Fund Inception | 09/14/1998 |
Name of Issuer | Macquarie |
Fund Advisor(s) | Delaware Management Company |
Sub-Advisor(s) | Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited |
Fund Managers for DDVAX
Nikhil Lalvani
Portfolio Manager since 10/02/2006
Nikhil G. Lalvani, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader — Large-Cap Value Equity
Nikhil G. Lalvani is a senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value team and assumed the role of Team Leader in October 2018. At Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) Lalvani has worked as both a fundamental and quantitative analyst. Prior to joining the firm in 1997 as an account analyst, he was a research associate with Bloomberg. Lalvani holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Erin Ksenak
Portfolio Manager since 12/01/2020
Erin Ksenak is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. She is a portfolio manager on the firm’s U.S. Large Cap Value Equity team. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in May 2017 as an equity analyst for the US Large Cap Value Equity team, she worked at Affinity Investment Advisors from 2014 to April 2017 as a portfolio manager for the domestic and international equity investment team. Ms. Ksenak graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Vincent Celentano
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2025
Vincent is a Portfolio Manager for the firm’s US Large Cap Value Equity Team at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he assumed in February 2025. Previously, he had been an Associate Portfolio Manager on the team since December 2020. Prior to joining Macquarie as an Equity Analyst for the firm’s US Large Cap Value Equity Team, he worked at Raymond James from December 2013 to September 2018 as a Senior Equity Research Associate, covering technology, media, and telecommunications companies, leaving the firm as Lead Research Associate. Before that, he worked at SMB Capital as an Equity Trader. Vincent received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and accounting, with distinction, from Emory University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, and he is a member of the CFA Institute.