# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2025-10
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-260733

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497K

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**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251031

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251031

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251031

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Victory Portfolios II
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001547580

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497K
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-181176
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251440450

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4900 TIEDEMAN ROAD, 4TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** BROOKLYN
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44144
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 216-898-2411

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4900 TIEDEMAN ROAD, 4TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** BROOKLYN
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44144

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Compass EMP Funds Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120417

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF formerly VictoryShares USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF (Series ID: S000065159)

| Class ID   | Class Name                        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000210928 | VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF | USTB            |

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**November 1, 2025**

Summary

Prospectus

VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (USTB)

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both of which are dated November 1, 2025, and are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus, as they each contain more information about the Fund and its risks.

You can find the Fund's Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at vcm.com.

You may also obtain this information at no cost by calling 866-376-7890 or by sending an e–mail request to VictoryMail@VCM.com.

You may also obtain this information at no cost from your financial intermediary.

Listed and traded on: The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

vcm.com

866-376-7890

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**VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF Summary**

**Investment Objective**

The VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (the "Fund") seeks high current income consistent with preservation of principal.

**Fund Fees and Expenses**

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. **You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and example below**.

**Shareholder Fees**<br> (paid directly from your investment)<br>

**Annual Fund Operating Expenses**

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

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| Management Fees | 0.25% |
| Other Expenses | 0.09% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses<sup>1</sup> <br>| 0.34% |

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Victory Capital Management Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding certain items such as interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.35% through at least October 31, 2026. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the date of the waiver or reimbursement, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

**Example:**

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that (1) you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell or continue to hold all of your shares at the end of the period, (2) your investment has a 5% return each year, and (3) the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The amounts shown reflect any fee waiver/expense reimbursement in place through its expiration date. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based upon these assumptions your costs would be:

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| **1 Year** | **3 Years** | **5 Years** | **10 Years** |
| $35 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $109 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $191 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $431 |

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**Portfolio Turnover:**

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. For the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 33% of the average value of its portfolio.

**Principal Investment Strategy**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in debt securities and in derivatives and other instruments that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. The effective duration of the Fund is generally within two years of that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The debt securities in which the Fund typically invests include a mix of government obligations (including U.S., state, and local governments, their agencies and instrumentalities); mortgage- and

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asset-backed securities (including collateralized debt obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations); corporate debt securities; and other securities believed to have debt-like characteristics. The Fund will invest primarily in investment-grade securities, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below-investment-grade securities, which sometimes are referred to as high-yield securities or "junk" bonds.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign debt securities, including non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities and securities of companies in emerging market countries (i.e., those that are in the early stages of their industrial cycles). The Fund also may invest in securities not considered foreign securities that carry foreign credit exposure.

The Fund may use futures, including U.S. Treasury futures, to manage duration, increase or decrease its exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values, enhance income, hedge against certain risks, or keep cash on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining exposure to a market.

**Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund**

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

**Debt Securities or Bond Risk** — The Fund is subject to the risk that the market value of the bonds in the Fund's portfolio will fluctuate because of changes in interest rates, changes in the supply of and demand for debt securities, and other market factors. Bond prices generally are linked to the prevailing market interest rates. In general, when interest rates rise, bond prices typically fall; conversely, when interest rates fall, bond prices typically rise. The price volatility of a bond also depends on its duration, which is a measure of a bond's sensitivity to a change in interest rates. Generally, the longer the duration of a bond, the greater is its sensitivity to interest rates. To compensate investors for this higher interest rate risk, bonds with longer durations generally offer higher yields than bonds with shorter durations. Should the U.S. Federal Reserve raise interest rates, the Fund may be subject to risks associated with rising interest rates. The fixed-income securities in the Fund's portfolio also are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that an issuer of a fixed-income security cannot make timely interest and principal payments on its securities or that negative market perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that security to decline. The Fund accepts some credit risk as a recognized means to enhance an investor's return.

**High-Yield Bond Risk** — Fixed-income securities rated below investment grade, also known as "junk" or high-yield bonds, generally entail greater credit and liquidity risk than investment-grade securities. Their prices also may be more volatile, especially during economic downturns and financial setbacks or liquidity events. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments. These securities are considered by the major rating agencies to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to pay principal and interest, and they carry a greater risk that the issuer of such securities will default on the timely payment of principal and interest. Issuers of securities that are in default or have defaulted may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case the Fund may lose its entire investment. The creditworthiness of issuers of these securities may be more complex to analyze than that of issuers of investment-grade debt securities, and the overreliance on credit ratings may present additional risks.

**Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk** — Mortgage- and asset-backed securities ("MBS" or "ABS," respectively) differ from conventional debt securities because principal is paid back over the life of the security rather than at maturity. MBS and ABS are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that a borrower's payments may be received earlier than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. As a result, the Fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the Fund's income. These securities also are subject to extension risk, which is the risk that the life of the ABS or MBS may be extended due to

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higher interest rates and lower prepayments. As a result, the value of the securities will decrease. The value of MBS can be impacted by factors affecting the housing market, and MBS also are subject to the risk of high default rates on the mortgages within the mortgage pool. The liquidity of non-agency or privately issued ABS or MBS securities, in particular those that are rated as non-investment grade, may change dramatically over time.

**U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs") Risk** — Securities issued by certain GSEs, such as MBS issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"), are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued by other GSEs, such as Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. Rather, they are supported by the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or corporation. However, these securities typically have indirect support from the U.S. government through an ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. government is authorized to purchase the GSE's obligations. If a GSE defaults on its obligations, the Fund might not be able to recover its investment.

**Foreign Securities Risk** — Foreign securities may be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, and less economic, political, and social stability in the countries in which the Fund invests. The imposition of exchange controls, sanctions, confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs), and other government restrictions by the United States or other governments; or problems in share registration, settlement, or custody also may result in losses. Foreign risk also involves the risk of negative foreign currency rate fluctuations, which may cause the value of securities denominated in such foreign currency (or other instruments through which the Fund has exposure to foreign currencies) to decline in value. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.

**Derivatives Risk** — Derivatives, including futures contracts, may involve risks different from, or greater than, those associated with more traditional investments. In addition to risks relating to the underlying assets, the use of derivatives may include other, possibly greater, risks, including counterparty, leverage, and liquidity risks. Derivatives may create leverage and expose the Fund to additional levels of risk, including greater losses from investments and increased volatility, than would otherwise have been the case had the Fund not engaged in the activities that created the leverage. As a result of investing in derivatives, the Fund could lose more than the amount it invests. Derivatives may be highly illiquid, and the Fund may not be able to close out or sell a derivative position at a particular time or at an anticipated price. Derivatives also may be subject to counterparty risk, which includes the risk that the Fund may sustain a loss as a result of the insolvency or bankruptcy of, or other non-compliance by, the other party to the transaction. Use of derivatives or similar instruments may not be as favorable as a direct investment in an underlying investment and may adversely affect the amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. As a result, a larger portion of the Fund's distributions may be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gains. In addition, certain derivatives are subject to mark-to-market or straddle provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"). If such provisions are applicable, there could be an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by the Fund.

**Exchange-Traded Fund ("ETF") Structure Risk** — The Fund is structured as an ETF and, as a result, is subject to special risks, including:

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**Not Individually Redeemable** — The Fund's shares are not individually redeemable and may be redeemed by the Fund at its net asset value per share ("NAV") only in large blocks known as Creation Units. The Fund may incur brokerage costs purchasing enough shares to constitute a Creation Unit. Alternatively, the Fund may redeem your shares by selling them on the secondary market at prevailing market prices.

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**Trading Issues** — Trading in shares on the exchange operated by Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the "Exchange") may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in shares inadvisable, such as extraordinary market volatility. There

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can be no assurance that shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange. There is no guarantee that an active secondary market will develop for the shares. In stressed market conditions, authorized participants may be unwilling to participate in the creation/redemption process, particularly if the market for shares becomes less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund's underlying portfolio holdings, which may lead to widening of bid-ask spreads and differences between the market price of the shares and the underlying value of those shares.

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**Market Price Variance Risk** — The market prices of shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for shares and will include a bid-ask spread charged by the exchange specialists, market makers, or other participants that trade the particular security. There may be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly, particularly in times of market stress. This means that shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and bid-ask spreads may widen.

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**International Closed Market Trading Risk** — Many of the Fund's underlying securities trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the Exchange is open; consequently, events may transpire while such foreign exchanges are closed but the Exchange is open that may change the value of such underlying securities relative to their last quoted prices on such foreign exchanges.

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**Authorized Participants Concentration Risk** — A limited number of financial institutions may be responsible for all or a significant portion of the creation and redemption activity for the Fund. If these firms exit the business or are unable or unwilling to process creation and/or redemption orders, shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and bid-ask spreads may widen.

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**Tax-Efficiency Risk** — Redemptions of shares may be effected for cash, rather than in kind, which means that the Fund may need to sell portfolio securities in order to complete an in-cash redemption, and may recognize net gains on these sales. As a result, investments in the shares may be less tax-efficient than investments in ETFs that redeem solely or principally in kind, and the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if the in-kind redemption process was used.

**Liquidity Risk** — In certain circumstances, such as the disruption of the orderly markets for the investments in which the Fund invests, the Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of the Adviser. Markets for the investments in which the Fund invests may be disrupted by a number of events, including but not limited to economic crises, natural disasters, new legislation, or regulatory changes, and may prevent the Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains, or achieving a high correlation with an index it may seek to track.

**General Market Risk** — The value of the securities in which the Fund invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular sectors or governments, and/or general economic conditions throughout the world due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets, or general investor sentiment. During a general downturn in the financial markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value. When markets perform well, there can be no assurance that specific investments held by the Fund will rise in value.

**Large Shareholder Risk** — Certain large shareholders, including authorized participants and other funds advised by the Adviser, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund's shares. The actions by one shareholder or multiple shareholders may have an impact on the Fund and, therefore, indirectly on other shareholders. Shareholder purchase and redemption activity may affect the per share amount of the Fund's distributions of its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, thereby affecting the tax burden on the Fund's shareholders subject to federal income tax, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income and cause the Fund to make taxable distributions to its shareholders earlier than the Fund otherwise would have. In addition, under

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certain circumstances, non-redeeming shareholders may be treated as receiving a disproportionately large taxable distribution during or with respect to such tax year. To the extent a larger shareholder is permitted to invest in the Fund, the Fund may experience large inflows or outflows of cash from time to time. This activity could magnify these adverse effects on the Fund.

**Regulatory Risk** — The Fund is subject to regulatory risk, which is the risk that legislative, regulatory, or tax policies or developments may have an adverse impact on the value of the Fund's investments and the Fund's NAV.

**Management Risk** — The Fund is actively managed. The Adviser's judgments about a particular security, markets, or investment strategy may prove to be incorrect and may cause the Fund to incur losses. There can be no assurance that the Adviser's investment techniques and decisions will produce the desired results.

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

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

**Investment Performance**

The bar chart and table that follow are intended to help you understand some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows you how the Fund's calendar year performance has varied over the past 10 years (or the life of the Fund if shorter). The table compares the Fund's average annual total returns over the same period to one or more broad measures of market performance. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index serves as the Fund's regulatory broad-based securities market index. We assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

Performance information for the Fund prior to July 1, 2019, reflects the historical performance of the USAA Core Short-Term Bond ETF, a series of USAA ETF Trust (the predecessor to the Fund managed by USAA Asset Management Company) (the "Predecessor Fund"). The Fund's performance has not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses paid by the Predecessor Fund and those paid by the Fund.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at vcm.com.

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**Calendar Year Returns**

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| **During the periods shown in the chart:** | **Returns** | **Quarter ended** |
| Highest Quarter | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.84% | June 30, 2020 |
| Lowest Quarter | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -2.37% | March 31, 2022 |

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| Year-to-date return | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.83% | September 30, 2025 |

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| **Average Annual Total Returns**<br> **(For the Periods Ended December 31, 2024)**<br>| **1 Year** | **5 Years** | **Life of**<br> **Fund**<br>|
| **FUND** | **FUND** | **FUND** | **FUND** |
| Before Taxes | &nbsp;&nbsp; 6.51% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 3.21% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 3.13%<sup>1</sup> <br>|
| After Taxes on Distributions | &nbsp;&nbsp; 4.33% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.83% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.86%<sup>1</sup> <br>|
| After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | &nbsp;&nbsp; 3.82% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.87% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.85%<sup>1</sup> <br>|
| **Indices** | **Indices** | **Indices** | **Indices** |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index<br> reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.25% | &nbsp;&nbsp; -0.33% | &nbsp;&nbsp; -2.28% |
| Bloomberg 1-3 Year Credit Index<br> reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; 5.11% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 2.04% | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1.90% |

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Inception date of the Fund is October 24, 2017.

After-tax returns use the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. In certain situations, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares may be higher than the other return amounts (including before taxes). A higher after-tax return may result when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant if you own your Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

**Management of the Fund**

**Investment Adviser**

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

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**Portfolio Management** 

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|  | **Title**  | **Tenure with the Fund**  |
| James F. Jackson Jr., CFA | &nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Investment Officer, Head of <br> Fixed Income Portfolio <br> Management, and Senior <br> Portfolio Manager <br>| Since 2019 |
| Brian W. Smith, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Since 2017 |
| Kurt Daum, JD | Senior Portfolio Manager | Since 2017 |
| Douglas J. Rollwitz, CFA, CPA | &nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolio Manager and Senior <br> Fixed Income Research Analyst<br>| Since 2022 |
| Zach Winters, CFA | &nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolio Manager and Senior <br> Fixed Income Research Analyst, <br> Victory Income Investors<br>| Since November 2025 |

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**Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares**

The Fund will issue and redeem shares at NAV only in large blocks of 50,000 shares (each block of shares is called a "Creation Unit"). Creation Units are issued and redeemed for cash and/or in-kind for securities by Authorized Participants ("APs") that have entered into agreements with the Fund's distributor. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of the Fund.

Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Exchange. Individual shares may only be purchased and sold in the secondary market through a broker or dealer at a market price. Because shares of the Fund trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price that is greater than (a premium), at, or less than (a discount) NAV. An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) when buying or selling shares in the secondary market (the "bid-ask spread").

For recent information about the Fund, including the Fund's NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, visit vcm.com.

**Tax Information**

The Fund's distributions generally are taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Taxes may be imposed on withdrawals from tax-deferred arrangements. A sale of shares may result in a capital gain or loss.

**Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries**

If you purchase shares through an account maintained by 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 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 website for more information.

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**VictoryShares**

4900 Tiedeman Road, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor

Brooklyn, OH 44144

VS-USTB-SUMPRO (11/25)

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