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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration File No. 333-271087

 

POLEN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 18, 2025

TO THE PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

 

This supplement (“Supplement”) contains information that amends, supplements or modifies certain information contained in the accompanying prospectus of Polen Credit Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), dated September 1, 2024 (as amended and supplemented to date, the “Prospectus”) and statement of additional information of the Fund, dated September 1, 2024 (as amended and supplemented to date, the “Statement of Additional Information”). This Supplement is part of and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information have been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and are available free of charge at www.sec.gov or by calling 1-833-996-2518. Unless otherwise indicated, all other information included in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, or any previous supplements thereto, that is not inconsistent with the information set forth in this Supplement remains unchanged. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Supplement shall have the same meanings as in the Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, as the context may require.

 

The following changes are made to the Prospectus:

 

The following sentence is added as the fifth sentence of the first paragraph in the subsection entitled “Investment Strategy” on the cover page of the Prospectus:

 

The Fund may invest in certain collateralized products, such as collateralized loan obligations and collateralized debt obligations, backed by corporate loans issued to primarily U.S. obligors.

 

The following paragraph is added to the subsection entitled “Investment Strategies” in the section entitled “Prospectus Summary”:

 

The Fund may invest in certain collateralized products, such as collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), backed by corporate loans issued to primarily U.S. obligors. The Fund primarily expects to invest in the senior and mezzanine tranches of CLOs that are backed by corporate loans made to companies, but may from time to time invest in the equity tranches of such CLOs. The Fund expects this aspect of its strategy to focus on CLO investments sourced from the secondary market. CLOs are typically backed by a portfolio of senior secured loans. The Fund’s CLO investments may include senior/mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated investment grade), mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated below investment grade or unrated), subordinated CLO equity tranches (unrated), leveraged loans (including warehouse facilities that hold such loans) and vehicles that invest indirectly in CLO securities or leveraged loans.

 

The following paragraph is added to the subsection entitled “Principal Risks of the Fund” in the section entitled “Prospectus Summary”:

 

CLOs and Other Collateralized Obligations Risk. A CLO is a type of structured product that issues securities collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, second lien loans, and subordinate corporate loans. The underlying loans may be rated below investment grade by a rating agency. A CLO is not merely a conduit to a portfolio of loans; it is a pooled investment vehicle that may be actively managed by the collateral manager. Therefore, an investment in a CLO can be viewed as investing in (or through) another investment adviser and is subject to the layering of fees associated with such an investment. The cash flows from a CLO are divided into two or more classes called “tranches,” each having a different risk-reward structure in terms of the right (or priority) to receive interest payments from the CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. Generally, the risks of investing in a CLO can be summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments.

 

 

 

 

The following paragraph is added to the subsection entitled “Investment Strategies” in the section entitled “The Fund’s Investment Objective, Strategies and Principal Risks”:

 

The Fund may invest in certain collateralized products, such as CLOs and CDOs, backed by corporate loans issued to primarily U.S. obligors. The Fund primarily expects to invest in the senior and mezzanine tranches of CLOs that are backed by senior secured corporate loans made to companies, but may from time to time invest in the equity tranches of such CLOs. The Fund expects this aspect of its strategy to focus on CLO investments sourced from the secondary market. CLOs are typically backed by a portfolio of senior secured loans. The Fund’s CLO investments may include senior/mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated investment grade), mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated below investment grade or unrated), subordinated CLO equity tranches (unrated), leveraged loans (including warehouse facilities that hold such loans) and vehicles that invest indirectly in CLO securities or leveraged loans.

 

The following paragraph is added to the subsection entitled “Portfolio Composition” in the section entitled “The Fund’s Investment Objective, Strategies and Principal Risks”:

 

CLOs. CLOs are a type of structured product that issues securities collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, second lien loans, and subordinate corporate loans. The underlying loans may be rated below investment grade by a rating agency. A CLO is not merely a conduit to a portfolio of loans; it is a pooled investment vehicle that may be actively managed by the collateral manager. The cash flows from a CLO are divided into two or more classes called “tranches,” each having a different risk-reward structure in terms of the right (or priority) to receive interest payments from the CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. The Fund’s CLO investments may include senior/mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated investment grade), mezzanine CLO debt tranches (rated below investment grade or unrated), subordinated CLO equity tranches (unrated), leveraged loans (including warehouse facilities that hold such loans) and vehicles that invest indirectly in CLO securities or leveraged loans.

 

The following paragraphs are added to the subsection entitled “Principal Risks of the Fund” in the section entitled “The Fund’s Investment Objective, Strategies and Principal Risks”:

 

CLOs and Other Collateralized Obligations Risk. A CLO is a type of structured product that issues securities collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, second lien loans, and subordinate corporate loans. The underlying loans may be rated below investment grade by a rating agency. A CLO is not merely a conduit to a portfolio of loans; it is a pooled investment vehicle that may be actively managed by the collateral manager. Therefore, an investment in a CLO can be viewed as investing in (or through) another investment adviser and is subject to the layering of fees associated with such an investment.

 

The cash flows from a CLO are divided into two or more classes called “tranches,” each having a different risk-reward structure in terms of the right (or priority) to receive interest payments from the CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. Generally, the risks of investing in a CLO can be summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments. In addition to the general risks associated with fixed income securities and structured products discussed elsewhere in this prospectus and the SAI, CLOs carry additional risks including but not limited to the following:

 

Subordination and Risk of Default: Lower tranche CLOs provide subordination and enhancement to higher tranches, and, therefore, lower tranches are subject to a higher risk of defaults in the underlying collateral. Although supported by the lower tranches, defaults or losses above certain levels could reduce or eliminate all current cash flow to the highest tranche and entail loss of principal. Among other things, defaults, downgrades, and principal losses with respect to CLO collateral can trigger an event of default under the terms of the CLO structure, which could result in the liquidation of the collateral and accelerate the payments of the Fund’s investments in the CLO, which may be at a loss.

 

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Transparency Risk: Collateral managers of CLOs may actively manage the portfolio. Accordingly, the collateral and the accompanying risks underlying a CLO in which the Fund invests will change, and will do so without transparency. Therefore, the Fund’s investment in a CLO will not benefit from detailed or ongoing due diligence on the underlying collateral.

 

Credit Risk: CLO collateral is subject to credit and liquidity risks, as substantially all of the collateral held by CLOs will be rated below investment grade or be unrated. Because of the lack of transparency, the credit and liquidity risk of the underlying collateral can change without visibility to the CLO investors.

 

Lack of Liquidity: CLOs typically are privately offered and sold, and, thus, are not registered under the federal securities laws and subject to transfer restrictions. As a result, the Fund may characterize investments in CLOs as illiquid. Certain securities issued by a CLO (typically the highest tranche) may have an active dealer market and, if so, the Fund may deem such securities to be liquid.

 

Interest Rate Risk: The CLO portfolio may have exposure to interest rate fluctuations as well as mismatches between the interest rate on the underlying bank loans and the CLO securities.

 

Prepayment Risk: CLO securities may pay earlier than expected due to defaults (triggering liquidation) or prepayments on the underlying collateral, optional redemptions, or refinancing, or forced sale in certain circumstances.

 

Documentation Risk: CLO documentation is highly complex and can contain inconsistencies or errors, creating potential risk and requiring significant interpretational expertise, disputes with issuers, or unintended investment results.

 

Other structured products in which the Fund may invest include CDOs, collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). A CDO is a security backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans to corporations, or a combination of bonds and loans, many of which may be unsecured. A CBO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle backed by a pool of fixed income securities, which are often a diversified pool of securities that are high risk and below investment grade. These securities are collateralized by many different types of fixed income securities, including high yield debt, trust preferred securities, and emerging market debt, which are subject to varying degrees of credit and counterparty risk. A CMO is a security that is collateralized by whole loan mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities. CMOs, CDOs and CBOs are structured similarly to CLOs and carry additional risks that include, but are not limited to, the risks of investing in CLOs described above and the risks associated with the pool of underlying securities. For more information about CMOs, please see “Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits” in the SAI.

 

The following changes are made to the Statement of Additional Information:

 

The following paragraphs are deleted from the subsection entitled “Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks”:

 

Collateralized Loan Obligations and Other Collateralized Obligations. A collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) is a type of structured product that issues securities collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, second lien loans, and subordinate corporate loans. The underlying loans may be rated below investment grade by a rating agency. A CLO is not merely a conduit to a portfolio of loans; it is a pooled investment vehicle that may be actively managed by the collateral manager. Therefore, an investment in a CLO can be viewed as investing in (or through) another investment adviser and is subject to the layering of fees associated with such an investment.

 

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The cash flows from a CLO are divided into two or more classes called “tranches,” each having a different risk-reward structure in terms of the right (or priority) to receive interest payments from the CLO. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral held in the CLO portfolio and the tranche of securities in which the Fund invests. Generally, the risks of investing in a CLO can be summarized as a combination of economic risks of the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments. In addition to the general risks associated with fixed income securities and structured products discussed elsewhere in this SAI and the prospectus, CLOs carry additional risks including but not limited to the following:

 

Subordination and Risk of Default: Lower tranche CLOs provide subordination and enhancement to higher tranches, and, therefore, lower tranches are subject to a higher risk of defaults in the underlying collateral. Although supported by the lower tranches, defaults or losses above certain levels could reduce or eliminate all current cash flow to the highest tranche and entail loss of principal. Among other things, defaults, downgrades, and principal losses with respect to CLO collateral can trigger an event of default under the terms of the CLO structure, which could result in the liquidation of the collateral and accelerate the payments of the Fund’s investments in the CLO, which may be at a loss.

 

Transparency Risk: Collateral managers of CLOs may actively manage the portfolio. Accordingly, the collateral and the accompanying risks underlying a CLO in which the Fund invests will change, and will do so without transparency. Therefore, the Fund’s investment in a CLO will not benefit from detailed or ongoing due diligence on the underlying collateral.

 

Credit Risk: CLO collateral is subject to credit and liquidity risks, as substantially all of the collateral held by CLOs will be rated below investment grade or be unrated. Because of the lack of transparency, the credit and liquidity risk of the underlying collateral can change without visibility to the CLO investors.

 

Lack of Liquidity: CLOs typically are privately offered and sold, and, thus, are not registered under the federal securities laws and subject to transfer restrictions. As a result, the Fund may characterize investments in CLOs as illiquid. Certain securities issued by a CLO (typically the highest tranche) may have an active dealer market and, if so, the Fund may deem such securities to be liquid.

 

Interest Rate Risk: The CLO portfolio may have exposure to interest rate fluctuations as well as mismatches between the interest rate on the underlying bank loans and the CLO securities.

 

Prepayment Risk: CLO securities may pay earlier than expected due to defaults (triggering liquidation) or prepayments on the underlying collateral, optional redemptions, or refinancing, or forced sale in certain circumstances.

 

Documentation Risk: CLO documentation is highly complex and can contain inconsistencies or errors, creating potential risk and requiring significant interpretational expertise, disputes with issuers, or unintended investment results.

 

Other structured products in which the Fund may invest include collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). A CDO is a security backed by pools of corporate or sovereign bonds, bank loans to corporations, or a combination of bonds and loans, many of which may be unsecured. A CBO is an obligation of a trust or other special purpose vehicle backed by a pool of fixed income securities, which are often a diversified pool of securities that are high risk and below investment grade. These securities are collateralized by many different types of fixed income securities, including high yield debt, trust preferred securities, and emerging market debt, which are subject to varying degrees of credit and counterparty risk. A CMO is a security that is collateralized by whole loan mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities. CMOs, CDOs and CBOs are structured similarly to CLOs and carry additional risks that include, but are not limited to, the risks of investing in CLOs described above and the risks associated with the pool of underlying securities. For more information about CMOs, please see “Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits” below.

 

Please retain this Supplement with your Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

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