Destra Investment Trust

02/03/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/03/2026 12:37

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

Summary Prospectus

February 1, 2026

Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund

Class Ticker Symbol
Class A Class C Class I
DPIAX DPICX DPIIX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Statutory Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Statutory Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.destracapital.com/literature. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 844-9DESTRA (933-7872) or by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. The Fund's Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated February 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into (and are considered part of) this Summary Prospectus. The Statement of Additional Information may be obtained, free of charge, at the website, phone number or email address noted above.

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Investment Objective

The investment objective of Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund (the "Fund") is to seek total return, with an emphasis on high current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. For Class A shares, you may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the Fund or in other mutual funds advised by DFC Preferred Advisors LLC ("DFC" or the "Adviser"). Investors purchasing Class I shares as "clean shares" may be subject to costs (including customary brokerage commissions) charged by their broker, which are not reflected in the table below. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial professional and in "Shareholder Information" on page 22 of this Prospectus, in the appendix to this Prospectus and in "Purchases" on page 42 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Class A Class C Class I

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases

(as a percentage of offering price)

4.50% None None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) None 1.00% None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends None None None
Redemption Fee on shares held for 90 days or less
(as a percentage of amount redeemed)
None None None
Exchange Fees None None None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

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

Class A Class C Class I
Management Fees 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.45% 0.45% 0.45%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.45% 2.20% 1.20%
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Example

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 Class A or Class C shares and $100,000 in Class I shares of the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Redeemed Not Redeemed
Share Class 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Class A $591 $888 $1,207 $2,107 $591 $888 $1,207 $2,107
Class C $323 $688 $1,180 $2,534 $223 $688 $1,108 $2,534
Class I $1,223 $3,810 $6,597 $14,546 $1,223 $3,810 $6,597 $14,546

This example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher.

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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 16% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of preferred and other income-producing securities, including traditional preferred stock, trust preferred securities, hybrid securities that have characteristics of both equity and debt securities, convertible securities, contingent capital securities ("CoCos"), subordinated debt, senior debt and securities of other open-end, closed-end, or exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that invest primarily in the same types of securities.

The Fund may also invest up to 15% of its net assets in the common stock of small, mid and large capitalization issuers. The portions of the Fund's assets invested in various types of preferred stock, debt or equity may vary from time to time depending on market conditions. In addition, under normal market conditions, the Fund will concentrate its investments (more than 25% of its total assets) in companies principally engaged in financial services sector. The Fund may also invest in the securities of non-U.S. companies, including the securities of issuers operating in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in income-producing or preferred U.S. dollar-denominated American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), U.S. dollar-denominated non-U.S. stocks traded on U.S. exchanges and U.S. dollar-denominated and non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by companies organized or headquartered in foreign countries and/or doing significant business outside the United States. ADRs are receipts issued by a bank or trust company to evidence ownership of the underlying securities issued by non-U.S. companies.

The Fund will principally invest in (i) investment-grade quality securities or (ii) below investment-grade quality preferred or subordinated securities of companies with investment-grade senior debt outstanding, in either case determined at the time of purchase. Below-investment-grade debt instruments (commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds) are those instruments rated BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") or Fitch Ratings, Inc. ("Fitch"), or Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, determined by the Sub-Adviser (as defined below) to be of comparable quality. However, some of the Fund's total assets may be invested in securities rated (or issued by companies rated) below-investment-grade at the time of purchase. Preferred and debt securities of

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below investment-grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay dividends and interest and repayment of principal. Due to the risks involved in investing in preferred and debt securities of below investment-grade quality, an investment in the Fund should be considered speculative. The maturities of preferred and debt securities in which the Fund will invest generally will be longer-term (perpetual, in the case of some preferred securities, and ten years or more for other preferred and debt securities); however, as a result of changing market conditions and interest rates, the Fund may also invest in shorter-term securities. The Fund intends to invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of financial services companies. As of December 31, 2025, the Fund invested the majority of its in financial services companies.

With respect to 15% of its total assets, the Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for temporary purposes (such as to obtain cash to meet redemption requests) when the Adviser deems the liquidation of portfolio securities to be disadvantageous or inconvenient to the Fund.

The Fund is classified as "diversified" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").

Principal Risks

Risk is inherent in all investing. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day to day and over time. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The following is a summary description of certain risks of investing in the Fund. Different risks may be more significant at different times depending on market conditions.

Active Management Risk: The Fund is an actively managed portfolio, and its success depends upon the investment skills and analytical abilities of the Fund's Sub-Adviser to develop and effectively implement strategies that achieve the Fund's investment objective. Subjective decisions made by the Sub-Adviser may cause the Fund to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it may otherwise have capitalized, thus there is no guarantee that such decisions will produce the desired results or expected returns.

Concentration Risk: The Fund intends to invest 25% or more of its total assets in securities of financial services companies. As a result, the Fund's portfolio may be subject to greater risk and volatility than if investments had been made in a broader diversification of investments in terms of industry. This policy makes the Fund more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting financial services companies. For more information, see "Financial Services Companies Risk" below.

Contingent Capital Securities Risk: Contingent capital securities (also known as contingent convertible securities and sometimes referred to as "CoCos") are a form of hybrid, income-producing debt security that are intended to either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggers. These triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or other regulatory actions. CoCos may provide for mandatory conversion into common stock of the issuer under certain circumstances. Since the common stock of the issuer may not pay a dividend, investors in these instruments could experience a reduced income rate, potentially to zero; and conversion would deepen the subordination of the investor, hence worsening the Fund's standing in a bankruptcy proceeding. In addition, some such instruments have a set stock conversion rate that would cause a reduction in value of the security if the price of the stock is below the conversion price on the conversion date. CoCos may be considered to be high-yield securities (a.k.a. "junk" bonds) and, to the extent a CoCo held by the Fund undergoes a write-down, the Fund may lose some or all of its original investment in the CoCo. Performance of a CoCo issuer may, in general, be correlated with the performance of other CoCo issuers. As a result, negative information regarding one CoCo issuer may cause a corresponding decline in value of other CoCo issuers. Investments in CoCos may also lead to an increased sector concentration risk as such securities may be issued by a limited number of financial institutions (for more information, see "Concentration Risk" above). Subordinate securities such as CoCos are more likely to experience credit loss than non-subordinate securities of the same issuer - even if the CoCos do not convert to equity securities. Any losses incurred by subordinate securities, such as CoCos, are likely to be proportionately greater than non-subordinate securities, and any recovery of principal and interest of subordinate securities may take more time. As a result, any perceived decline in creditworthiness of a CoCo issuer is likely to have a greater impact on the CoCo, as a subordinate security.

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Convertible Securities Risk: Convertible securities are debt securities or preferred stock that may be converted into common stock. Convertible securities typically pay current income as either interest (debt security convertibles) or dividends (preferred stock convertibles). The market value of a convertible security often performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of the issuer's creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock.

Credit Risk: Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security will be unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest or principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer's ability or willingness to make such payments. Changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund's investment in that issuer. Credit risk may be heightened for the Fund because the Fund may invest in "high-yield," "high-risk," or "junk" securities; such securities, while generally offering higher yields than investment-grade securities with similar maturities, involve greater risks, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy, and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay dividends and interest and repay principal.

Currency Risk: Since a portion of the Fund's assets may be invested in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies, changes in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"), the value of dividends and income earned, and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a non-U.S. currency, a security denominated in that currency loses value because the currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a non-U.S. currency, a security denominated in that currency gains value because the currency is worth more U.S. dollars. This risk, generally known as "currency risk," means that a strong U.S. dollar will reduce returns for U.S. investors holding securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies while a weak U.S. dollar will increase those returns.

Cybersecurity Risk: As the use of internet technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Fund has become more susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund's digital information systems through "hacking" or malicious software coding, but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cyber security breaches of the Fund's third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-adviser, as applicable, or issuers in which the Fund invests, can also indirectly subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Additionally, third-party service providers may have limited indemnification obligations to the Fund or the Adviser. The Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security. However, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems of issuers or third-party service providers. The rapid development and increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning models and generative artificial intelligence, could increase the effectiveness of cyberattacks and exacerbate the risks.

Financial Services Companies Risk: The Fund invests in financial services companies, which may include banks, thrifts, brokerage firms, broker/dealers, investment banks, finance companies and companies involved in the insurance industry. These companies are especially susceptible to the adverse effects of economic recession; currency exchange rates; government regulation; decreases in the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; portfolio concentrations in geographic markets and in commercial and residential real estate loans; and competition from new entrants in their fields of business. In addition, the financial services industry is an evolving and competitive industry that is undergoing significant change, as existing distinctions between financial segments become less clear. Such changes have resulted from various consolidations as well as the continual development of new products, structures and a changing regulatory framework. These changes are likely to have a significant impact on the financial services industry and the Fund.

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Insurance companies may be subject to severe price competition, claims activity, marketing competition and general economic conditions. Particular insurance lines will also be influenced by specific matters. Property and casualty insurer profits may be affected by events such as man-made and natural disasters (including weather catastrophe and terrorism). Life and health insurer profits may be affected by mortality risks and morbidity rates. Individual insurance companies may be subject to material risks including inadequate reserve funds to pay claims and the inability to collect from the insurance companies which insure insurance companies, so-called reinsurance carriers.

Foreign Custody Risk: The Fund may hold foreign securities with foreign banks, agents and securities depositories appointed by the Fund's custodian (each, a "Foreign Custodian"). Some Foreign Custodians may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight or independent evaluation of their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on the Fund's ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to even greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody services in emerging market countries are very often undeveloped and may be considerably less well-regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.

General Fund Investing Risks: The Fund is not a complete investment program, and you may lose money by investing in the Fund. All investments carry a certain amount of risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will be able to achieve its investment objective. In general, the Annual Fund Operating Expenses expressed as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets will change as Fund assets increase and decrease, and such percentage may differ in the future. Purchase and redemption activities by Fund shareholders may impact the management of the Fund and its ability to achieve its objective. Investors in the Fund should have a long-term investment perspective and be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency, entity or person.

High-Yield Securities Risk: High-yield securities, or "junk" bonds, are subject to greater market fluctuations and risk of loss than securities with higher ratings, and therefore, may be highly speculative. These securities are issued by companies that may have limited operating history, narrowly focused operations, and/or other impediments to the timely payment of periodic interest and principal at maturity. If the economy slows down or dips into a recession, the issuers of high-yield securities may not have sufficient resources to continue making timely payment of periodic interest and principal at maturity. The market for high-yield securities is generally smaller and less liquid than that for investment-grade securities. High-yield securities are generally not listed on a national securities exchange but trade in the over-the-counter markets. Due to the smaller, less liquid market for high-yield securities, the bid-offer spread on such securities is generally greater than it is for investment-grade securities and the purchase or sale of such securities may take longer to complete. In general, high-yield securities may have a greater risk of default than other types of securities and thus, the Fund's investments in high-yield securities expose it to a substantial degree of credit risk.

Income Risk: The income earned from the Fund's portfolio may decline because of falling market interest rates. This can result when the Fund invests the proceeds from new share sales, or from matured or called preferred or debt securities, at market interest rates that are below the portfolio's current earnings rate.

Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable, and a wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise, such as central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, supply and demand and general economic conditions. If interest rates rise - in particular, if long-term interest rates rise - the prices of fixed-rate securities held by the Fund will fall. The magnitude of these fluctuations will generally be greater if the Fund holds securities with longer maturities or lower quality ratings. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or otherwise change in a manner not anticipated by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser.

Investment Companies Risk: The Fund may satisfy its principal strategy of investing 80% in preferred and other income-producing securities by investing in securities of other open-end or closed-end investment companies, including ETFs, that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Fund may invest directly. As with other investments, investments in other investment companies are subject to market and selection risk. In addition, if

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the Fund acquires shares of investment companies, including ones affiliated with the Fund, shareholders bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies. To the extent the Fund is held by an affiliated fund, the ability of the Fund itself to hold other investment companies may be limited. Certain ETFs or closed-end funds traded on exchanges may be thinly traded and experience large spreads between the "ask" price quoted by a seller and the "bid" price offered by a buyer.

Liquidity Risk: This Fund, like all open-end funds, is limited to investing up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments. From time to time, certain securities held by the Fund may have limited marketability and may be difficult to sell at favorable times or prices. Less liquid investments that the Fund may want to invest in may be difficult or impossible to purchase. It is possible that certain securities held by the Fund will not be able to be sold in sufficient amounts or in a sufficiently timely manner to raise the cash necessary to meet any potentially large redemption requests by its shareholders.

Market Risk: Market risk is the risk that a particular security owned by the Fund or shares of the Fund in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic, political, regulatory or market developments, the spread of infectious illness (including epidemics and pandemics) or other public health issues, military conflict, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies worldwide due to increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. Overall securities values could decline generally or could underperform other investments.

Non-Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Non-investment-grade securities are not rated within the four highest categories by certain ratings agencies. To the extent that such securities, which are acquired by the Fund consistent with the factors considered by the Adviser as described in this Prospectus, are rated lower than investment-grade or are not rated, there would be a greater risk as to the timely repayment of the principal of, and timely payment of interest or dividends on, those securities.

Non-U.S. Investments Risk: The Fund invests its assets in income-producing and preferred non-U.S. instruments. Thus, the value of Fund shares can be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates and political and economic developments abroad. Non-U.S. markets may be smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major markets in the United States and, as a result, Fund share values may be more volatile. Trading in non-U.S. markets typically involves higher expense than trading in the United States. The Fund may have difficulties enforcing its legal or contractual rights in a non-U.S. country. In addition, non-U.S. investments may be affected by geopolitical tensions, sanctions, or market disruptions, including those arising from conflicts, trade disputes, or regulatory changes.

Recently, various countries have seen significant internal conflicts and, in some cases, civil wars may have had an adverse impact on the securities markets of the countries concerned. In addition, the occurrence of new disturbances due to acts of war or terrorism or other political developments cannot be excluded. Nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, tariffs, currency blockage, political changes, government regulation, political, regulatory or social instability or uncertainty or diplomatic developments, including the imposition of sanctions or other similar measures, could adversely affect the Fund's investments.

Recent examples of the above include conflict, loss of life and disaster connected to ongoing armed conflict in Europe and in the Middle East. The extent, duration and impact of these conflicts, related sanctions and retaliatory actions are difficult to ascertain, but could be significant and have severe adverse effects on the region, including significant adverse effects on the regional or global economies and the markets for certain securities and commodities. These impacts could negatively affect the Fund's investments in securities and instruments that are economically tied to the applicable region and include (but are not limited to) declines in value and reductions in liquidity. In addition, to the extent new sanctions are imposed or previously relaxed sanctions are reimposed (including with respect to countries undergoing transformation), complying with such restrictions may prevent the Fund from pursuing certain investments, cause delays or other impediments with respect to consummating such investments or divestments, require divestment or freezing of investments on unfavorable terms, render divestment of underperforming investments impracticable, negatively impact the Fund's ability to achieve its investment

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objectives, prevent the Fund from receiving payments otherwise due, increase diligence and other similar costs to the Fund, render valuation of affected investments challenging, or require the Fund to consummate an investment on terms that are less advantageous than would be the case absent such restrictions. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect the Fund's performance with respect to such investments, and thus the Fund's performance as a whole.

Preferred Security Risk: Preferred and other subordinated securities rank lower than bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments. Distributions on some types of these securities may also be skipped or deferred by issuers without causing a default. Finally, some of these securities typically have special redemption rights that allow the issuer to redeem the security at par earlier than scheduled.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk: Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund subject to the Fund's agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and rate of interest. Reverse repurchase agreements may be considered borrowings under the 1940 Act and may be entered into only for temporary or emergency purposes. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase and the interest received on the cash exchanged for the securities. Reverse repurchase agreements may be classified as derivatives. The Fund is not subject to the full requirements of Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act as a "limited derivatives user," as defined in Rule 18f-4, and maintains a maximum derivatives exposure of 10% of its net assets. In accordance with Rule 18f-4, when the Fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, the Fund may either (i) maintain asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to such transactions and any other borrowings in the aggregate, or (ii) treat such transactions as "derivatives transactions" and comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to such transactions. Short-term credits necessary for the settlement of securities transactions are subject to the Fund's fundamental policy regarding borrowings. The use of derivatives generally is also subject to the operational risks including documentation issues, settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls, and human error, as well as legal risks including the risks of loss resulting from insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.

SOFR Risk: The Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data ("SOFR") is intended to be a broad measure of the cost of borrowing funds overnight in transactions that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities. SOFR is calculated based on transaction-level repo data collected from various sources. For each trading day, SOFR is calculated as a volume-weighted median rate derived from such data. SOFR is calculated and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("FRBNY"). If data from a given source required by the FRBNY to calculate SOFR is unavailable for any day, then the most recently available data for that segment will be used, with certain adjustments. If errors are discovered in the transaction data or the calculations underlying SOFR after its initial publication on a given day, SOFR may be republished at a later time that day. Rate revisions will be effected only on the day of initial publication and will be republished only if the change in the rate exceeds one basis point. Because SOFR is a financing rate based on overnight secured funding transactions, it differs fundamentally from LIBOR. LIBOR was intended to be an unsecured rate that represents interbank funding costs for different short-term maturities or tenors. It was a forward-looking rate reflecting expectations regarding interest rates for the applicable tenor. Thus, LIBOR was intended to be sensitive, in certain respects, to bank credit risk and to term interest rate risk. In contrast, SOFR is a secured overnight rate reflecting the credit of U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. Thus, it is largely insensitive to credit-risk considerations and to short-term interest rate risks. SOFR is a transaction-based rate, and it has been more volatile than other benchmark or market rates, such as three-month LIBOR, during certain periods. For these reasons, among others, there is no assurance that SOFR, or rates derived from SOFR, will perform in the same or similar way as LIBOR would have performed at any time, and there is no assurance that SOFR-based rates will be a suitable substitute for LIBOR. SOFR has a limited history, having been first published in April 2018. The future performance of SOFR, including following the discontinuation of LIBOR and SOFR-based reference rates, cannot be predicted based on SOFR's history or otherwise. Levels of SOFR in the future may bear little or no relation to historical levels of SOFR, LIBOR or other rates.

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Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at destracapital.com or by calling 844-9DESTRA (933-7872). Performance information in the bar chart and table below for the time period prior to October 1, 2016, is that of Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund, a series of Destra Investment Trust II (the "Predecessor Fund"). The Fund is a successor to the Predecessor Fund pursuant to a reorganization that took place on September 30, 2016. The Predecessor Fund was managed by an affiliate of the Adviser and had the same investment objective and investment strategy.

The bar chart below shows the Fund's performance for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges; if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Calendar Year Total Return as of 12/31

The Fund's highest and lowest quarterly returns were 11.25% and -15.04%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.

The table below shows the variability of the Fund's average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated to those of a broad-based market index that seeks to track the performance of the preferred securities market.

All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. Under certain circumstances, the addition of the tax benefits from capital losses resulting from redemptions may cause the returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares to be greater than the returns after taxes on distributions or even the returns before taxes. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") or employer-sponsored retirement plans. If the Fund incurs a loss, which generates a tax benefit, the return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the Fund's other return figures.

If you own an IRA or other retirement plan, you must indicate on your redemption request whether the Fund should withhold federal income tax. Unless you elect in your redemption request that you do not want to have federal tax withheld, the redemption will be subject to withholding.

Both the bar chart above and the table below assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced. The returns that follow reflect sales charges.

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended

December 31, 2025

1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A (returns before taxes) 3.02% 2.07% 4.33%
Class A (returns after taxes on distributions) 0.91% 0.28% 2.38%
Class A (returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)(1) 1.75% 0.28% 2.38%
Class C (returns before taxes) 6.12% 2.24% 4.02%
Class C (returns after taxes on distributions) 4.26% 1.13% 2.91%
Class C (returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)(1) 3.59% 1.48% 2.91%
Class I (returns before taxes) 8.18% 3.27% 5.07%
Class I (returns after taxes on distributions) 5.83% 1.86% 3.66%
Class I (returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)(1) 4.79% 2.20% 3.67%
ICE BofA Merrill Lynch 8% Constrained Core West Preferred & Jr. Subordinated Securities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(2) 6.11% 2.53% 4.71%
(1) In some cases, the Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may exceed the Return After Taxes on Distributions due to an assumed benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund Shares at the end of the measurement period.
(2) ICE BofAML 8% Constrained Core West Preferred & Jr Subordinated Securities Index tracks the performance of US dollar denominated high grade and high-yield preferred securities and deeply subordinated corporate debt issued in the US domestic market. Qualifying securities must be rated at least B3, based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch and have a country of risk of either the U.S. or a Western European country. Qualifying preferred securities must be issued as public securities or through a Rule 144A filing, must have a fixed or floating dividend schedule and must have a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million.

Management

Investment Adviser: DFC Preferred Advisors LLC ("DFC" or the "Adviser")

Investment Sub-Adviser: Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated ("Flaherty & Crumrine" or the "Sub-Adviser")

Portfolio Managers

Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated
R. Eric Chadwick, Portfolio Manager and President Since 2011
Bradford S. Stone, Portfolio Manager, Executive Vice President and CFO Since 2011

The portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. Generally, you may purchase, redeem or exchange shares only through institutional channels, such as financial intermediaries and retirement platforms. The minimum investment for Class A shares and Class C shares is $2,500 per Fund account for non-retirement accounts and $500 per Fund account for certain tax-deferred accounts or UGMA/UTMA accounts. The maximum purchase in Class C shares is $500,000 for any single purchase. The sales charge and expense structure of Class A shares may be more advantageous for investors purchasing more than $500,000 of Fund shares. The minimum investment for Class I shares is $100,000 for institutional investors. Institutional investors generally may meet the minimum investment amount by aggregating multiple accounts within the Fund on a given day. Accounts offered through certain intermediary institutions may meet the minimum investment requirements of $500 for tax-deferred accounts and $2,500 for other account types.

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Tax Information

The Fund's distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed at ordinary income or capital gain tax rates, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA. Distributions from the Fund held in such a tax-deferred arrangement will be taxed at a later date.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of 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 or to recommend one share class over another. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.

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