 31,
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND 1999 1998
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ADVISOR CLASS
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $28.82
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Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment loss (a)................................... (.23)
Net gains or losses on securities (both realized and
unrealized)(a).......................................... 4.20
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Total from investment operations........................ 3.97
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $32.79
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Total return (%)(b)......................................... 13.78
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 740
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
Without expense reimbursement (%)(c)...................... 1.22
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (%)(c)... (1.00)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 67
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(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
(b) Total return represents aggregate total return and does
not reflect a sales charge.
(c) Annualized
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Account
Application
FUND USE ONLY
___________________
Account Number
___________________
Dealer/Branch/Rep
___________________
Account Type/Soc Cd
[IVY FUNDS LOGO]
Please mail applications and checks to:
USE FOR ADVISOR
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp., CLASS ONLY
P.O. Box 3022, Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922
This application should not be used for retirement accounts for which Ivy
Fund (IBT) is custodian.
1 REGISTRATION
Name ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
City _________________________________________ State _______ Zip ________
Phone # (day) (___)_________________ Phone # (evening) (__)_____________
__ Individual __ UGMA/UTMA __ Sole proprietor
__ Joint tenant __ Corporation __ Trust
__ Estate __ Partnership __ Other
Date of trust ________________ Minor's state of residence ______________
2 TAX I.D.
Citizenship: __ U.S. __ Other (please specify): __________________
Social security # _____-____-_______ or Tax identification _____________
Under penalties of perjury, I certify by signing in Section 8 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 "Dividends, distributions and taxes" section of the
Prospectus for additional information on completing this section.
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 _____________________________________________________________
Branch office address ___________________________________________________
City ______________________________ State _______________ Zip _________
Representative's name ___________________________________________________
Representative's # _________________ Representative's phone _____________
Authorized signature of dealer __________________________________________
4 INVESTMENTS
A. Enclosed is my check ($10,000 minimum) for $__________ made payable to
the appropriate fund. Please invest it in Advisor Class Shares of the
following fund(s):
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$ _______________ Ivy Growth Fund $ _______________ Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
$ _______________ Ivy Growth with Income Fund $ _______________ Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund
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B. FOR DEALER USE ONLY
Confirmed trade orders: _____________ ________________ __________
Confirm Number Number of Shares Trade Date
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5 DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
I would like to reinvest dividends and capital gains into additional
shares in this account at net asset value unless a different option is
checked below.
A. ___ Reinvest all dividends and capital gains into additional shares
of a different Ivy fund account.
Fund name: ____________________________________________________
Account #: ____________________________________________________
B. ___ Pay all dividends in cash and reinvest capital gains into
additional shares in this account or a different Ivy fund
account.
Fund name: ____________________________________________________
Account #: ____________________________________________________
C. ___ Pay all dividends and capital gains in cash.
I REQUEST THE ABOVE CASH DISTRIBUTION, SELECTED IN B OR C ABOVE, BE SENT
TO: _____ the address listed in the registration
_____ the special payee listed in Section 7A (by mail)
_____ the special payee listed in Section 7B (by EFT)
6 OPTIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES
A. AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD (AIM)
___ I wish to have my bank account listed in section 7B automatically
debited via EFT on a predetermined frequency and invested into my
Ivy Fund account listed below.
1. Withdraw $_____ for each time period indicated below and invest my
bank proceeds in Advisor Class shares of the following Ivy fund:
Fund name: ______________________________________________________
Account #: ______________________________________________________
2. Debit my bank account:
___ Annually (on the ___ day of the month of
_____________).
___ Semiannually (on the ___ day of the months of
___________ and ___________).
___ Quarterly (on the ___ day of the first/second/third
month of each calendar quarter). (CIRCLE ONE)
___ Monthly*___ once per month on the ___ day
___ twice per month on the _____ days
___ 3 times per month on the _____ days
___ 4 times per month on the _____ days
B. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLANS (SWP)**
___ I wish to have my Ivy Fund account automatically debited on a
predetermined frequency and the proceeds sent to me per my
instructions below.
1. Withdraw ($250 minimum) $_____ for each time period indicated
below from the following Ivy Fund account:
Fund name: ______________________________________________________
Account #: ______________________________________________________
2. Withdraw from my Ivy Fund account:
___ Annually (on the _____ day of the month of
__________).
___Semiannually (on the _____ day of the months of
_______________ and ________________).
___ Quarterly (on the _____ day of the first/second/third
month of each calendar quarter. (CIRCLE ONE)
___ Monthly*___ once per month on the ___ day
___ twice per month on the _____ days
___ 3 times per month on the _____ days
___ 4 times per month on the _____ days
3. I request the withdrawal proceeds be:
___ sent to the address listed in the registration
___ sent to the special payee listed in section 7A or 7B.
___ invested into additional Advisor Class shares of a
different Ivy Fund:
Fund name: ______________________________________________________
Account #: ______________________________________________________
Note: A minimum balance of $10,000 is required to establish a SWP.
6. OPTIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES (CONT.)
C. FEDERAL FUNDS WIRE
FOR REDEMPTION PROCEEDS** ___ yes ___ no
By checking "yes" immediately above, I authorize IMSC 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. TELEPHONE EXCHANGES** ___ yes ___ no
By checking "yes" immediately above, I authorize exchanges by telephone
among the Ivy 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
By checking "yes" immediately above, 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 redemption privilege will be
provided automatically.
* There must be a period of at least seven calendar days between each
investment (AIM)/withdrawal (SWP) period.
** This option may not be used if shares are issued in certificate form.
7 SPECIAL PAYEE
A. MAILING ADDRESS: Please send all disbursements to this payee:
Name of bank or individual _____________________________________________
Account # (if applicable) ______________________________________________
Street _________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________State ______________Zip ____________
B. FED WIRE/EFT INFORMATION
Financial institution __________________________________________________
ABA # __________________________________________________________________
Account # ______________________________________________________________
Street _________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________State ______________Zip ____________
(PLEASE ATTACH A VOIDED CHECK.)
8 SIGNATURES
Investors should be aware that the failure to check the "No" under
Section 6D or 6E above means that the Telephone Exchange/ Redemption
Privileges will be provided. The Fund employs 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, the Fund may be liable for
any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions.
Please see "How to exchange shares" 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 CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID
BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
_________________________________________ ______________________________
Signature of Owner, Custodian, Trustee or Date
Corporate Officer
_________________________________________ _______________________________
Signature of Joint Owner, Co-Trustee or Date
Corporate Officer
(Remember to sign Section 8)
DETACH ON PERFORATION TO MAIL
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Ivy Growth Fund Advisor Class IVYVX 465897254
Ivy Growth with Income Fund Advisor Class IGIVX 465897247
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund Advisor Class * 465898864
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund Advisor Class IVEVX 465897262
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* Symbol not assigned as of this printing
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-- HOW TO RECEIVE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS
Additional information about the Funds and their investments is
contained in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information dated
____________, 2000 (the "SAI"), which is incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus, and each Funds' annual and semiannual reports to
shareholders. Each Fund's annual report includes a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected
the Fund's performance during its most recent fiscal year. The SAI and
annual and semiannual reports are available upon request and without
charge from the Distributor at the following address and phone number:
Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432
800.456.5111
Information about the Funds (including the SAI and annual and
semiannual reports) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public
Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (please call 1-202-942-8090 for
further details). Reports and other information about the Funds are
also available on the EDGAR Database of the SEC's Internet Website
(www.sec.gov), and copies of this information may be obtained, upon
payment of a copying fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail
address: [email protected], or by writing the SEC's Public Reference
Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009.
01IUSADV0499
-- SHAREHOLDER
INQUIRIES
Please call
Ivy Mackenzie
Services Corp.,
the Funds' transfer agent,
at 800.777.6472
regarding any other
inquiries about the Funds.
www.ivymackenzie.com
E-mail:
[email protected]
Investment Company Act File No. 811-1028
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1 The word "fund" is sometimes used herein to mean an investment company
or series thereof in general, and not GWI Fund or BC Fund in particular.
In addition, any actions cited in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus that
are described as being taken by either GWI Fund or BC Fund are actually
taken by the Trust on behalf of the Fund. The information in this Proxy
Statement/Prospectus concerning GWI Fund has been provided by (and is
included herein in reliance upon) GWI Fund, and the information in this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus concerning BC Fund has been provided by (and
is included herein in reliance upon) BC Fund.
2 Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Funds are offered through one
Prospectus and Advisor Class shares of the Funds are offered through a
separate Prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this
Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the "Prospectus" relate to both documents.
3 Advisor Class shares are not subject to any sales charges or
service/distribution (12b-1) fees. 4 As of December 31, 1999, GWI Fund
held securities of one foreign issuer in its portfolio. 5 IMI
voluntarily limits BC Fund's total operating expenses (excluding Rule
12b-1 fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, litigation,
indemnification and extraordinary expenses) to 1.34% of BC Fund's
average net assets, which may lower BC Fund's expenses and increase
its total return. For each of the next nine years, IMI has agreed to
ensure that BC Fund's expenses will not exceed 2.50% of its average
net assets. Please refer to the table entitled "Comparison of Annual
Fund Operations Expenses" below for information concerning each Fund's
recent operating expenses (as a percentage of average net assets) for
its Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares.
6 Following the Reorganization, GWI Fund shareholders who wish to make
additional purchases of BC Fund shares may do so in accordance with the
Prospectus.
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PART B
IVY FUND
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Statement of Additional Information
[date]
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Acquisition of the Assets of By and in Exchange for Shares of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund ("GWI Fund"), Ivy US Blue Chip Fund ("BC Fund"), a series of Ivy
Fund (the "Trust") a series of the Trust Via Mizner Financial Plaza Via Mizner
Financial Plaza 700 South Federal Highway 700 South Federal Highway Boca Raton,
FL 33432 Boca Raton, FL 33432
This Statement of Additional Information is available to the shareholders of GWI
Fund in connection with a proposed transaction whereby BC Fund will acquire all
or substantially all of the assets and all of the liabilities of GWI Fund in
exchange for shares of BC Fund (the "Reorganization").
This Statement of Additional Information of the Trust contains material that may
be of interest to investors but that is not included in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement of the Trust relating to the Reorganization. This Statement of
Additional Information consists of this cover page and the following documents:
1. The Funds' Statements of Additional Information dated May ___, 2000 (one
for the Funds' Class A, B and C shares and a second for the Funds'
Advisor Class shares), which were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") via EDGAR on February 28, 2000 (File No.
2-17613) and are incorporated by reference herein.
2. Each Fund's Annual Report to shareholders for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, which were filed with the Commission via EDGAR on
February 28, 2000 (File No. 811-01028) and are incorporated by reference
herein.
3. The Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements as of December 31, 1999
(Unaudited) of BC Fund and GWI Fund, included herewith.
This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. A Proxy
Statement/Prospectus dated May ___, 2000 relating to the Reorganization may be
obtained by writing GWI Fund at Via Mizner Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal
Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, or by calling Ivy Mackenzie Distributors,
Inc. (the Fund's distributor) at 1-800-456-5111. This Statement of Additional
Information should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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IVY GROWTH FUND
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
series of
IVY FUND
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
May 1, 2000
Ivy Fund (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company
that currently consists of twenty-one fully managed portfolios, each of which
(except for Ivy South America Fund and Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund) is
diversified. This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") relates to the
Class A, B and C shares of Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund and Ivy
US Emerging Growth Fund, and to the Class A, B, C and I shares of Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund (each a "Fund"). The other seventeen portfolios of the Trust are
described in separate prospectuses and SAIs.
This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the
prospectus for the Funds dated May 1, 2000 (the "Prospectus"), which may be
obtained upon request and without charge from the Trust at the Distributor's
address and telephone number printed below. The Funds also offer Advisor Class
Shares, which are described in a separate prospectus and SAI that may also be
obtained without charge from the Distributor.
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. ("IMDI")
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Telephone: (800) 456-5111
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................1
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS................................1
IVY GROWTH FUND...................................................1
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH FUND.......................2
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND.......................................4
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND...........5
IVY BLUE CHIP FUND................................................7
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND.................8
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND......................................10
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND..........11
COMMON STOCKS....................................................13
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES...........................................14
SMALL COMPANIES..................................................14
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS.........................................15
ADJUSTABLE RATE PREFERRED STOCKS.................................15
DEBT SECURITIES..................................................15
IN GENERAL.......................................................15
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES.................................15
LOW-RATED DEBT SECURITIES........................................16
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.......................................17
ZERO COUPON BONDS................................................18
FIRM COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS AND "WHEN-ISSUED" SECURITIES..........18
ILLIQUID SECURITIES..............................................19
FOREIGN SECURITIES...............................................19
EMERGING MARKETS.................................................20
FOREIGN CURRENCIES...............................................22
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS...........................22
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS............................................23
BANKING INDUSTRY AND SAVINGS AND LOAN OBLIGATIONS................24
COMMERCIAL PAPER.................................................24
BORROWING........................................................24
WARRANTS.........................................................25
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)............................25
OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS.............................................25
IN GENERAL.......................................................25
WRITING OPTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES.........................26
PURCHASING OPTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES......................27
PURCHASING AND WRITING OPTIONS ON SECURITIES INDICES.............27
RISKS OF OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS....................................28
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS...............29
IN GENERAL.......................................................29
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS................31
SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS...............................31
RISKS OF SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES................................32
COMBINED TRANSACTIONS............................................33
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER........................................................34
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS.....................................................34
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES....................................47
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES.............47
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES............................................50
RULE 12B-1 DISTRIBUTION PLANS....................................51
CUSTODIAN........................................................56
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES.........................................56
TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT.........................57
ADMINISTRATOR....................................................57
AUDITORS.........................................................57
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION......................................................57
CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS..........................................59
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.............................................60
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD......................................61
EXCHANGE OF SHARES...............................................61
INITIAL SALES CHARGE SHARES......................................61
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE SHARES..........................62
LETTER OF INTENT.................................................64
RETIREMENT PLANS.................................................64
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS:..................................65
ROTH IRAS:.......................................................66
QUALIFIED PLANS:.................................................67
DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ("403(B)(7) ACCOUNT"):................68
SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION ("SEP") IRAS:........................68
SIMPLE PLANS:....................................................68
REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE...........................................68
RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION...........................................69
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN.......................................69
GROUP SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM..............................70
REDEMPTIONS...............................................................71
CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES..............................................72
NET ASSET VALUE...........................................................72
TAXATION 74
OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS..........75
CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS -- "SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES...........76
INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES...............76
DEBT SECURITIES ACQUIRED AT A DISCOUNT...........................77
DISTRIBUTIONS....................................................77
DISPOSITION OF SHARES............................................78
FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAXES........................................79
BACKUP WITHHOLDING...............................................79
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION...................................................80
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN......................................80
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN..........................................88
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND...............................................89
OTHER QUOTATIONS, COMPARISONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION............91
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......................................................92
APPENDIX A................................................................93
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Each 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 Growth Fund commenced operations (Class
A shares) on March 1, 1984. The inception dates for Ivy Growth Fund's Class B
and Class C shares were October 22, 1993 and April 30, 1996, respectively. Ivy
Growth with Income Fund commenced operations (Class A shares) on April 1, 1984.
The inception dates for the Fund's Class B and Class C shares were October 22,
1993, and April 30, 1996, respectively. Ivy US Blue Chip Fund commenced
operations (Class A, B and C shares) on November 2, 1998. Ivy US Emerging Growth
Fund commenced operations (Class A shares) on March 3, 1993. The inception dates
for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund's Class B and Class C shares were October 22,
1993 and April 30, 1996, respectively.
Descriptions in this SAI of a particular investment practice or
technique in which any Fund may engage or a financial instrument which any Fund
may purchase are meant to describe the spectrum of investments that IMI, in its
discretion, might, but is not required to, use in managing each Fund's portfolio
assets. For example, IMI may, in its discretion, at any time employ a given
practice, technique or instrument for one or more funds but not for all funds
advised by it. It is also possible that certain types of financial instruments
or investment techniques described herein may not be available, permissible,
economically feasible or effective for their intended purposes in some or all
markets, in which case a Fund would not use them. Investors should also be aware
that certain practices, techniques, or instruments could, regardless of their
relative importance in a Fund's overall investment strategy, from time to time
have a material impact on that Fund's performance.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS
Each Fund has its own investment objectives and policies, which are
described in the Prospectus under the captions "Summary" and "Additional
Information About Strategies and Risks." Descriptions of each Fund's policies,
strategies and investment restrictions, as well as additional information
regarding the characteristics and risks associated with each Fund's investment
techniques, are set forth below.
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 a 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 a Fund's asset level or other circumstances beyond a
Fund's control, will not be considered a violation.
IVY GROWTH FUND
Ivy Growth Fund's principal investment objective is long-term capital
growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with current income
being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at
least 65% of its total assets in common stocks and securities convertible into
common stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of domestic
corporations with low price-earnings ratios and rising earnings. Approximately
one half of the Fund's portfolio is comprised of companies that have had a
proven and consistent record of earnings, but whose prices appear to be low
relative to their underlying profitability. The other half is invested in equity
securities of small and medium-sized U.S. companies that are in the early stages
of their life cycles and that are believed to have the potential to increase
their sales and earnings at above average rates.
Ivy Growth Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in foreign equity
securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and Latin American
markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special risks, as
described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on value
indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for fundamental
financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's") or BBB by Standard & Poors Ratings Services ("S&P"), or, if unrated,
considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks, 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 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, 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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts and may
also invest in equity real estate investment trusts.
Ivy Growth Fund may write put options, with respect to not more than
10% of the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices, and may
write covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its
net assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid
for all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For hedging purposes
only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as a means of
regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent exposure in
stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH FUND
Ivy Growth Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the "Summary"
section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions set forth
below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed without the
approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting
shares of the Fund. The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment
restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by its
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy Growth 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, the Fund may not:
(i) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(ii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iii) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(iv) 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;
(v) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(vi) invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities
of issuers which are not readily marketable;
(vii) 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;
(viii) purchase securities on margin;
(ix) sell securities short;
(x) 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; or
(xi) purchase the securities of any other open-end investment company,
except as part of a plan of merger or consolidation.
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is permitted, subject to its investment
restrictions, to borrow money only from banks. The Trust has no current
intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5% of the Fund's assets. The Fund
will continue to interpret fundamental investment restriction (v) 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.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
Ivy Growth with Income Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with
current income being a secondary consideration. The Fund has some emphasis on
dividend-paying stocks. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 65%
of its total assets in common stocks and securities convertible into common
stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of domestic corporations
with low price-earnings ratios and rising earnings, focusing on established,
financially secure firms with capitalizations over $100 million and more than
three years of operating history.
Ivy Growth with Income Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in
foreign equity securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and
Latin American markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special
risks, as described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on
value indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for
fundamental financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or, if
unrated, considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks, 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 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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund
may also invest in equity real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may write put options, with respect to not more than 10% of
the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices, and may write
covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its net
assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid for
all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For hedging purposes
only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as a means of
regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent exposure in
stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
Ivy Growth with Income Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the
"Summary" section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions
set forth below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy Growth with Income 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, the Fund may not:
(i) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(ii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except of the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iii) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(iv) 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;
(v) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(vi) invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities
of issuers which are not readily marketable;
(viii) 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;
(ix) purchase securities on margin;
(x) sell securities short;
(xi) 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 1940 Act; or
(xii) purchase the securities of any other open-end investment company,
except as part of a plan of merger or consolidation.
The Trust has no current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5%
of the Fund's assets. The Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment
restriction (v) 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.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund's investment objective is long-term capital
growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with current income
being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest
at least 65% of its total assets in the common stocks of companies determined by
IMI to be "Blue Chip." Generally, the median market capitalization of companies
targeted for investment by the Fund will be greater than $5 billion. For
investment purposes, however, Blue Chip companies are those companies whose
market capitalization is greater than $1 billion at the time of investment.
Blue Chip companies are those which occupy (or in IMI's judgment have
the potential to occupy) leading market positions that are expected to be
maintained or enhanced over time. Such companies tend to have a lengthy history
of profit growth and dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management
structure, products and services. Securities of Blue Chip companies generally
are considered to be highly liquid because, compared to those of
lesser-capitalized companies, more shares of these securities are outstanding in
the marketplace and their trading volume tends to be higher.
When circumstances warrant, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund may invest without
limit in investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or
other corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or,
if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred
stocks, or cash or cash equivalents such as bank obligations (including
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances), commercial paper, short-term
notes and repurchase agreements.
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund may borrow up to 10% of the value of its total
assets, for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may also invest in equity real estate investment trusts
("REITs").
The Fund may write put options on securities and stock indices, with
respect to not more than 10% of the value of its net assets, and may write
covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its net
assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid for
all options held does not exceed 5% of its total assets. The Fund may purchase
interest rate and other financial futures contracts and related options. For
hedging purposes only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as
a means of regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent
exposure in stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total
assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
Ivy US Blue Chip 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 the approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund. The Fund has adopted the following
fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy US Blue Chip 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, the Fund may not:
(i) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(ii) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(iii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iv) invest in companies of the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(v) 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;
(vi) purchase or retain securities of any company if officers and Trustees
of the Trust and officers and directors of IMI, MIMI or Mackenzie
Financial Corporation who individually own more than 1/2 of 1% of the
securities of that company together own beneficially more than 5% of
such securities;
(vii) invest more than 15% of its net assets in "illiquid securities."
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 the 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 such instrument that, due to the existence of a
trading market or to other factors, is liquid;
(viii) purchase securities of another investment company, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition
or assets, and except that the Fund may (i) invest in securities of
other investment companies subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act and (ii) acquire any securities of
registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment
trusts in reliance on subparagraphs (f) and (g) of Section 12(d)(1) of
the 1940 Act;
(ix) purchase securities on margin, except such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, the deposit or payment by
the Fund of initial or variation margins in connection with futures
contracts or related options transactions is not considered the
purchase of a security on margin;
(x) sell securities short;
(xi) 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 shares of the Fund), but such persons or firms may act as
brokers for the Fund for customary commissions to the extent permitted
by the 1940 Act; or
(xii) borrow amounts in excess of 10% of its total assets, taken at the
lower of cost or market value, as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes or where investment transactions
might advantageously require it, or except in connection with reverse
repurchase agreements, provided that the Fund maintains net asset
coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings.
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is permitted, subject to the Fund's
investment restrictions, to borrow money only from banks. The Trust has no
current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5% of the Fund's assets. The
Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment restriction (v) 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 REITs. Despite fundamental investment restriction (vi) above, the Fund
may invest in interest rate and other financial futures contracts and related
options.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with
current income being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the
Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in common stocks and securities
convertible into common stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities
of small- and medium-sized companies, that are in the early stages of their life
cycles and that IMI believes have the potential to become major enterprises.
These may include securities issued pursuant to initial public offerings
("IPOs"). The Fund may engage in short-term trading.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in
foreign equity securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and
Latin American markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special
risks, as described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on
value indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for
fundamental financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated as least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or, if
unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks,
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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may write put options, with respect to not
more than 10% of the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices,
and may write covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the
value of its net assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate
premium paid for all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For
hedging purposes only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as
a means of regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent
exposure in stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total
assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the
"Summary" section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions
set forth below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy US Emerging Growth 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, the Fund may not:
(i) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(ii) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(iii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iv) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(v) 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;
(vi) purchase or retain securities of any company if officers and Trustees
of the Trust and officers and directors of Ivy Management, Inc. (the
Manager, with respect to Ivy Bond Fund), MIMI or Mackenzie Financial
Corporation who individually own more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities
of that company together own beneficially more than 5% of such
securities;
(vii) invest more than 15% of its net assets taken at market value at the
time of investment in "illiquid securities." 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;
(viii) 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 1940 Act and rules
thereunder or by any state in which its shares are registered;
(ix) purchase securities on margin;
(x) sell securities short;
(xi) 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; or
(xii) 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.
The Trust has no current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5%
of the Fund's assets. The Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment
restriction (v) 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 REITs.
EQUITY SECURITIES
Equity securities can be issued by companies to raise cash; all equity
securities represent a proportionate ownership interest in a company. As a
result, the value of equity securities rises and falls with a company's success
or failure. The market value of equity securities can fluctuate significantly,
with smaller companies being particularly susceptible to price swings.
Transaction costs in smaller company stocks may also be higher than those of
larger companies.
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
The convertible securities in which each Fund may invest include
corporate bonds, notes, debentures, preferred stock and other securities that
may be converted or exchanged at a stated or determinable exchange ratio into
underlying shares of 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.
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.
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 that provide
for a stream of income. 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.
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 small or new
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.
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Securities issued through an initial public offering (IPO) can
experience an immediate drop in value if the demand for the securities does not
continue to support the offering price. Information about the issuers of IPO
securities is also difficult to acquire since they are new to the market and may
not have lengthy operating histories. A Fund may engage in short-term trading in
connection with its IPO investments, which could produce higher trading costs
and adverse tax consequences. The number of securities issued in an IPO is
limited, so it is likely that IPO securities will represent a smaller component
of a Fund's portfolio as the Fund's assets increase (and thus have a more
limited effect on the Fund's performance).
ADJUSTABLE RATE PREFERRED STOCKS
Adjustable rate preferred stocks have a variable dividend, generally
determined on a quarterly basis according to a formula based upon a specified
premium or discount to the yield on a particular U.S. Treasury security rather
than a dividend which is set for the life of the issue. Although the dividend
rates on these stocks are adjusted quarterly and their market value should
therefore be less sensitive to interest rate fluctuations than are other fixed
income securities and preferred stocks, the market values of adjustable rate
preferred stocks have fluctuated and can be expected to continue to do so in the
future.
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.
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES.
Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and AAA
by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("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). The Funds 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.
Securities rated lower than Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, and
comparable unrated securities (commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk"
bonds), including many emerging markets bonds, 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. Such
securities carry a high degree of risk (including the possibility of default or
bankruptcy of the issuers of such securities), and generally involve greater
volatility of price and risk of principal and income (and may be less liquid)
than securities in the higher rating categories. (See Appendix A for a more
complete description of the ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P and their
respective characteristics.)
Lower rated and unrated securities are especially subject to adverse
changes in general economic conditions and to changes in the financial condition
of their issuers. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and
impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase
in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such
obligations. During an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates,
highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which could adversely
affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment
obligations. Prices and yields of high yield securities will fluctuate over time
and, during periods of economic uncertainty, volatility of high yield securities
may adversely affect a Fund's net asset value. In addition, investments in high
yield zero coupon or pay-in-kind bonds, rather than income-bearing high yield
securities, may be more speculative and may be subject to greater fluctuations
in value due to changes in interest rates.
Changes in interest rates may have a less direct or dominant impact on
high yield bonds than on higher quality issues of similar maturities. However,
the price of high yield bonds can change significantly or suddenly due to a host
of factors including changes in interest rates, fundamental credit quality,
market psychology, government regulations, U.S. economic growth and, at times,
stock market activity. High yield bonds may contain redemption or call
provisions. If an issuer exercises these provisions in a declining interest rate
market, a Fund may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security.
The trading market for high yield securities may be thin to the extent
that there is no established retail secondary market or because of a decline in
the value of such securities. A thin trading market may limit the ability of
each Fund to accurately value high yield securities in the Fund's portfolio,
could adversely affect the price at which that Fund could sell such securities,
and cause large fluctuations in the daily net asset value of that Fund's shares.
Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of low-rated debt securities,
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. These
securities may also involve special registration responsibilities, liabilities
and costs, and liquidity and valuation difficulties.
Credit quality in the high yield securities market can change suddenly
and unexpectedly, and even recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect
the actual risks posed by a particular high yield security. For these reasons,
it is the policy of IMI not to rely exclusively on ratings issued by established
credit rating agencies, but to supplement such ratings with its own independent
and on-going review of credit quality. The achievement of each Fund's investment
objectives by investment in such securities may be more dependent on IMI's
credit analysis than is the case for higher quality bonds. Should the rating of
a portfolio security be downgraded, IMI will determine whether it is in the best
interest of a Fund to retain or dispose of such 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.
Prices for high yield securities may be affected by legislative and
regulatory developments. For example, Federal rules require savings and loan
institutions to gradually reduce their holdings of this type of security. Also,
Congress has from time to time considered legislation that would restrict or
eliminate the corporate tax deduction for interest payments in these securities
and regulate corporate restructurings. Such legislation may significantly
depress the prices of outstanding securities of this type.
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 prepayments 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, and may involve
significantly greater price and yield volatility than traditional debt
securities. 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 Association
and Student Loan Marketing Association.
ZERO COUPON BONDS.
Zero coupon bonds are debt obligations issued without any requirement
for the periodic payment of interest. Zero coupon bonds 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 representing
such income to shareholders currently, even though funds 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. The
potential sale of portfolio securities to pay cash distributions from income
earned on zero coupon bonds may result in a Fund being forced to sell portfolio
securities at a time when it might otherwise choose not to sell these securities
and when 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 of this type is subject to
greater fluctuations in response to changing interest rates than the value of
debt obligations which distribute income regularly.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES
Each Fund may purchase securities other than in the open market. While
such purchases may often offer attractive opportunities for investment not
otherwise available on the open market, the securities so purchased are often
"restricted securities" or "not readily marketable" (i.e., they cannot be sold
to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), or the availability of an exemption from registration (such as
Rule 144A) or because they are subject to other legal or contractual delays in
or restrictions on resale). This investment practice, therefore, could have the
effect of increasing the level of illiquidity of a Fund. It is each Fund's
policy that illiquid securities (including repurchase agreements of more than
seven days duration, certain restricted securities, and other securities which
are not readily marketable) may not constitute, at the time of purchase, more
than 15% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The Trust's Board of Trustees
has approved guidelines for use by IMI in determining whether a security is
illiquid.
Generally speaking, restricted securities may be sold (i) only to
qualified institutional buyers; (ii) in a privately negotiated transaction to a
limited number of purchasers; (iii) in limited quantities after they have been
held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met pursuant to an
exemption from registration; or (iv) in a public offering for which a
registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. 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.
If adverse market conditions were to develop during the period between a Fund's
decision to sell a restricted or illiquid security and the point at which that
Fund is permitted or able to sell such security, the Fund might obtain a price
less favorable than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell. Where a
registration statement is required for the resale of restricted securities, a
Fund may be required to bear all or part of the registration expenses. A Fund
may be deemed to be an "underwriter" for purposes of the 1933 Act when selling
restricted securities to the public and, if so, could be liable to purchasers of
such securities if the registration statement prepared by the issuer is
materially inaccurate or misleading.
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, IMI
will monitor such restricted securities subject to the supervision of the Board
of Trustees. Among the factors IMI may consider in reaching liquidity decisions
relating to Rule 144A securities are: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for
the security; (2) the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the security
and the number of other potential purchasers; (3) dealer undertakings to make a
market in the security; and (4) the nature of the security and the nature of the
market for the security (i.e., the time needed to dispose of the security, the
method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of the transfer).
FOREIGN SECURITIES
The securities of foreign issuers in which Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth
with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may invest include non-U.S.
dollar-denominated debt securities, Euro dollar securities, sponsored and
unsponsored American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts
("GDRs"), American Depository Shares ("ADSs"), Global Depository Shares ("GDSs")
and related depository instruments, 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 each Fund's
domestic investments.
Although IMI intends to invest each Fund's assets only in nations that
are generally considered to have relatively stable and friendly governments,
there is the possibility of expropriation, nationalization, repatriation or
confiscatory taxation, taxation on 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 on 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. 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 governmental 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 each Fund may invest may also be smaller, less
liquid and subject to greater price volatility than those in the United States.
In addition, each Fund may encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue legal
remedies and obtain judgment in foreign courts.
Foreign bond 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 each 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 the Fund has entered into a
contract to sell the security, in possible liability to the purchaser. It may be
more difficult for each 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 each Fund associated with the foregoing
considerations through investment variation and continuous professional
management.
EMERGING MARKETS
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund could have significant investments in securities traded in emerging
markets. Investors should recognize that investing in such countries involves
special considerations, in addition to those set forth above, that are not
typically associated with investing in United States securities and that may
affect each Fund's performance favorably or unfavorably.
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 each 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 in greater price volatility; (iii) certain
national policies that may restrict each 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 each 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, each 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
each 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.
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Investment in foreign securities usually will involve currencies of
foreign countries. Moreover, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may temporarily hold funds in bank deposits in
foreign currencies during the completion of investment programs and may purchase
forward foreign currency contracts. Because of these factors, the value of the
assets of each 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 each Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions
between various currencies. Although each Fund's custodian values the Fund's
assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, each Fund does not intend to convert its
holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. Each Fund
will do so from time to time, however, 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. Each Fund will conduct its foreign currency
exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., 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 Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund normally will be invested in both U.S. and foreign
securities markets, changes in these Funds' share price may have a low
correlation with movements in U.S. markets. Each Fund's share price will reflect
the movements of the different stock and bond markets in which it is invested
(both U.S. and foreign), and of the currencies in which the investments are
denominated. Thus, the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against foreign
currencies may account for part of each 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. Foreign currencies
in which each Fund's assets are denominated may be devalued against the U.S.
dollar, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to
protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign exchange rates in the
purchase and sale of securities. 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 each Fund may enter into forward contracts to reduce currency
exchange risks, changes in currency exchange rates may result in poorer overall
performance for each 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 the Fund. An imperfect correlation of this type may
prevent each Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the
risk of currency exchange loss.
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may purchase currency forwards and combine such purchases with
sufficient cash or short-term securities to create unleveraged substitutes for
investments in foreign markets when deemed advantageous. Each Fund may also
combine the foregoing with bond futures or interest rate futures contracts to
create the economic equivalent of an unhedged foreign bond position.
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions to
purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value
relative to other currencies to which each Fund has or in which each Fund
expects to have portfolio exposure.
Currency transactions are subject to risks different from those of
other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to
the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases
and sales of currency and related instruments can be negatively affected by
government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange
restrictions imposed by governments. These can result in losses to a Fund if it
is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations
and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless,
resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transactions costs.
Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply
to the use of futures generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures
contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the
issuing nation. Trading options on currency futures is relatively new, and the
ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the
maintenance of a liquid market which may not always be available. Currency
exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country's
economy.
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 Board, each 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 IMI has
approved for use as collateral for repurchase agreements and the collateral must
be marked-to-market daily. Each Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only
with banks and broker-dealers deemed to be creditworthy by IMI under the
above-referenced guidelines. In the unlikely event of failure of the executing
bank or broker-dealer, each 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.
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, each
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. Each Fund's investments in certificates of deposit, time
deposits, and bankers' acceptance 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 association 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 a Fund. Each 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.
COMMERCIAL PAPER
Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes
issued in bearer form by bank holding companies, corporations and finance
companies. Each Fund may invest in commercial paper that is rated Prime-1 by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or A-1 by Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P") 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.
BORROWING
Borrowing may exaggerate the effect on each Fund's net asset value of
any increase or decrease in the value of each 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 each Fund's borrowings will be fixed, each Fund's assets may change in value
during the time a borrowing is outstanding, thus increasing exposure to capital
risk.
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 a 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.
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 Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). By investing in REITs
indirectly through Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, or Ivy US Blue
Chip 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
IN GENERAL.
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 a U.S. exchange-traded 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
canceled 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. Closing purchase transactions are not available for OTC
transactions. In order to terminate an obligation in an OTC transaction, the
Fund would negotiate directly with the counterparty.
Each 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 any Fund, are taxable as ordinary income. See "Taxation."
Each 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 the 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 the 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 each 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, the 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.
Each 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. Each 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 each Fund, each 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 "covered" call option means generally that so long as a 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 each
Fund receives premium income from these activities, any appreciation realized on
an underlying security will be limited by the terms of the call option. Each
Fund may purchase call options on individual securities only to effect a
"closing purchase transaction."
As the writer of a call option, each 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.
Each 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. Each 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 the 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 any Fund for leverage purposes.
Each 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, the 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.
Each 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. Call options on indices are similar to call 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 a U.S. 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, the 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. Transfer of an
OTC option is usually prohibited absent the consent of the original
counterparty. 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. An OTC
counterparty may fail to deliver or to pay, as the case may be. 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.
When conducted outside the U.S., options transactions may not be
regulated as rigorously as in the U.S., 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, currencies and other
instruments. The value of such positions also could be adversely affected by:
(i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser
availability than in the U.S. of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii)
delays in each Fund's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign
markets during non-business hours in the U.S., (iv) the imposition of different
exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the
U.S., and (v) lower trading volume and liquidity.
Each Fund's options activities also may have an impact upon the level
of its portfolio turnover and brokerage commissions. See "Portfolio Turnover."
Each 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, timing of use and duration of options.
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS
IN GENERAL.
Each Fund may enter into futures contracts and options on 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 liquid
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 a Fund is valued daily at the official
settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded. Each day each 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, each Fund
will mark-to-market its open futures position.
Each Fund is also required to deposit and maintain margin with respect
to put and call options on futures contracts written by it. Such margin deposits
will vary depending on the nature of the underlying futures contract (and the
related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the option,
and other futures positions held by the Fund.
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, 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.
When purchasing a futures contract, each 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. 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 the Fund, or, if lower, may cover the difference with cash or short-term
securities.
When selling a futures contract, each 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 the 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).
When selling a call option on a futures contract, each 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, equal the total market value of the futures contract
underlying the call option. Alternatively, a Fund may cover its position by
entering into a long position in the same futures contract at a price no higher
than the strike price of the call option, by owning the instruments underlying
the futures contract, or by holding a separate call option permitting the Fund
to purchase the same futures contract at a price not higher than the strike
price of the call option sold by the Fund, or covering the difference if the
price is higher.
When selling a put option on a futures contract, each Fund will
maintain with its Custodian (and mark-to-market on a daily basis) cash or liquid
securities that equal the purchase price of the futures contract less any margin
on deposit. Alternatively, a Fund may cover the position either by entering into
a short position in the same futures contract, or by owning a separate put
option permitting it to sell the same futures contract so long as the strike
price of the purchased put option is the same or higher than the strike price of
the put option sold by the Fund, or, if lower, the Fund may hold securities to
cover the difference.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS.
There can be no guarantee that there will be a correlation between
price movements in the hedging vehicle and in any 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 and futures options on
securities, including technical influences in futures trading and futures
options, 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 or a futures option 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 and options thereon 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
Each Fund may enter into securities index futures contracts as an
efficient means of regulating that Fund's exposure to the equity markets. Each
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, the 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.
Each 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.
Each 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. Inasmuch as such securities will not duplicate the components of an
index, the correlation probably will not be perfect. Consequently, each 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 the Fund's portfolio diverges from the composition of the hedging
instrument.
Although each 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 a 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, a 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.
Each 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. Each
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, each 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.
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 the Fund.
When selling an index futures contract, each 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 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 the 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 cash or liquid
assets in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian).
COMBINED TRANSACTIONS.
Each Fund may enter into multiple transactions, including multiple
options transactions, multiple futures transactions and multiple currency
transactions (including forward currency contracts) and some combination of
futures, options and currency 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 the 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.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Each Fund purchases securities that are believed by IMI to have above
average potential for capital appreciation. Securities are disposed of in
situations where it is believed that potential for such appreciation has
lessened or that other securities have a greater potential. Therefore, each 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 the 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.
Each 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.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") is responsible for the
overall management of the Fund, including general supervision and review of the
Fund's investment activities. The Board, in turn, elects the officers who are
responsible for administering each Fund's day-to-day operations.
The Trustees and Executive Officers of the Trust, their business
addresses and principal occupations during the past five years are:
POSITION WITH BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE THE TRUST AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
John S. Anderegg, Jr. Trustee Chairman, Dynamics Research
60 Concord Street Corp. (instruments and controls);
Wilmington, MA 01887 Director, Burr-Brown Corp.
Age: 75 (operational amplifiers);
Director, Metritage Incorporated
(level measuring instruments);
Trustee of Mackenzie Series Trust
(1992-1998).
James W. Broadfoot President President, Ivy Management Inc.
700 South Federal Hwy. and (1996-present); Senior Vice
Suite 300 Trustee President, Ivy Management, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL 33432 (1992-1996); Director and Senior
Age: 56 Vice President, Mackenzie
[*Deemed to be an Investment Management Inc. (1995-
"interested person" present); Senior Vice President,
of the Trust, as Mackenzie Investment Management
defined under the Inc. (1990-1995).
1940 Act.]
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); Chairman
Age: 75 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 (1988-1998);
Director of The Mackenzie Funds
Inc. (1988-1995).
Keith J. Carlson Chairman Senior Vice President of
700 South Federal Hwy. and Mackenzie Investment Management,
Suite 300 Trustee Inc. (1996-present); Senior Vice
Boca Raton, FL 33432 President and Director of
Age: 42 Mackenzie Investment Management,
[*Deemed to be an Inc. (1994-1996); Senior Vice
"interested person" President and Treasurer of
of the Trust, as defined Mackenzie Investment Management,
under the Inc. (1989-1994); Senior Vice
1940 Act.] President and Director of 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); Trustee and
President of Mackenzie Series
Trust (1996-1998); Vice President
of Mackenzie Series Trust (1994-
1998); 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 (1996-1998).
Stanley Channick Trustee President and Chief Executive
11 Bala Avenue Officer, The Whitestone
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Corporation (insurance agency);
Age: 75 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-
1998); Director of The Mackenzie
Funds Inc. (1994-1995).
Roy J. Glauber Trustee Mallinckrodt Professor of
Lyman Laboratory Physics, Harvard University
of Physics (1974-present); Trustee of
Harvard University Mackenzie Series Trust (1994-
Cambridge, MA 02138 1997).
Age: 73
Dianne Lister Trustee President and Chief Executive
556 University Avenue Officer, The Hospital for Sick
Toronto, Ontario L4J 2T4 Children Foundation (1993-
present); Chief Operating
Officer, The Hospital for Sick
Children Foundation (1992-1993);
Executive Vice President, The
Hospital for Sick Children
Foundation (1991-1992).
Joseph G. Rosenthal Trustee Chartered Accountant
110 Jardin Drive (1958-present); Trustee of
Unit #12 Mackenzie Series Trust
Concord, Ontario Canada (1985-1998); Director of
L4K 2T7 The Mackenzie Funds Inc.
Age: 64 (1987-1995).
Richard N. Silverman Trustee Director, Newton-Wellesley
18 Bonnybrook Road Hospital; Director, Beth
Waban, MA 02168 Israel Hospital; Director,
Age: 75 Boston Ballet; Director, Boston
Children's Museum; Director,
Brimmer and May School.
J. Brendan Swan Trustee President, Airspray Inter-
4701 North Federal Hwy. national, Inc.; Joint Managing
Suite 465 Director, Airspray International
Pompano Beach, FL 33064 B.V. (an environmentally sensitive
Age: 69 packaging company); Director of
Polyglass LTD.; Director, The
Mackenzie Funds Inc. (1992-1995);
Trustee of Mackenzie Series Trust
(1992-1998).
Edward M. Tighe Trustee Chief Executive Officer, CITCO
5900 N. Andrews Avenue Technology Management, Inc.
Suite 700 ("CITCO") (computer software
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 development and consulting)
(1999-present); President and
Director, Global Technology
Management, Inc. (CITCO's
predecessor) (1992-1998);
Managing Director, Global Mutual
Fund Services, Ltd. (financial
services firm); President,
Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Global Mutual Fund
Services, Inc. (1994-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: 54 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
(1994-1998).
COMPENSATION TABLE
IVY FUND
(FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999)
PENSION OR TOTAL
RETIREMENT ESTIMATED COMPENSATION
BENEFITS ANNUAL FROM TRUST
AGGREGATE ACCRUED AS BENEFITS AND FUND
NAME, COMPENSATION PART OF FUND UPON COMPLEX PAID
POSITION FROM TRUST EXPENSES RETIREMENT TO TRUSTEES
John S.
Anderegg, Jr.
(Trustee)
James W.
Broadfoot
(Trustee and
President)
Paul H.
Broyhill
(Trustee)
Keith J.
Carlson
(Trustee and
Chairman)
Stanley
Channick
(Trustee)
Frank W.
DeFriece, Jr.
(Trustee)
Dianne Lister
(Trustee)
Roy J.
Glauber
(Trustee)
Joseph G.
Rosenthal
(Trustee)
Richard N.
Silverman
(Trustee)
J. Brendan
Swan
(Trustee)
C. William
Ferris
(Secretary/
Treasurer)
*The Fund complex consists of Ivy Fund and Mackenzie Solutions.
To the knowledge of the Trust, as of ____________, no shareholder owned
beneficially or of record 5% or more of any Fund's outstanding shares of any
class, with the following exceptions [to be completed by amendment].
As of ____________, the Officers and Trustees of the Trust as a group
owned beneficially or of record less than 1% of the outstanding Class A, Class
B, Class C, Class I and Advisor Class shares of each of the twenty-one Ivy funds
that are series of the Trust, except [to be completed by amendment].
PERSONAL INVESTMENTS BY EMPLOYEES OF IMI. Employees of IMI are
permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, subject to the
requirements and restrictions set forth in IMI's Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct Policy (the "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 IMI believes complies with Rule
17j-1 under the 1940 Act, 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 in certain securities may not be made , and requires
the submission of duplicate broker confirmations and quarterly and annual
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 officers or compliance personnel.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
IMI provides business management and investment advisory services to
the Fund pursuant to a Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement
(the "Agreement"). IMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mackenzie Investment
Management Inc. ("MIMI"). MIMI, a Delaware corporation, has approximately 10% of
its outstanding common stock listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
("TSE"). MIMI is a subsidiary of Mackenzie Financial Corporation ("MFC"), 150
Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a public corporation organized
under the laws of Ontario whose shares are listed for trading on the TSE. MFC is
registered in Ontario as a mutual fund dealer and advises Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund. IMI also currently acts as manager and investment adviser to the
other series of Ivy Fund and the five series of Mackenzie Solutions. IMI also
provides business management services to Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund.
The Agreement obligates IMI to make investments for the account of each
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 each Fund and places orders with brokers or dealers who deal in such
securities.
Under the Agreement, 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 each 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 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 each Fund or by IMI acting in
some other capacity pursuant to a separate agreement or arrangements with each
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.
Ivy Growth Fund Pays IMI a monthly fee for providing business
management and investment advisory services that is equal, on an annual basis,
to 0.85% of the first $350 million of the Fund's average net assets, reduced to
0.75% on its average net assets in excess of $350 million.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth Fund paid IMI fees of $2,794,304, $2,722,314 and [ ], respectively.
During the same periods, IMI reimbursed Fund expenses in the amount of $0, and [
], respectively.
Ivy Growth with Income Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing
business management and investment advisory services at an annual rate of .75%
of the Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth with Income Fund paid IMI fees of $624,013, $702,361 and [ ],
respectively.
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing business
management and investment advisory SERVICES AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF [0.75%] of the
Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund paid IMI fees of $1,687 and [ ], respectively. During the fiscal years
ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, IMI reimbursed Fund expenses in the amounts of
$11,052 and [ ], respectively.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing
business management and investment advisory services at an annual rate of 0.85%
of the Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund paid IMI fees of $973,756, $985,816 and [ ], respectively.
Under the Agreement, 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 the total operating expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1
fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, litigation, class-specific
expenses, indemnification expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Ivy Growth
Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund and Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund to an annual
rate of 1.95% of each Fund's average net assets and of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund to
an annual rate of 1.15% of the Fund's average net assets, which may lower each
Fund's expenses and increase its yield.
The Agreement will continue in effect with respect to each Fund from
year to year, 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 each Fund or (b) by the vote of a majority of the
entire Board. If the question of continuance of the Agreement (or adoption of
any new agreement) with respect to any Fund is presented to the shareholders,
continuance (or adoption) shall be effected only if approved by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund. See
"Capitalization and Voting Rights."
The Agreement may be terminated with respect to each 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 the 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.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
IMDI, a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, serves as the exclusive
distributor of Ivy Fund's shares pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Distribution Agreement with the Trust dated March 16, 1999, as amended from time
to time (the "Distribution Agreement"). IMDI distributes shares of each Fund
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 each Fund 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.
Each Fund has authorized IMDI to accept on its behalf purchase and
redemption orders. IMDI is also authorized to designate other intermediaries to
accept purchase and redemption orders on each Fund's behalf. Each Fund will be
deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized
intermediary or, if applicable, an intermediary's authorized designee, accepts
the order. Client orders will be priced at the Fund's Net Asset Value next
computed after an authorized intermediary or the intermediary's authorized
designee accepts them.
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 each Fund's then-current
prospectus, and the net asset value on which such price is based. Out of that
commission, IMDI may reallow to dealers such concessions 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 December 31, 1999, IMDI received from
sales of Class A shares of Ivy Growth Fund [ ] in sales commissions, of which [
] was retained after dealer allowance. During the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares of Ivy Growth
Fund. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs
on redemption of Class C shares of Ivy Growth Fund.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI received from
sales of Class A shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund [ ] in sales commissions,
of which [ ] was retained after dealer allowances. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares
of Ivy Growth with income Fund. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999,
IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class C shares of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI received from
sales of Class A shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund [ ] in sales commissions, of
which [ ] was retained after dealer allowances. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares
of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI
received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class C shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI received from
sales of Class A shares of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund [ ] in sales commissions,
of which [ ] was retained after dealer allowances. During the fiscla year ended
December 31, 1999, IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class B shares
of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999,
IMDI received [ ] in CDSCs on redemptions of Class C shares of Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund.
The 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. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund at
any time, without payment of any penalty, by IMDI on 60 days' written notice to
the Fund or by the 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. The 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. The
Board has adopted a 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 each Fund
represent an equal pro rata interest in the 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 each Fund may be exchanged for shares of the same class
of another Ivy fund; and (iii) each 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
each Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares (each, a "Plan"). In adopting
each Plan, a majority of the Independent Trustees have 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 the 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. This
fee is a reimbursement to IMDI for service fees paid by IMDI. 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 each 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 does not
provide for the payment of interest or carrying charges as distribution
expenses.
Under each Fund's 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. This
fee is paid to IMDI as compensation and is not dependent on IMDI's expenses
incurred. 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 each Fund's Class B or Class C shares,
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,
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 any 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 Independent Trustees 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 by each Fund. IMDI also may make payments (such as the
service fee payments described above) to unaffiliated broker-dealers, banks,
investment advisers, financial institutions and other entities for services
rendered in the distribution of a 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 or other party 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.
The Class B Plan and underwriting agreement were amended effective
March 16, 1999 to permit IMDI to sell its right to receive distribution fees
under the Class B Plan and CDSCs to third parties. IMDI enters into such
transactions to finance the payment of commissions to brokers at the time of
sale and other distribution-related expenses. In connection with such
amendments, the Trust has agreed that the distribution fee will not be
terminated or modified (including a modification by change in the rules relating
to the conversion of Class B shares into shares of another class) for any reason
(including a termination of the underwriting agreement) except:
(i) to the extent required by a change in the 1940 Act, the rules or
regulations under the 1940 Act, or the Conduct Rules of the NASD, in
each case enacted, issued, or promulgated after March 16, 1999;
(ii) on a basis which does not alter the amount of the distribution
payments to IMDI computed with reference to Class B shares the date of
original issuance of which occurred on or before December 31, 1998;
(iii) in connection with a Complete Termination (as defined in the Class B
Plan); or
(iv) on a basis determined by the Board of Trustees acting in good faith so
long as (a) neither the Trust nor any successor trust or fund or any
trust or fund acquiring a substantial portion of the assets of the
Trust (collectively, the "Affected Funds") nor the sponsors of the
Affected Funds pay, directly or indirectly, as a fee, a trailer fee,
or by way of reimbursement, any fee, however denominated, to any
person for personal services, account maintenance services or other
shareholder services rendered to the holder of Class B shares of the
Affected Funds from and after the effective date of such modification
or termination, and (b) the termination or modification of the
distribution fee applies with equal effect to all outstanding Class B
shares from time to time of all Affected Funds regardless of the date
of issuance thereof.
In the amendments to the underwriting agreement, the Trust has also
agreed that it will not take any action to waive or change any CDSC in respect
of any Class B share the date of original issuance of which occurred on or
before December 31, 1998, except as provided in the Trust's prospectus or
statement of additional information, without the consent of IMDI and its
transferees.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth Fund paid
IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class A plan. During the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999, Ivy Growth Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class B plan. During the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to
its Class C plan.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class A shares of Ivy Growth Fund: advertising [
]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than current
shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers [ ]; compensation to sales personnel
[ ]; seminars and meetings [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ]; general and
administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class B shares of Ivy Growth Fund: advertising [
]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than current
shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers [ ]; compensation to sales personnel
[ ]; seminars and meetings [ ]; travel, and entertainment, [ ]; general and
administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class C shares of Ivy Growth Fund: advertising [
]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than current
shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers [ ]; compensation to sales personnel
[ ]; seminars and meetings [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ]; general and
administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth with Income
Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class A plan. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth with Income Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its
Class B plan. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth with
Income Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class C plan.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class A shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund:
advertising: [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ] compensation to dealers [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ] and occupancy and equipment
rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class B shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment
rental [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class C shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental,
[ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its CLASS A plan. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class B
plan. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund paid
IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class C plan.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class A shares of Ivy US Blue CHip Fund:
advertising [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment
rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class B shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment
rental [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class C shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental,
[ ].
During the fiscal year ender December 31, 1999, IVY US Emerging Growth
Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class A plan. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its
Class B plan. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund paid IMDI [ ] pursuant to its Class C plan.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class A shares of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund:
advertising [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment
rental, [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class B shares of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; compensation to dealers, [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general and administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment
rental [ ].
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, IMDI expended the
following amounts in marketing Class C shares of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund:
advertising, [ ]; printing and mailing of prospectuses to persons other than
current shareholders, [ ]; Compensation to dealers; [ ]; compensation to sales
personnel, [ ]; seminars and meetings, [ ]; travel and entertainment, [ ];
general administrative, [ ]; telephone, [ ]; and occupancy and equipment rental,
[ ].
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 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 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
(the "Custodian"), maintains custody of the assets of each Fund held in the
United States. Rules adopted under the 1940 Act permit the Trust to maintain its
foreign securities and cash in the custody of certain eligible foreign banks and
securities depositories. Pursuant to those rules, the Custodian has entered into
subcustodial agreements for the holding of each Fund's foreign securities. With
respect to each Fund, the Custodian may receive, as partial payment for its
services to the Fund, 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 each Fund. 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 each 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.
During the fiscla year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth Fund paid
MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth with Income
Fund paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Emerging Growth
fund paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT
Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Shareholder Service Agreement, Ivy
Mackenzie Services Corp. ("IMSC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
transfer agent for each Fund. Under the Agreement, each Fund pays a monthly fee
at an annual rate of $20.00 for each open Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor
Class account. In addition, each Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of
$4.58 per account that is closed plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of $10.25 per open Class I
account. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for
Ivy Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth with Income Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees and
expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
totaled [ ]. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Certain broker-dealers that
maintain shareholder accounts with each 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., 0.10%) 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 pays MIMI a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund's average
daily net assets with respect to Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class
shares. Ivy US Blue Chip fund pays MIMI a monthly fee at the annual rate of
0.01% of its average daily net assets for Class I. Such fees for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth with Income Fund totaled [ ].
Such fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
totaled [ ]. Such fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund totaled [ ].
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
[ ], independent public accountants, has been selected as auditors for
the Trust. The audit services performed by [ ] 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 funds' tax
returns.
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
Subject to the overall supervision of the President and the Board, IMI
places orders for the purchase and sale of each 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 any 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 attempts to deal directly with the principal market makers,
except in those circumstances where IMI believes that a better price and
execution are available elsewhere.
IMI 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 in servicing all of its accounts. In addition,
not all of these services may be used by IMI in connection with the services it
provides to the Funds or the Trust. IMI may consider sales of shares of Ivy
funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers and may select
broker-dealers who provide it with research services. IMI will not, however,
execute brokerage transactions other than at the best price and execution.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy Growth
Fund paid brokerage commission of $683,881, $907,345 and [ ], respectively.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth with Income Fund paid brokerage commissions of $155,283, $378,887 and
[ ], respectively.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund paid brokerage commissions of $1,806 and [ ], respectively.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund paid brokerage commissions of $583,738, $658,613 and [ ],
respectively.
Each Fund may, under some circumstances, accept securities in lieu of
cash as payment for Fund shares. Each Fund will accept securities only to
increase its holdings in a portfolio security or to take a new portfolio
position in a security that IMI deems to be a desirable investment for that
Fund. While no minimum has been established, it is expected that each 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 Fund shares
with securities and may discontinue accepting securities as payment for 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 Fund, and each Fund's 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.
CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS
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 any 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. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees may
terminate any Fund upon written notice to shareholders. This might occur, for
example, if a Fund did not reach or failed to maintain an economically viable
size. The Trustees have authorized twenty-one series, each of which represents a
fund. The Trustees have further authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, and
Class C shares for Ivy International Fund and Ivy Money Market Fund and Class A,
Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares for the Funds, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,
Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill Value Fund, Ivy Developing
Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International
Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic
Bond Fund, Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, Ivy South America Fund and Ivy [ ] Fund, as well
as Class I shares for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Cundil Value Fund, Ivy European
Opportunities Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International
Fund, Ivy International Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy
International Strategic Bond Fund, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy [ ] Fund.
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 each Fund are
entitled to vote alone on matters that only affect that Fund. All classes of
shares of each Fund will vote together, except with respect to the distribution
plan applicable to the 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 the 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.
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 any 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.
SPECIAL 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 IMDI. These funds
are: Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill
Value Fund, Ivy Developing Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy
Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy International Fund II, Ivy International Small
Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund, Ivy Money Market Fund,
Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, Ivy South America Fund, and Ivy [ ] Fund (the other
seventeen series of the Trust). (Effective April 18, 1997, Ivy International
Fund suspended the offer of its shares to new investors). 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 all classes of shares, except Class
I. 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 IMSC 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 other Ivy funds (except Ivy International Fund unless
they have an existing Ivy International Fund account). Before effecting an
exchange, shareholders of a Fund should obtain and read the currently effective
prospectus for the Ivy 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 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).
Each Fund may, from time to time, waive the initial sales charge on its
Class A shares sold to clients of The Legend Group and United Planners Financial
Services of America, Inc. 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 of a mutual fund (other than one of the
Funds) on which a sales charge was paid (the "NAV transfer privilege").
Purchases eligible for the NAV transfer privilege must be made within 60 days of
redemption from the other fund, and the Class A shares purchased are subject to
a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within the first year after purchase. The NAV
transfer privilege also applies to Fund shares purchased directly by clients of
such dealers as long as their accounts are linked to the dealer's master
account. The normal service fee, as described in the "Initial Sales Charge
Alternative - Class A Shares" section of the Prospectus, will be paid to those
dealers in connection with these purchases. IMDI may from time to time pay a
special cash incentive to The Legend Group or United Planners Financial Services
of America, Inc. in connection with sales of shares of a Fund by its registered
representatives under the NAV transfer privilege. Additional information on
sales charge reductions or waivers may be obtained from IMDI at the address
listed on the cover of this Statement of Additional Information.
On August 19, 1999, Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund and Hudson Capital
Appreciation Fund ("Hudson Capital") entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Plan") pursuant to which all or substantially all of the
assets of Hudson Capital would be acquired by Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund in
exchange solely for Class A and Class B voting shares of beneficial interest of
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund (the "Reorganization"). In connection with the
Reorganization, the parties agreed that no sales charge would be imposed in
connection with the issuance of Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund shares to
shareholders of Hudson Capital pursuant to the Plan. In addition, the parties
agreed that former Class N shareholders of Hudson Capital would be exempt from
the initial sales charge on additional purchases of Class A shares of Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund.
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 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 any 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 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 any 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 any Fund acquired through an exchange of Class B
shares of another Ivy 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 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 applies to Class B shares of Ivy Asia Pacific
Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill Value Fund, Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities 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
Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic
Bond Fund, Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund,
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund and Ivy [ ] Fund.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE AS A
PERCENTAGE OF DOLLAR AMOUNT SUBJECT TO CHARGE
YEAR SINCE PURCHASE
First 5%
Second 4%
Third 3%
Fourth 3%
Fifth 2%
Sixth 1%
Seventh and thereafter 0%
CLASS C: Class C shareholders may exchange their Class C shares
("outstanding Class C shares") for Class C shares of another Ivy 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 1.00% if redeemed within one year of
the date of purchase.)
CLASS I: Subject to the restrictions set forth in the following
paragraph, Class I shareholders may exchange their outstanding Class I shares
for Class I shares of another Ivy fund on the basis of the relative net asset
value per share.
ALL CLASSES: The minimum value of shares which may be exchanged into an
Ivy fund in which shares are not already held is $1,000 ($5,000,000 in the case
of Class I). No exchange out of any 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 ($250,000 in the case of Class I).
Each exchange will be made on the basis of the relative net asset value
per share of the Ivy funds involved in the exchange 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 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 any 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 Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill Value Fund, Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities 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
Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic
Bond Fund, Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund,
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund and Ivy [ ] Fund (and shares that have been
exchanged into Ivy Money Market Fund from any of the other funds in the Ivy
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 account under the
plan, and shares held in such an account may be exchanged among the Ivy 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 fund account
For shareholders whose retirement accounts are diversified across
several Ivy 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 each Fund 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.
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. 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, whether the individual's contribution to an
IRA is fully deductible, partially deductible or not deductible depends on (i)
adjusted gross income and (ii) whether it is the individual or the individual's
spouse who is an active participant, in the case of married individuals filing
jointly. Contributions may be made up to the maximum permissible amount even if
they are not deductible. Rollover contributions are not includable 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 beneficiary, if any, or
rolled over into another IRA, 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, amounts used to
pay certain qualified higher education expenses, and amounts used within 120
days of the date the distribution is received to pay for certain first-time
homebuyer expenses. 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.
ROTH IRAS:
Shares of each Fund also may be used as a funding medium for a Roth
Individual Retirement Account ("Roth IRA"). A Roth IRA is similar in numerous
ways to the regular (traditional) IRA, described above. Some of the primary
differences are as follows.
A single individual earning below $95,000 can contribute up to $2,000
per year to a Roth IRA. The maximum contribution amount diminishes and gradually
falls to zero for single filers with adjusted gross incomes ranging from $95,000
to $110,000. Married couples earning less than $150,000 combined, and filing
jointly, can contribute a full $4,000 per year ($2,000 per IRA). The maximum
contribution amount for married couples filing jointly phases out from $150,000
to $160,000. An individual whose adjusted gross income exceeds the maximum
phase-out amount cannot contribute to a Roth IRA.
An eligible individual can contribute money to a traditional IRA and a
Roth IRA as long as the total contribution to all IRAs does not exceed $2,000.
Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible. Contributions to a Roth IRA may
be made even after the individual for whom the account is maintained has
attained age 70 1/2.
No distributions are required to be taken prior to the death of the
original account holder. If a Roth IRA has been established for a minimum of
five years, distributions can be taken tax-free after reaching age 59 1/2, for a
first-time home purchase ($10,000 maximum, one time use), or upon death or
disability. All other distributions from a Roth IRA (other than the amount of
nondeductible contributions) are taxable and subject to a 10% tax penalty unless
an exception applies. Exceptions to the 10% penalty include: reaching age 59
1/2, death, disability, deductible medical expenses, the purchase of health
insurance for certain unemployed individual and qualified higher education
expenses.
An individual with an income of less than $100,000 (who is not married
filing separately) can roll his or her existing IRA into a Roth IRA. However,
the individual must pay taxes on the taxable amount in his or her traditional
IRA. After 1998, all taxes on such a rollover will have to be paid in the tax
year in which the rollover is made.
QUALIFIED PLANS:
For those self-employed individuals who wish to purchase shares of one
or more Ivy funds through a qualified retirement plan, an 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 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 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 (as indexed). 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 the employer maintains or maintained any other qualified
retirement plan with respect to which any contributions or benefits have been
credited.
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
same 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 each 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). Rights of Accumulation are also applicable to current purchases of all of
the funds of Ivy Fund (except Ivy Money Market Fund) by any of the persons
enumerated above, where the aggregate quantity of Class A shares of such funds
(and shares that have been exchanged into Ivy Money Market Fund from any of the
other funds in the Ivy 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 all funds other than Ivy Bond
Fund; or $100,000 or more for Ivy Bond 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) 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 of each Fund 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.
Class A shares of each Fund are made available to Merrill Lynch Daily K
Plan (the "Plan") participants at NAV without an initial sales charge if:
(i) the Plan is recordkept on a daily valuation basis by Merrill Lynch
and, on the date the Plan Sponsor signs the Merrill Lynch
Recordkeeping Service Agreement, the Plan has $3 million or more in
assets invested in broker/dealer funds not advised or managed by
Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. ("MLAM") that are made available
pursuant to a Service Agreement between Merrill Lynch and the fund's
principal underwriter or distributor and in funds advised or managed
by MLAM (collectively, the "Applicable Investments");
(ii) the Plan is recordkept on a daily valuation basis by an independent
recordkeeper whose services are provided through a contract or
alliance arrangement with Merrill Lynch, and on the date the Plan
Sponsor signs the Merrill Lynch Recordkeeping Service Agreement, the
Plan has $3 million or more in assets, excluding money market funds,
invested in Applicable Investments; or
(iii) the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees, as determined by Merrill
Lynch plan conversion manager, on the date the Plan Sponsor signs the
Merrill Lynch Recordkeeping Service Agreement.
Alternatively, Class B shares of each Fund are made available to Plan
participants at NAV without a CDSC if the Plan conforms with the requirements
for eligibility set forth in (i) through (iii) above but either does not meet
the $3 million asset threshold or does not have 500 or more eligible employees.
Plans recordkept on a daily basis by Merrill Lynch or an independent
recordkeeper under a contract with Merrill Lynch that are currently investing in
Class B shares of any Fund convert to Class A shares once the Plan has reached
$5 million invested in Applicable Investments, or 10 years after the date of the
initial purchase by a participant under the Plan--the Plan will receive a Plan
level share conversion.
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.
The Trust may redeem those accounts of shareholders who have maintained
an investment, including sales charges paid, of less than $1,000 in any 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 any 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 that 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 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.
NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the
value of that Fund's aggregate net assets (i.e., its total assets less its
liabilities) by the number of the Fund's shares outstanding. For purposes of
determining a Fund's aggregate net assets, receivables are valued at their
realizable amounts. Each Fund's liabilities, if not identifiable as belonging to
a particular class of that Fund, are allocated among the Fund's several classes
based on their relative net asset size. Liabilities attributable to a particular
class are charged to that class directly. The total liabilities for a class are
then deducted from the class's proportionate interest in the Fund's assets, and
the resulting amount is divided by the number of shares of the class outstanding
to produce its net asset value per share.
A security listed or traded on a recognized stock exchange or The
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") is valued at the security's last quoted
sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. If no
sale is reported at that time, the average between the last bid and asked price
(the "Calculated Mean") is used. Unless otherwise noted herein, 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. All other securities for which OTC market quotations are readily
available are valued at the Calculated Mean.
A debt security normally is valued on the basis of quotes obtained from
at least two dealers (or one dealer who has made a market in the security) or
pricing services that take into account appropriate valuation factors. Interest
is accrued daily. Money market instruments are valued at amortized cost, which
the Board believes approximates market value.
An exchange-traded option is valued at the last sale price on the
exchange on which it is principally traded, if available, and otherwise is
valued at the last sale price on the other exchange(s). If there were no sales
on any exchange, the option shall be valued at the Calculated Mean, if possible,
and otherwise at the last offering price, in the case of a written option, and
the last bid price, in the case of a purchased option. An OTC option is valued
at the last offering price, in the case of a written option, and the last bid
price, in the case of a purchased option. Exchange listed and widely-traded OTC
futures (and options thereon) are valued at the most recent settlement price.
Securities and other assets for which market prices are not readily
available are priced at their "fair value" as determined by IMI in accordance
with procedures approved by the Board. Trading in securities on many foreign
securities exchanges is normally completed before the close of regular trading
on the Exchange. Trading on foreign exchanges may not take place on all days on
which there is regular trading on the Exchange, or may take place on days on
which there is no regular trading on the Exchange (e.g., any of the national
business holidays identified below). If events materially affecting the value of
a Fund's portfolio securities occur between the time when a foreign exchange
closes and the time when that Fund's net asset value is calculated (see
following paragraph), such securities may be valued at fair value as determined
by IMI in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.
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) on each day the Exchange is open for trading. The Exchange
and the Trust's offices are expected to be closed, and net asset value will not
be calculated, on the following national business holidays: New Year's Day,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. On those days
when either or both of a Fund's Custodian or the Exchange close early as a
result of 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.
The number of shares you receive when you place a purchase order, and
the payment you receive after submitting a redemption request, is based on each
Fund's net asset value next determined after your instructions are received in
proper form by IMSC or by your registered securities dealer. Each purchase and
redemption order is subject to any applicable sales charge. Since each Fund
normally invests in securities that are listed on foreign exchanges that may
trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, each
Fund's net asset value may change on days when shareholders will not be able to
purchase or redeem that Fund's shares. The sale of each Fund's shares 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 a Fund's best interest to do so.
TAXATION
The following is a general discussion of certain tax rules thought to
be applicable with respect to each Fund. 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 adviser about the tax consequences to them of investing
in any Fund. The Funds are not managed for tax-efficiency.
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; and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of
each fiscal quarter, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the 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 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 a Fund in October, November or
December of the year with a record date in such a month and paid by the 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 each 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 a 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 each 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, as described below, foreign currency gains or
losses arising from certain section 1256 contracts are ordinary in character.
Also, section 1256 contracts held by each 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 each Fund may result in "straddles" for Federal income tax purposes. The
straddle rules may affect the character of gains or losses realized by each
Fund. In addition, losses realized by each 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 each Fund
are not entirely clear. The straddle rules may increase the amount of short-term
capital gain realized by any Fund, which is taxed as ordinary income when
distributed to shareholders.
Each 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.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each Fund may recognize gain (but
not loss) from a constructive sale of certain "appreciated financial positions"
if the Fund enters into a short sale, offsetting notional principal contract,
futures or forward contract transaction with respect to the appreciated position
or substantially identical property. Appreciated financial positions subject to
this constructive sale treatment are interests (including options, futures and
forward contracts and short sales) in stock, partnership interests, certain
actively traded trust instruments and certain debt instruments. Constructive
sale treatment of appreciated financial positions does not apply to certain
transactions closed in the 90-day period ending with the 30th day after the
close of each Fund's taxable year, if certain conditions are met.
CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS -- "SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES
Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates which
occur between the time each Fund accrues receivables or liabilities denominated
in a foreign currency and the time that 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 each Fund's investment company taxable income
available to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.
INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Each 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, that Fund itself may be subject to a tax on a
portion of the excess distribution, whether or not the corresponding income is
distributed by the 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. Each 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.
Each Fund may be eligible to elect alternative tax treatment with
respect to PFIC shares. Each Fund may elect to mark to market its PFIC shares,
resulting in the shares being treated as sold at fair market value on the last
business day of each taxable year. Any resulting gain would be reported as
ordinary income; any resulting loss and any loss from an actual disposition of
the shares would be reported as ordinary loss to the extent of any net gains
reported in prior years. Under another election that currently is available in
some circumstances, each 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.
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 each 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.
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 each 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. Each 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 each Fund may be treated as
having acquisition discount, or OID in the case of certain types of debt
securities. Generally, each 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. Each 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.
Each Fund generally will be required to distribute dividends to
shareholders representing discount on debt securities that is currently
includable in income, even though cash representing such income may not have
been received by that Fund. Cash to pay such dividends may be obtained from
sales proceeds of securities held by each 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 each Fund to a corporate shareholder, to the extent such dividends are
attributable to dividends received from U.S. corporations by that 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 each Fund as capital gain dividends, are taxable to shareholders as long-term
capital gains whether paid in cash or in shares, and regardless of how long the
shareholder has held the Fund's shares; such distributions 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 that 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, if so, 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 the same 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 each 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 any Fund's total assets at the close
of its taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations, that Fund
will be eligible and may elect to "pass-through" to the Fund's shareholders the
amount of foreign income and similar taxes paid by the 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 the 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, except in the case of certain electing individual taxpayers
who have limited creditable foreign taxes and no foreign source income other
than passive investment-type income, 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 the
Fund's income flows through to its shareholders. With respect to each 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 each Fund. In addition, the foreign tax credit may offset only 90% of the
revised alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and individuals.
Furthermore, the foreign tax credit is eliminated with respect to foreign taxes
withheld on dividends if the dividend-paying shares or the shares of a Fund are
held by the Fund or the shareholder, as the case may be, for less than 16 days
(46 days in the case of preferred shares) during the 30-day period (90-day
period for preferred shares) beginning 15 days (45 days for preferred shares)
before the shares become ex-dividend. In addition, if a Fund fails to satisfy
these holding period requirements, it cannot elect to pass through to
shareholders the ability to claim a deduction for related foreign taxes.
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 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 the Fund with and to
certify the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or social
security number, (2) the IRS notifies the shareholder or the 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 the Funds or shareholders. Shareholders are
advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax
consequences to them of an investment in any Fund.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance information for the classes of shares of each Fund may be
compared, in reports and promotional literature, to: (i) the S&P 500 Index, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA"), or other unmanaged indices so that
investors may compare each Fund's results with those of a group of unmanaged
securities widely regarded by investors as representative of the securities
markets in general; (ii) other groups of mutual funds tracked by Lipper
Analytical Services, a widely used independent research firm that ranks mutual
funds by overall performance, investment objectives and assets, or tracked by
other services, companies, publications or other criteria; and (iii) the
Consumer Price Index (measure for inflation) to assess the real rate of return
from an investment in a Fund. Unmanaged indices may assume the reinvestment of
dividends but generally do not reflect deductions or administrative and
management costs and expenses. Performance rankings are based on historical
information and are not intended to indicate future performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN.
Quotations of standardized average annual total return ("Standardized
Return") for a specific class of shares of each Fund will be expressed in terms
of the average annual compounded rate of return that would cause a hypothetical
investment in that class of the 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 each Fund, it is assumed that
all dividends and capital gains distributions made by the 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
and Class C shares, the applicable CDSC imposed upon redemption of Class B or
Class C shares held for the period is deducted. Standardized Return quotations
for each Fund 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%.
Each 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 table summarizes the calculation of Standardized and
Non-Standardized Return for the Class A, Class B and Class C shares of each Fund
for the periods indicated. In determining the average annual total return for a
specific class of shares of each 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 each 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 Fund.
IVY GROWTH FUND
STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
CLASS A[1] CLASS B[2] CLASS C[3]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
Five Years ended
December 31, 1999
Ten Years ended
December 31, 1999
Inception [#] to
year ended
December 31, 1999[7]:
NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
CLASS A[4] CLASS B[5] CLASS C[6]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
Five Years
ended December 31, 1999
Ten Years ended
December 31, 1999
Inception [#] to year
ended December 31, 1999[7]:
[*] 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 and C shares reflect the deduction of the applicable CDSC
imposed on redemption of Class B or C 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 Class A shares of Ivy Growth Fund was March
1, 1984. The inception dates for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund were
October 22, 1993 and April 30, 1996, respectively.
[1] The Standardized Return figures for the Class A shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class A shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one, five and ten year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[2] The Standardized Return figures for the Class B shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class B shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one and five yar periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively. (Since the inception date for Class B shares was October 22, 1993,
there were no Class B shares outstanding for the duration of the ten-year period
ended December 31, 1999.)
[3] The Standardized Return figures for the Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ], respectively.
(Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996, there were no
Class C shares outstanding for the duration of the five and ten year periods
ended December 31, 1999.)
[4] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one, five and ten year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have
been [ ], respectively.
[5] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [
], respectively. (Since the inception date for Class B shares was October 22,
1993, there were no Class B shares outstanding for the duration of the ten-year
period ended December 31, 1999.)
[6] The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Non-Standardized
Return for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively. (Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996,
there were no Class C shares outstanding for the duration of the five and ten
year periods ended December 31, 1999.)
[7] The total return for a period less than a full year is calculated
on an aggregate basis and is not annualized.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
CLASS A[1] CLASS B[2] CLASS C[3]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
Five years ended
December 31, 1999
Ten years ended
December 31, 1999:
Inception [#] to year
ended December 31, 1999[7]:
NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
CLASS A[4] CLASS B[5] CLASS C[6]
Year ended
December 31, 1999:
Five years
ended December 31, 1999
Ten years ended
December 31, 1999:
Inception [#] to year
ended December 31, 1999 [7]:
[*] 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 and C shares reflect the deduction of the applicable CDSC
imposed on redemption of Class B or C 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 Growth with Income Fund (Class A shares)
was April 1, 1984; the inception date for Class B shares of the Fund was October
22, 1993; and the inception date for the Class C shares of the Fund was April
30, 1996. The inception of Class C shares of the Fund coincided with the
redesignation as "Class D" those shares of Ivy Growth with Income Fund that 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, which
shares are not offered for sale to the public.
[1] The Standardized Return figures for the Class A shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class A shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one, five and ten year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[2] The Standardized Return figures for the Class B shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class B shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively. (Since the inception date for Class B shares was October 22, 1993,
there were no outstanding Class B shares during the duration of the ten year
period ended December 31, 1999.)
[3] The Standardized Return figures for the Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ], respectively.
(Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996, there were no
outstanding Class C shares during the five and ten year periods ended December
31, 1999.)
[4] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one, five and ten year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have
been [ ], respectively.
[5] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [
], respectively. (Since the inception date for Class B shares was October 22,
1993, there were no outstanding Class B shares during the duration of the ten
year period ended December 31, 1999.)
[6] The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Non-Standardized
Return for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively. (Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996,
there were no outstanding Class C shares during the five and ten year periods
ended December 31, 1999.)
[7] The total return for a period less than a full year is calculated
on an aggregate basis and is not annualized.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
STANDARD RETURN[*]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
CLASS A[1] CLASS B[2] CLASS C[3] CLASS I[4]
Inception [#] to year
ended December 31, 1999[8]
NON-STANDARD RETURN[**]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
CLASS A[5] CLASS B[6] CLASS C[7] CLASS I[4]
Inception [#] to year
ended December 31, 1999[8]
[*] 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 and C shares reflect the deduction of the applicable CDSC
imposed on redemption of Class B or C 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 US Blue Chip Fund was November 2, 1998.
[1] The Standardized Return figures for the Class A shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class A shares for the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 and the
period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[2] The Standardized Return figures for the Class B shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class B shares for the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 and the
period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[3] The Standardized Return figures for the Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class C shares for the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 and the
period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[4] Class I Shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a
CDSC; therefore, the Standardized and Non-Standardized Return figures would be
identical. However, there were no outstanding Class I Shares during the periods
indicated.
[5] 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 period ended December 31, 1999 and
the period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[6] 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 period ended December 31, 1999 and
the period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[7] The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Non-Standardized
Return for Class C shares for the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 and
the period from inception through December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[8] The total return for a period less than a full year is calculated
on an aggregate basis and is not annualized.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
STANDARDIZED RETURN[*]
CLASS A[1] CLASS B[2] CLASS C[3]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
Five years ended
December 31, 1999
Inception [#] to
year ended
December 31, 1999[7]:
NON-STANDARDIZED RETURN[**]
CLASS A[4] CLASS B[5] CLASS C[6]
Year ended
December 31, 1999
Five years ended
December 31, 1999
Inception [#] to
year ended
December 31, 1999 [7]:
[*] 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 and C shares reflect the deduction of the applicable CDSC
imposed on redemption of Class B or C 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 US Emerging Growth Fund was March 3,
1993. Class A shares of the Fund were first offered for sale to the public on
April 30, 1993, and Class B shares of the Fund were first offered for sale to
the public on October 22, 1993. The inception date for the Class C shares of the
Fund was April 30, 1996.
[1] The Standardized Return figures for the Class A shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class A shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[2] The Standardized Return figures for the Class B shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class B shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively.
[3] The Standardized Return figures for the Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Standardized Return
for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31, 1999 and
the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ], respectively.
(Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996, there were no
outstanding Class C shares for the duration of the five year period ended
December 31, 1999.)
[4] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [
], respectively.
[5] 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 period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one and five year periods ended December 31, 1999 would have been [
], respectively.
[6] The Non-Standardized Return figures for Class C shares reflect
expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement, the Non-Standardized
Return for Class C shares for the period from inception through December 31,
1999 and the one year period ended December 31, 1999 would have been [ ],
respectively. (Since the inception date for Class C shares was April 30, 1996,
there were no outstanding Class C shares for the duration of the five year
period ended December 31, 1999.)
[7] The total return for a period less than a full year is calculated
on an aggregate basis and is not annualized.
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 each
Fund for a specified period. Cumulative total return quotations reflect changes
in the price of each Fund's shares and assume that all dividends and capital
gains distributions during the period were reinvested in the same Fund's shares.
Cumulative total return is calculated by computing the cumulative rates of
return of a hypothetical investment in a specific class of shares of each 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 GROWTH FUND
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy Growth Fund for the periods indicated through December 31, 1999,
assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has been assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy Growth Fund for the periods indicated through December 31, 1999,
assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has not been assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
[*] The inception date for Ivy Growth Fund (Class A shares) was April 1,
1984; the inception date for the Class B shares of the Fund was October
22, 1993. The inception date for Class C shares of the Fund was April
30, 1996.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy Growth with Income Fund for the periods indicated through
December 31, 1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has been assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy Growth with Income Fund for the periods indicated through
December 31, 1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has not been
assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS TEN YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
[*] The inception date for Ivy Growth with Income Fund (Class A shares) was
April 1, 1984; the inception date for the Class B shares of the Fund
was October 22, 1993. The inception date for Class C shares of the Fund
was April 30, 1996.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund for the periods indicated through December 31,
1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has been assessed.
ONE YEAR SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class I
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund for the periods indicated through December 31,
1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has not been assessed.
ONE YEAR SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class I
[*] The inception date for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund was November 2, 1998.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund for the periods indicated through
December 31, 1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has been assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
The following table summarizes the calculation of Cumulative Total
Return for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund for the periods indicated through
December 31, 1999, assuming the maximum 5.75% sales charge has not been
assessed.
ONE YEAR FIVE YEARS SINCE INCEPTION[*]
Class A
Class B
Class C
[*] The inception date for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund was March 3, 1993.
Class A shares of the Fund were first offered for sale to the public on
April 30, 1993, and Class B shares were first offered for sale to the
public on October 22, 1993. The inception date for Class C shares was
April 30, 1996.
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 each Fund will vary from time to time
depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio and
operating expenses of the Fund. These factors and possible differences in the
methods used in calculating performance quotations should be considered when
comparing performance information regarding each 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 each Fund's shares and the risks associated with each 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.
Each Fund may also cite endorsements or use for comparison its
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
Each Fund's portfolio of investments as of December 31, 1999, Statement
of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1999, Statement of Operations for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Statement of Changes in Net Assets for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Financial Highlights, Notes to
Financial Statements, and Report of Independent Accountants, which are included
in the Fund's December 31, 1999 Annual Report to shareholders, are incorporated
by reference into this SAI.
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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS GROUP ("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 Investors Service, New
York, 1994), and "Standard & Poor's Municipal Ratings Handbook," October 1997
Issue (McGraw Hill, New York, 1997).]
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. While the various protective elements are likely to change,
such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally
strong position of such issues. 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 to be 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. Issuers rated Prime-2 are deemed to have
a strong ability for repayment while issuers voted Prime-3 are deemed to have an
acceptable ability for repayment. Issuers rated Not Prime do not fall within any
of the Prime rating categories.
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 has the highest rating assigned by S&P. 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.
The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is
being paid. Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used
when interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due, even
if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such
payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used
upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are
jeopardized.
(b) COMMERCIAL PAPER. An S&P commercial paper rating is a current
assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of debt considered short-term in
the relevant market.
The commercial paper rating A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of
safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess
extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+)
designation. For commercial paper with an A-2 rating, the capacity for timely
payment on issues is satisfactory, but not as high as for issues designated A-1.
Issues rated A-3 have adequate capacity for timely payment, but are more
vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations
carrying higher designations.
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. Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating
category is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on
the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P
believes such payments will be made during such grace period.
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IVY GROWTH FUND
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
series of
IVY FUND
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES
May 1, 2000
Ivy Fund (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company
that currently consists of twenty-one fully managed portfolios, each of which
(except for Ivy South America Fund and Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund) is
diversified. This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") relates to the
Advisor Class shares of Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund and Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund (each a "Fund"). The other
seventeen portfolios of the Trust are described in separate prospectuses and
SAIs.
This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the
prospectus for the Funds' Advisor Class shares dated May 1, 2000 (the
"Prospectus"), which may be obtained upon request and without charge from the
Trust at the Distributor's address and telephone number printed below. Advisor
Class shares are only offered to certain investors (see the Prospectus). The
Funds also offer Class A, B and C shares (and Class I shares, in the case of Ivy
US Blue Chip Fund), which are described in a separate prospectus and SAI that
may also be obtained without charge from the Distributor.
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. ("IMDI")
Via Mizner Financial Plaza, Suite 300
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Telephone: (800) 456-5111
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION..........................................................1
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS..................................1
IVY GROWTH FUND.....................................................1
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND.........................................4
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND...............................................7
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND........................................10
COMMON STOCKS......................................................13
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES.............................................13
SMALL COMPANIES....................................................14
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS...........................................15
ADJUSTABLE RATE PREFERRED STOCKS...................................15
DEBT SECURITIES....................................................15
ILLIQUID SECURITIES................................................18
FOREIGN SECURITIES.................................................19
EMERGING MARKETS...................................................20
FOREIGN CURRENCIES.................................................21
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS.............................22
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS..............................................23
BANKING INDUSTRY AND SAVINGS AND LOAN OBLIGATIONS..................23
COMMERCIAL PAPER...................................................24
BORROWING..........................................................24
WARRANTS...........................................................24
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)..............................24
OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS...............................................25
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS.................29
SECURITIES INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS.................................31
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER..........................................................33
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS.......................................................33
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES......................................46
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES...............46
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES..............................................48
CUSTODIAN..........................................................49
FUND ACCOUNTING SERVICES...........................................50
TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT...........................50
ADMINISTRATOR......................................................50
AUDITORS...........................................................51
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION........................................................51
CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS............................................52
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES...............................................54
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT METHOD........................................54
EXCHANGE OF SHARES.................................................54
RETIREMENT PLANS...................................................55
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN.........................................59
GROUP SYSTEMATIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM................................59
REDEMPTIONS.................................................................60
NET ASSET VALUE.............................................................61
TAXATION 62
OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS............63
DEBT SECURITIES ACQUIRED AT A DISCOUNT.............................65
DISTRIBUTIONS......................................................66
DISPOSITION OF SHARES..............................................66
FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAXES..........................................67
BACKUP WITHHOLDING.................................................68
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................................68
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................................71
APPENDIX A..................................................................72
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Each 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 Growth Fund commenced operations on
March 1, 1984. Ivy Growth with Income Fund commenced operations on April 1,
1984. Ivy US Blue Chip Fund commenced operations on November 2, 1998. Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund commenced operations on March 3, 1993. Advisor Class shares
of each Fund (except Ivy US Blue Chip Fund) were first offered on January 1,
1998. Advisor Class shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund were first offered on
November 2, 1998.
Descriptions in this SAI of a particular investment practice or
technique in which any Fund may engage or a financial instrument which any Fund
may purchase are meant to describe the spectrum of investments that IMI, in its
discretion, might, but is not required to, use in managing each Fund's portfolio
assets. For example, IMI may, in its discretion, at any time employ a given
practice, technique or instrument for one or more funds but not for all funds
advised by it. It is also possible that certain types of financial instruments
or investment techniques described herein may not be available, permissible,
economically feasible or effective for their intended purposes in some or all
markets, in which case a Fund would not use them. Investors should also be aware
that certain practices, techniques, or instruments could, regardless of their
relative importance in the Fund's overall investment strategy, from time to time
have a material impact on that Fund's performance.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS
Each Fund has its own investment objectives and policies, which are
described in the Prospectus under the captions "Summary" and "Additional
Information About Strategies and Risks." Descriptions of each Fund's policies,
strategies and investment restrictions, as well as additional information
regarding the characteristics and risks associated with each Fund's investment
techniques, are set forth below.
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 a 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 a Fund's asset level or other circumstances beyond a
Fund's control, will not be considered a violation.
IVY GROWTH FUND
Ivy Growth Fund's principal investment objective is long-term capital
growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with current income
being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at
least 65% of its total assets in common stocks and securities convertible into
common stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of domestic
corporations with low price-earnings ratios and rising earnings. Approximately
one half of the Fund's portfolio is comprised of companies that have had a
proven and consistent record of earnings, but whose prices appear to be low
relative to their underlying profitability. The other half is invested in equity
securities of small and medium-sized U.S. companies that are in the early stages
of their life cycles and that are believed to have the potential to increase
their sales and earnings at above average rates.
Ivy Growth Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in foreign equity
securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and Latin American
markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special risks, as
described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on value
indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for fundamental
financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's") or BBB by Standard & Poors Ratings Services ("S&P"), or, if unrated,
considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks, 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 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, 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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts and may
also invest in equity real estate investment trusts.
Ivy Growth Fund may write put options, with respect to not more than
10% of the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices, and may
write covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its
net assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid
for all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For hedging purposes
only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as a means of
regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent exposure in
stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH FUND
Ivy Growth Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the "Summary"
section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions set forth
below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed without the
approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting
shares of the Fund. The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment
restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by its
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy Growth 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, the Fund may not:
(i) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(ii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iii) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(iv) 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;
(v) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(vi) invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities
of issuers which are not readily marketable;
(vii) 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;
(viii) purchase securities on margin;
(ix) sell securities short;
(x) 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; or
(xi) purchase the securities of any other open-end investment company,
except as part of a plan of merger or consolidation.
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is permitted, subject to its investment
restrictions, to borrow money only from banks. The Trust has no current
intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5% of the Fund's assets. The Fund
will continue to interpret fundamental investment restriction (v) 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.
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
Ivy Growth with Income Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with
current income being a secondary consideration. The Fund has some emphasis on
dividend-paying stocks. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 65%
of its total assets in common stocks and securities convertible into common
stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of domestic corporations
with low price-earnings ratios and rising earnings, focusing on established,
financially secure firms with capitalizations over $100 million and more than
three years of operating history.
Ivy Growth with Income Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in
foreign equity securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and
Latin American markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special
risks, as described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on
value indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for
fundamental financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or, if
unrated, considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks, 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 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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund
may also invest in equity real estate investment trusts.
The Fund may write put options, with respect to not more than 10% of
the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices, and may write
covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its net
assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid for
all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For hedging purposes
only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as a means of
regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent exposure in
stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
Ivy Growth with Income Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the
"Summary" section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions
set forth below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy Growth with Income 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, the Fund may not:
(i) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(ii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except of the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iii) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(iv) 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;
(v) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(vi) invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities
of issuers which are not readily marketable;
(vii) 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;
(viii) purchase securities on margin;
(ix) sell securities short;
(x) 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 1940 Act; or
(xi) purchase the securities of any other open-end investment company,
except as part of a plan of merger or consolidation.
The Trust has no current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5%
of the Fund's assets. The Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment
restriction (v) 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.
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund's investment objective is long-term capital
growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with current income
being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the Fund will invest
at least 65% of its total assets in the common stocks of companies determined by
IMI to be "Blue Chip." Generally, the median market capitalization of companies
targeted for investment by the Fund will be greater than $5 billion. For
investment purposes, however, Blue Chip companies are those companies whose
market capitalization is greater than $1 billion at the time of investment.
Blue Chip companies are those which occupy (or in IMI's judgment have
the potential to occupy) leading market positions that are expected to be
maintained or enhanced over time. Such companies tend to have a lengthy history
of profit growth and dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management
structure, products and services. Securities of Blue Chip companies generally
are considered to be highly liquid because, compared to those of
lesser-capitalized companies, more shares of these securities are outstanding in
the marketplace and their trading volume tends to be higher.
When circumstances warrant, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund may invest without
limit in investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or
other corporate debt securities rated at least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or,
if unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred
stocks, or cash or cash equivalents such as bank obligations (including
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances), commercial paper, short-term
notes and repurchase agreements.
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund may borrow up to 10% of the value of its total
assets, for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may also invest in equity real estate investment trusts
("REITs").
The Fund may write put options on securities and stock indices, with
respect to not more than 10% of the value of its net assets, and may write
covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the value of its net
assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate premium paid for
all options held does not exceed 5% of its total assets. The Fund may purchase
interest rate and other financial futures contracts and related options. For
hedging purposes only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as
a means of regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent
exposure in stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total
assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
Ivy US Blue Chip 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 the approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund. The Fund has adopted the following
fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy US Blue Chip 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, the Fund may not:
(i) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(ii) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(iii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iv) invest in companies of the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(v) 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;
(vi) purchase or retain securities of any company if officers and Trustees
of the Trust and officers and directors of IMI, MIMI or Mackenzie
Financial Corporation who individually own more than 1/2 of 1% of the
securities of that company together own beneficially more than 5% of
such securities;
(vii) invest more than 15% of its net assets in "illiquid securities."
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 the 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 such instrument that, due to the existence of a
trading market or to other factors, is liquid;
(viii) purchase securities of another investment company, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition
or assets, and except that the Fund may (i) invest in securities of
other investment companies subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act and (ii) acquire any securities of
registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment
trusts in reliance on subparagraphs (f) and (g) of Section 12(d)(1) of
the 1940 Act;
(ix) purchase securities on margin, except such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions, the deposit or payment by
the Fund of initial or variation margins in connection with futures
contracts or related options transactions is not considered the
purchase of a security on margin;
(x) sell securities short;
(xi) 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 shares of the Fund), but such persons or firms may act as
brokers for the Fund for customary commissions to the extent permitted
by the 1940 Act; or
(xii) borrow amounts in excess of 10% of its total assets, taken at the
lower of cost or market value, as a temporary measure for
extraordinary or emergency purposes or where investment transactions
might advantageously require it, or except in connection with reverse
repurchase agreements, provided that the Fund maintains net asset
coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings.
Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is permitted, subject to the Fund's
investment restrictions, to borrow money only from banks. The Trust has no
current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5% of the Fund's assets. The
Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment restriction (v) 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 REITs. Despite fundamental investment restriction (vi) above, the Fund
may invest in interest rate and other financial futures contracts and related
options.
IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund's principal investment objective is
long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equity securities, with
current income being a secondary consideration. Under normal conditions, the
Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in common stocks and securities
convertible into common stocks. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities
of small- and medium-sized companies, that are in the early stages of their life
cycles and that IMI believes have the potential to become major enterprises.
These may include securities issued pursuant to initial public offerings
("IPOs"). The Fund may engage in short-term trading.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in
foreign equity securities, primarily those traded in European, Pacific Basin and
Latin American markets, some of which may be emerging markets involving special
risks, as described below. Individual foreign securities are selected based on
value indicators, such as a low price-earnings ratio, and are reviewed for
fundamental financial strength.
When circumstances warrant, the Fund may invest without limit in
investment grade debt securities (e.g., U.S. Government securities or other
corporate debt securities rated as least Baa by Moody's or BBB by S&P, or, if
unrated, are considered by IMI to be of comparable quality), preferred stocks,
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 borrow up to 10% of the value of its total assets, but
only for temporary purposes when it would be advantageous to do so from an
investment standpoint. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in
warrants. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may write put options, with respect to not
more than 10% of the value of its net assets, on securities and stock indices,
and may write covered call options with respect to not more than 25% of the
value of its net assets. The Fund may purchase options, provided the aggregate
premium paid for all options held does not exceed 5% of its net assets. For
hedging purposes only, the Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts as
a means of regulating its exposure to equity markets. The Fund's equivalent
exposure in stock index futures contracts will not exceed 15% of its total
assets.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR IVY US EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund's investment objectives as set forth in the
"Summary" section of the Prospectus, together with the investment restrictions
set forth below, are fundamental policies of the Fund and may not be changed
without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Fund.
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment restrictions:
(i) The Fund has elected to be classified as a diversified series of an
open-end investment company.
(ii) The Fund will not borrow money, except as permitted under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iii) The Fund will not issue senior securities, except as permitted under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
(iv) The Fund will not engage in the business of underwriting securities
issued by others, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to
be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio
securities.
(v) The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate (which term does not
include securities of companies that deal in real estate or mortgages
or investments secured by real estate or interests therein), except
that the Fund may hold and sell real estate acquired as a result of
the Fund's ownership of securities.
(vi) The Fund will not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating
to physical commodities, although the Fund may invest in commodities
futures contracts and options thereon to the extent permitted by the
Prospectus and this SAI.
(vii) The Fund will not make loans to other persons, except (a) loans of
portfolio securities, and (b) to the extent that entry into repurchase
agreements and the purchase of debt instruments or interests in
indebtedness in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and
policies may be deemed to be loans.
(viii) The Fund will not concentrate its investments in a particular
industry, as the term "concentrate" is interpreted in connection with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and as interpreted or
modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to
time.
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Ivy US Emerging Growth 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, the Fund may not:
(i) 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 of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old;
(ii) invest in oil, gas or other mineral leases or exploration or
development programs;
(iii) engage in the purchase and sale of puts, calls, straddles or spreads
(except to the extent described in the Prospectus and in this SAI);
(iv) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control of
management;
(v) 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;
(vi) purchase or retain securities of any company if officers and Trustees
of the Trust and officers and directors of Ivy Management, Inc. (the
Manager, with respect to Ivy Bond Fund), MIMI or Mackenzie Financial
Corporation who individually own more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities
of that company together own beneficially more than 5% of such
securities;
(vii) invest more than 15% of its net assets taken at market value at the
time of investment in "illiquid securities." 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;
(viii) 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 1940 Act and rules
thereunder or by any state in which its shares are registered;
(ix) purchase securities on margin;
(x) sell securities short;
(xi) 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; or
(xii) 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.
The Trust has no current intention of borrowing amounts in excess of 5%
of the Fund's assets. The Fund will continue to interpret fundamental investment
restriction (v) 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 REITs.
EQUITY SECURITIES
Equity securities can be issued by companies to raise cash; all equity
securities shares represent a proportionate ownership interest in a company. As
a result, the value of equity securities rises and falls with a company's
success or failure. The market value of equity securities can fluctuate
significantly, with smaller companies being particularly susceptible to price
swings. Transaction costs in smaller company stocks may also be higher than
those of larger companies.
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
The convertible securities in which each Fund may invest include
corporate bonds, notes, debentures, preferred stock and other securities that
may be converted or exchanged at a stated or determinable exchange ratio into
underlying shares of 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.
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.
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 that provide
for a stream of income. 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.
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 small or new
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.
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Securities issued through an initial public offering (IPO) can
experience an immediate drop in value if the demand for the securities does not
continue to support the offering price. Information about the issuers of IPO
securities is also difficult to acquire since they are new to the market and may
not have lengthy operating histories. A Fund may engage in short-term trading in
connection with its IPO investments, which could produce higher trading costs
and adverse tax consequences. The number of securities issued in an IPO is
limited, so it is likely that IPO securities will represent a smaller component
of a Fund's portfolio as the Fund's assets increase (and thus have a more
limited effect on the Fund's performance).
ADJUSTABLE RATE PREFERRED STOCKS
Adjustable rate preferred stocks have a variable dividend, generally
determined on a quarterly basis according to a formula based upon a specified
premium or discount to the yield on a particular U.S. Treasury security rather
than a dividend which is set for the life of the issue. Although the dividend
rates on these stocks are adjusted quarterly and their market value should
therefore be less sensitive to interest rate fluctuations than are other fixed
income securities and preferred stocks, the market values of adjustable rate
preferred stocks have fluctuated and can be expected to continue to do so in the
future.
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.
INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT SECURITIES. Bonds rated Aaa by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and AAA by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("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). The Funds
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. Securities rated lower than Baa by Moody's
or BBB by S&P, and comparable unrated securities (commonly referred to as "high
yield" or "junk" bonds), including many emerging markets bonds, 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. Such
securities carry a high degree of risk (including the possibility of default or
bankruptcy of the issuers of such securities), and generally involve greater
volatility of price and risk of principal and income (and may be less liquid)
than securities in the higher rating categories. (See Appendix A for a more
complete description of the ratings assigned by Moody's and S&P and their
respective characteristics.)
Lower rated and unrated securities are especially subject to adverse
changes in general economic conditions and to changes in the financial condition
of their issuers. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and
impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase
in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such
obligations. During an economic downturn or period of rising interest rates,
highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which could adversely
affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment
obligations. Prices and yields of high yield securities will fluctuate over time
and, during periods of economic uncertainty, volatility of high yield securities
may adversely affect a Fund's net asset value. In addition, investments in high
yield zero coupon or pay-in-kind bonds, rather than income-bearing high yield
securities, may be more speculative and may be subject to greater fluctuations
in value due to changes in interest rates.
Changes in interest rates may have a less direct or dominant impact on
high yield bonds than on higher quality issues of similar maturities. However,
the price of high yield bonds can change significantly or suddenly due to a host
of factors including changes in interest rates, fundamental credit quality,
market psychology, government regulations, U.S. economic growth and, at times,
stock market activity. High yield bonds may contain redemption or call
provisions. If an issuer exercises these provisions in a declining interest rate
market, a Fund may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security.
The trading market for high yield securities may be thin to the extent
that there is no established retail secondary market or because of a decline in
the value of such securities. A thin trading market may limit the ability of
each Fund to accurately value high yield securities in the Fund's portfolio,
could adversely affect the price at which that Fund could sell such securities,
and cause large fluctuations in the daily net asset value of that Fund's shares.
Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of low-rated debt securities,
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. These
securities may also involve special registration responsibilities, liabilities
and costs, and liquidity and valuation difficulties.
Credit quality in the high yield securities market can change suddenly
and unexpectedly, and even recently issued credit ratings may not fully reflect
the actual risks posed by a particular high yield security. For these reasons,
it is the policy of IMI not to rely exclusively on ratings issued by established
credit rating agencies, but to supplement such ratings with its own independent
and on-going review of credit quality. The achievement of each Fund's investment
objectives by investment in such securities may be more dependent on IMI's
credit analysis than is the case for higher quality bonds. Should the rating of
a portfolio security be downgraded, IMI will determine whether it is in the best
interest of a Fund to retain or dispose of such 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.
Prices for high yield securities may be affected by legislative and
regulatory developments. For example, Federal rules require savings and loan
institutions to gradually reduce their holdings of this type of security. Also,
Congress has from time to time considered legislation that would restrict or
eliminate the corporate tax deduction for interest payments in these securities
and regulate corporate restructurings. Such legislation may significantly
depress the prices of outstanding securities of this type.
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 prepayments 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, and may involve
significantly greater price and yield volatility than traditional debt
securities. 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 Association
and Student Loan Marketing Association.
ZERO COUPON BONDS. Zero coupon bonds are debt obligations issued
without any requirement for the periodic payment of interest. Zero coupon bonds
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
representing such income to shareholders currently, even though funds
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. The potential sale of portfolio securities to pay cash distributions
from income earned on zero coupon bonds may result in a Fund being forced to
sell portfolio securities at a time when it might otherwise choose not to sell
these securities and when 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 of this
type is subject to greater fluctuations in response to changing interest rates
than the value of debt obligations which distribute income regularly.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES
Each Fund may purchase securities other than in the open market. While
such purchases may often offer attractive opportunities for investment not
otherwise available on the open market, the securities so purchased are often
"restricted securities" or "not readily marketable" (i.e., they cannot be sold
to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), or the availability of an exemption from registration (such as
Rule 144A) or because they are subject to other legal or contractual delays in
or restrictions on resale). This investment practice, therefore, could have the
effect of increasing the level of illiquidity of a Fund. It is each Fund's
policy that illiquid securities (including repurchase agreements of more than
seven days duration, certain restricted securities, and other securities which
are not readily marketable) may not constitute, at the time of purchase, more
than 15% of the value of the Fund's net assets. The Trust's Board of Trustees
has approved guidelines for use by IMI in determining whether a security is
illiquid.
Generally speaking, restricted securities may be sold (i) only to
qualified institutional buyers; (ii) in a privately negotiated transaction to a
limited number of purchasers; (iii) in limited quantities after they have been
held for a specified period of time and other conditions are met pursuant to an
exemption from registration; or (iv) in a public offering for which a
registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. 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.
If adverse market conditions were to develop during the period between a Fund's
decision to sell a restricted or illiquid security and the point at which that
Fund is permitted or able to sell such security, the Fund might obtain a price
less favorable than the price that prevailed when it decided to sell. Where a
registration statement is required for the resale of restricted securities, a
Fund may be required to bear all or part of the registration expenses. A Fund
may be deemed to be an "underwriter" for purposes of the 1933 Act when selling
restricted securities to the public and, if so, could be liable to purchasers of
such securities if the registration statement prepared by the issuer is
materially inaccurate or misleading.
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, IMI
will monitor such restricted securities subject to the supervision of the Board
of Trustees. Among the factors IMI may consider in reaching liquidity decisions
relating to Rule 144A securities are: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for
the security; (2) the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the security
and the number of other potential purchasers; (3) dealer undertakings to make a
market in the security; and (4) the nature of the security and the nature of the
market for the security (i.e., the time needed to dispose of the security, the
method of soliciting offers, and the mechanics of the transfer).
FOREIGN SECURITIES
The securities of foreign issuers in which Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth
with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may invest include non-U.S.
dollar-denominated debt securities, Euro dollar securities, sponsored and
unsponsored American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), Global Depository Receipts
("GDRs"), American Depository Shares ("ADSs"), Global Depository Shares ("GDSs")
and related depository instruments, 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 each Fund's
domestic investments.
Although IMI intends to invest each Fund's assets only in nations that
are generally considered to have relatively stable and friendly governments,
there is the possibility of expropriation, nationalization, repatriation or
confiscatory taxation, taxation on 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 on 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. 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 governmental 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 each Fund may invest may also be smaller, less
liquid and subject to greater price volatility than those in the United States.
In addition, each Fund may encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue legal
remedies and obtain judgment in foreign courts.
Foreign bond 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 each 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 the Fund has entered into a
contract to sell the security, in possible liability to the purchaser. It may be
more difficult for each 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 each Fund associated with the foregoing
considerations through investment variation and continuous professional
management.
EMERGING MARKETS
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund could have significant investments in securities traded in emerging
markets. Investors should recognize that investing in such countries involves
special considerations, in addition to those set forth above, that are not
typically associated with investing in United States securities and that may
affect each Fund's performance favorably or unfavorably.
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 each 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 in greater price volatility; (iii) certain
national policies that may restrict each 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 each 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, each 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
each 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.
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Investment in foreign securities usually will involve currencies of
foreign countries. Moreover, Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund may temporarily hold funds in bank deposits in
foreign currencies during the completion of investment programs and may purchase
forward foreign currency contracts. Because of these factors, the value of the
assets of each 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 each Fund may incur costs in connection with conversions
between various currencies. Although each Fund's custodian values the Fund's
assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, each Fund does not intend to convert its
holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. Each Fund
will do so from time to time, however, 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. Each Fund will conduct its foreign currency
exchange transactions either on a spot (i.e., 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 Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund normally will be invested in both U.S. and foreign
securities markets, changes in these Funds' share price may have a low
correlation with movements in U.S. markets. Each Fund's share price will reflect
the movements of the different stock and bond markets in which it is invested
(both U.S. and foreign), and of the currencies in which the investments are
denominated. Thus, the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against foreign
currencies may account for part of each 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. Foreign currencies
in which each Fund's assets are denominated may be devalued against the U.S.
dollar, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to
protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign exchange rates in the
purchase and sale of securities. 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 each Fund may enter into forward contracts to reduce currency
exchange risks, changes in currency exchange rates may result in poorer overall
performance for each 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 the Fund. An imperfect correlation of this type may
prevent each Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to the
risk of currency exchange loss.
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may purchase currency forwards and combine such purchases with
sufficient cash or short-term securities to create unleveraged substitutes for
investments in foreign markets when deemed advantageous. Each Fund may also
combine the foregoing with bond futures or interest rate futures contracts to
create the economic equivalent of an unhedged foreign bond position.
Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, and Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions to
purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value
relative to other currencies to which each Fund has or in which each Fund
expects to have portfolio exposure.
Currency transactions are subject to risks different from those of
other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to
the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases
and sales of currency and related instruments can be negatively affected by
government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange
restrictions imposed by governments. These can result in losses to a Fund if it
is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations
and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless,
resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transactions costs.
Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply
to the use of futures generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures
contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the
issuing nation. Trading options on currency futures is relatively new, and the
ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the
maintenance of a liquid market which may not always be available. Currency
exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country's
economy.
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 Board, each 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 IMI has
approved for use as collateral for repurchase agreements and the collateral must
be marked-to-market daily. Each Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only
with banks and broker-dealers deemed to be creditworthy by IMI under the
above-referenced guidelines. In the unlikely event of failure of the executing
bank or broker-dealer, each 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.
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, each
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. Each Fund's investments in certificates of deposit, time
deposits, and bankers' acceptance 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 association 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 a Fund. Each 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.
COMMERCIAL PAPER
Commercial paper represents short-term unsecured promissory notes
issued in bearer form by bank holding companies, corporations and finance
companies. Each Fund may invest in commercial paper that is rated Prime-1 by
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or A-1 by Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P") 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.
BORROWING
Borrowing may exaggerate the effect on each Fund's net asset value of
any increase or decrease in the value of each 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 each Fund's borrowings will be fixed, each Fund's assets may change in value
during the time a borrowing is outstanding, thus increasing exposure to capital
risk.
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 a 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.
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 Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). By investing in REITs
indirectly through Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund, or Ivy US Blue
Chip 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
IN GENERAL. 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 a U.S. exchange-traded 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
canceled 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. Closing purchase transactions are not available for OTC
transactions. In order to terminate an obligation in an OTC transaction, a Fund
would need to negotiate directly with the counterparty.
Each 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 any Fund, are taxable as ordinary income. See "Taxation."
Each 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 the 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 the 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 each 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, the 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. Each 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. Each 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 each Fund, each 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 "covered" call option means generally that so long as a 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 each
Fund receives premium income from these activities, any appreciation realized on
an underlying security will be limited by the terms of the call option. Each
Fund may purchase call options on individual securities only to effect a
"closing purchase transaction."
As the writer of a call option, each 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. Each 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.
Each 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 the 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 any Fund for leverage purposes.
Each 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, the 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. Each 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. Call
options on indices are similar to call 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 a U.S. 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, the 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. Transfer of an
OTC option is usually prohibited absent the consent of the original
counterparty. 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. An OTC
counterparty may fail to deliver or to pay, as the case may be. 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.
When conducted outside the U.S., options transactions may not be
regulated as rigorously as in the U.S., 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, currencies and other
instruments. The value of such positions also could be adversely affected by:
(i) other complex foreign political, legal and economic factors, (ii) lesser
availability than in the U.S. of data on which to make trading decisions, (iii)
delays in each Fund's ability to act upon economic events occurring in foreign
markets during non-business hours in the U.S., (iv) the imposition of different
exercise and settlement terms and procedures and margin requirements than in the
U.S., and (v) lower trading volume and liquidity.
Each Fund's options activities also may have an impact upon the level
of its portfolio turnover and brokerage commissions. See "Portfolio Turnover."
Each 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, timing of use and duration of options.
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS
IN GENERAL. Each Fund may enter into futures contracts and options on
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 liquid
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 a Fund is valued daily at the official
settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded. Each day each 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, each Fund
will mark-to-market its open futures position.
Each Fund is also required to deposit and maintain margin with respect
to put and call options on futures contracts written by it. Such margin deposits
will vary depending on the nature of the underlying futures contract (and the
related initial margin requirements), the current market value of the option,
and other futures positions held by the Fund.
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, 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.
When purchasing a futures contract, each 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. 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 the Fund, or, if lower, may cover the difference with cash or short-term
securities.
When selling a futures contract, each 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 the 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).
When selling a call option on a futures contract, each 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, equal the total market value of the futures contract
underlying the call option. Alternatively, a Fund may cover its position by
entering into a long position in the same futures contract at a price no higher
than the strike price of the call option, by owning the instruments underlying
the futures contract, or by holding a separate call option permitting the Fund
to purchase the same futures contract at a price not higher than the strike
price of the call option sold by the Fund, or covering the difference if the
price is higher.
When selling a put option on a futures contract, each Fund will
maintain with its Custodian (and mark-to-market on a daily basis) cash or liquid
securities that equal the purchase price of the futures contract less any margin
on deposit. Alternatively, a Fund may cover the position either by entering into
a short position in the same futures contract, or by owning a separate put
option permitting it to sell the same futures contract so long as the strike
price of the purchased put option is the same or higher than the strike price of
the put option sold by the Fund, or, if lower, the Fund may hold securities to
cover the difference.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURES AND RELATED OPTIONS. There can be no
guarantee that there will be a correlation between price movements in the
hedging vehicle and in any 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 and futures options on securities, including technical
influences in futures trading and futures options, 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 or a futures option 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 and options thereon 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
Each Fund may enter into securities index futures contracts as an
efficient means of regulating that Fund's exposure to the equity markets. Each
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, the 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. Each 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.
Each 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. Inasmuch as such securities will not duplicate the components of an
index, the correlation probably will not be perfect. Consequently, each 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 the Fund's portfolio diverges from the composition of the hedging
instrument.
Although each 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 a 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, a 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.
Each 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. Each
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, each 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.
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 the Fund.
When selling an index futures contract, each 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 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 the 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 cash or liquid
assets in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian).
COMBINED TRANSACTIONS. Each Fund may enter into multiple transactions,
including multiple options transactions, multiple futures transactions and
multiple currency transactions (including forward currency contracts) and some
combination of futures, options and currency 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 the 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.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
Each Fund purchases securities that are believed by IMI to have above
average potential for capital appreciation. Securities are disposed of in
situations where it is believed that potential for such appreciation has
lessened or that other securities have a greater potential. Therefore, each 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 the 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.
Each 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.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Each Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") is responsible for the
overall management of the Fund, including general supervision and review of the
Fund's investment activities. The Board, in turn, elects the officers who are
responsible for administering each Fund's day-to-day operations.
The Trustees and Executive Officers of the Trust, their business
addresses and principal occupations during the past five years are:
POSITION WITH BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS
NAME, ADDRESS, AGE THE TRUST AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
John S. Anderegg, Jr. Trustee Chairman, Dynamics Research
60 Concord Street Corp. (instruments and controls);
Wilmington, MA 01887 Director, Burr-Brown Corp.
Age: 75 (operational amplifiers);
Director, Metritage Incorporated
(level measuring instruments);
Trustee of Mackenzie Series Trust
(1992-1998).
James W. Broadfoot President President, Ivy Management Inc.
700 South Federal Hwy. and (1996-present); Senior Vice
Suite 300 Trustee President, Ivy Management, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL 33432 (1992-1996); Director and Senior
Age: 56 Vice President, Mackenzie
[*Deemed to be an Investment Management Inc. (1995-
"interested person" present); Senior Vice President,
of the Trust, as Mackenzie Investment Management
defined under the Inc. (1990-1995).
1940 Act.]
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); Chairman
Age: 75 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 (1988-1998);
Director of The Mackenzie Funds
Inc. (1988-1995).
Keith J. Carlson Chairman Senior Vice President of
700 South Federal Hwy. and Mackenzie Investment Management,
Suite 300 Trustee Inc. (1996-present); Senior Vice
Boca Raton, FL 33432 President and Director of
Age: 42 Mackenzie Investment Management,
[*Deemed to be an Inc. (1994-1996); Senior Vice
"interested person" President and Treasurer of
of the Trust, as defined Mackenzie Investment Management,
under the Inc. (1989-1994); Senior Vice
1940 Act.] President and Director of 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); Trustee and
President of Mackenzie Series
Trust (1996-1998); Vice President
of Mackenzie Series Trust (1994-
1998); 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 (1996-1998).
Stanley Channick Trustee President and Chief Executive
11 Bala Avenue Officer, The Whitestone
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Corporation (insurance agency);
Age: 75 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-
1998); Director of The Mackenzie
Funds Inc. (1994-1995).
Roy J. Glauber Trustee Mallinckrodt Professor of
Lyman Laboratory Physics, Harvard University
of Physics (1974-present); Trustee of
Harvard University Mackenzie Series Trust (1994-
Cambridge, MA 02138 1997).
Age: 73
Dianne Lister Trustee President and Chief Executive
556 University Avenue Officer, The Hospital for Sick
Toronto, Ontario L4J 2T4 Children Foundation (1993-
present); Chief Operating
Officer, The Hospital for Sick
Children Foundation (1992-1993);
Executive Vice President, The
Hospital for Sick Children
Foundation (1991-1992).
Joseph G. Rosenthal Trustee Chartered Accountant
110 Jardin Drive (1958-present); Trustee of
Unit #12 Mackenzie Series Trust
Concord, Ontario Canada (1985-1998); Director of
L4K 2T7 The Mackenzie Funds Inc.
Age: 64 (1987-1995).
Richard N. Silverman Trustee Director, Newton-Wellesley
18 Bonnybrook Road Hospital; Director, Beth
Waban, MA 02168 Israel Hospital; Director,
Age: 75 Boston Ballet; Director, Boston
Children's Museum; Director,
Brimmer and May School.
J. Brendan Swan Trustee President, Airspray Inter-
4701 North Federal Hwy. national, Inc.; Joint Managing
Suite 465 Director, Airspray International
Pompano Beach, FL 33064 B.V. (an environmentally sensitive
Age: 69 packaging company); Director of
Polyglass LTD.; Director, The
Mackenzie Funds Inc. (1992-1995);
Trustee of Mackenzie Series Trust
(1992-1998).
Edward M. Tighe Trustee Chief Executive Officer, CITCO
5900 N. Andrews Avenue Technology Management, Inc.
Suite 700 ("CITCO") (computer software
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 development and consulting)
(1999-present); President and
Director, Global Technology
Management, Inc. (CITCO's
predecessor) (1992-1998);
Managing Director, Global Mutual
Fund Services, Ltd. (financial
services firm); President,
Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Global Mutual Fund
Services, Inc. (1994-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: 54 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
(1994-1998).
COMPENSATION TABLE
IVY FUND
(FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999)
PENSION OR TOTAL
RETIREMENT ESTIMATED COMPENSATION
BENEFITS ANNUAL FROM TRUST
AGGREGATE ACCRUED AS BENEFITS AND FUND
NAME, COMPENSATION PART OF FUND UPON COMPLEX PAID
POSITION FROM TRUST EXPENSES RETIREMENT TO TRUSTEES
John S.
Anderegg, Jr.
(Trustee)
James W.
Broadfoot
(Trustee and
President)
Paul H.
Broyhill
(Trustee)
Keith J.
Carlson
(Trustee and
Chairman)
Stanley
Channick
(Trustee)
Frank W.
DeFriece, Jr.
(Trustee)
Dianne Lister
(Trustee)
Roy J.
Glauber
(Trustee)
Joseph G.
Rosenthal
(Trustee)
Richard N.
Silverman
(Trustee)
J. Brendan
Swan
(Trustee)
C. William
Ferris
(Secretary/
Treasurer)
*The Fund complex consists of Ivy Fund and Mackenzie Solutions.
To the knowledge of the Trust, as of [____________], no shareholder
owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of any Fund's outstanding shares of
any class, with the following exceptions [to be completed by amendment]:
As of _______________, the Officers and Trustees of the Trust as a
group owned beneficially or of record less than 1% of the outstanding Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class I and Advisor Class shares of each of the twenty-one Ivy
Funds that are series of the Trust, except that [to be completed by amendment].
PERSONAL INVESTMENTS BY EMPLOYEES OF IMI. Employees of IMI are
permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, subject to the
requirements and restrictions set forth in IMI's Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct Policy (the "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 IMI believes complies with Rule
17j-1 under the 1940 Act, 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 in certain securities may not be made , and requires
the submission of duplicate broker confirmations and quarterly and annual
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 officers or compliance personnel.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
IMI provides business management and investment advisory services to
the Fund pursuant to a Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement
(the "Agreement"). IMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mackenzie Investment
Management Inc. ("MIMI"). MIMI, a Delaware corporation, has approximately 10% of
its outstanding common stock listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
("TSE"). MIMI is a subsidiary of Mackenzie Financial Corporation ("MFC"), 150
Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a public corporation organized
under the laws of Ontario whose shares are listed for trading on the TSE. MFC is
registered in Ontario as a mutual fund dealer and advises Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund. IMI also currently acts as manager and investment adviser to the
other series of Iv y Fund and the five series of Mackenzie Solutions. IMI also
provides business management services to Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund.
The Agreement obligates IMI to make investments for the account of each
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 each Fund and places orders with brokers or dealers who deal in such
securities.
Under the Agreement, 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 each 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 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 each Fund or by IMI acting in
some other capacity pursuant to a separate agreement or arrangements with each
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.
Ivy Growth Fund Pays IMI a monthly fee for providing business
management and investment advisory services that is equal, on an annual basis,
to 0.85% of the first $350 million of the Fund's average net assets reduced to
0.75% on its average net assets in excess of $350 million.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth Fund paid IMI fees of $2,794,304, $2,722,314 and [ ], respectively.
During the same periods, IMI reimbursed Fund expenses in the amount of $0, $0
and [ ], respectively.
Ivy Growth with Income Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing
business management and investment advisory services at an annual rate of 0.75%
of the Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth with Income Fund paid IMI fees of $624,013, $702,361 and [ ],
respectively.
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing business
management and investment advisory services at an annual rate of [0.75%] of the
Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund paid IMI fees of $1,687. During the fiscal year ended December
31, 1998 and 1999, IMI reimbursed Fund expenses in the amount of $11,052 and [
], respectively.
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund pays IMI a monthly fee for providing
business management and investment advisory services at an annual rate of 0.85%
of the Fund's average net assets.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund paid IMI fees of $973,756, $985,816 and [ ], respectively.
Under the Agreement, 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 the total operating expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1
fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, litigation, class-specific
expenses, indemnification expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of Ivy Growth
Fund, Ivy Growth with Income Fund and Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund to an annual
rate of 1.95% of each Fund's average net assets and of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund to
an annual rate of 1.15% of the Fund's average net assets, which may lower each
Fund's expenses and increase its yield.
The Agreement will continue in effect with respect to each Fund from
year to year, 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 each Fund or (b) by the vote of a majority of the
entire Board. If the question of continuance of the Agreement (or adoption of
any new agreement) with respect to any Fund is presented to the shareholders,
continuance (or adoption) shall be effected only if approved by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund. See
"Capitalization and Voting Rights."
The Agreement may be terminated with respect to each 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 the 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.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
IMDI, a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, serves as the exclusive
distributor of Ivy Fund's shares pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Distribution Agreement with the Trust dated March 16, 1999, as amended from time
to time (the "Distribution Agreement"). IMDI distributes shares of each Fund
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 each Fund 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.
The Fund has authorized IMDI to accept on its behalf purchase and
redemption orders. IMDI is also authorized to designate other intermediaries to
accept purchase and redemption orders on the Fund's behalf. The Fund will be
deemed to have received a purchase or redemption order when an authorized
intermediary or, if applicable, an intermediary's authorized designee, accepts
the order. Client orders will be priced at the Fund's Net Asset Value next
computed after an authorized intermediary or the intermediary's authorized
designee accepts them.
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.
The 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. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated with respect to any Fund at
any time, without payment of any penalty, by IMDI on 60 days' written notice to
the Fund or by the 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. The 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. The
Board has adopted a 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 each Fund
represent an equal pro rata interest in the 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 each Fund may be exchanged for shares of the same class
of another Ivy fund; and (iii) each 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.
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
(the "Custodian"), maintains custody of the assets of each Fund held in the
United States. Rules adopted under the 1940 Act permit the Trust to maintain its
foreign securities and cash in the custody of certain eligible foreign banks and
securities depositories. Pursuant to those rules, the Custodian has entered into
subcustodial agreements for the holding of each Fund's foreign securities. With
respect to each Fund, the Custodian may receive, as partial payment for its
services to the Fund, 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 each Fund. 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 each 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.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth Fund paid
MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy Growth with Income
Fund paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Ivy US Emerging Growth
Fund paid MIMI [ ] under the agreement.
TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT
Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Shareholder Service Agreement, Ivy
Mackenzie Services Corp. ("IMSC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
transfer agent for each Fund. Under the Agreement, each Fund pays a monthly fee
at an annual rate of $20.00 for each open Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor
Class account. In addition, each Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of
$4.58 per account that is closed plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund pays a monthly fee at an annual rate of $10.25 per open Class I
account. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for
Ivy Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth with Income Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees and
expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
totaled [ ]. Such fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
for Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Certain broker-dealers that
maintain shareholder accounts with each 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., 0.10%) 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 pays MIMI a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund's average
daily net asset value of its Class A, Class B, Class C, and Advisor Class
shares. Ivy US Blue Chip Fund pays MIMI a monthly fee at the annual rate of
0.01% of its average daily net assets for Class I. Such fees for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth Fund totaled [ ]. Such fees for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy Growth with Income Fund totaled [ ].
Such fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
totaled [ ]. Such fees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 for Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund totaled [ ].
AUDITORS
[ ], independent public accountants, has been selected as auditors for
the Trust. The audit services performed by [ ] 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 funds' tax
returns.
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION
Subject to the overall supervision of the President and the Board, IMI
places orders for the purchase and sale of each 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 any 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 attempts to deal directly with the principal market makers,
except in those circumstances where IMI believes that a better price and
execution are available elsewhere.
IMI 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 in servicing all of its accounts. In addition,
not all of these services may be used by IMI in connection with the services it
provides to the Funds or the Trust. IMI may consider sales of shares of Ivy
funds as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers and may select
broker-dealers who provide it with research services. IMI will not, however,
execute brokerage transactions other than at the best price and execution.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth Fund paid brokerage commissions of $683,881, 907,345 and [ ],
respectively.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy
Growth with Income Fund paid brokerage commissions of $155,283, $378,887 and [
], respectively.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund paid brokerage commissions of $1,806 and [ ].
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund paid brokerage commissions of $583,738, $658,613 and [ ],
respectively.
Each Fund may, under some circumstances, accept securities in lieu of
cash as payment for Fund shares. Each Fund will accept securities only to
increase its holdings in a portfolio security or to take a new portfolio
position in a security that IMI deems to be a desirable investment for that
Fund. While no minimum has been established, it is expected that each 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 Fund shares
with securities and may discontinue accepting securities as payment for 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 Fund, and each Fund's 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.
CAPITALIZATION AND VOTING RIGHTS
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 any 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. Pursuant to the declaration of Trust, the Trustees may
terminate any Fund upon written notice to shareholders. This might occur, for
example, if a Fund did not reach or failed to maintain an economically viable
size. The Trustees have authorized nineteen series, each of which represents a
fund. The Trustees have further authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, and
Class C shares for Ivy International Fund and Ivy Money Market Fund and Class A,
Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares for the Funds, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund,
Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill Value Fund, Ivy Developing
Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Global
Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International
Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic
Bond Fund, Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, and Ivy South America Fund, as well as Class I
shares for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Cundill Value Fund, Ivy European Opportunities
Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy
International Fund II, Ivy International Small Companies Fund, Ivy International
Strategic Bond Fund and Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy [ ] Fund.
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 each Fund are
entitled to vote alone on matters that only affect that Fund. All classes of
shares of each Fund will vote together, except with respect to the distribution
plan applicable to the 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 the 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.
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 any 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.
SPECIAL 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 IMDI. These funds
are: Ivy Asia Pacific Fund, Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy China Region Fund, Ivy Cundill
Value Fund, Ivy Developing Nations Fund, Ivy European Opportunities Fund, Ivy
Global Fund, Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund, Ivy International Fund, Ivy International Fund II, Ivy International Small
Companies Fund, Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund, Ivy Money Market Fund,
Ivy Pan-Europe Fund, and Ivy South America Fund, and Ivy [ ] Fund (the other
seventeen series of the Trust). (Effective April 18, 1997, Ivy International
Fund suspended the offer of its shares to new investors). 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 all classes of shares, except Class
I. The minimum initial and subsequent investment under this method is $250 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 IMSC 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 other Ivy funds (except Ivy International Fund unless
they have an existing Ivy International Fund account). Before effecting an
exchange, shareholders of a Fund should obtain and read the currently effective
prospectus for the Ivy fund into which the exchange is to be made.
Advisor Class shareholders may exchange their outstanding Advisor Class
shares for Advisor Class shares of another Ivy fund on the basis of the relative
net asset value per share. The minimum value of Advisor Class shares which may
be exchanged into an Ivy fund in which shares are not already held is $10,000.
No exchange out of any Fund (other than by a complete exchange of all Fund
shares) may be made if it would reduce the shareholder's interest in the Advisor
Class shares of that Fund to less than $10,000.
Each exchange will be made on the basis of the relative net asset value
per share of the Ivy funds involved in the exchange 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 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.
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 account under the
plan, and shares held in such an account may be exchanged among the Ivy 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 fund account
For shareholders whose retirement accounts are diversified across
several Ivy 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 each Fund 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.
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. 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, whether the individual's contribution to an
IRA is fully deductible, partially deductible or not deductible depends on (i)
adjusted gross income and (ii) whether it is the individual or the individual's
spouse who is an active participant, in the case of married individuals filing
jointly. Contributions may be made up to the maximum permissible amount even if
they are not deductible. Rollover contributions are not includable 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 beneficiary, if any, or
rolled over into another IRA, 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, amounts used to
pay certain qualified higher education expenses, and amounts used within 120
days of the date the distribution is received to pay for certain first-time
homebuyer expenses. 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.
ROTH IRAS: Shares of each Fund also may be used as a funding medium for
a Roth Individual Retirement Account ("Roth IRA"). A Roth IRA is similar in
numerous ways to the regular (traditional) IRA, described above. Some of the
primary differences are as follows.
A single individual earning below $95,000 can contribute up to $2,000
per year to a Roth IRA. The maximum contribution amount diminishes and gradually
falls to zero for single filers with adjusted gross incomes ranging from $95,000
to $110,000. Married couples earning less than $150,000 combined, and filing
jointly, can contribute a full $4,000 per year ($2,000 per IRA). The maximum
contribution amount for married couples filing jointly phases out from $150,000
to $160,000. An individual whose adjusted gross income exceeds the maximum
phase-out amount cannot contribute to a Roth IRA.
An eligible individual can contribute money to a traditional IRA and a
Roth IRA as long as the total contribution to all IRAs does not exceed $2,000.
Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible. Contributions to a Roth IRA may
be made even after the individual for whom the account is maintained has
attained age 70 1/2.
No distributions are required to be taken prior to the death of the
original account holder. If a Roth IRA has been established for a minimum of
five years, distributions can be taken tax-free after reaching age 59 1/2, for a
first-time home purchase ($10,000 maximum, one time use), or upon death or
disability. All other distributions from a Roth IRA (other than the amount of
nondeductible contributions) are taxable and subject to a 10% tax penalty unless
an exception applies. Exceptions to the 10% penalty include: reaching age 59
1/2, death, disability, deductible medical expenses, the purchase of health
insurance for certain unemployed individual and qualified higher education
expenses.
An individual with an income of less than $100,000 (who is not married
filing separately) can roll his or her existing IRA into a Roth IRA. However,
the individual must pay taxes on the taxable amount in his or her traditional
IRA. After 1998, all taxes on such a rollover will have to be paid in the tax
year in which the rollover is made.
QUALIFIED PLANS: For those self-employed individuals who wish to
purchase shares of one or more Ivy funds through a qualified retirement plan, an
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 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 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 (as indexed). 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 the employer maintains or
maintained any other qualified retirement plan with respect to which any
contributions or benefits have been credited.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN
An Advisor Class shareholder 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 (minimum
distribution amount - $50), 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
continually maintain an account balance of at least $10,000. 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 $250 each while the Withdrawal Plan is in effect.
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 of each Fund 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.
REDEMPTIONS
Shares of each Fund are redeemed at their net asset value next
determined after a proper redemption request has been received by IMSC.
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.
The Trust may redeem those Advisor Class accounts of shareholders who
have maintained an investment of less than $10,000 in any Fund for a period of
more than 12 months. All Advisor Class accounts below that minimum will be
redeemed simultaneously when MIMI deems it advisable. The $10,000 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 any 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.
NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value per share of each Fund is computed by dividing the
value of that Fund's aggregate net assets (i.e., its total assets less its
liabilities) by the number of the Fund's shares outstanding. For purposes of
determining a Fund's aggregate net assets, receivables are valued at their
realizable amounts. Each Fund's liabilities, if not identifiable as belonging to
a particular class of that Fund, are allocated among the Fund's several classes
based on their relative net asset size. Liabilities attributable to a particular
class are charged to that class directly. The total liabilities for a class are
then deducted from the class's proportionate interest in the Fund's assets, and
the resulting amount is divided by the number of shares of the class outstanding
to produce its net asset value per share.
A security listed or traded on a recognized stock exchange or The
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") is valued at the security's last quoted
sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. If no
sale is reported at that time, the average between the last bid and asked price
(the "Calculated Mean") is used. Unless otherwise noted herein, 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. All other securities for which OTC market quotations are readily
available are valued at the Calculated Mean.
A debt security normally is valued on the basis of quotes obtained from
at least two dealers (or one dealer who has made a market in the security) or
pricing services that take into account appropriate valuation factors. Interest
is accrued daily. Money market instruments are valued at amortized cost, which
the Board believes approximates market value.
An exchange-traded option is valued at the last sale price on the
exchange on which it is principally traded, if available, and otherwise is
valued at the last sale price on the other exchange(s). If there were no sales
on any exchange, the option shall be valued at the Calculated Mean, if possible,
and otherwise at the last offering price, in the case of a written option, and
the last bid price, in the case of a purchased option. An OTC option is valued
at the last offering price, in the case of a written option, and the last bid
price, in the case of a purchased option. Exchange listed and widely-traded OTC
futures (and options thereon) are valued at the most recent settlement price.
Securities and other assets for which market prices are not readily
available are priced at their "fair value" as determined by IMI in accordance
with procedures approved by the Board. Trading in securities on many foreign
securities exchanges is normally completed before the close of regular trading
on the Exchange. Trading on foreign exchanges may not take place on all days on
which there is regular trading on the Exchange, or may take place on days on
which there is no regular trading on the Exchange (e.g., any of the national
business holidays identified below). If events materially affecting the value of
a Fund's portfolio securities occur between the time when a foreign exchange
closes and the time when that Fund's net asset value is calculated (see
following paragraph), such securities may be valued at fair value as determined
by IMI in accordance with procedures approved by the Board.
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) on each day the Exchange is open for trading. The Exchange
and the Trust's offices are expected to be closed, and net asset value will not
be calculated, on the following national business holidays: New Year's Day,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. On those days
when either or both of a Fund's Custodian or the Exchange close early as a
result of 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.
The number of shares you receive when you place a purchase order, and
the payment you receive after submitting a redemption request, is based on each
Fund's net asset value next determined after your instructions are received in
proper form by IMSC or by your registered securities dealer. Each purchase and
redemption order is subject to any applicable sales charge. Since each Fund
normally invests in securities that are listed on foreign exchanges that may
trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, each
Fund's net asset value may change on days when shareholders will not be able to
purchase or redeem that Fund's shares. The sale of each Fund's shares 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 a Fund's best interest to do so.
TAXATION
The following is a general discussion of certain tax rules thought to
be applicable with respect to each Fund. 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 adviser about the tax consequences to them of investing
in any Fund. The Funds are not managed for tax-efficiency.
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; and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of
each fiscal quarter, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the 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 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 a Fund in October, November or
December of the year with a record date in such a month and paid by the 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 each 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 a 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 each 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, as described below, foreign currency gains or
losses arising from certain section 1256 contracts are ordinary in character.
Also, section 1256 contracts held by each 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 each Fund may result in "straddles" for Federal income tax purposes. The
straddle rules may affect the character of gains or losses realized by each
Fund. In addition, losses realized by each 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 each Fund
are not entirely clear. The straddle rules may increase the amount of short-term
capital gain realized by any Fund, which is taxed as ordinary income when
distributed to shareholders.
Each 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.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, each Fund may recognize gain (but
not loss) from a constructive sale of certain "appreciated financial positions"
if the Fund enters into a short sale, offsetting notional principal contract,
futures or forward contract transaction with respect to the appreciated position
or substantially identical property. Appreciated financial positions subject to
this constructive sale treatment are interests (including options, futures and
forward contracts and short sales) in stock, partnership interests, certain
actively traded trust instruments and certain debt instruments. Constructive
sale treatment of appreciated financial positions does not apply to certain
transactions closed in the 90-day period ending with the 30th day after the
close of each Fund's taxable year, if certain conditions are met.
CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS -- "SECTION 988" GAINS OR LOSSES
Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates which
occur between the time each Fund accrues receivables or liabilities denominated
in a foreign currency and the time that 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 each Fund's investment company taxable income
available to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income.
INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Each 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, that Fund itself may be subject to a tax on a
portion of the excess distribution, whether or not the corresponding income is
distributed by the 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. Each 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.
Each Fund may be eligible to elect alternative tax treatment with
respect to PFIC shares. Each Fund may elect to mark to market its PFIC shares,
resulting in the shares being treated as sold at fair market value on the last
business day of each taxable year. Any resulting gain would be reported as
ordinary income; any resulting loss and any loss from an actual disposition of
the shares would be reported as ordinary loss to the extent of any net gains
reported in prior years. Under another election that currently is available in
some circumstances, each 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.
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 each 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.
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 each 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. Each 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 each Fund may be treated as
having acquisition discount, or OID in the case of certain types of debt
securities. Generally, each 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. Each 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.
Each Fund generally will be required to distribute dividends to
shareholders representing discount on debt securities that is currently
includable in income, even though cash representing such income may not have
been received by that Fund. Cash to pay such dividends may be obtained from
sales proceeds of securities held by each 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 each Fund to a corporate shareholder, to the extent such dividends are
attributable to dividends received from U.S. corporations by that 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 each Fund as capital gain dividends, are taxable to shareholders as long-term
capital gains whether paid in cash or in shares, and regardless of how long the
shareholder has held the Fund's shares; such distributions 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 that 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, if so, 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 the same 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 each 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 any Fund's total assets at the close
of its taxable year consists of securities of foreign corporations, that Fund
will be eligible and may elect to "pass-through" to the Fund's shareholders the
amount of foreign income and similar taxes paid by the 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 the 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, except in the case of certain electing individual taxpayers
who have limited creditable foreign taxes and no foreign source income other
than passive investment-type income, 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 the
Fund's income flows through to its shareholders. With respect to each 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 each Fund. In addition, the foreign tax credit may offset only 90% of the
revised alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and individuals.
Furthermore, the foreign tax credit is eliminated with respect to foreign taxes
withheld on dividends if the dividend-paying shares or the shares of a Fund are
held by the Fund or the shareholder, as the case may be, for less than 16 days
(46 days in the case of preferred shares) during the 30-day period (90-day
period for preferred shares) beginning 15 days (45 days for preferred shares)
before the shares become ex-dividend. In addition, if a Fund fails to satisfy
these holding period requirements, it cannot elect to pass through to
shareholders the ability to claim a deduction for related foreign taxes.
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 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 the Fund with and to
certify the shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number or social
security number, (2) the IRS notifies the shareholder or the 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 the Funds or shareholders. Shareholders are
advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax
consequences to them of an investment in any Fund.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance information for the classes of shares of each Fund may be
compared, in reports and promotional literature, to: (i) the S&P 500 Index, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA"), or other unmanaged indices so that
investors may compare each Fund's results with those of a group of unmanaged
securities widely regarded by investors as representative of the securities
markets in general; (ii) other groups of mutual funds tracked by Lipper
Analytical Services, a widely used independent research firm that ranks mutual
funds by overall performance, investment objectives and assets, or tracked by
other services, companies, publications or other criteria; and (iii) the
Consumer Price Index (measure for inflation) to assess the real rate of return
from an investment in a Fund. Unmanaged indices may assume the reinvestment of
dividends but generally do not reflect deductions or administrative and
management costs and expenses. Performance rankings are based on historical
information and are not intended to indicate future performance.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN. Quotations of standardized average annual
total return ("Standardized Return") for a specific class of shares of each Fund
will be expressed in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return that
would cause a hypothetical investment in that class of the 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 each Fund, it is assumed that
all dividends and capital gains distributions made by the Fund are reinvested at
net asset value in additional Advisor Class shares during the designated period.
Standardized Return quotations for each Fund do not take into account any
required payments for federal or state income taxes. Standardized Return
quotations are determined to the nearest 1/100 of 1%.
Each 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").
In determining the average annual total return for a specific class of
shares of each 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 each 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 Fund.
The Standardized Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy Growth Fund
for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered (January 1,
1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 was [ ],
respectively
The Standardized Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered
(January 1, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 was [
], respectively
The Standardized Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered
(November 2, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 was [
]. [These figures reflect expense reimbursement. Without expense reimbursement,
the Standardized Return would have been [ ].]
The Standardized Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered
(January 1, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 was [
], respectively.
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 each Fund for a specified period. Cumulative total return quotations
reflect changes in the price of each Fund's shares and assume that all dividends
and capital gains distributions during the period were reinvested in the same
Fund's shares. Cumulative total return is calculated by computing the cumulative
rates of return of a hypothetical investment in a specific class of shares of
each 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.
The Cumulative Total Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy Growth
Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered
(January 1, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31, 1999 was [
], respectively
The Cumulative Total Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy Growth
with Income Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first
offered (January 1, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December 31,
1999 was [ ], respectivley
The Cumulative Total Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were first offered
(November 2, 1998) through December 31, 1999 was [ ], respectively
The Cumulative Total Return for the Advisor Class shares of Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund for the period from the date Advisor Class shares were
first offered (January 1, 1998) through and the one-year period ended December
31, 1999 was [ ], respectively
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 each Fund will vary from time to time
depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio and
operating expenses of the Fund. These factors and possible differences in the
methods used in calculating performance quotations should be considered when
comparing performance information regarding each 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 each Fund's shares and the risks associated with each 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.
Each Fund may also cite endorsements or use for comparison its
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
Each Fund's Portfolio of Investments as of December 31, 1999, Statement
of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1999, Statement of Operations for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Statement of Changes in Net Assets for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, Financial Highlights, Notes to
Financial Statements, and Report of Independent Accountants, which are included
in each Fund's December 31, 1999 Annual Report to shareholders, are incorporated
by reference into this SAI.
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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS GROUP ("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 Investors Service, New
York, 1994), and "Standard & Poor's Municipal Ratings Handbook," October 1997
Issue (McGraw Hill, New York, 1997).]
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. While the various protective elements are likely to change,
such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally
strong position of such issues. 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 to be 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. Issuers rated Prime-2 are deemed to have
a strong ability for repayment while issuers voted Prime-3 are deemed to have an
acceptable ability for repayment. Issuers rated Not Prime do not fall within any
of the Prime rating categories.
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 has the highest rating assigned by S&P. 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.
The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is
being paid. Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating category is used
when interest payments or principal payments are not made on the date due, even
if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such
payments will be made during such grace period. The D rating also will be used
upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are
jeopardized.
(b) COMMERCIAL PAPER. An S&P commercial paper rating is a current
assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of debt considered short-term in
the relevant market.
The commercial paper rating A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of
safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess
extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+)
designation. For commercial paper with an A-2 rating, the capacity for timely
payment on issues is satisfactory, but not as high as for issues designated A-1.
Issues rated A-3 have adequate capacity for timely payment, but are more
vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations
carrying higher designations.
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. Debt rated D is in payment default. The D rating
category is used when interest payments or principal payments are not made on
the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P
believes such payments will be made during such grace period.
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IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
OVERVIEW
We believe the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund benefited from rising equity prices during
1999. The Fund is invested primarily in high-quality, large-cap companies that
hold leading positions in their industry or that we expect to be leaders in the
future. The Ivy US Blue Chip Fund continues to be managed in accordance with a
disciplined investment philosophy, the key to which is stock selection.
The manager of the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund makes no attempt to time the
market. A key component of the investment strategy is to be fully invested at
all times--ignoring short-term market volatility. Excess cash positions within
the Fund are held to a minimum, typically less than 2%. There are no sector bets
made by the Fund. The manager divides the stock market into nine broad economic
sectors, and the weightings within the Fund approximate the weighting of each
sector within the market as measured by the S&P 500 Index.
The manager utilizes an equity style that is a blend of growth and
value stocks. The Fund is invested in companies that history shows have a proven
and consistent record of earnings profitability, but whose prices do not appear
to the Fund manager to adequately reflect the underlying profitability of the
companies. The profitability of each company is compared to the patterns of its
industry to account for normal cyclicality. In addition, the manager prefers
companies that have a dominant market position with high-quality management.
By following this investment philosophy and equity style, we believe
the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund is well positioned for, and should benefit from, the
long-term positive trends of the stock market.
MARKET COMMENTARY
The US stock market continued to perform well in 1999, extending its
multi-year bull-market trend. After undergoing a brief correction in the
fall, stocks surged in the final months of the year, propelled higher by
technology companies. The NASDAQ Composite Index, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index all closed the year at all-time
highs. The performance of the NASDAQ Composite was so strong that it
generated the highest return of any US index in the 20th century, ending the
year up an impressive 85.6%. During the year, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average moved well past 10,000, ending the year up 25.22% at 11,497.12. Within
this environment, the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund was up 15.35%. (For the Fund's
total return with sales charge and performance commentary, please refer to
page 3.)
The Ivy US Blue Chip Fund benefited from this market strength. The Fund
invested in a number of high-quality, large-capitalization stocks, such as
General Electric, that performed well and are members of one or more of the
popular averages. In addition, technology stocks were particularly strong in
1999. Given the Fund manager's belief in diversification across all major
sectors, the Fund held positions in technology companies like Intel and Sun
Microsystems, which performed well in 1999.
ANNUAL REPORT
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the
general information of the shareholders. This report is not authorized for
distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an
effective prospectus.
IVY MANAGEMENT, INC.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432-6139
800.456.5111
December 31, 1999
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John S. Anderegg, Jr.
James W. Broadfoot
Paul H. Broyhill
Keith J. Carlson
Stanley Channick
Dianne Lister
Roy J. Glauber
Joseph G. Rosenthal
Richard Silverman
J. Brendan Swan
Edward M. Tighe
OFFICERS
Keith J. Carlson, Chairman
James W. Broadfoot, President
C. William Ferris, Secretary/Treasurer
LEGAL COUNSEL
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Boston, Massachusetts
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
TRANSFER AGENT
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
PO Box 3022
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922
800.777.6472
AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
DISTRIBUTOR
Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway, Suite 300
Boca Raton, Florida 33432-6139
800.456.5111
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INVESTORS SHED MARKET CONCERNS.
It appears that many of the concerns expressed by investors early in 1999
dissipated as the year progressed. Our research confirms that earnings growth
did not slow, narrow market participation broadened, and weakness in foreign
economies did not cause the US economy to slow. In fact, we believe the strength
in the US economy and US stock market served to bolster overseas economies and
markets. Our analysis indicates that the fear of deflation disappeared, the fear
of a financial market collapse was replaced by the fear of a possible financial
market bubble, and the fear of Y2K proved to be overblown. And, once again, fear
that the market was overvalued, which we believe has existed since the Dow
passed 6,000, was proven to be unfounded.
WE BELIEVE EXPERIENCED INVESTORS KNOW THAT IT IS BEST TO KEEP FOCUSED ON THE
LONG-TERM TREND OF THE MARKET AND TO VIEW CORRECTIONS AS MAJOR BUYING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY ENHANCE LONG-TERM RETURNS.
During the year, long-term interest rates rose as the Federal Reserve
increased short-term interest rates three times. Although these increases did
not derail the market averages, interest-rate-sensitive stocks performed poorly,
including many banks and insurance companies. The Fund was exposed to the
finance sector through investments in companies like Chase Manhattan and Mellon
Financial. Although we believe these to be high-quality finance companies, they
performed poorly, which according to our research was in line with the rest of
the sector. We believe that the sector will recover when interest rates begin to
decline.
In 1999, the investment community began to focus on the upcoming
presidential election and its possible impact on the market. According to our
research, one sector that was particularly hurt by the political situation was
healthcare. We believe that investors became concerned that political candidates
would urge medical cost-controls. The Fund was exposed to the healthcare sector
through investments in Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Although we believe these
to be high-quality healthcare companies, they performed poorly along with the
rest of the sector. We believe that the long-term prospects for healthcare
companies are particularly strong given the demographics in the US and the aging
of the baby boomers.
Oil prices rose sharply in 1999, causing many energy-related companies
to do well. The Fund was exposed to this area through investments in
high-quality companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp.
There is an old market adage that states "the market likes to climb a
wall of worry." Looking back, that appears to be what the market did in 1999
and it seems the investment community has given birth to new fears. We now
witness the fear of an overheated economy, the fear of inflation, and the fear
of higher interest rates. We believe that any one of these concerns can easily
cause the market to correct 10% or more, and that the investment landscape is
filled with unsuccessful investors who tried to time the short-term movements of
the market. We believe it is best to keep focused on the long-term trend of the
market and to view corrections as major buying opportunities that may enhance
long-term returns.
LOOKING AHEAD.
In our view, long-term investors have many reasons to remain optimistic. We
believe the threat of a significant rise in inflation is fairly remote.
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon caused by too much money chasing too few
goods. In our view, the productive capacity of the United States should not have
a problem producing sufficient goods to meet expanding demand and that world
economies are awash in excess capacity. Moreover, according to our research,
monetary growth in the US, as measured by high-powered bank reserves, indicates
that inflation is likely to remain under control. We believe the recent rise in
interest rates may easily reverse once the markets accept and reflect a low
inflation environment.
We expect that the economy will continue to grow and will soon mark the
longest uninterrupted period of expansion in US history. This may result in
further growth of corporate profits. Over the long term, we believe that higher
earnings should be reflected in higher stock prices. Finally, the demographics
in the US can be a powerful force that, in our view, could lead to higher stock
prices. We continue to believe that the increasing need for baby boomers to plan
and invest for retirement should provide a significant positive influence on the
financial markets, particularly on stock prices.
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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF THE FUND SINCE
INCEPTION (11/98) OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
[CHART]
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
PERFORMANCE COMMENTARY
For the 12 months ended December 31, 1999, the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund returned
15.35%. Relative to the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of stocks, the Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund underperformed the Index, which returned 21.10% for the same time
period. We believe this underperformance was primarily due to the Fund's first
quarter 1999 underexposure to certain technology issues that fueled the S&P
500's strong performance throughout the year. Although the Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
increased its exposure to these companies during the year, the early
underexposure hurt its overall performance relative to the S&P 500. The Fund's
exposure to the financial sector, which we believe was hurt by rising interest
rates, and the out-of-favor healthcare sector, particularly pharmaceuticals,
also may have contributed to its underperformance relative to the S&P 500.
The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of stocks which assumes reinvestment of
dividends and, unlike Fund returns, does not reflect any fees or expenses. It is
not possible to invest in an index.
Performance is calculated for Class A shares of the Fund unless otherwise noted.
The performance of all other share classes will vary relative to that of Class A
shares based on differences in their respective sales loads and fees.
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Class A(1) Class B(2) & C(3) Advisor Class(4) Class I(5)
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN w/ w/o w/ w/o w/ w/o w/ w/o
FOR PERIODS ENDING Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb.
DECEMBER 31, 1999 w/ w/o w/ w/o
CDSC CDSC CDSC CDSC
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
B: B: B: B:
9.74% 14.74% 8.05% 13.05%
C: C: C: C:
1 year 8.71% 7.11% 13.84% 14.84% 12.05% 13.05% 15.89% 13.80% n/a n/a
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B: B: B: B:
13.28% 16.68% 10.99% 14.33%
C: C: C: C:
Since Inception(6) 14.29% 12.00% 16.76% 16.76% 14.37% 14.37% 20.95% 18.20% n/a n/a
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(1)Class A performance figures include the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
(2)Class B performance figures are calculated with and without the applicable
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC), up to a maximum of 5.00%.
(3)Class C performance figures are calculated with and without the applicable
CDSC, up to a maximum of 1.00%.
(4)Advisor Class shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.
(5)Class I shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC. There
were no Class I shares outstanding.
(6)Class A and Advisor Class commenced operations November 2, 1998; Class B and
Class C commenced operations November 6, 1998.
Total returns were higher due to reimbursement of certain Fund expenses. See
Financial Highlights.
All charts and tables reflect past results and assume reinvestment of dividends
and capital gain distributions. Future results will, of course, be different.
The investment return and principal value of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund will
fluctuate and at redemption shares may be worth more or less than the amount of
the original investment.
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IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND
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4
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
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EQUITY SECURITIES -- 98.72% SHARES VALUE
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BASIC INDUSTRIES -- 3.96%
Georgia-Pacific Group................... 4,000 $ 203,000
PPG Industries, Inc..................... 3,200 200,200
Praxair, Inc............................ 4,200 211,312
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614,512
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CAPITAL GOODS -- 9.40%
Briggs & Stratton Corporation........... 3,000 160,875
Emerson Electric Co..................... 3,250 186,469
General Electric Company................ 4,100 634,475
Honeywell International Inc............. 4,312 248,749
United Technologies Corporation......... 3,500 227,500
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1,458,068
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CONSUMER CYCLICALS -- 9.01%
Gap, Inc. (The)......................... 3,000 138,000
General Motors Corporation.............. 3,200 232,600
Home Depot, Inc......................... 3,300 226,256
Lowe's Companies, Inc................... 3,800 227,050
May Department Stores Company, (The).... 3,000 96,750
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation(a)........... 6,800 158,525
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.................... 4,600 317,975
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1,397,156
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CAPITAL STAPLES -- 9.66%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc........... 3,350 237,431
Colgate-Palmolive Company............... 3,850 250,250
General Mills, Inc...................... 4,500 160,875
H.J. Heinz Company...................... 3,800 151,287
Kimberly-Clark Corporation.............. 3,700 241,425
PepsiCo, Inc............................ 4,000 141,000
Sara Lee Corporation.................... 6,800 150,025
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company................. 2,000 165,875
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1,498,168
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ENERGY -- 6.23%
Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)....... 600 51,900
Chevron Corporation..................... 2,200 190,575
Exxon Mobil Corporation................. 4,660 375,421
Royal Dutch Petroleum -- NY Shares...... 2,800 169,225
Texaco Inc.............................. 3,300 179,231
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966,352
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FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 13.55%
American International Group, Inc....... 1,400 151,375
Bank of America Corporation............. 3,950 198,241
Bank of New York Company, Inc., (The)... 4,900 196,000
Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The)...... 2,500 194,219
Fannie Mae.............................. 2,800 174,825
Mellon Financial Corporation............ 6,000 204,375
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc................ 2,750 229,625
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co......... 2,250 321,187
State Street Corporation................ 3,100 226,494
Wells Fargo Corporation................. 5,100 206,231
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2,102,572
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HEALTHCARE -- 9.90%
Abbott Laboratories..................... 2,800 101,675
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company............ 4,500 288,844
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<CAPTION>
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Eli Lilly and Company................... 4,250 $ 282,625
Johnson & Johnson....................... 2,500 232,812
Merck & Co., Inc........................ 4,250 285,016
Pfizer Inc.............................. 2,500 81,094
Schering-Plough Corporation............. 6,250 263,672
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1,535,738
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TECHNOLOGY -- 27.14%
Adobe Systems Incorporated.............. 1,100 73,975
Altera Corporation(a)................... 2,500 123,906
Applied Materials, Inc.(a).............. 1,750 221,703
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a).................. 3,700 396,363
Dell Computer Corporation(a)............ 3,600 183,600
EMC Corporation(a)...................... 1,600 174,800
Hewlett-Packard Company................. 1,400 159,512
Intel Corporation....................... 5,600 460,950
International Business Machines Corp.... 3,000 324,000
Lucent Technologies Inc................. 3,850 288,028
Microsoft Corporation(a)................ 5,350 624,612
Nasdaq-100 Shares(a).................... 1,750 319,813
Nortel Networks Corporation(b).......... 1,600 161,600
Novellus Systems, Inc.(a)............... 500 61,266
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(a)............... 3,700 286,519
Texas Instruments Inc................... 2,100 203,438
Xilinx, Inc.(a)......................... 3,200 145,500
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4,209,585
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UTILITIES -- 9.87%
ALLTEL Corporation...................... 2,600 214,987
AT&T Corporation........................ 5,600 284,200
Bell Atlantic Corporation............... 3,800 233,937
BellSouth Corporation................... 4,900 229,381
MCI WorldCom, Inc.(a)................... 3,000 159,188
MediaOne Group, Inc.(a)................. 2,000 153,625
SBC Communications Inc.................. 5,250 255,938
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1,531,256
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 98.72%
(Cost -- $13,485,629)(c).............. 15,313,407
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES -- 1.28% 198,601
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NET ASSETS -- 100%...................... $15,512,008
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NY Shares -- New York Shares
(a) Non-income producing security
(b) Foreign security
(c) Cost is approximately the same for Federal
income tax purposes.
OTHER INFORMATION:
At December 31, 1999, net unrealized appreciation based on
cost for financial statement and Federal income tax purposes
is as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation............... $ 2,203,546
Gross unrealized depreciation............... (375,768)
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Net unrealized appreciation............. $ 1,827,778
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Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term
obligations aggregated $19,467,938 and $8,095,654,
respectively, for the period ended December 31, 1999.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1999
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<S> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (identified cost -- $13,485,629)...... $15,313,407
Cash........................................................ 480,628
Receivables
Fund shares sold.......................................... 6,515
Dividends and interest.................................... 10,218
Manager for expense reimbursement......................... 18,353
Other assets................................................ 5,841
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Total assets.............................................. 15,834,962
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LIABILITIES
Payables
Investments purchased..................................... 284,128
Fund shares repurchased................................... 2,929
Management fee............................................ 9,504
12b-1 service and distribution fees....................... 9,865
Other payables to related parties......................... 6,413
Accrued expenses............................................ 10,115
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Total liabilities......................................... 322,954
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NET ASSETS.................................................. $15,512,008
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CLASS A
Net asset value and redemption price per share
($3,352,786/272,114 shares outstanding)................... $ 12.32
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Maximum offering price per share ($12.32 x 100/94.25)*...... $ 13.07
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CLASS B
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price** per
share ($8,742,297/711,563 shares outstanding)............. $ 12.29
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CLASS C
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price*** per
share ($2,497,324/203,086 shares outstanding)............. $ 12.30
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ADVISOR CLASS
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per
share ($919,601/74,461 shares outstanding)................ $ 12.35
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Capital paid-in........................................... $13,863,713
Accumulated net realized loss on investments.............. (179,483)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments................ 1,827,778
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NET ASSETS.................................................. $15,512,008
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<S> <C>
* On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price is reduced.
** Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 5%.
*** Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 1%.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................................. $ 136,175
Interest.................................................. 5,123
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141,298
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EXPENSES
Management fee............................................ $78,946
Transfer agent............................................ 17,901
Administrative services fee............................... 10,526
Custodian fees............................................ 23,748
Blue Sky fees............................................. 28,050
Auditing and accounting fees.............................. 15,331
Shareholder reports....................................... 6,031
Amortization of deferred offering costs................... 88,584
Fund accounting........................................... 29,915
Trustees' fees............................................ 9,240
12b-1 service and distribution fees....................... 80,833
Legal..................................................... 25,639
Other..................................................... 704
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415,448
Expenses reimbursed by Manager.............................. (213,586)
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Net expenses.......................................... 201,862
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NET INVESTMENT LOSS......................................... (60,564)
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT
TRANSACTIONS
Net realized loss on investments.......................... (169,569)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments...... 1,730,573
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Net gain on investment transactions................... 1,561,004
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS........ $1,500,440
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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FOR THE PERIOD
FOR THE NOVEMBER 2, 1998
YEAR ENDED (COMMENCEMENT)
DECEMBER 31, TO DECEMBER 31,
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1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
Operations
Net investment loss....................................... $ (60,564) $ (195)
Net realized loss on investments.......................... (169,569) (9,914)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments...... 1,730,573 97,205
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Net increase resulting from operations................ 1,500,440 87,096
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Dividends to shareholders from net investment income
Class A................................................... (18,102) --
Class B................................................... (7,134) --
Class C................................................... (2,157) --
Advisor Class............................................. (7,101) --
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Total distributions to shareholders................... (34,494) --
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Fund share transactions (Note 4)
Class A................................................... 2,307,988 702,150
Class B................................................... 6,883,607 1,021,585
Class C................................................... 2,161,639 108,021
Advisor Class............................................. 273,966 500,010
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Net increase resulting from Fund share transactions... 11,627,200 2,331,766
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TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS................................ 13,093,146 2,418,862
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period....................................... 2,418,862 --
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END OF PERIOD............................................. $15,512,008 $2,418,862
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME......................... $ -- $ 3,885
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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<CAPTION>
for the period
for the year November 2, 1998
ended (commencement)
CLASS A December 31, to December 31,
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1999 1998
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 10.74 $ 10.00
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Income from investment operations
Net investment (loss) income(a)........................... (.01) --(b)
Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized).... 1.66 .74(b)
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Total from investment operations.......................... 1.65 .74
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Less distributions
Dividends from net investment income...................... .07 --
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Total distributions..................................... .07 --
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 12.32 $ 10.74
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Total return (%)............................................ 15.35(c) 7.40(d)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 3,353 $ 726
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)............................ 1.46 1.43(e)
Without expense reimbursement (%)......................... 3.49 6.34(e)
Ratio of net investment (loss) income to average net assets
(%)(a).................................................... (.12) .02(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 80 3
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<CAPTION>
for the period
for the year November 6, 1998
ended (commencement)
CLASS B December 31, to December 31,
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1999 1998
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 10.72 $ 10.30
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Income from investment operations
Net investment loss(a).................................... (.07) (.01)(b)
Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized).... 1.65 .43(b)
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Total from investment operations.......................... 1.58 .42
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Less distributions
Dividends from net investment income...................... .01 --
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Total distributions..................................... .01 --
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 12.29 $ 10.72
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Total return (%)............................................ 14.74(c) 4.08(d)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 8,742 $ 1,047
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)............................ 2.15 2.13(e)
Without expense reimbursement (%)......................... 4.18 7.04(e)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (%)(a)... (.81) (.68)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 80 3
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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<CAPTION>
for the period
for the year November 6, 1998
ended (commencement)
CLASS C December 31, to December 31,
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1999 1998
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 10.72 $ 10.30
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Income from investment operations
Net investment loss(a).................................... (.07) (.01)(b)
Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized).... 1.66 .43(b)
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Total from investment operations.......................... 1.59 .42
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Less distributions
Dividends from net investment income...................... .01 --
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Total distributions..................................... .01 --
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 12.30 $ 10.72
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Total return (%)............................................ 14.84(c) 4.08(d)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 2,497 $ 110
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)............................ 2.08 2.22(e)
Without expense reimbursement (%)......................... 4.11 7.13(e)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (%)(a)... (.74) (.77)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 80 3
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<CAPTION>
for the period
for the year November 2, 1998
ended (commencement)
ADVISOR CLASS December 31, to December 31,
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1999 1998
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA --------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 10.74 $ 10.00
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Income from investment operations
Net investment income(a).................................. .02 .01(b)
Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized).... 1.69 .73(b)
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Total from investment operations.......................... 1.71 .74
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Less distributions
Dividends from net investment income...................... .10 --
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Total distributions..................................... .10 --
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Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 12.35 $ 10.74
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Total return (%)............................................ 15.89(c) 7.40(d)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 920 $ 537
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
With expense reimbursement (%)............................ 1.10 1.08(e)
Without expense reimbursement (%)......................... 3.13 5.99(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
(%)(a).................................................... .24 .37(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 80 3
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(a) Net investment (b) Based on average (c) Total return does (d) Total return (e) Annualized
income (loss) is net shares outstanding. not reflect a sales represents aggregate
of expenses charge. total return and does
reimbursed by not reflect a sales
Manager. charge.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund (the "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, Advisor Class 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.
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed
by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Preparation of the
financial statements includes the use of management estimates. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
SECURITY VALUATION -- Securities traded on a U.S. or foreign stock exchange, or
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") system, are valued at the last quoted
sale price reported as of the close of regular trading on the exchange on which
the security is traded most extensively. If there were no sales on the exchange
the security is traded most extensively and the security is traded on more than
one exchange, or on one or more exchanges in the over-the-counter market, the
exchange reflecting the last quoted sale will be used. Otherwise, the security
is valued at the calculated mean between the last bid and asked price on the
exchange. Securities not traded on an exchange or Nasdaq, but traded in another
over-the-counter market are valued at the average between the current bid and
asked price in such markets. Short-term obligations and commercial paper are
valued at amortized cost, which approximates market. Debt securities (other than
short-term obligations and commercial paper) are valued on the basis of
valuations furnished by a pricing service authorized by the Board of Trustees
(the "Board"), which determines valuations based upon market transactions for
normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities, or on the basis of
dealer quotes. All other securities are valued at their fair value as determined
in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board; as of December 31, 1999,
there were no Board valued securities.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME -- Security transactions are
accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, and interest income is accrued on a daily basis. Realized gains and losses
from security transactions are calculated on an identified cost basis.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- The Fund intends to qualify for tax treatment applicable
to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
"Code"), as amended, and distribute all of its taxable income to its
shareholders. Therefore, no provision has been recorded for Federal income or
excise taxes.
The Fund has a net tax-basis capital loss carryover of approximately $125,000 as
of December 31,1999, which may be applied against any realized net taxable
capital gain of each succeeding fiscal year until fully utilized or until the
expiration date, whichever occurs first. The carryover expires in 2007.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS -- Distributions from net investment income and
capital gains, if any, are declared in December.
DEFERRED OFFERING COSTS -- Offering costs were amortized over the one year
period which began November 6, 1998, the date the Fund commenced operations.
RECLASSIFICATIONS -- The timing and characterization of certain income and
capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with Federal
tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences primarily relate to certain securities sold at a loss and
non-deductible deferred offering costs. As a result, Net investment loss and Net
realized loss on investments for a reporting period may differ significantly in
amount and character from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the
Fund may make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without
impacting the net asset value of the Fund.
2. RELATED PARTIES
Ivy Management, Inc. (IMI) is the Manager and Investment Adviser of the Fund.
For its services, IMI receives a fee monthly at the annual rate of .75% of the
Fund's average net assets. Currently, IMI limits the Fund's total operating
expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses) to an annual rate of
1.15% of its average net assets.
MIMI, of which IMI is a wholly owned subsidiary, provides certain
administrative, accounting and pricing services for the Fund. For those
services, the Fund pays MIMI fees plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. Such fees
and expenses are reflected as Administrative services fee and Fund accounting in
the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 1999, MIMI owned 4.0% of the Fund's
shares outstanding.
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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. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the net amount of underwriting
discount retained by IMDI was $8,970.
Under Service and Distribution Plans, the Fund reimburses IMDI for service fee
payments made to brokers at an annual rate of .25% of its average net assets,
excluding Advisor Class and Class I. Class B and Class C shares are also subject
to an ongoing distribution fee at an annual rate of .75% of the average net
assets attributable to Class B and Class C. IMDI may use such distribution fee
for purposes of advertising and marketing shares of the Fund. Such fees of
$5,576, $57,173 and $18,084, for Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively, are
reflected as 12b-1 service and distribution fees in the Statement of Operations.
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (IMSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For those services, the
Fund pays a monthly fee plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. Such fees and
expenses of $5,146, $9,956, $1,845 and $954, for Class A, Class B, Class C and
Advisor Class, respectively, are reflected as Transfer agent in the Statement of
Operations.
3. BOARD'S COMPENSATION
Trustees who are not affiliated with IMI or MIMI receive compensation from the
Fund, which is reflected as Trustees' fees in the Statement of Operations.
4. FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Fund share transactions for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class were as
follows:
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<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
YEAR ENDED (COMMENCEMENT)
DECEMBER 31, 1999 TO DECEMBER 31, 1998
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CLASS A SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 281,189 $ 3,172,160 67,905 $ 705,555
Issued on
reinvestment
of distributions.... 1,246 15,288 -- --
Repurchased.......... (77,902) (879,460) (324) (3,405)
--------- ----------- --------- -----------
Net increase......... 204,533 $ 2,307,988 67,581 $ 702,150
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<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
YEAR ENDED (COMMENCEMENT)
DECEMBER 31, 1999 TO DECEMBER 31, 1998
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CLASS B SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 678,732 $ 7,639,044 97,672 $ 1,021,966
Issued on
reinvestment
of distributions.... 483 5,908 -- --
Repurchased.......... (65,287) (761,345) (37) (381)
--------- ----------- --------- -----------
Net increase......... 613,928 $ 6,883,607 97,635 $ 1,021,585
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 6, 1998
YEAR ENDED (COMMENCEMENT)
DECEMBER 31, 1999 TO DECEMBER 31, 1998
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CLASS C SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 225,883 $ 2,547,834 10,223 $ 108,031
Issued on
reinvestment
of distributions.... 163 1,994 -- --
Repurchased.......... (33,182) (388,189) (1) (10)
--------- ----------- --------- -----------
Net increase......... 192,864 $ 2,161,639 10,222 $ 108,021
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
YEAR ENDED (COMMENCEMENT)
DECEMBER 31, 1999 TO DECEMBER 31, 1998
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ADVISOR CLASS SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 29,163 $ 329,193 50,001 $ 500,010
Issued on
reinvestment
of distributions.... 577 7,101 -- --
Repurchased.......... (5,280) (62,328) -- --
--------- ----------- --------- -----------
Net increase......... 24,460 $ 273,966 50,001 $ 500,010
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
IVY US BLUE CHIP FUND (THE "FUND"):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 1999, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for the year then ended and for the period November 2, 1998 (commencement of
operations) through December 31, 1998, and the financial highlights for each of
the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. These financial statements and financial
highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities owned at
December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 4, 2000
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SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS
(UNAUDITED)
On September 30, 1999, a special shareholder meeting (the "Meeting") was held at
the offices of Mackenzie Investment Management Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, for
the following purposes (and with the following results):
PROPOSAL 1: With respect to Ivy Fund, to elect Trustees.
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<CAPTION>
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NOMINEE: FOR: WITHHOLD:
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<S> <C> <C>
James W. Broadfoot............ 602,735 26,261
Keith J. Carlson.............. 602,735 26,261
Stanley Channick.............. 602,735 26,261
Roy J. Glauber................ 602,735 26,261
Edward M. Tighe............... 602,735 26,261
</TABLE>
The other Trustees of Ivy Fund previously elected by shareholders whose term of
office continued after the meeting were John S. Anderegg, Jr., Paul H. Broyhill,
Frank W. DeFriece, Jr., Joseph G. Rosenthal, Richard N. Silverman and J. Brendan
Swan.
PROPOSAL 2: With respect to the Fund, to ratify or reject the action of the
Board of Trustees in selecting PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN:
- -----------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
594,072 6,681 28,243
</TABLE>
PROPOSAL 3: With respect to the Fund, to approve or disapprove the revision of
certain fundamental investment policies.
3.1 DIVERSIFICATION:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
491,431 13,881 38,206 85,477
</TABLE>
3.2 BORROWING:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
488,818 16,409 38,292 85,477
</TABLE>
3.3 SENIOR SECURITIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
493,896 11,330 38,292 85,477
</TABLE>
3.4 UNDERWRITING:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
493,896 11,330 38,292 85,477
</TABLE>
3.5 REAL ESTATE:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
494,415 11,330 37,773 85,477
</TABLE>
3.6 COMMODITIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
493,896 11,330 38,292 85,477
</TABLE>
3.7 LOANS:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
494,415 11,330 37,773 85,477
</TABLE>
3.8 CONCENTRATION:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
493,606 12,139 37,773 85,477
</TABLE>
3.9 OTHER POLICIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- -------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
490,293 15,020 38,205 85,477
</TABLE>
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* Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees
when the broker or nominee neither has received instructions from the
beneficial owner (or other persons entitled to vote) nor has discretionary
power to vote on a particular matter.
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02IBCF123199
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[IVY FUNDS LOGO]
ANNUAL REPORT
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the
general information of the shareholders. This report is not authorized for
distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an
effective prospectus.
IVY MANAGEMENT, INC.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432-6139
800.456.5111
DECEMBER 31, 1999
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John S. Anderegg, Jr.
James W. Broadfoot
Paul H. Broyhill
Keith J. Carlson
Stanley Channick
Dianne Lister
Roy J. Glauber
Joseph G. Rosenthal
Richard Silverman
J. Brendan Swan
Edward M. Tighe
OFFICERS
Keith J. Carlson, Chairman
James W. Broadfoot, President
C. William Ferris, Secretary/Treasurer
LEGAL COUNSEL
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Boston, Massachusetts
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
TRANSFER AGENT
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp.
PO Box 3022
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0922
800.777.6472
AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
DISTRIBUTOR
Ivy Mackenzie Distributors, Inc.
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway, Suite 300
Boca Raton, Florida 33432-6139
800.456.5111
[MACKENZIE]
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
OVERVIEW
We believe the Ivy Growth with Income Fund benefited from rising equity prices
during 1999. The Fund is invested primarily in high-quality, large-cap companies
that hold leading positions in their industry, or which we expect to be leaders
in the future. The Ivy Growth with Income Fund continues to be managed in
accordance with a disciplined investment philosophy, the key to which is stock
selection.
The manager of the Ivy Growth with Income Fund makes no attempt to time
the market, preferring to have the Fund remain fully invested at all times,
while ignoring short-term market volatility. Excess cash positions within the
Fund are held to a minimum, typically less than 2%. There are no sector bets
made by the Fund. The manager divides the stock market into nine broad economic
sectors, and the weightings within the Fund approximate the weighting of each
sector within the market as represented by the S&P 500 Index.
The manager utilizes an equity style that is a blend of growth and
value stocks. The Fund tends to be invested in companies that have a proven and
consistent record of earnings profitability, but whose prices do not appear to
the Fund manager to adequately reflect the underlying profitability of the
companies. The profitability of each company is compared to the patterns of its
industry to account for normal cyclicality. In addition, the manager prefers
companies that have a dominant market position with high-quality management.
By following this investment philosophy and equity style, we believe
the Ivy Growth with Income Fund is well positioned for, and should benefit from,
the long-term positive trends of the stock market.
For the 12 months ended December 31, 1999, the Ivy Growth with Income
Fund was up 10.98%, as compared to the S&P 500 Index, which returned 21.10% for
the same period. (For the Fund's total return with sales charge and performance
commentary, please refer to page 4.)
MARKET COMMENTARY
The US stock market continued to perform well in 1999, extending its multi-year
bull market trend. After undergoing a brief correction in the fall, stocks
surged in the final months of the year, propelled higher by technology
companies. The NASDAQ Composite Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the
S&P 500 Index all closed the year at all-time highs. The performance of the
NASDAQ Composite was so strong that it generated the highest return of
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any US index in the 20th century, ending the year up an impressive 85.6%. During
the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved well past 10,000, ending the
year up 25.22% at 11,497.12.
The Ivy Growth with Income Fund benefited from this market strength.
The Fund invested in a number of high-quality, large-capitalization stocks, such
as General Electric, that our research confirms performed well and are members
of one or more of the popular averages. In addition, technology stocks were
particularly strong in 1999. Given the Fund manager's belief in diversification
across all major sectors, the Fund was exposed to technology and held positions
in large-capitalization companies like Intel and Sun Microsystems, as well as
some mid-cap companies such as Altera and Xilinx that, according to our
research, performed well in 1999.
"WE BELIEVE EXPERIENCED INVESTORS KNOW THAT IT IS BEST TO KEEP FOCUSED
ON THE LONG-TERM TREND OF THE MARKET AND TO VIEW CORRECTIONS AS MAJOR BUYING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY ENHANCE LONG-TERM RETURNS."
INVESTORS SHED MARKET CONCERNS.
It appears that many of the concerns expressed by investors early in 1999
dissipated as the year progressed. Our research indicates that earnings growth
did not slow, narrow market participation broadened, and weakness in foreign
economies did not cause the US economy to slow. In fact, we believe the strength
in the US economy and US stock market served to bolster overseas economies and
markets. Our further analysis indicates that the fear of deflation disappeared,
the fear of a financial market collapse was replaced by the fear of a possible
financial market bubble, and the fear of Y2K proved to be overblown. And, once
again, it appears that the fear of overvaluation, which we believe has existed
since the market passed 6,000, was unfounded.
During the year, long-term interest rates rose and the Federal Reserve
increased short-term rates three times. Although these increases did not derail
the market averages, our research confirms that interest-rate-sensitive stocks
performed poorly, as did mid-cap financial companies, such as banks and
insurance companies. The Fund had investments in mid-capitalization companies
like Comerica and First Tennessee. Although we believe these are high-quality,
mid-cap finance companies, they performed poorly along with the rest of the
sector. We believe that the sector will recover when interest rates begin to
decline.
In our view, in 1999 the investment community began to focus on the
upcoming presidential election and its possible impact on the market. According
to our research, one sector that was particularly hurt by the political
situation was healthcare. We believe that investors became concerned that
political candidates would urge medical cost controls. The Fund was exposed to
the healthcare sector through investments in Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Although we believe these to be high-quality healthcare companies, our research
indicates that they performed poorly along with the rest of the sector. We
believe that the long-term prospects for healthcare companies are particularly
strong given the demographics in the US and the aging of the baby boomers.
Oil prices rose sharply last year, which caused the stock of many
energy-related companies to do well. The Fund was exposed to this area through
investments in high-quality companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., as well as some
smaller companies such as Noble Drilling.
There is an old market adage that states "the market likes to climb a
wall of worry." Looking back, that appears to be what the market did in 1999. We
believe that the investment community has now given birth to new fears. We now
witness the fear of an overheated economy, the fear of inflation, and the fear
of higher interest rates. While we believe that any one of these concerns can
easily cause the market to correct 10% or more, it is important to note that the
investment landscape is filled with unsuccessful investors who
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tried to time the short-term movements of the market. We believe that it is best
to keep focused on the long-term trend of the market and to view corrections as
major buying opportunities that may enhance long-term returns.
LOOKING AHEAD.
In our view, long-term investors have many reasons to remain optimistic. We
believe the threat of a significant rise in inflation is fairly remote.
Inflation is a monetary phenomenon caused by too much money chasing too few
goods. In our view, the productive capacity of the United States should not have
a problem producing goods to meet expanding demand, and we believe the world
economies are awash in excess capacity. Moreover, monetary growth in the US, as
measured by high-powered bank reserves, indicates that inflation should remain
under control. We believe the recent rise in interest rates may easily reverse
when the markets accept and reflect a low inflation environment.
In our view, the economy will continue to grow and soon mark the
longest uninterrupted period of expansion in US history. This may result in
further growth of corporate profits. Over the long term, we believe that higher
earnings and the demographics in the US could lead to higher stock prices. The
increasing need for baby boomers to plan and invest for retirement should
provide a significant positive influence on the financial markets, particularly
on stock prices.
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4
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF THE FUND SINCE
INCEPTION (4/84) OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT
[CHART]
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
For the 12 months ended December 31, 1999, the Ivy Growth with Income Fund
returned 10.98% as compared to the S&P 500 Index, which returned 21.10% for the
same period. The S&P 500 Index is oriented toward large-cap stocks, which our
research showed was one of the best performing sectors of the market in
1999--especially those companies in the technology arena. The Ivy Growth with
Income Fund consists of a combination of large- and mid-cap stocks. Over the
last 12 months, mid-cap stocks did not perform as well as larger companies, as
reflected by the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index, which gained 14.72% over the same
12-month period. Therefore, in our view, the Fund's exposure to mid-cap
companies, particularly mid-sized financial institutions, such as banks and
insurance companies, contributed to the Fund's underperformance versus the S&P
500 Index. Moreover, the Fund was hurt by its exposure to large-cap healthcare
companies.
The Lipper Average Growth and Income Fund represents performance of the average
growth and income fund as measured by Lipper Inc. It is not possible to invest
in a benchmark. The S&P 500 Index and the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index are unmanaged
indices of stocks which assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike Fund
returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest in an
index.
Performance is calculated for Class A shares of the Fund unless otherwise
noted. The performance of all other share classes will vary relative to that of
Class A shares based on differences in their respective sales loads and fees.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class A(1) Class B(2) & C(3) Advisor Class(4)
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN w/ w/o w/ w/o w/ w/o
FOR PERIODS ENDING Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb. Reimb.
DECEMBER 31, 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
w/ w/o w/ w/o
CDSC CDSC CDSC CDSC
----------------------------------------
B: B: B: B:
5.14% 10.14% 5.14% 10.14%
C: C: C: C:
1 year 4.60% 4.60% 8.91% 9.91% 8.91% 9.91% 11.18% 11.18%
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B: B: B: B:
16.31% 16.53% 16.31% 16.53%
C: C: C: C:
5 year 16.02% 16.02% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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B: B: B: B:
n/a n/a n/a n/a
C: C: C: C:
10 year 12.71% 12.70% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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B: B: B: B:
12.72% 12.72% 12.72% 12.72%
C: C: C: C:
Since Inception(5) 14.80% 14.80% 14.18% 14.18% 14.18% 14.18% 6.31% 6.31%
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</TABLE>
(1) Class A performance figures include the maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
(2) Class B performance figures are calculated with and without the applicable
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC), up to a maximum of 5.00%.
(3) Class C performance figures are calculated with and without the applicable
CDSC, up to a maximum of 1.00%.
(4) Advisor Class shares are not subject to an initial sales charge or a CDSC.
(5) Class A commenced operations April 1, 1984; Class B commenced operations
October 22, 1993; Class C commenced operations April 30, 1996; Advisor Class
commenced operations April 30, 1998.
Total returns in some periods were higher due to reimbursement of certain
Fund expenses.
All charts and tables reflect past results and assume reinvestment of
dividends and capital gain distributions. Future results will, of course, be
different. The investment return and principal value of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund will fluctuate and at redemption shares may be worth more or
less than the amount of the original investment.
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5
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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EQUITY SECURITIES -- 99.43% SHARES VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
BASIC INDUSTRIES -- 5.04%
Georgia-Pacific Group................... 27,500 $ 1,395,625
PPG Industries, Inc. ................... 15,000 938,438
Praxair, Inc. .......................... 40,000 2,012,500
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4,346,563
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CAPITAL GOODS -- 7.10%
Briggs & Stratton Corporation........... 29,000 1,555,125
General Electric Company................ 17,500 2,708,125
Honeywell International Inc. ........... 20,625 1,189,805
Kaydon Corporation...................... 25,000 670,313
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6,123,368
-----------
CONSUMER DURABLES -- 2.09%
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. ....... 17,500 584,063
Maytag Corporation...................... 9,000 432,000
Whirlpool Corporation................... 12,000 780,750
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1,796,813
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CONSUMER CYCLICAL -- 7.37%
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.(a)...... 35,000 1,575,000
Circuit City Stores-Circuit City
Group................................. 18,000 811,125
K-Mart Corporation...................... 45,000 452,813
Lowe's Companies, Inc. ................. 20,000 1,195,000
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation(a)........... 55,000 1,282,187
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. .................. 15,000 1,036,875
-----------
6,353,000
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CONSUMER STAPLES -- 7.04%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. ......... 17,500 1,240,313
Colgate-Palmolive Company............... 20,000 1,300,000
Hasbro, Inc. ........................... 22,000 419,375
Kimberly-Clark Corporation.............. 22,195 1,448,224
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company................. 20,000 1,658,750
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6,066,662
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ENERGY -- 6.21%
Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO)....... 10,000 865,000
Chevron Corporation..................... 11,500 996,187
Exxon Mobil Corporation................. 11,221 903,992
Noble Drilling Corporation(a)........... 27,500 900,625
Texaco Inc.............................. 17,500 950,469
Unocal Corporation...................... 22,000 738,375
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5,354,648
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FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 16.79%
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. ............ 20,000 1,043,750
AmSouth Bancorporation.................. 30,000 579,375
BB&T Corporation........................ 20,000 547,500
Comerica Incorporated................... 27,500 1,283,906
Fannie Mae.............................. 13,000 811,688
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation........................... 12,500 588,281
First Tennessee National Corporation.... 37,500 1,068,750
First Virginia Banks, Inc. ............. 20,000 860,000
Legg Mason, Inc. ....................... 28,500 1,033,125
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------
EQUITY SECURITIES SHARES VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Lincoln National Corporation............ 30,000 $ 1,200,000
Mellon Financial Corporation............ 20,000 681,250
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation....... 37,500 1,197,656
Old Kent Financial Corporation.......... 34,125 1,207,172
Paine Webber Group Inc. ................ 40,000 1,552,500
Torchmark Corporation................... 28,000 813,750
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14,468,703
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HEALTHCARE -- 8.86%
Abbott Laboratories..................... 10,000 363,125
Biomet, Inc. ........................... 22,000 880,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company............ 20,000 1,283,750
Eli Lilly and Company................... 20,000 1,330,000
Johnson & Johnson....................... 14,000 1,303,750
Merck & Co., Inc. ...................... 18,000 1,207,125
Schering-Plough Corporation............. 30,000 1,265,625
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7,633,375
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TECHNOLOGY -- 29.28%
Adobe Systems Incorporated.............. 18,000 1,210,500
Altera Corporation(a)................... 22,500 1,115,156
American Power Conversion
Corporation(a)........................ 65,000 1,714,375
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a).................. 17,500 1,874,687
Dionex Corporation(a)................... 27,500 1,132,656
Emerson Electric Co. ................... 7,500 430,313
Intel Corporation....................... 15,000 1,234,687
International Business Machines
Corp. ................................ 11,000 1,188,000
Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation(a)........................ 35,000 1,649,375
Linear Technology Corporation........... 14,000 1,001,875
LSI Logic Corporation(a)................ 24,000 1,620,000
Lucent Technologies Inc. ............... 15,000 1,122,187
Microsoft Corporation(a)................ 22,000 2,568,500
Nortel Networks Corporation(b).......... 10,000 1,010,000
Novellus Systems, Inc.(a)............... 14,000 1,715,438
Sun Microsystems, Inc.(a)............... 25,000 1,935,937
Vitesse Semiconductor
Corporation(a)........................ 27,500 1,442,031
Xilinx, Inc.(a)......................... 28,000 1,273,125
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25,238,842
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UTILITIES -- 9.65%
ALLTEL Corporation...................... 20,000 1,653,750
Bell Atlantic Corporation............... 20,000 1,231,250
BellSouth Corporation................... 10,000 468,125
DPL Inc................................. 70,000 1,211,875
MediaOne Group, Inc.(a)................. 20,000 1,536,250
Montana Power Company (The)............. 25,000 901,562
SBC Communications Inc. ................ 27,000 1,316,250
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8,319,062
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</TABLE>
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
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6
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 99.43%
(Cost -- $63,089,399)(c).............. $85,701,036
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES -- 0.57% 488,403
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NET ASSETS -- 100%...................... $86,189,439
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(a) Non-income producing security
(b) Foreign security
(c) Cost is approximately the same for Federal
income tax purposes.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
OTHER INFORMATION:
At December 31, 1999, net unrealized appreciation based on
cost for financial statement and Federal income tax purposes
is as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation............... $24,065,047
Gross unrealized depreciation............... (1,453,410)
-----------
Net unrealized appreciation............. $22,611,637
===========
Purchases and sales of securities other than short-term
obligations aggregated $72,616,634 and $90,297,328,
respectively, for the period ended December 31, 1999.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ASSETS
Investments, at value (identified cost -- $63,089,399)...... $85,701,036
Cash........................................................ 601,060
Receivables
Fund shares sold.......................................... 2,886
Dividends and interest.................................... 76,881
Other assets................................................ 23,921
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Total assets.............................................. 86,405,784
-----------
LIABILITIES
Payables
Fund shares repurchased................................... 83,939
Management fee............................................ 54,959
12b-1 service and distribution fees....................... 29,454
Other payables to related parties......................... 36,377
Accrued expenses............................................ 11,616
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Total liabilities......................................... 216,345
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NET ASSETS.................................................. $86,189,439
===========
CLASS A
Net asset value and redemption price per share
($63,580,153/4,706,004 shares outstanding)................ $ 13.51
===========
Maximum offering price per share ($13.51 x 100/94.25)*...... $ 14.33
===========
CLASS B
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price** per
share ($21,749,637/1,644,950 shares outstanding).......... $ 13.22
===========
CLASS C
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price*** per
share ($484,489/37,014 shares outstanding)................ $ 13.09
===========
ADVISOR CLASS
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per
share ($375,160/27,634 shares outstanding)................ $ 13.58
===========
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF
Capital paid-in........................................... $63,806,854
Accumulated net realized loss on investments.............. (229,052)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments................ 22,611,637
-----------
NET ASSETS.................................................. $86,189,439
===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
* On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price is reduced.
** Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 5%.
*** Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 1%.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
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8
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................................. $ 1,196,642
Interest.................................................. 53,462
-----------
1,250,104
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EXPENSES
Management fee............................................ $674,369
Transfer agent............................................ 250,101
Administrative services fee............................... 89,916
Custodian fees............................................ 20,901
Blue Sky fees............................................. 32,836
Auditing and accounting fees.............................. 29,744
Shareholder reports....................................... 26,908
Fund accounting........................................... 98,036
Trustees' fees............................................ 9,240
12b-1 service and distribution fees....................... 367,636
Legal..................................................... 31,106
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Total expenses........................................ 1,630,793
-----------
NET INVESTMENT LOSS......................................... (380,689)
-----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT
TRANSACTIONS
Net realized gain on investments.......................... 10,673,435
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments...... (1,206,842)
-----------
Net gain on investment transactions................... 9,466,593
-----------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS........ $ 9,085,904
===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------
1999 1998
-------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
Operations
Net investment (loss) income.............................. $ (380,689) $ 76,556
Net realized gain on investments.......................... 10,673,435 3,269,440
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments...... (1,206,842) 5,444,602
----------- -----------
Net increase resulting from operations................ 9,085,904 8,790,598
----------- -----------
Class A distributions
Dividends
From net investment income.............................. -- (44,407)
In excess of net investment income...................... (170,492) --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... (6,433,775) (1,399,111)
----------- -----------
Total distributions to Class A shareholders........... (6,604,267) (1,443,518)
----------- -----------
Class B distributions
Dividends in excess of net investment income.............. (58,202) --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... (2,210,139) (492,051)
----------- -----------
Total distributions to Class B shareholders........... (2,268,341) (492,051)
----------- -----------
Class C distributions
Dividends in excess of net investment income.............. (1,585) --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... (49,483) (31,265)
----------- -----------
Total distributions to Class C shareholders........... (51,068) (31,265)
----------- -----------
Advisor Class distributions
Dividends in excess of net investment income.............. (823) --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... (37,042) (5,709)
----------- -----------
Total distributions to Advisor Class shareholders..... (37,865) (5,709)
----------- -----------
Fund share transactions (Note 4)
Class A................................................... (6,380,015) (5,017,773)
Class B................................................... (2,128,060) 2,325,537
Class C................................................... (153,520) (3,935,114)
Advisor Class............................................. 36,051 331,216
----------- -----------
Net decrease resulting from Fund share transactions... (8,625,544) (6,296,134)
----------- -----------
TOTAL (DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS..................... (8,501,181) 521,921
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period....................................... 94,690,620 94,168,699
----------- -----------
END OF PERIOD............................................. $86,189,439 $94,690,620
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the year ended
CLASS A December 31,
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 13.54 $ 12.59 $ 11.38 $ 10.98 $ 9.08
-----------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations
Net investment (loss) income.............................. (.03) .04 .08 .08 .11
Net gain on securities (both realized and unrealized)..... 1.51 1.19 2.37 2.16 2.13
-----------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.......................... 1.48 1.23 2.45 2.24 2.24
-----------------------------------------------------
Less distributions
Dividends
From net investment income.............................. -- -- .03 .08 .08
In excess of net investment income...................... .03 -- -- .03 --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... 1.48 .28 1.21 1.73 .26
-----------------------------------------------------
Total distributions..................................... 1.51 .28 1.24 1.84 .34
-----------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 13.51 $ 13.54 $ 12.59 $ 11.38 $ 10.98
=====================================================
Total return (%)(a)......................................... 10.98 9.64 21.57 20.46 24.93
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $63,580 $69,733 $69,742 $63,219 $59,054
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)................. 1.62 1.60 1.59 1.81 1.96
Ratio of net investment (loss) income to average net assets
(%)....................................................... (.23) .28 .58 .68 1.06
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 82 108 36 138 81
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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for the year ended
CLASS B December 31,
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 13.38 $ 12.54 $ 11.36 $ 10.98 $ 9.08
-----------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations
Net investment (loss) income.............................. (.13) (.06) (.02) (.01) .03
Net gain on securities (both realized and unrealized)..... 1.48 1.18 2.37 2.15 2.13
-----------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.......................... 1.35 1.12 2.35 2.14 2.16
-----------------------------------------------------
Less distributions
Dividends
From net investment income.............................. -- -- .03 -- .01
In excess of net investment income...................... .03 -- -- .08 --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... 1.48 .28 1.14 1.68 .25
-----------------------------------------------------
Total distributions..................................... 1.51 .28 1.17 1.76 .26
-----------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 13.22 $ 13.38 $ 12.54 $ 11.36 $ 10.98
=====================================================
Total return (%)(a)......................................... 10.14 9.01 20.74 19.59 23.94
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $21,750 $23,975 $20,071 $13,473 $ 8,868
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)................. 2.36 2.33 2.31 2.55 2.75
Ratio of net investment (loss) income to average net assets
(%)....................................................... (.97) (.45) (.13) (.06) .27
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 82 108 36 138 81
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the period
April 30, 1996
for the year ended (commencement)
CLASS C December 31, to December 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA -----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $13.29 $12.44 $11.37 $11.73
-----------------------------------------------------
Income from investment operations
Net investment loss....................................... (.14) (.05) (.01) (.08)
Net gain on securities (both realized and unrealized)..... 1.45 1.18 2.35 1.53
-----------------------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.......................... 1.31 1.13 2.34 1.45
-----------------------------------------------------
Less distributions
Dividends in excess of net investment income.............. .03 -- -- .08
Distributions from capital gains.......................... 1.48 .28 1.27 1.73
-----------------------------------------------------
Total distributions..................................... 1.51 .28 1.27 1.81
-----------------------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period.............................. $13.09 $13.29 $12.44 $11.37
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
Total return (%)............................................ 9.91(a) 9.16(a) 20.70(a) 12.37(b)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 484 $ 643 $4,356 $ 28
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)................. 2.50 2.27 2.23 3.02(c)
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (%)...... (1.11) (.39) (.05) (.53)(c)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 82 108 36 138
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the period
for the year April 30, 1998
ended (commencement)
ADVISOR CLASS December 31, to December 31,
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998
SELECTED PER SHARE DATA -----------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net asset value, beginning of period........................ $ 13.58 $ 13.88
--------------------------------------
Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment (loss) income.............................. (.02) .05
Net gain or loss on securities (both realized and
unrealized)............................................. 1.53 (.07)
--------------------------------------
Total from investment operations.......................... 1.51 (.02)
--------------------------------------
Less distributions
Dividends in excess of net investment income.............. .03 --
Distributions from capital gains.......................... 1.48 .28
--------------------------------------
Total distributions..................................... 1.51 .28
--------------------------------------
Net asset value, end of period.............................. $ 13.58 $ 13.58
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
Total return (%)............................................ 11.18(a) (.36)(b)
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in thousands).................... $ 375 $ 339
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (%)................. 1.46 1.20(c)
Ratio of net investment (loss) income to average net assets
(%)....................................................... (.07) .68(c)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)................................. 82 108
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Total return does not reflect (b) Total return represents (c) Annualized
a sales charge. aggregate total return and does
not reflect a sales charge.
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
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12
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Ivy Growth with Income Fund (the "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 Advisor Class 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.
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed
by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Preparation of the
financial statements includes the use of management estimates. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
SECURITY VALUATION -- Securities traded on a U.S. or foreign stock exchange, or
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") system, are valued at the last quoted
sale price reported as of the close of regular trading on the exchange the
security is traded most extensively. If there is no such sale, the security is
valued at the calculated mean between the last bid and asked price on the
exchange. Securities not traded on an exchange or Nasdaq, but traded in another
over-the-counter market are valued at the average between the current bid and
asked prices in such markets. Short-term obligations and commercial paper are
valued at amortized cost, which approximates market. Debt securities (other than
short-term obligations and commercial paper) are valued on the basis of
valuations furnished by a pricing service authorized by the Board of Trustees
(the "Board"), which determines valuations based upon market transactions for
normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities, or on the basis of
dealer quotes. All other securities are valued at their fair value as determined
in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board; as of December 31, 1999,
there were no Board valued securities.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INVESTMENT INCOME -- Security transactions are
accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, and interest income is accrued on a daily basis. Realized gains and losses
from security transactions are calculated on an identified cost basis.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- The Fund intends to qualify for tax treatment applicable
to regulated investment companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
"Code"), as amended, and distribute all of its taxable income to its
shareholders. Therefore, no provision has been recorded for Federal income or
excise taxes.
The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryover of approximately $228,000 as
of December 31, 1999, which may be applied against any realized net taxable
capital gains of each succeeding fiscal year until fully utilized or until the
expiration date, whichever occurs first. The Fund's capital loss carryover was
realized by Mackenzie North American Fund prior to the Fund's acquisition of all
the net assets on April 1, 1995. The carryover expires in 2002.
Pursuant to Code Section 852, the Fund designates $8,743,548 as long-term
capital gain distributions for its taxable year ended December 31, 1999.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS -- From January 1, 1999 to April 30, 1999,
distributions from net investment income were declared daily and paid quarterly
(or at redemption, if earlier). Beginning May 1, 1999, distributions from net
investment income and capital gain, if any, are declared in December.
RECLASSIFICATIONS -- The timing and characterization of certain income and
capital gain distributions are determined annually in accordance with Federal
tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences primarily relate to certain securities sold at a loss. As a
result, Net investment loss and Net realized gain on investments and foreign
currency transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly in amount
and character from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may
make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting
the net asset value of the Fund.
2. RELATED PARTIES
Ivy Management, Inc. (IMI) is the Manager and Investment Adviser of the Fund.
For its services, IMI receives a fee monthly at the annual rate of .75% of the
Fund's average net assets.
Mackenzie Investment Management Inc. (MIMI), of which IMI is a wholly owned
subsidiary, provides certain administrative, accounting and pricing services for
the Fund. For those services, the Fund pays MIMI fees plus certain out-of-pocket
expenses. Such fees and expenses are reflected as Administrative services fee
and Fund accounting in the Statement of Operations.
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. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the net amount of underwriting
discount retained by IMDI was $6,459.
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13
Under Service and Distribution Plans, the Fund reimburses IMDI for service fee
payments made to brokers at an annual rate not to exceed .25% of its average net
assets of shares issued after December 31, 1991, excluding Advisor Class. Class
B and Class C shares are also subject to an ongoing distribution fee at an
annual rate of .75% of the average net assets attributable to Class B and Class
C. IMDI may use such distribution fee for purposes of advertising and marketing
shares of the Fund. Such fees of $132,149, $229,676, and $5,811, for Class A,
Class B and Class C, respectively, are reflected as 12b-1 service and
distribution fees in the Statement of Operations.
Ivy Mackenzie Services Corp. (IMSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of MIMI, is the
transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For those services, the
Fund pays a monthly fee plus certain out-of-pocket expenses. Such fees and
expenses of $192,900, $53,850, $2,174, and $1,177, for Class A, Class B, Class C
and Advisor Class, respectively, are reflected as Transfer agent in the
Statement of Operations.
3. BOARD'S COMPENSATION
Trustees who are not affiliated with IMI or MIMI receive compensation from the
Fund, which is reflected as Trustees' fees in the Statement of Operations.
4. FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Fund share transactions for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class were as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 1,005,225 $ 13,615,078 1,086,458 $ 14,042,632
Issued on
reinvestment of
distributions....... 416,576 5,609,993 91,798 1,211,827
Repurchased.......... (1,864,569) (25,605,086) (1,567,998) (20,272,232)
---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net decrease......... (442,768) $ (6,380,015) (389,742) $ (5,017,773)
========== ============ ========== ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS B SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 333,834 $ 4,565,699 722,497 $ 9,215,272
Issued on
reinvestment of
distributions....... 135,392 1,784,428 29,845 389,428
Repurchased.......... (615,961) (8,478,187) (561,757) (7,279,163)
---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net (decrease)/
increase............ (146,735) $ (2,128,060) 190,585 $ 2,325,537
========== ============ ========== ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS C SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 42,045 $ 577,646 22,867 $ 288,642
Issued on
reinvestment of
distributions....... 3,109 40,580 1,721 23,013
Repurchased.......... (56,561) (771,746) (326,251) (4,246,769)
---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net decrease......... (11,407) $ (153,520) (301,663) $ (3,935,114)
========== ============ ========== ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sold................. 4,022 $ 55,582 29,137 $ 385,406
Issued on
reinvestment of
distributions....... 2,803 37,915 417 5,466
Repurchased.......... (4,126) (57,446) (4,619) (59,656)
---------- ------------ ---------- ------------
Net increase......... 2,699 $ 36,051 24,935 $ 331,216
========== ============ ========== ============
</TABLE>
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IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
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14
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND (THE "FUND"):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 1999, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements and
financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities owned at
December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 4, 2000
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15
SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS
(UNAUDITED)
On September 30, 1999, a special shareholder meeting (the "Meeting") was held at
the offices of Mackenzie Investment Management Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, for
the following purposes (and with the following results):
PROPOSAL 1: With respect to Ivy Fund, to elect Trustees.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------
NOMINEE: FOR: WITHHOLD:
- ----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
James W. Broadfoot........... 4,052,427 116,963
Keith J. Carlson............. 4,052,427 116,963
Stanley Channick............. 4,050,540 118,850
Roy J. Glauber............... 4,050,767 118,622
Edward M. Tighe.............. 4,052,427 116,963
</TABLE>
The other Trustees of Ivy Fund previously elected by shareholders whose term of
office continued after the meeting were John S. Anderegg, Jr., Paul H. Broyhill,
Frank W. DeFriece, Jr., Joseph G. Rosenthal, Richard N. Silverman and J. Brendan
Swan.
PROPOSAL 2: With respect to the Fund, to ratify or reject the action of the
Board of Trustees in selecting PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN:
- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
3,974,055 19,544 175,790
</TABLE>
PROPOSAL 3: With respect to the Fund, to approve or disapprove the revision of
certain fundamental investment policies.
3.1 DIVERSIFICATION:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,172,765 137,178 270,281 589,165
</TABLE>
3.2 BORROWING:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,148,913 160,872 270,439 589,165
</TABLE>
3.3 SENIOR SECURITIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,163,871 142,858 273,495 589,165
</TABLE>
3.4 UNDERWRITING:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,162,977 148,220 269,027 589,165
</TABLE>
3.5 REAL ESTATE:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,164,813 141,219 274,192 589,165
</TABLE>
3.6 COMMODITIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,161,360 145,804 273,060 589,165
</TABLE>
3.7 LOANS:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,153,675 147,735 278,814 589,165
</TABLE>
3.8 CONCENTRATION:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,166,009 143,740 270,474 589,165
</TABLE>
3.9 OTHER POLICIES:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------
BROKER NON-
FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: VOTES:*
- --------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
3,149,327 158,391 272,506 589,165
</TABLE>
- ---------------
* Broker non-votes are proxies received by the Fund from brokers or nominees
when the broker or nominee neither has received instructions from the
beneficial owner (or other persons entitled to vote) nor has discretionary
power to vote on a particular matter.
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02IGIF123199
<PAGE>
PRO FORMA COMBINED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
<PAGE> 1
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The following tables set forth the unaudited Pro Forma Combined
Portfolio of Investments as of December 31, 1999, Pro Forma Combined Statement
of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1999, and Pro Forma Combined
Statement of Operations for the twelve month period ended December 31, 1999, and
give effect to the proposed merger of Ivy Growth with Income Fund into Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund. The merger provides for the transfer of all or substantially all
of the assets of Ivy Growth with Income Fund to Ivy US Blue Chip Fund.
<PAGE> 2
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund Reorganization
Combined Pro Forma Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
As of December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ivy Growth with
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund Income Fund Pro Forma Combined
-------------------- --------------- ----------------
Shares Value Shares Value Shares Value
------ ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Basic Industries - 4.91%
Georgia-Pacific Group 4,000 $ 203,000 27,500 $ 1,395,625 31,500 $ 1,598,625
PPG Industries, Inc. 3,200 200,200 15,000 938,438 18,200 1,138,638
Praxair, Inc. 4,200 211,312 40,000 2,012,500 44,200 2,223,812
--------- ----------- ----------
614,512 4,346,563 4,961,075
--------- ----------- ----------
Capital Goods - 7.51%
Briggs & Stratton Corporation 3,000 160,875 29,000 1,555,125 32,000 1,716,000
Emerson Electric Co. 3,250 186,469 3,250 186,469
General Electric Company 4,100 634,475 17,500 2,708,125 21,600 3,342,600
Honeywell International Inc. 4,312 248,749 20,625 1,189,805 24,937 1,438,554
Kaydon Corporation 25,000 670,313 25,000 670,313
United Technologies Corporation 3,500 227,500 3,500 227,500
--------- ----------- ----------
1,458,068 6,123,368 7,581,436
--------- ----------- ----------
Consumer Cyclicals - 7.67%
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a) 35,000 1,575,000 35,000 1,575,000
Circuit City Stores-Circuit City Group 18,000 811,125 18,000 811,125
Gap, Inc.(The) 3,000 138,000 3,000 138,000
General Motors Corporation 3,200 232,600 3,200 232,600
Home Depot, Inc. 3,300 226,256 3,300 226,256
K-Mart Corporation 45,000 452,813 45,000 452,813
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 3,800 227,050 20,000 1,195,000 23,800 1,422,050
May Department Stores Company. (The) 3,000 96,750 3,000 96,750
Tommy Hilfiger Corporation (a) 6,800 158,525 55,000 1,282,187 61,800 1,440,712
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4,600 317,975 15,000 1,036,875 19,600 1,354,850
--------- ----------- ----------
1,397,156 6,353,000 7,750,156
--------- ----------- ----------
Consumer Durable - 1.78%
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 17,500 584,063 17,500 584,063
Maytag Corporation 9,000 432,000 9,000 432,000
Whirlpool Corporation 12,000 780,750 12,000 780,750
--------- ----------
1,796,813 1,796,813
--------- ----------
Consumer Staples - 7.49%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 3,350 237,431 17,500 1,240,313 20,850 1,477,744
Colgate-Palmolive Company 3,850 250,250 20,000 1,300,000 23,850 1,550,250
General Mills, Inc. 4,500 160,875 4,500 160,875
H.J. Heinz Company 3,800 151,287 3,800 151,287
Hasbro, Inc. 22,000 419,375 22,000 419,375
Kimberly-Clark Corporation 3,700 241,425 22,195 1,448,224 25,895 1,689,649
PepsiCo, Inc. 4,000 141,000 4,000 141,000
Sara Lee Corporation 6,800 150,025 6,800 150,025
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company 2,000 165,875 20,000 1,658,750 22,000 1,824,625
--------- ----------- ----------
1,498,168 6,066,662 7,564,830
--------- ----------- ----------
Energy - 6.26%
Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) 600 51,900 10,000 865,000 10,600 916,900
Chevron Corporation 2,200 190,575 11,500 996,187 13,700 1,186,762
Exxon Mobil Corporation 4,660 375,421 11,221 903,992 15,881 1,279,413
Noble Drilling Corporation (a) 27,500 900,625 27,500 900,625
Royal Dutch Petroleum ADR (b) 2,800 169,225 2,800 169,225
Texaco Inc. 3,300 179,231 17,500 950,469 20,800 1,129,700
Unocal Corporation 22,000 738,375 22,000 738,375
--------- ----------- ----------
966,352 5,354,648 6,321,000
--------- ----------- ----------
Financial Services - 16.40%
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. 20,000 1,043,750 20,000 1,043,750
American International Group, Inc. 1,400 151,375 1,400 151,375
AmSouth Bancorporation 30,000 579,375 30,000 579,375
Bank of America Corporation 3,950 198,241 3,950 198,241
Bank of New York Company, Inc., (The) 4,900 196,000 4,900 196,000
BB&T Corporation 20,000 547,500 20,000 547,500
Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The) 2,500 194,219 2,500 194,219
</TABLE>
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Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund Reorganization
Combined Pro Forma Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
As of December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ivy Growth with
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund Income Fund Pro Forma Combined
-------------------- --------------- ----------------
Shares Value Shares Value Shares Value
------ ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Comerica Incorporated 27,500 1,283,906 27,500 1,283,906
Fannie Mae 2,800 174,825 13,000 811,688 15,800 986,513
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 12,500 588,281 12,500 588,281
First Tennessee National Corporation 37,500 1,068,750 37,500 1,068,750
First Virginia Banks, Inc. 20,000 860,000 20,000 860,000
Legg Mason, Inc. 28,500 1,033,125 28,500 1,033,125
Lincoln National Corporation 30,000 1,200,000 30,000 1,200,000
Mellon Financial Corporation 6,000 204,375 20,000 681,250 26,000 885,625
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation 37,500 1,197,656 37,500 1,197,656
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 2,750 229,625 2,750 229,625
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. 2,250 321,187 2,250 321,187
Old Kent Financial Corporation 34,125 1,207,172 34,125 1,207,172
Paine Webber Group Inc. 40,000 1,552,500 40,000 1,552,500
State Street Corporation 3,100 226,494 3,100 226,494
Torchmark Corporation 28,000 813,750 28,000 813,750
Wells Fargo Corporation 5,100 206,231 5,100 206,231
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2,102,572 14,468,703 16,571,275
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Healthcare - 9.08%
Abbott Laboratories 2,800 101,675 10,000 363,125 12,800 464,800
Biomet, Inc. 22,000 880,000 22,000 880,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 4,500 288,844 20,000 1,283,750 24,500 1,572,594
Eli Lilly and Company 20,000 1,330,000 20,000 1,330,000
Eli Lilly and Company 4,250 282,625 4,250 282,625
Johnson & Johnson 2,500 232,812 14,000 1,303,750 16,500 1,536,562
Merck & Co, Inc. 4,250 285,016 18,000 1,207,125 22,250 1,492,141
Pfizer Inc. 2,500 81,094 2,500 81,094
Schering-Plough Corporation 6,250 263,672 30,000 1,265,625 36,250 1,529,297
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1,535,738 7,633,375 9,169,113
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Technology - 29.15%
Adobe Systems Incorporated 1,100 73,975 18,000 1,210,500 19,100 1,284,475
Altera Corporation (a) 2,500 123,906 22,500 1,115,156 25,000 1,239,062
American Power Conversion Corporation (a) 65,000 1,714,375 65,000 1,714,375
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 1,750 221,703 1,750 221,703
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 3,700 396,363 17,500 1,874,687 21,200 2,271,050
Dell Computer Corporation (a) 3,600 183,600 3,600 183,600
Dionex Corporation (a) 27,500 1,132,656 27,500 1,132,656
EMC Corporation (a) 1,600 174,800 1,600 174,800
Emerson Electric Co. 7,500 430,313 7,500 430,313
Hewlett-Packard Company 1,400 159,512 1,400 159,512
Intel Corporation 5,600 460,950 15,000 1,234,687 20,600 1,695,637
International Business Machines Corp. 11,000 1,188,000 11,000 1,188,000
International Business Machines Corp. 3,000 324,000 3,000 324,000
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (a) 35,000 1,649,375 35,000 1,649,375
Linear Technology Corporation 14,000 1,001,875 14,000 1,001,875
LSI Logic Corporation (a) 24,000 1,620,000 24,000 1,620,000
Lucent Technologies Inc. 3,850 288,028 15,000 1,122,187 18,850 1,410,215
Microsoft Corporation (a) 5,350 624,612 22,000 2,568,500 27,350 3,193,112
Nasdaq-100 Shares (a) 1,750 319,813 1,750 319,813
Nortel Networks Corporation (b) 1,600 161,600 10,000 1,010,000 11,600 1,171,600
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 500 61,266 14,000 1,715,438 14,500 1,776,704
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 3,700 286,519 25,000 1,935,937 28,700 2,222,456
Texas Instruments Inc. 2,100 203,438 2,100 203,438
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (a) 27,500 1,442,031 27,500 1,442,031
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 3,200 145,500 28,000 1,273,125 31,200 1,418,625
------------ ----------- ------------
4,209,585 25,238,842 29,448,427
------------ ----------- ------------
Utilities - 9.75%
ALLTEL Corporation 2,600 214,987 20,000 1,653,750 22,600 1,868,737
AT&T Corporation 5,600 284,200 5,600 284,200
Bell Atlantic Corporation 3,800 233,937 20,000 1,231,250 23,800 1,465,187
BellSouth Corporation 4,900 229,381 10,000 468,125 14,900 697,506
DPL Inc. 70,000 1,211,875 70,000 1,211,875
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 3,000 159,188 3,000 159,188
MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) 2,000 153,625 20,000 1,536,250 22,000 1,689,875
Montana Power Company (The) 25,000 901,562 25,000 901,562
SBC Communications Inc. 5,250 255,938 27,000 1,316,250 32,250 1,572,188
------------ ----------- ------------
1,531,256 8,319,062 9,850,318
------------ ----------- ------------
Total Investments
(Ivy Growth with Income Fund cost - $63,089,399)
(Ivy US Blue Chip Fund cost - $13,485,629)
------------ ----------- ------------
(Pro forma combined cost - $76,575,028) $ 15,313,407 $85,701,036 $101,014,443
============ ============ ============
</TABLE>
NY Shares - New York Shares
(a) Non-income producing security
(b) Foreign security
See accompanying notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
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Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund Reorganization
Combined Pro Forma Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
As of December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ivy US Blue Ivy Growth with Pro Forma
Chip Fund Income Fund Adjustments Combined
-------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investments $ 15,313,407 $ 85,701,036 $101,014,443
Cash 480,628 601,060 1,081,688
Receivables
Fund shares sold 6,515 2,886 9,401
Dividends and interest 10,218 76,881 87,099
Manager for expense reimbursement 18,353 - 18,353
Other assets 5,841 23,921 29,762
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Total assets 15,834,962 86,405,784 -- 102,240,746
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Payables
Investments purchased 284,128 - 284,128
Fund shares repurchased 2,929 83,939 86,868
Management fee 9,504 54,959 64,463
12b-1 service and distribution fees 9,865 29,454 39,319
Other payables to related parties 6,413 36,377 42,790
Accrued Expenses 10,115 11,616 21,731
Total liabilities 322,954 216,345 -- 539,299
-------------------------------------------------------
Net assets $ 15,512,008 $ 86,189,439 -- $101,701,447
=======================================================
Class A
Net assets, at value $ 3,352,786 $ 63,580,153 $ 66,932,939
Shares outstanding 272,114 4,706,004 5,432,841
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 12.32 $ 13.51 $ 12.32
Maximum offering price per share
(net asset alue x 100/94.25) (a) $ 13.07 $ 14.33 $ 13.07
Class B
Net assets, at value $ 8,742,297 $ 21,749,637 $ 30,491,934
Shares outstanding 711,563 1,644,950 2,481,265
Net asset value, offering price and redemption
price per share(b) $ 12.30 $ 13.22 $ 12.29
Class C
Net assets, at value $ 2,497,324 $ 484,489 $ 2,981,813
Shares outstanding 203,086 37,014 242,475
Net asset value, offering price and redemption
price per share (c) $ 12.30 $ 13.09 $ 12.30
Advisor Class
Net assets, at value $ 919,601 $ 375,160 $ 1,294,761
Shares outstanding 74,461 27,634 104,838
Net asset value, offering price and redemption
price per share $ 12.35 $ 13.58 $ 12.35
</TABLE>
(a) On sales of more than $50,000 the offering price is reduced.
(b) Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 5%.
(c) Subject to a maximum deferred sales charge of 1%.
See accompanying notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
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Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund Reorganization
Combined Pro Forma Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the year ended December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ivy US Ivy Growth with Pro Forma
Blue Chip Fund Income Fund Adjustments Combined
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Dividend income $ 136,175 $ 1,196,642 $ 1,332,817
Interest income 5,123 53,462 58,585
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Investment income 141,298 1,250,104 - 1,391,402
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Management fee 78,946 674,369 753,315
Transfer agent 17,901 250,101 268,002
Administrative services fee 10,526 89,916 100,442
Custodian fees 23,748 20,901 (6,300)(a) 38,349
Blue Sky fees 28,050 32,836 (20,000)(b) 40,886
Auditing and accounting fees 15,331 29,744 (15,000)(c) 30,075
Shareholder reports 6,031 26,908 (3,000)(d) 29,939
Amortization of organization expenses 88,584 88,584
Fund accounting 29,915 98,036 (30,000)(e) 97,951
Trustees' fees 9,240 9,240 (6,480)(f) 12,000
12b-1 service & distribution fees 80,833 367,636 448,469
Legal 25,639 31,106 (25,000)(g) 31,745
Other 704 704
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Total expenses 415,448 1,630,793 (105,780) 1,940,461
Expenses reimbursed by Manager (213,586) 67,517 (h) (146,069)
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Net expenses 201,862 1,630,793 (38,263) 1,794,392
Net investment loss $ (60,564) $ (380,689) $ 38,263 $ (402,990)
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
<PAGE> 6
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund/Ivy Growth with Income Fund
Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (unaudited)
December 31, 1999
1. Basis of Combination
The unaudited Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments, Pro Forma
Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Pro Forma Combined Statement of
Operations give effect to the proposed merger of Ivy Growth with Income Fund
into Ivy US Blue Chip Fund. The proposed merger will be accounted for by the
method of accounting for tax free mergers of investment companies (sometimes
referred to as the pooling-of-interest basis). The merger provides for the
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Ivy Growth with Income
Fund to Ivy US Blue Chip Fund. Specifically, current Class A, Class B, Class C
and Advisor Class shareholders of Ivy Growth with Income Fund will receive Class
A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, of Ivy US Blue Chip
Fund. As a result of the transaction Ivy Growth with Income Fund will be
liquidated.
The pro forma combined financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the historical financial statements of the constituent fund and
the notes thereto incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information.
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund are both,
open-end, management investment companies registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Pro Forma Adjustments:
The Pro Forma adjustments below reflect the impact of the merger between Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund and Ivy Growth with Income Fund.
(a) to remove duplicate monthly custody fees.
(b) to remove duplicate Blue Sky fees.
(c) to remove duplicate auditing and accounting fees.
(d) to remove duplicate printing cost related to typesetting.
(e) to remove duplicate monthly charge for fund accounting.
(f) to remove duplicate trustees' fees.
(g) to remove Ivy Growth with Income Fund's duplicate legal fees. Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund's fees would remain constant.
(h) to adjust expense reimbursement to limit expenses to 1.34%(excluding
12b-1 fees) of the pro forma combined average net assets.
<PAGE> 7
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by Ivy US Blue Chip Fund/Ivy Growth with Income Fund in the preparation
of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. Preparation of the financial statements includes
the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Security Valuation - Securities traded on a U.S. or foreign stock
exchange, or The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ("Nasdaq") system, are valued at the
last quoted sale price reported as of the close of regular trading on the
exchange on which the security is traded most extensively. If there were no
sales on the exchange the security is traded most extensively and the security
is traded on more than one exchange, or on one or more exchanges in the
over-the-counter market, the exchange reflecting the last quoted sale will be
used. Otherwise, the security is valued at the calculated mean between the last
bid and asked price on the exchange. Securities not traded on an exchange or
Nasdaq, but traded in another over-the-counter market are valued at the average
between the current bid and asked price in such markets. Short-term obligations
and commercial paper are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market.
Debt securities (other than short-term obligations and commercial paper) are
valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service authorized by
the Board of Trustees (the "Board"), which determines valuations based upon
market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of such
securities, or on the basis of dealer quotes. All other securities are valued at
their fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the
Board.
Security Transactions and Investment Income - Security transactions are
accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, and interest income is accrued on a daily basis. Corporate actions,
including dividends, on foreign securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
If such information is not available on the ex-dividend date, corporate actions
are recorded as soon as reliable information is available from the Fund's
sources. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are calculated on
an identified cost basis.
Federal Income Taxes - Ivy US Blue Chip Fund/Ivy Growth with Income
Fund intends to qualify for tax treatment applicable to regulated investment
companies under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), as amended, and
distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no
provision has been recorded for Federal income or excise taxes.
Distributions to Shareholders - Distributions from net investment
income and net realized capital gains, if any, are declared in December.
PART C.
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 15. Indemnification.
A policy of insurance covering Ivy Management, Inc. and Ivy Fund (the
"Trust" or the "Registrant") will insure the Registrant's trustees and officers
and others against liability arising by reason of an actual or alleged breach of
duty, neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omission or other
negligent act.
Reference is made to Article VIII of the Registrant's Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust dated December 10, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Post-
Amendment No. 71 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File No.
2-17613 (the "Registration Statement")).
Item 16. Exhibits.
(1) (a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 10,
1992 (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(b) Redesignation of Shares of Beneficial Interest and Establishment
and Designation of Additional Series and Classes of Shares of
Beneficial Interest (No Par Value) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(c) Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(d) Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(e) Establishment and Designation of Additional Series (Ivy Emerging
Growth Fund)(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(f) Redesignation of Shares (Ivy Growth with Income Fund--Class A)
and Establishment and Designation of Additional Class (Ivy Growth
with Income Fund--Class C) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(g) Redesignation of Shares (Ivy Emerging Growth Fund--Class A, Ivy
Growth Fund--Class A and Ivy International Fund--Class A)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(h) Establishment and Designation of Additional Series (Ivy China
Region Fund)(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(i) 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) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(j) Establishment and Designation of Additional Class (Ivy
International Fund--Class I) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(k) 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) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(l) Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes (Ivy
International Bond Fund--Class A and Class B) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration
Statement).
(m) Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes (Ivy Bond
Fund, Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy Global Fund, Ivy Short-Term US
Government Securities Fund (now known as Ivy Short-Term Bond
Fund) -- Class A and Class B) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(n) Redesignation of Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund
as Ivy Short-Term Bond Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(o) Redesignation of Shares (Ivy Money Market Fund--Class A and Ivy
Money Market Fund--Class B) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to the Registration Statement).
(p) 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)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84
to the Registration Statement).
(q) Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes (Ivy Global
Science & Technology Fund--Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to
the Registration Statement).
(r) 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)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to
the Registration Statement).
(s) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes (Ivy
Pan-Europe Fund--Class A, Class B and Class C) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registration
Statement).
(t) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes (Ivy
International Fund II--Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to
the Registration Statement).
(u) Form of Establishment and Designation of Additional Class (Ivy
Asia Pacific Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy Bond Fund--Advisor Class;
Ivy Canada Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy China Region Fund--Advisor
Class; Ivy Emerging Growth Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy Global
Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy Global Natural Resources Fund--Advisor
Class; Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy
Growth Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy Growth with Income Fund--Advisor
Class; Ivy International Bond Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy
International Fund II--Advisor Class; Ivy International Small
Companies Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy Latin America Strategy
Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy New Century Fund--Advisor Class; Ivy
Pan-Europe Fund--Advisor Class) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 to the Registration Statement).
(v) Redesignations of Series and Classes (Ivy Emerging Growth Fund
redesignated as Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund; Ivy New Century Fund
redesignated as Ivy Developing Nations Fund; and, Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund redesignated as Ivy South America Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 97 to
the Registration Statement).
(w) Redesignation of Series and Classes and Establishment and
Designation of Additional Class (Ivy International Bond Fund
redesignated as Ivy High Yield Fund; Class I shares of Ivy High
Yield Fund established) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(x) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes (Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund--Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Advisor Class)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to
the Registration Statement).
(y) Redesignation of Series and Classes (Ivy High Yield Fund
redesignated as Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to
the Registration Statement).
(z) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes (Ivy European
Opportunities Fund -- Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and
Advisor Class) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(aa) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes (Ivy Cundill
Value Fund -- Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Advisor
Class) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
113 to the Registration Statement).
(bb) Establishment and designation of Series and Classes Ivy Next Wave
Internet Fund -- Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Advisor
Class) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
113 to the Registration Statement).
(2) (a) By-Laws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, filed herewith as Exhibit
A to Part A of this Registration Statement on Form N-14.
(5) (a) Specimen Securities for Ivy Growth Fund, Ivy Growth with
Income Fund, Ivy International Fund and Ivy Money Market Fund
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to
the Registration Statement).
(b) Specimen Security for Ivy Emerging Growth Fund (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 70 to the Registration
Statement).
(c) Specimen Security for Ivy China Region Fund (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 74 to the Registration
Statement).
(d) Specimen Security for Ivy Latin American Strategy Fund
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 to
the Registration Statement).
(e) Specimen Security for Ivy New Century Fund (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 75 to the Registration
Statement).
(f) Specimen Security for Ivy International Bond Fund (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 76 to the
Registration Statement).
(g) Specimen Securities for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Canada Fund, Ivy
Global Fund, and Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 to
the Registration Statement).
(6) (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 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(b) Subadvisory Contract by and among Ivy Fund, Ivy Management, Inc.
and Boston Overseas Investors, Inc (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(c) Assignment Agreement relating to Subadvisory Contract
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(d) Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement Supplement
for Ivy Emerging Growth Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(e) Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement Supplement
for Ivy China Region Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(f) Business Management and Investment Advisory Supplement for Ivy
Latin America Strategy Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(g) Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement Supplement
for Ivy New Century Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(h) Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement Supplement
for Ivy International Bond Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(i) Business Management and Investment Advisory Agreement Supplement
for Ivy Bond Fund, Ivy Global Fund and Ivy Short-Term U.S.
Government Securities Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(j) Master Business Management Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy
Management, Inc (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(k) Supplement to Master Business Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy
Management, Inc (Ivy Canada Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(l) Investment Advisory Agreement between Ivy Fund and Mackenzie
Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(m) Form of Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment
Advisory Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy
Global Science & Technology Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to the Registration Statement).
(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)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to
the Registration Statement).
(o) Form of Supplement to Master Business Management Agreement
between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement).
(p) Form of Supplement to Investment Advisory Agreement between Ivy
Fund and Mackenzie Financial Corporation (Ivy Global Natural
Resources Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement).
(q) Form of Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment
Advisory Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy
Pan-Europe Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(r) Form of Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment
Advisory Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy
International Fund II) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(s) Addendum to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(t) Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy High
Yield Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(u) Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy US Blue
Chip Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(v) Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy
International Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(w) Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy European
Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(x) Subadvisory Agreement between Ivy Management, Inc. and Henderson
Investment Management Limited (Ivy International Small Companies
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
110 to the Registration Statement).
(y) Amendment to Subadvisory Agreement between Ivy Management, Inc.
and Henderson Investment Management Limited (Ivy European
Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(z) Supplement to Master Business Management and Investment Advisory
Agreement between Ivy Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (Ivy Cundill
Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration
Statement).
(aa) Subadvisory Agreement between Ivy Management, Inc. and Peter
Cundill & Associates, Inc (Ivy Cundill Value Fund) (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the
Registration Statement).
(7) (a) Dealer Agreement, as amended (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(b) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration
Statement).
(c) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(d) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy
Money Market Fund--Class A and Class B) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to the Registration
Statement).
(e) Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(Class C) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 84 to the Registration Statement).
(f) Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund--Class A, Class B, Class C
and Class I) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 86 to the Registration Statement).
(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) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement).
(h) Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(Ivy Pan-Europe Fund--Class A, Class B and Class C) (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the
Registration Statement).
(i) Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(Ivy International Fund II--Class A, Class B, Class C and Class
I) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94
to the Registration Statement).
(j) Form of Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement
(Advisor Class) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 96 to the Registration Statement).
(k) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(l) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy High
Yield Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(m) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy US
Blue Chip Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(n) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy
International Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(o) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy
European Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(p) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration
Statement).
(q) Addendum to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (Ivy
Cundill Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund) (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the
Registration Statement).
(8) Not applicable.
(9) (a) Custodian Agreement between Ivy Fund and Brown Brothers
Harriman & Co (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(b) Foreign Custody Manager Delegation Agreement between Ivy Fund and
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(10) (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
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(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 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(c) Distribution Plan for Class C Shares of Ivy Growth with Income
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(d) Form of Rule 12b-1 Related Agreement (incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration
Statement).
(e) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(f) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to
the Registration Statement).
(g) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to the Registration Statement).
(h) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to
the Registration Statement).
(i) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to the Registration Statement).
(j) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 to
the Registration Statement).
(k) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Growth with
Income Fund Class C Shares (Redesignation as Class D Shares)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to
the Registration Statement).
(l) 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 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 85 to the Registration
Statement).
(m) Form of Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution
Plan for Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy Global Science & Technology
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
87 to the Registration Statement).
(n) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B
Shares (Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration
Statement).
(o) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C
Shares (Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration
Statement).
(p) 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) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
89 to the Registration Statement).
(q) 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) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration
Statement).
(r) 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) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration
Statement).
(s) Form of Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution
Plan for Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy Pan-Europe Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to
the Registration Statement).
(t) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B
Shares (Ivy Pan-Europe Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(u) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C
Shares (Ivy Pan-Europe Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(v) Form of Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution
Plan for Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy International Fund II)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to
the Registration Statement).
(w) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B
Shares (Ivy International Fund II) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(x) Form of Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C
Shares (Ivy International Fund II) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(y) Amendment to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South
America Fund, Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registration
Statement).
(z) Amendment to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares (Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(aa) Amendment to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging
Growth Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(bb) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy High Yield Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registration
Statement).
(cc) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares (Ivy
High Yield Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(dd) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
High Yield Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 98 to the Registration Statement).
(ee) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy US Blue Chip Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registration
Statement).
(ff) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares (Ivy
US Blue Chip Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(gg) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
US Blue Chip Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(hh) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to
the Registration Statement).
(ii) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares (Ivy
International Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(jj) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
International Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(kk) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy European Opportunities Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to
the Registration Statement).
(ll) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class B Shares (Ivy
European Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(mm) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
European Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(nn) Form of Amended and Restated Distribution Plan For Ivy Fund Class
B Shares (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 107 to the Registration Statement).
(oo) Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class A
Shares (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
111 to the Registration Statement).
(pp) Supplement to Master Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for
Ivy Fund Class A Shares (Ivy Cundill Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave
Internet Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 114 to the Registration Statement).
(qq) Supplement to Amended and Restated Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund
Class B Shares (Ivy Cundill Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
114 to the Registration Statement).
(rr) Supplement to Distribution Plan for Ivy Fund Class C Shares (Ivy
Cundill Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund) (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the
Registration Statement).
(ss) Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 83 to the Registration Statement).
(tt) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 85 to the Registration
Statement).
(uu) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 87 to the Registration
Statement).
(vv) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration
Statement).
(ww) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 92 to the Registration
Statement).
(xx) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration
Statement).
(yy) Form of Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 to the Registration
Statement).
(zz) Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 98 and 99 to the Registration
Statement).
(aaa) Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(bbb) Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(ccc) Amended and Restated Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration Statement).
(11) Opinion and consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads, filed herewith.
(12) Form of opinion and consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads supporting the tax
matters and consequences to shareholders discussed in the Prospectus,
filed herewith.
(13) (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 (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(b) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
International Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(c) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Emerging
Growth Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(d) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Money Market
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(e) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy China Region
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(f) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Class I Shares
of Ivy International Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(g) 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
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(h) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Growth with
Income Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(i) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy China
Region Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(j) Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement between Ivy
Fund and Ivy Management, Inc (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(k) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(l) Assignment Agreement relating to Transfer Agency and Shareholder
Services Agreement (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(m) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(n) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy New Century
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(o) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Latin
America Strategy Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(p) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy New Century
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(q) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(r) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
International Bond Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(s) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for International
Bond Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 102 to the Registration Statement).
(t) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(u) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 102 to
the Registration Statement).
(v) Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Bond Fund,
Ivy Global Fund and Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government Securities
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(w) Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy Bond Fund,
Ivy Global Fund and Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government Securities
Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
102 to the Registration Statement).
(x) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement (Class C)
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 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 84 to the Registration
Statement).
(y) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement (Class C) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 84 to the Registration Statement).
(z) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Global Science & Technology Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to the Registration Statement).
(aa) Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Global Science & Technology Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to the Registration Statement).
(bb) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement for Ivy Global Science & Technology Fund (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 86 to the
Registration Statement).
(cc) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement).
(dd) Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Global Natural Resources Fund, Ivy Asia Pacific Fund and Ivy
International Small Companies Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration Statement).
(ee) 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 (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 89 to the Registration
Statement).
(ff) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Pan-Europe Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(gg) Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
Pan-Europe Fund (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(hh) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement for Ivy Pan-Europe Fund (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(ii) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
International Fund II (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(jj) Form of Fund Accounting Services Agreement Supplement for Ivy
International Fund II (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration Statement).
(kk) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement for Ivy International Fund II (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registration
Statement).
(ll) Form of Administrative Services Agreement Supplement (Advisor
Class) 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 Bond Fund, Ivy International Fund II, Ivy
International Small Companies Fund, Ivy Latin America Strategy
Fund, Ivy New Century Fund and Ivy Pan-Europe Fund (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 to the
Registration Statement).
(mm) Form of Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement (Advisor Class) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 to the Registration Statement).
(nn) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy Developing
Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging Growth
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
98 to the Registration Statement).
(oo) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy Developing
Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US Emerging Growth
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
98 to the Registration Statement).
(pp) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(Ivy Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund, Ivy US
Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy High Yield Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 98 to the Registration
Statement).
(qq) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy High Yield
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
98 to the Registration Statement).
(rr) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy High Yield
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
98 to the Registration Statement).
(ss) Amended Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services
Agreement (Ivy Developing Nations Fund, Ivy South America Fund,
Ivy US Emerging Growth Fund, Ivy High Yield Fund) (incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 98 and 99 to the
Registration Statement).
(tt) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(Ivy US Blue Chip Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 101 to the Registration Statement).
(uu) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy US Blue Chip
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
101 to the Registration Statement).
(vv) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy US Blue Chip
Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
101 to the Registration Statement).
(ww) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(Ivy International Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration
Statement).
(xx) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy International
Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(yy) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy International
Strategic Bond Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(zz) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(Ivy European Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(aaa) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy European
Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(bbb) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy European
Opportunities Fund) (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 110 to the Registration Statement).
(ccc) Addendum to Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement
(Ivy Cundill Value Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund)
(incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to
the Registration Statement).
(ddd) Addendum to Fund Accounting Services Agreement (Ivy Cundill Value
Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund) (incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration
Statement)..
(eee) Addendum to Administrative Services Agreement (Ivy Cundill Value
Fund and Ivy Next Wave Internet Fund) (incorporated by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 114 to the Registration
Statement).
(14) Opinions and consent of independent certified public accountants, filed
herewith.
(15) Not applicable.
(16) Powers of Attorney, filed herewith.
(17) Form of Proxy, filed herewith.
Item 17. Undertakings.
(1) The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of
the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a
part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed
to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities
Act [17 CFR 230.145c], the reoffering prospectus will contain the
information called for by the applicable registration form for
reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to
the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed
under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the
registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is
effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act,
each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering of them.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Registration Statement on Form N-14 has been signed on
behalf of the Registrant in the City of Boston and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on the 21st day of April, 2000.
IVY FUND
/s/ James W. Broadfoot*
By: James W. Broadfoot
President
By: /s/ Joseph R. Fleming
Joseph R. Fleming, Attorney-in-fact
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this Registration Statement on Form N-14 has been signed
below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures Title Date
/s/ John S. Anderegg, Jr.* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ Paul H. Broyhill* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ James W. Broadfoot* Trustee And President 4/21/00
/s/ Keith J. Carlson* Trustee And Chairman 4/21/00
(Chief Executive Officer)
/s/ Stanley Channick* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ C. William Ferris* Treasurer (Chief 4/21/00
Financial Officer)
/s/ Roy J. Glauber* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ Joseph G. Rosenthal* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ Richard N. Silverman* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ J. Brendan Swan* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ Dianne Lister* Trustee 4/21/00
/s/ Edward M. Tighe* Trustee 4/21/00
By: /s/ Joseph R. Fleming
Attorney-in-Fact
* Executed pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
11 Opinion and consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads as to the legality of the
shares being registered
12 Form of opinion and consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads supporting the tax
matters and consequences to shareholders discussed in the Prospectus
14 Opinions and consent of independent certified public accountants
16 Powers of Attorney
17 Form of Proxy
EXHIBIT 11
DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS LETTERHEAD
April 21, 2000
Ivy Fund
in respect of
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Dear Sirs:
We have acted as counsel to Ivy Fund, a Massachusetts business trust
(the "Trust"), and we have a general familiarity with the Trust's business
operations, practices and procedures. You have asked for our opinion regarding
the issuance of shares of beneficial interest by the Trust in connection with
the acquisition by Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, a separate series of the Trust, of the
assets of Ivy Growth with Income Fund, a separate series of the Trust, which
shares are registered on a Form N-14 Registration Statement (the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We have examined originals or certified copies, or copies otherwise
identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of various trust records of
the Trust and such other instruments, documents and records as we have deemed
necessary in order to render this opinion. We have assumed the genuineness of
all signatures, the authenticity of all documents examined by us and the
correctness of all statements of fact contained in those documents.
On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of
beneficial interest of the Trust being registered under the Securities Act of
1933 in the Registration Statement will be legally and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable by the Trust, upon transfer of the assets of Ivy Growth
with Income Fund pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization included in the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with and as part of the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS
EXHIBIT 12
DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS LETTERHEAD
[Closing Date], 2000
Ivy Fund
in respect of
Ivy Growth with Income Fund
and
Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
Via Mizner Financial Plaza
700 South Federal Highway
Suite 300
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion regarding certain federal income tax
consequences to Ivy Growth with Income Fund ("Target"), a separate series of Ivy
Fund (the "Trust"), to the holders of the shares of beneficial interest (the
"shares") of Target (the "Target shareholders"), and to Ivy US Blue Chip Fund
("Acquiring Fund"), also a separate series of the Trust, in connection with the
proposed transfer of substantially all of the assets of Target to Acquiring Fund
in exchange solely for voting shares of beneficial interest of Acquiring Fund
("Acquiring Fund shares"), followed by the distribution of such Acquiring Fund
shares received by Target in complete liquidation, all pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") dated ________, 2000 (the
"Reorganization").
For purposes of this opinion, we have examined and rely upon (1) the
Plan, (2) the Form N-14 filed by the Trust on April ____, 2000 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, (3) the facts and representations contained
in the letter dated [Closing Date], 2000 addressed to us from the Trust on
behalf of Target, (4) the facts and representations contained in the letter
dated [Closing Date], 2000 addressed to us from the Trust on behalf of Acquiring
Fund, and (5) such other documents and instruments as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate for purposes of rendering this opinion.
This opinion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code"), United States Treasury regulations, judicial decisions and
administrative rulings and pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service, all
as in effect on the date hereof. This opinion is conditioned upon the
Reorganization taking place in the manner described in the Plan and the Form
N-14 referred to above.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that:
(1) The acquisition by Acquiring Fund of substantially all of the assets of
Target in exchange solely for Acquiring Fund shares, followed by the
distribution of such Acquiring Fund shares to the Target shareholders in
exchange for their Target shares in complete liquidation of Target, will
constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. Acquiring Fund and Target will each be "a party to a
reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code.
(2) No gain or loss will be recognized to Target upon the transfer of
substantially all of its assets to Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for
Acquiring Fund shares, or upon the distribution to the Target
shareholders of the Acquiring Fund shares.
(3) No gain or loss will be recognized by Acquiring Fund upon the receipt of
Target's assets in exchange for Acquiring Fund shares.
(4) The basis of the assets of Target in the hands of Acquiring Fund will
be, in each instance, the same as the basis of those assets in the hands
of Target immediately prior to the Reorganization exchange.
(5) The holding period of Target's assets in the hands of Acquiring Fund
will include the period during which the assets were held by Target.
(6) No gain or loss will be recognized to the Target shareholders upon the
receipt of Acquiring Fund shares solely in exchange for Target shares.
(7) The basis of the Acquiring Fund shares received by the Target
shareholders will be the same as the basis of the Target shares
surrendered in exchange therefor.
(8) The holding period of the Acquiring Fund shares received by the Target
shareholders will include the holding period of the Target shares
surrendered in exchange therefor, provided that such Target shares were
held as capital assets in the hands of the Target shareholders upon the
date of the exchange.
We express no opinion as to the federal income tax consequences of the
Reorganization except as expressly set forth above, or as to any transaction
except those consummated in accordance with the Plan. In addition, we express no
opinion as to whether any gain or loss will be recognized to Target upon the
transfer from Target to Acquiring Fund of any section 1256 contracts (as defined
in Section 1256 of the Code).
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form N-14 to be filed by the Trust with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
EXHIBIT 14
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund (the "Fund"):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 1999, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for the year then ended and for the period November 2, 1998 (commencement of
operations) through December 31, 1998, and the financial highlights for each of
the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. These financial statements and financial
highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the Unites States, which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities owned at
December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 4, 2000
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EXHIBIT 14 (cont'd)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Ivy Growth with Income Fund (the
"Fund"):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Fund at December 31, 1999, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights
for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements and
financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities owned at
December 31, 1999 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 4, 2000
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EXHIBIT 14 (cont'd)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Trustees of Ivy Fund:
We consent to the use in this registration statement on Form N-14 of Ivy Fund
(the "Registration Statement") of our reports dated February 4, 2000 on our
audits of the financial statements and financial highlights of Ivy Growth with
Income Fund and Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, which appear in such Registration
Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 19, 2000
EXHIBIT 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and
appoints each of Joseph R. Fleming and John V. O'Hanlon its 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 a Registration
Statement on Form N-14 relating to the acquisition of the assets of Ivy Growth
with Income Fund by and in exchange for shares of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, each a
series of Ivy Fund (the "Registration Statement"), and any notices, amendments
or supplements related 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 the undersigned 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 as
of the 14th day of April, 2000.
IVY FUND
By: /s/ JAMES W. BROADFOOT
James W. Broadfoot, President
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EXHIBIT 16 (cont'd)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the acquisition of the assets of
Ivy Growth with Income Fund by and in exchange for shares of Ivy US Blue Chip
Fund, each a series of Ivy Fund (the "Registration Statement"), has been signed
below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By
so signing, the undersigned in his or her capacity as trustee or officer, or
both, as the case may be, of Ivy Fund does hereby appoint Joseph R. Fleming and
John V. O'Hanlon and each of them, severally, or if more than one acts, a
majority of them, his/her true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his
name, place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to the
Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto and all
instruments necessary or desirable in connection therewith and to file the same
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of said attorneys and agents
shall have power to act with or without the other and have full power and
authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any
and all capacities, every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in
the premises as fully and to all intents and the purposes as the undersigned
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said
attorneys and agents and each of them.
Signature Title Date
/s/ John S. Anderegg, Jr. Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Paul H. Broyhill Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ James W. Broadfoot Trustee/President April 14, 2000
/s/ Keith J. Carlson Trustee/Chairman April 14, 2000
/s/ Stanley Channick Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Roy J. Glauber Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Dianne Lister Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Joseph G. Rosenthal Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Richard N. Silverman Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ J. Brendan Swan Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ Edward M. Tighe Trustee April 14, 2000
/s/ C. William Ferris Secretary/Treasurer April 14, 2000
EXHIBIT 17
FORM OF PROXY
IVY GROWTH WITH INCOME FUND
a series of
IVY FUND
PROXY SOLICITED BY TRUSTEES
The undersigned, having received Notice of the June ___, 2000 Special
Meeting of Shareholders of Ivy Growth with Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of
Ivy Fund (the "Trust"), and the related Proxy Statement/Prospectus, hereby
appoints C. William Ferris, Keith J. Carlson, and Paula K. Wolfe, and each of
them, as proxies, with full power of substitution and revocation, to represent
the undersigned and to vote all shares of the Fund that the undersigned is
entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held
on June ___, 2000 and any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE INDICATE VOTE ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CARD.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ITEM 1.
Dated: ________________, 2000
Please sign name or names as
appearing on proxy and return
promptly in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope. If
signing as a representative,
please include capacity.
[Name, address]
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Signature(s) of shareholer(s)
[REVERSE SIDE OF CARD]
Please indicate your vote by filling in the appropriate box below, using blue or
black ink or dark pencil (do not use red ink). This proxy will be voted in
accordance with your specifications. If no specification is made, this proxy
will be voted in favor of Item 1.
For Against Abstain
1. Approval of the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization between the Trust, on
behalf of the Fund, and the Trust,
on behalf of Ivy US Blue Chip Fund, as
set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
2. In the discretion of the proxies, on any
other matters that may properly come before
the meeting.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CARD.
