Form 485BPOS
LOGO
 
PROSPECTUS
 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
 
»  MONEY MARKET FUND
Payden Cash Reserves Money Market Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PBHXX)
»  U.S. BOND FUNDS
Payden Limited Maturity Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYLMX)
Payden Low Duration Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYSBX)
Payden U.S. Government Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYUSX)
Payden GNMA Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYGNX)
Payden Core Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYCBX)
Payden Strategic Income Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYSGX)
Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYARX)
Payden Corporate Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYACX)
Payden High Income Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYHRX)
 
»  U.S. LOAN FUND
Payden Floating Rate Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYFRX)
» TAX EXEMPT BOND FUND
Payden California Municipal Social Impact Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYCRX)
»  GLOBAL BOND FUNDS
Payden Global Low Duration Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYGSX)
Payden Global Fixed Income Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYGFX)
Payden Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYEMX)
Payden Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYELX)
Payden Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYCEX)
»  U.S. EQUITY FUND
Payden Equity Income Fund (Investor Class — Ticker Symbol PYVLX)
 
 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Prospectus   FUND SUMMARIES – MONEY MARKET FUND   1
PAYDEN CASH RESERVES MONEY MARKET FUND
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks to provide investors with liquidity, a stable share price, and as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of principal and liquidity.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.15
Other Expenses
       0.22
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.37
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.12
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.25
 
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Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.25%. This agreement has a one‑year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$26
   $ 107      $ 196      $ 456  
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, Government Securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by cash or Government Securities. “Government Securities” generally means any security issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. Government or certain of its agencies or instrumentalities; or any certificate of deposit for any of the foregoing. 
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The Fund intends to be a “government money market fund,” as defined by Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that seeks to maintain a stable price of $1.00 per share by using the amortized cost method to value portfolio securities and rounding the share value to the nearest cent. The Fund does not currently intend to impose liquidity fees or redemption gates on Fund redemptions; however, the Fund’s Board of Trustees may reserve the ability to subject the Fund to a liquidity fee and/or redemption gate in the future, after providing prior notice to Fund shareholders. 
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The Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less, and a dollar-weighted average portfolio life (portfolio maturity measured without reference to any maturity shortening provisions of adjustable rate securities by reference to their interest rate reset date) of 120 days or less. In addition, the Fund only purchases securities that mature within 397 days of the date of purchase (with certain exemptions permitted by applicable regulations). 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
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You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.
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The primary risks of the debt securities in which the Fund invests are interest rate risk and credit risk.
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Interest Rates. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s debt securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. For example, a decline in short-term interest rates would lower the Fund’s yield and the return on your investment.
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Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. Generally, credit risk is often higher for bank, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for Government securities.

 
2   FUND SUMMARIES – MONEY MARKET FUND   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN CASH RESERVES MONEY MARKET FUND (continued)
 
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Low Yields. Recently, money market funds have experienced historically low yields on securities they can hold. Therefore, it is possible that the Fund may not be able to maintain a positive yield. In addition, inflation may outpace and diminish investment returns over time.
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Repurchase Agreement Risk. If the seller of a repurchase agreement defaults or otherwise does not fulfill its obligations, the Fund may incur delays and losses arising from selling the underlying securities, enforcing its rights, or declining collateral value.
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Government Securities Risk. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities receive varying levels of support and may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, which could affect the Fund’s ability to recover should they default. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and authorities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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No Government Guarantee. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the Lipper Government Money Market Average.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 4thQ 2022 (0.81%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2022 (0.00%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden Cash Reserves Money Market Fund
     1.37      1.06      0.61
Lipper Government Money Market Average
     1.25      0.86      0.47
Call 1‑800‑572‑9336 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) for the Fund’s current 7‑day yield.
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are as follows:
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax-Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.

 
Prospectus   FUND SUMMARIES – MONEY MARKET FUND   3
PAYDEN CASH RESERVES MONEY MARKET FUND (continued)
 
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
U.S. BOND FUNDS
 
PAYDEN LIMITED MATURITY FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a total return that, over time, is greater than returns of money market funds and is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.28
Other Expenses
       0.24
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.52
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.27
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.25
 
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Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.25%. This agreement has a one‑year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$26
   $ 139      $ 264      $ 627  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests in a wide variety of debt instruments and income-producing securities payable primarily in U.S. dollars. These include (1) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (2) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; 

 
4   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN LIMITED MATURITY FUND (continued)
 
 
(3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-related securities, including collateralized mortgage-backed obligations, credit risk transfer securities and commercial mortgage-backed obligations, and U.S. and foreign asset-backed debt securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized loan obligations; (4) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; and (5) convertible bonds and preferred stock. 
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The Fund invests at least 90% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 10% of its total assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. The overall average credit quality of the Fund will remain investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, although under normal market conditions the Fund’s maximum average portfolio maturity (on a dollar-weighted basis) is two and one-half years. In calculating the Fund’s average portfolio maturity, the Fund uses a security’s stated maturity, or if applicable, an earlier date based on the Adviser’s belief that the security may be subject, for example, to a call, a put, a refunding, a prepayment, a redemption provision, an adjustable coupon rate, or the like, that will cause the security to be repaid earlier. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of

 
Prospectus   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   5
PAYDEN LIMITED MATURITY FUND (continued)
 
issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities may fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Mortgage-Backed/Asset-Backed Securities. Investing in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities poses additional risks, principally driven by changes in interest rates. When interest rates increase the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of increasing interest rates on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund. Conversely, many mortgage-backed securities may be prepaid prior to maturity and when interest rates decline, while the value of such securities may increase, the rate of prepayment also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations, or that the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
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Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their

 
6   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN LIMITED MATURITY FUND (continued)
 
 
holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (3.11%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2020 (–2.34%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden Limited Maturity Fund
        
Before Taxes
     0.55      1.56      1.21
After Taxes on Distributions
     0.15      0.85      0.68
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     0.15      0.85      0.68
ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index
     1.46      1.26      0.76
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Adam Congdon, Director (9 years), Nigel Jenkins, Managing Director (17 years), Kerry Rapanot, Director (21 years), and Mary Beth Syal, Managing Director (32 years).

 
Prospectus   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   7
PAYDEN LIMITED MATURITY FUND (continued)
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are as follows:
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax-Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.28
Other Expenses
       0.25
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.53
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.10
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.43
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.43%. This agreement has a one‑year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 

 
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PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND (continued)
 
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$44
   $ 160      $ 286      $ 655  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 98% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests in a wide variety of debt instruments and income-producing securities payable primarily in U.S. dollars. These include (1) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (2) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-related securities, including collateralized mortgage-backed obligations, credit risk transfer securities and commercial mortgage-backed obligations, and U.S. and foreign asset-backed debt securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized loan obligations; (4) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; and (5) convertible bonds and preferred stock. 
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The Fund invests at least 75% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. The overall average credit quality of the Fund will remain investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, although under normal market conditions the Fund’s maximum average portfolio maturity (on a dollar-weighted basis) is four years. In calculating the Fund’s average portfolio maturity, the Fund uses a security’s stated maturity, or if applicable, an earlier date based on the Adviser’s belief that the security may be subject, for example, to a call, a put, a refunding, a prepayment, a redemption provision, an adjustable coupon rate, or the like, that will cause the security to be repaid earlier. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt

 
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PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND (continued)
 
 
obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities may fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Mortgage-Backed/Asset-Backed Securities. Investing in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities poses additional risks, principally driven by changes in interest rates. When interest rates increase the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of increasing interest rates on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund. Conversely, many mortgage-backed securities may be prepaid prior to maturity and when interest rates decline, while the value of such securities may increase, the rate of prepayment also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations, or that the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
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Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or

 
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PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND (continued)
 
 
unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the ICE BofA 1-3 Year US Treasury Index.
After-tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.

 
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PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND (continued)
 
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten-year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (3.91%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2022 (–2.25%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden Low Duration Fund
(formerly Payden Short Bond Fund)
        
Before Taxes
     3.41      0.99      0.99
After Taxes on Distributions
     4.06      0.18      0.31
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     4.06      0.18      0.31
ICE BofA 1-3 Year US Treasury Index
     3.65      0.77      0.67
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Adam Congdon, Director (9 years), Nigel Jenkins, Managing Director (17 years), Brian Matthews, Managing Director (37 years), Kerry Rapanot, Director (21 years), and Mary Beth Syal, Managing Director (32 years).
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are as follows:
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax-Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1-800-572-9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.

 
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PAYDEN LOW DURATION FUND (continued)
 
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.28
Other Expenses
       0.54
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.82
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.39
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.43
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.43%. This agreement has a one‑year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$44
   $ 223      $ 417      $ 977  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests 100% of its total assets in “U.S. Government Obligations,” which are defined as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and other bonds and obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, or in Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) mortgage-backed securities, which are debt securities representing part ownership in a pool of mortgage loans backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, or in Government-sponsored enterprises (such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)). In addition, the Fund may also invest in collateralized mortgage obligations and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations.
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund’s average portfolio maturity (on a dollar-weighted basis) is generally less than five years. In calculating the Fund’s average portfolio maturity, the Fund uses a security’s stated maturity, or if applicable, an earlier date based on the Adviser’s belief that the security may be subject, for example, to a call, a put, a refunding, a prepayment, a redemption provision, an adjustable coupon rate, or the like, that will cause the security to be repaid earlier. The Fund invests in mortgage-backed U.S. Government Obligations with a maximum effective duration of ten years. Duration is a mathematical concept which

 
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PAYDEN U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND (continued)
 
 
uses anticipated cash flows to measure the price volatility of a security and is calculated in terms of years. For example, when interest rates move up or down, the price of a security with a duration of four years will move roughly twice as much as a security with a duration of two years.
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds).
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Extension Risk. Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates, and could cause certain of the Fund’s investments to decline in value more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone.
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U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations. Debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, which include U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Debt obligations issued by agencies chartered by the U.S. Government, which are classified as Government sponsored enterprises, may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, principal and interest payments of GNMA mortgage-backed securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. On the other hand, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. However, currently, each of the FNMA and FHLMC benefits from the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement it has with the U.S. Treasury which is expected to provide them with the necessary cash resources to meet their obligations. Although the U.S. Government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past (including as part of the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements), no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support in the future to these or other U.S. Government agencies, authorities or instrumentalities that are not supported by the full faith and credit of the United States.
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Prepayment Risk. The Fund is subject to the prepayment risk applicable to mortgages underlying the GNMA mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-backed U.S. Government Obligations. Prepayment risk is the chance that the mortgage-backed bonds will be paid off early due to homeowners refinancing their mortgages during periods of falling interest rates. Forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower rates, the Fund would experience a decline in income and lose the opportunity for additional price appreciation associated with falling rates. Prepayment risk is high for the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to the credit risk associated with these securities, including the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuing Federal agency, as well as the credit quality of the underlying assets.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and

 
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PAYDEN U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND (continued)
 
economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.

 
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PAYDEN U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND (continued)
 
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the ICE BofA 1‑5 Year US Treasury Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 1stQ 2022 (2.12%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2020 (–3.24%).
 
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden U.S. Government Fund
        
Before Taxes
     5.62      0.43      0.51
After Taxes on Distributions
     6.69      0.57      0.34
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     6.69      0.57      0.34
ICE BofA 1‑5 Year US Treasury Index
     5.25      0.66      0.71
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Gary Greenberg, Director (28 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Mary Beth Syal, Managing Director (32 years).
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax-Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  

 
16   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND (continued)
 
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN GNMA FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
     None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
  
Management Fee
     0.27
Other Expenses
     0.43
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
     0.70
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
     0.20
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Guaranteed Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
     0.50
One‑year Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement2
     0.05
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Further One‑Year Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
     0.45
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed that, for so long as it is the investment adviser to the Fund, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) will not exceed 0.50%.
  2 
Payden has contractually agreed to further waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Further One-Year Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.45%. This agreement has a one‑year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the guaranteed fee waiver or expense reimbursement for all time periods). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$46
   $ 155      $ 275      $ 623  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its long-term holdings.

 
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PAYDEN GNMA FUND (continued)
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in Government National Mortgage Association mortgage-backed securities (GNMA Securities), which are debt securities representing part ownership in a pool of mortgage loans backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. The Fund invests the balance of its assets primarily in other “U.S. Government Obligations,” which are defined as U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and other bonds and mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, or by Government sponsored enterprises (such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) or Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)). However, the Fund may also invest in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations or GNMA Securities. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. However, falling interest rates may not affect the prices of GNMA Securities as much as the prices of comparable debt securities because the markets may discount GNMA Security prices for prepayment risk when interest rates fall. Further, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Extension Risk. Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates, and could cause certain of the Fund’s investments to decline in value more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone.
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Prepayment Risk. The Fund is subject to the prepayment risk applicable to mortgages underlying the GNMA Securities and other mortgage-backed U.S. Government Obligations. Prepayment risk is the chance that the mortgage-backed bonds will be paid off early due to homeowners refinancing their mortgages during periods of falling interest rates. Forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower rates, the Fund would experience a decline in income and lose the opportunity for additional price appreciation associated with falling rates. Prepayment risk is high for the Fund. In addition, the Fund is subject to the credit risk associated with these securities, including the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuing Federal agency, as well as the credit quality of the underlying assets.
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U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations. Debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, which include U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Debt obligations issued by agencies chartered by the U.S. Government, which are classified as Government sponsored enterprises, may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, principal and interest payments of GNMA Securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. On the other hand, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage-backed securities are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government. However, currently, each of the FNMA and FHLMC benefits from the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement it has with the U.S. Treasury which is expected to provide them with the necessary cash resources to meet their obligations. Although the U.S. Government has provided financial support to FNMA and FHLMC in the past (including as part of the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements), no assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support in the future to these or other U.S. Government agencies, authorities or instrumentalities that are not supported by the full faith and credit of the United States.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower

 
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PAYDEN GNMA FUND (continued)
 
interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
ª  
Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
ª  
Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
ª  
Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.

 
Prospectus   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   19
PAYDEN GNMA FUND (continued)
 
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the ICE BofA US GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 3rdQ 2022 (3.11%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2022 (–5.37%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden GNMA Fund
        
Before Taxes
     12.55      1.03      0.16
After Taxes on Distributions
     13.77      2.32      1.26
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     13.77      2.32      1.26
ICE BofA US GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities Index
     10.74 %      0.43 %      0.64
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Gary Greenberg, Director (28 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Mary Beth Syal, Managing Director (32 Years).

 
20   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN GNMA FUND (continued)
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax-Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN CORE BOND FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.28
Other Expenses
       0.24
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.52
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s

 
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PAYDEN CORE BOND FUND (continued)
 
operating expenses remain the same (inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$53
   $ 167      $ 291      $ 653  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 51% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in a wide variety of debt instruments and income-producing securities payable primarily in U.S. dollars. These include (1) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (2) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed debt securities; (4) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; and (5) convertible bonds and preferred stock. 
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The Fund invests at least 75% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities, but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. The overall average credit quality of the Fund will remain investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. Maturity is the date when each bond or other debt security pays back its principal. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Extension Risk. Rising interest rates can cause the average maturity of the Fund’s holdings of mortgage-backed securities to lengthen unexpectedly due to a drop in prepayments. This would increase the sensitivity of the Fund to rising rates, and could cause certain of the Fund’s investments to decline in value more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone.
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Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.

 
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PAYDEN CORE BOND FUND (continued)
 
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Mortgage-Backed/Asset-Backed Securities. Investing in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities poses additional risks, principally driven by changes in interest rates. When interest rates increase the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of increasing interest rates on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund. Conversely, many mortgage-backed securities may be prepaid prior to maturity and when interest rates decline, while the value of such securities may increase, the rate of prepayment also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations, or that the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
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Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because

 
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PAYDEN CORE BOND FUND (continued)
 
 
of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of the Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (5.40%), and the worst quarter was 2ndQ 2022 (–5.74%).

 
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PAYDEN CORE BOND FUND (continued)
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden Core Bond Fund
        
Before Taxes
     13.55      0.25      1.29
After Taxes on Distributions
     14.42      1.45      0.05
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     14.42      1.45      0.05
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     13.01      0.02      1.06
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Nigel Jenkins, Managing Director (17 years), Brian Matthews, Managing Director (37 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Mary Beth Syal, Managing Director (32 years).
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 100,000      $ 250  
Tax‑Sheltered
  $ 100,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 100,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 100,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.

 
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PAYDEN STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return combined with income generation that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.55
Other Expenses
       0.32
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.87
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.22
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.65
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.65%. This agreement has a one-year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$66
   $ 256      $ 461      $ 1,052  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests in a wide variety of securities across many asset classes in an unconstrained fashion. It seeks opportunities by employing a flexible approach that evaluates security attractiveness on a global basis and across currencies. 
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The Fund will invest in income-producing securities and equity related securities payable in U.S. dollars and other currencies. These include (1) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (2) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed debt securities; (4) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; (5) convertible bonds and preferred stock; and (6) equity securities and equity related securities such as common stock and master limited partnerships. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund will invest in both developed and emerging markets. 
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The Fund invests in both investment grade debt securities and securities rated below investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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In evaluating preferred stocks, convertible bonds, equity securities and equity-related securities such as common equity and master limited partnerships, Payden seeks instruments consistent with the income generating focus of the Fund. 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency 

 
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PAYDEN STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (continued)
 
 
positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. Maturity is the date when each bond or other debt security pays back its principal. There may be circumstances when the duration of the Fund is negative to protect against rising interest rates. Duration is an analytic measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate movements. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most funds that invest in debt securities, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt instruments are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities,

 
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PAYDEN STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (continued)
 
 
which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Mortgage-Backed/Asset-Backed Securities. Investing in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities poses additional risks, principally driven by changes in interest rates. When interest rates increase the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of increasing interest rates on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund. Conversely, many mortgage-backed securities may be prepaid prior to maturity and when interest rates decline, while the value of such securities may increase, the rate of prepayment also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations, or that the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
ª  
Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
ª  
Emerging Markets. The risks of foreign investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in foreign developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.
ª  
Equity Securities. Investing in equity securities poses certain risks, including a sudden decline in a holding’s share price, or an overall decline in the stock market. The value of the Fund’s investment in any such securities will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis with movements in the stock market, as well as in response to the activities of individual companies whose equity securities the Fund owns. Moreover, purchasing stocks perceived to be undervalued brings additional risks. For example, the issuing company’s condition may worsen instead of improve, or the pace and extent of any improvement may be less than expected.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
ª  
Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
ª  
Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
ª  
Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their

 
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PAYDEN STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (continued)
 
 
holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
ª  
Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
ª  
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.
After-tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the seven-year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (8.52%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2020 (–7.06%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      Since Inception
(5/8/14)
 
Payden Strategic Income Fund
        
Before Taxes
     6.62      1.69      2.16
After Taxes on Distributions
     7.97      0.34      0.92
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     7.97      0.34      0.92
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
     13.01      0.02      1.10
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Kristin Ceva, Managing Director (25 years), Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Nigel Jenkins, Managing Director (17 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Natalie Trevithick, Director (11 years).

 
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PAYDEN STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (continued)
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax‑Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.50
Other Expenses
       0.24
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.74
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.04
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.70
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.70%. This agreement has a one-year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of

 
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PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND (continued)
 
your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$72
   $ 233      $ 408      $ 915  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 104% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund’s absolute return strategy seeks to have positive absolute returns over the long term, regardless of different market environments. To achieve this goal, the Fund seeks to provide total return, whether through price appreciation, or income, or a combination of both. It seeks opportunities by employing a flexible approach that evaluates security attractiveness globally, both inside and outside the U.S. Downside risk protection is a part of the strategy, but there is no guarantee or implication that negative returns will be avoided. 
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes, if any) in bonds or investments that provide exposure to bonds. Investments in “bonds” may include, but are not limited to (1) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (2) debt securities and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-related securities, including collateralized mortgage-backed obligations, credit risk transfer securities and commercial mortgage-backed obligations; (4) U.S. and foreign asset-backed debt securities, including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized loan obligations; (5) loans, including floating rate loans; and (6) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax. 
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The Fund may also invest in (1) convertible bonds, contingent convertible bonds and preferred stock; (2) real estate investment trusts; and (3) master limited partnerships. In evaluating these types of investments, Payden seeks instruments consistent with the income generating focus of the Fund. 
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The Fund invests in both investment grade debt securities and securities rated below investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund will invest in both developed and emerging markets. In making these investments, the Fund invests in securities payable in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies. The Fund may hedge this foreign currency exposure to the U.S. dollar. However, the Fund may also choose to have currency exposure through outright currency purchases unrelated to a foreign currency-denominated security. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity, and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. Maturity is the date when each bond or other debt security pays back its principal. In addition, there may be circumstances when the duration of the Fund is negative to protect against rising interest rates. Duration is an analytic measure of the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate movements. The absolute return nature of the Fund will generally lead to durations that are between negative 2 years and positive 5 years. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Absolute return strategy risk. As indicated in the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies, the absolute return strategy seeks to have positive absolute returns over the long term through price appreciation or income or a combination of both. In seeking to achieve

 
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PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND (continued)
 
 
that goal, the Fund seeks opportunities by employing a flexible approach that evaluates security attractiveness globally. However, while downside risk protection is a part of the strategy, there is no guarantee that negative returns will be avoided. The performance of absolute return strategies is designed to be independent of longer term movements in the stock and bond markets. But, interest rate levels and currency valuations will not always respond as expected and portfolio securities may remain over- or under-valued. Similarly, absolute return strategies may not generate current income when interest rates decline.
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Interest Rates. As with most funds that invest in debt securities, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt instruments are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
ª  
Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
ª  
Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.

 
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PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND (continued)
 
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Mortgage-Backed/Asset-Backed Securities. Investing in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities poses additional risks, principally driven by changes in interest rates. When interest rates increase the market values of mortgage-backed securities decline. At the same time, mortgage refinancings and prepayments slow, which lengthens the effective duration of these securities. As a result, the negative effect of increasing interest rates on the market value of mortgage-backed securities is usually more pronounced than it is for other types of fixed income securities, potentially increasing the volatility of the Fund. Conversely, many mortgage-backed securities may be prepaid prior to maturity and when interest rates decline, while the value of such securities may increase, the rate of prepayment also tends to increase, which shortens the effective duration of the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations, or that the value of property that secures the mortgage may decline in value and be insufficient, upon foreclosure, to repay the associated loan. Investments in asset-backed securities are subject to similar risks.
ª  
Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
ª  
Emerging Markets. The risks of foreign investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in foreign developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.
ª  
Equity Securities. Investing in equity securities poses certain risks, including a sudden decline in a holding’s share price, or an overall decline in the stock market. The value of the Fund’s investment in any such securities will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis with movements in the stock market, as well as in response to the activities of individual companies whose equity securities the Fund owns. Moreover, purchasing stocks perceived to be undervalued brings additional risks. For example, the issuing company’s condition may worsen instead of improve, or the pace and extent of any improvement may be less than expected.
ª  
Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
ª  
Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
ª  
Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
ª  
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents

 
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PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND (continued)
 
 
and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of two broad measures of market performance, the Bloomberg US Treasury Bills 1-Month Index.
After-tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the seven-year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (8.73%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2020 (–8.95%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      Since Inception
(11/6/14)
 
Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund
        
Before Taxes
     2.74 %       1.50      1.89
After Taxes on Distributions
     3.71      0.38      0.80
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     3.71      0.38      0.80
Bloomberg US Treasury Bills 1-Month Index
     0.99 %       0.79      0.58
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Kristin Ceva, Managing Director (25 years), Nigel Jenkins, Managing Director (17 years), Brian Matthews, Managing Director (37 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Eric Souders, Director (6 years).

 
34   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN ABSOLUTE RETURN BOND FUND (continued)
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax‑Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
 
PAYDEN CORPORATE BOND FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks a high level of total return that is consistent with preservation of capital.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.35
Other Expenses
       0.31
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.66
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating

 
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PAYDEN CORPORATE BOND FUND (continued)
 
expenses remain the same (inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$67
   $ 211      $ 368      $ 822  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 31% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests in a wide variety of debt instruments and income-producing securities. These include (1) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (2) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (3) U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; (4) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; and (5) convertible bonds and preferred stock. 
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in corporate bonds or similar corporate debt instruments. In addition, in order to gain exposure to corporate debt markets, the Fund may use derivatives to a significant extent, including in particular, credit default swaps with respect to individual corporate names and with respect to various credit indices. 
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in securities rated investment grade at the time of purchase, and may invest up to 35% of its total assets in securities rated below investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers organized or headquartered in emerging market countries. 
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The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. or foreign issuers, and may use derivatives to gain exposure to such equity markets. 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 
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The Fund invests in debt securities payable in U.S. dollars and in foreign currencies. The Fund may hedge this foreign currency exposure to the U.S. dollar. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. Maturity is the date when each bond or other debt security pays back its principal. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.

 
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PAYDEN CORPORATE BOND FUND (continued)
 
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities may fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
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Emerging Markets. The risks of foreign investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in foreign developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market

 
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PAYDEN CORPORATE BOND FUND (continued)
 
 
segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment. As noted above in the Principal Investment Strategies discussion, the Fund expects in particular to use credit default swaps. A principal risk of credit default swaps is the credit risk of the issuer, which is similar to a principal risk of owning a traditional bond.
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Equity Securities. Investing in equity securities poses certain risks, including a sudden decline in a holding’s share price, or an overall decline in the stock market. The value of the Fund’s investment in any such securities will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis with movements in the stock market, as well as in response to the activities of individual companies whose equity securities the Fund owns. Moreover, purchasing stocks perceived to be undervalued brings additional risks. For example, the issuing company’s condition may worsen instead of improve, or the pace and extent of any improvement may be less than expected.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
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Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
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Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
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Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.

 
38   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN CORPORATE BOND FUND (continued)
 
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten-year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (9.29%), and the worst quarter was 2ndQ 2022 (–7.73%).
 
Average Annual Returns through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden Corporate Bond Fund
        
Before Taxes
     16.33      0.16      2.54
After Taxes on Distributions
     17.40      1.30      0.79
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     17.40      1.30      0.79
Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index
     15.76      0.45      1.96
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Alfred Giles, Managing Director (10 years), Michael Salvay, Managing Director (26 years), and Natalie Trevithick, Director (11 years).
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are as follows:
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax‑Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.

 
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PAYDEN HIGH INCOME FUND
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund seeks high current income while providing for capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of below investment grade bonds.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.35
Other Expenses
       0.25
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.60
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$61
   $ 192      $ 335      $ 750  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 70% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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The Fund invests in a wide variety of debt instruments and income-producing securities. These include (1) debt securities, loans and commercial paper issued by U.S. and foreign companies; (2) debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, political subdivisions of foreign governments (such as provinces and municipalities), and supranational organizations (such as the World Bank); (3) municipal securities, which are debt obligations issued by state and local governments, territories and possessions of the United States, regional governmental authorities, and their agencies and instrumentalities, the interest on which may, or may not, be exempt from Federal income tax; and (4) convertible bonds and preferred stock. 
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in corporate debt securities rated below investment grade (commonly called “high yield”). Below investment grade debt securities are rated below the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality. 
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The Fund emphasizes investments in debt securities of (1) issuers with credit ratings at the mid to high quality end of the high yield bond spectrum, which Payden believes have stable to improving business prospects; (2) issuers Payden believes have reasonable prospects for improved operating results and improved credit ratings. 
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The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in securities of issuers organized or headquartered in emerging market countries. 
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The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. or foreign issuers. 
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The Fund may invest in many different types of derivatives, such as futures, forwards, swaps and options. These positions may be used for the purposes of either hedging currency exposure in the portfolio or to obtain exposure to various market sectors. Currency positions may be employed for the purposes of hedging non-dollar denominated bonds or to take an active position in a currency, both long or short. 
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds). 

 
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PAYDEN HIGH INCOME FUND (continued)
 
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The Fund primarily invests in debt securities payable in U.S. dollars and may invest in foreign currencies. The Fund may hedge this foreign currency exposure to the U.S. dollar. 
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The Fund invests in debt securities of any maturity and there is no limit on the Fund’s minimum or maximum average portfolio maturity. Maturity is the date when each bond or other debt security pays back its principal. 
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Interest Rates. As with most bond funds, the income on and value of your shares in the Fund will fluctuate along with interest rates. When interest rates rise, the market prices of the debt securities the Fund owns usually decline. When interest rates fall, the prices of these securities usually increase. Generally, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The negative impact on fixed income securities resulting from such rate increases could be swift and significant. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Fund.
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Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt security’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt securities involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt securities. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt securities than for U.S. Government debt securities.
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Below Investment Grade Credit. Below investment grade securities (commonly called “high yield”) are speculative and involve a greater risk of default and price change due to changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness. The market prices of these debt securities may fluctuate more than the market prices of investment grade debt securities and may decline more significantly in periods of general economic difficulty.
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Market Events Risk. The value of the Fund’s securities may increase or decrease, rapidly or unpredictably. Some factors that may affect securities markets include changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, investor sentiment and the global and domestic effects of a pandemic.
In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the global economy and fluctuations in global financial markets. Governments and central banks responded to the pandemic and resulting economic disruptions with a variety of fiscal and monetary policy changes, including direct capital infusions into companies and other issuers, new monetary policy tools and lower interest rates. The unprecedented fiscal response has contributed to elevated inflation rates, which have increased substantially in comparison to pre-pandemic rates and may rise further. In response to high inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates in an attempt to slow economic growth. The Federal Reserve’s tightening of monetary policy, in conjunction with inflation and other factors, has the potential of inducing an economic slowdown, but the ultimate impact of these efforts is uncertain.
Other policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries and other recent events have affected global markets, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to the invasion, the United States, along with various other countries, imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia. So far, Russia’s invasion has caused significant market disruptions and has negatively impacted global supply chains. The potential for wider conflict may result in further sanctions and economic disruptions. The extent of the impacts of the war in Ukraine may not be known for some time, but could result in in further market and supply chain disruptions, increased inflation, and slow global economic growth.
Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading and tariff arrangements, public health events, terrorism, natural disasters, war, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.
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Liquidity Risk. Some investments may be difficult to purchase or sell, particularly during times of market instability, or due to adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. In addition, the Fund may not receive proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period of time, which in some cases could exceed several weeks or longer. The Fund will not receive sales proceeds until settlement occurs, which may constrain the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests or other obligations. Illiquid assets may also be difficult to value. If the Fund must sell illiquid assets to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Fund may be unable to sell such assets at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to certain market segments. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, as well as the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, for instance, when there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. As a general matter, dealers recently have been less willing to make markets for fixed

 
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PAYDEN HIGH INCOME FUND (continued)
 
 
income securities. Recent federal banking regulations may also cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of certain securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell such securities. Liquidity risk is likely to be magnified in a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income mutual funds are higher than normal.
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Foreign Investments. Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks. The performance of foreign securities can be adversely affected by the different political, regulatory and economic environments in countries where the Fund invests, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may also adversely affect the value of foreign securities. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value, volatility and liquidity of these securities.
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Emerging Markets. The risks of foreign investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in foreign developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on foreign investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and efficient trading markets.
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Equity Securities. Investing in equity securities poses certain risks, including a sudden decline in a holding’s share price, or an overall decline in the stock market. The value of the Fund’s investment in any such securities will fluctuate on a day‑to‑day basis with movements in the stock market, as well as in response to the activities of individual companies whose equity securities the Fund owns.
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Derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses due to: (1) adverse movements in the price or value of the asset, index, rate or instrument underlying a derivative; (2) failure of a counterparty; or (3) tax or regulatory constraints. Derivatives may create economic leverage in the Fund, which magnifies the Fund’s sensitivity to market events and to the underlying instrument. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance return or as a substitute for a cash investment position, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the Fund. When derivatives are used to gain or limit exposure to a particular market or market segment, their performance may not correlate as expected to the performance of such market thereby causing the Fund to fail to achieve its original purpose for using such derivatives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use derivatives involves the exercise of specialized skill and judgment, and a transaction may be unsuccessful in whole or in part because of market behavior or unexpected events. Derivative instruments may be difficult to value, may be illiquid, and may be subject to wide swings in valuation caused by changes in the value of the underlying instrument. If a derivative’s counterparty is
  unable to honor its commitments, the value of Fund shares may decline and the Fund could experience delays in the return of collateral or other assets held by the counterparty. The loss on derivative transactions may substantially exceed the initial investment.
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Investment Company and Exchange-Traded Fund Risk. Investing in an investment company or ETF presents the risk that the investment company or ETF in which the Fund invests will not achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategies effectively or that significant purchase or redemption activity by shareholders of such an investment company might negatively affect the value of the investment company’s shares.
ª  
Affiliated Fund Risk. When the Adviser invests Fund assets in an investment company that is also managed by the Adviser, the risk presented is that, due to its own financial interest or other business considerations, the Adviser may have had an incentive to make that investment in lieu of investments by the Fund directly in portfolio securities, or in lieu of investment in investment companies sponsored or managed by others.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Fund has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Fund could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. If the Fund is forced to liquidate its assets under unfavorable conditions or at inopportune times, the value of the Fund’s shares may decline.
ª  
Management Risk. The investment techniques and analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.
ª  
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity incidents, both intentional and unintentional, may allow an unauthorized party to gain access to Fund assets, Fund or customer data, including private shareholder information, or proprietary information, cause the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio managers and/or their service providers, including, but not limited to, Fund accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries, to suffer data breaches, data corruption or loss of operational functionality or prevent fund investors from purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares or receiving distributions. The Fund and the Fund’s portfolio managers have limited ability to prevent or mitigate cybersecurity incidents affecting third party service providers. Cybersecurity incidents may result in financial losses to the Fund and its shareholders, and substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any future cybersecurity incidents.

 
42   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. BOND FUNDS   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN HIGH INCOME FUND (continued)
 
Please note that there are other factors that could adversely affect your investment and that could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. More information about risks appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Before investing, you should carefully consider the risks that you will assume.
PAST FUND PERFORMANCE:
The information in the bar chart and table below provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance, the ICE BofA BB‑B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.
After‑tax returns for the Fund are calculated using the highest individual Federal marginal income tax rates for each year and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after‑tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. They also may not be relevant to investors who hold Fund shares through tax‑deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. The returns “After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures because they include the effect of a tax benefit an investor may receive from the capital losses that may have been incurred by an investor in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
Updated performance information for the Fund may be found on the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is no guarantee of future results.
 
Year by Year Total Returns
 
LOGO
During the ten‑year period, the Fund’s best quarter was 2ndQ 2020 (11.88%), and the worst quarter was 1stQ 2020 (–14.36%).
 
Average Annual Returns Through 12/31/22    1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  
Payden High Income Fund
        
Before Taxes
     9.76      3.22      3.84
After Taxes on Distributions
     11.87      0.99      1.35
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
     11.87      0.99      1.35
ICE BofA BB‑B US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index
     10.59 %      2.30      3.93
     (The returns for the index are before any deduction for taxes, fees or expenses.)
MANAGEMENT:
Investment Adviser. Payden & Rygel is the Fund’s investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers. The following investment professionals, who have been employed by Payden & Rygel for the time indicated, are portfolio managers for the Fund, and they, together with a broader investment management team, manage the Fund: Nicholas Burns, Senior Vice President (8 years), Timothy Crawmer, Director (5 years), Alfred Giles, Managing Director (10 years), Jordan Lopez, Director (19 years), and Natalie Trevithick, Director (11 years).

 
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PAYDEN HIGH INCOME FUND (continued)
 
PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES:
The minimum initial and additional investment amounts for each type of account are shown below, although the Fund or the Fund’s distributor may in its discretion lower or waive these amounts for certain categories of investors.
 
ACCOUNT TYPE   INITIAL
INVESTMENT
     ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENT
 
Regular
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Tax‑Sheltered
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
Electronic Investment
    
Set schedule
  $ 2,000      $ 250  
No set schedule
  $ 5,000      $ 250  
Automatic Exchange
    NA      $ 250  
You may redeem shares by contacting the Fund in writing, at Payden Mutual Funds, P.O. Box 1611, Milwaukee, WI 53201‑1611, by calling 1‑800‑572‑9336, via the Fund’s Internet site at payden.com, or through a financial intermediary. Purchases and redemptions by telephone are only permitted if you previously established these options on your account.
TAX INFORMATION:
The Fund’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, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred arrangement.
PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES:
If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Internet site for more information.
U.S. LOAN FUND
 
PAYDEN FLOATING RATE FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income through floating rate debt instruments, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation.
FEES AND EXPENSES:
The following table shows the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold 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 tables and examples below.
 
 
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
       None  
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
    
Management Fee
       0.55
Other Expenses
       0.31
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       0.86
Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement1
       0.16
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement
       0.70
 
  1 
Payden & Rygel (“Payden”) has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee or reimburse Fund expenses to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver or Expense Reimbursement (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.70%. This agreement has a one-year term ending February 28, 2024; it may be renewed and may be amended by approval of a majority of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 
44   FUND SUMMARIES – U.S. LOAN FUND   Payden Mutual Funds
PAYDEN FLOATING RATE FUND (continued)
 
Example of Fund Expenses: This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (taking into account the contractual fee waiver or expense reimbursement for the first year). Although your actual expenses may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your expenses would be:
 
 
1 Year    3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
$72
   $ 258      $ 461      $ 1,046  
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund incurs transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its long-term holdings.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES:
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Under normal market conditions the Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in income producing floating rate loans and other floating rate debt instruments. Floating rate loans are typically debt obligations with interest rates that adjust or “float” periodically, often on a daily, monthly, quarterly, or semiannual basis by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.
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The Fund invests primarily in senior floating rate loans of domestic and foreign borrowers. The reason these loans are called “senior” is because loans are considered senior in a borrower’s capital structure in that no debt is ahead of the loans in terms of priority of payment. Where an instrument ranks in priority of payment is referred to as seniority. Based on this ranking, a corporate issuer in the event of a default will direct payments such that the senior most creditors are paid first, while the most junior equity holders are paid last. In a typical structure, senior secured and unsecured creditors will be first in right of payment, followed by subordinate bond holders, junior bondholders, preferred shareholders and common shareholders. Loans are typically senior, secured debt instruments and rank highest in the capital structure of corporations. Thus, throughout this discussion, the floating rate loans in which the Fund invests are referred to as “Senior Loans.”
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The Fund invests in Senior Loans that are syndicated loans. These loans are structured by a syndicator, such as a bank or other lender, which also markets the loans to potential investors, such as the Fund. The Fund may invest in Senior Loans in one of three ways. First, much like an initial public offering of equity securities, the Fund could be one of the initial investors in the Senior Loan and thus would invest directly as a signatory to the original loan agreement. Second, the Fund could also invest directly in the Senior Loan by assignment from an original lender. Third, the Fund may invest indirectly in the Senior Loan through a loan participation agreement.
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Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests a substantial portion of its total assets in Senior Loans and other debt instruments that are rated below investment grade. Investment grade debt securities are rated within the four highest grades by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, or are securities that the Fund’s adviser, Payden & Rygel (“Payden”), determines to be of comparable quality.
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Payden seeks to maintain broad borrower and industry diversification among the Fund’s Senior Loans. When selecting Senior Loans, Payden seeks to implement a systematic risk-weighted approach that utilizes fundamental analysis of risk/return characteristics. Senior Loans may be sold if, in Payden’s opinion, the risk-return profile deteriorates or to pursue more attractive investment opportunities.
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The Fund may also invest in secured and unsecured subordinated loans, second lien loans and subordinated bridge loans, other floating rate debt securities, fixed income debt obligations and money market instruments. Money market holdings with a remaining maturity of less than 60 days are deemed floating rate assets.
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To the extent the Fund invests in assets that are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, the Fund may engage in foreign currency exchange contracts and other currency strategies to convert such foreign currencies into U.S. dollars to hedge against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
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To the extent the Fund invests in fixed rate Senior Loans, other fixed rate loans or other fixed rate debt instruments, the Fund may engage in interest rate swaps in which it pays a fixed rate of interest to a counterparty and receives a floating rate of interest from the counterparty to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates. In addition, the notional amount of the Fund’s investments in interest rate swaps will be the amount that is counted toward satisfaction of the Fund’s policy of investing 80% of its total assets in floating rate loans or other floating rate debt instruments.
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The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in fixed rate fixed income securities in which the Fund has not entered into any interest rate swaps. Such fixed rate fixed income securities include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds, preferred securities, convertible securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Government debt securities.

 
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PAYDEN FLOATING RATE FUND (continued)
 
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The Fund’s investments in any floating rate and fixed income securities may be of any maturity.
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The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of U.S. or foreign issuers.
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The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). CLOs are asset-backed securities that are formed to hold and manage diversified pools of Senior Loans. These asset-backed structures issue several debt tranches that typically include at least an AAA-rated tranche, an AA-rated tranche and a BBB-rated tranche and that have rights to the collateral and payment stream, in descending order. The proceeds from the debt tranches are used to purchase the corporate loans. CLOs are usually rated by two of the three major ratings agencies and impose a series of covenant tests on the respective collateral managers, including minimum rating and industry diversification. The Fund would potentially invest in these rated debt tranches issued by the CLOs.
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To gain exposure to various markets consistent with the investment strategies of the Fund, the Fund may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and other investment companies, including for example, other open-end or closed-end investment companies, and including investment companies for which the Adviser provides investment management services (affiliated funds).
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS:
Depending on the circumstances, there is always the risk that you could lose all or a portion of your investment in the Fund. The following risks could also affect the value of your investment in the Fund:
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Credit Risk. Debt instruments are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt instrument will be unable to make interest or principal payments on time and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. A debt instrument’s credit rating reflects the credit risk associated with the debt obligation. Generally, higher-rated debt instruments involve lower credit risk than lower-rated debt instruments. Credit risk is often higher for corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and foreign government debt instruments than for U.S. Government debt instruments.
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Senior Loans Risk. There is less readily available, reliable information about most Senior Loans than is the case for many other types of securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a Senior Loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a Senior Loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the Senior Loan’s value. No active trading market may exist for certain Senior Loans, which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a Senior Loan and which may make it difficult to value Senior Loans. Also, because Payden relies mainly on its own evaluation of the creditworthiness of borrowers, the Fund is particularly dependent on portfolio management’s analytical abilities. Although Senior Loans in which the Fund will invest generally will be secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In addition, bank loans are subject to various restrictive covenants that protect the lender or investor. Loans with fewer or no restrictive covenants, “covenant light” loans, provide the issuer more flexibility and reduce investor protections in the event of a breach, and may cause the fund to experience more difficulty or delay in enforcing its right. A significant portion of bank loans are “covenant light.” Transactions in Senior Loans and other loans may settle on a delayed basis (which in some cases may be several weeks or