Macquarie Science and Technology Fund Class A (WSTAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
47.34
+0.57 (1.22%)
Apr 25, 2025, 8:04 PM EDT
-4.88%
Fund Assets 5.06B
Expense Ratio 1.22%
Min. Investment $750
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 9.24
Dividend Yield 18.40%
Dividend Growth 73.37%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 3, 2024
Previous Close 46.77
YTD Return -7.61%
1-Year Return 11.84%
5-Year Return 77.90%
52-Week Low 40.75
52-Week High 61.58
Beta (5Y) 1.33
Holdings 45
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 11.84% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.98%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
ISTNX Class R6 0.87%
ISTIX Class I 1.00%
WSTYX Class Y 1.24%
WSTRX Class R 1.58%

Top 10 Holdings

49.75% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 8.45%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc STX 6.24%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 6.10%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 5.07%
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 4.91%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 4.79%
SAP SE SAP 4.59%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM 4.27%
Apple Inc. AAPL 2.73%
Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER 2.61%
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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
Full Dividend History