Ivy Funds

Supplement dated March 17, 2014 to the

Ivy Funds Prospectus dated July 31, 2013

and as supplemented October 2, 2013, November 6, 2013, November 21, 2013, November 25, 2013,

January 2, 2014, February 11, 2014 and February 24, 2014

Reorganization and Closure of Ivy Asset Strategy New Opportunities Fund

On March 17, 2014, Ivy Asset Strategy New Opportunities Fund merged into Ivy Emerging Markets Equity Fund (formerly, Ivy Pacific Opportunities Fund). The Ivy Asset Strategy New Opportunities Fund has been liquidated and has terminated operations as a management investment company.

Reorganization and Closure of Ivy Managed European/Pacific Fund

On March 17, 2014, Ivy Managed European/Pacific Fund merged into Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund. The Ivy Managed European/Pacific Fund has been liquidated and has terminated operations as a management investment company.

The following replaces the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table and footnotes in the “Fees and Expenses” section on page 99 for the Ivy Managed International Opportunities Fund:

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

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

Management Fees

       0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%         0.05%   

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

       0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         0.00%         0.50%         0.25%   

Other Expenses

       0.19%         0.35%         0.24%         0.11%         0.17%         0.08%   

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 3

       1.12%         1.12%         1.12%         1.12%         1.12%         1.12%   

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 4

       1.61%         2.52%         2.41%         1.28%         1.84%         1.50%   

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement 5, 6

       0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

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

       1.61%         2.52%         2.41%         1.28%         1.84%         1.50%   

 

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 B shares, the CDSC declines from 5% for redemptions within the first year of purchase, to 4% for redemptions within the second year, to 3% for redemptions within the third and fourth years, to 2% for redemptions within the fifth year, to 1% for redemptions within the sixth year and to 0% for redemptions after the sixth year. For Class C shares, a 1% CDSC applies to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

2  

With limited exceptions, for Class A and Class C shares, if your account balance is below $750 at the close of business on September 26, 2014, and on the Friday prior to the last week of September each year thereafter, the account will be assessed an account fee of $20.

3  

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses sets forth the Fund’s pro rata portion of the cumulative expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Fund invested during its last fiscal year. The actual Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses will vary with changes in the allocations of the Fund’s assets. The Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses shown are based on the total expense ratio of each underlying fund for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

4  

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ratio shown above does not correlate to the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights table because that ratio does not include the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

5  

Through July 31, 2015, to the extent that the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class Y shares exceeds the total annual ordinary fund operating expenses of the Class A shares, Ivy Funds Distributor, Inc. (IFDI), 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 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 by IFDI, WISC or the Board of Trustees.

6  

Through July 31, 2016, Ivy Investment Management Company (IICO), the Fund’s investment manager, IFDI and /or WISC have contractually agreed to reimburse sufficient management fees, 12b-1 fees and/or shareholder servicing fees to cap the total annual ordinary operating expenses, excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, for the Fund’s Class A shares at 0.49%, Class B shares at 1.40%, Class C shares at 1.29%, Class I shares at 0.16%, Class R shares at 0.72% and Class Y shares at 0.38%. Prior to that date, the expense limitation may not be terminated by IICO, IFDI, WISC or the Board of Trustees.

 

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