Prospectus dated August 1, 2022

 
           
 

TICKER SYMBOLS
by Share Class

FUND

 

A

C

I

I-2*

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Conservative

POAAX

POACX

N/A

PLCDX

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

POBAX

POBCX

N/A

PMCDX

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate

POCAX

POMCX

N/A

POMDX

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Growth

PODAX

PODCX

N/A

PMADX

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

POEAX

POCEX

N/A

POEDX

Pacific FundsSM Ultra Short Income

N/A

N/A

PLUIX

PLUDX

Pacific FundsSM Short Duration Income

PLADX

PLCSX

PLSDX

PLDSX

Pacific FundsSM Core Income

PLIAX

PLNCX

PLIIX

PLIDX

Pacific FundsSM ESG Core Bond

N/A

N/A

PLEBX

PLEDX

Pacific FundsSM Strategic Income

PLSTX

PLCNX

PLSRX

PLSFX

Pacific FundsSM Floating Rate Income

PLFLX

PLBCX

PLFRX

PLFDX

Pacific FundsSM High Income

PLAHX

PLCHX

PLHIX

PLHYX

           
 

TICKER SYMBOLS
by Share Class

FUND

 

A

C

R6

I-2*

         

Pacific FundsSM Small/Mid-Cap

PFDAX

PFPCX

PFOIX

PFMDX

Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap

PFKAX

PFACX

PFJIX

PFQDX

Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap Value

PFEAX

PFHCX

PFEIX

PFFDX

 

*Formerly named Advisor Class

 

You should be aware that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved of the securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the disclosure in this Prospectus. It is a criminal offense to say otherwise.


 

Table of Contents

Fund Summaries

   

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative

4

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

10

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate

16

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth

22

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

27

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income

32

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income

35

Pacific Funds Core Income

39

Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond

43

Pacific Funds Strategic Income

48

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

52

Pacific Funds High Income

56

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap

60

Pacific Funds Small-Cap

63

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value

66

Additional Summary Information

69

Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks

69

General Investment Information

69

Portfolio Optimization Funds

71

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income

74

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income

74

Pacific Funds Core Income

75

Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond

76

Pacific Funds Strategic Income

78

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

79

Pacific Funds High Income

80

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap

80

Pacific Funds Small-Cap

81

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value

81

Additional Information About Principal Risks

81

Additional Information About Certain Ancillary Risks

91

Additional Information About Fees and Expenses

92

Additional Information About Shareholder Fees

93

Additional Information About Operating Expenses

94

Shareholder Account Information

95

Overview of the Share Classes

96

Share Class Eligibility

96

Distribution and/or Service Fees

97

Initial Sales Charges

97

Sales Charges — Waivers and Reductions (Class A Shares)

98

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”)

100

Automatic Conversion of Class C Shares to Class A Shares

101

Purchasing Shares

101

How to Purchase Shares

102

Selling Shares

104

Exchanging Shares

105

Additional Information About Fund Performance

105

Index Definitions

106

Other Fund Information

107

Execution of Your Requests

107

How Share Prices Are Calculated

108

Security and Shareholder Protection

110

Prevention of Disruptive Trading

110

Dividends and Distributions

111

Distribution and Servicing Arrangements

111

General Summary of Tax Consequences

112

Document Delivery

113

Trust Organization

114

About Management

115

Financial Highlights

119

 
 
   

Where To Go For More Information

back cover of this Prospectus

   

Appendix

back of this Prospectus

 

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Trademarks and service marks (“Marks”) regarding Pacific Funds are owned and/or registered by Pacific Life Insurance Company or its affiliates. Third-party Marks belong to their respective owners.

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Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Conservative

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income and preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. 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 Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

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

         
         

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I-2

Management Fee

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

Other Expenses

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.29%

2.04%

1.04%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.07%)

(0.07%)

(0.07%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.22%

1.97%

0.97%

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 7/31/2023 for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

       
       

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$667

$300

$99

3 years

$930

$633

$324

5 years

$1,212

$1,092

$567

10 years

$2,015

$2,363

$1,265

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$667

$200

$99

3 years

$930

$633

$324

5 years

$1,212

$1,092

$567

10 years

$2,015

$2,363

$1,265

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund, which operates as a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in other funds of the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”), does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of Underlying Funds (or “turns over” its holdings); however, a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of shares of Underlying Funds being bought or sold, may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of the Fund. An Underlying Fund typically does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio so a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes to Fund shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ performance. 

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in Underlying Funds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the following ranges:

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BROAD ASSET CLASS ALLOCATIONS

 

Debt

Equity

 
 

70-85%

15-30%

 

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), the investment adviser to the Fund, manages and oversees the Fund through a multi-step process that includes:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction—PLFA manages the Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon. An asset class model (the “Model”) for the Fund is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset classes. The broad equity asset class includes asset classes such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset classes such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the asset class exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust the broad asset class allocations to any point within the above ranges, and/or adjust the narrower asset class allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as it deems necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset classes or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated asset class allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight—PLFA monitors and evaluates the Underlying Fund Managers to seek to ensure that each Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages.

(3) Investment Risk Management—PLFA monitors and analyzes the investment risks of the Fund, evaluates their impact on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

The Fund is expected to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the Fund’s investment goal.

For additional information about the Fund and its Underlying Fund investments, please see the Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section in the Prospectus.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Because this Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments, this Fund has more exposure to debt securities risk than other Portfolio Optimization Funds. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

As a “fund of funds,” the Fund is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. The Fund is also subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in which it invests, which may change based on the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds. The principal risks to the Fund from these Underlying Fund investments are described below.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long term, you still may lose money and/or experience price volatility. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single asset class rather than investing in a fund of funds. Another risk of asset allocation is that the Fund’s actual asset class allocations may deviate from the intended allocation because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. As a fund of funds, the Fund is exposed proportionally to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

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 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the Fund. For example, an Underlying Fund managed by an affiliate of PLFA or an Underlying Fund that provides greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund may create an incentive for PLFA to use that fund as an Underlying Fund. In addition, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for Underlying Funds, the Fund and the shareholders of the Fund and Underlying Fund. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for the Fund must be made in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the Fund.

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce an Underlying Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, an Underlying Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and an Underlying Fund may experience low or negative returns. An Underlying Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce an Underlying Fund’s returns because an Underlying Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 Derivatives Risk: An Underlying Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (each a type of derivative instrument) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Underlying Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. Each of these risks is described in Derivatives Risk in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of the Prospectus. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Underlying Fund’s volatility and risk of loss.

 Leverage Risk: An Underlying Fund may invest in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy. These derivative investments give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed an Underlying Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify an Underlying Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. An Underlying Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell

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less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of an Underlying Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are generally subject to the risks of stocks when the underlying stock price is high relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is more valuable) and to the risks of debt securities when the underlying stock price is low relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is less valuable). Convertible securities are also generally subject to credit risk, as they tend to be of lower credit quality, and interest rate risk, though they generally are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as conventional debt securities. A convertible security’s value also tends to increase and decrease with the underlying stock and typically has less potential for gain or loss than the underlying stock.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If an Underlying Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund’s performance. As a result, the Underlying Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Although large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than smaller, less established companies, they are still subject to equity securities risk. In addition, large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk: The principal values of inflation-indexed debt securities tend to increase when inflation rises and decrease when inflation falls.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper an Underlying Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by an Underlying Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to an Underlying Fund, requiring an Underlying Fund to borrow cash which would increase an Underlying Fund’s expenses. An Underlying Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact an Underlying Fund’s performance.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which an Underlying Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use

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beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of an Underlying Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for an Underlying Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because an Underlying Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Underlying Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Underlying Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to two broad-based market indices that correspond to the Fund’s two broad asset classes. To further assist in performance comparison, the returns of a composite benchmark, the Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative Composite Benchmark, are presented. The composite benchmark is comprised of 71% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 17% S&P 500, 7% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill, and 5% MSCI EAFE Indices. It reflects broad debt and equity asset class allocations for the Fund in the current Model (the broad equity asset class being represented generally by benchmarks for domestic and international equity). The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares.

Sales charges applicable to Class A shares are reflected in the Average Annual Total Returns table but not in the bar chart. If these charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:9.03,13:2.96,14:2.6,15:-0.98,16:5.25,17:7.79,18:-4.17,19:12.14,20:10.81,21:3.958)

1Class A return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (14.49%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202010.07%; Q1 2020: (7.79%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class A (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

(1.77%)

4.74%

4.23%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions) 

(3.08%)

3.27%

2.92%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

(0.75%)

3.18%

2.85%

N/A

Class C (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

2.12%

5.13%

4.06%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted
December 31, 2012)
(before taxes)

4.22%

6.21%

N/A

4.63%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

28.71%

18.47%

16.55%

N/A

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative Composite Benchmark (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

3.94%

6.32%

5.38%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to

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use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2003 (Fund Inception)

Carleton J. Muench, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Since 2006

Samuel S. Park, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2013

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income and moderate growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. 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 Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

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

         
         

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I-2

Management Fee

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

Other Expenses

0.20%

0.21%

0.20%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.27%

2.03%

1.02%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.05%)

(0.06%)

(0.05%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.22%

1.97%

0.97%

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 7/31/2023 for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

       
       

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$667

$300

$99

3 years

$926

$631

$320

5 years

$1,204

$1,088

$558

10 years

$1,995

$2,354

$1,243

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$667

$200

$99

3 years

$926

$631

$320

5 years

$1,204

$1,088

$558

10 years

$1,995

$2,354

$1,243

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund, which operates as a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in other funds of the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”), does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of Underlying Funds (or “turns over” its holdings); however, a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of shares of Underlying Funds being bought or sold, may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of the Fund. An Underlying Fund typically does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio so a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes to Fund shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in Underlying Funds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the following ranges:

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BROAD ASSET CLASS ALLOCATIONS

 

Debt

Equity

 
 

50-70%

30-50%

 

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), the investment adviser to the Fund, manages and oversees the Fund through a multi-step process that includes:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction—PLFA manages the Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon. An asset class model (the “Model”) for the Fund is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset classes. The broad equity asset class includes asset classes such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset classes such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the asset class exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust the broad asset class allocations to any point within the above ranges, and/or adjust the narrower asset class allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as it deems necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset classes or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated asset class allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight—PLFA monitors and evaluates the Underlying Fund Managers to seek to ensure that each Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages.

(3) Investment Risk Management—PLFA monitors and analyzes the investment risks of the Fund, evaluates their impact on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

The Fund is expected to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the Fund’s investment goal.

For additional information about the Fund and its Underlying Fund investments, please see the Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section in the Prospectus.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Because this Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments, this Fund has more exposure to debt securities risk than other Portfolio Optimization Funds. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

As a “fund of funds,” the Fund is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. The Fund is also subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in which it invests, which may change based on the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds. The principal risks to the Fund from these Underlying Fund investments are described below.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long term, you still may lose money and/or experience price volatility. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single asset class rather than investing in a fund of funds. Another risk of asset allocation is that the Fund’s actual asset class allocations may deviate from the intended allocation because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. As a fund of funds, the Fund is exposed proportionally to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

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 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the Fund. For example, an Underlying Fund managed by an affiliate of PLFA or an Underlying Fund that provides greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund may create an incentive for PLFA to use that fund as an Underlying Fund. In addition, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for Underlying Funds, the Fund and the shareholders of the Fund and Underlying Fund. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for the Fund must be made in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the Fund.

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce an Underlying Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, an Underlying Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and an Underlying Fund may experience low or negative returns. An Underlying Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce an Underlying Fund’s returns because an Underlying Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of an Underlying Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 Derivatives Risk: An Underlying Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (each a type of derivative instrument) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Underlying Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. Each of these risks is described in Derivatives Risk in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of the Prospectus. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Underlying Fund’s volatility and risk of loss.

 Leverage Risk: An Underlying Fund may invest in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy. These derivative investments give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed an Underlying Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify an Underlying Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are

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restrictions on resale. An Underlying Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Although large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than smaller, less established companies, they are still subject to equity securities risk. In addition, large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are generally subject to the risks of stocks when the underlying stock price is high relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is more valuable) and to the risks of debt securities when the underlying stock price is low relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is less valuable). Convertible securities are also generally subject to credit risk, as they tend to be of lower credit quality, and interest rate risk, though they generally are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as conventional debt securities. A convertible security’s value also tends to increase and decrease with the underlying stock and typically has less potential for gain or loss than the underlying stock.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If an Underlying Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund’s performance. As a result, the Underlying Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk: The principal values of inflation-indexed debt securities tend to increase when inflation rises and decrease when inflation falls.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper an Underlying Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by an Underlying Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to an Underlying Fund, requiring an Underlying Fund to borrow cash which would increase an Underlying Fund’s expenses. An Underlying Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact an Underlying Fund’s performance.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which an Underlying Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021.

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Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of an Underlying Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for an Underlying Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because an Underlying Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Underlying Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Underlying Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to two broad-based market indices that correspond to the Fund’s two broad asset classes. To further assist in performance comparison, the returns of a composite benchmark, the Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative Composite Benchmark, are presented. The composite benchmark is comprised of 55% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 30% S&P 500, 10% MSCI EAFE, and 5% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Indices. It reflects broad debt and equity asset class allocations for the Fund in the current Model (the broad equity asset class being represented generally by benchmarks for domestic and international equity). The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares.

Sales charges applicable to Class A shares are reflected in the Average Annual Total Returns table but not in the bar chart. If these charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:10.84,13:7.78,14:3.45,15:-0.97,16:6.11,17:10.46,18:-5.79,19:15.65,20:12.38,21:7.628)

1Class A return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (16.95%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202012.87%; Q1 2020: (11.79%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class A (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

1.70%

6.59%

5.97%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions)

(0.22%)

4.66%

4.46%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

1.77%

4.59%

4.27%

N/A

Class C (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

5.84%

7.00%

5.81%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted
December 31, 2012)
(before taxes)

7.95%

8.08%

N/A

6.43%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

28.71%

18.47%

16.55%

N/A

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative Composite Benchmark (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

8.31%

8.65%

7.48%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to

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use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2003 (Fund Inception)

Carleton J. Muench, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Since 2006

Samuel S. Park, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2013

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and low to moderate income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. 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 Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

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

         
         

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I-2

Management Fee

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

Other Expenses

0.18%

0.18%

0.18%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.63%

0.63%

0.63%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.26%

2.01%

1.01%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.03%)

(0.03%)

(0.03%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.23%

1.98%

0.98%

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 7/31/2023 for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

       
       

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$668

$301

$100

3 years

$925

$628

$319

5 years

$1,201

$1,080

$555

10 years

$1,986

$2,335

$1,234

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$668

$201

$100

3 years

$925

$628

$319

5 years

$1,201

$1,080

$555

10 years

$1,986

$2,335

$1,234

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund, which operates as a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in other funds of the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”), does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of Underlying Funds (or “turns over” its holdings); however, a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of shares of Underlying Funds being bought or sold, may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 20% of the average value of the Fund. An Underlying Fund typically does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio so a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes to Fund shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in Underlying Funds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the following ranges:

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BROAD ASSET CLASS ALLOCATIONS

 

Debt

Equity

 
 

30-50%

50-70%

 

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), the investment adviser to the Fund, manages and oversees the Fund through a multi-step process that includes:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction—PLFA manages the Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon. An asset class model (the “Model”) for the Fund is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset classes. The broad equity asset class includes asset classes such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset classes such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the asset class exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust the broad asset class allocations to any point within the above ranges, and/or adjust the narrower asset class allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as it deems necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset classes or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated asset class allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight—PLFA monitors and evaluates the Underlying Fund Managers to seek to ensure that each Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages.

(3) Investment Risk Management—PLFA monitors and analyzes the investment risks of the Fund, evaluates their impact on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

The Fund is expected to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the Fund’s investment goal.

For additional information about the Fund and its Underlying Fund investments, please see the Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section in the Prospectus.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Because this Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments, this Fund has more exposure to equity securities risk than other Portfolio Optimization Funds. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

As a “fund of funds,” the Fund is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. The Fund is also subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in which it invests, which may change based on the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds. The principal risks to the Fund from these Underlying Fund investments are described below.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long term, you still may lose money and/or experience price volatility. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single asset class rather than investing in a fund of funds. Another risk of asset allocation is that the Fund’s actual asset class allocations may deviate from the intended allocation because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. As a fund of funds, the Fund is exposed proportionally to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

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 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the Fund. For example, an Underlying Fund managed by an affiliate of PLFA or an Underlying Fund that provides greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund may create an incentive for PLFA to use that fund as an Underlying Fund. In addition, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for Underlying Funds, the Fund and the shareholders of the Fund and Underlying Fund. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for the Fund must be made in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the Fund.

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Although large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than smaller, less established companies, they are still subject to equity securities risk. In addition, large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce an Underlying Fund’s returns because an Underlying Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 Derivatives Risk: An Underlying Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (each a type of derivative instrument) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Underlying Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. Each of these risks is described in Derivatives Risk in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of the Prospectus. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Underlying Fund’s volatility and risk of loss.

 Leverage Risk: An Underlying Fund may invest in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy. These derivative investments give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed an Underlying Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify an Underlying Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of an Underlying Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is

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higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce an Underlying Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, an Underlying Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and an Underlying Fund may experience low or negative returns. An Underlying Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. An Underlying Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If an Underlying Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund’s performance. As a result, the Underlying Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are generally subject to the risks of stocks when the underlying stock price is high relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is more valuable) and to the risks of debt securities when the underlying stock price is low relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is less valuable). Convertible securities are also generally subject to credit risk, as they tend to be of lower credit quality, and interest rate risk, though they generally are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as conventional debt securities. A convertible security’s value also tends to increase and decrease with the underlying stock and typically has less potential for gain or loss than the underlying stock.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact an Underlying Fund’s performance.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper an Underlying Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by an Underlying Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to an Underlying Fund, requiring an Underlying Fund to borrow cash which would increase an Underlying Fund’s expenses. An Underlying Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which an Underlying Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after

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June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of an Underlying Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for an Underlying Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because an Underlying Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Underlying Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Underlying Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to two broad-based market indices that correspond to the Fund’s two broad asset classes. To further assist in performance comparison, the returns of a composite benchmark, the Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate Composite Benchmark, are presented. The composite benchmark is comprised of 45% S&P 500, 38% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 15% MSCI EAFE, and 2% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Indices. It reflects broad debt and equity asset class allocations for the Fund in the current Model (the broad equity asset class being represented generally by benchmarks for domestic and international equity). The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares.

Sales charges applicable to Class A shares are reflected in the Average Annual Total Returns table but not in the bar chart. If these charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:13,13:12.63,14:3.74,15:-0.92,16:7.21,17:13.5,18:-7.33,19:20.36,20:14.641,21:11.918)

1Class A return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (19.50%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202016.23%; Q1 2020: (15.47%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class A (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

5.77%

8.94%

7.97%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions)

3.33%

6.68%

6.30%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

4.45%

6.42%

5.93%

N/A

Class C (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

10.09%

9.36%

7.81%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted
December 31, 2012)
(before taxes)

12.28%

10.47%

N/A

8.46%

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

28.71%

18.47%

16.55%

N/A

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate Composite Benchmark (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

13.40%

11.26%

9.85%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

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Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2003 (Fund Inception)

Carleton J. Muench, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Since 2006

Samuel S. Park, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2013

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Growth
 
 

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks moderately high, long-term capital appreciation with low, current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. 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 Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

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

         
         

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I-2

Management Fee

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

Other Expenses

0.19%

0.19%

0.19%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.29%

2.04%

1.04%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.25%

2.00%

1.00%

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 7/31/2023 for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

       
       

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$670

$303

$102

3 years

$933

$636

$327

5 years

$1,215

$1,095

$570

10 years

$2,018

$2,366

$1,267

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$670

$203

$102

3 years

$933

$636

$327

5 years

$1,215

$1,095

$570

10 years

$2,018

$2,366

$1,267

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund, which operates as a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in other funds of the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”), does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of Underlying Funds (or “turns over” its holdings); however, a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of shares of Underlying Funds being bought or sold, may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 19% of the average value of the Fund. An Underlying Fund typically does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio so a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes to Fund shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in Underlying Funds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the following ranges:

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BROAD ASSET CLASS ALLOCATIONS

 

Debt

Equity

 
 

15-30%

70-85%

 

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), the investment adviser to the Fund, manages and oversees the Fund through a multi-step process that includes:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction—PLFA manages the Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon. An asset class model (the “Model”) for the Fund is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset classes. The broad equity asset class includes asset classes such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset classes such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the asset class exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust the broad asset class allocations to any point within the above ranges, and/or adjust the narrower asset class allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as it deems necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset classes or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated asset class allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight—PLFA monitors and evaluates the Underlying Fund Managers to seek to ensure that each Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages.

(3) Investment Risk Management—PLFA monitors and analyzes the investment risks of the Fund, evaluates their impact on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

The Fund is expected to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the Fund’s investment goal.

For additional information about the Fund and its Underlying Fund investments, please see the Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section in the Prospectus.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Because this Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments, this Fund has more exposure to equity securities risk than other Portfolio Optimization Funds. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

As a “fund of funds,” the Fund is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. The Fund is also subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in which it invests, which may change based on the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds. The principal risks to the Fund from these Underlying Fund investments are described below.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long term, you still may lose money and/or experience price volatility. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single asset class rather than investing in a fund of funds. Another risk of asset allocation is that the Fund’s actual asset class allocations may deviate from the intended allocation because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. As a fund of funds, the Fund is exposed proportionally to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

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 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the Fund. For example, an Underlying Fund managed by an affiliate of PLFA or an Underlying Fund that provides greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund may create an incentive for PLFA to use that fund as an Underlying Fund. In addition, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for Underlying Funds, the Fund and the shareholders of the Fund and Underlying Fund. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for the Fund must be made in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the Fund.

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Although large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than smaller, less established companies, they are still subject to equity securities risk. In addition, large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Derivatives Risk: An Underlying Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (each a type of derivative instrument) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Underlying Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. Each of these risks is described in Derivatives Risk in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of the Prospectus. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Underlying Fund’s volatility and risk of loss.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce an Underlying Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, an Underlying Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and an Underlying Fund may experience low or negative returns. An Underlying Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce an Underlying Fund’s returns because an Underlying Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of an Underlying Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 Leverage Risk: An Underlying Fund may invest in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy. These derivative investments give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that

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exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed an Underlying Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify an Underlying Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. An Underlying Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If an Underlying Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund’s performance. As a result, the Underlying Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact an Underlying Fund’s performance.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which an Underlying Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of an Underlying Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for an Underlying Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because an Underlying Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Underlying Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the

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Underlying Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to two broad-based market indices that correspond to the Fund’s two broad asset classes. To further assist in performance comparison, the returns of a composite benchmark, the Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth Composite Benchmark, are presented. The composite benchmark is comprised of 58% S&P 500, 23% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, and 19% MSCI EAFE Indices. It reflects broad debt and equity asset class allocations for the Fund in the current Model (the broad equity asset class being represented generally by benchmarks for domestic and international equity). The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares.

Sales charges applicable to Class A shares are reflected in the Average Annual Total Returns table but not in the bar chart. If these charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:14.32,13:17.39,14:4.3,15:-0.9,16:8.05,17:16.34,18:-8.68,19:23.96,20:14.986,21:15.337)

1Class A return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (21.25%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202019.26%; Q1 2020: (20.08%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class A (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

9.02%

10.55%

9.48%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions)

6.09%

8.05%

7.74%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

6.72%

7.70%

7.25%

N/A

Class C (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

13.43%

10.95%

9.33%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted
December 31, 2012)
(before taxes)

15.66%

12.08%

N/A

10.05%

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

28.71%

18.47%

16.55%

N/A

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth Composite Benchmark (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

17.92%

13.46%

11.87%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2003 (Fund Inception)

Carleton J. Muench, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Since 2006

Samuel S. Park, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2013

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks high, long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. 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 Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

       

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

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

         
         

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I-2

Management Fee

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

Other Expenses

0.20%

0.20%

0.20%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.66%

0.66%

0.66%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.31%

2.06%

1.06%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.05%)

(0.05%)

(0.05%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.26%

2.01%

1.01%

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 7/31/2023 for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

       
       

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$671

$304

$103

3 years

$938

$641

$332

5 years

$1,224

$1,104

$580

10 years

$2,038

$2,386

$1,290

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I-2

1 year

$671

$204

$103

3 years

$938

$641

$332

5 years

$1,224

$1,104

$580

10 years

$2,038

$2,386

$1,290

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund, which operates as a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in other funds of the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”), does not pay transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of Underlying Funds (or “turns over” its holdings); however, a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of shares of Underlying Funds being bought or sold, may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 15% of the average value of the Fund. An Underlying Fund typically does pay transaction costs when it turns over its portfolio so a higher portfolio turnover rate, which reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes to Fund shareholders who hold Fund shares in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund’s and Underlying Funds’ performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund is a “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in Underlying Funds. Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the following ranges:

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BROAD ASSET CLASS ALLOCATIONS

 

Debt

Equity

 
 

0-15%

85-100%

 

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), the investment adviser to the Fund, manages and oversees the Fund through a multi-step process that includes:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction—PLFA manages the Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon. An asset class model (the “Model”) for the Fund is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset classes. The broad equity asset class includes asset classes such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset classes such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the asset class exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust the broad asset class allocations to any point within the above ranges, and/or adjust the narrower asset class allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as it deems necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset classes or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated asset class allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight—PLFA monitors and evaluates the Underlying Fund Managers to seek to ensure that each Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages.

(3) Investment Risk Management—PLFA monitors and analyzes the investment risks of the Fund, evaluates their impact on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

The Fund is expected to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the Fund’s investment goal.

For additional information about the Fund and its Underlying Fund investments, please see the Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section in the Prospectus.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. Because this Fund has a significant portion of its assets invested in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments, this Fund has more exposure to equity securities risk than other Portfolio Optimization Funds. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

As a “fund of funds,” the Fund is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. The Fund is also subject to the risks of the Underlying Funds in which it invests, which may change based on the Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Funds. The principal risks to the Fund from these Underlying Fund investments are described below.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes can help reduce volatility over the long term, you still may lose money and/or experience price volatility. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single asset class rather than investing in a fund of funds. Another risk of asset allocation is that the Fund’s actual asset class allocations may deviate from the intended allocation because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. As a fund of funds, the Fund is exposed proportionally to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests.

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 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its investment decisions for the Fund. For example, an Underlying Fund managed by an affiliate of PLFA or an Underlying Fund that provides greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund may create an incentive for PLFA to use that fund as an Underlying Fund. In addition, PLFA may be influenced by its view of the best interests of Underlying Funds, such as a view that an Underlying Fund may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for Underlying Funds, the Fund and the shareholders of the Fund and Underlying Fund. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for the Fund must be made in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the Fund.

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Although large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than smaller, less established companies, they are still subject to equity securities risk. In addition, large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Derivatives Risk: An Underlying Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (each a type of derivative instrument) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Underlying Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. Each of these risks is described in Derivatives Risk in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of the Prospectus. Derivatives may be riskier than other types of investments and may increase the Underlying Fund’s volatility and risk of loss.

 Leverage Risk: An Underlying Fund may invest in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy. These derivative investments give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed an Underlying Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify an Underlying Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility.

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of an Underlying Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce an Underlying Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, an Underlying Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and an Underlying Fund may experience low or negative returns. An Underlying Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce an Underlying Fund’s returns because an Underlying Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk

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(similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. An Underlying Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If an Underlying Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Underlying Fund’s performance. As a result, the Underlying Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact an Underlying Fund’s performance.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because an Underlying Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Underlying Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Underlying Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to two broad-based market indices that correspond to the Fund’s two broad asset classes. To further assist in performance comparison, the returns of a composite benchmark, the Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth Composite Benchmark, are presented. The composite benchmark is comprised of 69% S&P 500, 26% MSCI EAFE, and 5% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Indices. It reflects broad debt and equity asset class allocations for the Fund in the current Model (the broad equity asset class being represented generally by benchmarks for domestic and international equity). The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares.

Sales charges applicable to Class A shares are reflected in the Average Annual Total Returns table but not in the bar chart. If these charges were reflected in the bar chart, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:14.93,13:19.86,14:4.18,15:-1.56,16:8.57,17:19.16,18:-9.17,19:26.91,20:16.089,21:18.776)

1Class A return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (23.22%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202021.35%; Q1 2020: (23.06%)

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Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class A (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

12.22%

12.35%

10.63%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions) 

9.15%

9.79%

9.00%

N/A

Class A (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

8.63%

9.15%

8.28%

N/A

Class C (incepted
December 31, 2003)
(before taxes)

16.93%

12.77%

10.52%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted
December 31, 2012)
(before taxes)

19.06%

13.90%

N/A

11.29%

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

28.71%

18.47%

16.55%

N/A

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth Composite Benchmark (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) 

22.40%

15.44%

13.68%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Investment Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA, Senior Vice President and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2003 (Fund Inception)

Carleton J. Muench, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager

Since 2006

Samuel S. Park, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2013

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Ultra Short Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income consistent with capital preservation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher.

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

       
       

Share Class

 

 

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.25%

0.25%

Other Expenses

0.41%

0.41%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.66%

0.66%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.34%)

(0.34%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

0.32%

0.32%

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.07% for Class I and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the expense reimbursement (expense limitation), which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

     
     

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

I

I-2

1 year

$33

$33

3 years

$177

$177

5 years

$334

$334

10 years

$790

$790

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

I

I-2

1 year

$33

$33

3 years

$177

$177

5 years

$334

$334

10 years

$790

$790

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 75% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund primarily invests in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term fixed and floating rate debt securities, including corporate debt securities, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities and money market instruments such as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, time deposits, deposit notes and bank notes. Debt securities in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities.

The weighted average duration of this Fund will vary based on the sub-adviser’s market forecasts and will not normally exceed one year. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes

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have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred. The Fund is not a money market fund and is not subject to the special regulatory requirements designed to enable money market funds to maintain a stable share price.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk) and issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations).

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

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Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(20:2.279,21:0.371)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (1.23%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20204.36%; Q1 2020: (3.18%)

     

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

Since Inception

Class I (incepted June 28, 2019) (before taxes)

0.37%

1.62%

Class I (after taxes on distributions)

(0.08%)

0.97%

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

0.25%

0.97%

Class I-2 (incepted June 28, 2019)
(before taxes)

0.37%

1.62%

Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

0.04%

0.82%

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

David Weismiller, CFA, Managing Director and
Lead Portfolio Manager

Since 2019 (Fund Inception)

Ying Qiu, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2019 (Fund Inception)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Short Duration Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income; capital appreciation is of secondary importance.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

3.00%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.40%

0.40%

0.40%

0.40%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.87%

1.62%

0.62%

0.62%

Less Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement1,2

(0.12%)

(0.12%)

(0.17%)

(0.12%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver Expense Reimbursement

0.75%

1.50%

0.45%

0.50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to waive 0.025% of its management fee on net assets above $1 billion through $2 billion, 0.050% on net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion and 0.075% on net assets above $3 billion through 7/31/2023. Thereafter, the fee waiver agreement renews annually unless terminated by the investment adviser upon at least 90 days written notice prior to the end of the contract term.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023, and 0.05% for Class I shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the fee waiver and expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$374

$253

$46

$51

3 years

$558

$499

$181

$186

5 years

$756

$870

$329

$334

10 years

$1,330

$1,912

$758

$763

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$374

$153

$46

$51

3 years

$558

$499

$181

$186

5 years

$756

$870

$329

$334

10 years

$1,330

$1,912

$758

$763

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 60% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 70% of its assets in investment grade debt instruments, including corporate debt, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate senior loans. Debt securities in which

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the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities that are primarily in developed markets.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within one year (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index, although the investments held by the Fund may have short, intermediate and long terms to maturity. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. Maturity of a debt instrument, however, refers to the specific period of time until final payment (principal and any applicable interest) is due. The duration of the Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index was 1.92 years as of March 31, 2022.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper the Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by the Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to the Fund, requiring the Fund to borrow cash which would increase the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels

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of credit rating risk) and issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations).

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website:

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www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:6.93,13:2.69,14:0.99,15:0.88,16:2.92,17:2.61,18:0.75,19:5.76,20:4.033,21:0.17)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (3.73%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20204.72%; Q1 2020: (3.19%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class I (incepted December 19, 2011) (before taxes)

0.17%

2.64%

2.75%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions)

(0.68%)

1.67%

1.80%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

0.21%

1.61%

1.71%

N/A

Class A (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

(3.09%)

1.76%

N/A

1.96%

Class C (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

(1.81%)

1.63%

N/A

1.54%

Class I-2 (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

0.17%

2.66%

N/A

2.54%

Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

(0.47%)

1.85%

1.39%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

David Weismiller, CFA, Managing Director and
Lead Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

Michael Marzouk, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

Ying Qiu, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2018

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Core Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income; capital appreciation is of secondary importance.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.50%

0.50%

0.50%

0.50%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.97%

1.72%

0.72%

0.72%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.12%)

(0.12%)

(0.17%)

(0.17%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

0.85%

1.60%

0.55%

0.55%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class A and Class C shares through 7/31/2023, and 0.05% for Class I and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$508

$263

$56

$56

3 years

$709

$530

$213

$213

5 years

$927

$922

$384

$384

10 years

$1,554

$2,020

$878

$878

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$508

$163

$56

$56

3 years

$709

$530

$213

$213

5 years

$927

$922

$384

$384

10 years

$1,554

$2,020

$878

$878

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 82% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 60% of its assets in investment grade debt instruments, including corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. The Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate senior loans. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities in developed markets.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within two years (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond

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Index. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 6.58 years as of March 31, 2022.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper the Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by the Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to the Fund, requiring the Fund to borrow cash which would increase the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions,

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because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk), issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations) and stripped mortgage-related securities risk (these securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

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Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:9.73,13:1.13,14:4.7,15:-0.62,16:5.29,17:5.12,18:-1.64,19:11.31,20:8.701,21:-0.118)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (11.33%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20206.81%; Q2 2013: (3.00%)

           

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class I (incepted December 31, 2010) (before taxes)

(0.12%)

4.56%

4.27%

N/A

 

Class I (after taxes on distributions) 

(1.58%)

3.18%

2.77%

N/A

 

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

0.17%

2.93%

2.65%

N/A

 

Class A (incepted December 31, 2010) (before taxes)

(4.63%)

3.36%

3.53%

N/A

 

Class C (incepted June 30, 2011) (before taxes)

(2.22%)

3.47%

3.20%

N/A

 

Class I-2 (incepted
June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

(0.21%)

4.55%

N/A

3.98%

 

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

 

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

David Weismiller, CFA, Managing Director and
Lead Portfolio Manager

Since 2010 (Fund Inception)

Michael Marzouk, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2016

Brian M. Robertson, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2016

Ying Qiu, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2021

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM ESG Core Bond

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation, while giving consideration to certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses1 (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

       
       

Share Class

 

 

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.38%

0.38%

Other Expenses

0.61%

0.61%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

0.99%

0.99%

Less Expense Reimbursement2

(0.51%)

(0.51%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

0.48%

0.48%

 

 

 

 

1

Expense information has been restated to reflect current fees.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class I and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the expense reimbursement (expense limitation), which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

     
     

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

I

I-2

1 year

$49

$49

3 years

$264

$264

5 years

$497

$497

10 years

$1,167

$1,167

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

I

I-2

1 year

$49

$49

3 years

$264

$264

5 years

$497

$497

10 years

$1,167

$1,167

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 51% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. The Fund primarily invests in a broad range of investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, debt securities issued by the U.S. government or its related agencies and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by developed foreign governments and corporations. Under normal circumstances, the Fund may invest up to 65% of its assets in corporate bonds. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of developed foreign governments and corporations.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within two years (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 6.58 years as of March 31, 2022.

The sub-adviser’s investment process for the Fund is based on a combination of the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process, the sub-adviser’s ESG exclusions and the sub-adviser’s analysis of ESG metrics provided by independent third party ESG data providers (the ESG exclusions and ESG metrics together, the “ESG Criteria”). These considerations are described below.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon

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the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

ESG Exclusions. The sub-adviser has created the following ESG exclusions to seek to screen out investment in issuers of corporate bonds with direct involvement in: (i) the production of thermal coal, distribution of thermal coal, sale of thermal coal or use of thermal coal to manufacture other products or services that contribute materially to company revenue in excess of the sub-adviser’s revenue threshold; (ii) the production of tobacco; (iii) the production or sale of controversial military weapons; and (iv) serious human rights violations, severe environmental damage or gross corruption. The sub-adviser excludes these issuers from the Fund because it believes that these issuers represent business models that are not sustainable over the long-term. The Fund may invest in transition bonds issued by entities that derive revenue from activities in the exclusion list. Transition bonds, also referred to as sustainable bonds, are debt instruments whose proceeds are exclusively used to finance projects aimed at helping the issuer transition to a more sustainable way of doing business. Examples of these bonds are green bonds (used to finance projects with positive environmental impacts), blue bonds (used to raise capital for ocean conservation, marine and fisheries projects) and social bonds (used to finance social projects intended to achieve positive social outcomes and/or address a social issue). The sub-adviser uses a combination of issuer lists and ESG-specific issuer information provided by independent third party ESG data providers to determine which issuers to exclude under the ESG exclusions described herein. This information is determined by the internal methodologies and ESG analytics of those providers. This information is determined by the internal methodologies and ESG analytics of those providers. In the event independent third-party ESG data is not available for an issuer, the sub-adviser may rely on its own research to determine whether an ESG exclusion applies to the security.

ESG Metrics. In analyzing ESG metrics to make portfolio decisions, the sub-adviser relies on ESG ratings and other information provided by various independent third party ESG data providers to help construct a portfolio of high ESG quality and low financial risk stemming from ESG factors. ESG metrics are evaluated for the principal investment strategies described in the first paragraph of the Principal Investment Strategies section, except to the extent that any of these principal investments are structured as collateralized loan obligations (“Principal Investments”). The sub-adviser relies upon the assessments of independent third party data providers to score the ESG factors of each issuer, as those environmental, social or governance factors are applicable or relevant to the issuer, to determine its overall ESG rating. The providers’ overall ESG ratings consider, as applicable or relevant, the following factors: environmental assessments (involving issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, resource efficiency, use of natural resources and/or waste management), social assessments (involving issues such as human capital management, labor standards, occupational health and safety records, data security and/or product quality and safety) and/or governance assessments (involving issues such as board structure and quality, executive compensation, anti-competitive practices, ownership, shareholder rights, and/or geopolitical risk). When determining an issuer’s overall ESG rating, the providers rate the environmental, social and governance factors of each issuer and then apply weights to each factor’s score to create an aggregate score. The sub-adviser relies upon this overall ESG rating when constructing the portfolio. This approach seeks to maintain high ESG quality and low financial risk stemming from ESG factors for the Fund. These ratings seek to measure the degree to which an issuer’s economic value is at risk due to ESG factors (e.g., an insurance company that has to cover flood and tornado claims), how well they manage the ESG risks relative to peers, and potential opportunities arising from ESG factors. In the event third party ESG metrics are not available for an issuer, the sub-adviser may rely on its own qualitative research as a substitute.

The Fund seeks to invest in Principal Investments that would result in a better average ESG rating for those debt securities than the average ESG rating of the debt securities representing Principal Investments within the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (the Fund’s benchmark index). These ratings are calculated using ESG metrics provided by independent third party ESG data providers relied upon by the sub-adviser.

The Fund seeks to invest in corporate debt securities with a lower average carbon intensity than the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities within the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (the Fund’s benchmark index) for which this data is available using the carbon intensity definition and calculation methodology of an independent third party ESG data provider. The intended result is investing in a portfolio of companies that has a lower average carbon intensity than the average carbon intensity of the companies in the benchmark.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process and ESG Criteria. The sub-adviser seeks to screen out (exclude) investment in issuers of corporate bonds as described under the “ESG Exclusions” section above. An individual Principal Investment with a lower ESG rating than that of the benchmark’s as described above is eligible for investment provided the average ESG rating of the Principal Investments in the Fund with the new investment remains better than the average ESG rating of the debt securities in the benchmark that represent the investment types covered by the Principal Investments. Similarly, an individual corporate debt security with a higher carbon intensity than that of the benchmark’s as described above is eligible for investment provided the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities in the Fund with the new investment remains lower than the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities in the benchmark. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred. Further,

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the sub-adviser will re-evaluate the available ESG Criteria of portfolio securities periodically to determine which securities should be considered for sale based on whether the portfolio securities continue to meet the ESG Criteria.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 ESG Criteria Risk: The sub-adviser’s consideration of ESG Criteria in its investment process could cause the Fund to forgo investment opportunities available to funds not using these criteria and underperform such funds. The sub-adviser’s determination of what constitutes ESG Criteria and its process to evaluate the ESG Criteria may differ from other investment advisers. Further, there can be no assurance that the ESG Criteria utilized by the sub-adviser or any judgment exercised by the sub-adviser will reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. An independent third party ESG data provider’s assessment of the financial materiality of ESG factors could be inaccurate, and the provider could delay ESG data delivery and evaluation (e.g., changing geo-political risks that may impact involvement in one or more excluded activity), which may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s performance or cause the Fund to hold a security that might be ranked low from an environmental, social or governance perspective, or its methodology could be based on a methodology or perspective different from another provider’s. In addition, regulations and industry practices related to ESG are evolving rapidly, and the sub-adviser’s practices may change if required to comply with such regulations or adopt such practices.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk) and issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations).

In addition, current ESG metrics used by the sub-adviser are limited for mortgage-related and asset-backed securities as ESG metrics are available only for the corporate issuer of those securities and not for each underlying individual security. This results in the evaluation of ESG considerations for the corporate issuer of a pool of mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities at the corporate issuer level but not the underlying securities that constitute the pool.

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 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(21:-1.755)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (10.82%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20211.93%; Q1 2021: (3.17%)

     

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

Since Inception

Class I (incepted December 14, 2020) (before taxes)

(1.76%)

(1.26%)

Class I (after taxes on distributions)

(2.18%)

(1.68%)

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

(1.04%)

(1.13%)

Class I-2 (incepted December 14, 2020) (before taxes)

(1.76%)

(1.26%)

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

(1.54%)

(1.24%)

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

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Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

David Weismiller, CFA, Managing Director and
Lead Portfolio Manager

Since 2020 (Fund Inception)

Ying Qiu, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2020 (Fund Inception)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Strategic Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund may also seek capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.07%

1.82%

0.82%

0.82%

Less Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement1,2

(0.13%)

(0.13%)

(0.18%)

(0.13%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement

0.94%

1.69%

0.64%

0.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to waive 0.025% of its management fee on net assets above $1 billion through $2 billion, 0.050% on net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion and 0.075% above $3 billion through 7/31/2023. Thereafter, the fee waiver agreement renews annually unless terminated by the investment adviser upon at least 90 days written notice prior to the end of the contract term.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023, and 0.05% for Class I shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the fee waiver and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$517

$272

$65

$70

3 years

$739

$560

$244

$249

5 years

$978

$973

$437

$442

10 years

$1,664

$2,127

$997

$1,001

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$517

$172

$65

$70

3 years

$739

$560

$244

$249

5 years

$978

$973

$437

$442

10 years

$1,664

$2,127

$997

$1,001

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. The Fund’s allocations to non-investment grade debt instruments and investment grade debt instruments will change based on the sub-adviser’s view of market conditions and, as a result, may range from up to 70% of the Fund’s assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate loans to up to 65% of the Fund’s assets in investment grade debt instruments, including

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corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities in developed markets.

The Fund’s weighted average duration is expected to be within a range of one to seven years. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk.

The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets, but not to exceed 20% in the aggregate, in each of the following investments: foreign currency denominated debt instruments, convertible securities or equity securities.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper the Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by the Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to the Fund, requiring the Fund to borrow cash which would increase the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are generally subject to the risks of stocks when the underlying stock price is high relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is more valuable) and to the risks of debt securities when the underlying stock price is low relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is less valuable). Convertible securities are also generally subject to credit risk, as they tend to be of lower credit quality, and interest rate risk, though they generally are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as conventional debt securities. A convertible security’s value also tends to increase and decrease

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with the underlying stock and typically has less potential for gain or loss than the underlying stock.

 Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of the Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency.

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Income from equity securities may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of issuers and there is no guarantee that issuers will distribute dividends in the future or that dividends will remain at current levels or increase over time.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. These securities are also subject to extension risk (the risk that rising interest rates extend the duration of fixed mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates), interest rate risk (the risk that rising interest rates will cause a decline in the value of a fixed income security), subprime risk (the risk that these securities have exposure to borrowers with lower credit risk, increasing potential default), prepayment risk (when interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected which can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may have to reinvest its assets at lower interest rates), call risk (similar to prepayment risk, an issuer may pay its obligations under a security sooner than expected), U.S. government securities risk (securities backed by different U.S. government agencies are subject to varying levels of credit rating risk) and issuer risk (the risk that a private issuer cannot meet its obligations).

 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based

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market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:17.29,13:7.51,14:1.94,15:-2.77,16:11.31,17:6.84,18:-2.65,19:13.65,20:9.819,21:3.611)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (11.67%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 202011.57%; Q1 2020: (10.68%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class I (incepted December 19, 2011) (before taxes)

3.61%

6.11%

6.47%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions) 

2.04%

4.32%

4.35%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

2.25%

3.92%

4.09%

N/A

Class A (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

(1.07%)

4.86%

N/A

5.31%

Class C (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

1.50%

5.04%

N/A

5.03%

Class I-2 (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

3.45%

6.04%

N/A

6.04%

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

(1.54%)

3.57%

2.90%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

Brian M. Robertson, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

Michael Marzouk, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2016

David Weismiller, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2016

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Floating Rate Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

3.00%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.23%

0.23%

0.23%

0.23%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses1

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.15%

1.90%

0.90%

0.90%

Less Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement2,3

(0.13%)

(0.13%)

(0.18%)

(0.13%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver Expense Reimbursement

1.02%

1.77%

0.72%

0.77%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its ownership of shares in other investment companies. As such, they are not reflected in the total annual operating expenses in the Fund’s financial statements.

2

The investment adviser has agreed to waive 0.025% of its management fee on net assets above $1 billion through $2 billion, 0.050% on net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion and 0.075% on net assets above $3 billion through 7/31/2023. Thereafter, the fee waiver agreement renews annually unless terminated by the investment adviser upon at least 90 days written notice prior to the end of the contract term.

3

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023, and 0.05% for Class I shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the fee waiver and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which are only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$401

$280

$74

$79

3 years

$642

$584

$269

$274

5 years

$902

$1,014

$481

$486

10 years

$1,644

$2,212

$1,091

$1,096

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$401

$180

$74

$79

3 years

$642

$584

$269

$274

5 years

$902

$1,014

$481

$486

10 years

$1,644

$2,212

$1,091

$1,096

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 90% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. Floating rate

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loans and floating rate debt securities are those with interest rates which float, adjust or vary periodically based upon a benchmark indicator, a specified adjustment schedule or prevailing interest rates. Floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities in which the Fund invests consist of senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans, secured and unsecured second lien floating rate loans, and floating rate debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers. Senior floating rate loans and some floating rate debt securities are debt instruments that may have a right to payment that is senior to most other debts of the borrowers. Second lien loans are generally second in line in terms of repayment priority with respect to the pledged collateral. Borrowers may include corporations, partnerships and other entities that operate in a variety of industries and geographic regions. Generally, secured floating rate loans are secured by specific assets of the borrower.

Floating rate loans will generally be purchased from banks or other financial institutions through assignments or participations. A direct interest in a floating rate loan may be acquired directly from the agent of the lender or another lender by assignment or an indirect interest may be acquired as a participation in another lender’s portion of a floating rate loan.

The Fund is expected to invest substantially all of its assets in floating rate loans and other debt instruments that are rated non-investment grade or, if unrated, are of comparable quality as determined by the sub-adviser. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in other types of debt instruments or securities including non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar denominated foreign investments, principally in developed markets.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. For floating rate loans, the sub-adviser considers environmental, social, and/or governance (“ESG”) factors that may pose material financial risks to the investment, subject to the availability of relevant information. The evaluation of ESG factors is one of many considerations in the assessment of portfolio investments and may not be a determinative factor in the sub-adviser’s investment decisions. ESG factors may vary by industry, sector, region, or investment type. Further, ESG factors considered material to an issuer may change over time and not every ESG factor may be identified or evaluated. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper the Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by the Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to the Fund, requiring the Fund to borrow cash which would increase the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

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 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

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Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:10.8,13:6.22,14:0.31,15:0.75,16:8.91,17:4.33,18:0.41,19:8.31,20:1.603,21:4.622)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (4.80%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20206.84%; Q1 2020: (10.39%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class I (incepted June 30, 2011) (before taxes)

4.62%

3.82%

4.56%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions) 

2.97%

1.91%

2.63%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

2.72%

2.08%

2.65%

N/A

Class A (incepted December 30, 2011) (before taxes)

1.27%

2.88%

3.95%

N/A

Class C (incepted December 30, 2011) (before taxes)

2.68%

2.80%

3.53%

N/A

Class I-2 (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

4.68%

3.76%

N/A

4.20%

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

5.40%

4.32%

4.83%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

J.P. Leasure, Senior Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

Michael Marzouk, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM High Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

I

I-2

Management Fee

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.27%

0.27%

0.27%

0.27%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.12%

1.87%

0.87%

0.87%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.17%)

(0.17%)

(0.22%)

(0.17%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

0.95%

1.70%

0.65%

0.70%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.10% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023, and 0.05% for Class I shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$518

$273

$66

$72

3 years

$750

$571

$256

$261

5 years

$1,000

$995

$461

$466

10 years

$1,716

$2,177

$1,052

$1,057

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

I

I-2

1 year

$518

$173

$66

$72

3 years

$750

$571

$256

$261

5 years

$1,000

$995

$461

$466

10 years

$1,716

$2,177

$1,052

$1,057

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments or in instruments with characteristics of non-investment grade debt instruments. The Fund invests principally in instruments that have intermediate to long terms to maturity. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests focus on corporate bonds and notes, but may also include floating rate loans, and may also be of foreign issuers that are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual

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issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce the Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods. Purchases and sales of loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be fulfilled before a loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may hamper the Fund’s ability to buy or sell loans and negatively affect the transaction price. A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by the Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans. It may take longer than seven days for transactions in loans to settle. This may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to the Fund, requiring the Fund to borrow cash which would increase the Fund’s expenses. The Fund is also subject to credit risk with respect to the issuer of the loan. Investments in junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk.

U.S. federal securities laws afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities. However, it is unclear whether these protections are available to an investment in a loan.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Exposure to a foreign market through investments in foreign issuers (companies or other entities) can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of that market. These factors can make investments in foreign issuers more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable interest rates. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, the Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. The Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term

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borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased publishing the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022.

While various regulators and industry groups are working globally on transitioning to selected alternative rates and although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined in advance of the discontinuation dates, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I shares.

Pacific Asset Management LLC began managing the Fund on December 31, 2019. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, doing business as Pacific Asset Management, managed the Fund before that date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(12:17.55,13:7.75,14:0.12,15:-5.51,16:15.21,17:8.51,18:-3.76,19:14.84,20:5.876,21:5.51)

1Class I return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (13.95%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q2 20209.74%; Q1 2020: (14.16%)

         

Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended
December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

10 years

Since Inception

Class I (incepted December 19, 2011) (before taxes)

5.51%

6.02%

6.34%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions) 

3.43%

3.70%

3.80%

N/A

Class I (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) 

3.23%

3.58%

3.77%

N/A

Class A (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

0.72%

4.85%

N/A

5.16%

Class C (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

3.57%

5.03%

N/A

4.89%

Class I-2 (incepted June 29, 2012) (before taxes)

5.55%

6.04%

N/A

5.91%

Bloomberg US High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on Class I inception date)

5.26%

6.28%

6.82%

N/A

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

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Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Pacific Asset Management LLC. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience with Fund

Brian M. Robertson, CFA, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2011 (Fund Inception)

C. Robert Boyd, Managing Director and
Portfolio Manager

Since 2014

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Small/Mid-Cap

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Management Fee

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.23%

0.23%

0.23%

0.23%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.23%

1.98%

0.98%

0.98%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.03%)

(0.03%)

(0.13%)

(0.03%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.20%

1.95%

0.85%

0.95%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023 and 0.10% for Class R6 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$298

$87

$97

3 years

$796

$618

$299

$309

5 years

$1,069

$1,065

$529

$539

10 years

$1,848

$2,304

$1,190

$1,199

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$198

$87

$97

3 years

$796

$618

$299

$309

5 years

$1,069

$1,065

$529

$539

10 years

$1,848

$2,304

$1,190

$1,199

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small and medium capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2500 Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index was approximately $21.5 million to $40.0 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $9.4 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2500 Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes. The Fund expects to

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invest in equity securities of both growth companies and value companies.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The Fund acquired the assets of the Rothschild U.S. Small/Mid-Cap Core Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) in a reorganization transaction on January 11, 2016. The Fund’s objectives (goals), policies, guidelines and restrictions are substantially the same as those of the Predecessor Fund. Each class of the Fund available in this Prospectus was first offered on January 11, 2016.

The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I-2 shares. The performance figures shown below for the share classes of the Fund for periods prior to January 11, 2016 reflect the historical performance of the then-existing Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund. The performance figures for periods prior to January 11, 2016 have not been adjusted to reflect fees and expenses of Class A, Class C, Class R6, and Class I-2 shares of the Fund, respectively. If these returns had been adjusted, then performance for the share classes would be lower than the returns shown based on differences in their fee and expense structures. The Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2014, and the Since Inception returns in the table below are based on this date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(15:0.53,16:14.79,17:17.13,18:-11.67,19:23.37,20:9.46,21:19.522)

1Class I-2 return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (22.72%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q4 202027.05%; Q1 2020: (32.01%)

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Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

Since Inception

Class I-2 (before taxes)

19.52%

10.80%

9.83%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions)

17.87%

10.30%

9.42%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

12.76%

8.55%

7.88%

Class A (before taxes)

14.09%

9.54%

8.93%

Class C (before taxes)

17.22%

9.69%

8.90%

Class R6 (before taxes)

19.61%

10.88%

9.89%

Russell 2500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund)

18.18%

13.75%

11.74%

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I-2 shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Tina Jones, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Douglas J. Levine, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Michael Kehoe, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Eric Fraser, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Bradley Hunnewell, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

*Reflects December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Management Fee

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

0.59%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.60%

2.35%

1.35%

1.34%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.40%)

(0.40%)

(0.50%)

(0.39%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.20%

1.95%

0.85%

0.95%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023 and 0.10% for Class R6 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$298

$87

$97

3 years

$871

$695

$378

$386

5 years

$1,223

$1,219

$692

$697

10 years

$2,212

$2,656

$1,580

$1,579

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$198

$87

$97

3 years

$871

$695

$378

$386

5 years

$1,223

$1,219

$692

$697

10 years

$2,212

$2,656

$1,580

$1,579

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 63% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2000 Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index was approximately $21.5 million to $14.9 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $3.6 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2000 Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes. The Fund expects to

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invest in equity securities of both growth companies and value companies.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than investments in “undervalued” companies.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The Fund acquired the assets of the Rothschild U.S. Small-Cap Core Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) in a reorganization transaction on January 11, 2016. The Fund’s objectives (goals), policies, guidelines and restrictions are substantially the same as those of the Predecessor Fund. Each class of the Fund available in this Prospectus was first offered on January 11, 2016.

The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I-2 shares. The performance figures shown below for the share classes of the Fund for periods prior to January 11, 2016 reflect the historical performance of the then-existing Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund. The performance figures for periods prior to January 11, 2016 have not been adjusted to reflect fees and expenses of Class A, Class C, Class R6, and Class I-2 shares of the Fund, respectively. If these returns had been adjusted, then performance for the share classes would be lower than the returns shown based on differences in their fee and expense structures. The Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2014, and the Since Inception returns in the table below are based on this date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(15:-1.55,16:18.07,17:15.44,18:-12.06,19:19.26,20:9.79,21:20.26)

1Class I-2 return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (24.70%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q4 202027.35%; Q1 2020: (32.90%)

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Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

Since Inception

Class I-2 (before taxes)

20.26%

9.83%

9.25%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions)

19.05%

9.22%

8.79%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

12.87%

7.71%

7.37%

Class A (before taxes)

14.90%

8.59%

8.35%

Class C (before taxes)

18.06%

8.75%

8.32%

Class R6 (before taxes)

20.37%

9.90%

9.28%

Russell 2000 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund)

14.82%

12.02%

10.76%

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I-2 shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Tina Jones, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Douglas J. Levine, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Michael Kehoe, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Eric Fraser, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Bradley Hunnewell, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

*Reflects December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap Value

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The tables that follow describe 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. If these fees were included, the fees and expenses shown would be higher. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible Funds of the Trust. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Overview of the Share Classes section on page 96 in the Fund’s prospectus (the “Prospectus”) and in the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

         

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Maximum Sales Charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%

None

None

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

1.00%

None

None

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

           
           

Share Class

 

 

A

C

R6

I-2

Management Fee

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

0.75%

Distribution (12b-1) and/or Service Fee

0.25%

1.00%

None

None

Other Expenses

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

0.65%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

1.65%

2.40%

1.40%

1.40%

Less Expense Reimbursement1

(0.45%)

(0.45%)

(0.55%)

(0.45%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Expense Reimbursement

1.20%

1.95%

0.85%

0.95%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The investment adviser has agreed to limit certain “Other Expenses” incurred by the Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.20% for Class A, Class C and Class I-2 shares through 7/31/2023 and 0.10% for Class R6 shares through 7/31/2023. This agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless the investment adviser provides written notice of the termination of the agreement at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the next one-year term. Prior to the renewal period, the investment adviser may not terminate this agreement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. The investment adviser may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap.

Examples

The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other Funds of the Trust or other mutual funds. Each Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted share class of the Fund for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain as stated in the previous table for the time periods shown, except for the ten-year amounts for Class C shares that reflect the conversion to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased and the expense reimbursement (expense limitation) which is only reflected for the contractual periods. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

         
         

Your expenses (in dollars) if you SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$298

$87

$97

3 years

$881

$706

$389

$399

5 years

$1,243

$1,240

$713

$723

10 years

$2,260

$2,702

$1,632

$1,641

 

 

 

 

 

Your expenses (in dollars) if you DON’T SELL your shares

at the end of each period.

Share Class

 

A

C

R6

I-2

1 year

$542

$198

$87

$97

3 years

$881

$706

$389

$399

5 years

$1,243

$1,240

$713

$723

10 years

$2,260

$2,702

$1,632

$1,641

 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its holdings). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of the Fund. A higher portfolio turnover rate reflects a greater number of securities being bought or sold, which 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 Examples, affect the Fund’s performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2000 Value Index, and invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization value companies as defined by the Russell 2000 Value Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Value Index was approximately $32.5 million to $14.9 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $3.4 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2000 Value Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a

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company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks

As with any mutual fund, the value of the Fund’s investments, and therefore the value of your shares, may go up or down and you could lose money. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Italicized terms refer to separate Principal Risks that are each defined in the Principal Risks section below.

While the Fund may be subject to various risk exposures at any given time depending on market conditions and other factors impacting holdings and investment strategies, the Fund under normal circumstances is subject to the following principal risks:

 Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance.

 Liquidity Risk: Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. The Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests.

 Financial Sector Risk: The operations and businesses of financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, the availability and cost of capital funds, and interest rate changes. General market downturns may affect financial services companies adversely.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because the Fund is available for investment by one or more “fund of funds” of the Trust and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by such fund of funds, a change in asset allocation by the fund of funds could result in large redemptions out of the Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to the Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

Performance

The bar chart and Average Annual Total Returns table below provide some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Fund from year to year and showing how the Fund’s returns compare to a broad-based market index. The Fund acquired the assets of the Rothschild U.S. Small-Cap Value Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) in a reorganization transaction on January 11, 2016. The Fund’s objectives (goals), policies, guidelines and restrictions are substantially the same as those of the Predecessor Fund. Each class of the Fund available in this Prospectus was first offered on January 11, 2016.

The bar chart shows the performance of the Fund’s Class I-2 shares. The performance figures shown below for the share classes of the Fund for periods prior to January 11, 2016 reflect the historical performance of the then-existing Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund. The performance figures for periods prior to January 11, 2016 have not been adjusted to reflect fees and expenses of Class A, Class C, Class R6, and Class I-2 shares of the Fund, respectively. If these returns had been adjusted, then performance for the share classes would be lower than the returns shown based on differences in their fee and expense structures. The Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2014, and the Since Inception returns in the table below are based on this date.

Performance reflects fee waivers or expense limitations, if any, that were in effect during the periods presented. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information may be obtained at our website: www.PacificFunds.com/investor/performance.html, or by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Calendar Year Total Returns (%)1

PerformanceBarChartData(15:-3.54,16:24.77,17:7.59,18:-16.52,19:23.9,20:-2.3,21:34.36)

1Class I-2 return for the period 1/1/22 through 6/30/22: (18.25%)

Best and worst quarterly performance reflected within the bar chart: Q4 202029.32%; Q1 2020: (37.98%)

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Average Annual Total Returns
(For the periods ended December 31, 2021)

1 year

5 years

Since Inception

Class I-2 (before taxes)

34.36%

7.88%

8.40%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions)

33.90%

6.22%

7.05%

Class I-2 (after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)

20.67%

5.63%

6.22%

Class A (before taxes)

28.30%

6.66%

7.48%

Class C (before taxes)

31.96%

6.79%

7.47%

Class R6 (before taxes)

34.49%

7.89%

8.40%

Russell 2000 Value Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) (based on December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund)

28.27%

9.07%

9.45%

The after-tax returns (a) are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; (b) are shown for Class I-2 shares only and will vary for other classes; and (c) are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. In some instances, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may be greater than the return before taxes because the investor is assumed to be able to use the capital loss of the sale of Fund shares to offset other taxable capital gains.

Management

Investment Adviser – Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

Sub-Adviser – Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. The persons jointly and primarily responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund are:

   

Portfolio Manager and Primary Title with
Sub-Adviser

Experience
with Fund

Tina Jones, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Douglas J. Levine, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2014*

Michael Kehoe, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Eric Fraser, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

Bradley Hunnewell, CFA, Director and Portfolio Manager

Since 2019

*Reflects December 31, 2014 inception date of the Predecessor Fund.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information, and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries – please turn to the Additional Summary Information section on page 69 in this Prospectus.

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ADDITIONAL SUMMARY INFORMATION

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Once you have established an account, you may generally purchase or redeem (sell) shares of a Fund on any business day by mail (Pacific Funds, P.O. Box 9768, Providence, RI 02940-9768), overnight mail (Pacific Funds, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581), by telephone by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333 or by wire or electronic funds transfer. For accounts established through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary, please contact your financial professional to purchase or redeem shares.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial investment is $1,000, and the minimum subsequent investment is $50. For Class I shares, the minimum initial investment is $500,000 for Institutional Investors, with no minimum for subsequent investments. Class I shares are only available to eligible investors. Class R6 shares generally have no minimum for initial or subsequent investments, except for certain institutional investors who purchase Class R6 shares directly with the Trust’s transfer agent for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000,000 with no minimum for subsequent investments. Class R6 shares are only available to eligible investors. There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment for Class I-2 (formerly named Advisor Class) shares because they are generally only available to investors in fee-based advisory programs. Not all classes are available for direct investment for all Funds. Pacific Funds Series Trust (the “Trust” or “Pacific Funds”) reserves the right to waive or change minimum investment amounts, including for certain types of retirement plans. The Trust and Pacific Select Distributors, LLC, the distributor and principal underwriter for the Trust (the “Distributor”), reserve the right to reject any request to buy shares.

Purchase and sale orders for accounts held directly with the Trust are executed at the next net asset value (“NAV”), plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the transfer agent of the Trust receives an order in proper form at its processing location in Westborough, MA (which may not be the same day the order is first received at the Trust’s P.O. Box for any orders sent to the Trust’s P.O. Box as these orders must be picked up and delivered to the Trust’s Westborough, MA location for review and processing). Purchase and sale orders for accounts held with a financial intermediary are executed at the next NAV, plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the order is received by the financial intermediary in proper form.

Tax Information

The Trust’s distributions are taxable, and will 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, distributions from which may be taxable upon withdrawal.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of a Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as through a “fund supermarket” where a variety of mutual funds from different fund families are offered through your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary), the Trust and its related companies may pay the broker-dealer or other financial 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 financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial professional or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS

You should consult with your financial professional to determine which Fund may be suited to your financial needs, investment time horizon and risk comfort level. You should periodically review these factors to determine if a change in your investment strategy is needed. The investment adviser to the Trust is Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”). Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative, Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative, Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate, Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth and Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth (together, the “Portfolio Optimization Funds”) are funds of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by investing in Class P shares of certain other Funds within the Trust (the “Underlying Funds”). PLFA has retained other portfolio management firms to manage most of the Underlying Funds. Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income, Pacific Funds Short Duration Income, Pacific Funds Core Income, Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond, Pacific Funds Strategic Income, Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and Pacific Funds High Income (together, the “PF Fixed Income Funds”) are sub-advised by Pacific Asset Management LLC (“Pacific Asset Management”). Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap, Pacific Funds Small-Cap and Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value (together, the “PF U.S. Equity Funds”) are sub-advised by Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. (“Rothschild & Co”). More information on PLFA, Pacific Asset Management and Rothschild & Co can be found in the About Management section of this Prospectus. Information about the Underlying Funds is contained in a separate prospectus, which can be obtained as described on the back cover of this Prospectus.

Please read this Prospectus carefully before investing or sending money and keep it for future reference. You should read the complete description of the Funds in this Prospectus and be aware that any time you invest, there is a risk of loss of money.

The following provides general investment information that applies to all Funds offered in this Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. For a description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ holdings as well as each Fund’s non-principal investment strategies and descriptions of securities, see the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

General Investment Information

Each Fund is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”) and is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act unless otherwise noted. Although some of the Funds may have names or investment goals that resemble other mutual funds managed by the same Manager, they may not have the same underlying holdings or performance as those other mutual funds. Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“IRC”). Except for the PF U.S. Equity

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Funds and the PF Fixed Income Funds, a Fund’s stated investment goal is fundamental and cannot be changed without shareholder approval. Unless a particular investment policy is identified as fundamental in the SAI, the Trust’s board of trustees (“Board”) may change investment policies of a Fund without shareholder approval. Generally, there are changes to a Fund’s investment policies when an existing Manager is replaced, to reflect the new Manager’s investment style and practices.

A Fund may have investment policies on the amount that it can invest in certain kinds of securities, certain countries or credit ratings or capitalizations of securities. These investment policies apply at the time the investment is made so a Fund generally may continue to hold positions which met the investment policies at the time of investment but subsequently do not meet such policies. Additionally, a Fund may continue to invest in investments that move outside such policies for reasons such as dividend reinvestments or corporate actions. A company’s “capitalization” is a measure of its size. Capitalization is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding. Since companies’ market capitalizations fluctuate due to price volatility, capitalization ranges of the indices used to determine eligibility may be affected. Therefore, the capitalization ranges may be modified from time to time. Capitalization is determined at time of investment. Accordingly, a Fund which invests principally in the securities of small-capitalization companies may continue to hold those securities even if they become mid-capitalization companies. Similarly, a Fund which invests principally in securities of mid-capitalization companies may continue to hold those securities even if they become large-capitalization companies. Conversely, a Fund which invests principally in the securities of large-capitalization companies may continue to hold those securities even if they become mid-capitalization companies. Many of the benchmark indices that are used to give you an idea of the capitalization range for the size of companies in which a Fund may invest are periodically reconstituted by the index provider. When this is done, it is possible that a Fund may hold a significant number of holdings with capitalizations that are no longer within the capitalization range of the reconstituted index.

Some investment policies are in place due to regulatory requirements relating to the name of the particular Fund (“Name Test Policy”) and impose an 80% investment minimum. The Name Test Policy is applied to a Fund’s net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. Other than for the Name Test Policy, if net assets are not specified, then percentage limits refer to a Fund’s total assets. Please see the SAI for additional information on the Name Test Policy.

Duration is a mathematical measure of a Fund’s or security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Each year of duration represents an expected 1% change in the net asset value of a Fund or security for every 1% change in interest rates. So, the longer a Fund’s or security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. As such, a Fund with a long average duration (generally above 10 years) or intermediate average duration (generally between 3 and 10 years) will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a Fund with a short average duration (generally less than 3 years). For example, if a Fund has a weighted average duration of 5 years, its net asset value would be expected to fall about 5% when interest rates rise by 1%. Duration is not necessarily equal to maturity. The maturity of a security, another commonly used measure of price sensitivity, measures only the time until final payment is due, whereas duration factors in the pattern of all payments of interest and principal over time, including how these payments are affected by prepayments and by changes in interest rates, as well as the time until an interest rate is reset (in the case of floating rate securities).

Weighted average maturity is the average of the current maturities of all bonds held by a Fund, calculated to weight more heavily those bonds held in higher dollar values by the Fund. Weighted average maturity is important to investors as an indication of a fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Usually, the longer the weighted average maturity, the more fluctuation in share price you can expect. Mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment of principal which can shorten the weighted average maturity of a fund. Therefore, in the case of a Fund which holds mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities and similar types of securities, the weighted average maturity of a Fund is equivalent to its weighted average life. Weighted average life is the weighted average maturity of the cash flows in the securities held by a Fund given certain prepayment assumptions.

Some of the Funds in this Prospectus are available for investment by the Portfolio Optimization Funds, which are funds that invest in other funds of the Trust to seek their investment goals (a “fund of funds”). Changes to the target allocations or rebalancing of a Portfolio Optimization Fund can result in the transfer of assets from one Fund to another. To implement any allocation changes for a fund of funds (including periodic rebalancing, changes in Managers or their investment personnel, and reorganizations of Funds), the applicable Funds may temporarily use or increase their use of derivatives, such as futures contracts, to obtain exposure to desired investments, which (if principally used) can temporarily subject these Funds to derivatives risk and leverage risk generally, along with risks specific to those derivatives. These changes, which occur without shareholder approval, may result in the sale of securities or other holdings, which can increase portfolio turnover and trading costs, potentially reducing a Fund’s performance. The portfolio turnover rate excludes the purchase and sale of certain investments such as most derivative instruments, investments made on shorter-term basis or instruments with a maturity of one year or less at the time of investment. Accordingly, a Fund that uses such instruments may have a higher portfolio turnover rate than as disclosed in its Fund summary. High portfolio turnover rates may cause a Fund to incur higher levels of brokerage fees and commissions, which may reduce performance, and may cause higher levels of current tax liability to shareholders in the Fund

In connection with the commencement of operations for a new Fund or during a change in Manager (including the addition or removal of a co-Manager) for an existing Fund, a Fund may temporarily deviate from investment guidelines (including the use of derivatives, such as futures, as well as holdings in cash and cash equivalents) in order to reasonably and economically obtain market exposure and manage cash flows. As a result of a change in Manager (including the addition/removal of a co-Manager), certain investment strategies of a Fund may change as described in a supplement that will be provided to impacted shareholders in advance of this transition. In order to facilitate these changes, a portion of the Fund’s holdings may be sold and new investments purchased in accordance with recommendations received from the pending new Manager. PLFA, the investment adviser to the Funds, may begin this transitioning prior to the transition effective date if PLFA determines that doing so is in the best interest of Fund shareholders.

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Each Fund is impacted by the liquidity of its investments. Liquidity risk for a Fund is defined as the risk that such Fund would not be able to meet requests to redeem shares without the significant dilution of the interests of the remaining investors in that Fund. To address this risk, unless otherwise noted, all Funds may hold some cash or cash equivalents for redemption purposes.

Each Fund may hold illiquid investments from time to time, depending upon market conditions and events. An illiquid investment is defined as an investment not reasonably expected to be sold or disposed of under current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without significantly changing the value of the investment. An investment, even one that is generally very liquid, may become less liquid or illiquid. A Fund may not acquire illiquid securities if, as a result of such purchases, illiquid holdings would comprise more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets. Once the value of a Fund’s illiquid investments exceeds 15%, that Fund may not make any additional purchases of illiquid investments. If, through the appreciation of illiquid securities or the depreciation of liquid securities or other factors (such as the determination of previously liquid securities as illiquid), a Fund’s net assets are in excess of 15% of illiquid investments, PLFA will take appropriate steps to address the liquidity of that Fund in accordance with the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program.

The Manager of a Fund may (but is not required to) take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with its principal investment strategies in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, industry, political or other conditions to try to protect the Fund from potential loss, for redemptions, at start-up of a Fund, in connection with the liquidation of a Fund, or where the sub-adviser or co-sub-adviser of a Fund is no longer managing the Fund. These shifts may alter the risk/return characteristics of a Fund and cause a Fund to miss investment opportunities and not to achieve its investment goal. Temporary defensive positions could detract from investment performance in a period of rising market prices, but may reduce the severity of losses in a period of falling market prices and provide liquidity for making additional investments or for meeting redemptions. Furthermore, such investment decisions may not anticipate market trends successfully. For further information on the types of investments that a Fund may make while assuming a temporary defensive position, see the Trust’s SAI, which can be obtained as described in the Where to Go For More Information section of this Prospectus.

All risks described in this Additional Information About Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section are listed alphabetically for reader ease and not by importance of the risk to the Funds as they are in the Fund Summaries sections. The following provides additional information about the principal investment strategies and principal risks described in the Fund Summaries sections at the beginning of this Prospectus.

Portfolio Optimization Funds

Investment Goals:

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Conservative seeks current income and preservation of capital.

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative seeks current income and moderate growth of capital.

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate seeks long-term growth of capital and low to moderate income.

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Growth seeks moderately high, long-term capital appreciation with low, current income.

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth seeks high, long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Portfolio Optimization Funds are each an asset allocation “fund of funds” that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in the Class P shares of the Underlying Funds. Each Fund seeks to optimize returns given a certain level of risk tolerance. Under normal market conditions, each Fund’s exposures to the two broad asset classes of debt and equity are expected to be within the ranges described in its Fund Summary.

The theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes in general can help reduce volatility over the long-term. This assumes that asset classes may not move in tandem and that positive returns in one or more asset classes may help offset negative returns in other asset classes.

PLFA manages and oversees each Fund through the following multi-step process:

(1) Asset Allocation/Portfolio Construction. PLFA manages each Fund using an approximate 10-year investment horizon, meaning that its investment decisions are based on a 10-year outlook for that Fund. A Model is developed that seeks to meet the Fund’s investment goal using both broad asset classes and narrower asset class categories. The broad equity asset class includes asset class categories such as domestic small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and large-capitalization, growth and value strategies, and international and emerging market equities. The broad debt asset class includes asset class categories such as investment grade bonds, high yield/high risk bonds, bank loans, international debt and emerging market debt.

PLFA then determines the amount of the Fund’s assets to invest in each Underlying Fund in order to obtain the broad asset class exposures and asset class category exposures designated by the Model for the Fund.

PLFA may adjust each Fund’s targeted broad asset class allocations of debt and equity to any point within the stated ranges, and/or adjust the asset class category allocations, and/or the allocations to the Underlying Funds, at any time as they deem necessary based on PLFA’s views of market conditions, its outlook for various asset class categories or other factors (“dynamic positioning”).

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For example, PLFA may engage in dynamic positioning for the Fund by adjusting the Model to reflect a shorter term view of the markets or a particular asset class category, to seek to capture upside opportunities or mitigate risk from market events, or for cash management purposes. PLFA would then make the appropriate adjustments to its Underlying Fund allocations to reflect the updated broad asset class and asset class category allocations in the Model. This dynamic positioning would be implemented consistent with the Fund’s risk/return profile and investment goal.

(2) Manager Oversight. Once PLFA has conducted its manager search process and selected the management firms to manage the Underlying Funds, each Manager manages its respective Underlying Fund(s) in its own investment style and acts independently of other Underlying Fund Managers. PLFA monitors and evaluates each Underlying Fund Manager to seek to ensure that the Manager’s investment style and approach continue to be appropriate for the Underlying Fund it manages. PLFA may change the Manager of an Underlying Fund or add a Manager(s) to co-manage an Underlying Fund with the existing Manager with approval from the Board of Trustees, which could impact the Fund.

(3) Investment Risk Management. PLFA monitors and analyzes the risks arising from the investments of the Fund, evaluates the impact of any risk exposures on the Fund’s risk/return objectives and considers adjustments to the Fund’s allocations as a result. PLFA utilizes various risk management tools and resources to assess risks.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in equity instruments include: growth and value stocks; large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies; stocks of companies with a history of paying dividends; sector-specific stocks; and domestic and foreign stocks, including emerging market stocks.

Investments of the Underlying Funds that invest primarily in debt instruments include: investment grade debt securities, including U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, and other asset-backed securities; foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; debt instruments of varying duration; convertible securities; high yield/high risk bonds; floating rate loans; and inflation-indexed bonds.

Certain Underlying Funds may also use derivatives such as: forwards; futures contracts and options on securities, indices, currencies and other investments; and swaps (including interest rate, cross-currency, total return and credit default swaps). An Underlying Fund may use derivatives generally as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to attempt to hedge or reduce risk or to seek to enhance investment returns.

PLFA may adjust an allocation for a Fund and reallocate the assets of the Fund to more closely align with the new adjusted allocation. This reallocation may take place over a period of time, which is usually not more than 90 days, during which the Fund will deviate from the new adjusted allocation. In addition, actual holdings of a Fund could vary from its desired allocations due to actual cash flows and changes to its Underlying Fund asset values as a result of market movements and portfolio management decisions. Actual allocations may also vary from the desired allocations if a Fund takes a temporary defensive position. If PLFA determines that adverse market, economic, political or other conditions warrant a temporary defensive position for a Fund, the Fund temporarily may invest inconsistent with its principal investment strategies in, partially or extensively, certain Underlying Funds or other investments that PLFA determines appropriate for such conditions. If PLFA makes such a determination, these investments could affect the Fund’s performance adversely and the Fund may not achieve its investment goal.

With respect to the Portfolio Optimization Conservative’s investment goal, “capital preservation” refers to investing in these principal investments with the intention of helping to stabilize and preserve the value of an investment in that Fund.

When investing purchase proceeds and meeting redemption requests for a Fund, PLFA may use a methodology to identify assets to be purchased or sold by the Fund that factors in the desired allocations and the current allocations of the Fund. This methodology is intended to help maintain the Fund’s desired allocations, although there is no assurance that the Fund will maintain its desired allocations using this methodology.

Each Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in any single Underlying Fund. Each Fund expects to be as fully invested as practical, although it may maintain liquidity reserves to meet redemption requests.

Each of the Portfolio Optimization Funds may invest in any or all of the asset classes within each broad asset class or in any or all of the Underlying Funds, but is not required to invest in every asset class (other than the broad debt and equity asset classes as described in each Fund Summary) or every Underlying Fund or in any particular percentage of an asset class or Underlying Fund. PLFA has sole discretion in selecting the Underlying Funds for investment and may adjust a Fund’s allocations to an Underlying Fund, including adding or removing Underlying Funds, as it deems appropriate to meet the respective Portfolio Optimization Fund’s investment goal at any time without shareholder notice.

For information on the Underlying Funds in which each of the Portfolio Optimization Funds may invest, including their principal investment strategies and principal risks, see the Trust’s SAI and Class P prospectus, which can be obtained as described on the back cover of this Prospectus. For information on how to access the actual month-end holdings for the Portfolio Optimization Funds, see Portfolio Holdings Information on the back cover of this Prospectus.

Principal Risks: Each of the Portfolio Optimization Funds is subject to Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk and Conflicts of Interest Risk. In addition, the following is a list of the principal risks for each Portfolio Optimization Fund resulting from its respective allocations to the Underlying Funds. The risks listed are associated with one or more Underlying Funds and are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus. Risks that are not listed below but are principal risks of the Underlying Funds can be found as

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described in the prior paragraph. These risks are still present for a Portfolio Optimization Fund to the extent of a Portfolio Optimization Fund’s investment in the Underlying Fund(s) associated with such risks and may rise to the level of a “principal risk” if the Fund’s investment in such Underlying Fund increases, whether due to the action of the Fund, market movements or other factors.

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Conservative

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds:

     

 Active Management Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Leverage Risk

 Convertible Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Credit Risk

 Geographic Focus Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Currency Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk”

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-

 Derivatives Risk

Securities Risk

Backed Securities Risk

 Emerging Markets Risk

 Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Value Companies Risk

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds:

     

 Active Management Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Leverage Risk

 Convertible Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Credit Risk

 Geographic Focus Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Currency Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk”

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-

 Derivatives Risk

Securities Risk

Backed Securities Risk

 Emerging Markets Risk

 Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Value Companies Risk

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Moderate

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds:

     

 Active Management Risk

 Floating Rating Loan Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Convertible Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Credit Risk

 Geographic Focus Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Currency Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-

 Debt Securities Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk”

Backed Securities Risk

 Derivatives Risk

Securities Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Emerging Markets Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 Leverage Risk

 Value Companies Risk

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Growth

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds:

     

 Active Management Risk

 Geographic Focus Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Credit Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Currency Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk”

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-

 Debt Securities Risk

Securities Risk

Backed Securities Risk

 Derivatives Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Emerging Markets Risk

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Leverage Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Value Companies Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

   

Pacific FundsSM Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

Principal Risks from Holdings in Underlying Funds:

     

 Active Management Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Credit Risk

 Geographic Focus Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-

 Currency Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

Backed Securities Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Derivatives Risk

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Emerging Markets Risk

 Leverage Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Value Companies Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

   

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Pacific FundsSM Ultra Short Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income consistent with capital preservation.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund primarily invests in investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term fixed and floating rate debt securities, including corporate debt securities, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities and money market instruments such as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, time deposits, deposit notes and bank notes. Debt securities in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities.

The weighted average duration of this Fund will vary based on the sub-adviser’s market forecasts and will not normally exceed one year. Duration is a mathematical measure of the average life of a bond that includes its yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates (i.e., to measure the volatility of a bond’s price relative to a change in interest rates). The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The sub-adviser seeks to manage interest rate risk through its management of the weighted average duration of the investments it holds in the Fund.

Sector allocations are determined based upon the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal and benchmark weightings (the Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index). The Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index is composed of all U.S. Treasuries that have a remaining maturity between one and twelve months.

The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis on each potential investment. When selecting investments (including non-income producing investments), the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

The Fund is not a money market fund and is not subject to the special regulatory requirements (including maturity and credit quality constraints) designed to enable money market funds to maintain a stable share price.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Credit Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 

Pacific FundsSM Short Duration Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks current income; capital appreciation is of secondary importance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 70% of its assets in investment grade debt instruments, including corporate debt, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. U.S. government securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk,

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sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate senior loans. Debt securities in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities that are primarily in developed markets.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within one year (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index, although the investments held by the Fund may have short, intermediate and long terms to maturity. Duration is a mathematical measure of the average life of a bond that includes its yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates (i.e., to measure the volatility of a bond’s price relative to a change in interest rates). The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. Maturity of a debt instrument, however, refers to the specific period of time until final payment (principal and any applicable interest) is due. The duration of the Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index was 1.92 years as of March 31, 2022.

Sector allocations are determined based upon the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal and benchmark weightings (Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index). The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis on each potential investment. When selecting investments (including non-income producing investments), the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk

 Credit Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

Pacific FundsSM Core Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income; capital appreciation is of secondary importance.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 60% of its assets in investment grade debt instruments, including corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. U.S. government securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate senior loans. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars and issued by foreign entities in developed markets.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within two years (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, although the instruments held may have short, intermediate, and long terms to maturity. Duration is a mathematical measure of the average life of a bond that includes its yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates (i.e., to measure the volatility of a bond’s price relative to a change in interest rates). The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 6.58 years as of March 31, 2022.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market

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assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Credit Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

Pacific FundsSM ESG Core Bond

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation, while giving consideration to certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in debt securities. The Fund primarily invests in a broad range of investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, debt securities issued by the U. S. government or its related agencies and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by developed foreign governments and corporations. Under normal circumstances, the Fund may invest up to 65% of its assets in corporate bonds. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of developed foreign governments and corporations.

The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average duration within two years (plus or minus) of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates. The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index was 6.58 years as of March 31, 2022.

Non-agency asset-backed securities in which the Fund invests will generally focus on securities secured by company receivables, home equity loans, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables, student loans or other securities backed by other types of receivables or other assets and would be structured to pay both principal and interest. Examples of mortgage-related securities in which the Fund may invest are mortgage pass-through securities, TBAs, and GNMA certificates along with other non-agency mortgage-related securities.

The sub-adviser’s investment process for the Fund is based on a combination of the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process, the sub-adviser’s ESG exclusions and the sub-adviser’s analysis of ESG metrics provided by independent third party ESG data providers (the ESG exclusions and ESG metrics together, the “ESG Criteria”). These considerations are described below.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

ESG Exclusions. The sub-adviser has created the following ESG exclusions to seek to screen out investment in issuers of corporate bonds with direct involvement in: (i) the production of thermal coal, distribution of thermal coal, sale of thermal coal or use of thermal coal to manufacture other products or services that contribute materially to company revenue in excess of the sub-adviser’s revenue threshold; (ii) the production of tobacco; (iii) the production or sale of controversial military weapons; and (iv) serious human rights violations, severe environmental damage or gross corruption. The sub-adviser excludes these issuers from the Fund because it believes that these issuers represent business models that are not sustainable over the long-term. The Fund may invest in transition bonds issued by entities that derive revenue from activities in the exclusion list. Transition bonds, also referred to as sustainable bonds, are debt instruments whose proceeds are

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exclusively used to finance projects aimed at helping the issuer transition to a more sustainable way of doing business. Examples of these bonds are green bonds (used to finance projects with positive environmental impacts), blue bonds (used to raise capital for ocean conservation, marine and fisheries projects) and social bonds (used to finance social projects intended to achieve positive social outcomes and/or address a social issue). For example, the Fund could invest in a bond offered by a coal mining company where the proceeds from sale of the bond are earmarked exclusively for renewable energy projects such as wind turbine and/or solar panel development because the “transitional” activities of that issuer suggest it is making an effort to adapt their business model to become more sustainable over the long term. The sub-adviser uses a combination of issuer lists and ESG-specific issuer information provided by independent third party ESG data providers to determine which issuers to exclude under the ESG exclusions described herein. This information is determined by the internal methodologies and ESG analytics of those providers. In the event independent third-party ESG data is not available for an issuer, the sub-adviser may rely on its own research to determine whether an ESG exclusion applies to the security.

ESG Metrics. In analyzing ESG metrics to make portfolio decisions, the sub-adviser relies on ESG ratings and other information provided by various independent third party ESG data providers to help construct a portfolio of high ESG quality and low financial risk stemming from ESG factors. ESG metrics are evaluated for the principal investment strategies described in the first paragraph of the Principal Investment Strategies section, except to the extent that any of these principal investments are structured as collateralized loan obligations. The sub-adviser relies upon the assessments of independent third party data providers to score the ESG factors of each issuer, as those environmental, social or governance factors are applicable or relevant to the issuer, to determine its overall ESG rating. The providers’ overall ESG ratings consider, as applicable or relevant, the following factors: environmental assessments (involving issues such as greenhouse gas emissions, resource efficiency, use of natural resources and/or waste management), social assessments (involving issues such as human capital management, labor standards, occupational health and safety records, data security and/or product quality and safety) and/or governance assessments (involving issues such as board structure and quality, executive compensation, anti-competitive practices, ownership, shareholder rights, and/or geopolitical risk). When determining an issuer’s overall ESG rating, the providers rate the environmental, social, and governance factors of each issuer and then apply weights to each factor’s score to create an aggregate score. The sub-adviser relies upon this overall ESG rating when constructing the portfolio. This approach seeks to maintain high ESG quality and low financial risk stemming from ESG factors for the Fund. These ratings seek to measure the degree to which an issuer’s economic value is at risk due to ESG factors (e.g., an insurance company that has to cover flood and tornado claims), how well they manage the ESG risks relative to peers, and potential opportunities arising from ESG factors.

Given that the ESG providers have different research methodologies and slightly different assessments of financially material ESG factors for each issuer, should ESG ratings between providers be inconsistent, then the sub-adviser will review the information underlying those ratings determinations. The sub-adviser has the right to change an ESG data provider and add to the number of providers providing ESG information at any time. In the event third party ESG metrics are not available for an issuer, the sub-adviser may rely on its own qualitative research as a substitute.

The Fund seeks to invest in Principal Investments that would result in a better average ESG rating for those debt securities than the average ESG rating of the debt securities representing Principal Investments within the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (the Fund’s benchmark index). These ratings are calculated using ESG metrics provided by independent third party ESG data providers relied upon by the sub-adviser.

The Fund seeks to invest in corporate debt securities with a lower average carbon intensity than the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities within the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (the Fund’s benchmark index) for which this data is available using the carbon intensity definition and calculation methodology of an independent third party ESG data provider. The sub-adviser uses the definition of “carbon intensity” from one of its independent third party ESG data providers, which defines “carbon intensity” as “metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per million dollars of revenue.” This definition also describes how the independent third party ESG data provider calculates the carbon intensity score for a corporate debt security. The intended result is investing in a portfolio of companies that has a lower average carbon intensity than the average carbon intensity of the companies in the benchmark.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process and ESG Criteria. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio.

The sub-adviser seeks to screen out (exclude) investment in issuers of corporate bonds as described under the “ESG Exclusions” section above. An individual Principal Investment with a lower ESG rating than that of the benchmark’s as described above is eligible for investment provided the average ESG rating of the Principal Investments in the Fund with the new investment remains better than the average ESG rating of the debt securities in the benchmark that represent the investment types covered by the Principal Investments. Similarly, an individual corporate debt security with a higher carbon intensity than that of the benchmark’s as described above is eligible for investment provided the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities in the Fund with the new investment remains lower than the average carbon intensity of the corporate debt securities in the benchmark. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred. The sub-adviser will re-evaluate the available ESG Criteria of portfolio securities periodically to determine which securities should be considered for sale based on whether the portfolio securities continue to meet the ESG Criteria. In addition, a company that meets the sub-adviser’s ESG Criteria at the time of investment may subsequently fail to meet the ESG Criteria, either due to the availability of more information or changing circumstances, and the sub-adviser is under no obligation to sell the security upon the occurrence of those circumstances or availability of that information.

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Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Credit Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 ESG Criteria Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

Pacific FundsSM Strategic Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income. The Fund may also seek capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing debt instruments. The Fund’s allocations to non-investment grade debt instruments and investment grade debt instruments will change based on the sub-adviser’s view of market conditions and, as a result, may range from up to 70% of the Fund’s assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments and floating rate loans to up to 65% of the Fund’s assets in investment grade debt instruments, including corporate debt securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-related securities, U.S. government securities and agency securities. U.S. government securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities and securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests may include those denominated in U.S. dollars issued by foreign entities in developed markets.

The Fund’s weighted average duration is expected to be within a range of one to seven years. Duration is a mathematical measure of the average life of a bond that includes its yield, coupon, final maturity, and call features. Duration is often used to measure a bond’s or fund’s sensitivity to interest rates (i.e., to measure the volatility of a bond’s price relative to a change in interest rates). The longer a fund’s duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate risk. The shorter a fund’s duration, the less sensitive it is to interest rate risk.

The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its assets, but not to exceed 20% in the aggregate, in each of the following investments: foreign currency denominated debt instruments, convertible securities or equity securities.

Sector allocations are determined based upon the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal and benchmark weightings (Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index). The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis on each potential investment. When selecting investments (including non-income producing investments), the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. Individual investments may be purchased or sold in the event the sub-adviser decides to adjust debt asset class weightings within the portfolio. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Convertible Securities Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk

 Credit Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Currency Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 U.S. Government Securities Risk

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Pacific FundsSM Floating Rate Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

This Fund invests principally in income producing floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities are those with interest rates which float, adjust or vary periodically based upon a benchmark indicator, a specified adjustment schedule or prevailing interest rates. Floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities in which the Fund invests consist of senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans, secured and unsecured second lien floating rate loans, and floating rate debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers. Senior floating rate loans and some floating rate debt securities are debt instruments that may have a right to payment that is senior to most other debts of the borrowers. Second lien loans are generally second in line in terms of repayment priority with respect to the pledged collateral. Borrowers may include corporations, partnerships and other entities that operate in a variety of industries and geographic regions. Floating rate loans are generally arranged through private negotiations between a borrower and several financial institutions represented, in each case, by one or more lenders acting as agent of the other lenders. On behalf of the lenders, the agent is primarily responsible for negotiating the loan agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of the loans and the rights and obligations of the borrowers and lenders. Floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities generally pay interest at rates that are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Generally, secured floating rate loans are secured by specific assets of the borrower.

Floating rate loans will generally be purchased from banks or other financial institutions through assignments or participations. A direct interest in a floating rate loan may be acquired directly from the agent of the lender or another lender by assignment or an indirect interest may be acquired as a participation in another lender’s portion of a floating rate loan.

A significant portion of floating rate investments may be “covenant lite” loans that may contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics. Covenant lite loans and floating rate debt securities generally give the borrower/issuer more flexibility than maintenance-based loans.

The Fund is expected to invest substantially all of its assets in floating rate loans and other debt instruments that are rated non-investment grade or, if unrated, are of comparable quality as determined by the sub-adviser. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in other types of debt instruments or securities including non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments. Such non-investment grade instruments include those that may be stressed, distressed or in default.

The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in U.S. dollar denominated foreign investments, principally in developed markets.

The floating rate loans and floating rate securities in which the Fund invests are not subject to any restrictions with respect to maturity. Floating rate loans and floating rate securities will have rates of interest that are reset daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. For floating rate loans, the sub-adviser considers ESG factors that may pose material financial risks to the investment, subject to the availability of relevant information. The evaluation of ESG factors and ESG-related risks is one of many considerations in the assessment of portfolio investments and may not be a determinative factor in the sub-adviser’s investment decisions. ESG factors may vary by industry, sector, region, or investment type. Further, ESG factors considered material to an issuer may change over time and not every ESG factor may be identified or evaluated.

An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk

 Credit Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

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Pacific FundsSM High Income

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks a high level of current income.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk, sometimes called “junk bonds”) debt instruments or in instruments with characteristics of non-investment grade debt instruments. The Fund invests principally in instruments that have intermediate (more than one year but less than ten years) to long (more than ten years) terms to maturity. Debt instruments in which the Fund invests focus on corporate bonds and notes, but may also include floating rate loans, and may also be of foreign issuers that are denominated in U.S. dollars. Floating rate loans are those with interest rates which float, adjust or vary periodically based upon a benchmark indicator, a specified adjustment schedule or prevailing interest rates.

Sector allocations are determined based upon the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal and benchmark weightings (Bloomberg US High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index). The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer and a relative value analysis on each potential investment.

Fundamental Research Process. The sub-adviser’s fundamental research process combines a bottom-up issuer analysis and top-down market assessment. A bottom-up issuer analysis relies upon the sub-adviser’s fundamental research analysis of individual issuers. A top-down market assessment provides a framework for portfolio risk positioning and sector allocations. Sector allocations are determined based on the sub-adviser’s assessment of risk/return opportunities relative to the Fund’s investment goal. Once this is determined, the sub-adviser looks for companies that it believes have sustainable competitive positions, strong management teams and the ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations. The sub-adviser performs a credit analysis on each potential issuer (a process designed to measure an issuer’s ability to repay or refinance its debt obligations) and a relative value analysis (by analyzing the investment’s attractiveness relative to other investments with similar profiles for risk and liquidity) for each potential investment. When selecting investments, the sub-adviser may invest in instruments that it believes have the potential for capital appreciation.

Individual investment selection is based on the sub-adviser’s fundamental research process. An investment is generally sold when the issue has realized its price appreciation target, the issue no longer offers relative value, or an adverse change in corporate or sector fundamentals has occurred.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk

 Credit Risk

 Interest Rate Risk

 Debt Securities Risk

 LIBOR Transition Risk

 Floating Rate Loan Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Foreign Markets Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

Pacific FundsSM Small/Mid-Cap

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small and medium capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small and medium capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2500 Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2500 Index was approximately $21.5 million to $40.0 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $9.4 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2500 Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes. The Fund expects to invest in equity securities of both growth companies and value companies.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The team analyzes a variety of quantitative and fundamental inputs in making stock decisions, and the team seeks to build a portfolio that is well diversified at the issuer level and by economic sector. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 Value Companies Risk

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Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, this Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2000 Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index was approximately $21.5 million to $14.9 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $3.6 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2000 Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes. The Fund expects to invest in equity securities of both growth companies and value companies.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The team analyzes a variety of quantitative and fundamental inputs in making stock decisions, and the team seeks to build a portfolio that is well diversified at the issuer level and by economic sector. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Growth Companies Risk

 Value Companies Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 

Pacific FundsSM Small-Cap Value

Investment Goal

This Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in common stocks and other equity securities of small capitalization U.S. companies. The Fund defines small capitalization companies as companies whose market capitalizations fall within the range of the Russell 2000 Value Index, and invests primarily in equity securities of small capitalization value companies as defined by the Russell 2000 Value Index. As of March 31, 2022, the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Value Index was approximately $32.5 million to $14.9 billion. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average market capitalization of the Fund was approximately $3.4 billion. The market capitalization of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio and the Russell 2000 Value Index changes over time; the Fund will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization changes.

The sub-adviser normally invests the Fund’s assets across different groups of industries/sectors, but may invest a significant percentage of the Fund’s assets in issuers in a single sector. As of March 31, 2022, a significant portion of the Fund is represented by securities of companies in the Financial sector. The components of the Fund are likely to change over time.

The Fund invests in securities that the Fund’s sub-adviser believes are attractively valued with the potential to exceed investor expectations. The team analyzes a variety of quantitative and fundamental inputs in making stock decisions, and the team seeks to build a portfolio that is well diversified at the issuer level and by economic sector. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria of the portfolio management team.

Principal Risks:

The following principal risks are described in the Additional Information About Principal Risks section of this Prospectus.

   

 Active Management Risk

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk

 Equity Securities Risk

 Underlying Fund Risk

 Financial Sector Risk

 Value Companies Risk

 Liquidity Risk

 

Additional Information About Principal Risks

Risk is the chance that you will lose money on an investment, or that it will not earn as much as you would expect. Every mutual fund has some degree of risk depending on its investments and strategies. The following provides additional information about the principal risks of the Funds identified in the Fund Summaries section.

Performance of a Fund will vary – Performance is affected by changes in the economy and financial markets. The value of a Fund changes as its asset values go up or down. The value of your shares will fluctuate, and when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. The timing of your investment may also affect performance.

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 Active Management Risk: A portfolio manager’s judgments about the potential value or price appreciation of an investment may prove to be incorrect or fail to have the intended results, which could negatively impact a Fund’s performance and cause it to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment goals or relative to its benchmark, or not to achieve its investment goal. A portfolio manager’s investment strategies are also discretionary and there can be no assurance that their investment strategies will be advantageous for a Fund. From time to time, the activities of a portfolio manager’s firm (and/or its affiliates) may be limited because of regulatory restrictions and/or their own internal policies or market, liquidity or other issues which may limit the investment opportunities for a Fund managed by such firm. Investments held for cash management or temporary defensive investing purposes can fluctuate in value and are subject to risk, including market and regulatory, interest rate and credit risks. Uninvested cash will be subject to the credit risk of the depositary institution holding the cash, in which case it is possible that no income would be earned on the cash and yield would go down. If significant assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, investment goals may not be met.

 Asset Allocation Fund of Funds Risk: As a fund of funds, a Fund is exposed to the same risks as the Underlying Funds in which it invests in direct proportion to its allocations to those Underlying Funds. Although the theory behind asset allocation is that diversification among asset classes in general can help reduce volatility over the long term, this theory assumes that asset classes do not move in tandem and that positive returns in one asset class will help offset negative returns in another asset class. You still may lose money if this theory proves incorrect and/or experience price volatility. Because an Underlying Fund’s investments can change due to market movements, the Underlying Fund Manager’s investment decisions or other factors, PLFA estimates each Underlying Fund’s investment exposures to determine a Fund’s allocations to the Underlying Fund. As a result, a Fund’s actual allocation to an Underlying Fund, as applicable, may deviate from the intended allocation, which could result in the Fund’s risk/return target not being met. Performance of and assumptions about asset classes and Underlying Funds may also diverge from historical performance and assumptions used to develop the allocations in light of actual market conditions. There is a risk that you could achieve better returns by investing in an individual fund or funds representing a single broad asset class or asset class category rather than investing in a fund of funds. Fund shareholders also bear indirectly their proportionate share of the expenses of the respective Underlying Fund in which the Fund invests.

 Conflicts of Interest Risk: PLFA is subject to competing interests that have the potential to influence its decision-making with regard to the selection of Underlying Funds for a fund of funds of the Trust. For example, one Underlying Fund may be managed by an affiliate of PLFA or may provide a higher management fee or result in greater profitability to PLFA than another Underlying Fund, which may provide PLFA with incentive to use that Fund as an Underlying Fund. Likewise, the impact of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements may provide an incentive to allocate assets to Underlying Funds that reduce the waiver or reimbursement obligations of PLFA. In addition, PLFA may believe that certain Underlying Funds may benefit from additional assets or could be harmed by redemptions, which may provide PLFA with an incentive to direct assets to those Underlying Funds. As investment adviser to the Funds, PLFA has duties to each Fund and its shareholders and at times there may be some conflicts between the interests of the direct shareholders of an Underlying Fund of the Trust and shareholders of a fund of funds of the Trust. PLFA seeks to identify and address any potential conflicts in a manner that is fair for the Underlying Funds, the fund of funds and the shareholders of the fund of funds and the Underlying Funds. PLFA has adopted a policy under which investment decisions for a fund of funds of the Trust must be made in the best interests of the fund of funds and its shareholders, and PLFA may take into account the interests of an Underlying Fund and its shareholders when making investment decisions for the fund of funds.

PLFA is also subject to competing interests in making recommendations regarding Managers of the Underlying Funds in which a fund of funds of the Trust may invest. With respect to retaining new Managers for Underlying Funds, if a PLFA affiliate has investment advisory capabilities in investment strategies used or to be used by an Underlying Fund, then PLFA may be influenced to recommend its affiliate as Manager of that Underlying Fund. With respect to Underlying Funds already managed by a PLFA affiliate, these competing interests may influence PLFA with regard to remedial measures that it might recommend in the event such a Fund was underperforming. For example, in the case of an underperforming Underlying Fund managed by Pacific Asset Management LLC, PLFA may be influenced to recommend the pursuit of remedial measures other than replacement of its affiliate as a Manager of the Fund and to pursue such remedial measures for a longer period of time than might be the case if the Underlying Fund were managed by an unaffiliated Manager.

PLFA provides asset allocation advisory services to various mutual funds. Although some of the Funds may have names or investment goals that resemble other Funds managed by PLFA, they will not have the same allocation percentages, underlying holdings or performance.

 Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are generally subject to the risks of stocks when the underlying stock price is high relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is more valuable) and to the risks of debt securities when the underlying stock price is low relative to the conversion price (because the conversion feature is less valuable). Convertible securities are also generally subject to credit risk, as they tend to be of lower credit quality, and interest rate risk, though they generally are not as sensitive to interest rate changes as conventional debt securities. A convertible security’s value also tends to increase and decrease with the underlying stock and typically has less potential for gain or loss than the underlying stock.

 Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument might be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations and might not make interest or principal payments on an instrument when those payments are due (“default”). The risk of a default is higher for debt instruments that are non-investment grade and lower for debt instruments that are of higher quality. Defaults may potentially reduce a Fund’s income or ability to recover amounts due and may reduce the value of the debt instrument, sometimes dramatically. The credit quality of securities can change rapidly in certain market environments, particularly during volatile markets or periods of economic uncertainty or downturn, and the default of a single holding could cause significant net asset value (“NAV”) deterioration. A debt security’s issuer (or a borrower or counterparty to a repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase agreement) may not be able to meet its

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financial obligations (e.g., may not be able to make principal and/or interest payments when they are due or otherwise default on other financial terms) and/or may go bankrupt. This is also sometimes described as counterparty risk.

Even though certain securities (such as loans) may be collateralized, there is no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral would satisfy interest and/or principal payments due to a Fund on such securities, or that such collateral could be easily liquidated in the event of a default. Such collateral may be difficult to identify and/or value, and if the value of the underlying collateral depreciates, recovery upon default may be difficult to realize. A Fund’s debt investments (also known as debt securities, debt obligations and debt instruments) may range in quality from those rated in the lowest category in which it is permitted to invest to those rated in the highest category by a rating agency, or, if unrated, determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality. High Quality Debt Instruments are those rated in one of the two highest rating categories (the highest category for commercial paper) or if unrated, are of comparable quality as determined by the Manager. Investment Grade Debt Instruments are those rated in one of the four highest rating categories or, if unrated, deemed comparable by the Manager. Non-investment Grade (High Yield/High Risk) Debt Instruments (sometimes called “junk bonds”) are those rated lower than Baa by Moody’s, BBB by S&P or Fitch and comparable securities. They are considered predominantly speculative and are more likely to default with respect to the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest than higher rated securities. Ratings of CCC for Fitch and S&P, or Caa for Moody’s, indicate a current vulnerability for default (“stressed”). Ratings below those levels indicate a higher vulnerability to default (“distressed”) or default itself. A rating of D for S&P indicates that the security has defaulted.

Ratings are provided by credit rating agencies which specialize in evaluating credit risk, but there is no guarantee that a highly rated debt instrument will not default or be downgraded. Each agency applies its own methodology in measuring creditworthiness and uses a specific rating scale to publish its ratings opinions. Ratings tables for three of the most commonly used Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“Rating Agencies”) and each of their categories of investment grade debt and non-investment grade debt are described in the following table. For further information regarding ratings, please see Appendix A of the Trust’s SAI.

Credit Ratings Chart

         

Long-term ratings

 

Standard & Poor’s1,3

Moody’s2

Fitch1,3

Investment grade debt categories

AAA

Aaa

AAA

AA

Aa

AA

A

A

A

BBB

Baa

BBB

Non-investment grade debt
(sometimes called “junk bonds”) categories

BB

Ba

BB

B

B

B

CCC

Caa

CCC

CC

Ca

CC

C

C

C

D

Short-term ratings

Highest three ratings

A-1

P-1

F1

A-2

P-2

F2

A-3

P-3

F3

Other ratings

B

NP

B

B-1

 

C

B-2

 

RD

B-3

 

D

C

   

D

   

1 Long-term ratings by Standard & Poor’s and Fitch from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. For example, BBB- is the lowest investment grade; BB+ is the highest non-investment grade.

2 Moody’s adds numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic bond rating classification from ‘Aa’ through ‘Caa’. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. For example, Baa3 is the lowest investment grade; Ba1 is the highest non-investment grade.

3 Short-term ratings within the A-1 and F1 categories may be designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

 Currency Risk: Currencies and securities denominated in foreign currencies may be affected by changes in exchange rates between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. Currency exchange rates may be volatile and may fluctuate in response to interest rate changes, the general economic conditions of a country, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the imposition or removal of currency controls, other political or regulatory conditions in the U.S. or abroad, speculation, or other factors. A decline in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of a Fund’s investments denominated in or with exposure to that foreign currency. For Funds that may hold short currency exposure, an appreciation in the value of the currency shorted would incur a loss for the Fund. As a currency control, certain countries aim to fix (or “peg” or “manage”) the exchange rates of their currencies against other countries’ currencies (the reference currency), rather than allowing

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them to fluctuate based on market forces. A pegged currency typically has a very narrow band of fluctuation (or a completely fixed rate) against the value of its reference currency and, as a result, may experience sudden and significant decline in value if the reference currency also declines in value. A managed currency establishes minimum exchange rates against its reference currency and, as a result, is not allowed to fall below a certain level against the reference currency but can rise above the reference currency’s value. There is no guarantee that these currency controls will remain in place and if these exchange rates were allowed to fluctuate based on market forces (for instance, a currency is “de-pegged” against its reference currency), there can be large losses as a result of exchange rates movements, which may adversely impact a Fund’s returns. In addition, the use of foreign exchange contracts (such as forward foreign currency contracts) to reduce foreign currency exposure can eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency values can decrease significantly both in the short term and over the long term in response to these and other conditions.

 Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities and other debt instruments are subject to many risks, including but not limited to interest rate risk and credit risk, which may affect their value. Many debt securities give the issuer the right to redeem (“call”) the security prior to maturity. If an issuer calls a security in which a Fund has invested, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment in the security and may be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the called security.

 Derivatives Risk: A Fund’s use of forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements (types of derivative instruments) as a principal investment strategy subjects the Fund to a number of risks, including: counterparty risk, leverage risk, market risk, regulatory risk, liquidity and valuation risk, operational risk, correlation risk, legal risk and premium risk. These risks are different from, and may be greater than, the risks involved if the Fund were to invest directly in the asset (e.g., a security, currency or index) underlying the derivative (the underlying Reference asset). The use of these instruments may, in some cases, cause a Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains and ordinary income (generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates) than if the Fund had not engaged in such transactions.

o Counterparty Risk – Derivative transactions that are privately negotiated in the “over-the-counter” market, such as forward commitments and most swap agreements, involve the risk that the party with whom the Fund has entered into the transaction (the counterparty) will be unable to fulfill its obligation to pay the Fund and the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the counterparty. Because these instruments are privately negotiated, unlike exchange-traded contracts, they are subject to a greater risk of default or bankruptcy by a counterparty, which could result in adverse market impact, expenses or delays in connection with the purchase or sale of the underlying Reference asset. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central clearinghouse, such as futures contracts and most options, counterparty risk is still present with the Fund’s clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself.

o Leverage Risk – A forward commitment, futures contract, option or swap agreement provides exposure to potential gain or loss from a change in the level of the market price of the underlying Reference asset (such as a security, currency, index or basket of securities) in a notional amount that exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the Fund’s position. The use of leverage could result in increased return but also creates the possibility for greater loss on the investment (including larger swings in value for the Fund). In some instances, the loss can exceed the net assets of the Fund.

o Market Risk – Market risk generally refers to risk from potential adverse market movements in relation to a Fund’s derivatives positions, or the risk that markets could experience a change in volatility that adversely impacts Fund returns. Price volatility of an investment refers to the variation of changes in that investment’s value over time as a result of market movements. Thus, an investment with higher price volatility is likely to have greater price swings over shorter time periods than an investment with lower price volatility, and a Fund that invests in more volatile investments may see its value also go up or down rapidly or unpredictably. Price volatility can be caused by many factors, including changes in the economy or financial markets or for reasons specific to a particular issuer. Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying Reference asset, which the Fund may not directly own, can result in a loss to the Fund substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. In addition, changes in the value of a derivative may be more sensitive to market factors than, the underlying Reference asset so that the Fund may lose more than the initial amount invested. Market risk may also impact a Fund’s obligations and exposures.

o Regulatory Risk – Governmental and regulatory actions relating to a mutual fund’s use of derivatives (such as forward commitments, futures contracts, options and swap agreements) and related instruments, including tax law changes, may limit a Fund’s ability to invest or remain invested in derivatives, increase the costs of the Fund’s derivatives transactions and/or adversely affect the value of derivatives and the Fund’s performance. Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds will be subject to the requirements of new Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act regarding the use of derivatives, including the adoption of a derivatives risk management program for certain derivatives users as well as policies and procedures to implement the requirements of the rule.

o Liquidity and Valuation Risk – Where an active secondary market for an over-the-counter derivative instrument (such as forward commitments, options and most swap agreements) is lacking, a Fund may be unable to exercise, sell or otherwise close its position in the instrument, which could expose the Fund to losses and make the position more difficult for the Fund to value accurately. In these circumstances, a Fund may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests. Less liquidity also means that more subjectivity may be used in establishing the value of the position. For example, if market quotations are not readily available or reliable for these

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investments, the investments will be valued by a method that reflects fair value. Valuations determined in this manner may require subjective inputs about the value of these investments.

o Operational Risk – A Fund that engages in derivatives transactions will be subject to risks related to potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error (including manual processes).

o Correlation Risk – The value of a forward commitment, futures contract, option or swap agreement may not correlate precisely with the value of its respective underlying Reference asset, and the Fund could therefore lose more than it invested. When used for hedging, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged.

o Legal Risk – Legal risks related to documentation/agreements, capacity or authority of a counterparty, or issues regarding the legality or enforceability of a contract, may limit a Fund’s ability to invest or remain invested in derivatives.

o Premium Risk – A Fund that utilizes options is subject to the risk of losing the premium it paid to purchase an option if the price of the underlying Reference asset decreases or remains the same (for a call option) or increases or remains the same (for a put option). If a call or put option that a Fund purchased were allowed to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would be a loss to the Fund.

 Emerging Markets Risk: Investments in or exposure to investments in emerging market countries (such as many countries in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa), may be riskier than investments in or exposure to investments in U.S. and other developed markets for many reasons, including smaller market capitalizations, greater price volatility, less liquidity, lower credit quality, a higher degree of political and economic instability (which can freeze, restrict or suspend transactions in those investments, including cash), the impact of economic sanctions, less governmental regulation and supervision of the financial industry and markets, and less stringent financial reporting and accounting standards and controls. Information, including financial information, about companies in emerging markets may be less available and reliable which can impede a Fund’s ability to evaluate companies in emerging markets. In addition, the taxation systems at the federal, regional and local levels in emerging market countries may be less transparent and inconsistently enforced, and subject to sudden change. Emerging market countries may have a higher degree of corruption and fraud than developed market countries, as well as counterparties and financial institutions with less financial sophistication, creditworthiness and/or resources. If an international body (such as the United Nations) or a sovereign state (such as the United States) imposes economic sanctions, trade embargoes or other restrictions against a government of an emerging market country or issuers, a Fund’s investments in issuers subject to such restrictions may be frozen or otherwise suspended or restricted, prohibiting or impeding the Fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments, and a Fund may be prohibited from or impeded in investing in such issuers or may be required to divest its holdings in such issuers, which may result in losses to the Fund.

Governments in emerging market countries may also intervene in their economies and financial markets to a greater degree than more developed countries. Such government intervention could cause issuers in emerging markets to have limited reliable access to capital and cause the Fund to be unable to access or transact in its investments in such markets, including cash holdings. Greater governmental control could also require repatriation of sales proceeds. The governments of emerging market countries, some with histories of instability and upheaval, may act in an adverse or hostile manner toward private enterprise or foreign investment. This may include limiting the ability to conduct due diligence on issuers located in emerging market countries; a lack of access by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) to inspect audit work papers for PCAOB registered accounting firms located in certain emerging market countries (especially China); restricting the ability of U.S authorities (such as the SEC) to bring and enforce actions against companies and persons located in emerging market countries; and the difficulty or inability of shareholders to seek legal remedies (such as class action lawsuits) against issuers in emerging market countries.

A Fund may be exposed to this risk by directly investing in companies domiciled in emerging market countries or indirectly, by investing in companies domiciled in developed market countries which either invest in or conduct a portion of their businesses in emerging market countries or by investing in securities denominated in emerging market currencies. Depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and similar securities that represent interests in a foreign (non-U.S.) company’s securities that have been deposited with a bank or trust and that trade on a U.S. exchange or over-the-counter are subject to the same risks of investments in emerging market countries described above. In addition, these securities may be less liquid or may trade at a lower price than the underlying securities of the issuer. The underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, may not have any obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

 Equity Securities Risk: Stock markets are volatile. Equity securities tend to go up and down in value, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, in response to many factors, including a company’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Income from equity securities may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of issuers and there is no guarantee that issuers will distribute dividends in the future or that dividends will remain at current levels or increase over time. Due to the complexities of markets, events in one market or sector may adversely impact other markets or sectors.

 ESG Criteria Risk: The sub-adviser’s consideration of ESG Criteria in its investment process could cause a Fund to forgo investment opportunities available to funds not using these criteria and underperform such funds. The sub-adviser’s determination of what constitutes

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ESG Criteria and its process to evaluate the ESG Criteria may differ from other investment advisers. Further, there can be no assurance that the ESG Criteria utilized by the sub-adviser or any judgment exercised by the sub-adviser will reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. An independent third party ESG data provider’s assessment of the financial materiality of ESG factors could be inaccurate, and the provider could delay ESG data delivery and evaluation (e.g., changing geo-political risks that may impact involvement in one or more excluded activity), which may have an adverse impact on the Fund’s performance or cause the Fund to hold a security that might be ranked low from an environmental, social or governance perspective, or its methodology could be based on a methodology or perspective different from another provider’s. Because the methodologies for providers are different, if one of the third-party ESG data providers were to be replaced, the Fund’s portfolio could look different. Application of the ESG Criteria may also affect the Fund’s exposure to certain sectors or types of investments and may impact the Fund’s relative investment performance depending on whether such sectors or investments are in or out of favor in the market. Given that the ESG Criteria is qualitative and subjective by nature, there can be no assurance that the ESG Criteria utilized by the sub-adviser or any judgment exercised by the sub-adviser will reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. Given the subjective nature of ESG Criteria, it is also possible that the ESG exclusions and metrics screens may not always be effective in screening out all ESG issues that an issuer might have. In addition, regulations and industry practices related to ESG are evolving rapidly, and the sub-adviser’s practices may change if required to comply with such regulations or adopt such practices.

 Financial Sector Risk: Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and the interest rates and fees they can charge. The profitability of financial services companies is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or as a result of increased competition. During a general market downturn, numerous financial services companies may experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or even cease operations. These actions may cause the securities of a financial services company to experience dramatic declines in value. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector.

 Floating Rate Loan Risk: Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade and thus are subject to high yield/high risk or “junk” securities risk. The market for floating rate loans is a private interbank resale market and thus may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and delayed settlement periods, which may result in cash proceeds not being immediately available to a Fund. As a result, a Fund that invests in floating rate loans may be subject to greater liquidity risk than a Fund that does not. Funds that invest in floating rate loans take steps to maintain adequate liquidity, such as borrowing cash under a line of credit or other facility through their custodian bank; however, these actions may increase expenses to a Fund (such as borrowing cost) or may not always be adequate, particularly during periods of market stress. Investments in floating rate loans are typically in the form of a participation or assignment. Loan participations typically represent direct participation in a loan to a borrower, and generally are offered by financial institutions or lending syndicates. In a loan participation, a Fund may participate in such syndications, or buy part of a loan, becoming a part lender. In a loan participation, a Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with the financial intermediary that syndicated the loan. If the lead lender in a typical lending syndicate becomes insolvent, enters Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) receivership or, if not FDIC insured, enters into bankruptcy, a Fund may incur certain costs and delays in receiving payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. In addition, a Fund may not be able to control the exercise of remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely would not have any rights against the borrower directly. In purchasing an assignment, a Fund succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement of the assigning bank or other financial intermediary and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning bank or other financial intermediary. Accordingly, if the loan is foreclosed, a Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral.

Floating rate loans are also subject to prepayment risk. Borrowers may pay off their loans sooner than expected, particularly when interest rates are falling. A Fund investing in such securities will be required to reinvest this money at lower yields, which can reduce its returns. Similarly, debt obligations with call features have the risk that an issuer will exercise the right to pay an obligation (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. Prepayment and call risk typically occur when interest rates are declining.

In addition, the floating rate feature of loans means that floating rate loans will not generally experience capital appreciation in a declining interest rate environment. Conversely, when interest rates are rising, the duration of such securities tends to extend, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates (extension risk), although floating rate debt securities are typically less exposed to this risk than fixed rate debt securities.

Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on transfer and may be difficult to sell at a time when the Manager seeks to sell the loan or may only be sold at prices that are less than their fair market value. Fair market value may be difficult to establish for loans. A loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. In addition, access to collateral backing the loan may be limited by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Loans made to finance highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions.

A loan may also be in the form of a bridge loan, which is designed to provide temporary or “bridge” financing to a borrower, pending the sale of identified assets or the arrangement of longer-term loans or the issuance and sale of debt obligations. A bridge loan involves a risk that the borrowers may be unable to locate permanent financing to replace the bridge loan, which may impair the borrower’s perceived creditworthiness.

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A loan may be a senior loan or a junior loan. Senior loans typically provide lenders with a first right to cash flows or proceeds from the sale of a borrower’s collateral if the borrower becomes insolvent (subject to certain limitations of bankruptcy law). However, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of a default or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In addition, senior loans are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate such senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the borrower, or take other action detrimental to the holders of senior loans including, in certain circumstances, invalidating such senior loans or causing interest previously paid to be refunded to the borrower. Any such actions could negatively affect a Fund’s performance. To the extent a Fund invests in junior loans, these loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower because of their lower place in the borrower’s capital structure and possible unsecured status.

A significant portion of the floating rate loans held by a Fund may be “covenant lite” loans that contain fewer or less restrictive constraints on the borrower or other borrower-friendly characteristics and offer less protections for investors than covenant loans.

Although the overall size and number of participants in the market for floating rate loans (or bank loans) has grown over the past decade, floating rate loans continue to trade in an unregulated inter-dealer or inter-bank secondary market. Purchases and sales of floating rate loans are generally subject to contractual restrictions that must be satisfied before a floating rate loan can be bought or sold. These restrictions may impede a Fund’s ability to buy or sell floating rate loans, negatively impact the transaction price, and impede a Fund’s ability to timely vote or otherwise act with respect to floating rate loans. As a result, it may take longer than seven days for transactions in floating rate loans to settle, which make it more difficult for a Fund to raise cash to pay investors when they redeem their shares in the Fund. A Fund may then have to sell its floating rate loans or other investments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, hold cash, temporarily borrow from banks or other lenders or take other actions to meet short-term liquidity needs in order to satisfy redemption requests from Fund shareholders and may be adversely impacted. These actions may impact a Fund’s performance (in the case of holding cash or selling securities) or increase a Fund’s expenses (in the case of borrowing).

It is also unclear whether the U.S. federal securities laws, which afford certain protections against fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the offering or sale of a security, as well as against manipulation of trading markets for securities, would be available to a Fund’s investments in a loan. This is because a loan may not be deemed to be a security in certain circumstances. In these instances, the Fund may need to rely on contractual provisions in the loan documents for some protections and also avail itself of common law fraud protections under applicable state law, which could increase the risk and expense to the Fund of investing in loans. In addition, holders of such loans may from time to time receive confidential information about the borrower. In certain circumstances, this confidential information may be considered material non-public information. Because U.S. laws and regulations generally prohibit trading in securities of issuers while in possession of material, non-public information, a Fund that receives confidential information about a borrower for loan investments might be unable to trade securities or other instruments issued by the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so and, as such, could incur a loss. For this reason, a Fund or its Manager may determine not to receive confidential information about a borrower for loan investments, which may disadvantage the Fund relative to other investors who do receive such information.

 Foreign Markets Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers and securities of companies with significant foreign exposure, including securities denominated in foreign currencies, can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions of the relevant foreign market. Political, social, and economic instability, the impact of economic sanctions, the imposition of currency or capital controls, or the expropriation or nationalization of assets in a particular country can cause dramatic declines in a country’s economy. Less stringent regulatory, accounting, and disclosure requirements and general supervision for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Foreign countries may also have different auditing standards than the U.S. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain foreign countries, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. If the United States imposes economic sanctions against a foreign government or issuers, a Fund’s investments in issuers subject to such sanctions may be frozen, prohibiting the Fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments, and a Fund may be prohibited from investing in such issuers or may be required to divest its holdings in such issuers, which may result in losses to the Fund. Additional risks of foreign investments include trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks, and withholding and other taxes. These factors can make investments more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions than the U.S. market. Markets and economies throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions or events in one market, country or region may adversely impact investments or issuers in, or foreign exchange rates with, another market, country or region. Depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and similar securities that represent interests in a foreign (non-U.S.) company’s securities that have been deposited with a bank or trust and that trade on a U.S. exchange or over-the-counter are subject to the same risks of investments in emerging market countries described above. In addition, these securities may be less liquid or may trade at a lower price than the underlying securities of the issuer. The underlying issuers of certain depositary receipts, particularly unsponsored or unregistered depositary receipts, may not have any obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities.

Among the foreign markets in which a Fund may invest are those countries that are members of the European Union (“EU”). Some of the countries of the EU are currently experiencing financial difficulties and have depended on, and may continue to be dependent on, the assistance from others such as the European Central Bank or other governments or institutions. The failure of such countries to implement reforms as a condition of assistance could have a significant adverse effect on the value of investments in those countries and other countries within this “Eurozone.” In addition, certain EU countries that have adopted the euro are subject to fiscal and monetary controls that could limit the ability to implement their own economic policies, to the point where such countries could voluntarily abandon, or be forced out of, the euro. These events could globally impact the market values of securities and currencies, cause redenomination into less

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valuable local currencies and create more volatile and illiquid markets. The United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, commonly known as “Brexit,” may have significant political and financial consequences for EU markets. There are considerable uncertainties about the repercussions resulting from Brexit, including the impact on trade agreements, regulations, and treaties. Brexit may also increase the likelihood that other EU members may decide to leave or be expelled from the EU. These potential consequences may result in increased market volatility and illiquidity in the United Kingdom, the EU, and other financial markets, as well as slower economic growth and fluctuations in exchange rates. Any of these events and other socio-political or geo-political issues that are not currently known could have a significant adverse effect on global markets and economies, which in turn could negatively impact the value of a Fund’s investments.

 Geographic Focus Risk: If a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a single country, limited number of countries, or particular geographic region, then the risk increases that economic, political, social, or other conditions in those countries or that region will have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds.

 Growth Companies Risk: Growth companies are those that a portfolio manager believes have the potential for above average or rapid growth but may be subject to greater price volatility than “undervalued” companies, for example. A smaller company with a promising product and/or operating in a dynamic field may have greater potential for rapid earnings growth than a larger one. Additionally, many companies in certain market sectors like health care and technology are faster-growing companies with limited operating histories and greater business risks, and their potential profitability may be dependent on regulatory approval of their products or developments affecting those sectors, which increases the volatility of these companies’ securities prices and could have an adverse impact upon the companies’ future growth and profitability.

 High Yield/High Risk or “Junk” Securities Risk: High yield/high risk securities are typically issued by companies or governments that are highly leveraged, less creditworthy or financially distressed and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature (high risk), subject to greater liquidity risk due to fewer market participants (buyers/sellers of these assets) and less capital available to market makers (broker-dealers) as compared to higher rated securities, and subject to a greater risk of default than higher rated securities. High yield/high risk securities (including loans) may be more volatile than investment grade securities. Non-investment grade debt instruments may include securities that are stressed, distressed or in default and are subject to credit risk.

 Inflation-Indexed Debt Securities Risk: The value of inflation-indexed debt securities and inflation protected securities (“IPS”) generally fluctuates in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in the value of IPS. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in the value of IPS. Although the principal value of IPS declines in periods of deflation, holders at maturity receive no less than the par value of the bond. However, if a Fund purchases IPS in the secondary market whose principal values have been adjusted upward due to inflation since issuance, a Fund may experience a loss if there is a subsequent period of deflation. If inflation is lower than expected during the period a Fund holds an IPS, a Fund may earn less on the security than on a conventional bond. The U.S. Treasury only began issuing Treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”) in 1997. As a result, the market for such securities may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than certain other securities markets. The use of derivatives by certain Funds to gain exposure to inflation-indexed debt securities subjects such Funds to this risk.

 Interest Rate Risk: The value of debt instruments may fall when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than debt instruments with shorter durations or floating or adjustable (also known as variable) interest rates. Many factors can cause interest rates to rise, such as central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions and expectations about the foregoing. In addition, as interest rates rise, the value of fixed income investments will generally decrease. The negative impact on debt instruments from interest rate increases could be swift and significant, including falling market values, increased redemptions and reduced liquidity. Substantial redemptions from bond and other income funds may worsen that impact. Additionally, regulations applicable to and changing business practices of broker-dealers that make markets in debt instruments may result in those broker-dealers restricting their market making activities for certain debt instruments, which may reduce the liquidity and increase the volatility of such debt instruments. Certain countries have experienced negative interest rates on certain debt securities. Negative or very low interest rates could magnify the risks associated with changes in interest rates. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, could have unpredictable effects on markets and may expose debt and related markets to heightened volatility. During periods when interest rates are low or there are negative interest rates, a Fund’s yield (and total return) also may be low and the Fund may experience low or negative returns. A Fund may be subject to heightened levels of interest rate risk because the Federal Reserve has raised, and may continue to raise, interest rates. Floating or adjustable rate instruments (such as most loans) typically have less exposure to interest rate fluctuations and their exposure to interest rate fluctuations will generally be limited to the period of time until the interest rate on the security is reset. There is a risk of lag in the adjustment of interest rates between the periods when these interest rates are reset. An interest rate reset may not completely offset changes in interest rates. Resets that may be tied to an index may not reflect the prevailing interest rate changes. There is a risk of a lag between interest rate and index changes.

 Large-Capitalization Companies Risk: Large-capitalization companies tend to have more stable prices than small- or mid-capitalization companies, but are still subject to equity securities risk. Large-capitalization equity security prices may not rise as much as prices of equity securities of small-capitalization companies.

 Leverage Risk: A Fund’s investment in forward commitments, futures contracts, options or swap agreements, including taking short positions using certain derivatives, as a principal investment strategy gives rise to a form of leverage. Leverage is investment exposure that

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exceeds the initial amount invested. The loss on a leveraged investment may far exceed a Fund’s principal amount invested. Leverage can magnify a Fund’s gains and losses and therefore increase its volatility. There is no guarantee that a Fund will use leverage, or when it does, that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful or produce a high return on an investment.

 LIBOR Transition Risk: Certain investments in which the Fund invests rely in some manner on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market as determined by ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of LIBOR. Previously, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates financial markets and financial services firms in the United Kingdom, announced that it will no longer compel the banks to continue to submit the daily rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021 and warned that LIBOR may cease to be available or appropriate for use beyond 2021. More recently, the FCA announced that U.S. dollar (“USD”) LIBOR will cease to be published by the IBA or any other administrator, or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023 for the most common tenors (overnight and one, three, six and twelve month) and ceased the less common tenors of USD LIBOR (one week and two month) and most tenors of non-USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021. Certain sterling and yen LIBOR settings (one, three, and six month) will be published on a “synthetic” basis through the end of 2022. On March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism on a nationwide basis to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (which measures the cost of overnight borrowings through repurchase agreement transactions collateralized with U.S. Treasury securities) for certain contracts that reference LIBOR and contain no, or insufficient, fallback provisions. It is expected that implementing regulations in respect of the law will follow.

Although the transition process away from LIBOR has become increasingly well-defined, there remains uncertainty regarding the transition to, and nature of, any selected replacement rates, as well as the impact on investments that currently utilize LIBOR. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments and result in costs incurred in connection with closing out positions that reference LIBOR and entering into new trades referencing alternative rates. The transition process away from LIBOR may result in increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for the Fund’s investments that currently rely on LIBOR as well as a reduction in the value of these investments. The potential risk of reduction in value of these investments may be heightened for those investments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR.

Alteration of the terms of a debt instrument or a modification of the terms of other types of contracts to replace LIBOR or another interbank offered rate (“IBOR”) with a new reference rate could result in a taxable exchange and the realization of income and gain/loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The IRS has issued final regulations regarding the tax consequences of the transition from IBOR to a new reference rate in debt instruments and non-debt contracts. Under the final regulations, alteration or modification of the terms of a debt instrument to replace an operative rate that uses a discontinued IBOR with a qualified rate (as defined in the final regulations) including true up payments equalizing the fair market value of contracts before and after such IBOR transition, to add a qualified rate as a fallback rate to a contract whose operative rate uses a discontinued IBOR or to replace a fallback rate that uses a discontinued IBOR with a qualified rate would not be taxable. The IRS may provide additional guidance, with potential retroactive effect.

 Liquidity Risk: Generally, a security or investment is considered illiquid if it is not reasonably expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions within seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the security. Certain holdings may be difficult to purchase, sell and value, particularly during adverse market conditions, because there is a limited market for the investment or there are restrictions on resale. A Fund may not be able to sell a holding quickly at the price it has valued the holding, may be unable to take advantage of market opportunities or may be forced to sell other more desirable, more liquid securities or sell less liquid or illiquid securities at a loss if needed to raise cash to conduct operations, including to meet redemption requests. Liquid investments may become less liquid or illiquid, and thus more difficult to sell, over time or suddenly and unexpectedly. This may occur, for example, as a result of adverse market or economic conditions or investor perceptions, which may be independent of any adverse changes to the particular issuer. Less liquidity also means that more subjectivity may be used in establishing the value of the securities or other investments. For example, if market quotations are not readily available or reliable for these investments, the securities or other investments will be valued by a method that reflects fair value. Valuations determined in this manner may require subjective inputs about the value of these investments. Some securities (such as loans) may have no active trading market and may be subject to restrictions on resale. The markets in which such securities trade may be subject to irregular trading, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods, which may impair a Fund’s ability to sell the holding at the price it has valued the holding causing a decline in the Fund’s net asset value. Investments in companies in turn-around, distress or other similar situations may be or become less liquid than other investments, particularly when the economy is not robust or during market downturns. Reduced liquidity resulting from these situations may impede a Fund’s ability to meet unusually high or unanticipated levels of redemption requests. If needed, Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income may draw upon a line of credit facility that is intended to provide that Fund with a temporary source of cash to be used to meet redemption requests by a Fund shareholder or purchase and sell investments for the Fund; however, these actions may increase expense for the Fund (such as borrowing cost) or may not always be adequate, particularly during periods of market stress.

 Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk: Mid-capitalization companies may be subject to greater price volatility and may be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies. Mid-capitalization (also known as “medium capitalization”) companies may have a shorter history of operations, more limited ability to raise capital, inexperienced management, limited product lines, less capital reserves and liquidity and more speculative prospects for future growth, sustained earnings or market share than larger companies, and are therefore more sensitive to economic, market and industry changes. It may be difficult to sell a mid-

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capitalization position at an acceptable time and price because of the potentially less frequent trading of stocks of mid-capitalization companies.

 Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain risks. The value of these securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market or the market for the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, these securities may decline in value, become difficult to value, become more volatile and/or become illiquid.

o Extension Risk – Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates and making any Fund holding such securities more volatile. This is because when interest rates rise, the issuer of a security held by a Fund may make principal payments on that security on a delayed basis. Such delayed principal payments decrease the value of the security. In addition, as payments are received later than agreed upon, a Fund may miss or postpone the opportunity to reinvest in higher yielding investments.

o Interest Rate Risk – When interest rates rise, borrowers with variable interest rate loans may not be able to repay their loans at the higher interest rates. This could cause an increase in defaults and decrease the value of certain mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities.

o Subprime Risk – Mortgage-related securities may have exposure to subprime loans and subprime mortgages, which are loans or mortgages made to borrowers with lower credit ratings. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of a mortgage-backed security. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages. In addition, holdings in non-investment grade (high yield/high risk) asset-backed securities, including mortgage pools with exposure to subprime loans or mortgages, have a greater risk of being or becoming less liquid than other debt securities, especially when the economy is not robust, during market downturns, or when credit is tight. Other asset-backed securities may also be subject to exposure resulting from loans to borrowers with lower credit ratings, who pose a higher level of default risk.

o Prepayment Risk – In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages (or other debt obligations) sooner than expected. This can reduce a Fund’s returns because it may have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates.

o Call Risk – Similarly, debt obligations with call features have the risk that an issuer will exercise the right to pay an obligation (such as a mortgage-backed security) earlier than expected. This call risk typically occurs when interest rates are declining.

o  U.S. Government Securities Risk – Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by the U.S. government, which are subject to U.S. government securities risk.

o Issuer Risk – Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers, such as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers are subject to additional risks. Timely payment of interest and principal of non-governmental issuers is supported by various forms of private insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance purchased by the issuer, and there can be no assurance that these private insurers can meet their obligations under the policies.

o Stripped Mortgage-Related Securities Risk – Stripped mortgage-related securities can be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Stripped mortgage-related securities are made up of Interest Only (“IO”) and Principal Only (“PO”) components. IOs present a heightened risk of total loss of investment.

In addition, for Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond, current ESG metrics used by the sub-adviser are limited for mortgage-related and asset-backed securities as ESG metrics are available only for the corporate issuer of those securities and not for each underlying individual security. This results in the evaluation of ESG considerations for the corporate issuer of a pool of mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities at the corporate issuer level but not the underlying securities that constitute the pool.

 Small-Capitalization Companies Risk: Small-capitalization companies may be more susceptible to liquidity risk and price volatility and be more vulnerable to economic, market and industry changes than larger, more established companies. Small-capitalization companies may have fewer financial resources, limited product and market diversification, greater potential for volatility in earnings and business prospects, and greater dependency on a few key managers. Small-capitalization companies, particularly those in their developmental stages, may have a shorter history of operations, more limited ability to raise capital, inexperienced management, and more speculative prospects for future growth or sustained earnings or market share than larger companies. In addition, these companies may be more susceptible to the underperformance of a sector in which it belongs and therefore, may be riskier and more susceptible to price changes. It may be difficult or impossible to liquidate a small-capitalization position at an acceptable time and price because of the potentially less frequent trading of stocks of smaller market capitalizations.

 Underlying Fund Risk: Because a Fund is available for investment by the Portfolio Optimization Funds and thus may have a significant percentage of its outstanding shares held by a Portfolio Optimization Fund, a change in asset allocation by a Portfolio Optimization Fund could result in large redemptions out of a Fund, causing the sale of securities in a short timeframe and potential increases in expenses to a Fund and its remaining shareholders, both of which could negatively impact performance.

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 U.S. Government Securities Risk: Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations. Some U.S. government securities are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency, which depends entirely on its own resources to repay the debt. Although there are many types of U.S. government securities, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and Federal Home Loan Banks that may be chartered or sponsored by Acts of Congress, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and, therefore, are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. Pursuant to the authorities of the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Administration (“FHFA”), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been in a conservatorship under FHFA since September 2008. Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exit the conservatorship, the effect this will have on the entities’ debt and equities, and on securities guaranteed by the entities, is unclear.

 Value Companies Risk: Value companies are those that a portfolio manager believes are undervalued and trading for less than their intrinsic values. There is a risk that the determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market. These companies may be subject to lower price volatility than companies considered to be “growth” companies. In value investing, the principal belief is that the market overreacts to good and bad news, resulting in stock price movements that do not correspond with a company’s long-term fundamentals. In that case, the result is an opportunity for value investors to profit by buying when the price is deflated. However, the intrinsic value of a company is subjective, meaning there is no empirically “correct” intrinsic value. A portfolio manager’s processes for determining value will vary. There is a risk that a portfolio manager’s determination that a stock is undervalued is not correct or is not recognized in the market.

Additional Information About Certain Ancillary Risks

The following provides information about certain ancillary risks of the Funds. While the likelihood of these risks adversely affecting the Funds’ net asset value, yield and/or total return under normal circumstances is lower than the Funds’ principal risks, they could nevertheless negatively impact Fund performance should the situations described below materialize. Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income is subject to an additional ancillary risk called ESG Factor Risk.

 Active and Frequent Trading Risk: All Funds may engage in active and frequent trading which could result in higher levels of current tax liability to shareholders in the Fund. For Funds that operate as funds of funds, purchases and sales of Underlying Fund shares may increase and therefore taxes may be higher for these Funds’ shareholders when a Fund is rebalanced or changes asset allocations, when Underlying Funds undergo Manager changes, including adding a co-manager, or when Underlying Funds are established or liquidated, particularly if a large number of Underlying Fund shares are bought or sold and there are capital gains realized as a result of the transactions (assuming no offset by any realized capital losses). For Funds that do not operate as funds of funds, including Underlying Funds, active and frequent trading can result in higher trading costs as well.

 Cybersecurity Risk: The Funds’ and/or their service providers’ use of the internet, technology and information systems may expose the Funds to risks associated with attack, damage or unauthorized access. Such risks may include the theft, loss, ransom, misuse, improper release, corruption and/or destruction of, manipulation of, or unauthorized access to, confidential or restricted data relating to the Funds or Fund shareholders, and the compromise, delay or failure of systems, networks, devices and applications relating to Fund operations, such as systems used to enter trades for the Funds’ investments, accounting and valuation systems, or compliance testing systems used to monitor the Funds’ investments. These events could result in losses to the Funds and Fund shareholders and disrupt the Funds’ day-to-day operations and the portfolio management of the Funds, as well as damage the conduct of business among the Funds, Fund shareholders, the Funds’ service providers and/or financial intermediaries. While measures have been developed that are designed to reduce cybersecurity risks and to mitigate or lessen resulting damages, there is no guarantee that those measures will be effective, particularly because the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity defenses or plans of their service providers, financial intermediaries and other parties with which the Funds transact.

 ESG Factor Risk: The sub-adviser’s determination of what constitutes an ESG factor for Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and its process to evaluate such factor may differ from other investment advisers. Further, there can be no assurance that the ESG factors considered by the sub-adviser or any judgment exercised by the sub-adviser will reflect the beliefs or values of any particular investor. Application of the sub-adviser’s ESG factors are at the sole discretion of the sub-adviser, and the sub-adviser’s determination of whether these factors pose a material financial risk to an investment may differ from the determinations that would be made by another investment adviser. In addition, regulations and industry practices related to ESG are evolving rapidly, and the sub-adviser’s practices may change if required to comply with such regulations or adopt such practices.

 Investment Style Risk: Each Fund has its own investment style or overall investment strategy (e.g., large-capitalization growth investment style). A Fund’s investment style may shift in and out of favor for reasons including market conditions and investor sentiment.

 Issuer Risk: The value of a security or instrument may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer of the security or instrument, such as management, performance, financial leverage, changes in markets in which the issuer offers goods or services, and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

 Market and Regulatory Risk: Events in the financial markets and economy may cause volatility and uncertainty and adversely affect performance. Such adverse effect on performance could include a decline in the value and liquidity of securities held by a Fund, unusually

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high and unanticipated levels of redemptions, an increase in portfolio turnover, a decrease in NAV, and an increase in Fund expenses. It may also be unusually difficult to identify both investment risks and opportunities, in which case investment goals may not be met. Market events may affect a single issuer, industry, sector, or the market as a whole. In addition, because of interdependencies between markets, events in one market may adversely impact markets or issuers in which a Fund invests in unforeseen ways. Traditionally liquid investments may experience periods of diminished liquidity. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value and a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests. It is impossible to predict whether or for how long such market events will continue, particularly if they are unprecedented, unforeseen or widespread events or conditions. Therefore, it is important to understand that the value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply and for extended periods, and you could lose money. Governmental and regulatory actions, including tax law changes, may also impair portfolio management and have unexpected or adverse consequences on particular markets, strategies, or investments. Future market or regulatory events may impact a Fund in unforeseen ways, such as causing a Fund to alter its existing strategies or potentially, to liquidate and close.

 Natural Disasters Risk: Natural disasters occur throughout the world and include events such as blizzards and ice storms, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pandemics, tidal waves, tornadoes, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and wildfires. Although specific types of natural disasters may occur more frequently in certain geographic locations, such events are by their nature unpredictable and may cause sudden, severe and widespread damage that negatively impacts issuers, regions and economies in which a Fund invests. Should a Fund hold significant investments in, or have significant exposure to, an issuer, region or economy affected by a natural disaster, the Fund may lose money. Due to the interconnectedness of the global economy, natural disasters in one location may negatively impact issuers in other locations.

An outbreak of infectious respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first detected in China in 2019 before spreading worldwide and being declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. COVID-19 has resulted in travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings, disruption and delays in healthcare services, prolonged quarantines, cancellations, temporary store closures, social distancing, government ordered curfews and business closures, disruptions to supply chains and consumer activity, shortages, highly volatile financial markets, and general concern and uncertainty. The impact of COVID-19, and other infectious illness outbreaks that may arise in the future, could adversely affect the economies and capital markets of many nations or the entire global economy, as well as individual companies, entire sectors, and securities and commodities markets (including liquidity), in ways that may not necessarily be foreseen at the present time. COVID-19 and other health crises in the future may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks, and its impact in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems. The duration and ultimate impact of an outbreak may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.

 Price Volatility Risk: The values of all of a Fund’s investments have the potential to be volatile. Price volatility of an investment refers to the variation of changes in that investment’s value over time. Thus, an investment with higher price volatility is likelier to have greater price swings over shorter time periods than an investment with lower price volatility and a fund that invests in more volatile investments may see its price also go up or down rapidly or unpredictably. Price volatility can be caused by many factors, including changes in the economy or financial markets or for reasons specific to a particular issuer.

 Redemption Risk: A Fund could experience a loss when selling securities, including securities of other investment companies, to meet redemption requests by shareholders if the redemption requests are unusually large or numerous, occur in times of market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities to be sold are illiquid. Such redemptions may also increase expenses to the Fund and cause the sale of securities in a short timeframe, both of which could negatively impact performance.

 Sector Risk: A Fund may be invested more heavily from time to time (e.g., over 25% of its assets) in a particular sector (which is more broadly defined than an industry classification). If a Fund is invested more heavily in a particular sector, its performance will be more sensitive to risks and developments that affect that sector. Individual sectors may rise and fall more than the broader market. In addition, issuers within a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political, regulatory or other events. For more information on a Fund’s sector holdings, please refer to its annual report or semi-annual report, which can be obtained as described in the Where to Go For More Information section of this Prospectus.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FEES AND EXPENSES

There are two types of fees and expenses you pay when you invest in mutual funds: (i) shareholder fees and (ii) operating expenses. Shareholder fees include sales charges and account fees, as applicable, that you pay directly when you buy or sell shares. Operating expenses incurred by each Fund are borne by shareholders through their investment in such Fund. Your actual cost of investing in a Fund may be higher than the total expenses shown in the Fees and Expenses of the Fund section for a variety of reasons, for example, if average net assets decrease. In addition, certain expenses, such as brokerage costs, are not required to be disclosed in fee table and expense examples. The Portfolio Optimization Funds directly bear their annual operating expenses and indirectly bear the annual operating expenses of their Underlying Funds in proportion to their allocations. Annual Fund Operating Expenses are presented in the Fund Summaries section at the beginning of this Prospectus.

The Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses line item in a Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses table reflects a Fund’s pro-rata share of fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of its ownership in other investment companies (registered and unregistered) for the relevant

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fiscal period shown in the table. These investment companies may include other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, business development companies and closed-end funds. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not included in a Fund’s financial statements, which more accurately reflect a Fund’s direct operating expenses.

Operating expenses paid by each Fund include the costs of administration services, distribution services (under a 12b-1 plan for Class C shares) and shareholder services (for Class C shares as well as under a non-12b-1 service plan for Class A shares) along with external accounting and sub-administration services for the Funds. The Trust also pays PLFA for providing investment advisory services.

Additional Information About Shareholder Fees

Sales Charges

       

Portfolio Optimization Funds

Class A

Class C

Class I-2

Maximum Front-end Sales Charge on your investment (as a percentage of offering price)

5.50%1

None

None

Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None2

1.00%3

None

1 The sales charge is reduced for purchases of $50,000 or more and is waived in certain circumstances.

2 There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions of Class A shares within one year of purchase if the purchase was part of an investment of $1 million or more where the initial sales charge was waived.

3 There is a CDSC on the sale of shares within one year of purchase.

Sales Charges

         

Pacific Funds Core Income, Pacific Funds Strategic Income and Pacific Funds High Income

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class I-2

Maximum Front-end Sales Charge on your investment (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%1

None

None

None

Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None2

1.00%3

None

None

1 The sales charge is reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and is waived in certain circumstances.

2 There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions of Class A shares within one year of purchase if the purchase was part of an investment of $500,000 or more where the initial sales charge was waived.

3 There is a CDSC on the sale of shares within one year of purchase.

Sales Charges

         

PF U.S. Equity Funds

Class A

Class C

Class R6

Class I-2

Maximum Front-end Sales Charge on your investment (as a percentage of offering price)

4.25%1

None

None

None

Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None2

1.00%3

None

None

1 The sales charge is reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and is waived in certain circumstances.

2 There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions of Class A shares within one year of purchase if the purchase was part of an investment of $500,000 or more where the initial sales charge was waived.

3 There is a CDSC on the sale of shares within one year of purchase.

Sales Charges

         

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income and Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class I-2

Maximum Front-end Sales Charge on your investment (as a percentage of offering price)

3.00%1

None

None

None

Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None2

1.00%3

None

None

1 The sales charge is reduced for purchases of $100,000 or more and is waived in certain circumstances.

2 There is a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1% on redemptions of Class A shares within one year of purchase if the purchase was part of an investment of $500,000 or more where the initial sales charge was waived.

3 There is a CDSC on the sale of shares within one year of purchase.

Sales Charges

     

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income and Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond

Class I

Class I-2

Maximum Front-end Sales Charge on your investment (as a percentage of offering price)

None

None

Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of purchase price or redemption price, whichever is less)

None

None

Examples for Class A Shares Purchased at Net Asset Value

Class A shares may be purchased at net asset value (“NAV”) (without an initial sales charge) under certain circumstances — see the Sales Charges – Waivers and Reductions (Class A Shares) subsection within the Overview of the Share Classes section of this Prospectus and the appendix to this Prospectus titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries (the “Appendix”) for eligibility. The Examples that follow are intended to help eligible persons compare the cost of investing in Class A shares of each Fund that offers Class A shares when purchased at NAV to the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Each Example assumes

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that you invest $10,000 for the time periods indicated, that your investment has an average annual return of 5%, and that the Funds’ annual operating expenses (based on data as presented in the applicable operating expenses tables) remain the same. The Examples reflect the current contractual expense caps. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Examples show what your costs would be based on these assumptions. Keep in mind that this is an estimate — actual expenses may vary.

Your expenses (in dollars) whether you SELL or DON’T SELL your shares at the end of each period are the same, because there are no initial or deferred sales charges associated with Class A shares purchased at NAV.

         
 

Your expenses (in dollars)

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative

$ 124

$ 402

$ 701

$1,550

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

$ 124

$ 398

$ 692

$1,530

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate

$ 125

$ 397

$ 689

$1,520

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth

$ 127

$ 405

$ 704

$1,553

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

$ 128

$ 410

$ 713

$1,575

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income

$ 77

$ 266

$ 470

$1,061

Pacific Funds Core Income

$ 87

$ 297

$ 525

$1,179

Pacific Funds Strategic Income

$ 96

$ 327

$ 578

$1,294

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

$ 104

$ 352

$ 620

$1,386

Pacific Funds High Income

$ 97

$ 339

$ 600

$1,348

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap

$ 122

$ 387

$ 673

$1,486

Pacific Funds Small-Cap

$ 122

$ 466

$ 833

$1,866

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value

$ 122

$ 476

$ 855

$1,917

Account Fees

Shareholders may be charged additional expenses for a Pacific Funds IRA, including an annual retirement account custodial fee or fees to transfer an IRA account to another provider or to take a distribution.

Additional Information About Operating Expenses

Other Expenses

The Other Expenses line item in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table for each Fund in the Fund Summaries section includes, but is not limited to, the expenses of external audit, accounting, tax, custody, legal, and pricing and valuation services; regulatory documents (preparation, printing and mailing); repayments to PLFA of amounts that PLFA reimbursed to a Fund pursuant to the terms of the expense limitation agreement for the Fund (if any); and expenses for a 0.15% administration fee paid to Pacific Life Insurance Company (“Pacific Life” or the “Administrator”) as an annual percentage of average daily net assets for each Fund (including each Underlying Fund). The administration fee is for procuring or providing administration, transfer agency and sub-transfer agency, shareholder and support services (such as internal legal, compliance and accounting services).

Certain Funds may disclose “interest expense” as part of the Other Expenses line item in the Fund’s Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. Interest expense results from a Fund’s use of investments that are considered to be a form of borrowing or financing for the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, sale-buyback financing transactions or short sales. The level of interest expense incurred by a Fund will vary based on the Fund’s use of these investments as an investment strategy in seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goal. Interest expense may also result from a Fund’s use of its line of credit and/or from custodian overdraft fees. Without including interest expense, the annual fund operating expense for Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (after expense reductions) would have been 0.98% for Class A, 1.68% for Class C, 0.68% for Class I and 0.73% for Class I-2. For more information on these annual fund operating expenses, see the Financial Highlights table for this Fund and related footnotes, which are included in this Prospectus from the Trust’s annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

Operating Expense Reimbursements

To help limit the Trust’s expenses, PLFA has contractually agreed to reimburse each Fund for certain operating expenses that exceed an annual rate based on a percentage of a Fund’s average daily net assets as described in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table for each Fund. To the extent these operating expenses exceed the annual rate for a Fund, thus triggering the reimbursement provisions in the expense limitation agreement for that Fund as described in its Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables, the effect of the expense reimbursement is shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses table for that Fund. Those Funds where these operating expenses do not exceed the annual rate do not show the effect of an expense reimbursement in their Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables. These operating expenses include but are not limited to: the administration fee paid to Pacific Life; organizational expenses; custody expenses; expenses for external audit, tax, legal and accounting and sub-administration services; the preparation, printing, filing and mailing costs of prospectuses, shareholder reports, and other regulatory documents to existing shareholders, as applicable; and independent trustees’ fees and expenses. These operating expenses do not include: management fees; distribution and/or service fees, if any; dividends on securities sold short; acquired fund fees and

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expenses; interest (including commitment fees); taxes (including foreign taxes on dividends, interest or gains); brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses; and expenses for extraordinary matters such as litigation expenses, liquidation expenses, reorganization expenses, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund’s business.

There is no guarantee that PLFA will continue to cap expenses for a Fund upon the expiration of the expense limitation agreement. In addition, for any expense reimbursements made, PLFA may recoup from the Fund amounts reimbursed in future periods, not to exceed three years from the date on which the reimbursement took place, provided that the recoupment, combined with certain “Other Expenses” would be limited to the lesser of: (i) the expense cap at the time of the reimbursement or (ii) the Fund’s then-current expense cap. Any amounts repaid to PLFA will have the effect of increasing such expenses of the applicable Funds, but not above the expense cap.

Fee Waivers

For Funds with a management fee waiver agreement in place, there is no guarantee that PLFA will continue such waiver after the expiration date of the fee waiver agreement referenced therein.

Portfolio Optimization Funds: PLFA has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee through July 31, 2023 as long as it manages the Fund, in the following amounts: 1) 0.025% on net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion; 2) 0.050% on net assets above $3 billion through $5 billion; 3) 0.075% on net assets above $5 billion through $7.5 billion; and 4) 0.100% on net assets above $7.5 billion. The fee waiver agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms thereafter unless terminated. The fee waiver agreement will terminate: (i) if the investment advisory agreement is terminated; (ii) upon approval of the Board of Trustees and 90 days prior written notice to PLFA; (iii) upon 90 days written notice by PLFA prior to the beginning of the next one-year term; or (iv) if PLFA’s management fee rate for a Fund changes. There is no guarantee that PLFA will continue such waiver after the current one-year term. The waiver will be applied when a Fund reaches the net asset levels described above. As of the date of this Prospectus, none of the Portfolio Optimization Funds meet net asset levels where portions of the management fee would be waived.

PF Fixed Income Funds (except for Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income and Pacific ESG Core Bond): PLFA has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee through July 31, 2023 as long as Pacific Asset Management manages each Fund, in the following amounts: 1) 0.025% on net assets above $1 billion through $2 billion; 2) 0.050% on net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion; and 3) 0.075% on net assets above $3 billion. The fee waiver agreement will automatically renew for successive one-year terms thereafter unless terminated. The fee waiver agreement will terminate: (i) if the investment advisory agreement is terminated; (ii) upon approval of the Board of Trustees and 90 days prior written notice to PLFA; (iii) upon 90 days written notice by PLFA prior to the beginning of the next one-year term; or (iv) if PLFA’s management fee rate for a Fund changes. There is no guarantee that PLFA will continue such waiver after the current one-year term. The waiver will be applied when a Fund reaches the net asset levels described above and does not include any other advisory fee waivers that are currently in place for a Fund. Pacific Funds Short Duration Income, Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and Pacific Funds Strategic Income have each met the first net asset level where portions of the management fee have been waived, with Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income meeting the second and third net asset levels. Thus, as of the date of this Prospectus, PLFA is waiving 0.025% of its management fee on the net assets above $1 billion through $2 billion for Pacific Funds Short Duration Income, Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and Pacific Funds Strategic Income, and 0.050% of its management fee on the net assets above $2 billion through $3 billion as well as 0.075% of its management fee on net assets above $3 billion for Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income. There is no guarantee that any of these Funds will continue to achieve an asset level whereby PLFA will waive a portion of its management fee.

 

SHAREHOLDER ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Choosing a Share Class

Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R6 and Class I-2 shares of the Trust are continuously offered through the Distributor. The Distributor is an affiliate of PLFA, the Funds’ investment adviser, and is also an affiliate of Pacific Life, the Funds’ administrator. Shares of the Trust’s Funds are generally purchased through broker-dealers, which may be affiliated with financial firms, such as banks and retirement plan administrators, and which have entered into selling group agreements with the Distributor (collectively, “selling group members”). Such selling group members and their financial intermediaries, as well as other service providers (such as registered investment advisers, banks, trust companies, certified financial planners, third party administrators, recordkeepers, trustees, custodians and financial consultants) may be referred to as a “financial intermediary” or “financial intermediaries.”

Your financial intermediary can help you choose the Fund or Funds that are appropriate for you based upon your investment objective, risk tolerance, time horizon, and other factors. Your financial intermediary can also explain to you the various expenses associated with each share class and help you choose the share class that is most appropriate for you. Your financial intermediary may also assist you with establishing your account with the Trust. You should note, however, that if you invest in the Funds through a financial intermediary, different guidelines, conditions and restrictions may apply than if you held your shares in the Fund directly or through another financial intermediary. We encourage you to discuss the different options with your financial intermediary and review the Trust’s SAI as well as the Appendix to this Prospectus for more information. You should note that if the relationship between your brokerage firm and you or the Trust is terminated, your account may become a temporary “orphan” account and you will be requested to establish a new relationship with another selling group member. If you hold your shares with a financial intermediary (either in a networked account or through an omnibus platform) and you change intermediaries, please contact your new financial intermediary for information on transferring your account. If the relationship between your financial intermediary and the Trust is terminated, please note that your shares may be subject to certain delays and restrictions or even redemption; please contact your financial intermediary for further information.

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The class of shares that best corresponds with your financial goals depends upon several factors. All share classes of a Fund may not be available through a broker-dealer or financial firm.

When choosing among classes, you should consider the following questions:

 How long do I plan to hold the shares?

 How much money do I intend to invest?

 Will I be purchasing more shares in the future?

 What expenses will I pay for each class?

 Do I qualify for any sales charge discounts?

You should also understand how the various fees, expenses, and charges would affect your investment over time. Once you understand the differences among the share classes, you can then make an informed decision and select a share class that matches your needs, resources, and investment timeline. Your financial intermediary will generally receive compensation no matter which share class you select; however, that compensation may vary between share classes and may vary with the size of your investment. Thus, a financial intermediary may have an incentive for you to invest in one share class over another.

Although the share class that you choose is ultimately your decision, you should seek to learn which share class is economically more attractive for your particular situation so that you can make an informed decision. As an example, shareholders making investments below the first Class A “breakpoint” (or discount) level are generally better off purchasing Class C shares. On the other hand, shareholders making significant investments for long periods of time may find that Class A shares (with breakpoint savings) are the most cost-effective way to invest in the Trust’s Funds. For more information on share classes or other mutual fund investing topics, please refer to the websites of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (www.finra.org) and the SEC (www.sec.gov/investor).

The sections that follow contain more detailed information about the share classes; how to buy, sell and exchange shares; and other information about the Funds.

 

OVERVIEW OF THE SHARE CLASSES

Each Fund of the Trust may offer multiple classes of shares and not all Funds offer all share classes discussed herein. Each class represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments. Certain classes have higher expenses than other classes which may lower the return on your investment when compared to a less expensive class. In deciding which class of shares to purchase, you should consider the following attributes of the various share classes, among other things: (i) the eligibility requirements that apply to purchases of a particular share class; (ii) the initial sales charges and CDSCs, if any, applicable to the class; (iii) the distribution (12b-1) fee, if any, or service fees paid by the class of shares; (iv) any shareholder privileges that are applicable to a particular share class that would entitle you to reductions or waivers on sales charges, including contingent deferred sales charges, that might otherwise apply to a purchase or sale, as described further below in this section and in the Appendix to this Prospectus; and (v) any services you may receive from a financial intermediary. Please consult with your financial professional to assist you in making your decision. For accounts sold through financial intermediaries, it is the primary responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure compliance with eligibility requirements such as investor type and investment minimums. Please refer to the Prospectus fee table for more information on the fees and expenses of a particular Fund’s share classes. Because the information in this section and in the Appendix to this Prospectus about sales charges and waivers and reductions of sales charges is disclosed in this Prospectus (including the Appendix) and the Trust’s SAI, and both this Prospectus (including the Appendix) and the SAI are posted on the Pacific Funds website, this information is not separately provided on the website.

         

Share Class

Front-end
Sales Charge

Annual
Distribution
and/or
Service Fees

CDSC

Conversion to
Class A Shares

Class A

YES— initial sales charge
which may be waived or
reduced.

0.25%

NONE —refer to the Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”) subsection.

N/A

Class C

NONE

1.00%

YES —1.00% on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

YES – after six (6) years.

Class I

NONE

NONE

NONE

NO

Class R6

NONE

NONE

NONE

NO

Class I-2

NONE

NONE

NONE

NO

Share Class Eligibility

Class A and Class C Shares

Class A and Class C shares are available to all retail investors, including individuals, trusts, corporations and other business and charitable organizations and eligible employee benefit plans, as well as to PLFA and certain of its affiliates. The share classes offer different fee structures which are intended to compensate financial intermediaries for services provided in connection with the sale of shares and continued maintenance of the customer relationship. You should consider the services provided by your financial adviser and any other financial intermediaries who will be involved in the servicing of your account when choosing a share class.

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Class I Shares

Class I shares are available to certain Institutional Investors and directly to certain Individual Investors as set forth below, as well as for investment by the ESG Diversified Portfolio and ESG Diversified Growth Portfolio of Pacific Select Fund (which is offered in a separate prospectus), PLFA and certain of its affiliates:

Institutional Investors are corporations, employee benefit plans, foundations/endowments and managed account programs offered by broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, insurance companies, trust institutions and bank trust departments which charge an asset-based fee to their clients participating in those programs. In a managed account program, the financial intermediary typically charges each investor a single fee based on the value of the investor’s account in exchange for providing various services to that account (like management, brokerage and custody services).

Individual Investors include current and former trustees and officers of the Trust, current and former directors, officers, and employees of Pacific Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, and immediate family members of all such persons.

Class I-2 Shares

Class I-2 shares are generally only available to certain employer-sponsored retirement, savings or benefit plans held in plan level or omnibus accounts and managed account programs offered by broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, insurance companies, trust institutions and bank trust departments which charge an asset-based fee to their clients participating in those programs. In a managed account program, the financial intermediary typically charges each investor a single fee based on the value of the investor’s account in exchange for providing various services to that account (like management, brokerage and custody services). Class I-2 shares may also be available on certain brokerage platforms. Investors buying or selling Class I-2 shares through a broker acting as an agent for the investor may be required to pay commissions and/or other charges to the broker.

For the PF U.S. Equity Funds and Portfolio Optimization Funds, Class I-2 shares are also available for purchase by current and former trustees and officers of the Trust, current and former directors, officers and employees of Pacific Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, and immediate family members of all such persons.

Class R6 Shares

Class R6 shares are available for investment by employer sponsored retirement and benefit plans where the employer, administrator, recordkeeper, sponsor, financial intermediary or other appropriate party has entered into an agreement with the Trust’s administrator, to make Class R6 shares available to plan participants. In addition, Class R6 shares of the PF U.S. Equity Funds are available for investment by shareholders of the Predecessor Funds and employees of the subsidiaries of Rothschild & Co North America Inc., including employees of Rothschild & Co as sub-adviser to the PF U.S. Equity Funds, as well as to PLFA and certain of its affiliates. Class R6 shares generally are not available to retail non-retirement accounts (unless otherwise specified herein). There is no minimum for initial purchases of Class R6 shares, except for certain institutional investors who purchase Class R6 shares directly with the Trust’s transfer agent for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000,000. No dealer compensation, marketing support payments, or sub-transfer agency fees are paid from fund assets on sales of Class R6 shares.

Distribution and/or Service Fees

To pay for the cost of promoting the Funds and servicing your account, Class C shares have adopted a Distribution and Service Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 (“12b-1”) under the 1940 Act. A non-12b-1 Service Plan has been adopted for Class A shares. Because 12b-1 and service fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of your investment over time and may cause you to pay more than the maximum permitted initial sales charges described in this Prospectus.

Initial Sales Charges

The Funds that offer Class A shares are grouped into different categories for determining initial sales charges. As used below, the term “offering price” with respect to all categories of Class A shares includes the initial sales charge.

Category I — Portfolio Optimization Funds – Class A shares:

     

Investment

Sales charge as a % of
offering price

Sales charge as a % of
Net Amount Invested

Under $50,000

5.50%

5.82%

$50,000 to under $100,000

4.75%

4.99%

$100,000 to under $250,000

3.75%

3.90%

$250,000 to under $500,000

3.00%

3.09%

$500,000 to under $1,000,000

2.10%

2.15%

$1,000,000 and over*

0.00%

0.00%

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Category II — Pacific Funds Core Income, Pacific Funds Strategic Income, Pacific Funds High Income and the PF U.S. Equity Funds – Class A shares:

     

Investment

Sales charge as a % of
offering price

Sales charge as a % of
Net Amount Invested

Under $100,000

4.25%

4.44%

$100,000 to under $250,000

3.50%

3.63%

$250,000 to under $500,000

2.25%

2.30%

$500,000 and over*

0.00%

0.00%

Category III — Pacific Funds Short Duration Income and Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income – Class A shares: 

     

Investment

Sales charge as a % of
offering price

Sales charge as a % of
Net Amount Invested

Under $100,000

3.00%

3.09%

$100,000 to under $250,000

2.25%

2.30%

$250,000 to under $500,000

1.50%

1.52%

$500,000 and over*

0.00%

0.00%

* Shares will be subject to a CDSC of 1.00% if you sell shares within one year of purchase. Please see the CDSCs on Class A Shares subsection within the Overview of the Share Classes section of this Prospectus for additional information.

As noted in the tables above, discounts (breakpoints) are available for larger purchases.

Sales Charges — Waivers and Reductions (Class A Shares)

The availability of the sales charge waivers and reductions (discounts) described in this section and the following Contingent Deferred Sales Charges section will depend upon whether you purchase or redeem your Class A shares directly from a Fund or through a financial intermediary, as well as through which financial intermediary you transact your shares. Financial intermediary-specific sales charge waivers and reductions that may vary from the waivers and reductions described below are set forth in the Appendix to this Prospectus entitled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries. In all circumstances, it is your responsibility to notify the Fund (if you purchased directly from the Fund) or your financial intermediary (if you purchased through a financial intermediary) at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or reductions.

Waiver of the Class A Initial Sales Charges

     

Class A shares may be purchased without a front-end sales charge by the following individuals:

 

 Registered representatives and employees of broker-dealers with a current distribution or selling agreement with the Trust and such broker-dealers’ affiliates;

 Employees of current Managers to the Trust, other service providers to the Trust and their affiliates;

 Immediate family members, as described below under Aggregating Accounts, of all the above referenced persons;

 Investors who purchase through a fee-based advisory program sponsored by a financial intermediary or similar program under which clients pay a fee to the financial intermediary;

 Investors who purchase through an omnibus account sponsored by a financial intermediary that does not accept or charge the Class A initial sales charge (Note: Your financial intermediary may charge transaction fees or additional fees that are separate from Fund fees and expenses.);

 Qualified retirement plans where the plan’s investments are part of an omnibus account sponsored by a financial intermediary that does not accept or charge the Class A initial sales charge (Note: Your financial intermediary may charge transaction fees or additional fees that are separate from Fund fees and expenses.);

 Pacific Life Individual(k) Program participants who purchase shares in repayment of an outstanding loan under this program; and

 Investors who purchase through a self-directed investment brokerage account offered by a financial intermediary that does not accept or charge the Class A initial sales charge (Note: Your financial intermediary may charge transaction fees or additional fees that are separate from Fund fees and expenses.).

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Investors will not pay a Class A initial sales charge in the following circumstances:

 

 When reinvesting dividends and distributions;

 When exchanging Class A shares of one Fund, that were previously assessed a sales charge, for Class A shares of another Fund;

 When acquiring Class A shares of a Fund as a result of an automatic conversion of the Fund’s Class C shares into Class A shares;

 When purchasing Class A shares of any Portfolio Optimization Fund in the same shareholder account that previously converted their Portfolio Optimization Fund Class B1 or Class R1 shares to Class A shares, or when purchasing Class A shares of any PF U.S. Equity Fund in the same shareholder account that previously converted their PF U.S. Equity Fund Investor Class1 shares to Class A shares; and

 When acquiring shares as a result of a Fund’s merger, consolidation, or acquisition of the assets of another Fund.

Reinstatement Privilege

 

If you sell shares of a Fund and withdraw your money from a Fund, you may reinstate into the same account, within 60 days of the date of your redemption, some or all of the proceeds in that Fund, or the same share class of any Fund that the Trust offers that you own at the time of the reinstatement, without paying a front-end sales charge if you paid a front-end sales charge when you originally purchased your shares. For purposes of the CDSC, if you paid a CDSC when you sold your shares, you would be credited with the amount of the CDSC proportional to the amount reinvested. Reinstated shares will continue to age, as applicable, from the date that you bought your original shares. This privilege can be used only once per calendar year per account. Contact your financial intermediary or Pacific Funds customer service at (800) 722-2333 for additional information. You must identify and provide information to the Trust or your financial intermediary, as applicable, regarding your historical purchases and holdings, and you should also retain any records necessary to substantiate historical transactions and costs because the Trust, its transfer agent, and financial intermediaries will not be responsible for providing this information.

 

1 Class B, Class R and Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Trust.

Requirements

To receive a front-end sales charge waiver, the NAV Authorization section must be completed on the applicable Account Application or completed on an Account Maintenance Request form and provided to the Trust in advance of or at the time of purchase. Any financial intermediary initiating a purchase of Class A shares at NAV is responsible for verifying that each purchase is executed in accordance with the waiver guidelines outlined above or in the Appendix to the Prospectus, as applicable. If you or your financial intermediary fail to identify that you qualify for a sales charge waiver, your purchase may include a front-end sales charge.

Reduction of Initial Sales Charge (Class A Shares)

You and your immediate family members can reduce the initial sales charge of Class A shares by taking advantage of breakpoint opportunities in the sales charge schedule; refer to the Initial Sales Charges (Class A Shares) subsection of this Prospectus for the sales charge schedule applicable to your Fund. The following may assist you with breakpoint reductions:

     

Letter of Intent Privilege

 

Allows you to pledge to purchase Class A shares over a 13-month period and pay the same sales charge (if any) as if the shares had all been purchased at once whether you hold your shares directly with a Fund or through another financial intermediary. Purchases in all account types (e.g., IRA, retail, etc.), and purchases of Classes A and C shares by you and your immediate family members that are provided for purposes of the Letter of Intent will credit towards fulfilling the Letter of Intent on the new account. At the time you enter into the Letter of Intent, you select your total investment goal amount. Part of the Letter of Intent amount will be held in escrow to cover additional sales charges that may be incurred if the total investments (calculated at the offering price) over the 13-month period are insufficient to qualify for the sales charge reduction. Capital appreciation, reinvested dividends and reinvested capital gains distributions do not count toward the Letter of Intent amount. After a Letter of Intent has been fulfilled or terminated, any applicable sales charge breakpoints will be determined by Rights of Accumulation if the account includes this privilege.

Rights of Accumulation Privilege

 

Allows you and your immediate family members and participants of a SIMPLE and SEP group plan to include the current value (calculated at the offering price) or original purchase amounts (calculated net of any applicable sales charges) less withdrawals, whichever is more beneficial, in all share classes of accounts already owned in order to calculate the sales charge breakpoint for the next purchase at the offering price, whether you hold your shares directly with a Fund or through another financial intermediary. Accounts holding Class I, Class I-2 or Class R6 shares cannot be combined for Rights of Accumulation.

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Combination Privilege

 

You may combine all identified orders received on the same day and processed in a single transaction to reduce your Class A sales charge. Orders related to Class I, Class I-2 or Class R6 shares cannot be used for Combination Privilege purposes.

It is your responsibility to inform your financial intermediary or the Trust of any and all other accounts that may be linked together for the purposes of determining whether the application of a letter of intent, rights of accumulation or combination privilege would make Class A shares a more suitable investment than other share classes.

Aggregating Accounts

       

Immediate Family Members

 

You and your “immediate family members” may combine all of your Pacific Funds investments to reduce your Class A sales charge. Immediate family members include:

   

 Parents

 Siblings

 Dependents

 Brothers-in-law

 Grandparents

 Spouse or as recognized under local law

 Children

 Parents-in-law

 Sisters-in-law

Entities

 

If the account owner is an entity (e.g., a trust, a qualified plan, etc.), the privileges described above will apply to the beneficial owners and trustees of the entity. For purposes of applying these privileges, investments for the accounts of entities and their affiliates may be aggregated. Omnibus accounts or other accounts that are not on the books of Pacific Funds or its transfer agent may not be aggregated unless documentation is provided that Pacific Funds deems sufficient to verify the ownership of such accounts, along with any other information Pacific Funds deems necessary to implement the appropriate privileges, such as account values.

Participants of a SIMPLE and SEP Group Plan

 

Participants of a SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA group plan may combine all Pacific Funds investments to reduce Class A sales charges. Rights of Accumulation, as described above, are allowed once approved by the plan sponsor and contributions are received at Pacific Funds. As a participant, you must elect to combine your account with either the plan or immediate family members. Other personal accounts you own and accounts owned by immediate family members cannot be linked to the SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA group plan.

Requirements

To take advantage of these privileges, the account owner (or beneficial owner or trustee) must identify and provide all applicable Pacific Funds account numbers or other requested information, including those account numbers opened through a financial intermediary, to the Trust in advance or at the time of the purchase that they qualify for such a reduction. It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that an investor obtains the proper “breakpoint” discounts. If the financial intermediary or the Trust is not notified that you are eligible for a reduction, you may not receive a sales charge discount that you would be otherwise entitled.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”)

CDSCs on Class A Shares

If your account value, including the amount of your current investment, totals $1 million or more for Category I Funds or $500,000 or more for Category II and III Funds, you will not pay a front-end sales charge on your investment amount. However, if you sell these shares (for which you did not pay a front-end sales charge) within one year of purchase, you will pay a CDSC of 1%, unless you qualify for one of the CDSC waivers outlined below.

CDSCs on Class C shares

Class C shares are sold without an initial sales charge. However, Class C shares are subject to a CDSC. You will be charged a 1% CDSC on shares that you redeem within one year of purchase, unless you qualify for one of the CDSC waivers outlined below.

For Category I Funds, the initial and subsequent purchase maximum per transaction for Class C shares is less than $1 million. For Category II and III Funds, the initial and subsequent purchase maximum per transaction for Class C shares is less than $500,000. If you were to invest more than these stated amounts, in most cases Class A or Class I shares for eligible investors would be the most advantageous choice. You should carefully consider whether two or more purchases exceeding the referenced amounts are suitable in light of your own circumstances.

Computing a CDSC

To keep your CDSC as low as possible, the amount of the CDSC will be based on the lesser of your purchase price or redemption price. We will first sell shares in your account that are not subject to a CDSC and then will sell shares in the order in which they were purchased (i.e., first in, first out). There is no CDSC on shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. The CDSC, if applicable, will be calculated on loans taken under the Pacific Life Individual(k) Program. A new CDSC period will begin, when applicable, for each investment made in repayment of an outstanding loan under such Program.

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CDSC Waivers

The CDSC for each applicable Class will be waived in the following cases:

 Redemptions following the permanent disability (as defined by Section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code) of a shareholder. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of initial determination of permanent disability.

 Redemptions following the death of a shareholder as long as full redemption is requested within one year of the date of death.

 Redemptions for an IRA account following the death of a shareholder as long as re-registration is made within one year of death. The waiver is available only for shares held at the time of death.

 Redemption amounts made through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (“SWP”) are limited to 10% per year of the current account value on the day the SWP is established, provided all dividends and distributions are reinvested (“CDSC Waiver Eligible Amount”). The CDSC Waiver Eligible Amount will remain the same for subsequent SWP redemptions. The SWP redemption amount may be higher or lower than the CDSC Waiver Eligible Amount. The frequency of the SWP determines what portion of the CDSC Waiver Eligible Amount applies to each SWP transaction. Any SWP redemption in excess of the amount eligible for the CDSC waiver may be subject to a CDSC. If the existing SWP is cancelled and a new SWP is established later, a new CDSC Waiver Eligible Amount would be determined.

 Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”), as required under the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent of the RMD amount attributed to your individual retirement account (“IRA”) with Pacific Funds.

 Excess contributions as required under the Internal Revenue Code.

Any financial intermediary initiating a redemption eligible for a CDSC waiver is responsible for verifying that each redemption is executed in accordance with the CDSC waiver guidelines outlined above or in the Appendix to the Prospectus, as applicable. If your financial intermediary fails to identify that you qualify for a CDSC waiver, your redemption may include a CDSC.

If you think that you might be eligible for a CDSC waiver, contact your financial intermediary. To receive a CDSC waiver, the Trust must be notified at the time of the redemption request. Please see the Distribution of Trust Shares section in the SAI for additional information about other CDSC waivers.

Automatic Conversion of Class C Shares to Class A Shares

Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately six years after the original purchase date, reducing future annual expenses. The conversion occurs in the month following the six year anniversary of the purchase date (including shares obtained by reinvestment of dividends and distributions). The Internal Revenue Service currently takes the position that these automatic conversions are not taxable. For Class C shares held through a financial intermediary, it is the responsibility of the financial intermediary (and not the Trust) to ensure that a shareholder is credited with the proper holding period. Your ability to have Class C shares held through a financial intermediary automatically convert to Class A shares may be limited due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, and specific intermediaries may have different policies and procedures regarding the conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares including a different conversion schedule or different eligibility requirements. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.

 

PURCHASING SHARES

You can invest in the Funds directly with the Trust by using a financial professional or through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries can help you buy, sell, and exchange shares and maintain your account. Certain financial intermediaries may charge transaction fees or other fees that are in addition to any fees described in this Prospectus. The Funds can be used in a variety of retirement plans, including individual retirement accounts, Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEP Rollovers, Individual 401k plans and other qualified plans, such as Coverdell ESAs. Shareholders may be charged additional expenses for a Pacific Funds IRA, including an annual retirement account custodial fee or fees to transfer an IRA account to another provider or to take a distribution. Contact your financial professional for more information regarding your options. The Funds are generally available only in the United States (the 50 states, District of Columbia, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Minimums

The following chart lists the minimum initial investment (which is also the account minimum) and subsequent investment minimums.

     

Account Type / Plan

Initial Investment

Subsequent Investment

The minimum investments for Class A and Class C shares are as follows:

   

Retail Accounts

$1,000 per Fund

$50 per Fund

IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs, ESAs

$1,000 per Fund

$50 per Fund

SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEPs

No minimum

No minimum

Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans

No minimum

No minimum

Preauthorized Investment Plan

$50 per Fund, per draft

$50 per Fund, per draft

     

The minimum investments for Class I shares are as follows:

   

Class I shares (Institutional Investors)

$500,000

No minimum

Class I shares (Individual Investors)

No minimum

No minimum

     

There are no minimum investments for Class I-2 shares.

   

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Class R6 shares have no minimum investments (initial or subsequent) except for certain institutional investors who purchase Class R6 shares directly with the Trust’s transfer agent for which the minimum initial investment is $1,000,000 with no minimum subsequent investment.

 

The Trust reserves the right to waive minimum investment amounts, including for certain types of retirement plans. The Trust and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any request to buy shares.

How to Purchase Shares

Class A and Class C shares:

     

Method

Opening an account

Adding to an account

Through a Financial Intermediary:

Contact your financial professional.

Contact your financial professional.

By Mail:

Complete the applicable Account Application, ensuring that you include your registered representative’s name and appropriate share class. Account Applications without a registered representative’s name or share class may be returned by the Trust. Return the completed Account Application with either your investment check or select electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) option under How to Fund Your Account and send to Pacific Funds to the following address:

Regular Mail: 
Pacific Funds
P.O. Box 9768
Providence, RI 02940-9768

Overnight Mail: 
Pacific Funds
Attn: Work Management
4400 Computer Drive
Westborough, MA 01581

Purchase and sale orders for accounts held directly with the Trust are executed at the next calculated net asset value (“NAV”), plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the transfer agent of the Trust receives an order in proper form at its processing location in Westborough, MA (which may not be the same day the order is first received at the Trust’s P.O. Box for any orders sent to the Trust’s P.O. Box as these orders must be picked up and delivered to the Trust’s Westborough, MA location for review and processing). Purchase and sale orders for accounts held with a financial intermediary are executed at the next NAV, plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the order is received by the financial intermediary in proper form. Please see Execution of Your Requests subsection below.

Complete the Add to Your Account form included with your quarterly account statement or submit a letter of instruction indicating the desired investment allocations. Make your check payable to “Pacific Funds” and remember to include your account number and investment allocations with your check.

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Method

Opening an account

Adding to an account

By Telephone:

Not applicable.

To transfer money from your bank account to your Pacific Funds account using electronic funds transfer (“EFT”), call (800) 722-2333 and provide the Fund name and share class, your Pacific Funds account number, the name(s) in which the Pacific Funds account is registered and the amount of the electronic transfer. Bank information must be open and active on your account. To set up EFT, complete the Financial Institution Information on the Account Application or the applicable redemption/distribution form.

Refer to Telephone Instructions under Execution of Your Requests below for additional information.

By Wire:

To open your account using wired funds, complete the applicable Account Application and send it to Pacific Funds at the address above. Call customer service at (800) 722-2333 to obtain your account number and wire instructions.

Once your account is opened, you may call customer service at (800) 722-2333 to obtain wire instructions.

By Preauthorized Investment Plan:

You may make systematic investments through a preauthorized transfer from your bank or other financial institution to your Pacific Funds account ($50 minimum per fund, per draft, if the initial investment of $1,000 is met). A preauthorized investment plan may take up to 7 calendar days to establish and become active. Please note that purchases made through a preauthorized investment plan will begin to process 2 business days prior to the draft date. Any changes made to a plan within the 2 business days will be effective with the next draft. If a start date is not provided, or occurs during the 20 day set-up period, systematic investments would begin one month from the date the plan is established.

Forms of Payment

     

Acceptable forms of payment

 

 Personal checks or bank draft (cashier’s check, official bank check, or treasury check) drawn on a U.S. bank;

 Money orders and traveler’s checks in single denominations of more than $10,000 if they were to originate in a U.S. bank;

 Third party checks when there is a clear connection of the third party to the underlying transaction; and

 Wire transfers that originate in U.S. banks.

Unacceptable forms of payment

 

 Cash;

 Starter checks;

 Credit cards or checks drawn against a credit account;

 Money orders or traveler’s checks in single denominations of $10,000 or less from any institution;

 Personal check, bank drafts, money orders, traveler’s checks, or wire transfers drawn on non-U.S. banks, even if the payment were effected through a U.S. bank; and

 Third party checks when there is not a clear connection of the third party to the underlying transaction.

All unacceptable forms of investment will be returned. The Trust reserves the right to accept or reject any form of payment and to change its forms of investment policy at any time. If your check does not clear, your purchase will be cancelled, and you will be liable for any losses and fees incurred by the Trust or its transfer agent.

Class I Shares:

Class I shares are generally offered through financial intermediaries (including, but not limited to, broker-dealers, retirement plans, bank trust departments, and financial advisers) who do not require payment from the Fund or its service providers for the provision of distribution, administrative or shareholder retention services, except for networking and/or omnibus account fees. Investors in Class I shares, other than the individual investors noted above, may generally not purchase, exchange or redeem shares of the Fund directly from the Fund. Shares instead may be purchased, exchanged or redeemed only through such financial intermediaries. Class I shares made available through full service broker-dealers may be available through fee-based advisory relationships under which such broker-dealers impose additional fees for

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services connected to the account. Contact your financial intermediary or refer to your plan documents for instructions on how to purchase, exchange or redeem shares.

Class R6 and Class I-2 Shares:

Contact your financial intermediary for instructions on how to purchase Class R6 or Class I-2 shares.

The Trust and the Distributor reserve the right to reject any request to buy shares.

Contribution Limits:

Accounts such as Traditional or Roth IRAs and Coverdell ESAs have contribution limits that should not be exceeded. If your account is a SIMPLE IRA, SEP IRA, SAR-SEP or 403(b)(7), or if your account were owned by a qualified plan or an individual 401(k) account, contribution limits would also apply, and contributions by personal check may not be appropriate. Consult your tax adviser for additional information.

 

SELLING SHARES

Class A, Class C and Individual Investors of Class I Shares:

You may redeem (sell) Fund shares by contacting your financial intermediary or the Trust directly. Refer to the Medallion Signature Guarantees subsection below for additional guidelines that may be applicable.

   

In Writing:

To sell shares in writing, send a signed written request or signed distribution form specifying the Fund name and share class, account number, name(s) registered on the account and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to sell. Where applicable, federal income tax will be withheld from retirement assets, unless notified otherwise. Signatures of all shareholders are required and must match the account registration or the authorized signer on file.

By Telephone:

You may sell shares up to $100,000 in gross value by telephone on certain account types by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333 provided certain criteria are met. To disable this option, check the appropriate box on your Account Application or the applicable redemption/distribution form. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing redemptions.

Systematic Withdrawal
Plan (“SWP”):

You can set up automatic monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual redemptions on your account, as long as the value of the account is at least $5,000 at the time the SWP is established. You may redeem a fixed dollar amount (minimum $50), a fixed number of shares (five shares or more), or a whole percentage of the account value, which will be applied to the account value at the time of each SWP redemption in order to determine the redemption amount. Please be aware that SWP redemptions may be subject to a CDSC – see the CDSC Waivers subsection for applicable waivers. Because a CDSC may apply, it may not be advantageous to you to make additional investments while participating in a SWP. To establish a SWP, you must complete the appropriate sections on the applicable form. You may receive this form from customer service by calling customer service at (800) 722-2333.

Proceeds will be mailed to an address that has been on record for at least 15 days or can be sent to a third party recipient if a letter of instruction, signed by all authorized shareholders, and a Medallion Signature Guarantee were to accompany the request. Proceeds can also be wired to a pre-designated bank account (subject to a $10,000 minimum), normally by the business day following receipt of your instructions. We do not assume responsibility for additional charges that the receiving institution may impose. To receive proceeds by wire, check the appropriate box on the Account Application or the applicable redemption/distribution form and attach a pre-printed voided check. We will not wire proceeds or account assets to a non-U.S. bank or financial institution.

Depending on the class of shares you own, a CDSC may apply. Shareholders may be charged additional expenses for a Pacific Funds IRA, including an annual fee or fees to transfer an IRA account to another provider or to take a distribution. We may liquidate shares to cover the IRA annual fee or transfer agent fees, including account, wire or overnight delivery fees. We may also close your account and sell your shares if your account value (except for those Class I accounts where the minimum initial investment required is $500,000) were to fall below the account minimum (which is the initial investment minimum, as identified in the Purchasing Shares – Minimums section of the Prospectus) for any reason, including as a result of a redemption, an account charge, and/or a reduction in the market value of your account. This may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes and the imposition of a CDSC. Shareholders with such accounts will be provided notice and an opportunity to raise their account value above investment minimums to avoid having their account closed.

Electronic Funds Transfer – You can initiate an electronic funds transfer for as little as $50 or as much as $100,000 from your Pacific Funds account to your bank account. To set up an EFT, you must complete the Financial Institution Information on the Account Application or the applicable redemption/distribution form.

Medallion Signature Guarantees – To protect against fraud and help verify the identity of the person authorizing a sale of shares from an account, a Medallion Signature Guarantee may be required in the following instances:

 For redemption requests over $100,000

 If your address of record was changed within the past 15 days

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 If redemption proceeds are to be sent to an address other than the address of record

 If redemption proceeds are made payable to a third party payee

 If redemption proceeds are to be wired to a bank account that has not been established on your account

 For requests to transfer between Pacific Funds accounts with different registrations, except where one or more of the account owners (or beneficial owners) are the same

 Under other circumstances as determined by the Trust or the transfer agent

A Medallion Signature Guarantee verifies the authenticity of your signature and may be obtained from a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association or other financial institution which is participating in a Medallion program recognized by the Securities Transfer Association.

Medallion Signature Guarantees help ensure that transactions or changes to your account are in fact authorized by you. The three recognized Medallion programs are the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (“SEMP”) and the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program (“MSP”). Signature guarantees from financial institutions that are not participating in one of these programs will not be accepted.

A notary public stamp or seal cannot be substituted for a Medallion Signature Guarantee.

Class I Shares:

Investors in Class I shares, other than the individual investors noted above, may generally not redeem Fund shares directly from the Fund. Contact your financial intermediary or refer to your plan documents for instructions on how to redeem shares.

Class R6 and Class I-2 Shares:

Contact your financial intermediary for instructions on how to redeem Class R6 or Class I-2 shares.

 

EXCHANGING SHARES

Class A, Class C and Individual Investors of Class I Shares:

The Trust’s exchange privilege affords you the ability to switch your investments among the various Funds of the Trust. Generally, you may exchange a minimum of $50 worth of shares of one Fund for shares of any other available Fund of the Trust within the same share class and base account number.

Exchanges are considered sales and may result in a gain or loss for federal and state income tax purposes. There are currently no additional sales charges or fees for exchanges. For shares subject to a CDSC, the CDSC period begins on the date of the initial investment in the shares subject to a CDSC.

   

In Writing:

To exchange shares in writing, send a signed written request or signed Investment Exchange Request form specifying the “from” and “to” Fund names, account number, name(s) registered on the account and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to exchange. Signatures of all shareholders are required and must match the account registration or the authorized signer on file.

By Telephone:

You may exchange shares by telephone on certain account types by calling (800) 722-2333 provided certain criteria are met. To disable this option, check the appropriate box on your Account Application or the applicable redemption/distribution form. Corporate investors and other associations must have an appropriate certification on file authorizing exchanges.

Dollar Cost Averaging

Dollar cost averaging may be used to buy shares of the available Funds in a series of regular purchases instead of in a single purchase. This allows you to average the price you pay for shares over time and may permit a “smoothing” of abrupt peaks and drops in price. You may use dollar cost averaging to transfer amounts (via an exchange of shares), either on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, from any available Fund with a value of at least $1,000 to one or more other available Funds. Each exchange must be for at least $50.

Dollar cost averaging may only be requested in writing by sending a signed letter of instruction or signed Account Maintenance Request form specifying the “from” and “to” Fund names, account number, name(s) registered on the account and the dollar value or number of shares you wish to exchange. Signatures of all shareholders are required and must match the account registration or the authorized signer on file.

Class R6, Class I-2 and Institutional Investors of Class I Shares:

Contact your financial intermediary to exchange these shares.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE

The following provides additional explanations regarding information presented in the Performance subsections of the Fund Summaries section.

The performance information presented in the bar charts and the average annual total return tables were prepared assuming reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

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The Portfolio Optimization Funds: Because the performance of each Portfolio Optimization Fund is a composite of the performance of each of the Underlying Funds in which it invests (which may include cash equivalents, fixed income, domestic and/or international equities), there is no one broad-based index to use as a comparison to a Portfolio Optimization Fund’s performance. Therefore, we have provided information regarding the two broad-based benchmark indices that correspond to each Fund’s two broad asset classes, which are broad measures of market performance, to use as a comparison to each Fund’s performance. In addition, as another performance comparison, composite benchmarks were constructed for each Portfolio Optimization Fund. Each benchmark is comprised of three or more broad-based indices. More information on each benchmark is provided below.

Index Definitions

The following provides definitions of the indices presented in the Fund Summaries section of the Prospectus. The indices have inherent performance advantages over the Funds because they hold no cash and incur no expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a Fund, such as investment management fees.

Bloomberg Short Treasury Total Return Index (formerly named Bloomberg Barclays Short Treasury Total Return Index) is composed of all U.S. Treasuries that have a remaining maturity between one and twelve months. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (formerly named Bloomberg Barclays US 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index) measures the performance of a subset of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index and includes investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities with maturities of one to three years. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index (formerly named Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index) measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, which includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Bloomberg US Corporate High-Yield Bond Index (formerly named Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High-Yield Bond Index) measures the performance of the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. Bonds from issuers with an emerging markets country risk, based on the index provider’s definition of an emerging market country, are excluded. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Bloomberg US High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index (formerly named Bloomberg Barclays US High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index) is an issuer-constrained version of the Bloomberg US Corporate High-Yield Bond Index that covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market and limits issuer exposures to a maximum of 2% and redistributes the excess market value index-wide on a pro-rata basis. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index tracks the investable market of the U.S. dollar-denominated leveraged loan market. It consists of issues rated “5B” or lower, meaning that the highest rated issues included in this index are Moody’s/S&P ratings of Baa1/BB+ or Ba1/BBB+. All loans are funded term loans with a tenure of at least one year and are made by issuers domiciled in developed countries. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill (“T-Bill”) Index is an index comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the month-end rebalancing date. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East (“EAFE”) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada. As of March 31, 2022, the MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Results include the reinvestment of dividends after the deduction of withholding tax, applying the tax rate to non-resident individuals who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Composite Benchmarks: The composite benchmarks for the Portfolio Optimization Funds show the performance of a combination of three or more broad-based market indices that represent fixed income, domestic equity, international equity and cash asset class categories in weights that are fixed and specific to each Fund. The composition of each Fund’s composite benchmark is shown below. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative Composite Benchmark is 71% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 17% S&P 500, 7% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month T-Bill, and 5% MSCI EAFE Indices.

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative Composite Benchmark is 55% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 30% S&P 500, 10% MSCI EAFE, and 5% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month T-Bill Indices.

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate Composite Benchmark is 45% S&P 500, 38% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, 15% MSCI EAFE, and 2% ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month T-Bill Indices.

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Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth Composite Benchmark is 58% S&P 500, 23% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond, and 19% MSCI EAFE Indices.

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth Composite Benchmark is 69% S&P 500, 26% MSCI EAFE, and 5% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Indices.

The composite benchmarks for the Portfolio Optimization Funds are blended returns calculated by the Trust using data values licensed from MSCI Inc. and others. The SAI contains additional information on the limited relationship between MSCI Inc. and the Trust.

Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell 1000 Index represents approximately 92% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 1000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-capitalization segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell 2000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-capitalization barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-capitalization opportunity set. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small-capitalization value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies that are considered more value oriented relative to the overall market as defined by the index provider. The Russell 2000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small-capitalization value segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-capitalization opportunity set and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the small to mid-capitalization segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index. It includes approximately 2,500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell 2500 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the small to mid-capitalization segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small to mid-capitalization opportunity set. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Results include the reinvestment of all distributions.

Frank Russell Company and the London Stock Exchange Group companies (together the “Licensor Parties”) are the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to each Russell® index. No further distribution of a Russell® index is permitted without the Licensor Parties’ express written consent, and the Licensor Parties do not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication. All other third-party trademarks and service marks belong to their respective owners.

 

OTHER FUND INFORMATION

Execution of Your Requests

Purchase, exchange and sale orders for accounts held directly with the Trust are executed at the next net asset value (“NAV”), plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the transfer agent of the Trust receives an order in proper form at its processing location in Westborough, MA (which may not be the same day the order is first received at the Trust’s P.O. Box for any orders sent to the Trust’s P.O. Box as these orders must be picked up and delivered to the Trust’s Westborough, MA location for review and processing). Purchase, exchange and sale orders for accounts held with a financial intermediary are executed at the next NAV, plus or minus any applicable sales charges, determined after the order is received by the financial intermediary in proper form. The NAV per share plus any applicable sales charge is also known as the “offering price.” Systematic withdrawals scheduled to fall on a month end (including year-end withdrawals) which is a weekend or holiday, will be deemed an order for the last business day of that month. If you were to purchase by wire, the order would be deemed to be in proper form after the Account Application, telephone notification and the federal funds wire have been received. If an order or payment by wire were received after the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), which usually closes at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, the shares would not be credited until the next business day. Thus, orders received in proper form prior to the NYSE close receive that day’s NAV; orders received after the NYSE close receive the following business day’s NAV. This order acceptance cut-off also applies when the NYSE has a scheduled or unscheduled early close. You will receive a confirmation of each

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transaction in your account. You may rely on these confirmations in lieu of certificates as evidence of your ownership. Certificates representing shares of the Funds will not be issued. Your financial intermediary can provide you with more information regarding the time you must submit your purchase order and whether your intermediary is an “authorized” agent or designee for the receipt of purchase and redemption orders.

Under normal conditions, we typically expect to pay redemption proceeds within three business days following the receipt of your redemption request in proper form. However, we have the right to take up to seven days to pay redemption proceeds and may postpone payment longer in the event of unusual circumstances as permitted by applicable law or an economic emergency as determined by the SEC. When you sell shares, we will execute your request at the next determined NAV per share; however, if the shares that were redeemed were recently purchased by electronic funds transfer or check, we will send your redemption proceeds as soon as the funds are received via transfer or the check clears. This delay is necessary to ensure that the purchase has cleared. To reduce such delay, you should make investments by bank wire or federal funds.

We normally will pay cash for all Fund shares you sell using the Fund’s existing cash positions, cash flows, cash reserves or cash generated through the sale of portfolio securities. The Trust has also adopted a process under which it may make redemptions-in-kind to shareholders (except for shareholders of a Portfolio Optimization Fund). Redemptions-in-kind are redemptions where some or all of the redemption payment is in securities at their then current market value equal to the redemption price minus any applicable charges. Generally, a pro-rata slice of each security in the portfolio would be allocated to the shareholder to meet the redemption request with any balance paid in cash or other transferable securities.

A pro rata slice of any illiquid holdings or restricted securities would be included if it is reasonable that the redeeming shareholder could hold those securities. Any exceptions granted to this pro-rata methodology would be based on the Trust’s redemption-in-kind policy and require a finding that the proposed non-pro rata distribution is fair and non-discriminatory both to the redeeming shareholder and the respective Fund. When making a redemption payment in cash becomes harmful to remaining shareholders of a Fund, whether during normal or stressed market conditions, redemptions-in-kind may be made. A shareholder receiving a redemption-in-kind will bear market risk while holding such securities and incur transaction costs upon converting the securities to cash. During stressed market conditions, the Fund may be forced to sell portfolio securities at reduced prices or under unfavorable conditions in order to meet redemption requests, which could dilute the interests of the Fund’s remaining shareholders and reduce the value of a Fund.

Telephone Instructions – Unless you elect not to have telephone exchange and/or sale privileges, they will automatically be available to you. You may modify or discontinue telephone privileges at any time. You may reinstate these privileges in writing. An exchange or sale request must be received and confirmed prior to the scheduled close of the NYSE, which usually closes at 4:00 pm Eastern time, in order to receive the NAV calculated on that day. If an order is received and/or confirmed after the scheduled close of the NYSE, the order will receive the NAV calculated on the next business day. You may also transact purchases by telephone if you have established EFT on your account and your request is received in proper form. A telephone purchase request is considered to be in proper form if it is received and confirmed prior to the scheduled close of the NYSE, which usually closes at 4:00 pm Eastern time, and the EFT can be initiated, which requires overnight processing. Because of this, purchase requests generally will receive the NAV calculated on the next business day. Procedures have been established that are reasonably designed to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. These procedures may include requiring any person requesting a telephone transaction to provide specific identifying information or recording of the telephone conversation. A written confirmation will be sent to the shareholder(s) of record following a telephone transaction. The Trust or its designee is authorized to act upon instructions received by telephone and you agree that, so long as the procedures are followed, you will hold harmless and indemnify the Trust and/or its administrator or sub-administrator; any of its affiliates; and each of their respective directors, trustees, officers, employees and agents from any losses, expenses, costs or liability (including attorney fees) that may be incurred in connection with these instructions or the exercise of the telephone privileges. This means that so long as the procedures are followed, you will bear the risk of loss on telephone transaction requests. The Trust or its designee reserves the right to deny any transaction request made by telephone. You will be notified immediately if your request cannot be processed over the telephone. Proceeds from telephone transactions will only be mailed to your address of record or sent (via federal funds wire or electronic funds transfer) to your pre-established bank of record. Telephone privileges are not available for all account types. Contact Pacific Funds for information on availability.

How Share Prices Are Calculated

Valuation Policy

The Trust’s Board has adopted a policy (“Valuation Policy”) for determining the value of the investments of each Fund of the Trust each business day. Under the Valuation Policy and pursuant to regulatory authority, effective September 8, 2022, the Board has designated PLFA as its “valuation designee” for fair valuation determinations. PLFA’s Valuation Oversight Committee (“VOC”) values the Funds’ investments in accordance with the Valuation Policy. The methodologies used to value the Funds’ investments are described in greater detail in the Investment Valuation subsection below.

Determination of Net Asset Value (“NAV”)

Each Fund of the Trust is divided into shares and share classes, if applicable. The price per share of each class of a Fund’s shares is called its NAV, which is determined by taking the total value of its investments and other assets, subtracting any liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding.

When you buy shares, you pay the NAV (plus any applicable charges). When you sell shares, you receive the NAV (minus any applicable charges). Exchange orders within the Funds are effected at NAV (with any applicable charges). Each Fund’s shares are purchased, sold or

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exchanged at the Fund’s NAV next calculated after a request to buy, sell or exchange shares is received by the Trust or its designee in proper form. However, as noted above, a Fund may pay for a sale, in whole or in part, by a distribution of investments from a Fund (other than a Portfolio Optimization Fund), in lieu of cash, in accordance with applicable rules and Trust Procedures.

The NAVs are calculated once per day on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, including days when foreign markets and/or bond markets are closed. Each NAV is generally determined as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on days that the NYSE is open. Information that becomes known to the Trust or its agents after the determination of a NAV on a particular day will not normally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a Fund’s investment or the NAV determined earlier that day. Such information may include late dividend notifications, legal or regulatory matters, corporate actions, and corrected/adjusted last sales prices or official closing prices from an exchange.

The NAVs will not be calculated on days when the NYSE is closed. There may be a delay in calculating the NAV if: (i) the NYSE is closed on a day other than a NYSE scheduled holiday or weekend, (ii) trading on the NYSE is restricted or halted, (iii) an emergency exists (as determined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), making the sale of investments or determinations of NAV not practicable, or (iv) the SEC permits a delay for the protection of shareholders.

Based on information obtained from the NYSE, it is anticipated that the NYSE will be closed when the following annual holidays are observed: New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Washington’s Birthday; Good Friday; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. The NYSE is normally closed on the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday when one of these holidays falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively. In addition, the NYSE typically closes early (usually 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on the day after Thanksgiving Day and the day before Christmas Day. Although the Trust expects the same holidays to be observed in the future, the NYSE may modify its holiday schedule or hours of operation at any time.

Certain Funds may hold investments that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges. Because those investments trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not calculate their NAVs, the value of those investments may change on days when a shareholder will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of those Funds.

In the event the NYSE closes prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, whether due to a scheduled or unscheduled early close, certain other markets or exchanges may remain open. Generally, the valuation of the securities in those markets or exchanges will follow the valuation procedures described below, which may be after the official closing time of the NYSE.

Investment Valuation

The value of each security or other investment is the amount which a Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the investment upon its current sale in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of calculating the NAV, the value of investments held by each Fund is based primarily on pricing data obtained from various sources approved by the VOC.

 Domestic Equity Investments. For Domestic Equity Investments (including exchange-traded funds), the Funds generally use the official closing price or last reported sale price from an exchange and do not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the close of the NYSE. Investments with no official closing or last reported sales price are generally valued at the mean between the most recent bid and ask prices obtained from approved pricing services, established market makers, or from broker-dealers.

 Foreign Equity Investments. For Foreign Equity Investments, the Funds generally use the official closing price or last reported sale price from the principal foreign exchanges. The Trust may adjust for market events occurring between the close of certain foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE. The Trust has retained an independent statistical analysis service approved by the VOC to assist in determining the value of certain foreign equity investments. This service utilizes proprietary computer models based on historical performance of markets and other considerations to determine adjustments for market events. Quotations of foreign investments in foreign currencies and those valued using forward currency rates are converted into U.S. dollar equivalents using a foreign exchange quotation from an approved source.

 Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Investments. OTC Investments (including forward commitments, swap agreements and option contracts) are generally valued by approved pricing services that use evaluated prices from various observable market and other factors. Certain OTC swap contracts are valued using industry pricing models, broker quotes or other methodologies pursuant to the Valuation Policy. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued using the mean between broker-dealer bid and ask quotations, and foreign currency exchange rates are gathered from approved pricing services.

 Domestic and Foreign Debt Investments. Debt Investments, including short-term debt, are generally valued using the mean between bid and ask prices provided by approved pricing and quotation services which are based upon evaluated prices determined from various observable market and other factors. Certain debt investments are valued by using a benchmark, matrix, or other pricing methodology approved pursuant to the Valuation Policy. Generally, the prices are obtained from approved pricing sources or services as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

 Investment Companies. Fund investments in other investment companies are valued at their respective published NAVs.

 Exchange Traded Futures Contracts, Options and Swap Agreements. Exchange traded futures contracts, options and swap agreements are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Exchange traded futures contracts, options and swap agreements for which no settlement price is reported, are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and ask prices obtained from approved pricing services, established market makers, or from broker-dealers.

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 Portfolio Optimization Funds. The investments of each Portfolio Optimization Fund consist of Class P shares of the applicable Underlying Funds they hold, which are valued at their respective NAVs.

The Trust’s Valuation Policy also includes methodologies approved for valuing investments in circumstances where pricing data from approved sources is not readily available or deemed to be unreliable. In such circumstances, the Valuation Policy provides that the value of such investments may be determined in accordance with VOC approved formulas and methodologies (“PLFA Pre-Approved Fair Valuation Methodologies”). Under the Valuation Policy, these PLFA Pre-Approved Fair Valuation Methodologies may include, among others, amortized cost, the use of broker quotes, the use of purchase prices, last reported sale/trade prices, benchmark, proxy and matrix pricing. In the event pricing data from approved sources or PLFA Pre-Approved Fair Valuation Methodologies are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the value of the investments will be determined in good faith by the VOC or its delegate pursuant to the Valuation Policy. Valuations determined by the VOC or its delegate may require subjective inputs about the value of such investments. While these valuations are intended to estimate the value a Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon the current sale of the investments in the ordinary course of business, such values may differ from the value that a Fund would actually realize if the investments were sold or values that would be obtained if a different valuation methodology had been used.

Security and Shareholder Protection

To help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law generally requires financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information identifying each person who opens an account and to determine whether such person’s name appears on any governmental agency list of suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations. The Trust may report certain transaction activity to the government. When you open an account, you may be required to provide your full name, date of birth, physical residential address (although post office boxes are still permitted for mailing purposes) and Social Security or tax identification number. You may also need to provide your driver’s license, passport or other identifying documents, and corporations and other non-natural persons may have to provide additional identifying information. Not providing this information may result in incomplete orders and transactions, failure to open your account, delayed or unprocessed transactions or account closure. These requirements and procedures may change from time to time to comply with government regulations or guidance.

Prevention of Disruptive Trading

Most Funds are not intended to serve as a vehicle for frequent trading in response to short-term fluctuations in the market. Frequent short-term trading or trades that involve relatively large amounts of assets in response to short-term fluctuations in the market can disrupt the management of a Fund and can raise expenses through increased trading and transaction costs, forced and unplanned portfolio turnover, lost opportunity costs, and large asset swings that decrease the Fund’s ability to provide maximum investment return to all shareholders. In addition, certain trading activity that attempts to take advantage of inefficiencies in the valuation of a Fund’s securities holdings may dilute the interests of the remaining shareholders. This in turn can have an adverse effect on the Fund’s performance. While these issues can occur in connection with any of the Funds, Funds holding securities that are subject to market pricing inefficiencies could be more susceptible to abuse. Accordingly, the Board adopted a policy with respect to certain limitations on exchanges.

The Trust requires that the limitations specified below on exchanges apply to all persons (i.e., to natural persons, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, trusts or any other type of entity) investing in the Funds of the Trust.

To discourage frequent trading, you:

 may not make more than 12 exchanges out of each of the PF Fixed Income Funds or PF U.S. Equity Funds per calendar year.

 may not make more than 2 exchanges out of each of the PF Fixed Income Funds or PF U.S. Equity Funds per calendar month.

For clarification purposes, multiple exchanges out of the same PF Fixed Income Fund or PF U.S. Equity Fund on the same trading day count as one exchange.

The Trust does not accommodate trading in excess of these limitations. The exchange limitations outlined above will not apply to the following transactions:

 exchanges from a Fund that seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing primarily in other Funds of the Trust;

 redemptions from a Fund;

 exchanges from Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income;

 exchanges from one share class to another share class of the same Fund (share class conversions);

 systematic transactions (dollar cost averaging, dividend reinvestments, automatic investment plans);

 loans and loan repayments; or

 transactions by omnibus accounts, provided the omnibus provider has its own trading policy which is reasonably designed to prevent disruptive trading activity (as determined by the Trust and the Adviser).

While these policies have been adopted to attempt to detect and limit trading that is frequent or disruptive to the Funds’ operations, there is no assurance that the policies would be effective in deterring all such trading activity.

Organizations and individuals that use market timing investment strategies and make frequent exchanges should not invest in Funds of the Trust. The Trust maintains sole discretion to restrict or reject, without prior notice, any exchange instructions and to restrict or reject pre-authorized exchange forms from a market timing organization or individual authorized to give exchange instructions on behalf of multiple

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shareholders, if in the sole discretion of the Trust (or its agent) the requested transactions were to have a negative impact on remaining shareholders.

The Trust might limit the size, number, and frequency of exchanges if they were to be disruptive to the management of a Fund. The Trust may also otherwise restrict, suspend, or reject any exchange request or privilege that could be harmful to a Fund or to other shareholders, or cancel the exchange privilege altogether. Notice of any limitations, restrictions, suspensions or rejections may vary according to the particular circumstances.

The Trust reserves the right to impose a transaction fee or redemption fee against future exchange amounts. Prior to imposing any such fee, which is subject to Board approval, the Trust would supplement this Prospectus and provide notice to shareholders.

The Trust is unable to directly monitor the trading activity of beneficial owners who hold shares of the PF Fixed Income Funds or PF U.S. Equity Funds through omnibus accounts (i.e., accounts that are not on the books of the Trust’s transfer agent, for example, third-party 401(k) and other group retirement plans) maintained by financial intermediaries.

Omnibus account arrangements enable financial intermediaries to aggregate share ownership positions of multiple investors and purchase, redeem and exchange shares without the identity of the particular shareholder(s) being known to the Trust. Accordingly, the ability of the Trust to monitor, detect or limit frequent share trading activity through omnibus accounts is limited. In such cases, the Trust or its agent(s) may request from financial intermediaries information that differs from that which is normally available to the Trust or its agent(s). In such instances, the Trust will seek to monitor purchase and redemption activity through the overall omnibus account(s) or retirement and benefit plan account(s). If the Trust identifies activity that might be indicative of excessive short-term trading activity, the Trust or its designated agent will notify the applicable financial intermediary or retirement and benefit plan and request that it provide or review information on individual account transactions so that the Trust or the financial intermediary or retirement and benefit plan can determine if any investors were engaging in excessive short-term trading activity. If an investor is identified as engaging in undesirable trading activity, the Trust or its designated agent will request that the financial intermediary or retirement and benefit plan take appropriate action to curtail the activity and will also work with the relevant party to do so. Such actions may include actions similar to those that the Trust would take such as placing blocks on accounts to prohibit future purchases and exchanges of a Fund’s shares, or requiring that the investor place trades on a manual basis, either indefinitely or for a period of time. If the Trust determines that the financial intermediary or retirement and benefit plan has not demonstrated adequately that it has taken appropriate action to curtail the excessive short-term trading, the Trust or its agent(s) may terminate the relationship. Although these measures are available, there is no assurance that the Trust or its agent(s) will be able to identify shareholders who may be engaging in frequent trading activity through omnibus accounts or to curtail such trading.

Retirement and benefit plans include qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation plans and certain other employer sponsored retirement, savings or benefits plans, excluding Individual Retirement Accounts.

Dividends and Distributions

Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income, as described in the schedule below, and distribute realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually, although distributions could occur more or less frequently if it is advantageous to the specific Fund and to its shareholders.

Dividends on net investment income, if any, are generally distributed according to the following schedule, although distributions could occur more or less frequently if it is advantageous to the specific Fund and to its shareholders:

 Portfolio Optimization Funds and PF U.S. Equity Funds – dividends, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.

 PF Fixed Income Funds (except Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income) – dividends, if any, are generally declared and paid monthly.

 Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income and Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income – dividends, if any, are generally declared daily and paid monthly.

Pursuant to the Trust’s reinvestment plan, all dividend and capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested into additional shares of the same class of the same Fund, unless you instruct us otherwise in the Account Application. Dividends and capital gains may also be directed to another available Fund within the same account if you meet that Fund’s minimum balance requirement and it must be for the same share class as the originating Fund. No sales charge or CDSC will apply to the reinvested amounts.

Distribution and Servicing Arrangements

Sales and servicing commissions

The Distributor pays broker-dealers that sell shares of the Funds various forms of sales and servicing compensation as described in the Pacific Funds SAI. The Distributor pays a sales commission for selling Fund shares and a trail commission for servicing Fund shareholders. Trail commissions may take into account, among other things, the length of time the Funds’ shares have been held, your account value, and the share class purchased. The Distributor generally pays sales and servicing commissions from its own resources, and receives compensation from sales charges and distribution and service fees from the Trust’s Distribution and/or Service Plans, which helps the Distributor recoup all or a portion of commissions it pays. See the SAI for details of sales and servicing commission amounts.

Sales-based payments, including sales commissions, primarily create incentives to make new sales of Fund shares; asset-based payments, including trail commissions, create incentives to retain previously sold Fund shares in investor accounts.

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Revenue sharing payments

In addition to the sales and servicing commissions noted above, the Distributor or an affiliate may pay to selling group members, from their own resources, additional cash compensation in connection with the promotion and sales of Fund shares and/or servicing Fund shareholders, which may sometimes be referred to as “revenue sharing,” and provide other incentives (non-cash compensation) in connection with the promotion and sale of Fund shares. Not all selling group members receive additional compensation and the amount of compensation varies. The range of additional cash compensation based on sales generally does not exceed 0.25% and trail commissions based on account value generally does not exceed 0.20% on an annual basis. Revenue sharing payments, as well as the other compensation and allowances noted below, may provide your brokerage firm with an incentive to favor the Trust. In consideration for revenue sharing, a brokerage firm may feature certain Funds in its sales system or give preferential access to members of its sales force or management and confer some other marketing benefit such as website placement, access to financial intermediary lists, extra marketing assistance or other heightened visibility and access to the brokerage firm’s sales force that may otherwise influence the way that the brokerage firm and the financial intermediary market the Funds’ shares.

The Distributor hopes to benefit from revenue sharing by increasing Pacific Funds’ net assets, which, as well as benefiting the Trust, would result in additional management and other fees for PLFA and its affiliates.

Unaffiliated financial intermediary payments

Pacific Life as administrator or its affiliates may pay amounts from their own resources (up to 0.25% of account value, or a fixed dollar amount for each account, on an annual basis) to compensate or reimburse unaffiliated financial intermediaries for administrative services and transfer agency functions provided to certain shareholders of the Funds (to the extent the Trust does not pay for such costs directly) such as plans (and plan participants) or other omnibus accounts (and beneficial owners). These administrative services and transfer agency functions include, among other services, acting as shareholder of record, processing purchase and redemption orders, answering questions, establishing and maintaining individual account records (e.g., sub-accounting, cost basis reporting, beneficial owner account statements), and delivering account statements, applicable tax forms, and proxy materials to beneficial owners.

Other compensation and allowances

The Distributor or an affiliate may also pay expense allowances, reimbursements and training allowances. Such payments provide the opportunity for training and other educational programs so that your financial intermediary may serve you better. The Distributor or an affiliate may also reimburse trade or processing charges (e.g., ticket charges) in connection with the sale of the Funds’ shares. Financial intermediaries may also receive non-cash compensation such as educational or training seminars or promotional merchandise. See SAI for additional details of such other compensation.

Information about your broker

The financial intermediary (your broker), who is responsible for selling the Funds’ shares to you, typically receives a portion of the compensation that is payable to the selling group member with which he or she is associated, depending on the agreement between your financial intermediary and his or her firm. The Distributor and the Trust are not involved in determining that compensation arrangement which may present its own incentives or conflicts. You may ask your financial intermediary how he or she will personally be compensated for the transaction.

PLFA, the Distributor and their affiliates may have other relationships with your brokerage firm relating to the provisions of the service to the Trust, such as providing omnibus account services, transaction processing service or effecting portfolio transactions for Funds. If your brokerage firm provides these services, the investment adviser or the Trust may compensate the firm for these services. In addition, your brokerage firm may have other compensation relationships with the investment adviser or its affiliates that are not related to the Trust.

Additional information

The compensation that is described in this section as well as in the SAI, and any other compensation or benefits provided by PLFA, the Distributor or its affiliates may be more or less than the overall compensation paid to selling group members on similar or other products and may influence your financial intermediary, broker-dealer, or other financial intermediaries to present or make available Pacific Funds over other investment options in the marketplace. You should ask your financial intermediary how they are compensated for selling shares of the Trust. Please refer to the SAI for additional details on distribution and servicing arrangements, other compensation and allowances, and revenue sharing payments.

General Summary of Tax Consequences

The following discussion relates only to federal income tax. Refer to the SAI for additional federal income tax information. The consequences under other tax laws may differ. You should consult with your tax adviser regarding the possible application of foreign, state and local income tax laws to Fund dividends and capital gains distributions. Pacific Funds, its Distributor (Pacific Select Distributors, LLC), its Administrator (Pacific Life Insurance Company) and each of their respective affiliates and representatives do not provide tax, accounting or legal advice. Any taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax adviser.

Each Fund will distribute substantially all of its income and realized capital gains to its shareholders every year. These distributions may be taxed as either ordinary income, “qualified dividends,” or long-term capital gains. Federal taxes on capital gains distributions are determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated the gains, not how long a shareholder has owned the shares, and there is no requirement that the Funds take into consideration any tax implications when implementing their investment strategies. Funds with high portfolio turnover may realize gains at an earlier time than Funds with a lower turnover and may not hold securities long enough to obtain the benefit of long-term capital gains tax rates. All distributions paid by a Fund will generally be taxable to you regardless of whether they are

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paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund. Shareholders should note that a Fund may have distributions of income and capital gains to shareholders, which will be taxable to shareholders, even when share values have declined.

Generally, shareholders are subject to U.S. federal income tax on Fund dividends or distributions or on sales or exchanges of Fund shares. However, shareholders that are exempt from U.S. federal income tax, such as retirement plans that are qualified under Section 401 of the IRC, generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax on Fund dividends or distributions or on sales or exchanges of Fund shares within such tax-exempt accounts. Accordingly, a plan participant whose retirement plan invests in a Fund generally is not taxed on dividends or distributions received by the plan or on sales or exchanges of shares of a Fund by the plan for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, distributions to plan participants from a retirement plan generally are taxable to plan participants as ordinary income and may be subject to a 10% federal penalty tax if taken prior to the age of 59 1⁄2.

Currently, the maximum tax rate for individual taxpayers on long-term capital gains and qualified dividends is either 15% or 20%, depending on whether the individual’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts. This rate does not apply to corporate taxpayers. Distributions of earnings from non-qualifying dividends, income with respect to swaps, interest income and short-term capital gains will be taxed at the taxpayer’s ordinary income tax rate. Distributions from Funds investing in bonds and other debt instruments or swaps will not generally qualify for the lower rates. Funds that invest in companies not paying significant dividends on their stock will not generally derive much qualifying dividend income that is eligible for the lower rate on qualified dividends. In addition, certain holdings period requirements must be satisfied by both a Fund and shareholder in order to be eligible for lower rates on qualified dividends.

A Fund’s transactions in derivatives will be subject to special tax rules, which may result in a higher percentage of the Fund’s distributions being taxed to shareholders at ordinary income rates than if the Fund did not invest in derivatives.

To the extent that a “fund of funds” is invested in an Underlying Fund, net short-term gains (if any) of an Underlying Fund will be distributed as ordinary income to the fund of funds and will not be offset by capital losses of the fund of funds. Capital losses of an Underlying Fund will not offset capital gains of a fund of funds or another Underlying Fund. Losses realized on redemptions from an Underlying Fund may be deferred as wash sales in the event of additional investments made into the Underlying Fund within 30 days before or after the redemption.

An additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from a Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income” (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income” (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

You will generally be subject to tax on distributions paid from income or gains earned prior to your investment, which are included in the share price you pay. For example, if you were to buy shares on or just before the record date of a Fund distribution, you would pay full price for the shares and may receive a portion of your investment back as a taxable distribution. If a Fund were to declare a distribution in October, November or December but pay it in January, you generally would be taxed on the amount of the distribution as if you were to receive it in the previous year. Any gain resulting from selling or exchanging shares will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Any such gain or loss upon a sale, redemption, or exchange of shares would be a capital gain or loss if you were to hold the shares as a capital asset at the time of the sale, redemption, or exchange. This gain or loss would generally be a long-term capital gain or loss if you were to hold the shares for more than one year; otherwise such gain or loss would generally be a short-term capital gain or loss.

You must provide your correct taxpayer identification number and certify that you are not subject to backup withholding for each Fund in which you invest. If not, the Fund would be required to withhold a portion of your taxable distributions and redemption proceeds as backup withholding. The backup withholding rate is currently 24%.

The Portfolio Optimization Funds can have income, gains or losses from any distributions or redemptions in the Underlying Funds. Distributions of the long-term capital gains of the Portfolio Optimization Funds or the Underlying Funds will generally be taxed as long-term capital gains. Other distributions, including short-term capital gains, will be taxed as ordinary income.

None of the Portfolio Optimization Funds can use gains distributed by one Underlying Fund to offset losses in another Underlying Fund. Redemptions of shares in an Underlying Fund, including those resulting from allocation changes, could also cause additional distributable gains to shareholders, a portion of which may be short-term capital gains distributable as ordinary income. Further, a portion of any losses on Underlying Fund share redemptions may be deferred under the “wash sale” rules. As a result of these factors, the Portfolio Optimization Funds’ “fund of funds” structure could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The Portfolio Optimization Funds may be able to pass through from the Underlying Funds any potential benefit from the foreign tax credit or income from certain federal obligations (that may be exempt from state tax).

Document Delivery

Shareholder Mailings

To help reduce Fund expenses, environmental waste and the volume of mail you receive, only one copy of Pacific Funds’ shareholder documents (such as the Prospectus, supplements, announcements, and if applicable, each annual and semi-annual report) may be mailed to shareholders who share the same household address (“Householding”). You may elect to not participate in Householding by contacting the Trust or by opting out via the Account Application. If you are not currently participating in Householding, you may elect to do so by writing to Pacific Funds. The current shareholder documents are available on the Trust’s website at any time or an individual copy of any of these documents may be requested as described on the back cover of this Prospectus.

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Unless you have enrolled in electronic delivery (see below), or previously elected to receive paper copies, the Trust’s annual and semi-annual reports will not be mailed to you. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. You may elect to receive paper copies of future reports, free of charge, by contacting the Trust or your financial intermediary.

Unclaimed Property

It is the shareholder’s responsibility to ensure that Pacific Funds maintains a correct address for his or her account(s). If the Trust, or its transfer agent, is unable to locate a shareholder, it may determine that the shareholder’s account legally has been abandoned. In addition, if your account has no activity in it for a certain period of time, or the Trust or its transfer agent have had no contact with you and are unable to contact you regarding your account pursuant to time periods set forth by certain state regulations, the Trust may be required to transfer the assets in your account to the appropriate state under its unclaimed property laws.

If you are a resident of the state of Texas, you have the right to designate a representative for the purposes of receiving notices if your account has been determined to be abandoned. Please contact the Trust or its transfer agent if you wish to complete a Texas designation of representation form.

If you have previously elected to receive dividend and/or capital gains distributions via check to your address of record instead of being automatically reinvested in your account, and the check(s) are returned to us for non-delivery or remain uncashed for six months, we will change your existing account distribution election to automatically reinvest any and all future distributions into your account until you provide a new address. In addition, following the six-month period, any returned and/or uncashed checks may be canceled, and the amount of the check will be invested in your account. No interest will accrue on any such amounts.

Electronic Delivery Consent

Subject to availability and/or current regulations, you may authorize the Trust to provide prospectuses, prospectus supplements, annual and semi-annual reports, quarterly statements and confirmations, proxy statements, privacy notice and other notices and documentation in electronic format when available instead of receiving paper copies of these documents by U.S. mail. You may enroll in this service by indicating so on the Account Application, or by sending us instructions (in writing in a form acceptable to us) of your request to receive such documents electronically, or subject to availability, via our Internet website. Not all account documentation and notifications may be currently available in electronic format. You will continue to receive paper copies of any documents and notifications not available in electronic format by U.S. mail. By enrolling in this service, you consent to receive in electronic format any documents added in the future. For jointly owned accounts, both owners are consenting to receive information electronically. Documents will be available on our Internet website. As documents become available, we will notify you of this by sending you an e-mail message that will include instructions on how to retrieve the document. You must have ready access to a computer with Internet access, an active e-mail account to receive this information electronically, and the ability to read and retain it. You may access and print all documents provided through this service.

If you plan on enrolling in this service, or are currently enrolled, please note that:

 We impose no additional charge for electronic delivery, although your Internet provider may charge for Internet access.

 You must provide a current e-mail address and notify the Trust promptly when your e-mail address changes.

 You must update any e-mail filters that may prevent you from receiving e-mail notifications from the Trust.

 You may request a paper copy of the information at any time for no charge, even though you consented to electronic delivery, or

if you decide to revoke your consent.

 For jointly owned accounts, both owners are consenting that the primary owner will receive information electronically. (Only the primary owner will receive e-mail notices.)

 Electronic delivery will be canceled if e-mails are returned undeliverable.

 This consent will remain in effect until you revoke it.

The Trust is not required to deliver this information electronically and may discontinue electronic delivery in whole or in part at any time. If you are currently enrolled in this service, please call customer service at (800) 722-2333 if you would like to revoke your consent, wish to receive a paper copy of the information above, or need to update your e-mail address.

Trust Organization

Pacific Funds Series Trust, which is organized as a Delaware statutory trust, may be referred to as “Pacific Funds” or the “Trust” or “We.” Its business and affairs are managed by its Board. The Trust is comprised of multiple Funds, some of which are offered in this Prospectus and others of which are offered in separate prospectuses. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the IRC. Funds that qualify do not have to pay income tax as long as they distribute sufficient taxable income and net capital gains. The Trust may discontinue offering shares of any Fund at any time or may offer shares of a new Fund.

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ABOUT MANAGEMENT

This section provides information about Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC, the investment adviser to the Trust, and the sub-adviser firms that manage the Funds offered in this Prospectus. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC and the sub-advisers are each a “Manager” and together the “Managers.”

PLFA

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Life, is located at 700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Established in 2007, PLFA is an experienced investment management organization that manages multi-asset class investment strategies.

In its role as investment adviser, PLFA, subject to the review of the Trust’s Board, also supervises the management of the Funds. PLFA directly manages the five Portfolio Optimization Funds. For the PF Fixed Income Funds, the PF U.S. Equity Funds and most of the Underlying Funds, PLFA has retained other management firms as sub-advisers, many of which have a worldwide market presence and extensive research capabilities. PLFA has the ultimate responsibility, subject to the review of the Trust’s Board, to oversee and monitor the performance of these sub-advisers and recommends their hiring, termination and replacement.

PLFA also oversees and monitors the nature and quality of the services provided by the sub-advisers, including investment performance and execution of investment strategies. PLFA conducts due diligence on sub-advisers to evaluate their investment processes, adherence to investment styles, strategies and techniques, and other factors that may be relevant to the services provided to the Funds. For all Funds, PLFA also performs compliance monitoring services to help maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations. PLFA also provides services related to, among others, the valuation of Fund securities, risk management, and oversight of trade execution and brokerage services.

Exemptive Order

Under an exemptive order from the SEC, PLFA and the Trust can enter into, and materially amend, agreements with sub-advisers (except, as a general matter, sub-advisers affiliated with PLFA) without shareholder approval. Prior to, or within 90 days of, the effective date of any new sub-advisory agreement, shareholders of the affected Fund will be sent an information statement about the change. PLFA and the Trust have applied for an exemptive order that, if granted, will streamline the information statement notice, contents and delivery and expand the relief to cover affiliated sub-advisers. PLFA and the Trust have applied for a separate exemptive order that seeks relief from the requirement that Board meetings be conducted in-person under certain circumstances.

Management Fee

Each Fund pays PLFA a management fee for the services it provides as investment adviser. PLFA also uses part of the management fee to pay for the services of the sub-advisers. For the most recent fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, PLFA was paid management fees (net of any waivers) for each of the Funds as a percentage of average daily net assets as set out in the table below. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreements for all of the Funds in this Prospectus is available in the Trust’s annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.

     

Fund

 

Management Fee Paid for Fiscal Year Ended 3/31/22 (as a percentage of average net assets)

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

 

0.20%

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income

 

0.25%

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income

 

0.40%

Pacific Funds Core Income

 

0.50%

Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond

 

0.38%

Pacific Funds Strategic Income

 

0.59%

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

 

0.63%

Pacific Funds High Income

 

0.60%

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap

 

0.75%

Pacific Funds Small-Cap

 

0.75%

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value

 

0.75%

The table that follows provides information about PLFA, Pacific Asset Management and Rothschild & Co and each individual team member responsible for making investment decisions for the Funds (i.e., portfolio manager), including their primary title with the Manager (or affiliate) and business experience for the past five years. Each of the portfolio managers listed in the following table is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the respective Fund, unless there is only one portfolio manager listed which indicates that he or

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she is primarily responsible for that Fund. For each portfolio manager listed, the SAI provides additional information about compensation, other accounts managed and information about the portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund(s) (if any). The portfolio managers for a Fund may change at the Manager’s discretion.

   

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC

700 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660

Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (“PLFA”) is the investment adviser to the Trust.

PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION FUNDS

 

Howard T. Hirakawa, CFA

Senior Vice President of Pacific Life and PLFA since 2014, Vice President of Pacific Select Fund and Pacific Funds since 2006, and Portfolio Manager since 2003. Mr. Hirakawa is responsible for the investment oversight relating to Pacific Select Fund, Pacific Funds and asset allocation services. He began his investment career in 1999 and has a BS from San Diego State University and an MBA from Claremont Graduate School.

Carleton J. Muench, CFA

Vice President of Pacific Life and PLFA since 2014, Vice President of Pacific Funds and Assistant Vice President of Pacific Select Fund since 2006, and Portfolio Manager since 2006. Mr. Muench is responsible for the investment oversight relating to Pacific Select Fund, Pacific Funds and asset allocation services. He began his investment career in 1998 and has a BS and an MS from Northeastern University.

Samuel S. Park

Director of Pacific Life and Director of fundamental research of PLFA since 2017, and Portfolio Manager since 2013. Mr. Park is responsible for managing the asset allocation function related to Pacific Funds and Pacific Select Fund. He began his investment career in 1999 and has a BA from Boston University.

Edward Sheng, PhD, CFA, CAIA

Portfolio Manager of PLFA since 2021, Director of Pacific Life and Director of Quantitative Research of PLFA since 2018 and Quantitative Researcher of PLFA since 2016. Mr. Sheng is responsible for designing advanced quantitative models that help guide the asset allocation decisions for Pacific Funds and Pacific Select Fund. He is also responsible for strategic asset allocation investment decisions. He began his investment career in 2013 and has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University, an MS degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BS from Nanjing University.

Pacific Asset Management LLC

840 Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor, Newport Beach, California 92660

Pacific Asset Management LLC (“Pacific Asset Management”) is a registered investment adviser that provides investment services to a variety of clients. As of March 31, 2022, Pacific Asset Management’s total assets under management were approximately $20.1 billion.

PACIFIC FUNDS ULTRA SHORT INCOME

PACIFIC FUNDS ESG CORE BOND

 

David Weismiller, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Weismiller is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Short Duration, Core Plus and Investment Grade Strategies. As the Lead Portfolio Manager, he has final authority over all aspects of the Fund’s portfolio, including security selection sector allocation and risk positioning. In addition, Mr. Weismiller covers the utilities sector. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Ying Qiu, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2016. Ms. Qiu is a Co-Portfolio Manager on various investment grade portfolios and has credit research responsibilities focusing on asset-backed securities ("ABS"). Prior to joining Pacific Asset Management, Ms. Qiu was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Trader for both investment grade corporate and ABS with PIMCO since 2008. Ms. Qiu began her investment career in 1997 and has a BA from Renmin University of China and an MBA from the Emory University.

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PACIFIC FUNDS SHORT DURATION INCOME

 

David Weismiller, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Weismiller is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Short Duration, Core Plus and Investment Grade Strategies. As the Lead Portfolio Manager, he has final authority over all aspects of the Fund’s portfolio, including security selection sector allocation and risk positioning. In addition, Mr. Weismiller covers the utilities sector. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Michael Marzouk, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Marzouk is a Portfolio Manager to Pacific Asset Management’s corporate (bank) loan strategy. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management.

Ying Qiu, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2016. Ms. Qiu is a Co-Portfolio Manager on various investment grade portfolios and has credit research responsibilities focusing on asset-backed securities ("ABS"). Prior to joining Pacific Asset Management, Ms. Qiu was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Trader for both investment grade corporate and ABS with PIMCO since 2008. Ms. Qiu began her investment career in 1997 and has a BA from Renmin University of China and an MBA from the Emory University.

PACIFIC FUNDS CORE INCOME

 

David Weismiller, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Weismiller is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Short Duration, Core Plus and Investment Grade Strategies. As the Lead Portfolio Manager, he has final authority over all aspects of the Fund’s portfolio, including security selection sector allocation and risk positioning. In addition, Mr. Weismiller covers the utilities sector. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Michael Marzouk, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Marzouk is a Portfolio Manager to Pacific Asset Management’s corporate (bank) loan strategy. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management.

Brian M. Robertson, CFA

Managing Director of Pacific Asset Management since 2012 and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2008. Mr. Robertson also provides research and analysis of investments in the forest products, paper and packaging sectors. He began his investment career in 2003 and has a BA from the University of Michigan.

Ying Qiu, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2016. Ms. Qiu is a Co-Portfolio Manager on various investment grade portfolios and has credit research responsibilities focusing on asset-backed securities ("ABS"). Prior to joining Pacific Asset Management, Ms. Qiu was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Trader for both investment grade corporate and ABS with PIMCO since 2008. Ms. Qiu began her investment career in 1997 and has a BA from Renmin University of China and an MBA from the Emory University.

PACIFIC FUNDS STRATEGIC INCOME

 

Brian M. Robertson, CFA

Managing Director of Pacific Asset Management since 2012 and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2008. Mr. Robertson also provides research and analysis of investments in the forest products, paper and packaging sectors. He began his investment career in 2003 and has a BA from the University of Michigan.

Michael Marzouk, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Marzouk is a Portfolio Manager to Pacific Asset Management’s corporate (bank) loan strategy. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management.

David Weismiller, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Weismiller is the Lead Portfolio Manager for the Short Duration, Core Plus and Investment Grade Strategies. As the Lead Portfolio Manager, he has final authority over all aspects of the Fund’s portfolio, including security selection sector allocation and risk positioning. In addition, Mr. Weismiller covers the utilities sector. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

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PACIFIC FUNDS FLOATING RATE INCOME

 

J.P. Leasure

Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. In addition to serving as a Portfolio Manager to Pacific Asset Management’s corporate (bank) loan strategy, Mr. Leasure has responsibility for overseeing REITs for Pacific Asset Management. He began his investment career in 1995 and has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Columbia University.

Michael Marzouk, CFA

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2007. Mr. Marzouk is a Portfolio Manager to Pacific Asset Management’s corporate (bank) loan strategy. He began his investment career in 1997 and has a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management.

PACIFIC FUNDS HIGH INCOME

 

Brian M. Robertson, CFA

Managing Director of Pacific Asset Management since 2012 and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2008. Mr. Robertson also provides research and analysis of investments in the forest products, paper and packaging sectors. He began his investment career in 2003 and has a BA from the University of Michigan.

C. Robert Boyd

Managing Director of Pacific Asset Management since 2017 and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Asset Management since 2014. Mr. Boyd has responsibility for overseeing all credit research activities for Pacific Asset Management. Mr. Boyd is a member of the high yield portfolio management team and provides research and analysis of investments in the leisure sector. Prior to joining Pacific Asset Management, he was a vice president, Credit Analyst and Bank Loan Portfolio Manager at PIMCO since 1998. He began his investment career in 1998 and has a BA from California State University, Long Beach and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc.

1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020

Rothschild & Co Asset Management US Inc. (“Rothschild & Co”) is a registered investment adviser and has provided investment advisory services to individual and institutional accounts since 1962. As of March 31, 2022, Rothschild & Co’s, including all advisory affiliates’, total assets under management were approximately $9.5 billion.

PACIFIC FUNDS SMALL/MID-CAP

PACIFIC FUNDS SMALL-CAP

PACIFIC FUNDS SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

Tina Jones, CFA

Chief Investment Officer of Rothschild & Co since 2019, Portfolio Manager of Rothschild & Co since 2000. She began her investment career in 1995 and has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Douglas J. Levine, CFA

Managing Director of Rothschild & Co since 2007, Portfolio Manager of Rothschild & Co since 2007. He began his investment career in 1996 and has a BS from Pennsylvania State University.

Michael Kehoe

Managing Director of Rothschild & Co since 2015, Portfolio Manager of Rothschild & Co since 2015, and Senior Research Analyst of Rothschild & Co since 2008. He began his investment career in 2000 and has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University.

Eric Fraser

Director of Rothschild & Co since 2018, Portfolio Manager of Rothschild & Co since 2019, and a Research Analyst of Rothschild & Co since 2014. He began his investment career in 2005 and has a BA from Middlebury College.

Bradley Hunnewell, CFA

Director of Rothschild & Co since 2019 and a Portfolio Manager of Rothschild & Co since 2019. Prior to joining Rothschild & Co, Mr. Hunnewell was a Senior Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller Capital Management from 2009 to 2019. He began his investment career in 2009 and has a BS from Trinity College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Financial Highlights table is designed to help you understand how the Funds have performed for the past five years (or since inception, if shorter). Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate an investment in the Fund would have earned (or lost), assuming all dividends and distributions were reinvested.

The information in the Financial Highlights table can be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements and related notes, which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report along with the Trust’s financial statements and related notes, are included in the Trust’s annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. To find out how you can obtain a copy of the annual report, please refer to the Where To Go For More Information section of this Prospectus.

Certain Funds may invest in other investment companies, including other mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, business development companies and closed-end funds, to an extent that requires them to include “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” (“AFFE”) in their Annual Fund Operating Expenses table. Because these Funds’ tables include AFFE, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses in those tables will not correlate with the Expenses Before Reductions or Expenses After Reductions in the Financial Highlights table, which do not include AFFE. The Financial Highlights table does not include AFFE because they are not direct costs of a Fund. The impact of AFFE is reflected in the Total Returns of each Fund, including those shown in the Financial Highlights table.

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PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Conservative

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.46

   

$

0.18

   

($

0.39

)

 

($

0.21

)

 

($

0.28

)

 

($

0.20

)

 

($

0.48

)

 

$

10.77

     

0.67

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.53

%

   

(2.13

%)

 

$

174,061

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.83

     

0.16

     

1.80

     

1.96

     

(0.33

)

   

-

     

(0.33

)

   

11.46

     

0.67

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.47

%

   

19.96

%

   

191,406

     

37

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.23

     

0.17

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.22

)

   

9.83

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.60

%

   

(1.95

%)

   

159,186

     

22

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.24

     

0.20

     

(0.04

)

   

0.16

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.17

)

   

10.23

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.88

%

   

121,012

     

30

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.98

     

0.25

     

0.26

     

0.51

     

(0.25

)

   

-

     

(0.25

)

   

11.24

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

2.18

%

   

4.60

%

   

131,023

     

30

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.14

   

$

0.09

   

($

0.38

)

 

($

0.29

)

 

($

0.21

)

 

($

0.20

)

 

($

0.41

)

 

$

10.44

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.78

%

   

(2.85

%)

 

$

37,841

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.59

     

0.08

     

1.74

     

1.82

     

(0.27

)

   

-

     

(0.27

)

   

11.14

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.72

%

   

18.96

%

   

46,869

     

37

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.97

     

0.09

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.12

)

   

9.59

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.86

%

   

(2.72

%)

   

46,909

     

22

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.00

     

0.11

     

(0.03

)

   

0.08

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.11

)

   

9.97

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.13

%

   

111,233

     

30

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.76

     

0.16

     

0.26

     

0.42

     

(0.18

)

   

-

     

(0.18

)

   

11.00

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.43

%

   

3.89

%

   

137,036

     

30

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.52

   

$

0.21

   

($

0.39

)

 

($

0.18

)

 

($

0.30

)

 

($

0.20

)

 

($

0.50

)

 

$

10.84

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.78

%

   

(1.84

%)

 

$

13,647

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.88

     

0.19

     

1.80

     

1.99

     

(0.35

)

   

-

     

(0.35

)

   

11.52

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.72

%

   

20.17

%

   

11,299

     

37

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.26

     

0.20

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.23

)

   

9.88

     

0.43

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.85

%

   

(1.68

%)

   

6,994

     

22

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.26

     

0.22

     

(0.03

)

   

0.19

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.19

)

   

10.26

     

0.43

%

   

0.35

%

   

2.08

%

   

2.26

%

   

6,893

     

30

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.00

     

0.28

     

0.25

     

0.53

     

(0.27

)

   

-

     

(0.27

)

   

11.26

     

0.43

%

   

0.35

%

   

2.43

%

   

4.79

%

   

8,135

     

30

%

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate-Conservative

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

12.52

   

$

0.15

   

($

0.20

)

 

($

0.05

)

 

($

0.29

)

 

($

0.56

)

 

($

0.85

)

 

$

11.62

     

0.65

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.14

%

   

(0.83

%)

 

$

262,457

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.95

     

0.15

     

2.74

     

2.89

     

(0.32

)

   

-

     

(0.32

)

   

12.52

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.25

%

   

29.06

%

   

283,474

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.70

     

0.17

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.26

)

   

9.95

     

0.67

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.55

%

   

(4.94

%)

   

231,749

     

20

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.58

     

0.18

     

(0.06

)

   

0.12

     

(0.20

)

   

(1.80

)

   

(2.00

)

   

10.70

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.55

%

   

1.91

%

   

199,827

     

45

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

12.21

     

0.25

     

0.53

     

0.78

     

(0.27

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.41

)

   

12.58

     

0.67

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.95

%

   

6.36

%

   

227,420

     

30

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

12.20

   

$

0.05

   

($

0.18

)

 

($

0.13

)

 

($

0.22

)

 

($

0.56

)

 

($

0.78

)

 

$

11.29

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.39

%

   

(1.54

%)

 

$

31,538

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.72

     

0.06

     

2.66

     

2.72

     

(0.24

)

   

-

     

(0.24

)

   

12.20

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.50

%

   

28.06

%

   

45,349

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.44

     

0.09

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.57

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.15

)

   

9.72

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.80

%

   

(5.63

%)

   

48,929

     

20

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.34

     

0.09

     

(0.06

)

   

0.03

     

(0.13

)

   

(1.80

)

   

(1.93

)

   

10.44

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.80

%

   

1.11

%

   

136,522

     

45

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

12.00

     

0.15

     

0.52

     

0.67

     

(0.19

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.33

)

   

12.34

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.20

%

   

5.60

%

   

174,766

     

30

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

12.60

   

$

0.18

   

($

0.20

)

 

($

0.02

)

 

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.56

)

 

($

0.88

)

 

$

11.70

     

0.40

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.39

%

   

(0.64

%)

 

$

6,710

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.00

     

0.18

     

2.76

     

2.94

     

(0.34

)

   

-

     

(0.34

)

   

12.60

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.50

%

   

29.44

%

   

6,126

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.75

     

0.20

     

(0.67

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.28

)

   

10.00

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.80

%

   

(4.67

%)

   

5,659

     

20

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.62

     

0.21

     

(0.06

)

   

0.15

     

(0.22

)

   

(1.80

)

   

(2.02

)

   

10.75

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.80

%

   

2.10

%

   

7,701

     

45

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

12.24

     

0.28

     

0.53

     

0.81

     

(0.29

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.43

)

   

12.62

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

2.20

%

   

6.62

%

   

5,196

     

30

%

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

14.35

   

$

0.10

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.21

   

($

0.36

)

 

($

0.87

)

 

($

1.23

)

 

$

13.33

     

0.63

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.68

%

   

0.92

%

 

$

845,027

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.60

     

0.12

     

4.06

     

4.18

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.43

)

   

14.35

     

0.64

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.95

%

   

39.61

%

   

897,486

     

27

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.01

     

0.17

     

(0.95

)

   

(0.78

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.63

)

   

10.60

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.38

%

   

(7.24

%)

   

714,447

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

14.26

     

0.16

     

0.04

     

0.20

     

(0.23

)

   

(2.22

)

   

(2.45

)

   

12.01

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.17

%

   

2.49

%

   

652,731

     

41

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

13.67

     

0.20

     

0.94

     

1.14

     

(0.24

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.55

)

   

14.26

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.40

%

   

8.36

%

   

690,689

     

36

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

14.03

   

($

0.01

)

 

$

0.11

   

$

0.10

   

($

0.28

)

 

($

0.87

)

 

($

1.15

)

 

$

12.98

     

1.38

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.07

%)

   

0.14

%

 

$

107,229

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.39

     

0.03

     

3.96

     

3.99

     

(0.24

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.35

)

   

14.03

     

1.39

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.20

%

   

38.56

%

   

143,244

     

27

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

11.77

     

0.08

     

(0.94

)

   

(0.86

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.52

)

   

10.39

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.63

%

   

(7.97

%)

   

142,846

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

14.04

     

0.05

     

0.06

     

0.11

     

(0.16

)

   

(2.22

)

   

(2.38

)

   

11.77

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.42

%

   

1.78

%

   

381,170

     

41

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

13.50

     

0.09

     

0.92

     

1.01

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.47

)

   

14.04

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.65

%

   

7.47

%

   

465,913

     

36

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-1


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Moderate (Continued)

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

14.42

   

$

0.14

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.25

   

($

0.39

)

 

($

0.87

)

 

($

1.26

)

 

$

13.41

     

0.38

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.17

%

 

$

30,378

     

20

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.64

     

0.16

     

4.07

     

4.23

     

(0.34

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.45

)

   

14.42

     

0.39

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.20

%

   

39.99

%

   

35,732

     

27

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.05

     

0.20

     

(0.96

)

   

(0.76

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.65

)

   

10.64

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.63

%

   

(7.07

%)

   

21,729

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

14.29

     

0.19

     

0.04

     

0.23

     

(0.25

)

   

(2.22

)

   

(2.47

)

   

12.05

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.42

%

   

2.75

%

   

26,959

     

41

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

13.69

     

0.24

     

0.94

     

1.18

     

(0.27

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.58

)

   

14.29

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.65

%

   

8.54

%

   

23,088

     

36

%

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Growth

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

15.50

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.39

   

$

0.46

   

($

0.40

)

 

($

1.23

)

 

($

1.63

)

 

$

14.33

     

0.64

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.46

%

   

2.22

%

 

$

712,010

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.59

     

0.11

     

5.19

     

5.30

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.39

)

   

15.50

     

0.64

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.80

%

   

50.27

%

   

743,213

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.77

     

0.19

     

(1.45

)

   

(1.26

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.92

)

   

10.59

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.45

%

   

(11.24

%)

   

544,605

     

18

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

15.46

     

0.12

     

0.13

     

0.25

     

(0.21

)

   

(2.73

)

   

(2.94

)

   

12.77

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.84

%

   

2.92

%

   

529,247

     

53

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

14.61

     

0.18

     

1.30

     

1.48

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.63

)

   

15.46

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.14

%

   

10.10

%

   

555,328

     

39

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

15.06

   

($

0.04

)

 

$

0.38

   

$

0.34

   

($

0.31

)

 

($

1.23

)

 

($

1.54

)

 

$

13.86

     

1.39

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.29

%)

   

1.51

%

 

$

89,501

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.33

     

0.01

     

5.03

     

5.04

     

(0.15

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.31

)

   

15.06

     

1.39

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.05

%

   

48.99

%

   

116,482

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.45

     

0.09

     

(1.41

)

   

(1.32

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.80

)

   

10.33

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.70

%

   

(11.81

%)

   

100,768

     

18

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

15.18

     

0.01

     

0.13

     

0.14

     

(0.14

)

   

(2.73

)

   

(2.87

)

   

12.45

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.08

%

   

2.12

%

   

271,000

     

53

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

14.38

     

0.06

     

1.28

     

1.34

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.54

)

   

15.18

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.39

%

   

9.29

%

   

317,342

     

39

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

15.60

   

$

0.11

   

$

0.39

   

$

0.50

   

($

0.43

)

 

($

1.23

)

 

($

1.66

)

 

$

14.44

     

0.39

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.71

%

   

2.46

%

 

$

19,833

     

19

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.65

     

0.14

     

5.23

     

5.37

     

(0.26

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.42

)

   

15.60

     

0.39

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.05

%

   

50.62

%

   

20,137

     

28

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.82

     

0.22

     

(1.45

)

   

(1.23

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(0.94

)

   

10.65

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.70

%

   

(10.98

%)

   

14,485

     

18

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

15.51

     

0.16

     

0.12

     

0.28

     

(0.24

)

   

(2.73

)

   

(2.97

)

   

12.82

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.09

%

   

3.12

%

   

19,458

     

53

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

14.64

     

0.22

     

1.31

     

1.53

     

(0.26

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.66

)

   

15.51

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.39

%

   

10.42

%

   

16,280

     

39

%

 

Pacific Funds Portfolio Optimization Aggressive-Growth

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

17.62

   

$

0.02

   

$

0.63

   

$

0.65

   

($

0.52

)

 

($

1.38

)

 

($

1.90

)

 

$

16.37

     

0.65

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.12

%

   

2.80

%

 

$

270,691

     

15

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

11.38

     

0.09

     

6.70

     

6.79

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.55

)

   

17.62

     

0.66

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.56

%

   

60.05

%

   

275,818

     

31

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

14.25

     

0.19

     

(1.89

)

   

(1.70

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(1.17

)

   

11.38

     

0.67

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.31

%

   

(13.66

%)

   

191,505

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

17.03

     

0.10

     

0.25

     

0.35

     

(0.25

)

   

(2.88

)

   

(3.13

)

   

14.25

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.61

%

   

3.39

%

   

193,470

     

55

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

15.79

     

0.12

     

1.81

     

1.93

     

(0.20

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.69

)

   

17.03

     

0.68

%

   

0.60

%

   

0.74

%

   

12.17

%

   

189,903

     

41

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

16.92

   

($

0.11

)

 

$

0.60

   

$

0.49

   

($

0.41

)

 

($

1.38

)

 

($

1.79

)

 

$

15.62

     

1.40

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.63

%)

   

2.04

%

 

$

35,333

     

15

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.97

     

(0.03

)

   

6.45

     

6.42

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.47

)

   

16.92

     

1.41

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.19

%)

   

58.83

%

   

43,705

     

31

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

13.76

     

0.08

     

(1.82

)

   

(1.74

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(1.05

)

   

10.97

     

1.42

%

   

1.35

%

   

0.56

%

   

(14.25

%)

   

35,339

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

16.59

     

(0.02

)

   

0.24

     

0.22

     

(0.17

)

   

(2.88

)

   

(3.05

)

   

13.76

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.14

%)

   

2.57

%

   

85,434

     

55

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

15.43

     

(0.00

)(6)

   

1.75

     

1.75

     

(0.10

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.59

)

   

16.59

     

1.43

%

   

1.35

%

   

(0.01

%)

   

11.39

%

   

97,877

     

41

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

17.72

   

$

0.07

   

$

0.62

   

$

0.69

   

($

0.55

)

 

($

1.38

)

 

($

1.93

)

 

$

16.48

     

0.40

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.37

%

   

3.02

%

 

$

10,940

     

15

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

11.44

     

0.12

     

6.74

     

6.86

     

(0.24

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.58

)

   

17.72

     

0.41

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.81

%

   

60.35

%

   

14,855

     

31

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

14.29

     

0.23

     

(1.89

)

   

(1.66

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(1.19

)

   

11.44

     

0.42

%

   

0.35

%

   

1.56

%

   

(13.34

%)

   

9,606

     

19

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

17.07

     

0.14

     

0.23

     

0.37

     

(0.27

)

   

(2.88

)

   

(3.15

)

   

14.29

     

0.43

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.86

%

   

3.57

%

   

10,860

     

55

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

15.82

     

0.17

     

1.80

     

1.97

     

(0.23

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.72

)

   

17.07

     

0.43

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.99

%

   

12.48

%

   

10,067

     

41

%

 

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.07

   

$

0.06

   

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.04

)

 

($

0.07

)

 

($

0.04

)

 

($

0.11

)

 

$

9.92

     

0.66

%

   

0.32

%

   

0.62

%

   

(0.42

%)

 

$

12,929

     

75

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.65

     

0.12

     

0.44

     

0.56

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.14

)

   

10.07

     

0.70

%

   

0.32

%

   

1.16

%

   

5.81

%

   

12,993

     

96

%

 

6/28/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.00

     

0.17

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.00

)(6)

   

(0.17

)

   

9.65

     

0.87

%

   

0.32

%

   

2.27

%

   

(1.81

%)

   

12,273

     

81

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-2


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Ultra Short Income (Continued)

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.07

   

$

0.06

   

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.04

)

 

($

0.07

)

 

($

0.04

)

 

($

0.11

)

 

$

9.92

     

0.66

%

   

0.32

%

   

0.62

%

   

(0.42

%)

 

$

18,598

     

75

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.65

     

0.12

     

0.44

     

0.56

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.14

)

   

10.07

     

0.69

%

   

0.32

%

   

1.16

%

   

5.81

%

   

18,449

     

96

%

 

6/28/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.00

     

0.17

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.00

)(6)

   

(0.17

)

   

9.65

     

0.97

%

   

0.32

%

   

2.27

%

   

(1.81

%)

   

12,401

     

81

%

 

Pacific Funds Short Duration Income

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.57

   

$

0.12

   

($

0.31

)

 

($

0.19

)

 

($

0.12

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.22

)

 

$

10.16

     

0.87

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.14

%

   

(1.85

%)

 

$

174,444

     

60

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.05

     

0.16

     

0.52

     

0.68

     

(0.16

)

   

-

     

(0.16

)

   

10.57

     

0.88

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.50

%

   

6.78

%

   

204,761

     

76

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.30

     

0.24

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.24

)

   

-

     

(0.24

)

   

10.05

     

0.99

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.33

%

   

(0.13

%)

   

154,309

     

56

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.24

     

0.26

     

0.05

     

0.31

     

(0.25

)

   

-

     

(0.25

)

   

10.30

     

1.03

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.57

%

   

3.11

%

   

118,935

     

50

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.32

     

0.21

     

(0.09

)

   

0.12

     

(0.20

)

   

-

     

(0.20

)

   

10.24

     

1.04

%

   

0.75

%

   

2.03

%

   

1.18

%

   

94,197

     

76

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.55

   

$

0.04

   

($

0.31

)

 

($

0.27

)

 

($

0.04

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.14

)

 

$

10.14

     

1.62

%

   

1.50

%

   

0.39

%

   

(2.59

%)

 

$

39,891

     

60

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.03

     

0.08

     

0.52

     

0.60

     

(0.08

)

   

-

     

(0.08

)

   

10.55

     

1.63

%

   

1.50

%

   

0.75

%

   

6.00

%

   

51,385

     

76

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.28

     

0.16

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.16

)

   

-

     

(0.16

)

   

10.03

     

1.74

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.58

%

   

(0.87

%)

   

48,816

     

56

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.22

     

0.19

     

0.05

     

0.24

     

(0.18

)

   

-

     

(0.18

)

   

10.28

     

1.78

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.82

%

   

2.35

%

   

46,167

     

50

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.30

     

0.13

     

(0.09

)

   

0.04

     

(0.12

)

   

-

     

(0.12

)

   

10.22

     

1.79

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.28

%

   

0.43

%

   

44,337

     

76

%

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.56

   

$

0.15

   

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.15

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.25

)

 

$

10.14

     

0.62

%

   

0.48

%

   

1.40

%

   

(1.69

%)

 

$

171,154

     

60

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.03

     

0.18

     

0.54

     

0.72

     

(0.19

)

   

-

     

(0.19

)

   

10.56

     

0.63

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.75

%

   

7.16

%

   

141,974

     

76

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.29

     

0.27

     

(0.26

)

   

0.01

     

(0.27

)

   

-

     

(0.27

)

   

10.03

     

0.63

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.58

%

   

0.03

%

   

106,402

     

56

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.22

     

0.29

     

0.06

     

0.35

     

(0.28

)

   

-

     

(0.28

)

   

10.29

     

0.63

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.82

%

   

3.47

%

   

83,436

     

50

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.30

     

0.24

     

(0.09

)

   

0.15

     

(0.23

)

   

-

     

(0.23

)

   

10.22

     

0.64

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.28

%

   

1.43

%

   

4,329

     

76

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.58

   

$

0.15

   

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.15

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.25

)

 

$

10.16

     

0.62

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.39

%

   

(1.70

%)

 

$

622,664

     

60

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.05

     

0.18

     

0.54

     

0.72

     

(0.19

)

   

-

     

(0.19

)

   

10.58

     

0.63

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.75

%

   

7.14

%

   

778,271

     

76

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.31

     

0.27

     

(0.26

)

   

0.01

     

(0.27

)

   

-

     

(0.27

)

   

10.05

     

0.73

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.58

%

   

0.02

%

   

717,804

     

56

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.24

     

0.29

     

0.06

     

0.35

     

(0.28

)

   

-

     

(0.28

)

   

10.31

     

0.78

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.82

%

   

3.46

%

   

483,476

     

50

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.32

     

0.24

     

(0.09

)

   

0.15

     

(0.23

)

   

-

     

(0.23

)

   

10.24

     

0.79

%

   

0.50

%

   

2.28

%

   

1.43

%

   

272,268

     

76

%

 

Pacific Funds Core Income

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.18

   

$

0.20

   

($

0.52

)

 

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.21

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.45

)

 

$

10.41

     

0.97

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.83

%

   

(3.11

%)

 

$

127,727

     

82

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.60

     

0.22

     

0.66

     

0.88

     

(0.22

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.30

)

   

11.18

     

0.98

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.95

%

   

8.29

%

   

160,701

     

102

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.52

     

0.29

     

0.08

     

0.37

     

(0.29

)

   

-

     

(0.29

)

   

10.60

     

1.09

%

   

0.85

%

   

2.70

%

   

3.51

%

   

140,650

     

70

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.45

     

0.33

     

0.07

     

0.40

     

(0.33

)

   

-

     

(0.33

)

   

10.52

     

1.13

%

   

0.85

%

   

3.22

%

   

3.99

%

   

82,136

     

93

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.51

     

0.28

     

(0.06

)

   

0.22

     

(0.28

)

   

-

     

(0.28

)

   

10.45

     

1.12

%

   

0.85

%

   

2.62

%

   

2.05

%

   

132,006

     

91

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.18

   

$

0.12

   

($

0.53

)

 

($

0.41

)

 

($

0.12

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.36

)

 

$

10.41

     

1.72

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.08

%

   

(3.84

%)

 

$

35,731

     

82

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.60

     

0.14

     

0.66

     

0.80

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.22

)

   

11.18

     

1.73

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.20

%

   

7.48

%

   

53,990

     

102

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.52

     

0.21

     

0.08

     

0.29

     

(0.21

)

   

-

     

(0.21

)

   

10.60

     

1.84

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.95

%

   

2.73

%

   

58,397

     

70

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.46

     

0.26

     

0.06

     

0.32

     

(0.26

)

   

-

     

(0.26

)

   

10.52

     

1.88

%

   

1.60

%

   

2.47

%

   

3.11

%

   

81,309

     

93

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.51

     

0.20

     

(0.05

)

   

0.15

     

(0.20

)

   

-

     

(0.20

)

   

10.46

     

1.87

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.87

%

   

1.38

%

   

101,156

     

91

%

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.19

   

$

0.24

   

($

0.53

)

 

($

0.29

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.48

)

 

$

10.42

     

0.72

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.13

%

   

(2.81

%)

 

$

118,420

     

82

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.61

     

0.25

     

0.67

     

0.92

     

(0.26

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.34

)

   

11.19

     

0.73

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.25

%

   

8.61

%

   

107,857

     

102

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.53

     

0.33

     

0.07

     

0.40

     

(0.32

)

   

-

     

(0.32

)

   

10.61

     

0.73

%

   

0.55

%

   

3.00

%

   

3.81

%

   

60,355

     

70

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.46

     

0.36

     

0.08

     

0.44

     

(0.37

)

   

-

     

(0.37

)

   

10.53

     

0.73

%

   

0.55

%

   

3.52

%

   

4.30

%

   

26,394

     

93

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.52

     

0.31

     

(0.06

)

   

0.25

     

(0.31

)

   

-

     

(0.31

)

   

10.46

     

0.72

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.92

%

   

2.35

%

   

4,339

     

91

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-3


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Core Income (Continued)

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.21

   

$

0.24

   

($

0.54

)

 

($

0.30

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.48

)

 

$

10.43

     

0.72

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.13

%

   

(2.89

%)

 

$

625,283

     

82

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.62

     

0.26

     

0.67

     

0.93

     

(0.26

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.34

)

   

11.21

     

0.73

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.25

%

   

8.70

%

   

801,154

     

102

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.54

     

0.33

     

0.08

     

0.41

     

(0.33

)

   

-

     

(0.33

)

   

10.62

     

0.84

%

   

0.55

%

   

3.00

%

   

3.81

%

   

679,287

     

70

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.48

     

0.36

     

0.07

     

0.43

     

(0.37

)

   

-

     

(0.37

)

   

10.54

     

0.88

%

   

0.55

%

   

3.52

%

   

4.19

%

   

393,645

     

93

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.53

     

0.31

     

(0.05

)

   

0.26

     

(0.31

)

   

-

     

(0.31

)

   

10.48

     

0.87

%

   

0.55

%

   

2.92

%

   

2.45

%

   

388,730

     

91

%

 

Pacific Funds ESG Core Bond

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.70

   

$

0.10

   

($

0.52

)

 

($

0.42

)

 

($

0.11

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.11

)

 

$

9.17

     

1.01

%

   

0.48

%

   

1.06

%

   

(4.37

%)

 

$

14,534

     

51

%

 

12/14/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.00

     

0.03

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.03

)

   

-

     

(0.03

)

   

9.70

     

0.97

%

   

0.48

%

   

0.88

%

   

(2.73

%)

   

12,156

     

26

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.70

   

$

0.10

   

($

0.52

)

 

($

0.42

)

 

($

0.11

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.11

)

 

$

9.17

     

1.01

%

   

0.48

%

   

1.06

%

   

(4.37

%)

 

$

11,626

     

51

%

 

12/14/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

10.00

     

0.03

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.03

)

   

-

     

(0.03

)

   

9.70

     

0.97

%

   

0.48

%

   

0.88

%

   

(2.73

%)

   

12,156

     

26

%

 

Pacific Funds Strategic Income

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.52

   

$

0.33

   

($

0.47

)

 

($

0.14

)

 

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.42

)

 

$

10.96

     

1.07

%

   

0.94

%

   

2.85

%

   

(1.30

%)

 

$

134,612

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.72

     

0.40

     

1.79

     

2.19

     

(0.39

)

   

-

     

(0.39

)

   

11.52

     

1.08

%

   

0.95

%

   

3.57

%

   

22.82

%

   

104,659

     

86

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.60

     

0.43

     

(0.88

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.43

)

   

-

     

(0.43

)

   

9.72

     

1.19

%

   

0.95

%

   

3.94

%

   

(4.58

%)

   

71,510

     

98

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.71

     

0.47

     

(0.11

)

   

0.36

     

(0.47

)

   

-

     

(0.47

)

   

10.60

     

1.23

%

   

0.95

%

   

4.43

%

   

3.43

%

   

61,503

     

99

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.68

     

0.40

     

0.02

     

0.42

     

(0.39

)

   

-

     

(0.39

)

   

10.71

     

1.23

%

   

0.95

%

   

3.70

%

   

3.95

%

   

71,948

     

94

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.49

   

$

0.25

   

($

0.47

)

 

($

0.22

)

 

($

0.24

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.34

)

 

$

10.93

     

1.82

%

   

1.64

%

   

2.15

%

   

(1.99

%)

 

$

78,497

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.69

     

0.32

     

1.80

     

2.12

     

(0.32

)

   

-

     

(0.32

)

   

11.49

     

1.83

%

   

1.65

%

   

2.87

%

   

22.04

%

   

72,157

     

86

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.58

     

0.35

     

(0.89

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.35

)

   

-

     

(0.35

)

   

9.69

     

1.94

%

   

1.65

%

   

3.24

%

   

(5.35

%)

   

63,134

     

98

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.69

     

0.39

     

(0.11

)

   

0.28

     

(0.39

)

   

-

     

(0.39

)

   

10.58

     

1.98

%

   

1.65

%

   

3.73

%

   

2.73

%

   

58,634

     

99

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.66

     

0.32

     

0.02

     

0.34

     

(0.31

)

   

-

     

(0.31

)

   

10.69

     

1.98

%

   

1.65

%

   

3.00

%

   

3.25

%

   

57,389

     

94

%

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.45

   

$

0.36

   

($

0.46

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.36

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.46

)

 

$

10.89

     

0.82

%

   

0.64

%

   

3.15

%

   

(1.02

%)

 

$

142,365

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.66

     

0.42

     

1.80

     

2.22

     

(0.43

)

   

-

     

(0.43

)

   

11.45

     

0.84

%

   

0.65

%

   

3.87

%

   

23.23

%

   

13,842

     

86

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.54

     

0.46

     

(0.88

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.46

)

   

-

     

(0.46

)

   

9.66

     

0.83

%

   

0.65

%

   

4.24

%

   

(4.32

%)

   

16,622

     

98

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.65

     

0.50

     

(0.11

)

   

0.39

     

(0.50

)

   

-

     

(0.50

)

   

10.54

     

0.83

%

   

0.65

%

   

4.73

%

   

3.77

%

   

5,750

     

99

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.62

     

0.43

     

0.02

     

0.45

     

(0.42

)

   

-

     

(0.42

)

   

10.65

     

0.83

%

   

0.65

%

   

4.00

%

   

4.28

%

   

3,882

     

94

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.52

   

$

0.36

   

($

0.46

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.35

)

 

($

0.10

)

 

($

0.45

)

 

$

10.97

     

0.82

%

   

0.69

%

   

3.10

%

   

(0.97

%)

 

$

1,245,830

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.72

     

0.43

     

1.79

     

2.22

     

(0.42

)

   

-

     

(0.42

)

   

11.52

     

0.83

%

   

0.70

%

   

3.82

%

   

23.12

%

   

832,054

     

86

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.60

     

0.45

     

(0.87

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.46

)

   

-

     

(0.46

)

   

9.72

     

0.94

%

   

0.70

%

   

4.19

%

   

(4.34

%)

   

491,221

     

98

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.71

     

0.49

     

(0.11

)

   

0.38

     

(0.49

)

   

-

     

(0.49

)

   

10.60

     

0.98

%

   

0.70

%

   

4.68

%

   

3.70

%

   

456,428

     

99

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.68

     

0.43

     

0.02

     

0.45

     

(0.42

)

   

-

     

(0.42

)

   

10.71

     

0.98

%

   

0.70

%

   

3.95

%

   

4.21

%

   

405,200

     

94

%

 

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.72

   

$

0.35

   

($

0.06

)

 

$

0.29

   

($

0.35

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.35

)

 

$

9.66

     

1.13

%

   

1.00

%(7)

   

3.56

%

   

2.87

%

 

$

280,827

     

90

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.80

     

0.34

     

0.92

     

1.26

     

(0.34

)

   

-

     

(0.34

)

   

9.72

     

1.17

%

   

1.02

%

   

3.63

%

   

14.52

%

   

170,353

     

116

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.88

     

0.46

     

(1.08

)

   

(0.62

)

   

(0.46

)

   

-

     

(0.46

)

   

8.80

     

1.27

%

   

1.02

%

   

4.64

%

   

(6.69

%)

   

162,511

     

116

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.12

     

0.49

     

(0.24

)

   

0.25

     

(0.49

)

   

-

     

(0.49

)

   

9.88

     

1.29

%

   

1.01

%

   

4.92

%

   

2.57

%

   

202,929

     

122

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.15

     

0.42

     

(0.04

)

   

0.38

     

(0.41

)

   

-

     

(0.41

)

   

10.12

     

1.28

%

   

1.01

%

   

4.11

%

   

3.85

%

   

209,034

     

158

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-4


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income (Continued)

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.71

   

$

0.28

   

($

0.07

)

 

$

0.21

   

($

0.28

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.28

)

 

$

9.64

     

1.88

%

   

1.70

%(7)

   

2.86

%

   

2.15

%

 

$

109,161

     

90

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.79

     

0.28

     

0.92

     

1.20

     

(0.28

)

   

-

     

(0.28

)

   

9.71

     

1.92

%

   

1.72

%

   

2.93

%

   

13.74

%

   

87,940

     

116

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.86

     

0.39

     

(1.08

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(0.38

)

   

-

     

(0.38

)

   

8.79

     

2.03

%

   

1.72

%

   

3.94

%

   

(7.31

%)

   

102,846

     

116

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.10

     

0.42

     

(0.24

)

   

0.18

     

(0.42

)

   

-

     

(0.42

)

   

9.86

     

2.04

%

   

1.71

%

   

4.22

%

   

1.86

%

   

197,081

     

122

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.13

     

0.34

     

(0.03

)

   

0.31

     

(0.34

)

   

-

     

(0.34

)

   

10.10

     

2.03

%

   

1.71

%

   

3.41

%

   

3.14

%

   

191,239

     

158

%

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.73

   

$

0.38

   

($

0.06

)

 

$

0.32

   

($

0.38

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.38

)

 

$

9.67

     

0.88

%

   

0.70

%(7)

   

3.86

%

   

3.29

%

 

$

1,838,625

     

90

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.81

     

0.38

     

0.91

     

1.29

     

(0.37

)

   

-

     

(0.37

)

   

9.73

     

0.91

%

   

0.72

%

   

3.93

%

   

14.87

%

   

1,019,062

     

116

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.90

     

0.49

     

(1.09

)

   

(0.60

)

   

(0.49

)

   

-

     

(0.49

)

   

8.81

     

0.91

%

   

0.72

%

   

4.94

%

   

(6.49

%)

   

415,170

     

116

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.14

     

0.52

     

(0.23

)

   

0.29

     

(0.53

)

   

-

     

(0.53

)

   

9.90

     

0.90

%

   

0.71

%

   

5.22

%

   

2.88

%

   

497,335

     

122

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.16

     

0.45

     

(0.03

)

   

0.42

     

(0.44

)

   

-

     

(0.44

)

   

10.14

     

0.88

%

   

0.71

%

   

4.41

%

   

4.25

%

   

294,352

     

158

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

9.75

   

$

0.37

   

($

0.06

)

 

$

0.31

   

($

0.37

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.37

)

 

$

9.69

     

0.88

%

   

0.75

%(7)

   

3.81

%

   

3.25

%

 

$

1,778,969

     

90

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.83

     

0.37

     

0.92

     

1.29

     

(0.37

)

   

-

     

(0.37

)

   

9.75

     

0.91

%

   

0.77

%

   

3.88

%

   

14.78

%

   

716,233

     

116

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.92

     

0.48

     

(1.09

)

   

(0.61

)

   

(0.48

)

   

-

     

(0.48

)

   

8.83

     

1.03

%

   

0.77

%

   

4.89

%

   

(6.52

%)

   

506,347

     

116

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.16

     

0.52

     

(0.24

)

   

0.28

     

(0.52

)

   

-

     

(0.52

)

   

9.92

     

1.04

%

   

0.76

%

   

5.17

%

   

2.83

%

   

830,452

     

122

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.18

     

0.44

     

(0.02

)

   

0.42

     

(0.44

)

   

-

     

(0.44

)

   

10.16

     

1.03

%

   

0.76

%

   

4.36

%

   

4.20

%

   

715,700

     

158

%

 

Pacific Funds High Income

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.34

   

$

0.47

   

($

0.50

)

 

($

0.03

)

 

($

0.46

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.46

)

 

$

9.85

     

1.12

%

   

0.95

%

   

4.53

%

   

(0.36

%)

 

$

6,816

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.75

     

0.51

     

1.59

     

2.10

     

(0.51

)

   

-

     

(0.51

)

   

10.34

     

1.13

%

   

0.95

%

   

5.13

%

   

24.45

%

   

7,496

     

66

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.07

     

0.52

     

(1.33

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.51

)

   

-

     

(0.51

)

   

8.75

     

1.24

%

   

0.95

%

   

5.11

%

   

(8.61

%)

   

7,227

     

63

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.23

     

0.55

     

(0.16

)

   

0.39

     

(0.55

)

   

-

     

(0.55

)

   

10.07

     

1.31

%

   

0.95

%

   

5.48

%

   

3.97

%

   

5,174

     

64

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.29

     

0.50

     

(0.03

)

   

0.47

     

(0.53

)

   

-

     

(0.53

)

   

10.23

     

1.46

%

   

0.95

%

   

4.82

%

   

4.66

%

   

5,463

     

72

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.33

   

$

0.40

   

($

0.51

)

 

($

0.11

)

 

($

0.39

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.39

)

 

$

9.83

     

1.87

%

   

1.65

%

   

3.83

%

   

(1.17

%)

 

$

1,291

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.74

     

0.44

     

1.59

     

2.03

     

(0.44

)

   

-

     

(0.44

)

   

10.33

     

1.88

%

   

1.65

%

   

4.43

%

   

23.61

%

   

1,937

     

66

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.06

     

0.45

     

(1.33

)

   

(0.88

)

   

(0.44

)

   

-

     

(0.44

)

   

8.74

     

2.00

%

   

1.65

%

   

4.41

%

   

(9.28

%)

   

2,007

     

63

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.21

     

0.48

     

(0.15

)

   

0.33

     

(0.48

)

   

-

     

(0.48

)

   

10.06

     

2.06

%

   

1.65

%

   

4.78

%

   

3.35

%

   

3,726

     

64

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.28

     

0.43

     

(0.04

)

   

0.39

     

(0.46

)

   

-

     

(0.46

)

   

10.21

     

2.21

%

   

1.65

%

   

4.12

%

   

3.84

%

   

4,418

     

72

%

 

Class I

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.24

   

$

0.49

   

($

0.50

)

 

($

0.01

)

 

($

0.49

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.49

)

 

$

9.74

     

0.87

%

   

0.69

%

   

4.79

%

   

(0.20

%)

 

$

86

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.66

     

0.53

     

1.59

     

2.12

     

(0.54

)

   

-

     

(0.54

)

   

10.24

     

0.88

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.38

%

   

24.76

%

   

62

     

66

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.98

     

0.54

     

(1.33

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(0.53

)

   

-

     

(0.53

)

   

8.66

     

0.88

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.36

%

   

(8.36

%)

   

54

     

63

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.14

     

0.57

     

(0.16

)

   

0.41

     

(0.57

)

   

-

     

(0.57

)

   

9.98

     

0.91

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.73

%

   

4.27

%

   

175

     

64

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.21

     

0.52

     

(0.02

)

   

0.50

     

(0.57

)

   

-

     

(0.57

)

   

10.14

     

1.07

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.07

%

   

4.95

%

   

211

     

72

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

10.36

   

$

0.50

   

($

0.50

)

 

$

0.00

(6)

 

($

0.49

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.49

)

 

$

9.87

     

0.87

%

   

0.70

%

   

4.78

%

   

(0.11

%)

 

$

6,741

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.76

     

0.54

     

1.60

     

2.14

     

(0.54

)

   

-

     

(0.54

)

   

10.36

     

0.88

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.38

%

   

24.86

%

   

3,937

     

66

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

10.08

     

0.54

     

(1.33

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(0.53

)

   

-

     

(0.53

)

   

8.76

     

1.00

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.36

%

   

(8.38

%)

   

3,329

     

63

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

10.24

     

0.58

     

(0.17

)

   

0.41

     

(0.57

)

   

-

     

(0.57

)

   

10.08

     

1.06

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.73

%

   

4.23

%

   

3,669

     

64

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.30

     

0.53

     

(0.03

)

   

0.50

     

(0.56

)

   

-

     

(0.56

)

   

10.24

     

1.21

%

   

0.70

%

   

5.07

%

   

4.91

%

   

2,503

     

72

%

 

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

17.47

   

($

0.07

)

 

($

0.34

)

 

($

0.41

)

 

$

-

   

($

1.08

)

 

($

1.08

)

 

$

15.98

     

1.23

%

   

1.20

%

   

(0.38

%)

   

(2.82

%)

 

$

19,675

     

34

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.52

     

(0.04

)

   

7.99

     

7.95

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

17.47

     

1.24

%

   

1.20

%

   

(0.33

%)

   

83.51

%

   

22,988

     

64

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

13.02

     

(0.00

)(6)

   

(3.47

)

   

(3.47

)

   

(0.03

)

   

-

     

(0.03

)

   

9.52

     

1.37

%

   

1.23

%

   

(0.03

%)

   

(26.71

%)

   

14,379

     

36

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

13.23

     

(0.02

)

   

0.16

     

0.14

     

-

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

13.02

     

1.48

%

   

1.30

%

   

(0.11

%)

   

1.19

%

   

21,872

     

33

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.93

     

(0.04

)

   

1.35

     

1.31

     

-

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

13.23

     

1.51

%

   

1.30

%

   

(0.28

%)

   

11.02

%

   

21,131

     

23

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-5


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Small/Mid-Cap (Continued)

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

16.83

   

($

0.19

)

 

($

0.32

)

 

($

0.51

)

 

$

-

   

($

1.08

)

 

($

1.08

)

 

$

15.24

     

1.98

%

   

1.95

%

   

(1.13

%)

   

(3.53

%)

 

$

9,370

     

34

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.24

     

(0.14

)

   

7.73

     

7.59

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

16.83

     

1.99

%

   

1.95

%

   

(1.08

%)

   

82.14

%

   

10,990

     

64

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.70

     

(0.10

)

   

(3.36

)

   

(3.46

)

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

9.24

     

2.13

%

   

1.98

%

   

(0.78

%)

   

(27.24

%)

   

9,277

     

36

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

13.01

     

(0.11

)

   

0.15

     

0.04

     

-

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

12.70

     

2.23

%

   

2.05

%

   

(0.87

%)

   

0.43

%

   

16,875

     

33

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.81

     

(0.13

)

   

1.34

     

1.21

     

-

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

13.01

     

2.26

%

   

2.05

%

   

(1.03

%)

   

10.28

%

   

15,458

     

23

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

17.57

   

($

0.02

)

 

($

0.35

)

 

($

0.37

)

 

$

-

   

($

1.08

)

 

($

1.08

)

 

$

16.12

     

0.98

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.13

%)

   

(2.52

%)

 

$

184,718

     

34

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.58

     

(0.01

)

   

8.05

     

8.04

     

(0.05

)

   

-

     

(0.05

)

   

17.57

     

1.00

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.08

%)

   

84.04

%

   

312,981

     

64

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

13.11

     

0.03

     

(3.50

)

   

(3.47

)

   

(0.06

)

   

-

     

(0.06

)

   

9.58

     

1.12

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.22

%

   

(26.61

%)

   

214,344

     

36

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

13.28

     

0.02

     

0.16

     

0.18

     

(0.00

)(6)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

13.11

     

1.23

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.13

%

   

1.50

%

   

328,171

     

33

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.94

     

0.00

(6)

   

1.35

     

1.35

     

-

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

13.28

     

1.26

%

   

1.05

%

   

(0.03

%)

   

11.34

%

   

176,897

     

23

%

 

Class R6

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

17.61

   

($

0.01

)

 

($

0.43

)

 

($

0.44

)

 

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

17.17

     

0.98

%

   

0.85

%

   

(0.03

%)

   

(2.44

%)

 

$

1,017

     

34

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

9.59

     

0.00

(6)

   

8.08

     

8.08

     

(0.06

)

   

-

     

(0.06

)

   

17.61

     

0.99

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.01

%

   

84.32

%

   

1,558

     

64

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

13.12

     

0.04

     

(3.50

)

   

(3.46

)

   

(0.07

)

   

-

     

(0.07

)

   

9.59

     

1.01

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.27

%

   

(26.57

%)

   

4,802

     

36

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

13.29

     

0.02

     

0.16

     

0.18

     

(0.00

)(6)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

13.12

     

1.08

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.19

%

   

1.52

%

   

6,422

     

33

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.94

     

0.00

(6)

   

1.36

     

1.36

     

-

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

13.29

     

1.11

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.02

%

   

11.43

%

   

9,977

     

23

%

 

Pacific Funds Small-Cap

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

16.02

   

($

0.05

)

 

($

0.43

)

 

($

0.48

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.73

)

 

($

0.73

)

 

$

14.81

     

1.60

%

   

1.20

%

   

(0.34

%)

   

(3.38

%)

 

$

1,941

     

63

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.56

     

(0.05

)

   

7.51

     

7.46

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

16.02

     

1.88

%

   

1.20

%

   

(0.40

%)

   

87.15

%

   

2,659

     

75

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.12

     

(0.03

)

   

(3.51

)

   

(3.54

)

   

(0.02

)

   

-

     

(0.02

)

   

8.56

     

1.73

%

   

1.23

%

   

(0.21

%)

   

(29.27

%)

   

3,343

     

42

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.86

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.09

)

   

-

     

(0.65

)

   

(0.65

)

   

12.12

     

1.72

%

   

1.30

%

   

(0.21

%)

   

(0.53

%)

   

4,986

     

56

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.77

     

(0.02

)

   

1.33

     

1.31

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.22

)

   

12.86

     

1.89

%

   

1.30

%

   

(0.16

%)

   

11.17

%

   

2,367

     

62

%

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

15.56

   

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.40

)

 

($

0.57

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.73

)

 

($

0.73

)

 

$

14.26

     

2.35

%

   

1.95

%

   

(1.09

%)

   

(4.07

%)

 

$

776

     

63

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.38

     

(0.13

)

   

7.31

     

7.18

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

15.56

     

2.65

%

   

1.95

%

   

(1.15

%)

   

85.68

%

   

789

     

75

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

11.94

     

(0.11

)

   

(3.45

)

   

(3.56

)

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

8.38

     

2.48

%

   

1.98

%

   

(0.96

%)

   

(29.82

%)

   

538

     

42

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.76

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.17

)

   

-

     

(0.65

)

   

(0.65

)

   

11.94

     

2.47

%

   

2.05

%

   

(0.96

%)

   

(1.17

%)

   

902

     

56

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.76

     

(0.11

)

   

1.32

     

1.21

     

-

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.21

)

   

12.76

     

2.64

%

   

2.05

%

   

(0.91

%)

   

10.32

%

   

797

     

62

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

16.32

   

($

0.01

)

 

($

0.44

)

 

($

0.45

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.73

)

 

($

0.73

)

 

$

15.14

     

1.34

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.09

%)

   

(3.13

%)

 

$

17,732

     

63

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

8.71

     

(0.02

)

   

7.64

     

7.62

     

(0.01

)

   

-

     

(0.01

)

   

16.32

     

1.65

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.15

%)

   

87.51

%

   

11,402

     

75

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

12.32

     

0.00

(6)

   

(3.57

)

   

(3.57

)

   

(0.04

)

   

-

     

(0.04

)

   

8.71

     

1.48

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.04

%

   

(29.07

%)

   

7,897

     

42

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

13.04

     

0.01

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.65

)

   

(0.66

)

   

12.32

     

1.47

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.04

%

   

(0.26

%)

   

13,220

     

56

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.90

     

0.01

     

1.35

     

1.36

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.22

)

   

13.04

     

1.64

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.09

%

   

11.45

%

   

14,767

     

62

%

 

Class R6

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

14.98

   

$

0.00

(6)

 

($

0.46

)

 

($

0.46

)

 

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

14.52

     

1.35

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.01

%

   

(3.07

%)

 

$

1,699

     

63

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

7.97

     

(0.01

)

   

7.02

     

7.01

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

14.98

     

1.64

%

   

0.86

%

   

(0.06

%)

   

87.72

%

   

1,752

     

75

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

11.29

     

0.01

     

(3.28

)

   

(3.27

)

   

(0.05

)

   

-

     

(0.05

)

   

7.97

     

1.37

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.09

%

   

(29.05

%)

   

731

     

42

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

12.00

     

0.01

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.65

)

   

(0.66

)

   

11.29

     

1.32

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.09

%

   

(0.18

%)

   

658

     

56

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

10.95

     

0.02

     

1.24

     

1.26

     

-

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.21

)

   

12.00

     

1.49

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.14

%

   

11.54

%

   

457

     

62

%

 

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value

 

Class A

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.53

   

$

0.01

   

$

0.82

   

$

0.83

   

$

-

   

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.17

)

 

$

12.19

     

1.65

%

   

1.20

%

   

0.05

%

   

7.15

%

 

$

2,983

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

6.15

     

0.02

     

5.41

     

5.43

     

(0.05

)

   

-

     

(0.05

)

   

11.53

     

1.85

%

   

1.20

%

   

0.23

%

   

88.38

%

   

2,206

     

87

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.10

     

0.04

     

(2.92

)

   

(2.88

)

   

(0.07

)

   

-

     

(0.07

)

   

6.15

     

1.72

%

   

1.22

%

   

0.41

%

   

(31.93

%)

   

1,023

     

45

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.17

     

0.03

     

(0.49

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(1.58

)

   

(1.61

)

   

9.10

     

1.67

%

   

1.30

%

   

0.30

%

   

(3.68

%)

   

1,298

     

51

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.52

     

0.02

     

0.62

     

0.64

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(0.99

)

   

11.17

     

1.65

%

   

1.30

%

   

0.14

%

   

5.41

%

   

1,105

     

47

%

 
 
 

See explanation of references on A-7
A-6


 

PACIFIC FUNDS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

Selected per share, ratios and supplemental data for each year or period ended March 31, were as follows:

Fund

 

Selected Per Share Data

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
       

Investment Operations

 

Distributions

             

For the Year or Period Ended (1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year or Period

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (2)

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Total

 

Net Investment Income

 

Capital Gains

 

Total

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year or Period

 

Expenses Before Reductions (3)

 

Expenses After Reductions (3), (4)

 

Net Investment Income (Loss) (3)

 

Total Returns (5)

 

Net Assets, End of Year or Period (in thousands)

 

Portfolio Turnover Rates

 

Pacific Funds Small-Cap Value (Continued)

 

Class C

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.30

   

($

0.08

)

 

$

0.81

   

$

0.73

   

$

-

   

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.17

)

 

$

11.86

     

2.40

%

   

1.95

%

   

(0.70

%)

   

6.41

%

 

$

760

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

6.04

     

(0.04

)

   

5.30

     

5.26

     

-

     

-

     

-

     

11.30

     

2.62

%

   

1.95

%

   

(0.52

%)

   

87.09

%

   

801

     

87

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

8.94

     

(0.03

)

   

(2.87

)

   

(2.90

)

   

-

     

-

     

-

     

6.04

     

2.47

%

   

1.97

%

   

(0.35

%)

   

(32.44

%)

   

644

     

45

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.06

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.54

)

   

-

     

(1.58

)

   

(1.58

)

   

8.94

     

2.42

%

   

2.05

%

   

(0.45

%)

   

(4.47

%)

   

1,287

     

51

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.46

     

(0.07

)

   

0.63

     

0.56

     

-

     

(0.96

)

   

(0.96

)

   

11.06

     

2.40

%

   

2.05

%

   

(0.61

%)

   

4.72

%

   

1,568

     

47

%

 

Advisor Class*

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.63

   

$

0.04

   

$

0.83

   

$

0.87

   

($

0.02

)

 

($

0.17

)

 

($

0.19

)

 

$

12.31

     

1.40

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.30

%

   

7.38

%

 

$

15,488

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

6.19

     

0.04

     

5.47

     

5.51

     

(0.07

)

   

-

     

(0.07

)

   

11.63

     

1.61

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.48

%

   

89.25

%

   

13,750

     

87

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.16

     

0.06

     

(2.94

)

   

(2.88

)

   

(0.09

)

   

-

     

(0.09

)

   

6.19

     

1.47

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.66

%

   

(31.79

%)

   

10,018

     

45

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.24

     

0.06

     

(0.51

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(1.58

)

   

(1.63

)

   

9.16

     

1.42

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.55

%

   

(3.51

%)

   

11,664

     

51

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.59

     

0.05

     

0.63

     

0.68

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.03

)

   

11.24

     

1.40

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.39

%

   

5.70

%

   

15,511

     

47

%

 

Class R6

 

4/1/2021 - 3/31/2022

 

$

11.55

   

$

0.05

   

$

0.81

   

$

0.86

   

($

0.02

)

 

$

-

   

($

0.02

)

 

$

12.39

     

1.40

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.40

%

   

7.48

%

 

$

1,318

     

40

%

 

4/1/2020 - 3/31/2021

   

6.17

     

0.05

     

5.42

     

5.47

     

(0.09

)

   

-

     

(0.09

)

   

11.55

     

1.61

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.57

%

   

88.95

%

   

1,160

     

87

%

 

4/1/2019 - 3/31/2020

   

9.12

     

0.07

     

(2.92

)

   

(2.85

)

   

(0.10

)

   

-

     

(0.10

)

   

6.17

     

1.36

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.70

%

   

(31.67

%)

   

2,314

     

45

%

 

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019

   

11.21

     

0.07

     

(0.52

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(1.58

)

   

(1.64

)

   

9.12

     

1.27

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.60

%

   

(3.52

%)

   

3,134

     

51

%

 

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018

   

11.55

     

0.05

     

0.64

     

0.69

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.96

)

   

(1.03

)

   

11.21

     

1.25

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.44

%

   

5.78

%

   

9,657

     

47

%

 

  *  Advisor Class shares changed their name to Class I-2 shares effective August 1, 2022.

(1)  For share classes that commenced operations after April 1, 2017, the first date reported represents the commencement date of operations for that share class.

(2)  Net investment income (loss) per share has been calculated using the average shares method.

(3)  The ratios are annualized for periods of less than one full year.

(4)  The ratios of expenses after expense reductions to average net assets are after advisory fee waivers and adviser expense reimbursements, if any. The expense ratios for all the Portfolio Optimization Funds do not include fees and expenses of the Funds in which they invest.

(5)  The total returns include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, and do not include deductions of any applicable sales charges. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year.

(6)  Reflects an amount rounding to less than $0.01 per share.

(7)  The annualized ratios of expenses, excluding interest expense, after expense reductions to average net assets for the year ended March 31, 2022 are as follows:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Advisor Class

 

Pacific Funds Floating Rate Income

   

0.98

%

   

1.68

%

   

0.68

%

   

0.73

%

 

(8)  Includes $0.09 per share return of capital distribution.

 


A-7


 
 
 

 

 

WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION

You can find more information about the Funds in the following documents:

Appendix to the Prospectus

The Appendix to this Prospectus, titled Variations in Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts Available Through Specific Financial Intermediaries, is a separate document that is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and contains information on sales charge reductions and waivers available through specific financial intermediaries that differ from the sales charge waivers and reductions disclosed in this Prospectus and the related Statement of Additional Information.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

The Trust’s annual and semi-annual reports for the Funds included in this Prospectus, once available, will provide additional information about Fund investments. The Trust’s annual report lists the holdings of each Fund, describes Fund performance, includes audited financial statements and discusses how investment strategies and Fund performance have responded to recent market conditions and economic trends during the last fiscal year. The Trust’s semi-annual report lists the holdings of each Fund and includes unaudited financial statements. The Trust’s annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained as noted below.

Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”)

The SAI contains detailed information about each Fund’s investments, strategies and risks and a full description of the Trust’s policies and procedures regarding disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings. The SAI is considered to be part of this Prospectus because it is incorporated herein by reference.

Information Statements

When there is a change of sub-adviser, an information statement about the new sub-adviser will be sent to shareholders and posted to the Trust’s website (www.PacificFunds.com/resources/prospectuses-reports) within 90 days of the effective date of the new sub-advisory agreement.

How to Obtain Documents

The prospectuses, the SAI, information statements and other regulatory documents of the Trust, once filed, are available, free of charge, on the Trust’s website (www.PacificFunds.com/resources/prospectuses-reports). You may also call the telephone number(s) or write to the address provided below in “How to Contact the Trust” for a free copy of these documents.

Portfolio Holdings Information

Each Fund’s unaudited portfolio holdings information can be found at www.PacificFunds.com/resources/portfolio-holdings. Month-end portfolio holdings for Funds are generally posted approximately three to five business days following month end. There may be an additional delay for certain Funds as indicated on the website. The investment adviser reserves the right to post holdings for any Fund more frequently than monthly but may resume posting monthly at its discretion. Holdings information will remain available on the website until the next period’s information is posted or longer if required by law.

How to Contact the Trust

If you have any questions about any of the Funds or would like to obtain a copy of the Trust’s prospectuses, SAI or annual or semi-annual report at no cost, you can contact the Trust by:

Regular mail: Pacific Funds, P.O. Box 9768, Providence, RI 02940-9768

Express mail: Pacific Funds, 4400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581

Telephone: Customer Service (800) 722-2333 (Monday through Friday)

How to Contact the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

You may also access reports and other information about a Fund on the EDGAR Database on the Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: [email protected].

FINRA BrokerCheck

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) provides investor protection education through its website and printed materials. The FINRA website address is www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck may be obtained from FINRA. The FINRA BrokerCheck hotline number is 1-800-289-9999. FINRA does not charge a fee for BrokerCheck services.

 

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APPENDIX

Appendix to the Prospectus dated August 1, 2022, for
Pacific Funds Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R6 and Class I-2 shares

VARIATIONS IN SALES CHARGE WAIVERS AND DISCOUNTS

AVAILABLE THROUGH SPECIFIC FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

The information in this Appendix is a part of, and incorporated into, the Prospectus for the Funds,
and must be delivered with the Prospectus.

 

The Funds offer several ways to waive or reduce the front-end sales charge on Class A shares, which are set forth in the Prospectus. The Prospectus also describes the circumstances under which the Funds will waive or reduce the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on redemptions of Class C shares and certain Class A shares purchased at net asset value. The availability of the sales charge waivers and reductions discussed in the Prospectus will depend upon whether you purchase your shares directly from a Fund or through a financial intermediary. The availability of certain initial or deferred sales charge waivers and discounts may depend on the particular financial intermediary or type of account through which you purchase or hold Fund shares.

Financial intermediaries/firms may have different policies and procedures than the Trust regarding the availability of front-end sales load waivers, CDSC waivers, account investment minimums (initial and subsequent) and minimum account balances, all of which are discussed below. The following information has been provided directly by the financial intermediaries, which each firm has represented is current as of the date of this Prospectus. These waivers or discounts or minimums, which may vary from those disclosed elsewhere in the Prospectus, are subject to change. The Funds will update this Appendix periodically based on information provided by the applicable financial firm. Neither the Funds, PLFA nor the Distributor supervises the implementation of these waivers or discounts or verifies the firms’ administration of these waivers or discounts.

In all instances, it is the purchaser’s responsibility to notify the Fund or the purchaser’s financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying the purchaser for sales charge waivers or discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase Fund shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts. Please contact your financial intermediary for more information about the sales charge waivers or reductions available to you.

Intermediary-Defined Sales Charge Waiver Policies at Robert W. Baird & Co. (“Baird”)

Effective June 15, 2020, shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information.

 

FRONT-END SALES CHARGE WAIVERS ON CLASS A SHARES AVAILABLE AT BAIRD

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing share of the same fund

Share purchase by employees and registers representatives of Baird or its affiliate and their family members as designated by Baird

Shares purchased using the proceeds of redemptions within Pacific Funds Series Trust, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Right of Reinstatement)

A shareholder in a Fund’s Class C Shares will have their share converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the same Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird

Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs

CDSC WAIVERS ON CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARES AVAILABLE AT BAIRD

Due to death or disability of the shareholder

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Prospectus

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code

Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird

Shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement

FRONT-END SALES CHARGE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE AT BAIRD: BREAKPOINTS, RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION, LETTER OF INTENT

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

Rights of Accumulations (“ROA”), which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s Prospectus, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Pacific Funds Series Trust assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Pacific Funds Series Trust assets not held at Baird may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within Pacific Funds Series Trust, through Baird, over a 13-month period of time

Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones

Effective on or after March 1, 2021, the following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing Pacific Funds shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform Edward

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Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of Pacific Funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

 

BREAKPOINTS

 Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the Prospectus.

RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION (“ROA”)

 The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of Pacific Funds held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations (“pricing groups”). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.

 The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.

 ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).

LETTER OF INTENT (“LOI”)

 Through a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible fund family assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if the LOI is not met.

 If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.

SALES CHARGE WAIVERS

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

 Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and their family members who are in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate’s life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones’ policies and procedures.

 Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.

 Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.

 Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of the same fund family so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, and 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account.

 Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the Prospectus.

 Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.

CDSC WAIVERS

If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:

 The death or disability of the shareholder

 Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value

 Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

 Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations

 Shares sold to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones

 Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program

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 Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement

 Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSACTIONS THROUGH EDWARD JONES

1.1 Minimum Purchase Amounts

 Initial purchase minimum: $250

 Subsequent purchase minimum: none

1.2 Minimum Balances

 Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:

o A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform

o A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform

o An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI

1.3 Exchanging Share Classes

 At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings in a fund to Class A shares of the same fund.

Sales Charge Waivers and Reductions Available through Merrill Lynch (“Merrill”)

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. Additional details regarding these waivers and discounts are available from Merrill.

 

FRONT-END SALES CHARGE WAIVERS ON CLASS A SHARES AVAILABLE AT MERRILL

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan

Shares purchased by a 529 Plan (does not include 529 Plan units or 529-specific share classes or equivalents)

Shares purchased through a Merrill affiliated investment advisory program

Shares exchanged due to the holdings moving from a Merrill affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

Shares purchased by third party investment advisors on behalf of their advisory clients through Merrill’s platform

Shares purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the Pacific Funds Series Trust)

Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e. level-load) shares of the same fund pursuant to Merrill’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

Employees and registered representatives of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members

Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this Prospectus

Eligible shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the Pacific Funds Series Trust, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for reinstatement

CDSC WAIVERS ON CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARES AVAILABLE AT MERRILL

Death or disability of the shareholder

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Prospectus

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code

Shares sold to pay Merrill fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Merrill

Shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement

Shares held in retirement brokerage accounts, that are exchanged for a lower cost share class due to transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms

Shares received through an exchange due to the holdings moving from a Merrill affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill’s policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers

FRONT-END LOAD DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE AT MERRILL: BREAKPOINTS, RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION & LETTERS OF INTENT

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the Fund’s Prospectus, will be automatically

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calculated based on the aggregated holding of Pacific Funds Series Trust assets held by accounts (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) within the purchaser’s household at Merrill. Eligible Pacific Funds Series Trust assets not held at Merrill may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

Letters of Intent (“LOI”), which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within Pacific Funds Series Trust, through Merrill, over a 13-month period of time.

Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares Available at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (“Morgan Stanley”)

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. Additional details regarding these waivers are available from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

 

FRONT-END SALES CHARGE WAIVERS ON CLASS A SHARES AVAILABLE AT MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans

Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules

Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund

Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account

Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.

Sales Charge Waivers and Reductions Available through Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“OPCO”)

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through an OPCO platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.

 

FRONT-END SALES LOAD WAIVERS ON CLASS A SHARES AVAILABLE AT OPCO

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan

Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan

Shares purchased through an OPCO affiliated investment advisory program

Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other fund within the fund family)

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Restatement).

A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO

Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members

Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this Prospectus

CDSC WAIVERS ON CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARES AVAILABLE AT OPCO

Death or disability of the shareholder

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's Prospectus

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code

Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

FRONT-END LOAD DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE AT OPCO: BREAKPOINTS, RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION and/or LETTERS OF INTENT

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser's household at OPCO. Eligible fund family assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

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Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and each entity’s affiliates (“Raymond James”)

Effective March 1, 2019, shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in the Pacific Funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information.

 

FRONT-END SALES LOAD WAIVERS ON CLASS A SHARES AVAILABLE AT RAYMOND JAMES

Shares purchased in an investment advisory program.

Shares purchased within the same fund family through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions.

Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions within the same fund family, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC WAIVERS ON CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARES AVAILABLE AT RAYMOND JAMES

Death or disability of the shareholder.

Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the Fund’s Prospectus.

Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

FRONT-END LOAD DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE AT RAYMOND JAMES: BREAKPOINTS, RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION, AND/OR LETTERS OF INTENT

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus

Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of fund family assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases within a fund family, over a 13-month time period. Eligible fund family assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

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Rev. 7/2022

 

 

For Pacific Life’s Privacy Promise including any state specific notices, please visit:
https://paclife.co/privacy-promise

 

FACTS

WHAT DOES PACIFIC FUNDSSM
DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

 

 

What?

 

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Social Security number

     Transaction history

 

 

     Payment history

     Account transactions

 

 

     Account balances

     Retirement assets

 

 

 

 

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

 

 

 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Pacific Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

 

Does Pacific
Funds share?

Can you limit
this sharing?

 

For our everyday business purposes —

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

 

Yes

No

 

For our marketing purposes —

to offer our products and services to you

 

No

We don’t share

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies

 

No

We don’t share

 

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your transactions and experiences

 

No

We don’t share

 

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your creditworthiness

 

No

We don’t share

 

For non-affiliates to market to you

 

No

We don’t share

 

Questions?

 

Call the Pacific Life Privacy Office at 877-722-7848

 

 


 

 

 

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Who we are

 

Who is providing this notice?

 

Pacific Funds and its principal distributor, Pacific Select Distributors, LLC (PSD) provide this notice. PSD (member FINRA & SIPC) is owned by Pacific Life Insurance Company. Pacific Funds refers to Pacific Funds Series Trust.

 

 

What we do

 

 

 

How does Pacific Funds protect my personal information?

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Access to personal information is available only to those people who need to know it in order to help service our relationships with you.

 

How does Pacific Funds collect my personal information?

 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

   Open an account or provide account information

   Show us your government - issued ID or give us your contact information

   Show us your driver’s license

 

We also collect your personal information from affiliates or other companies.

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

 

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

   Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes–information about your creditworthiness

   Affiliates from using your information to market to you

   Sharing for non-affiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

 

Definitions

 

 

Affiliates

 

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.

 

   Pacific Funds does not share with affiliates so they can market to you.

 

Non-affiliates

 

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

   Pacific Funds does not share with non-affiliates so they can market to you.

 

Joint marketing

 

A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

   Pacific Funds does not jointly market.

 

Other important information

 

 

Generally, you have the right to review the personal information we have about you. You must request this in writing. We are not required to provide you with information we have collected in connection with a claim or lawsuit. If you believe that any of the information we have made is in error, you should write us and request a correction. Where justified, corrections will be made. Please direct inquiries about accessing or correcting your information to the address below:

 

Pacific Life Privacy Office

700 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 



 

Pacific Funds

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 9768

Providence, RI 02940-9768

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

 

Visit us at our Website: www.PacificFunds.com

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