497K 1 d605380d497k.htm IVY PICTET TARGETED RETURN BOND FUND SUMMARY PROSPECTUS Ivy Pictet Targeted Return Bond Fund Summary Prospectus
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Summary Prospectus  |  January 31, 2018

as supplemented August 20, 2018

SHARE CLASS (TICKER): CLASS A SHARES (IRBAX)  |  CLASS C SHARES (IRBCX)  |  CLASS I SHARES (IRBIX)  |  CLASS N SHARES (IRBRX)  |  CLASS Y SHARES (IRBYX)

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund (including the Fund’s SAI) online at www.ivyinvestments.com/prospectus. You also can get this information at no cost by calling 800.777.6472 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus.request@waddell.com. You also can get this information from your investment provider. The Fund’s prospectus and SAI dated January 31, 2018 (as each may be amended or supplemented) are incorporated herein by reference.

Objective

To seek to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in funds within Ivy Funds and/or InvestEd Portfolios. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional, as well as in the Sales Charge Reductions section on page 110 of the Fund’s prospectus, in the Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares section on page 114 of the Fund’s statement of additional information (SAI) and in Appendix A — Intermediary Sales Charge Discounts and Waivers.

Shareholder Fees

 

(fees paid directly from your investment)    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class N      Class Y  

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a % of offering price)

     5.75%        None        None        None        None  

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a % of lesser of amount invested or redemption value)

     1.00% 1        1.00% 1        None        None        None  

Maximum Account Fee

   $ 20 2        None        None        None        None  

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class N      Class Y  

Management Fees

     0.89%        0.89%        0.89%        0.89%        0.89%  

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

     0.25%        1.00%        0.00%        0.00%        0.25%  

Other Expenses

     0.27%        0.19%        0.31%        0.16%        0.30%  

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3

     1.41%        2.08%        1.20%        1.05%        1.44%  

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement4,5,6

     0.17%        0.17%        0.20%        0.18%        0.20%  

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement

     1.24%        1.91%        1.00%        0.87%        1.24%  

 

1 

For Class A shares, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is only imposed on Class A shares that were purchased at net asset value (NAV) for $1 million or more that are subsequently redeemed within 12 months of purchase. For Class C shares, a 1% CDSC applies to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

 

2 

With limited exceptions, for Class A shares, if your Fund account balance is below $650 at the start of business on the Friday prior to the last full week of September of each year, the account will be assessed an account fee of $20.

 

3 

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ratio shown above does not correlate to the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights table due to certain historical initial offering costs assessed to the Fund.

 

4 

Through January 31, 2019, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), the Fund’s investment manager, Ivy Distributors, Inc. (IDI), the Fund’s distributor, and/or Waddell & Reed Services Company, doing business as WI Services Company (WISC), the Fund’s transfer agent, have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses (which would exclude interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) for the Fund’s Class A shares at 1.38%; Class C shares at 2.08%; Class I shares at 1.00%; Class N shares at 0.87%; and Class Y shares at 1.25%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board of Trustees of Ivy Funds (Board). Certain common expenses applicable to all share classes also may be waived to cap total annual ordinary fund operating expenses, which may serve to reduce the expense ratio of certain share classes below its respective expense cap.

 

5

Through January 31, 2019, IDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees to ensure that the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class Y shares do not exceed the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class A shares, as calculated at the end of each month. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.

 

6 

Through January 31, 2020, IDI and/or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient 12b-1 and/or shareholder servicing fees to ensure that the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class N shares do not exceed the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class I shares, as calculated at the end of each month. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated without the consent of the Board.


Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the shares of the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the particular class of shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that expenses were capped for a one-year period, as indicated above. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

        1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Class A Shares

     $ 694      $ 980      $ 1,286      $ 2,155  

Class C Shares

       194        635        1,103        2,397  

Class I Shares

       102        361        640        1,437  

Class N Shares

       89        316        562        1,266  

Class Y Shares

       126        436        768        1,707  

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

 

        1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Class A Shares

     $ 694      $ 980      $ 1,286      $ 2,155  

Class C Shares

       194        635        1,103        2,397  

Class I Shares

       102        361        640        1,437  

Class N Shares

       89        316        562        1,266  

Class Y Shares

       126        436        768        1,707  

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 190% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Ivy Pictet Targeted Return Bond Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in bonds. For this purpose, the term “bonds” includes any debt security with an initial maturity greater than one year.

The Fund benchmarks itself against a benchmark of cash instruments (the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills 1-3 Month Index) rather than a bond market index. The Fund is designed to pursue a positive return that exceeds its benchmark by using a flexible approach to bond investing. The Fund seeks to achieve returns that are largely independent of broad movements in the bond market. The Fund has the flexibility to invest in any form of debt security, including, but not limited to, U.S. government and foreign government securities, corporate bonds, convertible and non-convertible bonds, inflation-indexed bonds, asset- and mortgage-backed securities. The Fund also may invest in currencies. The Fund may invest directly in the debt securities listed above, as well as in derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to such debt securities. The Fund is unconstrained in its investment approach, meaning that it is not limited by the types of investments in a particular securities index, nor is it limited to any single type of investment strategy. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it may invest a significant portion of its total assets in a limited number of issuers.

As described in more detail below, the Fund expects to use derivatives for various purposes. The Fund may take long positions in derivatives (the values of which typically move in the same direction as the prices of the underlying investments) and short positions in derivatives (the values of which typically move in the opposite direction from the prices of the underlying investments).

The Fund may invest in debt securities of any credit rating and may invest up to 50% of its total assets in non-investment grade debt securities, or high yield or junk bonds, which include bonds rated BB+ or below by S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc. (S&P), or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by its investment subadviser, Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM CH), and with its delegate Pictet Asset Management Limited (Pictet UK, and collectively with Pictet AM CH, Pictet AM).

The Fund may invest in debt securities from any market or country or denominated in any currency, including issuers located in, and/or generating revenue from, both developed and emerging markets. Depending on market conditions, Pictet AM may focus the Fund’s investments on issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular sector, currency or geographic region.

The Fund will limit its foreign currency exposure (from non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities or currencies) to 75% of its total assets. The Fund reserves the right to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies to reduce the risk of loss from fluctuations in currency exchange rates, but is under no obligation to do so under any circumstances.

The Fund expects to use a variety of derivative instruments for various purposes. The Fund’s investments in, and use of, derivatives may be significant. The Fund may, at any given time, use a combination of the following types of derivatives: futures contracts on securities, indexes and other underlying instruments, OTC options, options on securities and futures contracts, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps (single name or index; buying or selling credit protection) and options on credit default swap indexes, forward currency contracts and options on forward currency contracts. The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to hedge various instruments, to hedge an investment in one currency back to another currency, to enhance return, to invest in a position not otherwise available, to take a fundamental long or short position in a particular currency,


security or other financial instrument, to mitigate the impact of rising interest rates or to change the effective duration of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the Fund may use derivatives as part of its risk management process by establishing or adjusting exposure to particular foreign securities, markets or currencies.

It is anticipated that the average portfolio duration of the Fund’s portfolio may vary from negative eight (-8) years to positive eight (8) years. Duration is a measure, expressed as a number of years, of a security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Generally, when interest rates rise, the price of an instrument with positive duration would be expected to decrease. For example, if a bond has a duration of six years, its price will rise about 6% if its yield drops by 1%, and its price will fall by about 6% if its yield rises by that amount. The value of an instrument with a longer duration generally is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a similar instrument with a shorter duration. However, the Fund may use derivative instruments to seek to manage interest rate risk (for example, by taking short positions in futures contracts on U.S. Treasury securities). Such derivative positions generally would be expected to increase in value when interest rates rise, thereby offsetting losses from the Fund’s long positions in bonds. If the Fund’s short positions have a duration that exceeds those of its long positions, the Fund portfolio would have a “negative duration” — a situation in which the price of an instrument moves in the same direction as interest rates. There is no limit on the weighted average maturity of the Fund’s portfolio.

Pictet AM uses a multi-staged, systematic investment process in selecting investments for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio. The process combines a top-down (assessing the market environment) and bottom-up (researching individual issuers) analysis in an attempt to invest opportunistically in such instruments that Pictet AM believes can provide greater returns than the overall market, even after accounting for the risks inherent in those instruments. Pictet AM considers top-down factors such as the current interest rate environment, currency forecasts and current spreads. Following its top-down analysis, Pictet AM conducts a bottom-up analysis of the perceived value of an individual investment, including credit and currency opportunities, duration and yield curve positioning.

Generally, in determining whether to sell a security, Pictet continues to analyze the factors considered for buying the security. Pictet may sell a security to reduce the Fund’s holding in that security, to take advantage of what it believes to be more attractive opportunities or to raise cash.

Principal Investment Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s shares will change, and you could lose money on your investment. The Fund is not intended as a complete investment program. A variety of factors can affect the investment performance of the Fund and prevent it from achieving its objective. These include:

 

 

Capital Repatriation Risk. Capital repatriation involves the transfer of corporate money or property from a foreign country back to its home country. The repatriation of capital with regard to investments made in certain securities or countries may be restricted during certain times from the date of such investments or even indefinitely. If Pictet AM is unable to repatriate capital from its investments, in whole or in part, this may have an adverse effect on the cash flows and/or performance of the Fund.

 

 

Company Risk. A company may be more volatile or perform worse than the overall market due to specific factors, such as adverse changes to its business or investor perceptions about the company.

 

 

Convertible Security Risk. The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security’s investment value. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security also is subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock.

 

 

Credit Risk. An issuer of a fixed-income obligation may not make payments on the obligation when due or may default on its obligation. There also is the risk that an issuer could suffer adverse changes in its financial condition that could lower the credit quality of a security. This could lead to greater volatility in the price of the security, could affect the security’s liquidity, and could make it more difficult to sell. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s securities could affect the Fund’s performance. In general, the longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

 

 

Debt Instruments Risk. The Fund primarily invests in debt and credit-related instruments. Such debt may be unsecured and structurally or contractually subordinated to substantial amounts of senior indebtedness, all or a significant portion of which may be secured. Moreover, such debt investments may not be protected by financial covenants or limitations upon additional indebtedness and there is no minimum credit rating for such debt investments. Other factors may materially and adversely affect the market price and yield of such debt investments, including investor demand, changes in the financial condition of the applicable issuer, government fiscal policy and domestic or worldwide economic conditions. Many of the debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may have speculative characteristics. Debt securities may be subject to credit risk, duration risk, extension risk, income risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and reinvestment risk, among other risks.

 

 

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives presents several risks, including the risk that these instruments may change in value in a manner that adversely affects the Fund’s NAV and the risk that fluctuations in the value of the derivatives may not correlate with the reference instrument underlying the derivative. Derivatives can be highly complex, can create investment leverage, may perform in unanticipated ways and may be highly volatile, and the Fund could lose more than the amount it invests. Derivatives may be difficult to value and may at times be highly illiquid, and the Fund may not be able to close out or sell a derivative position at a particular time or at an anticipated price. Moreover, some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other instruments. To the extent the judgment of Pictet AM as to certain anticipated price movements is incorrect, the risk of loss may be greater than if the derivative technique(s) had not been used. When used for hedging, the change in value of the derivative also may not correlate perfectly with the security or other risk being hedged. Suitable derivatives may not be available in all circumstances, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to use derivatives to reduce exposure to other risks when that might be beneficial. Derivatives also may be subject to counterparty credit risk, which includes the risk that the Fund may sustain a loss as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of, or other non-compliance by, another party to the transaction. When the Fund uses derivatives, it likely will be required to provide margin or collateral and/or segregate cash or other liquid assets in a manner that satisfies contractual undertakings and regulatory requirements. The need to provide margin or collateral and/or segregate assets could limit the Fund’s ability to pursue other opportunities as they arise. Ongoing changes to regulation of the derivatives markets and potential changes in the regulation of funds using derivative instruments could limit the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment strategies.

 

 

Duration Risk. Duration risk is the risk that longer-duration debt securities are more likely to decline in price than shorter-duration debt securities in a rising interest rate environment. Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio to interest rate changes.


 

Emerging Market Risk. Investments in countries with emerging economies or securities markets may carry greater risk than investments in more developed countries. Political and economic structures in many such countries may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristics of more developed countries. Investments in securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid than securities issued in more developed countries. Emerging markets are more susceptible to capital controls, governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on international investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less efficient trading markets.

 

 

Extension Risk. A rise in interest rates could cause borrowers to pay back the principal on certain debt securities more slowly than expected, thus lengthening the average life of such securities. This could cause the value of such securities to be more volatile or to decline more than other fixed-income securities, and may magnify the effect of the rate increase on the price of such securities.

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Risk. The Fund may use foreign currency exchange transactions and forward foreign currency contracts to hedge certain market risks (such as interest rates, currency exchange rates and broad or specific market movement). These investment techniques involve a number of risks, including the possibility of default by the counterparty to the transaction and, to the extent Pictet AM’s judgment as to certain market movements is incorrect, the risk of losses that are greater than if the investment technique had not been used.

 

 

Foreign Currency Risk. Foreign securities may be denominated in foreign currencies. The value of the Fund’s investments, as measured in U.S. dollars, may be unfavorably affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. Investing in foreign currencies for purposes of gaining from projected changes in exchange rates further increases the Fund’s exposure to foreign investment losses. Currency markets generally are not as regulated as securities markets.

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations and Securities of Supranational Entities Risk. Investing in foreign government obligations and the sovereign debt of emerging market countries creates exposure to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social or economic changes in the countries that issue the securities or in which the issuers are located. Such investments are subject to the risk that a government entity may delay payment, restructure its debt, or refuse to pay interest or repay principal. Factors which may influence the ability or willingness of a foreign government or country to service debt include a country’s cash flow situation, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of its debt service burden to the economy as a whole and its government’s policy towards the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other international agencies, the obligor’s balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credits and investments, fluctuations in interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. There may be no legal or bankruptcy process for collecting sovereign debt.

 

 

Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in foreign securities involves a number of economic, financial, legal, and political considerations that are not associated with the U.S. markets and that could affect the Fund’s performance unfavorably, depending upon the prevailing conditions at any given time. Among these potential risks are: greater price volatility; comparatively weak supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and issuers; higher brokerage costs; social, political or economic instability; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and related conversion costs or currency redenomination; nationalization or expropriation of assets; adverse foreign tax consequences; different and/or less stringent financial reporting standards; and settlement, custodial or other operational delays. The risks may be exacerbated in connection with investments in emerging markets. World markets, or those in a particular region, all may react in similar fashion to important economic or political developments. In addition, key information about the issuer, the markets or the local government or economy may be unavailable, incomplete or inaccurate. Securities of issuers traded on exchanges may be suspended, either by the issuers themselves, by an exchange or by governmental authorities. The likelihood of such suspensions may be higher for securities of issuers in emerging markets than in more developed markets. In the event that the Fund holds material positions in such suspended securities, the Fund’s ability to liquidate its positions or provide liquidity to investors may be compromised and the Fund could incur significant losses.

 

 

Futures Contracts Risk. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a security or other instrument, index, or commodity at a specific price on a specific date. Futures prices can diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match the Fund’s investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, the time remaining until expiration of the contract, and current and anticipated short-term interest rates, which may not affect security prices the same way. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract due to the absence of a liquid secondary market or the imposition of price limits, it could incur substantial losses. The Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the position.

 

 

Income Risk. The risk that the Fund may experience a decline in its income due to falling interest rates, earnings declines, or income decline within a security. The amount and rate of distributions that the Fund’s shareholders receive are affected by the income that the Fund receives from its portfolio holdings. If the income is reduced, distributions by the Fund to shareholders may be less.

 

 

Interest Rate Risk. A rise in interest rates may cause a decline in the value of the Fund’s securities, especially securities with longer maturities. Typically, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. Thus, the sensitivity of the Fund’s debt securities to interest rate risk will increase with any increase in the duration of those securities. A decline in interest rates may cause the Fund to experience a decline in its income. Interest rates in the U.S. are at, or near, historic lows, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to risks associated with rising rates. The Fund may be subject to heightened interest rate risk as a result of a rise or anticipated rise in interest rates. In addition, a general rise in rates may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-income markets generally.

 

 

Interest Rate Swap Risk. Interest rate swaps are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. An interest rate swap transaction could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. Interest rate swaps also are subject to counterparty risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations, the Fund may lose money, potentially including amounts in excess of the Fund’s initial investment.

 

    Interest rate swaps can be based on various measures of interest rates, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (commonly known as LIBOR), swap rates, treasury rates and other foreign interest rates. A swap agreement can increase or decrease the volatility of the Fund’s investments and its net asset value. The value of swaps, like many other derivatives, may move in unexpected ways and may result in losses for the Fund. As discussed above, swaps can involve greater risks than direct investment in securities, and are, among other factors, subject to counterparty risk; the risk that, because swaps may have a leverage component, adverse changes in the level of the reference rate can result in gains or losses that are substantially greater than the amount invested in the swap itself; liquidity risk and interest rate risk; each of which may result in significant and unanticipated losses to the Fund.


 

Liquidity Risk. Generally, a security is liquid if the Fund is able to sell the security at a fair price within a reasonable time. Liquidity generally is related to the market trading volume for a particular security. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments, and may be subject to wider fluctuations in market value. Less liquid securities are more difficult to dispose of at their recorded values and are subject to increased spreads and volatility. Also, the Fund may not be able to dispose of illiquid securities when that would be beneficial at a favorable time or price. Certain investments that were liquid when the Fund purchased them may become illiquid, sometimes abruptly.

 

 

Low-Rated Securities Risk. In general, low-rated debt securities (commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk” bonds) offer higher yields due to the increased risk that the issuer will be unable to meet its obligations on interest or principal payments at the time called for by the debt instrument. For this reason, these bonds are considered speculative and could significantly weaken the Fund’s returns. In adverse economic or other circumstances, issuers of these low-rated securities and obligations are more likely to have difficulty making principal and interest payments than issuers of higher-rated securities and obligations. In addition, these low-rated securities and obligations may fluctuate more widely in price and yield than higher-rated securities and obligations and may fall in price during times when the economy is weak or is expected to become weak. Issuers of securities that are in default or have defaulted may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment. The creditworthiness of issuers of low-rated securities may be more complex to analyze than that of issuers of investment-grade debt securities.

 

 

Management Risk. Fund performance is primarily dependent on Pictet AM’s skill in evaluating and managing the Fund’s portfolio. There can be no guarantee that its decisions will produce the desired results, and the Fund may not perform as well as other similar mutual funds.

 

 

Market Risk. Markets can be volatile, and the Fund’s holdings can decline in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments or conditions that may cause a broad market decline. Different parts of the market, including different sectors and different types of securities, can react differently to these developments. Since the financial crisis that started in 2008, the U.S. and many foreign economies continue to experience its after-effects, which have resulted, and may continue to result, in volatility in the financial markets, both U.S. and foreign. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region may adversely affect issuers in another country or region, which in turn may adversely affect securities held by the Fund. These circumstances also have decreased liquidity in some markets and may continue to do so. In addition, certain events, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, war, and other geopolitical events, have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.

 

 

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk and extension risk. When interest rates decline, unscheduled prepayments can be expected to accelerate, shortening the average lives of such securities, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayments at the lower interest rates then available. Unscheduled prepayments also would limit the potential for capital appreciation on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, thereby reducing the Fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities generally fall. Rising interest rates typically result in decreased prepayments and longer average lives of such securities. This could cause the value of such securities to be more volatile or decline more than other fixed-income securities, and may magnify the effect of the rate increase on the price of such securities.

 

    Certain mortgage-backed securities are U.S. government securities. See U.S. Government Securities Risk for the risks of these types of securities. For non-U.S. government securities, there is the risk that payments on a security will not be made when due, or the value of such security will decline, because the security is not issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or by agencies or authorities controlled or supervised by and acting as instrumentalities of the U.S. government or supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. government.

 

 

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is a “non-diversified” mutual fund and, as such, its investments are not required to meet certain diversification requirements under Federal law. Compared with “diversified” funds, the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of an issuer. Thus, the Fund may hold fewer securities than other funds. A decline in the value of those investments would cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund held a more diversified portfolio.

 

 

Options Risk. An option is the right to buy or sell a security or other instrument, index, or commodity at a specific price on or before a specific date. Options can offer large amounts of leverage, which may result in the Fund’s NAV being more sensitive to changes in the value of the related instrument. The Fund may purchase or write both options that are traded on domestic and foreign exchanges and OTC options. When the Fund purchases an OTC option, it relies on the counterparty from whom it purchased the option to make or take delivery of the underlying investment upon exercise of the option. Failure by the counterparty to do so could result in the loss of any premium paid by the Fund as well as the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction. The Fund’s ability to establish and close out positions in exchange-listed options depends on the existence of a liquid market, and there can be no assurance that such a market will exist at any particular time. If the Fund were unable to effect a closing transaction for an option it had purchased, it would have to exercise the option to realize any profit. The inability to enter into a closing purchase transaction or an economically offsetting purchase transaction from another counterparty for a covered call option written by the Fund could cause material losses to the Fund because the Fund would, if unable to substitute other collateral, be unable to sell the investment used as cover for the written option until the option expires or is exercised.

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Risk. Frequent buying and selling of investments involve higher costs to the Fund and may affect the Fund’s performance over time. High rates of portfolio turnover may result in the realization of net short-term capital gains. The payment of taxes on distributions of these gains could adversely affect a shareholder’s after-tax return on its investment in the Fund. Any distributions attributable to such net gains will be taxed as ordinary income for Federal income tax purposes. Factors that can lead to short-term trading include market volatility, a significant positive or negative development concerning a security, an attempt to maintain the Fund’s market capitalization target, and the need to sell a security to meet redemption activity.

 

 

Regional Focus Risk. Focusing on a particular geographic region or country involves increased currency, political, regulatory and other risks. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a particular geographic region or country, economic, political, social and environmental conditions in that region or country will have a greater effect on Fund performance than they would in a more geographically diversified equity fund and the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of a more geographically diversified fund. See Market Risk.

 

 

Reinvestment Risk. A decline in interest rates may cause issuers to prepay higher-yielding securities held by the Fund, resulting in the Fund reinvesting in securities with lower yields, which may cause a decline in its income.

 

 

Swaps Risk. A swap is an agreement involving the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive payments at specified dates on the basis of a specified amount. Swaps include options on commodities, caps, floors, collars and certain forward contracts. The use of swap agreements entails certain risks that may be different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing


 

directly in the reference instrument that underlies the swap agreement. Swap agreements may have a leverage component, and adverse changes in the value or level of the reference instrument, such as an underlying asset, reference rate or index, can result in gains or losses that are substantially greater than the amount invested in the swap itself. Certain swaps have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment.

 

 

Targeted Return Strategy Risk. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s returns over time or during any period will be positive or will exceed the Fund’s benchmark. An investor may lose money by investing in the Fund. Given the Fund’s strategy, the Fund may not always perform in line with the performance of the bond markets. The Fund employs investment management techniques that differ from those often used by traditional bond funds, and expects to use derivatives in pursuing its investment objective. Although Pictet AM will apply investment strategies, techniques, and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, there is no guarantee that this will produce the intended results and there is no guarantee the Fund will meet its objective.

 

 

U.S. Government Securities Risk. Certain U.S. government securities, such as U.S. Treasury (Treasury) securities and securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Other U.S. government securities, such as securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB), are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and, instead, may be supported only by the credit of the issuer or by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.

Performance

The chart and table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The chart shows the performance for Class A shares during 2017. The table shows the average annual total returns for each Class of the Fund and also compares the Fund’s returns with those of a broad-based securities market index and a Lipper peer group (a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund). The chart does not reflect any sales charges and, if those sales charges were included, returns would be less than those shown. Unlike the returns in the chart, the returns in the table reflect the maximum applicable sales charges for the Fund.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs), or to shares held by non-taxable entities. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A shares. After-tax returns for other Classes may vary. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be better than Return Before Taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from losses on a sale of the Fund’s shares at the end of the period.

Performance results include the effect of expense reduction arrangements for some or all of the periods shown. If those arrangements had not been in place, the performance results for those periods would have been lower.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit www.ivyinvestments.com or call 800.777.6472 for the Fund’s updated performance.

Chart of Year-by-Year Returns

as of December 31 each year

 

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   In the period shown in the chart, the highest quarterly return was 0.80% (the third quarter of 2017) and the lowest quarterly return was -0.12% (the fourth quarter of 2017).

Average Annual Total Returns

 

as of December 31, 2017    1 Year      Life of
Class
 

Class A (began on 01-04-2016)

     

Return Before Taxes

     -3.92%        -1.38%  

Return After Taxes on Distributions

     -4.20%        -1.95%  

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

     -2.22%        -1.29%  

Class C (began on 01-04-2016)

     

Return Before Taxes

     1.16%        0.91%  

Class I (began on 01-04-2016)

     

Return Before Taxes

     2.15%        1.83%  

Class N (began on 01-04-2016)

     

Return Before Taxes

     2.27%        1.96%  

Class Y (began on 01-04-2016)

     

Return Before Taxes

     1.90%        1.63%  


Indexes    1 Year      Life of
Class
 

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills: 1-3 Month Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (Life of Class index comparison begins on 01-04-2016)

     0.81%        0.54%  

Lipper Alternative Credit Focus Funds Universe Average (net of fees and expenses) (Life of Class index comparison begins on 01-04-2016)

     4.26%        5.06%  

Investment Adviser and Investment Subadvisers

 

The Fund is managed by Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO) and subadvised by Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM CH). IICO oversees the Fund’s investments and its business operations. Pictet AM CH chooses the Fund’s investments (other than the investment of cash on hand) and provides related advisory services. Pictet AM CH delegates to its affiliate, Pictet Asset Management Limited (Pictet UK, and collectively with Pictet AM CH, Pictet AM), certain portfolio management, trading and other responsibilities for the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

Pictet AM’s Investment Team is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Pictet AM’s Investment Team consists of Andres Sanchez Balcazar of Pictet AM CH, Lead Portfolio Manager and Head of Global & Regional Bonds Team; Thomas Hansen of Pictet UK, Investment Manager, Global & Regional Bonds Team; and David Bopp of Pictet AM CH, Investment Manager, Global & Regional Bonds Team. Each portfolio manager has managed the Fund since its inception in January 2016.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The Fund’s shares are redeemable. You may purchase or redeem shares on any business day at the Fund’s NAV per share next calculated after your order is received in proper form by WI Services Company (WISC) if your account is held directly by the Fund (Direct Accounts) or by your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary if your account is held by the financial intermediary on a networked or omnibus basis with the Funds. Purchases and redemptions are subject to any applicable sales charge. For Direct Accounts, requests to purchase or redeem shares may be submitted in writing to WISC at P.O. Box 29217, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66201-9217 (all share classes), by telephone (Class A and C shares: 800.777.6472) or via the internet if you have completed an Express Transaction Authorization Form (www.ivyinvestments.com) (Class A and C shares). If your shares are not held in a Direct Account (such as for Class N shares and Class R shares (if applicable), etc.), please contact your broker-dealer, financial advisor, plan administrator, third-party record keeper or other applicable financial intermediary to purchase or sell shares of the Fund. Purchases and redemptions of Fund shares in Direct Accounts through Waddell & Reed, Inc. (Waddell & Reed) as your broker will be reviewed by Waddell & Reed to ensure they are in good order and then forwarded to WISC and will be processed at the Fund’s NAV per share next calculated after your order is received in proper form by WISC.

The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although the Fund and/or IDI may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

 

For Class A and Class C:

  

To Open an Account

     $750  

For accounts opened with Automatic Investment Service (AIS)

     $150  

For accounts established through payroll deductions and salary deferrals

     Any amount  

To Add to an Account

     Any amount  

For AIS

     $50  

For Class I, Class N and Class Y:

  

Please check with your broker-dealer, plan administrator or third party record keeper for information about minimum investment requirements.

 

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions generally are taxable to you as ordinary income or long-term capital gain, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of monies from the tax-deferred arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or IICO and/or its affiliates may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s web site for more information.

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