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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-09477

 

Voya Variable Insurance Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

 


Annual Report

December 31, 2018

Voya Investors Trust   Voya Variable Insurance Trust
n  VY®  
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
Classes ADV, I and S
  n  VY®   Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of each Portfolio’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, like this annual report, will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
 
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This report is submitted for general information to shareholders of the Voya mutual funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus which includes details regarding the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. This information should be read carefully.
   
   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s Letter
  1  
Market Perspective
  2  
Portfolio Managers’ Reports
  4  
Shareholder Expense Examples
  9  
Report of Independent Registered Public Account Firm
  10  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
  11  
Statements of Operations
  13  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  14  
Financial Highlights
  15  
Notes to Financial Statements
  16  
Summary Portfolios of Investments (“Portfolio of Investments”)
  32  
Tax Information
  59  
Trustee and Officer Information
  60  
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contract Approval Discussion
  64  







PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
A description of the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (1) without charge, upon request, by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180; (2) on the Portfolios’ website at www.voyainvestments.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Portfolios’ website at www.voyainvestments.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Portfolios file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This report contains a summary portfolio of investments for each Portfolio. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q, as well as a complete portfolio of investments, are available: on www.voyainvestments.com and without charge upon request from the Portfolios by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.



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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Setting Sail for the New Year

Dear Shareholder,

The markets closed out 2018 with a month of tumult — we believe investors became more risk-averse as they assessed the anticipated effects of higher interest rates and slowing corporate earnings, as well as potential economic deceleration in the U.S. and China and trade tensions between the two. There continues to be intense movement in the equity and bond markets, causing a lot of day-to-day volatility for investors to digest.

As we look ahead to 2019, we believe that economic and earnings growth will slow but not stall. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) has signaled that it will be patient about raising interest rates further, which we believe may help ease pressures on the economy and the financial markets. Economic momentum in the U.S. is still above trend growth and the Fed’s gradual approach means a slowdown is likely to unfold over a multi-year period, which should give markets enough time to adjust expectations, in our opinion.

We do not think investors should view current conditions as a reason to alter their long-term investment strategies. In our view, it is not advisable to abandon diversified positions seeking to sidestep impending risks, or to crowd into areas of strong returns to seek to avoid losses. Instead, we believe investors should continue to spread their exposure across multiple asset classes, sectors and regions, to mitigate concentration risk. In our view, the best response remains to have a plan, diversify and carefully discuss any contemplated portfolio changes with your investment advisor.

Voya seeks to remain a reliable partner committed to reliable investing, helping you and your investment advisor achieve your goals. We appreciate your continued confidence in us, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.

Sincerely,


Dina Santoro
President
Voya Family of Funds
December 31, 2018


The views expressed in the President’s Letter reflect those of the President as of the date of the letter. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and the Voya mutual funds disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for a Voya mutual fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any Voya mutual fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice.

International investing poses special risks including currency fluctuation, economic and political risks not found in investments that are solely domestic.

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MARKET PERSPECTIVE:  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

In our semi-annual report we described the market turmoil in early 2018. Global equities, in the form of the MSCI World IndexSM (the “Index”) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends, suffered its first monthly loss in February after 15 consecutive monthly gains. Another loss followed in March and by the end of June the Index was up a slim 1.29% in 2018. The next four months saw the Index gain 5.6%, led by the U.S., with sentiment resilient in the face of the worries that had set them back. However, in October the clouds gathered again, markets retreated, and after a small reprieve in November, losses accelerated to leave the Index down 7.38% for the fiscal year. (The Index returned –8.71% for the year ended December 31, 2018, measured in U.S. dollars.)

It had been the prospect of an imminent rise in U.S. interest rates that had roiled markets in February. Then, in March, the White House announced tariffs of 25% on imported steel and 10% on aluminum, which would take effect at the beginning of June.

Concerns about a trade war and rising U.S. interest rates continued throughout the period. After months of threats, the trade war risk was ratcheted up on September 17th when the President announced tariffs of 10% on Chinese imports, including day-to-day consumer goods, valued at some $200 billion. The rate would increase to 25% at the beginning of 2019. The next day, China replied with 5% to 10% tariffs of its own on $60 billion of U.S. exports. In early December, after a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, new tariffs were postponed for 90 days while the sides, evidently far apart, held negotiations.

Interest rate concerns were rooted in the ever-strengthening labor market. The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) was already committed to policy “normalization”, i.e. a retreat from historically low short-term rates. There was nothing in successive employment reports likely to divert them. The December report announced an unemployment rate of 3.67%, the lowest since 1969.

The latest wage growth figure of 3.1% year-over-year was the highest since 2009, but it did not seem like an inflationary threat. The measure preferred by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”): core Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation, hovered around the target level of 2.0% without breaking through. But as September ended, the 10-year Treasury yield, unable earlier in 2018 to hold a level above 3%, had done so for nine straight days.

Perhaps it was the speed of rising Treasury yields: 2.88% to 3.23% in 22 days to October 5, which shook investors’ confidence, and Fed Chairman Powell’s remark on October 4 that the federal funds rate was “a long way from neutral”. In December, the FOMC raised rates for the fourth time this year, from 2.25% to 2.50%. Markets had hoped that Powell might then signal a pause, to evaluate further data. Instead, he signaled two more increases in 2019.

As 2018 ended, the 10-year Treasury yield was back down to 2.69%. But it provided little comfort. Commentators increasingly fretted that the best days of global growth and corporate profits were over, and a full-blown trade war would only weaken both. Growth in Europe and China was declining. The price of oil was down about 40% since early October. In the U.S., the boost from tax cuts and increased government spending that had helped propel annualized GDP growth to 4.2% in the second quarter and

3.4% in the third, would fade. The housing market had been weakening for months. For corporations, costs were rising and the strong dollar was depressing overseas earnings. With part of the government shut down through Congressional gridlock, the White House, within a final barrage of tweets, declared, “The only problem our economy has is the Fed.” Happy New Year.

In U.S. fixed income markets, the Treasury yield curve rose and flattened over the fiscal year. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“Barclays Aggregate”) gained just 0.01%; the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond sub-index lost 2.51%, amid heavy issuance of BBB paper, while the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index (not a part of the Barclays Aggregate) fell 2.08%. The Bloomberg Barclays Short Treasury Index was among the best performers, gaining 1.88%.

U.S. equities, represented by the S&P 500® Index including dividends, fell 4.38% after the worst December since 1931. The earnings per share of constituent companies grew by about 25% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2018, the most since 2010, but estimates for 2019 were sharply lower. Health care was the top performer, up 6.47%. Energy was the weakest sector, down 18.10%, as oil prices tumbled.

In currencies, the dollar rose 5.47% against the euro and 5.52% against the pound but lost 2.67% against the yen. From mid-April, after sustained weakness, the dollar powered ahead, as strong U.S. economic data increasingly left the rest of the world behind, only to drift lower in the fraught final days.

International markets were also shaken by the concerns described above. MSCI Japan® Index slumped 15.15% for the year. This market is sensitive to slowing global growth, particularly in China and its own vulnerability to a trade war. MSCI Europe ex UK® Index dropped 11.31%. To add to the dampening effects of faltering economic indicators and threats to global trade, the election of a high-spending populist government in Italy posed a new challenge to the euro itself. MSCI UK® Index fell 8.82%. Pessimism about an increasingly likely no-deal Brexit and global growth hit financials, while weakness in one heavily-weighted consumer staples constituent contributed about 30% of the over-all loss.

All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance.

Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Each Portfolio’s performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.voyainvestments.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of Voya Investment Management’s Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.


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BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS


Index     Description
Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index
       
An index that includes all fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and at least one year to maturity.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
       
An index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Bond Index
       
An index consisting of publicly issued, fixed rate, nonconvertible, investment grade debt securities.
Bloomberg Barclays Short Treasury Index
       
The index measures the performance of U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity between one and twelve months.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index
       
A market index comprised of all U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Securities.
MSCI Europe ex UK® Index
       
A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.
MSCI Japan® Index
       
A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.
MSCI UK® Index
       
A free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.
MSCI World IndexSM
       
An index that measures the performance of over 1,600 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.
S&P 500® Index
       
An index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 large-capitalization companies whose securities are traded on major U.S. stock markets.

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION PROTECTED
BOND PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT


Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2018

(as a percentage of net assets)
U.S. Treasury Obligations
  51.8 %  
Corporate Bonds/Notes
  26.5 %  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
  13.1 %  
Foreign Government Bonds
  7.0 %  
Purchased Options
  0.5 %  
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities*
  1.1 %  
Net Assets
  100.0 %  
* Includes short-term investments.
  Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. 

VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) seeks to maximize real return, consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management. The Portfolio is managed by Chris Allen, Managing Director and Akiva Dickstein, Managing Director, Portfolio Managers* of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s Class I shares provided a total return of –1.75% compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) Index, which returned –1.26% for the same period.

Portfolio Review: Tactically trading U.S. nominal duration contributed to positive performance throughout the year, as the nominal yield curve continued to flatten to new lows since mid-2007 and as higher yields in the front-end offered what we believed were attractive opportunities through to the early third quarter of 2018. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s (“Fed”) well-communicated and steady path of rate hikes in 2018 contributed to the flattening of the curve. Long U.S. inflation vs. European inflation positioning benefited performance as U.S. inflation expectations outperformed that of Europe from the first half of 2018 and into the third quarter of 2018, supported by firming CPI data, hawkish rhetoric from Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) members, and unprecedented fiscal stimulus. Relative value positioning between long front-end Canadian nominal rates vs. the U.S. benefited performance, particularly in February and September. The exposure reflected the team’s views that too many rate hikes were priced in by the Bank of Canada, with the positioning supporting performance around the weakness in Canadian earnings and full-time employment data experienced in the third quarter.

In the second half 2018, short UK inflation exposure (both outright and cross-market) detracted from performance, as a divisive Parliament, mixed headlines around ongoing EU-UK negotiations, and the looming threat of a “no-deal” Brexit helped push inflation expectations higher. Idiosyncratic factors around Brexit and sustained fears around Brexit led the pound weaker and inflation expectations higher, with the 5-year/5-year UK inflation expressions trading near the highs of its 5-year range. Further detracting from performance was the Portfolio’s Japanese nominal curve steepening, as the yield curve flattened on continued dovishness from the Bank of Japan and the slowing pace of price inflation. With West Texas Intermediate crude oil falling below $50 for the time in over a year, long breakeven exposure detracted from performance, particularly in France and New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2018. The Portfolio’s allocation to spread sectors including investment-grade credit detracted, as credit spreads widened over the period (particularly in Q4).

Top Ten Holdings
as of December 31, 2018

(as a percentage of net assets)

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.375%, 01/15/27
  6.1
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.375%, 07/15/27
  4.5
Freddie Mac, 2.375%, 01/13/22
  4.2
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.500%, 01/15/28
  3.2
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 1.000%, 02/15/48
  3.0
Fannie Mae, 2.625%, 09/06/24
  3.0
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.250%, 01/15/25
  3.0
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.750%, 07/15/28
  2.9
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.625%, 01/15/26
  2.6
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 1.375%, 02/15/44
  2.5
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Market Overview: Market conditions throughout 2018 were heavily impacted by geo-political uncertainty. Increased demand for safe-haven assets in the mid-second quarter of 2018 around the fiscal uncertainty in Italy and Turkey, as well as the trade escalation between the U.S., its NAFTA allies, the European Union, and China led to a rally in global rates. Reversing trend in the third quarter of 2018, U.S. Treasury yields notched highs of ˜3.10% as evolving trade discussions, hawkish speeches from FOMC members, and continued levels of elevated supply pushed yields higher. Above-trend U.S. growth continued throughout 2018, with the unemployment rate reaching its lowest levels since 1969. The fourth quarter was marked by a sell-off in rates to seven-year highs early on, but later retraced as tightening financial conditions, sustained U.S.-China tensions, and elevated levels of geo-political uncertainty saw global rates rallying to end the year. In November, Italian-bond spreads hit their highest level since 2013 around news that the European Commission (“EC”) rejected Italy’s fiscal budget in October, though retraced in December as the Italian government struck a deal with the EC and the Parliament officially passed a re-drafted budget that seeks to cut the country’s deficit to 2.04% of GDP in 2019. The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged throughout the year, but announced the end of its quantitative easing program. In the UK, Brexit negotiations dominated headlines, with Prime Minister Theresa May delaying the Parliamentary vote for the proposed Brexit Withdrawal Agreement until January 2019 as she continues to rally support after surviving the vote of confidence against her in December.

Current Strategy and Outlook: U.S.: The team believes the U.S. will continue to lead the global economic expansion, with measures of slack firming and the rate


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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT
VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION PROTECTED
BOND PORTFOLIO

of unemployment at decade-lows. We believe U.S. growth to moderate from its current pace however, as tighter market factors constrain growth given the fading impact of fiscal stimulus and the cumulative impact of trailing rate hikes. Despite recent dovish rhetoric from FOMC members in November/December, we believe the Fed will continue on its well-communicated path of policy normalization. In our opinion, headline inflation is expected to cool around 1.50% year-over-year in early 2019 as base effects from energy weakness weighs on CPI before moving to as high as 2.0%, while core inflation is expected to fluctuate between 2.10%-2.30% year-over-year by year-end. The team maintains its relative value position between long U.S. inflation relative to the UK, and favors long U.S. nominal exposure relative to German bunds.

Europe (incl. UK) — Although growth in the European Union remains relatively firm, economic dispersion between individual EU countries could weigh on Euro area growth, in our view. In our opinion, market volatility around Brexit developments, shifts in political leadership, and a worsening export outlook are all downside risks to European economic expansion. We believe that the Euro area fiscal impulse is expected to peak in 2019, and gradually peter out. Therefore, despite the downside risks stemming from geo-political uncertainty; rising wages and unit labor costs, along with a pick-up in alternative core measures of inflation suggest that above-trend growth should be triggering a build-up of underlying inflationary pressures by year-end, although at low levels, in our opinion. The team believes the drop in energy prices to weigh on headline Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (“HICP”) to start 2019, with Euro area inflation expected to dip lower — touching lows of 1.20-1.30% year-over-year — before rising around year-end to ˜1.50% year-over-year. We expect core HICP to move sidewise from current levels at around ˜0.97% year-over-year before gradually firming to 1.30%-1.50% year-over-year. Even as the European Central Bank has signaled for the tightening in its monetary policy stance after the summer of 2019, the central bank is likely to maintain a cautious and measured approach given the uncertainty around this macroeconomic environment. In our opinion, within the UK, sustained Brexit uncertainty is expected to continue into 2019, with the latest Financial Stability Report showing expected declines in GDP growth following the UK’s exit. The team is positioned for UK inflation to trend lower from its current elevated levels in the near-term.

In Asia Pacific — The team remains constructive on the Japanese economy, with a positive macroeconomic backdrop supporting a gradual firming in real GDP and inflation. With the unemployment rate at 30-year lows, capital expenditure higher, and the output gap positive, we expect the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) to have increased flexibility around its Yield Curve Control policy, eventually moving towards less accommodative policy over the medium term. Uncertainty around the planned consumption tax hike in October may give the BoJ pause for a rate hike in 2019, in our opinion. The team maintains its overweight positioning in Japanese breakevens, with a pick-up in inflation expected as both structural factors (noted above) and technical factors (including past weakness in oil prices and reduced concerns around mobile phone discounts and education price declines) support a rebound in inflation.


*
  Effective March 14, 2018, Martin Hagerty was removed as a portfolio manager to the Portfolio and Akiva Dickstein was added as a portfolio manager to the Portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other Voya mutual funds. The Portfolio’s performance returns shown reflect applicable fee waivers and/or expense limits in effect during this period. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION PROTECTED
BOND PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2018
 
1 Year
    5 Year
    10 Year
   
Class ADV
  –2.39     0.42     2.38  
Class I
  –1.75     1.03     3.01  
Class S
  –2.04     0.76     2.72  
TIPS Index
  –1.26     1.69     3.64  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio against the index indicated. The index is unmanaged and has no cash in its portfolio and imposes no sales charges. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The Portfolio’s performance is shown without the imposition of any expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. Total returns would have been lower if such expenses or charges were included.

The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder will pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The performance shown may include the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Investment Adviser and/or other service providers, which have the effect of increasing total return. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been lower.

The performance update illustrates performance for a variable investment option available through a variable annuity contract or a

variable life insurance policy. The performance shown indicates past performance and is not a projection or prediction of future results. Actual investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that shares and/or units, at redemption, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please log on to www.voyainvestments.com or call (800) 366-0066 to get performance through the most recent month end.

This report contains statements that may be “forward-looking” statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the “forward-looking” statements.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers, only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio managers’ views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT
VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO

Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2018

(as a percentage of net assets)

Corporate Bonds/Notes
  38.4 %  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
  37.6 %  
Asset-Backed Securities
  16.5 %  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
  5.5 %  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
  3.1 %  
Foreign Government Bonds
  2.3 %  
Municipal Bonds
  1.2 %  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
  0.7 %  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets*
  (5.3 )%   
Net Assets
  100.0 %  
*    Includes short-term investments.        
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) seeks total return consisting of capital appreciation and income. The Portfolio is managed by Jonathan Beinner and Michael Swell, Portfolio Managers* of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year-ended December 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s shares provided a total return of –1.65% compared to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 0.01% for the same period.

Portfolio Review: The Portfolio’s duration and yield curve strategy contributed to performance over the period, driven by tactical U.S. duration positioning. The Portfolio’s duration and yield curve strategy is implemented by futures.

The Portfolio’s country strategy contributed to performance, driven by long positions in European interest rates versus short UK and Swedish interest rates. These gains were partially offset by long positions in U.S. interest rates versus short UK and European interest rates. The Portfolio’s currency strategy detracted from performance, driven by long positions in the Argentine peso, Swedish krona and Australian dollar. These losses were partially offset by a short position in the euro and a long position in the Norwegian krone. The country and currency strategies use swaps, futures and forwards to implement relative value trades.

Cross sector positioning detracted from performance, driven by allocations to corporate credit, collateralized loan obligations and residential mortgage credit. An overweight to emerging market debt was an additional headwind for performance. These losses were partially offset by the Portfolio’s exposure to government/swaps and an underweight to agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).

Top Ten Holdings
as of December 31, 2018*

(as a percentage of net assets)

Fannie Mae, 4.500%, 01/25/39
  12.3
Ginnie Mae, 4.500%, 07/20/48
  5.8
Ginnie Mae, 4.500%, 08/20/48
  3.2
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed
Bonds, 0.750%, 07/15/28
  2.5
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau,
1.500%, 09/09/19
  2.2
Ginnie Mae, 4.500%, 10/20/48
  2.1
Ginnie Mae, 5.000%, 01/01/49
  1.6
Ginnie Mae, 4.000%, 10/20/43
  1.3
CBAM 2018-5A A Ltd., 3.469%, 04/17/31
  1.1
Saranac CLO Ltd 2014-2A A1AR,
3.875%, 11/20/29
  1.1
*    Excludes short-term investments.      
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Security selection strategies contributed to performance over the quarter, driven by selections of Puerto Rican municipal debt, as well as a down in quality bias within corporate credit. These gains were partially offset by selections of emerging market debt from Argentina, Venezuela and China. Selections of MBS within the securitized sector and selections of government debt further detracted from performance.

 

Current Strategy and Outlook: We expect global growth to moderate in 2019 as the pace of the expansion in key economies gravitates toward trend. However, we also expect the elongated post-crisis expansion to continue and we believe concerns around a near-term recession are premature. We have scaled back our U.S. Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”) tightening expectations for 2019 from three to two rate hikes. This is consistent with the median policymaker projection unveiled at the December Federal Open Market Committee meeting. We also believe a pause in the near-term Fed hiking path.


*   Effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Beinner no longer serves as a portfolio manager for the Portfolio and Ashish Shah has been added as a portfolio manager. Jonathan Beinner will be retiring from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. on March 31, 2019.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other Voya mutual funds. The Portfolio’s performance returns shown reflect applicable fee waivers and/or expense limits in effect during this period. Absent such fee waivers/expense limitations, if any, performance would have been lower. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT
   

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2018
        1 Year
  Since Inception
February 20, 2015

VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio
                 –1.65 %            1.07 %  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
                 0.01 %            1.61 %  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio against the index indicated. The index is unmanaged and has no cash in its portfolio and imposes no sales charges. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

The Portfolio’s performance is shown without the imposition of any expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract and/or variable life insurance policy. Total returns would have been lower if such expenses or charges were included.

The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder will pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

The performance shown may include the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Investment Adviser and/or other service providers, which have the effect of increasing total return. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been lower.

The performance update illustrates performance for a variable investment option available through a variable annuity contract and/

or a variable life insurance policy. The performance shown indicates past performance and is not a projection or prediction of future results. Actual investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that shares and/or units, at redemption, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please log on to www.voyainvestments.com or call (800) 992-0180 to get performance through the most recent month end.

This report contains statements that may be “forward-looking” statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the “forward-looking” statements.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers, only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio managers’ views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


8



SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED)


As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Portfolio expenses. These Examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The Portfolios’ expenses are shown without the imposition of any charges which are, or may be, imposed under your variable annuity contract, variable life insurance policy, qualified pension, or retirement plan. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

Actual Expenses

The left section of the table shown below, “Actual Portfolio Return,” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The right section of the table shown below, “Hypothetical (5% return before expenses),” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Portfolio and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

    Actual Portfolio Return
  Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
    Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2018
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2018
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2018*
  Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2018
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2018
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2018*
VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
                                 
Class ADV
       $1,000.00           $ 979.30             1.14 %          $5.69           $1,000.00           $1,019.46             1.14 %          $5.80   
Class I
         1,000.00             982.40             0.54             2.70             1,000.00             1,022.48             0.54             2.75   
Class S
         1,000.00             981.30             0.79             3.95             1,000.00             1,021.22             0.79             4.02   
VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio
                                 
 
       $1,000.00           $1,005.30             0.58 %          $2.93           $1,000.00           $1,022.28             0.58 %          $2.96   
 


*
  Expenses are equal to each Portfolio’s respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

9



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Shareholders and Boards of Trustees
Voya Investors Trust and Voya Variable Insurance Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio and VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio (the Funds), each a series of Voya Investors Trust and Voya Variable Insurance Trust, respectively, including the summary portfolios of investments, as of December 31, 2018, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2018, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more Voya investment companies since 1975.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2019

10



STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018


  VY®
BlackRock
Inflation
Protected
Bond
Portfolio
  VY®
Goldman
Sachs Bond
Portfolio
ASSETS:
                   
Investments in securities at fair value*
    $ 235,918,446       $ 204,448,676  
Short-term investments at fair value**
      2,735,840         19,369,335  
Cash collateral for futures
      64,898         897,992  
Cash collateral for centrally cleared swaps (Note 2)
      1,664,490         1,226,064  
Cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2)
              260,000  
Foreign currencies at value***
      249,759         116,121  
Foreign cash collateral for futures****
      4,971         14,745  
Receivables:
                   
Investment securities and currencies sold
      1,647,913         3,714,762  
Investment securities sold on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis
              18,442,539  
Fund shares sold
      27,893         73,112  
Dividends
      4,328         33,619  
Interest
      1,313,396         1,268,660  
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
      171,440         453,347  
Upfront payments paid on OTC swap agreements
              26,061  
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements
      1,242,849          
Prepaid expenses
      1,966         1,027  
Reimbursement due from manager
              20,479  
Other assets
      19,336         4,123  
Total assets
      245,067,525         250,370,662  
               
LIABILITIES:
                   
Payable for investment securities and currencies purchased
      652,984         1,960,790  
Payable for investment securities purchased on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis
              38,156,484  
Payable for fund shares redeemed
      2,843,980         6,890,665  
Sales commitmentsˆˆ
              8,212,443  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
      169,016         533,412  
Upfront payments received on OTC swap agreements
              1,092  
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements
              149,725  
Variation margin payable on centrally cleared swaps
      47,924         3,566  
Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives (Note 2)
      1,400,000         20,000  
Payable for investment management fees
      103,137         85,326  
Payable for distribution and shareholder service fees
      56,066          
Payable to trustees under the deferred compensation plan (Note 6)
      19,336         4,123  
Payable for trustee fees
      1,889         1,059  
Other accrued expenses and liabilities
      94,679         193,376  
Written options, at fair valueˆ
      1,119,435          
Total liabilities
      6,508,446         56,212,061  
NET ASSETS
    $ 238,559,079       $ 194,158,601  
               
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:
                   
Paid-in capital
    $ 324,427,044       $ 200,057,085  
Total distributable loss
      (85,867,965 )         (5,898,484 )  
NET ASSETS
    $ 238,559,079       $ 194,158,601  

                   
*
Cost of investments in securities
    $ 239,806,943       $ 207,197,616  
**
Cost of short-term investments
    $ 2,735,840       $ 19,370,050  
***
Cost of foreign currencies
    $ 249,478       $ 124,610  
****
Cost of foreign cash collateral for futures
    $ 4,971       $ 14,745  
ˆ
Premiums received on written options
    $ 1,063,063       $  
ˆˆ
Proceeds receivable from sales commitments
    $       $ 8,149,180  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

11


STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


  VY®
BlackRock
Inflation
Protected
Bond
Portfolio
  VY®
Goldman
Sachs Bond
Portfolio
Class ADV
                   
Net assets
    $ 44,034,960          n/a  
Shares authorized
      unlimited         n/a  
Par value
    $ 0.001          n/a  
Shares outstanding
      4,932,154          n/a  
Net asset value and redemption price per share
    $ 8.93          n/a  
             
Class I
                   
Net assets
    $ 40,731,456          n/a  
Shares authorized
      unlimited         n/a  
Par value
    $ 0.001          n/a  
Shares outstanding
      4,400,221          n/a  
Net asset value and redemption price per share
    $ 9.26          n/a  
             
Class S
                   
Net assets
    $ 153,792,663          n/a  
Shares authorized
      unlimited         n/a  
Par value
    $ 0.001          n/a  
Shares outstanding
      16,748,902          n/a  
Net asset value and redemption price per share
    $ 9.18          n/a  
             
Portfolio(1)
                   
Net assets
      n/a       $ 194,158,601   
Shares authorized
      n/a         unlimited  
Par value
      n/a       $ 0.001   
Shares outstanding
      n/a         19,945,406   
Net asset value and redemption price per share
      n/a       $ 9.73   

                   
(1)   Portfolio does not have a share class designation.
 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

12



STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018


  VY®
BlackRock
Inflation
Protected
Bond
Portfolio
  VY®
Goldman
Sachs Bond
Portfolio
           
INVESTMENT INCOME:
                   
Dividends
    $ 145,509        $ 273,400   
Interest, net of foreign taxes withheld*
      9,850,637          6,479,789   
Securities lending income, net
              2,040   
Total investment income
      9,996,146          6,755,229   
             
EXPENSES:
                   
Investment management fees
      1,988,867          1,059,386   
Distribution and shareholder service fees:
                   
Class ADV
      285,406           
Class S
      395,040           
Transfer agent fees
      654         2,170   
Shareholder reporting expense
      22,680          14,504   
Professional fees
      58,746          68,980   
Custody and accounting expense
      80,040          337,900   
Trustee fees
      15,111          8,475   
Miscellaneous expense
      19,507          13,701   
Interest expense
      69         8  
Total expenses
      2,866,120          1,505,124   
Waived and reimbursed fees
      (151,111 )         (271,640 )  
Net expenses
      2,715,009          1,233,484   
Net investment income
      7,281,137          5,521,745   
             
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
                   
Net realized gain (loss) on:
                   
Investments
      (6,483,015 )         (3,618,325 )  
Forward foreign currency contracts
      450,479          (2,083,999 )  
Foreign currency related transactions
      93,575          37,702   
Futures
      (228,678 )         (1,503,644 )  
Swaps
      3,264,143          (104,862 )  
Written options
      295,728           
Net realized loss
      (2,607,768 )         (7,273,128 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
                   
Investments
      (8,346,844 )         (2,726,658 )  
Forward foreign currency contracts
      271,503          (555,073 )  
Foreign currency related transactions
      (4,364 )         (10,427 )  
Futures
      356,170          549,795   
Swaps
      (4,294,743 )         824,256   
Written options
      (782,806 )          
Sales commitments
              (64,253 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
      (12,801,084 )         (1,982,360 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss
      (15,408,852 )         (9,255,488 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations
    $ (8,127,715 )       $ (3,733,743 )  

                   
* Foreign taxes withheld
    $       $ 84  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

13


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


  VY® BlackRock Inflation
Protected Bond Portfolio
    VY® Goldman Sachs
Bond Portfolio
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
 
FROM OPERATIONS:
                               
Net investment income
  $ 7,281,137      $ 6,748,664      $ 5,521,745      $ 4,699,467   
Net realized gain (loss)
    (2,607,768 )     (2,547,763 )     (7,273,128 )     1,972,312   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (12,801,084 )     8,482,010        (1,982,360 )     (312,466 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (8,127,715 )     12,682,911        (3,733,743 )     6,359,313   
                           
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
                               
Total distributions (excluding return of capital):(1)
                    (4,674,679 )     (4,792,224 )
Class ADV
    (773,589 )     (381,219 )            
Class I
    (4,466,157 )     (4,397,495 )            
Class S
    (3,312,376 )     (2,176,391 )            
Total distributions
    (8,552,122 )     (6,955,105 )     (4,674,679 )     (4,792,224 )
                           
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                               
Net proceeds from sale of shares
    58,568,404        45,993,204        48,161,227        60,709,654   
Reinvestment of distributions
    8,552,121        6,955,105        4,674,679        4,792,224   
 
    67,120,525        52,948,309        52,835,906        65,501,878   
Cost of shares redeemed
    (246,003,242 )     (178,896,691 )     (65,220,660 )     (78,963,233 )
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
    (178,882,717 )     (125,948,382 )     (12,384,754 )     (13,461,355 )
Net decrease in net assets
    (195,562,554 )     (120,220,576 )     (20,793,176 )     (11,894,266 )
                           
NET ASSETS:
                               
Beginning of year or period
    434,121,633        554,342,209        214,951,777        226,846,043   
End of year or period
  $ 238,559,079      $ 434,121,633      $ 194,158,601      $ 214,951,777   

                               
(1)   Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation (Note 12).
 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

14



FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year or period.

    Income (loss)
from investment
operations
  
  Less distributions
  
        Ratios to average
net assets
  Supplemental
data
                                 
  Net asset
value,
beginning
of year
or period
  
Net
investment
income
(loss)
  
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  
Total
from
investment
operations
  
From
net
investment
income
  
From net
realized
gains
  
From
return
of capital
  
Total
distributions
  
Payment
by
affiliate
  
Net
asset
value,
end of
year or
period
  
Total
Return(1)
  
Expenses
before
reductions/
additions(2)(3)(4)
  
Expenses
net of
fee waivers
and/or
recoupments
if any(2)(3)(4)
  
Expense
net of
all reductions/
additions
(2)(3)(4)
  
Net
investment
income
(loss)(2)(3)
  
Net
assets,
end of
year or
period
  
Portfolio
turnover
rate
Year or period ended

($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
($)
  
(%)
  
(%)
  
(%)
  
(%)
  
(%)
  
($000’s)
  
(%)
VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
                                                                                                             
Class ADV
                                                                                                                                       
12-31-18
    9.30        0.14        (0.36 )     (0.22 )     0.15                    0.15              8.93        (2.39 )       1.18        1.14        1.14        1.47        44,035        63  
12-31-17
    9.17        0.09        0.11        0.20        0.07                    0.07              9.30        2.16        1.17        1.13        1.13        0.94        49,769        101  
12-31-16
    8.88        0.05        0.24        0.29                                      9.17        3.27        1.21        1.12        1.12        0.53        52,110        73  
12-31-15
    9.24        (0.05 )     (0.22 )     (0.27 )     0.09              0.00 *       0.09              8.88        (2.89 )       1.30        1.11        1.11        (0.52 )     54,750        470  
12-31-14
    9.15        0.05        0.15        0.20        0.11                    0.11              9.24        2.14        1.30        1.11        1.11        0.57        63,936        527  
Class I
                                                                                                                                       
12-31-18
    9.66        0.20        (0.37 )     (0.17 )     0.23                    0.23              9.26        (1.75 )       0.58        0.54        0.54        2.14        40,731        63  
12-31-17
    9.55        0.15        0.11        0.26        0.15                    0.15              9.66        2.72        0.57        0.53        0.53        1.55        223,463        101  
12-31-16
    9.19        0.11        0.25        0.36                                      9.55        3.92        0.56        0.52        0.52        1.15        311,949        73  
12-31-15
    9.54        0.01        (0.23 )     (0.22 )     0.08              0.05        0.13              9.19        (2.35 )       0.55        0.51        0.51        0.16        311,110        470  
12-31-14
    9.42        0.11        0.16        0.27        0.15                    0.15              9.54        2.81        0.55        0.51        0.51        1.18        450,442        527  
Class S
                                                                                                                                       
12-31-18
    9.57        0.17        (0.36 )     (0.19 )     0.20                    0.20              9.18        (2.04 )       0.83        0.79        0.79        1.83        153,793        63  
12-31-17
    9.45        0.13        0.10        0.23        0.11                    0.11              9.57        2.48        0.82        0.78        0.78        1.29        160,890        101  
12-31-16
    9.12        0.09        0.24        0.33                                      9.45        3.62        0.81        0.77        0.77        0.89        190,284        73  
12-31-15
    9.48        (0.02 )     (0.22 )     (0.24 )     0.09              0.03        0.12              9.12        (2.61 )       0.80        0.76        0.76        (0.19 )     202,274        470  
12-31-14
    9.37        0.09        0.15        0.24        0.13                    0.13              9.48        2.54        0.80        0.76        0.76        0.90        243,300        527  
VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio
                                                                                                                       
12-31-18
    10.12        0.26        (0.43 )     (0.17 )     0.22                    0.22              9.73        (1.65 )       0.71        0.58        0.58        2.61        194,159        457  
12-31-17
    10.06        0.22        0.07        0.29        0.23                    0.23              10.12        2.93        0.69        0.58        0.58        2.16        214,952        345  
12-31-16
    10.02        0.20        0.08        0.28        0.24                    0.24              10.06        2.70        0.66        0.58        0.58        2.00        226,846        490  
02-20-15(5)–12-31-15
    10.00        0.15        (0.13 )     0.02                                      10.02        0.20        0.61        0.58        0.58        1.77        187,767        507  


(1)
  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends, capital gain distributions and return of capital distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized.
(2)
  Annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)
  Ratios reflect operating expenses of a Portfolio. Expenses before reductions/additions do not reflect amounts reimbursed or recouped by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by a Portfolio during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or recoupment of
    previously reimbursed fees by the Investment Adviser, but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions/additions represent the net expenses paid by a Portfolio. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.
(4)
  Ratios do not include fees and expenses charged under the variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy.
(5)
  Commencement of operations.
  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the year or period.
*
  Amount is less than $0.005 or 0.005% or more than $(0.005) or (0.005)%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Voya Investors Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company and was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on August 3, 1988. Voya Investors Trust currently consists of twenty-three active separate investment series. The one series included in this report is: VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio (“BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond”), a diversified series of Voya Investors Trust.

Voya Variable Insurance Trust is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company and was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 15, 1999. Voya Variable Insurance Trust consists of one active investment series which is included in this report: VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio (“Goldman Sachs Bond”), a diversified series of Voya Variable Insurance Trust.

Voya Investors Trust and Voya Variable Insurance Trust are collectively referred to as the “Trusts.” BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond are each, a “Portfolio” and together, the “Portfolios.” The investment objective of the Portfolios is described in each Portfolio’s Prospectus.

The classes of shares included in this report for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond are: Adviser (“Class ADV”), Institutional (“Class I”), and Service (“Class S”). With the exception of class specific matters, each class has equal voting rights as to voting privileges. For class specific proposals, only the applicable class would have voting privileges. The classes differ principally in the applicable distribution and shareholder service fees. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders are allocated the common expenses of a portfolio and earn income and realized gains/losses from a portfolio pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a portfolio or a class are charged directly to that portfolio or class. Other operating expenses shared by several portfolios are generally allocated among those portfolios based on average net assets. Distributions are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. Realized gain distributions are allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder service fees, if applicable. Goldman Sachs Bond does not have a share class designation.

Voya Investments, LLC (“Voya Investments” or the “Investment Adviser”), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the Investment Adviser to the Portfolios. Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (“VID” or the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the principal underwriter to the Portfolios.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements. Each Portfolio is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

A.  Security Valuation. Each Portfolio is open for business every day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) opens for regular trading (each such day, a “Business Day”). The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class, if applicable, of each Portfolio is determined each Business Day as of the close of the regular trading session (“Market Close”), as determined by the Consolidated Tape Association (“CTA”), the central distributor of transaction prices for exchange-traded securities (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the CTA). The data reflected on the consolidated tape provided by the CTA is generated by various market centers, including all securities exchanges, electronic communications networks, and third-market broker-dealers. The NAV per share of each class of each Portfolio is calculated by taking the value of the Portfolio’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Portfolio’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding. On days when a Portfolio is closed for business, Portfolio shares will not be priced and a Portfolio does not transact purchase and redemption orders. To the extent a Portfolio’s assets are traded in other markets on days when a Portfolio does not price its shares, the value of a Portfolio’s assets will likely change and you will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of a Portfolio.

Assets for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value. A security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded or, if such price is not available, at the last sale price as of the Market Close for such security provided by the CTA. Bank loans are valued at the average of the averages of the bid and ask prices provided to an independent loan pricing service by brokers. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean


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between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Investments in open-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day NAV per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the regular trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When a market quotation is not readily available or is deemed unreliable, each Portfolio will determine a fair value for the relevant asset in accordance with procedures adopted by the Portfolios’ Boards of Trustees (“Board”). Such procedures provide, for example, that: (a) Exchange-traded securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask; (b) Debt obligations are valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated prices provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, benchmark yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data; (c) Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or market makers; (d) Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source using an industry accepted model, such as Black-Scholes; (e) Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued using a price provided by the central counterparty clearinghouse; (f) OTC swap agreements are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service; (g) Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward rates obtained from an independent pricing service. Such prices from the third party pricing service are for specific settlement periods and each Portfolio’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate between the closest preceding and subsequent period reported by the independent pricing service; and (h) Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by brokers.

The prospectuses of the open-end registered investment companies in which each Portfolio may invest explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.

Foreign securities’ (including forward foreign currency exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of Market Close. If market quotations are available and believed to be reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the

securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before Market Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. An independent pricing service determines the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of Market Close. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be valued by the independent pricing service using pricing models designed to estimate likely changes in the values of those securities between the times in which the trading in those securities is substantially completed and Market Close. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining the value of such securities and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures.

All other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable (or if the above fair valuation methods are unavailable or determined to be unreliable) are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board following procedures approved by the Board. The Board has delegated to the Investment Adviser responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Portfolios’ valuation procedures; a “Pricing Committee” comprised of employees of the Investment Adviser or its affiliates has responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods set forth in the procedures and, if a fair valuation cannot be determined pursuant to the fair valuation methods, determining the fair value of assets held by the Portfolios. Issuer specific events, transaction price, position size, nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the security, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of fair valuation, the values used to determine each Portfolio’s NAV may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in each Portfolio.

Each investment asset or liability of the Portfolios is assigned a level at measurement date based on the significance and source of the inputs to its valuation. Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than quoted prices for an asset or liability that are observable are classified as


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“Level 2” and significant unobservable inputs, including the sub-advisers’ or Pricing Committee’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability are classified as “Level 3.” The inputs used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Short-term securities of sufficient credit quality are generally considered to be Level 2 securities under applicable accounting rules. A table summarizing each Portfolios’ investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolio of Investments.

GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. The beginning of period timing recognition is used for the transfers between levels of the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Portfolio has a significant amount of Level 3 investments.

B.  Securities Transactions and Revenue Recognition. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities sold. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Portfolios. Premium amortization and discount accretion are determined by the effective yield method.

C.  Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(1)
  Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at Market Close.
     
(2)
  Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

Although the net assets and the market values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at Market Close, the Portfolios do not isolate the portion of their results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. For securities, which are subject to foreign withholding tax

upon disposition, liabilities are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the estimated tax withholding based on the securities’ current market value. Upon disposition, realized gains or losses on such securities are recorded net of foreign withholding tax.

Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding tax reclaims recorded on the Portfolios’ books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments which could cause securities and their markets to be less liquid and prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. The foregoing risks are even greater with respect to securities of issuers in emerging markets.

D.  Distributions to Shareholders. Net investment income dividends and net capital gain distributions, if any, for Goldman Sachs Bond are declared and paid annually. For BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly and distributions of net capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. The Portfolios may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The characteristics of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies.

E.  Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of each Portfolio to comply with the requirements of subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required. Management has considered the sustainability of the Portfolios’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years in making this determination. No capital gain distributions shall be made until the capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expire.


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The Portfolios may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes, whereby a portion of redemption payments are treated as distributions of income or gain.

F.  Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

G.  Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Portfolios’ investment strategies permit the Portfolios to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, a Portfolio will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase or decrease the level of risk, or change the level or types of exposure to risk factors. This may allow a Portfolio to pursue its objectives more quickly, and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market or credit factors.

In pursuit of its investment objectives, a Portfolio may seek to increase or decrease its exposure to the following market or credit risk factors:

Credit Risk. The price of a bond or other debt instrument is likely to fall if the issuer’s actual or perceived financial health deteriorates, whether because of broad economic or issuer-specific reasons. In certain cases, the issuer could be late in paying interest or principal, or could fail to pay its financial obligations altogether.

Equity Risk. Stock prices may be volatile or have reduced liquidity in response to real or perceived impacts of factors including, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in market interest rates, and political events. Stock markets tend to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Any given stock market segment may remain out of favor with investors for a short or long period of time, and stocks as an asset class may underperform bonds or other asset classes during some periods. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax policies or developments in these areas may adversely impact the investment techniques available to a manager, add to costs and impair the ability of a Portfolio to achieve its investment objectives.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. To the extent that a Portfolio invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities denominated in, or that trade in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it is subject to the risk that those foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged by a Portfolio through foreign currency exchange transactions.

Currency rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Currency rates may be affected by changes in market interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, by the imposition of currency controls, or other political or economic developments in the United States or abroad.

Interest Rate Risk. With bonds and other fixed rate debt instruments, a rise in market interest rates generally causes values to fall; conversely, values generally rise as market interest rates fall. The higher the credit quality of the instrument, and the longer its maturity or duration, the more sensitive it is likely to be to interest rate risk. In the case of inverse securities, the interest rate paid by the securities is a floating rate, which generally will decrease when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed increases and will increase when the market rate of interest to which the inverse security is indexed decreases. As of the date of this report, the United States experiences a low interest rate environment, which may increase the Portfolio’s exposure to risks associated with rising market interest rates. Rising market interest rates could have unpredictable effects on the markets and may expose fixed-income and related markets to heightened volatility. For a fund that invests in fixed-income securities, an increase in market interest rates may lead to increased redemptions and increased portfolio turnover, which could reduce liquidity for certain investments, adversely affect values, and increase costs. If dealer capacity in fixed-income markets is insufficient for market conditions, it may further inhibit liquidity and increase volatility in the fixed-income markets. Further, recent and potential changes in government policy may affect interest rates.

Risks of Investing in Derivatives. A Portfolio’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market or credit risk factors and the overall market. In instances where a Portfolio is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market or credit risk factors for securities held by a Portfolio, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.


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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Derivative instruments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty, risk of loss due to changes in market interest rates and liquidity and volatility risk. The amounts required to purchase certain derivatives may be small relative to the magnitude of exposure assumed by a Portfolio. Therefore, the purchase of certain derivatives may have an economic leveraging effect on a Portfolio and exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV. Derivatives may not perform as expected, so a Portfolio may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging purposes, the change in value of a derivative may not correlate as expected with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. When used as an alternative or substitute for direct cash investments, the return provided by the derivative may not provide the same return as direct cash investment. In addition, given their complexity, derivatives expose a Portfolio to the risk of improper valuation.

Generally, derivatives are sophisticated financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Derivatives include, among other things, swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Investments in derivatives are generally negotiated OTC with a single counterparty and as a result are subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability or willingness to perform its obligations; any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the value of the derivative. In addition, derivatives and their underlying securities may experience periods of illiquidity which could cause a Portfolio to hold a security it might otherwise sell, or to sell a security it otherwise might hold at inopportune times or at an unanticipated price. A manager might imperfectly judge the direction of the market. For instance, if a derivative is used as a hedge to offset investment risk in another security, the hedge might not correlate to the market’s movements and may have unexpected or undesired results such as a loss or a reduction in gains.

Counterparty Credit Risk and Credit Related Contingent Features. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to a Portfolio. Each Portfolio’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. A Portfolio intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that it believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction. To reduce this risk, a Portfolio has entered into master netting arrangements, established within each Portfolio’s

International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreements (“Master Agreements”). These Master Agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts, entered into by a Portfolio and the counterparty. The Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable Master Agreement.

A Portfolio may also enter into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to further mitigate counterparty credit risk on OTC derivative and forward foreign currency contracts. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a certain counterparty. Collateral pledged to or from a Portfolio is held in a segregated account by a third-party agent and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies.

At December 31, 2018, the maximum amount of loss that BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond would incur if the counterparties to their derivative transactions failed to perform would be $2,620,265 and $453,347, respectively, which represents the gross payments to be received by the Portfolios on OTC purchased options, forward foreign currency contracts, and OTC inflation-linked swaps were they to be unwound as of December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had received $1,400,000 and $20,000, respectively in cash collateral from certain counterparties.

Each Portfolio has credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivative counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from a Portfolio. Credit related contingent features are established between a Portfolio and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that a Portfolio will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in a Portfolio’s net assets and/or a percentage decrease in a Portfolio’s NAV, which could cause a Portfolio to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The contingent features are established within each Portfolio’s Master Agreements.

At December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had a liability position of $1,244,645 and $658,168, respectively, on open OTC credit default and interest rate swaps, forward foreign currency contracts and OTC written options with interest


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rate related contingent features. If a contingent feature would have been triggered as of December 31, 2018, the Portfolios could have been required to pay this amount in cash to its counterparties. At December 31, 2018, Goldman Sachs Bond had pledged $260,000 in cash collateral for their open OTC derivative transactions. BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond did not pledge any collateral at December 31, 2018.

H. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. A Portfolio may enter into forward foreign currency contracts primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. When entering into a forward foreign currency contract, a Portfolio agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. These contracts are valued daily and a Portfolio’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. These instruments involve market and/or credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movement in currency and securities values and interest rates. Open forward foreign currency contracts are presented following the Portfolio of Investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had entered into forward foreign currency contracts with the obligation to buy and sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to increase or decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk. The Portfolios use forward foreign currency contracts primarily to protect its non-U.S. dollar-denominated holdings from adverse currency movements and to gain exposure to currencies for the purposes of risk management or enhanced return.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had average contract amounts on forward foreign currency contracts purchased and sold as disclosed below. Please refer to the tables following each respective Portfolio of Investments for open forward foreign currency contracts at December 31, 2018.

  Purchased
  Sold
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    $ 30,097,708        $ 20,105,524   
Goldman Sachs Bond
      271,316,254          45,416,199   

I.  Futures Contracts. Each Portfolio may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and security indices. A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. Each Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts. Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when a Portfolio’s assets are valued.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Portfolio is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by a Portfolio each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Open futures contracts are reported on a table following the Portfolio of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statements of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Statements of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.

At December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had pledged U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Protected Securities with an original par value of $573,000 with the broker as collateral for open futures contracts. The securities have been footnoted as pledged in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures contracts are exposed to the market risk factor of the underlying financial instrument. Additional associated risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where a Portfolio is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of a Portfolio’s securities. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had purchased and sold futures contracts on various bonds and notes as part of their duration strategy.


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During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had average notional values on futures contracts purchased and sold as disclosed below. Please refer to the tables following each respective Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2018.

    Purchased
  Sold
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    $ 144,198,305        $ 133,643,718   
Goldman Sachs Bond
      63,946,039          70,693,679   

J. Options Contracts. The Portfolios may purchase put and call options and may write (sell) put options and covered call options. The Portfolios may engage in option transactions as a hedge against adverse movements in the value of portfolio holdings or to increase market exposure. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the options are traded. An amount equal to the premium received by the Portfolios upon the writing of a put or call option is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently marked-to-market until it is exercised or closed, or it expires. The Portfolios will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option, the purchase cost of the security for a written put option, or the cost of the security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on option contracts are reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The risk in writing a covered call option is that a Portfolio gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Portfolio may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that a Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had purchased and written options on exchange-traded futures contracts to manage its duration strategy and to generate income. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments and the tables following for open purchased and written options on exchange-traded futures contracts at December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had purchased and written options on foreign currencies to manage its foreign exchange exposure and to generate income. There were

no open purchased and written foreign currency options at December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had purchased and written interest rate swap options (“swaptions”) to manage its duration strategy and to generate income. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments and the tables following for open purchased and written interest rate swaptions at December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had purchased and written inflation rate caps to generate income. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments and the tables following for open purchased and written inflation rate caps at December 31, 2018.

Please refer to Note 9 for the volume of both purchased and written option activity for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018.

K. Swap Agreements. The Portfolios may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which each party agrees to make one or more payments to the other at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered commodities exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”).

The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. Subsequent changes in market value, if any, are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. The Portfolios may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and currency swaps to manage its exposure to credit, currency and interest rate risk. All outstanding swap agreements are reported following the Portfolio of Investments.

Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from third party pricing services, counterparties or brokers. The value of the swap contract is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap, if any, are recorded as unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. Upfront payments paid or received by a Portfolio when entering into the agreements are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of the changes in unrealized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations. These upfront payments represent the amounts paid or received when initially entering into the swap agreement to compensate for


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differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and the prevailing market conditions. The upfront payments are included as a component in the realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A Portfolio also records net periodic payments paid or received on the swap contract as a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and a Portfolio’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. A Portfolio is required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a Portfolio is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are footnoted as pledged on the Portfolio of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations.

Entering into swap agreements involves the risk that the maximum potential loss of an investment exceeds the current value of the investment as reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Other risks involve the possibility that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform, that there will be no liquid market for these investments and that unfavorable changes in the market will have a negative impact on the value of the index or securities underlying the respective swap agreement.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral agreement between counterparties in which the buyer of the protection agrees to make a stream of periodic payments to the seller of protection in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for a referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swaps, a Portfolio will generally receive from the buyer a fixed payment stream based on the notional amount of the swap contract. This fixed payment stream will continue until the swap contract expires or a defined credit event occurs.

A Portfolio is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. As a seller of protection

in a credit default swap, a Portfolio may execute these contracts to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market. Certain Portfolios may also enter into credit default swaps to speculate on changes in an issuer’s credit quality, to take advantage of perceived spread advantages, or to offset an existing short equivalent (i.e. buying protection on an equivalent reference entity).

A Portfolio may sell credit default swaps which expose these Portfolios to the risk of loss from credit risk related events specified in the contract. Although contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default or repudiation/ moratorium. If a Portfolio is a seller of protection, and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Portfolio will generally either (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If a Portfolio is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues are disclosed following the Portfolio of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swaps on asset-backed securities or credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting fair values serve as


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the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing fair values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Portfolio as seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2018, for which a Portfolio is seller of protection are disclosed following the Portfolio of Investments for Goldman Sachs Bond. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreements, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Portfolio for the same referenced entity or entities.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, Goldman Sachs Bond had bought and sold credit protection on credit default swap indices (“CDX”) and single name issuers (Corporate or Sovereign). A CDX is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. Goldman Sachs Bond used CDX swaps to gain additional exposure within various sectors and to hedge the credit risk associated with various sectors within the credit and commercial mortgage-backed securities market. In addition, Goldman Sachs Bond bought credit protection on single name issuers to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, Goldman Sachs Bond had an average notional amount of $13,649,680 on credit default swaps to buy protection and an average notional amount of $5,460,400 on credit default swaps to sell protection. Please refer to the tables following the Portfolio of Investments for open credit default swaps to buy and sell protection at December 31, 2018.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One payment will be based on a floating rate of a specified interest rate while the other will be a fixed rate. Risks involve the future fluctuations of interest rates in which a Portfolio may make payments that are greater than what a Portfolio received from the counterparty. Other risks include credit, liquidity and market risk.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had entered into interest rate swaps in which they pay a floating interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (“Long interest rate swap”) in order to increase exposure to interest rate risk. Average notional amounts on long interest rate swaps for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond were $205,230,320 and $202,457,401, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had entered into interest rate swaps in which they pay a fixed interest rate and receives a floating interest rate (“Short interest rate swap”) in order to decrease exposure to interest rate risk. Average notional amounts on short interest rate swaps for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond were $69,389,837 and $122,297,420, respectively.

The Portfolios enter into interest rate swaps to adjust interest rate and yield curve exposures and to substitute for physical fixed-income securities. Please refer to the tables following each respective Portfolio of Investments for open interest rate swaps at December 31, 2018.

At December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had paid $1,664,490 and $1,226,064, respectively, in cash collateral for open centrally cleared swaps.

Inflation-linked Swap Contracts. In an inflation-linked swap, one party pays a fixed interest rate on a notional amount while the other party pays a floating rate linked to an inflation index on that same notional amount. The party paying the floating rate pays the inflation adjusted rate multiplied by the notional amount.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond had entered into inflation-linked swaps in which they pay a floating rate linked to an inflation index and receive a fixed interest rate (“Long inflation-linked swap”). Average notional amounts on long inflation-linked swaps for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond were $56,756,063 and $3,436,176.

For the six months ended June 30, 2018, BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond had entered into inflation-linked swaps in which it pays a fixed interest rate and receives a floating rate linked to an inflation index (“Short inflation-linked swap”). Average notional amount on short inflation linked-bonds was $235,563,742.

BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond and Goldman Sachs Bond used inflation-linked swaps as part of their inflation strategy. Please refer to the tables following the Portfolio of


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Investments for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond for open inflation-linked swaps at December 31, 2018. There were no open inflation-linked swaps for Goldman Sachs Bond at December 31, 2018.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement that gives a Portfolio the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, a Portfolio may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. Risks of total return swaps include credit, liquidity and market risks.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, Goldman Sachs Bond entered into total returns swaps in place of buying a local currency denominated bond where a particular market was otherwise inaccessible or as a more efficient means of gaining access to a local market. For the year ended December 31, 2018, Goldman Sachs Bond had an average notional amount of $123,591 on total return swaps. There were no open total return swaps at December 31, 2018.

L. Inflation-Indexed Bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included in interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of US Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

M. Securities Lending. Each Portfolio may temporarily loan up to 33 1/3% of its total assets to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions in exchange for a negotiated lender’s fee. Securities lending involves two primary risks: “investment risk” and “borrower default risk.” When lending securities, the Portfolios will receive cash or U.S. government securities as collateral. Investment risk is the risk that the Portfolios will lose money from the investment of the cash collateral received from the borrower. Borrower default risk is the risk that the Portfolios will lose money due

to the failure of a borrower to return a borrowed security. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Portfolios. Securities lending may result in leverage. The use of leverage may exaggerate any increase or decrease in the NAV, causing the Portfolios to be more volatile. The use of leverage may increase expenses and increase the impact of the Portfolios’ other risks.

N. Sales Commitments. Sales commitments involve commitments to sell fixed income securities where the unit price and the estimated principal amount are established upon entering into the contract, with the actual principal amount being within a specified range of the estimate. A Portfolio will enter into sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a sale commitment is outstanding, except for delayed delivery transactions, the Portfolio will maintain, in a segregated account, cash or marketable securities in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. Unsettled sale commitments are valued at current market value of the underlying securities. If the sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss on the commitment without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the securities, based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into. Please refer to the table following the Portfolio of Investments for open sales commitments held by Goldman Sachs Bond at December 31, 2018.

O. Structured Products. Goldman Sachs Bond invests in structured products whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The terms and conditions of these products may be ‘structured’ by the purchaser (a Portfolio) and the borrower issuing the note. The market value of these products will increase or decrease based on the performance of the underlying asset or reference. A Portfolio records the net change in the market value of the structured product on the accompanying Statements of Operations as a change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. A Portfolio records a realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations upon the sale or maturity of the structured product. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for structured products held by Goldman Sachs Bond at December 31, 2018.


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P. When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. Goldman Sachs Bond may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. The price of the underlying securities and date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The fair value of such is identified in the Portfolio of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the fair value of the securities or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract. In connection with such purchases, the Portfolio is required to hold liquid assets as collateral with the Portfolio’s custodian sufficient to cover the purchase price.

To mitigate counterparty risk, a Portfolio may enter into Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“MSFTA”) with its respective counterparties that provide for collateral and the right to offset amounts due to or from those counterparties under specified conditions. Subject to minimum transfer amounts, collateral requirements are determined and transfers made based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on all the when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions with a particular counterparty. Cash collateral, if any, is presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (Cash pledged as collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued securities) and a liability (Cash received as collateral for delayed-delivery or when-issued securities). At December 31, 2018, there was no cash collateral pledged or received by the Portfolio for open when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions.

Q. Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Trusts may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Trusts’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolios and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, management considers the risk of loss from such claims remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding U.S. government and short-term securities were as follows:

  Purchases
  Sales
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    $ 81,641,004        $ 139,271,386   
Goldman Sachs Bond
      82,282,013          77,884,903   

U.S. government securities not included above were as follows:

  Purchases
  Sales
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    $ 149,189,214        $ 277,563,693   
Goldman Sachs Bond
      847,406,251          847,194,117   

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES

The Portfolios have entered into investment management agreements (“Management Agreements”) with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser has overall responsibility for the management of the Portfolios. The Investment Adviser oversees all investment management and portfolio management services for the Portfolios and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Portfolios, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. Each Management Agreement compensates the Investment Adviser with a management fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio, at the following annual rates:

Portfolio
  Fee
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond(1)
 
0.55% on the first $200 million;
0.50% on the next $800 million; and 0.40% thereafter
Goldman Sachs Bond
 
0.50% on the first $750 million; and
0.48% thereafter


(1)
  The Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 0.04% of the management fee. Any fees waived or reimbursed are not eligible for recoupment. Termination or modification of this obligation requires approval by the Board.

The Investment Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with each sub-adviser. These sub-advisers provide investment advice for the Portfolios and are paid by the Investment Adviser based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, the sub-advisers manage each Portfolio’s assets in accordance with that Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

Portfolio
  Sub-Adviser
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Bond
 
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEE

Voya Investors Trust has entered into a shareholder service plan (the “Plan”) for the Class S shares of BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond. The Plan compensates the Distributor for the provision of shareholder services and/or account maintenance services to direct or indirect beneficial owners of Class S


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shares. Under the Plan, the Portfolio makes payments to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class S shares.

Class ADV shares of BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond have a shareholder service and distribution plan. The Portfolio pays the Distributor a shareholder service fee of 0.25% and a distribution fee of 0.35% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class ADV shares.

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND RELATED PARTIES

At December 31, 2018, the following direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc., affiliated investment companies or other related/affiliated party owned more than 5% of the following Portfolios:

Entity
  Portfolio
  Percentage
Voya Institutional Trust Company
 
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    20.32 %  
Voya Insurance and Annuity Company
 
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
    62.24   
Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
 
Goldman Sachs Bond
    20.64   
Voya Solution Income Portfolio
 
Goldman Sachs Bond
    18.74   

Under the 1940 Act, the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company (including a fund) is presumed to control such company. Companies under common control (e.g., companies with a common owner of greater than 25% of their respective voting securities) are affiliates under the 1940 Act.

The Portfolios have adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “DC Plan”), which allows eligible independent trustees, as described in the DC Plan, to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the trustees’ fees that they are entitled to receive from the Portfolios. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the trustee under the DC Plan, the amounts deferred are invested in shares of the funds selected by the trustee (the “Notional Funds”). The Portfolios purchase shares of the Notional Funds, which are all advised by Voya Investments, in amounts equal to the trustees’ deferred fees, resulting in a Portfolio asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets, if applicable, are included as a component of “Other assets” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the DC Plan will not affect net assets of a Portfolio, and will not materially affect a Portfolio’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the DC Plan.

NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTS

The Investment Adviser has entered into written expense limitation agreements (“Expense Limitation Agreements”) with the below Portfolios, whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest, taxes, investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses to the levels listed below:

Portfolio
  Maximum Operating Expense Limit
(as a percentage of net assets)
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
 
Class ADV: 1.23%
Class I: 0.63%
Class S: 0.88%
Goldman Sachs Bond
 
0.58%

The Investment Adviser may, at a later date, recoup from a Portfolio for fees waived and/or other expenses reimbursed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, a Portfolio’s expense ratio does not exceed the percentage described above. Waived and reimbursed fees net of any recoupment by the Investment Adviser of such waived and reimbursed fees are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Operations. Amounts payable by the Investment Adviser are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As of December 31, 2018, the amounts of waived and/or reimbursed fees that are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates, are as follows:

  December 31,
   
Portfolio
   2019
   2020
   2021
   Total
Goldman Sachs Bond
  $ 157,623      $ 237,612      $ 271,640      $ 666,875   
 

The Expense Limitation Agreements are contractual through May 1, 2019 and shall renew automatically for one-year terms. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Board.

NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT

Effective May 18, 2018, each Portfolio, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, has entered into a 364-day unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) for an aggregate amount of $400,000,000 through May 17, 2019. The proceeds may be used only to finance temporarily: (1) the purchase or sale of investment securities; or (2) the repurchase or redemption of shares of a Portfolio or certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser. The funds to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount payable quarterly in arrears. Prior to May 18, 2018, the predecessor line of credit was for an


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aggregate amount of $400,000,000 and paid a commitment fee equal to 0.15% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount through May 18, 2018.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments

generally must be made within 60 days after the date of a revolving credit advance.

The Portfolios did not utilize the line of credit during the year ended December 31, 2018.    


NOTE 9 — PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS

Transactions in purchased options on exchange-traded futures contracts for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  Number of
Contracts
  Cost
Balance at 12/31/2017
            $  
Options Purchased
      656         110,100  
Options Terminated in Closing Sell Transactions
      (474 )         (81,679 )
Options Expired
      (12 )         (3,767 )
Balance at 12/31/2018
      170       $ 24,654  

Transactions in purchased foreign currency options for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  EUR
Notional
  GBP
Notional
  Cost
Balance at 12/31/2017
                    $  
Options Purchased
      3,360,000          5,950,000          52,805  
Options Terminated in Closing Sell Transactions
      (1,680,000 )               (12,045 )
Options Expired
      (1,680,000 )       (5,950,000 )       (40,760 )
Balance at 12/31/2018
                    $  
 

Transactions in purchased interest rate swaptions for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  USD
Notional
  EUR
Notional
  JPY
Notional
  Cost
 
Balance at 12/31/2017
    25,040,000        10,100,000        1,385,780,000      $
2,665,757
 
Options Purchased
    184,768,000              82,140,000       
1,699,090
 
Options Terminated in Closing Sell Transactions
    (129,440,000 )       (10,100,000 )            
(3,289,765)
 
Balance at 12/31/2018
    80,368,000              1,467,920,000      $
1,075,082
 

Transactions in purchased inflation rate cap options for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  USD
Notional
  Cost
Balance at 12/31/2017
          $  
Options Purchased
    40,120,000          9,075  
Options Terminated in Closing Sell Transactions
    (13,000,000 )         (2,795 )
Balance at 12/31/2018
    27,120,000        $ 6,280  

Transactions in written inflation rate caps for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  USD
Notional
  EUR
Notional
  Premiums
Received
Balance at 12/31/2017
          3,140,000        $ 217,411   
Options Written
    7,500,000                675  
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions
          (3,140,000 )         (217,411 )  
Balance at 12/31/2018
    7,500,000              $ 675  

NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT (continued)

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


NOTE 9 — PURCHASED AND WRITTEN OPTIONS (continued)

Transactions in written options on exchange-traded futures contracts for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  Number of
Contracts
  Premiums
Received
Balance at 12/31/2017
          $  
Options Written
    337         59,340  
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions
    (151 )       (32,605 )
Options Expired
    (14 )       (3,129 )
Balance at 12/31/2018
    172       $ 23,606  

Transactions in written foreign currency options for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  GBP
Notional
  USD
Notional
  Premiums
Received
Balance at 12/31/2017
                $  
Options Written
    5,950,000       1,660,000         147,560  
Options Terminated in Closing Sell Transactions
    (5,950,000 )     (1,660,000 )       (147,560 )
Balance at 12/31/2018
                $  

Transactions in written interest rate swaptions for BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

  EUR
Notional
  USD
Notional
  Premiums
Received
Balance at 12/31/2017
    10,100,000       24,320,000       $ 785,319  
Options Written
    14,633,000       499,129,000         2,561,625  
Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions
    (13,730,000 )     (323,119,000 )       (2,308,162 )  
Balance at 12/31/2018
    11,003,000       200,330,000       $ 1,038,782  

NOTE 10 — CAPITAL SHARES

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

      Shares
sold
  Shares
issued in
merger
  Reinvestment
of
distributions
  Shares
redeemed
  Net increase
(decrease)
in shares
outstanding
  Shares
sold
  Proceeds
from shares
issued in
merger
  Reinvestment
of
distributions
  Shares
redeemed
  Net increase
(decrease)
Year or period ended
      #
  #
  #
  #
  #
  ($)
  ($)
  ($)
  ($)
  ($)
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
                                           
Class ADV
12/31/2018
        399,640             84,970       (905,095 )       (420,485 )       3,658,118             773,589       (8,190,985 )       (3,759,278 )  
12/31/2017
        317,604             41,329       (688,549 )       (329,616 )       2,925,393             381,219       (6,341,985 )       (3,035,373 )  
Class I
                                                                                   
12/31/2018
        3,938,283             472,040       (23,139,542 )       (18,729,219 )       37,370,077             4,466,156       (216,557,877 )       (174,721,644 )  
12/31/2017
        3,773,612             460,710       (13,775,433 )       (9,541,111 )       36,140,751             4,397,494       (131,911,107 )       (91,372,862 )  
Class S
                                                                                   
12/31/2018
        1,863,249             354,034       (2,274,717 )       (57,434 )       17,540,209             3,312,376       (21,254,380 )       (401,795 )  
12/31/2017
        732,452             229,768       (4,288,590 )       (3,326,370 )       6,927,060             2,176,392       (40,643,599 )       (31,540,147 )  
Goldman Sachs Bond
                                                 
12/31/2018
        4,887,669             479,946       (6,668,313 )       (1,300,698 )       48,161,227             4,674,679       (65,220,660 )       (12,384,754 )  
12/31/2017
        5,975,395             475,891       (7,763,398 )       (1,312,112 )       60,709,654             4,792,224       (78,963,233 )       (13,461,355 )  
 
                                                                                   

NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING

Under an agreement with BNY, the Portfolios can lend its securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral must be equal to at least 105% of the market value of non-U.S. securities loaned and 102% of the market value of U.S. securities

loaned. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at Market Close of a Portfolio at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded and any additional collateral is delivered to a Portfolio on the next business day. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Securities Lending


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

Agreement with BNY (the “Agreement”). The Portfolios bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral with the following exception: BNY provides the Portfolios indemnification from loss with respect to the investment of collateral provided that the cash collateral is invested solely in overnight repurchase agreements

The cash collateral is invested in overnight repurchase agreements that are collateralized at 102% with securities issued or fully guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury; U.S. government or any agency, instrumentality or authority of the U.S. government. The securities purchased with cash collateral received are reflected in the Portfolio of Investments under Securities Lending Collateral.

Generally, in the event of counterparty default, a Portfolio has the right to use the collateral to offset losses incurred. The Agreement contains certain guarantees by BNY in the event of counterparty default and/or a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security; however, there would be a potential loss to a Portfolio in the event a Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the credit, market and other risks associated with investing in a Portfolio.

At December 31, 2018, the Portfolios did not have any outstanding securities on loan.


NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The amount of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP for investment companies. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent. Permanent differences are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences are not reclassified. Key differences include the treatment of short-term capital gains, foreign currency transactions, and wash sale deferrals. Distributions in excess of net investment income and/or net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as return of capital.

Dividends paid by the Portfolios from net investment income and distributions of net realized short-term capital gains are, for federal income tax purposes, taxable as ordinary income to shareholders.

The tax composition of dividends and distributions to shareholders was as follows:

  Year Ended December 31, 2018
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
    Ordinary
Income
    Ordinary
Income
 
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
        $8,552,122             $ 6,955,105    
Goldman Sachs Bond
        4,674,679         4,792,224    

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings as of December 31, 2018 were:

              Capital Loss Carryforwards
  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Amount
  Character
  Expiration
 
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
  $ 1,516,444      $ (4,896,829 )       $ (11,730,068 )       Short-term       None    
 
                      (70,740,718 )       Long-term       None    
 
                    $ (82,470,786 )                    
Goldman Sachs Bond
    3,416,197        (2,524,535 )       $ (3,830,957 )       Short-term       None    
 
                      (2,945,518 )       Long-term       None    
 
                    $ (6,776,475 )                    
 

The Portfolios’ major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal, Arizona state, and Massachusetts state (BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond).

As of December 31, 2018, no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolios’ financial statements as a result of tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for open tax years. The Portfolios’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2014.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


NOTE 12 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)

Prior to the reclassification of distributions on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets, the characteristics of distributions for the year ended December 31, 2017 were as follows:

  BlackRock Inflation
Protected Bond
  Goldman Sachs
Bond
 
Distributions from net investment income:
                     
Class ADV
    $ (381,219 )     $ (4,792,224 )  
Class I
      (4,397,495 )            
Class S
      (2,176,391 )            
 
    $ (6,955,105 )     $ (4,792,224 )  
Undistributed net investment income at end of year
    $ 1,803,729        $ 4,441,819     

NOTE 13 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables — Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization On Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). The update shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

Also, in August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. As of December 31, 2018,

management of the Portfolios is currently assessing the potential impact to financial statement disclosure that may result from adopting these ASUs.

NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Dividends. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the following Portfolio paid dividends from net investment income of:

  Per Share
Amount
  Payable
Date
  Record
Date
BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond
Class ADV
    $ 0.0587    
February 1, 2019
 
January 30, 2019
Class I
    $ 0.0587    
February 1, 2019
 
January 30, 2019
Class S
    $ 0.0587    
February 1, 2019
 
January 30, 2019

The Portfolios have evaluated events occurring after the Statements of Assets and Liabilities date (“subsequent events”) to determine whether any subsequent events necessitated adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. Other than the above, no such subsequent events were identified.


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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

Principal
Amount†


 

 
 
Value
 
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets

 
                         
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 26.5%
               
 
 
 
 
Communications: 1.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,750,000
 
 
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.500%–3.125%, 11/28/2019–11/28/2021
  $ 1,735,892       0.7  
1,490,000
 
 
 
Comcast Corp., 3.300%, 10/01/2020
    1,495,802       0.6  
445,000
 
 
 
Comcast Corp., 3.450%, 10/01/2021
    449,668       0.2  
 
 
 
 
 
    3,681,362       1.5  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Consumer, Cyclical: 1.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
845,000
 
 
 
American Honda Finance Corp., 2.000%, 02/14/2020
    835,186       0.4  
795,000
 
(1)
 
BMW US Capital LLC, 2.150%, 04/06/2020
    785,802       0.3  
1,400,000
 
(1)
 
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 3.100%, 05/04/2020
    1,392,430       0.6  
460,000
 
(1)
 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 3.650%, 09/21/2021
    457,929       0.2  
 
 
 
 
 
    3,471,347       1.5  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 0.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000,000
 
 
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.350%, 02/01/2020
    1,986,672       0.8  
250,000
 
 
 
Other Securities
    250,460       0.1  
 
 
 
 
 
    2,237,132       0.9  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Energy: 0.4%
995,000
 
(1)
 
Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd, 2.200%, 11/20/2020
    972,419       0.4  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Financial: 19.0%
1,885,000
 
(1)
 
AIA Group Ltd., 3.312%, (US0003M + 0.520%), 09/20/2021
    1,878,277       0.8  
595,000
 
(1)
 
AIG Global Funding, 2.150%, 07/02/2020
    586,214       0.3  
1,385,000
 
 
 
American Express Credit Corp., 2.200%, 03/03/2020
    1,370,241       0.6  
585,000
 
(1)
 
ANZ New Zealand Int’l Ltd./London, 2.200%, 07/17/2020
    575,202       0.2  
3,000,000
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp., 2.625%, 10/19/2020
    2,968,768       1.3  
1,395,000
 
 
 
Bank of Montreal, 3.100%, 04/13/2021
    1,394,705       0.6  
1,500,000
 
 
 
Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 3.125%, 04/20/2021
    1,498,074       0.6  
785,000
 
(1)
 
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA, 2.200%, 07/20/2020
    770,644       0.3  
2,665,000
 
 
 
Barclays Bank PLC, 5.125%, 01/08/2020
    2,707,192       1.1  
1,500,000
 
 
 
BB&T Corp., 2.150%, 02/01/2021
    1,468,885       0.6  
1,665,000
 
 
 
BNP Paribas SA, 5.000%, 01/15/2021
    1,724,930       0.7  
                         
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)
               
 
 
 
 
Financial: (continued)
795,000
 
 
 
Citibank NA, 2.850%–3.400%, 02/12/2021–07/23/2021
  $ 790,617       0.3  
1,335,000
 
 
 
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, 3.125%, 04/26/2021
    1,330,508       0.6  
2,000,000
 
(1)
 
Danske Bank A/S, 1.650%, 09/06/2019
    1,968,213       0.8  
1,000,000
 
(1)
 
DNB Bank ASA, 2.375%, 06/02/2021
    976,359       0.4  
1,380,000
 
 
 
Fifth Third Bank/Cincinnati OH, 3.350%, 07/26/2021
    1,383,529       0.6  
2,610,000
 
 
 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 2.950%, 05/25/2021
    2,574,080       1.1  
500,000
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.400%, 06/07/2021
    489,205       0.2  
3,685,000
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.550%, 10/29/2020
    3,644,299       1.6  
1,000,000
 
(2)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 2.604%, 02/01/2021
    992,101       0.4  
800,000
 
 
 
KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH, 3.350%, 06/15/2021
    803,029       0.3  
1,250,000
 
 
 
Lloyds Bank PLC, 3.300%, 05/07/2021
    1,246,581       0.5  
1,135,000
 
 
 
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., 2.625%, 01/25/2021
    1,120,173       0.5  
1,500,000
 
 
 
National Australia Bank Ltd./New York, 2.500%, 01/12/2021
    1,476,686       0.6  
1,250,000
 
(1)
 
New York Life Global Funding, 2.000%, 04/09/2020
    1,235,755       0.5  
1,130,000
 
 
 
Santander UK PLC, 2.125%, 11/03/2020
    1,103,729       0.5  
2,000,000
 
 
 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.500%, 09/13/2019
    1,977,435       0.8  
1,000,000
 
 
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 2.934%, 03/09/2021
    989,750       0.4  
1,485,000
 
 
 
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 2.450%–3.350%, 03/30/2021–05/24/2021
    1,461,123       0.6  
295,000
 
(1)
 
UBS AG/London, 2.200%, 06/08/2020
    290,440       0.1  
1,740,000
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank NA, 2.600%, 01/15/2021
    1,718,837       0.7  
850,000
 
 
 
Other Securities
    844,210       0.4  
 
 
 
 
 
     45,359,791       19.0  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Government: 0.1%
335,000
 
 
 
Other Securities
    322,270       0.1  
 
                       
 
 
 
 
Industrial: 1.4%
1,500,000
 
 
 
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 3.350%, 12/07/2020
    1,506,281       0.6  
650,000
 
 
 
General Dynamics Corp., 3.000%, 05/11/2021
    651,617       0.3  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount†


 


 
Value
 


Percentage
of Net
Assets

                         
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)
       
 
Industiral: (continued)
795,000
 
(1)
 
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 2.200%, 03/16/2020
  $ 786,378       0.3  
370,000
 
 
 
Other Securities
    371,101       0.2  
 
 
 
 
 
    3,315,377       1.4  
 
                       
 
Technology: 0.8%
1,450,000
 
 
 
IBM Credit LLC, 1.800%–3.450%, 11/30/2020–01/20/2021
    1,432,857       0.6  
360,000
 
 
 
Other Securities
    349,492       0.2  
 
 
 
 
 
    1,782,349       0.8  
 
                       
 
Utilities: 0.9%
1,280,000
 
 
 
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 2.947%, (US0003M + 0.180%), 09/08/2020
    1,275,285       0.6  
785,000
 
 
 
Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 3.350%, 11/21/2021
    792,953       0.3  
 
 
 
 
 
    2,068,238       0.9  
 
 
 
 
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
               
 
 
 
 
(Cost $63,563,854)
    63,210,285       26.5  
                         
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 51.8%
       
 
Treasury Inflation Indexed Protected Securities: 51.8%
5,971,300
 
 
 
0.125%, 07/15/2026
    5,610,290       2.4  
7,350,977
 
 
 
0.250%, 01/15/2025
    7,041,904       3.0  
1,487,600
 
 
 
0.375%, 07/15/2025
    1,435,195       0.6  
15,256,328
 
 
 
0.375%, 01/15/2027
    14,501,711       6.1  
11,407,873
 
 
 
0.375%, 07/15/2027
    10,830,375       4.5  
8,088,907
 
 
 
0.500%, 01/15/2028
    7,725,123       3.2  
1,623,854
 
 
 
0.625%, 04/15/2023
    1,597,594       0.7  
6,410,158
 
 
 
0.625%, 01/15/2026
    6,243,982       2.6  
6,956,373
 
 
 
0.750%, 07/15/2028
    6,814,437       2.9  
3,888,745
 
(3)
 
0.750%, 02/15/2042
    3,537,711       1.5  
6,239,417
 
 
 
0.750%, 02/15/2045
    5,594,077       2.3  
3,906,245
 
 
 
1.000%, 02/15/2046
    3,712,581       1.6  
7,537,425
 
(3)
 
1.000%, 02/15/2048
    7,159,279       3.0  
5,745,446
 
 
 
1.375%, 02/15/2044
    5,946,092       2.5  
2,334,551
 
(3)
 
1.750%, 01/15/2028
    2,481,042       1.0  
4,491,273
 
 
 
2.000%, 01/15/2026
    4,795,263       2.0  
1,914,487
 
 
 
2.125%, 02/15/2040
    2,255,451       1.0  
2,401,922
 
 
 
2.125%, 02/15/2041
    2,843,091       1.2  
3,714,318
 
 
 
2.375%, 01/15/2027
    4,102,066       1.7  
3,598,332
 
 
 
2.500%, 01/15/2029
    4,099,404       1.7  
1,560,047
 
 
 
3.375%, 04/15/2032
    2,004,259       0.8  
3,228,689
 
 
 
3.625%, 04/15/2028
    3,965,785       1.7  
4,388,741
 
 
 
3.875%, 04/15/2029
    5,591,719       2.3  
3,839,846
 
 
 
0.625%–2.375%, 01/15/2024–02/15/2047
    3,704,257       1.5  
 
 
 
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $127,232,991)
    123,592,688       51.8  
                         
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS: 7.0%
       
EUR 3,187,971
 
 
 
French Republic Government Bond OAT, 1.850%, 07/25/2027
  4,452,429       1.9  
2,500,000
 
 
 
Israel Government AID Bond, 5.500%, 04/26/2024
    2,844,317       1.2  
EUR 1,105,305
 
(1)
 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.250%, 10/27/2020
  $ 1,296,544       0.5  
EUR 1,325,388
 
(1)
 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.300%, 05/15/2028
    1,454,460       0.6  
EUR 1,556,174
 
(1)
 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.650%, 04/23/2020
    1,822,160       0.8  
NZD 2,055,000
 
 
 
New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond, 2.500%, 09/20/2035
    1,643,964       0.7  
NZD 2,494,000
 
 
 
New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond, 3.000%, 09/20/2030
    2,092,724       0.9  
GBP 450,000
 
 
 
United Kingdom Gilt, 1.500%, 07/22/2047
    530,924       0.2  
1,135,900
 
 
 
Other Securities
    497,168       0.2  
 
 
 
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
(Cost $16,360,141)
    16,634,690       7.0  
                         
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS(4): 13.1%
       
 
Federal Home Loan Bank: 3.8%
3,875,000
 
 
 
1.375%, 09/28/2020
    3,796,590       1.6  
5,255,000
 
 
 
2.875%, 09/13/2024
    5,286,162       2.2  
 
 
 
 
 
    9,082,752       3.8  
 
                       
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 4.2%
9,970,000
 
 
 
2.375%, 01/13/2022
    9,936,411       4.2  
 
                       
 
Federal National Mortgage Association: 5.1%(4)
635,000
 
 
 
1.375%, 02/26/2021
    619,701       0.2  
4,830,000
 
 
 
1.875%, 09/24/2026
    4,501,371       1.9  
7,120,000
 
 
 
2.625%, 09/06/2024
    7,100,228       3.0  
 
 
 
 
 
    12,221,300       5.1  
 
 
 
 
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $31,543,941)
    31,240,463       13.1  
 

 

 

 

Value
 


Percentage
of Net
Assets

                         
PURCHASED OPTIONS(5): 0.5%
       
 
 
 
 
Total Purchased Options
(Cost $1,106,016)
    1,240,320       0.5  
                         
 
 
 
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $239,806,943)
    235,918,446       98.9  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Shares
 

 

 

Value
 


Percentage
of Net
Assets

                         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.1%
       
 
Mutual Funds: 1.1%
2,735,840
 
(6)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.310%
(Cost $2,735,840)
  $ 2,735,840       1.1  
 
 
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $2,735,840)
    2,735,840       1.1  
 
 
 
 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $242,542,783)
  $ 238,654,286       100.0  
 
 
 
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (95,207 )       
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 238,559,079       100.0  
 
  “Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of December 31, 2018.
  The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.
  Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(2)
  Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2018.
(3)
  All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open futures contracts. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details.
(4)
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
(5)
  The tables below the Portfolio of Investments detail open purchased options which are non-income producing securities.
(6)
  Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2018.

EUR    EU Euro
GBP    British Pound
NZD     New Zealand Dollar
Reference Rate Abbreviations:
US0003M    3-month LIBOR

Fair Value Measurementsˆ

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

  Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)

  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

  Fair Value
at
December 31, 2018

Asset Table
                                       
Investments, at fair value
                                       
Purchased Options
    $ 34,344       $ 1,205,976       $       $ 1,240,320  
Corporate Bonds/Notes
              63,210,285                 63,210,285  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
              123,592,688                 123,592,688  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
              31,240,463                 31,240,463  
Foreign Government Bonds
              16,634,690                 16,634,690  
Short-Term Investments
      2,735,840                         2,735,840  
Total Investments, at fair value
    $ 2,770,184       $ 235,884,102       $       $ 238,654,286  
Other Financial Instruments+
                                       
Centrally Cleared Swaps
              846,856                 846,856  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
              171,440                 171,440  
Futures
      671,343                         671,343  
OTC Swaps
              1,242,849                 1,242,849  
Total Assets
    $ 3,441,527       $ 238,145,247       $       $ 241,586,774  
Liabilities Table
                                       
Other Financial Instruments+
                                       
Centrally Cleared Swaps
    $       $ (2,470,827     $       $ (2,470,827
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
              (169,016               (169,016
Futures
      (379,519                       (379,519
Written Options
      (43,806       (1,075,629               (1,119,435
Total Liabilities
    $ (423,325     $ (3,715,472     $       $ (4,138,797


ˆ
  See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
+
  Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2018, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Currency Purchased

    Currency Sold
  Counterparty
  Settlement Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD
480,532
     
EUR  
420,000
 
ANZ Bank
 
03/20/19
    $ (3,791
USD  
71,053
     
GBP  
56,000
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
02/05/19
      (447
GBP  
462,000
     
USD  
592,693
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
02/05/19
      (2,816
MXN 
12,693,293
     
USD  
615,000
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/31/19
      27,873  
USD  
615,000
     
MXN 
12,550,059
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/31/19
      (20,619
AUD  
340,000
     
JPY 
27,584,846
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
      (13,441
EUR  
210,000
     
AUD 
332,610
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
      7,580  
AUD  
332,722
     
GBP  
190,000
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
      (8,416
MXN 
12,748,151
     
USD  
615,000
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/31/19
      30,651  
USD  
42,325
     
JPY  
4,777,666
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
02/05/19
      (1,381
USD  
42,409
     
JPY  
4,777,666
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
02/05/19
      (1,298
USD  
2,208
     
JPY  
247,000
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
02/05/19
      (51
CAD  
330,000
     
JPY  
27,733,708
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
03/20/19
      (12,447
USD  
250,000
     
JPY  
28,072,700
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
03/20/19
      (7,713
USD  
240,000
     
CAD 
320,706
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
03/20/19
      4,666  
JPY 
26,986,402
     
EUR 
210,000
 
HSBC Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
      5,579  
USD  
1,047,875
     
GBP 
819,000
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
02/05/19
      2,184  
USD  
615,000
     
MXN 
12,634,683
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/31/19
      (24,905
USD  
4,138,701
     
NZD 
6,024,000
 
National Australia Bank
 
02/05/19
      92,907  
USD  
42,163
     
JPY  
4,777,666
 
National Australia Bank
 
02/05/19
      (1,543
USD  
8,861,609
     
EUR 
7,773,000
 
UBS AG
 
02/05/19
      (70,148
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 2,424  

At December 31, 2018, the following futures contracts were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
      Number
of Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Long Contracts:
                                       
Euro-Schatz
        58       03/07/19       $ 7,438,811       $ 5,723  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note
        22       03/20/19         2,684,344         36,591  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note
        315       03/29/19         36,126,562         525,900  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond
        15       03/20/19         2,409,844         100,863  
 
                        $ 48,659,561       $ 669,077  
Short Contracts:
                                       
Euro-Bund
        (48     03/07/19         (8,994,054       (48,828
Euro-Buxl® 30-year German Government Bond
        (8     03/07/19         (1,655,564       (24,740
Euro-OAT
        (26     03/07/19         (4,492,260       2,266  
Long Gilt
        (30     03/27/19         (4,709,774       (25,906
Long-Term Euro-BTP
        (11     03/07/19         (1,610,949       (59,450
Short-Term Euro-BTP
        (15     03/07/19         (1,902,863       (15,569
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note
        (41     03/29/19         (8,704,813       (25,201
U.S. Treasury Long Bond
        (4     03/20/19         (584,000       (10,882
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Note
        (56     03/20/19         (7,284,375       (168,943
 
                        $ (39,938,652     $ (377,253
 

At December 31, 2018, the following centrally cleared interest rate swaps were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate


 
Floating Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment
Frequency
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date
 


Notional Amount
 

Fair
Value
 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.364%
 
Annual
    12/21/22       EUR 840,000     $ 1,269     $ 1,248  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.761
 
Annual
    02/15/28       EUR 300,000       552       547  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.782
 
Annual
    02/15/28       EUR 550,000       2,156       2,147  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.799
 
Annual
    02/15/28       EUR 850,000       4,768       4,733  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.815
 
Annual
    02/15/28       EUR 1,350,000       9,801       9,726  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.827
 
Annual
    02/15/28       EUR 3,615,000       30,627       30,361  
Pay
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.878
 
Annual
    08/28/28       EUR 160,000       1,787       1,725  
Pay
     
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.129
 
Semi-Annual
    04/26/23       JPY  1,264,590,000       57,248       55,848  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.289
 
Semi-Annual
    10/08/20       USD 2,590,000       16,630       16,589  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.070
 
Semi-Annual
    11/22/21       USD 11,050,000       111,394       110,840  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

35



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate


 
Floating Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment
Frequency
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date
 

Notional Amount
 
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.019
 
Semi-Annual
    12/03/21     USD 800,000     $ 7,323       $ 7,310  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.025
 
Semi-Annual
    12/03/21     USD 800,000       7,414         7,401  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.979
 
Semi-Annual
    12/06/21     USD 40,000       337         336  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.891
 
Semi-Annual
    12/10/21     USD 810,000       5,475         5,462  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.925
 
Semi-Annual
    12/10/21     USD 1,620,000       12,013         11,986  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.782
 
Semi-Annual
    12/12/21     USD 610,000       2,878         2,868  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.816
 
Semi-Annual
    12/12/21     USD 810,000       4,346         4,332  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.823
 
Semi-Annual
    12/12/21     USD 600,000       3,293         3,283  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.847
 
Semi-Annual
    12/17/21     USD 800,000       4,771         4,757  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.806
 
Semi-Annual
    12/19/21     USD 800,000       4,172         4,158  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.751
 
Semi-Annual
    12/20/21     USD 1,200,000       4,989         4,969  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.711
 
Semi-Annual
    12/23/21     USD 1,600,000       5,465         5,438  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.588
 
Semi-Annual
    12/30/21     USD 795,000       893         879  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.642
 
Semi-Annual
    12/30/21     USD 800,000       1,726         1,712  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.594
 
Semi-Annual
    12/31/21     USD 400,000       498         491  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.597
 
Semi-Annual
    12/31/21     USD 400,000       521         514  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.527
 
Semi-Annual
    01/03/22     USD 395,000               (7
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.124
 
Semi-Annual
    10/06/22     USD 10,560,000       (125,905       (130,708
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.834
 
Semi-Annual
    12/17/22     USD 510,600       3,287         3,278  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.633
 
Semi-Annual
    12/22/22     USD 1,087,500       2,923         2,905  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.639
 
Semi-Annual
    12/22/22     USD 1,230,000       3,444         3,423  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.654
 
Semi-Annual
    12/22/22     USD 1,087,500       3,348         3,329  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.697
 
Semi-Annual
    12/22/22     USD 410,000       1,586         1,579  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.734
 
Semi-Annual
    12/22/22     USD 1,640,000       7,485         7,457  
Pay
     
1-day Overnight Fed Funds Effective Rate
 
Annual
 
2.675
 
Annual
    05/31/23     USD 5,230,000       83,423         83,328  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.271
 
Semi-Annual
    10/08/24     USD 790,000       (25,218       (25,232
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.978
 
Semi-Annual
    07/19/26     USD 3,980,000       10,626         10,559  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.048
 
Semi-Annual
    12/17/26     USD 566,100       1,768         1,758  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.831
 
Semi-Annual
    08/15/28     USD 920,000       8,491         8,472  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.121
 
Semi-Annual
    08/15/28     USD 1,183,000       (39,372       (40,691
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.115
 
Semi-Annual
    10/04/28     USD 250,000       8,371         8,203  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.250
 
Semi-Annual
    10/09/28     USD 440,000       19,900         19,891  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.263
 
Semi-Annual
    10/09/28     USD 100,000       4,635         4,633  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.143
 
Semi-Annual
    11/29/28     USD 2,710,000       98,010         97,954  
Pay
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.997
 
Semi-Annual
    02/15/36     USD 530,000       10,393         10,381  
Receive
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
(0.165
)
Annual
    12/11/20     EUR 1,310,000       (329       (354
Receive
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
(0.160
)
Annual
    12/11/20     EUR 2,370,000       (834       (877
Receive
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
(0.135
)
Annual
    12/11/20     EUR 3,680,000       (3,135       (3,188
Receive
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.420
 
Annual
    12/17/22     EUR 1,420,000       (4,074       (4,076
Receive
     
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
1.040
 
Annual
    03/23/28     EUR 745,000       (24,051       (23,909
Receive
     
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.351
 
Semi-Annual
    01/11/28     JPY 106,120,000       (18,670       (18,515
Receive
     
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
 
0.320
 
Semi-Annual
    04/27/28     JPY   504,825,000       (73,341       (71,945
Receive
     
3-month NZD-BBR-FRA
 
Quarterly
 
2.800
 
Semi-Annual
    03/20/29     NZD 7,315,000       (51,480       (48,823
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.770
 
Semi-Annual
    12/31/20     USD 3,900,000       (8,623       (8,688
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.857
 
Semi-Annual
    12/31/20     USD 4,600,000       (16,916       (16,994
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.889
 
Semi-Annual
    12/16/21     USD 455,000       (3,074       (3,081
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.069
 
Semi-Annual
    10/04/23     USD 50,338       (1,095       (1,095
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.045
 
Semi-Annual
    11/29/23     USD 5,180,000       (110,537       (110,631
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.920
 
Semi-Annual
    07/19/24     USD 7,560,000       (39,531       (39,657
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.872
 
Semi-Annual
    12/16/24     USD 2,280,000       (30,482       (30,524
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.902
 
Semi-Annual
    12/19/24     USD 1,073,000       (4,322       (4,340
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.776
 
Semi-Annual
    12/20/24     USD 500,000       (4,477       (4,486
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.738
 
Semi-Annual
    12/23/24     USD 660,000       (4,755       (4,767
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.913
 
Semi-Annual
    12/07/25     USD 1,775,000       (23,223       (23,255
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
2.715
 
Semi-Annual
    12/21/25     USD 1,005,000       (4,085       (4,103
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.051
 
Semi-Annual
    07/25/28     USD 310,000       (8,703       (8,709
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.270
 
Semi-Annual
    10/09/28     USD 1,400,000       (65,747       (65,776
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.278
 
Semi-Annual
    10/09/28     USD 180,000       (8,570       (8,574
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.273
 
Semi-Annual
    11/09/28     USD 455,000       (21,569       (21,578
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.053
 
Semi-Annual
    05/15/44     USD 443,000       (14,599       (14,610
Receive
     
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
 
3.230
 
Semi-Annual
    05/15/44     USD 2,340,000       (153,384       (141,290
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                $ (320,065     $ (313,673

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

36



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2018, the following centrally cleared inflation-linked swaps were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate


 
Floating Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment
Frequency
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date
 

Notional Amount
 
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Pay
     
Eurostat Eurozone
HICP ex Tobacco
NSA (CPTFEMU)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.974%
 
At Termination Date
    01/15/48     EUR  530,000     $ 36,923       $ 36,953  
Pay
     
Eurostat Eurozone
HICP ex Tobacco
NSA (CPTFEMU)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.983
 
At Termination Date
    06/15/48     EUR  525,000       36,064         35,715  
Pay
     
Eurostat Eurozone
HICP ex Tobacco
NSA (CPTFEMU)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.900
 
At Termination Date
    12/15/48     EUR  600,000       23,276         23,112  
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.446
 
At Termination Date
    10/15/23     GBP  1,400,000       30         273  
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.385
 
At Termination Date
    08/15/28     GBP  2,670,000       (74,280       (75,229
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.400
 
At Termination Date
    08/15/28     GBP  3,160,000       (80,609       (81,457
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.500
 
At Termination Date
    09/15/28     GBP  4,845,000       (42,392       (42,152
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.505
 
At Termination Date
    10/15/28     GBP  1,470,000       (3,172       (3,045
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.547
 
At Termination Date
    11/15/32     GBP  4,200,000       (8,500       472  
Pay
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.600
 
At Termination Date
    11/15/42     GBP  2,530,000       72,677         81,509  
Pay
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.164
 
At Termination Date
    10/30/23     USD  2,695,000       50,109         50,011  
Receive
     
Eurostat Eurozone
HICP ex Tobacco
NSA (CPTFEMU)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.380
 
At Termination Date
    04/15/23     EUR  4,500,000       (56,357       (54,683
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.475
 
At Termination Date
    09/15/23     GBP  2,590,000       8,026         7,579  
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.450
 
At Termination Date
    10/15/23     GBP  1,470,000       (415       (707
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.575
 
At Termination Date
    12/15/23     GBP  1,695,000       (6,255       (6,318
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.455
 
At Termination Date
    11/15/27     GBP  4,200,000       43,797         38,808  
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.550
 
At Termination Date
    11/15/47     GBP  2,530,000       (116,596       (125,772
Receive
     
U.K. RPI All Items
Monthly
 
At Termination Date
 
3.467
 
At Termination Date
    09/15/48     GBP  710,000       8,548         5,614  
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.299
 
At Termination Date
    09/28/21     USD  7,100,000       (148,492       (148,729
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.205
 
At Termination Date
    03/21/22     USD  5,100,000       (96,256       (96,440
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.890
 
At Termination Date
    06/29/22     USD  6,700,000       (7,304       (7,546
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.260
 
At Termination Date
    05/03/23     USD  9,000,000       (221,957       (222,282
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.211
 
At Termination Date
    10/26/23     USD  2,500,000       (52,515       (52,605
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.248
 
At Termination Date
    03/21/24     USD  4,900,000       (120,980       (121,166
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.351
 
At Termination Date
    09/28/24     USD  7,400,000       (233,851       (234,133
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.361
 
At Termination Date
    09/28/25     USD  6,150,000       (215,991       (216,225

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

37



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate


 
Floating Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment Frequency
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date
 

Notional Amount
 
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.098
 
At Termination Date
    11/29/25     USD  1,600,000     $ (25,337     $ (25,398
Receive
     
U.S. CPI Urban
Consumers NSA
(CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
2.249
 
At Termination Date
    10/30/28     USD  2,695,000       (76,347       (76,457
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                $ (1,308,156     $ (1,310,298

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter inflation-linked swaps were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Counterparty


 
Pay/Receive
Floating
Rate
 
Floating
Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment
Frequency
 
Fixed
Rate
 
Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Fair
Value
 

Upfront
Payments
Paid/
(Received)

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC
     
Receive
 
U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.375%
 
At Termination Date
    01/15/20   USD  16,000,000     $ 238,729       $       $ 238,729  
Barclays Bank PLC
     
Receive
 
U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.437
 
At Termination Date
    01/15/21   USD  22,000,000       396,541                 396,541  
Citibank N.A.
     
Receive
 
U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.515
 
At Termination Date
    01/15/22   USD  16,000,000       298,081                 298,081  
Citibank N.A.
     
Receive
 
U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.560
 
At Termination Date
    01/15/23   USD  10,250,000       209,755                 209,755  
Citibank N.A.
     
Receive
 
U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)
 
At Termination Date
 
1.660
 
At Termination Date
    09/22/23   USD  5,500,000       99,743                 99,743  
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              $ 1,242,849       $       $ 1,242,849  

At December 31, 2018, the following purchased exchange-traded options were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description

Put/Call
 
Expiration
Date
 
Exercise
Price
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Notional Amount
 
Cost
 
Fair
Value
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
03/18/19
 
97.38 USD
 
24
 
 5,837,400
  $ 6,637     $ 1,950  
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
06/17/19
 
97.75 USD
 
73
 
17,759,988
    5,587       3,194  
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
03/16/20
 
97.75 USD
 
73
 
17,783,712
    12,430       29,200  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  $ 24,654     $ 34,344  

At December 31, 2018, the following exchange-traded written options were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
 
Put/Call
 
Expiration
Date
 
Exercise
Price
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Notional Amount
 
Premiums
Received
 
Fair
Value
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
03/15/19
 
97.25 USD
 
16
 
 3,891,600
  $ 6,375     $ (13,800
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
06/17/19
 
97.88 USD
 
73
 
17,759,987
    3,538       (2,281
90-Day Eurodollar
 
Call
 
03/16/20
 
97.88 USD
 
73
 
17,783,712
    9,926       (23,725
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note
 
Put
 
02/22/19
 
120.00 USD
 
6
 
 732,094
    1,585       (938
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note
 
Call
 
02/22/19
 
122.00 USD
 
4
 
 488,063
    2,182       (3,062
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  $ 23,606     $ (43,806

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter purchased interest rate swaptions were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
 
Counterparty
 
Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Exercise
Rate
 
Floating Rate
Index
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Call on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
3.088%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/06/38
  USD  570,000     $  26,505     $  32,984  
Call on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
2.985%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/27/38
  USD 10,000       493       554  
Call on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.040%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
08/31/21
  USD 489,000       19,413       24,016  
Call on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
Receive
 
2.985%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/27/38
  USD 200,000       9,400       11,075  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

38



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Description
 
Counterparty
 
Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Exercise
Rate
 
Floating Rate
Index
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Call on 1-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Receive
 
2.950%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
01/21/20
  USD  24,420,000     $ 63,451     $ 121,918  
Call on 1-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Receive
 
2.950%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
01/30/20
  USD  11,940,000       26,503       60,200  
Call on 20-year Interest Rate Swap(2)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
0.780%
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
04/16/21
  JPY   1,670,000       500       678  
Call on 20-Year interest Rate Swap(2)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
Receive
 
0.780%
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
04/16/21
  JPY  39,400,000       12,334       15,532  
Call on 30-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
3.113%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/26/23
  USD   10,000       1,110       1,264  
Call on 30-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.113%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/26/23
  USD   115,000       11,713       14,540  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
3.081%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/20/19
  USD   2,115,000       27,601       59,279  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
3.175%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/29/19
  USD   2,140,000       27,071       67,151  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
3.075%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/20/19
  USD   2,115,000       27,653       58,820  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
3.095%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD   3,720,000       70,122       120,677  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
3.208%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/25/19
  USD   2,140,000       26,001       69,583  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.250%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/16/20
  USD   3,755,000       68,106       139,706  
Call on 5-Year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Receive
 
3.090%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/19
  USD   4,210,000       54,204       119,737  
Put on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(3)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Pay
 
1.100%
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
06/29/22
  JPY  1,385,780,000       188,508       73,387  
Put on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Pay
 
3.088%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/06/38
  USD   570,000       26,505       25,686  
Put on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
2.985%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/27/38
  USD   10,000       461       484  
Put on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Pay
 
3.040%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
08/31/21
  USD   489,000       19,413       15,359  
Put on 10-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
Pay
 
2.985%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/27/38
  USD   200,000       9,400       9,677  
Put on 20-year Interest Rate Swap(3)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Pay
 
0.780%
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
04/16/21
  JPY   1,670,000       500       360  
Put on 20-Year interest Rate Swap(3)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
Pay
 
0.780%
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
04/16/21
  JPY  39,400,000       12,334       8,254  
Put on 30-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Pay
 
3.800%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
06/07/21
  USD   830,000       32,380       19,204  
Put on 30-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
3.113%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/26/23
  USD   10,000       929       826  
Put on 30-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Pay
 
3.113%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/26/23
  USD   115,000       11,713       9,500  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Pay
 
3.081%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/20/19
  USD  2,115,000       27,601       8,733  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
3.175%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/29/19
  USD  2,140,000       27,071       6,338  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
3.075%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/20/19
  USD  2,115,000       27,654       8,858  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
3.095%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD  3,720,000       70,122       38,032  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
3.208%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/25/19
  USD  2,140,000       26,001       5,737  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Pay
 
3.250%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/16/20
  USD  3,755,000       68,106       28,473  
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Pay
 
3.090%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/19
  USD  4,210,000       54,204       17,492  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        $ 1,075,082     $ 1,194,114  
 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

39



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter written interest rate swaptions were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
 
Counterparty
 
Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Exercise
Rate
 
Floating Rate
Index
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional Amount
 
 
Premiums
Received
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Call on 1-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Pay
 
2.450%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
01/21/20
  USD  36,630,000      $  42,801      $  (86,417
Call on 1-year Interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Pay
 
2.450%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
01/30/20
  USD  17,910,000       17,309       (43,218
Call on 1-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
2.450%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/16/20
  USD  17,600,000       14,432       (52,039
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Pay
 
2.885%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/06/19
  USD  5,160,000       27,187       (49,521
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
2.783%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/11/20
  USD  3,910,000       32,619       (45,284
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
2.920%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/09/19
  USD  5,050,000       26,159       (51,133
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
3.066%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD  3,636,600       29,911       (54,126
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Pay
 
3.159%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/29/20
  USD  3,780,000       30,429       (60,417
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.400%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
02/24/20
  USD  2,590,000       6,128       (14,271
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.878%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  6,260,000       45,307       (68,885
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.878%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  260,000       1,420       (2,861
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.888%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  270,000       1,496       (3,005
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.900%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
05/29/20
  USD  3,410,000       25,063       (39,689
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
2.938%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/17/20
  USD  260,000       1,543       (3,062
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Pay
 
3.295%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/07/19
  USD  2,540,000       12,541       (39,458
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Pay
 
2.888%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  6,270,000       45,301       (69,792
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Pay
 
3.065%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD  7,383,400       60,692       (109,797
Call on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(4)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Pay
 
3.271%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/09/20
  USD  1,900,000       14,820       (33,521
Put on 10-Year interest Rate Swap(5)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
1.650%
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
02/21/19
  EUR  4,490,000       51,338       (5
Put on 10-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
3.870%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
06/07/21
  USD  1,770,000       34,676       (18,786
Put on 10-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
2.900%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/16/19
  USD   80,000       2,245       (491
Put on 10-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
2.900%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/16/19
  USD  1,950,000       51,200       (11,968
Put on 2-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
3.500%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
08/24/20
  USD  3,560,000       12,015       (5,427
Put on 2-year Interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.300%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
09/06/19
  USD  2,660,000       6,304       (1,128
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(5)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
0.550%
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
12/21/20
  EUR  1,790,000       6,492       (5,757
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(5)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
Receive
 
0.600%
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
12/14/20
  EUR  3,790,000       14,342       (10,759
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
2.885%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/06/19
  USD  5,160,000       27,187       (12,107
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
2.783%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/11/20
  USD  3,910,000       32,619       (23,447
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
2.920%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/09/19
  USD  5,050,000       26,159       (11,000

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


Description
 
Counterparty
 
Pay/
Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Exercise
Rate
 
Floating Rate
Index
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional Amount
 
Premiums
Received
 
Fair
Value
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
3.066%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD  3,636,600      $ 29,911      $ (14,499
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
3.159%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
10/29/20
  USD  3,780,000       30,429       (12,320
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
Receive
 
3.250%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
12/29/20
  USD  3,130,000       11,425       (10,241
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
2.878%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  6,260,000       45,307       (20,472
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
2.888%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  270,000       2,205       (866
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
2.900%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
05/29/20
  USD  3,410,000       25,063       (11,826
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
2.938%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/17/20
  USD  260,000       1,985       (760
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
3.295%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/07/19
  USD  2,540,000       12,541       (1,669
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Receive
 
3.400%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
02/24/20
  USD  2,590,000       9,454       (2,277
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
2.878%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  260,000       2,150       (850
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
2.888%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
04/14/20
  USD  6,270,000       45,301       (20,115
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.150%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
05/05/20
  USD  2,100,000       11,602       (4,251
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.350%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
05/29/20
  USD  2,890,000       10,512       (4,231
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.450%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
06/08/20
  USD  2,870,000       11,882       (3,572
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Goldman Sachs International
 
Receive
 
3.500%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
06/15/20
  USD  1,820,000       6,780       (2,109
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Receive
 
3.065%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/27/20
  USD  7,383,400       60,692       (29,479
Put on 2-Year interest Rate Swap(1)
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
Receive
 
3.271%
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
11/09/20
  USD  1,900,000       14,820       (5,383
Put on 5-Year interest Rate Swap(5)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
Receive
 
0.600%
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
06/25/19
  EUR  933,000       6,988       (1,224
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         $ 1,038,782      $ (1,073,515

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter written interest rate caps were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
 
Counterparty
 
Exercise Rate
 
 
Pay/Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional
Amount
 
Premiums
Received
 
Fair Value
Call Option-Max [0, 5-Year Swap Rate)-Exercise Rate]
 
Goldman Sachs International
  0.305 %   Pay   02/28/19   USD  7,500,000        $ 675          $ (2,114
 
                          $ 675       $ (2,114
 

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter purchased interest rate caps were outstanding for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio:

Description
 
Counterparty
 
Exercise Rate
 
 
Pay/Receive
Exercise
Rate
 
Expiration
Date
 
Notional
Amount
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
Call Option-Max [0, 5-Year Swap Rate)-Exercise Rate]
 
Citibank N.A.
  0.115   Pay   01/25/19   USD  19,620,000     $ 4,218       $ 5,669  
Call Option-Max [0, 5-Year Swap Rate)-Exercise Rate]
 
Goldman Sachs International
  0.205   Pay   02/28/19   USD  7,500,000       2,062         6,193  
 
 
 
                      $ 6,280       $ 11,862  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)


(1)
  Portfolio receives the exercise rate semi-annually and pays the floating rate index quarterly.
(2)
  Portfolio receives the exercise rate semi-annually and pays the floating rate index semi-annually.
(3)
  Portfolio pays the exercise rate semi-annually and receives the floating rate index semi-annually.
(4)
  Portfolio pays the exercise rate semi-annually and receives the floating rate index quarterly.
(5)
  Portfolio receives the exercise rate annually and pays the floating rate index semi-annually.

Currency Abbreviations
AUD — Australian Dollar
CAD — Canadian Dollar
EUR — EU Euro
GBP — British Pound
JPY — Japanese Yen
MXN — Mexican Peso
NZD — New Zealand Dollar
USD — United States Dollar

A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.

The fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 was as follows:

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
      Location on Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair Value
Asset Derivatives
                     
Interest rate contracts
     
Investments in securities at value*
    $ 1,240,320  
Foreign exchange contracts
     
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
      171,440  
Interest rate contracts
     
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation**
      671,343  
Interest rate contracts
     
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation***
      846,856  
Interest rate contracts
     
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements
      1,242,849  
Total Asset Derivatives
     
 
    $ 4,172,808  
Liability Derivatives
     
 
         
Foreign exchange contracts
     
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    $ 169,016  
Interest rate contracts
     
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation**
      379,519  
Interest rate contracts
     
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation***
      2,470,827  
Interest rate contracts
     
Written options, at fair value
      1,119,435  
Total Liability Derivatives
     
 
    $ 4,138,797  


*
  Includes purchased options.
**
  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.
***
  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of centrally cleared swaps as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin receivable/payable is shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabiliites.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

  Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
  Investments*
  Forward foreign
currency contracts
  Futures
  Swaps
  Written
options
  Total
 
Foreign exchange contracts
    $ (52,804 )          $ 450,479         $       $    
$137,467
 
$   535,142
 
Interest rate contracts
      (600,546               (228,678       3,264,143    
158,261
 
2,593,180
 
Total
    $ (653,350     $ 450,479       $ (228,678     $ 3,264,143    
$295,728
 
$3,128,322
 
 

  Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments
  Investments*
  Forward foreign
currency contracts
  Futures
  Swaps
  Written
options
  Total
 
Foreign exchange contracts
    $         $ 271,503         $       $    
$
— 
 
$
271,503 
 
Interest rate contracts
      1,397,414                 356,170         (4,294,743    
(782,806)
   
(3,323,965
)
Total
    $ 1,397,414       $ 271,503       $ 356,170       $ (4,294,743  
$
(782,806)
 
$
(3,052,462
)


*
  Amounts recognized for purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

42



VY® BLACKROCK INFLATION
PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at December 31, 2018:

      ANZ Bank
  Bank of
America
N.A.
  Barclays
Bank
PLC
  BNP
Paribas
  Citibank
N.A.
  Deutsche
Bank AG
  Goldman
Sachs
International
  HSBC
Bank PLC
  JPMorgan
Chase
Bank N.A.
  Morgan
Stanley &
Co.
International
PLC
  National
Australia
Bank
  UBS AG
  Totals
 
Assets:
                                                                                                             
Purchased options
      $     $     $ 219,273     $     $ 82,286     $ 301,707     $ 238,825     $     $ 44,538    
$
319,347
 
$
 
$
 
$
1,205,976
 
Forward foreign currency contracts
                                35,453       30,651       4,666       5,579       2,184    
 
92,907
 
 
171,440
 
OTC Inflation-linked swaps
                    635,270             607,579                            
 
 
 
1,242,849
 
Total Assets
      $     $     $ 854,543     $     $ 725,318     $ 332,358     $ 243,491     $ 5,579     $ 46,722    
$
319,347
 
$
92,907
 
$
 
$
2,620,265
 
Liabilities:
                                                                                                             
Forward foreign currency contracts
      $ 3,791     $ 447     $ 2,816     $     $ 42,476     $ 2,679     $ 20,211     $     $    
$
24,905
 
$
1,543
 
$
70,148
 
169,016
 
Written options
                    92,823             334,997       221,072       108,162             10,759    
307,816
 
 
 
1,075,629
 
Total Liabilities
      $ 3,791     $ 447     $ 95,639     $     $ 377,473     $ 223,751     $ 128,373     $     $ 10,759    
$
332,721
 
$
1,543
 
$
70,148
 
$
1,244,645
 
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value
      $ (3,791   $ (447   $ 758,904     $     $ 347,845     $ 108,607     $ 115,118     $ 5,579     $ 35,963    
$
(13,374)
 
$
91,364
 
$
(70,148)
 
1,375,620
 
Total collateral pledged by the Portfolio/(Received from counterparty)
      $     $     $ (758,904   $     $ (347,845   $ (70,000   $ (115,118   $     $ (30,000  
$—
 
$
 
$
 
$
(1,321,867)
 
Net Exposure(1)(2)
      $ (3,791   $ (447   $     $     $     $ 38,607     $     $ 5,579     $ 5,963    
$
(13,374)
 
$
91,364
 
$
(70,148)
 
$
53,753
 


(1)
  Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Portfolio. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details regarding counterparty credit risk and credit related contingent features.
     
(2)
  At December 31, 2018, the Portfolio had received $780,000, $400,000, and $120,000 in cash collateral from Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank N.A. and Goldman Sachs International, respectively. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

At December 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments at year end were:

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $242,601,250.
Net unrealized depreciation consisted of:
           
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
      $ 3,655,224  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
        (8,552,053
Net Unrealized Depreciation
      $ (4,896,829


See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

43



VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

Principal
Amount†


 

 

 
Value
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets
                                     
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 38.4%
 
Basic Materials: 1.8%
415,000
     
(1)
 
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 04/29/2024
   $ 412,815       0.2  
475,000
     
(1)
 
Syngenta Finance NV, 3.698%, 04/24/2020
    471,642       0.2  
495,000
     
(1)
 
Syngenta Finance NV, 3.933%, 04/23/2021
    488,484       0.3  
325,000
     
(1)
 
Syngenta Finance NV, 4.892%, 04/24/2025
    307,841       0.2  
375,000
     
(1)
 
WR Grace & Co-Conn, 5.125%, 10/01/2021
    372,188       0.2  
1,375,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    1,365,196       0.7  
 
     
 
 
 
    3,418,166       1.8  
 
 
Communications: 5.5%
1,900,000
     
 
 
AT&T, Inc., 3.000%–5.150%, 03/15/2022–03/15/2042
    1,868,849       1.0  
1,500,000
     
 
 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.579%–4.908%, 07/23/2020–07/23/2025
    1,501,398       0.8  
1,735,000
     
 
 
Comcast Corp., 3.150%–4.250%, 04/15/2024–10/15/2030
    1,748,813       0.9  
1,191,000
     
 
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.329%, 09/21/2028
    1,198,991       0.6  
567,000
     
 
 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.125%–5.250%, 03/16/2037–04/15/2049
    571,692       0.3  
350,000
     
(1)
 
Wind Tre SpA, 5.000%, 01/20/2026
    290,066       0.1  
3,548,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    3,552,192       1.8  
 
     
 
 
 
     10,732,001       5.5  
 
 
Consumer, Cyclical: 0.7%
1,250,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    1,254,252       0.7  
 
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: 5.4%
150,000
     
(1)
 
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.700%, 02/01/2036
    140,078       0.1  
250,000
     
(1)
 
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.900%, 02/01/2046
    232,646       0.1  
900,000
     
 
 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.000%–4.600%, 04/13/2028–04/15/2048
    857,260       0.4  
200,000
     
(1)
 
Bacardi Ltd., 5.300%, 05/15/2048
    181,416       0.1  
200,000
     
(1)
 
Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 7.000%, 03/15/2024
    202,500       0.1  
350,000
     
(1)
 
Bayer US Finance II LLC, 3.875%, 12/15/2023
    344,010       0.2  
525,000
     
(1)
 
Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.250%, 12/15/2025
    511,959       0.3  
500,000
     
(1)
 
Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.375%, 12/15/2028
    478,620       0.2  
                                     
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical: (continued)
475,000
     
 
 
Becton Dickinson and Co., 3.678%, (US0003M + 0.875%), 12/29/2020
   $ 470,360       0.2  
925,000
     
 
 
Becton Dickinson and Co., 2.894%–4.685%, 06/06/2022–06/06/2047
    887,554       0.5  
900,000
     
(1)
 
Cigna Corp., 3.750%, 07/15/2023
    897,874       0.5  
400,000
     
 
 
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.209%, (US0003M + 0.700%), 11/15/2021
    395,370       0.2  
1,575,000
     
 
 
CVS Health Corp., 3.375%–5.125%, 07/20/2022–03/25/2048
    1,535,357       0.8  
300,000
     
(1)
 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 3.912%, 08/27/2021
    302,043       0.2  
100,000
     
(1)
 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.272%, 08/28/2023
    100,013       0.0  
350,000
     
(1)
 
Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., 6.250%, 05/15/2026
    338,188       0.2  
275,000
     
(1)
 
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 4.057%, 05/25/2023
    274,138       0.1  
2,420,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    2,329,068       1.2  
 
     
 
 
 
     10,478,454       5.4  
 
 
Energy: 4.9%
50,000
     
 
 
Continental Resources, Inc./OK, 4.375%, 01/15/2028
    47,151       0.0  
850,000
     
 
 
Continental Resources, Inc./OK, 4.500%, 04/15/2023
    837,307       0.4  
125,000
     
(1)
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.800%, 04/01/2028
    117,600       0.1  
780,000
     
 
 
Williams Partners L.P., 3.600%–3.900%, 03/15/2022–01/15/2025
    764,511       0.4  
9,594,000
     
(2)
 
Other Securities
    7,831,158       4.0  
 
     
 
 
 
    9,597,727       4.9  
 
 
Financial: 14.8%
525,000
     
(1)
 
AIB Group PLC, 4.750%, 10/12/2023
    520,321       0.3  
2,260,000
     
(3)
 
Bank of America Corp., 3.248%–6.110%, 04/01/2024–01/29/2037
    2,202,495       1.1  
375,000
     
(1)
 
BNP Paribas SA, 3.375%, 01/09/2025
    353,525       0.2  
550,000
     
(1)
 
BNP Paribas SA, 3.500%, 03/01/2023
    533,711       0.3  
425,000
     
(1)
 
BPCE SA, 4.000%, 09/12/2023
    418,584       0.2  
250,000
     
(1)
 
BPCE SA, 4.625%, 09/12/2028
    247,101       0.1  
575,000
     
 
 
Citibank NA, 3.050%, 05/01/2020
    574,301       0.3  
1,000,000
     
 
 
Citigroup, Inc., 3.400%–4.600%, 03/09/2026–07/25/2028
    952,390       0.5  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount†


 

 

 
Value
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets
                                     
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)
 
Financial: (continued)
300,000
     
 
 
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, 2.938%, (US0003M + 0.430%), 04/26/2021
   $ 298,597       0.2  
200,000
     
(1)
 
Credit Suisse AG, 6.500%, 08/08/2023
    209,127       0.1  
250,000
     
(1)
 
Credit Suisse Group AG, 4.282%, 01/09/2028
    241,582       0.1  
125,000
     
(1)
 
Great-West Lifeco Finance 2018 L.P., 4.047%, 05/17/2028
    127,367       0.1  
200,000
     
 
 
HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.640%, (US0003M + 1.000%), 05/18/2024
    194,908       0.1  
1,825,000
     
(3)
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.950%–3.782%, 01/15/2023–01/23/2029
    1,738,123       0.9  
975,000
     
(3)
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.023%, 12/05/2024
    983,893       0.5  
4,270,000
     
 
 
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.500%, 09/09/2019
    4,240,100       2.2  
1,000,000
     
 
 
Morgan Stanley, 3.887%, (US0003M + 1.400%), 10/24/2023
    995,784       0.5  
1,100,000
     
(3)
 
Morgan Stanley, 3.700%–4.000%, 04/24/2024–07/23/2025
    1,085,126       0.6  
200,000
     
(1)
 
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co/The, 3.850%, 09/30/2047
    181,832       0.1  
175,000
     
(1)
 
Nuveen LLC, 4.000%, 11/01/2028
    180,652       0.1  
350,000
     
 
 
Royal Bank of Canada, 2.910%, (US0003M + 0.390%), 04/30/2021
    347,182       0.2  
475,000
     
(1),(3)
 
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.247%, 01/20/2023
    470,930       0.2  
250,000
     
(1)
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 4.436%, 04/02/2024
    251,917       0.1  
100,000
     
(1)
 
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.900%, 09/15/2044
    104,058       0.0  
225,000
     
(1)
 
UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, 3.000%, 04/15/2021
    223,325       0.1  
11,352,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    11,077,663       5.7  
 
     
 
 
 
     28,754,594       14.8  
 
 
Industrial: 1.7%
200,000
     
(1)
 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.250%, 05/15/2024
    200,250       0.1  
300,000
     
(1)
 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.750%, 03/15/2020
    305,625       0.2  
1,150,000
     
 
 
Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.930%–4.750%, 01/15/2025–06/01/2043
    1,089,090       0.6  
                                     
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: (continued)
 
Industrial: (continued)
300,000
     
(1)
 
Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp / PTL Finance Corp., 3.375%, 02/01/2022
   $ 296,853       0.1  
375,000
     
(1)
 
Sealed Air Corp., 5.250%, 04/01/2023
    377,813       0.2  
150,000
     
 
 
United Technologies Corp., 3.279%, (US0003M + 0.650%), 08/16/2021
    149,492       0.1  
825,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    798,093       0.4  
 
     
 
 
 
    3,217,216       1.7  
 
 
Technology: 2.3%
1,200,000
     
 
 
Apple, Inc., 2.450%–4.650%, 01/13/2025–02/23/2046
    1,142,258       0.6  
1,150,000
     
 
 
Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 2.650%–3.625%, 01/15/2022–01/15/2025
    1,087,951       0.6  
475,000
     
(1)
 
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 5.450%, 06/15/2023
    483,809       0.2  
225,000
     
(1)
 
Microchip Technology, Inc., 3.922%, 06/01/2021
    223,316       0.1  
400,000
     
(1)
 
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC, 3.875%, 09/01/2022
    385,000       0.2  
1,200,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    1,185,840       0.6  
 
     
 
 
 
    4,508,174       2.3  
 
 
Utilities: 1.3%
125,000
     
(1)
 
Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 3.750%, 06/15/2023
    125,889       0.1  
50,000
     
(1)
 
Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 4.250%, 06/15/2028
    49,759       0.0  
225,000
     
(1)
 
NiSource, Inc., 3.650%, 06/15/2023
    225,593       0.1  
150,000
     
(1)
 
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.250%, 08/01/2023
    139,727       0.1  
400,000
     
 
 
Sempra Energy, 2.936%, (US0003M + 0.500%), 01/15/2021
    393,398       0.2  
1,705,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    1,618,381       0.8  
 
     
 
 
 
    2,552,747       1.3  
 
     
 
 
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $76,625,557)
     74,513,331       38.4  
                                     
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 3.1%
262,941
     
(4)
 
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2011-124 SC, 4.044%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.550%), 12/25/2041
    43,375       0.1  
257,353
     
(4)
 
Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2013-131 SA, 3.594%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 12/25/2043
    35,321       0.0  
783,595
     
(4)
 
Freddie Mac 4583 ST, 3.545%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.000%), 05/15/2046
    125,020       0.1  

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount†


 

 

 
Value
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets
                                     
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)
439,081
     
(4)
 
Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4320 SD, 3.645%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 07/15/2039
   $ 60,234       0.0  
288,656
     
(4)
 
Freddie Mac Strips Series 304 C45, 3.000%, 12/15/2027
    23,224       0.0  
350,000
     
 
 
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2016-DNA2 M3, 7.156%, (US0001M + 4.650%), 10/25/2028
     393,931       0.2  
1,053,423
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae 2015-111 IM, 4.000%, 08/20/2045
    178,090       0.1  
447,614
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae 2015-119 SN, 3.780%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.250%), 08/20/2045
    66,262       0.0  
411,753
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae 2016-138 GI, 4.000%, 10/20/2046
    68,804       0.1  
315,711
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2010-20 SE, 3.780%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.250%), 02/20/2040
    48,920       0.0  
69,445
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2013-134 DS, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 09/20/2043
    10,211       0.0  
201,940
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2013-152 SG, 3.680%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.150%), 06/20/2043
    29,229       0.0  
458,762
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2013-181 SA, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 11/20/2043
    68,658       0.0  
465,560
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2013-183 NI, 4.500%, 10/20/2042
    53,856       0.0  
665,559
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2014-132 SL, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 10/20/2043
    79,986       0.1  
331,608
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2014-133 BS, 3.130%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.600%), 09/20/2044
    41,265       0.0  
708,275
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2015-110 MS, 3.240%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.710%), 08/20/2045
    85,175       0.1  
211,719
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2015-159 HS, 3.730%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.200%), 11/20/2045
    30,558       0.0  
903,964
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2015-95 GI, 4.500%, 07/16/2045
    195,561       0.1  
455,551
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2016-27 IA, 4.000%, 06/20/2045
    69,060       0.1  
495,458
     
(4)
 
Ginnie Mae Series 2016-4 SM, 3.180%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.650%), 01/20/2046
    64,769       0.0  
                                     
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)
GBP 323,293
     
 
 
Harben Finance 2017-1X A Plc, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056
   $ 411,726       0.2  
GBP 621,210
     
 
 
London Wall Mortgage Capital PLC 2017-FL1 A, 1.737%, (BP0003M + 0.850%), 11/15/2049
    785,641       0.4  
EUR 370,607
     
(1),(5)
 
Magnolia Finance XI DAC, 2.750%, (EUR003M + 2.750%), 04/20/2020
    423,987       0.2  
GBP 133,222
     
 
 
Ripon Mortgages PLC 1X A1, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056
    168,994       0.1  
GBP 1,149,042
     
 
 
Ripon Mortgages PLC 1X A2, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056
     1,457,571       0.7  
250,000
     
(1)
 
Station Place Securitization Trust 2015-2 A, 2.990%, (US0001M + 1.050%), 07/15/2019
    250,000       0.1  
573,415
     
 
 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR9 1A, 3.157%, (12MTA + 1.000%), 08/25/2046
    537,404       0.3  
234,480
     
 
 
Other Securities
    203,450       0.1  
 
     
 
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $6,219,567)
    6,010,282       3.1  
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 1.2%
 
California: 0.5%
750,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    1,014,575       0.5  
 
 
Illinois: 0.3%
640,000
     
 
 
Other Securities
    635,838       0.3  
 
 
Minnesota: 0.1%
141,192
     
 
 
Northstar Education Finance, Inc., 1.414%, (US0003M + 0.100%), 04/28/2030
    140,634       0.1  
 
 
Puerto Rico: 0.3%
810,000
     
(2)
 
Other Securities
    495,694       0.3  
 
     
 
 
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $2,184,215)
    2,286,741       1.2  
                                     
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS(6): 37.6%
 
Federal Home Loan Bank: 1.1%
900,000
     
 
 
2.625%, 09/12/2025
    886,256       0.4  
1,300,000
     
 
 
2.875%, 06/13/2025
    1,298,111       0.7  
 
     
 
 
 
    2,184,367       1.1  
 
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 1.1%(6)
77,385
     
 
 
4.000%, 02/01/2041
    79,658       0.0  
41,778
     
 
 
4.000%, 02/01/2041
    42,909       0.0  
1,963,457
     
 
 
4.500%, 08/01/2048
    2,060,220       1.1  
 
     
 
 
 
    2,182,787       1.1  
 
 
Federal National Mortgage Association: 17.9%(6)
1,400,000
     
 
 
1.875%, 09/24/2026
    1,304,745       0.7  
822,515
     
 
 
4.000%, 02/01/2048
    843,323       0.4  

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount†


 

 

 
Value
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets
                                     
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS(6): (continued)
 
Federal National Mortgage Association: (continued)
1,101,669
     
 
 
4.000%, 03/01/2048
   $ 1,129,586       0.6  
966,597
     
 
 
4.000%, 06/01/2048
    993,028       0.5  
972,456
     
 
 
4.000%, 06/01/2048
    998,441       0.5  
985,160
     
 
 
4.000%, 07/01/2048
    1,010,210       0.5  
23,000,000
     
(7)
 
4.500%, 01/25/2039
    23,831,383       12.3  
1,000,000
     
(7)
 
5.000%, 01/13/2040
    1,047,943       0.5  
3,503,048
     
 
 
4.000%–4.500%, 04/01/2045–02/01/2048
    3,627,990       1.9  
 
     
 
 
 
     34,786,649       17.9  
 
 
Government National Mortgage Association: 17.5%
2,336,870
     
 
 
4.000%, 10/20/2043
    2,412,084       1.3  
951,148
     
 
 
4.500%, 02/20/2048
    987,487       0.5  
1,000,100
     
 
 
4.500%, 04/20/2048
    1,036,202       0.5  
1,999,999
     
 
 
4.500%, 06/20/2048
    2,072,564       1.1  
10,871,434
     
 
 
4.500%, 07/20/2048
    11,262,725       5.8  
5,978,369
     
 
 
4.500%, 08/20/2048
    6,193,547       3.2  
3,984,541
     
 
 
4.500%, 10/20/2048
    4,127,626       2.1  
1,996,072
     
 
 
4.500%, 11/20/2048
    2,068,318       1.1  
3,000,000
     
(7)
 
5.000%, 01/01/2049
    3,121,467       1.6  
642,718
     
 
 
4.000%, 07/20/2045–10/20/2045
    661,720       0.3  
 
     
 
 
 
    33,943,740       17.5  
 
     
 
 
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $73,090,037)
    73,097,543       37.6  
                                     
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: 0.7%
 
 
800,000
     
(1)
 
Exantas Capital Corp. 2018-RSO6 A Ltd., 3.285%, (US0001M + 0.830%), 06/15/2035
    786,102       0.4  
583,165
     
(1)
 
TPG Real Estate Finance 2018-FL-1 A Issuer Ltd., 3.205%, (US0001M + 0.750%), 02/15/2035
    575,549       0.3  
 
     
 
 
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $1,383,165)
    1,361,651       0.7  
                                     
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 5.5%
 
Treasury Inflation Indexed Protected Securities: 2.5%
4,926,382
     
 
 
0.750%, 07/15/2028
    4,825,865       2.5  
 
 
U.S. Treasury Notes: 0.6%
1,200,000
     
 
 
2.875%, 08/15/2028
    1,219,645       0.6  
 
 
U.S. Treasury STRIP: 2.4%
1,930,000
     
(4),(8),(9)
 
2.940%, 02/15/2036
    1,174,838       0.6  
700,000
     
(4),(8),(9)
 
2.960%, 08/15/2036
    418,476       0.2  
2,930,000
     
(4)
 
3.040%, 02/15/2040
    1,554,750       0.8  
1,470,000
     
(4)
 
3.060%, 11/15/2040
    760,841       0.4  
1,470,000
     
(4)
 
3.090%, 08/15/2041
    738,832       0.4  
 
     
 
 
 
    4,647,737       2.4  
 
     
 
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $10,806,251)
    10,693,247       5.5  
                                     
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 16.5%
 
Other Asset-Backed Securities: 9.1%
1,000,000
     
(1)
 
Catamaran CLO 2013-1A AR Ltd., 3.359%, (US0003M + 0.850%), 01/27/2028
   $ 984,080       0.5  
2,250,000
     
(1)
 
CBAM 2018-5A A Ltd., 3.469%, (US0003M + 1.020%), 04/17/2031
    2,223,153       1.1  
1,300,000
     
(1)
 
Crown Point CLO III Ltd. 2015-3A A1AR, 3.346%, (US0003M + 0.910%), 12/31/2027
    1,284,328       0.7  
876,244
     
(1)
 
Cutwater 2014-1A A1AR, 3.686%, (US0003M + 1.250%), 07/15/2026
    875,433       0.5  
800,000
     
(1)
 
KREF 2018-FL1 A Ltd., 3.402%, (US0001M + 1.100%), 06/15/2036
    787,635       0.4  
1,600,000
     
(1)
 
Madison Park Funding XXX Ltd. 2018-30A A, 3.186%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 04/15/2029
    1,560,402       0.8  
1,050,000
     
(1)
 
OCP CLO 2015-9A A1R Ltd., 3.236%, (US0003M + 0.800%), 07/15/2027
    1,040,769       0.5  
2,000,000
     
(1)
 
OFSI Fund VII Ltd. 2014-7A AR, 3.345%, (US0003M + 0.900%), 10/18/2026
    1,987,300       1.0  
600,000
     
(1)
 
Orec 2018-CRE1 A Ltd., 3.487%, (US0001M + 1.180%), 06/15/2036
    591,731       0.3  
349,995
     
(1)
 
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing 2018-FL2 A LLC, 3.356%, (US0001M + 0.850%), 06/25/2035
    347,624       0.2  
2,150,000
     
(1)
 
Saranac CLO Ltd 2014-2A A1AR, 3.875%, (US0003M + 1.230%), 11/20/2029
    2,125,144       1.1  
1,000,000
     
 
 
Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-2 M6, 3.586%, (US0001M + 1.080%), 07/25/2035
    1,011,163       0.5  
975,000
     
(1)
 
TPG Real Estate Finance 2018-FL2 A Issuer Ltd., 3.585%, (US0001M + 1.130%), 11/15/2037
    964,335       0.5  
709,281
     
(1)
 
Trinitas CLO II Ltd. 2014-2A A1R, 3.616%, (US0003M + 1.180%), 07/15/2026
    706,329       0.4  
1,110,000
     
(1)
 
Tryon Park CLO Ltd. 2013-1A A1SR, 3.326%, (US0003M + 0.890%), 04/15/2029
    1,090,181       0.6  
 
     
 
 
 
     17,579,607       9.1  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount†


 

 

 
Value
 
Percentage
of Net
Assets
                                     
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
 
Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities: 7.4%
1,019,865
     
(1)
 
Academic Loan Funding Trust 2012-1A A2, 3.606%, (US0001M + 1.100%), 12/27/2044
   $ 1,025,892       0.5  
144,590
     
(1)
 
Bank of America Student Loan Trust 2010-1A A, 3.290%, (US0003M + 0.800%), 02/25/2043
    145,322       0.1  
690,747
     
(1)
 
ECMC Group Student Loan Trust 2016-1, 3.856%, (US0001M + 1.350%), 07/26/2066
    701,275       0.4  
489,931
     
(1)
 
Edsouth Indenture No 9 LLC 2015-1 A, 3.306%, (US0001M + 0.800%), 10/25/2056
    490,415       0.2  
1,100,000
     
(1)
 
EFS Volunteer No 2 LLC 2012-1 A2, 3.856%, (US0001M + 1.350%), 03/25/2036
    1,121,046       0.6  
650,000
     
(1)
 
EFS Volunteer No 3 LLC 2012-1 A3, 3.506%, (US0001M + 1.000%), 04/25/2033
    653,931       0.3  
600,000
     
 
 
Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp. 2012-1 A3, 3.520%, (US0001M + 1.050%), 07/20/2043
    601,850       0.3  
1,472,057
     
(1)
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-5A A, 3.756%, (US0001M + 1.250%), 06/25/2065
    1,484,797       0.7  
715,148
     
(1)
 
Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-7 A, 3.656%, (US0001M + 1.150%), 03/25/2066
    718,429       0.4  
1,100,000
     
(1)
 
Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2006-2 A7, 3.070%, (US0003M + 0.580%), 01/26/2037
     1,084,906       0.6  
726,774
     
(1)
 
Pennsylvania Higher Education Association Student Loan Trust 2016-1, 3.656%, (US0001M + 1.150%), 09/25/2065
    736,031       0.4  
240,075
     
(1)
 
Scholar Funding Trust 2010-A A, 3.259%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 10/28/2041
  237,341       0.1  
548,595
     
(1)
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2003-1 A5A, 2.898%, (US0003M + 0.110%), 12/15/2032
    525,273       0.3  
713,709
     
(1)
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2003-7A A5A, 3.988%, (US0003M + 1.200%), 12/15/2033
    718,476       0.4  
494,301
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-4 A3, 2.610%, (US0003M + 0.120%), 01/25/2027
    492,065       0.2  
                                     
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: (continued)
 
Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities: (continued)
242,343
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-1 A5, 2.580%, (US0003M + 0.090%), 01/26/2026
   $ 241,610       0.1  
750,000
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-2 A4, 2.550%, (US0003M + 0.060%), 07/25/2022
    729,906       0.4  
364,730
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7 A4, 2.820%, (US0003M + 0.330%), 01/25/2022
    358,394       0.2  
132,421
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-2 A3, 3.240%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 04/25/2023
    131,313       0.0  
364,776
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-4 A4, 4.140%, (US0003M + 1.650%), 07/25/2022
    369,603       0.2  
999,963
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-5 A4, 4.190%, (US0003M + 1.700%), 07/25/2023
    1,016,732       0.5  
517,786
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-6 A4, 3.590%, (US0003M + 1.100%), 07/25/2023
    522,039       0.3  
349,384
     
 
 
SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-8 A4, 3.990%, (US0003M + 1.500%), 04/25/2023
    355,778       0.2  
 
     
 
 
 
    14,462,424       7.4  
 
     
 
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $32,022,821)
    32,042,031       16.5  
                                     
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS: 2.3%
 
 
1,375,000
     
 
 
Israel Government AID Bond, 5.500%, 09/18/2023
    1,546,767       0.8  
1,039,000
     
 
 
Israel Government AID Bond, 5.500%, 12/04/2023
    1,169,561       0.6  
12,926,300
     
(2)
 
Other Securities
    1,727,522       0.9  
 
     
 
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $4,866,003)
    4,443,850       2.3  
 
     
 
 
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $207,197,616)
    204,448,676       105.3  
                                     
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 10.0%
 
Commercial Paper: 1.2%
629,000
     
 
 
Bell Canada, 2.800%, 01/22/2019
    627,944       0.4  
420,000
     
 
 
VW Credit, Inc., 2.700%, 01/07/2019
    419,780       0.2  
420,000
     
 
 
VW Credit, Inc., 2.700%, 01/08/2019
    419,748       0.2  
750,000
     
 
 
VW Credit, Inc., 3.200%, 03/20/2019
    744,886       0.4  
 
     
 
 
 
    2,212,358       1.2  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
Mutual Funds: 8.8%
17,156,977
     
(10)
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.310%
(Cost $17,156,977)
  $ 17,156,977       8.8  
 
     
 
 
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $19,370,050)
    19,369,335       10.0  
                                     
 
     
 
 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $226,567,666)
  $ 223,818,011       115.3  
 
     
 
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (29,659,410 )      (15.3 ) 
 
     
 
 
Net Assets
  $ 194,158,601       100.0  

“Other Securities” represents issues not identified as the top 50 holdings in terms of market value and issues or issuers not exceeding 1% of net assets individually or in aggregate respectively as of December 31, 2018.

The following footnotes apply to either the individual securities noted or one or more of the securities aggregated and listed as a single line item.

  Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1)
  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(2)
  The grouping contains securities in default.
(3)
  Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2018.
(4)
  Interest only securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. Principal amount shown represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the interest only security.
(5)
  For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(6)
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
(7)
  Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.
(8)
  Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
(9)
  Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield as of December 31, 2018.
(10)
  Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2018.

EUR
  EU Euro
GBP
  British Pound
MXN
  Mexican Peso
ZAR
  South African Rand

Reference Rate Abbreviations:
12MTA
  12-month Treasury Average
BP0003M
  3-month GBP-LIBOR
EUR003M
  3-month EURIBOR
US0001M
  1-month LIBOR
US0003M
  3-month LIBOR

Fair Value Measurementsˆ

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2018 in valuing the assets and liabilities:

  Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Fair Value
at
December 31, 2018
Asset Table
                                       
Investments, at fair value
                                       
Corporate Bonds/Notes
    $       $ 74,513,331       $       $ 74,513,331  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
              5,586,295         423,987         6,010,282  
Municipal Bonds
              2,286,741                 2,286,741  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
              1,361,651                 1,361,651  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
              10,693,247                 10,693,247  
Asset-Backed Securities
              32,042,031                 32,042,031  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
              73,097,543                 73,097,543  
Foreign Government Bonds
              4,443,850                 4,443,850  
Short-Term Investments
      17,156,977         2,212,358                 19,369,335  
Total Investments, at fair value
    $ 17,156,977       $ 206,237,047       $ 423,987       $ 223,818,011  
Other Financial Instruments+
                                       
Centrally Cleared Swaps
              993,633                 993,633  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
              453,347                 453,347  
Futures
      1,027,634                         1,027,634  
Total Assets
    $ 18,184,611       $ 207,684,027       $ 423,987       $ 226,292,625  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

  Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Fair Value
at
December 31, 2018
Liabilities Table
                                         
Other Financial Instruments+
                                       
Centrally Cleared Swaps
    $       $ (741,021     $       $ (741,021
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
              (533,412               (533,412
Futures
      (440,297                       (440,297
OTC Swaps
              (124,756               (124,757
Sales Commitments
              (8,212,443               (8,212,443
Total Liabilities
    $ (440,297     $ (9,611,632     $       $ (10,051,930


ˆ
  See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
+
  Other Financial Instruments may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument. OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.

At December 31, 2018, the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio:

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold
  Counterparty
  Settlement Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
USD 471,782
 
BRL 1,840,892
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
01/03/19
  $ (3,195
IDR 8,732,385,466
 
USD 598,109
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
01/14/19
    7,893  
USD 78,320
 
INR 5,666,479
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
01/15/19
    (2,879
USD 3,298,400
 
GBP 2,576,945
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
01/17/19
    11,399  
USD 80,042
 
KRW 89,605,400
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
01/28/19
    (446
BRL 1,840,892
 
USD 470,822
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
02/04/19
    3,211  
EUR 407,000
 
USD 465,466
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
02/08/19
    2,318  
MXN 3,690,020
 
USD 180,923
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    4,623  
USD 180,898
 
JPY 20,343,719
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (5,861
NOK 3,173,915
 
EUR 318,988
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    480  
USD 182,594
 
GBP 144,137
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (1,808
NZD 272,154
 
USD 187,014
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (4,098
USD 183,355
 
EUR 158,914
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    104  
HUF 55,052,136
 
USD 195,034
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    2,486  
CAD 243,020
 
EUR 159,913
 
Bank of America N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (6,076
USD 123,095
 
BRL 479,638
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/03/19
    (659
PHP 2,663,582
 
USD 50,725
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/04/19
    (70
USD 1,081,181
 
PHP 57,114,476
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/04/19
    (4,996
MYR 931,567
 
USD 222,730
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/07/19
    2,729  
TWD 16,609,777
 
USD 543,052
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/07/19
    (2,072
USD 108,648
 
INR 7,605,351
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/07/19
    (304
MYR 754,589
 
USD 180,957
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/07/19
    1,670  
INR 7,605,351
 
USD 107,992
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/07/19
    959  
INR 12,752,764
 
USD 180,967
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/15/19
    1,776  
INR 35,887,922
 
USD 505,514
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/15/19
    8,751  
INR 5,521,965
 
USD 77,561
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/15/19
    1,567  
INR 7,980,472
 
USD 113,909
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/15/19
    449  
INR 7,605,351
 
USD 108,570
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/15/19
    412  
USD 93,099
 
KRW 104,700,559
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/28/19
    (950
USD 72,044
 
KRW 80,523,121
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
01/28/19
    (287
RUB 12,053,671
 
USD 180,998
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
02/21/19
    (9,182
USD 143,953
 
TRY 795,917
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (459
TRY 385,003
 
USD 69,895
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (40
USD 72,042
 
ZAR 1,035,921
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    698  
NOK 1,572,781
 
USD 179,969
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    2,546  
EUR 153,066
 
SEK 1,552,817
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    225  
EUR 319,063
 
CAD 492,719
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    6,371  
USD 175,151
 
SEK 1,544,578
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (197
EUR 160,087
 
GBP 144,781
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (622
USD 79,507
 
CNH 548,668
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (360
USD 181,961
 
GBP 142,986
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (968
JPY 40,764,684
 
USD 363,092
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    11,135  

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

50



VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold
  Counterparty
  Settlement Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
GBP 407,953
 
USD 520,833
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
   $ 1,082  
JPY 20,254,575
 
USD 181,050
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    4,891  
HUF 51,654,144
 
EUR 160,075
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    738  
PLN 1,807,423
 
EUR 417,873
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    1,967  
USD 1,434,854
 
CAD 1,905,953
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    36,269  
ZAR 1,038,850
 
USD 71,988
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (443
CZK 13,333,627
 
EUR 512,548
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    3,896  
TRY 595,936
 
USD 109,061
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
03/20/19
    (934
PHP 9,619,523
 
USD 181,043
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/04/19
    1,897  
IDR 3,176,086,128
 
USD 218,033
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    2,378  
ARS 2,815,706
 
USD 71,086
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    2,497  
USD 144,954
 
IDR 2,111,694,971
 
Citibank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    (1,591
USD 259,466
 
MXN 5,387,278
 
Citibank N.A.
 
02/07/19
    (13,099
USD 195,118
 
RUB13,004,896
 
Citibank N.A.
 
02/21/19
    9,743  
RUB 7,245,197
 
USD 107,992
 
Citibank N.A.
 
02/21/19
    (4,717
USD 180,986
 
RUB 12,072,919
 
Citibank N.A.
 
02/21/19
    8,896  
TRY 386,961
 
USD 70,105
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    106  
USD 181,092
 
JPY 20,101,915
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (3,448
JPY 60,301,250
 
EUR 475,000
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    5,831  
NOK 1,585,883
 
EUR 159,014
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    668  
EUR 158,090
 
CZK 4,098,252
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (560
GBP 62,701
 
EUR 69,316
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    284  
USD 362,652
 
EUR 317,901
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (3,935
CNH 1,253,743
 
USD 181,033
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    1,470  
AUD 252,105
 
NZD 265,174
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (422
SEK 2,909,187
 
EUR 284,145
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    2,603  
CAD 291,288
 
USD 217,575
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (3,828
GBP 764,202
 
USD 979,401
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (1,719
TRY 710,081
 
USD 124,962
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    3,876  
USD 600,471
 
JPY 67,153,065
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (16,007
NOK 615,009
 
USD 72,639
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (1,269
NOK 1,540,653
 
EUR 158,874
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (4,418
USD 564,083
 
AUD 764,000
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    25,254  
CAD 724,097
 
EUR 480,017
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (22,190
CNH 810,612
 
USD 116,409
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    1,589  
EUR 95,747
 
NOK 935,377
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    1,863  
USD 367,306
 
AUD 501,113
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    13,884  
EUR 242,543
 
NOK 2,366,884
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    5,021  
NOK 3,302,260
 
EUR 338,685
 
Citibank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (7,339
USD 126,401
 
COP 407,985,508
 
Credit Suisse International
 
01/28/19
    940  
USD 79,898
 
TWD 2,457,026
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/07/19
    (127
IDR 2,182,643,469
 
USD 151,995
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/14/19
    (526
INR 12,996,274
 
USD 180,962
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/15/19
    5,271  
INR 6,100,769
 
USD 86,943
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/15/19
    480  
USD 1,472,600
 
INR 107,750,110
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/15/19
    (71,431
INR 15,445,150
 
USD 219,909
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/15/19
    1,416  
USD 63,884
 
TWD 1,961,544
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/18/19
    (197
KRW 202,492,337
 
USD 181,072
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/28/19
    819  
COP 569,890,293
 
USD 181,090
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
01/28/19
    (5,840
EUR 269,135
 
USD 307,077
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
02/08/19
    2,253  
CNH 818,448
 
USD 119,012
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    126  
JPY 40,756,260
 
USD 361,834
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    12,316  
USD 180,131
 
JPY 19,857,161
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (2,161
JPY 40,409,003
 
USD 362,106
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    8,856  
USD 181,123
 
AUD 251,920
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    3,450  
EUR 158,090
 
HUF 50,889,096
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (282
USD 181,063
 
CNH 1,251,472
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (1,109
CNH 1,251,483
 
USD 181,120
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    1,054  
EUR 159,851
 
USD 183,473
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    859  
USD 180,926
 
CNH 1,240,390
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    367  
AUD 549,075
 
USD 405,837
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (18,589
USD 426,770
 
EUR 373,000
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (3,354
AUD 246,987
 
USD 180,793
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
    (6,600

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold
  Counterparty
  Settlement Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
EUR 160,033
 
PLN 691,700
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
03/20/19
   $ (622
BRL 705,874
 
USD 180,901
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/03/19
    1,225  
PHP 3,499,623
 
USD 65,979
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/04/19
    575  
PHP 3,758,884
 
USD 70,853
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/04/19
    632  
USD 180,320
 
PHP 9,544,314
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/04/19
    (1,190
USD 463,569
 
TWD 14,152,751
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/07/19
    2,614  
USD 396,970
 
IDR 5,774,627,130
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    (3,772
USD 181,103
 
IDR 2,625,756,181
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    (1,117
USD 181,007
 
IDR 2,609,488,136
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    (84
IDR 2,664,008,216
 
USD 181,081
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    3,793  
IDR 7,486,573,911
 
USD 500,389
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/14/19
    19,157  
TWD 14,152,751
 
USD 464,177
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/18/19
    (1,827
USD 181,053
 
KRW 201,298,402
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/28/19
    235  
KRW 119,682,367
 
USD 107,992
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/28/19
    (486
KRW 131,559,867
 
USD 117,517
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/28/19
    658  
COP 1,148,117,808
 
USD 358,596
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
01/28/19
    (5,533
EUR 589,041
 
USD 676,011
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
02/08/19
    1,000  
MXN 5,415,781
 
USD 271,971
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    353  
AUD 250,558
 
USD 181,172
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (4,460
USD 180,993
 
MXN 3,690,397
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (4,572
USD 179,869
 
MXN 3,620,775
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (2,195
NOK 625,094
 
EUR 62,884
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    25  
MXN 3,695,206
 
USD 180,943
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    4,864  
GBP 143,125
 
EUR 160,140
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (1,558
USD 360,729
 
AUD 493,819
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    12,451  
CAD 97,474
 
JPY 8,128,454
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (3,094
PLN 689,156
 
EUR 160,031
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    (56
CZK 13,382,392
 
EUR 513,463
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
03/20/19
    5,016  
USD 19,702
 
BRL 76,462
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/03/19
    (27
USD 180,983
 
BRL 696,694
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/03/19
    1,226  
USD 180,903
 
BRL 705,233
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/03/19
    (1,057
BRL 3,093,046
 
USD 800,064
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/03/19
    (2,013
PHP 47,117,177
 
USD 897,812
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/04/19
    (1,759
MYR 756,110
 
USD 181,088
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/10/19
    1,928  
USD 144,949
 
IDR 2,104,368,130
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/14/19
    (1,088
ARS 14,003,731
 
USD 358,427
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/14/19
    7,531  
INR 20,630,600
 
USD 290,000
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/15/19
    5,631  
INR 4,906,760
 
USD 69,212
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/15/19
    1,101  
USD 528,839
 
ZAR 7,643,099
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/15/19
    (1,581
USD 180,968
 
INR 13,103,870
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/15/19
    (6,807
USD 326,907
 
KRW 368,015,526
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
01/28/19
    (3,667
USD 895,423
 
PHP 47,117,177
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/04/19
    (1,494
USD 108,972
 
BRL 420,284
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/04/19
    748  
USD 181,116
 
BRL 702,623
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/04/19
    189  
BRL 422,812
 
USD 108,552
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/04/19
    323  
RUB 5,901,105
 
USD 86,943
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/21/19
    (2,827
RUB 6,118,890
 
USD 91,376
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/21/19
    (4,156
RUB 7,816,206
 
USD 115,812
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/21/19
    (4,398
RUB 12,211,680
 
USD 181,047
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/21/19
    (6,978
USD 180,907
 
RUB 12,095,744
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
02/21/19
    8,492  
SGD 161,824
 
USD 119,012
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (74
CNH 599,937
 
USD 86,943
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    388  
AUD 101,818
 
JPY 7,940,253
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (1,083
USD 179,889
 
MXN 3,580,816
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (167
USD 108,913
 
CNH 751,238
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (442
ZAR 992,537
 
USD 72,116
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (3,760
USD 71,964
 
TRY 397,438
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (147
CAD 452,217
 
USD 336,402
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (4,566
PLN 682,868
 
USD 181,019
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    1,781  
USD 79,786
 
SGD 109,371
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (599
USD 366,490
 
EUR 318,857
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (1,200
CAD 722,230
 
USD 543,979
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (14,008
EUR 308,012
 
RON 1,447,194
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    (549

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Currency Purchased

  Currency Sold
  Counterparty
  Settlement Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

SGD 147,235
 
USD 107,992
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
    $ 223  
USD 2,139,744
 
CNH 14,922,028
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
      (32,400
SGD 159,106
 
USD 116,409
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
      532  
EUR 2,711,355
 
USD 3,112,567
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
      14,027  
USD 361,964
 
CAD 480,381
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
 
03/20/19
      9,462  
NOK 1,582,053
 
EUR 157,932
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      1,472  
EUR 71,850
 
NOK 712,642
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      154  
USD 180,027
 
MXN 3,616,244
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (1,810
CAD 485,332
 
USD 361,969
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (5,833
NOK 1,567,753
 
EUR 159,835
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (2,382
NZD 263,150
 
USD 179,105
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (2,240
USD 363,612
 
EUR 317,993
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (3,081
JPY 20,272,675
 
USD 181,095
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      5,012  
NZD 264,153
 
USD 181,688
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (4,149
CAD 243,055
 
EUR 160,058
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (6,217
CAD 243,996
 
EUR 159,844
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (5,279
CAD 241,164
 
USD 180,986
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (4,020
USD 181,160
 
CAD 238,760
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      5,958  
MXN 2,979,629
 
USD 145,036
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      4,789  
AUD 1,066,259
 
USD 773,320
 
RBC Europe Limited
 
03/20/19
      (21,316
GBP 206,737
 
USD 266,059
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
01/17/19
      (2,358
USD 1,788,374
 
EUR 1,552,974
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
02/08/19
      3,472  
USD 1,252,970
 
EUR 1,088,045
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
02/08/19
      2,432  
GBP 138,066
 
USD 176,540
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      95  
CAD 104,869
 
USD 77,181
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (228
USD 77,287
 
SEK 687,195
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (727
USD 181,022
 
JPY 19,983,862
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (2,434
SEK 1,631,533
 
EUR 158,955
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      1,920  
NOK 1,581,240
 
EUR 158,934
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      222  
NOK 1,590,563
 
EUR 160,144
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (91
NOK 1,570,468
 
EUR 159,946
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (2,195
USD 439,237
 
EUR 382,858
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (2,256
AUD 503,610
 
EUR 318,024
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (11,546
GBP 144,885
 
EUR 158,918
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      2,103  
NOK 5,411,512
 
EUR 555,089
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (12,116
NZD 261,009
 
USD 180,736
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (5,310
USD 180,905
 
JPY 20,215,709
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (4,679
AUD 496,030
 
USD 366,308
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (16,471
NOK 3,114,025
 
EUR 320,119
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (7,775
USD 180,878
 
JPY 20,330,522
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      (5,760
CAD 97,173
 
AUD 100,015
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      768  
SEK 7,091,227
 
EUR 690,527
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      8,749  
USD 2,397,873
 
NZD 3,519,814
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      32,183  
USD 951,615
 
CAD 1,265,357
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
 
03/20/19
      23,097  
EUR 153,933
 
USD 177,003
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      505  
EUR 148,938
 
SEK 1,529,197
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (1,854
USD 182,405
 
EUR 158,140
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      45  
NZD 270,118
 
EUR 158,974
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (1,773
EUR 158,890
 
CHF 179,501
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (713
NOK 1,564,832
 
EUR 160,146
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (3,079
SEK 1,644,443
 
EUR 159,112
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      3,205  
NZD 273,882
 
USD 188,742
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (4,664
CAD 239,975
 
USD 181,042
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (4,949
USD 106,250
 
CAD 139,904
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      3,588  
CAD 121,152
 
USD 91,264
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (2,363
EUR 320,883
 
CHF 363,460
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (2,416
AUD 500,964
 
USD 365,567
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      (12,251
CHF 1,677,488
 
EUR 1,490,054
 
UBS AG
 
03/20/19
      686  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         $ (80,065

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2018, the following futures contracts were outstanding for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio:

Description
  Number
of Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Long Contracts:
                               
Euro-Bobl 5-Year
    47       03/07/19      $ 7,136,241      $ 19,143  
Euro-Bund
    27       03/07/19       5,059,155       21,112  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note
    95       03/20/19       11,591,484       99,113  
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note
    138       03/29/19       29,299,125       198,267  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note
    73       03/29/19       8,372,188       69,742  
U.S. Treasury Long Bond
    17       03/20/19       2,482,000       43,916  
U.S. Treasury Ultra Long Bond
    85       03/20/19       13,655,781       571,033  
 
                   $ 77,595,974      $ 1,022,326  
Short Contracts:
                               
3-Month Euribor
    (124     12/16/19       (35,607,076     (19,570
90-Day Eurodollar
    (18     06/17/19       (4,379,175     (8,521
90-Day Eurodollar
    (13     09/16/19       (3,163,550     (4,580
90-Day Eurodollar
    (459     12/16/19       (111,709,125     (312,326
90-Day Eurodollar
    (42     12/14/20       (10,240,650     (55,672
Euro-OAT
    (29     03/07/19       (5,010,598     5,308  
Long-Term Euro-BTP
    (7     03/07/19       (1,025,149     (27,284
U.S. Treasury Ultra 10-Year Note
    (3     03/20/19       (390,234     (12,344
 
                   $ (171,525,557    $ (434,989

At December 31, 2018, the following centrally cleared credit default swaps were outstanding for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio:

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Buy Protection(1)

Reference
Entity/Obligation

Buy/Sell
Protection

(Pay)/
Receive
Financing
Rate (%)(2)

Termination
Date
 
Notional Amount(2)

Fair
Value(3)

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
CDX Emerging Market, Series 30, Version 1
  Buy   (1.000)   12/20/23   USD 160,000    
$7,508
     
$    (188)
 
 
                   
$7,508
     
$    (188)
 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices — Sell Protection(5)

Reference
Entity/Obligation

Buy/Sell
Protection
 
(Pay)/
Receive
Financing
Rate (%)(6)

Termination
Date
 
Notional Amount(2)

Fair
Value(3)
 
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
CDX North American Investment Grade,
Series 31, Version 1
  Sell   1.000   12/20/23   USD 10,320,000    
57,286
     
$(63,929)
 
iTraxx Europe, Series 30, Version 1
  Sell   1.000   12/20/23   EUR      820,000    
5,414
     
(1,860)
 
 
                   
62,700
     
$(65,789)
 

At December 31, 2018, the following over-the-counter credit default swaps were outstanding for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate and Sovereign Issues — Buy Protection(1)

Counterparty

Reference
Entity/Obligation(2)
 
Buy/Sell
Protection

(Pay)/
Receive
Financing
Rate (%)

Termination
Date

Notional Amount(3)

Fair
Value(4)

Upfront
Payments
Paid/
(Received)
 
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21   USD 50,000      $ (801   $
128
    $
(929
)
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21   USD  2,830,000       (45,341    
12,855
     
(58,196
)
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21   USD 40,000       (641    
33
     
(674
)

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty
 
Reference
Entity/Obligation(2)
 
Buy/Sell
Protection
 
(Pay)/
Receive
Financing
Rate (%)

Termination
Date

Notional Amount(3)

Fair
Value(4)

Upfront
Payments
Paid/
(Received)

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   12/20/21     USD 90,000       $ (1,595     $
(199)
      $
(1,396)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   12/20/21     USD 360,000         (6,381      
(849)
       
(5,532)
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   12/20/21     USD 100,000         (1,773      
(42)
       
(1,731)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 250,000         (4,005      
277
       
(4,283)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD  1,680,000         (26,916      
4,737
       
(31,653)
 
Citibank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 310,000         (4,967      
793
       
(5,760)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 1,080,000         (17,303      
5,529
       
(22,832)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 80,000         (1,282      
149
       
(1,431)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 10,000         (160      
(1)
       
(159)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 160,000         (2,564      
186
       
(2,750)
 
Deutsche Bank AG
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   12/20/21     USD 360,000         (6,381      
794
       
(7,175)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 110,000         (1,762      
282
       
(2,044)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 50,000         (801      
56
       
(857)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 20,000         (321      
41
       
(362)
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
 
People’s Republic of China
7.500%, due 10/28/2027
 
Buy
    (1.000   06/20/21     USD 110,000         (1,762      
199
       
(1,961)
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          $ (124,756     $
24,968
      $
(149,725)
 


(1)
  If a Portfolio is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Portfolio will either i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)
  Payments made quarterly.

(3)
  The maximum amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Portfolio as seller of protection could be required to make or receive as a buyer of credit protection under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement.

(4)
  The fair values for credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. Increasing fair values, in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the agreement, represent a deterioration of the referenced obligation’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring.

(5)
  If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will generally either i) Pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations, or underlying securities comprising a referenced index or ii) Pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index.

(6)
  Payments received quarterly.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2018, the following centrally cleared interest rate swaps were outstanding for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio:

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate

Floating
Rate Index
 
Floating Rate
Index Payment
Frequency

Fixed
Rate

Fixed Rate
Payment
Frequency
 
Maturity
Date

Notional Amount

Fair
Value


Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Pay
 
1-day Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate (BZDIOVER)
 
Monthly
   
7.250
%  
Monthly
  01/02/20   BRL 12,072,126       $ 23,662       $ 22,880  
Pay
 
1-day Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate (BZDIOVER)
 
Monthly
   
8.000
   
Monthly
  01/04/21   BRL 3,700,000         12,517         12,241  
Pay
 
3-month CAD-CDOR
 
Quarterly
   
2.500
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/21   CAD 4,330,000         16,744         15,368  
Pay
 
3-month CAD-CDOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
2.500
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/24   CAD 9,440,000         67,194         68,100  
Pay
 
6-month CHF-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.050
   
Annual
  08/07/28   CHF 3,850,000         49,513         51,290  
Pay
 
3-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
(0.085
)  
Annual
  11/22/20   EUR 23,620,000         33,101         31,692  
Pay
 
3-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
(0.100)
   
Annual
  01/16/21   EUR 11,900,000         37,320         38,031  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.350
   
Annual
  12/16/21   EUR 19,980,000         167,537         220,117  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.600
   
Annual
  09/28/22   EUR 9,120,000         78,968         76,887  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.500
   
Annual
  03/20/23   EUR 6,200,000         111,051         26,268  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.670
   
Annual
  08/03/23   EUR 5,780,000         68,583         52,435  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.500
   
Annual
  03/20/24   EUR 25,140,000         364,072         109,459  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.000
   
Annual
  03/20/29   EUR 3,020,000         50,836         23,203  
Pay
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.500
   
Annual
  06/19/29   EUR 1,890,000         (2,122       5,800  
Pay
 
28-day MXN TIIE-BANXICO
 
Monthly
   
9.300
   
Monthly
  10/27/28   MXN 29,775,000         4,638         19,738  
Pay
 
6-month NOK-NIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
2.000
   
Annual
  03/20/24   NOK 12,100,000         11,510         6,759  
Pay
 
3-month NZD-BBR-FRA
 
Quarterly
   
2.250
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/21   NZD 14,800,000         52,158         28,105  
Pay
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
2.750
   
Semi-Annual
  12/21/27   USD 2,850,000         (3,215       54,799  
Pay
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
3.000
   
Semi-Annual
  09/20/28   USD 990,000         6,548         18,919  
Pay
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
3.000
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/29   USD 780,000         19,452         14,135  
Pay
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
2.750
   
Semi-Annual
  06/16/37   USD 1,160,000         (21,420       27,973  
Pay
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
3.500
   
Semi-Annual
  11/08/48   USD 1,250,000         86,898         63,893  
Receive
 
6-month AUD-BBSW
 
Semi-Annual
   
2.750
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/24   AUD 11,250,000         (194,481       (48,318
Receive
 
6-month EUR-EURIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.250
   
Annual
  12/19/28   EUR 170,000         (8,529       (1,335
Receive
 
1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
 
Annual
   
1.100
   
Annual
  08/01/23   GBP 3,310,000         (23,837       (16,573
Receive
 
6-month GBP-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
2.000
   
Semi-Annual
  06/21/28   GBP 3,220,000         (85,492       3,595  
Receive
 
6-month GBP-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.900
   
Semi-Annual
  08/03/28   GBP 2,430,000         (49,294       (44,603
Receive
 
1-day Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)
 
Annual
   
1.150
   
Annual
  12/18/28   GBP 600,000         577         (165
Receive
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
0.500
   
Semi-Annual
  03/22/28   JPY 160,720,000         (17,818       (15,652
Receive
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.250
   
Semi-Annual
  06/14/38   JPY 42,400,000         (12,617       (6,400
Receive
 
6-month JPY-LIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
1.000
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/49   JPY 219,540,000         (150,474       (66,419
Receive
 
3-month KWCDC
 
Quarterly
   
2.250
   
Quarterly
  09/20/28   KRW 1,196,690,000         (17,366       (18,692
Receive
 
6-month PLZ-WIBOR
 
Semi-Annual
   
2.550
   
Annual
  03/21/23   PLN 6,130,000         (33,710       (37,991
Receive
 
3-month SEK-STIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
0.050
   
Annual
  01/16/21   SEK 112,640,000         5,753         1,946  
Receive
 
3-month SEK-STIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
0.500
   
Annual
  12/16/21   SEK 171,610,000         (64,464       (140,271
Receive
 
3-month SEK-STIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
0.500
   
Annual
  03/20/23   SEK 49,830,000         (19,215       (3,447
Receive
 
3-month SEK-STIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
0.750
   
Annual
  03/20/24   SEK 135,100,000         (136,609       (18,413
Receive
 
3-month SEK-STIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
1.250
   
Annual
  03/20/29   SEK 11,400,000         (9,309       (2,716
Receive
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
2.750
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/21   USD 19,380,000         (47,811       (103,088
Receive
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
2.750
   
Semi-Annual
  03/20/24   USD 11,580,000         (96,050       (143,555
Receive
 
3-month USD-LIBOR
 
Quarterly
   
3.250
   
Semi-Annual
  10/27/28   USD 500,000         (8,357       (7,406
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
                $ 266,442       $ 318,589  

The following sales commitments were held by the VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio at December 31, 2018:

Principal Amount
  Description
  Contractual
Settlement Date
  Fair Value
$(3,000,000)
 
Fannie Mae, 4.000%, due 08/25/40
  01/14/19     $
(3,059,358
)
(3,000,000)
 
Ginnie Mae, 4.500%, due 06/20/41
  01/23/19      
 (3,104,793
)
(2,000,000)
 
Ginnie Mae, 4.000%, due 09/20/40
  01/23/19      
 (2,048,292
)
 
 
Total Sales Commitments
Proceeds receivable $(8,149,180)
        $
(8,212,443
)


Currency Abbreviations

 

ARS — Argentine Peso

 

AUD — Australian Dollar

 

BRL — Brazilian Real

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

CAD — Canadian Dollar

 

CHF — Swiss Franc

 

CNH — Chinese Offshore Yuan

 

COP — Colombian Peso

 

CZK — Czech Koruna

 

EUR — EU Euro

 

GBP — British Pound

 

HUF — Hungarian Forint

 

IDR — Indonesian Rupiah

 

INR — Indian Rupee

 

JPY — Japanese Yen

 

KRW — South Korean Won

 

MXN — Mexican Peso

 

MYR — Malaysian Ringgit

 

NOK — Norwegian Krone

 

NZD — New Zealand Dollar

 

PHP — Philippine Peso

 

PLN — Polish Zloty

 

RON — Romanian New Leu

 

RUB — Russian Ruble

 

SEK — Swedish Krona

 

SGD — Singapore Dollar

 

TRY — Turkish Lira

 

TWD — Taiwan New Dollar

 

USD — United States Dollar

 

ZAR — South African Rand

A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.

The fair value of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2018 was as follows:

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
  Location on Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair Value
Asset Derivatives
                 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    $ 453,347  
Interest rate contracts
 
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation*
      1,027,634  
Interest rate contracts
 
Net Assets — Unrealized appreciation**
      993,633  
Credit contracts
 
Upfront payments paid on swap agreements
      26,060  
Total Asset Derivatives
 
 
    $ 2,500,674  
Liability Derivatives
 
 
         
Foreign exchange contracts
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts
    $ 533,412  
Interest rate contracts
 
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation*
      440,297  
Credit contracts
 
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation**
      65,977  
Interest rate contracts
 
Net Assets — Unrealized depreciation**
      675,044  
Credit contracts
 
Upfront payments received on OTC swap agreements
      1,092  
Credit contracts
 
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements
      149,725  
Total Liability Derivatives
 
 
    $ 1,865,547  


*
  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments.

**
  Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of centrally cleared swaps as reported in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin receivable/payable is shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabiliites.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® GOLDMAN SACHS BOND PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

The effect of derivative instruments on the Portfolio’s Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

  Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments
  Forward
foreign currency
contracts
  Futures
  Swaps
  Total
 
Credit contracts
    $       $       $ (278,216     $ (278,216
Foreign exchange contracts
      (2,083,999                       (2,083,999  
Interest rate contracts
              (1,503,644       173,354         (1,330,290
Total
    $ (2,083,999     $ (1,503,644     $ (104,862     $ (3,692,505  

  Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments
  Forward
foreign currency
contracts
  Futures
  Swaps
  Total
 
Credit contracts
    $       $       $ 219,838       $ 219,838  
Foreign exchange contracts
      (555,073                       (555,073  
Interest rate contracts
              549,795         604,418         1,154,213  
Total
    $ (555,073     $ 549,795       $ 824,256       $ 818,978    

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at December 31, 2018:
 

  Bank of
America
N.A.
    Barclays
Bank
PLC
    Citibank
N.A.
    Credit
Suisse
International
    Deutsche
Bank AG
    JPMorgan
Chase
Bank N.A.
    Morgan
Stanley &
Co. International
PLC
    RBC
Europe
Limited
    State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Co.
  UBS
AG
    Totals
 
Assets:
                                                                                     
Forward foreign currency contracts
  $ 32,514     $ 88,131     $ 87,860     $ 940     $ 37,267     $ 52,598     $ 53,582     $ 17,385     $ 75,041   $
8,029
    $
453,347
 
Total Assets
  $ 32,514     $ 88,131     $ 87,860     $ 940     $ 37,267     $ 52,598     $ 53,582     $ 17,385     $ 75,041   $
8,029
    $
453,347
 
Liabilities:
                                                                                     
Forward foreign currency contracts
  $ 24,363     $ 22,543     $ 84,542     $     $ 110,838     $ 29,944     $ 96,847     $ 56,327     $ 73,946   $
34,062
    $
533,412
 
OTC credit default swaps
          56,532       35,888               27,690       4,646                      
     
124,756
 
Total Liabilities
  $ 24,363     $ 79,075     $ 120,430     $     $ 138,528     $ 34,590     $ 96,847     $ 56,327     $ 73,946   $
34,062
    $
658,168
 
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value
  $ 8,151     $ 9,056     $ (32,570   $ 940     $ (101,261   $ 18,008     $ (43,265   $ (38,942   $ 1,095   $
(26,033
)   $
(204,821
)
Total collateral pledged by the Portfolio/(Received from counterparty)
  $     $     $ 30,000     $     $ 101,261     $ (18,008   $     $     $   $
    $
113,253
 
Net Exposure(1)(2)
  $ 8,151     $ 9,056     $ (2,570   $ 940     $     $     $ (43,265   $ (38,942   $ 1,095   $
(26,033
)   $
(91,568
)
 


(1)
  Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Portfolio. Please refer to Note 2 for additional details regarding counterparty credit risk and credit related contingent features.

(2)
  At December 31, 2018, the Portfolio had pledged $230,000 in cash collateral to Deutsche Bank AG. In addition, the Portfolio had received $20,000 in cash collateral from JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Excess cash collateral is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

At December 31, 2018, the aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments at year end were:

Cost for federal income tax purposes was $227,135,166.
Net unrealized depreciation consisted of:
       
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
  $ 2,863,823  
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
    (5,388,358
Net Unrealized Depreciation
  $ (2,524,535

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

58



TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)


Dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2018 were as follows:

Portfolio Name
  Type
  Per Share Amount
VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
               
Class ADV
 
NII
    $0.1491  
Class I
 
NII
    $0.2324  
Class S
 
NII
    $0.1965  
VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio
 
NII
    $0.2231  


NII — Net investment income

Above figures may differ from those cited elsewhere in this report due to differences in the calculation of income and gains under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (book) purposes and Internal Revenue Service (tax) purposes.

Shareholders are strongly advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investments in the Portfolios. In January, shareholders, excluding corporate shareholders, receive an IRS 1099-DIV regarding the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions they received in the calendar year.

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TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)


The business and affairs of each Trust are managed under the direction of the Board. A Trustee, who is not an interested person of a Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, is an independent trustee (“Independent Trustee”). The Trustees and Officers of each Trust are listed below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about trustees of the Trust and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 992-0180 for Voya Variable Insurance Trust or VVIT and (800) 366-0066 for Voya Investors Trust or VIT.
 

Name, Address and Age
  Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)
  Principal
Occupation(s) —
During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(2)
  Other Board
Positions
Held by
Trustee
                     
Independent Trustees*:
         
                     
Colleen D. Baldwin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 58
 
Trustee
 
November 2007–Present
 
President, Glantuam Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm (January 2009–Present).
 
150
 
Dentaquest, Boston, MA (February 2014–Present); RSR Partners, Inc. (2016–Present).
                     
John V. Boyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 65
 
Chairperson
Trustee
 
January 2014–Present
January 2005–Present
 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bechtler Arts Foundation, an arts and education foundation (January 2008–Present).
 
150
 
None.
                     
Patricia W. Chadwick
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 70
 
Trustee
 
January 2006–Present
 
Consultant and President, Ravengate Partners LLC, a consulting firm that provides advice regarding financial markets and the global economy (January 2000–Present).
 
150
 
Wisconsin Energy Corporation (June 2006–Present); The Royce Fund (22 funds) (December 2009–Present); and AMICA Mutual Insurance Company (1992–Present).
                     
Martin J. Gavin
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Age: 68
 
Trustee
 
August 2015–Present
 
Retired. Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (May 2006–November 2015).
 
150
 
None.
                     
Russell H. Jones
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 74
 
Trustee
 
May 2013–Present
 
Retired.
 
150
 
None.
                     
Joseph E. Obermeyer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 61
 
Trustee
 
May 2013–Present
 
President, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc., a provider of financial and economic consulting services (November 1999–Present).
 
150
 
None.
                     
Sheryl K. Pressler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 68
 
Trustee
 
January 2006–Present
 
Consultant (May
2001–Present).
 
150
 
None.
                     
Christopher P. Sullivan
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 65
 
Trustee
 
October 2015–Present
 
Retired.
 
150
 
None.
                     
Roger B. Vincent
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 73
 
Trustee
 
VIT: January 1994–Present
VVIT: February 2002–Present
 
Retired.
 
150
 
None.

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Name, Address and Age
  Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)
  Principal
Occupation(s) —
During the Past 5 Years
  Number of
funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(2)
  Other Board
Positions
Held by
Trustee
                     
Trustee who is an “interested person”:
         
                     
Dina Santoro (3)
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 45
 
Trustee
 
July 2018–Present
 
President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018–Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017–Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004–August 2017).
 
150
 
Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present); Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present).


(1)
  Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The tenure of each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, of each Portfolio (“Independent Trustee”) is subject to the Board’s retirement policy which states that each duly elected or appointed Independent Trustee shall retire from and cease to be a member of the Board of Trustees at the close of business on December 31 of the calendar year in which the Independent Trustee attains the age of 75. A majority vote of the Board’s other Independent Trustees may extend the retirement date of an Independent Trustee if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether for the purposes of appointing a successor to the Independent Trustee or otherwise comply under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer required (as determined by a vote of a majority of the other Independent Trustees).

(2)
  For the purposes of this table, “Fund Complex” means the Voya family of funds including the following investment companies: Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund; Voya Equity Trust; Voya Funds Trust; Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; Voya Government Money Market Portfolio; Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund; Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio; Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; Voya Investors Trust; Voya Mutual Funds; Voya Natural Resources Equity Income Fund; Voya Partners, Inc.; Voya Prime Rate Trust; Voya Senior Income Fund; Voya Separate Portfolios Trust; Voya Series Fund, Inc.; Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; Voya Variable Funds; Voya Variable Insurance Trust; Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc.; and Voya Variable Products Trust. The number of funds in the Fund Complex is as of January 31, 2019.

(3)
  Effective July 10, 2018, Ms. Santoro was appointed to the Board of Trustees and is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts as defined in the 1940 Act, because of her current affiliation with the Voya funds, Voya Financial, Inc. or Voya Financial, Inc.’s affiliates.

*
  Effective December 31, 2018, Patrick W. Kenny retired as Trustee of the Board.

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Name, Address and Age
  Position(s) Held
With the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)
  Principal Occupation(s) —
During the Past 5 Years
             
Michael Bell
One Orange Way
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Age: 50
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
March 2018–Present
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present); Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (November 2015–Present); Chief Financial Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2014–Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Voya Investments, LLC (November 2015–March 2018); Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Hartford Investment Management (September 2003–September 2014).
             
Dina Santoro
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 45
 
President
 
March 2018–Present
 
President and Director, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Capital, LLC (March 2018–Present); Director, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present); Director and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present); Managing Director, Head of Product and Marketing Strategy, Voya Investment Management (September 2017–Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Quantitative Management Associates, LLC (January 2004–August 2017).
             
Stanley D. Vyner
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 68
 
Executive Vice President
Chief Investment Risk Officer
 
VIT: March 2003–Present
VVIT: October 2000–Present
September 2009–Present
 
Executive Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2000–Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (January 2003–Present).
             
James M. Fink
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Age: 60
 
Executive Vice President
 
March 2018–Present
 
Managing Director, Voya Investments, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present); Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present); Chief Administrative Officer, Voya Investment Management (September 2017–Present). Formerly, Managing Director, Operations, Voya Investment Management (March 1999–September 2017).
             
Kevin M. Gleason
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 52
 
Chief Compliance Officer
 
February 2012–Present
 
Senior Vice President, Voya Investment Management and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Family of Funds (February 2012–Present).
             
Todd Modic
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 51
 
Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
 
March 2005–Present
 
President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present) and Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (April 2005–Present).
             
Kimberly A. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 54
 
Senior Vice President
 
November 2003–Present
 
Senior Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (September 2003–Present).
             
Robert Terris
5780 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Age: 48
 
Senior Vice President
 
May 2006–Present
 
Senior Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present); Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006–Present).
             
Fred Bedoya
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 46
 
Vice President and Treasurer
 
September 2012–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2012–Present).
             
Maria M. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 60
 
Vice President
 
September 2004–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (September 2004–Present).

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Name, Address and Age
  Position(s) Held
With the Trust
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)
  Principal Occupation(s) —
During the Past 5 Years
             
Sara M. Donaldson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 59
 
Vice President
 
September 2014–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (April 2014–October 2015). Formerly, Director, Compliance, AXA Rosenberg Global Services, LLC (September 1997–March 2014).
             
Micheline S. Faver
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 41
 
Vice President
 
September 2016–Present
 
Vice President, Head of Fund Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer, Voya Investments, LLC (June 2016–Present). Formerly, Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (March 2014–June 2016); Assistant Vice President, Mutual Fund Compliance (May 2013–March 2014).
             
Robyn L. Ichilov
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 51
 
Vice President
 
VIT: November 1999–Present
VVIT October
2000–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (November 1995–Present) and Voya Investments, LLC (August 1997–Present).
             
Jason Kadavy
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 42
 
Vice President
 
September 2012–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (July 2007–Present).
             
Andrew K. Schlueter
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 42
 
Vice President
 
March 2018–Present
 
Vice President, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC (April 2018–Present); Vice President, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2018–Present); Vice President, Head of Mutual Fund Operations, Voya Investment Management (February 2018–Present). Formerly, Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2014–February 2018); Assistant Vice President, Voya Investment Management (March 2011–March 2014).
             
Kimberly K. Springer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 61
 
Vice President
 
March 2006–Present
 
Vice President — Mutual Fund Product Development, Voya Investments, LLC (July 2012–Present); Vice President, Voya Family of Funds (March 2010–Present) and Vice President, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2006–Present).
             
Craig Wheeler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 49
 
Vice President
 
May 2013–Present
 
Vice President — Director of Tax, Voya Investments, LLC (October 2015–Present). Formerly, Vice President — Director of Tax, Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2013–October 2015).
             
Monia Piacenti
One Orange Way
Windsor, Connecticut 06095
Age: 42
 
Anti-Money Laundering Officer
 
June 2018–Present
 
Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC, Voya Investment Management and Voya Investment Management Trust Co. (June 2018–Present); Compliance Consultant, Voya Financial, Inc. (January 2019–Present). Senior Compliance Officer, Voya Investment Management (December 2009–December 2018).
             
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 55
 
Secretary
 
August 2003–Present
 
Senior Vice President and Secretary of Voya Investments, LLC (December 2018–Present) and Voya Funds Services, LLC (March 2010–Present); Senior Vice President and Chief Counsel, Voya Investment Management–Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010–Present).
             
Paul A. Caldarelli
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 67
 
Assistant Secretary
 
June 2010–Present
 
Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management — Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010–Present).
             
Theresa K. Kelety
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 56
 
Assistant Secretary
 
August 2003–Present
 
Vice President and Senior Counsel, Voya Investment Management — Mutual Fund Legal Department (March 2010–Present).


(1)
  The Officers hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

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BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS, SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACTS, AND SUB-SUB-ADVISORY CONTRACT

At a meeting held on November 16, 2018, the Boards of Trustees (“Board”) of Voya Investors Trust (“VIT”) and Voya Variable Insurance Trust (“VVIT”) (together, the “Trusts”), including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered and approved the renewal of the investment management contracts (the “Management Contracts”) between Voya Investments, LLC (the “Manager”) and the Trusts, on behalf of VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, a series of VIT, and on behalf of VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio, a series of VVIT (together, the “Portfolios”), the sub-advisory contracts (the “Sub-Advisory Contracts”) with the sub-adviser to each Portfolio (the “Sub-Advisers”), and the sub-sub-advisory contract (the “Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract”) with the sub-sub-adviser to VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser”), for an additional one year period ending November 30, 2019. In determining to renew such contracts, the Board considered information furnished to it throughout the year at meetings of the Board and its committees, including information regarding performance, expenses, and other matters.

In addition to the Board meeting on November 16, 2018, the Independent Trustees also held meetings outside the presence of personnel representing the Manager, Sub-Advisers or Sub-Sub-Adviser (collectively, such persons are referred to herein as “management”) on October 11, 2018, and November 14, 2018, specifically to review and consider materials related to the proposed continuance of each Management Contract, each Sub-Advisory Contract, and the Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract that they believed to be relevant to the renewal of the Management Contracts, Sub-Advisory Contracts, and Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract in light of the legal advice furnished to them by K&L Gates LLP, their independent legal counsel, and their own business judgment. Subsequent references herein to factors considered and determinations made by the Independent Trustees and/or the Board include, as applicable, factors considered and determinations made at those meetings by the Independent Trustees. While the Board considered the renewal of the management contracts, sub-advisory contracts, and sub-sub-advisory contracts for all of the applicable investment companies in the Voya family of funds at the same meetings, the Board considered each Voya fund’s investment management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory relationships separately.

The Board follows a process pursuant to which it seeks and considers relevant information when it evaluates whether to renew existing investment management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory contracts for the Voya funds. The Board has established a Contracts Committee and Investment Review Committees (the “IRCs”), each of which includes only Independent Trustees as members. The Contracts Committee provides oversight with respect to the management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory contracts approval and renewal process, among other functions, and each IRC provides oversight throughout the year regarding the investment performance of the sub-advisers and sub-sub-advisers, as well as the Manager’s role in monitoring the sub-advisers and sub-sub-advisers, with respect to each Voya fund that is assigned to that IRC.

The Contracts Committee oversees, and annually recommends Board approval of updates to, a methodology guide for the Voya funds (“Methodology Guide”). The Methodology Guide sets out a framework pursuant to which the Independent Trustees request, and management provides, certain information that the Independent Trustees deem to be important or potentially relevant. The Independent Trustees retain the services of an independent consultant with experience in the mutual fund industry to assist the Contracts Committee in developing and recommending to the Board: (1) a selected peer group of investment companies for each Portfolio (“Selected Peer Group”) based on that Portfolio’s particular attributes, such as fund type and size, fund category (as determined by Morningstar, Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data (“Morningstar”)), sales channels and structure, and the Portfolio share class being compared to the Selected Peer Group; and (2) updates to the Methodology Guide with respect to the content and format of various data including, but not limited to, investment performance, fee structure, and expense information prepared in connection with the renewal process.

Provided below is an overview of certain material factors that the Board considered at its meetings regarding the renewal of the Management Contracts, Sub-Advisory Contracts, and the Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract and the compensation to be paid thereunder. Board members did not identify any particular information or factor that was overarching, and each Board member may have accorded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to each Portfolio’s investment management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory arrangements, as applicable.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Manager oversees, subject to the authority of the Board, and is responsible for the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Portfolios, but may delegate certain of these responsibilities to one or more sub-advisers and their sub-sub-adviser(s), if any. In addition, the Manager provides administrative services reasonably necessary for the

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operation of the Portfolios as set forth in the Management Contracts, including oversight of the Portfolios’ operations and risk management and the oversight of their various other service providers.

The Board considered the “manager-of-managers” platform of the Voya funds that has been developed by the Manager pursuant to which the Manager selects, subject to the Board’s approval, sub-advisers and their sub-sub-adviser(s), if any, to provide day-to-day management services to all or a portion of each Voya fund. The Board recognized that the Manager is responsible for monitoring the investment program, performance, developments, ongoing operations, and regulatory compliance of the Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser with respect to the Portfolios under this manager-of-managers arrangement. The Board also considered the techniques and resources that the Manager has developed to provide this ongoing oversight and due diligence with respect to the sub-advisers and sub-sub-advisers and to advocate or recommend, when it believes appropriate, changes in investment strategies or investment sub-advisers and sub-sub-advisers designed to assist in improving a Voya fund’s performance. The Board was advised that, in connection with the Manager’s performance of these duties, the Manager has developed an oversight process formulated by its Manager Research & Selection Group which reviews, among other matters, performance data, each Sub-Adviser’s and Sub-Sub-Adviser’s management team, portfolio data and attribution analysis related to each Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser through various means, including, but not limited to, in-person meetings, on-site visits, and telephonic meetings with the Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser.

Further, the Board considered periodic compliance reports it receives from the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer evaluating whether the regulatory compliance systems and procedures of the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, and the Sub-Sub-Adviser are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws and whether the investment policies and restrictions for each Portfolio are consistently complied with, and other periodic reports covering related matters.

The Board considered the portfolio management team assigned by the Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser to the Portfolios and the level of resources committed to the Portfolios (and other relevant funds in the Voya funds) by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, and the Sub-Sub-Adviser, and whether those resources are sufficient to provide high-quality services to the Portfolios.

Based on their deliberations and the materials presented to them, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the overall services provided by the Manager, each Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Sub-Adviser under the Management Contracts and respective Sub-Advisory Contracts and Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract were appropriate.

Portfolio Performance

In assessing the investment management, sub-advisory, and sub-sub-advisory relationships, the Board placed emphasis on the investment returns of each Portfolio, including its investment performance over certain time periods compared to the Portfolio’s Morningstar category and primary benchmark, a broad-based securities market index that appears in the Portfolio’s prospectus. The Board also considered information from the Manager Research & Selection Group and received reports summarizing a separate analysis of each Portfolio’s performance and risk, including risk-adjusted investment return information, from the Trusts’ Chief Investment Risk Officer.

Economies of Scale

When evaluating the reasonableness of the management fee schedules, the Board considered whether economies of scale have been or likely will be realized by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, and the Sub-Sub-Adviser as a Portfolio grows larger and the extent to which any such economies are shared with the Portfolio. In this regard, the Board noted the breakpoints in management fee schedules that will result in a lower management fee rate when a Portfolio achieves sufficient asset levels to receive a breakpoint discount. The Board also considered that, in addition to the management fee breakpoints, the Portfolios have fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale realized by the Manager or the Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser could be shared with each Portfolio through such fee waivers, expense reimbursements or other expense reductions. In evaluating these matters, the Independent Trustees also considered periodic management reports, Selected Peer Group comparisons, and industry information regarding economies of scale. In the case of sub-advisory and sub-sub-advisory fees, the Board considered that breakpoints, if any, would inure to the benefit of the Manager and the relevant Sub-Adviser, respectively.

Information Regarding Services to Other Clients

The Board considered comparative information regarding the nature of services, performance, and fee schedules offered by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, and the Sub-Sub-Adviser to other clients with similar investment objectives, if applicable, including other registered investment companies and relevant institutional accounts. When the fee schedules offered to or the performance of such other clients differed materially from a Portfolio, the Board took into account the underlying rationale provided by the Manager, the Sub-Advisers, or the Sub-Sub-Adviser, as applicable, for these

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differences. For the non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser, the Board viewed the information related to any material differences in the fee schedules as not being a key factor in its deliberations because of the arm’s-length nature of negotiations between the Manager and non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers with respect to sub-advisory fee schedules and that the applicable Sub-Adviser is responsible for paying the fees of the Sub-Sub-Adviser.

Fee Schedules, Profitability, and Fall-out Benefits

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee schedule and net management fee rate payable by each Portfolio to the Manager compared to the Portfolio’s Selected Peer Group. The Board also considered the compensation payable by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services for each Portfolio, including the portion of the contractual and net management fee rates that are paid to each Sub-Adviser, as compared to the compensation paid to the Manager, and the contractual sub-sub-advisory fee schedule payable to the Sub-Sub-Adviser by the respective Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board considered the fee waivers, expense limitations, and recoupment arrangements that apply to the fees payable by the Portfolios, including whether the Manager intends to propose any changes thereto. For each Portfolio, the Board separately determined that the fees payable to the Manager and the fee schedule payable to each Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser are reasonable for the services that each performs, which were considered in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services that each has performed and is expected to perform.

For each Portfolio, the Board considered information on revenues, costs and profits or losses realized by the Manager. In analyzing the profitability of the Manager and its affiliated service providers in connection with services they render to a Portfolio, the Board took into account the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to each Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered the profitability of the Manager attributable to servicing each Portfolio both with and without taking into account the profitability of the distributor of the Portfolios and any revenue sharing payments made by the Manager and both before and after giving effect to any expenses incurred by the Manager in making payments to affiliated insurance companies. The Board did not request profitability data from the Sub-Advisers or Sub-Sub-Adviser, which are not affiliated with the Manager, because the Board did not view this data as being a key factor to its deliberations given the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the non-Voya-affiliated Sub-Advisers and Sub-Sub-Adviser with respect to the negotiation of sub-advisory and sub-sub-advisory fee schedules. In addition, the Board noted that non-Voya-affiliated sub-advisers and sub-sub-advisers may not account for their profits on an account-by- account basis and those that do typically employ different methodologies in connection with these calculations.

Although the Methodology Guide establishes a framework for profit calculation, the Board recognized that there is no uniform methodology within the asset management industry for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board also recognized that the use of different reasonable methodologies can give rise to dramatically different reported profit and loss results with respect to the Manager, as well as other industry participants with whom the profits of the Manager could be compared. In addition, the Board recognized that management’s calculations regarding its costs incurred in establishing the infrastructure necessary for the Portfolios’ operations may not be fully reflected in the expenses allocated to each Portfolio in determining profitability, and that the information presented may not portray all of the costs borne by the Manager or reflect all risks, including entrepreneurial, regulatory, legal and operational risks, associated with offering and managing a mutual fund complex in the current regulatory and market environment.

The Board also considered that the Manager is entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that it provides to the Portfolios. The Board also considered information regarding the potential fall-out benefits to the Manager, Sub-Advisers, and Sub-Sub-Adviser and their respective affiliates from their association with the Portfolios, including their ability to engage in soft-dollar transactions on behalf of the Portfolios. Following its reviews, the Board determined that the Manager’s profitability with respect to its services to the Portfolios and the Manager’s, Sub-Advisers’, and Sub-Sub-Adviser’s potential fall-out benefits were not unreasonable.

Portfolio-by-Portfolio Analysis

Set forth below are certain of the specific factors that the Board considered, and the conclusions reached, at its October 11, 2018, November 14, 2018, and/or November 16, 2018 meetings in relation to approving each Portfolio’s Management Contract, Sub-Advisory Contract, and, as applicable, Sub-Sub-Advisory Contract. These specific factors are in addition to those considerations discussed above. In each case, the Portfolio’s performance was compared to its Morningstar category, as well as its primary benchmark. With respect to Morningstar quintile rankings, the first quintile represents the highest (best) performance and the fifth quintile represents the lowest (worst) performance. The performance data provided to the Board primarily was for various periods ended March 31, 2018. In addition, the Board also considered at its October 11, 2018, November 14, 2018, and November 16, 2018, meetings certain additional data regarding each Portfolio’s most recent performance, asset levels and asset flows. Each Portfolio’s management fee

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rate and expense ratio were compared to the management fee rates and expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Management, Sub-Advisory and Sub-Sub-Advisory Contracts for VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2018: (1) the Portfolio is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the year-to-date, one-year, and ten-year periods, the fourth quintile for the five-year period, and the fifth (lowest) quintile for the three-year period; and (2) the Portfolio underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account: (1) management’s representations that there was a change in the Portfolio’s portfolio management team in March 2018, and that, during more recent periods, the Portfolio’s performance has been favorable; and (2) management’s representations of the effect that the composition of its Morningstar category had on the Portfolio’s performance relative to its Morningstar category due to, among other matters, differences between the Portfolio’s strategies and the strategies of the other funds in the category.

In considering the fees payable under the Management, Sub-Advisory and Sub-Sub-Advisory Contracts for the Portfolio, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the economies of scale benefits to the Portfolio and its shareholders from breakpoint discounts applicable to the Portfolio’s management fee rate, which result in lower fees at higher asset levels; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Portfolio, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Portfolio is below the median net management fee rate of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Portfolio is below the median contractual management fee rate of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median net expense ratio of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Portfolio’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Portfolio’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Portfolio’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser and the sub-sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Sub-Adviser to the Sub-Sub-Adviser are reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Management, Sub-Advisory and Sub-Sub-Advisory Contracts for the Portfolio for the year ending November 30, 2019. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.

VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio

In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Management and Sub-Advisory Contracts for VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio, the Board considered that, based on performance data for the periods ended March 31, 2018: (1) the Portfolio is ranked in the third quintile of its Morningstar category for the three-year period, the fourth quintile for the year-to-date period, and the fifth (lowest) quintile for the one-year period; and (2) the Portfolio underperformed its primary benchmark for all periods presented. In analyzing this performance data, the Board took into account management’s: (1) representations regarding the impact of security selection and sector allocation on the Portfolio’s performance; (2) views of the effect of the Portfolio’s investment style on its performance vis-à-vis its peers; (3) discussion of the reasonableness of the Portfolio’s three-year performance; and (4) confidence in the ability of the Sub-Adviser to execute the Portfolio’s investment strategy.

In considering the fees payable under the Management and Sub-Advisory Contracts for the Portfolio, the Board took into account the factors described above and also considered: (1) the fairness of the compensation under a Management Contract with a breakpoint fee schedule where the asset level necessary to achieve a breakpoint discount had not been reached by the Portfolio; and (2) the pricing structure (including the net expense ratio to be borne by shareholders) of the Portfolio, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, including that: (a) the net management fee rate for the Portfolio is below the median net management fee rate of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; (b) the contractual management fee rate for the Portfolio is above the median contractual management fee rate of the funds in its Selected Peer Group; and (c) the net expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median net expense ratio of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

After its deliberation, the Board reached the following conclusions: (1) the Portfolio’s management fee rate is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (2) the Portfolio’s net expense ratio is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; (3) the Portfolio’s performance is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the Board; and (4) the sub-advisory fee rate payable by the Manager to the Sub-Adviser is reasonable in the context of all factors considered by the

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Board. Based on these conclusions and other factors, the Board voted to renew the Management and Sub-Advisory Contracts for the Portfolio for the year ending November 30, 2019. During this renewal process, different Board members may have given different weight to different individual factors and related conclusions.

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Investment Adviser
Voya Investments, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Distributor
Voya Investments Distributor, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
301 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, Delaware 19809

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
Two Financial Center
60 South Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
225 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10286

Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02199

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, Registrant had adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. There were no amendments to the Code during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code during the period covered by this report. The code of ethics is filed herewith pursuant to Item 10(a)(1), Ex-99.CODE ETH.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Board of Trustees has determined that Colleen D. Baldwin, Martin J. Gavin, Joseph E. Obermeyer, and Roger B. Vincent are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Obermeyer and Mr. Vincent are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)Audit Fees: The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $26,908 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and $22,439 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(b)Audit-Related Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by KPMG that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $2,700 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and $2,700 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(c)Tax Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $5,327 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and $5,283 for the year ended December 31, 2017. Such services included review of excise distribution calculations (if applicable), preparation of the Funds’ federal, state, and excise tax returns, tax services related to mergers and routine consulting.

 

(d)All Other Fees: The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by KPMG, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 for the year ended December 31, 2018 and $0 for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(e)(1)Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
PRE-APPROVAL POLICY

 

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”), the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors or Trustees (the “Committee”) of the Voya funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) set out on Exhibit A to this Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (“Policy”) is responsible for the oversight of the work of the Funds’ independent auditors. As part of its responsibilities, the Committee must pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the auditors in order to assure that the provision of these services does not impair the auditors’ independence from the Funds. The Committee has adopted, and the Board has ratified, this Policy, which sets out the procedures and conditions under which the services of the independent auditors may be pre-approved.

 

Under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules promulgated in accordance with the Act, the Funds may establish two different approaches to pre-approving audit and non-audit services. The Committee may approve services without consideration of specific case-by-case services (“general pre-approval”) or it may pre-approve specific services (“specific pre-approval”). The Committee believes that the combination of these approaches contemplated in this Policy results in an effective and efficient method for pre-approving audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Funds’ independent auditors. Under this Policy, services that are not of a type that may receive general pre-approval require specific pre-approval by the Committee. Any proposed services that exceed pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require the Committee’s specific pre-approval.

 

For both types of approval, the Committee considers whether the subject services are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence and that such services are compatible with maintaining the auditors independence. The Committee also considers whether a particular audit firm is in the best position to provide effective and efficient services to the Funds. Reasons that the auditors are in the best position include the auditors’ familiarity with the Funds’ business, personnel, culture, accounting systems, risk profile, and other factors, and whether the services will enhance the Funds’ ability to manage and control risk or improve audit quality. Such factors will be considered as a whole, with no one factor being determinative.

 

The appendices attached to this Policy describe the audit, audit-related, tax-related, and other services that have the Committee’s general pre-approval. For any service that has been approved through general pre-approval, the general pre-approval will remain in place for a period 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Committee determines that a different period is appropriate. The Committee will annually review and pre-approve the services that may be provided by the independent auditors without specific pre-approval. The Committee will revise the list of services subject to general pre-approval as appropriate. This Policy does not serve as a delegation to Fund management of the Committee’s duty to pre-approve services performed by the Funds’ independent auditors.

 

 

 

 

II.       Audit Services

 

The annual audit services engagement terms and fees are subject to the Committee’s specific pre-approval. Audit services are those services that are normally provided by auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements or those that generally only independent auditors can reasonably provide. They include the Funds’ annual financial statement audit and procedures that the independent auditors must perform in order to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements (e.g., information systems and procedural reviews and testing). The Committee will monitor the audit services engagement and approve any changes in terms, conditions or fees deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate.

 

The Committee may grant general pre-approval to other audit services, such as statutory audits and services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or issued in connection with securities offerings.

 

The Committee has pre-approved the audit services listed on Appendix A. The Committee must specifically approve all audit services not listed on Appendix A.

 

III.       Audit-related Services

 

Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or the review of the Funds’ financial statements or are traditionally performed by the independent auditors. The Committee believes that the provision of audit-related services will not impair the independent auditors’ independence, and therefore may grant pre-approval to audit-related services. Audit-related services include accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “audit services;” assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; agreed-upon or expanded audit procedures relating to accounting and/or billing records required to respond to or comply with financial, accounting or regulatory reporting matters; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements under Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR.

 

The Committee has pre-approved the audit-related services listed on Appendix B. The Committee must specifically approve all audit-related services not listed on Appendix B.

 

IV.       Tax Services

 

The Committee believes the independent auditors can provide tax services to the Funds, including tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice, without compromising the auditors’ independence. Therefore, the Committee may grant general pre-approval with respect to tax services historically provided by the Funds’ independent auditors that do not, in the Committee’s view, impair auditor independence and that are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

 

 

 

 

 

The Committee will not grant pre-approval if the independent auditors initially recommends a transaction the sole business purpose of which is tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Committee may consult outside counsel to determine that tax planning and reporting positions are consistent with this Policy.

 

The Committee has pre-approved the tax-related services listed on Appendix C. The Committee must specifically approve all tax-related services not listed on Appendix C.

 

V.       Other Services

 

The Committee believes it may grant approval of non-audit services that are permissible services for independent auditors to a Fund. The Committee has determined to grant general pre-approval to other services that it believes are routine and recurring, do not impair auditor independence, and are consistent with SEC rules on auditor independence.

 

The Committee has pre-approved the non-audit services listed on Appendix D. The Committee must specifically approve all non-audit services not listed on Appendix D.

 

A list of the SEC’s prohibited non-audit services is attached to this Policy as Appendix E. The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these impermissible services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the SEC’s prohibitions.

 

VI.       Pre-approval of Fee levels and Budgeted Amounts

 

The Committee will annually establish pre-approval fee levels or budgeted amounts for audit, audit-related, tax and non-audit services to be provided to the Funds by the independent auditors. Any proposed services exceeding these levels or amounts require the Committee’s specific pre-approval. The Committee considers fees for audit and non-audit services when deciding whether to pre-approve services. The Committee may determine, for a pre-approval period of 12 months, the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for the Fund’s audit, audit-related, and tax services (including fees for services provided to Fund affiliates that are subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit services for the Fund classified as other services (including any such services provided to Fund affiliates that are subject to pre-approval).

 

VII. Procedures

 

Requests or applications for services to be provided by the independent auditors will be submitted to management. If management determines that the services do not fall within those services generally pre-approved by the Committee and set out in the appendices to these procedures, management will submit the services to the Committee or its delagee. Any such submission will include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the Committee will, on a quarterly basis, receive from the independent auditors a list of services provided for the previous calendar quarter on a cumulative basis by the auditors during the Pre-Approval Period.

 

 

 

 

VIII.       Delegation

 

The Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of the Committee’s members. Any member or members to whom such pre-approval authority is delegated must report any pre-approval decisions, including any pre-approved services, to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee will identify any member to whom pre-approval authority is delegated in writing. The member will retain such authority for a period of 12 months from the date of pre-approval unless the Committee determines that a different period is appropriate. The period of delegated authority may be terminated by the Committee or at the option of the member.

 

IX.       Additional Requirements

 

The Committee will take any measures the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to oversee the work of the independent auditors and to assure the auditors’ independence from the Funds. This may include reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditors delineating all relationships between the auditors and the Funds, consistent with Independence Standards Board No. 1, and discussing with the auditors their methods and procedures for ensuring independence.

 

 

Part of KPMG’s performance of an audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (US) includes their responsibility to maintain and monitor auditor independence with respect to the Voya funds. Using a proprietary system called Sentinel, the audit team is able to identify and manage potential conflicts of interest across the member firms of the KPMG International Network and prevent the provision of prohibited services to the Voya entities that would impair KPMG independence with the respect to the Voya funds. KPMG requests pre-approval from the Voya funds Audit Committee for services provided to the Voya funds and for services to affiliated entities that relate to the financial reporting or nature of operations of the Voya Funds. Additionally, KPMG provides an annual summary of the fees for services that have commenced for Voya funds and Affiliates.

 

 

 

Last Approved: November 16, 2017

 

 

 

 

Appendix A
Pre-Approved Audit Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

Service
  The Fund(s) Fee Range
Statutory audits or financial audits (including tax services associated with audit services) As presented to Audit Committee1
Services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters. Not to exceed $9,750 per filing
Consultations by Fund management with respect to accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential effect of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, or other regulatory or standard setting bodies. Not to exceed $8,000 during the Pre-Approval Period
Seed capital audit and related review and issuance of consent on the N-2 registration statement Not to exceed $14,750 per audit
Audit of summary portfolio of investments Not to exceed $565 per fund

 

 

 

1For new Funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing Funds, pro-rated in accordance with inception dates as provided in the auditors’ Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue. Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling.

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix B
Pre-Approved Audit-Related Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

Service
  The Fund(s) Fund Affiliates Fee Range
Services related to Fund mergers (Excludes tax services  - See Appendix C for tax services associated with Fund mergers) Not to exceed $10,000 per merger
Consultations by Fund management with respect to accounting or disclosure treatment of transactions or events and/or the actual or potential effect of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, or other regulatory or standard setting bodies.  [Note:  Under SEC rules some consultations may be “audit” services and others may be “audit-related” services.]   Not to exceed $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period
Review of the Funds’ semi-annual and quarterly financial statements   Not to exceed $2,700 per set of financial statements per fund
Reports to regulatory or government agencies related to the annual engagement   Up to $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period
Regulatory compliance assistance Not to exceed $5,000 per quarter
Training courses   Not to exceed $5,000 per course
For Prime Rate Trust, agreed upon procedures for quarterly reports to rating agencies   Not to exceed $9,450 per quarter

 

 

 

 

Appendix C
Pre-Approved Tax Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

Service
  The Fund(s) Fund Affiliates Fee Range
Preparation of federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax returns for the Funds including assistance and review with excise tax distributions   As presented to Audit Committee2
Review of IRC Sections 851(b) and 817(h) diversification testing on a real-time basis   As presented to Audit Committee2
Tax assistance and advice regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments Not to exceed $5,000 for the Funds or for the Funds’ investment adviser during the Pre-Approval Period

 

 

 

Appendix C, continued

 

 

2For new Funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing Funds, pro-rated in accordance with inception dates as provided in the auditors’ Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue. Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling.

 

 

 

 

Pre-Approved Tax Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

Service
  The Fund(s) Fund Affiliates Fee Range
Tax training courses   Not to exceed $5,000 per course during the Pre-Approval Period
Tax services associated with Fund mergers Not to exceed $4,000 per fund per merger during the Pre-Approval Period
Other tax-related assistance and consultation, including, without limitation, assistance in evaluating derivative financial instruments and international tax issues, qualification and distribution issues, year-end reporting for 1099’s and similar routine tax consultations as requested.   Not to exceed $120,000 during the Pre-Approval Period



 

 

 

Appendix D

Pre-Approved Other Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

Service
  The Fund(s) Fund Affiliates Fee Range
Agreed-upon procedures for Class B share 12b-1 programs   Not to exceed $60,000 during the Pre-Approval Period

Security counts performed pursuant to Rule 17f-2 of the 1940 Act (i.e., counts for Funds holding securities with affiliated sub-custodians)

 

Cost to be borne 50% by the Funds and 50% by Voya Investments, LLC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to exceed $5,700 per Fund during the Pre-Approval Period
Agreed upon procedures for 15 (c) FACT Books   Not to exceed $50,000 during the Pre-Approval Period

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix E

Prohibited Non-Audit Services
Dated: January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

 

·Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Funds

 

·Financial information systems design and implementation

 

·Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

 

·Actuarial services

 

·Internal audit outsourcing services

 

·Management functions

 

·Human resources

 

·Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

·Legal services

 

·Expert services unrelated to the audit

 

·Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

VOYA ASIA PACIFIC HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND

VOYA BALANCED PORTFOLIO, INC.

VOYA EMERGING MARKETS HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND

VOYA EQUITY TRUST

VOYA FUNDS TRUST

VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND

VOYA GLOBAL EQUITY DIVIDEND AND PREMIUM OPPORTUNITY FUND

VOYA GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

VOYA INFRASTRUCTURE, INDUSTRIALS, AND MATERIALS FUND

VOYA INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO

VOYA INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY INCOME FUND

VOYA INVESTORS TRUST

VOYA MUTUAL FUNDS

VOYA PARTNERS, INC.

VOYA PRIME RATE TRUST

VOYA NATURAL RESOURCES EQUITY INCOME FUND

VOYA SENIOR INCOME FUND

VOYA SEPARATE PORTFOLIOS TRUST

VOYA SERIES FUND, INC.

VOYA STRATEGIC ALLOCATIONS PORTFOLIOS, INC.
VOYA VARIABLE FUNDS

VOYA VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

VOYA VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS INC,

VOYA VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

(e)(2)Percentage of services referred to in 4(b) – (4)(d) that were approved by the audit committee

 

100% of the services were approved by the audit committee.

 

(f)Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of KPMG if greater than 50%

 

Not applicable.

 

(g)Non-Audit Fees: The following table presents (i) the aggregate non-audit fees (i.e., fees for audit-related, tax, and other services) billed to each Registrant by the independent registered public accounting firm for each Registrant’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; and (ii) the aggregate non-audit fees billed to the investment adviser, or any of its affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant, by the independent registered public accounting firm for the same time periods.

 

Registrant/Investment Adviser  2018  2017
Voya Variable Insurance Trust  $8,027   $7,983 
Voya Investments, LLC (1)  $38,950   $122,200 

  

 

(1) Each Registrant’s investment adviser and any of its affiliates, which are subsidiaries of Voya Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

(h)Principal Accountants Independence: The Registrant’s Audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

Complete schedule of investments filed herein.

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Voya Variable Insurance Trust:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of VY® Goldman Sachs Bond Portfolio (the Fund), a series of Voya Variable Insurance Trust, including the summary portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2018, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements), the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the portfolio of investments as of December 31, 2018 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). In our opinion, the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more Voya investment companies since 1975.

 

Boston, Massachusetts

February 22, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

VY® Goldman Sachs
Bond Portfolio
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2018

 

Principal
Amount†
        Value  Percentage
of Net
Assets
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 38.4%          
        Basic Materials: 1.8%          
 300,000      DowDuPont, Inc., 4.205%, 11/15/2023   307,077    0.2 
 175,000      DowDuPont, Inc., 4.493%, 11/15/2025   180,517    0.1 
 200,000      DowDuPont, Inc., 4.725%, 11/15/2028   207,824    0.1 
 415,000   (1)  Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 04/29/2024   412,815    0.2 
 225,000      LyondellBasell Industries NV, 5.000%, 04/15/2019   225,249    0.1 
 75,000      Sherwin-Williams Co/The, 2.750%, 06/01/2022   72,656    0.0 
 75,000      Sherwin-Williams Co/The, 3.125%, 06/01/2024   71,695    0.0 
 200,000      Sherwin-Williams Co/The, 3.450%, 06/01/2027   186,873    0.1 
 125,000      Sherwin-Williams Co/The, 4.500%, 06/01/2047   113,305    0.1 
 475,000   (1)  Syngenta Finance NV, 3.698%, 04/24/2020   471,642    0.2 
 495,000   (1)  Syngenta Finance NV, 3.933%, 04/23/2021   488,485    0.3 
 325,000   (1)  Syngenta Finance NV, 4.892%, 04/24/2025   307,841    0.2 
 375,000   (1)  WR Grace & Co-Conn, 5.125%, 10/01/2021   372,187    0.2 
            3,418,166    1.8 
                   
        Communications: 5.5%          
 550,000      21st Century Fox America, Inc., 4.000%, 10/01/2023   564,815    0.3 
 100,000      21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.150%, 03/01/2037   123,144    0.1 
 150,000      Amazon.com, Inc., 3.875%, 08/22/2037   146,100    0.1 
 425,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.000%, 06/30/2022   414,801    0.2 
 450,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.600%, 02/17/2023   448,110    0.2 
 325,000      AT&T, Inc., 3.800%, 03/15/2022   326,646    0.2 
 525,000      AT&T, Inc., 4.250%, 03/01/2027   515,095    0.3 
 175,000      AT&T, Inc., 5.150%, 03/15/2042   164,196    0.1 
 200,000      British Telecommunications PLC, 5.125%, 12/04/2028   201,626    0.1 
 500,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 3.579%, 07/23/2020   499,567    0.3 
 350,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.464%, 07/23/2022   353,621    0.2 
 300,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.500%, 02/01/2024   299,861    0.2 
 350,000      Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.908%, 07/23/2025   348,350    0.2 
 50,000      Comcast Corp., 3.150%, 02/15/2028   47,043    0.0 
 60,000      Comcast Corp., 3.300%, 02/01/2027   57,274    0.0 
 675,000      Comcast Corp., 3.700%, 04/15/2024   679,551    0.3 
 575,000      Comcast Corp., 4.150%, 10/15/2028   584,918    0.3 
 375,000      Comcast Corp., 4.250%, 10/15/2030   380,026    0.2 
 200,000      Expedia Group, Inc., 3.800%, 02/15/2028   182,115    0.1 
 293,000      NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 4.450%, 01/15/2043   283,409    0.1 
 230,000      Nokia OYJ, 4.375%, 06/12/2027   214,475    0.1 
 200,000      Sprint Corp., 7.625%, 03/01/2026   198,000    0.1 
 175,000      Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 09/15/2023   180,031    0.1 
 175,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 4.570%, 04/27/2023   179,919    0.1 
 350,000      Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.462%, 02/16/2021   362,891    0.2 
 275,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.125%, 02/15/2021   276,338    0.1 
 50,000      Time Warner Cable LLC, 5.875%, 11/15/2040   47,320    0.0 
 25,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.125%, 08/15/2046   22,174    0.0 
 1,191,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.329%, 09/21/2028   1,198,991    0.6 
 392,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.012%, 04/15/2049   392,643    0.2 

 

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as of December 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

 

 150,000      Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.250%, 03/16/2037   156,875    0.1 
 600,000      Vodafone Group PLC, 3.750%, 01/16/2024   592,010    0.3 
 350,000   (1)  Wind Tre SpA, 5.000%, 01/20/2026   290,066    0.1 
            10,732,001    5.5 
                   
        Consumer, Cyclical: 0.7%          
 200,000      Dollar Tree, Inc., 4.000%, 05/15/2025   192,621    0.1 
 250,000      Home Depot, Inc./The, 3.900%, 12/06/2028   256,534    0.1 
 300,000      MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021   308,250    0.2 
 350,000      Starbucks Corp., 3.800%, 08/15/2025   346,780    0.2 
 150,000      Walmart, Inc., 4.050%, 06/29/2048   150,067    0.1 
            1,254,252    0.7 
                   
        Consumer, Non-cyclical: 5.4%          
 425,000      AbbVie, Inc., 3.375%, 11/14/2021   425,021    0.2 
 300,000      AbbVie, Inc., 3.750%, 11/14/2023   298,793    0.2 
 150,000      Aetna, Inc., 2.800%, 06/15/2023   142,790    0.1 
 150,000   (1)  Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.700%, 02/01/2036   140,078    0.1 
 250,000   (1)  Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.900%, 02/01/2046   232,646    0.1 
 800,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.000%, 04/13/2028   767,146    0.4 
 100,000      Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.600%, 04/15/2048   90,114    0.0 
 200,000   (1)  Bacardi Ltd., 5.300%, 05/15/2048   181,416    0.1 
 320,000      BAT Capital Corp., 3.222%, 08/15/2024   295,079    0.2 
 200,000   (1)  Bausch Health Cos, Inc., 7.000%, 03/15/2024   202,500    0.1 
 350,000   (1)  Bayer US Finance II LLC, 3.875%, 12/15/2023   344,010    0.2 
 525,000   (1)  Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.250%, 12/15/2025   511,959    0.3 
 500,000   (1)  Bayer US Finance II LLC, 4.375%, 12/15/2028   478,620    0.2 
 525,000      Becton Dickinson and Co., 2.894%, 06/06/2022   508,858    0.3 
 100,000      Becton Dickinson and Co., 3.363%, 06/06/2024   96,158    0.0 
 475,000      Becton Dickinson and Co., 3.678%, (US0003M + 0.875%), 12/29/2020   470,360    0.2 
 75,000      Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.669%, 06/06/2047   70,907    0.0 
 225,000      Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.685%, 12/15/2044   211,631    0.1 
 900,000   (1)  Cigna Corp., 3.750%, 07/15/2023   897,874    0.5 
 200,000      Conagra Brands, Inc., 5.400%, 11/01/2048   185,078    0.1 
 400,000      Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.209%, (US0003M + 0.700%), 11/15/2021   395,370    0.2 
 150,000      Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.400%, 11/15/2025   150,581    0.1 
 800,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.375%, 08/12/2024   776,774    0.4 
 275,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.500%, 07/20/2022   273,325    0.1 
 100,000      CVS Health Corp., 3.875%, 07/20/2025   97,633    0.0 
 225,000      CVS Health Corp., 4.780%, 03/25/2038   216,509    0.1 
 100,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.050%, 03/25/2048   97,757    0.1 
 75,000      CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, 07/20/2045   73,359    0.0 
 550,000      DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 07/15/2024   517,000    0.3 
 300,000   (1)  Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 3.912%, 08/27/2021   302,043    0.2 
 100,000   (1)  Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.272%, 08/28/2023   100,014    0.1 
 350,000   (1)  Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., 6.250%, 05/15/2026   338,187    0.2 
 275,000   (1)  Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., 4.057%, 05/25/2023   274,138    0.1 
 225,000      Reynolds American, Inc., 4.450%, 06/12/2025   217,346    0.1 
 100,000      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.000%, 04/15/2023   97,380    0.0 
            10,478,454    5.4 
                   
        Energy: 4.9%          
 100,000      Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.550%, 03/15/2026   104,932    0.1 
 250,000      BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.234%, 11/06/2028   257,653    0.1 
 275,000      Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.., 3.850%, 06/01/2027   260,015    0.1 
 225,000      Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.250%, 04/15/2027   205,394    0.1 
 200,000      Concho Resources, Inc., 4.300%, 08/15/2028   196,141    0.1 

 

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 50,000      Continental Resources, Inc./OK, 4.375%, 01/15/2028   47,151    0.0 
 850,000      Continental Resources, Inc./OK, 4.500%, 04/15/2023   837,307    0.4 
 180,000      Devon Energy Corp., 4.750%, 05/15/2042   156,377    0.1 
 82,000      Devon Energy Corp., 5.600%, 07/15/2041   78,081    0.0 
 97,000      Devon Energy Corp., 5.850%, 12/15/2025   103,069    0.1 
 425,000      Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.750%, 11/01/2024   412,250    0.2 
 300,000      Energy Transfer Operating L.P., 4.200%, 09/15/2023   295,955    0.2 
 125,000      Energy Transfer Operating L.P., 4.650%, 06/01/2021   127,241    0.1 
 150,000      Energy Transfer Operating L.P., 5.300%, 04/15/2047   132,817    0.1 
 100,000      Energy Transfer Operating L.P., 6.000%, 06/15/2048   97,829    0.0 
 300,000      Energy Transfer L.P., 5.500%, 06/01/2027   293,250    0.2 
 75,000      Energy Transfer Operating L.P., 4.950%, 06/15/2028   73,666    0.0 
 675,000      EQM Midstream Partners L.P., 4.750%, 07/15/2023   672,516    0.3 
 275,000      Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., 3.500%, 09/01/2023   269,248    0.1 
 250,000      Marathon Oil Corp., 4.400%, 07/15/2027   238,096    0.1 
 125,000   (1)  Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.800%, 04/01/2028   117,600    0.1 
 175,000      MPLX L.P., 4.500%, 04/15/2038   153,472    0.1 
 100,000      MPLX L.P., 4.700%, 04/15/2048   87,082    0.0 
 100,000      MPLX L.P., 4.800%, 02/15/2029   100,014    0.1 
 250,000      MPLX L.P., 5.500%, 02/15/2049   244,370    0.1 
 225,000      Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 07/01/2024   228,375    0.1 
 50,000      ONEOK, Inc., 4.550%, 07/15/2028   49,639    0.0 
 1,840,000   (2)  Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 0.000%, 10/28/2022   218,960    0.1 
EUR  220,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.125%, 03/15/2023   261,306    0.1 
 100,000      Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.500%, 03/13/2027   94,250    0.0 
 350,000      Phillips 66, 3.900%, 03/15/2028   338,943    0.2 
 100,000      Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 3.950%, 07/15/2022   100,369    0.1 
 200,000      Plains All American Pipeline L.P. / PAA Finance Corp., 3.650%, 06/01/2022   196,492    0.1 
 100,000      Plains All American Pipeline L.P. / PAA Finance Corp., 3.850%, 10/15/2023   97,939    0.1 
 425,000      Plains All American Pipeline L.P. / PAA Finance Corp., 4.500%, 12/15/2026   410,245    0.2 
 250,000      Reliance Industries Ltd., 4.125%, 01/28/2025   244,699    0.1 
 200,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 04/15/2023   210,895    0.1 
 325,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 03/01/2025   338,055    0.2 
 100,000      Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 6.250%, 03/15/2022   105,215    0.1 
 225,000      Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations L.P., 5.400%, 10/01/2047   202,508    0.1 
 175,000      Valero Energy Corp., 4.350%, 06/01/2028   173,801    0.1 
 580,000      Williams Partners L.P., 3.600%, 03/15/2022   569,859    0.3 
 200,000      Williams Partners L.P., 3.900%, 01/15/2025   194,651    0.1 
            9,597,727    4.9 
                   
        Financial: 14.8%          
 275,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.300%, 01/23/2023   261,675    0.1 
 450,000      AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.625%, 07/01/2022   451,903    0.2 
 525,000   (1)  AIB Group PLC, 4.750%, 10/12/2023   520,321    0.3 
 400,000      American International Group, Inc., 3.900%, 04/01/2026   385,968    0.2 
 175,000      American International Group, Inc., 4.200%, 04/01/2028   169,262    0.1 
 375,000      American Campus Communities Operating Partnership L.P., 3.750%, 04/15/2023   372,635    0.2 
 200,000      American Tower Corp., 3.400%, 02/15/2019   200,119    0.1 
 200,000      Banco Santander SA, 4.250%, 04/11/2027   187,280    0.1 
 200,000      Banco Santander SA, 4.379%, 04/12/2028   187,203    0.1 
 675,000      Bank of America Corp., 3.248%, 10/21/2027   624,908    0.3 
 193,000   (3)  Bank of America Corp., 3.419%, 12/20/2028   180,603    0.1 
 475,000   (3)  Bank of America Corp., 3.864%, 07/23/2024   474,133    0.2 

 

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as of December 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

 

 75,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.183%, 11/25/2027   72,261    0.0 
 217,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.000%, 04/01/2024   218,341    0.1 
 275,000   (3)  Bank of America Corp., 4.271%, 07/23/2029   274,195    0.1 
 250,000      Bank of America Corp., 4.450%, 03/03/2026   247,731    0.1 
 100,000      Bank of America Corp., 6.110%, 01/29/2037   110,323    0.1 
 500,000   (3)  Barclays PLC, 4.610%, 02/15/2023   496,116    0.3 
 200,000   (3)  Barclays PLC, 6.625%, 12/31/2199   195,625    0.1 
 375,000   (1)  BNP Paribas SA, 3.375%, 01/09/2025   353,525    0.2 
 550,000   (1)  BNP Paribas SA, 3.500%, 03/01/2023   533,711    0.3 
 425,000   (1)  BPCE SA, 4.000%, 09/12/2023   418,584    0.2 
 250,000   (1)  BPCE SA, 4.625%, 09/12/2028   247,101    0.1 
 550,000      CIT Group, Inc., 5.250%, 03/07/2025   539,000    0.3 
 575,000      Citibank NA, 3.050%, 05/01/2020   574,300    0.3 
 525,000      Citigroup, Inc., 3.400%, 05/01/2026   494,861    0.3 
 250,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.125%, 07/25/2028   235,027    0.1 
 225,000      Citigroup, Inc., 4.600%, 03/09/2026   222,503    0.1 
 300,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, 2.938%, (US0003M + 0.430%), 04/26/2021   298,597    0.2 
 375,000      Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY, 3.125%, 04/26/2021   373,738    0.2 
 200,000      Credit Agricole SA, 4.375%, 03/17/2025   193,894    0.1 
 200,000   (1)  Credit Suisse AG, 6.500%, 08/08/2023   209,127    0.1 
 250,000   (1)  Credit Suisse Group AG, 4.282%, 01/09/2028   241,582    0.1 
 250,000      Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd., 4.550%, 04/17/2026   248,021    0.1 
 425,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.150%, 07/15/2023   408,946    0.2 
 50,000      Crown Castle International Corp., 3.650%, 09/01/2027   46,463    0.0 
 100,000      Deutsche Bank AG/London, 2.500%, 02/13/2019   99,813    0.0 
 525,000      Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY, 2.700%, 07/13/2020   510,741    0.3 
 125,000   (1)  Great-West Lifeco Finance 2018 L.P., 4.047%, 05/17/2028   127,367    0.1 
 450,000   (3)  HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.262%, 03/13/2023   440,574    0.2 
 200,000      HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.640%, (US0003M + 1.000%), 05/18/2024   194,908    0.1 
 325,000      Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH, 4.000%, 05/15/2025   327,172    0.2 
 525,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.950%, 10/01/2026   485,606    0.2 
 375,000      JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.972%, 01/15/2023   365,803    0.2 
 525,000   (3)  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.509%, 01/23/2029   497,817    0.3 
 400,000   (3)  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.782%, 02/01/2028   388,898    0.2 
 975,000   (3)  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.023%, 12/05/2024   983,893    0.5 
 200,000      Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.500%, 06/30/2022   147,295    0.1 
 175,000      Kilroy Realty L.P., 4.750%, 12/15/2028   178,689    0.1 
 4,270,000      Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 1.500%, 09/09/2019   4,240,100    2.2 
 50,000      MetLife, Inc., 4.050%, 03/01/2045   46,456    0.0 
 202,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.950%, 03/01/2021   200,026    0.1 
 800,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.700%, 10/23/2024   787,261    0.4 
 275,000   (3)  Morgan Stanley, 3.737%, 04/24/2024   273,168    0.1 
 1,000,000      Morgan Stanley, 3.887%, (US0003M + 1.400%), 10/24/2023   995,785    0.5 
 25,000      Morgan Stanley, 4.000%, 07/23/2025   24,696    0.0 
 200,000   (1)  Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co/The, 3.850%, 09/30/2047   181,832    0.1 
 175,000   (1)  Nuveen LLC, 4.000%, 11/01/2028   180,652    0.1 
 200,000      Prudential Financial, Inc., 3.878%, 03/27/2028   201,488    0.1 
 350,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 2.910%, (US0003M + 0.390%), 04/30/2021   347,182    0.2 
 325,000      Royal Bank of Canada, 3.200%, 04/30/2021   325,063    0.2 
 225,000   (3)  Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 3.498%, 05/15/2023   216,523    0.1 
 525,000   (3)  Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 4.519%, 06/25/2024   515,630    0.3 
 450,000      Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 2.650%, 04/17/2020   444,256    0.2 
 475,000   (1),(3)  Standard Chartered PLC, 4.247%, 01/20/2023   470,930    0.2 
 250,000   (1)  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 4.436%, 04/02/2024   251,917    0.1 

  

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

 

 500,000   (3)  SunTrust Bank/Atlanta GA, 2.590%, 01/29/2021   495,236    0.3 
 425,000      TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., 2.950%, 04/01/2022   420,615    0.2 
 100,000   (1)  Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.900%, 09/15/2044   104,058    0.1 
 225,000   (1)  UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG, 3.000%, 04/15/2021   223,325    0.1 
 300,000      VEREIT Operating Partnership L.P., 3.000%, 02/06/2019   299,827    0.2 
 250,000      VEREIT Operating Partnership L.P., 4.125%, 06/01/2021   252,421    0.1 
 300,000      VEREIT Operating Partnership L.P., 4.625%, 11/01/2025   301,121    0.2 
 750,000      Wells Fargo & Co., 3.000%, 10/23/2026   695,378    0.4 
 150,000   (3)  Westpac Banking Corp., 4.322%, 11/23/2031   141,937    0.1 
 100,000      XLIT Ltd., 4.450%, 03/31/2025   99,553    0.0 
            28,754,594    14.8 
                   
        Industrial: 1.7%          
 200,000   (1)  Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 7.250%, 05/15/2024   200,250    0.1 
 300,000   (1)  Bombardier, Inc., 7.750%, 03/15/2020   305,625    0.2 
 200,000      Mexico City Airport Trust, 5.500%, 07/31/2047   176,750    0.1 
 425,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 2.930%, 01/15/2025   403,999    0.2 
 650,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.250%, 01/15/2028   608,900    0.3 
 75,000      Northrop Grumman Corp., 4.750%, 06/01/2043   76,191    0.0 
 300,000   (1)  Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp / PTL Finance Corp., 3.375%, 02/01/2022   296,853    0.1 
 300,000      Roper Technologies, Inc., 4.200%, 09/15/2028   297,782    0.2 
 375,000   (1)  Sealed Air Corp., 5.250%, 04/01/2023   377,813    0.2 
 200,000      United Technologies Corp., 3.950%, 08/16/2025   198,827    0.1 
 150,000      United Technologies Corp., 3.279%, (US0003M + 0.650%), 08/16/2021   149,492    0.1 
 125,000      United Technologies Corp., 3.350%, 08/16/2021   124,734    0.1 
            3,217,216    1.7 
                   
        Technology: 2.3%          
 725,000      Apple, Inc., 2.450%, 08/04/2026   671,111    0.3 
 350,000      Apple, Inc., 2.750%, 01/13/2025   337,914    0.2 
 125,000      Apple, Inc., 4.650%, 02/23/2046   133,233    0.1 
 175,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 2.650%, 01/15/2023   163,006    0.1 
 125,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.125%, 01/15/2025   113,045    0.1 
 450,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.000%, 01/15/2022   433,057    0.2 
 400,000      Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.625%, 01/15/2024   378,843    0.2 
 475,000   (1)  Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 5.450%, 06/15/2023   483,809    0.2 
 150,000      Fiserv, Inc., 3.800%, 10/01/2023   151,085    0.1 
 225,000      Fiserv, Inc., 4.200%, 10/01/2028   225,134    0.1 
 200,000      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.900%, 10/15/2025   202,696    0.1 
 225,000   (1)  Microchip Technology, Inc., 3.922%, 06/01/2021   223,316    0.1 
 400,000      Microsoft Corp., 3.125%, 11/03/2025   396,169    0.2 
 400,000   (1)  NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC, 3.875%, 09/01/2022   385,000    0.2 
 225,000      Oracle Corp., 4.000%, 07/15/2046   210,756    0.1 
            4,508,174    2.3 
                   
        Utilities: 1.3%          
 125,000   (1)  Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 3.750%, 06/15/2023   125,889    0.1 
 50,000   (1)  Alliant Energy Finance LLC, 4.250%, 06/15/2028   49,759    0.0 
 175,000      Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.250%, 04/15/2028   166,773    0.1 
 175,000      Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, 3.950%, 03/15/2048   168,200    0.1 
 425,000      Duke Energy Corp., 3.150%, 08/15/2027   398,357    0.2 
 175,000      Florida Power & Light Co., 3.950%, 03/01/2048   171,610    0.1 

 

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 225,000   (1)  NiSource, Inc., 3.650%, 06/15/2023   225,593    0.1 
 75,000      Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.000%, 12/01/2046   57,063    0.0 
 150,000   (1)  Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.250%, 08/01/2023   139,727    0.1 
 400,000      Sempra Energy, 2.936%, (US0003M + 0.500%), 01/15/2021   393,398    0.2 
 300,000      Southern California Edison Co., 3.700%, 08/01/2025   299,646    0.1 
 380,000      Southern Co/The, 3.250%, 07/01/2026   356,732    0.2 
            2,552,747    1.3 
                   
    

Total Corporate Bonds/Notes

          
     (Cost $76,625,557)   74,513,331    38.4 
                   
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 3.1%          
 234,480      CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-25 A12, 5.500%, 11/25/2035   203,450    0.1 
 262,941   (4)  Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2011-124 SC, 4.044%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.550%), 12/25/2041   43,375    0.0 
 257,353   (4)  Fannie Mae REMIC Trust 2013-131 SA, 3.594%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 12/25/2043   35,321    0.0 
 783,595   (4)  Freddie Mac 4583 ST, 3.545%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.000%), 05/15/2046   125,020    0.1 
 439,081   (4)  Freddie Mac REMIC Trust 4320 SD, 3.645%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 07/15/2039   60,234    0.0 
 288,656   (4)  Freddie Mac Strips Series 304 C45, 3.000%, 12/15/2027   23,224    0.0 
 350,000      Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2016-DNA2 M3, 7.156%, (US0001M + 4.650%), 10/25/2028   393,931    0.2 
 1,053,423   (4)  Ginnie Mae 2015-111 IM, 4.000%, 08/20/2045   178,090    0.1 
 447,614   (4)  Ginnie Mae 2015-119 SN, 3.780%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.250%), 08/20/2045   66,262    0.0 
 411,753   (4)  Ginnie Mae 2016-138 GI, 4.000%, 10/20/2046   68,804    0.1 
 315,711   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2010-20 SE, 3.780%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.250%), 02/20/2040   48,920    0.0 
 69,445   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2013-134 DS, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 09/20/2043   10,211    0.0 
 201,940   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2013-152 SG, 3.680%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.150%), 06/20/2043   29,229    0.0 
 458,762   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2013-181 SA, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 11/20/2043   68,658    0.0 
 465,560   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2013-183 NI, 4.500%, 10/20/2042   53,856    0.0 
 665,559   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2014-132 SL, 3.630%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.100%), 10/20/2043   79,986    0.1 
 331,608   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2014-133 BS, 3.130%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.600%), 09/20/2044   41,265    0.0 
 708,275   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2015-110 MS, 3.240%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.710%), 08/20/2045   85,175    0.1 
 211,719   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2015-159 HS, 3.730%, (-1.000*US0001M + 6.200%), 11/20/2045   30,558    0.0 
 903,964   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2015-95 GI, 4.500%, 07/16/2045   195,561    0.1 
 455,551   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2016-27 IA, 4.000%, 06/20/2045   69,060    0.1 
 495,458   (4)  Ginnie Mae Series 2016-4 SM, 3.180%, (-1.000*US0001M + 5.650%), 01/20/2046   64,769    0.0 
GBP  323,293      Harben Finance 2017-1X A Plc, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056   411,726    0.2 
GBP  621,210      London Wall Mortgage Capital PLC 2017-FL1 A, 1.737%, (BP0003M + 0.850%), 11/15/2049   785,641    0.4 
EUR  370,607   (1),(5)  Magnolia Finance XI DAC, 2.750%, (EUR003M + 2.750%), 04/20/2020   423,987    0.2 
GBP  133,222      Ripon Mortgages PLC 1X A1, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056   168,994    0.1 
GBP  1,149,042      Ripon Mortgages PLC 1X A2, 1.689%, (BP0003M + 0.800%), 08/20/2056   1,457,571    0.8 
 250,000   (1)  Station Place Securitization Trust 2015-2 A, 2.990%, (US0001M + 1.050%), 07/15/2019   250,000    0.1 

  

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 573,415      WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR9 1A, 3.157%, (12MTA + 1.000%), 08/25/2046   537,404    0.3 
                   
    

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          
     (Cost $6,219,567)   6,010,282    3.1 
                   
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 1.2%          
        California: 0.5%          
 350,000      Bay Area Toll Authority, 7.043%, 04/01/2050   498,739    0.2 
 400,000      East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, 5.874%, 06/01/2040   515,836    0.3 
            1,014,575    0.5 
                   
        Illinois: 0.3%          
 465,000      State of Illinois, 5.100%, 06/01/2033   444,066    0.2 
 55,000      State of Illinois, 6.630%, 02/01/2035   58,570    0.0 
 120,000      State of Illinois, 7.350%, 07/01/2035   133,202    0.1 
            635,838    0.3 
                   
        Minnesota: 0.1%          
 141,192      Northstar Education Finance, Inc., 1.414%, (US0003M + 0.100%), 04/28/2030   140,634    0.1 
                   
        Puerto Rico: 0.3%          
 10,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 4.850%, 08/01/2036   7,588    0.0 
 5,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 08/01/2021   3,888    0.0 
 35,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 08/01/2040   27,213    0.0 
 90,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 08/01/2043   41,962    0.1 
 20,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.000%, 08/01/2046   15,550    0.0 
 50,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.250%, 08/01/2040   38,875    0.0 
 25,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.375%, 08/01/2038   11,656    0.0 
 75,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.500%, 08/01/2037   34,969    0.0 
 40,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.750%, 08/01/2037   18,650    0.0 
 5,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.750%, 08/01/2057   3,887    0.0 
 15,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.050%, 08/01/2036   11,400    0.0 
 20,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.050%, 08/01/2037   15,200    0.0 
 10,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.050%, 08/01/2039   7,600    0.0 
 5,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.130%, 08/01/2028   3,800    0.0 
 5,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.130%, 08/01/2029   3,800    0.0 
 20,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.130%, 08/01/2030   15,200    0.0 
 40,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.130%, 08/01/2037   30,400    0.0 
 35,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.130%, 08/01/2038   26,600    0.0 
 65,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.000%, 08/01/2031   49,400    0.1 
 15,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.000%, 08/01/2032   11,400    0.0 
 40,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.000%, 08/01/2038   30,400    0.0 
 150,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.000%, 08/01/2039   69,937    0.1 
 35,000   (2)  Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 6.750%, 08/01/2032   16,319    0.0 
            495,694    0.3 
                   
     Total Municipal Bonds          
     (Cost $2,184,215)   2,286,741    1.2 
                   
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 37.6%         
        Federal Home Loan Bank: 1.1%          
 900,000      2.625%, 09/12/2025   886,256    0.4 

 

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 1,300,000      2.875%, 06/13/2025   1,298,111    0.7 
            2,184,367    1.1 
                   
        Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 1.1%(6)          
 77,385      4.000%, 02/01/2041   79,658    0.0 
 41,778      4.000%, 02/01/2041   42,909    0.0 
 1,963,457      4.500%, 08/01/2048   2,060,220    1.1 
            2,182,787    1.1 
                   
        Federal National Mortgage Association: 17.9%(6)          
 1,400,000      1.875%, 09/24/2026   1,304,745    0.7 
 127,249      4.000%, 03/01/2046   129,923    0.1 
 112,299      4.000%, 03/01/2046   114,676    0.1 
 165,962      4.000%, 06/01/2046   169,440    0.1 
 40,436      4.000%, 08/01/2046   41,281    0.0 
 220,227      4.000%, 10/01/2046   224,820    0.1 
 47,833      4.000%, 10/01/2046   48,829    0.0 
 590,505      4.000%, 01/01/2048   606,226    0.3 
 822,515      4.000%, 02/01/2048   843,323    0.4 
 369,996      4.000%, 02/01/2048   379,862    0.2 
 1,101,669      4.000%, 03/01/2048   1,129,586    0.6 
 972,456      4.000%, 06/01/2048   998,440    0.5 
 966,597      4.000%, 06/01/2048   993,028    0.5 
 985,160      4.000%, 07/01/2048   1,010,210    0.5 
 23,000,000   (7)  4.500%, 01/25/2039   23,831,383    12.3 
 612,565      4.500%, 04/01/2045   645,444    0.3 
 68,105      4.500%, 05/01/2045   71,634    0.0 
 190,437      4.500%, 02/01/2046   197,552    0.1 
 417,300      4.500%, 07/01/2047   435,112    0.2 
 362,581      4.500%, 07/01/2047   378,050    0.2 
 177,555      4.500%, 11/01/2047   185,142    0.1 
 1,000,000   (7)  5.000%, 01/13/2040   1,047,943    0.6 
            34,786,649    17.9 
                   
        Government National Mortgage Association: 17.5%          
 2,336,870      4.000%, 10/20/2043   2,412,084    1.2 
 362,529      4.000%, 07/20/2045   373,231    0.2 
 268,764      4.000%, 08/20/2045   276,742    0.2 
 11,424      4.000%, 10/20/2045   11,747    0.0 
 951,148      4.500%, 02/20/2048   987,487    0.5 
 1,000,100      4.500%, 04/20/2048   1,036,202    0.5 
 1,999,999      4.500%, 06/20/2048   2,072,564    1.1 
 10,871,434      4.500%, 07/20/2048   11,262,725    5.8 
 5,978,369      4.500%, 08/20/2048   6,193,547    3.2 
 3,984,541      4.500%, 10/20/2048   4,127,626    2.1 
 1,996,072      4.500%, 11/20/2048   2,068,318    1.1 
 3,000,000   (7)  5.000%, 01/01/2049   3,121,467    1.6 
            33,943,740    17.5 
                   
     Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations          
     (Cost $73,090,037)   73,097,543    37.6 
                   
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES: 0.7%          
 800,000   (1)  Exantas Capital Corp. 2018-RSO6 A Ltd., 3.285%, (US0001M + 0.830%), 06/15/2035   786,102    0.4 
 583,165   (1)  TPG Real Estate Finance 2018-FL-1 A Issuer Ltd., 3.205%, (US0001M + 0.750%), 02/15/2035   575,549    0.3 
                   
     Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities          
     (Cost $1,383,165)   1,361,651    0.7 
                   
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 5.5%          
        Treasury Inflation Indexed Protected Securities: 2.5%          
 4,926,382      0.750%, 07/15/2028   4,825,865    2.5 
                   
        U.S. Treasury Notes: 0.6%          
 1,200,000      2.875%, 08/15/2028   1,219,645    0.6 
                   
        U.S. Treasury STRIP: 2.4%          
 1,930,000   (4),(8),(9)  2.940%, 02/15/2036   1,174,838    0.6 
 700,000   (4),(8),(9)  2.960%, 08/15/2036   418,476    0.2 
 2,930,000   (4)  3.040%, 02/15/2040   1,554,750    0.8 
 1,470,000   (4)  3.060%, 11/15/2040   760,841    0.4 
 1,470,000   (4)  3.090%, 08/15/2041   738,832    0.4 
            4,647,737    2.4 
                   
     Total U.S. Treasury Obligations          
     (Cost $10,806,251)   10,693,247    5.5 
                   
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 16.5%          
        Other Asset-Backed Securities: 9.1%          
 1,000,000   (1)  Catamaran CLO 2013-1A AR Ltd., 3.359%, (US0003M + 0.850%), 01/27/2028   984,080    0.5 
 2,250,000   (1)  CBAM 2018-5A A Ltd., 3.469%, (US0003M + 1.020%), 04/17/2031   2,223,153    1.1 
 1,300,000   (1)  Crown Point CLO III Ltd. 2015-3A A1AR, 3.346%, (US0003M + 0.910%), 12/31/2027   1,284,328    0.7 
 876,244   (1)  Cutwater 2014-1A A1AR, 3.686%, (US0003M + 1.250%), 07/15/2026   875,433    0.5 
 800,000   (1)  KREF 2018-FL1 A Ltd., 3.402%, (US0001M + 1.100%), 06/15/2036   787,635    0.4 
 1,600,000   (1)  Madison Park Funding XXX Ltd. 2018-30A A, 3.186%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 04/15/2029   1,560,402    0.8 
 1,050,000   (1)  OCP CLO 2015-9A A1R Ltd., 3.236%, (US0003M + 0.800%), 07/15/2027   1,040,769    0.5 
 2,000,000   (1)  OFSI Fund VII Ltd. 2014-7A AR, 3.345%, (US0003M + 0.900%), 10/18/2026   1,987,300    1.0 
 600,000   (1)  Orec 2018-CRE1 A Ltd., 3.487%, (US0001M + 1.180%), 06/15/2036   591,731    0.3 
 349,995   (1)  Ready Capital Mortgage Financing 2018-FL2 A LLC, 3.356%, (US0001M + 0.850%), 06/25/2035   347,624    0.2 

 

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 2,150,000   (1)  Saranac CLO Ltd 2014-2A A1AR, 3.875%, (US0003M + 1.230%), 11/20/2029   2,125,144    1.1 
 1,000,000      Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-2 M6, 3.586%, (US0001M + 1.080%), 07/25/2035   1,011,163    0.5 
 975,000   (1)  TPG Real Estate Finance 2018-FL2 A Issuer Ltd., 3.585%, (US0001M + 1.130%), 11/15/2037   964,335    0.5 
 709,281   (1)  Trinitas CLO II Ltd. 2014-2A A1R, 3.616%, (US0003M + 1.180%), 07/15/2026   706,329    0.4 
 1,110,000   (1)  Tryon Park CLO Ltd. 2013-1A A1SR, 3.326%, (US0003M + 0.890%), 04/15/2029   1,090,181    0.6 
            17,579,607    9.1 
                   
        Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities: 7.4%          
 1,019,865   (1)  Academic Loan Funding Trust 2012-1A A2, 3.606%, (US0001M + 1.100%), 12/27/2044   1,025,892    0.5 
 144,590   (1)  Bank of America Student Loan Trust 2010-1A A, 3.290%, (US0003M + 0.800%), 02/25/2043   145,322    0.1 
 690,747   (1)  ECMC Group Student Loan Trust 2016-1, 3.856%, (US0001M + 1.350%), 07/26/2066   701,275    0.3 
 489,931   (1)  Edsouth Indenture No 9 LLC 2015-1 A, 3.306%, (US0001M + 0.800%), 10/25/2056   490,415    0.2 
 1,100,000   (1)  EFS Volunteer No 2 LLC 2012-1 A2, 3.856%, (US0001M + 1.350%), 03/25/2036   1,121,046    0.6 
 650,000   (1)  EFS Volunteer No 3 LLC 2012-1 A3, 3.506%, (US0001M + 1.000%), 04/25/2033   653,930    0.3 
 600,000      Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp. 2012-1 A3, 3.520%, (US0001M + 1.050%), 07/20/2043   601,850    0.3 
 1,472,057   (1)  Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-5A A, 3.756%, (US0001M + 1.250%), 06/25/2065   1,484,797    0.8 
 715,148   (1)  Navient Student Loan Trust 2016-7 A, 3.656%, (US0001M + 1.150%), 03/25/2066   718,429    0.4 
 1,100,000   (1)  Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2006-2 A7, 3.070%, (US0003M + 0.580%), 01/26/2037   1,084,906    0.5 
 726,774   (1)  Pennsylvania Higher Education Association Student Loan Trust 2016-1, 3.656%, (US0001M + 1.150%), 09/25/2065   736,031    0.4 
 240,075   (1)  Scholar Funding Trust 2010-A A, 3.259%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 10/28/2041   237,341    0.1 
 548,595   (1)  SLM Student Loan Trust 2003-1 A5A, 2.898%, (US0003M + 0.110%), 12/15/2032   525,273    0.3 
 713,709   (1)  SLM Student Loan Trust 2003-7A A5A, 3.988%, (US0003M + 1.200%), 12/15/2033   718,476    0.4 
 494,301      SLM Student Loan Trust 2005-4 A3, 2.610%, (US0003M + 0.120%), 01/25/2027   492,065    0.2 
 242,343      SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-1 A5, 2.580%, (US0003M + 0.090%), 01/26/2026   241,610    0.1 
 750,000      SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-2 A4, 2.550%, (US0003M + 0.060%), 07/25/2022   729,907    0.4 
 364,730      SLM Student Loan Trust 2007-7 A4, 2.820%, (US0003M + 0.330%), 01/25/2022   358,394    0.2 
 132,421      SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-2 A3, 3.240%, (US0003M + 0.750%), 04/25/2023   131,313    0.1 
 364,776      SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-4 A4, 4.140%, (US0003M + 1.650%), 07/25/2022   369,603    0.2 
 999,963      SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-5 A4, 4.190%, (US0003M + 1.700%), 07/25/2023   1,016,732    0.5 
 517,786      SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-6 A4, 3.590%, (US0003M + 1.100%), 07/25/2023   522,039    0.3 
 349,384      SLM Student Loan Trust 2008-8 A4, 3.990%, (US0003M + 1.500%), 04/25/2023   355,778    0.2 
            14,462,424    7.4 
                   
     Total Asset-Backed Securities          
     (Cost $32,022,821)   32,042,031    16.5 
                   
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS: 2.3%          
EUR  10,000   (3)  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 2.260%, 12/31/2038   6,341    0.0 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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VY® Goldman Sachs
Bond Portfolio
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

 

 130,000   (3)  Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 2.500%, 12/31/2038   71,729    0.1 
EUR  160,000      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 3.375%, 01/15/2023   145,112    0.1 
EUR  190,000      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 5.250%, 01/15/2028   156,869    0.1 
 370,000      Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 6.875%, 01/11/2048   259,462    0.1 
 200,000      Ecuador Government International Bond, 9.625%, 06/02/2027   181,750    0.1 
 1,375,000      Israel Government AID Bond, 5.500%, 09/18/2023   1,546,767    0.8 
 1,039,000      Israel Government AID Bond, 5.500%, 12/04/2023   1,169,560    0.6 
MXN  811,700      Mexican Bonos, 6.500%, 06/10/2021   39,465    0.0 
MXN   2,257,000      Mexican Bonos, 6.500%, 06/09/2022   107,899    0.1 
MXN   434,700      Mexican Bonos, 7.750%, 11/23/2034   20,083    0.0 
MXN   656,800      Mexican Bonos, 8.000%, 12/07/2023   32,645    0.0 
MXN   19,100      Mexican Bonos, 8.000%, 11/07/2047   879    0.0 
 240,000   (2)  Petroleos de Venezuela SA, 5.375%, 04/12/2027   35,400    0.0 
ZAR  990,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 6.250%, 03/31/2036   49,186    0.0 
ZAR   300,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 6.500%, 02/28/2041   14,559    0.0 
ZAR   1,490,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 7.000%, 02/28/2031   85,188    0.1 
ZAR   560,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 8.000%, 01/31/2030   35,241    0.0 
ZAR  2,647,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 8.250%, 03/31/2032   165,135    0.1 
ZAR   590,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 8.750%, 01/31/2044   36,520    0.0 
ZAR   530,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 8.875%, 02/28/2035   34,233    0.0 
ZAR   60,000      Republic of South Africa Government Bond, 9.000%, 01/31/2040   3,837    0.0 
 280,000      Turkey Government International Bond, 5.125%, 02/17/2028   245,990    0.1 
                   
     Total Foreign Government Bonds          
     (Cost $4,866,003)   4,443,850    2.3 
                   
     Total Long-Term Investments          
     (Cost $207,197,616)   204,448,676    105.3 
                   
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 10.0%          
        Commercial Paper: 1.2%          
 629,000      Bell Canada, 2.800%, 01/22/2019   627,944    0.4 
 420,000      VW Credit, Inc., 2.700%, 01/07/2019   419,780    0.2 
 420,000      VW Credit, Inc., 2.700%, 01/08/2019   419,748    0.2 
 750,000      VW Credit, Inc., 3.200%, 03/20/2019   744,886    0.4 
            2,212,358    1.2 

 

Shares        Value 

Percentage

of Net
Assets

        Mutual Funds: 8.8%          
 17,156,977   (10)  BlackRock Liquidity Funds, FedFund, Institutional Class, 2.310%        
        (Cost $17,156,977)   17,156,977    8.8  
                   
     Total Short-Term Investments          
     (Cost $19,370,050)   19,369,335    10.0 
                   
     Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $226,567,666)
  $223,818,011    115.3  
     Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (29,659,410)   (15.3) 
     Net Assets  $194,158,601    100.0 

  

Unless otherwise indicated, principal amount is shown in USD.
(1) Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(a)(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers.
(2) Defaulted security
(3) Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2018.
(4) Interest only securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. Principal amount shown represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the interest only security.
(5) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3, whose value was determined using significant unobservable inputs.
(6) The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
(7) Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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VY® Goldman Sachs
Bond Portfolio
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of December 31, 2018 (CONTINUED)

 

(8) Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
(9) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield as of December 31, 2018.
(10) Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of December 31, 2018.

 

EUR EU Euro
GBP British Pound
MXN Mexican Peso
ZAR South African Rand

  

  Reference Rate Abbreviations:
  12MTA 12-month Treasury Average
  BP0003M 3-month GBP-LIBOR
  EUR003M 3-month EURIBOR
  US0001M 1-month LIBOR
  US0003M 3-month LIBOR

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-CSR are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-CSR and the officer certifications of such Form N-CSR.

 

(b)There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)The Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)(2)A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(b)The officer certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): Voya Variable Insurance Trust

 

By /s/ Michael Bell  
  Michael Bell  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: March 11, 2019

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By /s/ Michael Bell  
  Michael Bell  
  Chief Executive Officer  

 

Date: March 11, 2019

 

By /s/ Todd Modic  
  Todd Modic  
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date: March 11, 2019