Item 12(b)
EX-99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, J. Bradley Ross, President and Principal Executive Officer of Highland Funds I (the “Registrant”), certify that:
| 1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
| By: | /s/ J. Bradley Ross | |
| J. Bradley Ross | ||
| President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: March 8, 2017
I, Brian Mitts, Secretary, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Highland Funds I (the “Registrant”), certify that:
| 1. | The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
| By: | /s/ Brian Mitts | |
| Brian Mitts | ||
| Secretary, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
Date: March 8, 2017