PAGE 1
000 A000000 03/31/2018
000 C000000 0001568292
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 6.1
000 J000000 A
001 A000000 Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund
001 B000000 811-22800
001 C000000 9132362000
002 A000000 6300 LAMAR AVENUE, P.O. BOX 29217
002 B000000 SHAWNEE MISSION
002 C000000 KS
002 D010000 66201
002 D020000 9217
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 N
007 B000000 0
008 A000001 IVY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
008 B000001 A
008 C000001 801-61515
008 D010001 OVERLAND PARK
008 D020001 KS
008 D030001 66202
008 D040001 4200
010 A000001 WADDELL & REED SERVICES COMPANY
010 B000001 84-1062
010 C010001 OVERLAND PARK
010 C020001 KS
010 C030001 66202
010 C040001 4200
012 A000001 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
012 B000001 85-11340
012 C010001 PROVIDENCE
012 C020001 RI
012 C030001 02940
012 C040001 3078
013 A000001 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
013 B010001 KANSAS CITY
013 B020001 MO
013 B030001 64106
013 B040001 2129
014 A000001 WADDELL & REED, INC.
014 B000001 8-27030
014 A000002 IVY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
014 B000002 8-34046
PAGE 2
015 A000001 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
015 B000001 C
015 C010001 NEW YORK
015 C020001 NY
015 C030001 10286
015 E010001 X
015 A000002 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
015 B000002 S
015 C010002 LONDON
015 D010002 UNITED KINGDOM
015 D020002 E14 5AL
015 E040002 X
015 A000003 CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
015 B000003 S
015 C010003 TORONTO
015 D010003 CANADA
015 D020003 M5H 4A6
015 E040003 X
015 A000004 EUROCLEAR BANK
015 B000004 S
015 C010004 BRUSSELS
015 D010004 BELGIUM
015 D020004 B-1210
015 E040004 X
015 A000005 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV
015 B000005 S
015 C010005 BRUSSELS
015 D010005 BELGIUM
015 D020005 1000
015 E040005 X
015 A000006 HSBC LTD.
015 B000006 S
015 C010006 KOWLOON
015 D010006 HONG KONG
015 E040006 X
015 A000007 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
015 B000007 S
015 C010007 NEW YORK
015 C020007 NY
015 C030007 10286
015 E040007 X
015 A000008 CREDIT SUISSE AG
015 B000008 S
015 C010008 ZURICH
015 D010008 SWITZERLAND
015 D020008 8070
015 E040008 X
018 000000 Y
019 A000000 Y
019 B000000 83
019 C000000 IVYFAMILY1
PAGE 3
020 A000001 SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN & CO., INC.
020 B000001 13-2625874
020 C000001 0
020 A000002 WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C.
020 B000002 36-2214610
020 C000002 0
020 A000003 MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
020 B000003 13-2655998
020 C000003 0
021 000000 0
022 A000001 WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
022 B000001 94-3379992
022 C000001 157754
022 D000001 697
022 A000002 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC.
022 B000002 13-5674085
022 C000002 111332
022 D000002 11652
022 A000003 BNY BROKERAGE INC.
022 B000003 13-3989198
022 C000003 54435
022 D000003 0
022 A000004 CREDIT SUISSE
022 B000004 13-5659485
022 C000004 28533
022 D000004 11674
022 A000005 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
022 B000005 11-2818191
022 C000005 36222
022 D000005 0
022 A000006 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
022 B000006 13-5108880
022 C000006 26142
022 D000006 9651
022 A000007 MIZUHO SECURITIES USA INC.
022 B000007 36-2880742
022 C000007 23204
022 D000007 0
022 A000008 BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
022 B000008 06-1031656
022 C000008 14046
022 D000008 4252
022 A000009 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
022 B000009 13-3112953
022 C000009 10976
022 D000009 3472
022 A000010 DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN INC.
022 B000010 13-2730828
022 C000010 6328
022 D000010 3262
023 C000000 516195
PAGE 4
023 D000000 74959
024 000000 N
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 Y
027 000000 N
045 000000 Y
046 000000 N
047 000000 Y
048 000000 1.000
049 000000 N
050 000000 N
051 000000 N
052 000000 N
053 A000000 N
054 A000000 Y
054 B000000 N
054 C000000 N
054 D000000 N
054 E000000 N
054 F000000 N
054 G000000 N
054 H000000 Y
054 I000000 N
054 J000000 Y
054 K000000 N
054 L000000 N
054 M000000 Y
054 N000000 N
054 O000000 Y
055 A000000 N
055 B000000 N
056 000000 Y
057 000000 N
058 A000000 N
059 000000 Y
060 A000000 N
060 B000000 N
061 000000 0
062 A000000 Y
062 B000000 0.0
062 C000000 0.0
062 D000000 0.0
062 E000000 0.0
062 F000000 0.0
PAGE 5
062 G000000 0.0
062 H000000 0.0
062 I000000 3.8
062 J000000 3.0
062 K000000 0.0
062 L000000 0.0
062 M000000 0.0
062 N000000 0.0
062 O000000 0.0
062 P000000 132.8
062 Q000000 0.0
062 R000000 -39.6
063 B000000 4.1
064 A000000 Y
064 B000000 Y
065 000000 N
066 A000000 N
066 B000000
066 C000000
066 D000000
066 E000000
066 F000000
066 G000000
067 000000 N
068 A000000 N
068 B000000 N
069 000000 N
070 A010000 Y
070 A020000 N
070 B010000 Y
070 B020000 N
070 C010000 Y
070 C020000 N
070 D010000 N
070 D020000 N
070 E010000 Y
070 E020000 N
070 F010000 N
070 F020000 N
070 G010000 Y
070 G020000 N
070 H010000 N
070 H020000 N
070 I010000 N
070 I020000 N
070 J010000 Y
070 J020000 Y
070 K010000 Y
070 K020000 N
070 L010000 Y
070 L020000 Y
PAGE 6
070 M010000 Y
070 M020000 Y
070 N010000 Y
070 N020000 N
070 O010000 Y
070 O020000 Y
070 P010000 Y
070 P020000 N
070 Q010000 Y
070 Q020000 N
070 R010000 N
070 R020000 N
071 A000000 78467
071 B000000 99572
071 C000000 378914
071 D000000 21
072 A000000 6
072 B000000 15226
072 C000000 140
072 D000000 0
072 E000000 0
072 F000000 1947
072 G000000 61
072 H000000 3
072 I000000 18
072 J000000 2
072 K000000 0
072 L000000 0
072 M000000 5
072 N000000 0
072 O000000 0
072 P000000 1408
072 Q000000 0
072 R000000 42
072 S000000 14
072 T000000 0
072 U000000 0
072 V000000 0
072 W000000 52
072 X000000 3552
072 Y000000 0
072 Z000000 11814
072AA000000 0
072BB000000 14292
072CC010000 6088
072CC020000 0
072DD010000 11268
072EE000000 0
073 A010000 0.6800
073 B000000 0.0000
073 C000000 0.0000
PAGE 7
074 A000000 242
074 B000000 0
074 C000000 17948
074 D000000 349168
074 E000000 4506
074 F000000 6450
074 G000000 0
074 H000000 0
074 I000000 0
074 J000000 3143
074 K000000 0
074 L000000 6186
074 M000000 2
074 N000000 387645
074 O000000 2465
074 P000000 44
074 R030000 0
074 R040000 122120
074 T000000 263016
074 U010000 16570
074 V010000 15.87
074 X000000 4
075 A000000 0
075 B000000 266326
076 000000 0.00
077 A000000 N
077 B000000
077 C000000
077 D000000
077 E000000
077 F000000
077 G000000
077 H000000
077 I000000
077 J000000
077 K000000
077 L000000
077 M000000
077 N000000
077 O000000
077 P000000
077 Q010000
077 Q020000
077 Q030000
078 000000 N
080 C000000 0
081 B000000 0
082 B000000 0
086 A010000 3
086 A020000 50
086 B010000 0
PAGE 8
086 B020000 0
086 C010000 0
086 C020000 0
086 D010000 0
086 D020000 0
086 E010000 0
086 E020000 0
086 F010000 0
086 F020000 0
087 A010000 COMMON SHARES
087 A020000 465893105
087 A030000 IVH
088 A000000 N
088 B000000 N
088 C000000 N
088 D000000 N
SIGNATURE Joseph W. Kauten
TITLE Sr. V.P. & Treasurer