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ALPS \| CORECOMMODITY MANAGEMENT COMPLETECOMMODITIES^® STRATEGY FUND	FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST Investor Class: JCRAX \| Class A: JCCSX \| Class C: JCRCX \| Class I: JCRIX
Summary Prospectus July 5, 2024

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains 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 https://www.alpsfunds.com/mutual-funds/jcrix. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 866.759.5679, by sending an e-mail request to info@alpsfunds.com, or by contacting your financial intermediary. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, each dated July 5, 2024, as supplemented from time to time, along with the Fund’s most recent annual report dated October 31, 2023 are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website, phone number or e-mail address noted above.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks to maximize real returns, consistent with prudent investment management.

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. You may qualify for certain sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “BUYING, EXCHANGING AND REDEEMING SHARES” at page 40 of the Prospectus and “PURCHASE, EXCHANGE & REDEMPTION OF SHARES” at page 46 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. Descriptions of sales charge waivers and/or discounts for Class A Shares with respect to certain financial intermediaries are reproduced in “Appendix A – Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts” to this prospectus based on information provided by the financial intermediary.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Investor
Class

Class
A

Class
C

Class
I

Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases

None

5.50%

None

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or redemption proceeds)

None

1.00%

None

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

	Investor Class		Class A		Class C		Class I
Management Fees⁽¹⁾		0.85%		0.85%		0.85%		0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees		0.25%		0.25%		1.00%⁽²⁾		0.00%
Total Other Expenses		0.31%		0.31%		0.16%		0.31%
Shareholder Services Fees		0.15%		0.15%		0.00%⁽²⁾		0.00%
Other Fund Expenses		0.16%		0.16%		0.16%		0.31%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses		0.05%		0.05%		0.05%		0.05%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses⁽³⁾		1.46%		1.46%		2.06%		1.21%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement⁽⁴⁾		-0.05%		-0.05%		-0.05%		-0.06%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement		1.41%		1.41%		2.01%		1.15%

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The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in a wholly owned Cayman subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary has entered into a separate advisory agreement with ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”), and a separate sub-advisory agreement with CoreCommodity Management, LLC, the Subsidiary’s investment sub-adviser and the Fund’s investment sub-adviser (the “Sub-Adviser”), for the management of the Subsidiary’s portfolio pursuant to which the Subsidiary is obligated to pay the Adviser a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays its investment adviser, ALPS Advisors, Inc., for services provided to the Fund. The Adviser has agreed to waive the management fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid by the Subsidiary. The Sub-Adviser has agreed to waive the sub-advisory fee it receives from the Adviser for services provided to the Fund in an amount equal to the sub-advisory fee it receives from the Adviser for services provided to the Subsidiary. These waivers may not be terminated prior to February 28, 2026 without the approval by the Board of the Fund.

⁽²⁾	Per the Distribution and Services Plan (“the Plan”), the Plan allows up to an annual rate of 0.75% for distribution and marketing and up to 0.25% as a service fee.

⁽³⁾	Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees.

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Pursuant to a written agreement (the “Expense Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse the Fund’s Investor Class, Class A, Class C and Class I shares for any acquired fund fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with the Fund’s investment in any exchange-traded funds advised by the Adviser and sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser. The amount of such waived fees shall not be subject to recapture by the Adviser. Further, pursuant to the Expense Agreement, the Sub-Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver/expense reimbursements (excluding Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees, Shareholder Services Fees, Acquired Fund

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Fees and Expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes, and extraordinary expenses) to 1.05% (for Investor Class, Class A shares and Class C shares) and 1.15% (for Class I shares) of average daily net assets through February 28, 2026. The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fee to the extent that the Sub-Adviser is required to waive its management fee under the agreement described above. The Sub-Adviser will be permitted to recapture, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through this letter agreement to the extent that the Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in this letter agreement or in previous letter agreements; provided however, that such recapture payments do not cause the Fund’s expense ratio (after recapture) to exceed the lesser of (i) the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver and (ii) the expense cap in effect at the time of the recapture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fund will not pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than thirty-six months after the date on which the fees or expenses were deferred, as calculated on a monthly basis. This waiver may not be terminated prior to February 28, 2026, without approval by the Board of the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. This example reflects the net operating expenses with expense waivers for the current term of the Fund’s Expense Agreement, which ends February 28, 2026. 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:	1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Investor Class Shares		$144		$457		$792		$1,740
Class A Shares		$686		$982		$1,299		$2,194
Class C Shares		$304		$641		$1,103		$2,382
Class I Shares		$117		$378		$659		$1,459

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Class C Shares

$204

$641

$1,103

$2,382

The Example does not reflect sales charges (loads) on reinvested dividends and other distributions. If these sales charges (loads) were included, your costs would be higher. The expenses that would be paid for Investor Class, Class A, and Class I shares, if a shareholder did not redeem shares, would be the same. Descriptions of sales charge waivers and/or discounts for Class A Shares with respect to certain financial intermediaries are reproduced in “Appendix A – Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts” to this prospectus based on information provided by the financial intermediary.

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 recently completed fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 59% of the average value of its portfolio.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE FUND

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, directly or indirectly in a combination of equity securities of natural resource companies, otherwise described in this Prospectus as commodity-related equity securities (“Commodity Equity Investments”) and commodity futures-linked derivative instruments (described more fully below and referred to in this prospectus as “Commodity Investments”) and thereby obtaining exposure to the commodity markets. CompleteCommodities^®, as developed by CoreCommodity Management, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), is an investment approach that actively combines Commodity Investments and Commodity Equity Investments.

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Commodity Investments are investments in commodity futures contracts, commodity swaps, options on commodity futures, and commodity-linked notes.

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Commodity Equity Investments are generally investments in affiliated exchange traded funds (each, an “underlying ETF”), expected to consist of ETFs sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser. While the Sub-Adviser intends for the Fund to gain exposure to Commodity Equity Investments through the use of such underlying ETFs, primarily the ALPS | CoreCommodity Natural Resources ETF, the Fund may also directly invest in companies across all market capitalizations primarily engaged in the production and distribution of commodities and commodity-related products.

With respect to the Commodity Equity Investments portion of its portfolio, the Fund seeks to invest, primarily through underlying ETFs, in a global universe of listed companies engaged in the production and distribution of commodities and commodity-related products and services in the energy, agriculture, base metals and minerals, and precious metals and minerals sectors. The Sub-Adviser utilizes both quantitative and fundamental analyses for selecting securities for inclusion in the portfolio. The Fund may also from time to time purchase or sell common stock, preferred stock, and ETFs.

With respect to the Commodity Investments portion of its portfolio, the Fund seeks to gain exposure to the commodity markets through the use of Commodity Investments. Commodity Investments in which the Fund may invest, either directly and/or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the

“Subsidiary”), include, but are not limited to, commodity futures contracts, commodity swaps, options on commodity futures and commodity-linked notes. The Fund may also from time to time invest in ETFs.

The Fund expects to gain exposure to the commodities market indirectly by investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary, which is designed to enhance the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to the commodities market through Commodity Investments consistent with the limits of the U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to registered investment companies. The Subsidiary has the same investment objective and is subject to substantially the same investment policies and investment restrictions as the Fund, except that the Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) will not invest in equity securities and may invest without limitation in commodity swaps, commodity futures, options on commodity futures and commodity-linked notes. The Fund and the Subsidiary are advised by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.

The term “Subsidiary” includes entities that engage in investment activities in securities or other assets that are primarily controlled by the Company. The Fund will comply with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”) on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. For example, the Fund will treat a Subsidiary’s assets as assets of the Fund for purposes of determining compliance with various provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to the Fund, including those relating to investment policies for purposes of Section 8, capital structure and leverage so that the Fund treats the debt of the Subsidiary as its own for purposes of Sections 18 and 61, and affiliated transactions and custody for purposes of Sections 17 and 57. The Fund generally expects to consolidate the Subsidiary for purposes of the Fund’s financial statements and compliance with the 1940 Act. The Adviser to the Subsidiary complies with the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act as an investment adviser to the Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the 1940 Act. The Subsidiary and its board agree to designate an agent for service of process in the United States. The Subsidiary’s custodian is State Street Corporation.

The Fund and/or the Subsidiary may invest without limit in investment grade fixed-income securities of varying maturities, including U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”), other U.S. and foreign government securities, corporate bonds and notes, and affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds, to collateralize its Commodity Investments and other derivative exposure on a day-to-day basis.

The Sub-Adviser will use its discretion to determine the percentage of the Fund’s assets allocated to each of the Commodity Equity Investments and Commodity Investments portions of the Fund’s portfolio based on a determination of the relative value of the commodity futures versus commodity-related equity markets. Generally, at least 20% of the Fund’s investments, either directly or indirectly through the Subsidiary, will be allocated to each respective portion of the portfolio; provided, however, that at times the Sub-Adviser may choose to lower this minimum exposure level and give greater emphasis to Commodity Equity Investments or Commodity Investments, as the case may be, based on market events, absolute and relative market movements, economic events and trends.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND

The following is a description of the principal risks of the Fund’s portfolio that may adversely affect its net asset value and total return. There are other circumstances (including additional risks that are not described here) which could prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. It is important to read all of the disclosure information provided and to understand that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Commodity Risk. The Fund’s investments in Commodity Equity Investments and Commodity Investments may subject the Fund to significantly greater volatility than investments in traditional securities and involve substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors. These include changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign political, economic, geographical or financial events and policies, war, acts of terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and foreign inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning inflation rates, investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds and expectation among market participants that a commodity’s value will soon change. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments, which are unpredictable. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions.

Certain commodities may be produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled by a small number of producers. As a result, political, economic and supply related events in such countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of such commodities. Because the Fund’s performance is linked to the performance of highly volatile commodities, investors should consider purchasing shares of the Fund only as part of an overall diversified portfolio and should be willing to assume the risks of potentially significant fluctuations in the value of the Fund.

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Derivatives Risk. The use of Commodity Investments and other derivative instruments by the Fund involves risks that are different from, and in many cases greater than, the risk associated with investing in securities. A derivative will obligate or entitle the Fund to deliver or receive an asset or cash payment based on the change in value of one or more commodities, securities, currencies or indices. Even a small investment in derivative contracts can have a large impact on the Fund’s market, commodity, currency

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and interest rate exposure. Therefore, using derivatives can disproportionately increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, currency rates or interest rates are changing. The Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money on derivatives if changes in their value do not correspond accurately to changes in the value of the Fund’s holdings. The other parties to certain derivative contracts present the same types of default and credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Derivatives can also make the Fund less liquid and harder to value, especially in declining markets. Use of derivatives may increase the amount and affect the timing and character of taxes payable by shareholders.

Certain derivative transactions may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. Leveraging may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so.

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Active Management Risk. The portfolio managers’ judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular asset classes, securities or sectors may prove to be incorrect. Such errors could result in a negative return and a loss to you.

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Allocation Risk. The performance of the Fund will depend largely on the investment decisions of the Sub-Adviser as to strategic asset allocation and tactical adjustments made to the asset allocation. At times, the Sub-Adviser’s judgments may prove to be wrong from time to time or for extended periods of time and the Fund may lose money.

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Counterparty Risk. A financial institution or other counterparty with whom the Fund does business, or that underwrites, distributes or guarantees any investments or contracts that the Fund owns or is otherwise exposed to, may decline in financial health and become unable to honor its commitments. This could cause losses for the Fund or could delay the return or delivery of collateral or other assets to the Fund. The Fund may also enter into arrangements with a third-party futures commission merchant or other counterparty pursuant to which such other party undertakes to assume the Fund’s obligations with respect to physically-settled transactions under certain circumstances. A counterparty’s failure to assume such obligations may result in the Fund having to deliver, or accept delivery of, commodities, which could have a materially adverse impact on the Fund’s operations and returns.

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Risks of Investing in Commodity Investments. The value of Commodity Investments may be affected by changes discussed above under “Commodity Risk.” The physical commodities underlying the Commodity Investments from time to time may be heavily concentrated in a limited number of sectors, particularly agriculture, base/industrial metals, energy and precious metals. Concentration in a limited number of sectors may result in a greater degree of volatility. The value of Commodity Investments is expected to rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain Commodity Investments, and there can be no assurance that one will develop.

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Commodity Swaps Risk. The Fund (whether directly or through the Subsidiary) may invest in swap agreements to seek to enable the Fund to hedge a position or to gain exposure to commodities or an index without investing in specific commodities or instruments. If a counterparty to a swap agreement becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under the swap due to financial difficulties, the Fund could suffer losses. In addition to the risk of default by the counterparty, if the creditworthiness of a counterparty to a swap agreement declines, the value of the swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.

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Commodity Futures and Options on Commodity Futures Risk. The Fund’s participation (whether directly or through the Subsidiary) in the options and futures markets could subject the Fund’s portfolio to certain risks. The Sub-Adviser’s expectations of movements in the direction of commodities prices may be inaccurate, and the adverse consequences to the Fund (e.g., a reduction in the Fund’s NAV or a reduction in the amount of income available for distribution) may leave the Fund in a worse position than if these strategies were not used.

Other risks inherent in the Fund’s use of futures and options (which may be options on securities or options on futures) include, for example, the possible less-than-full correlation between the price of options and futures contracts and movements in the prices of the investments being hedged, and the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument. For example, sale of call options may result in Fund underperformance and/or underperformance relative to other strategies managed by CoreCommodity in periods of general positive market performance. Conversely, sale of uncovered put options may exacerbate Fund losses in periods of general negative market performance. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options subject the Fund to the risk that a counterparty may default on its obligations.

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Futures Contracts Risk. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of an underlying asset at a price, date and time specified when the contract is made. The Fund uses futures contracts, which are a type of derivative, is subject to the risk of loss caused by unanticipated market movements. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the

value of their underlying instruments or indexes and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain futures contracts.

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Commodity Pooled Investment Vehicles Risk. The Fund may, from time to time, invest in certain publicly-traded commodity pools, such as commodity ETFs. Such pools may not meet the definition of an “investment company” under the 1940 Act, and may not be registered under the 1940 Act. As a consequence, the Fund’s investment in such entities may not be subject to certain protections afforded by the 1940 Act, including, for example, restrictions under the 1940 Act on investments in other investment companies.

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Affiliated ETF Risk. The Sub-Adviser (and where applicable, the Adviser) receives sub-advisory (or advisory) fees from an underlying ETF for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser and the Sub-Adviser serves as the sub-adviser (a “CoreCommodity ETF”) that are payable to those parties pursuant to the sub-advisory and/or advisory agreements of such CoreCommodity ETF. It is possible that a conflict of interest among the Fund and the CoreCommodity ETF could affect how the Sub-Adviser fulfills its fiduciary duties to the Fund and the CoreCommodity ETF. The Sub-Adviser may have an incentive to take into account the effect on the CoreCommodity ETF in which the Fund may invest in determining whether, and under what circumstances, to purchase or sell shares in such CoreCommodity ETF. To seek to mitigate risks of conflicts of interest arising from investments in affiliated investment companies, the Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse the Fund for any acquired fund fees and expenses payable by the Fund that are attributable to the portion of the Fund’s assets invested in a CoreCommodity ETF. There is no assurance that these measures will completely mitigate conflicts of interest in the selection of CoreCommodity ETFs.

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ETF Investment Risk. Each underlying ETF in which the Fund invests will be subject to its own principal risks, depending on the investment objective, investment strategy, and other characteristics of such underlying ETFs. Those underlying ETF risks may in turn become principal risks of an investment in the Fund. To the extent the Fund invests in other ETFs, including CoreCommodity ETFs, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly incur certain fees and expenses of that ETF, including investment advisory fees. The return on such investments will be reduced by the operating expenses, including investment advisory and administration fees, of such ETFs, and will be further reduced by the Fund’s own expenses, including the Fund’s administrative fees. The Adviser has agreed to waive and/or reimburse the Fund for any acquired fund fees and expenses payable by the Fund that are attributable to the portion of the Fund’s assets invested in a CoreCommodity ETF.

ETFs are investment companies that are bought and sold on a securities exchange. The Fund could lose money by investing in an ETF, including if the value of the ETF’s investments go down. In stressed market conditions, the market for ETF shares may become less liquid. Such reduced liquidity may also result in wider bid/ask spreads and differences between the market price of ETF shares and the underlying net asset value of such shares. Where all or a portion of an underlying ETF’s underlying securities trade on a foreign market, there may be differences between the price of the underlying ETF’s shares and the shares of the underlying securities due to differences in the opening and closing times of such foreign markets.

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Natural Resources Risk. The Fund’s investments, or an underlying ETF’s investments, in securities of natural resource companies involve risks. The market value of securities of natural resource companies may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in overall market movements; economic, geographical or financial events; events occurring in nature; inflationary pressures; and domestic and international politics. Because the Fund invests significantly in natural resource companies, there is the risk that the Fund or an underlying ETF will perform poorly during a downturn in the natural resource sector. For example, events occurring in nature (such as earthquakes, droughts, floods, weather, livestock disease or fires in prime natural resource areas) and political events (such as war, coups, military confrontations or acts of terrorism, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions or other regulatory developments) can affect the overall supply of a natural resource and the value of companies involved in such natural resource. Political risks and the other risks to which foreign securities are subject may also affect domestic natural resource companies if they have significant operations or investments in foreign countries. The market value of natural resources and the value of securities of natural resource companies can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. In particular Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has increased the volatility of many natural resources investments. Changing interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates, changing inflation rates and/or investor expectations concerning inflation rates, and general economic conditions may also affect the demand for natural resources. In addition, the investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds and expectation among market participants that a natural resource’s value will soon change may impact the market value of natural resources and the value of securities of natural resource companies.

Certain natural resources may be produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled by a small number of producers. As a result, political, economic and supply related events in such countries could have

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a disproportionate impact on the prices of such natural resources and the value of securities of companies involved in such natural resource.

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Market Risk. Overall securities market risks may affect the value of individual instruments in which the Fund, or an underlying ETF, invests. Factors such as inflation, supply chain disruptions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, war or political unrest, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness, including COVID-19 and its variants, or other public issues or adverse investor sentiment generally affect the securities and derivatives markets. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. When the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, your investment in the Fund decreases in value and you could lose money.

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Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. In addition, the Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. In addition, changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this Prospectus and the statement of additional information and could adversely affect the Fund.

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Sector and Securities Selection Risk. The performance of the Fund or an underlying ETF is related to the economic sectors that the Fund or such underlying ETF may choose to emphasize or deemphasize from time to time, as well as to the individual securities selected by the portfolio manager within those sectors. The investment returns for particular economic sectors will fluctuate and may be lower than other sectors. In addition, the individual securities chosen for investment within a particular sector may underperform other securities within that same sector.

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Equity Risk. The values of equity securities in the Fund and the values of underlying ETFs will fluctuate and, as a result, the Fund’s share price may decline suddenly or over a sustained period of time due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as inflation, supply chain disruptions, real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions throughout the world, war or political unrest, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, natural disasters, the spread of infectious illness, including COVID-19 and its variants, or other public issues or adverse investor sentiment generally. The market value of a security or instrument also may decline because of factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The Fund or an underlying ETF invests in equity securities of companies engaged in the production and distribution of commodities and commodity-related products and services in the agriculture, base/industrial metals, energy and precious metals sectors and does not measure the performance of direct investment in the underlying commodities and, therefore, may not move in the same direction and to the same extent as the underlying commodities.

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Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Non-U.S. securities are subject to the risks of foreign currency fluctuations, generally higher volatility and lower liquidity than U.S. securities, less developed securities markets and economic systems and political and economic instability.

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Currency Risk. The risk that fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies may cause the value of the Fund’s non-U.S. investments to decline in terms of U.S. dollars. Additionally, certain of the Fund’s foreign currency transactions may give rise to ordinary income or loss to the extent such income or loss results from fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency.

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Energy Risk. The Fund has exposure to energy companies indirectly through its investments in the underlying ETFs and directly through derivatives investments that are sensitive to movements in energy prices. Securities prices for energy companies are affected by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for energy products in general. The price of oil and gas, exploration and production spending, government regulation, world events, exchange rates and economic conditions will likewise affect the performance of these companies. Correspondingly, securities of companies in the energy field are subject to swift price and supply fluctuations caused by events relating to international politics, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects and tax and other governmental regulatory policies. Oil and gas exploration and production can be significantly affected by natural disasters as well as changes in exchange rates, interest rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions.

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Large-Cap Stock Risk. The Fund’s investment, or an underlying ETF’s investment, in larger companies is subject to the risk that larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

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Micro-, Small- and Medium-Size Company Risk. To the extent that the Fund or an underlying ETF invests in micro-, small- and mid-capitalization stocks, the Fund is likely to be more volatile than a fund that invests

only in large companies. Micro, small- and medium-sized companies are generally riskier because they may have limited product lines, capital and managerial resources. Their securities may trade less frequently and with greater price swings.

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Commodity-Linked Notes Risk. In addition to commodity risk, counterparty risk and general derivatives risk, commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal, lack of secondary market and risk of greater volatility, that do not affect traditional equity and debt securities. If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund might not receive all (or a portion) of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of value of the underlying investment. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, the Fund might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity of the investment. The lack of a secondary market may make it difficult for the Fund to sell the notes. In addition, an issuer could become bankrupt or otherwise fail to pay.

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Tax Risk. The Fund intends to treat its income from Commodity Investments and the Subsidiary as qualifying income. The tax treatment of income from Commodity Investments and income from the Subsidiary is not certain under current law, and may be adversely affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. If the income of the Fund from Commodity Investments or the Subsidiary were treated as nonqualifying income for a regulated investment company (“RIC”), the Fund might not qualify as a RIC. The Fund must remain a RIC to avoid federal income tax at the Fund level.

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Credit Risk. The companies in which the Fund or an underlying ETF may invest may have their credit rating downgraded, fail financially or be unwilling or unable to make timely payments of interest or principal, thereby reducing the value of the Fund’s portfolio and its income.

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Inflation-Protected Securities Risk. The value of inflation-protected securities such as TIPS generally fluctuates in response to changes in real interest rates, which are in turn tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of TIPS and vice versa. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of TIPS.

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U.S. Government Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in U.S. government debt securities. U.S. Government debt securities are generally considered low risk. Not all U.S. government securities are backed or guaranteed by the U.S. government and different U.S. government securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk. There is a risk that the U.S. government will not make timely payments on its debt or provide financial support to U.S. government agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises if those entities are not able to meet their financial obligations.

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Authorized Participant Risk. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with an underlying ETF. Underlying ETFs have a limited number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants, and none of these authorized participants are or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders (including in situations where authorized participants have limited or diminished access to capital required to post collateral), with respect to an underlying ETF and no other authorized participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Shares of an underlying ETF may trade at a discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting (that is, investors would no longer be able to trade shares in the secondary market). The authorized participant concentration risk may be heightened in scenarios where authorized participants have limited or diminished access to the capital required to post collateral.

The shares offered by this Prospectus are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not endorsed or guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The following information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s performance has varied over time. Class A shares of the Fund commenced operations on June 12, 2018. The performance shown in the table below for periods prior to June 12, 2018 for Class A shares reflects the performance of the Fund’s Investor Class shares, the initial share class, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class A shares. If Class A shares of the Fund had been available during periods prior to June 12, 2018, the performance shown may have been different.

The bar chart depicts the change in performance from year to year during the periods indicated. The bar chart figures do not include any applicable sales charges that an investor may pay when they buy or sell shares of the Fund. If sales charges were included, the returns would be lower. The table compares the Fund’s average annual returns for the periods indicated to a broad-based securities market index and an additional index.

ALPS | CORECOMMODITY MANAGEMENT COMPLETECOMMODITIES^® STRATEGY FUND

The indices are not actively managed and are not available for direct investment. The bar charts and performance tables assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.alpsfunds.com or by calling 866.759.5679.

Annual Total Return (for calendar years ended 12/31)
Investor Class Shares

Best Quarter: March 31, 2022	25.50%
Worst Quarter: March 31, 2020	-30.31%

The Fund’s Investor Class share year-to-date return as of March 31, 2024 was 2.52%.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historically highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your individual tax situation and may differ from those shown in the table below. The after-tax return information shown below does not apply to Fund shares held through a tax-advantaged account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA.

After-tax returns are only shown for Investor Class shares of the Fund. After-tax returns for Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares will vary from those shown for Investor Class shares due to varying sales charges and expenses among the classes.

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended December 31, 2023)

	1 Year		5 Years		10 Years
Investor Class Shares
Return Before Taxes		-7.38%		8.93%		0.29%
Return After Taxes on Distributions		-8.44%		6.36%		-1.12%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares		-4.21%		5.97%		-0.35%
Class A Shares
Return Before Taxes		-12.30%		7.77%		-0.26%
Class C Shares
Return Before Taxes		-8.90%		8.22%		-0.36%
Class I Shares
Return Before Taxes		-7.21%		9.21%		0.55%
Morningstar Global Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)*		21.33%		11.37%		7.75%
Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)**		-7.91%		7.23%		-1.11%
Refinitiv / CoreCommodity CRB TR Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)**		0.02%		11.36%		0.71%

*	Broad-based securities market index.

**	Additional index.

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISER

ALPS Advisors, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund, and CoreCommodity Management, LLC is the investment sub-adviser to the Fund.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Robert B. Hyman, Managing Director of CoreCommodity Management, LLC, has been the portfolio manager of the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary since they commenced trading operations in June 2010 (and co-portfolio manager from May 2012 to July 2015).

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

The Fund offers investors four Classes of shares: Classes Investor, A, C and I. The minimum investment in Investor Class shares, Class A shares and Class C shares is $500 for tax-advantaged accounts and $2,500 for other accounts. The minimum investment in Class I shares is $100,000. Investors generally may meet the minimum investment amount by aggregating multiple accounts within the Fund. There is no subsequent investment minimum.

Purchases, exchanges and redemptions can generally be made only through institutional channels, such as financial intermediaries and retirement platforms. You should contact your financial intermediary or refer to your plan documents for information on how to invest in the Fund.

TAX INFORMATION

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income, capital gains or qualified dividend income, except when your investment is held in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan. Withdrawals from such a tax-advantaged investment plan will be subject to special tax rules.

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

If you purchase 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. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

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