Macquarie Science and Technology Fund Class A (WSTAX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
47.35
+0.42 (0.89%)
Mar 12, 2025, 8:07 AM EST
-8.80% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 5.74B |
| Expense Ratio | 1.22% |
| Min. Investment | $750 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 9.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 18.56% |
| Dividend Growth | 73.37% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Previous Close | 46.93 |
| YTD Return | -7.59% |
| 1-Year Return | 7.23% |
| 5-Year Return | 87.43% |
| 52-Week Low | 46.93 |
| 52-Week High | 61.58 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.30 |
| Holdings | 39 |
| Inception Date | Jun 30, 2000 |
About WSTAX
The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of science and technology companies around the globe. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of science or technology companies. The fund also may invest in companies that utilize science and/or technology as an agent of change to significantly enhance their business opportunities. It may invest in securities issued by companies of any size, and may invest without limitation in foreign securities, including securities of issuers within emerging markets. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Family Ivy Funds
Category Technology
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WSTAX
Share Class Class A
Index S&P North American Technology Sector TR
Performance
WSTAX had a total return of 7.23% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.03%, including dividends.
Top 10 Holdings
56.20% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 9.89% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 7.18% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 6.48% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 5.62% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 5.23% |
| Zebra Technologies Corporation | ZBRA | 5.18% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | STX | 4.85% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | TSM | 4.28% |
| SAP SE | SAP | 4.07% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | CDNS | 3.41% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | $9.24249 | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $5.33104 | Dec 5, 2023 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | $12.373 | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $30.6321 | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | $7.9374 | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Dec 12, 2019 | $8.2178 | Dec 12, 2019 |