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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number: 811-22050
 
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Address of principal executive offices:
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Name and address of agent for service:
David F. Connor, Esq.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 523-1918
 
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
 
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2009
 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
 
 
 
 
Annual Report Delaware
Enhanced Global
Dividend and Income
Fund
 
  November 30, 2009 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The figures in the annual report for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund represent past results, which are not a guarantee of future results. A rise or fall in interest rates can have a significant impact on bond prices. Funds that invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise.
 
 
 
 
  Closed-end fund
 
 
 


Table of contents
 
 
 
       > Portfolio management review 1
 
> Performance summary 4
 
> Security type and country allocations 6
 
> Statement of net assets 8
 
> Statement of operations 24
   
> Statements of changes in net assets 25
 
> Statement of cash flows 26
   
> Financial highlights 27
 
> Notes to financial statements 28
 
> Report of independent registered public accounting firm 35
 
> Other Fund information 36
 
> Board of trustees/directors and officers addendum 44
 
> About the organization 47






On January 4, 2010, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively known by the marketing name of Delaware Investments) were sold by a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation to Macquarie Group Limited, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Please see recent press releases for more complete information.
 
Investments in Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund are not and will not be deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 and its holding companies, including subsidiaries or related companies, and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. No Macquarie Group company guarantees or will guarantee the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund, or any particular rate of return.
 
 
Views expressed herein are current as of Dec. 8, 2009 and are subject to change.
 
Funds are not FDIC insured and are not guaranteed. It is possible to lose the principal amount invested.
 
Mutual fund advisory services are provided by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust, which is a registered investment advisor. Delaware Investments is the marketing name of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Macquarie Group refers to Macquarie Group Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
 
© 2010 Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.
 
All third-party trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.
 


Portfolio management review
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Dec. 8, 2009
 
Performance preview (for the period ended Nov. 30, 2009)          
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ market price   1-year return +134.96%
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV 1-year return +59.12%
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ market price 1-year return +66.52%
Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV 1-year return +34.75%
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
 
For complete, annualized performance for Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, please see the table on page 4.
 
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund returned +59.12% at net asset value and 134.96% at market price (both figures reflect all distributions reinvested) for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 2009. Complete annualized performance information for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund is shown in the table on page 4.
 
Prices of risky assets fell steeply before recovery
 
The fiscal year was largely a story in two parts. The period began amid the worst economic and financial markets that the portfolio management team has ever witnessed. The latter part of the period, however, featured a considerable recovery, with what the team viewed as extraordinarily attractive opportunities within both the fixed income and equity markets.
 
At the start of the fiscal period, financial markets were still reacting to the jolt received when storied Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy in September 2008. The bankruptcy, followed soon after by the federal bailout of insurance giant American International Group (AIG), sent the financial markets into a near panic. Risk aversion had become extreme by late 2008 and many investors seemingly fled all “risk” assets for the relative safety of securities issued by the U.S. government and other sovereign entities. Signs of the fallout from the financial crisis were abundant, both in the economy and in the securities markets.
 
The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index), a broad measure of equity markets around the world, had declined by March 2009 to very near its lowest level since July 1995. The S&P 500 Index, a measure of the broad stock market in the United States, dropped by March to its lowest level since September 1996. Meanwhile, high yield bond spreads (which are used to measure a bond’s perceived level of risk) in the U.S. peaked in December 2008 at 21.0% as measured by J.P. Morgan, a level not seen since January 1995. (Source: Bloomberg.)
 
The prices of energy and commodities also fell sharply during the first half of the year, before starting to recover during the latter half. In early March 2009, the broad-based Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Commodity Index dropped to its lowest level since January 2002 (source: Bloomberg). The price of crude oil also sank, with the West Texas Intermediate (a type of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing) hitting a low of $31 a barrel in late December 2008, a full 78% below its all-time peak price of $145 in early July 2008 (source: Bloomberg).
 
Global equity and fixed income markets touched lows in March, and then began to recover vigorously for much of the rest of the period. Governments and central banks around the world stressed their intentions of continuing to provide support for economic recovery for as long as necessary, which helped investors become more willing to accept risk. At first, many investors began to reach for risk at the expense of quality, within both the equity and fixed income markets. Lower-rated bonds, for example, significantly outperformed their higher-rated peers during the spring and summer months, while stocks of many companies with questionable fundamentals outpaced those of fundamentally solid companies. As the market recovery matured, however, it broadened to include almost every corner of the market, including higher-quality securities.
 
The views expressed are current as of the date of this report and are subject to change.
 
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Portfolio management review
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Importantly, economies around the world began to show early signs of stabilization and cyclical recovery. During the third calendar quarter of 2009, in fact, the U.S. economy expanded by an estimated 2.8%, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s reading of GDP released in November. It was the fastest growth in the past two years.
 
Fund positioning
 
The Fund’s primary objective is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. In managing the Fund, we pursue these goals by investing broadly in a range of income-generating securities from around the globe. These include “core” fixed income holdings (such as Treasury and agency securities) as well as investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, real estate investment trusts (REITs), large-cap value stocks, and international value stocks.
 
Broadly speaking, we positioned the Fund defensively as the period began. When determining the Fund’s asset allocation at a portfolio level, for instance, we placed an emphasis on fixed income securities and convertible bonds over equities and REITs. From a risk-reward perspective, we tended to find fixed income asset classes as more appropriate for the Fund.
 
Among corporate bonds, for example, yields rose to historically high levels during the opening months of the period. Because prices decline as yields rise, the high yields on corporate bonds reflected the extreme risk aversion by investors at that time, and also highlighted some extraordinary value opportunities in our opinion. Although corporate bonds were impacted by the difficult investment climate early in the period, both high yield and investment grade corporate bond positions within the Fund ultimately contributed performance for the fiscal year. Both asset classes performed well during the market’s recovery, and high yield bonds’ rebound was particularly notable.
 
Within high yield, the Fund generally carried a heavy position in speculative B-rated securities because we believed that the most favorable risk and reward opportunities existed there. Conversely, we maintained less exposure to bonds with a higher BB rating, which is just below investment grade. Our limited exposure to BB-rated bonds moderated Fund returns, however, because these bonds were among the better-performing bonds within the high yield asset class. (Credit ratings based on Standard & Poor’s opinion.)
 
The Fund’s increased exposure to convertible bonds also added to its overall performance. We added to convertible bond exposure because we believed the combination of yield, capital structure positioning, and potential upside made them attractive.
 
Among our REIT holdings, we continued to employ our “bottom up” security selection strategy, in which we evaluate potential investments one by one, based on our assessment of each company’s growth prospects, relative valuation, and balance-sheet quality (among other factors). Given the highly volatile conditions of the fiscal year, however, our approach was more opportunistic than usual, as we sought to take advantage of a shifting marketplace.
 
Early on, as the investment environment deteriorated, we made our REIT positioning more defensive by focusing on companies with longer lease terms, including healthcare and “triple net” REITs. Triple-net leases, in which tenants pay all property maintenance costs in addition to rent, tend to be relatively defensive because they provide a greater income stream to landlords. Simultaneously, we limited our exposure to companies with shorter-duration leases, such as hotel companies, which tend to have uncertain cash flows relative to other sectors. We also looked to avoid stocks of companies with what we believed were significant balance-sheet problems.
 
This defensive stance was generally beneficial to Fund performance during the downturn. Nonetheless, we calculated that the recovery would be much shorter than it turned out to be when credit markets loosened and the REIT market advanced. In actuality, credit conditions continued to improve, and by summer it was evident that a longer-lived improvement was taking place. Our maintenance of cautious positioning for a time caused the Fund’s REIT positions to trail the broader market gains during some of the REIT rally.
 
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The gains made during the fiscal year by the Fund’s large-cap value equity holdings were more subdued than those of its high yield fixed income or REIT holdings. Much of the performance gains (versus the broader equity markets) from this equity allocation relative to the S&P 500 Index came in periods of market decline, such as the first several months of the period and again in October 2009.
 
This trend has been consistent with the aim of our equity management approach; through our value-oriented, defensive style, we seek to do well in relative terms in down markets by minimizing losses. The biggest positive for the Fund’s large-cap value holdings came from de-emphasizing the financial sector, the hardest-hit group in the marketplace during the downturn. Fund returns were negatively affected by our holdings in both the materials and industrials sectors, two groups in which our security selection proved disappointing.
 
In international equities, we maintained a defensive posture through the first half of 2009. This included dramatically cutting the Fund’s allocation to financial stocks that were highly sensitive economically. It also meant avoiding industrial and consumer-related companies with significant debt levels, which we believed would suffer if capital became less readily available. Beginning in the third quarter of 2009, as evidence mounted that the market’s progress was sustainable and that the economy was slowly improving, we felt more comfortable adding to our risk exposure in this portion of the Fund.
 
As the period came to a close, we were encouraged as it appeared to us that international equity investors once again were generally favoring stocks with solid business fundamentals, sustainable earnings, and reasonable valuations. We believe this constitutes a more normalized investment environment than the speculative atmosphere of the second quarter. By the end of November 2009, the market appeared to be assessing stocks on a company-by-company basis, and because of our regular emphasis on careful individual stock research, we felt this was a favorable backdrop for our style of investing.
 
We recognize that the recent environment, one in which investors could be rewarded for simply increasing the amount of risk within their portfolios, cannot last forever. With this in mind, the Fund continued at the portfolio level to be positioned generally defensively at fiscal year end, based on our opinion of relative value opportunities among asset classes.
 
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Performance summary
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Funds that invest in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise, and an investor can lose principal. Please obtain the performance data for the most recent month end by calling 800 523-1918.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt.
 
Fund performance
Average annual total returns  
Through Nov. 30, 2009               1 year               Lifetime
At market price (inception date June 29, 2007)   +134.96%   -4.65%
At net asset value (NAV) (inception date June 29, 2007)   +59.12% -5.39%

Instances of high double-digit returns are unusual, cannot be sustained, and were achieved primarily during favorable market conditions.
 
Diversification may not protect against market risk.
 
Narrowly focused investments may exhibit higher volatility than investments in multiple industry sectors. REIT investments are subject to many of the risks associated with direct real estate ownership, including changes in economic conditions, credit risk, and interest rate fluctuations.
 
International investments entail risks not ordinarily associated with U.S. investments including fluctuation in currency values, differences in accounting principles, or economic or political instability in other nations. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in established foreign markets due to increased volatility and lower trading volume.
 
Fixed income securities and bond funds can lose value, and investors can lose principal, as interest rates rise. They also may be affected by economic conditions that hinder an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments on its debt. The Fund may also be subject to prepayment risk, the risk that the principal of a fixed income security that is held by the Fund may be prepaid prior to maturity, potentially forcing the Fund to reinvest that money at a lower interest rate. High yielding, noninvestment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risk than investment grade bonds.
 
The Fund may invest in derivatives, which may involve additional expenses and are subject to risk, including the risk that an underlying security or securities index moves in the opposite direction from what the portfolio manager anticipated. A derivative transaction depends upon the counterparties’ ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.
 
If and when the Fund invests in forward foreign currency contracts or uses other investments to hedge against currency risks, the Fund will be subject to special risks, including counterparty risk.
 
The “Fund performance” table and the “Performance of a $10,000 investment” graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions of Fund shares.
 
Returns reflect the reinvestment of all distributions. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for the purpose of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment policy. Shares of the Fund were initially offered with a sales charge of 4.50%. Performance since inception does not include the sales charge or any other brokerage commission for purchases made since inception. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Fund basics
As of Nov. 30, 2009
 
Fund objective
The Fund seeks to achieve current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.
 
Total Fund net assets
$156 million
 
Number of holdings
741
 
Fund start date
June 29, 2007
 
NYSE symbol
DEX

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Market price versus net asset value (see notes below)
Nov. 30, 2008, through Nov. 30, 2009
 
 
 
Starting value       Ending value
      (Nov. 30, 2008)   (Nov. 30, 2009)

    Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ Market Price $6.08   $12.29

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV $8.77   $12.06

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
Performance of a $10,000 Investment
Average annual total returns from June 29, 2007, through Nov. 30, 2009
 
 
 
     Starting value       Ending value
      (June 29, 2007)   (Nov. 30, 2009)

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ Market Price $10,000   $8,910

  Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund @ NAV $10,000   $8,744


  Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ Market Price $10,000   $8,373


Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average @ NAV $10,000   $8,249

The chart assumes $10,000 invested in the Fund on June 29, 2007, and includes the reinvestment of all distributions at market value. The chart assumes $10,000 in the Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average at market price and at NAV. Performance of the Fund and the Lipper class at market value is based on market performance during the period. Performance of the Fund and Lipper class at NAV is based on the fluctuations in NAV during the period. Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund was initially offered with a sales charge of 4.50%. Performance shown in both charts above does not include fees, the initial sales charge, or any brokerage commissions for purchases. Investments in the Fund are not available at NAV.
 
The Lipper Closed-end Global Funds Average represents the average return of closed-end global mutual funds tracked by Lipper (source: Lipper).
 
Market price is the price an investor would pay for shares of the Fund on the secondary market. NAV is the total value of one fund share, generally equal to a fund’s net assets divided by the number of shares outstanding.
 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
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Security type and country allocations
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
As of November 30, 2009
 
Sector designations may be different than the sector designations presented in other Fund materials. The sector designations may represent the investment manager’s internal sector classifications, which may result in the sector designations for one fund being different than another fund’s sector designations.
 
Percentage
Security Type of Net Assets
Common Stock 44.25 %
Consumer Discretionary 6.84 %
Consumer Staples 3.68 %
Diversified REITs 1.14 %
Energy 4.84 %
Financials 5.27 %
Health Care 4.66 %
Health Care REITs 0.06 %
Industrial REITs 0.30 %
Industrials 4.96 %
Information Technology 2.98 %
Malls REITs 0.38 %
Manufactured Housing REITs 0.07 %
Materials 2.68 %
Mortgage REITs 0.13 %
Multifamily REITs 0.10 %
Office REITs 0.58 %
Real Estate Management & Development 0.36 %
Shopping Center REITs 0.57 %
Telecommunications 2.16 %
Utilities 2.49 %
Convertible Preferred Stock 2.03 %
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.38 %
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.01 %
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.52 %
Convertible Bonds 10.66 %
Aerospace & Defense 0.32 %
Automobiles 0.18 %
Banking, Finance & Insurance 0.37 %
Basic Materials 1.22 %
Building & Materials 0.10 %
Computers & Technology 1.29 %
Electronics & Electrical Equipment 0.09 %
Energy 0.50 %
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 1.58 %
Leisure, Lodging & Entertainment 0.82 %
Real Estate 1.27 %
Telecommunications 2.44 %
Transportation 0.48 %
Corporate Bonds 36.28 %
Banking 2.88 %
Basic Industry 4.71 %
Brokerage 1.63 %
Capital Goods 2.16 %
Consumer Cyclical 3.13 %
Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.47 %
Energy 5.05 %
Finance & Investments 1.21 %
Media 2.34 %
Real Estate 0.17 %
Services Cyclical 2.02 %
Services Non-Cyclical 1.91 %
Technology 0.70 %
Telecommunications 5.21 %
Utilities 1.69 %
Foreign Agencies 1.54 %
Municipal Bonds 0.12 %
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities 0.61 %
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.60 %
Regional Authority 0.06 %
Senior Secured Loans 0.28 %
Sovereign Debt 6.44 %
Supranational Banks 4.07 %
U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.58 %
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security 0.00 %
Exchange Traded Fund 0.01 %
Limited Partnership 0.04 %
Preferred Stock 0.36 %
Residual Interest Trust Certificate 0.00 %
Discount Note 6.60 %
Securities Lending Collateral 10.17 %
Total Value of Securities 132.61 %
Obligation to Return Securities Lending Collateral (10.41 %)
Borrowing Under Line of Credit (25.63 %)
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities 3.43 %
Total Net Assets 100.00 %

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Percentage
Country of Net Assets
Australia 1.43 %
Austria 0.19 %
Barbados 1.17 %
Belgium 0.01 %
Bermuda 1.48 %
Brazil 1.76 %
British Virgin Islands 0.26 %
Canada 3.30 %
Cayman Islands 0.85 %
Colombia 0.34 %
Denmark 0.38 %
Finland 0.35 %
France 4.02 %
Germany 2.38 %
Hong Kong 1.56 %
Ireland 0.90 %
Italy 1.22 %
Japan 2.26 %
Liberia 0.08 %
Luxembourg 5.17 %
Marshall Island 0.05 %
Mexico 2.74 %
Netherlands 2.11 %
Norway 0.08 %
Pakistan 1.13 %
Republic of Korea 0.45 %
Singapore 0.71 %
Supranational 4.07 %
South Africa 0.40 %
Spain 0.45 %
Sweden 0.87 %
Switzerland 0.87 %
Taiwan 0.34 %
United Kingdom 2.88 %
United States 69.58 %
Total 115.84 %

The percentage of net assets exceeds 100% because the Fund utilizes a line of credit with the Bank of New York Mellon, as described in note 7 in “Notes to financial statements.” The Fund utilizes leveraging techniques in an attempt to obtain a higher return for the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives through the use of such techniques.
 
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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
November 30, 2009
 
Number of Value
                Shares       (U.S. $)
Common Stock – 44.25%v
Consumer Discretionary – 6.84%
Autoliv 18,300 $ 743,163
* Bayerische Motoren Werke 14,865 703,426
*† DIRECTV Group 1,900 60,097
Disney (Walt) 18,000 543,960
* Don Quijote 22,400 566,154
Esprit Holdings 93,631 629,454
Gap 22,900 490,518
Home Depot 19,200 525,312
* KB HOME 17,000 230,350
Lowe’s 23,900 521,259
Mattel 28,000 544,880
McGraw-Hill Companies 19,500 584,220
* PPR 5,123 619,907
* Publicis Groupe 13,943 536,713
* Round One 40,482 238,818
Target 10,600 493,536
Techtronic Industries 664,500 532,468
Toyota Motor 12,984 516,657
Vivendi 27,259 785,330
WPP Group 37,084 346,814
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings 162,000 456,744
10,669,780
Consumer Staples – 3.68%
Archer-Daniels-Midland 17,700 545,337
Coca-Cola Amatil 71,354 692,554
CVS Caremark 13,800 427,938
@ Greggs 65,996 471,180
Heinz (H.J.) 12,600 534,870
Kimberly-Clark 8,700 573,939
Kraft Foods Class A 19,200 510,336
Metro 10,765 676,359
Parmalat 245,978 715,677
Safeway 26,300 591,750
5,739,940
Diversified REITs – 1.14%
British Land 27,905 204,507
Corio 2,648 180,485
* Digital Realty Trust 4,400 214,104
Duke Realty 8,600 96,406
Entertainment
          Properties Trust 8,236 260,175
Goodman Group 247,237 135,830
Lexington Reality Trust 28,070 136,420
Stockland 64,000 236,750
* Unibail-Rodamco 1,399 315,048
1,779,725
Energy – 4.84%
Anadarko Petroleum 8,100 482,193
BP 52,030 491,983
Chevron 7,100 554,084
CNOOC 442,000 680,978
ConocoPhillips 11,000 569,470
Devon Energy 7,200 484,920
Exxon Mobil 7,300 548,011
Marathon Oil 15,400 502,348
National Oilwell Varco 10,600 456,012
Occidental Petroleum 6,600 533,214
Petroleo Brasiliero ADR 16,500 743,490
* Total 7,689 475,707
Transocean 5,700 486,723
Williams Companies 27,400 544,986
7,554,119
Financials – 5.27%
Allstate 17,000 482,970
* AXA 23,140 551,325
Banco Santander 41,366 708,593
Bank of New York Mellon 17,500 466,200
BB&T 17,800 443,220
Comerica 17,400 495,378
Global Brands Acquisition 9,396 92,175
JPMorgan Chase & Co 11,200 475,888
Marsh & McLennan 21,100 475,805
Mitsubishi UFJ
          Financial Group 125,989 702,449
* Nordea Bank 59,678 618,846
Standard Chartered 25,672 626,719
State Street 10,000 413,000
SunTrust Banks 21,500 508,045
Travelers Companies 10,900 571,051
UniCredit 171,662 586,304
8,217,968
Health Care – 4.66%
Abbott Laboratories 10,900 593,942
Alliance HealthCare Services 4,875 28,860
Astellas Pharma 15,400 568,259
AstraZeneca 5,984 267,510
Bristol-Myers Squibb 22,700 574,537
Cardinal Health 18,200 586,586
Johnson & Johnson 8,300 521,572
Merck 26,743 968,362
Novartis 13,038 723,541
Novo Nordisk Class B 7,161 480,357
Pace 198,606 561,299
Pfizer 28,744 522,278
Quest Diagnostics 9,500 550,430
Sanofi-Aventis 4,315 325,978
7,273,511
Health Care REITs – 0.06%
Nationwide Health
          Properties 2,800 95,228
95,228
Industrial REITs – 0.30%
Cambridge Industrial Trust 1,170,000 350,831
* ING Industrial Fund 307,371 119,614
470,445

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Number of Value
                Shares       (U.S. $)
Common Stock (continued)
Industrials – 4.96%
* Asahi Glass 67,000 $ 585,136
* Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 14,096 766,605
Deutsche Post 36,062 675,124
Finmeccanica 36,740 608,390
Flextronics International 6,400 45,248
General Electric 29,700 475,794
Honeywell International 12,900 496,263
* Koninklijke Philips Electronics 28,746 786,094
*† Mobile Mini 2,394 36,413
Northrop Grumman 9,800 537,040
Pitney Bowes 20,100 463,104
Singapore Airlines 59,000 566,980
Teleperformance 21,700 719,978
Vallourec 2,563 428,648
* Waste Management 16,900 554,996
7,745,813
Information Technology – 2.98%
CGI Group Class A 106,161 1,312,490
EMC 52,500 883,575
Intel 25,400 487,680
International Business
          Machines 4,200 530,670
Motorola 59,400 475,794
* Nokia 41,800 550,356
Xerox 54,200 417,340
4,657,905
Malls REITs – 0.38%
* Simon Property Group 8,214 596,829
596,829
Manufactured Housing REITs – 0.07%
Equity Lifestyle Properties 2,300 110,423
110,423
Materials – 2.68%
Agrium 12,300 687,078
ArcelorMittal 8,548 333,019
Dow Chemical 19,200 533,376
duPont (E.I.) deNemours 15,400 532,532
Lafarge 7,366 605,236
Linde 5,939 728,901
Nucor 10,300 436,823
* Vale ADR 11,400 326,838
4,183,803
Mortgage REITs – 0.13%
Annaly Capital
          Management 2,600 47,866
Chimera Investment 12,100 48,763
Cypress Sharpridge
          Investments 8,200 107,420
204,049
Multifamily REITs – 0.10%
Camden Property Trust 3,900 151,125
151,125
Office REITs – 0.58%
Government Properties
          Income Trust 3,852 96,184
ING UK Real Estate Trust 317,470 263,738
Mack-Cali Realty 8,300 254,727
Orix REIT 17 75,119
Parkway Properties 3,500 65,345
SL Green Realty 3,300 146,586
901,699
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.36%
Mitsubishi Estate 10,549 164,123
Shimao Property Holdings 25,500 48,434
Starwood Property Trust 17,700 343,380
555,937
Shopping Center REITs – 0.57%
Kimco Realty 16,900 208,208
Link REIT 33,000 83,119
Macquarie
          CountryWide Trust 355,587 185,588
Ramco-Gershenson
          Properties Trust 10,006 91,055
* Regency Centers 3,900 130,533
Westfield Group 16,989 189,938
888,441
Telecommunications – 2.16%
AT&T 18,600 501,084
Chunghwa Telecom ADR 29,802 530,178
Frontier Communications 25,700 203,030
GeoEye 500 15,585
Telstra 99,588 310,950
TELUS 20,411 661,319
Verizon Communications 16,900 531,674
Vodafone Group 272,101 613,687
3,367,507
Utilities – 2.49%
American Electric Power 16,100 518,259
Duke Energy 32,600 543,768
Edison International 14,800 503,940
National Grid 61,607 669,394
NorthWestern 3,800 98,002
Progress Energy 13,100 512,079
Public Service
          Enterprise Group 16,200 508,032
Sempra Energy 10,100 536,714
3,890,188
Total Common Stock (cost $78,392,485) 69,054,435

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Number of Value
          Shares       (U.S. $)
Convertible Preferred Stock – 2.03%        
Banking, Finance & Insurance – 0.02%
@ Fannie Mae 8.75%
          exercise price $32.45,
          expiration date 5/13/11 20,000 $ 28,000
28,000
Energy – 0.15%
  Whiting Petroleum 6.25%
          exercise price $43.42,
          expiration date 12/31/49 1,500 241,440
241,440
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals – 0.72%
  Mylan 6.50%
          exercise price $17.08,
          expiration date 11/15/10 1,000 1,116,500
1,116,500
Telecommunications – 1.14%
Crown Castle
          International 6.50%
          exercise price $36.88,
          expiration date 8/15/12 18,000 1,039,500
Lucent Technologies
          Capital Trust I 7.75%
          exercise price $24.80,
          expiration date 3/15/17 1,000 740,250
1,779,750
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(cost $3,976,492) 3,165,690
 
Principal
Amount°
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.38%
Fannie Mae Series
          Series 2001-50 BA
          7.00% 10/25/41 USD 177,828 196,167
          Series 2003-122
          4.50% 2/25/28 107,977 111,558
Freddie Mac
          Series 2557 WE
          5.00% 1/15/18 60,000 64,678
          Series 3094 US
          6.75% 9/15/34 79,662 77,856
          Series 3131 MC
          5.50% 4/15/33 40,000 43,223
          Series 3173 PE
          6.00% 4/15/35 65,000 71,236
          Series 3337 PB
          5.50% 7/15/30 25,000 26,346
Total Agency Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
(cost $550,643) 591,064
 
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.01%
· Fannie Mae ARM
          5.138% 11/1/35   30,956   32,504
          5.164% 3/1/38 69,618 73,335
          5.372% 4/1/36 37,213 39,015
          6.019% 10/1/36 44,163 46,785
          6.086% 10/1/36 29,044 30,813
          6.306% 4/1/36 159,979 169,663
Fannie Mae S.F. 15 yr
          5.50% 1/1/23 73,064 78,339
Fannie Mae S.F. 30 yr
          5.00% 12/1/36 228,779 240,419
          5.00% 12/1/37 30,384 31,914
          5.00% 2/1/38 22,845 23,995
          6.50% 6/1/36 54,859 59,392
          6.50% 10/1/36 40,568 43,921
          6.50% 3/1/37 37,979 41,117
          6.50% 7/1/37 904,993 978,789
          6.50% 8/1/37 56,079 60,652
          6.50% 11/1/37 39,069 42,255
          6.50% 12/1/37 55,648 60,185
Freddie Mac
          6.00% 1/1/17 86,548 90,918
· Freddie Mac ARM
          5.682% 7/1/36 25,897 27,339
          5.816% 10/1/36 68,906 72,907
Freddie Mac S.F. 15 yr
          5.00% 6/1/18 25,148 27,014
          5.00% 12/1/22 155,401 165,796
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr
          5.00% 1/1/34 1,121,764 1,180,766
          7.00% 11/1/33 66,580 74,527
          9.00% 9/1/30 81,816 95,119
Freddie Mac S.F. 30 yr TBA
          4.00% 12/1/39 70,000 70,186
          5.00% 12/1/39 50,000 52,414
GNMA I S.F. 30 yr
          7.50% 12/15/23 126,370 143,306
          7.50% 1/15/32 95,960 109,899
          9.50% 9/15/17 81,642 92,310
          12.00% 5/15/15 62,074 70,805
GNMA II S.F. 30 yr
          6.00% 11/20/28 112,278 121,642
          6.50% 2/20/30 225,294 246,386
Total Agency Mortgage-Backed
  Securities (cost $4,371,314) 4,694,427
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.52%
# American Tower Trust 144A
          Series 2007-1A AFX
          5.42% 4/15/37 75,000 75,750
          Series 2007-1A D
          5.957% 4/15/37 25,000 25,000

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Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)
Bank of America      
          Commercial Mortgage
          Securities
          ·Series 2004-3 A5  
          5.578% 6/10/39 USD 50,000 $ 51,761
          Series 2004-5 A3
          4.561% 11/10/41 475,000 480,759
          Series 2005-1 A3
          4.877% 11/10/42 91,158 91,183
          ·Series 2005-6 A4
          5.351% 9/10/47 180,000 182,537
          ·Series 2005-6 AM
          5.351% 9/10/47 25,000 21,966
          ·Series 2007-3 A4
          5.837% 6/10/49 30,000 24,892
          ·Series 2007-4 AM
          6.002% 2/10/51 40,000 28,878
Bear Stearns Commercial
          Mortgage Securities
          ·Series 2005-PW10 A4
          5.405% 12/11/40 100,000 100,439
          ·Series 2005-T20 A4A
          5.298% 10/12/42 230,000 232,671
          ·Series 2006-PW12 A4
          5.903% 9/11/38 25,000 25,126
          Series 2006-PW14 A4
          5.201% 12/11/38 60,000 56,973
          Series 2007-PW15 A4
          5.331% 2/11/44 75,000 64,254
          ·Series 2007-T28 A4
          5.742% 9/11/42 65,000 63,729
w· Commercial Mortgage
          Pass Through
          Certificates Series
          2005-C6 A5A
          5.116% 6/10/44 95,000 94,593
Goldman Sachs Mortgage
          Securities II
          ·Series 2004-GG2 A6
          5.396% 8/10/38 60,000 60,348
          Series 2005-GG4 A4A
          4.751% 7/10/39 420,000 405,368
          ·Series 2006-GG6 A4
          5.553% 4/10/38 60,000 54,124
          ·Series 2007-GG10 A4
          5.999% 8/10/45 70,000 57,622
· Greenwich Capital
          Commercial Funding
          Series 2004-GG1 A7
          5.317% 6/10/36 25,000 25,779
· JPMorgan Chase
          Commercial Mortgage
          Securities
          Series 2005-LDP3 A4A
          4.936% 8/15/42 35,000 33,888
          Series 2005-LDP5 A4
          5.344% 12/15/44 150,000 151,695
· LB-UBS Commercial
          Mortgage Trust Series
          2004-C4 A4 2004-C4
          A4 5.398% 6/15/29 475,000   476,986
· Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
          Commercial Mortgage
          Trust Series 2007-7 A4
          5.75% 6/12/50 150,000 122,069
Morgan Stanley Capital I
          Series 2005-IQ9 A4
          4.66% 7/15/56 350,000 347,007
        ·Series 2006-HQ9 A4
          5.731% 7/12/44 315,000 303,675
        ·Series 2007-IQ14 A4
          5.692% 4/15/49 150,000 122,597
        ·Series 2007-T27 A4
          5.803% 6/11/42 160,000 153,068
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities (cost $3,829,845) 3,934,737
 
Convertible Bonds – 10.66%
Aerospace & Defense – 0.32%
L-3 Communications
          Holdings 3.00%
          exercise price $100.14,
          expiration date 8/1/35 460,000 472,650
# L-3 Communications
          Holdings 144A 3.00%
          exercise price $100.14,
          expiration date 8/1/35 25,000 25,688
498,338
Automobiles – 0.18%
Ford Motor 4.25%
          exercise price $9.30,
          expiration date 11/15/16 240,000 274,500
274,500
Banking, Finance & Insurance – 0.37%
Jefferies Group 3.875%
          exercise price $39.20
          expiration date 11/1/29 615,000 573,488
573,488
Basic Materials – 1.22%
Century Aluminum 1.75%
          exercise price $30.54,
          expiration date 8/1/24 30,000 27,863
Rayonier TRS Holdings
          3.75% exercise price
          $54.81, expiration date
          10/15/12 1,250,000 1,309,375
# Sino Forest 144A 5.00%
          exercise price $20.29,
          expiration date 8/1/13 500,000 568,750
1,905,988

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Convertible Bonds (continued)      
Building & Materials – 0.10%
Beazer Homes USA 4.625%
          exercise price $49.64,  
          expiration date 6/15/24 USD 170,000 $ 155,975
155,975
Computers & Technology – 1.29%
* Advanced Micro Devices
          6.00% exercise price
          $28.08, expiration date
          5/1/15 840,000 741,300
Euronet Worldwide 3.50%
          exercise price $40.48,
          expiration date 10/15/25 900,000 833,625
# Intel 144A 3.25%
          exercise price $22.68,
          expiration date 8/1/39 125,000 138,906
Linear Technology 3.00%
          exercise price $46.12,
          expiration date 5/1/27 310,000 302,638
  2,016,469
Electronics & Electrical Equipment – 0.09%
Flextronics International
          1.00% exercise price
          $15.53, expiration
          date 8/1/10 140,000 138,075
  138,075
Energy – 0.50%
Chesapeake Energy 2.25%
          exercise price $85.89,
          expiration date 12/15/38 750,000 559,688
Transocean 1.50%
          exercise price $168.61,
          expiration date 12/15/37 220,000 212,850
  772,538
Health Care & Pharmaceuticals – 1.58%
Φ Hologic 2.00%
          exercise price $38.59,
          expiration date 12/15/37 990,000 806,850
Inverness Medical
          Innovations 3.00%
          exercise price $43.98,
          expiration date 5/15/16 980,000 1,125,774
Medtronic 1.625%
          exercise price $55.41,
          expiration date 4/15/13 525,000 536,156
  2,468,780
Leisure, Lodging & Entertainment – 0.82%
# Gaylord Entertainment
          144A 3.75%
          exercise price $27.25,
          expiration date 9/29/14 655,000 620,613
# International Game
          Technology 144A 3.25%
          exercise price $19.97,
          expiration date 5/1/14 540,000   662,850
1,283,463
Real Estate – 1.27%
*# Corporate Office Properties
          144A 3.50%
          exercise price $53.12,
          expiration date 9/15/26 330,000 312,675
Developers Diversified
          Realty 3.00%
          exercise price $74.75,
          expiration date 3/15/12 90,000 82,688
*# Digital Realty Trust
          144A 5.50%
          exercise price $43.00,
          expiration date 4/15/29 380,000 488,775
National Retail Properties
          5.125% exercise price
          $25.42, expiration
          date 6/15/28 335,000 344,631
Vornado Realty Trust 2.85%
          exercise price $157.18,
          expiration date 3/15/27 750,000 753,750
  1,982,519
Telecommunications – 2.44%
Alaska Communications
          Systems Group 5.75%
          exercise price $12.90,
          expiration date 3/1/13 1,000,000 904,999
Alcatel-Lucent USA 2.875%
          exercise price $16.75,
          expiration date 6/15/23 45,000 44,719
Interpublic Group 4.25%
          exercise price $12.42,
          expiration date 3/15/23 105,000 102,638
Leap Wireless
          International 4.50%
          exercise price $93.21,
          expiration date 7/15/14 135,000 106,650
Level 3 Communications
          5.25% exercise price
          $3.98, expiration
          date 12/15/11 750,000 684,374
NII Holdings 3.125%
          exercise price $118.32,
          expiration date 6/15/12 1,000,000 908,749
Qwest Communications
          International 4.00%
          exercise price $5.12,
          expiration date 11/15/25 200,000 200,750
# SBA Communications
          144A 4.00%
          exercise price $30.38,
          expiration date 10/1/14 285,000 358,388

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Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Convertible Bonds (continued)      
Telecommunications (continued)
VeriSign 3.25%
          exercise price $34.37,
          expiration date 8/15/37 USD 160,000 $ 134,000
# Virgin Media 144A 6.50%
          exercise price $19.22,
          expiration date 11/15/16 307,000 358,423
3,803,690
Transportation – 0.48%
Bristow Group 3.00%
          exercise price $77.34,
          expiration date 6/14/38 875,000 756,875
  756,875
Total Convertible Bonds
(cost $14,842,942) 16,630,698
 
Corporate Bonds – 36.28%
Banking – 2.88%
# Achmea Hypotheekbank
          144A 3.20% 11/3/14 110,000 112,867
· BAC Capital Trust XIV
          5.63% 12/31/49 205,000 136,838
Bank of America
          5.125% 11/15/14 100,000 103,848
          5.75% 12/1/17 75,000 76,611
Barclays Bank
          6.75% 5/22/19 100,000 113,648
# Barclays Bank 144A
          6.05% 12/4/17 100,000 104,274
BB&T 5.25% 11/1/19 87,000 87,272
Capital One Financial
          7.375% 5/23/14 150,000 172,218
Credit Suisse/New York
          6.00% 2/15/18 100,000 107,139
JPMorgan Chase Capital
          XVIII 6.95% 8/17/36 20,000 19,818
          XXII 6.45% 2/2/37 35,000 31,599
          XXV 6.80% 10/1/37 85,000 84,099
· Kazkommerts Finance 2
          8.625% 7/27/16 1,000,000 739,999
# National Australia Bank
          144A 3.375% 7/8/14 100,000 103,728
# NIBC Bank 144A
          2.80% 12/2/14 100,000 100,249
PNC Funding
          5.25% 11/15/15 100,000 105,286
          5.625% 2/1/17 60,000 60,990
@ Popular North America
          Capital Trust I
          6.564% 9/15/34 100,000 73,542
·# Rabobank
          Nederland 144A
          11.00% 12/29/49 190,000 235,579
Regions Financial
          7.75% 11/10/14 65,000   65,381
# Russian Agricultural Bank
          144A 9.00% 6/11/14 1,000,000 1,124,599
· USB Capital IX
          6.189% 10/29/49 295,000 233,050
Wachovia
          5.25% 8/1/14 20,000 21,062
          5.625% 10/15/16 90,000 94,530
· Wells Fargo Capital XIII
          7.70% 12/29/49 140,000 128,100
Westpac Banking
          4.875% 11/19/19 45,000 45,778
Zions Bancorporation
          5.50% 11/16/15 80,000 55,665
          5.65% 5/15/14 15,000 11,446
          6.00% 9/15/15 215,000 149,786
4,499,001
Basic Industry – 4.71%
# Algoma Acqusition 144A
          9.875% 6/15/15 110,000 94,050
ArcelorMittal
          6.125% 6/1/18 20,000 20,450
          9.00% 2/15/15 20,000 23,510
          9.85% 6/1/19 70,000 86,388
California Steel Industries
          6.125% 3/15/14 135,000 126,225
Century Aluminum
          7.50% 8/15/14 110,000 101,750
·# Cognis GmbH 144A
          2.299% 9/15/13 95,000 87,400
Dow Chemical
          5.70% 5/15/18 35,000 35,573
          8.55% 5/15/19 95,000 112,465
# Evraz Group 144A
          8.25% 11/10/15 1,000,000 977,499
          9.50% 4/24/18 280,000 282,100
Freeport-McMoRan
          Copper & Gold
          8.25% 4/1/15 195,000 209,363
# Innophos Holding 144A
          9.50% 4/15/12 115,000 115,575
International Paper
          7.30% 11/15/39 45,000 44,883
Lubrizol 8.875% 2/1/19 75,000 94,720
# MacDermid 144A
          9.50% 4/15/17 280,000 278,600
# Momentive Performance
          Material 144A
          12.50% 6/15/14 65,000 71,500
# NewPage 144A
          11.375% 12/31/14 140,000 138,600
· Noranda Aluminium
          Acquisition PIK
          5.274% 5/15/15 181,673 132,621

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Basic Industry (continued)
Norske Skog Canada
          8.625% 6/15/11 USD 65,000 $ 48,588
@# Norske Skogindustrier 144A  
          7.125% 10/15/33 150,000 78,750
Novelis 8.25% 2/15/15 5,000 4,538
# Novelis 144A
          11.50% 2/15/15   105,000 109,725
Reliance Steel & Aluminum  
          6.85% 11/15/36 34,000 30,125
Ryerson
        ·7.656% 11/1/14 115,000 102,063
          12.00% 11/1/15 65,000 66,463
# Sappi Papier Holding
          144A 6.75% 6/15/12 95,000 88,450
Southern Copper
          7.50% 7/27/35 1,000,000 1,005,758
# Steel Capital 144A
          9.75% 7/29/13 1,100,000 1,112,374
# Steel Dynamics 144A
          8.25% 4/15/16 190,000 192,850
# Teck Resources 144A
          10.25% 5/15/16 60,000 68,100
          10.75% 5/15/19 115,000 134,838
Vale Overseas
          6.875% 11/21/36 979,000 1,001,425
          6.875% 11/10/39 60,000 62,318
# Vedanta Resources 144A
          9.50% 7/18/18 205,000 204,488
7,344,125
Brokerage – 1.63%
Citigroup
          6.375% 8/12/14 150,000 157,944
          6.50% 8/19/13 80,000 85,372
· Citigroup Capital XXI
          8.30% 12/21/57 100,000 89,500
E TRADE Financial PIK
          12.50% 11/30/17 111,563 126,066
Goldman Sachs Group
          5.125% 1/15/15 80,000 85,017
          5.25% 10/15/13 35,000 37,756
          5.95% 1/18/18 20,000 21,433
          6.25% 9/1/17 30,000 32,750
Jefferies Group
          6.25% 1/15/36 5,000 4,058
          6.45% 6/8/27 90,000 76,787
JPMorgan Chase & Co
          6.30% 4/23/19 100,000 111,634
LaBranche & Co
          11.00% 5/15/12 350,000 337,750
Lazard Group
          6.85% 6/15/17 50,000 51,355
          7.125% 5/15/15 9,000 9,406
Morgan Stanley
          5.375% 10/15/15 100,000   105,773
          6.00% 4/28/15 160,000 174,047
# Morgan Stanley 144A
          10.09% 5/3/17 BRL 2,000,000 1,033,894
2,540,542
Capital Goods – 2.16%
AMH Holdings
          11.25% 3/1/14 USD 60,000 56,550
*# Associated Materials 144A
          9.875% 11/15/16 15,000 15,750
# BAE Systems Holdings
          144A 5.20% 8/15/15 30,000 31,822
Building Materials
          7.75% 8/1/14 155,000 154,225
# BWAY 144A
          10.00% 4/15/14 195,000 205,238
·# C8 Capital 144A
          6.64% 12/31/49 140,000 99,001
# CPM Holdings 144A
          10.625% 9/1/14 40,000 42,000
Eastman Kodak
          7.25% 11/15/13 155,000 124,000
# FMG Finance 144A
          10.625% 9/1/16 130,000 142,350
Graham Packaging
          9.875% 10/15/14 305,000 311,099
# Graphic Packaging
          International 144A
          9.50% 6/15/17 120,000 127,200
* Hexion US Finance
          9.75% 11/15/14 114,000 110,010
Intertape Polymer
          8.50% 8/1/14 85,000 66,725
# Plastipak Holdings 144A
          8.50% 12/15/15 105,000 105,394
          10.625% 8/15/19 105,000 116,025
Pregis 12.375% 10/15/13 210,000 200,550
* RBS Global/Rexnord
          11.75% 8/1/16 235,000 231,475
# Reynolds Group Issuer
          Escrow 144A
          7.75% 10/15/16 100,000 101,500
* Sally Holdings
          10.50% 11/15/16 225,000 241,874
Smurfit Kappa Funding
          7.75% 4/1/15 200,000 192,000
* Solo Cup 8.50% 2/15/14 205,000 198,338
Thermadyne Holdings
          10.50% 2/1/14 195,000 170,625
Tyco International Finance
          8.50% 1/15/19 80,000 99,389
USG 6.30% 11/15/16 205,000 178,863
# USG 144A 9.75% 8/1/14 45,000 47,363
3,369,366

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Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Consumer Cyclical – 3.13%
# Allison Transmission 144A
          11.00% 11/1/15 USD 200,000 $ 208,000
* ArvinMeritor  
          8.125% 9/15/15 170,000 155,550
Beazer Homes USA  
          8.625% 5/15/11 130,000 126,750
Burlington Coat Factory
          Investment Holdings
          14.50% 10/15/14 215,000 216,613
* Burlington Coat
          Factory Warehouse
          11.125% 4/15/14 70,000 72,800
Carrols 9.00% 1/15/13 50,000 50,500
CVS Caremark
          6.60% 3/15/19 15,000 16,853
w# CVS Pass Through Trust
          144A 8.353% 7/10/31 129,295 147,159
Darden Restaurants
          6.80% 10/15/37 80,000 84,397
Denny’s Holdings
          10.00% 10/1/12 75,000 76,875
Ford Motor
          7.45% 7/16/31 270,000 231,187
Ford Motor Credit
          7.80% 6/1/12 120,000 119,973
          12.00% 5/15/15 255,000 294,186
# GMAC 144A
          6.00% 12/15/11 135,000 128,419
          6.625% 5/15/12 110,000 105,188
          6.875% 9/15/11 175,000 170,188
          6.875% 8/28/12 293,000 280,547
Interface 9.50% 2/1/14 25,000 24,906
# Interface 144A
          11.375% 11/1/13 40,000 43,950
K Hovnanian Enterprises
          6.25% 1/15/15 35,000 25,375
          7.50% 5/15/16 65,000 47,125
# K Hovnanian
          Enterprises 144A
          10.625% 10/15/16 65,000 66,625
# Landry’s Restaurants 144A
          11.625% 12/1/15 205,000 209,100
M/I Homes
          6.875% 4/1/12 90,000 84,150
Macy’s Retail Holdings
          6.375% 3/15/37 105,000 89,250
          6.70% 7/15/34 15,000 12,750
          7.875% 8/15/36 45,000 39,600
Meritage Homes
          6.25% 3/15/15 35,000 32,025
          7.00% 5/1/14 160,000 152,800
Mobile Mini
          6.875% 5/1/15 145,000 136,300
Navistar International
          8.25% 11/1/21 140,000 138,250
Norcraft Holdings
          9.75% 9/1/12 145,000 138,475
Nordstrom
          6.75% 6/1/14 55,000 62,167
          7.00% 1/15/38 35,000 38,181
* OSI Restaurant Partners
          10.00% 6/15/15 127,000 110,490
Quiksilver
          6.875% 4/15/15 200,000 154,000
Rite Aid 9.375% 12/15/15 275,000 231,687
# Standard Pacific Escrow
          144A 10.75% 9/15/16 75,000 74,625
Target 4.00% 6/15/13 60,000 63,768
* Tenneco
          8.625% 11/15/14 225,000 221,625
# Toys R Us Property 144A
          10.75% 7/15/17 5,000 5,363
# TRW Automotive 144A
          7.00% 3/15/14 100,000 95,125
          7.25% 3/15/17 100,000 93,000
  4,875,897
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.47%
# Alliance One International
          144A 10.00% 7/15/16 205,000 216,274
# Anheuser-Busch InBev
          Worldwide 144A
          5.375% 11/15/14 45,000 48,835
          5.375% 1/15/20 5,000 5,258
          7.20% 1/15/14 50,000 57,477
Beckman Coulter
          6.00% 6/1/15 40,000 44,779
          7.00% 6/1/19 40,000 46,564
# Cott Beverages 144A
          8.375% 11/15/17 85,000 85,213
Delhaize Group
          5.875% 2/1/14 10,000 10,918
# Dole Food 144A
          13.875% 3/15/14 91,000 107,380
# Ingles Markets 144A
          8.875% 5/15/17 115,000 118,738
# JBS USA Finance 144A
          11.625% 5/1/14 170,000 189,762
# JohnsonDiversey Holdings
          144A 10.50% 5/15/20 290,000 286,374
LVB Acquisition
          11.625% 10/15/17 110,000 120,175
LVB Acquisition PIK
          10.375% 10/15/17 85,000 91,588
# Medco Health Solutions
          144A 7.125% 3/15/18 95,000 110,117
# M-Foods Holdings 144A
          9.75% 10/1/13 65,000 67,925

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)
# ServiceMaster PIK 144A
          10.75% 7/15/15 USD 150,000 $ 152,250
Smithfield Foods
          7.75% 5/15/13 155,000 144,538
# Smithfield Foods 144A
          10.00% 7/15/14 35,000 36,838
# TOPS Markets 144A
          10.125% 10/15/15 135,000 139,050
Yale University
          2.90% 10/15/14 75,000 76,985
Yankee Acquisition
          9.75% 2/15/17 145,000 139,200
2,296,238
Energy – 5.05%
# Antero Resources Finance
          144A 9.375% 12/1/17 110,000 110,825
Chesapeake Energy
          9.50% 2/15/15 140,000 147,350
Complete Production
          Services 8.00% 12/15/16 130,000 128,050
Copano Energy
          7.75% 6/1/18 125,000 125,000
Denbury Resources
          7.50% 4/1/13 10,000 10,050
          9.75% 3/1/16 105,000 111,563
*# Drummond 144A
          9.00% 10/15/14 135,000 138,375
Dynergy Holdings
          7.75% 6/1/19 210,000 172,725
El Paso
          6.875% 6/15/14 44,000 43,560
          7.00% 6/15/17 205,000 201,925
Enbridge Energy Partners
          9.875% 3/1/19 60,000 76,669
Energy Transfer Partners
          9.70% 3/15/19 45,000 56,287
Enterprise Products
          Operating
          5.00% 3/1/15 20,000 21,024
        ·8.375% 8/1/66 75,000 73,123
          9.75% 1/31/14 70,000 85,317
Forest Oil 7.25% 6/15/19 135,000 128,588
*# Headwaters 144A
          11.375% 11/1/14 140,000 143,850
# Helix Energy Solutions
          Group 144A
          9.50% 1/15/16 235,000 239,112
# Hercules Offshore 144A
          10.50% 10/15/17 140,000 142,100
# Hilcorp Energy I 144A
          7.75% 11/1/15 220,000 212,849
# Holly 144A
          9.875% 6/15/17 115,000 119,888
International Coal Group
          10.25% 7/15/14 180,000 175,500
* Key Energy Services
          8.375% 12/1/14 250,000 245,312
Kinder Morgan Energy
          Partners
          6.85% 2/15/20 15,000 17,047
          9.00% 2/1/19 30,000 37,049
Lukoil International Finance
          6.356% 6/7/17 1,000,000 977,499
Mariner Energy
          8.00% 5/15/17 270,000 256,499
MarkWest Energy Partners
          8.75% 4/15/18 125,000 126,563
# Midcontinent Express
          Pipeline 144A
          6.70% 9/15/19 40,000 40,931
# Murray Energy 144A
          10.25% 10/15/15 110,000 108,350
Nexen 7.50% 7/30/39 60,000 67,709
Noble Energy
          8.25% 3/1/19 60,000 72,920
OPTI Canada
          7.875% 12/15/14 255,000 203,999
Petrobras International
          Finance
          5.75% 1/20/20 45,000 46,069
PetroHawk Energy
          7.875% 6/1/15 55,000 55,138
Petroleum Development
          12.00% 2/15/18 145,000 147,175
Plains All American Pipeline
          5.75% 1/15/20 105,000 109,287
Plains Exploration
          & Production
          8.625% 10/15/19 25,000 25,188
Pride International
          8.50% 6/15/19 50,000 55,625
Quicksilver Resources
          7.125% 4/1/16 115,000 104,363
          11.75% 1/1/16 30,000 33,488
Regency Energy Partners
          8.375% 12/15/13 85,000 87,763
# SandRidge Energy 144A
          9.875% 5/15/16 185,000 190,550
TNK-BP Finance
          7.875% 3/13/18 2,000,000 2,017,499
· TransCanada PipeLines
          6.35% 5/15/67 45,000 42,167
Weatherford International
          4.95% 10/15/13 45,000 47,835
          5.95% 6/15/12 25,000 27,057
# Woodside Finance 144A
          4.50% 11/10/14 45,000 46,117
          5.00% 11/15/13 20,000 20,886
7,873,815

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Principal Value
          Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Finance & Investments – 1.21%
Capital One Capital V
          10.25% 8/15/39 USD 200,000 $ 220,549
Cardtronics
          9.25% 8/15/13 125,000 127,813
General Electric Capital
          6.00% 8/7/19 250,000 263,824
*·# ILFC E-Capital Trust II 144A
          6.25% 12/21/65 50,000 23,500
International Lease Finance
          5.25% 1/10/13 135,000 108,878
          5.35% 3/1/12 65,000 55,472
          5.55% 9/5/12 90,000 72,531
          5.625% 9/20/13 165,000 129,958
          5.875% 5/1/13 30,000 23,785
          6.375% 3/25/13 70,000 56,389
          6.625% 11/15/13 145,000 117,133
MetLife 6.40% 12/15/36 155,000 131,363
·# MetLife Capital Trust X 144A
          9.25% 4/8/38 125,000 131,250
@# Nuveen Investments 144A
          10.50% 11/15/15 415,000 367,274
WellPoint
          6.00% 2/15/14 30,000 32,800
          7.00% 2/15/19 25,000 28,798
1,891,317
Media – 2.34%
Affinion Group
          11.50% 10/15/15 100,000 104,500
# Cablevision Systems 144A
          8.625% 9/15/17 75,000 77,250
# Cengage Learning
          Acquisitions 144A
          10.50% 1/15/15 80,000 74,600
# Charter Communications
          Operating 144A
          8.00% 4/30/12 45,000 46,013
          8.375% 4/30/14 95,000 97,138
          10.875% 9/15/14 520,000 581,749
# Columbus
          International 144A
          11.50% 11/20/14 130,000 133,744
Comcast
          4.95% 6/15/16 45,000 47,052
          6.50% 1/15/15 20,000 22,507
# COX Communications 144A
          5.875% 12/1/16 25,000 26,479
          6.95% 6/1/38 10,000 10,682
          8.375% 3/1/39 25,000 30,694
DIRECTV Holdings
          7.625% 5/15/16 70,000 75,521
DISH DBS 7.875% 9/1/19 80,000 81,000
# DISH DBS 144A
          7.875% 9/1/19 55,000 55,688
@ Grupo Televisa
          8.49% 5/11/37 MXN   10,000,000   649,799
# MDC Partners 144A
          11.00% 11/1/16 USD 70,000 70,350
# Mediacom Capital 144A
          9.125% 8/15/19 140,000 142,800
Nielsen Finance
          10.00% 8/1/14 110,000 114,125
          11.50% 5/1/16 40,000 43,200
          *11.625% 2/1/14 35,000 37,800
         W12.50% 8/1/16 95,000 83,600
# Nielsen Finance 144A
          11.625% 2/1/14 50,000 54,000
*# Sinclair Television Group
          144A 9.25% 11/1/17 95,000 96,781
# Terremark Worldwide 144A
          12.00% 6/15/17 95,000 104,144
Time Warner Cable
          6.75% 7/1/18 20,000 22,363
*# Univision Communications
          144A 12.00% 7/1/14 95,000 103,788
# UPC Holding 144A
          9.875% 4/15/18 100,000 104,500
# Vivendi 144A
          5.75% 4/4/13 85,000 90,469
          6.625% 4/4/18 45,000 49,366
WPP Finance UK
          8.00% 9/15/14 100,000 114,112
XM Satellite Radio
          Holdings PIK
          10.00% 6/1/11 185,000 177,600
# XM Satellite Radio 144A
          13.00% 8/1/13 125,000 130,313
3,653,727
Real Estate – 0.17%
Developers Diversified
          Realty 9.625% 3/15/16 45,000 46,911
# Felcor Lodging 144A
          10.00% 10/1/14 130,000 127,400
ProLogis
          7.375% 10/30/19 60,000 60,938
* Regency Centers
          5.875% 6/15/17 35,000 33,587
268,836
Services Cyclical – 2.02%
ARMARK 8.50% 2/1/15 80,000 80,600
# Ashtead Capital 144A
          9.00% 8/15/16 100,000 98,500
Avis Budget Car Rental
          7.625% 5/15/14 185,000 171,125
          7.75% 5/15/16 125,000 112,500
CSX 5.75% 3/15/13 25,000 27,321
Delta Air Lines
          7.92% 11/18/10 90,000 90,000

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
           Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Services Cyclical (continued)
# Delta Air Lines 144A
          9.50% 9/15/14 USD 60,000 $ 61,200
# Galaxy Entertainment
          Finance 144A
          9.875% 12/15/12 305,000 308,049
Gaylord Entertainment
          6.75% 11/15/14 80,000 72,800
# General Maritime 144A
          12.00% 11/15/17 80,000 83,400
Global Cash Access
          8.75% 3/15/12 40,000 39,350
# Harrah’s Operating 144A
          10.00% 12/15/18 225,000 172,125
* Hertz 10.50% 1/1/16 140,000 146,300
Kansas City Southern
          de Mexico
          9.375% 5/1/12 250,000 256,875
MGM Mirage
          6.625% 7/15/15 60,000 45,000
          7.50% 6/1/16 175,000 133,438
          *7.625% 1/15/17 130,000 99,450
          13.00% 11/15/13 95,000 108,181
Mohegan Tribal
          Gaming Authority
          7.125% 8/15/14 95,000 60,325
*# NCL 144A
          11.75% 11/15/16 70,000 69,388
PHH 7.125% 3/1/13 135,000 126,563
Pinnacle Entertainment
          7.50% 6/15/15 330,000 295,350
Royal Caribbean Cruises
          6.875% 12/1/13 125,000 118,125
* RSC Equipment Rental
          9.50% 12/1/14 210,000 206,588
# Shingle Springs Tribal
          Gaming Authority
          144A 9.375% 6/15/15 230,000 167,900
3,150,453
Services Non-Cyclical – 1.91%
Accellent 10.50% 12/1/13 100,000 96,750
# Alliance HealthCare
          Services 144A
          8.00% 12/1/16 65,000 64,350
Allied Waste
          North America
          6.875% 6/1/17 10,000 10,603
          7.125% 5/15/16 105,000 111,444
* Bausch & Lomb
          9.875% 11/1/15 205,000 211,663
# CareFusion 144A
          6.375% 8/1/19 105,000 116,583
Casella Waste Systems
          9.75% 2/1/13 305,000 298,900
Cornell 10.75% 7/1/12 60,000 61,500
DJO Finance
          10.875% 11/15/14 120,000   126,900
HCA 9.25% 11/15/16 175,000 185,500
Hospira 6.40% 5/15/15 155,000 175,717
Inverness Medical  
          Innovations  
          9.00% 5/15/16 160,000 162,800
* Psychiatric Solutions
          7.75% 7/15/15     140,000 135,800
# Psychiatric Solutions 144A
          7.75% 7/15/15 60,000 56,700
Quest Diagnostic
          5.45% 11/1/15 120,000 132,456
          6.40% 7/1/17 35,000 39,315
Select Medical
          7.625% 2/1/15 345,000 332,063
Tenet Healthcare
          7.375% 2/1/13 135,000 133,650
UnitedHealth Group
          5.50% 11/15/12 80,000 86,059
          5.80% 3/15/36 10,000 9,367
          6.00% 2/15/18 25,000 26,671
Universal Hospital Services
          PIK 8.50% 6/1/15 120,000 118,800
· US Oncology Holdings
          6.428% 3/15/12 280,000 253,400
WellPoint
          5.00% 1/15/11 15,000 15,575
          5.00% 12/15/14 16,000 17,108
2,979,674
Technology – 0.70%
CA 5.375% 12/1/19 20,000 20,543
Cisco Systems
          4.45% 1/15/20 35,000 35,673
First Data 9.875% 9/24/15 280,000 250,600
* Freescale Semiconductor
          8.875% 12/15/14 165,000 141,075
* Sanmina-SCI
          8.125% 3/1/16 231,000 225,803
* SunGard Data Systems
          10.25% 8/15/15 250,000 257,500
# Unisys 144A
          12.75% 10/15/14 110,000 123,200
Xerox 8.25% 5/15/14 35,000 40,758
1,095,152
Telecommunications – 5.21%
American Tower
          7.00% 10/15/17 50,000 55,250
AT&T 6.50% 9/1/37 115,000 122,630
Cincinnati Bell
          8.25% 10/15/17 100,000 99,750
Citizens Utilities
          7.125% 3/15/19 120,000 112,500
# Clearwire Communications
          144A 12.00% 12/1/15 280,000 275,975

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Principal Value
           Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Telecommunications (continued)
* Cricket Communications
          9.375% 11/1/14 USD 300,000 $ 290,249
Deutsche Telekom
          International Finance
          5.25% 7/22/13 45,000   48,654
# Digicel 144A
          9.25% 9/1/12 100,000 104,500
# Digicel Group 144A
          8.25% 9/1/17 100,000 98,250
          8.875% 1/15/15 1,100,000 1,072,499
# DigitalGlobe 144A
          10.50% 5/1/14 90,000 96,750
# GCI 144A
          8.625% 11/15/19 140,000 140,700
# GeoEye 144A
          9.625% 10/1/15 60,000 62,550
# Global Crossing 144A
          12.00% 9/15/15 125,000 133,750
Hughes Network Systems
          9.50% 4/15/14 260,000 263,900
 # Intelsat Bermuda 144A
          11.25% 2/4/17 435,000   432,824
Intelsat Jackson Holdings
          11.25% 6/15/16   365,000   391,462
Level 3 Financing
          9.25% 11/1/14   105,000 93,188
          12.25% 3/15/13 100,000 104,875
Lucent Technologies
          6.45% 3/15/29 200,000 155,000
* MetroPCS Wireless  
          9.25% 11/1/14 218,000 219,635
# NII Capital 144A
          10.00% 8/15/16 200,000 213,000
# Nordic Telephone
          Holdings 144A
          8.875% 5/1/16 110,000 116,050
PAETEC Holding
          8.875% 6/30/17 105,000 104,738
Qwest Capital Funding
          7.75% 2/15/31 80,000 65,200
Qwest Communications
          International
          7.50% 2/15/14 85,000 84,575
Sprint Capital
          6.875% 11/15/28 55,000 41,525
          8.75% 3/15/32 295,000 254,069
Sprint Nextel
          6.00% 12/1/16 155,000 134,463
# Telcordia Technologies
          144A 10.00% 3/15/13 80,000 66,800
Telecom Italia Capital
          5.25% 10/1/15 145,000 152,782
          7.175% 6/18/19 45,000 51,088
Telesat Canada
          11.00% 11/1/15 120,000   127,500
          12.50% 11/1/17 140,000 151,200
US West Communications
          7.25% 9/15/25 85,000 75,225
Verizon Communications
          6.40% 2/15/38 35,000 37,665
# Viasat 144A
          8.875% 9/15/16 70,000 70,963
# VimpelCom 144A
          9.125% 4/30/18 1,155,000 1,218,524
Virgin Media Finance
          8.375% 10/15/19 100,000 100,500
Vodafone Group
          5.00% 9/15/15 20,000 21,524
          5.375% 1/30/15 225,000 244,952
* West 11.00% 10/15/16 105,000 106,313
# Wind Acquisition
          Finance 144A
          11.75% 7/15/17 140,000 156,100
          12.00% 12/1/15 150,000 161,250
8,130,897
Utilities – 1.69%
AES
          7.75% 3/1/14 105,000 105,788
          8.00% 10/15/17 30,000 30,075
Ameren 8.875% 5/15/14 15,000 16,986
Edison Mission Energy
          *7.00% 5/15/17 30,000 22,050
          7.50% 6/15/13 80,000 73,200
Elwood Energy
          8.159% 7/5/26 167,845 151,422
# Enel Finance International
          144A 5.125% 10/7/19 100,000 103,504
Energy Future Holdings
          5.55% 11/15/14 100,000 69,500
          10.875% 11/1/17 100,000 70,750
Illinois Power
          9.75% 11/15/18 125,000 160,855
Korea Southern Power
          5.375% 4/18/13 630,000 659,678
* Mirant Americas
          Generation
          8.50% 10/1/21 215,000 195,649
w Mirant Mid Atlantic
          Pass Through Trust A
          8.625% 6/30/12 83,389 84,744
NRG Energy
          7.375% 2/1/16 115,000 114,713
Orion Power Holdings
          12.00% 5/1/10 205,000 211,662
Pennsylvania Electric
          5.20% 4/1/20 65,000 66,688
PPL Electric Utilities
          7.125% 11/30/13 40,000 46,604

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
           Amount°       (U.S. $)
Corporate Bonds (continued)      
Utilities (continued)
Progress Energy
          4.875% 12/1/19 USD 40,000 $ 40,470
Public Service Co.
          of Oklahoma
          5.15% 12/1/19 70,000 72,174
· Puget Sound Energy
          6.974% 6/1/67 165,000 145,801
Sempra Energy
          6.00% 10/15/39 40,000 39,859
* Texas Competitive
          Electric Holdings
          10.25% 11/1/15 220,000 157,300
2,639,472
Total Corporate Bonds
(cost $53,820,379) 56,608,512
 
Foreign Agencies – 1.54%D
Germany – 0.16%
KFW
          2.25% 4/16/12 125,000 128,228
          2.75% 10/21/14 120,000 122,084
250,312
Luxembourg – 0.71%
# Gazprom 144A
          8.625% 4/28/34 1,000,000 1,103,800
1,103,800
Republic of Korea – 0.03%
Korea Development Bank
          5.30% 1/17/13 45,000 47,502
47,502
United States – 0.64%
Pemex Project Funding
          Master Trust
          6.625% 6/15/35 1,000,000 1,006,746
1,006,746
Total Foreign Agencies
(cost $2,545,574) 2,408,360
 
Municipal Bonds – 0.12%
California State
          7.30% 10/1/39 70,000 70,338
          7.55% 4/1/39 110,000 114,246
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost $183,093) 184,584
 
Non-Agency Asset-Backed Securities – 0.61%
·# AH Mortgage Advance Trust
          144A Series 2009-ADV3 A1
          2.192% 10/6/21 40,000 40,152
Capital Auto Receivables
          Asset Trust Series 2007-3
          A3A 5.02% 9/15/11 49,806 50,567
Caterpillar Financial Asset
          Trust Series
          Series 2007-A A3A
          5.34% 6/25/12 8,934   9,111
          Series 2008-A A3
          4.94% 4/25/14 60,000 61,571
@ Centex Home Equity
          Series 2005-D AF4
          5.27% 10/25/35 102,536 101,589
Chase Issuance Trust
          Series 2005-A7 A7
          4.55% 3/15/13 45,000 46,809
Citicorp Residential
          Mortgage Securities
          Series 2006-3 A5
          5.948% 11/25/36 100,000 64,625
CNH Equipment Trust
          Series 2008-A A3
          4.12% 5/15/12 13,589 13,765
          Series 2008-A A4A
          4.93% 8/15/14 30,000 31,240
          Series 2008-B A3A
          4.78% 7/16/12 27,788 28,277
          Series 2009-C A3
          1.85% 12/16/13 15,000 15,055
Discover Card Master
          Trust Series 2007-A1
          A1 5.65% 3/16/20 100,000 111,773
# Dunkin Securitization
          144A Series 2006-1
          A2 5.779% 6/20/31 150,000 143,452
Harley-Davidson
          Motorcycle Trust
          Series 2005-2 A2
          4.07% 2/15/12 37,481 38,112
          Series 2006-2 A2  
          5.35% 3/15/13 71,538 73,839
Hyundai Auto
          Receivables Trust
          Series 2007-A A3A
          5.04% 1/17/12 9,329 9,509
          Series 2008-A A3  
          4.93% 12/17/12 30,000 31,416
John Deere Owner Trust
          Series 2008-A A3
          4.18% 6/15/12 32,769 33,228
· MBNA Credit Card
            Master Note Trust
          Series 2005-A4 A4
          0.279% 11/15/12 30,000 29,873
· Merrill Auto Trust
          Securitization    
          Series 2007-1 A4    
          0.299% 12/15/13 25,000 24,627
Total Non-Agency Asset-Backed
Securities (cost $963,968) 958,590

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Principal Value
           Amount°       (U.S. $)
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.60%
@· Bear Stearns ARM Trust
          Series 2007-1 3A2
          5.736% 2/25/47 USD       236,355 $ 33,588
Citicorp Mortgage
          Securities
          Series 2006-4 3A1  
          5.50% 8/25/21 36,467 35,395
          Series 2007-1 2A1
          5.50% 1/25/22 221,881 191,936
        ·Series 2007-AR8 1A3A  
          5.817% 8/25/37 82,673 52,402
@·w Countrywide Home
          Loan Mortgage
          Pass Through Trust
          Series 2004-HYB4 M
          3.938% 9/20/34 19,308 4,252
· First Horizon Asset Securities
          Series 2007-AR2 1A1
          5.845% 8/25/37 126,786 88,149
          Series 2007-AR3 2A2
          6.281% 11/25/37 93,360   61,636
· GSR Mortgage Loan Trust
          Series 2006-AR1 3A1
          5.347% 1/25/36 168,462 123,882
· JPMorgan Mortgage Trust
          Series 2004-A5 4A2
          4.826% 12/25/34 194,160 190,400
· MASTR ARMs Trust
          Series 2006-2 4A1  
          4.99% 2/25/36 88,159 76,494
· Wells Fargo Mortgage
          Backed Securities Trust
          Series 2005-AR2 2A1  
          4.414% 3/25/35 69,688 61,449
          Series 2005-AR16 6A4  
          5.00% 10/25/35 58,335 21,544
Total Non-Agency Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
(cost $1,375,825) 941,127
 
Regional Authority – 0.06%D
Canada – 0.06%
Province of Ontario Canada
          4.00% 10/7/19 95,000 95,798
Total Regional Authority
(cost $94,620) 95,798
 
«Senior Secured Loans – 0.28%
Energy Futures Holdings
          Term Tranche Loan B2
          3.742% 10/10/14 167,774 125,815
Harrahs Chester
          Downs & Marina
          12.375% 12/31/16 105,000 105,263
PQ Term Tranche Loan
          6.79% 7/30/15   165,000   138,462
Univision Communications
          Term Tranche Loan B
          2.533% 9/29/14 85,000 70,189
Total Senior Secured Loans
(cost $404,966) 439,729
 
Sovereign Debt – 6.44%D
Barbados – 1.08%
# Republic of Barbados 144A
          6.625% 12/5/35 USD 2,000,000 1,690,000
1,690,000
Brazil – 1.08%
Banco Nacional
          Desenvolvime
          Economico e Social
          6.369% 6/16/18 500,000 533,750
Federal Republic of Brazil
          10.25% 1/10/28 BRL 2,000,000 1,144,973
1,678,723
Canada – 0.09%
Export Development Canada
          3.125% 4/24/14 USD 130,000 135,666
135,666
Colombia – 0.34%
# Santa Fe de Bogota D.C.
          144A 9.75% 7/26/28 COP   1,000,000,000 526,189
526,189
Japan – 0.07%
Japan Bank for International
          Cooperation
          2.125% 11/5/12 USD 100,000 101,100
101,100
Mexico – 2.15%
Mexican Bonos
          9.50% 12/18/14 MXN 40,000,000 3,362,417
3,362,417
Norway – 0.03%
Eksportfinans
          3.00% 11/17/14 USD 45,000 45,704
45,704
Pakistan – 1.13%
@*# Republic of Pakistan 144A
          6.875% 6/1/17 2,000,000 1,770,000
1,770,000
United Kingdom – 0.47%
@# CS International for City
          of Kyiv Ukraine 144A
          8.25% 11/26/12 1,000,000 740,000
740,000
Total Sovereign Debt
(cost $11,276,074) 10,049,799

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Statement of net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Principal Value
           Amount°       (U.S. $)
Supranational Banks – 4.07%
European Bank for      
          Reconstruction
          & Development
          7.00% 7/30/12 INR   41,000,000 $ 964,830
European Investment Bank
          3.125% 6/4/14 USD 35,000 36,410
          8.00% 10/21/13 ZAR 6,880,000 911,567
          11.25% 2/14/13 BRL 1,800,000 1,077,549
Inter-American
          Development Bank
          9.00% 8/6/10 BRL 2,081,000 1,191,659
International Bank for
          Reconstruction &
          Development
          5.75% 8/20/12 MXN 4,250,000 325,456
          9.75% 8/2/10 ZAR 7,000,000 954,284
^ Nordic Investment Bank  
          11.022% 1/26/16 TRY 2,600,000 884,337
Total Supranational Banks
(cost $6,369,496) 6,346,092
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 2.58%
U.S. Treasury Bond
          4.50% 8/15/39 USD 340,000 357,319
U.S. Treasury Notes  
          *1.375% 11/15/12 850,000 856,973
          2.125% 11/30/14 635,000 638,774
          *3.375% 11/15/19 2,135,000 2,167,032
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations  
(cost $3,952,404) 4,020,098
 
Leveraged Non-Recourse Security – 0.00%
@w# JPMorgan Pass Through
          Trust Series 2007-B
          144A 0.003% 1/15/87 500,000 0
Total Leveraged Non-Recourse
Security (cost $425,000) 0
 
Number of
Shares
Exchange Traded Fund – 0.01%
ProShares UltraShort
          Real Estate 2,600 22,646
Total Exchange Traded Fund
(cost $54,032) 22,646
 
Limited Partnership – 0.04%
Blackstone Group 4,000 55,360
Total Limited Partnership
(cost $53,797) 55,360
 
Preferred Stock – 0.36%
· Bank of America
          8.00% 140,000   122,112
          8.125% 20,000 17,445
Developers Diversified
          Realty Series I 7.50% 1,925 34,169
Digital Realty Series A 8.50% 2,650 66,277
Freddie Mac 6.02% 26,000 21,060
*· PNC Financial Services
          Group 8.25% 80,000 80,691
* ProLogis Series G 6.75% 7,050 142,057
Vornado Realty
          Trust 6.625% 3,700 78,810
Total Preferred Stock
(cost $1,142,512) 562,621
 
Principal
Amount°
Residual Interest Trust Certificate – 0.00%
@=w# Freddie Mac Auction Pass
          Through Trust 2007-6
          Series 7-6B 144A USD 350,000 0
Total Residual Interest Trust
Certificate (cost $380,932) 0
 
¹Discount Note – 6.60%
Federal Home Loan Bank
          0.02% 12/1/09 10,302,013 10,302,013
Total Discount Note
(cost $10,302,013) 10,302,013
 
Total Value of Securities Before Securities
Lending Collateral – 122.44%
(cost $199,308,406) 191,066,380
 
Number of
Shares
Securities Lending Collateral** – 10.17%
Investment Companies
          Mellon GSL DBT II
          Collateral Fund 10,753,628 10,753,628
          BNY Mellon SL DBT II
          Liquidating Fund 5,158,046 5,101,823
     †@Mellon GSL
          Reinvestment Trust II 328,120 13,945
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost $16,239,794) 15,869,396

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Total Value of Securities – 132.61%
           (cost $215,548,200) 206,935,776 ©
Obligation to Return Securities
Lending Collateral** – (10.41%) (16,239,794 )
Borrowing Under Line of Credit – (25.63%) (40,000,000 )
Receivables and Other Assets
Net of Liabilities – 3.43% 5,351,914
Net Assets Applicable to 12,941,432
Shares Outstanding; Equivalent to
$12.06 – 100.00% $ 156,047,896
 
Components of Net Assets at November 30, 2009:
Shares of beneficial interest
(unlimited authorization – no par) $ 223,505,236  
Distributions in excess of net investment income (309,863 )
Accumulated net realized loss on investments (58,656,313 )
Net unrealized depreciation of investments  
and foreign currencies (8,491,164 )
Total net assets $ 156,047,896

° Principal amount shown is stated in the currency in which each security is denominated.
 
BRL — Brazilian Real
COP — Colombian Peso
INR — Indian Rupee
MXN — Mexican Peso
TRY — Turkish Lira
USD — United States Dollar
ZAR — South African Rand
 
v
Securities have been classified by type of business. Classification by country of origin has been presented in Security type and country allocations on page 7.
*
Fully or partially on loan.
Non income producing security.
@
Illiquid security. At November 30, 2009, the aggregate amount of illiquid securities was $4,331,919 which represented 2.78% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements.”
·
Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate as of November 30, 2009.
#
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At November 30, 2009, the aggregate amount of Rule 144A securities was $30,871,112 which represented 19.78% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 10 in “Notes to financial statements.”
w
Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
Φ
Step coupon bond. Coupon increases periodically based on a predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at November 30, 2009.
W
Step coupon bond. Indicates security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated interest rate becomes effective.
D
Securities have been classified by country of origin.
«
Senior Secured Loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally: (i) the prime rate offered by one or more United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), and (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. Senior Secured Loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Stated rate in effect at November 30, 2009.
^
Zero coupon security. The rate shown is the yield at the time of purchase.
=
Security is being fair valued in accordance with the Fund’s fair valuation policy. At November 30, 2009, the aggregate amount of fair valued securities was $0, which represented 0.00% of the Fund’s net assets. See Note 1 “Notes to financial statements.”
¹
The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
**
See Note 9 in “Notes to financial statements.”
©
Includes $15,747,895 of securities loaned.
 
Summary of Abbreviations:
ADR — American Depositary Receipt
ARM — Adjustable Rate Mortgage
CDS — Credit Default Swap
GNMA — Government National Mortgage Association
MASTR — Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions, Inc.
PIK — Pay-in-kind
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust
S.F. — Single Family
TBA — To be announced
yr — Year
 
1The following swap contract was outstanding at November 30, 2009:
 
Swap Contract
CDS Contract
Annual  
Swap Counterparty &   Notional Protection Termination Unrealized
Referenced Obligation         Value       Payments       Date       Appreciation
Protection Sold:      
CitiGroup  
       MetLife 5 yr CDS   $25,000 5.00%   9/20/14   $960

The use of swap contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amount recognized in the financial statements. The notional values presented above represent the Fund’s total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund’s net assets.
 
1See Note 8 in “Notes to financial statements.”
 
See accompanying notes
 
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Statement of operations
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Year Ended November 30, 2009
 
Investment Income:      
       Dividends $ 2,724,851
       Interest 8,927,003
       Securities lending income 125,831
       Foreign tax withheld (110,008 ) $ 11,667,677
 
Expenses:
       Management fees 1,750,236
       Reports to shareholders 127,320
       Accounting and administration expenses 70,009
       Legal fees 67,380
       Dividend disbursing and transfer agent fees and expenses 46,175
       Pricing fees 32,770
       NYSE fees 28,750
       Custodian fees 24,766
       Audit and tax 22,821
       Leverage expenses 10,917
       Trustees’ fees 9,217
       Dues and services 5,123  
       Insurance fees 4,036
       Consulting fees 1,770
       Trustee’s expenses 640
       Registration fees   463
       Total operating expenses (before interest expense)   2,202,393
       Interest expense   609,950
       Total operating expenses (after interest expense)     2,812,343
Net Investment Income 8,855,334
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies:
       Net realized gain (loss) on:
              Investments (21,748,036 )
              Foreign currencies (311,617 )
              Future contracts (137 )
              Options written 38,850
              Swap contracts (1,544 )
       Net realized loss (22,022,484 )
       Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies 72,084,301
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currencies 50,061,817
 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 58,917,151

See accompanying notes
 
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Statements of changes in net assets
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Year Ended
11/30/09       11/30/08
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:
       Net investment income $ 8,855,334 $ 9,948,804
       Net realized loss on investments and foreign currencies (22,022,484 ) (36,433,443 )
       Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies 72,084,301 (66,187,565 )
       Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 58,917,151 (92,672,204 )
 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:1
       Net investment income (8,632,951 ) (8,332,471 )
       Tax return of capital (7,780,966 ) (13,699,286 )
(16,413,917 ) (22,031,757 )
Capital Share Transactions:2  
       Cost of shares reinvested 144,672
       Increase in net assets derived from capital stock transactions 144,672
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 42,647,906 (114,703,961 )
 
Net Assets:
       Beginning of year 113,399,990 228,103,951
       End of year (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $309,863    
              and $17,415, respectively) $ 156,047,896 $ 113,399,990

1See Note 4 in “Notes to financial statements.”
2See Note 6 in “Notes to financial statements.”
 
See accompanying notes
 
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Statement of cash flows
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
Year Ended November 30, 2009
 
Net Cash (Including Foreign Currency) Provided by Operating Activities:
Net Increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 58,917,151
 
       Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from
              operations to cash provided by operating activities:
              Amortization of premium and discount on investments purchased (741,959 )
              Purchase of investment securities (142,070,381 )
              Proceeds from disposition of short-term investment securities, net 2,069,225
              Proceeds from disposition of investment securities 149,945,092
              Net realized loss on investment transactions 21,909,780
              Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currencies (72,084,301 )
              Decrease in receivable for investments sold 467,582
              Increase in receivable for fund shares reinvested (144,672 )
              Decrease in interest and dividends receivable 160,873
              Increase in payable for investments purchased 477,617
              Decrease in interest payable (12,411 )
              Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 15,716
       Total adjustments (40,007,839 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 18,909,312
 
Cash Flows Used for Financing Activities:
       Cash dividends and distributions paid (16,413,917 )
Net cash used for financing activities (16,413,917 )
Effect of exchange rates on cash 957,674
Net increase in cash 3,453,069
Cash at beginning of year 517,894
Cash at end of year $ 3,970,963
 
Interest paid for borrowings during the year $ 622,361

See accompanying notes
 
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Financial highlights
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
 
 
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
 
6/29/071
Year Ended to
11/30/09       11/30/08       11/30/07    
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.770 $17.640 $19.100  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income2 0.685 0.769 0.288
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies 3.875 (7.935 ) (1.285 )
Total from investment operations 4.560 (7.166 ) (0.997 )
 
Less dividends and distributions from:
Net investment income (0.668 ) (0.644 ) (0.284 )
Return of capital (0.602 ) (1.060 ) (0.142 )
Total dividends and distributions (1.270 ) (1.704 ) (0.426 )
 
Capital share transactions
Common share offering costs charged to paid in capital (0.037 )
Total capital share transactions (0.037 )
 
Net asset value, end of period $12.060 $8.770 $17.640
 
Market value, end of period $12.290 $6.080 $15.370
 
Total return based on:2
Net asset value 59.12% (42.25% ) (4.97% )
Market value 134.96% (54.14% ) (17.24% )
 
Ratios and supplemental data:
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $156,048 $113,400 $228,204
Ratio of expenses to average net assets 2.14% 1.66% 1.17%
Ratio of expenses to adjusted average net assets (before interest expense)4 1.26% 1.24% 1.17%
Ratio of interest expense to adjusted average net assets4 0.35%   0.29%  
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 6.73% 5.33% 3.68%
Ratio of net investment income to adjusted average net assets4 5.06% 4.91% 3.68%
Portfolio turnover 88% 97% 175%
 
Leverage Analysis:
Debt outstanding at end of period at par (000 omitted) $40,000 $40,000
Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt outstanding at end of period $4,901 $3,835

1 Date of commencement of operations, ratios and portfolio turnover have been annualized and total return has not been annualized.
2 The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
3 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purpose of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods.
4 Adjusted average net assets excludes debt outstanding.
 
See accompanying notes
 
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Notes to financial statements
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
  
November 30, 2009
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (Fund) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is a diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol DEX.
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
 
1. Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund.
 
Security Valuation — Equity securities, except those traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the NYSE on the valuation date. Securities traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sales price. If on a particular day an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices will be used. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. U.S. Government and agency securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. Short-term debt securities are valued at market value. Other debt securities, credit default swap (CDS) contracts and interest rate swap contracts are valued by an independent pricing service or broker. To the extent current market prices are not available, the pricing service may take into account developments related to the specific security, as well as transactions in comparable securities. Investment companies are valued at net asset value per share. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. Financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. Generally, index swap contracts and other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Board). In determining whether market quotations are readily available or fair valuation will be used, various factors will be taken into consideration, such as market closures or suspension of trading in a security. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).
 
Federal Income Taxes — No provision for federal income taxes has been made as the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended November 30, 2007 – November 30, 2009), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.
 
Distributions — The Fund has a managed distribution policy. Under the policy, the Fund declares and pays monthly distributions and is managed with a goal of generating as much of the distribution as possible from ordinary income (net investment income and short-term capital gains). The balance of the distribution then comes from long-term capital gains to the extent permitted and, if necessary, a return of capital.
 
Repurchase Agreements — The Fund may invest in a pooled cash account along with members of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The aggregate daily balance of the pooled cash account is invested in repurchase agreements secured by obligations of the U.S. government. The respective collateral is held by the Fund’s custodian bank until the maturity of the respective repurchase agreements. Each repurchase agreement is at least 102% collateralized. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement, realization of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. At November 30, 2009, the Fund held no investments in repurchase agreements.
 
Foreign Currency Transactions — Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the valuation date. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar daily. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund isolates that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities, which are due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which are due to changes in market prices of debt securities. For foreign equity securities, these changes are included in realized gains (losses) on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Other — Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets. Management fees and some other expenses are paid monthly. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on
 
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the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on non-convertible bonds are amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as interest income. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all non-rebatable tax withholdings. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer.
 
The Fund may receive earnings credits from its custodian when positive cash balances are maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. There were no earnings credits for the year ended November 30, 2009.
 
On July 1, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification). The Codification became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP, superseding existing literature of the FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Emerging Issues Task Force and other sources. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Fund adopted the codification for the year ended November 30, 2009. There was no impact to financial statements as the Codification requirements are disclosure-only in nature.
 
Management has evaluated whether any events or transactions occurred subsequent to November 30, 2009 through January 21, 2010, the date of issuance of the Fund’s financial statements, and determined that there were no material events or transactions that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements.
 
2. Investment Management, Administration Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates
 
In accordance with the terms of its Investment Management Agreement, the Fund pays Delaware Management Company (DMC), a series of Delaware Management Business Trust and the investment manager, an annual fee of 1.00% (calculated daily) of the adjusted average weekly net assets of the Fund. For purposes of the calculation of investment management fees, adjusted average weekly net assets excludes the line of credit liability.
 
Delaware Service Company, Inc. (DSC), an affiliate of DMC, provides fund accounting and financial administration oversight services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays DSC fees based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds at the following annual rate: 0.0050% of the first $30 billion; 0.0045% of the next $10 billion; 0.0040% of the next $10 billion; and 0.0025% of aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $50 billion. The fees payable to DSC under the service agreement described above are allocated among all Funds in the Delaware Investments Family of Funds on a relative net asset value basis. For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund was charged $8,751 for these services.
 
At November 30, 2009, the Fund had liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
 
Investment management fee payable to DMC $ 160,926
Fees and other expenses payable to DSC 806
Other expenses payable to DMC and affiliates* 2,597

*DMC, as part of its administrative services, pays operating expenses on behalf of the Fund and is reimbursed on a periodic basis. Such expenses include items such as printing of shareholder reports, fees for audit, legal and tax services, stock exchange fees, custodian fees and Trustees’ fees.
 
As provided in the investment management agreement, the Fund bears the cost of certain legal and tax services, including internal legal and tax services provided to the Fund by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees. For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund was charged $11,184 for internal legal and tax services provided by DMC and/or its affiliates’ employees.
 
Trustees’ fees include expenses accrued by the Fund for each Trustee’s retainer and meeting fees. Certain officers of DMC and DSC are officers and/or Trustees of the Fund. These officers and Trustees are paid no compensation by the Fund.
 
3. Investments
 
For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund made purchases of $118,563,025 and sales of $130,076,557 of investment securities other than U.S. government securities and short-term investments. For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund purchases on $23,507,356 and sales of $19,868,535 of long-term U.S. government securities.
 
At November 30, 2009, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $215,874,594. At November 30, 2009, net unrealized depreciation was $8,938,818, of which $11,976,281 related to unrealized appreciation of investments and $20,915,099 related to unrealized depreciation of investments.
 
The Fund applies the amended provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 820 (ASC 820), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. ASC 820 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. The Fund’s investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
 
Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets
 
Level 2 – Inputs are observable, directly or indirectly
 
Level 3 – Inputs are unobservable and reflect assumptions on the part of the reporting entity
 
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Notes to financial statements
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
 
 
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund investments by the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2009:
 
Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Agency, Asset-Backed & Mortgage-Backed Securities $ $ 10,988,875 $ 131,070 $ 11,119,945
Common Stock 69,054,435 69,054,435
Corporate Debt 75,704,185 75,704,185
Foreign Debt 16,561,493 3,479,000 20,040,493
Investment Companies 22,646 22,646
Municipal Bonds 184,584 184,584
U.S. Treasury Obligations 4,020,098 4,020,098
Short-Term 10,302,013 10,302,013
Securities Lending Collateral 10,753,628 5,101,823 13,945 15,869,396
Other 55,360 562,621 617,981
Total $ 83,906,167 $ 119,405,594 $ 3,624,015 $ 206,935,776
Derivatives $ $ 960 $ $ 960

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
 
Agency, Asset-                          
Backed and                              
Mortgage-     Securities
Backed Corporate Foreign Lending
Securities Debt Debt Collateral Other Total
Balance as of 11/30/08 $ 163,408 $ 906,461 $ 2,887,040 $ 26,906 $ 520,156 $ 4,503,971
Net purchases, sales, and settlements (144,728 ) (700,672 ) 1,003,880 (984,256 ) (825,776 )
Net realized gain (loss) 30 (122,737 ) (195,742 ) (318,449 )
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (29,995 ) (1,078,457 ) (1,527,399 ) (2,635,851 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 142,355 995,405 1,311,221 (12,961 ) 464,100 2,900,120
Balance as of 11/30/09 $ 131,070 $ $ 3,479,000 $ 13,945 $  — $ 3,624,015
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
       from investments still held as of 11/30/09 $ 138,637 $ $ 675,071 $ (12,961 ) $  — $ 800,747  

4. Dividend and Distribution Information
 
Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Additionally, distributions from net gains on foreign currency transactions and net short-term gains on sales of investment securities are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended November 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
 
Year Ended
11/30/09       11/30/08
Ordinary income $ 8,632,951 $ 8,332,471
Return of capital 7,780,966 13,699,286
Total $ 16,413,917 $ 22,031,757

5. Components of Net Assets on a Tax Basis
 
As of November 30, 2009, the components of net assets on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Shares of beneficial interest $ 223,505,236  
Capital loss carryforwards (58,412,011 )
Other temporary differences (226,564 )
Unrealized depreciation of investments
       and foreign currencies (8,818,765 )
Net assets $ 156,047,896

The differences between book basis and tax basis components of net assets are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, contingent payment debt instruments, tax deferral of losses on straddles, tax recognition of unrealized gain on passive foreign investment companies, tax treatment of CDS contracts, and market discount and premium on debt instruments.
 
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For financial reporting purposes, capital accounts are adjusted to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences. Reclassifications are primarily due to tax treatment of gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions, dividends and distributions, CDS contracts, market discount and premium on certain debt instruments and paydowns gains (losses) of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications. For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund recorded the following reclassifications:
 
Distributions in excess of net investment income $ (514,831 )
Accumulated net realized loss 595,276
Paid-in capital (80,445 )

For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Capital loss carryforwards remaining at November 30, 2009 will expire as follows: $1,676,026 expires in 2015; $34,480,079 expires in 2016, and $22,255,906 expires in 2017.
 
6. Capital Stock
 
Shares obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan are purchased by the Fund’s transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, in the open market if the shares of the Fund are trading at a discount to the Fund’s net asset value on the dividend payment date. However, the dividend reinvestment plan provides that if the shares of the Fund are trading at a premium to the Fund’s net asset value on the dividend payment date, the Fund will issue shares to shareholders of record at net asset value. During the year ended November 30, 2009, the fund issued 11,996 shares for $144,672 under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan because the Fund was trading at a premium to net asset value on the respective dividend payment dates. Since the Fund was trading at a discount on the respective dividend payment dates for the year ended November 30, 2009, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services purchased shares of the Fund on the open market pursuant to the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.
 
The Fund did not repurchase any shares under the Share Repurchase Program during the years ended November 30, 2009 and 2008.
 
7. Line of Credit
 
For the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund borrowed money pursuant to a $50,000,000 Credit Agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) that expires on June 30, 2010. During the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund’s outstanding borrowings made pursuant to the Credit Agreement ranged from $40,000,000 to $45,000,000. Depending on market conditions, the amount borrowed by the Fund pursuant to the Credit Agreement may be reduced or possibly increased in the future.
 
At November 30, 2009, the par value of loans outstanding was $40,000,000 at a variable interest rate of 1.5625%. During the year ended November 30, 2009, the average daily balance of loans outstanding was $43,383,562 at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.406%. Interest on borrowings is based on a variable short-term rate plus an applicable margin. The commitment fee is computed at a rate of 0.25% per annum on the unused balance. The loan is collateralized by the Fund’s portfolio.
 
8. Derivatives
 
The Fund applies the amended provisions, as amended to date, of Accounting Standards Codification 815 (ASC 815), Derivatives and Hedging Activities (ASC 815). ASC 815 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures that enable investors to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives, 2) how they are accounted for, and 3) how they affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts in order to generate additional income and as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is delivered and paid for. The Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies. The change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
 
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cross currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although foreign currency exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. The risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund exposure to the counterparty. There were no foreign currency contracts outstanding at November 30, 2009.
 
Financial Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement in which the writer (or seller) of the contract agrees to deliver to the buyer an amount of cash or securities equal to a specific dollar amount times the difference between the value of a specific security or index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the agreement is made. The Fund may use futures in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may invest in financial futures contracts to hedge its existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund deposits cash or pledges U.S. government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into financial futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the financial
 
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Notes to financial statements
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
 
 
8. Derivatives (continued)
 
futures contracts and the underlying securities and the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees against default. There were no financial futures contracts outstanding at November 30, 2009.
 
Written Options — During the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund entered into options contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may write options contracts for any number of reasons, including: to manage the Fund’s exposure to changes in securities prices and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of adjusting the Fund’s overall exposure to certain markets; in an effort to enhance income; to protect the value of portfolio securities; and as a cash management tool. The Fund may write call or put options on securities, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty credit risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change.
 
Transactions in written options during the year ended November 30, 2009 for the Fund are as follows:
 
Number of      
contracts Premiums
Options outstanding at    
       November 30, 2008 $
Options written 850 69,699
Options expired (525 ) (38,850 )
Options terminated in closing
       purchase transactions (325 ) (30,849 )
Options outstanding at
       November 30, 2009 $  

Swap Contracts — The Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts, index swap contracts and CDS contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund may use interest rate swaps to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rates or to hedge against changes in interest rates. Index swaps may be used to gain exposure to markets that the Fund invests in, such as the corporate bond market. The Fund may also use index swaps as a substitute for futures or options contracts if such contracts are not directly available to the Fund on favorable terms. The Fund may enter into CDS contracts in order to hedge against a credit event, to enhance total return or to gain exposure to certain securities or markets.
 
Interest Rate Swaps. An interest rate swap contract is an exchange of interest rates between counterparties. In one instance, an interest rate swap involves payments received by the Fund from another party based on a variable or floating interest rate, in return for making payments based on a fixed interest rate. An interest rate swap can also work in reverse with the Fund receiving payments based on a fixed interest rate and making payments based on a variable or floating interest rate. Interest rate swaps may be used to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rates or to hedge against changes in interest rates. Periodic payments on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts. Upon periodic payment/receipt or termination of the contract, such amounts are recorded as realized gains or losses on swap contracts. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the interest rate swap contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
 
Index Swaps. Index swaps involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent the total return of the security, instrument or basket of instruments underlying the transaction exceeds the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from the counterparty. To the extent the total return of the security, instrument or basket of instruments underlying the transaction falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will make a payment to the counterparty. The change in value of swap contracts outstanding, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation daily. A realized gain or loss is recorded on maturity or termination of the swap contract. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the index swap contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
 
Credit Default Swaps. A CDS contract is a risk-transfer instrument through which one party (purchaser of protection) transfers to another party (seller of protection) the financial risk of a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement), as it relates to a particular reference security or basket of securities (such as an index). In exchange for the protection offered by the seller of protection, the purchaser of protection agrees to pay the seller of protection a periodic amount at a stated rate that is applied to the notional amount of the CDS contract. In addition, an upfront payment may be made or received by the Fund in connection with an unwinding or assignment of a CDS contract. Upon the occurrence of a credit event, the seller of protection would pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of the referenced security (or basket of securities) to the counterparty.
 
During the year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund entered into CDS contracts as a purchaser and seller of protection. Periodic payments (receipts) on such contracts are accrued daily and recorded as unrealized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upon payment (receipt), such amounts are recorded as realized losses (gains) on swap contracts. Upfront payments made or received in connection with CDS contracts are amortized over the expected life of the CDS contracts as unrealized
 
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losses (gains) on swap contracts. The change in value of CDS contracts is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation daily. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon a credit event (as defined in the CDS agreement) or the maturity or termination of the agreement.
 
The Fund may sell credit default swaps which expose it to risk of loss from credit risk related events specified in the contract. Credit events generally include, among others, bankruptcy, failure to pay, and obligation default. As disclosed in the footnotes to the statement of net assets, the notional value of the protection sold was $25,000 and the unrealized appreciation of the protection sold was $960 as of November 30, 2009. If a credit event had occurred as of November 30, 2009, the swaps’ credit-risk-related contingent features would have been triggered and the Fund would have been required to pay $25,000 less the value of the contracts’ related reference obligations.
 
Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference security or basket of securities directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk, either as the seller of protection or the buyer of protection, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.
 
Swaps Generally. Because there is no organized market for swap contracts, the value of open swaps may differ from that which would be realized in the event the Fund terminated its position in the agreement. Risks of entering into these contracts include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contracts. This type of risk is generally limited to the amount of favorable movement in the value of the underlying security, instrument or basket of instruments, if any, at the day of default. Risks also arise from potential losses from adverse market movements and such losses could exceed the unrealized amounts.
 
9. Securities Lending
 
The Fund, along with other funds in the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds, may lend its securities pursuant to a security lending agreement (Lending Agreement) with BNY Mellon. With respect to each loan, if the aggregate market value of securities collateral held plus cash collateral received on any business day is less than the aggregate market value of the securities which are the subject of such loan, the borrower will be notified to provide additional collateral not less than the applicable collateral requirements. Cash collateral received is generally invested in the Mellon GSL DBT II Collateral Fund (Collective Trust) established by BNY Mellon for the purpose of investment on behalf of clients participating in its securities lending programs. The Collective Trust may invest in fixed income securities, with a weighted average maturity not to exceed 90 days, rated in one of the top three-tiers by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (S&P) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or repurchase agreements collateralized by such securities. The Collective Trust seeks to maintain a net asset value per unit of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that it will always be able to do so. At November 30, 2009, the Collective Trust held only cash and assets with a maturity of one business day or less (Cash/Overnight Assets). The Fund may incur investment losses as a result of investing securities lending collateral in the Collective Trust. This could occur if an investment in the Collective Trust defaulted or if it were necessary to liquidate assets in the Collective Trust to meet returns on outstanding security loans at a time when the Collective Trust’s net asset value per unit was less than $1.00. Under those circumstances, the Fund may not receive an amount from the Collective Trust that is equal in amount to the collateral the Fund would be required to return to the borrower of the securities and the Fund would be required to make up for this shortfall. Effective April 20, 2009, BNY Mellon transferred the assets of the Collective Trust other than the Cash/Overnight Assets to the BNY Mellon SL DBT II Liquidating Fund (Liquidating Fund), effectively bifurcating the collateral investment pool. The Fund’s exposure to the Liquidating Fund is expected to decrease as the Liquidating Fund’s assets mature or are sold. In October 2008, BNY Mellon transferred certain distressed securities from the Collective Trust into the Mellon GSL Reinvestment Trust II. The Fund can also accept U.S. government securities and letters of credit (non-cash collateral) in connection with securities loans. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the lending agent, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. In the event the borrower fails to return loaned securities and the collateral received is insufficient to cover the value of the loaned securities and provided such collateral shortfall is not the result of investment losses, the lending agent has agreed to pay the amount of the shortfall to the Fund, or at the discretion of the lending agent, replace the loaned securities. The Fund continues to record dividends or interest, as applicable, on the securities loaned and is subject to change in value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the Lending Agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. With respect to security loans collateralized by non-cash collateral, the Fund receives loan premiums paid by the borrower. With respect to security loans collateralized by cash collateral, the earnings from the collateral investments are shared among the Fund, the security lending agent and the borrower. The Fund records security lending income net of allocations to the security lending agent and the borrower.
 
At November 30, 2009, the value of securities on loan was $15,747,895, for which the Fund received collateral, comprised of non-cash collateral valued at $18,900, and cash collateral of $16,239,794. At November 30, 2009, the value of invested collateral was $15,869,396. Investments purchased with cash collateral are presented on the statement of net assets under the caption “Securities Lending Collateral.”
 
10. Credit and Market Risk
 
The Fund borrows through its line of credit for purposes of leveraging. Leveraging may result in higher degrees of volatility because the Fund’s net asset value could be subject to fluctuations in short-term interest rates and changes in market value of portfolio securities attributable to the leverage.
 
Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country’s balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
 
 
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major
 
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Notes to financial statements
 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
 
 
10. Credit and Market Risk (continued)
 
securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
 
The Fund invests a portion of its assets in high yield fixed income securities, which carry ratings of BB or lower by S&P and/or Ba or lower by Moody’s.
 
Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment grade securities.
 
The Fund invests in fixed income securities whose value is derived from an underlying pool of mortgages or consumer loans. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and maybe adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.
 
Investors receive principal and interest payments as the underlying mortgages or consumer loans are paid back. Some of these securities are collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). CMOs are debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies or by financial institutions and other mortgage lenders, which are collateralized by a pool of mortgages held under an indenture. Prepayment of mortgages may shorten the stated maturity of the obligations and can result in a loss of premium, if any has been paid. Certain of these securities may be stripped (securities which provide only the principal or interest feature of the underlying security). The yield to maturity on an interest-only CMO is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse affect on the Fund’s yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in these securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories.
 
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund holds real estate directly as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company may be jeopardized. There were no direct real estate holdings during the year ended November 30, 2009. The Fund’s REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
 
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund’s Board has delegated to DMC the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are liquid for purposes of the Fund’s limitation on investments in illiquid assets. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the 10% limit on investments in illiquid securities. Rule 144A and illiquid securities have been identified on the statement of net assets.
 
11. Contractual Obligations
 
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
12. Sale of Delaware Investments to Macquarie Group
 
On August 18, 2009, Lincoln National Corporation (parent company of Delaware Investments) and Macquarie Group (Macquarie) entered into an agreement pursuant to which Delaware Investments, including DMC and DSC, would be acquired by Macquarie, an Australia-based global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services (Transaction). The Transaction was completed on January 4, 2010. DMC and DSC are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Macquarie.
 
The Transaction resulted in a change of control of DMC which, in turn, caused the termination of the investment advisory agreement between DMC and the Fund. On January 4, 2010, the new investment advisory agreement between DMC and the Fund that was approved by the shareholders became effective.
 
13. Tax Information (Unaudited)
 
The information set forth below is for the Fund’s fiscal year as required by federal laws. Shareholders, however, must report distributions on a calendar year basis for income tax purposes, which may include distributions for portions of two fiscal years of a fund. Accordingly, the information needed by shareholders for income tax purposes will be sent to them in January of each year. Please consult your tax advisor for proper treatment of this information.
 
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, the Fund designates distributions paid during the year as follows:
 
(A)   (B)            
Long-Term Ordinary   (C)  
Capital Gain Income   Return Total (D)
Distributions Distributions* of Capital Distributions Qualifying
(Tax Basis) (Tax Basis) (Tax Basis) (Tax Basis) Dividends1
      52.60%       47.40%       100.00%       8.80%

(A), (B) and (C) are based on a percentage of the Fund’s total distributions.
 
(D) is based on percentage of ordinary income distributions of the Fund.
 
1Qualifying dividends represent dividends, which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
 
*For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund intends to designate up to a maximum amount $1,565,879 to be taxed at maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2009 Form 1099-DIV.
 
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Report of independent
registered public accounting firm
 
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (the “Fund”) as of November 30, 2009, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2009 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund at November 30, 2009, the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 21, 2010
 
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Proxy Results
 
Annual Meeting
 
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 19, 2009. At the Annual Meeting, the Fund’s shareholders elected nine Directors. The results of the voting at the meeting were as follows:
 
        No Ballot
Nominee   Shares Voted For            Shares Withheld            Received
Patrick P. Coyne 11,753,504.49 516,599.85 659,330.66
Thomas L. Bennett 11,752,665.58 517,438.76 659,330.66
John A. Fry 11,751,099.73 519,004.61 659,330.66
Anthony D. Knerr 11,733,556.43 536,547.91 659,330.66
Lucinda S. Landreth 11,768,111.18 501,993.16 659,330.66
Ann R. Leven 11,749,132.04 520,972.30 659,330.66
Thomas F. Madison 11,769,159.64 500,944.70 659,330.66
Janet L. Yeomans 11,766,395.34 503,709.00 659,330.66
J. Richard Zecher 11,783,625.46 486,478.88 659,330.66

Investment Management Agreement
 
The Fund held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on November 12, 2009 that was adjourned and reconvened on December 4, 2009. On December 4, 2009, the Fund’s shareholders approved a new investment advisory agreement between the Fund and Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware Management Business Trust. The results of the meeting were as follows:
 
Shares Voted For 4,975,495.537
Shares Voted Against or Withheld 278,791.858
No Vote 7,675,147.605

The meeting was held in connection with the Transaction described in Note 12 above.
 
Corporate Governance
 
The Fund’s audit committee charter is available on its web site at http://www.delawareinvestments.com, and the charter is also available in print to any shareholder who requests it. The Fund submitted its Annual CEO certification for 2008 to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on September 16, 2009 stating that the CEO was not aware of any violation by the Fund of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards. In addition, the Fund filed the required CEO/CFO certifications regarding the quality of the Fund’s public disclosure as exhibits to the Forms N-CSR and Forms N-Q filed by the Fund over the past fiscal year. The Fund’s Form N-CSR and Form N-Q filings are available on the Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Changes to Portfolio Management Team
 
On February 13, 2009, the Fund announced that, effective March 30, 2009, Philip R. Perkins no longer serves as a co-portfolio manager of the Fund. The rest of the portfolio management team consisting of D. Tysen Nutt, Jr., Edward A. “Ned” Gray, Thomas H. Chow, Roger A. Early, Kevin P. Loome, Babak Zenouzi, Damon J. Andres and Liu-Er Chen continue to manage the Fund.
 
Fund management
 
Babak “Bob” Zenouzi
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
Bob Zenouzi is the lead manager for the domestic and global REIT effort at Delaware Investments, which includes the team, its process, and its institutional and retail products, which he created during his prior time with the firm. He also focuses on opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia for the firm’s global REIT product. Additionally, he serves as lead portfolio manager for the firm’s Dividend Income products, which he helped to create in the 1990s. He is also a member of the firm’s asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. He rejoined Delaware Investments in May 2006 as senior portfolio manager and head of real estate securities. In his first term with the firm, he spent seven years as an analyst and portfolio manager, leaving in 1999 to work at Chartwell Investment Partners, where from 1999 to 2006 he was a partner and senior portfolio manager on Chartwell’s Small-Cap Value portfolio. He began his career with The Boston Company, where he held several positions in accounting and financial analysis. Zenouzi earned a master’s degree in finance from Boston College and a bachelor’s degree from Babson College. He is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Urban Land Institute.
 
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Damon J. Andres, CFA
Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
Damon J. Andres, who joined Delaware Investments in 1994 as an analyst, currently serves as a portfolio manager for REIT investments and convertibles. He also serves as a portfolio manager for the firm’s Dividend Income products. From 1991 to 1994, he performed investment-consulting services as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates. Andres earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and accounting from the University of Richmond.
 
Liu-Er Chen, CFA
Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer – Emerging Markets and Healthcare
 
Liu-Er Chen heads the firm’s global Emerging Markets team, and he is also the portfolio manager for the Delaware Healthcare Fund, which launched in October 2007. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in September 2006 in his current position, he spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company, where he most recently served as managing director and senior portfolio manager. He co-managed the Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund from 1999 to 2001, and became the Fund’s sole manager in 2001. He also served as the sole manager of the Evergreen Health Care Fund since its inception in 1999. Chen began his career at Evergreen in 1995 as an analyst covering Asian and global healthcare stocks, before being promoted to portfolio manager in 1998. Prior to his career in asset management, Chen worked for three years in sales, marketing, and business development for major American and European pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He is licensed to practice medicine in China and has experience in medical research at both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Cornell Medical School. He holds an MBA with a concentration in management from Columbia Business School.
 
Thomas H. Chow, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
Thomas H. Chow is a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation in investment grade credit exposures. He is the lead portfolio manager for Delaware Corporate Bond Fund and Delaware Extended Duration Bond Fund, as well as several institutional mandates. His experience includes significant exposure to asset liability management strategies and credit risk opportunities. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 2001 as a portfolio manager working on the Lincoln General Account, he was a trader of high grade and high yield securities, and was involved in the portfolio management of collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and insurance portfolios at SunAmerica/AIG from 1997 to 2001. Before that, he was an analyst, trader, and portfolio manager at Conseco Capital Management from 1989 to 1997. Chow received a bachelor’s degree in business analysis from Indiana University, and he is a Fellow of Life Management Institute.
 
Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA, CFP
Senior Vice President, Co-Chief Investment Officer – Total Return Fixed Income Strategy
 
Roger A. Early rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 as a member of the firm’s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. During his previous time at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. In recent years, Early was a senior portfolio manager at Chartwell Investment Partners and Rittenhouse Financial and served as the chief investment officer for fixed income at Turner Investments. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in 1994, he worked for more than 10 years at Federated Investors where he managed more than $25 billion in mutual fund and institutional portfolios in the short-term and investment grade markets. He left the firm as head of institutional fixed income management. Earlier in his career, he held management positions with the Federal Reserve Bank, PNC Financial, Touche Ross, and Rockwell International. Early earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.
 
Edward A. “Ned” Gray, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager
 
Ned Gray joined Delaware Investments in June 2005 in his current position, developing the firm’s International Value Equity team, from Arborway Capital, which he co-founded in January 2005. He previously worked in the investment management business at Thomas Weisel Asset Management, and ValueQuest, which was acquired by TWAM in 2002. At ValueQuest, which he joined in 1987, Gray served as a senior investment professional with responsibilities for portfolio management, security analysis, quantitative research, performance analysis, global research, back office/investment information systems integration, trading, and client and consultant relations. Prior to ValueQuest, he was a research analyst at the Center for Competitive Analysis. Gray received his bachelor’s degree in history from Reed College and a master of arts in law and diplomacy, in international economics, business and law from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
 
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Kevin P. Loome, CFA
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of High Yield Investments
 
Kevin P. Loome is head of the High Yield fixed income team, responsible for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation of all high yield fixed income assets. Prior to joining Delaware Investments in August 2007 in his current position, Loome spent 11 years at T. Rowe Price, starting as an analyst and leaving the firm as a portfolio manager. He began his career with Morgan Stanley as a corporate finance analyst in the New York and London offices. Loome received his bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
 
D. Tysen Nutt Jr.
Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager, Team Leader – Large-Cap Value Focus Equity
 
D. Tysen Nutt Jr. joined Delaware Investments in 2004 as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager for the firm’s Large-Cap Value Focus strategy. Before joining the firm, Nutt led the U.S. Active Large-Cap Value team within Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed mutual funds and separate accounts for institutions and private clients. He departed Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as a managing director. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in 1994, Nutt was with Van Deventer & Hoch (V&H) where he managed large-cap value portfolios for institutions and private clients. He began his investment career at Dean Witter Reynolds, where he eventually became vice president, investments. Nutt earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and he is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute.
 
Distribution Information
 
Shareholders were sent monthly notices from the Fund that set forth estimates, on a book basis, of the source or sources from which monthly distributions were paid. Subsequently, certain of these estimates have been corrected in part. Listed below is a written statement of the sources of these monthly distributions on a book basis.
 
Long Term Total
Net Investment Capital Return on Distribution
Income Gain/(Loss) Capital Amount
Month   per Share       per Share       per Share       per Share
Dec 08 $ 0.0500 $ 0.0920   $ 0.1420
Jan 09 0.0425 $ $ 0.0600 0.1025
Feb 09 0.0550   $ 0.0475 0.1025
Mar 09 0.0553 $ 0.0472   0.1025
Apr 09   0.0641   $ 0.0384 0.1025
May 09 0.0651 $ 0.0374   0.1025
Jun 09 0.0562 $ 0.0463 0.1025  
Jul 09 0.0609   $ 0.0416 0.1025
Aug 09 0.0548 $ 0.0477 0.1025
Sep 09 0.0536 $ 0.0489 0.1025
Oct 09 0.0476 $ 0.0549 0.1025
Nov 09   0.0544     $ 0.0481   0.1025
  $ 0.6595   $ 0.000   $ 0.6100   $ 1.2695

Please note that the information in the preceding chart is for book purposes only. Shareholders should be aware that the tax treatment of distributions may differ from their book treatment. The tax treatment of distributions will be set forth in a Form 1099-DIV.
 
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
 
The Fund offers an automatic dividend reinvestment plan. The following is a restatement of the plan description in the Fund’s prospectus:
 
Unless the registered owner of the Fund’s common shares elects to receive cash by contacting the Plan Agent (as defined below), all dividends declared for your common shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (the “Plan Agent”), agent for shareholders in administering the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), in additional common shares of the Fund. If a registered owner of common shares elects not to participate in the Plan, you will receive all dividends in cash paid by check mailed directly to you (or, if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to such nominee) by the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent. You may elect not to participate in the Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by sending written instructions or by contacting the Plan Agent, as dividend disbursing agent, at the address set forth below. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by contacting the Plan Agent before the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.
 
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The Plan Agent will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such shareholder’s common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a “dividend”) payable in cash, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Agent for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (“newly issued common shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (“open-market purchases”) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere.
 
If, on the payment date for any dividend, the market price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions is greater than the net asset value per common share (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued common shares, including fractions, on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued common shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value per common share is less than 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date.
 
If, on the payment date for any dividend, the net asset value per common share is greater than the market value per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in common shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.
 
In the event of a market discount on the payment date for any dividend, the Plan Agent will have until the last business day before the next date on which the common shares trade on an “ex-dividend” basis or 30 days after the payment date for such dividend, whichever is sooner (the “last purchase date”), to invest the dividend amount in common shares acquired in open-market purchases. It is contemplated that the Fund will pay monthly dividends. Therefore, the period during which open-market purchases can be made will exist only from the payment date of each dividend through the date before the next “ex-dividend” date. If, before the Plan Agent has completed its open-market purchases, the market price of a common share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the dividend had been paid in newly issued common shares on the dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to open market purchases, if the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent may cease making open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the dividend amount in newly issued common shares at the net asset value per common share at the close of business on the last purchase date; provided that, if the net asset value per common share is less than 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date.
 
The Plan Agent maintains all shareholders’ accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Agent on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instructions of the participants.
 
In the case of shareholders such as banks, brokers or nominees which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of common shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan.
 
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred in connection with open-market purchases. The automatic reinvestment of dividends will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. Participants that request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $15.00 sales fee and a brokerage commission of $.12 per share sold.
 
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
 
All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, Box 3338, South Hackensack, NJ 07606-1938; telephone: 800-851-9677.
 
Board Consideration of New Investment Advisory Agreement
 
At a meeting held on September 3, 2009 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Directors of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds (the “Board”), including the independent Directors, unanimously approved a new investment advisory agreement between each registrant on behalf of each series (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and Delaware Management Company (“DMC”) in connection with the sale of Delaware Investments’ advisory business to Macquarie Bank Limited (the “Macquarie Group”) (the “Transaction”). In making its decision, the Board considered information furnished specifically in connection with the approval of the new investment advisory agreements with DMC (the “New Investment Advisory Agreements”), which included extensive materials about the Transaction and matters related to the proposed approvals. To assist the Board in considering the New Investment Advisory Agreements, Macquarie Group provided materials and information about Macquarie Group, including detailed written responses to the questions posed by the independent Directors. DMC also provided materials and information about the Transaction, including detailed written responses to the questions posed by the independent Directors.
 
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Board Consideration of New Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)
 
At the Meeting, the Directors discussed the Transaction with DMC management and with key Macquarie Group representatives. The Meeting included discussions of the strategic rationale for the Transaction and Macquarie Group’s general plans and intentions regarding the Funds and DMC. The Board members also inquired about the plans for, and anticipated roles and responsibilities of, key employees and officers of Delaware Management Holdings Inc. and DMC in connection with the Transaction.
 
In connection with the Directors’ review of the New Investment Advisory Agreements for the Funds, DMC and/or Macquarie Group emphasized that:
In addition to the information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group as described above, the Directors also considered all other factors they believed to be relevant to evaluating the New Investment Advisory Agreements, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. However, for each Fund, the Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and DMC, as provided in the respective New Investment Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee and the related administration arrangements between the Fund and DMC, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses incurred, and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant. Factors evaluated included:
In making their decision relating to the approval of each Fund’s New Investment Advisory Agreement, the independent Directors gave attention to all information furnished. The following discussion, however, identifies the primary factors taken into account by the Directors and the conclusions reached in approving the New Investment Advisory Agreements.
 
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Service. The Directors considered the services historically provided by DMC to the Funds and their shareholders. In reviewing the nature, extent, and quality of services, the Board considered that the New Investment Advisory Agreements would be substantially similar to the current investment advisory agreements between the Funds and DMC (the “Current Investment Advisory Agreements”), and they, therefore, considered the many reports furnished to them throughout 2008 and 2009 at regular Board meetings covering matters such as the relative performance of the Funds; the compliance of portfolio managers with the investment policies, strategies, and restrictions for the Funds; the compliance of management personnel with the code of ethics adopted throughout the Delaware Investments Family of Funds complex; and the adherence to fair value pricing procedures as established by the Board. The Directors were pleased with the current staffing of DMC and the emphasis placed on research and risk management in the investment process. Favorable consideration was given to DMC’s efforts to maintain expenditures and, in some instances, increase financial and human resources committed to Fund matters.
 
The Board was assured that shareholders would continue to receive the benefits provided to Fund shareholders by being part of the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Based on the information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group, including that Macquarie Group and DMC currently expected no material changes as a result of the Transaction in (i) personnel or operations of DMC or (ii) third party service providers to the Funds, the Board concluded that the satisfactory nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders were very likely to continue under the New Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also concluded that it was very unlikely that any “unfair burden” would be imposed on any of the Funds for the first two years following the Closing as a result of the Transaction. Consequently, the Board concluded that it did not expect the Transaction to result in any adverse changes in the nature, quality, or extent of services (including investment management, distribution or other shareholder services) currently provided to the Funds and their shareholders.
 
Investment Performance. The Board considered the overall investment performance of DMC and the Funds. The Directors placed significant emphasis on the investment performance of the Funds in view of its importance to shareholders. Although the Directors gave appropriate consideration to performance reports and discussions with portfolio managers at Board meetings throughout the year, the Directors gave particular weight to their review of investment performance in connection with the approval of the Current Investment Advisory Agreements at the Board meeting held in May 2009. At that meeting, the Directors reviewed reports prepared by Lipper, Inc., an independent statistical compilation organization (“Lipper”) which showed each Fund’s investment performance as of December 31, 2008 in comparison to a group of funds selected by Lipper as being similar to the Fund (the “Performance Universe”). During the May 2009 agreement review process, the Directors observed the significant improvements to relative investment performance of the Funds as compared to the Funds’ performance as of December 31, 2007.
 
At their meeting on September 3, 2009, the Directors, including the independent Directors in consultation with their independent counsel, reviewed the investment performance of each Fund. The Directors compared the performance of each Fund relative to that of its respective Performance Universe for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended June 30, 2009 and compared its relative investment performance against the corresponding relative investment performance of each Fund for such time periods ended December 31, 2008, to the extent applicable. As of June 30, 2009, 30 of the Funds had investment performance relative to that of the respective Performance Universe that was better than the corresponding relative investment performance at December 31, 2008 for all applicable time periods. At June 30, 2009, an additional 6 Funds had investment performance relative to that of their respective Performance Universe that was better than the corresponding relative investment performance at December 31, 2008 for a majority of the applicable time periods. At June 30, 2009, 15 additional Funds had investment performance relative to that of their respective Performance Universe that was better than the corresponding relative performance at December 31, 2008 and only 29 Funds had poorer relative investment performance at June 30, 2009 compared to that at December 31, 2008. The Board therefore concluded that the investment performance of the Funds on an aggregate basis had continued to improve relative to their respective Performance Universe since the data reviewed at the May 2009 meeting.
 
The Performance Universe for the Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund consisted of the Fund and all non-leveraged closed-end global funds as selected by Lipper. The Lipper report comparison showed that the Fund’s total return for the one-year period was in the fourth quartile. The Fund’s performance results were not in line with the Board’s objective. However, in evaluating performance, the Board considered the Fund’s short existence. The Board was satisfied that Management was taking effective action to improve Fund performance and meet the Board’s performance objective.
 
Based on information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group, the Board concluded that neither the Transaction nor the New Investment Advisory Agreement would likely have an adverse effect on the investment performance of any Fund because (i) DMC and Macquarie Group did not currently expect the Transaction to cause any material change to the Funds’ portfolio management teams responsible for investment performance, which the Board found to be satisfactory and improving; and (ii) as discussed in more detail below, the Funds’ expenses were not expected to increase as a result of the Transaction.
 
Comparative Expenses. The Directors also considered expense comparison data for the Funds previously provided in May 2009. At that meeting, DMC had provided the Board with information on pricing levels and fee structures for the Funds and comparative funds. The Directors focused on the comparative analysis of the effective management fees and total expense ratios of each Fund versus the effective management fees and expense ratios of a group of funds selected by Lipper as being similar to each Fund (the “Expense Group”). In reviewing comparative costs, each Fund’s contractual management fee and the actual management fee incurred by the Fund were compared with the contractual management fees (assuming all funds in the Expense Group were similar in size to the Fund) and actual management fees (as reported by each fund) of other funds within the Expense Group, taking into account any applicable breakpoints and fee limitations. Each Fund’s total expenses were also compared with those of its Expense Group. The Directors also considered fees paid to Delaware Investments for nonmanagement services. At the September 3, 2009 meeting, DMC advised the Board that the more recent comparative expenses for the Funds remained consistent with the previous review in May 2009 and, consequently, the Directors concluded that expenses of the Funds were satisfactory.
 
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Board Consideration of New Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)
 
The Board also considered the Expense Agreement under negotiation in evaluating Fund expenses. The Directors expected that the Expense Agreement would provide that LNC and Macquarie Group would pay or reimburse the Funds for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the Transaction and the consideration of the New Investment Advisory Agreements (subject to certain limited exceptions).
 
Based on information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group, the Board concluded that neither the Transaction nor the New Investment Advisory Agreements likely would have an adverse effect on the Funds’ expenses because (i) each Fund’s contractual fee rates under the New Investment Advisory Agreement would remain the same; (ii) under the Expense Agreement, the Funds would be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the Transaction and the related proxy solicitation (subject to certain limited exceptions); and (iii) the expense ratios of certain Funds might decline as a result of the possible increased investment in Delaware Investments by Macquarie Group, as discussed below under “Economies of Scale.”
 
Management Profitability. At their meeting on September 3, 2009, the Board evaluated DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds. The Board had previously considered DMC’s profitability in connection with the operation of the Funds at its May 2009 meeting. At that meeting, the Board reviewed an analysis that addressed the overall profitability of Delaware Investments’ business in providing management and other services to each of the Funds and the Delaware Investments Family of Funds as a whole. Specific attention was given to the methodology followed in allocating costs for the purpose of determining profitability.
 
At the May 2009 meeting, representatives of DMC had stated that the level of profits of DMC, to a certain extent, reflect operational cost savings and efficiencies initiated by Delaware Investments (including DMC and its affiliates that provide services to the Funds). The Board considered Delaware Investments’ efforts to improve services provided to Fund shareholders and to meet additional regulatory and compliance requirements resulting from recent industry-wide U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiatives. At that meeting, the Board found that the management fees were reasonable in light of the services rendered and the level of profitability of DMC. At the September 3, 2009 meeting, DMC advised the Board that DMC did not expect the Transaction to affect materially the profitability of Delaware Investments compared to the level of profitability considered during the May 2009 review. Moreover, the Directors reviewed pro forma balance sheets of certain key companies in Delaware Investments as of June 30, 2009 (which were provided by Macquarie Group and DMC in response to the Directors’ requests) and evaluated the projections of Delaware Investments’ capitalization following the Transaction for purposes of evaluating the financial ability of Delaware Investments to continue to provide the nature, extent, and quality of services as it had under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement.
 
Based on information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group, the Board concluded that DMC and Delaware Investments would be sufficiently capitalized following the Transaction to continue the same level and quality of services to the Funds under the New Investment Advisory Agreements as was the case under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also concluded that Macquarie Group had sufficient financial strength and resources, as well as an ongoing commitment to a global asset management business, to continue investing in Delaware Investments, including DMC, to the extent that Macquarie Group determined it was appropriate. Finally, because services and costs were expected to be substantially the same (and DMC had represented that, correspondingly, profitability would be about the same), under the New Investment Advisory Agreements as under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements, the Directors concluded that the profitability of Delaware Investments would not result in an inequitable charge on the Funds or their shareholders. Accordingly, the Board concluded that the fees charged under the New Investment Advisory Agreements would be reasonable in light of the services to be provided and the expected profitability of DMC.
 
Economies of Scale. As a closed-end fund, the Funds do not issue shares on a continuous basis. Fund assets increase only to the extent that the values of the underlying securities in the Fund increase. Accordingly, the Board determined that the Funds were not likely to experience significant economies of scale due to asset growth and, therefore, a fee schedule with breakpoints to pass the benefit of economies of scale on to shareholders was not likely to provide the intended effect.
 
The Board also acknowledged Macquarie Group’s statement that the Transaction would not by itself immediately provide additional economies of scale given Macquarie Group’s limited presence in the U.S. mutual fund market. Nonetheless, the Directors concluded that additional economies of scale could potentially be achieved in the future if DMC were owned by Macquarie Group as a result of Macquarie Group’s willingness to invest further in Delaware Investments if appropriate opportunities arise.
 
Fall-Out Benefits. The Board acknowledged that DMC would continue to benefit from soft dollar arrangements using portfolio brokerage of each Fund that invests in equity securities and that DMC’s profitability would likely be somewhat lower without the benefit of practices with respect to allocating Fund portfolio brokerage for brokerage and research services. The Board also considered that Macquarie Group and Delaware Investments may derive reputational, strategic, and other benefits from their association with the Delaware Investments Family of Funds, and evaluated the extent to which Delaware Investments might derive ancillary benefits from Fund operations, including the potential for procuring additional business as a result of the prestige and visibility associated with its role as service provider to the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the benefits from allocation of Fund brokerage to improve trading efficiencies. However, the Board concluded that (i) any such benefits under the New Investment Advisory Agreements would not be dissimilar from those existing under the Current Investment Advisory Agreements; (ii) such benefits did not impose a cost or burden on the Funds or their shareholders; and (iii) such benefits would probably have an indirectly beneficial effect on the Funds and their shareholders because of the added importance that DMC and Macquarie Group might attach to the Funds as a result of the fall-out benefits that the Funds conveyed.
 
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Board Review of Macquarie Group. The Directors reviewed detailed information supplied by Macquarie Group about its operations as well as other information regarding Macquarie Group provided by independent legal counsel to the independent Directors. Based on this review, the Directors concluded that Delaware Investments would continue to have the financial ability to maintain the high quality of services required by the Funds. The Directors noted that there would be a limited transition period during which some services previously provided by LNC to Delaware Investments would continue to be provided by LNC after the Closing, and concluded that this arrangement would help minimize disruption in Delaware Investments’ provision of services to the Funds following the Transaction.
 
The Board considered Macquarie Group’s current intention to leave the Funds’ other service providers in place. The Board also considered Macquarie Group’s current strategic plans to increase its asset management activities, one of its core businesses, particularly in North America, and its statement that its acquisition of DMC is an important component of this strategic growth and the establishment of a significant presence in the United States. Based in part on the information provided by DMC and Macquarie Group, the Board concluded that Macquarie Group’s acquisition of Delaware Investments could potentially enhance the nature, quality, and extent of services provided to the Funds and their shareholders.
 
Conclusion. The Board concluded that the advisory fee rate under each New Investment Advisory Agreement was reasonable in relation to the services provided and that execution of the New Investment Advisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the shareholders. For each Fund, the Directors noted that they had concluded in their most recent advisory agreement continuance considerations in May 2009 that the management fees and total expense ratios were at acceptable levels in light of the quality of services provided to the Funds and in comparison to those of the Funds’ respective peer groups; that the advisory fee schedule would not be increased and would stay the same for all of the Funds; that the total expense ratio had not changed materially since that determination; and that DMC had represented that the overall expenses for each Fund were not expected to be adversely affected by the Transaction. The Directors also noted, with respect to the Funds that currently had the benefit of voluntary fee limitations, that Macquarie Group had no present intention to cause DMC to alter any voluntary expense limitations or reimbursements currently in effect. On that basis, the Trustees concluded that the total expense ratios and proposed advisory fees for the Funds anticipated to result from the Transaction were acceptable. In approving each New Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board stated that it anticipated reviewing the continuance of the New Investment Advisory Agreement in advance of the expiration of the initial two-year period.
 
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Board of trustees/directors
and officers addendum
 
Delaware Investments® Family of Funds
 
A mutual fund is governed by a Board of Trustees/Directors (“Trustees”), which has oversight responsibility for the management of a fund’s business affairs. Trustees establish procedures and oversee and review the performance of the investment manager, the distributor, and others who perform services for the fund. The independent fund trustees, in particular, are advocates for shareholder interests. Each trustee has served in that capacity since he or she was elected to or appointed to the Board of Trustees, and will continue to serve until his or her retirement or the election of a new trustee in his or her place. The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers with certain background and related information.
 
Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name, Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
     Interested Trustees
Patrick P. Coyne1 Chairman, Chairman and Trustee Patrick P. Coyne has served in 80 Director —
2005 Market Street President, since August 16 2006 various executive capacities   Kaydon Corp.
Philadelphia, PA Chief Executive at different times at
19103 Officer, and President and Delaware Investments.2
Trustee Chief Executive Officer
April 1963 since August 1 2006
     Independent Trustees
Thomas L. Bennett Trustee Since Private Investor — 80 Director —
2005 Market Street March 2005 (March 2004–Present) Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia, PA Bank Corp. (BMTC)
19103 Investment Manager — (April 2007–Present)
Morgan Stanley & Co.
October 1947 (January 1984–March 2004)
John A. Fry Trustee Since President — 80 Director —
2005 Market Street January 2001 Franklin & Marshall College Community Health
Philadelphia, PA (June 2002–Present) Systems
19103
      Executive Vice President —    
May 1960 University of Pennsylvania
  (April 1995–June 2002)
Anthony D. Knerr Trustee Since Founder and Managing Director — 80 None
2005 Market Street April 1990 Anthony Knerr & Associates
Philadelphia, PA (Strategic Consulting)
19103 (1990–Present)
     
December 1938
Lucinda S. Landreth Trustee Since Chief Investment Officer — 80 None
2005 Market Street March 2005 Assurant, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA (Insurance)
19103 (2002–2004)
       
June 1947
Ann R. Leven Trustee Since Consultant — 80 None
2005 Market Street October 1989 ARL Associates
Philadelphia, PA (Financial Planning)
19103 (1983–Present)
     
November 1940  
 
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Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name, Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
     Independent Trustees (continued)
Thomas F. Madison Trustee Since President and Chief 80 Director and Chair of
2005 Market Street May 19973 Executive Officer — Compensation
Philadelphia, PA MLM Partners, Inc. Committee,
19103 (Small Business Investing Governance Committee
and Consulting) Member
February 1936 (January 1993–Present) — CenterPoint Energy
   
  Lead Director and Chair
of Audit
and Governance
  Committees,
Member of
  Compensation
  Committee — Digital
River, Inc.
   
Director and Chair of
Governance
Committee, Audit
  Committee Member —
Rimage Corporation
   
Director and Chair of
Compensation
Committee — Spanlink
Communications
   
Lead Director and Chair
of Compensation and
Governance
Committees —
Valmont Industries, Inc.
Janet L. Yeomans Trustee Since Vice President and Treasurer 80 None
2005 Market Street April 1999 (January 2006–Present)
Philadelphia, PA Vice President — Mergers & Acquisitions  
19103 (January 2003–January 2006), and
Vice President
July 1948 (July 1995–January 2003)
3M Corporation
J. Richard Zecher Trustee Since Founder — 80 Director and Audit
2005 Market Street March 2005 Investor Analytics Committee Member —
Philadelphia, PA (Risk Management) Investor Analytics
19103 (May 1999–Present)
       
July 1940 Founder —
Sutton Asset Management
(Hedge Fund)
(September 1996–Present)  

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Number of
Portfolios in Fund Other
Name, Complex Overseen Directorships
Address, Position(s) Length of Principal Occupation(s) by Trustee Held by
and Birth Date Held with Fund(s) Time Served During Past 5 Years or Officer Trustee or Officer
     Officers
David F. Connor Vice President, Vice President since David F. Connor has served as 80 None4
2005 Market Street Deputy General September 2000 Vice President and Deputy
Philadelphia, PA Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary General Counsel of
19103 since Delaware Investments
October 2005 since 2000.
December 1963
Daniel V. Geatens Vice President Treasurer Daniel V. Geatens has served 80 None4
2005 Market Street and Treasurer since in various capacities at
Philadelphia, PA October 25, 2007 different times at
19103 Delaware Investments.
October 1972  
David P. O’Connor Senior Vice Senior Vice President, David P. O’Connor has served in 80 None4
2005 Market Street President, General Counsel, and various executive and legal
Philadelphia, PA General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer capacities at different times
19103 and Chief since at Delaware Investments.
Legal Officer October 2005
February 1966
Richard Salus Senior Chief Financial Richard Salus has served in 80 None4
2005 Market Street Vice President Officer since various executive capacities
Philadelphia, PA and November 2006 at different times at
19103 Chief Financial Delaware Investments.
Officer
October 1963  
1 Patrick P. Coyne is considered to be an “Interested Trustee” because he is an executive officer of the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor.
2 Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Fund’s(s’) investment advisor, principal underwriter, and its transfer agent.
3 In 1997, several funds managed by Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc. (the “Voyageur Funds”) were incorporated into the Delaware Investments Family of Funds. Mr. Madison served as a director of the Voyageur Funds from 1993 until 1997.
4 David F. Connor, Daniel V. Geatens, David P. O’Connor, and Richard Salus serve in similar capacities for the six portfolios of the Optimum Fund Trust, which have the same investment advisor, principal underwriter, and transfer agent as the registrant.
 
The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund(s) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800 523-1918.
 
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About the organization
 
This annual report is for the information of Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund shareholders. The figures in this report represent past results that are not a guarantee of future results. The return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may, from time to time, purchase shares of its common stock on the open market at market prices.
 
Board of Directors
 
Patrick P. Coyne
Chairman, President,
and Chief Executive Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
Thomas L. Bennett
Private Investor
Rosemont, PA
 
John A. Fry
President
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
 
Anthony D. Knerr
Founder and Managing Director
Anthony Knerr & Associates
New York, NY
 
Lucinda S. Landreth
Former Chief Investment Officer
Assurant Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
 
Ann R. Leven
Consultant
ARL Associates
New York, NY
 
Thomas F. Madison
President and Chief Executive Officer
MLM Partners Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
 
Janet L. Yeomans
Vice President and Treasurer
3M Corporation
St. Paul, MN
 
J. Richard Zecher
Founder
Investor Analytics
Scottsdale, AZ
Affiliated officers
 
David F. Connor
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,
and Secretary
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
Daniel V. Geatens
Vice President and Treasurer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
David P. O’Connor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
and Chief Legal Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
Richard Salus
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Delaware Investments Family of Funds
Philadelphia, PA
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling
800 523-1918; (ii) on the Fund’s Web site at http://www.delawareinvestments.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800 SEC-0330.
 
Information (if any) regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Fund’s Web site at http://www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Contact information
 
Investment manager
Delaware Management Company
a series of Delaware Management
Business Trust
Philadelphia, PA
 
Principal office of the Fund
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7094
 
Independent registered public
accounting firm
Ernst & Young LLP
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Registrar and stock transfer agent
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
800 851-9677
 
For securities dealers
and financial institutions
representatives
800 362-7500
 
Web site
www.delawareinvestments.com
 
Your reinvestment options
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund offers an automatic dividend reinvestment program. If you would like to change your reinvestment option, and shares are registered in your name, contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, at 800 851-9677. You will be asked to put your request in writing. If you have shares registered in “street” name, contact the broker/dealer holding the shares or your financial advisor.
 
 
Audit committee member
 
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
 
     The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Business Ethics has been posted on the Delaware Investments Internet Web site at www.delawareinvestments.com. Any amendments to the Code of Business Ethics, and information on any waiver from its provisions granted by the registrant, will also be posted on this Web site within five business days of such amendment or waiver and will remain on the Web site for at least 12 months.
 
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is an audit committee financial expert, as defined below. For purposes of this item, an “audit committee financial expert” is a person who has the following attributes:
 
     a. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements;
 
     b. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves;
 
     c. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing, or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities;
 
     d. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting; and
 
     e. An understanding of audit committee functions.
 
An “audit committee financial expert” shall have acquired such attributes through:
 
     a. Education and experience as a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, or auditor or experience in one or more positions that involve the performance of similar functions;
 
     b. Experience actively supervising a principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, public accountant, auditor, or person performing similar functions;
 


     c. Experience overseeing or assessing the performance of companies or public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing, or evaluation of financial statements; or
 
     d. Other relevant experience.
 
     The registrant’s Board of Trustees/Directors has also determined that each member of the registrant’s Audit Committee is independent. In order to be “independent” for purposes of this item, the Audit Committee member may not: (i) other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors or any committee thereof, accept directly or indirectly any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the issuer; or (ii) be an “interested person” of the registrant as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     The names of the audit committee financial experts on the registrant’s Audit Committee are set forth below:
 
     Thomas L. Bennett 1 
     John A. Fry 
     Thomas F. Madison 
     J. Richard Zecher
 
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
 
     (a) Audit fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $15,038 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
____________________
 
1 The instructions to Form N-CSR require disclosure on the relevant experience of persons who qualify as audit committee financial experts based on “other relevant experience.” The Board of Trustees/Directors has determined that Mr. Bennett qualifies as an audit committee financial expert by virtue of his education, Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and his experience as a credit analyst, portfolio manager and the manager of other credit analysts and portfolio managers.
 


     The aggregate fees billed for services provided to the registrant by its independent auditors for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and for services normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $16,300 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
 
     (b) Audit-related fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services relating to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
 
     (c) Tax fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $4,550 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 


     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant were $4,550 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. The percentage of these fees relating to services approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception from the pre-approval requirement in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X was 0%. These tax-related services were as follows: review of income tax returns and review of annual excise distribution calculations.
 
     The aggregate fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for tax-related services provided to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
 
     (d) All other fees.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services provided by the independent auditors to the registrant other than those set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Item were $0 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
 
     The aggregate fees billed for all services other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Item provided by the registrant’s independent auditors to the registrant’s adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser and that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant were $0 for the registrant’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
 
     (e) The registrant’s Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the “Pre-Approval Policy”) with respect to services provided by the registrant’s independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant up to the specified fee limits. Certain fee limits are based on aggregate fees to the registrant and other registrants within the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds.
 


Service
Range of Fees
Audit Services  
Statutory audits or financial audits for new Funds
up to $25,000 per Fund
Services associated with SEC registration statements (e.g., Form N-1A, Form N-14, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., comfort letters for closed-end Fund offerings, consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters
up to $10,000 per Fund
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit-related services” rather than “audit services”)
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Audit-Related Services  
Consultations by Fund management as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and /or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies (Note: Under SEC rules, some consultations may be considered “audit services” rather than “audit-related services”)
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
Tax Services  
U.S. federal, state and local and international tax planning and advice (e.g., consulting on statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, evaluation of Funds’ tax compliance function, etc.)
up to $25,000 in the aggregate
U.S. federal, state and local tax compliance (e.g., excise distribution reviews, etc.)
up to $5,000 per Fund
Review of federal, state, local and international income, franchise and other tax returns
up to $5,000 per Fund
 
     Under the Pre-Approval Policy, the Audit Committee has also pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the registrant’s investment adviser and other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the registrant (the “Control Affiliates”) up to the specified fee limit. This fee limit is based on aggregate fees to the investment adviser and its Control Affiliates.
 
Service Range of Fees
Non-Audit Services
Services associated with periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters
up to $10,000 in the aggregate
 
     The Pre-Approval Policy requires the registrant’s independent auditors to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Policy.
 
     (f) Not applicable.
 
     (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s independent auditors for services rendered to the registrant and to its investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser were $202,264 and $258,552 for the registrant’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2009 and November 30, 2008, respectively.
 


     (h) In connection with its selection of the independent auditors, the registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the independent auditors’ provision of non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and other service providers under common control with the adviser that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has determined that the independent auditors’ provision of these services is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.
 
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
 
     The registrant has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The members of the registrant’s Audit Committee are Thomas L. Bennett, John A. Fry, Thomas F. Madison and J. Richard Zecher.
 
Item 6. Investments
 
     (a) Included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
 
     (b) Divestment of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
 
     The registrant has formally delegated to its investment adviser(s) (the “Adviser”) the ability to make all proxy voting decisions in relation to portfolio securities held by the registrant. If and when proxies need to be voted on behalf of the registrant, the Adviser will vote such proxies pursuant to its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (the “Procedures”). The Adviser has established a Proxy Voting Committee (the “Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing the Adviser’s proxy voting process for the registrant. One of the main responsibilities of the Committee is to review and approve the Procedures to ensure that the Procedures are designed to allow the Adviser to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the goal of voting in the best interests of the registrant.
 
     In order to facilitate the actual process of voting proxies, the Adviser has contracted with Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RiskMetrics Group ("RiskMetrics"), to analyze proxy statements on behalf of the registrant and other Adviser clients and vote proxies generally in accordance with the Procedures. The Committee is responsible for overseeing ISS/RiskMetrics’s proxy voting activities. If a proxy has been voted for the registrant, ISS/RiskMetrics will create a record of the vote. By no later than August 31 of each year, information (if any) regarding how the registrant voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the registrant’s Web site at http://www.delawareinvestments.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 


     The Procedures contain a general guideline that recommendations of company management on an issue (particularly routine issues) should be given a fair amount of weight in determining how proxy issues should be voted. However, the Adviser will normally vote against management’s position when it runs counter to its specific Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), and the Adviser will also vote against management’s recommendation when it believes that such position is not in the best interests of the registrant.
 
     As stated above, the Procedures also list specific Guidelines on how to vote proxies on behalf of the registrant. Some examples of the Guidelines are as follows: (i) generally vote for shareholder proposals asking that a majority or more of directors be independent; (ii) generally vote against proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote; (iii) votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, determining whether the transaction enhances shareholder value; (iv) generally vote against proposals to create a new class of common stock with superior voting rights; (v) generally vote re-incorporation proposals on a case-by-case basis; (vi) votes with respect to equity-based compensation plans are generally determined on a case-by-case basis; and (vii) generally vote for proposals requesting reports on the level of greenhouse gas emissions from a company’s operations and products.
 
     Because the registrant has delegated proxy voting to the Adviser, the registrant is not expected to encounter any conflict of interest issues regarding proxy voting and therefore does not have procedures regarding this matter. However, the Adviser does have a section in its Procedures that addresses the possibility of conflicts of interest. Most proxies which the Adviser receives on behalf of the registrant are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics in accordance with the Procedures. Because almost all registrant proxies are voted by ISS/RiskMetrics pursuant to the pre-determined Procedures, it normally will not be necessary for the Adviser to make an actual determination of how to vote a particular proxy, thereby largely eliminating conflicts of interest for the Adviser during the proxy voting process. In the very limited instances where the Adviser is considering voting a proxy contrary to ISS/RiskMetrics’s recommendation, the Committee will first assess the issue to see if there is any possible conflict of interest involving the Adviser or affiliated persons of the Adviser. If a member of the Committee has actual knowledge of a conflict of interest, the Committee will normally use another independent third party to do additional research on the particular proxy issue in order to make a recommendation to the Committee on how to vote the proxy in the best interests of the registrant. The Committee will then review the proxy voting materials and recommendation provided by ISS/RiskMetrics and the independent third party to determine how to vote the issue in a manner which the Committee believes is consistent with the Procedures and in the best interests of the registrant.
 


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
 
     The following chart lists certain information about types of other accounts for which the portfolio managers are primarily responsible as of November 30, 2009.  Any accounts managed in a personal capacity appear under “Other Accounts” along with other accounts managed on a professional basis.  The personal account information is current as of the most recent calendar quarter-end for which account statements are available.

 
No. of
Accounts
Total Assets
in Accounts Fee
No. of Accounts with
Performance-Based
Fees
Total Assets
in Accounts with
Performance-
Based
Fee
Damon J. Andres
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
11
$596.0  million
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
4
$72.1 million
0
$0
Liu-Er Chen
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
6
$1.2 billion
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
0
0
$0
Other Accounts
3
$170,000
0
$0
Thomas H. Chow
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
12
$10.9 billion
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
13
$1.3 billion
0
$0
Roger A. Early
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
20
$13.1 billion
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
37
$4.6 billion
0
$0
Edward A. Gray
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
10
$731.0 million
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
0
0
$0
Other Accounts
5
$113.0 million
0
$0
Kevin P. Loome
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
18
$10.1 billion
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
11
$1.4 billion
0
$0



D. Tysen Nutt, Jr.
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
13
$1.9 billion
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
28
$2.5 billion
2
$590.0 million
Babak Zenouzi
       
Registered
Investment
Companies
11
$596.0 million
0
$0
Other pooled
Investment Vehicles
0
$0
0
$0
Other Accounts
3
$72.0 million
0
$0

DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
     Individual portfolio managers may perform investment management services for other funds or accounts similar to those provided to the Funds and the investment action for such other fund or account and the Funds may differ. For example, an account or fund may be selling a security, while another account or Fund may be purchasing or holding the same security. As a result, transactions executed for one fund or account may adversely affect the value of securities held by another fund, account or Fund. Additionally, the management of multiple other funds or accounts and the Funds may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, as a portfolio manager must allocate time and effort to multiple funds or accounts and the Funds. A portfolio manager may discover an investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or fund. The investment opportunity may be limited, however, so that all funds or accounts for which the investment would be suitable may not be able to participate. The Manager has adopted procedures designed to allocate investments fairly across multiple funds or accounts.

     Two of the accounts managed by the portfolio managers have a performance-based fee. This compensation structure presents a potential conflict of interest. The portfolio manager has an incentive to manage this account so as to enhance its performance, to the possible detriment of other accounts for which the investment manager does not receive a performance-based fee.

     A portfolio manager’s management of personal accounts also may present certain conflicts of interest. While Delaware’s code of ethics is designed to address these potential conflicts, there is no guarantee that it will do so.

Compensation Structure
     Each portfolio’s manager’s compensation consists of the following:

     Base Salary - Each named portfolio manager receives a fixed base salary.  Salaries are determined by a comparison to industry data prepared by third parties to ensure that portfolio manager salaries are in line with salaries paid at peer investment advisory firms.

     Bonus – (Mr. Nutt only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus.  The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages.  Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product.  Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor having the largest share.  The pool is allotted based on subjective factors and objective factors.  The primary objective factor is the performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices.  Performance is measured as the result of one's standing in the Lipper peer groups on a one-year, three-year and five-year basis.  Three-year and five-year performance is weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.



     Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.

      (Mr. Andres and Mr. Zenouzi only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus.  The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages.  Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product.  Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor having the largest share.  The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%).  The primary objective factor is the performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices. Performance is measured as the result of one’s standing in the Lipper peer groups on a one-year, three-year and five-year basis.  Three-year and five-year performance is weighed more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.

     Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.

      (Mr. Gray only) Each named portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. The bonus pool is determined by the revenues associated with the products a portfolio manager manages.  Delaware keeps a percentage of the revenues and the remaining percentage of revenues (minus appropriate expenses associated with relevant product and the investment management team) create the "bonus pool" for the product.  Various members of the team have the ability to earn a percentage of the bonus pool with the most senior contributor having the largest share.  The pool is allotted based on subjective factors (50%) and objective factors (50%).  The primary objective factor is the performance of the funds managed relative to the performance of the appropriate Lipper peer groups and the performance of institutional composites relative to the appropriate indices.   Performance is measured as the result of one’s standing in the Lipper peer groups on a one-year, three-year and five-year basis.  Three-year and five-year performance are weighted more heavily and there is no objective award for a fund whose performance falls below the 50th percentile for a given time period.

     Individual allocations of the bonus pool are based on individual performance measurements, both objective and subjective, as determined by senior management.

      (Mr. Chen only) There is a base bonus that is guaranteed.  Any additional bonus over the base bonus is 100% based on subjective factors.  After certain performance objectives are reached the bonus pool will increase above the base bonus.  The primary objective is the performance of the fund relative to the Emerging Markets Lipper peer group.  Performance is measured as the result of one's standing in the Lipper peer group on a one-year, three-year and five-year basis.  Three year performance is weighted more heavily and there is no award above the base bonus for performance below the 40th percentile for a given time period.  There is a sliding scale for performance achievements above the 40th percentile.



      (Mr. Chow, Mr. Early and Mr. Loome only) Due to transitioning of responsibilities of our fixed income managers over the past year, some of the managers’ bonuses may have been guaranteed for the past year. It is anticipated that going forward an objective component will be added to the bonus for each manager that is reflective of account performance relative to an appropriate peer group or database.  The following paragraph describes the structure of the non-guaranteed bonus.

     Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus, which is based on quantitative and qualitative factors.  There is one pool for bonus payments for the fixed income department.  The amount of the pool for bonus payments is determined by assets managed (including investment companies, insurance product-related accounts and other separate accounts), management fees and related expenses (including fund waiver expenses) for registered investment companies, pooled vehicles, and managed separate accounts.  Generally, 60%-75% of the bonus is quantitatively determined.  For more senior portfolio managers, a higher percentage of the bonus is quantitatively determined. For investment companies, each manager is compensated according the Fund’s Lipper or Morningstar peer group percentile ranking on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer-term performance more heavily weighted.  For managed separate accounts the portfolio managers are compensated according to the composite percentile ranking against the Frank Russell and Callan Associates databases (or similar sources of relative performance data) on a one-year, three-year, and five-year basis, with longer term performance more heavily weighted.  There is no objective award for a fund that falls below the 50th percentile, but incentives reach maximum potential at the 25th-30th percentile.  There is a sliding scale for investment companies that are ranked above the 50th percentile.  The remaining 25%-40% portion of the bonus is discretionary as determined by Delaware Investments and takes into account subjective factors.

     For new and recently transitioned portfolio managers, the compensation may be weighted more heavily towards a portfolio manager’s actual contribution and ability to influence performance, rather than longer-term performance.  Management intends to move the compensation structure towards longer-term performance for these portfolio managers over time.

     Deferred Compensation – Each named portfolio manager is eligible to participate in the Lincoln National Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation & Supplemental/Excess Retirement Plan, which is available to all employees whose base salaries or established compensation exceed a designated threshold. The Plan is a non-qualified unfunded deferred compensation plan that permits participating employees to defer the receipt of a portion of their cash compensation.

     Stock Option Incentive Plan/Equity Compensation Plan - Portfolio managers may be awarded options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units (collectively, “Awards”) relating to the underlying shares of common stock of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan.



     The Amended and Restated Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan was established in 2001 in order to: attract, retain and reward key employees of the company; enable such employees to acquire or increase an equity interest in the company in order to align the interest of such employees and the company; and provide such employees with incentives to expend their maximum efforts.     Subject to the terms of the plan and applicable award agreements, Awards typically vest in 25% increments on a four-year schedule, and shares of common stock underlying the Awards are issued after vesting.  Awards are granted under the plan from time to time by the company.  Awards may be based in part on seniority.  The fair market value of the shares of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc., is normally determined as of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.  The fair market value of shares of common stock underlying Awards granted on or after December 26, 2008 is determined by an independent appraiser utilizing an appraisal valuation methodology in compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The fair market value of shares of common stock underlying Awards granted prior to December 26, 2008 is determined by an independent appraiser utilizing a formula based valuation methodology.  Shares issued typically must be held for six months and one day, after which time the stockholder may put them back to the company and the shares may be called back from the stockholder by the company from time to time, as the case may be.

     Other Compensation - Portfolio managers may also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees.

Ownership of Securities
     As of November 30, 2009, the portfolio managers did not own any shares of the Fund.
 
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
     Not applicable.
 
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
 
     The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
     There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report to stockholders included herein (i.e., the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Item 12. Exhibits
 
(a)   (1) Code of Ethics
 
  Not applicable.
 
  (2)
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
 
  (3)  
Written solicitations to purchase securities pursuant to Rule 23c-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
    Not applicable.
 
(b)  
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.906CERT.



SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf, by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Name of Registrant: Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
 
PATRICK P. COYNE
By:    Patrick P. Coyne
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2010
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
PATRICK P. COYNE
By:    Patrick P. Coyne
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2010

 
RICHARD SALUS
By:    Richard Salus
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: February 3, 2010