X0202 SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001641172-25-020243 0001278951 XXXXXXXX LIVE 7 Class I Shares of Beneficial Interest 04/21/2026 false 0002052250 38139T100 GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund

300 Park Avenue, 21st Floor New York NY 10022

George Travers (212) 847-3500 c/o GoldenTree Asset Management LP 300 Park Avenue, 21st Floor New York NY 10022 0001278951 N GoldenTree Asset Management LP OO N DE 0.00 19827112.62 0.00 19827112.62 19827112.62 N 73.2 PN 0001435627 N GoldenTree Asset Management LLC OO N DE 0.00 19827112.62 0.00 19827112.62 19827112.62 N 73.2 OO Limited Liability Company 0002074865 N GoldenVest LLC WC N DE 0.00 1986843.31 0.00 1986843.31 1986843.31 N 7.3 OO Limited Liability Company 0001435626 N Steven A. Tananbaum OO N X1 0.00 21813955.93 0.00 21813955.93 21813955.93 N 80.5 IN Class I Shares of Beneficial Interest GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund 300 Park Avenue, 21st Floor New York NY 10022 This Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D (the "Amendment No. 7") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2025 (as amended to date, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the class I shares of beneficial interest (the "Shares"), of GoldenTree Opportunistic Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Issuer"). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. On April 21, 2026, a managed account for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager purchased 3,662,109.38 Shares at a price of $10.24 per Share using its working capital. Additionally, managed accounts for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager acquired an aggregate of 307,738 Shares pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan and bonus share allocations. The information contained on the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference. The securities reported herein include (i) 1,986,843.31 Shares held of record by GoldenVest and (ii) 19,827,112.62 Shares held of record by the Managed Accounts for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager. The Investment Manager has been delegated the sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares held of record by the Managed Accounts. The ownership percentage set forth herein is based on 27,097,077.951 Shares outstanding as of the date of this filing. Steven A. Tananbaum is the managing member of each of GoldenVest and IMGP. IMGP is the general partner of the Investment Manager. Accordingly, (i) Steven A. Tananbaum may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by GoldenVest and (ii) IMGP and Mr. Tananbaum may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager. The information contained on the cover pages to this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference. Except as set forth above, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Shares in the past 60 days. None. Not applicable. GoldenTree Asset Management LP By: GoldenTree Asset Management LLC, its General Partner, /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum 04/23/2026 GoldenTree Asset Management LLC /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum 04/23/2026 GoldenVest LLC /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum 04/23/2026 Steven A. Tananbaum /s/ Steven A. Tananbaum 04/23/2026