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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Diversified Alternatives Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, effective June 5, 2017 the Fund’s name was changed from Janus Diversified Alternatives Fund to Janus Henderson Diversified Alternatives Fund.

 

 

 

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative

Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate

Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Conservative

  Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Moderate

  Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate

Janus Global Allocation Fund – Growth

  Janus Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth

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Janus Investment Fund

 

Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund   Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund
Janus Henderson Global Bond Fund   Janus Henderson Real Return Fund
Janus Henderson High-Yield Fund   Janus Henderson Short-Term Bond Fund

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Janus Flexible Bond Fund

  Janus Henderson Flexible Bond Fund

Janus Global Bond Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Bond Fund

Janus High-Yield Fund

  Janus Henderson High-Yield Fund

Janus Multi-Sector Income Fund

  Janus Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund

Janus Real Return Fund

  Janus Henderson Real Return Fund

Janus Short-Term Bond Fund

  Janus Henderson Short-Term Bond Fund

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, effective June 5, 2017 the Fund’s name was changed from Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund to Janus Henderson Global Unconstrained Bond Fund.

 

 

 

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Government Money Market Fund

Janus Henderson Money Market Fund

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Janus Government Money Market Fund

  Janus Henderson Government Money Market Fund

Janus Money Market Fund

  Janus Henderson Money Market Fund

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Adaptive Global Allocation Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, effective June 5, 2017 the Fund’s name was changed from Janus Adaptive Global Allocation Fund to Janus Henderson Adaptive Global Allocation Fund.

 

 

 

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Emerging Market Managed Volatility Fund

Janus Henderson Global Income Managed Volatility Fund

Janus Henderson International Managed Volatility Fund

Janus Henderson U.S. Managed Volatility Fund

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

INTECH Emerging Market Managed Volatility Fund

  Janus Henderson Emerging Market Managed Volatility Fund

INTECH Global Income Managed Volatility Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Income Managed Volatility Fund

INTECH International Managed Volatility Fund

  Janus Henderson International Managed Volatility Fund

INTECH U.S. Managed Volatility Fund

  Janus Henderson U.S. Managed Volatility Fund

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson U.S. Core Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, effective June 5, 2017 the Fund’s name was changed from INTECH U.S. Core Fund to Janus Henderson U.S. Core Fund.

 

 

 

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Janus Investment Fund

 

Janus Henderson Large Cap Value Fund   Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund
Janus Henderson Mid Cap Value Fund   Janus Henderson Value Plus Income Fund
Janus Henderson Select Value Fund  

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Perkins Large Cap Value Fund

  Janus Henderson Large Cap Value Fund

Perkins Mid Cap Value Fund

  Janus Henderson Mid Cap Value Fund

Perkins Select Value Fund

  Janus Henderson Select Value Fund

Perkins Small Cap Value Fund

  Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund

Perkins Value Plus Income Fund

  Janus Henderson Value Plus Income Fund

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Janus Investment Fund

 

Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund

Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund

Janus Henderson Global Research Fund

Janus Henderson Global Select Fund

Janus Henderson Global Technology Fund

Janus Henderson Overseas Fund

 

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Janus Asia Equity Fund

  Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund

Janus Global Life Sciences Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund

Janus Global Research Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Research Fund

Janus Global Select Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Select Fund

Janus Global Technology Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Technology Fund

Janus Overseas Fund

  Janus Henderson Overseas Fund

Also in connection with the Merger, the following is effective June 5, 2017 for Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund:

 

1. The following replaces in its entirety the corresponding information found under “Management” in the Fund Summary section of Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund’s Prospectuses:

Investment Adviser: Janus Capital Management LLC

Investment Subadviser: Henderson Investment Management Limited

Portfolio Managers: Andrew Gillan, Head of Henderson Investment Management Limited’s Asia (ex-Japan) Equities Team, is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. Mervyn Koh, Associate Investment Manager, is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017.

 

2. The following replaces in its entirety the corresponding information in the “Investment Personnel” section of the Prospectuses related to the portfolio management of the Fund:

Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund

Co-Portfolio Managers Andrew Gillan and Mervyn Koh jointly share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund, with no limitation on the authority of one co-portfolio manager in relation to the other.

Andrew Gillan is Head of Asia ex-Japan Equities and Co-Portfolio Manager of Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. He is a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors responsible for the Asia Equity, International Opportunities and International Small Cap Equity strategies, a position he has held since joining Henderson in 2014. Prior to Henderson, Mr. Gillan was with Aberdeen Asset Management as an Asia and emerging markets equity fund manager and served as lead manager of an Asian Investment Trust. Prior to this, he was a graduate

 

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trainee in the UK equities division at Murray Johnstone. Mr. Gillan graduated with an MA, joint honors, in French and European History from the University of Edinburgh.

Mervyn Koh, CFA, is Co-Portfolio Manager of Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. He is a Portfolio Manager on the Asia Equity strategy, a position he has held as part of the Henderson team since 2017. Prior to joining Henderson in 2015 as an associate investment manager, Mr. Koh was with Franklin Templeton Investments, where he held the title of vice president in the emerging markets group and was responsible for research in the Singapore and Indonesian equity market as well as for co-managing a South East Asia fund. Prior to Franklin Templeton, he held the role of investment analyst at Tokio Marine Asset Management International, where he was responsible for research in the India equity market and commodity-related stocks in South East Asia and Australia. Mr. Koh holds a graduate diploma in Financial Management from the Singapore Institute of Management and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. Mr. Koh holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Effective June 5, 2017, references to Janus Capital Singapore Pte. Limited and Hiroshi Yoh are deleted in Janus Henderson Asia Equity Fund’s Prospectuses.

 

 

 

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund

(the “Fund”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, effective June 5, 2017 the Fund’s name was changed from Janus Global Real Estate Fund to Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund.

Also in connection with the Merger, the following is effective June 5, 2017:

 

1. The following replaces in its entirety the corresponding information found under “Management” in the Fund Summary section of Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund’s Prospectuses:

Investment Adviser: Janus Capital Management LLC

Investment Subadviser: Henderson Investment Management Limited

Portfolio Managers: Guy Barnard, Co-Head of Henderson Investment Management Limited’s Global Property Equity Team, is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. Tim Gibson, Co-Head of Henderson Investment Management Limited’s Global Property Equity Team, is Co-Portfolio Manager of the Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017.

 

2. The following replaces in its entirety the corresponding information in the “Investment Personnel” section of the Prospectuses related to the portfolio management of the Fund:

Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund

Co-Portfolio Managers Guy Barnard and Tim Gibson jointly share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund, with no limitation on the authority of one co-portfolio manager in relation to the other.

Guy Barnard, CFA, is Co-Head of Global Property Equities at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held with the Henderson team since 2014, and Co-Portfolio Manager of Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. He is also Portfolio Manager of other Janus Henderson accounts. He joined Henderson in 2006 as an analyst and subsequently became a fund manager in 2008 and deputy head of Global Property Equities in 2012. Mr. Barnard holds a first class BSc (Hons) degree in Mathematics and Management from Loughborough University. Mr. Barnard holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Tim Gibson is Co-Head of the Global Property Equities team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2014, and Co-Portfolio Manager of Janus Henderson Global Real Estate Fund, which he has co-managed since June 2017. He is also Portfolio Manager of other Janus Henderson accounts. He joined Henderson in 2011, based in Singapore. Mr. Gibson holds an MA (Hons) in Economics from St. Andrews University, Scotland, and received the Robert Trent Jones Scholarship to the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Effective June 5, 2017, references to Patrick Brophy are deleted in the Fund’s Prospectuses.

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Janus Investment Fund

 

Janus Henderson Balanced Fund   Janus Henderson Growth and Income Fund
Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund   Janus Henderson Research Fund
Janus Henderson Enterprise Fund   Janus Henderson Triton Fund
Janus Henderson Forty Fund   Janus Henderson Venture Fund

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Janus Balanced Fund

  Janus Henderson Balanced Fund

Janus Contrarian Fund

  Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund

Janus Enterprise Fund

  Janus Henderson Enterprise Fund

Janus Forty Fund

  Janus Henderson Forty Fund

Janus Growth and Income Fund

  Janus Henderson Growth and Income Fund

Janus Research Fund

  Janus Henderson Research Fund

Janus Triton Fund

  Janus Henderson Triton Fund

Janus Venture Fund

  Janus Henderson Venture Fund

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Henderson Global Value Fund

Janus Henderson International Value Fund

(each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”)

Supplement dated June 5, 2017

to Currently Effective Prospectuses

The previously announced strategic combination of Janus Capital Group Inc., the direct parent of Janus Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Funds, and Henderson Group plc was completed on May 30, 2017 (“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, the Funds’ names were changed as follows:

 

Fund Name Prior to June 5, 2017   Fund Name Effective June 5, 2017

Perkins Global Value Fund

  Janus Henderson Global Value Fund

Perkins International Value Fund

  Janus Henderson International Value Fund

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