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Ivy Science And Technology A

WSTAX - Snapshot

Vitals

  • YTD Return 6.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 22.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 24.8%
  • Net Assets $10 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 50.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$92.56
$53.22
$98.37

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 1.18%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load 3.50%
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 23.00%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) $750
  • IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Compare WSTAX to Popular Technology Sector Equity Funds and ETFs

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

Fund

$188.64

+3.32%

$46.39 B

0.82%

$1.49

4.12%

0.10%

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

VGT | ETF

$368.26

+3.30%

$46.39 B

0.82%

$2.91

2.25%

0.10%

Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund

XLK | ETF

$134.90

+3.22%

$37.48 B

0.92%

$1.20

2.11%

0.13%

Fidelity® Select Technology Portfolio

Fund

$28.54

+3.74%

$11.73 B

-

$0.03

6.22%

0.71%

Fidelity® Select Software & IT Services Portfolio

Fund

$27.95

+2.34%

$11.70 B

-

$0.15

3.06%

0.70%

WSTAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 6.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 21.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 23.9%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.54%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Ivy Science and Technology Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Ivy Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jul 03, 2000
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Zachary Shafran

WSTAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.0% -73.1% 61.3% 60.92%
1 Yr 39.3% 13.5% 154.6% 72.80%
3 Yr 22.7%* 5.1% 53.2% 64.76%
5 Yr 24.8%* 6.1% 57.4% 78.87%
10 Yr 17.0%* 4.9% 23.3% 71.35%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 24.8% -63.4% 154.1% 86.75%
2019 34.3% -3.0% 63.7% 43.24%
2018 -16.2% -49.7% 16.4% 61.42%
2017 24.2% -17.3% 83.6% 73.02%
2016 1.6% -17.1% 43.0% 79.19%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.0% -73.1% 44.7% 54.41%
1 Yr 34.4% 11.7% 154.6% 83.26%
3 Yr 21.3%* 3.9% 53.2% 76.19%
5 Yr 23.9%* 6.1% 57.4% 83.51%
10 Yr 16.6%* 4.9% 23.3% 74.16%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WSTAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 24.8% -63.4% 154.1% 86.75%
2019 34.3% -3.0% 63.7% 43.24%
2018 -16.2% -49.7% 16.4% 71.07%
2017 24.2% -17.3% 83.6% 79.89%
2016 1.6% -17.1% 43.0% 86.71%

NAV & Total Return History

WSTAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

WSTAX Category Low Category High WSTAX % Rank
Net Assets 10 B 1.21 M 46.4 B 2.62%
Number of Holdings 49 12 458 61.13%
Net Assets in Top 10 5.03 B 677 K 26.6 B 2.64%
Weighting of Top 10 50.80% 8.4% 95.5% 24.91%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Microsoft Corp 9.22%
  2. Apple Inc 6.14%
  3. Facebook Inc A 5.98%
  4. Micron Technology Inc 5.62%
  5. Qualcomm Inc 4.89%
  6. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.13%
  7. Aspen Technology Inc 4.05%
  8. Amazon.com Inc 3.91%
  9. ASML Holding NV ADR 3.86%
  10. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR 3.68%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High WSTAX % Rank
Stocks 		99.16% 76.21% 100.19% 42.64%
Cash 		0.79% -0.19% 23.79% 52.45%
Bonds 		0.05% 0.00% 2.00% 4.91%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 1.26% 5.66%
Other 		0.00% -0.86% 15.13% 16.98%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.08% 4.53%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WSTAX % Rank
Technology 		61.89% 1.38% 100.00% 54.72%
Healthcare 		13.82% 0.00% 36.23% 6.42%
Communication Services 		12.40% 0.00% 98.55% 49.06%
Consumer Cyclical 		6.51% 0.00% 41.84% 44.53%
Industrials 		3.63% 0.00% 44.13% 23.77%
Real Estate 		1.42% 0.00% 9.86% 13.96%
Basic Materials 		0.32% 0.00% 10.48% 10.57%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 7.42% 5.66%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 44.49% 66.42%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 0.88% 5.28%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 18.98% 22.26%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WSTAX % Rank
US 		83.67% 1.19% 99.94% 54.34%
Non US 		15.49% 0.00% 98.26% 39.25%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WSTAX % Rank
Cash & Equivalents 		100.00% 4.68% 100.00% 0.76%
Derivative 		0.00% 0.00% 29.76% 8.02%
Securitized 		0.00% 0.00% 1.02% 2.29%
Corporate 		0.00% 0.00% 95.32% 11.07%
Municipal 		0.00% 0.00% 0.18% 2.29%
Government 		0.00% 0.00% 11.42% 3.05%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WSTAX % Rank
US 		0.05% 0.00% 1.59% 4.91%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 0.41% 2.26%

WSTAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

WSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.18% 0.08% 8.45% 37.70%
Management Fee 0.79% 0.00% 1.95% 65.92%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 45.39%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.04% 0.50% 7.61%

Sales Fees

WSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 3.50% 2.50% 5.75% 87.50%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

WSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

WSTAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 23.00% 0.00% 359.00% 21.15%

WSTAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

WSTAX Category Low Category High WSTAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 1.46% 17.54%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

WSTAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

WSTAX Category Low Category High WSTAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.54% -2.42% 2.28% 73.98%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

WSTAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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WSTAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Zachary Shafran

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 09, 2001

19.99

20.0%

Mr. Shafran is Senior Vice President of IICO and WRIMCO, Vice President of the Trust and Vice President of and portfolio manager for other investment companies for which IICO or WRIMCO serve as investment manager. Mr. Shafran has served as a portfolio manager for investment companies managed by WRIMCO or IICO since January 1996. He served as an investment analyst with WRIMCO and its predecessor from June 1990 to January 1996. Mr. Shafran earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

Bradley Warden

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 01, 2016

4.34

4.3%

Mr. Warden has held his Fund responsibilities since October 2016. He is Vice President of WRIMCO and IICO and Vice President of the Trust. Mr. Warden joined Waddell & Reed in 2003 as an investment analyst and became an assistant portfolio manager in 2014. He earned a BS degree in Business Administration from Trinity University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas – Austin.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 31.1 6.17 0.79

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