Victory High Yield Fund

Victory High Yield Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Victory High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

Fund Fees and Expenses

The table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your immediate family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Victory Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in Investing with the Victory Funds on page 39 of the Fund's Prospectus, in Appendix A — Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries and from your financial intermediary.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

	Class A	Class C	Class R	Class Y
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	2.25%	None	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of purchase or sale price)	None1	1.00%2	None	None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	0.50%	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.29%	0.29%	1.35%	0.28%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses3	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.16%	1.91%	2.47%	0.90%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement4	(0.14)%	(0.19)%	(1.10)%	(0.12)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement4	1.02%	1.72%	1.37%	0.78%

A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% may be imposed on Class A shares with respect to purchases of $250,000 or more that are redeemed within 18 months of purchase. For additional information, see the section titled Choosing a Share Class.

Applies to shares sold within 12 months of purchase.

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are fees and expenses of investment companies in which the Fund invests that are indirectly incurred by the Fund. Total annual fund operating expenses may not correlate to the ratio of expenses to the average daily net assets shown in the financial highlights, which reflect the operating expenses and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding certain items such as acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.00%, 1.70%, 1.35%, and 0.76% of the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R, and Class Y shares, respectively, through at least April 30, 2027. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the date of the waiver or reimbursement, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Example:

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods shown and then sell or continue to hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating

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expenses remain the same. The amounts shown reflect any fee waiver/expense reimbursement in place through its expiration date. After eight years, Class C shares of the Fund generally will convert automatically to Class A shares of the Fund. The example for Class C shares reflects the conversion to Class A shares after eight years. 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	$327	$572	$836	$1,590
Class C	$275	$582	$1,014	$2,022
Class R	$139	$664	$1,216	$2,723
Class Y	$80	$275	$487	$1,097

The following example makes the same assumptions as the example above, except that it assumes you do not sell your Class C shares at the end of the period.

	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class C	$175	$582	$1,014	$2,022

The example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

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. For the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 78% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in debt securities and other investments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade. An investment will be considered to be rated below investment grade if it is rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings or, if unrated, has been determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The debt securities and other investments in which the Fund invests may include, for example, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, zero-coupon bonds, “payment-in-kind” securities, and convertible bonds. The Fund may invest in loans and corporate bonds issued in connection with highly leveraged transactions such as mergers, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and acquisitions. The Fund may invest in loans of any maturity and credit quality.

The Fund invests primarily in securities, including high-yield corporate bonds, convertible bonds, and other debt securities, that are rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical ratings organizations (commonly known as “high-yield” securities or “junk bonds”) at the time of purchase or, if unrated, have been determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

The Fund may invest in common and preferred stocks, warrants to purchase common stocks, bonds, or other securities; typically, not more than 20% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in these types of securities.

The Fund also may invest up to 35% of the value of its total assets in foreign securities and so-called Yankee securities, which include debt securities issued by non-U.S. corporate or government entities but denominated in U.S. dollars.

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The Fund may enter into exchange-traded or over-the-counter derivatives transactions of any kind, such as futures contracts, options on futures, and swap contracts, including, for example, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps. The Fund also may enter into exchange-traded or over-the-counter foreign currency exchange transactions, including currency futures, forward, and option transactions. The Fund may enter into any of these transactions for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to, hedging various risks such as credit risk, interest rate risk, currency risk, and liquidity risk; taking a net long or short position in certain investments or markets; providing liquidity in the Fund; equitizing cash; minimizing transaction costs; generating income; adjusting the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate risk, currency risk, or other risk; replicating certain direct investments; and asset and sector allocation.

The Adviser considers several factors in purchasing and selling securities, such as the price of the security and the earnings patterns, the financial history, the management structure, and the general prospects of the issuer. The Adviser considers the duration and the maturity of the Fund’s portfolio; however, these factors are a lesser consideration than credit and yield considerations due to the nature of the high-yield securities in which the Fund invests. There is no lower limit on the rating of securities that may be held by the Fund. Some of the securities that the Fund buys and holds may be in default.

The Adviser may sell investments when it believes that they no longer offer attractive potential future returns compared to other investment opportunities or that they present undesirable risks, or in an attempt to limit losses on investments that may decline or have declined in value.

Principal Risks

The Fund’s investments are subject to the following principal risks:

Debt Securities Risk — The value of a debt security or other income-producing security changes in response to various factors, including, for example, market-related factors (such as changes in interest rates or changes in the risk appetite of investors generally) and changes in the actual or perceived ability of the issuer (or of issuers generally) to meet its (or their) obligations. Securities with floating interest rates generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much as interest rates in general. Other factors that may affect the value of debt securities, include, among others, public health crises and responses by governments and companies to such crises. These and other events may affect the creditworthiness of the issuer of a debt security and may impair an issuer's ability to timely meet its debt obligations as they come due.

General Market Risk — Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Domestic and international factors such as political events, war, terrorism, trade disputes, inflation rates, interest rate levels, and other fiscal and monetary policy changes; cybersecurity incidents, pandemics, and other public health crises; imposition of tariffs; sanctions against a particular foreign country, its nationals, businesses, or industries; and related geopolitical events, as well as environmental disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods, or other catastrophes, may add to instability in global economies and markets generally, and may lead to increased market volatility. Global economies and financial markets are highly interconnected, which increases the possibility that conditions in one country or region might adversely affect issuers in another country or region. The impact of these and other factors may be short-term or may last for extended periods.

High-Yield/Junk Bond Risk — Lower-quality debt securities can involve a substantially greater risk of default than higher-quality debt securities, and their values can decline significantly over short and longer periods of time. Lower-quality debt securities tend to be more sensitive to adverse news about the issuer, or the market or economy in general.

Floating Rate Loan Risk — Investments in floating rate loans generally are subject to the same risks as investments in other types of debt securities, including, in many cases, investments in high-yield/junk bonds. There may be limited public information available regarding the loan. They

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may be difficult to value and may be illiquid. The receipt of principal and interest on some loans may be subject to the credit risk of a financial institution that issues or administers the loan. In certain circumstances, the Fund may not have the same protections available to investors under the federal securities laws. In times of unusual or adverse market, economic, or political conditions, floating rate loans may experience higher than normal default rates. In the event of a recession or serious credit event, among other eventualities, the value of the Fund's investments in floating rate loans is more likely to decline. Transactions in loans often settle on a delayed basis, and the Fund may not receive the proceeds from the sale of a loan for a substantial period of time after the sale. The secondary market for floating rate loans is limited; and thus, the Fund’s ability to sell or realize the full value of its investment in these loans to reinvest sale proceeds or to meet redemption obligations may be impaired.

Convertible Securities Risk — Convertible securities rank senior to the issuer's common stock, but may be subordinate to senior debt obligations. In part, the total return for a convertible security may depend upon the performance of the underlying stock into which it can be converted. Synthetic convertibles may respond differently to market fluctuations than traditional convertible securities. They are also subject to counterparty risk.

Reference Rate Transition Risk — The terms of many floating rate loans and other instruments were previously tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which functioned as a reference rate or benchmark for these instruments but was discontinued as a floating rate benchmark after June 30,2023. The LIBOR discontinuation may adversely affect the financial markets generally and the Fund’s operations, finances, and investments specifically. There is no assurance that proposed replacement rates will be suitable substitutes for LIBOR, and thus the substitution of such rates for LIBOR could have an adverse effect.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk — During periods of falling interest rates, mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be called or prepaid, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest proceeds in other investments at a lower interest rate. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of mortgage- and asset-backed securities may extend, which may lock in a below-market interest rate, increase the security's duration, and reduce the value of the security. Enforcing rights against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult, or the underlying assets or collateral may be insufficient if the issuer defaults.

Liquidity Risk — Lack of a ready market or restrictions on resale may limit the ability of the Fund to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of the Adviser. In addition, the Fund, by itself or together with other accounts managed by the Adviser, may hold a position in an investment that is large relative to the typical trading volume for that investment, which can make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of the position at an advantageous time or price. Illiquid investments and relatively less-liquid investments may also be difficult to value. Liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund may not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period because of unusual market conditions, unusually high volume of redemptions, or other reasons. To meet redemption requests or to raise cash to pursue other investment opportunities, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, which may adversely affect the Fund. Over recent years, the capacity of dealers to make markets in fixed-income securities has been outpaced by the growth in the size of the fixed-income markets. Liquidity risk may be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or when investor redemptions from fixed-income funds may be higher than normal due to the increased supply in the market that would result from selling activity.

Derivatives Risk — Derivative instruments and strategies, including futures and selling securities short, may not perfectly replicate direct investment in the security. Derivatives also entail exposure to counterparty credit risk, the risk of mispricing or improper valuation, and the risk that small price movements can result in substantial gains or losses.

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Credit Derivatives Risk — Credit default swaps can create investment leverage and may create additional investment risks that may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in more traditional securities.

Foreign Securities Risk — Foreign securities are subject to political, regulatory, and economic risks not present in domestic investments. Foreign securities could be affected by factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, confiscation of property, and difficulties in enforcing contracts. Compared to U.S. companies, there generally is less publicly available information about foreign companies and there may be less governmental regulation and supervision of foreign companies. Foreign securities generally experience more volatility than their domestic counterparts. In addition, to the extent investments are made in a limited number of countries, events in those countries will have a more significant impact on the Fund. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, currency exchange control regulations, and restrictions or prohibitions on the repatriation of foreign currencies may negatively affect an investment. Dividends and interest received by the Fund and capital gains recognized by the Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries and may decrease the Fund’s return.

Large Shareholder Risk — Certain large shareholders, including other funds advised by the Adviser, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. The actions by one shareholder or multiple shareholders may have an impact on the Fund and, therefore, indirectly on other shareholders. Shareholder purchase and redemption activity may affect the per share amount of the Fund’s distributions of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, thereby affecting the tax burden on the Fund’s shareholders subject to federal income tax, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under certain circumstances, non-redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such tax year. To the extent a larger shareholder is permitted to invest in the Fund, the Fund may experience large inflows or outflows of cash from time to time. This activity could magnify these adverse effects on the Fund.

Management Risk — The portfolio managers may not execute the Fund's principal investment strategy effectively.

You may lose money by investing in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long-term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investment.

Investment Performance

The bar chart and table that follow are intended to help you understand some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows you how the Fund’s calendar year performance has varied over the past 10 years. The table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns of the Fund's share classes, including applicable maximum sales charges, over the same period to one or more broad measures of market performance, which have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy. We assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Performance data for the classes varies based on differences in their fee and expense structures and reflects any expense limitations in effect during the periods shown. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at vcm.com.

Performance information for the Fund’s Class A, C, R, and Y shares prior to July 30, 2016, reflects the historical performance of, respectively, the Class A, C, K, and Y shares of the RS High Yield Fund, a series of RS Investment Trust (the predecessor to the Fund managed by RS Investment Management

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Co. LLC and sub-advised by a different manager) (the “predecessor fund”). The Fund’s performance has not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses paid by the predecessor fund and those paid by the Fund. Effective September 30, 2024, Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC no longer serves as the Fund's sub-adviser. Performance information for periods prior to September 30, 2024, and after July 30, 2016, does not reflect this change.

Calendar Year Returns for Class A Shares

(Applicable sales loads or account fees are not reflected in the bar chart. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.)

During the periods shown in the chart:	Returns	Quarter ended
Highest Quarter	9.46%	June 30, 2020
Lowest Quarter	-14.01%	March 31, 2020

Average Annual Total Returns (For the Periods Ended December 31, 2025)	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
CLASS A Before Taxes	7.33%	2.44%	5.91%
CLASS A After Taxes on Distributions	4.44%	-0.42%	3.13%
CLASS A After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	4.27%	0.56%	3.31%
CLASS C Before Taxes	7.90%	2.17%	5.56%1
CLASS R Before Taxes	9.38%	2.69%	5.84%
CLASS Y Before Taxes	10.23%	3.25%	6.45%
Indices
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes	7.58%	0.06%	2.44%
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes	8.62%	4.51%	6.53%

Class C shares of the Fund will convert automatically into Class A shares in the month following the eight-year anniversary date of the purchase of the Class C shares. The 10-Year performance for Class C shares reflects the conversion to Class A shares after the first eight years of performance.

After-tax returns use the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts (including before taxes). A higher after-tax return may result when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an

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assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant if you own your Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for only one share class. The after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser

Victory Capital Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The portfolio managers jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are members of Victory Income Investors, a Victory Capital investment franchise.

Portfolio Management

	Title	Tenure with the Fund
James F. Jackson, Jr. CFA	Chief Investment Officer, Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management, and Senior Portfolio Manager	September 2024
Kurt Daum, J.D.	Senior Portfolio Manager	September 2024
Jason Lincoln, CFA	Portfolio Manager and Senior Fixed Income Research Analyst	September 2024

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Investment Minimums	Class A	Class C	Class R	Class Y
Minimum Initial Investment	$2,500	$2,500	None	$1,000,000
Minimum Subsequent Investments	$50	$50	None	None

For Class A and Class C shares, a $1,000 minimum initial purchase amount and a $50 minimum subsequent purchase amount apply for Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), gift/transfer to minor accounts, and purchases through automatic investment plans.

Certain broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) may establish higher or lower minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts to which you may be subject if you invest through them.

You may redeem your shares on any day the Fund is open for business. Redemption requests may be made by telephone (with prior appropriate approval) or by mail.

When you buy and redeem shares, the Fund will price your transaction at the next-determined net asset value (“NAV”) after the Fund receives your request in good order, which means that your request contains all the required documentation, and that all documents contain required signatures or signature guarantees from a financial institution.

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Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions may be taxable whether you receive them in cash, additional shares of the Fund, or you reinvest them in shares of another Victory Fund, and may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Taxes may be imposed on withdrawals from tax-deferred arrangements.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services . These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and its financial advisor to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.