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First Eagle High Income Fund		March 1, 2023

Summary Prospectus


Class A		FEHAX
Class C		FEHCX
Class I		FEHIX
Class R3		EARHX
Class R4		FIHRX
Class R5		FERHX
Class R6		FEHRX

Investment Objective

First Eagle High Income Fund (“High Income Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income.

Fees and Expenses of the High Income Fund

The following information describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the High Income 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.

You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you, together with certain related accounts, invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in the High Income Fund. Information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the How to Purchase Shares and Public Offering Price of Class A Shares sections of the Fund’s Prospectus on pages 155 and 162, respectively, and in the appendix to the Prospectus titled Intermediary-Specific Front-End Sales Load and Waiver Terms.

Class A

Class C

Class I

Class R3

Class R4

Class R5

Class R6

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) on Purchases (as a percentage of public offering price)

4.50

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of your purchase or redemption price)

1.00*

1.00

None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees**

0.45

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25

1.00

None

0.35

0.10

None

Other Expenses

0.43

0.41

0.48

1.81

0.67

0.33

Total Annual Operating Expenses (%)

1.13

1.88

0.86

1.28

2.36

1.12

0.78

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement**

-0.19

-0.17

-0.24

-1.57

-0.43

-0.09

Total Annual Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (%)

0.94

1.69

0.69

1.04

0.79

0.69

A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may apply on certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 18 months following a purchase of $250,000 or more without an initial sales charge.

First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses of Classes A, C, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, dividend and interest expenses relating to short sales, and extraordinary expenses, if any) (“annual operating expenses”) of each class are limited to 0.94%, 1.69%, 0.69%, 1.04%, 0.79%, 0.69% and 0.69% of average net assets, respectively. Each of these undertakings lasts until February 29, 2024 and may not be terminated during its term without the consent of the Board of Trustees. The Fund has agreed that each of Classes A, C, I, R3, R4, R5 and R6 will repay the Adviser for fees and expenses waived or reimbursed for the class provided that repayment does not cause annual operating expenses (after the repayment is taken into account) to exceed the lesser of: (1) 0.94%, 1.69%, 0.69%, 1.04%, 0.79%, 0.69% and 0.69% of the class’ average net assets, respectively; or (2) if applicable, the then-current expense limitations. Any such repayment must be made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus, and Statement of Additional Information, dated March 1, 2023, as may be amended and supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at www.firsteagle.com/high-income-fund. You can also get this information at no additional cost by calling 800.334.2143 or by sending an e-mail request to info@firsteaglefunds.com.

First Eagle High Income Fund

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the High Income Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. This hypothetical example assumes you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes the average annual return is 5% and operating expenses remain the same (except that the fee waiver is taken into account only for the one-year expense example). Please keep in mind your actual costs may be higher or lower.


Share Status	1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Class A
Sold or Held		$542		$775		$1,027		$1,747
Class C (shares have a one year contingent deferred sales charge)
Sold		$272		$572		$999		$2,186

Held		$172		$572		$999		$2,186
Class I
Sold or Held		$70		$257		$460		$1,045
Class R3
Sold or Held		$106		$382		$679		$1,524
Class R4
Sold or Held		$81		$586		$1,118		$2,575
Class R5
Sold or Held		$70		$313		$575		$1,325
Class R6
Sold or Held		$70		$240		$424		$958

Portfolio Turnover Rate

There are transaction costs due to the bid/ask spread in the case of bonds or commissions in the case of stocks. The High Income Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when the Fund 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 above, affect the Fund’s performance. During the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 28.00% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

To pursue its investment objective, the High Income Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt instruments that are below investment grade, commonly known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds. Such high yield instruments may include corporate bonds and loans, municipal bonds, convertible securities, and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest in, and count for the purposes of this 80% allotment, unrated securities or other instruments deemed by the Fund’s Adviser to be below investment grade. The Fund “counts” relevant derivative positions towards its “80% of assets” allocation and, in doing so, values each position at the price at which it is held on the Fund’s books (generally market price). The Fund may invest its assets in the securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers. The Fund may also invest (typically for hedging purposes) in derivative instruments such as options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, credit default swaps, and swaps and options on indices.

The Fund may invest in securities with any investment rating or time to maturity.

For more information about the High Income Fund’s principal investment strategies, please see the More Information about the Funds’ Investments section of the Fund’s Prospectus.

Principal Investment Risks

As with any mutual fund investment, you may lose money by investing in the High Income Fund. The likelihood of loss may be greater if you invest for a shorter period of time. An investment in the Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program.

Principal risks of investing in the High Income Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value and total return, are:

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Credit and Interest Rate Risk — The value of the Fund’s portfolio may fluctuate in response to the risk that the issuer of a bond or other instrument will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. In addition, fluctuations in interest rates can affect the value of debt instruments held by the Fund. A debt instrument’s “duration” is a way of measuring a debt instrument’s sensitivity to a potential change in interest rates. An increase in interest rates tends to reduce the market value of debt instruments, while a decline in interest rates tends to increase their values. Generally, debt instruments with long maturities and low coupons have the longest durations. Longer-duration instruments tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than those with shorter durations. Recent market conditions and events, including a global public health crisis and actions taken by governments in response, may exacerbate the risk that borrowers will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. In addition, there is risk of significant future rate moves and related economic and market impacts. As of the date of this Prospectus, there have been significant rates increases in the United States to combat inflation in the U.S. economy, and additional rate increases are possible.

•

High Yield Risk — The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) under normal market conditions in debt instruments that are below investment grade, commonly known as “high yield” or “junk” bonds, which may be subject to greater levels of interest rate, credit (including issuer default) and liquidity risk than investment grade securities and may experience extreme price fluctuations. The securities of such companies may be considered speculative and the ability of such companies to pay their debts on schedule may be uncertain.

•

Market Risk — The value and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may fluctuate in response to events specific to the companies or markets in which the Fund invests, as well as economic, political, or social events in the United States or abroad. Markets may be volatile, and prices of individual securities and other investments, including those of a particular type, may decline significantly and rapidly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Recent market conditions and events, including a global public health crisis, wars and armed conflicts and actions taken by governments in response, may exacerbate volatility. Rapid changes in prices or liquidity, which often are not anticipated and can relate to events not connected to particular investments, may limit the ability of the Fund to dispose of its assets at the price or time of its choosing and can result in losses. Changes in prices may be temporary or may last for extended periods.

•

Foreign Investment Risk — The Fund may invest in foreign investments. Foreign investments, which can be denominated in any applicable foreign currency, are susceptible to less politically, economically and socially stable environments, foreign currency and exchange rate changes, and adverse changes to government regulations.

•

Convertible Security Risk — Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. Convertible securities may gain or lose value due to changes in the issuer’s operating results, financial condition, credit rating and changes in interest rates and other general economic, industry and market conditions.

•

Illiquid Investment Risk — Holding illiquid securities restricts or otherwise limits the ability for the Fund to freely dispose of its investments for specific periods of time. The Fund might not be able to sell illiquid securities at its desired price or time. Changes in the markets or in regulations governing the trading of illiquid instruments can cause rapid changes in the price or ability to sell an illiquid security. The market for lower-quality debt instruments, including junk bonds, is generally less liquid than the market for higher-quality debt instruments.

•

Call Risk — The Fund may be subject to the risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on a debt obligation (such as a

Summary Prospectus | March 1, 2023

convertible security) that is held by the Fund earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and may also suffer from having to reinvest in lower-yielding securities.

•

Prepayment Risk — Certain instruments, especially mortgage-backed securities, for example, are susceptible to the risk of prepayment by borrowers. During a period of declining interest rates, homeowners may refinance their high-rate mortgages and prepay the principal. Cash from these prepayments flows through to prepay the mortgage-backed securities, necessitating reinvestment in other assets, which may lower returns. Asset-backed securities, which are subject to risks similar to those of mortgage-backed securities, are also structured like mortgage-backed securities, but instead of mortgage loans or interests in mortgage loans, the underlying assets may include such items as motor vehicle installment sales or installment loan contracts, leases of various types of real and personal property and receivables from credit card agreements. The market for mortgage-backed and asset-backed instruments may be volatile and limited, which may make them difficult to buy or sell.

•

Bank Loan Risk — The Fund may invest in bank loans. These investments potentially expose the Fund to the credit risk of the underlying borrower, and in certain cases, of the financial institution. The Fund’s ability to receive payments in connection with the loan depends primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The market for bank loans may be illiquid and the Fund may have difficulty selling them, especially in the case of leveraged loans, which can be difficult to value. In addition, bank loans often have contractual restrictions on resale, which can delay the sale and adversely impact the sale price. At times, the Fund may decline to receive non-public information relating to loans, which could disadvantage the Fund relative to other investors.

•

Corporate Bond Risk — The market value of a corporate bond may be affected by factors directly related to the issuer and by factors not directly related to the issuer, such as general market liquidity. The market value of corporate bonds generally may be expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates, and as a result, corporate bonds may lose value in a rising-rate environment.

•

Municipal Bond Risk — Like other bonds, municipal bonds are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and call risk. However, the obligations of some municipal issuers may not be enforceable through the exercise of traditional creditors’ rights. The reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws of a municipal bond issuer may result in the bonds being cancelled without payment or repaid only in part, or in delays in collecting principal and interest.

•

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risk — Mortgage- and certain asset-backed securities permit early repayment of principal based on prepayment of the underlying assets, and changes in the rate of repayment affect the price and volatility of an investment. If prepayments occur more quickly than expected, the Fund receives lower interest payments than it expects. If prepayments occur more slowly than expected, it delays the return of principal to the Fund. Securities issued by certain U.S. government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”) are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and there is no assurance the U.S. government will provide support in the event a GSE issuer cannot meet its obligations.

•

Changes in Debt Ratings Risk — If a rating agency gives a debt instrument a lower rating, the value of the instrument may decline because investors may demand a higher rate of return.

•

Defaulted Securities Risk — The Fund may invest in securities of companies that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including companies involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Such investments involve a substantial degree of risk. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a company in which the Fund invests, the Fund may lose its entire investment, may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than the Fund’s original investment, and/or may be required to accept payment over an extended period of time.

•

Derivatives Risk — Futures contracts or other “derivatives,” including hedging strategies, present risks related to their significant price volatility and risk of default by the counterparty to the contract. The Fund may use derivatives in seeking to reduce the impact of foreign exchange rate changes on the Fund’s value. The Fund may at times also purchase derivatives linked to relevant market indices as either a hedge or for investment purposes. A futures contract is considered a derivative because it derives its value from the price of the underlying security or financial index. The prices of futures contracts can be volatile and futures contracts may lack liquidity. In addition, there may be imperfect or even negative correlation between the price of a futures contract and the price of the underlying securities or financial index.

•

Options Risk — The Fund may engage in various options transactions in which the Fund typically seeks to limit investment risk by purchasing the right to buy or sell, or by selling the obligation to buy or sell, a security at a set price in the future. The Fund pays a premium when buying options and receives a premium when selling options. When trading options, the Fund may incur losses or forego otherwise realizable gains if market prices do not move as expected.

•

Swaps Risk — Swap agreements (including credit default and index) are derivatives contracts where the parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. In addition to the risks generally applicable to derivatives, risks associated with swap agreements include adverse changes in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the agreement’s terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the agreements.

•

Currency Risk — Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to that of the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s non-U.S. currencies or securities that trade in and receive revenue in non-U.S. currencies.

•

LIBOR Risk — The risk that changes related to the use of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) could have adverse impacts on financial instruments that reference LIBOR. While some instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate setting methodology, not all instruments have such fallback provisions and the effectiveness of replacement rates is uncertain. The abandonment of LIBOR could affect the value and liquidity of instruments that reference LIBOR, especially those that do not have fallback provisions.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency.

For more information on the risks of investing in the High Income Fund, please see the More Information about the Funds’ Investments section of the Fund’s Prospectus.

Investment Results

The following information provides an indication of the risks of investing in the High Income Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year, and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods shown compare with those of one or more broad measures of market performance, which have characteristics relevant to the Fund's investment strategy. The index is described in the Fund Indices section of the Fund's Prospectus. As with all mutual funds, past performance is not an indication of future performance (before or after taxes).

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest individual U.S. federal income tax rate for each year, and do not reflect the effect of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors in tax-deferred accounts, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Updated performance information is available at www.firsteagle.com/high-income-fund or by calling 800.334.2143.

The following bar chart assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect any sales charges. If sales charges were included the returns would be lower.

First Eagle High Income Fund

Summary Prospectus | March 1, 2023

Calendar Year Total Returns—Class I


Best Quarter*		Worst Quarter*
Second Quarter 2020	9.88%	First Quarter 2020	-12.11%

For the period presented in the bar chart above.

The following table discloses after-tax returns only for Class I shares. After-tax returns for Class A, Class C, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares will vary. Returns shown for Class I shares assume commencement of operations on November 19, 2007, which is the date of organization of the Predecessor Fund. Returns shown for Class A and Class C assume commencement of operations on January 3, 2012, which is the date of inception for these share classes. Returns shown for Class I shares include the returns of the Predecessor Fund for periods prior to January 1, 2012. While only partial information is shown for Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares (because they are more recently organized), annual returns for Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares would have been substantially similar to those shown here. Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns differ only to the extent that Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6 shares do not have the same expenses as the classes for which more extended performance is shown. Comparative expense information is in the Fees and Expenses table.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2022


	1 Year		5 Years		10 Years		Class R3 Inception (5/1/18)		Class R4 Inception (7/29/19)		Class R5 Inception (7/29/19)		Class R6 Inception (3/1/17)
First Eagle High Income Fund
Class A Shares
Return Before Taxes		-12.89%		0.74%		2.23%		—		—		—		—
Class C Shares
Return Before Taxes		-10.25%		0.93%		1.94%		—		—		—		—
Class I Shares
Return Before Taxes		-8.46%		1.97%		3.00%		—		—		—		—

Return After Taxes on Distributions		-10.51%		-0.14%		0.51%		—		—		—		—

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares		-5.00%		0.71%		1.26%		—		—		—
Class R3 Shares
Return Before Taxes		-8.95%		—		—		1.45%		—		—
Class R4 Shares
Return Before Taxes		-10.03%		—		—		—		0.03%		—		—
Class R5 Shares
Return Before Taxes		-8.74%		—		—		—		—		0.78%		—
Class R6 Shares
Return Before Taxes		-8.39%		1.97%		—		—		—		—		2.24%
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		-11.19%		2.31%		4.03%		2.53%		1.17%		1.17%		2.74%

Our Management Team

First Eagle Investment Management, LLC serves as the Adviser to the High Income Fund.

Edward Meigs and Sean Slein serve as the Fund’s Portfolio Managers. Previously, Edward Meigs and Sean Slein served as Portfolio Managers at Dwight Asset Management, LLC, where they managed the predecessor fund since its inception on November 19, 2007.

How to Purchase and Redeem Shares

The minimum initial investment amount generally required for the High Income Fund is $2,500 for Classes A and C and $1 million for Class I. There is no minimum initial investment for Class R3, Class R4, Class R5 and Class R6. See the About Your Investment—How to Purchase Shares section of the Fund’s Prospectus for more information.

You may purchase Fund shares on any business day at their public offering price next computed after proper receipt of the order. You may redeem or exchange Fund shares on any business day at their net asset value next computed after proper receipt of the order. Transaction orders may be submitted via telephone, through your authorized dealer or through the Fund’s transfer agent, DST Systems, Inc. Shares held in the dealer’s “street name” must be redeemed or exchanged through the dealer. See the Once You Become a Shareholder section of the Fund’s Prospectus for more information. Send all shareholder inquiries and requests for other information or transactions to:


Regular Mail: First Eagle Funds P.O. Box 219324 Kansas City, MO 64121-9324		Overnight Mail: First Eagle Funds c/o DST Systems, Inc. 330 West 9th Street Kansas City, MO 64105-1807

Tax Information

It is the Fund’s policy to make periodic distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any. The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Amounts withdrawn from a tax-deferred account may be subject to tax, including a penalty on pre-retirement distributions that are not properly rolled over to other tax-deferred accounts. See the Information on Dividends, Distributions and Taxes section of the Fund’s Prospectus for more information.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and
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 financial adviser to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your individual financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information. See the About Your Investment—Distribution and/or Shareholder Services Expenses section of the Fund’s Prospectus for more information.