Industry description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
The fund invests primarily in stocks of small companies that its investment manager believes have a combination of attractive valuations, growth prospects, and strong cash flows. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, will be in investments of small-capitalization companies (80% policy). The fund's manager considers small-capitalization companies to be companies within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 ® Index at the time of purchase.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Delaware Small Cap Core R MF is 5.5B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 2.4B to 10.28B. PR holds the highest valuation in this group at 10.28B. The lowest valued company is MTX at 2.4B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Delaware Small Cap Core R MF was -2%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was 8% and the average quarterly volume growth was -14%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 59
P/E Growth Rating: 36
Price Growth Rating: 53
SMR Rating: 61
Profit Risk Rating: 29
Seasonality Score: 8 (-100 ... +100)