Kim Scott，Senior Vice President of Ivy Investment Management Company, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since May 2014. She has been portfolio manager of Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund since 2001 and of Ivy VIP Mid Cap Growth since 2005. She has been co-portfolio manager of Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund since 2014. She assumed co-portfolio manager responsibilities for the mid cap growth product suite in 2016. Ms. Scott joined the organization in 1999 as an equity investment analyst. She was appointed assistant vice president in 2000. She was appointed vice president in 2001 and senior vice president in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Scott served in various levels of research positions throughout her career affiliated with the following companies: Bartlett & Company, NBD Bank, Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Her primary responsibilities included fundamental analysis of companies and equities for mutual funds, separate accounts, and personal trusts. Through this experience, Ms. Scott provided sector coverage for consumer non-durables, technology, retail, food and beverage, and tobacco. Ms. Scott graduated from the University of Kansas in 1982 with a BS in Microbiology. She earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Cincinnati in 1987. Ms. Scott is a CFA charterholder. She is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Kansas City.

Nathan Brown is Senior Vice President of Ivy Investment Management Company, has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since October 2016. He has been co-portfolio manager of Ivy Mid Cap Income Opportunities Fund since 2014. He had been assistant portfolio manager of Ivy Mid Cap Growth Fund and Ivy VIP Mid Cap Growth since 2011. He was named co-portfolio manager of the mid cap growth product suite in 2016. Mr. Brown joined the organization in 2003 as an equity investment analyst. He was appointed assistant vice president in 2010 and vice president in 2014. He was appointed senior vice president in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Brown interned with Morgan Keegan. From 1999 to 2001 he completed five rotations at General Electric-Aircraft Engine’s financial management program. In 1999 he was a securities analyst for Krause Fund, where his responsibilities were concentrated in the utilities sector. Mr. Brown graduated with honors from the University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie School of Business in 1999 with a BBA in Finance. He earned an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting from Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management in 2003.

Brad Halverson is co-portfolio manager of the small cap growth product suite of mutual funds and institutional accounts. He was named co-portfolio manager of the product suite in 2016. Mr. Halverson joined the organization in 2008 as an equity investment analyst on the Small Cap Growth team. He was appointed assistant vice president in 2013 and vice president in 2015. He was named assistant portfolio manager of small cap growth institutional accounts, serving in the role from 2014 to 2016. He was appointed senior vice president in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Halverson was associated with Northpointe Capital as an equity analyst responsible for researching growth stocks across micro, small, and mid cap portfolios. From 2002 to 2004 he was an associate in health care investment banking for A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He was affiliated with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in positions of increasing responsibility from 1995 through 2000, culminating as a manager in business advisory services. Mr. Halverson graduated from Brigham Young University in 1995 with a BS and MS in Accounting. He earned an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Corporate Strategy from the University of Michigan in 2002. Mr. Halverson is a CFA charterholder. He is a member of the CFA Institute. He is a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA).