Ivy Science And Technology A

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WSTAX - Snapshot

Vitals

YTD Return 28.1%
3 Yr Annualized Return 16.7%
5 Yr Annualized Return 16.7%
Net Assets $8.42 B
Holdings in Top 10 53.4%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$91.22

$53.22

$91.65

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

Primary Theme
Technology Sector Equity
Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
Investment Style Technology

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

Fund

$168.57

+1.21%

$39.64 B

0.88%

$1.47

34.37%

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

VGT | ETF

$329.10

+1.19%

$39.64 B

0.88%

$2.87

35.04%

Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund

XLK | ETF

$121.75

+1.39%

$32.68 B

0.99%

$1.19

33.10%

Fidelity® Select Software & IT Services Portfolio

Fund

$26.08

+1.40%

$10.39 B

0.72%

$0.18

31.58%

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund

FDN | ETF

$202.04

+0.55%

$9.86 B

$0.00

47.25%

WSTAX - Profile

Distributions

YTD Total Return 28.1%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return 15.4%
5 Yr Annualized Total Return 15.9%
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	28.1%	-0.2%	130.5%	79.57%
1 Yr	25.1%	-10.6%	115.6%	76.07%
3 Yr	16.7%*	-11.8%	43.7%	73.27%
5 Yr	16.7%*	-8.8%	41.9%	83.85%
10 Yr	15.6%*	2.2%	22.2%	71.91%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	WSTAX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	34.3%	-3.0%	63.7%	43.05%
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%
2015	-5.5%	-46.9%	21.7%	77.06%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	WSTAX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	28.1%	-0.1%	124.4%	79.57%
1 Yr	20.7%	-13.8%	115.6%	82.48%
3 Yr	15.4%*	-11.8%	43.7%	81.19%
5 Yr	15.9%*	-8.8%	41.9%	86.46%
10 Yr	15.2%*	2.2%	22.2%	76.40%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	WSTAX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	34.3%	-3.0%	63.7%	43.05%
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%
2015	-5.5%	-13.9%	83.1%	88.24%

NAV & Total Return History

WSTAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

	WSTAX	Category Low	Category High	WSTAX % Rank
Net Assets	8.42 B	2.79 M	39.6 B	2.70%
Number of Holdings	44	21	334	65.75%
Net Assets in Top 10	4.66 B	883 K	23.4 B	2.76%
Weighting of Top 10	53.42%	7.7%	88.1%	21.65%

Top 10 Holdings

Microsoft Corp 9.99%
Apple Inc 8.24%
Facebook Inc A 6.56%
Aspen Technology Inc 4.50%
Amazon.com Inc 4.33%
Qualcomm Inc 4.32%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.13%
Micron Technology Inc 4.02%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR 3.68%
WNS (Holdings) Ltd ADR 3.64%

Asset Allocation

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	WSTAX % Rank
Stocks	97.60%	85.04%	101.55%	79.92%
Cash	2.34%	-1.55%	13.09%	17.32%
Bonds	0.06%	0.00%	2.57%	3.15%
Preferred Stocks	0.00%	0.00%	1.02%	11.02%
Other	0.00%	-1.59%	12.69%	13.78%
Convertible Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	0.08%	9.06%

Stock Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	WSTAX % Rank
Technology	59.36%	1.64%	100.00%	58.66%
Healthcare	14.66%	0.00%	33.67%	6.69%
Communication Services	12.02%	0.00%	98.27%	53.54%
Consumer Cyclical	8.20%	0.00%	43.17%	38.58%
Industrials	3.73%	0.00%	45.91%	20.47%
Real Estate	1.69%	0.00%	9.48%	13.39%
Basic Materials	0.34%	0.00%	10.61%	6.69%
Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	4.96%	11.02%
Financial Services	0.00%	0.00%	42.16%	67.32%
Energy	0.00%	0.00%	1.02%	11.02%
Consumer Defense	0.00%	0.00%	19.89%	25.59%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	WSTAX % Rank
US	83.24%	25.06%	99.96%	55.51%
Non US	14.36%	0.00%	74.89%	46.85%

Bond Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	WSTAX % Rank
Cash & Equivalents	100.00%	24.82%	100.00%	5.53%
Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	10.46%	9.88%
Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	2.04%	6.72%
Corporate	0.00%	0.00%	75.18%	16.60%
Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.20%	6.72%
Government	0.00%	0.00%	19.01%	7.11%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	WSTAX % Rank
US	0.06%	0.00%	2.05%	3.15%
Non US	0.00%	0.00%	0.52%	6.69%

WSTAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

	WSTAX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio	1.18%	0.08%	26.92%	37.76%
Management Fee	0.79%	0.00%	1.95%	63.71%
12b-1 Fee	0.25%	0.00%	1.00%	45.45%
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%	18.14%

WSTAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

	WSTAX	Category Low	Category High	WSTAX % Rank
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	5.45%	26.92%

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%	2.59%	74.90%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Dividend Payout History

Date	Amount

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WSTAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Zachary Shafran

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 09, 2001

19.74

19.7%

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

4.08

4.1%

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
0.05	30.85	6.14	0.54

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Ivy Science And Technology A

WSTAX - Snapshot

Vitals

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

SALES FEES

BROKERAGE FEES

TRADING FEES

Min Investment

Fund Classification

WSTAX - Profile

Distributions

Fund Details

WSTAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Return Ranking - Calendar

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

NAV & Total Return History

WSTAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

Top 10 Holdings

Asset Allocation

Stock Sector Breakdown

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Bond Sector Breakdown

Bond Geographic Breakdown

WSTAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

Sales Fees

Trading Fees

Related Fees

WSTAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

Dividend Distribution Analysis

Net Income Ratio Analysis

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

Dividend Payout History

WSTAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Zachary Shafran

Bradley Warden

Tenure Analysis

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