The Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund functions as a closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and falls under the management of Delaware Management Business Trust. The fund pursues a strategy of investing in publicly traded stocks and debt instruments across global markets. Its investment approach targets a diverse array of companies spanning various sectors, with a primary emphasis on dividend-yielding shares from large-capitalization corporations. For its fixed-income holdings, the fund includes a range of debt securities such as government bonds, both investment-grade and high-risk/high-yield corporate bonds, and convertible bonds. Furthermore, it allocates capital to securities within emerging economies. To assess its performance, the fund measures its portfolio's returns against several key benchmarks: the S&P 500 Index, the Lipper Closed-End Global Funds Average, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, and the BoFA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. This fund commenced operations on June 29, 2007, and is based in the United States.