424B3 1 f44252d1.htm 497E VOYA CREDIT INCOME FUND 497e Voya Credit Income Fund

  

VOYA CREDIT INCOME FUND 

(the “Fund”) 

  

Supplement dated February 27, 2026 

to the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class W Common Shares  

Prospectus, dated June 28, 2025 

(the “Prospectus”) 

  

1.

Effective January 1, 2026, the sub-section of the Prospectus entitled “Appendix A – Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information – Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. (“Baird”)” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

  

ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INC. (“BAIRD”) 

Shareholders purchasing Fund common shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Prospectus or the SAI. 

Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Common Shares Available at Baird 

Common shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing common shares of the same Fund. 

Common shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Baird. 

Common shares purchased within 90 days following a redemption from a Voya fund, provided; (1) the redemption and purchase occur within the purchaser’s Baird household; and (2) the redeemed common shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as Rights of Reinstatement). 

A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C common shares will have their common shares converted at net asset value to Class A common shares of the same Fund if the common shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird. 

Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SAR-SEPs. 

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Common shares Available at Baird 

Common shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder. 

Common shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this Prospectus. 

Common shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account. 

Common shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in this Prospectus. 

Common shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird. 

Common shares acquired through a right of reinstatement. 

  

  

Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulations (“ROA”) 

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus. 

ROA which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of Voya assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Voya assets not held at Baird may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets. 

Letters of Intent (“LOI”) allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Voya through Baird, over a 13-month period of time. 

2.

Effective May 1, 2026, the sub-section of the Prospectus entitled “Appendix A – Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information – Merrill Lynch (“Merrill”)” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

MERRILL LYNCH (“Merrill”) 

Purchases or sales of front-end (i.e. Class A) or level-load (i.e., Class C) mutual fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales load waivers (front-end, contingent deferred, or back-end waivers) and discounts, which differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s Prospectus. Purchasers will have to buy mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund company or through another intermediary to be eligible for waivers or discounts not listed below.  

It is the shareholder’s responsibility to notify Merrill at the time of purchase or sale of any relationship or other facts that qualify the transaction for a waiver or discount. A Merrill representative may ask for reasonable documentation of such facts and Merrill may condition the granting of a waiver or discount on the timely receipt of such documentation.   

Additional information on waivers and discounts is available in the Merrill Sales Load Waiver and Discounts Supplement (the “Merrill SLWD Supplement") and in the Mutual Fund Investing at Merrill pamphlet at ml.com/funds. Shareholders are encouraged to review these documents and speak with their financial advisor to determine whether a transaction is eligible for a waiver or discount. 

Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Common shares Available at Merrill Lynch 

Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans provided that the common shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and common shares are held for the benefit of the plan. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include Simplified Employee Pension IRAs (“SEP IRA”), Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. 

Common shares purchased through a Merrill investment advisory program. 

Brokerage class common shares exchanged from advisory class common shares due to the holdings moving from a Merrill investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage account. 

Common shares of Funds purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform. 

Common shares purchased through the systematic reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing common shares of the same mutual fund in the same account. 

Common shares exchanged from level-load common shares to front-end sales charge common shares of the same Fund in accordance with the description in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. 

Common shares purchased by eligible employees of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members who purchase common shares in accounts within the employee’s Merrill Household (as defined in the Merrill SLWD Supplement). 

Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Investment Adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this Prospectus. 

Common shares purchased from the proceeds of the Fund’s redemption in front-end sales charge common shares provided:  (1) the repurchase is in a mutual fund within the same fund family; (2) the repurchase occurs within 90 calendar days from the redemption trade date, and (3) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after common shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for Rights of Reinstatement. 

CDSC Waivers on Class A and Class C Common shares Available at Merrill 

Common shares sold due to shareholder’s death or disability (as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 22e(3)). 

Common shares sold pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program subject to Merrill’s maximum systematic withdrawal limits as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. 

Common shares sold due to return of excess contributions from an IRA account. 

Common shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the investor reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulation. 

Front-end or level-load common shares held in commission-based, non-taxable retirement brokerage accounts (e.g. traditional, Roth, rollover, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans) that are transferred to fee-based accounts or platforms and exchanged for a lower cost share class of the same Fund. 

Front-End Load Discounts Available at Merrill: Breakpoints, ROA & LOI 

Breakpoints as described in this Prospectus, where the sales charge is at or below the maximum sales charge that Merrill permits to be assessed to a front-end load purchase, as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. 

ROA, as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement, which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts based on the aggregated holdings of mutual fund family assets held in accounts in their Merrill Household. Effective May 1, 2026, assets not held at Merrill will no longer be included in the ROA calculation. 

LOI: which allow for breakpoint discounts on eligible new purchases based on anticipated future eligible purchases within a fund family at Merrill, in accounts within your Merrill Household, as further described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. Effective May 1, 2026, Merrill will no longer accept new LOIs. 

3.

Effective immediately, the sub-section of the Prospectus entitled “Appendix A – Financial Intermediary Specific Sales Charge Waiver and Related Discount Policy Information” is amended to include the following: 

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (collectively, “Wells Fargo Advisors”) 

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC operates a First Clearing business, but these rules are not intended to include First Clearing firms. 

Effective April 1, 2026, shareholders of Wells Fargo Advisors purchasing Fund common shares through Wells Fargo Advisors are eligible for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in this Prospectus or statement of additional information (“SAI”). In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Wells Fargo Advisors at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings, or other facts qualifying the investor for discounts or waivers. Wells Fargo Advisors can ask for documentation supporting the qualification.  

  

Wells Fargo Advisors Class A share front-end sales charge waivers information. 

Wells Fargo Advisors shareholders purchasing or converting to Class A common shares of the Fund in a Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage account are entitled to a waiver of the front-end load in the following circumstances: 

Wells Fargo Advisors employee and employee-related accounts according to Wells Fargo Advisor’s employee account linking rules. Legacy accounts and positions receiving affiliate discounts prior to the effective date will continue to receive discounts. Going forward employees of affiliate businesses will not be offered NAV. 

Common shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing common shares of the same fund 

WellsTrade, the firm’s online self-directed brokerage account, generally offers no-load share classes but there could be instances where a Class A share is offered without a front-end sales charge. 

Wells Fargo Advisors Contingent Deferred Sales Charge information. 

Contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) imposed on fund redemptions will not be rebated based on future purchases. 

Wells Fargo Advisors Class A front-end load discounts 

Wells Fargo Advisors Shareholders purchasing Class A common shares of the Fund through Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage accounts will follow the following aggregation rules for breakpoint discounts:  

Effective April 1, 2026, SEP or SIMPLE IRAs will not be aggregated as a group plan.  They will aggregate with the shareholder’s personal accounts based on Social Security Number.  Previously established SEP and SIMPLE IRAs may still be aggregated as a group plan.  

Effective April 1, 2026, Employer-sponsored retirement plan (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans) accounts will aggregate with other plan accounts under the same Tax ID and will not be aggregated with other retirement plan accounts under a different Tax ID or personal accounts. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans. 

Gift of common shares will not be considered when determining breakpoint discounts. 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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