Rule 497(e)
Registration Nos. 333-168727 and 811-22452
First Trust SERIES FUND
(the “Trust”)
FIRST TRUST MANAGED MUNICIPAL FUND
(the “Fund”)
Supplement to the Fund’s Prospectus and
Statement of additional information
April 22, 2024
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Fund’s Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, Shawn P. O’Leary is a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team beginning on or about April 15, 2024.
Shawn P. O’Leary is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at First Trust. Mr. O’Leary joined First Trust in April 2024 as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the First Trust Municipal Securities Team and has over 20 years of credit research and portfolio management experience in municipal securities. Mr. O’Leary was previously a portfolio manager for Nuveen Investment’s municipal fixed income team, focusing primarily on both intermediate- and limited-term national accounts, laddered accounts and environmental, social and governance (ESG) portfolios. Prior to his time as a portfolio manager, he was a research analyst for Nuveen, where he covered a wide array of municipal sectors. Mr. O’Leary graduated with a B.S. from Bates College and an M.P.P., with honors, in Public Finance from the University of Chicago’s Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies.
| Name | Position with First Trust | Length of Service with First Trust |
Principal Occupation During Past Five Years |
| Shawn P. O’Leary | Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager | Since April 2024 | Portfolio Manager Nuveen Investments (2018-2024), Analyst Nuveen Investments (2009-2018) |
As of April 12, 2024, Shawn P. O’Leary managed the investment vehicles (other than the Funds of the Trust) with the number of accounts and assets set forth in the table below:
| Portfolio Manager |
Registered Investment Companies Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
Other Accounts Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
Registered Investment Companies With Performance Fees Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles With Performance Fees Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
Other Accounts With Performance Fees Number of Accounts ($ Assets in Thousands) |
| Shawn P. O’Leary | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PLEASE KEEP
THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH YOUR FUND’S PROSPECTUS and
statement of additional information FOR FUTURE REFERENCE