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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:  811-05773

 

ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Scottsdale, AZ

 

85258

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 300 E. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

(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:

January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 



 

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, 2008

Classes ADV, I and S

ING Variable Product Funds

Domestic Equity and Income Portfolios

n ING VP Balanced Portfolio

n ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio

Domestic Equity Growth Portfolios

n ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Growth Portfolio)

n ING VP Small Company Portfolio

Domestic Equity Value Portfolio

n ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Value Opportunity Portfolio)

Fixed-Income Portfolios

n ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio

n ING VP Money Market Portfolio

Global Equity Portfolio

n ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Global Science and Technology Portfolio)

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This report is submitted for general information to shareholders of the ING 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.

MUTUAL FUNDS




TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Letter     1    
Market Perspective     2    
Portfolio Managers' Reports     4    
Shareholder Expense Examples     19    
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     21    
Statements of Assets and Liabilities     22    
Statements of Operations     26    
Statements of Changes in Net Assets     28    
Financial Highlights     32    
Notes to Financial Statements     35    
Portfolios of Investments     54    
Tax Information     113    
Director/Trustee and Officer Information     114    
Advisory Contract Approval Discussion     119    

 

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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 ING Funds' website at www.ingfunds.com; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") 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 ING Funds' website at www.ingfunds.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. The Portfolios' Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Portfolios' Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330; and is available upon request from the Portfolios by calling Shareholder Services toll-free at (800) 992-0180.



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PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Dear Shareholders,

We are in the midst of one of the most challenging periods ever faced by investors, and we at ING Funds are aware of the anxiety that you may be feeling at this time.

I want to assure you that we are actively engaged in monitoring the situation and are committed to keeping you fully informed of how the rapidly unfolding events around us may impact your investments with our company.

We recognize that the confidence of many investors is being tested, perhaps as never before. It is understandable that some of you may be second guessing your investment strategy due to these recent events. We encourage you to work with your investment professional and seek out their advice about your portfolio in light of the current conditions. But we also urge investors not to make rash decisions. ING Funds still believes that a well-diversified, globally allocated portfolio remains the most effective investment strategy of all. We ask that investors not lose sight of their commitment to the long-term.

We thank you for your support and confidence and we look forward to continuing to do business with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Shaun Mathews
President & Chief Executive Officer
ING Funds
January 23, 2009

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 ING Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and because investment decisions for an ING Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of investment intent on behalf of any ING Fund. Reference to specific company securities should not be construed as recommendations or investment advice. Consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this information and other information about the fund.

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, 2008

In our semi-annual report, we described a failed second quarter rally that fizzled when investors realized that borderline recessionary conditions and a credit crunch had not gone away. By year-end, governments were committing previously unimaginable sums of taxpayer money to prevent systemic collapse. Global equities in the form of the MSCI World® Index(1) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends ("MSCI" for regions discussed below) plunged 29.70% in the six months ended December 31, 2008 (down 38.70% for the entire fiscal year). (The MSCI World® Index plunged 40.71% for the entire fiscal year, measured in U.S. dollars.) In currencies, the dollar at first drifted near record lows against the euro. But the tide turned in mid-July and for the six months ended December 31, 2008, the dollar strengthened by 12.10% (4.50% for the entire fiscal year). The dollar also soared 37.80% against the pound for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (37.90% for the entire fiscal year). But the yen advanced as carry trades (essentially short yen positions) were unwound and the dollar fell 14.90% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (down 19.60% for the entire fiscal year).

Even more dramatic was the price of oil which marched to an all-time high of around $147 per barrel in mid-July, only to lose more than two thirds of that price by December 31, 2008.

The economic statistics remained bleak. By the end of October, the Standard & Poor's ("S&P")/Case-Shiller National U.S. Home Price Index(2) of house prices had fallen a record 18% over the year. New home sales were at 1991 levels. Some 45% of existing home sales were distressed.

Payrolls declined in every month of 2008, as the number of people claiming unemployment reached 4.1 million, a 26-year high. Gross domestic product ("GDP") fell at an annualized rate of 0.50% in the third quarter, and the National Bureau of Economic Research announced that the recession had actually started in December 2007.

Yet these were side-shows to the fireworks display in the financial sector, where major institutions — hanging by a thread through problems rooted in unwise mortgage borrowing, lending and investment — met different fates in September 2008 at the hands of the U.S. government.

The Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") were taken into "conservatorship." Merrill Lynch was acquired by the Bank of America with a wink from the authorities. AIG received an $85 billion loan from a reluctant government, which also took a 79.90% equity stake in AIG. But Lehman Brothers having sought capital, then a buyer, found neither and was left to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The U.S. government was now in the position of choosing winners and losers among financial institutions: none too successfully, for it quickly became obvious that by pointedly leaving Lehman Brothers to go under, a credit crisis had become a credit market collapse. Lending all but seized up.

Policy response was huge but at least initially muddled. A Troubled Asset Relief Plan ("TARP") would set up a $700 billion fund to buy illiquid mortgage securities from financial institutions. But on November 12, 2008 with half of the money already used to recapitalize banks, Treasury Secretary Paulson announced that the rest of the funds would not be used to buy illiquid mortgage securities after all. This merely renewed the pressure on the holders of such securities like Citigroup, which within two weeks received guarantees from the government against losses and another $20 billion in capital.

Other programs were of more practical use, like support for the commercial paper market and a guarantee facility for money market funds. Arguably the most effective measure was the announced intention to buy vast quantities of agency mortgage-backed securities and debentures. This had the effect of driving down rates on the 30-year mortgage towards 5.00%, a record low. In the meantime, the newly-elected president promised a stimulus package worth approximately $1 trillion. And by year end, the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") reduced interest rates to a range of between 0% and 0.25%.

2008 ended with much gloom and bad news still to come, but the platform for recovery was perhaps taking shape.

In U.S. fixed-income markets, yields on the 90-day Treasury Bills briefly turned negative in December 2008, while the yield on the ten-year Treasury Note fell below 2.50%, something we had not seen in 50 years. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(3), formerly known as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, of investment grade bonds returned 4.10% for the six months ended December 31, 2008, (5.20% for the


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MARKET PERSPECTIVE: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

entire fiscal year). By contrast, high yield bonds, represented by the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index(4), formerly known as the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index, behaved more like a stock index and returned (25.10)% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (down 25.90% for the entire fiscal year).

U.S. equities, represented by the S&P 500® Composite Stock Price ("S&P 500®") Index(5), including dividends, returned (28.50)% for the six months ended December 31, 2008, (down 37.00% for the entire fiscal year), increasingly unimpressed by sharply falling oil prices. Profits for S&P 500® Index companies suffered their fifth straight quarter of decline, led again by the financials sector, although taxpayer money was also potentially committed to save the big three auto makers from bankruptcy. On November 20, 2008, the S&P 500® Index plumbed a level not seen since April 1997, before a December recovery.

In international markets, plainly entering recession, the MSCI Japan® Index(6) slumped 35.90% for the six months ended December 31, 2008, (down 42.60% for the entire fiscal year). The strengthening yen hit exports in an export-dependent economy even as global demand slowed for other reasons. The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index(7) sagged 29.40% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (down 43.20% for the entire fiscal year), beset by sharply falling economic activity and a European Central Bank in denial that inflation was falling fast. Finally, rates were reduced by an unprecedented 175 basis points (or 1.75%) in two months near the end of the year while governments, one after the other, proposed large stimulus packages. In the UK, the MSCI UK® Index(8) fell 19.40% for the six months ended December 31, 2008 (down 28.50% for the entire fiscal year). The UK had allowed a bigger housing bubble than the United States and deeper personal indebtedness in an economy more dependent on the financial sector. Rates were reduced to 1951 levels as venerable banks ceased to exist as independent entities.

(1)  The MSCI World® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.

(2)  The S&P/Case-Shiller National U.S. Home Price Index tracks the value of single-family housing within the United States. The index is a composite of single-family home price indices for the nine U.S. Census divisions and is calculated quarterly.

(3)  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

(4)  The Barclays Capital High Yield Bond — 2% Issuer Constrained Composite Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of non-investment grade fixed-income securities.

(5)  The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States.

(6)  The MSCI Japan® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Japan.

(7)  The MSCI Europe ex UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe, excluding the UK.

(8)  The MSCI UK® Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in the UK.

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. The Portfolios' 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.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.

Market Perspective reflects the views of ING'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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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING VP Balanced Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks to maximize investment return consistent with reasonable safety of principal, by investing in a diversified portfolio of one or more of the following asset classes: stocks, bonds and cash equivalents, based on the judgment of the Portfolio's management, of which of those sectors or mix thereof offers the best investment prospects. The Portfolio is managed by Omar Aguilar, Ph.D., James Kauffmann and Paul Zemsky, Portfolio Managers*, of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (28.10)% compared to the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index"), the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index**(2) and the Composite Index(3) (60% S&P 500® Index/40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index), which returned (37.00)%, 5.24% and (22.06)%, respectively, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Asset allocation results had a modest positive impact on performance of the Portfolio during 2008, mainly due to our defensive cash positioning.

The performance of the domestic equity portion of the Portfolio was in line with the S&P 500® Index. Stock selection in the larger-cap stocks proved most successful during the year. Selection in the smallest-cap stocks added value, whereas both an average overweight position and stock selection within the mid-cap names detracted from performance. Both Amgen, Inc. and BB&T Corp. were strong performers during the year, as well as Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AutoZone, Inc.

The year 2008 turned out to be a painful one for investors. Negative absolute returns in all equity classes were the result of a year underscored by a litany of issues: an escalating financial crisis; global recession fears; geopolitics; collapses of storied financial firms; unparalleled levels of market volatility; threat of deflation; and a credit crunch that dried up liquidity in the bond markets. The housing market continues to weaken, industrial production has slowed and unemployment has risen. Intervention from the Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") and the U.S. Department of the Treasury appears to have slowed down the pace of negative news, but has not, as yet, halted it.

The fixed income portion of the Portfolio underperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, in a very difficult year. A large source of underperformance was the Portfolio's underweight in Treasuries, which hurt when investors fled to their relative safety. The Portfolio was also overweight many of the sectors hit hardest by this risk aversion, including financials, corporate bonds and off-benchmark holdings in non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities. The yield curve, duration and currency exposures of the Portfolio were beneficial for the year, but not by a large enough margin to overcome the negative selection effect.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Looking forward, we believe the recession will continue for the next two quarters, with growth resuming in the second half of 2009. We expect headline inflation to decline, and perhaps turn negative, but we don't believe we are in the midst of a deflationary spiral. Finally, we believe a large fiscal stimulus program will be enacted by Congress early in 2009. We ended the year overweight in equity versus fixed income, but would be looking to pare back our equity position until the effects of the fiscal stimulus are more evident.

Allocations between equities and fixed income are dependent on our quantitative asset allocation model, which uses the factors mentioned above and not on a qualitative evaluation of the bond versus the equity markets.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, Omar Aguilar, Ph.D. and James Kauffmann are replaced by Vincent Costa, Michael Hyman and Christine Hurtsellers as co-portfolio managers to the Portfolio.

**  Formerly known as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. As of October 31, 2008, all Lehman Brothers indices were renamed: the words "Lehman Brothers" changed to "Barclays Capital."

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Common Stock     61.4 %  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations     12.9 %  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     9.8 %  
Corporate Bonds/Notes     9.8 %  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     4.7 %  
Real Estate Investment Trusts     1.4 %  
Asset-Backed Securities     1.2 %  
Municipal Bonds     0.5 %  
Preferred Stock     0.3 %  
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net*     (2.0 )%  
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

*  Includes short-term investments related to commercial paper, ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Class I and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,          
5.500%, due 02/12/37     3.7 %  
ExxonMobil Corp.     3.1 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,          
5.000%, due 01/12/36     2.1 %  
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, due 11/30/10     1.9 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,          
6.000%, due 02/12/37     1.2 %  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     1.1 %  
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, due 02/15/38     1.1 %  
International Business Machines Corp.     1.0 %  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1.0 %  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,          
6.000%, due 01/15/29     1.0 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 29, 2006
  Since Inception
of Class S
May 29, 2003
 
Class ADV     (28.62 )%                 (13.46 )%        
Class I     (28.10 )%     (0.97 )%     0.94 %              
Class S     (28.28 )%     (1.25 )%                 0.66 %  
S&P 500® Index(1)     (37.00 )%     (2.19 )%     (1.38 )%     (18.47 )%(4)     0.77 %(5)  
Barclays Capital Aggregate U.S. Bond Index(2)     5.24 %     4.65 %     5.63 %     6.10 %(4)     4.15 %(5)  
Composite Index(3)     (22.06 )%     0.71 %     1.69 %     (9.01 )%(4)     2.33 %(5)  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING VP Balanced Portfolio against the indices indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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.

(1) The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.

(2) The Barclays Capital Aggregate U.S. Bond Index is an unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

(3) The Composite Index consists of 60% of return of (securities included in) the S&P 500® Index and 40% of the return of (securities included in) the Barclays Capital Aggregate U.S. Bond Index.

(4) Since inception performance for the indices is shown from January 1, 2007.

(5) Since inception performance for the indices is shown from June 1, 2003.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING VP GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks to maximize total return through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and securities convertible into common stock. It is anticipated that capital appreciation and investment income will both be major factors in achieving total return. The Portfolio is managed by Christopher F. Corapi, Portfolio Manager of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (37.63)% compared to the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index"), which returned (37.00)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: During this period, the Portfolio was hurt by weak stock selection within the industrials and telecom sectors. Within industrials, our underweight position in United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS") detracted from results. UPS held up better than its peers due to its defensive characteristics and attractive dividend yield. Also, Quanta Services, Inc. ("Quanta") declined significantly after a disappointing fourth quarter due to delays in telecom spending. Although some of the projects were pushed out as a result of typical permitting and bureaucratic delays rather than credit-related issues, investors took this as a sign of weakness in the transmission cycle. We continue to believe that the transmission cycle is still alive and believe that Quanta offers a less-cyclical, multi-year growth story at a reasonable price.

Within telecom, the Portfolio's position in Sprint Nextel Corp. ("Sprint") detracted from results during the period. The stock was punished in the fourth quarter due to liquidity concerns. We believe that these concerns were overblown and expect Sprint to be able to stabilize its market share through its continued efforts to improve customer service and reduce costs.

The Portfolio benefited from strong stock selection in the financials, utilities and healthcare sectors. Avoiding or underweighting some of the worst performing financial names, including AIG, the Government-Sponsored Entities ("GSEs") like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Merrill Lynch, helped relative performance during this period. Our emphasis on companies with lower credit and capital markets exposures, such as life and property/casualty insurers, also contributed to results. Within utilities, investments in NSTAR and Pacific Gas & Electric Co ("PG&E"). held up well due to their defensive characteristics and low exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices.

Abbott Laboratories ("Abbott") and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ("Teva") were two health-care names that aided relative returns. Abbott's diversified business mix and multiple product approvals and launches helped it withstand a pretty brutal market and outperform its peers. Within healthcare, generics were one of the safest places to be this year given limited scrutiny from Washington and limited risk to earnings versus other healthcare names. Teva, a premier generic manufacturer, benefited from having one of the broadest and deepest pipelines for upcoming patent losses on branded drugs.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Currently, the Portfolio is positioned in companies that we believe have strong or improving competitive positions, robust end markets or superior capital allocation opportunities. We believe each stock possesses an attractive valuation and a clear catalyst to improve it. Top holdings include Exxon-Mobil Corp. ("ExxonMobil"), Royal Dutch Shell PLC ("Royal Dutch Shell"), PG&E and Wells Fargo & Co ("Wells Fargo"). Within energy, we continue to favor integrated oil companies such as Exxon-Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell that have strong balance sheets, high dividend yields and good management teams.

We continue to like PG&E as a defensive play within the utility sector. The company is currently trading at an attractive valuation versus its peers and has a good balance sheet, a high dividend yield and no exposure to commodity or customer usage risk. Finally, we believe Wells Fargo's recent acquisition of Wachovia was an extremely favorable deal, which will lead to synergies and will allow its premier banking franchise to achieve national scale.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

ExxonMobil Corp.     6.3 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     3.2 %  
Wells Fargo & Co.     2.9 %  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     2.7 %  
AT&T, Inc.     2.1 %  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     1.9 %  
General Electric Co.     1.9 %  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1.8 %  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     1.8 %  
Google, Inc. — Class A     1.8 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING VP GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 20, 2006
  Since Inception
of Class S
June 11, 2003
 
Class ADV     (37.94 )%                 (18.46 )%        
Class I     (37.63 )%     (2.16 )%     (3.18 )%              
Class S     (37.82 )%     (2.43 )%                 (0.19 )%  
S&P 500® Index(1)     (37.00 )%     (2.19 )%     (1.38 )%     (18.47 )%(2)     0.77 %(3)  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio against the index indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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 manager only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1) The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.

(2) Since inception performance for the index is shown from January 1, 2007.

(3) Since inception performance for the index is shown from June 1, 2003.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Opportunistic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks growth of capital through investment in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of common stock and securities convertible into common stocks believed to offer growth potential. The Portfolio is managed by Omar Aguilar, Ph.D. and Vincent Costa, CFA, Portfolio Managers* of ING Investment Management Co. ("INGIM")— the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (44.06)% compared to the Russell 1000® Growth Index(1), which returned (38.44)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: The Portfolio had a challenging year, underperforming its benchmark for the period.

Equity markets started the year with a turbulent first quarter as volatility spiked, in part, due to the relatively quick changes between the growth and value regimes. This period was particularly difficult for quantitative strategies as the performance of the factors was volatile through the period, making it difficult to sustain a positive model performance.

During the first quarter, we saw a brief change in market leadership from growth to value in January, which was accompanied by a spike in volatility. In February, valuation factors ended their brief comeback while price momentum drove returns. Valuation factors continued their underperformance in March, with factors like free cash flow to price causing the worst underperformance in the healthcare sector.

In the second quarter, security selection in the healthcare and information technology sectors hurt performance. The healthcare sector suffered as some pharmaceutical companies cut their earnings forecasts, with names like Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Perrigo Co. hurting the most. In the technology sector securities in the semiconductor and hardware industries hurt performance. Stocks such as MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. and Arrow Electronics, Inc. slipped due to lower than expected earnings. In the energy sector our models were unable to keep up with momentum and the Portfolio got hurt by underweight positions in Schlumberger Ltd. and Halliburton Co., which were sharply higher due to a steep increase in crude oil prices.

In the second half of the year our dynamic factor model began pointing more towards valuation and quality factors, resulting in a slight overweight of these factors. This helped performance slightly in the third quarter as valuation factors bounced back; however, they turned negative in September wiping out all the gains from July and August. Market recognition factors, which were in favor for most of the year, turned sharply negative during the period.

Valuation factors continued to perform well in the fourth quarter with factors like forward and trailing earnings to price as well as price to free cash flow doing well in November and December. However, market recognition factors such as analyst estimate revisions and earnings trends that worked well early in the quarter underperformed toward the end of the year hurting returns.

Overall, security selection detracted from performance with selection in the healthcare, industrials, consumer discretionary and information technology sectors hurting returns. These losses were partially offset by security selection in the energy and financials sectors.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Our research builds a structured portfolio of stocks with fundamental characteristics that we believe will translate into a performance advantage over the benchmark. The evaluation includes every stock in the index.

At the close of the reporting period, the Portfolio was overweight in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors and underweight in the information technology and utilities sectors.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager to the Portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Apple, Inc.     3.9 %  
Procter & Gamble Co.     3.7 %  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     3.5 %  
TJX Cos., Inc.     2.9 %  
Xilinx, Inc.     2.8 %  
Altera Corp.     2.7 %  
Cooper Industries Ltd.     2.5 %  
CA, Inc.     2.5 %  
Sunoco, Inc.     2.5 %  
Fluor Corp.     2.5 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 29, 2006
  Since Inception
of Class S
November 1, 2001
 
Class ADV     (44.38 )%                 (19.19 )%        
Class I     (44.06 )%     (4.51 )%     (4.40 )%              
Class S     (44.21 )%     (4.76 )%                 (3.78 )%  
Russell 1000® Growth Index(1)     (38.44 )%     (3.42 )%     (4.27 )%     (17.03 )%(2)     (2.08 )%  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio against the index indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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 manager only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1) The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth. The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 3,000 U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

(2) Since inception performance for the index is shown from January 1, 2007.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING VP SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING VP Small Company Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies with smaller market capitalizations. The Portfolio is managed by Joseph Basset, CFA, and Steve Salopek, Portfolio Managers of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (31.05)% compared to the Russell 2000® Index(1), which returned (33.79)% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Despite the recent rally of nearly 30% for the Russell 2000® Index, the index was down over 33% for the year. This past year was the worst year since 1973 for small-cap stocks and there were few places to hide. Returns were negative across all sectors — fewer than one in five stocks of the index turned in positive results. However, small-caps did outperform both large-caps and mid-caps due to better performance by financials. Energy was down almost 50% for the year due to the significant decline in the price of oil and the fact that the current economic environment is unfavorable for energy.

Stock selection within industrials, financials, utilities and materials benefited the Portfolio during the period. Our underweight in consumer discretionary also added to performance, as the sector was down over 47% for the year. Notable outperformance within industrials was due to strong stock selection within aerospace and defense, commercial services and supplies and professional services. Financials benefited from stock selection within thrifts and mortgage finance and real estate investment trusts ("REITs").

Stock selection within the energy, technology and healthcare sectors detracted most from performance. In energy, returns were held back by our slight overweight position and stock selection within energy equipment and services and oil, gas and consumable fuels. Within technology, stock selection within communications equipment and electronic equipment instruments and components detracted from performance. Underperformance in healthcare is attributable to stock selection among pharmaceuticals.

Greatbatch, Inc. ("Greatbatch") and First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ("First Niagara") contributed significantly to performance over the period. First Niagara provides retail and commercial banking and financial services. The stock's outperformance was mainly driven by the bank's overall capital strength, disciplined underwriting and lack of exposure to the troubled loan segments, e.g., sub-prime mortgages, construction lending and speculative development. While the company has not been immune to the problems facing the banking sector throughout 2008, the strength of its balance sheet has allowed it to outperform relative to its peers.

Greatbatch is a leading developer and manufacturer of critical components used in medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, neurostimulation, vascular and interventional radiology markets. The company executed well on its acquisition strategy, which helped it diversify from its cardiac rhythm management franchise and provide greater stability/visibility to its operating earnings. Also, the street was initially skeptical of the company's ability to diversify and execute on the diversification strategy. As each quarter passed, the company's execution proved to be flawless and the firm gained substantial momentum as evidenced by increasing earnings and expanded margins.

Global Industries Ltd. ("Global Industries") and Arbitron, Inc. ("Arbitron") were two of the largest detractors from performance over the period. Global Industries provides construction and support services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The company had a difficult second quarter due to execution issues, which resulted in investors losing confidence in management, and due to a poor macro environment for energy. We no longer hold a position in this company.

Arbitron, which measures the listening audience for radio and provides this data to both radio stations and advertisers, recently lost market share to a competitor. We continue to hold this name, as the company remains the market leader, expectations have been reset and we believe the valuation is reasonable.

Current Strategy and Outlook: We continue to focus on companies with strong balance sheets and cash flow generation capabilities. We are conscious of the difficulties in the current economic environment. We believe, however, that the economy will begin to improve in 2009 due to the massive amount of monetary stimulus being pumped into the system globally.

Accordingly, we have begun to increase our exposure to more early cyclical companies. Within financials, we continue to mitigate risk through diversification and are invested across the financial sector, in banks, diversified financials, insurance companies and real estate investments trusts ("REITS"). The banks that we own are typically over-capitalized and have higher reserves than industry averages. We continue to take advantage of the volatility in the market to acquire attractively valued companies whose share prices we believe are not trading on fundamentals.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund     3.0 %  
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     1.2 %  
Cleco Corp.     1.1 %  
CACI International, Inc.     1.1 %  
Portland General Electric Co.     1.1 %  
Moog, Inc.     1.1 %  
Solera Holdings, Inc.     1.0 %  
Waste Connections, Inc.     1.0 %  
Regal-Beloit Corp.     1.0 %  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     1.0 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Class I, repurchase agreement and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING VP SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 16, 2008
  Since Inception
of Class S
November 1, 2001
 
Class ADV                       4.04 %        
Class I     (31.05 )%     1.47 %     5.12 %              
Class S     (31.28 )%     1.14 %                 3.00 %  
Russell 2000® Index(1)     (33.79 )%     (0.93 )%     3.02 %     N/A(2)       3.49 %  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING VP Small Company Portfolio against the index indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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 manager, only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1) The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 3000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 3,000 U.S. companies based on total market capitalization.

(2) Since inception performance for the index is not shown.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING Opportunistic Large Cap Value Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks. The Portfolio is managed by Omar Aguilar, Ph.D. and Vincent Costa — Portfolio Managers* of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (35.61)% compared to the Russell 1000® Value Index(1) and the Russell 1000® Index(2), which returned (36.85)% and (37.60)%, respectively, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Security selection drove performance for the period, with selection in the financials, energy and consumer discretionary sectors benefiting returns. These gains were partially offset by security selection in the industrials and health care sectors. Underweight positions in the financials and materials sectors as well as an overweight position in the consumer staples sector also benefited results for the period.

2008 began with a spike in volatility, but during the rest of the first half of the year market recognition factors such as sales growth and analyst estimate revisions re-asserted themselves and drove performance. Quality and valuation factors such as book to price, dividend yield and capital expenditure to sales did not work well. Sectors such as banks and utilities benefited from the good performance of market recognition factors. In contrast, market recognition factors in the energy, health care, industrials and financials services sectors could not offset the severe underperformance of the valuation factors.

After a challenging first quarter our quantitative strategies stabilized in the second quarter as the markets began to return to company fundamentals. The Portfolio rebounded and offset much of its loss from the first quarter. Our dynamic factor weighting model helped us tilt the Portfolio's weights away from deep value factors like book to price, steering it to an underweight position in the financials sector, which fell sharply during the second quarter. The tilt also helped security selection within the consumer staples sector, particularly in food and staples retailing names such as Kroger Co.

In the second half of the year the Portfolio's dynamic factor model began pointing more towards valuation and quality factors, resulting in a slight overweight of these factors. Regrettably, after a promising start in July and August, these factors turned negative in September and wiped out all their previous gains. Market recognition factors also turned sharply negative and detracted from performance. Quality factors that were flat for the year performed well during the third quarter.

The shift to value and quality paid off in the fourth quarter, as factors like forward and trailing earnings to price and price to free cash flow performed extremely well. Quality factors such as capital expenditures to deprecation also helped returns during the fourth quarter. Finally, market recognition factors such as analyst estimate revisions and earnings trends worked well early in the quarter but faded toward the end of the year.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Our research builds a structured portfolio of stocks with fundamental characteristics that we believe will translate into a performance advantage over the benchmark. The evaluation includes every stock in the index.

At the close of the reporting period, portfolio overweightings included the energy and information technology sectors and underweightings included the financials sectors and materials sectors.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, Mr. Aguilar is no longer a portfolio manager to the Portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

ExxonMobil Corp.     8.2 %  
Pfizer, Inc.     4.5 %  
AT&T, Inc.     4.5 %  
ConocoPhillips     4.1 %  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.     2.9 %  
Chevron Corp.     2.7 %  
Gap, Inc.     2.7 %  
Kroger Co.     2.7 %  
Time Warner, Inc.     2.6 %  
Valero Energy Corp.     2.4 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 29, 2006
  Since Inception
of Class S
July 16, 2001
 
Class ADV     (36.01 )%                 (19.01 )%        
Class I     (35.61 )%     (1.93 )%     (0.03 )%              
Class S     (35.80 )%     (2.17 )%                 (3.78 )%  
Russell 1000® Value Index(1)     (36.85 )%     (0.79 )%     1.36 %     (20.60 )%(3)     0.16 %(4)  
Russell 1000® Index(2)     (37.60 )%     (2.04 )%     (1.09 )%     (18.76 )%(3)     (1.76 )%(4)  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio against the indices indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in the indices. The Portfolio's performance is shown without the imposition of any expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your annuity contract. 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. 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 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 manager, only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

(1) The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values, which more closely tracks the types of securities in which the Portfolio invests than the S&P 500® Composite Stock Price Index.

(2) The Russell 1000® Index is a comprehensive large-cap index measuring the performance of the largest 1,000 U.S. incorporated companies.

(3) Since inception performance for the indices is shown from January 1, 2007.

(4) Since inception performance for the indices is shown from August 1, 2001.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks to maximize total return consistent with reasonable risk. The Portfolio seeks its objective through investments in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of debt securities. It is anticipated that capital appreciation and investment income will both be major factors in achieving total return. The Portfolio is managed by James Kauffmann, Portfolio Manager* of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (8.41)% compared to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index**(1), which returned 5.24% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Most pundits agree that 2008 was a record-breaking annus horribilis. Global de-leveraging worsened volatility across asset classes, and fixed income was not immune. In December, the National Bureau of Economic Research officially declared that the United States had been in recession for a year.

Home prices declined precipitously across major metro areas, foreclosures sky-rocketed and investors largely abandoned the residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS") market. Yields on U.S. Treasuries reached historic lows as investment grade corporate debt spreads widened to a level implying an expected default rate of 30%, which tops the experience of the Great Depression, when corporate defaults totaled about 20%.

Central banks around the globe frantically reduced short-term rates in the face of rapidly deteriorating economic conditions. Fiscal stimulus programs were initiated in most major economies. Here in the U.S., the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the federal funds rate at each meeting, eventually settling at 0.25% by year-end. The Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") also indicated it would purchase large quantities of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to support the mortgage and housing market. As a result, the markets calmed down a bit in the waning days of 2008.

The Portfolio was underweight Treasuries for most of the year, which hurt performance. The Portfolio was overweight many of the sectors hit hardest by risk aversion, including non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS"), financials and corporate bonds. Given that non-agency RMBS are not in the benchmark, our positions led to significant underperformance versus the benchmark. Additionally, we were too early in adding corporate risk back into the Portfolio following the rescue of Bear Stearns in March; this renewed focus detracted from results when Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September.

Our investment process focuses on security selection, which was clearly out of favor in 2008. We tend to focus on unique corporate bonds, which are often lower in the capital structure and may trade at a discount to their intrinsic value. Unfortunately, the bond market cared little about important distinctions between bonds and witnessed an unprecedented flight to quality.

We did, however, avoid the underperformance of high yield and emerging market debt by being largely absent those sectors. Although yield curve, duration and currency exposures changed throughout a highly volatile year, the decisions made in this risk area were largely beneficial.

Current Outlook and Strategy: We believe the government will continue to deploy significant amounts of capital in an effort to combat liquidity constraints, which will lead to larger deficits but also a possibility of better economic growth in the future. But since we also believe the Fed will not be raising rates anytime soon, we think that Treasury rates will continue to be range-bound; therefore, we believe a relative neutral duration and curve exposure, with small tactical moves, is warranted at this time.

In an economy where cash flow is scarce and both individuals and corporations want to de-lever we believe it is prudent to be in the higher end of the capital structure where debt holders are the beneficiaries of limited cash flows to the detriment of equity holders. In our opinion, U.S. investment grade bonds offer attractive value.

We believe that in a market where the government is controlling a majority of the outcomes we should invest along with the government. Therefore, some of the companies we own either will have some sort of government support, or their ratings will allow them to sell commercial paper directly to the Fed. Other criteria are that they belong to an extremely important sector for the economy, such as utilities or telecommunications and that they have strong cash flows and balance sheets.

The Portfolio remains overweight securitized assets and RMBS in particular. We still believe there are good investments with the potential for solid, long-term returns in some of these securities. The areas where we believe value exists include certain securities backed by prime jumbo loans with good borrower profiles, and even some ALT-A backed bonds that have a conforming balance and may be refinanced at a lower rate.

*  Effective January 13, 2009, James Kauffmann was replaced by Chris Diaz, Peter Guan, Michael Hyman and Christine Hurtsellers as co-portfolio managers to the Portfolio.

**  Formerly known as the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. As of October 31, 2008, all Lehman Brothers indices were renamed: the words "Lehman Brothers" changed to "Barclays Capital."

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

U.S. Government Agency Obligations     39.0 %  
Corporate Bonds/Notes     27.7 %  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     19.6 %  
U.S. Treasury Obligations     15.9 %  
Asset-Backed Securities     2.1 %  
Municipal Bonds     1.0 %  
Preferred Stock     0.5 %  
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net*     (5.8 )%  
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

*  Includes short-term investments related to certificates of deposit, commercial paper, ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Class I, securities lending collateral and U.S. Treasury Bills.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,          
5.500%, due 02/12/37     10.3 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,          
5.000%, due 01/12/36     7.6 %  
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, due 11/30/13     3.7 %  
U.S. Treasury Bond, 3.750%, due 11/15/18     3.6 %  
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.375%, due 02/15/38     2.7 %  
Government National Mortgage Association,          
6.000%, due 02/15/34     2.7 %  
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125%, due 12/15/11     2.2 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,          
6.500%, due 02/12/37     1.7 %  
Federal National Mortgage Association,          
6.000%, due 02/12/37     1.7 %  
Government National Mortgage Association,          
5.500%, due 02/15/35     1.6 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to commercial paper, ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Class I and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  
    1 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 20, 2006
  Since Inception
of Class S
May 3, 2002
 
Class ADV     (9.16 )%                 (2.17 )%        
Class I     (8.41 )%     1.78 %     4.06 %              
Class S     (8.73 )%     1.51 %                 3.13 %  
Barclays Capital Aggregate U.S. Bond Index(1)     5.24 %     4.65 %     5.63 %     6.10 %(2)     5.31 %(3)  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio against the index indicated. An index has has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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.

(1) The Barclays Capital Aggregate U.S. Bond Index is an unmanaged index publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities.

(2) Since inception performance for the the index is shown from January 1, 2007.

(3) Since inception performance for the index is shown from May 1, 2002.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser and ING Investment Management Co., the former investment adviser, began serving as sub-adviser to the Portfolio.


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ING VP MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING VP Money Market Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks to provide high current return, consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity, through investment in high-quality money market instruments, while maintaining a stable share price of $1.00 per share*. The Portfolio is managed by David S. Yealy, Portfolio Manager of ING Investment Management Co. — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's shares provided a total return of 2.67% compared to the iMoneyNet First Tier Retail Index(1), which returned 2.13% for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Calendar-year 2008 was one of the most difficult and challenging periods in history for money market funds. The first quarter was highlighted by near collapse of Bear Stearns and the subsequent buyout by JPMorgan. The Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") aggressively cut interest rates a combined 2% during the quarter. This was one of many steps taken by the U.S. central bank along with the other central banks globally to address the illiquidity and credit stress in the market.

The second quarter was one of transition, from concern over lower economic growth leading to lower short-term rates to concern over inflation and the possibility of significant interest rate increases. The Fed lowered the federal funds rate in April 2008. Liquidity remained an issue but central bank actions prevented further market deterioration, and we saw modest improvement in conditions.

The third quarter was marked by the seizing up of the credit markets and loss of confidence as the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and market bellwethers such as General Electric, AIG and Wachovia faltered. The systemic risk and capital market panic that ensued resulted in a worldwide multi-sector collapse of virtually all risk-based asset prices.

The markets for short-term funding, such as money market funds, threatened to stop functioning. The Fed made an emergency inter-meeting cut of the federal funds rate from 2.00% to 1.50% on October 8, 2008. This was followed by another 0.50% cut at the October 29, 2008 meeting and an unprecedented step at the December 15–16, 2008 meeting where the Fed set a Fed funds target rate range of 0% to 0.25%. The Fed initiated a variety of innovative confidence building tactics, such as providing relief for the commercial paper markets and money market funds.

Our focus during the period was not on maximizing yield and return but on preservation of capital, reducing risk and increasing liquidity due to extreme risks in the market. The Portfolio was able to outperform its benchmark despite our risk reduction strategy.

The Portfolio did take on interest rate risk, primarily during the second half of the year, extending its weighted average maturity ("WAM") by buying longer term Treasury and agency securities. The Portfolio finished the year with a 78-day WAM, which is at the long end of its range. We avoided additional credit risk but gave up some incremental yield by not buying higher yielding debt of more marginal issues and structured securities not covered by the government programs. This strategy cushioned the impact of the rate cuts and declining yields, and we believe it should continue to do so in the current low rate environment going forward.

Current Strategy and Outlook: Going into the new year, we continue to emphasize reducing credit risk and maintaining excess liquidity. The Portfolio is targeting three times the normal 7% position in repurchase agreements. The Portfolio is targeting additional liquid positions that mature in fewer than seven days, as well as 35–45% exposure in asset backed commercial paper ("ABCP"), which is eligible to be sold to the Fed at amortized cost under one of its liquidity support programs. We have been extending ABCP maturities into March and April 2009, seeking to lock in the higher yields offered there relative to maturities in January 2009.

The Portfolio continues to reduce exposure to issuers that have not received direct central bank support or guarantees or are not covered by one of the various Fed/Treasury programs. Without these supports, such securities carry more risk and could be illiquid if we had to sell them prior to maturity. We continue to reduce the Portfolio's floating rate exposure through maturities and secondarily via outright sales, as this sector is expected to underperform in a low interest rate environment.

Principal Risk Factors: Please see the "Notes to Financial Statements" section for information regarding the Capital Support Agreement that the Portfolio has entered into.

Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

*  Effective October 7, 2008, the Portfolio's investment objective was revised to state that it will seek to maintain a stable share price of $1.00 per share.

(1)  The iMoneyNet First Tier Retail Index is an unmanaged index that includes the most broadly based money market funds. This index is intended to be the comparative index for the Portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)
 
Commercial Paper     43.0 %  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations     17.0 %  
Corporate Bonds/Notes     13.1 %  
Repurchase Agreement     12.9 %  
Certificates of Deposit     2.8 %  
U.S. Treasury Notes     1.2 %  
Securities Lending Collateral     0.0 %  
Other Assets and Liabilities — Net     10.0 %  
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING BLACKROCK GLOBAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio is managed by Thomas P. Callan, CFA, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Erin Xie, PhD, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager and Jean M. Rosenbaum, CFA, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of BlackRock Advisors, LLC — the Sub-Adviser.

Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio's Class I shares provided a total return of (39.82)% compared to the Standard & Poor's 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) ("S&P 500® Index") and the NYSE Arca Tech 100 IndexSM(2),which returned (37.00)% and (34.50)%, respectively, for the same period.

Portfolio Specifics: Over the past year, global equity markets suffered massive declines on the back of widespread market failures. During this time, the MSCI All-Country World Index closed down approximately 42.00% Looking back, the first half of 2008 saw a tug-of-war between the inflationary pressures of rising commodity prices and the deflationary pressures of collapsing credit markets. Once it became evident that inflation would not be an ongoing concern, central banks and governments shifted policy towards supporting economic growth. With the bailout of Bear Stearns in early March, followed by the unprecedented events of September, investor sentiment fell rapidly. As a result, equity volatility climbed, with the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index ("VIX") hitting its all-time high of roughly 90 on October 24. The year ended with a sharp rebound from mid-November lows as investors hoped economic recovery would be in store for 2009, but with concerns that those lows could be retested if data showed worse than expected economic conditions. In this environment, technology shares unperformed broader markets amidst uncertain economic conditions.

The Portfolio underperformed its reference benchmark, the NYSE Arca Tech 100SM Index for the fiscal year. Stock selection was the weakest component of attribution, while allocation effects somewhat offset these results. Within information technology ("IT"), weak selection came from internet software & services, communications equipment, and, to a lesser extent, from semiconductors and semiconductor equipment holdings. Names such as Baidu.com ADR, eBay, Inc., and VeriSign, Inc. within the internet software & services sub-industry fell by 50% or more during their holding periods. From an individual stock perspective, overweight positions in Apple, Inc., Google, Inc., and Microsoft Corp. had the greatest negative impact, as all experienced significant price depreciation over the period. In addition, stock selection within healthcare detracted, particularly within the pharmaceuticals and life science tools & services subsectors. Positive stock selection effects came from subindustries such as computer hardware and applications software, as we avoided or held underweights in many of the weakest names within these groups.

Overall allocation effects were positive. An underweight in the information technology sector over the time period contributed positively to allocation results. Within specific subsectors, holding an underweight in application software and computer hardware names contributed positively, as did overweighting the integrated telecommunications space. Additionally, holding cash in a down market helped preserve capital.

Current Strategy and Outlook: We continue to hold a diversified basket of technology shares as we remain cautious on the sector long-term. The industry cut production aggressively in response to the slower than expected demand in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the supply chain may need to be replenished in the near term. Longer-term, we believe there is excess production capacity that needs to be eliminated. Further, smaller players may struggle to stay alive due to credit strains and lack of liquidity. We continue to search for companies within IT that are the relative beneficiaries of the current distress and/or offer innovative new products. Within healthcare, we are relatively more constructive at this time on the large-cap biotechnology names, based on improving fundamentals and attractive valuations.

At year-end, the Portfolio was invested in IT, healthcare, industrials, and telecommunication services, with the remainder in consumer discretionary and consumer staples. Within IT, the Portfolio's primary overweights were in semiconductors, electronic components and home entertainment; significant underweights were in data processing & outsourced services, application software and communications equipment. Inside the healthcare portion of the portfolio, the Portfolio held overweights in healthcare equipment & supplies, and was underweight in pharmaceuticals and life science tools & services.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.

Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2008
(as a percent of net assets)
 
International Business Machines Corp.     3.7 %  
Apple, Inc.     3.4 %  
Amgen, Inc.     3.3 %  
Genentech, Inc.     3.0 %  
Qualcomm, Inc.     2.9 %  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     2.5 %  
Hewlett-Packard Co.     2.3 %  
Genzyme Corp.     2.2 %  
Oracle Corp.     2.1 %  
Medtronic, Inc.     2.1 %  

 

*  Excludes short-term investments related to securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.


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ING BLACKROCK GLOBAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS' REPORT

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2008  

 

    1 Year   5 Year   Since Inception
of Class ADV
December 16, 2008
  Since Inception
of Class I
May 1, 2000
  Since Inception
of Class S
November 1, 2001
 
Class ADV                 (1.22 )%              
Class I     (39.82 )%     (3.25 )%           (12.06 )%        
Class S(1)     (40.04 )%     (3.51 )%                 (6.16 )%  
S&P 500® Index(2)     (37.00 )%     (2.19 )%     N/A(4)       (3.65 )%     (0.36 )%  
NYSE Arca Tech 100 IndexSM(3)     (34.50 )%     (2.13 )%     N/A(4)       (6.08 )%     (0.70 )%  

 

Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio against the indices indicated. An index has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. 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 annuity contract. 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. 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 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.

(1) On December 16, 2003, all outstanding shares of Class S were fully redeemed. On July 20, 2005, Class S recommenced operations. The returns for Class S include the performance for Class I, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class S, for the period December 17, 2003 to July 19, 2005.

(2) The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.

(3) The NYSE Arca Tech 100 IndexSM is a multi-industry technology index measuring the performance of companies using technology innovation across a broad spectrum of industries. It is comprised of 100 listed and over-the-counter stocks from 14 different subsectors including computer hardware, software, semiconductors, telecommunications, data storage and processing, electronics and biotechnology.

(4) Since inception performance for the indices is not shown.

Effective March 1, 2002, ING Investments, LLC began serving as investment adviser. Formerly, ING Investment Management Co. served as the investment adviser. Prior to January 1, 2004, the Portfolio was sub-advised by a different sub-adviser.


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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, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The Portfolios' expenses are shown without the imposition of any charges which are, or may be, imposed under your annuity contract. Expenses would have been higher if such charges were included.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table shown, "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 second section of the table shown, "Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)," provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the 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 the 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 lines of the table are 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)  
ING VP Balanced Portfolio   Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2008
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2008*
  Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2008
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2008*
 
Class ADV   $ 1,000.00     $ 782.00       1.12 %   $ 5.02     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.51       1.12 %   $ 5.69    
Class I     1,000.00       784.60       0.62       2.78       1,000.00       1,022.02       0.62       3.15    
Class S     1,000.00       783.50       0.87       3.90       1,000.00       1,020.76       0.87       4.42    
ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio  
Class ADV   $ 1,000.00     $ 696.40       1.10 %   $ 4.69     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.61       1.10 %   $ 5.58    
Class I     1,000.00       698.50       0.60       2.56       1,000.00       1,022.12       0.60       3.05    
Class S     1,000.00       697.10       0.85       3.63       1,000.00       1,020.86       0.85       4.32    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio  
Class ADV   $ 1,000.00     $ 664.40       1.24 %   $ 5.19     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.90       1.24 %   $ 6.29    
Class I     1,000.00       666.70       0.74       3.10       1,000.00       1,021.42       0.74       3.76    
Class S     1,000.00       665.70       0.99       4.15       1,000.00       1,020.16       0.99       5.03    

 

*  Expenses are equal to each Portfolio's respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.


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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

    Actual Portfolio Return   Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)  
ING VP Small Company Portfolio   Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2008
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2008*
  Beginning
Account
Value
July 1,
2008
  Ending
Account
Value
December 31,
2008
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During the
Period Ended
December 31,
2008*
 
Class ADV(1)    $ 1,000.00     $ 1,040.40       1.35 %   $ 0.60     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.35       1.35 %   $ 6.85    
Class I     1,000.00       735.40       0.85       3.71       1,000.00       1,020.86       0.85       4.32    
Class S     1,000.00       734.10       1.10       4.79       1,000.00       1,019.61       1.10       5.58    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio  
Class ADV   $ 1,000.00     $ 749.30       1.21 %   $ 5.32     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.05       1.21 %   $ 6.14    
Class I     1,000.00       749.60       0.71       3.12       1,000.00       1,021.57       0.71       3.61    
Class S     1,000.00       748.70       0.96       4.22       1,000.00       1,020.31       0.96       4.88    
ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio  
Class ADV   $ 1,000.00     $ 921.00       1.00 %   $ 4.83     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.11       1.00 %   $ 5.08    
Class I     1,000.00       926.30       0.50       2.42       1,000.00       1,022.62       0.50       2.54    
Class S     1,000.00       924.90       0.75       3.63       1,000.00       1,021.37       0.75       3.81    
ING VP Money Market Portfolio  
Class I   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.30       0.35 %   $ 1.77     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.38       0.35 %   $ 1.78    
ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio  
Class ADV(1)    $ 1,000.00     $ 987.80       1.56 %   $ 0.68     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.29       1.56 %   $ 7.91    
Class I     1,000.00       687.60       1.06       4.50       1,000.00       1,019.81       1.06       5.38    
Class S     1,000.00       685.70       1.31       5.55       1,000.00       1,018.55       1.31       6.65    

 

*  Expenses are equal to each Portfolio's respective annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half-year.

(1)  Commencement of operations was December 16, 2008. Expenses paid for the Actual Portfolio Return reflect the 16 day period ended December 31, 2008.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders, Board of Directors/Trustees
ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc., ING Variable Funds, ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, and ING VP Money Market Portfolio

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio, a series of ING Variable Funds, ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Growth Portfolio), ING VP Small Company Portfolio, ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Value Opportunity Portfolio), and ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio (formerly, ING VP Global Science and Technology Portfolio), each a series of ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, and ING VP Money Market Portfolio as of December 31, 2008, 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 financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing 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.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the aforementioned portfolios as of December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods specified in the first paragraph above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 27, 2009


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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

    ING
VP Balanced
Portfolio
  ING
VP Growth
and Income
Portfolio
  ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Growth
Portfolio
  ING
VP Small
Company
Portfolio
 
ASSETS:  
Investments in securities at value+*   $ 621,389,188     $ 1,870,066,277     $ 66,337,602     $ 453,880,423    
Short-term investments**     33,714,630       3,636,739       771,235       27,093,656    
Short-term investments in affiliates***     3,543,000       8,173,000       765,000       9,691,000    
Short-term investments at amortized cost     15,181,583       21,963,180             4,897,000    
Cash     2,896,722       3,124       175       794    
Cash collateral for futures     3,430,111       495,000                
Foreign currencies at value****           25,298                
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     3,175,224       15,730,296       1,943,832       3,051,816    
Investment securities sold on a delayed-delivery
or when-issued basis
    36,910,412                      
Fund shares sold     164       508,384       17,316       575,164    
Dividends and interest     2,445,320       3,645,141       69,693       508,740    
Variation margin     513,647       59,500                
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign
currency contracts
    81,262                      
Upfront payments made on swap agreements     1,532,465                      
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements     6,174,529                      
Prepaid expenses     36,793       110,498       4,565       24,041    
Total assets     731,025,050       1,924,416,437       69,909,418       499,722,634    
LIABILITIES:  
Payable for investment securities purchased     3,186,254       4,099,523       1,983,441       5,972,857    
Payable for investment securities purchased
on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis
    78,845,362                      
Payable for fund shares redeemed     672,426       2,301,498             394,408    
Payable for futures variation margin     38,250                      
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned     34,040,061       3,721,142       806,060       27,583,319    
Payable for terminated investment contracts (Note 12)     716,432                      
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign
currency contracts
    244,654                      
Upfront payments received on swap agreements     814,938                      
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements     2,547,547                      
Payable to affiliates     281,626       932,471       37,786       301,326    
Payable to custodian due to foreign
currency overdraft*****
    4,674                      
Payable for directors fees     17,194       38,166       6,670       7,967    
Other accrued expenses and liabilities     116,033       295,706       39,690       68,641    
Total liabilities     121,525,451       11,388,506       2,873,647       34,328,518    
NET ASSETS   $ 609,499,599     $ 1,913,027,931     $ 67,035,771     $ 465,394,116    
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:  
Paid-in capital   $ 861,454,439     $ 4,654,067,773     $ 261,220,083     $ 652,033,039    
Undistributed net investment income
(distributions in excess of net investment income)
    24,101,484             421,521       3,541,835    
Accumulated net realized loss on investments,
foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (155,879,879 )     (2,548,558,745 )     (182,407,796 )     (74,164,152 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments,
foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (120,176,445 )     (192,481,097 )     (12,198,037 )     (116,016,606 )  
NET ASSETS   $ 609,499,599     $ 1,913,027,931     $ 67,035,771     $ 465,394,116    
Including securities loaned at value   $ 33,428,996     $ 3,518,884     $ 785,577     $ 27,375,069    
Cost of investments in securities   $ 744,243,467     $ 2,062,504,051     $ 78,500,814     $ 569,407,366    
** Cost of short-term investments   $ 34,040,061     $ 3,721,142     $ 806,060     $ 27,583,319    
*** Cost of short-term investments in affiliates   $ 3,543,000     $ 8,173,000     $ 765,000     $ 9,691,000    
**** Cost of foreign currencies   $     $ 24,622     $     $    
***** Cost of foreign currency overdraft   $ 5,453     $     $     $    

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

    ING
VP Balanced
Portfolio
  ING
VP Growth
and Income
Portfolio
  ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Growth
Portfolio
  ING
VP Small
Company
Portfolio
 
Class ADV:  
Net assets   $ 629     $ 790,893     $ 589,506     $ 3,122    
Shares authorized     500,000,000       unlimited       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     69       52,593       85,006       270    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 9.11     $ 15.04     $ 6.93     $ 11.58    
Class I:  
Net assets   $ 602,815,045     $ 1,622,085,238     $ 59,411,868     $ 420,626,499    
Shares authorized     500,000,000       unlimited       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     65,666,210       107,384,135       8,537,443       35,951,337    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 9.18     $ 15.11     $ 6.96     $ 11.70    
Class S:  
Net assets   $ 6,683,925     $ 290,151,800     $ 7,034,397     $ 44,764,495    
Shares authorized     500,000,000       unlimited       100,000,000       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00     $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     732,898       19,338,593       1,020,783       3,867,343    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 9.12     $ 15.00     $ 6.89     $ 11.57    

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

    ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Value
Portfolio
  ING
VP Intermediate
Bond
Portfolio
  ING
VP Money
Market
Portfolio
  ING
BlackRock Global
Science and Technology
Portfolio
 
ASSETS:  
Investments in securities at value+*   $ 85,618,789     $ 3,131,220,860     $     $ 136,172,288    
Short-term investments**     4,865,356       361,444,378       741,749       5,437,097    
Short-term investment in affiliates***           67,118,000                
Short-term investments at amortized cost           427,195,573       1,386,906,572          
Repurchase agreement                 232,200,000          
Cash           50,976,231       182,425,773       8,225,588    
Cash collateral for futures           31,314,374                
Foreign currencies at value****           219,290             1,192,758    
Receivables:  
Investment securities sold     282,123       2,270,118                
Investment securities sold on a delayed-delivery
or when-issued basis
          1,033,108,041                
Fund shares sold     1,816       247,006       180,958       564,799    
Dividends and interest     165,690       20,510,686       2,606,221       117,107    
Variation margin           7,024,532                
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign
currency contracts
          1,114,810             149,242    
Upfront payments made on swap agreements           19,887,974                
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements           66,366,701                
Prepaid expenses     5,206       158,292       86,142       7,395    
Reimbursement due from manager                       15,575    
Total assets     90,938,980       5,220,176,866       1,805,147,415       151,881,849    
LIABILITIES:  
Payable for investment securities purchased
on a delayed-delivery or when-issued basis
          1,820,709,882                
Payable for fund shares redeemed     178,955       58,681,156       4,845,606       303    
Payable for futures variation margin           21,538                
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned     4,910,714       337,644,986       891,150       5,516,457    
Payable for terminated investment contracts
(Note 12)
          2,597,084                
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign
currency contracts
          3,411,380             751,086    
Upfront payments received on swap agreements           9,372,272                
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements           28,758,878                
Payable to affiliates     48,473       1,377,041       466,384       137,618    
Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft     22,984                      
Payable for directors fees     4,636       36,705       17,092       1,068    
Other accrued expenses and liabilities     27,524       160,993       94,258       25,904    
Total liabilities     5,193,286       2,262,771,915       6,314,490       6,432,436    
NET ASSETS   $ 85,745,694     $ 2,957,404,951     $ 1,798,832,925     $ 145,449,413    
NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF:  
Paid-in capital   $ 132,409,634     $ 3,544,232,942     $ 1,801,087,841     $ 237,461,122    
Undistributed net investment income
(distributions in excess of net investment income)
    2,610,842       (24,551,451 )           602,097    
Accumulated net realized loss on investments,
foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (30,965,902 )     (133,054,008 )     (2,105,515 )     (36,901,358 )  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments,
foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (18,308,880 )     (429,222,532 )     (149,401 )     (55,712,448 )  
NET ASSETS   $ 85,745,694     $ 2,957,404,951     $ 1,798,832,925     $ 145,449,413    
Including securities loaned at value   $ 4,874,163     $ 328,881,005     $ 867,611     $ 5,459,636    
Cost of investments in securities   $ 103,882,311     $ 3,578,288,949     $     $ 191,208,164    
** Cost of short-term investments   $ 4,910,714     $ 364,068,271     $ 891,150     $ 5,516,457    
*** Cost of short-term investment in affiliate   $     $ 67,118,000     $     $    
**** Cost of foreign currencies   $     $ 228,104     $     $ 1,188,402    

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

    ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Value
Portfolio
  ING
VP Intermediate
Bond
Portfolio
  ING
VP Money
Market
Portfolio
  ING
BlackRock Global
Science and Technology
Portfolio
 
Class ADV:  
Net assets   $ 548     $ 836       n/a     $ 2,965    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       unlimited       n/a       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00       n/a     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     64       75       n/a       912    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.52     $ 11.12       n/a     $ 3.25    
Class I:  
Net assets   $ 73,763,896     $ 1,803,886,303     $ 1,798,832,925     $ 55,898,668    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       unlimited       unlimited       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     8,524,418       162,783,431       1,795,880,850       17,039,070    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.65     $ 11.08     $ 1.00     $ 3.28    
Class S:  
Net assets   $ 11,981,250     $ 1,153,517,812       n/a     $ 89,547,780    
Shares authorized     100,000,000       unlimited       n/a       100,000,000    
Par value   $ 0.001     $ 1.00       n/a     $ 0.001    
Shares outstanding     1,395,847       104,819,711       n/a       27,527,309    
Net asset value and redemption price per share   $ 8.58     $ 11.00       n/a     $ 3.25    

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

    ING
VP Balanced
Portfolio
  ING
VP Growth
and Income
Portfolio
  ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Growth
Portfolio
  ING
VP Small
Company
Portfolio
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:  
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*(1)    $ 11,645,045     $ 52,272,689     $ 1,208,395     $ 7,523,478    
Interest     17,864,681       778,577       5,749       47,371    
Securities lending income, net     916,444       1,267,011       55,822       1,030,241    
Total investment income     30,426,170       54,318,277       1,269,966       8,601,090    
EXPENSES:  
Investment management fees     4,238,780       12,112,516       652,226       4,109,492    
Distribution and service fees:  
Class ADV     6       4,948       5,224          
Class S     21,753       336,286       32,947       47,625    
Transfer agent fees     913       9,920       463       600    
Administrative service fees     466,256       1,332,360       59,786       301,356    
Shareholder reporting expense     83,590       217,627       20,470       37,995    
Registration fees     839       2,286             464    
Professional fees     213,605       276,624       22,335       64,215    
Custody and accounting expense     141,200       259,268       22,590       73,270    
Directors fees     58,580       181,745       13,176       42,653    
Miscellaneous expense     52,925       132,312       13,446       37,269    
Interest expense     172       3,675       1,135       1,982    
Total expenses     5,278,619       14,869,567       843,798       4,716,921    
Net waived and reimbursed fees     (15,078 )     (16,163 )     (173 )     (11,852 )  
Brokerage commission recapture           (1,494 )     (251 )        
Net expenses     5,263,541       14,851,910       843,374       4,705,069    
Net investment income     25,162,629       39,466,367       426,592       3,896,021    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, FUTURES, SWAPS, AND
PAYMENTS BY AFFILIATES:
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (145,750,821 )     (659,681,636 )     (42,958,725 )     (73,348,618 )  
Foreign currency related transactions     (262,143 )     45,539                
Futures     (4,328,609 )     (14,168,905 )              
Swaps     (1,565,179 )                    
Payments by affiliates (Note 16)           2,198                
Net realized loss on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps,
and payments by affiliates
    (151,906,752 )     (673,802,804 )     (42,958,725 )     (73,348,618 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation on:
 
Investments     (139,810,120 )     (515,569,150 )     (18,373,805 )     (127,986,885 )  
Foreign currency related transactions     (375,416 )     (4,473 )              
Futures     (86,769 )     297,375                
Swaps     2,334,219                      
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures, and swaps
    (137,938,086 )     (515,276,248 )     (18,373,805 )     (127,986,885 )  
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments,
foreign currency related transactions, futures,
swaps, and payments by affiliates
    (289,844,838 )     (1,189,079,052 )     (61,332,530 )     (201,335,503 )  
Decrease in net assets resulting from operations   $ (264,682,209 )   $ (1,149,612,685 )   $ (60,905,938 )   $ (197,439,482 )  
Foreign taxes withheld   $ 27     $ 472,416     $ 7,964     $ 6,768    
(1) Dividends from affiliates   $ 563,666     $ 635,125     $ 5,395     $ 419,603    

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

    ING
Opportunistic
LargeCap Value
Portfolio
  ING
VP Intermediate
Bond
Portfolio
  ING
VP Money
Market
Portfolio
  ING
BlackRock Global
Science and Technology
Portfolio
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:  
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld*(1)    $ 3,471,040     $ 5,593,126     $     $ 1,598,902    
Interest     4,090       178,467,228       52,722,090       196,769    
Securities lending income, net     87,936       7,672,572       130,721       137,034    
Total investment income     3,563,066       191,732,926       52,852,811       1,932,705    
EXPENSES:  
Investment management fees     743,715       13,786,402       4,386,202       1,507,847    
Distribution and service fees:  
Class ADV     4       8                
Class S     44,358       3,039,126             202,881    
Transfer agent fees     499       9,273       1,181       476    
Administrative service fees     68,173       1,895,600       964,944       87,294    
Shareholder reporting expense     17,529       238,400       139,812       12,816    
Registration fees           2,446       6,303          
Professional fees     11,555       526,656       235,750       33,970    
Custody and accounting expense     18,567       384,217       208,950       49,406    
Directors fees     10,178       234,669       109,620       11,878    
Miscellaneous expense     12,826       406,880       83,986       9,248    
Interest expense     184       2,895                
Total expenses     927,588       20,526,572       6,136,748       1,915,816    
Net waived and reimbursed fees     (126 )     (103,127 )           (32,093 )  
Net expenses     927,462       20,423,445       6,136,748       1,883,723    
Net investment income     2,635,604       171,309,481       46,716,063       48,982    
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS, FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, FUTURES, SWAPS, AND
PAYMENTS BY AFFILIATES:
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (29,984,551 )     (23,174,537 )     2,471,989       (16,891,761 )  
Foreign currency related transactions           (3,391,686 )           (451,040 )  
Futures           (52,196,592 )              
Swaps           (16,864,693 )              
Payments by affiliates (Note 16)     22,573                      
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and
payments by affiliates
    (29,961,978 )     (95,627,508 )     2,471,989       (17,342,801 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation on:
 
Investments     (25,565,739 )     (393,989,177 )     (149,401 )     (69,903,171 )  
Foreign currency related transactions           (4,002,008 )           (459,168 )  
Futures           (13,542,791 )              
Swaps           28,607,066                
Net change in unrealized appreciation or
depreciation on investments, foreign currency
related transactions, futures, and swaps
    (25,565,739 )     (382,926,910 )     (149,401 )     (70,362,339 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency related transactions, futures,
swaps, and payments by affiliates
    (55,527,717 )     (478,554,418 )     2,322,588       (87,705,140 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
  $ (52,892,113 )   $ (307,244,937 )   $ 49,038,651     $ (87,656,158 )  
Foreign taxes withheld   $ 53,450     $     $     $ 90,259    
(1) Dividends from affiliates   $ 4,014     $ 3,251,538     $     $    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    ING VP Balanced Portfolio   ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio  
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 25,162,629     $ 30,275,597     $ 39,466,367     $ 39,549,958    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and
payments by affiliates
    (151,906,752 )     87,413,218       (673,802,804 )     312,390,947    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (137,938,086 )     (54,913,731 )     (515,276,248 )     (132,775,658 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations
    (264,682,209 )     62,775,084       (1,149,612,685 )     219,165,247    
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:  
Class ADV     (24 )     (27 )     (11,483 )     (15,923 )  
Class I     (30,852,412 )     (30,215,749 )     (33,754,627 )     (39,306,243 )  
Class S     (281,504 )     (258,983 )     (5,751,055 )     (348,348 )  
Net realized gains:  
Class ADV     (81 )     (40 )              
Class I     (79,796,689 )     (44,705,487 )              
Class S     (795,569 )     (414,002 )              
Total distributions     (111,726,279 )     (75,594,288 )     (39,517,165 )     (39,670,514 )  
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     5,172,233       10,060,036       347,174,111       8,193,101    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 14)                 353,711,801       74,681,070    
Reinvestment of distributions     111,726,174       75,594,221       39,492,686       39,643,089    
      116,898,407       85,654,257       740,378,598       122,517,260    
Cost of shares redeemed     (187,770,892 )     (210,666,560 )     (460,715,815 )     (582,395,681 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
    (70,872,485 )     (125,012,303 )     279,662,783       (459,878,421 )  
Net decrease in net assets     (447,280,973 )     (137,831,507 )     (909,467,067 )     (280,383,688 )  
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of year     1,056,780,572       1,194,612,079       2,822,494,998       3,102,878,686    
End of year   $ 609,499,599     $ 1,056,780,572     $ 1,913,027,931     $ 2,822,494,998    
Undistributed net investment income at end of year   $ 24,101,484     $ 29,652,010     $     $    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    ING Opportunistic
LargeCap Growth Portfolio
  ING VP Small Company Portfolio  
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 426,592     $ 791,630     $ 3,896,021     $ 6,680,858    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     (42,958,725 )     44,248,409       (73,348,618 )     72,679,556    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments
    (18,373,805 )     (12,856,157 )     (127,986,885 )     (50,313,212 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (60,905,938 )     32,183,882       (197,439,482 )     29,047,202    
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:  
Class ADV           (5,297 )              
Class I     (749,873 )     (317,593 )     (5,835,407 )     (935,976 )  
Class S     (45,652 )     (41,178 )     (24,190 )        
Net realized gains:                                  
Class I                 (73,864,230 )     (76,399,058 )  
Class S                 (384,889 )     (343,384 )  
Total distributions     (795,525 )     (364,068 )     (80,108,716 )     (77,678,418 )  
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     5,106,219       14,782,965       213,494,928       167,605,751    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 14)           36,851,627                
Reinvestment of distributions     795,525       364,068       80,108,716       77,678,418    
      5,901,744       51,998,660       293,603,644       245,284,169    
Cost of shares redeemed     (36,759,935 )     (110,992,399 )     (157,042,784 )     (104,878,944 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
    (30,858,191 )     (58,993,739 )     136,560,860       140,405,225    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (92,559,654 )     (27,173,925 )     (140,987,338 )     91,774,009    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of year     159,595,425       186,769,350       606,381,454       514,607,445    
End of year   $ 67,035,771     $ 159,595,425     $ 465,394,116     $ 606,381,454    
Undistributed net investment income at end of year   $ 421,521     $ 790,454     $ 3,541,835     $ 5,914,678    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    ING Opportunistic
LargeCap Value Portfolio
  ING VP Intermediate
Bond Portfolio
 
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income   $ 2,635,604     $ 2,650,025     $ 171,309,481     $ 150,321,596    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency related transactions, futures, swaps, and
payments by affiliates
    (29,961,978 )     25,750,024       (95,627,508 )     59,827,309    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, foreign currency related transactions,
futures, and swaps
    (25,565,739 )     (22,057,799 )     (382,926,910 )     (39,635,582 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (52,892,113 )     6,342,250       (307,244,937 )     170,513,323    
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income:  
Class ADV     (11 )     (17 )     (47 )     (34 )  
Class I     (2,288,554 )     (2,729,403 )     (118,136,444 )     (83,987,331 )  
Class S     (316,610 )     (385,996 )     (72,938,302 )     (38,555,643 )  
Net realized gains:  
Class ADV     (140 )           (23 )        
Class I     (17,966,905 )           (47,870,738 )        
Class S     (3,013,623 )           (29,295,110 )        
Total distributions     (23,585,843 )     (3,115,416 )     (268,240,664 )     (122,543,008 )  
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     1,563,145       1,549,317       1,096,749,148       1,136,671,743    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 14)                 48,015,614          
Reinvestment of distributions     23,585,688       3,115,398       268,200,908       122,517,553    
      25,148,833       4,664,715       1,412,965,670       1,259,189,296    
Cost of shares redeemed     (30,249,954 )     (41,972,831 )     (1,226,745,331 )     (490,715,350 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
capital share transactions
    (5,101,121 )     (37,308,116 )     186,220,339       768,473,946    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (81,579,077 )     (34,081,282 )     (389,265,262 )     816,444,261    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of year     167,324,771       201,406,053       3,346,670,213       2,530,225,952    
End of year   $ 85,745,694     $ 167,324,771     $ 2,957,404,951     $ 3,346,670,213    
Undistributed net investment income (distributions
in excess of net investment income) at end of year
  $ 2,610,842     $ 2,600,516     $ (24,551,451 )   $ 22,702,254    

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    ING VP Money Market Portfolio   ING BlackRock
Global Science and
Technology Portfolio
 
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2008
  Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
 
FROM OPERATIONS:  
Net investment income (loss)   $ 46,716,063     $ 77,934,256     $ 48,982     $ (214,304 )  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency related transactions
    2,471,989       43,078       (17,342,801 )     9,815,376    
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments and foreign currency related transactions
    (149,401 )           (70,362,339 )     4,940,443    
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     49,038,651       77,977,334       (87,656,158 )     14,541,515    
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:  
Net investment income     (124,653,168 )     (57,130,928 )              
Total distributions     (124,653,168 )     (57,130,928 )              
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:  
Net proceeds from sale of shares     384,970,723       503,402,892       52,450,776       17,784,780    
Proceeds from shares issued in merger (Note 14)                 123,216,459          
Reinvestment of distributions     124,653,168       57,130,928                
      509,623,891       560,533,820       175,667,235       17,784,780    
Cost of shares redeemed     (346,315,736 )     (226,091,022 )     (41,644,715 )     (15,393,467 )  
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital
share transactions
    163,308,155       334,442,798       134,022,520       2,391,313    
Net increase in net assets     87,693,638       355,289,204       46,366,362       16,932,828    
NET ASSETS:  
Beginning of year     1,711,139,287       1,355,850,083       99,083,051       82,150,223    
End of year   $ 1,798,832,925     $ 1,711,139,287     $ 145,449,413     $ 99,083,051    
Undistributed net investment income at end of year   $     $ 77,924,640     $ 602,097     $ 131,809    

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less distributions    
                                            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   Net asset value, end of year or period  
                                       
Year or period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
ING VP Balanced Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     14.34       0.29       (4.03 )     (3.74 )     0.34       1.15             1.49       9.11    
12-31-07     14.65       0.29       0.37       0.66       0.39       0.58             0.97       14.34    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06     14.65       (0.00 )*            (0.00 )*                              14.65    
Class I  
12-31-08     14.45       0.40       (4.07 )     (3.67 )     0.45       1.15             1.60       9.18    
12-31-07     14.65       0.39       0.38       0.77       0.39       0.58             0.97       14.45    
12-31-06     13.64       0.34       1.00       1.34       0.33                   0.33       14.65    
12-31-05     13.40       0.29       0.27       0.56       0.32                   0.32       13.64    
12-31-04     12.50       0.29       0.87       1.16       0.26                   0.26       13.40    
Class S  
12-31-08     14.36       0.34       (4.02 )     (3.68 )     0.41       1.15             1.56       9.12    
12-31-07     14.57       0.35       0.38       0.73       0.36       0.58             0.94       14.36    
12-31-06     13.58       0.32       0.97       1.29       0.30                   0.30       14.57    
12-31-05     13.35       0.27       0.25       0.52       0.29                   0.29       13.58    
12-31-04     12.49       0.22       0.89       1.11       0.25                   0.25       13.35    
ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     24.61       0.23       (9.58 )     (9.35 )     0.22                   0.22       15.04    
12-31-07     23.38       0.72       0.84       1.56       0.33                   0.33       24.61    
12-20-06(4)-12-31-06     23.70       0.01       (0.06 )     (0.05 )     0.27                   0.27       23.38    
Class I  
12-31-08     24.76       0.36       (9.69 )     (9.33 )     0.32                   0.32       15.11    
12-31-07     23.38       0.33       1.40       1.73       0.35                   0.35       24.76    
12-31-06     20.71       0.25       2.69       2.94       0.27                   0.27       23.38    
12-31-05     19.35       0.23       1.35       1.58       0.22                   0.22       20.71    
12-31-04     18.28       0.28       1.24       1.52       0.45                   0.45       19.35    
Class S  
12-31-08     24.63       0.25       (9.58 )     (9.33 )     0.30                   0.30       15.00    
12-31-07     23.30       0.37       1.29       1.66       0.33                   0.33       24.63    
12-31-06     20.69       0.20       2.64       2.84       0.23                   0.23       23.30    
12-31-05     19.34       0.14       1.41       1.55       0.20                   0.20       20.69    
12-31-04     18.26       0.21       1.26       1.47       0.39                   0.39       19.34    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     12.46       (0.01 )      (5.52 )     (5.53 )                             6.93    
12-31-07     10.65       (0.02 )      1.85       1.83       0.02                   0.02       12.46    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06     10.65       (0.00 )*            (0.00 )*                              10.65    
Class I  
12-31-08     12.53       0.05       (5.54 )     (5.49 )     0.08                   0.08       6.96    
12-31-07     10.65       0.05       1.85       1.90       0.02                   0.02       12.53    
12-31-06     10.38       0.02       0.26       0.28       0.01                   0.01       10.65    
12-31-05     9.56       0.02       0.87       0.89       0.07                   0.07       10.38    
12-31-04     8.93       0.06       0.58       0.64       0.01                   0.01       9.56    
Class S  
12-31-08     12.39       0.02       (5.49 )     (5.47 )     0.03                   0.03       6.89    
12-31-07     10.56       0.00 *      1.85       1.85       0.02                   0.02       12.39    
12-31-06     10.31       (0.01 )     0.26       0.25                               10.56    
12-31-05     9.50       (0.00 )*      0.85       0.85       0.04                   0.04       10.31    
12-31-04     8.88       0.04       0.58       0.62                               9.50    

 

      Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental data  
                                            Total Return(1)    Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3)    Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)    Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3)    Net investment income (loss)(2)(3)    Net assets, end of year or period   Portfolio turnover rate  
                               
Year or period ended   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000's)   (%)  
ING VP Balanced Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     (28.62 )     1.12       1.12       1.12       2.44       1       294    
12-31-07     4.78       1.10       1.10       1.10       2.05       1       257    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06           1.10       1.10       1.10       (1.10 )      1       236    
Class I  
12-31-08     (28.10 )     0.62       0.62       0.62       2.97       602,815       294    
12-31-07     5.57       0.60       0.60       0.60       2.68       1,046,498       257    
12-31-06     9.99       0.60       0.60       0.60       2.44       1,183,928       236    
12-31-05     4.24       0.60       0.60       0.60       2.30       1,236,327       308    
12-31-04     9.42       0.59       0.59       0.59       2.15       1,357,854       272    
Class S  
12-31-08     (28.28 )     0.87       0.87       0.87       2.73       6,684       294    
12-31-07     5.31       0.85       0.85       0.85       2.43       10,281       257    
12-31-06     9.62       0.85       0.85       0.85       2.29       10,683       236    
12-31-05     3.99       0.85       0.85       0.85       2.06       3,170       308    
12-31-04     9.06       0.84       0.84       0.84       1.98       3,116       272    
ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     (37.94 )(a)     1.10       1.10       1.10       1.14       791       169    
12-31-07     6.66       1.09       1.09       1.09       2.95       1,211       146    
12-20-06(4)-12-31-06     (0.23 )     1.09       1.09       1.09       1.08       1       103    
Class I  
12-31-08     (37.63 )(a)     0.60       0.60       0.60       1.64       1,622,085       169    
12-31-07     7.40       0.59       0.59       0.59       1.32       2,796,115       146    
12-31-06     14.20       0.59       0.59       0.59       1.15       3,098,120       103    
12-31-05     8.13       0.59       0.59       0.59       1.03       3,146,025       80    
12-31-04     8.39       0.58       0.58       0.58       1.41       3,531,422       139    
Class S  
12-31-08     (37.82 )(a)     0.85       0.85       0.85       1.44       290,152       169    
12-31-07     7.13       0.84       0.84       0.84       1.50       25,169       146    
12-31-06     13.72       0.84       0.84       0.84       0.94       4,758       103    
12-31-05     7.98       0.84       0.84       0.84       0.78       2,431       80    
12-31-04     8.10       0.83       0.83       0.83       1.18       1,776       139    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     (44.38 )     1.24       1.24       1.24       (0.08 )      590       259    
12-31-07     17.21       1.20       1.20       1.20       (0.18 )      1,386       279    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06           1.19       1.19       1.19       (1.19 )     1       188    
Class I  
12-31-08     (44.06 )     0.74       0.74       0.74       0.43       59,412       259    
12-31-07     17.86       0.70       0.70       0.70       0.42       137,104       279    
12-31-06     2.65       0.69       0.69       0.69       0.19       186,495       188    
12-31-05     9.38 (b)      0.69       0.69       0.69       0.08       175,297       119    
12-31-04     7.19       0.69       0.69       0.69       0.61       193,280       123    
Class S  
12-31-08     (44.21 )     0.99       0.99       0.99       0.17       7,034       259    
12-31-07     17.54       0.95       0.95       0.95       0.23       21,105       279    
12-31-06     2.42       0.94       0.94       0.94       (0.06 )     273       188    
12-31-05     9.05 (b)      0.94       0.94       0.94       (0.17 )     285       119    
12-31-04     6.98       0.94       0.94       0.94       0.44       356       123    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

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

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less distributions    
                                            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   Net asset value, end of year or period  
                                       
Year or period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
ING VP Small Company Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(4)-12-31-08     11.13       0.00 *•      0.45       0.45                               11.58    
Class I  
12-31-08     19.56       0.11       (5.52 )     (5.41 )     0.18       2.27             2.45       11.70    
12-31-07     21.70       0.24       0.99       1.23       0.04       3.33             3.37       19.56    
12-31-06     21.65       0.05       3.46       3.51       0.09       3.37             3.46       21.70    
12-31-05     19.94       0.10       1.92       2.02       0.03       0.28             0.31       21.65    
12-31-04     17.48       0.04       2.47       2.51       0.05                   0.05       19.94    
Class S  
12-31-08     19.39       0.09       (5.50 )     (5.41 )     0.14       2.27             2.41       11.57    
12-31-07     21.54       0.18       1.00       1.18             3.33             3.33       19.39    
12-31-06     21.59       (0.05 )      3.41       3.36       0.04       3.37             3.41       21.54    
12-31-05     19.90       0.06       1.92       1.98       0.01       0.28             0.29       21.59    
12-31-04     17.49       0.03       2.43       2.46       0.05                   0.05       19.90    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     15.82       0.20       (5.19 )     (4.99 )     0.16       2.15             2.31       8.52    
12-31-07     15.72       0.16       0.20       0.36       0.26                   0.26       15.82    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06     15.72       (0.00 )*            (0.00 )*                              15.72    
Class I  
12-31-08     16.05       0.29       (5.27 )     (4.98 )     0.27       2.15             2.42       8.65    
12-31-07     15.84       0.23       0.24       0.47       0.26                   0.26       16.05    
12-31-06     13.84       0.23       1.98       2.21       0.21                   0.21       15.84    
12-31-05     13.19       0.19       0.71       0.90       0.25                   0.25       13.84    
12-31-04     12.08       0.24       0.98       1.22       0.11                   0.11       13.19    
Class S  
12-31-08     15.93       0.26       (5.23 )     (4.97 )     0.23       2.15             2.38       8.58    
12-31-07     15.72       0.19       0.24       0.43       0.22                   0.22       15.93    
12-31-06     13.77       0.19       1.96       2.15       0.20                   0.20       15.72    
12-31-05     13.12       0.16       0.71       0.87       0.22                   0.22       13.77    
12-31-04     12.03       0.13       1.05       1.18       0.09                   0.09       13.12    
ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     13.23       0.58       (1.77 )     (1.19 )     0.62       0.30             0.92       11.12    
12-31-07     12.96       0.63       0.09       0.72       0.45                   0.45       13.23    
12-20-06(4)-12-31-06     13.53       0.02       (0.06 )     (0.04 )     0.53                   0.53       12.96    
Class I  
12-31-08     13.22       0.64       (1.73 )     (1.09 )     0.75       0.30             1.05       11.08    
12-31-07     12.96       0.69       0.08       0.77       0.51                   0.51       13.22    
12-31-06     12.97       0.65       (0.12 )     0.53       0.54                   0.54       12.96    
12-31-05     13.14       0.54       (0.13 )     0.41       0.51       0.07             0.58       12.97    
12-31-04     14.15       0.53       0.13       0.66       1.11       0.56             1.67       13.14    
Class S  
12-31-08     13.14       0.60       (1.72 )     (1.12 )     0.72       0.30             1.02       11.00    
12-31-07     12.89       0.65       0.08       0.73       0.48                   0.48       13.14    
12-31-06     12.91       0.61       (0.12 )     0.49       0.51                   0.51       12.89    
12-31-05     13.09       0.41       (0.03 )     0.38       0.49       0.07             0.56       12.91    
12-31-04     14.13       0.40       0.22       0.62       1.10       0.56             1.66       13.09    

 

      Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental data  
                                            Total Return(1)    Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3)    Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)    Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3)    Net investment income (loss)(2)(3)    Net assets, end of year or period   Portfolio turnover rate  
                               
Year or period ended   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000's)   (%)  
ING VP Small Company Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(4)-12-31-08     4.04       1.35       1.35       1.35       0.65       3       145    
Class I  
12-31-08     (31.05 )     0.85       0.85       0.85       0.71       420,626       145    
12-31-07     5.90       0.84       0.84       0.84       1.16       603,492       106    
12-31-06     16.79       0.85       0.85       0.85       0.26       512,446       83    
12-31-05     10.27 (b)      0.85       0.85       0.85       0.43       393,700       72    
12-31-04     14.39       0.84       0.84       0.84       0.21       461,014       93    
Class S  
12-31-08     (31.28 )     1.10       1.10       1.10       0.71       44,764       145    
12-31-07     5.68       1.09       1.09       1.09       0.90       2,890       106    
12-31-06     16.07       1.10       1.10       1.10       (0.24 )      2,162       83    
12-31-05     10.05 (b)      1.10       1.10       1.10       0.26       68,768       72    
12-31-04     14.09       1.09       1.09       1.09       0.19       72,225       93    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     (36.01 )(a)      1.21       1.21       1.21       1.68       1       132    
12-31-07     2.33       1.19       1.19       1.19       0.99       1       197    
12-29-06(4)-12-31-06           1.19       1.19       1.19       (1.19 )     1       83    
Class I  
12-31-08     (35.61 )(a)      0.71       0.71       0.71       2.16       73,764       132    
12-31-07     3.01       0.69       0.69       0.69       1.44       143,438       197    
12-31-06     16.10       0.69       0.69       0.69       1.58       173,014       83    
12-31-05     6.95       0.70       0.70       0.70       1.47       178,828       94    
12-31-04     10.15       0.69       0.69       0.69       1.61       219,889       16    
Class S  
12-31-08     (35.80 )(a)      0.96       0.96       0.96       1.91       11,981       132    
12-31-07     2.77       0.94       0.94       0.94       1.19       23,886       197    
12-31-06     15.77       0.94       0.94       0.94       1.32       28,391       83    
12-31-05     6.76       0.95       0.95       0.95       1.18       30,125       94    
12-31-04     9.88       0.94       0.94       0.94       1.36       3,505       16    
ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     (9.16 )     1.01       1.00       1.00       4.58       1       666    
12-31-07     5.60 (a)      0.99       0.99       0.99       4.77       1       438    
12-20-06(4)-12-31-06     (0.30 )     0.99       0.99       0.99       6.82       1       390    
Class I  
12-31-08     (8.41 )     0.51       0.50       0.50       5.05       1,803,886       666    
12-31-07     5.95 (a)      0.49       0.49       0.49       5.19       2,267,008       438    
12-31-06     4.06       0.49       0.49       0.49       4.97       1,909,376       390    
12-31-05     3.14       0.49       0.49       0.49       4.14       1,148,075       589    
12-31-04     4.88       0.48       0.48       0.48       3.79       1,092,938       407    
Class S  
12-31-08     (8.73 )     0.76       0.75       0.75       4.82       1,153,518       666    
12-31-07     5.70 (a)      0.74       0.74       0.74       4.92       1,079,662       438    
12-31-06     3.77       0.74       0.74       0.74       4.69       620,849       390    
12-31-05     2.94       0.74       0.74       0.74       3.94       617,269       589    
12-31-04     4.58       0.73       0.73       0.73       3.52       301,346       407    

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

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

        Income (loss)
from investment
operations
      Less distributions    
                                            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   Net asset value, end of year or period  
                                       
Year or period ended   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
ING VP Money Market Portfolio(c)   
Class I  
12-31-08     1.05       0.02       0.00       0.02       0.07                   0.07       1.00    
12-31-07     1.04       0.05       (0.00 )     0.05       0.04                   0.04       1.05    
12-31-06     1.02       0.05       0.00       0.05       0.03                   0.03       1.04    
12-31-05     1.00       0.03       (0.00 )     0.03       0.01                   0.01       1.02    
12-31-04     1.00       0.01       (0.00 )     0.01       0.01                   0.01       1.00    
ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(4)-12-31-08     3.29       (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )                             3.25    
Class I  
12-31-08     5.45       0.00 *      (2.17 )     (2.17 )                             3.28    
12-31-07     4.58       (0.01 )     0.88       0.87                               5.45    
12-31-06     4.27       (0.01 )     0.32       0.31                               4.58    
12-31-05     3.82       (0.02 )     0.47       0.45                               4.27    
12-31-04     3.87       (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.05 )                             3.82    
Class S  
12-31-08     5.42       (0.01 )     (2.16 )     (2.17 )                             3.25    
12-31-07     4.56       (0.02 )     0.88       0.86                               5.42    
12-31-06     4.27       (0.02 )     0.31       0.29                               4.56    
07-20-05(5)-12-31-05     3.90       (0.01 )     0.38       0.37                               4.27    
01-01-03    -12-16-03(5)      2.65       (0.07 )     1.09       1.02                               3.67    
12-31-02     4.53       (0.04 )     (1.84 )     (1.88 )                             2.65    

 

      Ratios to average net assets   Supplemental data  
                                            Total Return(1)    Expenses before reductions/additions(2)(3)    Expenses net of fee waivers and/or recoupments, if any(2)(3)    Expenses net of all reductions/additions(2)(3)    Net investment income (loss)(2)(3)    Net assets, end of year or period   Portfolio turnover rate  
                               
Year or period ended   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)   ($000's)   (%)  
ING VP Money Market Portfolio(c)   
Class I  
12-31-08     2.67       0.35       0.35       0.35       2.66       1,798,833          
12-31-07     5.13       0.33       0.33       0.33       5.03       1,711,139          
12-31-06     4.88       0.34       0.34       0.34       4.79       1,355,850          
12-31-05     2.98       0.35       0.35       0.35       2.93       1,073,018          
12-31-04     1.06       0.34       0.34       0.34       1.11       1,101,471          
ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(4)-12-31-08     (1.22 )     1.58       1.56       1.56       (2.08 )     3       137    
Class I  
12-31-08     (39.82 )     1.08       1.06       1.06       0.09       55,899       137    
12-31-07     19.00       1.08       1.08       1.08       (0.24 )     97,943       84    
12-31-06     7.26       1.08       1.08       1.08       (0.29 )     81,599       129    
12-31-05     11.78       1.06       1.06       1.06       (0.48 )     84,523       118    
12-31-04     (1.29 )     1.05       1.05       1.05       (0.67 )     86,291       163    
Class S  
12-31-08     (40.04 )     1.33       1.31       1.31       (0.02 )     89,548       137    
12-31-07     18.86       1.33       1.33       1.33       (0.50 )     1,140       84    
12-31-06     6.79       1.33       1.33       1.33       (0.51 )     551       129    
07-20-05(5)-12-31-05     9.49       1.31       1.31       1.31       (0.73 )     78       118    
01-01-03    -12-16-03(5)      38.49       1.35       1.35       1.36       (1.13 )           15    
12-31-02     (41.50 )     1.36       1.36       1.37       (1.14 )     7       61    

 

(1)  Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions 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)  Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of a Portfolio. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the Investment Adviser and/or Distributor or reductions from brokerage commission recapture 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 but prior to reductions from brokerage commission recapture arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by a Portfolio. Net investment income (loss) is net of all such additions or reductions.

(4)  Commencement of operations.

(5)  Class S was fully redeemed on December 16, 2003 and recommenced operations on July 20, 2005.

*  Amount is less than $0.005 or more than $(0.005).

  Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.

  Impact of waiving the advisory fee for the ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund holding has less than 0.005% impact on the expense ratio and net investment income or loss ratio.

(a)  There was no impact on total return by the affiliate payment in Note 16.

(b)  In 2005, the Investment Adviser fully reimbursed each Portfolio for a loss incurred from a transaction not meeting a Portfolio's investment's guidelines. There was no impact on total return.

(c)  NAV and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the stock split that occurred on October 7, 2008. Effective October 7, 2008, the Portfolio converted to a stable share price of $1.00 per share. In connection with this change, the Portfolio utilized a stock split and distributed additional shares to its shareholders (adjustment factor: 12.926 shares to 1 share) such that each shareholder's proportionate interest and aggregate value of investment in the Portfolio remained the same.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Organization. The ING Variable Product Funds are comprised of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc., ING Variable Funds, ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, and ING VP Money Market Portfolio (collectively, "Registrants"), all of which are open-end investment management companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act" or "Act").

ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc. is a company incorporated under the laws of Maryland on December 14, 1988 with one portfolio, ING VP Balanced Portfolio ("Balanced"). ING Variable Funds is a business trust formed under the laws of Massachusetts on January 25, 1984 with one portfolio, ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio ("Growth and Income"). ING Variable Portfolios, Inc. is a company incorporated under the laws of Maryland on June 4, 1996 and has fifteen active separate portfolios. The four portfolios that are in this report are: ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio ("Opportunistic LargeCap Growth"), formerly, ING VP Growth Portfolio, ING VP Small Company Portfolio ("Small Company"), ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio ("Opportunistic LargeCap Value"), formerly, ING VP Value Opportunity Portfolio and ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio ("Global Science and Technology"), formerly, ING VP Global Science and Technology Portfolio. ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio is a business trust formed under the laws of Massachusetts on January 25, 1984 with one portfolio, ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio ("Intermediate Bond"). ING VP Money Market Portfolio is a business trust formed under the laws of Massachusetts on January 25, 1984 with one portfolio, ING VP Money Market Portfolio ("Money Market"). Each of the portfolios is a "Portfolio" and collectively, they are the "Portfolios".

The following is a brief description of each Portfolio's investment objective:

•  Balanced seeks to maximize investment return consistent with reasonable safety of principal, by investing in a diversified portfolio of one or more of the following asset classes: stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents based on the judgment of the Portfolio's management, of which of those sectors or mix thereof offers the best investment prospects;

•  Growth and Income seeks to maximize total return through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and securities convertible into common stock;

•  Opportunistic LargeCap Growth seeks growth of capital through investment in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of common stocks and securities convertible into common stock believed to offer growth potential;

•  Small Company seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and securities of companies with smaller market capitalizations;

•  Opportunistic LargeCap Value seeks growth of capital primarily through investment in a diversified portfolio of common stocks;

•  Intermediate Bond seeks to maximize total return consistent with reasonable risk;

•  Money Market seeks to provide high current return, consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity, through investment in high-quality money market investments while maintaining a stable share price of $1.00(1); and

•  Global Science and Technology seeks long-term capital appreciation.

(1)  Effective October 7, 2008, Money Market seeks to maintain a stable share price of $1.00 per share. In connection with this change, the Portfolio utilized a stock split and distributed additional shares to its shareholders such that each shareholder's proportionate interest and aggregate value of investment in the Portfolio remained the same.

Each Portfolio offers Class I and Class S shares. Each Portfolio except Money Market offers Adviser ("ADV") Class shares. The three classes differ principally in applicable distribution and service fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Portfolios and earn income and realized gains/losses from the Portfolio pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without discrimination between share classes. Common expenses of the Portfolios (including custodial asset-based fees, legal and audit fees, printing and mailing expenses, transfer agency out-of-pocket expenses, and fees and expenses of the independent directors/trustees) are allocated to each Portfolio in proportion to its average net assets. Expenses directly attributable to a particular Portfolio (including advisory, administration, custodial transaction-based, registration, other professional, distribution and/or service fees, certain taxes, and offering costs) are charged directly to that Portfolio. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder service fees, if applicable.

Shares of the Portfolios may be offered to separate accounts of insurance companies as investment options


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION (continued)

under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Shares may also be offered to qualified pension and retirement plans outside the variable contract and to certain investment advisers and their affiliates. Class I shares may be made available to other investment companies, including series of the companies under fund-of-funds arrangements.

Participating insurance companies and other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on each Portfolio's behalf.

ING Investments, LLC ("ING Investments'' or the "Investment Adviser"), an Arizona limited liability company, serves as the investment adviser to the Portfolios. ING Investments has engaged ING Investment Management Co. ("ING IM''), a Connecticut corporation, to serve as the sub-adviser to each Portfolio, with the exception of Global Science and Technology. ING Funds Distributor, LLC ("IFD" or the "Distributor") is the principal underwriter of the Portfolios. ING Investments, ING IM and the Distributor are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of ING Groep N.V. ("ING Groep"). ING Groep is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING Groep comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.

On October 19, 2008, ING Groep announced that it reached an agreement with the Dutch government to strengthen its capital position, creating a strong buffer to navigate the current market and economic environment. ING Groep will issue non-voting core Tier-1 securities for a total consideration of EUR 10 billion to the Dutch State. The transaction boosts ING Bank's core Tier-1 ratio, strengthens the insurance balance sheet and reduces ING Groep's Debt/Equity ratio.

NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES`

The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements. Such policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

A.  Security Valuation. Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing prices. Securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time. Debt securities are valued at prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be adjusted based on the Portfolios' valuation procedures. U.S. government obligations are valued by using market quotations or independent pricing services that use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available (which may include certain restricted securities, which are subject to limitations as to their sale) are valued at their fair values, as defined in the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Portfolios' Board of Directors/Trustees ("Board"), in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. Securities traded on exchanges, including foreign exchanges, which close earlier than the time that a Portfolio calculates its net asset value ("NAV") may also be valued at their fair values as defined by the 1940 Act, and as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Board, in accordance with methods that are specifically authorized by the Board. The valuation techniques applied in any specific instance are likely to vary from case to case. With respect to a restricted security, for example, consideration is generally given to the cost of the investment, the market value of any unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of valuation, the potential expiration of restrictions on the security, the existence of any registration rights, the costs to the Portfolios related to registration of the security, as well as factors relevant to the issuer itself. Consideration may also be given to the price and extent of any public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies' securities. The value of a foreign security traded on an exchange outside the United States is generally based on its price on the principal foreign exchange where it trades as of the time a Portfolio determines its NAV or if the foreign exchange closes prior to the time a Portfolio determines its NAV, the most recent closing price of the foreign security on its principal exchange.


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NOTE 2 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Trading in certain non-U.S. securities may not take place on all days on which the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open. Further, trading takes place in various foreign markets on days on which the NYSE is not open. Consequently, the calculation of a Portfolio's NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of securities held by a Portfolio in foreign securities markets. Further, the value of a Portfolio's assets may be significantly affected by foreign trading on days when a shareholder cannot purchase or redeem shares of a Portfolio. In calculating a Portfolio's NAV, foreign securities denominated in foreign currency are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by a Portfolio closes but before the time that a Portfolio's NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent a readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time a Portfolio determines its NAV. In such a case, a Portfolio will use the fair value of such securities as determined under a Portfolio's valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Portfolio to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security's fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time a Portfolio calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that a Portfolio could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, a Portfolio is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes a Portfolio to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time a Portfolio determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in a Portfolio's NAV. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less from date of acquisition are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.

Money Market uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost and amortizing any discount or premium over the period until maturity, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates or the market value of the security.

Effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value of assets and liabilities. As required by the standard, 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 that are observable are classified as "Level 2" and unobservable inputs, including the sub-adviser'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. A table summarizing the Portfolios' investments under these levels of classification is included following the Portfolios of Investments.

Effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") No. FAS 133-1 and FASB Interpretation Number ("FIN") 45-4, "Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain


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Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161." The amendments to FAS 133 require enhanced disclosure regarding credit derivatives sold, including (1) the nature and terms of the credit derivative, reasons for entering into the credit derivative, the events or circumstances that would require the seller to perform under the credit derivative, and the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative, (2) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the seller could be required to make under the credit derivative, (3) the fair value of the credit derivative, and (4) the nature of any recourse provisions and assets held either as collateral or by third parties. The amendments to FIN 45 require additional disclosures about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee. All changes to accounting policies have been made in accordance with the FSP and incorporated for the current period as part of the Notes to Financial Statements and Portfolio of Investments.

B.  Security 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 the end of the day.

(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 the end of the day, the Portfolios do not isolate the portion of the 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 Statements 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 taxes recorded on a Portfolio's 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 at fiscal year end, 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.

D.  Forward Foreign Currency Transactions and Futures Contracts. Certain Portfolios may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions to convert to and from different foreign currencies and to and from the U.S. dollar in connection with the planned purchases or sales of 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. A Portfolio either enters into these transactions on a spot basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market or uses forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies. When the contract is fulfilled or closed, gains or losses are realized. Until then, the gain or loss is included in unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from the potential inability of


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counterparties to meet the terms of their forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

Each Portfolio, with the exception of Money Market, may enter into futures contracts involving foreign currency, interest rates, securities and securities indices. A futures contract obligates the seller of the contract to deliver and the purchaser of the contract to take delivery of the type of foreign currency, financial instrument or security called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. Upon entering into such a contract, a Portfolio is required to deposit and maintain as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, a Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount equal to the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margins and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses by a Portfolio. When the contract is closed, a Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Futures contracts are subject to market, credit and counterparty risk, occasionally in excess of their value in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

E.  Distributions to Shareholders. The Portfolios record distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Balanced, Opportunistic LargeCap Growth, Small Company, Opportunistic LargeCap Value and Global Science and Technology declare and pay dividends annually. Growth and Income and Intermediate Bond, declare and pay dividends semi-annually. Prior to October 7, 2008, Money Market declared and paid dividends annually. As of October 7, 2008, Money Market declares dividends daily and pays dividends, if any, monthly. Each Portfolio distributes capital gains, if any, 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies.

F.  Federal Income Taxes. It is the policy of the Portfolios to comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is 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 any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired.

G.  Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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.

H.  Repurchase Agreements. Each Portfolio may invest in repurchase agreements only with government securities dealers recognized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Under such agreements, the seller of the security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The resale price is in excess of the purchase price and reflects an agreed upon interest rate for the period of time the agreement is outstanding. The period of the repurchase agreements is usually short, from overnight to one week, while the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. Each Portfolio will receive as collateral securities acceptable to it whose market value is equal to at least 100% of the carrying amount of the repurchase agreements, plus accrued interest, being invested by the Portfolio. The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark-to-market basis to assure that the value, including accrued interest is at least equal to the repurchase price. There would be potential loss to the Portfolio in the event the Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, and it might incur disposition costs in liquidating the collateral.

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exchange for a negotiated lender's fee. The borrower is required to fully collateralize the loans with cash or U.S. government securities. Generally, in the event of counterparty default, a Portfolio has the right to use collateral to offset losses incurred. There would be potential loss to a Portfolio in the event a Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral. A Portfolio bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of 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.

J.  Illiquid and Restricted Securities. The Portfolios may not invest more than 15% (10% for Money Market) of their net assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are not readily marketable. Disposing of illiquid investments may involve time-consuming negotiation and legal expenses, and it may be difficult or impossible for the Portfolios to sell them promptly at an acceptable price. The Portfolios may also invest in restricted securities, which include those sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and/or are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Certain restricted securities may be considered liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board or may be deemed to be illiquid because they may not be readily marketable. Illiquid and restricted securities are valued using market quotations when readily available. In the absence of market quotations, the securities are valued based upon their fair value, as defined by the Act, determined under procedures approved by the Board.

K.  When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. Each Portfolio 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 market value of such is identified in the Portfolio of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the securities or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract. In connection with such purchases, the Portfolios are required to hold liquid assets as collateral with the Portfolios' custodian sufficient to cover the purchase price.

L.  Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions. Each Portfolio, except Opportunistic LargeCap Growth and Small Company, may engage in dollar roll transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association, Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. In a dollar roll transaction, a Portfolio sells a mortgage-backed security to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker/dealer, and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon, and maturity) security from the institution on a delayed delivery basis at an agreed upon price. The mortgage-backed securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. The Portfolios account for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

M.  Options Contracts. Certain 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 the Portfolios give 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 the Portfolios 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 the Portfolios pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid


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secondary market or from the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract.

N.  Swap Agreements. Certain 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). 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. A Portfolio 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 each Portfolio's 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 each Portfolio's Statements of Assets or 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 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 each Portfolio's Statement 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.

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 each Portfolio's 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).

Certain Portfolios 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


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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 market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues are disclosed in each Portfolio's Portfolio of Investment 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 market values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market 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 November December 31, 2008, for which a Portfolio is seller of protection are disclosed in each Portfolio's Portfolio of Investments. 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.

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.

Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on an asset (such as a basket of securities) or non-asset (such as an index) reference. The periodic payments or cash flows, are usually based on the non-asset reference versus the total return or the asset-based reference. The asset-based reference generally includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation and to the extent that the total return falls short of or exceeds the non-asset reference, a Portfolio will make or receive a payment to the counterparty. Risks of total return swaps include credit, liquidity and market risks.

Currency Swaps. A currency swap involves the agreement between counterparties to exchange two different currencies at contract inception at the prevailing spot rate, and to reverse the exchange at a later agreed upon termination date. The currency exchange at termination may take place at the original exchange rate, an agreed upon exchange rate or the prevailing spot rate on the date of termination. The contract may also include periodic interest payments based on a specified interest rate. Risks related to currency swaps include, but are not limited to, credit, liquidity, market, and exchange rate fluctuations.

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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 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 changes in the market value of these structured products as an unrealized gain or loss in the accompanying Portfolio's Statements of Operations. A Portfolio records a realized gain or loss when a structured product is sold or matures.

Risks associated with structured products include credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligation) and risk associated with the underlying asset or reference. Since a Portfolio enters into the transaction with the borrower at par value, a Portfolio could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of the notes may also be very volatile and may have limited liquidity in the market which can make it difficult for a Portfolio to value or sell at an advantageous price.

Certain Portfolios are party to International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreements ("ISDA Master Agreements"). These agreements are with select counterparties and they govern transactions, including certain over-the counter derivative and foreign exchange contracts, entered into by the Portfolios and the counterparty. The ISDA 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 ISDA Master Agreement.

O.  Reverse Repurchase Agreements. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a security, with an agreement to repurchase the same or a substantially similar security at an agreed upon price and date. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered borrowings and the difference between the sale and repurchase prices represents interest expense at an agreed upon rate. Whether such a transaction produces a gain for a Portfolio depends upon whether the income and gains on the securities purchased with the proceeds received from the sale of the security exceeds the interest expense incurred by the Portfolio. Reverse repurchase agreements, as a leveraging technique, may increase a Portfolio's yield; however, such transactions also increase a Portfolio's risk to capital and may result in a shareholder's loss of principal.

P.  Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Registrants may enter into contracts that provide certain indemnifications. The Registrants' 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, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

NOTE 3 — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sales of securities, excluding short-term and U.S. government securities, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Balanced   $ 1,146,916,738     $ 1,184,079,684    
Growth and Income     4,267,210,327       4,058,289,248    
Opportunistic LargeCap Growth     284,797,441       316,851,194    
Small Company     848,908,212       782,831,665    
Opportunistic LargeCap Value     164,894,364       190,992,277    
Intermediate Bond     1,394,441,391       1,094,966,801    
Global Science and Technology     220,265,099       209,163,558    

 

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

    Purchases   Sales  
Balanced   $ 1,360,023,367     $ 1,464,639,454    
Intermediate Bond     23,192,553,129       23,331,428,772    

 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

The Portfolios entered into investment management agreements ("Investment Management Agreements") with the Investment Adviser. The Investment Management Agreements compensate the Investment Adviser with a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio, at the following annual rates:

Balanced     0.500 %  
Growth and Income     0.500% on first $10 billion;
0.450% on next $5 billion; and
0.425% over $15 billion
   
Opportunistic LargeCap Growth     0.600 %  
Small Company     0.750 %  
Opportunistic LargeCap Value     0.600 %  
Intermediate Bond     0.400 %  
Money Market     0.250 %  
Global Science and Technology     0.950 %  

 


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The Investment Adviser entered into sub-advisory agreements with ING IM. ING IM acts as sub-adviser to all Portfolios except for Global Science and Technology. Subject to such policies as the Board or the Investment Adviser may determine, ING IM manages the Portfolios' assets in accordance with the Portfolios' investment objectives, policies, and limitations.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC ("BlackRock"), serves as Sub-Adviser to Global Science and Technology pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement, effective February 2, 2007, between the Investment Adviser and BlackRock.

ING Portfolios are permitted to invest end-of-day cash balances into ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund. Investment management fees paid by the Portfolios will be reduced by an amount equal to the management fees paid indirectly to ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund with respect to assets invested by the Portfolios. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Investment Adviser for Balanced, Growth and Income, Opportunistic LargeCap Growth, Small Company, Opportunistic LargeCap Value and Intermediate Bond waived $15,078, $16,163, $173, $11,852, $126, and $103,127 of such management fees, respectively. These fees are not subject to recoupment.

Pursuant to administration agreements, ING Funds Services, LLC ("IFS"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep, acts as administrator and provides certain administrative and shareholder services necessary for Portfolio operations and is responsible for the supervision of other service providers.

IFS is entitled to receive from each Portfolio a fee at an annual rate of 0.055% on the first $5 billion of daily net assets and 0.03% thereafter.

In placing equity security transactions, each sub-adviser is required to use its best efforts to choose a broker capable of providing brokerage services necessary to obtain the best execution for each transaction. Subject to this requirement, each sub-adviser may allocate equity security transactions through certain designated broker-dealers. Some of these broker-dealers participate in commission recapture programs that have been established for the benefit of the Portfolios. Under these programs, the participating broker-dealers will return to a Portfolio a portion of the brokerage commissions (in the form of a credit to a Portfolio) paid to the broker-dealers to pay certain expenses of a Portfolio. These commission recapture payments benefit the Portfolios and not the sub-adviser. Any amount credited to a Portfolio is recognized as brokerage commission recapture in the Statements of Operations.

NOTE 5 — DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES

ADV Class shares of the respective Portfolios are subject to a Shareholder Service and Distribution Plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the Distributor is paid an annual shareholder service fee at the rate of 0.25% and an annual distribution fee at the rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to its ADV Class shares.

Class S shares of the Portfolios have adopted Distribution Plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the "12b-1 Plans"), whereby the Distributor is compensated by each Portfolio for expenses incurred in the distribution of each Portfolio's shares ("Distribution Fees"). Pursuant to the 12b-1 Plans, the Distributor is entitled to a payment each month to compensate for expenses incurred in the distribution and promotion of each Portfolio's shares, including expenses incurred in printing prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, expenses incurred in preparing and printing sales literature and other such distribution related expenses, including any distribution or shareholder servicing fees ("Service Fees") paid to securities dealers who have executed a distribution agreement with the Distributor. Under the 12b-1 Plans, Class S shares of the Portfolios pay the Distributor a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets.

NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolios had the following amounts recorded in payable to affiliates on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities (see Notes 4 and 5):

    Accrued
Investment
Management
Fees
  Accrued
Administrative
Fees
  Accrued
Shareholder
Service and
Distribution
Fees
  Total  
Balanced   $ 252,394     $ 27,849     $ 1,383     $ 281,626    
Growth and Income     786,025       86,529       59,917       932,471    
Opportunistic LargeCap
Growth
    33,048       3,033       1,705       37,786    
Small Company     272,979       20,056       8,291       301,326    
Opportunistic LargeCap
Value
    42,142       3,864       2,467       48,473    
Intermediate Bond     989,940       137,803       249,298       1,377,041    
Money Market     382,283       84,101             466,384    
Global Science and
Technology
    112,876       6,535       18,207       137,618    

 

The Registrants have adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Policy"), which allows eligible non-affiliated directors as described in the Policy to defer the receipt


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NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES (continued)

of all or a portion of the directors' fees payable. Deferred fees are invested in various funds advised by ING Investments until distribution in accordance with the Policy.

At December 31, 2008, the following ING Portfolios or indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of ING Groep owned more than 5% of the following Portfolios:

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company — Balanced (91.33%); Growth and Income (72.49%); Opportunistic LargeCap Growth (90.46%); Small Company (44.37%); Opportunistic LargeCap Value (82.99%); Intermediate Bond (31.71%); Money Market (98.28%); and Global Science and Technology (38.10%)

ING LifeStyle Aggressive Growth Portfolio — Small Company (5.21%)

ING LifeStyle Growth Portfolio — Small Company (20.00%)

ING LifeSyle Moderate Growth Portfolio — Small Company (5.61%); and Intermediate Bond (6.15%)

ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company — Growth and Income (14.52%); Small Company (9.37%); Opportunistic LargeCap Value (13.60%); Intermediate Bond (39.21%); and Global Science and Technology (60.26%)

Reliastar Life Insurance Company — Opportunistic LargeCap Growth (7.65%)

Control is defined by the 1940 Act as the beneficial ownership, either directly or through one or more controlled companies, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company. The 1940 Act defines affiliates as companies that are under common control. Therefore, because the Portfolios have a common owner that owns over 25% of the outstanding securities of the Portfolios, they may be deemed to be affiliates of each other. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Portfolios.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, Global Science and Technology placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with a brokerage firm which is an affiliate of the Investment Adviser. The commissions paid to the affiliated firm, ING Baring LLC, was $3,081.

On September 16, 2008, Money Market obtained a commitment from the Adviser that an affiliate of ING Groep will provide capital support with respect to certain of its portfolio holdings. The Portfolio entered into a Capital Support Agreement ("Agreement") with ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Capital Support Provider" or "CSP"). The Agreement established certain circumstances ("Contribution Event") where the CSP is obligated to make a cash contribution ("Capital Contribution") to the Portfolio in an amount sufficient for the Portfolio to maintain its market-based net asset value per share ("NAV") at no less than $0.9950. The maximum amount that the CSP would be required to contribute under the Agreement is an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of certain notes (American General Finance Corp.) ("Notes") held by the Portfolio as a portfolio security on the date of the Contribution Event.

The obligation of the CSP to make Capital Contributions under the Agreement terminates upon the earlier to occur: (i) of the repayment in full, in cash, of all the Notes; (ii) the CSP having made Capital Contributions, in the aggregate, equal to the maximum contribution amount and; (iii) so long as the CSP is not in default with respect to its obligations arising under the Agreement, October 2, 2008 ("Termination Date").

In addition, the Portfolio agreed to sell the Notes: (i) within fifteen (15) calendar days following any change in the CSP's short-term credit ratings such that the CSP's short-term obligations no longer qualify as "First Tier Securities," (as defined in Rule 2a-7); or (ii) on the business day immediately prior to the Termination Date, provided that the Portfolio shall not be required to complete any such sale if (A) the amount the Portfolio expects to receive on such sale date would not result in a loss or the payment of a Capital Contribution, or (B) with respect to an event described above in the first sentence of this paragraph, if the CSP substitutes an obligation or credit support that satisfies the requirement of a First Tier Security within fifteen (15) calendar days from the occurrence of such event and during that 15-day period the CSP's obligations qualify as "Second Tier Securities" (as defined in Rule 2a-7).

On October 2, 2008, American General Finance Corp. commercial paper held by the Portfolio matured at par of $37,500,000. Since the commercial paper was paid in full upon maturity, ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. was not required to make a capital contribution pursuant to the Capital Support Agreement.

In the event that the Portfolio had received a Capital Contribution from the CSP with respect to the Notes and subsequently received additional payments from, or on behalf of, the Issuer in respect of the Notes, the Portfolio would have repaid the CSP the lesser of the amount of the Capital Contribution or the amount of


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NOTE 6 — OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTIES (continued)

such subsequent payments, provided that in no event shall such repayment to the CSP cause the Portfolio's NAV per share to fall below $0.9950.

NOTE 7 — EXPENSE LIMITATIONS

ING Investments entered into written expense limitation agreements ("Expense Limitation Agreements") with each of the following Portfolios whereby the Investment Adviser has agreed to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses (and acquired fund fees and expenses) to the levels listed below:

    Class ADV   Class I   Class S  
Opportunistic LargeCap Growth     1.30 %     0.80 %     1.05 %  
Small Company     1.45 %     0.95 %     1.20 %  
Opportunistic LargeCap Value     1.30 %     0.80 %     1.05 %  
Global Science and Technology(1)      1.55 %     1.05 %     1.30 %  

 

(1) Prior to April 28, 2008, the expense limits for Global Science and Technology were 1.15% and 1.40% for Class I and Class S, respectively.

The Investment Adviser may at a later date recoup from a Portfolio management fees waived and other expenses assumed by the Investment Adviser during the previous 36 months, but only if, after such recoupment, the 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 Manager are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Portfolio.

As of December 31, 2008, the amount of waived and reimbursed fees that are subject to recoupment by the Investment Adviser, and the related expiration dates are as follows:

    December 31      
    2009   2010   2011   Total  
Global Science and
Technology
  $     $     $ 32,093     $ 32,093    

 

The Expense Limitation Agreements are contractual and shall renew automatically for one-year terms unless ING Investments provides written notice of the termination of an Expense Limitation Agreement within 90 days of the end of the then current term.

NOTE 8 — LINE OF CREDIT

The Portfolios, in addition to certain other funds managed by the Investment Adviser, have entered into an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "Citi Credit Agreement ") with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The proceeds may be used only to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Portfolios; and (3) enable the Portfolios to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the Citi Credit Agreement. The Portfolios to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.08% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount. Each of the Portfolios will pay its pro rata share of the commitment fee.

On November 11, 2008, the Board approved an extension of the unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000. The Citi Credit Agreement was extended for an additional thirty-day period, terminating on December 18, 2008. The Portfolios 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.

On December 11, 2008, the Board approved an unsecured committed revolving line of credit agreement (the "BNY Credit Agreement") with The Bank of New York Mellon for an aggregate amount of $100,000,000, not to exceed $50,000,000 with respect to any one Portfolio or 10% of the Portfolio's value of total assets if Net Asset Value is less than $25,000,000 effective December 18, 2008 for a 364-day period, terminating on December 16, 2009. The proceeds may be used to: (1) temporarily finance the purchase and sale of securities; (2) finance the redemption of shares of an investor in the Portfolios; and (3) enable the Portfolios to meet other emergency expenses as defined in the BNY Credit Agreement. The Portfolios to which the line of credit is available pay a commitment fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line amount.

Generally, borrowings under the credit agreements accrue interest at the federal funds rate plus a specified margin. Repayments generally must be made within 30 days after the date of a revolving credit advance. The following Portfolios utilized the line of credit during the year ended December 31, 2008:

    Days
Utilized
  Approximate
Average Daily
Balance
  Approximate
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
Balanced     3     $ 600,000       3.49 %  
Growth and Income     7       6,557,143       2.93    
Opportunistic LargeCap
Growth
    7       2,061,429       2.88    
Small Company     6       4,631,667       2.61    
Opportunistic LargeCap
Value
    5       324,000       4.15    
Intermediate Bond     4       9,072,500       2.92    

 


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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES  

 

Transactions in capital shares and dollars were as follows:

                                               Shares sold   Proceeds
from 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)
in shares
outstanding
 
Year or period ended   #   #   #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
Balanced  
Class ADV  
12-31-08                       (1 )     (1 )                       (12 )     (12 )  
12-31-07     2                         2       28                         28    
Class I  
12-31-08     354,934             9,121,937       (16,235,628 )     (6,758,757 )     3,692,548             110,649,102       (185,483,682 )     (71,142,032 )  
12-31-07     601,762             5,397,784       (14,407,746 )     (8,408,200 )     8,646,382             74,921,236       (208,308,305 )     (124,740,687 )  
Class S  
12-31-08     125,814             89,235       (198,053 )     16,996       1,479,685             1,077,072       (2,287,198 )     269,559    
12-31-07     98,592             48,696       (164,770 )     (17,482 )     1,413,626             672,985       (2,358,255 )     (271,644 )  
Growth and Income  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     40,306             792       (37,703 )     3,395       848,718             11,483       (780,408 )     79,793    
12-31-07     4,938       114,031       642       (70,456 )     49,155       122,979       2,802,427       15,909       (1,754,815 )     1,186,500    
Class I  
12-31-08     11,913,505             2,316,631       (19,771,802 )     (5,541,666 )     251,520,863             33,730,148       (402,121,000 )     (116,869,989 )  
12-31-07     203,330       2,058,554       1,574,933       (23,418,770 )     (19,581,953 )     4,950,308       50,909,777       39,278,832       (576,312,116 )     (481,173,199 )  
Class S  
12-31-08     4,145,988       16,787,613       397,722       (3,014,524 )     18,316,799       94,804,530       353,711,801       5,751,055       (57,814,407 )     396,452,979    
12-31-07     126,276       852,618       14,041       (175,331 )     817,604       3,119,814       20,968,866       348,348       (4,328,750 )     20,108,278    
Opportunistic LargeCap Growth  
Class ADV  
12-31-08     41,857                   (68,101 )     (26,244 )     449,026                   (677,704 )     (228,678 )  
12-31-07     83,613       260,860       493       (233,810 )     111,156       977,275       2,856,192       5,295       (2,637,192 )     1,201,570    
Class I  
12-31-08     252,635             69,368       (2,727,762 )     (2,405,759 )     2,567,062             749,873       (27,428,648 )     (24,111,713 )  
12-31-07     978,074       294,101       29,544       (7,868,207 )     (6,566,488 )     11,185,278       3,220,605       317,595       (92,737,170 )     (78,013,692 )  
Class S  
12-31-08     221,013             4,259       (907,567 )     (682,295 )     2,090,131             45,652       (8,653,583 )     (6,517,800 )  
12-31-07     225,599       2,834,516       3,866       (1,386,799 )     1,677,182       2,620,412       30,774,830       41,178       (15,618,037 )     17,818,383    
Small Company  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(1) - 12-31-08     270                         270       3,000                         3,000    
Class I  
12-31-08     9,251,093             4,962,617       (9,110,644 )     5,103,066       147,087,480             79,699,637       (145,489,311 )     81,297,806    
12-31-07     8,292,290             4,011,153       (5,072,403 )     7,231,040       166,568,181             77,335,029       (104,467,481 )     139,435,729    
Class S  
12-31-08     4,478,420             25,696       (785,827 )     3,718,289       66,404,448             409,079       (11,553,473 )     55,260,054    
12-31-07     50,908             17,941       (20,147 )     48,702       1,037,570             343,389       (411,463 )     969,496    
Opportunistic LargeCap Value  
Class ADV  
12-31-08                       (1 )     (1 )                       (11 )     (11 )  
12-31-07     1                         1       16                         16    
Class I  
12-31-08     136,501             1,629,562       (2,175,855 )     (409,792 )     1,384,980             20,255,455       (25,817,102 )     (4,176,667 )  
12-31-07     69,432             171,661       (2,226,807 )     (1,985,714 )     1,122,023             2,729,402       (36,232,111 )     (32,380,686 )  
Class S  
12-31-08     14,810             269,654       (387,908 )     (103,444 )     178,165             3,330,233       (4,432,841 )     (924,443 )  
12-31-07     26,164             24,430       (357,045 )     (306,451 )     427,278             385,996       (5,740,720 )     (4,927,446 )  
Intermediate Bond  
Class ADV  
12-31-08                       (1 )     (1 )                       (12 )     (12 )  
12-31-07     1                         1       13                         13    
Class I  
12-31-08     53,358,622       2,918,609       14,350,541       (79,274,180 )     (8,646,408 )     686,343,323       37,264,333       165,967,496       (993,285,707 )     (103,710,555 )  
12-31-07     49,001,222             6,365,573       (31,214,224 )     24,152,571       650,399,991             83,961,911       (414,573,638 )     319,788,264    

 

  

(1) Commencement of operations


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NOTE 9 — CAPITAL SHARES (continued)

                                               Shares sold   Proceeds
from 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)
in shares
outstanding
 
Year or period ended   #   #   #   #   #   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
Class S  
12-31-08     32,168,698       848,254       8,949,716       (19,339,594 )     22,627,074       410,405,825       10,751,281       102,233,412       (233,459,612 )     289,930,906    
12-31-07     36,862,315             2,943,179       (5,787,371 )     34,018,123       486,271,739             38,555,642       (76,141,712 )     448,685,669    
Money Market  
Class I  
Share amounts have been restated to reflect the stock split of 12.926 shares to 1 share that occurred on October 7, 2008.  
12-31-08     376,836,805             124,220,563       (342,541,056 )     158,516,312       384,970,723             124,653,168       (346,315,736 )     163,308,155    
12-31-07     492,258,712             57,241,641       (220,329,215 )     329,171,138       503,402,892             57,130,928       (226,091,022 )     334,442,798    
Global Science and Technology  
Class ADV  
12-16-08(1) - 12-31-08     912                         912       3,000                         3,000    
Class I  
12-31-08     3,072,997                   (3,991,670 )     (918,673 )     14,071,302                   (18,237,345 )     (4,166,043 )  
12-31-07     3,234,547                   (3,091,773 )     142,774       17,170,211                   (15,261,016 )     1,909,195    
Class S  
12-31-08     8,356,135       24,911,193             (5,950,375 )     27,316,953       38,376,474       123,216,459             (23,407,370 )     138,185,563    
12-31-07     115,132                   (25,466 )     89,666       614,569                   (132,451 )     482,118    

 

(1) Commencement of operations

NOTE 10 — ILLIQUID SECURITIES

Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board, the following securities have been deemed to be illiquid. Each Portfolio currently limits investment in illiquid securities to 15% (10% for Money Market) of the Portfolio's net assets, at market value, at time of purchase.

    Security  
Principal
Amount
  Initial
Acquision
Date
  Cost   Value   Percent
of Net
Assets
 
Balanced   Hudson Mezzanine Funding,
2.189%, due 06/12/42
  $ 927,000       12/21/06     $ 926,298     $ 464       0.0 %  
Intermediate Bond   Hudson Mezzanine Funding,
2.189%, due 06/12/42
    6,265,000       12/21/06       6,260,257       3,133       0.0 %  

 

NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING

Under an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNY"), the Portfolios can lend their securities to approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Loans are collateralized by cash and U.S. government securities. The collateral is 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 when the transaction is entered into and is adjusted daily for changes in the market values of the securities on loan. The cash collateral received is invested in approved investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNY (the "Agreement"). The Portfolios bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. Currently, the cash collateral is invested in the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Institutional Cash Reserves Fund ("BICR Fund"). BNY serves as investment manager, custodian and operational trustee of the BICR Fund. As of December 31, 2008, the BICR Fund held certain defaulted securities that had market values significantly below amortized cost. The investment in the BICR Fund is included in the Portfolio of Investments under Securities Lending Collateral and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolios agreed, in principle, to the terms of capital support extended by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNYC"), an affiliated company of BNY, for the certain defaulted securities held by the BICR Fund. BNYC will support the value of these securities up to a certain amount and subject, in part, to the Portfolios' continued lending of securities. The recorded value of each Portfolio's investment in the BICR Fund includes the value of the underlying securities held by the BICR Fund and the estimated value of the support to be provided by BNYC.


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NOTE 11 — SECURITIES LENDING (continued)

Generally, in the event of counterparty default, the Portfolios have 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 the Portfolios in the event the Portfolios are delayed or prevented from exercising their 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, 2008, the following Portfolios had securities on loan with the following market values:

    Value of
Securities
Loaned
  Cash
Collateral
Received*
 
Balanced   $ 33,428,996     $ 34,040,061    
Growth and Income     3,518,884       3,721,142    
Opportunistic LargeCap Growth     785,577       806,060    
Small Company     27,375,069       27,583,319    
Opportunistic LargeCap Value     4,874,163       4,910,714    
Intermediate Bond     328,881,005       337,644,986    
Money Market     867,611       891,150    
Global Science and Technology     5,459,636       5,516,457    

 

*   Cash collateral received was invested in the BICR Fund, the fair value of which is presented in the respective Portfolio's Portfolio of Investments.

NOTE 12 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS

Concentration (Global Science and Technology). The Portfolio concentrates (for purposes of the 1940 Act) its assets in securities related to a particular industry, which means that at least 25% of its assets will be invested in that particular industry at all times. As a result, the Portfolio may be subject to greater market fluctuation than a portfolio which has securities representing a broader range of investment alternatives.

Foreign Securities (All Portfolios). Investments in foreign securities may entail risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities in which the Portfolios may invest are denominated in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Portfolios. Foreign investments may also subject the Portfolios to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, as well as changes vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar from movements in currency, and changes in security value and interest rate, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the Portfolios' investments.

Emerging Markets Investments (Intermediate Bond and Global Science and Technology). Because of less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial business in emerging market countries.

Derivatives (All Portfolios except Opportunistic LargeCap Value and Money Market). Generally, derivatives can be characterized as financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset or assets. Some derivatives are sophisticated instruments that typically involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of risks assumed. These may include swap agreements, options, forwards and futures. Derivative securities are subject to market risk which could be significant for those that have a leveraging effect. Derivatives are also subject to credit risks related to the counterparty's ability to perform and any deterioration in the counterparty's creditworthiness could adversely affect the instrument. 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 could force the sale of a security at inopportune times or for prices that do not reflect current market value. A risk of using derivatives is that a Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser might imperfectly judge the market's direction.

Corporate Debt Securities (Balanced and Intermediate Bond). Corporate debt securities are subject to the risk of the issuer's inability to meet principal and interest payment on the obligation and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issue and general market liquidity. When interest rates decline, the value of the Portfolio's debt securities can be expected to rise, and when interest rates rise, the value of those securities can be expected to decline. Debt securities with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to interest rate movements than those with shorter maturities.

During the period, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (LBHI) and certain of its affiliates sought protection under the insolvency laws of their jurisdictions of organization, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. For the period ended December 31, 2008, VP Balanced had outstanding securities trades with counterparties affiliated with LBHI. As a result of these events, LBHI's affiliates were unable to fulfill their commitments and, in certain cases, VP Balanced may have terminated its trades and related agreements with the relevant entities and,


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NOTE 12 — CONCENTRATION OF INVESTMENT RISKS (continued)

where appropriate, is in the process of initiating claims for damages. Management has determined that the financial impact to the Portfolio relating to these events is immaterial.

NOTE 13 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS

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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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.

The following permanent tax differences have been reclassified as of December 31, 2008:

    Paid-in
Capital
  Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains /
(Losses)
 
Balanced   $ (574,085 )   $ 420,785     $ 153,300    
Growth and Income     (2,159,372 )     50,798       2,108,574    
Small Company           (409,267 )     409,267    
Opportunistic Large
Cap Value
          (20,103 )     20,103    
Intermediate Bond     30,933,671       (27,488,393 )     (3,445,278 )  
Money Market     (12,465 )     12,465          
Global Science and
Technology
    (18,551,648 )     421,306       18,130,342    

 

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, 2008   Year Ended December 31, 2007  
    Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Ordinary
Income
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Balanced   $ 60,981,872     $ 50,744,407     $ 42,494,750     $ 33,099,538    
Growth and Income     39,517,165             39,670,514          
Opportunistic Large Cap Growth     795,525             364,068          
Small Company     5,865,236       74,243,480       10,265,009       67,413,409    
Opportunistic Large Cap Value     2,609,792       20,976,051       3,115,416          
Intermediate Bond     268,240,664             122,543,008          
Money Market     124,653,168             57,130,928          

 

The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the expiration dates of the capital loss carryforwards which may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2008 were:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Post-October
Capital Loss
Deferred
  Capital Loss
Carryforwards
  Expiration
Dates
 
Balanced   $ 27,501,921     $ (144,712,701 )   $     $ (574,085 )     2009    
                              (134,169,975 )     2016    
                            $ (134,744,060 )*          
Growth and Income           (307,525,947 )     (121,332,257 )     (1,745,504,149 )     2009    
                              (63,082,574 )     2010    
                              (48,933,227 )     2015    
                              (454,661,688 )     2016    
                            $ (2,312,181,638 )*          
Opportunistic Large Cap Growth     421,521       (13,379,890 )           (71,685,369 )     2009    
                              (65,982,870 )     2010    
                              (1,529,437 )     2011    
                              (42,028,267 )     2016    
                            $ (181,225,943 )*          
Small Company     3,469,382       (137,432,190 )           (52,676,115 )     2016    
Opportunistic Large Cap Value     2,610,842       (19,977,868 )           (29,296,914 )     2016    
Intermediate Bond     10,648,573       (441,758,355 )     (155,718,209 )              

 


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NOTE 13 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AND OTHER TAX MATTERS (continued)

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Post-October
Capital Loss
Deferred
  Capital Loss
Carryforwards
  Expiration
Dates
 
Money Market   $     $ (149,401 )   $     $ (1,860,826 )     2009    
                  (169 )     2011    
                  (244,520 )     2012    
                $ (2,105,515 )          
Global Science and Technology           (59,100,007 )           (6,713,564 )     2009    
                  (3,997,473 )     2010    
                  (3,997,473 )     2011    
                  (4,991,402 )     2015    
                  (13,211,790 )     2016    
                $ (32,911,702 )*          

 

* Utilization of these capital losses is subject to annual limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Portfolios' major tax jurisdictions are federal, Arizona, and Massachusetts. The earliest tax year that remains subject to examination by these jurisdictions is 2004.

NOTE 14 — REORGANIZATIONS

On September 8, 2008, Growth and Income, as listed below ("Acquiring Portfolio"), acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING Capital Guardian U.S. Equities Portfolio, also listed below ("Acquired Portfolio"), in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Portfolio are presented in Note 9 — Capital Shares. Net assets and unrealized depreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

Acquiring
Portfolio
  Acquired
Portfolio
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquired
Portfolio (000's)
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquiring
Portfolio (000's)
  Acquired
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
(000's)
  Acquired Portfolio
Unrealized
Appreciation (000's)
  Conversion
Ratio
 
Growth and   ING Capital Guardian                            
   
Income   U.S. Equities Portfolio   $ 353,712     $ 2,384,341     $ (48,933 )   $ 6,331       0.35    

 

The net assets of Growth and Income after the acquisition were $2,738,052,537.

On April 28, 2008, Global Science and Technology and Intermediate Bond, as listed below ("Acquiring Portfolios"), acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING Global Technology Portfolio and ING Lord Abbett U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, also listed below ("Acquired Portfolios"), respectively, in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Portfolio are presented in Note 9 — Capital Shares. Net assets and unrealized depreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

Acquiring
Portfolios
  Acquired
Portfolio
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquired
Portfolio (000's)
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquiring
Portfolio (000's)
  Acquired
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
(000's)
  Acquired Portfolio
Unrealized
Depreciation (000's)
  Conversion
Ratio
 
Global   ING Global                      
Science and   Technology          
 
Technology   Portfolio   $ 123,216     $ 87,851     $ (4,991 )   $ (128 )     1.30    
Intermediate
Bond
  ING Lord Abbett U.S
Government Securities
Portfolio
    48,016       3,557,999                   0.77    

 

The net assets of Global Science and Technology and Intermediate Bond after the acquisitions were approximately $211,067,879 and $3,606,015,157, respectively.

On November 10, 2007, Growth and Income, as listed below ("Acquiring Portfolio"), acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING Fundamental Research Portfolio, also listed below ("Acquired Portfolio"), in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Portfolio are


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NOTE 14 — REORGANIZATIONS (continued)

presented in Note 9 — Capital Shares. Net assets, acquired capital loss carryforwards and unrealized appreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

Acquiring
Portfolio
  Acquired
Portfolio
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquired
Portfolio (000's)
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquiring
Portfolio (000's)
  Acquired
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
(000's)
  Acquired Portfolio
Unrealized
Appreciation (000's)
  Conversion
Ratio
 
Growth and   ING Fundamental                                    
   
Income   Research                                    
   
    Portfolio                                    
   
Class ADV   Class ADV   $ 2,802     $ 1     $ (99 )   $ 701       0.37    
Class I   Class I     50,910       2,805,342       (1,793 )     1,280       0.37    
Class S   Class S     20,969       6,214       (738 )     1,334       0.37    
        $ 74,681     $ 2,811,557     $ (2,630 )   $ 3,315          

 

The net assets of Growth and Income after the acquisition were approximately $2,886,238,230.

On January 15, 2007, Opportunistic LargeCap Growth, as listed below ("Acquiring Portfolio"), acquired the assets and certain liabilities of ING Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Portfolio, also listed below ("Acquired Portfolio"), in a tax-free reorganization in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders. The number and value of shares issued by the Acquiring Portfolio are presented in Note 9 — Capital Shares. Net assets, acquired capital loss carryforwards and unrealized appreciation as of the reorganization date were as follows:

Acquiring
Portfolio
  Acquired
Portfolio
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquired
Portfolio (000's)
  Total
Net Assets of
Acquiring
Portfolio (000's)
  Acquired
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
(000's)
  Acquired Portfolio
Unrealized
Appreciation (000's)
  Conversion
Ratio
 
Opportunistic   ING Goldman Sachs                            
   
LargeCap   Capital Growth                            
   
Growth   Portfolio                            
   
Class ADV   Class ADV   $ 2,856     $ 1     $ (740 )   $ 1,689       1.14    
Class I   Class I     3,221       189,159       (834 )     254       1.15    
Class S   Class S     30,775       281       (7,973 )     3,322       1.15    
        $ 36,852     $ 189,441     $ (9,547 )   $ 5,265          

 

The net assets of Opportunistic LargeCap Growth after the acquisition were approximately $226,292,711.

NOTE 15 — OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 ("SFAS No. 161"), "Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This new accounting statement requires enhanced disclosures about an entity's derivative and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity invests in derivatives, (b) how derivatives are accounted for under SFAS No. 133, and (c) how derivatives affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding credit-risk-related contingent features of derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, management of the Portfolios is currently assessing the impact of the expanded financial statement disclosures that will result from adopting SFAS No. 161.

NOTE 16 — INFORMATION REGARDING TRADING OF ING'S U.S. MUTUAL FUNDS

As discussed in earlier supplements that were previously filed with the SEC, ING agreed with the Portfolios to indemnify and hold harmless the Portfolios from all damages resulting from wrongful conduct by ING or its employees or from ING's internal investigation, any investigations conducted by any governmental or self-regulatory agencies, litigation or other formal proceedings, including any proceedings by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with investigations related to mutual funds and variable insurance products. In November, 2007 and December, 2008, ING settled its indemnification commitments by making payments to the affected Portfolios. In connection with the settlement, ING paid $1,480 to Intermediate Bond, $2,198 to Growth and Income, and $22,573 to Opportunistic LargeCap Value.


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NOTE 17 — LITIGATION

On December 12, 2003, Aeltus Investment Management, Inc. (now known as ING Investment Management Co.)( "IIM" ) received a copy of a complaint (the "Complaint") filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in the matter of Enron Corp. v. Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co., et al. Among other defendants named in the Complaint are defendants ING VP Balanced Portfolio, and ING VP Bond Portfolio (the "Subject Portfolios"). As of August 6, 2004 the ING VP Bond Portfolio changed its name to the ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio. The Complaint alleges that Enron Corp. ("Enron") transferred to the defendants, including the Subject Portfolios, over $1 billion in the aggregate for the purpose of prepaying certain commercial paper issued by Enron (the "Notes") and held by the defendants prior to the filing by Enron for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code").

The Complaint seeks to recover from the defendants including the Subject Portfolios, these transfers under the alternative but interrelated bankruptcy theories of preferential transfer and fraudulent conveyance. Although the Complaint does not specify the amount of each transfer in dispute, it appears that the sale of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc. of $23,181,757 of the Notes on or about October 29, 2001, and the sale by ING VP Bond Portfolio, Inc. of $24,963,125 of the Notes on or about October 29, 2001 are in dispute. The Complaint seeks to require the Subject Portfolios to repay to Enron the full amount of these transfers, in which event the Subject Portfolios would be granted unsecured claims against the Enron bankruptcy estate in the amounts of the repayments. If Enron proves up the elements of preferential transfer and/or fraudulent conveyance, these are strict liability theories of recovery.

The Subject Portfolios are part of a defense group of similarly-situated defendants. Along with those and other defendants, the Subject Portfolios moved to dismiss all counts of the Complaint, contending, among other things, that section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code provides a complete defense.

The Bankruptcy Court denied the motion on July 1, 2005. Accordingly, the Subject Portfolios filed an answer to the Complaint on July 29, 2005. The Subject Portfolios moved for leave to pursue an immediate appeal (the "Appeal") of the Bankruptcy Court's decision to the District Court.

On April 4, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a memorandum in support of the Subject Portfolio's motion for leave with the district court. In addition, the U.S. Attorney's office, on behalf of the United States of America and the Department of Treasury as well as the Governor of the Federal Reserve Board has each filed statements of interest in support of the Appeal.

On January 25, 2008, the United States District Court of Southern New York denied the motion for leave to appeal the bankruptcy court's denial of the Subject Portfolios' motion to dismiss. The court found there were questions of fact that still needed to be resolved.

Settlements between plaintiff and various defendants, both large and small, have taken place. Historically, the range of settlement figures have been between 25 - 40% of face value with most recent settlements being at approximately 13% net, of which those settling defendants will not get a proof of claim. As a result of these settlements, IIM and the Subject Portfolios are one of just two defendant groups remaining.

On April 29, 2008, IIM and the Subject Portfolios joined a plenary motion for summary judgment filed by Goldman Sachs. In addition, a separate brief was filed on behalf of IIM and asserts the defenses unique to the investment advisor defendants; that they were merely conduits. The court is scheduled to hear arguments on the motion on April 6, 2009. The Subject Portfolios believe that the facts and the weight of legal authority support their position.

NOTE 18 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to December 31, 2008, the following Portfolio declared dividends from net investment income:

    Per Share
Amount
  Payable Date   Record Date  
Money Market  
Class I   $ 0.0006     February 2, 2009   Daily  

 

Effective May 1, 2009, the name of each Portfolio will be renamed from "ING VP Balanced Portfolio," "ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio," "ING VP Small Company Portfolio," "ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio," "ING VP Money Market Portfolio" and "ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio" to "ING Balanced Portfolio," "ING Growth and Income Portfolio," "ING Small Company Portfolio," "ING Intermediate Bond Portfolio," "ING Money Market Portfolio" and "ING BlackRock Science and Technology Portfolio", respectively.


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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 61.4%      
      Advertising: 0.5%  
  4,550       Harte-Hanks, Inc.   $ 28,392    
  160,070     @   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     633,877    
  1,360     @   inVentiv Health, Inc.     15,694    
  83,410       Omnicom Group     2,245,397    
      2,923,360    
      Aerospace/Defense: 1.5%  
  5,200     @   AAR Corp.     95,732    
  2,650     @,L   Alliant Techsystems, Inc.     227,264    
  8,080     @   BE Aerospace, Inc.     62,135    
  4,550       Cubic Corp.     123,760    
  1,970       Curtiss-Wright Corp.     65,778    
  4,690     @   Esterline Technologies Corp.     177,704    
  33,200       General Dynamics Corp.     1,911,988    
  44,120       Goodrich Corp.     1,633,322    
  16,380       Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,377,230    
  1,460     @   Moog, Inc.     53,392    
  55,280       Northrop Grumman Corp.     2,489,811    
  4,700     @   Orbital Sciences Corp.     91,791    
  15,700       Raytheon Co.     801,328    
  3,550     @   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     158,153    
  600     L   Triumph Group, Inc.     25,476    
      9,294,864    
      Agriculture: 1.3%  
  10,750     @   Alliance One International, Inc.     31,605    
  174,600       Altria Group, Inc.     2,629,476    
  61,767       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     1,780,743    
  33,369       Philip Morris International, Inc.     1,451,885    
  52,389       Reynolds American, Inc.     2,111,801    
      8,005,510    
      Airlines: 0.2%  
  1,600     @   Alaska Air Group, Inc.     46,800    
  11,865       Skywest, Inc.     220,689    
  124,910       Southwest Airlines Co.     1,076,724    
      1,344,213    
      Apparel: 0.3%  
  6,979     @   Carter's, Inc.     134,416    
  57,600     @   Coach, Inc.     1,196,352    
  1,190     @   Deckers Outdoor Corp.     95,045    
  4,950     @   Hanesbrands, Inc.     63,113    
  7,002     @,L   Iconix Brand Group, Inc.     68,480    
  2,300       K-Swiss, Inc.     26,220    
  1,920     @   Skechers USA, Inc.     24,614    
  8,000     @   Timberland Co.     92,400    
  3,650     @,L   True Religion Apparel, Inc.     45,406    
  3,050     @,L   Volcom, Inc.     33,245    
  5,600     @   Warnaco Group, Inc.     109,928    
  8,600       Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     180,944    
      2,070,163    
      Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.0%  
  7,150       BorgWarner, Inc.     155,656    
  3,700       Superior Industries
International
    38,924    
      194,580    
      Banks: 4.9%  
  17,000     L   Associated Banc-Corp.     355,810    
  6,150       Bancorpsouth, Inc.     143,664    

 

Shares           Value  
  14,620       Bank Mutual Corp.   $ 168,715    
  145,953       Bank of America Corp.     2,055,018    
  8,450       Bank of Hawaii Corp.     381,687    
  76,340       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     2,162,712    
  61,620       BB&T Corp.     1,692,085    
  54,857       Capital One Financial Corp.     1,749,390    
  12,500     L   Cascade Bancorp.     84,375    
  4,200     L   Cathay General Bancorp.     99,750    
  4,890       Central Pacific Financial Corp.     49,096    
  69,060       Citigroup, Inc.     463,393    
  2,000       City National Corp.     97,400    
  1,800       Columbia Banking System, Inc.     21,474    
  5,817       Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     255,657    
  3,550       Community Bank System, Inc.     86,585    
  8,250       Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     418,110    
  1,012       East-West Bancorp., Inc.     16,162    
  7,400     @@,L   First Bancorp. Puerto Rico     82,436    
  3,950       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.     218,080    
  10,036       First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.     200,419    
  7,450       FirstMerit Corp.     153,396    
  7,336     L   Frontier Financial Corp.     31,985    
  7,000     L   Fulton Financial Corp.     67,340    
  11,630       Glacier Bancorp., Inc.     221,203    
  6,505       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     548,957    
  3,800       Hancock Holding Co.     172,748    
  21,000     L   Hanmi Financial Corp.     43,260    
  61,800     L   Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     473,388    
  113,240       JPMorgan Chase & Co.     3,570,457    
  20,530     L   M&T Bank Corp.     1,178,627    
  39,200       Morgan Stanley     628,768    
  10,890       Nara Bancorp., Inc.     107,049    
  9,940     L   National Penn Bancshares, Inc.     144,229    
  23,360       Northern Trust Corp.     1,217,990    
  1,000     L   Old National Bancorp.     18,160    
  39,665       PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    1,943,585    
  7,600       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     224,884    
  1,900       S&T Bancorp, Inc.     67,450    
  2,310     @   Signature Bank     66,274    
  49,864       State Street Corp.     1,961,151    
  4,150     L   Sterling Bancorp.     58,225    
  19,850       Sterling Bancshares, Inc.     120,688    
  5,040       Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.     80,186    
  6,500     @   SVB Financial Group     170,495    
  957       Tompkins Financial Corp.     55,458    
  10,950       Trustco Bank Corp.     104,135    
  8,930       UCBH Holdings, Inc.     61,438    
  4,050       UMB Financial Corp.     199,017    
  1,100       Umpqua Holdings Corp.     15,917    
  1,200     L   United Bankshares, Inc.     39,864    
  1,981     L   United Community Banks, Inc.     26,902    
  53,675       US Bancorp.     1,342,412    
  10,500       Valley National Bancorp.     212,625    
  93,300       Wells Fargo & Co.     2,750,484    
  1,750       Westamerica Bancorp.     89,513    
  12,950       Whitney Holding Corp.     207,071    
  13,600     L   Wilmington Trust Corp.     302,464    
  4,600       Wilshire Bancorp., Inc.     41,768    
  6,540       Wintrust Financial Corp.     134,528    
      29,656,109    
      Beverages: 0.6%  
  31,841       Coca-Cola Co.     1,441,442    
  41,300       Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.     496,839    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Beverages (continued)  
  1,750     @,L   Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, Inc.
  $ 67,725    
  4,650     @,L   Hansen Natural Corp.     155,915    
  1,000     @   Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.     23,250    
  50,050       Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     1,126,626    
  3,650       PepsiAmericas, Inc.     74,314    
  5,366       PepsiCo, Inc.     293,896    
      3,680,007    
      Biotechnology: 1.2%  
  64,470     @   Amgen, Inc.     3,723,143    
  32,210     @   Biogen Idec, Inc.     1,534,162    
  1,500     @   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     112,965    
  1,000     @   Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.
    26,200    
  6,050     @   Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     146,168    
  2,050     @   Enzo Biochem, Inc.     10,025    
  57,790     @   Life Technologies Corp.     1,347,085    
  3,620     @,L   Martek Biosciences Corp.     109,722    
  6,530     @   Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     119,891    
  800     @,L   United Therapeutics Corp.     50,040    
  9,300     @   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     282,534    
      7,461,935    
      Building Materials: 0.1%  
  4,400       Apogee Enterprises, Inc.     45,584    
  4,500       Eagle Materials, Inc.     82,845    
  9,854       Gibraltar Industries, Inc.     117,657    
  6,050       Lennox International, Inc.     195,355    
  600       Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     58,248    
  5,950     @   NCI Building Systems, Inc.     96,985    
  600       Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.     16,656    
  1,280       Texas Industries, Inc.     44,160    
      657,490    
      Chemicals: 1.2%  
  10,650       Airgas, Inc.     415,244    
  1,550       Albemarle Corp.     34,565    
  414       Arch Chemicals, Inc.     10,793    
  5,100       Ashland, Inc.     53,601    
  1,200       Balchem Corp.     29,892    
  7,800       Cytec Industries, Inc.     165,516    
  1,600       FMC Corp.     71,568    
  9,340       HB Fuller Co.     150,467    
  10,000       Lubrizol Corp.     363,900    
  6,700       Minerals Technologies, Inc.     274,030    
  3,200       Monsanto Co.     225,120    
  2,510       NewMarket Corp.     87,624    
  4,720     @   OM Group, Inc.     99,639    
  48,040       PPG Industries, Inc.     2,038,337    
  3,505       Quaker Chemical Corp.     57,657    
  4,684       Rohm & Haas Co.     289,424    
  8,620       Schulman A, Inc.     146,540    
  32,800       Sherwin-Williams Co.     1,959,800    
  400       Stepan Co.     18,796    
  8,100       Terra Industries, Inc.     135,027    
  21,900       Valspar Corp.     396,171    
  2,350       Zep, Inc.     45,379    
      7,069,090    
      Coal: 0.0%  
  14,100       Arch Coal, Inc.     229,689    
  5,110     @,L   Patriot Coal Corp.     31,938    
      261,627    

 

Shares           Value  
      Commercial Services: 1.6%  
  8,100       Aaron Rents, Inc.   $ 215,622    
  900       Administaff, Inc.     19,512    
  8,400     @   Alliance Data Systems Corp.     390,852    
  3,700     @   AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.     31,302    
  14,220     @   Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A     1,089,536    
  4,160       Arbitron, Inc.     55,245    
  3,250     @   Brink's Home Security
Holdings, Inc.
    71,240    
  1,450     @   Capella Education Co.     85,202    
  8,750     @   Career Education Corp.     156,975    
  1,950       Chemed Corp.     77,552    
  3,617     @   Consolidated Graphics, Inc.     81,889    
  1,950       Corporate Executive Board Co.     43,017    
  9,450     @   Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.     83,066    
  3,950       DeVry, Inc.     226,770    
  1,500     @   Forrester Research, Inc.     42,315    
  3,700     @   FTI Consulting, Inc.     165,316    
  5,250     @   Gartner, Inc.     93,608    
  5,300     @   Geo Group, Inc.     95,559    
  3,750       Global Payments, Inc.     122,963    
  67,740       H&R Block, Inc.     1,539,053    
  5,850       Heartland Payment
Systems, Inc.
    102,375    
  3,450       Heidrick & Struggles
International, Inc.
    74,313    
  5,920       Hillenbrand, Inc.     98,746    
  3,450     @,L   ITT Educational Services, Inc.     327,681    
  6,100       Kelly Services, Inc.     79,361    
  1,150     @   Kendle International, Inc.     29,578    
  9,300     @,L   Korn/Ferry International     106,206    
  900       Landauer, Inc.     65,970    
  6,600       Lender Processing Services, Inc.     194,370    
  4,230     @   Live Nation, Inc.     24,280    
  11,550       Manpower, Inc.     392,585    
  18,250     @   MPS Group, Inc.     137,423    
  5,350     @   Navigant Consulting, Inc.     84,905    
  12,000     @   On Assignment, Inc.     68,040    
  1,300     @   Parexel International Corp.     12,623    
  15,200       Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    440,952    
  1,750     @,L   Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.     65,258    
  6,400     @   Quanta Services, Inc.     126,720    
  15,100     @   Rent-A-Center, Inc.     266,515    
  67,323       RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     914,246    
  14,100     @   SAIC, Inc.     274,668    
  900       Strayer Education, Inc.     192,969    
  4,250     @   Ticketmaster     27,285    
  5,740     @   TrueBlue, Inc.     54,932    
  22,709     @   United Rentals, Inc.     207,106    
  2,900     @   Universal Technical Institute, Inc.     49,793    
  3,800       Viad Corp.     94,012    
  3,300     @   Volt Information Sciences, Inc.     23,859    
  6,550       Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     313,221    
      9,536,586    
      Computers: 4.0%  
  21,900     @   Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
    1,006,305    
  39,422     @   Apple, Inc.     3,364,668    
  5,090     @   CACI International, Inc.     229,508    
  37,300     @   Cadence Design Systems, Inc.     136,518    
  11,750     @   Ciber, Inc.     56,518    
  29,200     @   Computer Sciences Corp.     1,026,088    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Computers (continued)  
  103,380     @   Dell, Inc.   $ 1,058,611    
  3,250       Diebold, Inc.     91,293    
  109,620     @   EMC Corp.     1,147,721    
  183,665       Hewlett-Packard Co.     6,665,146    
  9,500     @,L   Hutchinson Technology, Inc.     33,060    
  10,950       Imation Corp.     148,592    
  8,440     @   Insight Enterprises, Inc.     58,236    
  75,750       International Business
Machines Corp.
    6,375,120    
  31,505     @   Lexmark International, Inc.     847,485    
  6,600     @   Manhattan Associates, Inc.     104,346    
  7,100     @   Mentor Graphics Corp.     36,707    
  13,724     @   Micros Systems, Inc.     223,976    
  2,990       MTS Systems Corp.     79,654    
  18,750     @   NCR Corp.     265,125    
  11,670     @   Radisys Corp.     64,535    
  4,100     @   SRA International, Inc.     70,725    
  1,300     @   SYKES Enterprises, Inc.     24,856    
  3,600     @,L   Synaptics, Inc.     59,616    
  15,000     @   Synopsys, Inc.     277,800    
  60,030     @   Teradata Corp.     890,245    
  23,100     @   Western Digital Corp.     264,495    
      24,606,949    
      Cosmetics/Personal Care: 1.0%  
  2,200       Alberto-Culver Co.     53,922    
  2,150     @,L   Chattem, Inc.     153,790    
  99,132       Procter & Gamble Co.     6,128,340    
      6,336,052    
      Distribution/Wholesale: 0.4%  
  12,560     @   Brightpoint, Inc.     54,636    
  4,170     @   Fossil, Inc.     69,639    
  17,300       Genuine Parts Co.     654,978    
  31,550     @   Ingram Micro, Inc.     422,455    
  10,800     @   LKQ Corp.     125,928    
  6,710       Owens & Minor, Inc.     252,632    
  4,200     L   Pool Corp.     75,474    
  4,570     @   Scansource, Inc.     88,064    
  5,400     @   School Specialty, Inc.     103,248    
  14,000     @   Tech Data Corp.     249,760    
  3,220     @   United Stationers, Inc.     107,838    
  2,750     L   Watsco, Inc.     105,600    
      2,310,252    
      Diversified Financial Services: 1.1%  
  890     @   Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.     37,309    
  72,880       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,702,477    
  53,271       Charles Schwab Corp.     861,392    
  4,584       CME Group, Inc.     953,976    
  33,128       Discover Financial Services     315,710    
  16,800       Federated Investors, Inc.     284,928    
  3,230       Financial Federal Corp.     75,162    
  1,050       Greenhill & Co., Inc.     73,259    
  8,750     @   Investment Technology
Group, Inc.
    198,800    
  5,990     @   LaBranche & Co., Inc.     28,692    
  36,200     @   Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.     894,502    
  17,250       National Financial
Partners Corp.
    52,440    
  15,510       NYSE Euronext     424,664    
  4,600       OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     61,456    

 

Shares           Value  
  1,330     @,L   Portfolio Recovery
Associates, Inc.
  $ 45,007    
  10,850       Raymond James Financial, Inc.     185,861    
  25     @   SLM Corp.     223    
  1,450     @   Stifel Financial Corp.     66,483    
  3,130       SWS Group, Inc.     59,314    
  5,478     @   TradeStation Group, Inc.     35,333    
  2,350     @   World Acceptance, Corp.     46,436    
      6,403,424    
      Electric: 2.0%  
  226,100     @   AES Corp.     1,863,064    
  7,550       Alliant Energy Corp.     220,309    
  6,250       Avista Corp.     121,125    
  1,850       Central Vermont Public
Service Corp.
    44,141    
  1,100       CH Energy Group, Inc.     56,529    
  6,350       Cleco Corp.     144,971    
  93,200       CMS Energy Corp.     942,252    
  6,800       Constellation Energy Group, Inc.     170,612    
  10,350       DPL, Inc.     236,394    
  57,410       DTE Energy Co.     2,047,815    
  14,280       Edison International     458,674    
  5,350     @   El Paso Electric Co.     96,782    
  17,700       FirstEnergy Corp.     859,866    
  14,600       Hawaiian Electric Industries     323,244    
  6,100       MDU Resources Group, Inc.     131,638    
  19,100       Northeast Utilities     459,546    
  11,900       NSTAR     434,231    
  5,800       NV Energy, Inc.     57,362    
  7,150       OGE Energy Corp.     184,327    
  41,500       Pacific Gas & Electric Co.     1,606,465    
  37,300       Pinnacle West Capital Corp.     1,198,449    
  9,550       Puget Energy, Inc.     260,429    
  1,100       UIL Holdings Corp.     33,033    
  3,077       Unisource Energy Corp.     90,341    
      12,041,599    
          Electrical Components &
Equipment: 0.2%
         
  8,600       Ametek, Inc.     259,806    
  3,150       Belden CDT, Inc.     65,772    
  7,400     @   Energizer Holdings, Inc.     400,636    
  12,000       Hubbell, Inc.     392,160    
      1,118,374    
      Electronics: 0.7%  
  60,750     @   Agilent Technologies, Inc.     949,523    
  400     L   Analogic Corp.     10,912    
  20,050     @   Arrow Electronics, Inc.     377,742    
  12,936     @   Avnet, Inc.     235,565    
  300     @   Axsys Technologies, Inc.     16,458    
  14,910     @   Benchmark Electronics, Inc.     190,401    
  9,250       Brady Corp.     221,538    
  5,770     @   Checkpoint Systems, Inc.     56,777    
  8,146       CTS Corp.     44,884    
  910     @   Cymer, Inc.     19,938    
  2,350     L   Daktronics, Inc.     21,996    
  3,800     @   Dionex Corp.     170,430    
  1,050     @   II-VI, Inc.     20,045    
  2,550     @,L   Itron, Inc.     162,537    
  62,610       Jabil Circuit, Inc.     422,618    
  6,710     @   LoJack Corp.     27,645    
  9,450       Methode Electronics, Inc.     63,693    
  3,770     @   Plexus Corp.     63,902    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Electronics (continued)  
  5,100     @   Rogers Corp.   $ 141,627    
  8,150       Technitrol, Inc.     28,362    
  7,650     @   Thomas & Betts Corp.     183,753    
  3,340     @   Trimble Navigation Ltd.     72,177    
  13,273     @   TTM Technologies, Inc.     69,152    
  24,450     @   Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     83,619    
  12,385     @   Waters Corp.     453,910    
  5,750       Watts Water Technologies, Inc.     143,578    
  4,200       Woodward Governor Co.     96,684    
      4,349,466    
      Engineering & Construction: 0.4%  
  8,250     @   Dycom Industries, Inc.     67,815    
  11,410     @   EMCOR Group, Inc.     255,926    
  33,221       Fluor Corp.     1,490,626    
  5,800       Granite Construction, Inc.     254,794    
  13,800       KBR, Inc.     209,760    
  10,380     @   Shaw Group, Inc.     212,479    
  5,920     @   URS Corp.     241,358    
      2,732,758    
      Entertainment: 0.0%  
  1,400       International Speedway Corp.     40,222    
  7,091     @   Scientific Games Corp.     124,376    
  18,200     @   Shuffle Master, Inc.     90,272    
      254,870    
      Environmental Control: 0.1%  
  5,228     @   Calgon Carbon Corp.     80,302    
  1,600     @   Clean Harbors, Inc.     101,504    
  9,050     @   Darling International, Inc.     49,685    
  5,868       Republic Services, Inc.     145,468    
  1,500     @   Tetra Tech, Inc.     36,225    
  7,100     @   Waste Connections, Inc.     224,147    
      637,331    
      Food: 1.3%  
  1,219     L   Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     34,985    
  133,900       ConAgra Foods, Inc.     2,209,350    
  7,000       Corn Products International, Inc.     201,950    
  2,450       Diamond Foods, Inc.     49,368    
  3,520     @   Hain Celestial Group, Inc.     67,197    
  2,729       Hormel Foods Corp.     84,817    
  2,550       J&J Snack Foods Corp.     91,494    
  10,898       JM Smucker Co.     472,537    
  1,890       Nash Finch Co.     84,842    
  3,360     @   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.     196,224    
  12,202       Ruddick Corp.     337,385    
  63,800       Safeway, Inc.     1,516,526    
  171,940       Sara Lee Corp.     1,683,293    
  2,650     @,L   Smithfield Foods, Inc.     37,286    
  47,279       Supervalu, Inc.     690,273    
  4,900     @,L   TreeHouse Foods, Inc.     133,476    
  1,400     @   United Natural Foods, Inc.     24,948    
      7,915,951    
      Forest Products & Paper: 0.2%  
  9,550     @   Buckeye Technologies, Inc.     34,762    
  1,000     @   Clearwater Paper Corp.     8,390    
  96,800       International Paper Co.     1,142,240    
      1,185,392    

 

Shares           Value  
      Gas: 0.8%  
  2,400       AGL Resources, Inc.   $ 75,240    
  13,490       Atmos Energy Corp.     319,713    
  114,572       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     1,445,899    
  300       Laclede Group, Inc.     14,052    
  6,950       National Fuel Gas Co.     217,744    
  4,200       New Jersey Resources Corp.     165,270    
  75,000       NiSource, Inc.     822,750    
  600       Northwest Natural Gas Co.     26,538    
  7,100       Piedmont Natural Gas Co.     224,857    
  4,800       South Jersey Industries, Inc.     191,280    
  9,400       Southern Union Co.     122,576    
  8,450       Southwest Gas Corp.     213,109    
  15,497       UGI Corp.     378,437    
  12,900       Vectren Corp.     322,629    
  5,500       WGL Holdings, Inc.     179,795    
      4,719,889    
      Hand/Machine Tools: 0.5%  
  6,100       Baldor Electric Co.     108,885    
  20,078       Black & Decker Corp.     839,461    
  6,800       Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     346,324    
  6,100       Regal-Beloit Corp.     231,739    
  13,200       Snap-On, Inc.     519,816    
  28,200       Stanley Works     961,620    
      3,007,845    
      Healthcare-Products: 1.4%  
  18,950     @   Affymetrix, Inc.     56,661    
  12,450     @   American Medical Systems
Holdings, Inc.
    111,926    
  5,740     @,L   Arthrocare Corp.     27,380    
  500       Beckman Coulter, Inc.     21,970    
  70,100     @   Boston Scientific Corp.     542,574    
  1,200       Cooper Cos., Inc.     19,680    
  10,600       CR Bard, Inc.     893,156    
  5,770     @,L   Cyberonics     95,609    
  500     @   Edwards Lifesciences Corp.     27,475    
  8,400     @   Gen-Probe, Inc.     359,856    
  1,900     @   Haemonetics Corp.     107,350    
  9,100     @   Henry Schein, Inc.     333,879    
  14,000     L   Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     230,440    
  14,954     @,L   Hologic, Inc.     195,449    
  3,130     @   ICU Medical, Inc.     103,728    
  7,100     @   Immucor, Inc.     188,718    
  2,350       Invacare Corp.     36,472    
  59,190       Johnson & Johnson     3,541,338    
  5,040     @   Kensey Nash Corp.     97,826    
  6,490     @,L   Kinetic Concepts, Inc.     124,478    
  3,700     @   Masimo Corp.     110,371    
  470       Mentor Corp.     14,537    
  1,000       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     25,470    
  3,350     @   Merit Medical Systems, Inc.     60,066    
  8,180     @,L   PSS World Medical, Inc.     153,948    
  14,020     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     462,099    
  7,000       Steris Corp.     167,230    
  600     @,L   SurModics, Inc.     15,162    
  2,850       Techne Corp.     183,882    
  1,500     @,L   Thoratec Corp.     48,735    
  4,197     @   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     147,063    
  790       West Pharmaceutical
Services, Inc.
    29,838    
      8,534,366    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Healthcare-Services: 1.6%  
  58,270       Aetna, Inc.   $ 1,660,695    
  2,380     @,L   Amedisys, Inc.     98,389    
  7,990     @   AMERIGROUP Corp.     235,865    
  1,300     @   Amsurg Corp.     30,342    
  5,600     @   Centene Corp.     110,376    
  49,785       Cigna Corp.     838,877    
  1,950     @   Community Health Systems, Inc.     28,431    
  700     @   Covance, Inc.     32,221    
  27,100     @   Health Management
Associates, Inc.
    48,509    
  8,250     @   Health Net, Inc.     89,843    
  7,100     @   Healthspring, Inc.     141,787    
  11,590     @   Healthways, Inc.     133,053    
  40,700     @   Humana, Inc.     1,517,296    
  32,732     @   Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings
    2,108,268    
  1,300     @   LHC Group, Inc.     46,800    
  5,800     @   LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.     132,472    
  11,300     @   Lincare Holdings, Inc.     304,309    
  3,750     @   Magellan Health Services, Inc.     146,850    
  3,700     @   Molina Healthcare, Inc.     65,157    
  14,050     @   Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.     129,963    
  6,880     @   Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.     218,096    
  1,190     @   Res-Care, Inc.     17,874    
  34,300       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     912,380    
  1,400       Universal Health Services, Inc.     52,598    
  3,400     @   WellCare Health Plans, Inc.     43,724    
  20,400     @   WellPoint, Inc.     859,452    
      10,003,627    
      Home Builders: 0.3%  
  8,250     @,L   Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.     14,190    
  24,600     L   KB Home     335,052    
  3,970     L   M/I Homes, Inc.     41,844    
  5,450       MDC Holdings, Inc.     165,135    
  4,500     @   Meritage Homes Corp.     54,765    
  700     @   NVR, Inc.     319,375    
  26,000       Pulte Homes, Inc.     284,180    
  4,400       Ryland Group, Inc.     77,748    
  8,600     @   Standard-Pacific Corp.     15,308    
  1,900     L   Thor Industries, Inc.     25,042    
  16,250     @   Toll Brothers, Inc.     348,238    
      1,680,877    
      Home Furnishings: 0.0%  
  13,100     L   Furniture Brands
International, Inc.
    28,951    
  3,350     @   Universal Electronics, Inc.     54,337    
      83,288    
      Household Products/Wares: 0.5%  
  35,700       Avery Dennison Corp.     1,168,461    
  6,636     @   Central Garden & Pet Co.     39,152    
  1,700       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     95,404    
  31,400       Kimberly-Clark Corp.     1,656,036    
  5,100       Tupperware Corp.     115,770    
      3,074,823    
      Housewares: 0.0%  
  6,310     L   Toro Co.     208,230    
      208,230    

 

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      Insurance: 2.5%  
  51,320       Aflac, Inc.   $ 2,352,509    
  13,925       American Financial Group, Inc.     318,604    
  40,150       AON Corp.     1,834,052    
  15,399       Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     398,988    
  9,550       Brown & Brown, Inc.     199,595    
  10,631       Chubb Corp.     542,181    
  10,080       Delphi Financial Group     185,875    
  7,270     @@   Everest Re Group Ltd.     553,538    
  9,550       Fidelity National Title
Group, Inc.
    169,513    
  8,300       First American Corp.     239,787    
  3,569       Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.     153,360    
  16,500       HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.     441,375    
  15,100       Horace Mann Educators Corp.     138,769    
  2,750       Infinity Property &
Casualty Corp.
    128,508    
  59,000       Loews Corp.     1,666,750    
  3,121       Metlife, Inc.     108,798    
  4,500       Old Republic International Corp.     53,640    
  4,250     @   ProAssurance Corp.     224,315    
  18,050       Protective Life Corp.     259,018    
  10,150       Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
    434,623    
  1,530       RLI Corp.     93,575    
  4,300       Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     163,658    
  5,560       Selective Insurance Group     127,491    
  8,900       Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.     371,753    
  28,730       Torchmark Corp.     1,284,231    
  4,160     L   Tower Group, Inc.     117,354    
  11,437       Travelers Cos., Inc.     516,952    
  3,130       United Fire & Casualty Co.     97,249    
  11,050       Unitrin, Inc.     176,137    
  90,453       UnumProvident Corp.     1,682,426    
  8,100       WR Berkley Corp.     251,100    
  2,150       Zenith National Insurance Corp.     67,876    
      15,353,600    
      Internet: 0.9%  
  9,550     @   Avocent Corp.     171,041    
  4,720     @   Blue Coat Systems, Inc.     39,648    
  1,340     @,L   Blue Nile, Inc.     32,817    
  2,611     @   Cybersource Corp.     31,306    
  8,580     @   DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.     102,016    
  5,750     @   Digital River, Inc.     142,600    
  93,567     @   eBay, Inc.     1,306,195    
  1,550     @   F5 Networks, Inc.     35,433    
  4,800     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     1,476,720    
  4,600     @   Interwoven, Inc.     57,960    
  9,150     @   j2 Global Communications, Inc.     183,366    
  3,700     @,L   NetFlix, Inc.     110,593    
  3,840     L   Nutri/System, Inc.     56,026    
  7,590     @   Perficient, Inc.     36,280    
  5,850     @,L   Priceline.com, Inc.     430,853    
  7,300     @   Stamps.com, Inc.     71,759    
  74,520     @   Symantec Corp.     1,007,510    
  11,600       United Online, Inc.     70,412    
  17,550     @   Valueclick, Inc.     120,042    
  6,260     @   Websense, Inc.     93,712    
      5,576,289    
      Investment Companies: 0.0%  
  29,750       Apollo Investment Corp.     276,973    
      276,973    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Iron/Steel: 0.4%  
  5,050       Carpenter Technology Corp.   $ 103,727    
  9,660       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     247,393    
  20,070       Nucor Corp.     927,234    
  3,500       Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     69,790    
  7,650       Steel Dynamics, Inc.     85,527    
  19,930       United States Steel Corp.     741,396    
      2,175,067    
      Leisure Time: 0.1%  
  3,400     @   Interval Leisure Group, Inc.     18,326    
  6,650     L   Polaris Industries, Inc.     190,523    
  5,500     @,L   WMS Industries, Inc.     147,950    
      356,799    
          Machinery-Construction &
Mining: 0.1%
         
  7,800       Bucyrus International, Inc.     144,456    
  15,500       Joy Global, Inc.     354,795    
  7,600     @   Terex Corp.     131,632    
      630,883    
      Machinery-Diversified: 0.7%  
  12,800     @   AGCO Corp.     301,952    
  5,800       Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc.
    109,736    
  5,900       Cognex Corp.     87,320    
  18,000       Cummins, Inc.     481,140    
  19,700       Flowserve Corp.     1,014,550    
  9,200     @   Gardner Denver, Inc.     214,728    
  1,450       Graco, Inc.     34,409    
  14,200       IDEX Corp.     342,930    
  5,000     @   Intermec, Inc.     66,400    
  3,850       Robbins & Myers, Inc.     62,255    
  25,100       Rockwell Automation, Inc.     809,224    
  7,950       Roper Industries, Inc.     345,110    
  8,200       Wabtec Corp.     325,950    
  1,750     @   Zebra Technologies Corp.     35,455    
      4,231,159    
      Media: 1.4%  
  115,463       Comcast Corp. - Class A     1,949,015    
  65,200     @   DIRECTV Group, Inc.     1,493,732    
  149,863       News Corp. - Class A     1,362,255    
  8,050       Scholastic Corp.     109,319    
  381,300       Time Warner, Inc.     3,835,878    
      8,750,199    
      Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.4%  
  1,700       CIRCOR International, Inc.     46,750    
  2,300       Commercial Metals Co.     27,301    
  500       Kaydon Corp.     17,175    
  1,000       Lawson Products     22,850    
  7,650       Mueller Industries, Inc.     191,862    
  34,314       Precision Castparts Corp.     2,040,997    
  780       Valmont Industries, Inc.     47,861    
  4,062     L   Worthington Industries     44,763    
      2,439,559    
      Mining: 0.0%  
  1,950       Amcol International Corp.     40,853    
  1,950     @   Century Aluminum Co.     19,500    
  6,710       Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    163,992    
  1,400     @   RTI International Metals, Inc.     20,034    
      244,379    

 

Shares           Value  
      Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 2.1%  
  5,800       Actuant Corp.   $ 110,316    
  7,210       Acuity Brands, Inc.     251,701    
  4,200       AO Smith Corp.     123,984    
  6,915       Aptargroup, Inc.     243,685    
  8,050       Brink's Co.     216,384    
  1,200       Carlisle Cos., Inc.     24,840    
  6,030     @   Ceradyne, Inc.     122,469    
  2,450       Clarcor, Inc.     81,291    
  39,950       Cooper Industries Ltd.     1,167,739    
  11,300       Crane Co.     194,812    
  2,550       Donaldson Co., Inc.     85,808    
  64,170       Dover Corp.     2,112,476    
  5,800     @   EnPro Industries, Inc.     124,932    
  16,800       Federal Signal Corp.     137,928    
  354,490       General Electric Co.     5,742,738    
  11,900     @   Griffon Corp.     111,027    
  40       Honeywell International, Inc.     1,313    
  3,050       John Bean Technologies Corp.     24,919    
  7,750     @   Lydall, Inc.     44,563    
  7,800       Matthews International
Corp. - Class A
    286,104    
  2,292       Myers Industries, Inc.     18,336    
  20,100       Parker Hannifin Corp.     855,054    
  7,150       Pentair, Inc.     169,241    
  5,600       SPX Corp.     227,080    
  3,450       Tredegar Corp.     62,721    
      12,541,461    
      Office Furnishings: 0.1%  
  10,552       Herman Miller, Inc.     137,493    
  10,200     L   HNI, Corp.     161,568    
      299,061    
      Office/Business Equipment: 0.6%  
  70,450       Pitney Bowes, Inc.     1,795,066    
  234,220       Xerox Corp.     1,866,733    
      3,661,799    
      Oil & Gas: 6.5%  
  18,526       Apache Corp.     1,380,743    
  9,470     @   Atwood Oceanics, Inc.     144,702    
  69,833       Chevron Corp.     5,165,547    
  4,850       Cimarex Energy Co.     129,883    
  1,350     @   Comstock Resources, Inc.     63,788    
  94,600       ConocoPhillips     4,900,280    
  9,300     @   Denbury Resources, Inc.     101,556    
  10,350     @   Encore Acquisition Co.     264,132    
  233,770       ExxonMobil Corp.     18,661,859    
  7,000     @   Forest Oil Corp.     115,430    
  5,850       Frontier Oil Corp.     73,886    
  7,100       Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     161,525    
  7,483       Hess Corp.     401,388    
  3,600       Holly Corp.     65,628    
  7,000     @   Mariner Energy, Inc.     71,400    
  43,048       Murphy Oil Corp.     1,909,179    
  71,100     @,@@   Nabors Industries Ltd.     851,067    
  7,150     @   Newfield Exploration Co.     141,213    
  39,400       Noble Corp.     870,346    
  1,850       Penn Virginia Corp.     48,063    
  580     @   Petroleum Development Corp.     13,961    
  5,910     @   Petroquest Energy, Inc.     39,952    
  6,160     @   Pioneer Drilling Co.     34,311    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Oil & Gas (continued)  
  15,243     @   Plains Exploration &
Production Co.
  $ 354,247    
  7,450     @   Pride International, Inc.     119,051    
  28,850     @,L   Quicksilver Resources, Inc.     160,695    
  5,250       St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.     106,628    
  5,150     @   Stone Energy Corp.     56,753    
  21,636       Sunoco, Inc.     940,301    
  3,430     @   Swift Energy Co.     57,658    
  31,029       Tesoro Corp.     408,652    
  3,580     @   Unit Corp.     95,658    
  67,102       Valero Energy Corp.     1,452,087    
      39,361,569    
      Oil & Gas Services: 0.9%  
  7,550     @   Basic Energy Services, Inc.     98,452    
  30,963       BJ Services Co.     361,338    
  72,894     @   Cameron International Corp.     1,494,327    
  5,700     @   FMC Technologies, Inc.     135,831    
  1,980       Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.     28,532    
  13,500     @   Helix Energy Solutions
Group, Inc.
    97,740    
  4,600     @   Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.     75,164    
  9,310     @   ION Geophysical Corp.     31,933    
  2,650       Lufkin Industries, Inc.     91,425    
  66,866     @   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     1,634,205    
  4,300     @   Oceaneering International, Inc.     125,302    
  10,200     @   Oil States International, Inc.     190,638    
  2,520     @   SEACOR Holdings, Inc.     167,958    
  33,500       Smith International, Inc.     766,815    
  10,750     @   Superior Energy Services     171,248    
      5,470,908    
      Packaging & Containers: 0.4%  
  27,670       Ball Corp.     1,150,795    
  24,800       Bemis Co.     587,264    
  2,350       Greif, Inc. - Class A     78,561    
  6,730       Rock-Tenn Co.     230,031    
  16,761       Sonoco Products Co.     388,185    
      2,434,836    
      Pharmaceuticals: 3.2%  
  5,721       Abbott Laboratories     305,330    
  38,900       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     904,425    
  2,400     @   Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.     58,440    
  80,093       Eli Lilly & Co.     3,225,345    
  19,700     @   Endo Pharmaceuticals
Holdings, Inc.
    509,836    
  19,360     @   Express Scripts, Inc.     1,064,413    
  91,630     @   Forest Laboratories, Inc.     2,333,816    
  18,056     @   King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     191,755    
  14,100       Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.     195,990    
  26,938       Merck & Co., Inc.     818,915    
  1,750     @   NBTY, Inc.     27,388    
  13,150       Omnicare, Inc.     365,044    
  5,250     @   Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.     70,403    
  9,450       Perrigo Co.     305,330    
  310,570       Pfizer, Inc.     5,500,195    
  3,250     @   PharMerica Corp.     50,928    
  8,030     @,L   Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.     70,905    
  64,960       Schering-Plough Corp.     1,106,269    
  13,400     @   Sepracor, Inc.     147,132    
  8,950     @,L   Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International
    204,955    

 

Shares           Value  
  6,800     @   VCA Antech, Inc.   $ 135,184    
  10,720     @   Viropharma, Inc.     139,574    
  35,037     @   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     930,933    
  21,480       Wyeth     805,715    
      19,468,220    
      Pipelines: 0.1%  
  8,250       Oneok, Inc.     240,240    
  22,641       Spectra Energy Corp.     356,369    
      596,609    
      Real Estate: 0.0%  
  2,750     @,L   Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc.     26,180    
  2,740       Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     75,898    
      102,078    
      Retail: 4.2%  
  9,550       Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     321,358    
  8,950     @   Aeropostale, Inc.     144,095    
  14,057     @,L   Autozone, Inc.     1,960,530    
  29,420     @   Big Lots, Inc.     426,296    
  10,000     @   BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.     342,600    
  4,700     L   Buckle, Inc.     102,554    
  1,030     @   Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.     26,420    
  6,200     @   Cabela's, Inc.     36,146    
  5,900       Casey's General Stores, Inc.     134,343    
  4,700       Cash America International, Inc.     128,545    
  9,250       Cato Corp.     139,675    
  5,600     @   CEC Entertainment, Inc.     135,800    
  7,620     @   Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc.     49,454    
  6,600     @   Cheesecake Factory     66,660    
  5,150     @   Childrens Place Retail
Stores, Inc.
    111,652    
  1,950     @,L   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.     120,861    
  14,450       Christopher & Banks Corp.     80,920    
  10,350     @   Collective Brands, Inc.     121,302    
  1,250     @   Copart, Inc.     33,988    
  103,690       CVS Caremark Corp.     2,980,051    
  12,100     @,L   Dollar Tree, Inc.     505,780    
  9,350     @,L   Dress Barn, Inc.     100,419    
  50,400       Family Dollar Stores, Inc.     1,313,928    
  5,850       Finish Line     32,760    
  4,830     @   First Cash Financial Services, Inc.     92,060    
  18,950       Foot Locker, Inc.     139,093    
  5,200       Fred's, Inc.     55,952    
  13,440     @   GameStop Corp.     291,110    
  125,810       Gap, Inc.     1,684,596    
  3,350     @,L   Genesco, Inc.     56,682    
  5,950       Guess ?, Inc.     91,333    
  4,950     @   Gymboree Corp.     129,146    
  2,250     L   Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.     20,993    
  3,050     @,L   Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.     47,916    
  6,050     @   HOT Topic, Inc.     56,084    
  1,000     @   Jack in the Box, Inc.     22,090    
  3,600     @,L   Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.     55,764    
  4,150     @,L   JoS. A Bank Clothiers, Inc.     108,523    
  1,431     L   Landry's Restaurants, Inc.     16,600    
  17,500       Lowe's Cos., Inc.     376,600    
  42,260       McDonald's Corp.     2,628,149    
  8,750       MSC Industrial Direct Co.     322,263    
  1,500     @   O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.     46,110    
  4,990     @,L   Panera Bread Co.     260,678    
  6,280     @   PetMed Express, Inc.     110,716    
  16,300       Petsmart, Inc.     300,735    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Retail (continued)  
  6,920     @,L   PF Chang's China Bistro, Inc.   $ 144,905    
  9,000       Phillips-Van Heusen     181,170    
  32,483       RadioShack Corp.     387,847    
  13,750       Regis Corp.     199,788    
  15,350       Ross Stores, Inc.     456,356    
  5,910     @   Sonic Corp.     71,925    
  40,800       Staples, Inc.     731,136    
  5,700     @   Tractor Supply Co.     205,998    
  15,800     @   Urban Outfitters, Inc.     236,684    
  110,733       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     6,207,692    
  4,310       World Fuel Services Corp.     159,470    
  4,200     @   Zumiez, Inc.     31,290    
      25,343,591    
      Savings & Loans: 0.6%  
  9,276       Anchor Bancorp. Wisconsin, Inc.     25,602    
  18,250       Astoria Financial Corp.     300,760    
  10,190       Brookline Bancorp., Inc.     108,524    
  9,500       Dime Community Bancshares     126,350    
  2,900       First Niagara Financial
Group, Inc.
    46,893    
  4,700     @,L   Guaranty Financial Group, Inc.     12,267    
  176,000       Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.     2,808,960    
  37,500       New York Community
Bancorp., Inc.
    448,500    
      3,877,856    
      Semiconductors: 0.6%  
  5,050     @   Cabot Microelectronics Corp.     131,654    
  2,655       Cohu, Inc.     32,258    
  3,400     @   Cree, Inc.     53,958    
  14,750     @   Cypress Semiconductor Corp.     65,933    
  2,520     @,L   Diodes, Inc.     15,271    
  14,300     @   DSP Group, Inc.     114,686    
  1,350     @   Hittite Microwave Corp.     39,771    
  17,800     @   Integrated Device
Technology, Inc.
    99,858    
  67,214       Intel Corp.     985,357    
  16,250     @   Lam Research Corp.     345,800    
  9,150     @   Microsemi Corp.     115,656    
  8,550     @   MKS Instruments, Inc.     126,455    
  38,720     @   QLogic Corp.     520,397    
  3,400     @   Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     84,252    
  17,500     @   Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     96,950    
  6,200     @   Standard Microsystems Corp.     101,308    
  800     @   Supertex, Inc.     19,208    
  9,909     @   Triquint Semiconductor, Inc.     34,087    
  3,450     @   Ultratech, Inc.     41,262    
  7,285     @   Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates, Inc.
    132,004    
  3,122     @   Veeco Instruments, Inc.     19,793    
  15,500       Xilinx, Inc.     276,210    
      3,452,128    
      Software: 2.1%  
  9,150     @   ACI Worldwide, Inc.     145,485    
  8,750       Acxiom Corp.     70,963    
  5,450     @   Ansys, Inc.     152,001    
  20,150     @   Autodesk, Inc.     395,948    
  1,460     @   Avid Technology, Inc.     15,929    
  2,450       Blackbaud, Inc.     33,075    
  13,600       Broadridge Financial
Solutions ADR
    170,544    
  6,050     @,L   Cerner Corp.     232,623    

 

Shares           Value  
  85,700     @   Compuware Corp.   $ 578,475    
  1,750     @   Concur Technologies, Inc.     57,435    
  1,410     @   CSG Systems International     24,633    
  2,650     @   Digi International, Inc.     21,492    
  4,900     @   Eclipsys Corp.     69,531    
  21,350     @,L   Epicor Software Corp.     102,480    
  10,500     L   Fair Isaac Corp.     177,030    
  59,800       Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
    972,946    
  38,290     @   Fiserv, Inc.     1,392,607    
  62,160       IMS Health, Inc.     942,346    
  11,130     @   Informatica Corp.     152,815    
  6,264     @   JDA Software Group, Inc.     82,246    
  1,600     @   Mantech International Corp.     86,704    
  4,300     @   Metavante Technologies, inc.     69,273    
  237,544       Microsoft Corp.     4,617,855    
  6,550     @   Omnicell, Inc.     79,976    
  54,024     @   Oracle Corp.     957,846    
  12,600     @   Parametric Technology Corp.     159,390    
  5,759     @   Phase Forward, Inc.     72,103    
  4,150     @   Phoenix Technologies Ltd.     14,525    
  8,950     @   Progress Software Corp.     172,377    
  11,750       SEI Investments Co.     184,593    
  3,610     @   Smith Micro Software, Inc.     20,072    
  2,650     @   SPSS, Inc.     71,444    
  12,143     @   Sybase, Inc.     300,782    
  5,300     @,L   SYNNEX Corp.     60,049    
  8,570     @   Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc.
    64,789    
  3,100     @   Taleo Corp.     24,273    
  2,331     @   Tyler Technologies, Inc.     27,925    
      12,774,580    
      Storage/Warehousing: 0.0%  
  3,500     @,L   Mobile Mini, Inc.     50,470    
      50,470    
      Telecommunications: 2.9%  
  40,450     @   3Com Corp.     92,226    
  19,600     @   Adaptec, Inc.     64,680    
  4,040     @,L   Anixter International, Inc.     121,685    
  2,100       Applied Signal Technology, Inc.     37,674    
  14,192     @   Arris Group, Inc.     112,826    
  189,907       AT&T, Inc.     5,412,350    
  5,310       Black Box Corp.     138,697    
  259,589     @   Cisco Systems, Inc.     4,231,301    
  15,323     @   CommScope, Inc.     238,119    
  970     @   Comtech Telecommunications     44,445    
  14,650       Corning, Inc.     139,615    
  13,780       Embarq Corp.     495,529    
  7,090       Fairpoint Communications, Inc.     23,255    
  2,900     @   General Communication, Inc.     23,461    
  14,500     @   Harmonic, Inc.     81,345    
  35,585       Harris Corp.     1,354,009    
  44,120     @   JDS Uniphase Corp.     161,038    
  6,550     @   Netgear, Inc.     74,736    
  13,400     @   NeuStar, Inc.     256,342    
  8,690     @   Novatel Wireless, Inc.     40,322    
  5,900       Plantronics, Inc.     77,880    
  4,150     @   Tekelec     55,361    
  10,675       Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     338,931    
  88,525       Verizon Communications, Inc.     3,000,998    
  109,670       Windstream Corp.     1,008,964    
      17,625,789    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
      Textiles: 0.0%  
  6,180       G&K Services, Inc.   $ 124,960    
  700     @   Mohawk Industries, Inc.     30,079    
  3,150       Unifirst Corp.     93,524    
      248,563    
      Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.3%  
  45,550       Hasbro, Inc.     1,328,694    
  3,300     @   Jakks Pacific, Inc.     68,079    
  5,600     @   Marvel Entertainment, Inc.     172,200    
      1,568,973    
      Transportation: 0.4%  
  10,600       Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.     265,636    
  4,700     L   Arkansas Best Corp.     141,517    
  4,650     L   Heartland Express, Inc.     73,284    
  2,360     @   HUB Group, Inc.     62,611    
  7,350     @   Kirby Corp.     201,096    
  2,550       Landstar System, Inc.     97,997    
  2,900     @   Old Dominion Freight Line     82,534    
  2,950       Overseas Shipholding Group     124,225    
  20,830       Ryder System, Inc.     807,787    
  2,100       Tidewater, Inc.     84,567    
  11,200       Werner Enterprises, Inc.     194,208    
  8,500     @,L   YRC Worldwide, Inc.     24,395    
      2,159,857    
      Water: 0.0%  
  1,500       Aqua America, Inc.     30,885    
      30,885    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $448,837,066)
    374,465,037    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 1.4%      
      Apartments: 0.3%  
  16,080       Apartment Investment &
Management Co.
    185,724    
  800       BRE Properties, Inc.     22,384    
  3,100       Camden Property Trust     97,154    
  28,297       Equity Residential     843,817    
  1,950       Essex Property Trust, Inc.     149,663    
  2,160       Home Properties, Inc.     87,696    
  1,550       Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc.
    57,598    
  1,800       Post Properties, Inc.     29,700    
  2,750       UDR, Inc.     37,923    
      1,511,659    
      Diversified: 0.1%  
  10,500       Colonial Properties Trust     87,465    
  2,450       Duke Realty Corp.     26,852    
  4,190       Entertainment Properties Trust     124,862    
  18,240       Lexington Realty Trust     91,200    
  7,350       Liberty Property Trust     167,801    
  400       PS Business Parks, Inc.     17,864    
      516,044    
      Health Care: 0.4%  
  69,417     L   HCP, Inc.     1,927,710    
  7,500       Health Care Real Estate
Investment Trust, Inc.
    316,500    
  5,450     L   Medical Properties Trust, Inc.     34,390    
  6,600     L   Nationwide Health
Properties, Inc.
    189,552    

 

Shares           Value  
  6,300       Omega Healthcare
Investors, Inc.
  $ 100,611    
  8,720       Senior Housing Properties Trust     156,262    
      2,725,025    
      Hotels: 0.2%  
  20,061       DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     101,709    
  15,950       Hospitality Properties Trust     237,177    
  91,110       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     689,703    
  6,900       LaSalle Hotel Properties     76,245    
      1,104,834    
      Office Property: 0.1%  
  1,500       Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
    90,510    
  6,410       BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     75,125    
  6,000       Franklin Street Properties Corp.     88,500    
  3,850       Highwoods Properties, Inc.     105,336    
  2,050       Kilroy Realty Corp.     68,593    
  9,800       Mack-Cali Realty Corp.     240,100    
  4,730       Parkway Properties, Inc.     85,140    
  4,400       SL Green Realty Corp.     113,960    
      867,264    
      Paper & Related Products: 0.0%  
  2,150       Rayonier, Inc.     67,403    
      67,403    
      Regional Malls: 0.1%  
  12,850     L   Macerich Co.     233,356    
  8,400       Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust
    62,580    
      295,936    
      Shopping Centers: 0.1%  
  7,750       Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.     54,870    
  2,450       Federal Realty Investment Trust     152,096    
  1,550       Inland Real Estate Corp.     20,119    
  4,150       Kite Realty Group Trust     23,074    
  2,300       Regency Centers Corp.     107,410    
  1,950     L   Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers, Inc.
    73,359    
  11,300     L   Weingarten Realty Investors     233,797    
      664,725    
      Single Tenant: 0.0%  
  4,650     L   National Retail Properties, Inc.     79,934    
  1,750       Realty Income Corp.     40,513    
      120,447    
      Storage: 0.1%  
  9,809       Extra Space Storage, Inc.     101,229    
  6,000       Public Storage, Inc.     477,000    
  617       Sovran Self Storage, Inc.     22,212    
      600,441    
      Warehouse/Industrial: 0.0%  
  9,400       AMB Property Corp.     220,148    
  1,150       EastGroup Properties, Inc.     40,917    
      261,065    
Total Real Estate
Investment Trusts
(Cost $10,730,276)
    8,734,843    

 

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62



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.3%      
      Diversified Financial Services: 0.1%  
  857     #,P   Zurich RegCaPS Funding Trust   $ 636,858    
      636,858    
      Insurance: 0.2%  
  19,271     @@,P   Aegon NV - Series 1     172,861    
  48,903     @@,P   Aegon NV     480,716    
  65,080     @@,P   XL Capital, Ltd.     162,700    
      816,277    
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $3,626,207)
    1,453,135    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 9.8%      
      Aerospace/Defense: 0.1%  
$ 562,000     C   United Technologies Corp.,
6.125%, due 02/01/19
  $ 602,418    
      602,418    
      Agriculture: 0.1%  
  209,000     S   Philip Morris International, Inc.,
5.650%, due 05/16/18
    207,561    
  412,000       Philip Morris International, Inc.,
6.375%, due 05/16/38
    429,956    
      637,517    
      Airlines: 0.1%  
  797,000     C   Delta Airlines, Inc., 7.570%,
due 11/18/10
    669,480    
      669,480    
      Banks: 2.8%  
  1,040,000     @@,C   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd., 3.588%,
due 12/31/49
    404,665    
  559,000     C   BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.630%,
due 12/31/49
    224,098    
  1,255,000     C   Bank of America Corp., 8.000%,
due 12/01/49
    904,002    
  400,000     @@,C   Bank of Ireland, 1.750%,
due 12/29/49
    204,000    
  210,000     @@,C   Bank of Scotland PLC, 2.750%,
due 12/31/49
    73,696    
  490,000     @@,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 3.250%,
due 12/31/49
    286,696    
  434,000     @@,#,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 5.926%,
due 09/29/49
    159,778    
  580,000     @@,#   Barclays Bank PLC, 6.050%,
due 12/04/17
    512,520    
  110,000     @@,C   Barclays O/S Inv, 2.875%,
due 04/11/49
    63,454    
  710,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 3.998%,
due 09/29/49
    323,274    
  525,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%,
due 09/15/14
    462,334    
  1,735,000     C,S   Citigroup, Inc., 8.400%,
due 04/29/49
    1,147,772    
  377,000     @@,#,C   Danske Bank A/S, 5.914%,
due 12/29/49
    199,316    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 220,000     @@,C   Den Norske Bank ASA, 2.500%,
due 11/29/49
  $ 105,688    
  723,000     #,C   Dresdner Funding Trust I,
8.151%, due 06/30/31
    286,659    
  426,000       Fifth Third Bancorp., 8.250%,
due 03/01/38
    352,798    
  318,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.250%, due 04/01/13
    293,131    
  720,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.450%, due 11/01/12
    687,394    
  860,000     @@,C   Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corp., Ltd., 3.813%,
due 07/29/49
    464,400    
  1,150,000     @@,C,L   HSBC Bank PLC, 1.913%,
due 06/29/49
    621,000    
  1,140,000     @@   HSBC Bank PLC, 3.438%,
due 06/29/49
    609,900    
  969,000     C   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.900%,
due 04/29/49
    808,171    
  344,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,
5.875%, due 06/13/16
    343,700    
  620,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 2.141%,
due 11/29/49
    332,220    
  770,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 2.375%,
due 11/29/49
    393,702    
  1,030,000     @@,C,L   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 3.218%,
due 08/29/49
    551,742    
  140,000     @@,C   Mizuho Financial Group
Cayman Ltd., 8.375%,
due 01/29/49
    133,970    
  249,000       Morgan Stanley, 6.000%,
due 04/28/15
    215,090    
  732,000     C   Morgan Stanley, 6.750%,
due 04/15/11
    720,606    
  1,485,000     C   National City Preferred
Capital Trust I, 12.000%,
due 12/29/49
    1,388,413    
  130,000     @@,C   National Westminster Bank PLC,
2.438%, due 11/29/49
    66,950    
  60,000     @@,C   National Westminster Bank PLC,
3.313%, due 08/29/49
    30,697    
  500,000     #,C   PNC Preferred Funding Trust I,
8.700%, due 02/19/49
    370,382    
  487,000     #,C   Rabobank Capital Funding II,
5.260%, due 12/29/49
    257,883    
  538,000     C   RBS Capital Trust I, 5.512%,
due 09/30/49
    215,281    
  1,580,000     @@,C   Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC, 2.063%,
due 12/29/49
    1,002,908    
  370,000     @@,C   Societe Generale, 2.625%,
due 11/29/49
    224,492    
  38,000     C   State Street Capital Trust III,
8.250%, due 12/29/49
    29,381    
  324,000     C   SunTrust Preferred Capital I,
5.853%, due 12/31/49
    175,061    
  541,000       Wachovia Bank NA, 6.600%,
due 01/15/38
    588,914    
  481,000       Wachovia Corp., 7.980%,
due 02/08/49
    411,103    
  280,000     @@,C   Westpac Banking Corp.,
4.056%, due 09/30/49
    146,684    
  372,000     @@,#,C   Westpac Capital Trust IV,
5.256%, due 12/29/49
    189,500    
      16,983,425    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Chemicals: 0.2%  
$ 570,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 10.490%,
due 04/15/17
  $ 302,832    
  450,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 10.950%,
due 04/15/18
    221,486    
  260,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical, 16.970%,
due 04/15/10
    212,486    
  373,000       Union Carbide Corp., 7.750%,
due 10/01/96
    220,135    
      956,939    
      Computers: 0.3%  
  736,000     C   International Business
Machines Corp., 7.625%,
due 10/15/18
    884,187    
  270,000     C   International Business
Machines Corp., 8.000%,
due 10/15/38
    360,646    
  453,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
5.900%, due 06/01/13
    357,436    
  290,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
6.650%, due 06/01/18
    228,861    
      1,831,130    
      Diversified Financial Services: 1.5%  
  2,095,000     @@,#,C,S   Aiful Corp., 4.450%,
due 02/16/10
    1,284,545    
  435,000       American Express Co., 7.000%,
due 03/19/18
    440,588    
  349,000       American Express Co., 8.150%,
due 03/19/38
    401,424    
  485,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 1.625%,
due 12/31/49
    272,870    
  241,000     #,C   Corestates Capital Trust I,
8.000%, due 12/15/26
    198,362    
  495,000       Countrywide Financial Corp.,
5.800%, due 06/07/12
    482,821    
  420,000     @@,C   Financiere CSFB NV, 2.813%,
due 03/29/49
    275,100    
  428,000     C   Fund American Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, due 05/15/13
    311,771    
  730,000       General Electric Capital Corp.,
5.875%, due 01/14/38
    717,021    
  562,000     #,C   HVB Funding Trust III, 9.000%,
due 10/22/31
    162,679    
  1,131,000     @@,#,S   Mantis Reef Ltd., 4.799%,
due 11/03/09
    1,131,471    
  750,000     C   National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corp.,
10.375%, due 11/01/18
    879,215    
  1,424,364     #,C   Piper Jaffray Equipment
Trust Securities, 6.000%,
due 09/10/11
    1,011,299    
  1,172,515     #,C   Piper Jaffray Equipment
Trust Securities, 6.750%,
due 04/01/11
    832,486    
  73,052     #   Power Receivable Finance, LLC,
6.290%, due 01/01/12
    71,608    
  4,767,391     #,Z   Toll Road Investors
Partnership II LP, 20.460%,
due 02/15/45
    561,012    
  530,000     #,C   Twin Reefs Pass-through Trust,
1.406%, due 12/10/49
    5,963    
      9,040,235    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Electric: 0.8%  
$ 1,298,000     C   Commonwealth Edison Co.,
6.950%, due 07/15/18
  $ 1,231,000    
  391,000     C   DTE Energy Co., 7.050%,
due 06/01/11
    386,972    
  359,856     #,C   Juniper Generation, LLC,
6.790%, due 12/31/14
    389,776    
  283,000     C   Nevada Power Co., 6.750%,
due 07/01/37
    253,938    
  1,214,000     C   NorthWestern Corp., 5.875%,
due 11/01/14
    1,120,838    
  419,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
6.800%, due 09/01/18
    402,514    
  568,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
7.500%, due 09/01/38
    541,297    
  473,000     C   Sierra Pacific Power Co.,
6.250%, due 04/15/12
    451,242    
  479,000     #   White Pine Hydro
Portfolio, LLC, 7.260%,
due 07/20/15
    439,879    
      5,217,456    
      Energy-Alternate Sources: 0.1%  
  700,000       Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
2.630%, due 12/31/13
       
  600,000       Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
6.301%, due 12/31/13
       
  467,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC, 6.310%,
due 07/10/17
    426,872    
  319,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC, 6.960%,
due 07/10/37
    305,254    
      732,126    
      Food: 0.3%  
  631,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%,
due 02/01/18
    619,375    
  138,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%,
due 08/11/17
    138,936    
  130,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.875%,
due 02/01/38
    130,317    
  485,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 7.000%,
due 08/11/37
    493,721    
  205,000     C   Safeway, Inc., 6.250%,
due 03/15/14
    206,289    
      1,588,638    
      Forest Products & Paper: 0.1%  
  111,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.400%, due 06/15/14
    91,084    
  654,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.950%, due 06/15/18
    517,684    
      608,768    
      Gas: 0.1%  
  1,026,000     C,S   Southern Union Co., 7.200%,
due 11/01/66
    359,100    
      359,100    
      Insurance: 0.5%  
  1,355,000     @@,C   Aegon NV, 4.567%,
due 12/31/49
    372,625    
  785,000       American International
Group, Inc., 5.850%,
due 01/16/18
    526,999    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Insurance (continued)  
$ 586,000     #,C   Metlife Capital Trust IV,
7.875%, due 12/15/37
  $ 368,366    
  287,000     C   Metlife, Inc., 6.375%,
due 06/15/34
    238,253    
  368,000     #,C   Nationwide Mutual Insurance,
5.810%, due 12/15/24
    159,313    
  194,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
5.700%, due 12/14/36
    121,230    
  387,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.000%, due 12/01/17
    310,953    
  693,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.625%, due 12/01/37
    473,668    
  761,000     @@,#,C   White Mountains Re
Group Ltd., 7.506%,
due 05/29/49
    304,400    
  244,000     @@,C   XL Capital, Ltd., 6.500%,
due 12/15/49
    56,170    
      2,931,977    
      Media: 0.7%  
  145,000     C   Comcast Corp., 5.900%,
due 03/15/16
    138,647    
  1,276,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.300%,
due 11/15/17
    1,244,252    
  76,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.950%,
due 08/15/37
    80,287    
  1,436,000     #,C,S   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.250%, due 06/01/18
    1,276,759    
  276,000     #,C   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.950%, due 06/01/38
    250,381    
  395,000     C   News America, Inc., 6.650%,
due 11/15/37
    392,199    
  1,013,000     C   Time Warner, Inc., 5.500%,
due 11/15/11
    952,443    
  75,000     C   Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%,
due 05/01/32
    75,295    
      4,410,263    
      Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 0.1%  
  521,000       General Electric Co., 5.250%,
due 12/06/17
    520,325    
      520,325    
      Pipelines: 0.4%  
  740,000     C   Enbridge Energy Partners,
9.875%, due 03/01/19
    745,930    
  524,000     C   Energy Transfer Partners,
9.700%, due 03/15/19
    540,807    
  345,000     C   Northwest Pipeline Corp.,
7.000%, due 06/15/16
    312,892    
  536,000     C   Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line,
6.200%, due 11/01/17
    412,472    
  460,000     C   Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corp., 6.400%,
due 04/15/16
    420,514    
      2,432,615    
      Real Estate: 0.1%  
  162,000     C   Liberty Property LP, 6.375%,
due 08/15/12
    124,342    
  532,000     C   Liberty Property LP, 7.750%,
due 04/15/09
    525,724    
      650,066    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Retail: 0.2%  
$ 184,000     C   CVS Caremark Corp., 5.750%,
due 06/01/17
  $ 173,512    
  459,682     #,C   CVS Lease Pass-through,
6.036%, due 12/10/28
    280,232    
  414,000     C   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
5.625%, due 10/15/12
    358,014    
  924,000     C   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
6.200%, due 10/15/17
    686,842    
      1,498,600    
      Software: 0.1%  
  304,000     C   Oracle Corp., 5.250%,
due 01/15/16
    309,957    
  231,000     C   Oracle Corp., 5.750%,
due 04/15/18
    242,053    
      552,010    
      Telecommunications: 0.7%  
  471,000       Bellsouth
Telecommunications, Inc.,
7.000%, due 12/01/95
    369,946    
  136,000     @@,C   British Telecommunications PLC,
5.150%, due 01/15/13
    129,669    
  227,000     @@,C,S   British Telecommunications PLC,
5.950%, due 01/15/18
    197,813    
  270,000     @@,C   Deutsche Telekom
International Finance BV,
6.750%, due 08/20/18
    274,264    
  44,000     C   Embarq Corp., 6.738%,
due 06/01/13
    37,214    
  69,000     C   Embarq Corp., 7.995%,
due 06/01/36
    46,672    
  882,000     C   Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%,
due 11/15/28
    525,855    
  745,000     @@,C   Telefonica Emisones SAU,
6.421%, due 06/20/16
    744,795    
  1,250,000     C   Verizon Communications, Inc.,
8.950%, due 03/01/39
    1,619,600    
  370,000     @@,C   Vodafone Group PLC, 5.750%,
due 03/15/16
    353,707    
      4,299,535    
      Transportation: 0.5%  
  95,000     C   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 5.750%, due 03/15/18
    91,739    
  122,000     C   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 6.150%, due 05/01/37
    112,724    
  137,000     C   Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 6.200%, due 08/15/36
    126,728    
  488,000     C   CSX Corp., 6.250%, due 04/01/15     479,635    
  420,000     C   CSX Corp., 6.250%, due 03/15/18     386,960    
  556,000     C   CSX Corp., 7.450%, due 04/01/38     530,247    
  76,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
5.750%, due 04/01/18
    74,082    
  78,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
7.050%, due 05/01/37
    81,822    
  600,000     C   Union Pacific Corp., 5.700%,
due 08/15/18
    578,690    
  157,000     C   Union Pacific Corp., 6.625%,
due 02/01/29
    149,037    
  499,000     C   Union Pacific Corp., 7.875%,
due 01/15/19
    571,086    
      3,182,750    
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $74,864,059)
    59,705,373    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 12.9%      
      Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation##: 7.1%
             
$ 2,094,000     C,S   4.500%, due 02/15/20   $ 2,074,606    
  9,796,722     C,S   5.000%, due 08/15/16-04/15/32     9,961,507    
  321,831     S   5.015%, due 04/01/35     327,590    
  1,958,000     C,S   5.500%, due 12/15/20-07/15/33     2,002,093    
  22,007,000     W   5.500%, due 02/12/37     22,457,461    
  5,989,463     C,S   6.000%, due 01/15/29     6,200,835    
  280,352     S   6.500%, due 11/01/28-12/01/31     293,503    
      43,317,595    
      Federal National Mortgage
Association##: 5.4%
             
  39,634     S   0.821%, due 08/25/33     38,305    
  984,539     S   5.000%, due 02/25/29     998,182    
  12,481,000     W   5.000%, due 01/12/36     12,744,274    
  1,876,000     S   5.500%, due 05/25/30     1,922,252    
  7,000,000       6.000%, due 02/12/37     7,184,842    
  7,627,181     S   6.000%, due 06/01/16-01/01/38     7,914,833    
  1,210,785     S   7.000%, due 06/01/29-07/01/32     1,281,345    
  515,983     C,S   7.500%, due 01/25/48     535,966    
  185,866     S   7.500%, due 11/01/29-11/01/30     196,840    
      32,816,839    
      Government National
Mortgage Association: 0.4%
             
  18,727     S   5.125%, due 12/20/29     18,424    
  70,775     S   5.375%, due 04/20/28     70,684    
  110,941     S   6.500%, due 10/15/31     116,625    
  1,046,924     S   7.000%, due 09/15/24-11/15/24     1,111,373    
  932,215     S   7.500%, due 12/15/23     988,156    
      2,305,262    
Total U.S. Government
Agency Obligations
(Cost $77,809,876)
    78,439,696    
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 4.7%      
      U.S. Treasury Bonds: 1.2%  
  4,895,000     L   4.375%, due 02/15/38     6,557,773    
  493,000     L   4.500%, due 05/15/38     673,022    
      7,230,795    
      U.S. Treasury Notes: 2.6%  
  11,316,000     L   1.250%, due 11/30/10     11,441,076    
  4,065,000     L   2.000%, due 11/30/13     4,171,710    
      15,612,786    
      Treasury Inflation Indexed
Protected Securitiesip: 0.9%
             
  3,597,510       1.375%, due 07/15/18     3,351,129    
  2,566,314       2.375%, due 04/15/11     2,507,171    
      5,858,300    
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $28,063,799)
    28,701,881    
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 1.2%      
      Credit Card Asset-Backed
Securities: 0.1%
             
  553,000     C,S   Citibank Credit Card
Issuance Trust, 5.650%,
due 09/20/19
    446,375    
      446,375    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Home Equity Asset-Backed
Securities: 0.4%
             
$ 2,324,208     C,S   GSAA Trust, 5.242%,
due 06/25/34
  $ 2,223,940    
  428,000     #,C,S   Irwin Home Equity, 5.960%,
due 08/25/37
    198,883    
  153,045     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors Trust, 0.831%,
due 07/25/34
    108,668    
  211     C,S   Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Trust, 4.456%,
due 05/25/35
    204    
  428,000     C,S   Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities II, Inc., 5.890%,
due 05/25/37
    313,060    
      2,844,755    
      Other Asset-Backed Securities: 0.7%  
  112,798     C,S   Amortizing Residential
Collateral Trust, 0.721%,
due 05/25/32
    58,549    
  83,842     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates,
0.771%, due 07/25/33
    72,546    
  1,327     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates,
4.045%, due 05/25/33
    1,282    
  96,848     C,S   CNH Equipment Trust, 1.235%,
due 06/15/12
    94,246    
  104,000     C,S   Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates, 5.689%,
due 10/25/46
    59,006    
  845,658     C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
4.831%, due 08/25/35
    753,059    
  1,114,298     C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
5.501%, due 12/25/36
    926,474    
  459,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
5.746%, due 12/25/37
    357,518    
  241,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset Servicing
and Securitization, LLC,
6.020%, due 12/25/37
    142,303    
  576,211     C,S   Equity One, Inc., 5.050%,
due 09/25/33
    437,455    
  117,213     C,S   Fannie Mae, 0.611%,
due 04/25/35
    106,599    
  471,250     @@,#,C,S   Franklin CLO Ltd., 2.075%,
due 09/20/15
    422,758    
  927,000     #,C,S,I   Hudson Mezzanine Funding,
2.189%, due 06/12/42
    464    
  191,948     @@,#,C,S   Liberty Square CDO Ltd.,
4.846%, due 04/15/13
    149,000    
  350,782     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors Trust, 5.609%,
due 03/25/37
    244,940    
  2,249     C,S   Popular Mortgage
Pass-through Trust, 4.000%,
due 12/25/34
    2,173    
  21,384     C,S   Residential Asset Mortgage
Products, Inc., 1.091%,
due 06/25/33
    17,461    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
      Other Asset-Backed
Securities (continued)
             
$ 408,966     C,S   Structured Asset
Securities Corp.,
4.910%, due 06/25/33
  $ 303,903    
      4,149,736    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $9,946,698)
    7,440,866    
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 9.8%      
  767,314     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Assets, 3.176%, due 11/25/46
    261,111    
  1,411,294     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust, 0.851%,
due 11/25/45
    360,120    
  151,652     C,S   Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.475%,
due 04/25/37
    74,278    
  19,866,357     C,S,^   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 0.291%,
due 01/15/49
    221,550    
  97,396     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.161%,
due 12/10/42
    94,306    
  60,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.429%,
due 11/10/39
    55,521    
  10,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.502%,
due 07/10/42
    9,204    
  5,016     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.772%,
due 07/11/43
    4,827    
  8,748     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.877%,
due 11/10/42
    8,215    
  10,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.891%,
due 07/10/45
    8,268    
  516,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 5.463%,
due 09/10/47
    109,049    
  160,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 6.186%,
due 06/11/35
    153,474    
  1,490,806     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.257%, due 09/20/35
    823,663    
  2,896,327     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.650%, due 06/20/37
    1,988,107    
  2,172,291     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
5.750%, due 09/20/34
    1,658,283    
  428,742     C,S   Banc of America Funding Corp.,
7.000%, due 10/25/37
    234,146    
  904,009     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.172%,
due 09/25/35
    674,487    
  646,506     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.250%,
due 11/25/19
    589,237    
  759,464     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 11/25/33
    669,939    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 1,334,004     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 06/25/35
  $ 1,083,092    
  205,038     C,S   Bear Stearns Alternative-A
Trust, 0.791%, due 07/25/34
    108,791    
  392,000     #,C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities, 5.660%,
due 09/11/41
    86,230    
  1,782,830     C,S   Chase Manhattan Bank-First
Union National Bank,
7.439%, due 08/15/31
    1,779,014    
  2,068,475     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
5.408%, due 12/25/35
    1,453,916    
  1,135,976     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,
5.500%, due 11/25/35
    961,347    
  736,643     C,S   Citicorp Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 02/25/22
    575,839    
  157,590     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust, Inc., 5.937%,
due 06/25/36
    101,628    
  2,140,015     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage
Loan Trust, Inc., 6.000%,
due 11/25/35
    1,339,454    
  371,000     C,S   Citigroup/Deutsche Bank
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.322%, due 12/11/49
    260,149    
  371,000     C,S   Citigroup/Deutsche Bank
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.886%, due 11/15/44
    280,928    
  444,000     C,S   Commercial Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
4.221%, due 03/10/39
    421,557    
  17,972     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 0.771%,
due 02/25/35
    17,642    
  627,172     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 3.136%,
due 11/25/46
    154,920    
  23,502     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 5.403%,
due 10/25/35
    14,267    
  1,672,652     C, S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 5.500%,
due 02/25/25
    1,132,329    
  316,619     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through Trust,
0.791%, due 04/25/35
    69,718    
  548,211     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through Trust,
5.250%, due 10/25/35
    361,269    
  465,243     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
3.727%, due 03/15/35
    426,020    
  10,000     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.801%, due 03/15/36
    8,897    
  8,000     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
7.695%, due 04/15/62
    8,045    
  1,157,405     C,S   Credit Suisse Mortgage
Capital Certificates, 7.000%,
due 08/25/36
    548,302    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 64,689     C,S   DLJ Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 7.300%,
due 06/10/32
  $ 64,551    
  829,258     C,S   First Horizon Alternative
Mortgage Securities, 5.500%,
due 08/25/35
    561,295    
  545,035     C,S   First Horizon Mortgage
Pass-through Trust, 5.395%,
due 10/25/35
    408,594    
  682,431     C,S   First Horizon Mortgage
Pass-through Trust, 5.500%,
due 12/25/35
    507,190    
  1,472,209     C,S   First Union National Bank
Commercial Mortgage,
6.663%, due 01/12/43
    1,448,705    
  18,203,183     C,S,^   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 0.502%,
due 06/10/48
    179,136    
  1,000     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 4.865%,
due 07/10/39
    926    
  160,918     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 5.560%,
due 06/10/38
    157,045    
  1,360,037     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 4.583%,
due 10/19/33
    1,056,472    
  1,561,938     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 5.264%,
due 03/18/35
    1,375,346    
  161,160     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 5.467%,
due 11/19/35
    103,017    
  15,673,304     #,C,S,^   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 0.323%,
due 03/10/39
    182,610    
  870,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.117%,
due 04/10/37
    790,984    
  474,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.534%,
due 03/10/39
    85,948    
  240,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.554%,
due 03/10/39
    42,963    
  192,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital Commercial
Funding Corp., 5.613%,
due 03/10/39
    28,786    
  684,000     C,S   GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
5.628%, due 04/10/38
    133,189    
  810,615     #,C,S   GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust,
0.821%, due 01/25/35
    645,594    
  722,722     #,C,S   GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust,
0.871%, due 04/25/36
    601,802    
  395,704     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
5.500%, due 07/25/35
    324,926    
  704,153     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
6.500%, due 10/25/36
    550,413    
  203,320     C,S   Harborview Mortgage
Loan Trust, 0.931%,
due 01/19/35
    102,961    
  284,200     C,S   Homebanc Mortgage Trust,
1.331%, due 08/25/29
    177,785    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 214,517     C,S   JPMorgan Alternative
Loan Trust, 5.505%,
due 01/25/36
  $ 125,077    
  53,578,085     C,S,^   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
0.038%, due 01/12/43
    42,434    
  15,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.223%, due 01/15/42
    14,511    
  310,115     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.262%, due 08/12/40
    303,744    
  14,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
4.865%, due 03/15/46
    11,478    
  468,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.298%, due 05/15/47
    380,968    
  152,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.455%, due 05/15/47
    45,508    
  681,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.475%, due 04/15/43
    531,760    
  304,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.495%, due 05/15/47
    77,365    
  104,929     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.833%, due 04/15/45
    101,885    
  877,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase Commercial
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.861%, due 04/15/45
    751,977    
  4,064,771     C,S,^   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 0.486%,
due 02/15/40
    78,200    
  601,050     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.821%,
due 04/15/30
    571,290    
  231,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.836%,
due 02/15/40
    75,896    
  250,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.885%,
due 09/15/30
    231,517    
  10,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.998%,
due 04/15/30
    9,101    
  340,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.103%,
due 11/15/30
    307,718    
  620,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.287%,
due 04/15/40
    172,348    
  415,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.347%,
due 11/15/38
    324,492    
  329,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.516%,
due 11/15/38
    57,392    
  246,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.533%,
due 02/15/40
    44,361    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 491,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.563%,
due 02/15/40
  $ 86,234    
  1,581,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 6.149%,
due 04/15/41
    1,155,452    
  3,104,410     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 7.370%,
due 08/15/26
    3,104,628    
  611,454     C,S   Luminent Mortgage Trust,
0.671%, due 10/25/46
    251,536    
  522,000     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
6.250%, due 07/25/36
    282,065    
  21,651     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
6.500%, due 05/25/33
    17,081    
  242,930     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
8.500%, due 05/25/33
    227,040    
  11,991,074     #,C,S,^   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,
0.154%, due 11/12/35
    39,839    
  3,096,702     C,S,^   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
0.541%, due 08/12/48
    61,971    
  237,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.479%, due 08/12/48
    41,903    
  264,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.509%, due 08/12/48
    45,454    
  104,108     C,S   MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
0.791%, due 01/25/29
    82,824    
  160,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley Capital I,
5.007%, due 01/14/42
    134,012    
  114,927     C,S   MortgageIT Trust, 0.841%,
due 11/25/35
    27,800    
  788,000     C,S   New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.,
5.652%, due 05/25/36
    511,268    
  369,339     C,S   Prime Mortgage Trust, 0.971%,
due 02/25/35
    209,772    
  89,528     C,S   Prudential Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 3.669%,
due 02/11/36
    85,321    
  949,749     C,S   RAAC Series, 5.250%,
due 09/25/34
    698,452    
  404,449     C,S   Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
0.711%, due 04/25/46
    85,303    
  757,978     C,S   Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,
5.000%, due 09/25/36
    610,420    
  114,709     C,S   Sequoia Mortgage Trust,
0.778%, due 01/20/35
    60,611    
  3,308     C,S   Structured Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan Trust,
0.781%, due 07/25/35
    1,538    
  190,848     C,S   Structured Asset Mortgage
Investments, Inc., 0.821%,
due 04/19/35
    101,193    
  1,790,000     #,C,S   Wachovia Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.209%,
due 10/15/44
    473,096    
  70,000     C,S   Wachovia Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.243%,
due 07/15/42
    65,420    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 319,340     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
0.781%, due 01/25/45
  $ 164,664    
  116,142     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
0.791%, due 08/25/45
    63,049    
  51,963     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
1.858%, due 06/25/44
    29,826    
  1,793,221     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
2.996%, due 01/25/47
    663,125    
  1,005,606     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.066%, due 07/25/47
    291,265    
  958,032     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.176%, due 09/25/46
    245,088    
  64,509     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.226%, due 05/25/46
    18,286    
  271,314     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.226%, due 06/25/46
    102,345    
  758,000     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
3.792%, due 06/25/34
    724,784    
  241,328     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.000%, due 12/25/18
    228,710    
  1,134,206     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates 2A3,
5.489%, due 01/25/37
    747,640    
  119,826     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates 2A4,
5.489%, due 01/25/37
    45,410    
  2,182,329     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.658%, due 06/25/37
    1,134,685    
  167,393     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.814%, due 06/25/37
    94,300    
  922,754     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.859%, due 07/25/37
    466,917    
  1,338,666     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.869%, due 07/25/37
    693,399    
  352,636     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
5.895%, due 07/25/37
    180,374    
  1,417,355     C,S   Washington Mutual Mortgage
Pass-through Certificates,
6.000%, due 06/25/34
    1,107,132    
  1,445,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 3.622%,
due 06/25/35
    1,407,772    
  2,180,496     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.500%,
due 08/25/18
    1,955,126    
  617,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust A5, 4.787%,
due 07/25/34
    466,498    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      
$ 628,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust A6, 4.787%,
due 07/25/34
  $ 451,410    
  657,506     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.888%,
due 08/25/34
    477,830    
  1,598,487     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.113%,
due 03/25/36
    1,199,954    
  2,201,446     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.387%,
due 08/25/35
    1,557,687    
  746,730     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.629%,
due 12/25/36
    486,116    
  1,337,608     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.922%,
due 11/25/36
    874,947    
  2,019,492     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.938%,
due 10/25/36
    1,394,108    
  212,844     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 6.000%,
due 06/25/36
    142,081    
  1,062,404     C,S   Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 6.000%,
due 12/28/37
    687,109    
Total Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $86,922,848)
    59,542,269    
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 0.5%      
      California: 0.1%  
  806,000     C   City of San Diego, 7.125%,
due 06/01/32
    528,502    
      528,502    
      Florida: 0.1%  
  345,000     C   Florida State Board of
Education, 4.750%,
due 06/01/35
    297,587    
      297,587    
      Lousiana: 0.1%  
  802,000     C   State of Louisiana, 5.000%,
due 10/15/17
    858,308    
      858,308    
      Michigan: 0.1%  
  555,000       Michigan Tobacco Settlement
Finance Authority, 7.309%,
due 06/01/34
    360,778    
      360,778    
      Washington: 0.1%  
  896,000     C   State of Washington, 5.000%,
due 01/01/33
    860,913    
      860,913    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,442,638)
    2,906,088    
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $744,243,467)
    621,389,188    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 8.6%      
      Commercial Paper: 2.5%  
$ 5,000,000     S   Alcoa, Inc., 5.360%,
due 01/13/09
  $ 4,990,340    
  4,200,000       Ciesco, LLC, 0.300%,
due 01/02/09
    4,199,993    
  6,000,000     S   Volkswagen of America,
2.500%, due 01/21/09
    5,991,250    
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $15,181,583)
    15,181,583    
Shares           Value  
      Money Market: 0.6%  
  3,543,000     S   ING Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund - Class I
  $ 3,543,000    
Total Money Market
(Cost $3,543,000)
    3,543,000    

 

Principal
Amount
      Value  
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 5.5%  
$ 34,040,061     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
  $ 33,714,630    
Total Securities Lending
Collateral
(Cost $34,040,061)
    33,714,630    
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $52,764,644)
    52,439,213    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $797,008,111)*
    110.6 %   $ 673,828,401    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (10.6 )     (64,328,802 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 609,499,599    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

MASTR  Mortgage Asset Securitization Transaction, Inc.

#  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees.

C  Bond may be called prior to maturity date.

P  Preferred Stock may be called prior to convertible date.

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

ip  Treasury inflation indexed protected security whose principal value is adjusted in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index.

##  On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage   Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations.

W  Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.

S  All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

I  Illiquid security

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

^  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.

Z  Indicates Zero Coupon Bond; rate shown reflects current effective yield.

The Portfolio received $3,110,000 in cash collateral for swaps and foreign forward currency contracts, with these amounts being held in a tri-party account.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $819,098,035.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 12,504,229    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (157,773,863 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (145,269,634 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 386,742,880     $ (461,104 )  
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    281,795,135       4,039,019    
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
    5,290,386       142,098    
Total   $ 673,828,401     $ 3,720,013    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended December 31, 2008, was as follows:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Beginning Balance at 12/31/07   $ 14,526,723     $ (48,239 )  
Net Purchases/(Sales)     (4,273,472 )     512,952    
Accrued Discounts/(Premiums)     54,250       (3,653 )  
Total Realized Gain/(Loss)     (697,580 )     (370,666 )  
Total Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
    (4,024,808 )     120,601    
Net Transfers In/(Out) of
Level 3
    (294,727 )     (68,897 )  
Ending Balance at 12/31/08   $ 5,290,386     $ 142,098    

 

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $(4,789,683). Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

At December 31, 2008 the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for the ING VP Balanced Portfolio:

Currency   Buy/Sell   Settlement
Date
  In
Exchange
For
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Colombian Peso             USD              
   
COP 2,710,657,436   BUY   01/08/09     1,171,923       1,203,862     $ 31,939    
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR 6,060,999,679
  BUY   01/08/09     564,602       553,381       (11,221 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB 16,703,999
  BUY   01/13/09     581,616       535,052       (46,564 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB 16,733,000
  BUY   01/13/09     582,498       535,981       (46,517 )  
    $ (72 ,363)  
Colombian Peso
COP 1,465,570,045
  SELL   01/08/09     632,229       650,892     $ (18,663 )  
Colombian Peso
COP 1,245,087,402
  SELL   01/08/09     539,653       552,971       (13,318 )  
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR 6,060,999,698
  SELL   01/08/09     445,007       553,378       (108,371 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB 16,733,000
  SELL   01/13/09     560,945       535,981       24,964    
Russian Ruble
RUB 16,704,000
  SELL   01/13/09     559,411       535,052       24,359    
    $ (91,029 )  

 

ING VP Balanced Portfolio Open Futures Contracts on December 31, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts  
Euro-Bund     31     03/06/09   $ 48,271    
Euro-Schatz     140     03/06/09     98,642    
Long Gilt     47     03/27/09     520,687    
Russell 2000 Mini     12     03/20/09     38,615    
S&P 500     27     03/19/09     93,158    
S&P Mid 400 E-Mini     24     03/20/09     32,492    
U.S. Treasury
5-Year Note
    72     03/31/09     10,508    
                $ 842,373    
Short Contracts  
U.S. Treasury
2-Year Note
    101     03/31/09   $ (209,187 )  
U.S. Treasury
10-Year Note
    92     03/20/09     (407,939 )  
U.S. Treasury
Long Bond
    60     03/20/09     (686,351 )  
                $ (1,303,477 )  

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

ING VP Balanced Portfolio Interest Rate Swap Agreements Outstanding on December 31, 2008:

    Termination
Date
  Notional
Principal
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Receive a fixed rate
equal to 7.060%
and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  01/28/11   NZD 26,207,000     $ 807,515    
Receive a fixed rate
equal to 7.015%
and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/11   NZD13,100,000   400,310  
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and pay a
fixed rate equal to 7.055%
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  01/28/16   NZD8,910,000   (704,072)  
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and pay a
fixed rate equal to 7.000%
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/16   NZD4,400,000   (339,334)  
    $ 164,419    

 

ING VP Balanced Portfolio Credit Default Swap Agreements Outstanding on December 31, 2008:

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

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 7,078,000     $ 1,115,547     $ (18,294 )   $ 1,133,841    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 1,254,000       197,640       15,755       181,885    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 1,426,000       224,748       17,742       207,006    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )   12/20/13   USD 123,000       18,568       26,943       (8,375 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )   12/20/13   USD 2,478,000       374,077       587,847       (213,770 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )   06/20/13   USD 2,454,640       57,988       85,910       (27,922 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )   06/20/13   USD 1,700,192       40,165       (33,941 )     74,106    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.NA.IG.11 Index   Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 1,263,000       26,523       60,061       (33,538 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  CDX.NA.IG.11 Index   Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 1,452,000       30,493       46,323       (15,830 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  LCDX.NA.9 Index
(15-100% Tranche)
  Buy     (1.613 )   12/20/12   USD 891,182       142,098             142,098    
                                $ 2,227,847     $ 788,346     $ 1,439,501    

 

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

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.350 )   09/20/17   USD 720,000     $ 60,226     $     $ 60,226    
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.510 )   09/20/17   USD 661,000       90,397             90,397    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of America Corp.
6.250%, 04/15/12
  Buy     (2.050 )   12/20/13   USD 1,031,000       (42,584 )           (42,584 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.490 )   09/20/13   USD 1,431,000       13,118             13,118    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.505 )   09/20/13   USD 1,216,000       10,332             10,332    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.250 )   09/20/17   USD 928,000       61,971             61,971    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )   09/20/17   USD 194,000       8,980             8,980    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )   09/20/17   USD 436,000       20,181             20,181    
Bear Stearns
Credit
Products Inc.
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16**
  Buy     (1.640 )   03/20/18   USD 723,000       50,668             50,668    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (0.610 )   12/20/12   USD 207,000       15,568             15,568    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (1.310 )   12/20/17   USD 201,000       18,375             18,375    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Devon Energy Corp.
7.950%, 04/15/32
  Buy     (1.150 )   12/20/13   USD 483,000       (18 )           (18 )  
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Buy     (2.650 )   09/20/11   USD 543,500       68,021             68,021    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.220 )   12/20/13   USD 475,000       53,524             53,524    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.280 )   12/20/13   USD 681,000       75,054             75,054    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (1.200 )   06/20/13   USD 344,000       (2,632 )           (2,632 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (1.190 )   06/20/13   USD 154,000       (1,113 )           (1,113 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (0.850 )   06/20/13   USD 142,000       1,008             1,008    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Halliburton Co.
5.500%, 10/15/10
  Buy     (0.820 )   12/20/13   USD 578,000       4,161             4,161    
UBS AG   HSBC Bank PLC
4.250%, 03/18/16
  Buy     (0.400 )   09/20/17   USD 720,000       58,983             58,983    
Citibank N.A.,
New Y.ork
  International Lease
Finance Corp.
4.150%, 01/20/15
  Buy     (1.670 )   06/20/13   USD 1,121,000       232,258             232,258    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.950 )   12/20/13   USD 621,000     $ 30,637     $     $ 30,637    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (4.100 )   12/20/13   USD 246,000       10,687             10,687    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.700 )   12/20/13   USD 273,000       16,154             16,154    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.850%, 10/30/12
  Buy     (1.900 )   12/20/13   USD 729,000       94,764             94,764    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Liberty Mutual Insurance
7.875%, 10/15/26
  Buy     (3.150 )   12/20/13   USD 349,000       (10,469 )           (10,469 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (3.850 )   03/20/13   USD 194,000       39,639             39,639    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/12   USD 461,000       112,714             112,714    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.230 )   12/20/12   USD 684,000       163,494             163,494    
UBS AG   Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/12   USD 485,000       118,582             118,582    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.100 )   03/20/13   USD 658,000       85,493             85,493    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.400 )   03/20/13   USD 631,000       75,432             75,432    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 140,000       32,988       44,670       (11,682 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 284,000       66,919       86,970       (20,051 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 554,000       130,538       174,277       (43,739 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 2,316,000       545,715       385,967       159,748    
Goldman Sachs
International
  MeadWestvaco Corp.
6.850%, 04/01/12
  Buy     (1.900 )   12/20/13   USD 729,000       9,664             9,664    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (6.350 )   06/20/13   USD 170,000       13,024             13,024    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.450 )   12/20/17   USD 1,108,000       275,949             275,949    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (1.500 )   06/20/12   USD 193,000       39,342             39,342    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.400 )   12/20/17   USD 440,000       110,637             110,637    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.600 )   03/20/13   USD 403,000       19,366             19,366    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.880 )   03/20/18   USD 1,205,000       99,101             99,101    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.610 )   03/20/13   USD 805,000$       38,371     $     $ 38,371    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (1.600 )   09/20/17   USD 811,000       211,129             211,129    
UBS AG   Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (0.900 )   03/20/14   USD 847,000       202,347             202,347    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon
Communications Inc.
4.900%, 09/15/15
  Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 420,000       (2,570 )           (2,570 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.700 )   09/20/13   USD 279,000       7,623             7,623    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )   09/20/13   USD 139,000       3,190             3,190    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )   09/20/13   USD 262,000       6,013             6,013    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.770 )   09/20/13   USD 291,000       7,060             7,060    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.850 )   09/20/13   USD 596,000       12,375             12,375    
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 04/29/18
  Buy     (0.350 )   09/20/17   USD 720,000       98,074             98,074    
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 4/29/18
  Buy     (0.510 )   09/20/17   USD 661,000       82,436             82,436    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.800 )   12/20/13   USD 448,000       (11,968 )           (11,968 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )   12/20/13   USD 206,000       (5,045 )           (5,045 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (3.250 )   12/20/13   USD 492,000       (22,975 )           (22,975 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
6.750%, 03/15/12
  Buy     (0.640 )   03/20/14   USD 974,000       70,862             70,862    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (3.150 )   12/20/13   USD 700,000       (29,348 )           (29,348 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/13   USD 729,000       6,552             6,552    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.330 )   09/20/13   USD 502,000       49,398             49,398    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )   09/20/13   USD 305,000       29,161             29,161    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )   09/20/13   USD 192,000       18,357             18,357    

 

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ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.680 )   09/20/13   USD 336,000     $ 28,372     $     $ 28,372    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams Companies Inc.
7.500%, 01/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )   12/20/13   USD 1,000,000       39,196             39,196    
                        $ 3,715,458     $ 691,884     $ 3,023,574    

 

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate and Sovereign Issues — Sell Protection(2)(6)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Implied
Credit
Spread at
12/31/08(3) 
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
UBS AG   Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Sell     2.600     09/20/11     8.15 %   USD 542,000     $ (68,450 )   $     $ (68,450 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 139,000       (64,822 )     (49,349 )     (15,473 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 284,000       (132,442 )     (109,991 )     (22,451 )  
Credit Suisse
International
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 619,000       (288,667 )     (108,889 )     (179,778 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 554,000       (258,355 )     (194,195 )     (64,160 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 794,000       (370,277 )     (139,673 )     (230,604 )  
The Royal
Bank of
Scotland PLC
  MBIA Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 913,000       (425,772 )     (160,606 )     (265,166 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Sell     2.200     06/20/12     9.32 %   USD 193,000       (35,819 )           (35,819 )  
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon Wireless
7.375%, 11/15/13
  Sell     1.900     12/20/13     2.13 %   USD 420,000       (4,251 )           (4,251 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Sell     0.780     09/20/12     2.10 %   USD 874,000       (39,767 )           (39,767 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams Partners LP
7.500%, 06/15/11
  Sell     1.030     03/20/12     4.14 %   USD 836,947       (74,593 )           (74,593 )  
                                        $ (1,763,215 )   $ (762,703 )   $ (1,000,512 )  

 

*  In the event of a default, if this bond is no longer available an equivalent bond will be delivered.

**  Guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase.

(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 1.) 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 2.) receive a net settlement amount

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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)  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 1.) 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 2.) 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.

(3)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues are disclosed for credit default swaps sold 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 market values as well as the receive fixed rate, serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, and high receive fixed rate, 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.

(4)  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.

(5)  The market 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 market 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.

(6)  For the reason(s) or why a Portfolio may sell credit protection, please see NOTE 2, "Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 97.7%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 0.9%  
  197,000       Lockheed Martin Corp.   $ 16,563,760    
      16,563,760    
        Agriculture: 2.8%  
  1,067,338       Altria Group, Inc.     16,074,110    
  855,545       Philip Morris International, Inc.     37,224,763    
      53,298,873    
        Apparel: 1.2%  
  1,115,200     @   Coach, Inc.     23,162,704    
      23,162,704    
        Auto Manufacturers: 1.0%  
  678,900       Paccar, Inc.     19,416,540    
      19,416,540    
        Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.6%  
  527,200     @@   Autoliv, Inc.     11,313,712    
      11,313,712    
        Banks: 8.4%  
  2,451,400       Citigroup, Inc.     16,448,894    
  404,700       Comerica, Inc.     8,033,295    
  187,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     15,780,930    
  1,658,460       JPMorgan Chase & Co.     52,291,244    
  271,400       PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    13,298,600    
  1,891,000       Wells Fargo & Co.     55,746,680    
      161,599,643    
        Beverages: 1.7%  
  188,000       Coca-Cola Co.     8,510,760    
  444,950       PepsiCo, Inc.     24,369,912    
      32,880,672    
        Biotechnology: 2.4%  
  132,000     @   Genentech, Inc.     10,944,120    
  689,300     @   Gilead Sciences, Inc.     35,250,802    
      46,194,922    
        Chemicals: 0.9%  
  1,342,643       Celanese Corp.     16,689,052    
      16,689,052    
        Commercial Services: 1.5%  
  303,800       Automatic Data
Processing, Inc.
    11,951,492    
  836,500     @   Quanta Services, Inc.     16,562,700    
      28,514,192    
        Computers: 3.7%  
  259,500     @   Apple, Inc.     22,148,325    
  891,700       Hewlett-Packard Co.     32,359,793    
  197,700       International Business
Machines Corp.
    16,638,432    
  2,600       Seagate Technology,
Inc.-Escrow
       
      71,146,550    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 3.2%  
  1,004,992       Procter & Gamble Co.     62,128,605    
      62,128,605    

 

Shares           Value  
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.4%  
  92,300       WW Grainger, Inc.   $ 7,276,932    
      7,276,932    
        Diversified Financial Services: 0.6%  
  166,070     @@   Deutsche Boerse AG     12,014,989    
      12,014,989    
        Electric: 4.1%  
  489,000       Exelon Corp.     27,193,290    
  665,000       NSTAR     24,265,850    
  719,500       Pacific Gas & Electric Co.     27,851,845    
      79,310,985    
        Electronics: 1.0%  
  779,100       Amphenol Corp.     18,682,818    
      18,682,818    
        Environmental Control: 1.1%  
  630,900       Waste Management, Inc.     20,908,026    
      20,908,026    
        Food: 0.6%  
  298,500     @@   Cadbury PLC ADR     10,647,495    
      10,647,495    
        Healthcare-Products: 5.5%  
  694,968     @@   Covidien Ltd.     25,185,640    
  547,260       Johnson & Johnson     32,742,566    
  825,700     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     27,215,072    
  506,700     @   Zimmer Holdings, Inc.     20,480,814    
      105,624,092    
        Healthcare-Services: 1.6%  
  710,500     @   WellPoint, Inc.     29,933,365    
      29,933,365    
        Insurance: 3.9%  
  489,185       Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
    20,946,902    
  744,300       Travelers Cos., Inc.     33,642,360    
  765,600     @@   Willis Group Holdings Ltd.     19,048,128    
      73,637,390    
        Internet: 2.6%  
  110,887     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     34,114,386    
  1,229,200     @   Yahoo!, Inc.     14,996,240    
      49,110,626    
        Iron/Steel: 1.5%  
  532,600       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.     13,639,886    
  394,400       United States Steel Corp.     14,671,680    
      28,311,566    
        Media: 2.7%  
  232,900     @   DIRECTV Group, Inc.     5,335,739    
  1,793,486     @   Liberty Media Corp. -
Entertainment
    31,350,135    
  1,466,100       Time Warner, Inc.     14,748,966    
      51,434,840    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
78



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Mining: 0.8%  
  610,000       Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
  $ 14,908,400    
      14,908,400    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.2%  
  2,205,681       General Electric Co.     35,732,032    
  797,200       Honeywell International, Inc.     26,172,076    
      61,904,108    
        Oil & Gas: 12.1%  
  335,300       Apache Corp.     24,989,909    
  1,510,015       ExxonMobil Corp.     120,544,497    
  959,500       Marathon Oil Corp.     26,251,920    
  624,800     @@   Royal Dutch Shell PLC
ADR - Class A
    33,076,912    
  294,600     @   Transocean, Ltd.     13,919,850    
  386,300       XTO Energy, Inc.     13,624,801    
      232,407,889    
        Oil & Gas Services: 2.1%  
  1,506,900       BJ Services Co.     17,585,523    
  519,900       Schlumberger Ltd.     22,007,367    
      39,592,890    
        Packaging & Containers: 1.0%  
  703,600     @   Owens-Illinois, Inc.     19,229,388    
      19,229,388    
        Pharmaceuticals: 5.3%  
  547,550       Abbott Laboratories     29,222,744    
  1,495,500       Pfizer, Inc.     26,485,305    
  484,550     @@,L   Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. ADR
    20,627,294    
  667,000       Wyeth     25,019,170    
      101,354,513    
        Retail: 4.8%  
  79,292       Burger King Holdings, Inc.     1,893,493    
  1,221,600       Gap, Inc.     16,357,224    
  724,900       Home Depot, Inc.     16,687,198    
  2,205,700       Macy's, Inc.     22,828,995    
  619,300       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     34,717,958    
      92,484,868    
        Semiconductors: 3.5%  
  1,441,700       Applied Materials, Inc.     14,604,421    
  1,565,400       Intel Corp.     22,948,764    
  697,400     L   Linear Technology Corp.     15,426,488    
  1,888,300     @@   Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. ADR
    14,917,570    
      67,897,243    
        Software: 1.5%  
  957,461       Microsoft Corp.     18,613,042    
  615,650     @   Oracle Corp.     10,915,475    
      29,528,517    
        Telecommunications: 5.6%  
  1,396,200       AT&T, Inc.     39,791,699    
  1,687,600     @   Cisco Systems, Inc.     27,507,880    

 

Shares           Value  
  709,750       Qualcomm, Inc.   $ 25,430,343    
  7,935,100       Sprint Nextel Corp.     14,521,233    
      107,251,155    
        Textiles: 0.7%  
  329,700     @   Mohawk Industries, Inc.     14,167,209    
      14,167,209    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 0.8%  
  37,600     @@   Nintendo Co., Ltd.     14,368,903    
      14,368,903    
        Transportation: 2.4%  
  267,500       CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     14,720,525    
  552,000       United Parcel
Service, Inc. - Class B
    30,448,320    
      45,168,845    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $2,062,504,051)
    1,870,066,277    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 0.0%      
        Electric: 0.0%  
$ 20,000,000     ±,L   Mirant Corp.-Escrow,
due 06/15/21
  $    
        Energy-Alternate Sources: 0.0%  
  10,000,000     ±   Southern Energy-Escrow,
due 07/15/09
       
         
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $—)
       
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $2,062,504,051)
    1,870,066,277    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 1.8%      
        Commercial Paper: 1.2%  
  10,000,000     S   Alcoa, Inc., 0.000%,
due 01/13/09
    9,980,681    
  12,000,000       Volkswagen of America,
0.000%, due 01/21/09
    11,982,499    
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $21,963,180)
    21,963,180    
Shares           Value  
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 0.4%  
  8,173,000     S   ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
  $ 8,173,000    
Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $8,173,000)
    8,173,000    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
79



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
      Value  
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 0.2%  
$ 3,721,142     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
  $ 3,636,739    
Total Securities Lending
Collateral
(Cost $3,721,142)
    3,636,739    
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $33,857,322)
    33,772,919    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $2,096,361,373)*
    99.5 %   $ 1,903,839,196    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    0.5       9,188,735    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 1,913,027,931    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

S  All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

±  Defaulted security

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,211,381,777.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 121,103,201    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (428,645,782 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (307,542,581 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 1,851,855,385     $ 24,446    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    51,983,811          
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 1,903,839,196     $ 24,446    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio Open Futures Contracts on December 31, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Long Contracts  
S&P 500     20     03/19/09   $ 24,446    
            $ 24,446    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
80




ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
GROWTH PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 98.2%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 5.8%  
  28,200       Lockheed Martin Corp.   $ 2,371,056    
  29,300       Raytheon Co.     1,495,472    
      3,866,528    
        Agriculture: 2.0%  
  46,900       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     1,352,127    
      1,352,127    
        Airlines: 0.9%  
  73,900       Southwest Airlines Co.     637,018    
      637,018    
        Biotechnology: 5.9%  
  11,500     @   Amgen, Inc.     664,125    
  25,100     @   Biogen Idec, Inc.     1,195,513    
  50,598     @   Life Technologies Corp.     1,179,439    
  13,500     @   Myriad Genetics, Inc.     894,510    
      3,933,587    
        Chemicals: 3.1%  
  21,700       Monsanto Co.     1,526,595    
  9,400       Sherwin-Williams Co.     561,650    
      2,088,245    
        Commercial Services: 2.9%  
  30,800     @   Alliance Data Systems Corp.     1,433,124    
  6,400     @   Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A     490,368    
      1,923,492    
        Computers: 8.0%  
  30,700     @   Apple, Inc.     2,620,245    
  32,000       Hewlett-Packard Co.     1,161,280    
  18,400       International Business
Machines Corp.
    1,548,544    
      5,330,069    
        Cosmetics/Personal Care: 3.7%  
  39,883       Procter & Gamble Co.     2,465,567    
      2,465,567    
        Electronics: 1.4%  
  28,300     @   Dolby Laboratories, Inc.     927,108    
      927,108    
        Engineering & Construction: 2.5%  
  36,700       Fluor Corp.     1,646,729    
      1,646,729    
        Food: 2.8%  
  28,500     @   Dean Foods Co.     512,145    
  35,800       HJ Heinz Co.     1,346,080    
      1,858,225    
        Healthcare-Products: 4.1%  
  48,600     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     1,601,856    
  32,600     @   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     1,142,304    
      2,744,160    
        Healthcare-Services: 1.0%  
  10,500     @   Laboratory Corp. of
America Holdings
    676,305    
      676,305    

 

Shares           Value  
        Household Products/Wares: 2.6%  
  16,500       Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   $ 925,980    
  15,700       Kimberly-Clark Corp.     828,018    
      1,753,998    
        Insurance: 1.8%  
  15,000       Aflac, Inc.     687,600    
  11,800       AON Corp.     539,024    
      1,226,624    
        Internet: 1.9%  
  1,100     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     338,415    
  68,400     @   Symantec Corp.     924,768    
      1,263,183    
        Media: 2.2%  
  88,600       Comcast Corp. - Class A     1,495,568    
      1,495,568    
        Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 1.0%  
  11,000       Precision Castparts Corp.     654,280    
      654,280    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 3.6%  
  56,800       Cooper Industries Ltd.     1,660,264    
  22,400       Dover Corp.     737,408    
      2,397,672    
        Oil & Gas: 6.9%  
  14,100       ExxonMobil Corp.     1,125,603    
  10,500       Murphy Oil Corp.     465,675    
  64,100       Noble Corp.     1,415,969    
  37,900       Sunoco, Inc.     1,647,134    
      4,654,381    
        Oil & Gas Services: 0.7%  
  20,300     @   National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     496,132    
      496,132    
        Packaging & Containers: 1.5%  
  51,700     @   Crown Holdings, Inc.     992,640    
      992,640    
        Pharmaceuticals: 7.2%  
  10,300     @,L   Cephalon, Inc.     793,512    
  20,100     @   Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.     520,188    
  28,100     @   Express Scripts, Inc.     1,544,938    
  57,700     @   Forest Laboratories, Inc.     1,469,619    
  19,400     @   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     515,458    
      4,843,715    
        Retail: 9.4%  
  6,600     @   Autozone, Inc.     920,502    
  100,500       Gap, Inc.     1,345,695    
  53,100       Limited Brands, Inc.     533,124    
  21,000       Ross Stores, Inc.     624,330    
  93,100       TJX Cos., Inc.     1,915,067    
  17,500       Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     981,050    
      6,319,768    
        Savings & Loans: 1.2%  
  50,000       Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.     798,000    
      798,000    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
81



ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
GROWTH PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Semiconductors: 6.5%  
  108,400       Altera Corp.   $ 1,811,364    
  96,400     @,@@   Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     642,988    
  105,700       Xilinx, Inc.     1,883,574    
      4,337,926    
        Software: 4.2%  
  89,000       CA, Inc.     1,649,170    
  30,600       Microsoft Corp.     594,864    
  31,600     @   Oracle Corp.     560,268    
      2,804,302    
        Telecommunications: 1.9%  
  40,800     @   Juniper Networks, Inc.     714,408    
  64,300       Windstream Corp.     591,560    
      1,305,968    
        Toys/Games/Hobbies: 1.5%  
  34,900       Hasbro, Inc.     1,018,033    
      1,018,033    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $77,969,343)
    65,811,350    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.8%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.8%  
  14,200       iShares Russell 1000
Growth Index Fund
    526,252    
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $531,471)
    526,252    
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $78,500,814)
    66,337,602    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.3%      
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 1.1%  
  765,000       ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
    765,000    
Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $765,000)
    765,000    

 

Principal
Amount
      Value  
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 1.2%  
$ 806,060     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
  $ 771,235    

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost $806,060)
    771,235    
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $1,571,060)
    1,536,235    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $80,071,874)*
    101.3 %   $ 67,873,837    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (1.3 )     (838,066 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 67,035,771    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $81,253,727.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 1,985,953    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (15,365,843 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (13,379,890 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 67,102,602     $    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    771,235          
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 67,873,837     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
82



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 88.3%      
        Advertising: 0.5%  
  201,840     @   inVentiv Health, Inc.   $ 2,329,234    
      2,329,234    
        Aerospace/Defense: 1.9%  
  133,838     @   Moog, Inc.     4,894,456    
  89,100     @   Teledyne Technologies, Inc.     3,969,405    
      8,863,861    
        Apparel: 0.3%  
  103,605     @,@@,L   Gildan Activewear, Inc.     1,218,395    
      1,218,395    
        Auto Parts & Equipment: 1.5%  
  496,800       ArvinMeritor, Inc.     1,415,880    
  151,400       BorgWarner, Inc.     3,295,978    
  369,500       Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     2,276,120    
      6,987,978    
        Banks: 7.5%  
  260,214     L   Bank Mutual Corp.     3,002,870    
  288,400       Boston Private Financial
Holdings, Inc.
    1,972,656    
  631,700       Citizens Banking Corp.     1,882,466    
  194,200       First Commonwealth
Financial Corp.
    2,404,196    
  130,926       First Midwest Bancorp., Inc.     2,614,592    
  155,450       FirstMerit Corp.     3,200,716    
  50,600     L   Hancock Holding Co.     2,300,276    
  136,200     L   Old National Bancorp.     2,473,392    
  72,900     L   PrivateBancorp, Inc.     2,366,334    
  106,418       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.     3,148,909    
  93,950     @   Signature Bank     2,695,426    
  96,044     @   Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.     1,283,148    
  68,172       UMB Financial Corp.     3,349,972    
  44,300       Westamerica Bancorp.     2,265,945    
      34,960,898    
        Biotechnology: 1.8%  
  41,000     @,L   AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     1,469,850    
  58,326     @   Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.     4,392,531    
  307,574     @   RTI Biologics, Inc.     848,904    
  24,928     @,L   United Therapeutics Corp.     1,559,246    
      8,270,531    
        Chemicals: 2.5%  
  184,900       Albemarle Corp.     4,123,270    
  96,900       Cytec Industries, Inc.     2,056,218    
  182,900       HB Fuller Co.     2,946,519    
  175,200       RPM International, Inc.     2,328,408    
      11,454,415    
        Commercial Services: 2.8%  
  193,237       Arbitron, Inc.     2,566,187    
  82,164     @,L   Bankrate, Inc.     3,122,232    
  181,700     @,L   TrueBlue, Inc.     1,738,869    
  119,010       Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.     5,691,058    
      13,118,346    
        Computers: 2.6%  
  114,400     @   CACI International, Inc.     5,158,296    
  560,907     @   Mentor Graphics Corp.     2,899,889    
  243,900     @   Micros Systems, Inc.     3,980,448    
  101,700     @,@@   Xyratex Ltd.     300,015    
      12,338,648    

 

Shares           Value  
        Distribution/Wholesale: 2.9%  
  234,700     @,L   Fossil, Inc.   $ 3,919,490    
  76,600       Owens & Minor, Inc.     2,883,990    
  217,397     @   Tech Data Corp.     3,878,362    
  76,300     L   Watsco, Inc.     2,929,920    
      13,611,762    
        Diversified Financial Services: 2.0%  
  119,400     @   Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.     2,136,066    
  178,550     @   Knight Capital Group, Inc.     2,883,583    
  55,847     @   Stifel Financial Corp.     2,560,585    
  105,100       Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.     1,624,846    
      9,205,080    
        Electric: 3.0%  
  226,700       Cleco Corp.     5,175,561    
  130,118       Idacorp, Inc.     3,831,975    
  259,668       Portland General Electric Co.     5,055,730    
      14,063,266    
            Electrical Components &
Equipment: 1.3%
         
  263,067     @   Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.     2,617,517    
  43,400     @,L   Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.     1,094,114    
  89,375     @   Greatbatch, Inc.     2,364,863    
      6,076,494    
        Electronics: 3.4%  
  161,100     @,L   FEI Co.     3,038,346    
  42,354     @   Flir Systems, Inc.     1,299,421    
  190,200     @   Plexus Corp.     3,223,890    
  135,207     @   Varian, Inc.     4,530,787    
  156,300       Watts Water Technologies, Inc.     3,902,811    
      15,995,255    
        Environmental Control: 1.5%  
  31,539     @   Clean Harbors, Inc.     2,000,834    
  151,899     @   Waste Connections, Inc.     4,795,451    
      6,796,285    
        Food: 2.5%  
  95,800       Corn Products International, Inc.     2,763,830    
  161,469       Flowers Foods, Inc.     3,933,385    
  33,900     @   Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.     1,979,760    
  126,200       Spartan Stores, Inc.     2,934,150    
      11,611,125    
        Gas: 1.3%  
  48,100       New Jersey Resources Corp.     1,892,735    
  127,301       WGL Holdings, Inc.     4,161,470    
      6,054,205    
        Hand/Machine Tools: 1.0%  
  125,900       Regal-Beloit Corp.     4,782,941    
      4,782,941    
        Healthcare-Products: 2.4%  
  94,900     @   Immucor, Inc.     2,522,442    
  132,252       Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     3,368,458    
  184,624     @   Micrus Endovascular Corp.     2,143,485    
  159,299     @,@@   Orthofix International NV     2,442,054    
  341,387     @   Spectranetics Corp.     891,020    
      11,367,459    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
83



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Healthcare-Services: 1.5%  
  176,800     @   Nighthawk Radiology
Holdings, Inc.
  $ 859,248    
  88,000     @   Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.     2,450,800    
  104,261       Universal Health Services, Inc.     3,917,086    
      7,227,134    
        Home Builders: 0.6%  
  149,500       Ryland Group, Inc.     2,641,665    
      2,641,665    
        Housewares: 0.6%  
  85,300     L   Toro Co.     2,814,900    
      2,814,900    
        Insurance: 4.6%  
  82,487     @,@@   Argo Group International
Holdings Ltd.
    2,797,959    
  171,354     @@   Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     4,155,335    
  112,200       Brown & Brown, Inc.     2,344,980    
  115,900     @@   Platinum Underwriters
Holdings Ltd.
    4,181,672    
  67,418     @   ProAssurance Corp.     3,558,322    
  128,600       Selective Insurance Group     2,948,798    
  58,500       Stewart Information
Services Corp.
    1,374,165    
      21,361,231    
        Machinery-Diversified: 2.5%  
  118,727     @   Gardner Denver, Inc.     2,771,088    
  86,500     L   Nordson Corp.     2,793,085    
  96,700       Tennant Co.     1,489,180    
  115,121       Wabtec Corp.     4,576,060    
      11,629,413    
        Media: 0.1%  
  255,114       Entercom Communications Corp.     313,790    
      313,790    
        Metal Fabricate/Hardware: 0.8%  
  320,200       Commercial Metals Co.     3,800,774    
      3,800,774    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 1.4%  
  138,600       Actuant Corp.     2,636,172    
  256,090       Barnes Group, Inc.     3,713,305    
      6,349,477    
        Oil & Gas: 3.5%  
  85,400     @   Bill Barrett Corp.     1,804,502    
  183,228     @   Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.     2,949,971    
  51,900     @   Comstock Resources, Inc.     2,452,275    
  281,900     @   EXCO Resources, Inc.     2,554,014    
  183,000       Frontier Oil Corp.     2,311,290    
  178,100     @   McMoRan Exploration Co.     1,745,380    
  97,300     @   Unit Corp.     2,599,856    
      16,417,288    
        Oil & Gas Services: 1.6%  
  61,165       Core Laboratories NV     3,661,337    
  101,600     @   Dril-Quip, Inc.     2,083,816    
  310,224     @   Tetra Technologies, Inc.     1,507,689    
      7,252,842    

 

Shares           Value  
        Packaging & Containers: 1.7%  
  47,300     @   Owens-Illinois, Inc.   $ 1,292,709    
  81,529     @   Pactiv Corp.     2,028,442    
  99,400       Silgan Holdings, Inc.     4,752,314    
      8,073,465    
        Pharmaceuticals: 2.9%  
  495,900     @,L   Akorn, Inc.     1,140,570    
  169,830     @,L   KV Pharmaceutical Co.     489,110    
  240,800     @,L   Mylan Laboratories     2,381,512    
  146,000       Omnicare, Inc.     4,052,960    
  83,500     @   Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2,852,360    
  74,418       Perrigo Co.     2,404,446    
      13,320,958    
        Retail: 5.3%  
  66,747       Cash America International, Inc.     1,825,530    
  164,086     @   Gymboree Corp.     4,281,004    
  199,237     @   Jack in the Box, Inc.     4,401,145    
  270,113     @,L   Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.     4,184,050    
  202,512     @   Papa John's International, Inc.     3,732,296    
  228,500       Regis Corp.     3,320,105    
  341,534       Stage Stores, Inc.     2,817,656    
      24,561,786    
        Savings & Loans: 3.0%  
  107,100       Astoria Financial Corp.     1,765,008    
  200,490     L   First Niagara Financial
Group, Inc.
    3,241,923    
  249,268       NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.     3,282,860    
  183,900       Provident Financial Services, Inc.     2,813,670    
  257,541       Westfield Financial, Inc.     2,657,823    
      13,761,284    
        Semiconductors: 4.3%  
  656,800     @   Emulex Corp.     4,584,464    
  756,300     @   Entegris, Inc.     1,656,297    
  205,200     @,L   Formfactor, Inc.     2,995,920    
  200,400       Micrel, Inc.     1,464,924    
  193,300     @   MKS Instruments, Inc.     2,858,907    
  392,800     @   ON Semiconductor Corp.     1,335,520    
  80,000     L   Power Integrations, Inc.     1,590,400    
  352,932     @,@@   Verigy Ltd.     3,395,206    
      19,881,638    
        Software: 4.7%  
  151,892     @   Ansys, Inc.     4,236,268    
  293,100     @,L   Epicor Software Corp.     1,406,880    
  247,200     @   Informatica Corp.     3,394,056    
  342,700     @   Parametric Technology Corp.     4,335,155    
  143,000     @   Progress Software Corp.     2,754,180    
  202,300     @,L   Solera Holdings, Inc.     4,875,430    
  227,250     @   THQ, Inc.     952,178    
      21,954,147    
        Telecommunications: 3.4%  
  226,900       Adtran, Inc.     3,376,272    
  445,860       Alaska Communications
Systems Group, Inc.
    4,182,167    
  98,100       NTELOS Holdings Corp.     2,419,146    
  66,300     L   Otelco, Inc.     501,891    
  269,037     @   Polycom, Inc.     3,634,690    
  292,628     @   RCN Corp.     1,726,505    
      15,840,671    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
84



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP SMALL COMPANY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Transportation: 3.1%  
  146,900     @,L   Atlas Air Worldwide
Holdings, Inc.
  $ 2,776,410    
  281,600       Heartland Express, Inc.     4,438,016    
  67,000     @   HUB Group, Inc.     1,777,510    
  99,400     @   Kirby Corp.     2,719,584    
  102,300     @   Old Dominion Freight Line     2,911,458    
      14,622,978    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $526,212,121)
    410,931,619    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 5.3%      
        Apartments: 1.3%  
  138,100       American Campus
Communities, Inc.
    2,828,288    
  75,441     L   Home Properties, Inc.     3,062,905    
      5,891,193    
        Diversified: 0.7%  
  114,900       Washington Real Estate
Investment Trust
    3,251,670    
      3,251,670    
        Health Care: 0.7%  
  171,058       Senior Housing Properties Trust     3,065,359    
      3,065,359    
        Mortgage: 0.4%  
  76,581       Hatteras Financial Corp.     2,037,055    
      2,037,055    
        Office Property: 0.7%  
  104,800       Corporate Office Properties
Trust SBI MD
    3,217,360    
      3,217,360    
        Single Tenant: 1.2%  
  161,100     L   National Retail Properties, Inc.     2,769,309    
  129,100       Realty Income Corp.     2,988,665    
      5,757,974    
        Storage: 0.3%  
  373,889       U-Store-It Trust     1,663,806    
      1,663,806    
Total Real Estate
Investment Trusts
(Cost $25,440,790)
    24,884,417    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 3.9%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 3.9%  
  281,913       iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund     13,889,854    
  84,900       iShares Russell 2000 Value
Index Fund
    4,174,533    
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $17,754,455)
    18,064,387    
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $569,407,366)
    453,880,423    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 9.0%      
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 2.1%  
  9,691,000         ING Institutional Prime Money
Market Fund - Class I
    9,691,000    
Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $9,691,000)
    9,691,000    

 

Shares       Value  
    Repurchase Agreement: 1.1%  
$ 4,897,000     Goldman Sachs Repurchase
Agreement dated 12/31/08,
0.010%, due 01/02/09,
$4,897,003 to be
received upon repurchase
(Collateralized by
$3,140,600 U.S. Treasury,
8.875%, Market Value
plus accrued interest
$4,995,034, due 02/15/19)
  $ 4,897,000    
Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $4,897,000)
    4,897,000    
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 5.8%  
  27,583,319     Bank of New York
Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash
Reserves
    27,093,656    
Total Securities
Lending Collateral
(Cost $27,583,319)
    27,093,656    
Total Short-Term
Investments
(Cost $42,171,319)
    41,681,656    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $611,578,685)*
    106.5 %   $ 495,562,079    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (6.5 )     (30,167,963 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 465,394,116    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $632,994,269.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 12,514,412    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (149,946,602 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (137,432,190 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 463,571,423     $    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    31,990,656          
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 495,562,079     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
85



ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
VALUE PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 96.2%      
        Advertising: 0.7%  
  22,700       Omnicom Group   $ 611,084    
      611,084    
        Aerospace/Defense: 3.3%  
  30,000       General Dynamics Corp.     1,727,700    
  21,700       Raytheon Co.     1,107,568    
      2,835,268    
        Agriculture: 5.0%  
  100,700       Altria Group, Inc.     1,516,542    
  31,400       Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     905,262    
  32,400       Lorillard, Inc.     1,825,739    
      4,247,543    
        Banks: 6.5%  
  57,100     @@,L   Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
SA ADR
    713,179    
  85,600     @@,L   Banco Santander Central Hispano
SA ADR
    812,344    
  54,500       Bank of America Corp.     767,360    
  35,800       Capital One Financial Corp.     1,141,662    
  21,700       JPMorgan Chase & Co.     684,201    
  62,700     @@,L   Lloyds TSB Group PLC - Spon ADR     482,790    
  121,500       Regions Financial Corp.     967,140    
      5,568,676    
        Chemicals: 1.1%  
  15,100       Sherwin-Williams Co.     902,225    
      902,225    
        Commercial Services: 0.7%  
  30,100     L   Moody's Corp.     604,709    
      604,709    
        Computers: 1.7%  
  139,500     @   EMC Corp.     1,460,565    
      1,460,565    
        Distribution/Wholesale: 0.8%  
  18,500       Genuine Parts Co.     700,410    
      700,410    
        Diversified Financial Services: 4.3%  
  59,700       American Express Co.     1,107,435    
  29,700       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     693,792    
  71,500       Invesco Ltd.     1,032,460    
  31,000       NYSE Euronext     848,780    
      3,682,467    
        Electric: 8.4%  
  62,700       Alliant Energy Corp.     1,829,586    
  52,600       DTE Energy Co.     1,876,242    
  58,300       Edison International     1,872,596    
  9,100       Entergy Corp.     756,483    
  36,800     @,L   NRG Energy, Inc.     858,544    
      7,193,451    
        Electronics: 1.6%  
  39,200     @   Thermo Electron Corp.     1,335,544    
      1,335,544    

 

Shares           Value  
        Food: 4.3%  
  38,100       HJ Heinz Co.   $ 1,432,560    
  86,300       Kroger Co.     2,279,183    
      3,711,743    
        Healthcare-Services: 0.6%  
  14,700     @   Humana, Inc.     548,016    
      548,016    
        Insurance: 6.1%  
  50,600     @@   Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     1,473,473    
  8,300       Chubb Corp.     423,300    
  31,000       Loews Corp.     875,750    
  32,000       Travelers Cos., Inc.     1,446,400    
  56,600       UnumProvident Corp.     1,052,760    
      5,271,683    
        Machinery-Diversified: 1.4%  
  14,900       Flowserve Corp.     767,350    
  14,500       Rockwell Automation, Inc.     467,480    
      1,234,830    
        Media: 2.6%  
  222,900       Time Warner, Inc.     2,242,374    
      2,242,374    
        Mining: 1.6%  
  22,700     @@,L   BHP Billiton Ltd. ADR     973,830    
  22,400     L   Southern Copper Corp.     359,744    
      1,333,574    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 4.6%  
  31,400       Cooper Industries Ltd.     917,822    
  32,400       Dover Corp.     1,066,608    
  60,100       Honeywell International, Inc.     1,973,083    
      3,957,513    
        Office/Business Equipment: 0.7%  
  19,600     @@,L   Canon, Inc. ADR     615,440    
      615,440    
        Oil & Gas: 18.3%  
  31,600       Chevron Corp.     2,337,452    
  67,300       ConocoPhillips     3,486,140    
  88,200       ExxonMobil Corp.     7,041,006    
  17,700       Sunoco, Inc.     769,242    
  95,200       Valero Energy Corp.     2,060,128    
      15,693,968    
        Pharmaceuticals: 10.7%  
  41,000       AmerisourceBergen Corp.     1,462,060    
  52,000     @   Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.     1,345,760    
  96,000     @   Forest Laboratories, Inc.     2,445,120    
  219,300       Pfizer, Inc.     3,883,803    
      9,136,743    
        Retail: 2.7%  
  173,600       Gap, Inc.     2,324,504    
      2,324,504    
        Savings & Loans: 0.8%  
  41,100       Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.     655,956    
      655,956    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
86



ING OPPORTUNISTIC LARGECAP   PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
VALUE PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        Semiconductors: 1.2%  
  70,400       Intel Corp.   $ 1,032,064    
      1,032,064    
        Telecommunications: 6.5%  
  134,200       AT&T, Inc.     3,824,700    
  26,200     @@   Telefonica SA ADR     1,765,618    
      5,590,318    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $101,154,170)
    82,490,668    
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS: 2.5%      
        Health Care: 1.9%  
  46,100       HCP, Inc.     1,280,197    
  11,600       Ventas, Inc.     389,412    
      1,669,609    
        Shopping Centers: 0.6%  
  7,700       Federal Realty Investment Trust     478,016    
      478,016    
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $1,833,604)
    2,147,625    
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 1.1%      
        Exchange-Traded Funds: 1.1%  
  19,800     L   iShares Russell 1000 Value
Index Fund
    980,496    
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $894,537)
    980,496    
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $103,882,311)
    85,618,789    

 

Principal
Amount
      Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 5.7%  
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 5.7%  
$ 4,910,714     Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Institutional Cash Reserves
  $ 4,865,356    
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $4,910,714)
    4,865,356    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $108,793,025)*
    105.5 %   $ 90,484,145    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (5.5 )     (4,738,451 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 85,745,694    

 

@  Non-income producing security

@@  Foreign Issuer

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $110,462,013.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 3,383,151    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (23,361,019 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (19,977,868 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 85,618,789     $    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    4,865,356          
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 90,484,145     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Principal
Amount
          Value  
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 27.7%      
        Aerospace/Defense: 0.3%  
$ 7,904,000     C   United Technologies Corp.,
6.125%, due 02/01/19
  $ 8,472,448    
      8,472,448    
        Agriculture: 1.2%  
  10,068,000     S   Altria Group, Inc.,
9.700%, due 11/10/18
    10,899,295    
  10,072,000     S   Altria Group, Inc., 9.950%,
due 11/10/38
    10,994,323    
  6,077,000       Philip Morris
International, Inc.,
5.650%, due 05/16/18
    6,035,160    
  5,990,000       Philip Morris
International, Inc.,
6.375%, due 05/16/38
    6,251,062    
      34,179,840    
        Airlines: 0.3%  
  11,337,000     C   Delta Airlines, Inc., 7.570%,
due 11/18/10
    9,523,080    
      9,523,080    
        Banks: 6.5%  
  7,880,000     @@,C,S   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd.,
3.588%, due 12/31/49
    3,066,116    
  8,083,000     C   BAC Capital Trust XIV,
5.630%, due 12/31/49
    3,240,394    
  17,790,000     C,S   Bank of America Corp.,
8.000%, due 12/01/49
    12,814,493    
  3,090,000     @@,C   Bank of Ireland, 1.750%,
due 12/29/49
    1,575,900    
  1,220,000     @@,C,L   Bank of Scotland PLC,
2.750%, due 12/31/49
    428,137    
  3,750,000     @@,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 3.250%,
due 12/31/49
    2,194,103    
  2,120,000     @@,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 3.313%,
due 08/29/49
    1,100,551    
  3,395,000     @@,#,C   Barclays Bank PLC, 5.926%,
due 09/29/49
    1,249,876    
  10,438,000     @@,#,S   Barclays Bank PLC, 6.050%,
due 12/04/17
    9,223,591    
  1,475,000     @@,C   Barclays O/S Inv, 2.875%,
due 04/11/49
    850,858    
  5,260,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 3.998%,
due 09/29/49
    2,394,957    
  7,406,000       Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%,
due 09/15/14
    6,521,990    
  23,269,000     C,S   Citigroup, Inc., 8.400%,
due 04/29/49
    15,393,375    
  2,768,000     @@,#,C   Danske Bank A/S, 5.914%,
due 12/29/49
    1,463,414    
  2,280,000     @@,C   Den Norske Bank ASA,
2.500%, due 11/29/49
    1,095,312    
  7,912,000     #,C,S   Dresdner Funding Trust I,
8.151%, due 06/30/31
    3,136,997    
  5,810,000       Fifth Third Bancorp.,
8.250%, due 03/01/38
    4,811,633    
  3,650,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.250%, due 04/01/13
    3,364,559    
  10,115,000     S   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
5.450%, due 11/01/12
    9,656,932    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 8,370,000     @@,C   Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corp., Ltd.,
3.813%, due 07/29/49
  $ 4,519,800    
  10,510,000     @@,C   HSBC Bank PLC, 1.913%,
due 06/29/49
    5,675,400    
  5,770,000     @@   HSBC Bank PLC, 3.438%,
due 06/29/49
    3,086,950    
  13,652,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
7.900%, due 04/29/49
    11,386,123    
  4,889,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank NA,
5.875%, due 06/13/16
    4,884,742    
  6,810,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
2.141%, due 11/29/49
    3,649,057    
  5,540,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
2.375%, due 11/29/49
    2,832,608    
  6,070,000     @@,C   Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,
3.218%, due 08/29/49
    3,251,529    
  1,550,000     @@,C   Mizuho Financial Group
Cayman Ltd., 8.375%,
due 01/29/49
    1,483,242    
  2,877,000       Morgan Stanley, 6.000%,
due 04/28/15
    2,485,202    
  10,728,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley, 6.750%,
due 04/15/11
    10,561,019    
  20,734,000     C   National City Preferred
Capital Trust I, 12.000%,
due 12/29/49
    19,385,419    
  760,000     @@,C,L   National Westminster
Bank PLC, 2.438%,
due 11/29/49
    391,400    
  1,140,000     @@,C   National Westminster
Bank PLC, 3.313%,
due 08/29/49
    583,240    
  5,200,000     #,C,S   PNC Preferred Funding Trust I,
8.700%, due 02/19/49
    3,851,973    
  5,015,000     #,C   Rabobank Capital Funding II,
5.260%, due 12/29/49
    2,655,608    
  4,399,000     C,S   RBS Capital Trust I, 5.512%,
due 09/30/49
    1,760,260    
  11,980,000     @@,C,L   Royal Bank of Scotland
Group PLC, 2.063%,
due 12/29/49
    7,604,329    
  2,860,000     @@,C   Societe Generale, 2.625%,
due 11/29/49
    1,735,265    
  521,000     C   State Street Capital Trust III,
8.250%, due 12/29/49
    402,832    
  3,566,000     C   SunTrust Preferred Capital I,
5.853%, due 12/31/49
    1,926,749    
  4,895,000       Wachovia Bank NA, 6.600%,
due 01/15/38
    5,328,531    
  6,722,000       Wachovia Corp., 7.980%,
due 02/08/49
    5,745,179    
  3,410,000     @@,C   Westpac Banking Corp.,
4.056%, due 09/30/49
    1,786,404    
  2,973,000     @@,#,C   Westpac Capital Trust IV,
5.256%, due 12/29/49
    1,514,473    
      192,070,522    
        Beverages: 0.2%  
  3,790,000     #,C   Dr Pepper Snapple
Group, Inc., 6.820%,
due 05/01/18
    3,744,630    

 

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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Beverages: (continued)  
$ 1,606,000     #,C   Dr Pepper Snapple
Group, Inc., 7.450%,
due 05/01/38
  $ 1,604,797    
      5,349,427    
        Chemicals: 0.2%  
  3,180,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical,
10.490%, due 04/15/17
    1,689,486    
  2,620,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical,
10.950%, due 04/15/18
    1,289,543    
  1,510,000     Z   Stauffer Chemical,
16.970%, due 04/15/10
    1,234,055    
  5,382,000       Union Carbide Corp.,
7.750%, due 10/01/96
    3,176,322    
      7,389,406    
        Computers: 0.9%  
  8,389,000     C,S   International Business
Machines Corp., 7.625%,
due 10/15/18
    10,078,050    
  7,407,000     C,S   International Business
Machines Corp., 8.000%,
due 10/15/38
    9,893,715    
  5,066,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
5.900%, due 06/01/13
    3,997,282    
  4,087,000     C   Lexmark International, Inc.,
6.650%, due 06/01/18
    3,225,358    
      27,194,405    
        Diversified Financial Services: 3.3%  
  17,487,000     @@,#,C,S   Aiful Corp., 4.450%,
due 02/16/10
    10,722,119    
  6,135,000       American Express Co.,
7.000%, due 03/19/18
    6,213,810    
  4,939,000       American Express Co.,
8.150%, due 03/19/38
    5,680,897    
  2,802,000     @@,C   BNP Paribas, 1.625%,
due 12/31/49
    1,576,458    
  6,945,000       Caterpillar Financial
Services Corp., 5.450%,
due 04/15/18
    6,514,063    
  3,403,000     #,C,S   Corestates Capital Trust I,
8.000%, due 12/15/26
    2,800,941    
  5,861,000       Countrywide Financial
Corp., 5.800%,
due 06/07/12
    5,716,796    
  355,000     #,S   Farmers Exchange Capital,
7.200%, due 07/15/48
    197,147    
  3,090,000     @@,C   Financiere CSFB NV, 2.813%,
due 03/29/49
    2,023,950    
  6,198,000     C,S   Fund American Cos., Inc.,
5.875%, due 05/15/13
    4,514,853    
  7,666,000       General Electric Capital
Corp., 5.875%,
due 01/14/38
    7,529,706    
  4,798,000     #,C   HVB Funding Trust III,
9.000%, due 10/22/31
    1,388,853    
  11,976,000     S   International Lease
Finance Corp., 6.625%,
due 11/15/13
    8,076,866    
  6,907,000     @@,#   Mantis Reef Ltd., 4.799%,
due 11/03/09
    6,909,873    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 10,609,000     C   National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance
Corp., 10.375%,
due 11/01/18
  $ 12,436,793    
  9,108,862     #,C   Piper Jaffray Equipment
Trust Securities, 6.000%,
due 09/10/11
    6,467,292    
  6,973,338     #,C   Piper Jaffray Equipment
Trust Securities, 6.750%,
due 04/01/11
    4,951,070    
  732,491     #   Power Receivable Finance,
LLC, 6.290%, due 01/01/12
    718,017    
  32,450,810     #,Z   Toll Road Investors
Partnership II LP, 20.460%,
due 02/15/45
    3,818,714    
  4,098,000     #,C,±   Twin Reefs Pass-through
Trust, 1.406%,
due 12/10/49
    46,103    
      98,304,321    
        Electric: 1.7%  
  1,355,000     C   Commonwealth Edison Co.,
6.150%, due 03/15/12
    1,321,564    
  13,524,000     C   Commonwealth Edison Co.,
6.950%, due 07/15/18
    12,825,918    
  4,306,000     C,S   DTE Energy Co., 7.050%,
due 06/01/11
    4,261,635    
  945,336     #,C   Juniper Generation, LLC,
6.790%, due 12/31/14
    1,023,936    
  3,172,000     C   Nevada Power Co., 6.750%,
due 07/01/37
    2,846,255    
  9,278,000     C,S   NorthWestern Corp.,
5.875%, due 11/01/14
    8,566,006    
  4,673,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
6.800%, due 09/01/18
    4,489,141    
  6,356,000     #,C   Oncor Electric Delivery Co.,
7.500%, due 09/01/38
    6,057,192    
  5,053,000     C   Sierra Pacific Power Co.,
6.250%, due 04/15/12
    4,820,562    
  3,936,000     #   White Pine Hydro Portfolio,
LLC, 7.260%, due 07/20/15
    3,614,535    
      49,826,744    
        Energy-Alternate Sources: 0.2%  
  4,900,000       Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
2.630%, due 12/31/13
       
  4,000,000       Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC,
6.301%, due 12/31/13
       
  3,837,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC,
6.310%, due 07/10/17
    3,507,294    
  2,455,000     #   White Pine Hydro, LLC,
6.960%, due 07/10/37
    2,349,212    
      5,856,506    
        Food: 0.7%  
  8,493,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%,
due 02/01/18
    8,336,533    
  3,278,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%,
due 08/23/18
    3,237,500    
  1,994,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.500%,
due 08/11/17
    2,007,523    
  1,846,000       Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.875%,
due 02/01/38
    1,850,499    

 

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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Food: (continued)  
$ 3,783,000         Kraft Foods, Inc., 7.000%,
due 08/11/37
  $ 3,851,026    
  2,893,000     C   Safeway, Inc., 6.250%,
due 03/15/14
    2,911,185    
      22,194,266    
        Forest Products & Paper: 0.4%  
  1,563,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.400%, due 06/15/14
    1,282,557    
  7,790,000     C   International Paper Co.,
7.950%, due 06/15/18
    6,166,291    
  5,525,000     C   International Paper Co.,
8.700%, due 06/15/38
    3,868,677    
      11,317,525    
        Gas: 0.2%  
  15,247,000     C,S   Southern Union Co.,
7.200%, due 11/01/66
    5,336,450    
      5,336,450    
        Insurance: 1.0%  
  10,157,000     @@,C   Aegon NV, 4.567%,
due 12/31/49
    2,793,175    
  8,012,000         American International
Group, Inc., 5.850%,
due 01/16/18
    5,378,744    
  5,729,000     #,C,S   Metlife Capital Trust IV,
7.875%, due 12/15/37
    3,601,312    
  3,250,000     C   Metlife, Inc., 6.375%,
due 06/15/34
    2,697,988    
  1,741,000     #,C   Nationwide Mutual
Insurance, 5.810%,
due 12/15/24
    753,705    
  2,288,000         Prudential Financial, Inc.,
5.700%, due 12/14/36
    1,429,764    
  4,220,000         Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.000%, due 12/01/17
    3,390,753    
  7,923,000         Prudential Financial, Inc.,
6.625%, due 12/01/37
    5,415,394    
  8,235,000     @@,#,C   White Mountains Re
Group Ltd., 7.506%,
due 05/29/49
    3,294,000    
  2,275,000     @@,C   XL Capital, Ltd., 6.500%,
due 12/15/49
    523,716    
      29,278,551    
        Machinery-Construction & Mining: 0.1%  
  2,780,000     C   Caterpillar, Inc., 8.250%,
due 12/15/38
    3,437,325    
      3,437,325    
        Media: 3.1%  
  3,261,000     C   Comcast Corp., 5.700%,
due 05/15/18
    3,063,605    
  4,477,000     C   Comcast Corp., 5.850%,
due 11/15/15
    4,240,623    
  2,093,000     C   Comcast Corp., 5.900%,
due 03/15/16
    2,001,297    
  3,514,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.300%,
due 11/15/17
    3,426,568    
  2,234,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.400%,
due 05/15/38
    2,236,127    
  3,373,000     C,S   Comcast Corp., 6.500%,
due 01/15/17
    3,336,693    
  2,207,000     C   Comcast Corp., 6.950%,
due 08/15/37
    2,331,501    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 10,411,000     #,C,S   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.250%, due 06/01/18
  $ 9,256,503    
  3,855,000     #,C   COX Communications, Inc.,
6.950%, due 06/01/38
    3,497,163    
  3,376,000     #,C   Cox Enterprises, Inc.,
7.375%, due 07/15/27
    3,203,368    
  5,290,000     C   News America, Inc.,
6.150%, due 03/01/37
    4,951,572    
  4,379,000     C   News America, Inc.,
6.650%, due 11/15/37
    4,347,949    
  6,568,000     C,S   Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
6.750%, due 07/01/18
    6,334,554    
  1,890,000     C   Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
7.300%, due 07/01/38
    1,969,529    
  11,237,000     C,S   Time Warner Cable, Inc.,
8.750%, due 02/14/19
    12,239,172    
  1,865,000       Time Warner
Entertainment Co. LP,
8.375%, due 07/15/33
    1,886,931    
  7,923,000     C   Time Warner, Inc.,
5.500%, due 11/15/11
    7,449,363    
  7,139,000     C   Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%,
due 05/01/32
    7,167,085    
  10,757,000     C,S   Viacom, Inc., 6.875%,
due 04/30/36
    8,523,578    
      91,463,181    
        Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 0.3%  
  9,100,000     S   General Electric Co.,
5.250%, due 12/06/17
    9,088,216    
      9,088,216    
        Pipelines: 0.9%  
  10,472,000     C   Enbridge Energy Partners,
9.875%, due 03/01/19
    10,555,912    
  7,502,000     C   Energy Transfer Partners,
9.700%, due 03/15/19
    7,742,619    
  1,893,000     C   Northwest Pipeline Corp.,
7.000%, due 06/15/16
    1,716,824    
  4,352,000     C   Panhandle Eastern
Pipe Line, 6.200%,
due 11/01/17
    3,349,029    
  2,894,000     C   Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corp., 6.400%,
due 04/15/16
    2,645,582    
      26,009,966    
        Real Estate: 0.2%  
  1,048,000     C   Liberty Property LP,
6.375%, due 08/15/12
    804,383    
  3,933,000     C   Liberty Property LP,
7.750%, due 04/15/09
    3,886,602    
      4,690,985    
        Retail: 0.5%  
  3,244,000     C   CVS Caremark Corp.,
5.750%, due 06/01/17
    3,059,098    
  5,523,811     #,C,S   CVS Lease Pass-through,
6.036%, due 12/10/28
    3,367,431    
  4,822,000     C,S   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
5.625%, due 10/15/12
    4,169,906    
  7,496,000     C,S   Darden Restaurants, Inc.,
6.200%, due 10/15/17
    5,572,039    
      16,168,474    

 

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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Software: 0.3%  
$ 4,369,000     C   Oracle Corp., 5.250%,
due 01/15/16
  $ 4,454,619    
  3,265,000     C   Oracle Corp., 5.750%,
due 04/15/18
    3,421,227    
      7,875,846    
        Telecommunications: 3.3%  
  10,791,000     C,S   AT&T, Inc., 6.700%,
due 11/15/13
    11,442,992    
  6,675,000       Bellsouth
Telecommunications, Inc.,
7.000%, due 12/01/95
    5,242,872    
  1,938,000     @@,C   British
Telecommunications PLC,
5.150%, due 01/15/13
    1,847,780    
  9,754,000     @@,C,S   British
Telecommunications PLC,
5.950%, due 01/15/18
    8,499,840    
  1,839,000     @@,C   Deutsche Telekom
International Finance BV,
5.875%, due 08/20/13
    1,820,801    
  1,858,000     @@,C   Deutsche Telekom
International Finance BV,
6.750%, due 08/20/18
    1,887,342    
  3,942,000     C   Embarq Corp., 6.738%,
due 06/01/13
    3,334,017    
  975,000     C   Embarq Corp., 7.995%,
due 06/01/36
    659,494    
  2,206,000     @@,C   France Telecom SA, 8.500%,
due 03/01/31
    2,777,361    
  9,742,000     C   Sprint Capital Corp.,
6.875%, due 11/15/28
    5,808,258    
  3,282,000     @@,C   Telefonica Emisones SAU,
5.855%, due 02/04/13
    3,193,107    
  5,439,000     @@,C   Telefonica Emisones SAU,
6.421%, due 06/20/16
    5,437,504    
  1,320,000     @@,C   Telefonica Emisones SAU,
7.045%, due 06/20/36
    1,445,401    
  19,281,000     C   Verizon Communications,
Inc., 8.950%, due 03/01/39
    24,982,006    
  10,315,000     #,C   Verizon Wireless, 8.500%,
due 11/15/18
    12,106,746    
  2,085,000     @@,C   Vodafone Group PLC,
5.625%, due 02/27/17
    1,967,727    
  5,224,000     @@,C   Vodafone Group PLC,
5.750%, due 03/15/16
    4,993,961    
      97,447,209    
        Transportation: 1.9%  
  1,347,000     C   Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp., 5.750%,
due 03/15/18
    1,300,759    
  3,240,000     C   Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp., 6.150%,
due 05/01/37
    2,993,653    
  2,574,000     C   Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp., 6.200%,
due 08/15/36
    2,381,004    
  5,315,000     C,S   CSX Corp., 6.250%,
due 04/01/15
    5,223,896    
  5,943,000     C,S   CSX Corp., 6.250%,
due 03/15/18
    5,475,488    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 8,589,000     C,S   CSX Corp., 7.450%,
due 04/01/38
  $ 8,191,175    
  1,093,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
5.750%, due 04/01/18
    1,065,418    
  1,373,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
7.050%, due 05/01/37
    1,440,282    
  2,332,000     C,S   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
7.250%, due 02/15/31
    2,435,513    
  6,680,000     C   Norfolk Southern Corp.,
7.700%, due 05/15/17
    7,171,494    
  5,107,000     C   Union Pacific Corp.,
5.700%, due 08/15/18
    4,925,620    
  5,809,000     C   Union Pacific Corp.,
6.625%, due 02/01/29
    5,514,373    
  8,373,000     C,S   Union Pacific Corp.,
7.875%, due 01/15/19
    9,582,572    
      57,701,247    
Total Corporate Bonds/
Notes
(Cost $928,612,164)
    820,175,940    
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 39.0%      
            Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation##: 18.6%
         
  16,135,194     C,S   1.545%, due 05/15/33     14,949,293    
  3,965,027     C,S   1.845%, due 04/15/32     3,866,295    
  7,753,000     C,S   4.500%, due 02/15/20     7,681,195    
  80,481,623     C,S   5.000%, due 08/15/16-
02/15/35
    81,684,198    
  1,168,997     S   5.015%, due 04/01/35     1,189,917    
  104,207,148     C,S   5.500%, due 08/15/20-
08/15/33
    106,445,013    
  297,238,000     W   5.500%, due 01/11/37-
02/12/37
    303,322,165    
  14,411,656     C,S   6.000%, due 01/15/29     14,920,882    
  14,461,644     S   6.000%, due 02/01/29-
02/01/36
    14,948,498    
  1,280,419     S   7.000%, due 09/01/26-
11/01/31
    1,338,814    
  424,838     S   7.500%, due 11/01/28     448,812    
      550,795,082    
            Federal National Mortgage
Association##: 16.0%
         
  2,214,771     S   0.721%, due 07/25/36     2,128,972    
  377,965     S   0.821%, due 08/25/33     365,295    
  1,193,044     S   4.945%, due 04/01/35     1,203,322    
  12,326,369     S   5.000%, due 02/25/29-
11/25/33
    12,509,772    
  221,624,000     W   5.000%, due 01/12/36     226,298,937    
  1,371,822     S   5.027%, due 07/01/35     1,398,726    
  908,571     S   5.229%, due 08/01/35     926,830    
  39,367,728     S   5.500%, due 11/01/16-
06/01/37
    39,081,315    
  39,604,000     W   5.500%, due 02/01/38     40,476,516    
  50,000,000       6.000%, due 02/12/37     51,320,300    
  39,932,121     S   6.000%, due 06/01/16-
08/01/38
    41,290,624    
  50,000,000       6.500%, due 02/12/37     51,757,800    
  923,422     S   6.500%, due 01/01/23-
10/01/32
    964,130    
  2,714,756     S   7.000%, due 08/01/25-
06/01/31
    2,873,227    
  1,266,150     C,S   7.500%, due 01/25/48     1,315,188    

 

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Principal
Amount
          Value  
            Federal National Mortgage
Association##: (continued)
         
$ 246,252     S   7.500%, due 11/01/29-
09/01/31
  $ 260,851    
  187,730     S   10.000%, due 02/25/19     212,031    
      474,383,836    
            Government National Mortgage
Association: 4.4%
         
  886,000     W   5.000%, due 03/15/38     899,982    
  52,629     S   5.125%, due 12/20/29     51,777    
  75,522     S   5.375%, due 04/20/28     75,425    
  44,877,000     W   5.500%, due 02/15/35     46,019,972    
  76,699,000     W   6.000%, due 02/15/34     78,868,124    
  2,127,677     S   6.500%, due 01/15/29-
01/15/32
    2,236,701    
  666,775     S   7.000%, due 04/15/26-
05/15/32
    705,338    
  1,166,525     S   7.500%, due 04/15/22-
06/15/32
    1,237,024    
      130,094,343    
Total U.S. Government
Agency Obligations
(Cost $1,146,172,554)
    1,155,273,261    
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 15.9%      
        U.S. Treasury Bonds: 6.5%  
  94,441,000     L   3.750%, due 11/15/18     106,939,605    
  59,517,000     L   4.375%, due 02/15/38     79,734,211    
  3,959,000     L   4.500%, due 05/15/38     5,404,657    
      192,078,473    
        U.S. Treasury Notes: 6.9%  
  63,992,000     L   1.125%, due 12/15/11     64,296,986    
  29,456,000     L   1.250%, due 11/30/10     29,781,577    
  107,056,000     L   2.000%, due 11/30/13     109,866,327    
      203,944,890    
            Treasury Inflation Indexed Protected
Securitiesip: 2.5%
         
  40,950,551     S   1.375%, due 07/15/18     38,145,993    
  37,098,080     S   2.375%, due 04/15/11     36,243,118    
      74,389,111    
Total U.S. Treasury
Obligations
(Cost $460,571,893)
    470,412,474    
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 2.1%      
        Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities: 0.1%  
  4,167,000     C,S   Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 5.650%, due 09/20/19     3,363,552    
      3,363,552    
            Home Equity Asset-Backed
Securities: 0.8%
         
  1,253,000     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 6.249%,
due 12/25/37
    363,578    
  9,095,063     C,S   GSAA Trust, 5.242%,
due 06/25/34
    8,702,694    
  3,328,000     #,C,S   Irwin Home Equity, 5.960%,
due 08/25/37
    1,546,458    
  350,262     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors Trust, 0.831%,
due 07/25/34
    248,700    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 2,646,352     C,S   Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc.,
1.671%, due 06/25/33
  $ 1,677,090    
  9,285,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley Mortgage
Loan Trust, 5.858%,
due 01/25/47
    5,069,574    
  247,806     C,S   Renaissance Home Equity
Loan Trust, 4.456%,
due 05/25/35
    240,096    
  3,393,000     C,S   Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities II,
Inc., 5.890%, due 05/25/37
    2,481,806    
  4,000,000     C,S   Specialty Underwriting &
Residential Finance,
0.671%, due 12/25/36
    3,007,693    
  1,391,488     C,S   Wells Fargo Home Equity
Trust, 3.970%,
due 05/25/34
    1,372,008    
  500,000     C,S   Wells Fargo Home
Equity Trust, 4.430%,
due 05/25/34
    486,854    
      25,196,551    
        Other Asset-Backed Securities: 1.2%  
  274,483     C,S   Amortizing Residential
Collateral Trust, 0.721%,
due 05/25/32
    142,474    
  3,075,170     C,S   Bear Stearns Asset-Backed
Securities, Inc., 0.851%,
due 06/25/36
    2,264,878    
  1,203,225     C,S   Bear Stearns Asset-Backed
Securities, Inc., 0.871%,
due 07/25/36
    456,029    
  622,000     S   CenterPoint Energy
Transition Bond Co., LLC,
4.192%, due 02/01/20
    585,796    
  485,323     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, 0.771%,
due 07/25/33
    419,934    
  26,017     C,S   Chase Funding Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, 4.045%,
due 05/25/33
    25,122    
  1,096,778     C,S   CNH Equipment Trust,
1.235%, due 06/15/12
    1,067,317    
  85,000     C,S   Countrywide Asset-Backed
Certificates, 5.689%,
due 10/25/46
    48,226    
  5,713,115     C,S   Credit-Based Asset
Servicing and
Securitization, LLC,
4.831%, due 08/25/35
    5,087,538    
  3,125,384     C,S   Credit-Based Asset
Servicing and
Securitization, LLC,
5.501%, due 12/25/36
    2,598,576    
  3,360,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset
Servicing and
Securitization, LLC,
5.746%, due 12/25/37
    2,617,124    
  2,876,000     #,C,S   Credit-Based Asset
Servicing and
Securitization, LLC,
6.020%, due 12/25/37
    1,698,189    

 

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Principal
Amount
          Value  
            Other Asset-Backed
Securities: (continued)
         
$ 2,776,290     C,S   Equity One, Inc., 5.050%,
due 09/25/33
  $ 2,107,736    
  566,631     C,S   Fannie Mae, 0.611%,
due 04/25/35
    515,319    
  2,219,526     C,S   First Horizon Asset Back
Trust, 0.601%,
due 09/25/29
    1,217,061    
  5,208,602     @@,#,C,S   Franklin CLO Ltd., 2.075%,
due 09/20/15
    4,672,636    
  6,265,000     #,C,S,I   Hudson Mezzanine Funding,
2.189%, due 06/12/42
    3,133    
  2,306,672     C,S   Lehman XS Trust, 0.751%,
due 08/25/35
    1,092,294    
  1,727,534     @@,#,C,S   Liberty Square CDO Ltd.,
4.846%, due 04/15/13
    1,340,998    
  897,252     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors Trust, 0.651%,
due 09/25/36
    280,138    
  1,119,184     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Investors Trust, 5.609%,
due 03/25/37
    781,493    
  34,571     C,S   Popular Mortgage
Pass-through Trust,
4.000%, due 12/25/34
    33,410    
  48,954     C,S   Residential Asset Mortgage
Products, Inc., 1.091%,
due 06/25/33
    39,975    
  2,772,690     C,S   Structured Asset Securities
Corp., 4.910%,
due 06/25/33
    2,060,389    
  3,625,000     @@,#,C,S   TCW Select Loan Fund Ltd.,
Inc., 5.150%, due 10/10/13
    2,972,500    
      34,128,285    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $88,066,373)
    62,688,388    
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 19.6%      
  762,676     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Assets, 3.046%,
due 02/25/47
    127,575    
  9,413,531     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Assets, 3.176%,
due 11/25/46
    3,203,347    
  4,390,036     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Assets, 3.256%,
due 09/25/46
    1,092,522    
  4,579,150     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust, 0.761%,
due 11/25/45
    2,200,320    
  15,608,034     C,S   American Home Mortgage
Investment Trust, 0.851%,
due 11/25/45
    3,982,704    
  9,166,635     C,S   Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.279%,
due 11/25/21
    6,322,807    
  7,776,969     C,S   Banc of America Alternative
Loan Trust, 6.475%,
due 04/25/37
    3,809,080    
  137,934,123     C,S,^   Banc of America
Commercial Mortgage,
Inc., 0.291%, due 01/15/49
    1,538,241    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 760,664     C,S   Banc of America
Commercial Mortgage,
Inc., 4.161%, due 12/10/42
  $ 736,526    
  395,000     C,S   Banc of America
Commercial Mortgage,
Inc., 4.429%,
due 11/10/39
    365,511    
  4,010,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.502%,
due 07/10/42
    3,690,746    
  7,299,751     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.611%,
due 07/10/43
    6,833,390    
  2,783,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.764%,
due 07/10/45
    2,595,304    
  2,541,268     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.772%,
due 07/11/43
    2,445,172    
  204,713     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.877%,
due 11/10/42
    192,239    
  4,150,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 4.891%,
due 07/10/45
    3,431,174    
  3,295,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 5.463%,
due 09/10/47
    696,348    
  1,000,000     C,S   Banc of America Commercial
Mortgage, Inc., 6.186%,
due 06/11/35
    959,215    
  5,732,199     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 0.718%,
due 05/20/47
    1,609,905    
  6,909,110     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 0.718%,
due 06/20/47
    3,202,359    
  10,613,502     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 5.257%,
due 09/20/35
    5,863,905    
  19,000,917     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 5.650%,
due 06/20/37
    13,042,680    
  4,972,132     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 5.750%,
due 09/20/34
    3,795,624    
  3,461,377     C,S   Banc of America Funding
Corp., 7.000%,
due 10/25/37
    1,890,342    
  5,202,423     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.172%,
due 09/25/35
    3,881,558    
  1,833,612     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.250%,
due 11/25/19
    1,671,187    
  2,185,328     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 11/25/33
    1,927,722    
  3,432,493     C,S   Banc of America Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 06/25/35
    2,786,878    

 

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Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
$ 1,187,207     C,S   Bear Stearns
Alternative-A Trust,
0.791%, due 07/25/34
  $ 629,923    
  1,206,000     C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities,
4.565%, due 07/11/42
    1,073,756    
  360,455     C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities,
5.415%, due 04/12/38
    347,721    
  5,802,000     #,C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities,
5.660%, due 09/11/41
    1,276,287    
  2,925,803     C,S   Bear Stearns Commercial
Mortgage Securities,
7.780%, due 02/15/32
    2,929,114    
  5,337,741     C,S   Chase Manhattan Bank-First
Union National Bank,
7.439%, due 08/15/31
    5,326,317    
  10,104,362     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance
Corp., 5.408%,
due 12/25/35
    7,102,283    
  6,038,036     C,S   Chase Mortgage Finance
Corp., 5.500%,
due 11/25/35
    5,109,830    
  2,135,857     C,S   Citicorp Mortgage
Securities, Inc., 5.500%,
due 02/25/22
    1,669,613    
  5,599,653     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust, Inc., 5.937%,
due 06/25/36
    3,611,140    
  10,052,383     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust, Inc., 6.000%,
due 11/25/35
    6,291,875    
  20,552,900     C,S   Citigroup Mortgage Loan
Trust, Inc., 6.056%,
due 08/25/36
    13,465,831    
  8,992,000     C,S   Citigroup/Deutsche Bank
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.322%,
due 12/11/49
    6,305,284    
  8,992,000     C,S   Citigroup/Deutsche Bank
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.886%,
due 11/15/44
    6,808,912    
  2,273,515     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 0.711%,
due 11/25/46
    584,586    
  69,968     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 0.771%,
due 02/25/35
    68,681    
  7,253,993     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 3.136%,
due 11/25/46
    1,791,831    
  12,258,011     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 5.403%,
due 10/25/35
    7,441,207    
  2,238,845     C,S   Countrywide Alternative
Loan Trust, 5.500%,
due 02/25/25
    1,515,622    
  3,501,321     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through
Trust, 0.791%,
due 04/25/35
    770,976    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 3,937,980     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through
Trust, 5.250%,
due 10/25/35
  $ 2,595,119    
  18,398,759     C,S   Countrywide Home Loan
Mortgage Pass-through
Trust, 5.750%,
due 07/25/37
    12,562,709    
  1,290,837     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp., 3.727%,
due 03/15/35
    1,182,011    
  991,790     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp., 3.819%,
due 05/15/36
    916,219    
  2,328,000     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp., 4.801%,
due 03/15/36
    2,071,242    
  1,283,781     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp., 5.000%,
due 08/25/20
    1,127,735    
  184,000     C,S   Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities
Corp., 7.695%,
due 04/15/62
    185,030    
  1,643,000     C,S   Credit Suisse Mortgage
Capital Certificates,
5.826%, due 06/15/38
    1,333,245    
  3,492,470     C,S   Credit Suisse Mortgage
Capital Certificates,
7.000%, due 08/25/36
    1,654,500    
  1,382,645     C,S   DLJ Commercial Mortgage
Corp., 7.300%,
due 06/10/32
    1,379,696    
  3,000,000     S   Fannie Mae, 5.000%,
due 05/25/32
    3,021,812    
  10,294,213     C,S   First Horizon Alternative
Mortgage Securities,
5.500%, due 08/25/35
    6,967,783    
  3,626,955     C,S   First Horizon Mortgage
Pass-through Trust,
5.500%, due 12/25/35
    2,695,593    
  3,337,006     C,S   First Union National Bank
Commercial Mortgage,
6.663%, due 01/12/43
    3,283,730    
  126,381,539     C,S,^   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 0.502%,
due 06/10/48
    1,243,708    
  803,000     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 4.371%,
due 01/10/38
    773,617    
  351,000     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 4.865%,
due 07/10/39
    325,108    
  651,555     C,S   GE Capital Commercial
Mortgage Corp., 5.560%,
due 06/10/38
    635,873    
  3,458,002     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 4.583%,
due 10/19/33
    2,686,165    

 

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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
$ 7,388,501     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 5.264%,
due 03/18/35
  $ 6,505,856    
  4,579,839     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 5.467%,
due 11/19/35
    2,927,522    
  237,742     C,S   GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Loan Trust, 5.500%,
due 09/25/34
    211,954    
  109,193,210     #,C,S,^   Greenwich Capital
Commercial Funding
Corp., 0.323%,
due 03/10/39
    1,272,210    
  6,871,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital
Commercial Funding
Corp., 5.117%,
due 04/10/37
    6,246,959    
  3,280,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital
Commercial Funding
Corp., 5.534%,
due 03/10/39
    594,749    
  1,660,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital
Commercial Funding
Corp., 5.554%,
due 03/10/39
    297,161    
  1,325,000     C,S   Greenwich Capital
Commercial Funding
Corp., 5.613%,
due 03/10/39
    198,654    
  12,993,000     C,S   GS Mortgage Securities
Corp. II, 5.560%,
due 11/10/39
    10,345,523    
  4,390,000     C,S   GS Mortgage Securities
Corp. II, 5.628%,
due 04/10/38
    854,825    
  1,184,372     #,C,S   GSMPS Mortgage Loan
Trust, 0.821%,
due 01/25/35
    943,263    
  2,731,305     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
5.500%, due 07/25/35
    2,242,769    
  6,665,147     C,S   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,
6.500%, due 10/25/36
    5,209,927    
  932,152     C,S   Harborview Mortgage
Loan Trust, 0.931%,
due 01/19/35
    472,042    
  637,716     C,S   Homebanc Mortgage Trust,
1.331%, due 08/25/29
    398,931    
  15,000,000     C,S   JPMorgan Alternative Loan
Trust, 0.641%,
due 08/25/36
    9,916,941    
  978,968     C,S   JPMorgan Alternative Loan
Trust, 5.505%,
due 01/25/36
    570,798    
  343,618,324     C,S,^   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 0.038%,
due 01/12/43
    272,146    
  510,853     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 4.200%,
due 07/12/35
    490,244    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 3,944,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 4.223%,
due 01/15/42
  $ 3,815,324    
  3,621,373     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 4.275%,
due 01/12/37
    3,375,256    
  1,402,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 4.865%,
due 03/15/46
    1,149,481    
  978,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 5.455%,
due 05/15/47
    292,811    
  3,434,790     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 5.475%,
due 04/15/43
    2,682,062    
  1,951,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 5.495%,
due 05/15/47
    496,513    
  495,496     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 5.833%,
due 04/15/45
    481,124    
  4,421,000     C,S   JPMorgan Chase
Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., 5.861%,
due 04/15/45
    3,790,755    
  28,365,045     C,S   JPMorgan Mortgage Trust,
5.400%, due 11/25/35
    21,452,935    
  28,014,473     C,S,^   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 0.486%,
due 02/15/40
    538,954    
  1,873,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 3.992%,
due 10/15/29
    1,821,563    
  509,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.310%,
due 02/15/30
    472,636    
  1,717,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.510%,
due 12/15/29
    1,563,168    
  2,820,907     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.821%,
due 04/15/30
    2,681,233    
  1,112,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.836%,
due 02/15/40
    365,351    
  2,060,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.885%,
due 09/15/30
    1,907,696    
  2,416,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 4.998%,
due 04/15/30
    2,198,770    
  3,500,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.103%,
due 11/15/30
    3,167,683    

 

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ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
$ 4,256,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.287%,
due 04/15/40
  $ 1,183,085    
  5,512,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.347%,
due 11/15/38
    4,309,875    
  6,517,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.403%,
due 02/15/40
    4,688,164    
  2,358,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.516%,
due 11/15/38
    411,337    
  1,693,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.533%,
due 02/15/40
    305,294    
  3,386,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.563%,
due 02/15/40
    594,681    
  3,854,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 5.883%,
due 06/15/38
    3,182,313    
  9,400,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 6.149%,
due 04/15/41
    6,859,447    
  15,737,000     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 6.365%,
due 12/15/28
    15,333,624    
  11,581,335     C,S   LB-UBS Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 7.370%,
due 08/15/26
    11,582,149    
  3,531,119     C,S   Luminent Mortgage Trust,
0.671%, due 10/25/46
    1,452,610    
  343,560     C,S   MASTR Adjustable Rate
Mortgages Trust, 2.996%,
due 01/25/47
    90,579    
  3,752,000     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans
Trust, 6.250%,
due 07/25/36
    2,027,413    
  63,779     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans
Trust, 6.500%,
due 05/25/33
    50,318    
  617,583     C,S   MASTR Alternative Loans
Trust, 8.500%,
due 05/25/33
    577,188    
  1,684,492     C,S   MASTR Asset Securitization
Trust, 5.500%,
due 06/25/33
    1,512,208    
  3,717,968     C,S   MASTR Reperforming
Loan Trust, 0.831%,
due 07/25/35
    3,100,390    
  76,901,532     #,C,S,^   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Trust, 0.154%,
due 11/12/35
    255,498    
  103,538,595     S,^   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Trust, 0.215%,
due 10/12/41
    1,118,610    
  2,725,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch Mortgage
Trust, 4.892%,
due 02/12/42
    2,501,433    
  19,252,716     C,S,^   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 0.541%,
due 08/12/48
    385,285    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 1,445,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.479%,
due 08/12/48
  $ 255,486    
  1,617,000     C,S   Merrill Lynch/Countrywide
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.509%,
due 08/12/48
    278,407    
  915,190     C,S   MLCC Mortgage
Investors, Inc., 0.701%,
due 04/25/29
    620,400    
  425,176     C,S   MLCC Mortgage
Investors, Inc., 0.791%,
due 01/25/29
    338,252    
  8,915,000     C,S   Morgan Stanley Capital I,
5.007%, due 01/14/42
    7,467,006    
  1,743,105     C,S   Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter Capital I, 4.180%,
due 03/12/35
    1,588,700    
  64,342     C,S   MortgageIT Trust, 0.841%,
due 11/25/35
    15,564    
  3,764,000     C,S   New York Mortgage Trust,
Inc., 5.652%,
due 05/25/36
    2,442,149    
  1,804,000     C,S   Nomura Asset Securities
Corp., 6.690%,
due 03/15/30
    1,771,426    
  1,747,867     C,S   Prime Mortgage Trust,
0.971%, due 02/25/35
    992,729    
  1,952,568     C,S   Prudential Commercial
Mortgage Trust, 3.669%,
due 02/11/36
    1,860,804    
  13,386,220     C,S   RAAC Series, 5.250%,
due 09/25/34
    9,844,318    
  1,572,018     C,S   Residential Accredit Loans,
Inc., 0.701%,
due 05/25/46
    286,594    
  4,475,552     C,S   Residential Accredit
Loans, Inc., 0.711%,
due 04/25/46
    943,949    
  8,416,411     C,S   Residential Accredit
Loans, Inc., 5.000%,
due 09/25/36
    6,777,963    
  14,788,268     C,S   Residential Accredit
Loans, Inc., 5.500%,
due 05/25/34
    10,760,154    
  1,170,679     C,S   Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I,
0.921%, due 05/25/33
    777,157    
  607,884     C,S   Sequoia Mortgage Trust,
0.778%, due 01/20/35
    321,198    
  753,184     C,S   Structured Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan Trust,
0.781%, due 07/25/35
    350,084    
  1,189,259     C,S   Structured Asset Mortgage
Investments, Inc., 0.821%,
due 04/19/35
    630,580    
  5,456,126     C,S   Structured Asset Mortgage
Investments, Inc., 4.762%,
due 12/27/35
    3,352,676    
  1,179,677     C,S   Structured Asset
Securities Corp., 5.500%,
due 07/25/33
    1,138,303    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
$ 1,857,754     C,S   Thornburg Mortgage
Securities Trust, 0.821%,
due 12/25/33
  $ 1,450,137    
  1,888,668     C,S   Thornburg Mortgage
Securities Trust, 0.841%,
due 09/25/44
    1,520,147    
  12,664,000     #,C,S   Wachovia Bank
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.209%,
due 10/15/44
    3,347,110    
  630,000     C,S   Wachovia Bank
Commercial Mortgage
Trust, 5.243%,
due 07/15/42
    588,784    
  7,217,158     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 0.761%,
due 09/25/46
    1,478,969    
  863,022     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 0.781%,
due 01/25/45
    445,008    
  1,104,812     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 0.791%,
due 08/25/45
    599,760    
  1,604,984     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 0.871%,
due 08/25/45
    552,125    
  1,121,802     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 1.071%,
due 07/25/36
    622,152    
  829,559     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 1.858%,
due 06/25/44
    476,164    
  29,465     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 2.956%,
due 02/25/47
    10,978    
  6,968,050     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 2.956%,
due 03/25/47
    2,599,509    
  12,546,645     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 2.996%,
due 01/25/47
    4,639,694    
  11,327,474     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A,
3.006%, due 06/25/47
    4,968,454    
  5,092,980     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A1B, 3.006%,
due 06/25/47
    1,446,261    
  8,562,948     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.016%,
due 04/25/47
    2,456,057    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 12,416,274     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.026%,
due 04/25/47
  $ 5,467,876    
  8,638,625     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A, 3.026%,
due 05/25/47
    3,808,600    
  4,452,440     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A1B,
3.026%, due 05/25/47
    1,286,469    
  706,515     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.066%,
due 12/25/46
    199,631    
  4,637,841     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A, 3.066%,
due 07/25/47
    1,894,742    
  10,980,541     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A1B,
3.066%, due 07/25/47
    3,180,418    
  7,516,907     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A, 3.096%,
due 11/25/46
    2,786,055    
  1,405,029     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 1A1B,
3.096%, due 11/25/46
    342,205    
  4,013,448     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.216%,
due 09/25/46
    1,516,021    
  6,257,347     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.226%,
due 05/25/46
    1,773,783    
  813,283     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.226%,
due 06/25/46
    306,787    
  13,718,915     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.246%,
due 06/25/46
    5,247,967    
  1,607,856     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.756%,
due 11/25/46
    321,571    
  4,782,000     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 3.792%,
due 06/25/34
    4,572,450    
  2,000,914     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 4.375%,
due 01/25/47
    904,933    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: (continued)      
$ 1,423,647     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 4.625%,
due 10/25/46
  $ 665,717    
  3,971,707     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.000%,
due 12/25/18
    3,764,043    
  7,670,397     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 2A3,
5.489%, due 01/25/37
    5,056,136    
  1,140,235     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates 2A4,
5.489%, due 01/25/37
    432,109    
  13,013,773     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.658%,
due 06/25/37
    6,766,408    
  2,989,000     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.812%,
due 10/25/36
    1,645,071    
  838,792     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.814%,
due 06/25/37
    472,529    
  5,334,576     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.859%,
due 07/25/37
    2,699,313    
  7,132,082     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.869%,
due 07/25/37
    3,694,262    
  1,625,994     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 5.895%,
due 07/25/37
    831,699    
  3,215,832     C,S   Washington Mutual
Mortgage Pass-through
Certificates, 6.000%,
due 06/25/34
    2,511,968    
  6,983,000     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 3.622%,
due 06/25/35
    6,803,093    
  5,830,990     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.500%,
due 08/25/18
    5,228,315    
  4,469,000     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust A5,
4.787%, due 07/25/34
    3,378,896    
  4,243,000     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust A6,
4.787%, due 07/25/34
    3,049,892    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 3,795,604     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 4.888%,
due 08/25/34
  $ 2,758,384    
  5,983,215     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.000%,
due 12/25/33
    5,226,798    
  9,230,057     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.113%,
due 03/25/36
    6,928,825    
  28,128     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.261%,
due 10/25/35
    21,341    
  9,974,808     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.387%,
due 08/25/35
    7,057,920    
  7,806,530     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.629%,
due 12/25/36
    5,081,997    
  7,242,869     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.922%,
due 11/25/36
    4,737,655    
  8,404,850     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 5.938%,
due 10/25/36
    5,802,085    
  9,093,969     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 6.000%,
due 06/25/36
    6,070,567    
  8,839,198     C,S   Wells Fargo
Mortgage-Backed
Securities Trust, 6.000%,
due 12/28/37
    5,716,748    
Total Collateralized
Mortgage Obligations
(Cost $880,846,702)
    578,429,842    
MUNICIPAL BONDS: 1.0%      
        California: 0.1%  
  6,661,000     C   City of San Diego, 7.125%,
due 06/01/32
    4,367,684    
      4,367,684    
        Florida: 0.1%  
  3,775,000     C   Florida State Board of
Education, 4.750%,
due 06/01/35
    3,256,202    
      3,256,202    
        Lousiana: 0.3%  
  7,635,000     C,S   State of Louisiana, 5.000%,
due 10/15/17
    8,171,053    
      8,171,053    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
        Michigan: 0.2%  
$ 10,370,000     S   Michigan Tobacco
Settlement Finance
Authority, 7.309%,
due 06/01/34
  $ 6,741,019    
      6,741,019    
        Washington: 0.3%  
  8,530,000     C   State of Washington,
5.000%, due 01/01/33
    8,195,965    
      8,195,965    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $37,291,237)
    30,731,923    
Shares           Value  
PREFERRED STOCK: 0.5%      
        Diversified Financial Services: 0.2%  
  8,933     #,P   Zurich RegCaPS
Funding Trust
  $ 6,638,336    
      6,638,336    
        Insurance: 0.3%  
  134,500     @@,P   Aegon NV - Series 1     1,206,465    
  348,467     @@,P   Aegon NV     3,425,431    
  895,520     @@,P   XL Capital, Ltd.     2,238,800    
      6,870,696    
Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $36,728,026)
    13,509,032    
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost $3,578,288,949)
    3,131,220,860    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 29.0%      
        Certificates of Deposit: 1.4%  
$ 15,000,000     S   BNP Paribas, 0.000%,
due 01/05/09
  $ 15,004,729    
  26,000,000     S   BNP Paribas, 3.060%,
due 01/26/09
    26,051,739    
Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $41,056,468)
    41,056,468    
        Commercial Paper: 13.7%  
  10,000,000     S   Alcoa, Inc., 5.360%,
due 01/13/09
    9,980,681    
  15,000,000     S   Alcoa, Inc., 6.310%,
due 01/06/09
    14,984,250    
  5,000,000     S   Barton Capital, LLC,
1.930%, due 02/11/09
    4,988,743    
  65,000,000     S   Caisse Nationale des
Caisses d'Epargne et de
Prevoyance, 0.190%,
due 01/05/09
    64,998,196    
  65,000,000     S   Ciesco, LLC, 0.200%,
due 01/21/09
    64,992,417    
  9,250,000     S   ConAgra Foods, Inc.,
2.750%, due 01/09/09
    9,243,641    
  20,000,000     #,S   ConocoPhillips, 1.230%,
due 01/30/09
    19,979,501    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 15,000,000     S   CVS Caremark Corp.,
6.160%, due 01/12/09
  $ 14,969,250    
  10,000,000     S   Dow Chemical Co.,
6.010%, due 01/06/09
    9,990,000    
  7,169,000     S   General Mills, Inc.,
4.000%, due 01/08/09
    7,162,627    
  20,000,000     #,S   Kellogg Co., 4.250%,
due 01/02/09
    19,995,278    
  65,000,000     #,S   Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
0.300%, due 01/15/09
    64,991,875    
  15,000,000     S   Variable Funding Capital,
1.750%, due 01/14/09
    14,989,791    
  25,000,000     S   Volkswagen of America,
6.110%, due 01/05/09
    24,978,820    
  18,900,000     #,S   Yorktown Capital, LLC,
0.250%, due 01/21/09
    18,897,244    
  21,000,000     #,S   Yorktown Capital, LLC,
0.250%, due 01/22/09
    20,996,791    
  18,500,000     #,S   Yorktown Capital, LLC,
1.480%, due 03/06/09
    18,455,229    
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $404,626,606)
    404,594,334    
Shares           Value  
        Affiliated Mutual Fund: 2.3%  
  67,118,000     S   ING Institutional Prime
Money Market
Fund - Class I
  $ 67,118,000    
Total Mutual Fund
(Cost $67,118,000)
    67,118,000    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
        U.S. Treasury Bills: 0.3%  
$ 1,000,000     (a)   0.080%, due 05/15/09   $ 999,708    
  7,000,000     (a)   0.190%, due 09/24/09     6,989,899    
Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost $7,935,783)
    7,989,607    

 

    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 11.3%  
  337,644,986     Bank of New York
Mellon Corp. Institutional
Cash Reserves
    334,999,542    
Total Securities
Lending Collateral
(Cost $337,644,986)
    334,999,542    
Total Short-Term
Investments
(Cost $858,381,843)
    855,757,951    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $4,436,670,792)*
    134.8 %   $ 3,986,978,811    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    (34.8 )     (1,029,573,860 )  
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 2,957,404,951    

 

@@  Foreign Issuer

MASTR  Mortgage Asset Securitization Transaction, Inc.

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

#  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A or section 4(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees.

C  Bond may be called prior to maturity date.

P  Preferred Stock may be called prior to convertible date.

I  Illiquid security

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

ip  Treasury inflation indexed protected security whose principal value is adjusted in accordance with changes to the Consumer Price Index.

##  On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Treasury guaranteed the debt issued by those organizations.

W  Settlement is on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis.

S  All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover collateral requirements for applicable futures, options, swaps, foreign forward currency contracts and/or when-issued or delayed-delivery securities.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

^  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.

Z  Indicates Zero Coupon Bond; rate shown reflects current effective yield.

±  Defaulted security

(a)  Held as collateral by The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC posted to a tri-party account as collateral for swaps and foreign forward currency contracts.

The Portfolio received $28,018,000 in cash collateral for swaps and foreign forward currency contracts, with these amounts being held in a tri-party account.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,438,011,103.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 70,385,853    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (521,418,145 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (451,032,292 )  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 67,118,000     $ (14,832,990 )  
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    3,876,338,251       44,125,411    
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
    43,522,560       1,701,544    
Total   $ 3,986,978,811     $ 30,993,965    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

A roll forward of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended December 31, 2008, was as follows:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Beginning Balance
at 12/31/07
  $ 97,506,953     $ (358,101 )  
Net Purchases/(Sales)     (15,799,896 )     3,663,694    
Accrued Discounts/
(Premiums)
    573,139       (26,568 )  
Total Realized Gain/(Loss)     1,230,255       (2,628,763 )  
Total Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    (36,352,268 )     1,560,206    
Net Transfers In/
(Out) of Level 3
    (3,635,623 )     (508,924 )  
Ending Balance
at 12/31/08
  $ 43,522,560     $ 1,701,544    

 

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets

was $(43,953,681). Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

At December 31, 2008 the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for the ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio:

Currency   Buy/Sell   Settlement
Date
  In
Exchange
For
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Colombian Peso           USD                
   
COP
 
36,875,352,017   BUY   01/08/09     15,942,651       16,377,156     $ 434,505    
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR
85,773,600,042
  BUY   01/08/09     7,990,088       7,831,301       (158,787 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB
230,400,000
  BUY   01/13/09     8,022,284       7,380,034       (642,250 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB
230,800,000
  BUY   01/13/09     8,034,449       7,392,846       (641,603 )  
    $ (1,008,135 )  

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Currency   Buy/Sell   Settlement
Date
  In
Exchange
For
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Colombian Peso           USD                
   
COP              
 
19,937,389,303   SELL   01/08/09     8,600,746       8,854,634     $ (253,888 )  
Colombian Peso
COP
16,937,962,720
  SELL   01/08/09     7,341,350       7,522,522       (181,172 )  
Indonesian Rupiah
IDR
85,773,600,063
  SELL   01/08/09     6,297,621       7,831,301       (1,533,680 )  
Russian Ruble
RUB
230,800,000
  SELL   01/13/09     7,737,177       7,392,846       344,331    
Russian Ruble
RUB
230,400,000
  SELL   01/13/09     7,716,008       7,380,034       335,974    
    $ (1,288,435 )  

 

ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio Open Futures Contracts on December 31, 2008:

Contract
Description
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts  
Euro-Bund     428     03/06/09   $ 666,451    
Euro-Schatz     1,945     03/06/09     1,670,500    
Long Gilt     656     03/27/09     7,492,999    
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Note     689     03/31/09     1,155,167    
    $ 10,985,117    
Short Contracts  
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note     1,472     03/20/09   $ (10,600,555 )  
U.S. Treasury Long Bond     1,239     03/20/09     (15,217,552 )  
    $ (25,818,107 )  

 

ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio Interest Rate Swap Agreements Outstanding on December 31, 2008:

    Termination
Date
  Notional
Principal
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Receive a fixed rate
equal to 7.060% and
pay a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  01/28/11   NZD 287,633,000     $ 8,862,818    
Receive a fixed rate
equal to 7.015% and
pay a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/11   NZD 144,010,000       4,400,658    
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and
pay a fixed rate
equal to 7.055%
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  01/28/16   NZD 97,796,000       (7,727,876 )  
Receive a floating rate
based on 3-month
NZD-BBR-FRA and
pay a fixed rate
equal to 7.000%
Counterparty:
UBS AG, London
  02/04/16   NZD 48,390,000       (3,731,904 )  
            $ 1,803,696    

 

ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio Credit Default Swap Agreements Outstanding on December 31, 2008:

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

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 76,001,000     $ 11,978,338     $ (196,446 )   $ 12,174,784    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 14,064,000       2,216,594       176,695       2,039,899    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.EM.9 Index   Buy     (2.650 )   06/20/13   USD 15,776,000       2,486,418       196,285       2,290,133    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )   12/20/13   USD 1,780,000       268,708       389,904       (121,196 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.EM.10 Index   Buy     (3.350 )   12/20/13   USD 35,559,000       5,367,970       8,435,537       (3,067,567 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )   06/20/13   USD 34,644,096       818,426       1,212,504       (394,078 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Buy     (1.550 )   06/20/13   USD 16,230,880       383,435       (324,675 )     708,110    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  CDX.NA.IG.11 Index   Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 17,500,000       367,507       832,201       (464,694 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  CDX.NA.IG.11 Index   Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 19,329,000       405,916       616,645       (210,729 )  

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Barclays
Bank PLC
  LCDX.NA.9 Index
(15-100% Tranche)
  Buy     (1.613 )   12/20/12   USD 10,671,432     $ 1,701,544     $     $ 1,701,544    
                                $ 25,994,856     $ 11,338,650     $ 14,656,206    
Credit Default Swaps on Corporate and Sovereign Issues — Buy Protection(1)   
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.350 )   09/20/17   USD 5,233,000     $ 437,723     $     $ 437,723    
UBS AG   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group
4.450%, 02/05/15
  Buy     (0.510 )   09/20/17   USD 5,067,000       692,954             692,954    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Bank of America Corp.
6.250%, 04/15/12
  Buy     (2.050 )   12/20/13   USD 14,038,000       (579,816 )           (579,816 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.490 )   09/20/13   USD 15,747,000       144,354             144,354    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
4.750%, 04/04/11
  Buy     (0.505 )   09/20/13   USD 13,418,000       114,012             114,012    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.250 )   09/20/17   USD 6,645,000       443,746             443,746    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )   09/20/17   USD 1,410,000       65,264             65,264    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  BNP Paribas
5.250%, 12/17/12
  Buy     (0.520 )   09/20/17   USD 3,151,000       145,849             145,849    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
6.000%, 08/15/35
  Buy     (1.650 )   06/20/13   USD 1,500,000       63,675             63,675    
Bear Stearns
Credit
Products Inc.
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16**
  Buy     (1.640 )   03/20/18   USD 5,860,000       410,671             410,671    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (0.610 )   12/20/12   USD 1,660,000       124,842             124,842    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Darden Restaurants Inc.
7.125%, 02/01/16
  Buy     (1.310 )   12/20/17   USD 1,634,000       149,381             149,381    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Devon Energy Corp.
7.950%, 04/15/32
  Buy     (1.150 )   12/20/13   USD 6,841,000       (248 )           (248 )  
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Buy     (2.650 )   09/20/11   USD 2,758,500       345,236             345,236    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.220 )   12/20/13   USD 6,891,000       776,489             776,489    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/01/29
  Buy     (1.280 )   12/20/13   USD 9,850,000       1,085,587             1,085,587    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (1.200 )   06/20/13   USD 3,711,000       (28,393 )           (28,393 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (1.190 )   06/20/13   USD 1,659,000       (11,994 )           (11,994 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  GAP Inc.
8.800%, 12/15/08*
  Buy     (0.850 )   06/20/13   USD 1,700,000       12,070             12,070    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  Halliburton Co.
5.500%, 10/15/10
  Buy     (0.820 )   12/20/13   USD 8,187,000     $ 58,945     $     $ 58,945    
UBS AG   HSBC Bank PLC
4.250%, 03/18/16
  Buy     (0.400 )   09/20/17   USD 5,233,000       428,693             428,693    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Lease
Finance Corp.
4.150%, 01/20/15
  Buy     (1.670 )   06/20/13   USD 13,498,000       2,796,625             2,796,625    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.950 )   12/20/13   USD 8,552,000       421,906             421,906    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (4.100 )   12/20/13   USD 3,366,000       146,225             146,225    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.300%, 04/01/15
  Buy     (3.700 )   12/20/13   USD 3,837,000       227,037             227,037    
Goldman Sachs
International
  International Paper Co.
5.850%, 10/30/12
  Buy     (1.900 )   12/20/13   USD 8,278,000       1,076,070             1,076,070    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Liberty Mutual Insurance
7.875%, 10/15/26
  Buy     (3.150 )   12/20/13   USD 4,765,000       (142,934 )           (142,934 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (3.850 )   03/20/13   USD 1,853,000       378,613             378,613    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/12   USD 3,317,000       811,006             811,006    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.100 )   12/20/12   USD 3,214,000       778,173             778,173    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.230 )   12/20/12   USD 2,042,000       488,091             488,091    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (5.350 )   09/20/13   USD 8,371,000       1,463,247             1,463,247    
UBS AG   Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
8.875%, 08/15/10
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/12   USD 3,489,000       853,059             853,059    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.100 )   03/20/13   USD 7,293,000       947,573             947,573    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Marks & Spencer PLC
6.375%, 11/07/11
  Buy     (1.400 )   03/20/13   USD 5,960,000       712,476             712,476    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 1,711,000       403,160       545,936       (142,776 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 3,460,000       815,274       1,059,560       (244,286 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 6,777,000       1,596,852       2,131,909       (535,057 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/28
  Buy     (5.000 )   09/20/13   USD 25,747,000       6,066,719       4,290,798       1,775,921    
Goldman Sachs
International
  MeadWestvaco Corp.
6.850%, 04/01/12
  Buy     (1.900 )   12/20/13   USD 8,278,000       109,742             109,742    
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (6.350 )   06/20/13   USD 1,853,000       141,965             141,965    

 

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  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.450 )   12/20/17   USD 8,363,000     $ 2,082,814     $     $ 2,082,814    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (5.550 )   09/20/13   USD 7,780,000       808,764             808,764    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (1.500 )   06/20/12   USD 1,495,500       304,847             304,847    
UBS AG   Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Buy     (2.400 )   12/20/17   USD 3,325,000       836,060             836,060    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.600 )   03/20/13   USD 3,264,000       156,849             156,849    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.880 )   03/20/18   USD 9,767,000       803,251             803,251    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan
7.750%, 05/31/11
  Buy     (0.610 )   03/20/13   USD 6,531,000       311,302             311,302    
Goldman Sachs
International
  Temple-Inland Inc.
6.625%, 01/15/18
  Buy     (3.080 )   12/20/13   USD 3,519,000       539,792             539,792    
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.,
New York
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (0.890 )   03/20/14   USD 3,616,000       865,197             865,197    
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.,
New York
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (1.020 )   03/20/14   USD 3,616,000       847,758             847,758    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (0.900 )   03/20/14   USD 2,720,000       649,803             649,803    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (1.600 )   09/20/17   USD 5,813,000       1,513,305             1,513,305    
UBS AG   Temple-Inland Inc.
7.875%, 05/01/12
  Buy     (0.900 )   03/20/14   USD 5,820,000       1,390,387             1,390,387    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon
Communications Inc.
4.900%, 09/15/15
  Buy     (1.500 )   12/20/13   USD 5,796,000       (35,468 )           (35,468 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.700 )   09/20/13   USD 3,418,000       93,394             93,394    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )   09/20/13   USD 1,700,000       39,015             39,015    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.800 )   09/20/13   USD 2,843,000       65,247             65,247    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.770 )   09/20/13   USD 3,357,000       81,449             81,449    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  VF Corp.
8.500%, 10/01/10
  Buy     (0.850 )   09/20/13   USD 6,456,000       134,047             134,047    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
104



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 04/29/18
  Buy     (0.350 )   09/20/17   USD 5,233,000     $ 712,811     $     $ 712,811    
UBS AG   Westpac Banking Corp.
5.875%, 4/29/18
  Buy     (0.510 )   09/20/17   USD 5,067,000       631,930             631,930    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.800 )   12/20/13   USD 6,160,000       (164,567 )           (164,567 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )   12/20/13   USD 2,813,000       (68,886 )           (68,886 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Westvaco Corp.
7.950%, 02/15/31
  Buy     (3.250 )   12/20/13   USD 6,806,000       (317,826 )           (317,826 )  
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
6.750%, 03/15/12
  Buy     (0.640 )   03/20/14   USD 6,191,000       450,417             450,417    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (3.150 )   12/20/13   USD 11,469,000       (480,844 )           (480,844 )  
Goldman Sachs
International
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Buy     (2.000 )   12/20/13   USD 8,278,000       74,395             74,395    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.210 )   09/20/13   USD 4,676,000       482,517             482,517    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.330 )   09/20/13   USD 6,108,000       601,047             601,047    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )   09/20/13   USD 3,345,000       319,818             319,818    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.400 )   09/20/13   USD 2,104,000       201,165             201,165    
Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Whirlpool Corp.
7.750%, 07/15/16
  Buy     (1.680 )   09/20/13   USD 3,687,000       311,336             311,336    
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams Companies Inc.
7.500%, 01/15/31
  Buy     (2.750 )   12/20/13   USD 6,450,000       252,818             252,818    
                                $ 39,463,863     $ 8,028,203     $ 31,435,660    

 

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate and Sovereign Issues — Sell Protection(2)(6)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Implied
Credit
Spread at
12/31/08(3) 
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
UBS AG   Domtar Corp.
7.875%, 10/15/11
  Sell     2.600     09/20/11     8.15 %   USD 2,761,000     $ (348,690 )   $     $ (348,690 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 1,710,000       (797,449 )     (607,095 )     (190,354 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 3,460,000       (1,613,551 )     (1,340,031 )     (273,520 )  
Credit Suisse
International
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 6,762,000       (3,153,420 )     (1,189,509 )     (1,963,911 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
105



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Counterparty   Reference
Entity/Obligation
  Buy/Sell
Protection
  (Pay)/
Receive
Fixed
Rate (%)
  Termination
Date
  Implied
Credit
Spread at
12/31/08(3) 
  Notional
Amount(4) 
  Market
Value(5) 
  Upfront
Premium
Paid/
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs
International
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 6,778,000     $ (3,160,881 )   $ (2,375,906 )   $ (784,975 )  
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank, N.A.
New York
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 8,824,000       (4,115,022 )     (1,552,237 )     (2,562,785 )  
The Royal
Bank of
Scotland PLC
  MBIA
Insurance Corp.
(no specified
obligation)
  Sell     5.000     09/20/13     30.06 %   USD 10,155,000       (4,735,725 )     (1,786,373 )     (2,949,352 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Norbord Inc.
7.250%, 07/01/12
  Sell     2.200     06/20/12     9.32 %   USD 1,495,500       (277,553 )           (277,553 )  
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.
  Verizon Wireless
7.375%, 11/15/13
  Sell     1.900     12/20/13     2.13 %   USD 5,796,000       (58,667 )           (58,667 )  
Barclays
Bank PLC
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.125%, 07/15/23
  Sell     0.780     09/20/12     2.10 %   USD 5,906,000       (268,721 )           (268,721 )  
Citibank N.A.,
New York
  Williams Partners LP
7.500%, 06/15/11
  Sell     1.030     03/20/12     4.14 %   USD 6,835,351       (609,211 )           (609,211 )  
                                        $ (19,138,890 )   $ (8,851,151 )   $ (10,287,739 )  

 

*  In the event of a default, if this bond is no longer available an equivalent bond will be delivered.

**  Guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase.

(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 1.) 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 2.) 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)  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 1.) 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 2.) 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.

(3)  Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues are disclosed for credit default swaps sold 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 market values, as well as the receive fixed rate, serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, and high receive fixed rate, 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.

(4)  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.

(5)  The market 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 market 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.

(6)  For the reason(s) or why a Portfolio may sell credit protection, please see NOTE 2, "Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
106



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO(1)  
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Principal
Amount
          Value  
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT: 2.8%      
$ 8,000,000       BNP Paribas,
3.060%, due 01/26/09
  $ 8,015,307    
  42,000,000       UBS AG,
2.980%, due 02/23/09
    42,000,000    
Total Certificates of Deposit
(Cost $50,015,307)
    50,015,307    
COMMERCIAL PAPER: 43.0%      
  10,000,000       Barton Capital, LLC,
1.460%, due 02/09/09
    9,983,750    
  4,500,000       Barton Capital, LLC,
1.480%, due 01/23/09
    4,495,738    
  24,000,000     #   Barton Capital, LLC,
1.880%, due 01/20/09
    23,974,920    
  16,250,000     #   Barton Capital, LLC,
2.300%, due 01/22/09
    16,228,592    
  5,000,000       Cafco, LLC, 1.290%,
due 03/13/09
    4,987,181    
  17,500,000     #   Cafco, LLC, 1.510%,
due 01/21/09
    17,484,639    
  17,000,000       Cafco, LLC, 2.030%,
due 01/28/09
    16,973,225    
  1,500,000       Cafco, LLC, 4.100%,
due 01/06/09
    1,499,167    
  1,000,000     #   Cafco, LLC, 4.100%,
due 01/14/09
    998,519    
  12,000,000     #   Cafco, LLC, 4.100%,
due 01/23/09
    11,969,933    
  21,000,000       Caisse Nationale des
Caisses d'Epargne et
de Prevoyance, 0.240%,
due 01/05/09
    20,999,440    
  22,165,000     #   Ciesco LLC, 2.060%,
due 01/28/09
    22,129,591    
  11,000,000     #   Ciesco LLC, 4.100%,
due 01/22/09
    10,973,692    
  1,500,000       Ciesco, LLC, 0.200%,
due 01/21/09
    1,496,875    
  15,000,000       Ciesco, LLC, 1.370%,
due 02/19/09
    14,971,417    
  3,000,000       Ciesco, LLC, 3.110%,
due 01/23/09
    2,994,042    
  32,500,000     #   Concord Minutemen
Capital Co., LLC,
2.440%, due 04/17/09
    32,265,549    
  10,000,000       Concord Minutemen
Capital Co., LLC,
2.960%, due 01/22/09
    9,981,917    
  11,250,000     #   Concord Minutemen
Capital Co., LLC,
4.700%, due 01/16/09
    11,227,969    
  33,000,000     #   Crown Point Capital Co.,
2.440%, due 04/17/09
    32,761,942    
  7,750,000       Crown Point Capital Co.,
2.960%, due 01/22/09
    7,735,985    
  13,250,000     #   Crown Point Capital Co.,
4.700%, due 01/15/09
    13,225,782    
  13,000,000     #   Edison Asset Securities, LLC,
0.300%, due 03/23/09
    12,991,225    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 33,000,000     #   Edison Asset Securities, LLC,
0.400%, due 04/23/09
  $ 32,958,933    
  3,000,000     #   Edison Asset Securities, LLC,
1.500%, due 01/29/09
    2,996,500    
  21,400,000     #   Jupiter Securities Co., LLC,
1.170%, due 01/16/09
    21,388,854    
  10,500,000       Jupiter Securities Co., LLC,
1.170%, due 02/12/09
    10,485,300    
  5,000,000       Jupiter Securities Co., LLC,
1.300%, due 01/14/09
    4,997,472    
  14,000,000       Jupiter Securities Co., LLC,
1.340%, due 01/23/09
    13,988,022    
  3,000,000       Jupiter Securities Co., LLC,
1.400%, due 01/21/09
    2,997,667    
  3,000,000       Old Line Funding, LLC,
1.230%, due 03/09/09
    2,993,021    
  6,500,000     #   Old Line Funding, LLC,
1.380%, due 01/20/09
    6,495,026    
  12,500,000     #   Old Line Funding, LLC,
1.400%, due 01/27/09
    12,486,910    
  26,000,000     #   Old Line Funding, LLC,
2.170%, due 01/26/09
    25,959,375    
  7,000,000     #   Old Line Funding, LLC,
4.150%, due 01/21/09
    6,985,778    
  14,000,000       Park Avenue, 1.280%,
due 01/12/09
    13,994,011    
  9,000,000       Park Avenue, 1.500%,
due 01/28/09
    8,990,550    
  13,500,000     #   Park Avenue Receivables,
1.280%, due 03/02/09
    13,470,750    
  17,724,000     #   Park Avenue Receivables,
1.400%, due 01/13/09
    17,715,729    
  2,000,000       Societe Generale, 0.550%,
due 02/24/09
    1,998,350    
  2,400,000       Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
1.290%, due 03/20/09
    2,393,240    
  20,500,000     #   Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
1.430%, due 01/20/09
    20,483,771    
  2,250,000       Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
1.630%, due 03/02/09
    2,243,813    
  23,000,000     #   Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
1.670%, due 01/22/09
    22,976,521    
  3,250,000       Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
1.840%, due 01/05/09
    3,249,169    
  3,600,000       Thunder Bay Funding, LLC,
4.150%, due 01/14/09
    3,595,255    
  5,000,000       Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
0.100%, due 01/05/09
    4,999,944    
  30,000,000     #   Tulip Funding Corp.,
1.650%, due 02/05/09
    29,954,792    
  22,000,000     #   Tulip Funding Corp.,
3.500%, due 01/23/09
    21,952,944    
  53,000,000     #   Variable Funding Capital,
1.000%, due 01/21/09
    52,970,555    
  3,000,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
0.440%, due 02/10/09
    2,998,500    
  11,300,000       Windmill Funding Corp.,
1.510%, due 03/03/09
    11,270,796    
  1,000,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
1.530%, due 03/02/09
    997,417    
  8,500,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
1.590%, due 04/17/09
    8,459,956    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
107



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO(1)  
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
          Value  
COMMERCIAL PAPER: (continued)      
$ 14,000,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
1.600%, due 01/29/09
  $ 13,982,033    
  12,000,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
2.300%, due 01/28/09
    11,979,300    
  4,000,000     #   Windmill Funding Corp.,
2.950%, due 01/21/09
    3,993,444    
  2,500,000       Yorktown Capital, LLC,
0.450%, due 04/02/09
    2,497,156    
  30,000,000       Yorktown Capital, LLC,
0.500%, due 04/06/09
    29,960,417    
  18,500,000     #   Yorktown Capital, LLC,
1.800%, due 01/23/09
    18,484,172    
Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $772,696,533)
    772,696,533    
CORPORATE BONDS/NOTES: 13.1%      
  10,500,000     #   American Honda Finance
Corp., 2.246%,
due 03/09/09
    10,498,235    
  2,500,000     #,L   American Honda Finance
Corp., 4.500%,
due 05/26/09
    2,512,799    
  23,000,000     @@,#   Australia & New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd.,
2.427%, due 09/02/09
    23,000,000    
  6,750,000       Bank of America NA,
0.416%, due 06/12/09
    6,744,879    
  14,000,000       Bank of America NA,
1.625%, due 10/03/09
    14,000,000    
  14,000,000     @@   BNP Paribas, 2.445%,
due 08/13/09
    14,000,000    
  1,000,000       Citigroup Funding, Inc.,
2.397%, due 03/02/09
    999,552    
  8,500,000     L   Citigroup, Inc., 3.625%,
due 02/09/09
    8,500,763    
  4,749,000       Credit Suisse First Boston
USA, Inc., 3.875%,
due 01/15/09
    4,750,024    
  6,000,000       Credit Suisse New York,
0.481%, due 03/27/09
    5,992,988    
  9,000,000     @@   Deutsche Bank AG,
1.868%, due 01/09/09
    8,999,453    
  4,000,000       General Electric Capital
Corp., 0.420%,
due 01/27/09
    3,998,174    
  1,000,000       General Electric Capital
Corp., 2.281%,
due 08/31/09
    1,000,132    
  1,000,000       General Electric Capital
Corp., 4.125%,
due 09/01/09
    1,007,099    
  6,500,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
0.521%, due 06/26/09
    6,494,474    
  6,000,000       JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
3.500%, due 03/15/09
    6,003,950    
  2,750,000     @@,#   Rabobank Nederland NV,
1.413%, due 04/06/09
    2,749,658    
  900,000     @@,#   Rabobank Nederland NV,
4.773%, due 01/15/09
    900,013    
  12,500,000     @@,#   Societe Generale,
2.620%, due 09/04/09
    12,500,000    
  13,100,000       Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
0.660%, due 07/10/09
    13,100,000    

 

Principal
Amount
          Value  
$ 13,250,000       Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
1.489%, due 01/12/09
  $ 13,250,129    
  7,500,000       Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,
3.774%, due 01/23/09
    7,500,000    
  4,700,000       US Bancorp., 5.300%,
due 04/28/09
    4,731,353    
  25,000,000       US Bank NA, 2.253%,
due 08/24/09
    25,000,000    
  2,000,000       Wachovia Bank NA,
0.360%, due 02/23/09
    1,998,123    
  6,000,000       Wachovia Bank NA,
5.029%, due 01/12/09
    6,000,253    
  2,252,000       Wachovia Corp., 3.625%,
due 02/17/09
    2,251,023    
  4,000,000       Wells Fargo & Co., 3.125%,
due 04/01/09
    4,000,080    
  9,750,000       Wells Fargo & Co., 3.552%,
due 05/01/09
    9,751,625    
  14,000,000     @@,#   Westpac Banking Corp.,
2.430%, due 07/03/09
    14,000,000    
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $236,234,779)
    236,234,779    
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 17.0%      
  118,525,000       Federal Home Loan Bank,
0.700%, due 12/14/09
    117,725,286    
  32,500,000       Federal Home Loan Bank,
1.160%, due 12/07/09
    32,147,935    
  4,000,000       Federal Home Loan Bank,
2.645%, due 08/07/09
    4,047,299    
  25,000,000       Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation,
1.400%, due 07/07/09
    24,818,194    
  32,000,000       Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation,
2.260%, due 04/17/09
    31,786,116    
  48,222,000       Federal National Mortgage
Association, 0.620%,
due 12/01/09
    47,942,199    
  15,000,000       Federal National Mortgage
Association, 1.060%,
due 10/28/09
    14,868,750    
  15,180,000     L   Federal National Mortgage
Association, 4.250%,
due 05/15/09
    15,272,262    
  17,000,000       Federal National Mortgage
Association, 4.625%,
due 12/15/09
    17,531,579    
Total Corporate Bonds/Notes
(Cost $306,139,620)
    306,139,620    
U.S. TREASURY NOTES: 1.2%      
  22,000,000       1.000%, due 10/22/09     21,820,333    
Total U.S. Treasury Notes
(Cost $21,820,333)
    21,820,333    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
108



  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
ING VP MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO(1)  
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Principal
Amount
      Value  
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT: 12.9%  
$ 232,200,000     Deutsche Bank Repurchase
Agreement dated 12/31/08,
0.050%, due 01/02/09,
$232,200,645 to be received
upon repurchase
(Collateralized by
$229,580,000 various
U.S. Government Agency
Obligations, 4.210%-4.700%,
Market Value plus accrued
interest $236,848,759,
due 02/21/13-08/20/13)
  $ 232,200,000    
Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $232,200,000)
    232,200,000    
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERALCC: 0.0%  

 

    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 0.0%  
  891,150     Bank of New York
Mellon Corp. Institutional
 
Cash Reserves
    741,749    
Total Securities
Lending Collateral
(Cost $891,150)
    741,749    

 

Total Investments in
Securities  
(Cost $1,619,997,722)*
    90.0 %   $ 1,619,848,321    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    10.0       178,984,604    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 1,798,832,925    

 

(1)  All securities with a maturity date of greater than 13 months have either a variable rate, a demand feature, prerefunded, optional or mandatory put resulting in a maturity of one year or less. Rate shown reflects current rate.

@@  Foreign Issuer

#  Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule144A or section 4(2), under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds' Board of Directors/Trustees.

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is the same as for financial statement purposes.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $     $    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    1,619,848,321          
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 1,619,848,321     $    

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
109



ING BLACKROCK GLOBAL  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

Shares           Value  
COMMON STOCK: 93.6%      
        Bermuda: 1.4%  
  32,100       Covidien Ltd.   $ 1,163,304    
  121,500     @   Marvell Technology Group Ltd.     810,405    
      1,973,709    
        Canada: 1.5%  
  46,900     @,L   Open Text Corp.     1,413,097    
  20,600     @   Research In Motion Ltd.     835,948    
      2,249,045    
        China: 0.6%  
  3,400     @,L   Baidu.com ADR     443,938    
  21,000     @,L   Sina Corp.     486,150    
      930,088    
        Finland: 0.5%  
  42,900       Nokia OYJ ADR     669,240    
      669,240    
        Germany: 0.5%  
  18,200     L   SAP AG ADR     659,204    
      659,204    
        Hong Kong: 0.5%  
  236,700       ASM Pacific Technology     780,142    
      780,142    
        India: 0.5%  
  46,900     @   Bharti Airtel Ltd.     691,344    
      691,344    
        Israel: 0.5%  
  37,100     @   Check Point Software
Technologies
    704,529    
      704,529    
        Japan: 3.1%  
  24,100       Canon, Inc.     763,598    
  66,600       Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.     518,203    
  62,200       Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     1,681,495    
  14,000       Nidec Corp.     547,530    
  2,600       Nintendo Co., Ltd.     993,594    
      4,504,420    
        South Korea: 1.1%  
  7,800     L   LG Electronics, Inc.     473,639    
  3,300       Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     1,203,148    
      1,676,787    
        Switzerland: 1.6%  
  10,300       Alcon, Inc.     918,657    
  6,200       Roche Holding AG     959,866    
  5,600       Roche Holding AG ADR     428,680    
      2,307,203    
        Taiwan: 1.7%  
  573,052       Asustek Computer, Inc.     646,685    
  22,620       High Tech Computer Corp.     227,056    
  306,710       HON HAI Precision
Industry Co., Ltd.
    604,759    
  134,312       Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR
    1,061,065    
      2,539,565    

 

Shares           Value  
        United States: 80.1%  
  66,000     @   Adobe Systems, Inc.   $ 1,405,140    
  47,700     @   Agilent Technologies, Inc.     745,551    
  65,600       Altera Corp.     1,096,176    
  41,300     @   American Tower Corp.     1,210,916    
  83,700     @   Amgen, Inc.     4,833,675    
  35,800       Amphenol Corp.     858,484    
  34,300       Analog Devices, Inc.     652,386    
  57,100     @   Apple, Inc.     4,873,485    
  152,500       Applied Materials, Inc.     1,544,825    
  94,900     @   Ariba, Inc.     684,229    
  50,300       AT&T, Inc.     1,433,550    
  32,200     @   Atheros Communications, Inc.     460,782    
  29,400     @   ATMI, Inc.     453,642    
  36,000       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     1,416,240    
  23,400       Baxter International, Inc.     1,254,006    
  25,400       Beckman Coulter, Inc.     1,116,076    
  18,500       Becton Dickinson & Co.     1,265,215    
  20,100     @   Biogen Idec, Inc.     957,363    
  76,600     @   BMC Software, Inc.     2,061,306    
  31,800       Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     739,350    
  83,500     @   Broadcom Corp.     1,416,995    
  59,600       CA, Inc.     1,104,388    
  36,000     @,L   Cavium Networks, Inc.     378,360    
  83,500     @   Celera Corp.     929,355    
  178,600     @   Cisco Systems, Inc.     2,911,180    
  82,600     @   Citrix Systems, Inc.     1,946,882    
  63,300       Corning, Inc.     603,249    
  41,300       CVS Caremark Corp.     1,186,962    
  62,600     @   Dell, Inc.     641,024    
  25,500     @   Digital River, Inc.     632,400    
  55,000     @   eBay, Inc.     767,800    
  35,000     @   Electronic Arts, Inc.     561,400    
  125,400     @   EMC Corp.     1,312,938    
  56,000     @   F5 Networks, Inc.     1,280,160    
  52,900     @   Genentech, Inc.     4,385,939    
  48,000     @   Genzyme Corp.     3,185,760    
  36,900     @   Gilead Sciences, Inc.     1,887,066    
  4,410     @   Google, Inc. - Class A     1,356,737    
  43,000       Harris Corp.     1,636,150    
  91,800       Hewlett-Packard Co.     3,331,422    
  177,600       Intel Corp.     2,603,616    
  63,500       International Business
Machines Corp.
    5,344,160    
  70,800       Intersil Corp.     650,652    
  74,400       Jabil Circuit, Inc.     502,200    
  79,500     @   Juniper Networks, Inc.     1,392,045    
  51,600       KLA-Tencor Corp.     1,124,364    
  49,000     @   Lam Research Corp.     1,042,720    
  52,900       Linear Technology Corp.     1,170,148    
  44,100       Lockheed Martin Corp.     3,707,928    
  30     @   Macrovision Solutions Corp.     380    
  68,900     @   McAfee, Inc.     2,381,873    
  95,600       Medtronic, Inc.     3,003,752    
  148,400       Microsoft Corp.     2,884,896    
  100,700       Motorola, Inc.     446,101    
  61,100     @,L   NetApp, Inc.     853,567    
  42,500     @,L   Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.     935,425    
  173,300     @   Oracle Corp.     3,072,609    
  41,900       Pfizer, Inc.     742,049    
  33,900     @   Polycom, Inc.     457,989    
  10,400     @,L   Priceline.com, Inc.     765,960    
  44,900     @   Progress Software Corp.     864,774    
  117,580       Qualcomm, Inc.     4,212,891    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
110



ING BLACKROCK GLOBAL  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

Shares           Value  
        United States: (continued)  
  43,200       Raytheon Co.   $ 2,204,928    
  57,500     @   Red Hat, Inc.     760,150    
  24,200     @   Salesforce.com, Inc.     774,642    
  68,200       Seagate Technology, Inc.     302,126    
  23,600     @   St. Jude Medical, Inc.     777,856    
  68,200     @   Sybase, Inc.     1,689,314    
  126,000     @   Symantec Corp.     1,703,520    
  111,900     @   Teradyne, Inc.     472,218    
  63,700       Texas Instruments, Inc.     988,624    
  33,300     @   Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates, Inc.
    603,396    
  87,800     @   VeriSign, Inc.     1,675,224    
  51,600       Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,749,240    
  27,200     @   Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     826,336    
  20,100       Wyeth     753,951    
  68,200       Xilinx, Inc.     1,215,324    
  107,500     @,L   Yahoo!, Inc.     1,311,500    
      116,487,012    
Total Common Stock
(Cost $191,208,164)
    136,172,288    
Principal
Amount
          Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 3.8%      
    Securities Lending Collateralcc: 3.8%  
$ 5,516,457     Bank of New York
Mellon Corp. Institutional
Cash Reserves
      $ 5,437,097    
        Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $5,516,457)
        5,437,097    

 

Total Investments in
Securities
(Cost $196,724,621)*
    97.4 %   $ 141,609,385    
Other Assets and
Liabilities - Net
    2.6       3,840,028    
Net Assets     100.0 %   $ 145,449,413    

 

@  Non-income producing security

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

cc  Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned.

L  Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at December 31, 2008.

*  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $200,714,277.

Net unrealized depreciation consists of:

Gross Unrealized Appreciation   $ 724,315    
Gross Unrealized Depreciation     (59,829,207 )  
Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (59,104,892 )  

 

Industry   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

 

Aerospace/Defense     4.1 %  
Biotechnology     11.7    
Commercial Services     1.0    
Computers     12.6    
Electrical Components & Equipment     0.3    
Electronics     2.2    
Environmental Control     1.2    
Healthcare - Products     6.5    
Internet     8.8    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing     0.4    
Office/Business Equipment     0.5    
Pharmaceuticals     2.5    
Retail     0.8    
Semiconductors     13.9    
Software     14.1    
Telecommunications     12.3    
Toys/Games/Hobbies     0.7    
Short-Term Investments     3.8    
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net     2.6    
Net Assets     100.0 %  

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in determining the Portfolio's investments at fair value for purposes of SFAS 157:

    Investments in
Securities
  Other Financial
Instruments*
 
Level 1 — Quoted Prices   $ 126,081,229     $    
Level 2 — Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    15,528,156       (601,844 )  
Level 3 — Significant
Unobservable Inputs
             
Total   $ 141,609,385     $ (601,844 )  

 

"Fair value" for purposes of SFAS 157 is different from "fair value" as used in the 1940 Act. The former generally implies market value, and can include market quotations as a source of value, and the latter refers to determinations of actual value in absence of available market quotations.

*  Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency contracts, futures, swaps, and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts and futures are reported at their unrealized gain/loss at year end. Swaps and written options are reported at their market value at year end.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
111



ING BLACKROCK GLOBAL  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO  AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008 (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2008 the following forward foreign currency contracts were outstanding for the ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio:

Currency   Buy/Sell   Settlement
Date
  In
Exchange
For
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
EU Euro           USD                
   
EUR 215,000   BUY   1/21/09     274,466       298,570     $ 24,104    
EU Euro
EUR 194,400
  BUY   1/21/09     278,316       269,963       (8,353 )  
EU Euro
EUR 177,900
  BUY   1/21/09     246,205       247,049       844    
EU Euro
EUR 155,000
  BUY   1/21/09     216,902       215,248       (1,654 )  
Hong Kong
Sar Dollar
HKD
14,840,000
  BUY   1/21/09     1,915,404       1,915,092       (312 )  
Japanese Yen
JPY
167,000,000
  BUY   1/21/09     1,719,754       1,843,064       123,310    
Japanese
Yen
JPY 3,749,200
  BUY   1/21/09     40,959       41,377       418    
Norwegian Krone
NOK 819,000
  BUY   1/21/09     119,627       116,771       (2,856 )  
    $ 135,501    
Swiss Franc
 
CHF 921,000   SELL   1/21/09     763,789       865,499     $ (101,710 )  
EU Euro
EUR 681,000
  SELL   1/21/09     883,114       945,702       (62,588 )  
Hong Kong
Sar Dollar
HKD
20,152,000
  SELL   1/21/09     2,601,168       2,600,602       566    
Japanese Yen
JPY
504,809,000
  SELL   1/21/09     4,997,614       5,571,227       (573,613 )  
    $ (737,345 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
112




TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Fund Name   Type   Per Share Amount  
ING VP Balanced Portfolio  
Class ADV   NII   $ 0.3436    
Class I   NII   $ 0.4456    
Class S   NII   $ 0.4078    
All Classes   STCG   $ 0.4268    
All Classes   LTCG   $ 0.7257    
ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio  
Class ADV   NII   $ 0.2237    
Class I   NII   $ 0.3207    
Class S   NII   $ 0.3035    
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio  
Class ADV   NII   $    
Class I   NII   $ 0.0767    
Class S   NII   $ 0.0346    
ING VP Small Company Portfolio  
Class I   NII   $ 0.1797    
Class S   NII   $ 0.1430    
All Classes   LTCG   $ 2.2719    

 

Fund Name   Type   Per Share Amount  
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio  
Class ADV   NII   $ 0.1650    
Class I   NII   $ 0.2739    
Class S   NII   $ 0.2260    
All Classes   LTCG   $ 2.1459    
ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio  
Class ADV   NII   $ 0.6238    
Class I   NII   $ 0.7529    
Class S   NII   $ 0.7188    
All Classes   STCG   $ 0.2979    
ING VP Money Market Portfolio  
Class I   NII   $ 0.9281 (1)   

 

NII — Net investment income
STCG — Short-term capital gain
LTCG — Long-term capital gain

Of the ordinary distributions made during the year ended December 31, 2008, the following percentages qualify for the dividends received deduction (DRD) available to corporate shareholders:

ING VP Balanced Portfolio     19.02 %  
ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio     100.00 %  
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio     100.00 %  
ING VP Small Company Portfolio     100.00 %  
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio     100.00 %  
ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio     0.54 %  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the following are percentages of ordinary income dividends paid by the Portfolios that are designated as qualifying dividend income (QDI) subject to reduced income tax rates for individuals:

ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio     100.00 %  

 

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.

(1)  Per share amount has not been restated to reflect the stock split that occurred on October 7, 2008.


113



DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

The business and affairs of the Registrants are managed under the direction of the Board. A director/trustee who is not an interested person of the Registrants, as defined in the 1940 Act, is an independent director/trustee ("Non-Interested Director/Trustee"). The Directors/Trustees of the Registrants are listed below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about directors/trustees of the Registrants and is available, without charge, upon request at (800) 992-0180.

Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s)
held
with the
Registrants
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time
Served(1) 
  Principal
Occupation(s)
during the
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director/
Trustee(2) 
  Other
Directorships
held by
Director/
Trustee
 
Albert E. DePrince, Jr.
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 67
  Director/Trustee   June 1998 - Present   Professor of Economics and Finance, Middle Tennessee State University (August 1991 - Present).     39     Academy of Economics and Finance (February 2002 - Present).  
Martin Gavin(*)
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 58
  Director/Trustee   January 2009 - Present   President, Connecticut Children's Medical Center (May 2006 - Present). Formerly, Interim President, Connecticut Children's Medical Center (January 2006 - May 2006).     39     None  
Sidney Koch
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 73
  Director/Trustee   April 1994 - Present   Retired. Self-Employed Consultant (June 2000 - Present).     39     None  
Dr. Corine T. Norgaard
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 71
  Director/Trustee   June 1991 - Present   Retired. Formerly, Dean of the Barney School of Business, University of Hartford (August 1996 - June 2004). Formerly, President, Thompson Enterprises (September 2004 - September 2005).     39     Mass Mutual Corporate and Participation Investors (April 1997 - Present); Mass Mutual Premier Series (December 2004 - Present); and Mass Mutual MML Series Investment Funds II (December 2005 - Present).  
Joseph E. Obermeyer
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 51
  Director/Trustee   January 2003 - Present   President, Obermeyer & Associates, Inc. (November 1999 - Present).     39     None  
Russell Jones
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 64
  Director/Trustee   December 2007 - Present   Retired. Formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer Kaman Corporation (April 1973 - March 2008).     39     None  
Directors/Trustees who are "Interested Persons:"  
Shaun Mathews(3)(4)
7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 53
  Director/Trustee   December 2007 - Present   President and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investments, LLC(5)(November 2006 - Present). Formerly, President, ING Mutual Funds and Investment Products (November 2004 - November 2006); Chief Marketing Officer, ING USFS (April 2002 - October 2004); and Head of Rollover/Payout (October 2001- December 2003).     200     ING Services Holding Company, Inc. (May 2000 - Present); Southland Life Insurance Company (June 2002 - Present); and ING Capital Corporation, LLC, ING Funds Distributor, LLC(6), ING Funds Services, LLC(7), ING Investments, LLC(5) and ING Pilgrim Funding, Inc. (December 2006 - Present).  

 


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Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s)
held
with the
Registrants
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time
Served(1) 
  Principal
Occupation(s)
during the
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director/
Trustee(2) 
  Other
Directorships
held by
Director/
Trustee
 
Fredric (Rick) A. Nelson III(8)
ING Investment Management
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 52
  Director/Trustee   December 2007 - January 2009   Chief Investment Officer, ING (April 2003 - January 2009)       None  

 

(*)  Mr. Martin Gavin was appointed to the Board effective January 1, 2009.

(1)  Directors/Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

(2)  For the purposes of this table (except for Mr. Mathews), "Fund Complex" means the following investment companies: ING Series Fund, Inc.; ING Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.; ING Variable Funds; ING Variable Portfolios, Inc.; ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc.; ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio; and ING VP Money Market Portfolio.

(3)  For Mr. Mathews, the Fund Complex also includes the following investment companies: ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund, ING Equity Trust; ING Funds Trust; ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund; ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund; ING Investors Trust; ING Mayflower Trust; ING Mutual Funds; ING Prime Rate Trust; ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund; ING Senior Income Fund; ING Separate Portfolios Trust; ING Variable Insurance Trust; ING Variable Products Trust; and ING Partners, Inc.

(4)  "Interested person," as defined in the 1940 Act, by virtue of this Director's/Trustee's affiliation with any of the Funds, ING or any of ING's affiliates.

(5)  ING Investments, LLC was previously named ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC. ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Pilgrim Investments, Inc., which was previously known as Pilgrim Investments, Inc. and before that was known as Pilgrim America Investments, Inc.

(6)  ING Funds Distributor, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Funds Distributor, Inc., which was previously known as ING Pilgrim Securities, Inc., and before that was known as Pilgrim Securities, Inc., and before that was known as Pilgrim America Securities, Inc.

(7)  ING Funds Services, LLC was previously named ING Pilgrim Group, LLC. ING Pilgrim Group, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Pilgrim Group, Inc., which was previously known as Pilgrim Group, Inc. and before that was known as Pilgrim America Group, Inc.

(8)  Mr. Nelson resigned from the Board as of January 15, 2009.


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Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s) Held with
Companies
  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served(1) 
  Principal Occupation(s) - During the
Past 5 Years
 
Officers:  
Shaun P. Mathews
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 53
  President and Chief Executive Officer   December 2006 - Present   President and Chief Executive Officer, ING Investments, LLC (November 2006 - Present). Formerly, President, ING Mutual Funds and Investment Products (November 2004 - November 2006); Chief Marketing Officer, ING USFS (April 2002 - October 2004); and Head of Rollover/Payout (October 2001- December 2003).  
Michael J. Roland
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 50
  Executive Vice President   April 2002 - Present   Head of Mutual Fund Platform (February 2007 - Present) and Executive Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2) and ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (December 2001 - Present). Formerly, Executive Vice President, Head of Product Management (January 2005 - January 2007); Chief Compliance Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2) and Directed Services LLC(6) (October 2004 - December 2005); and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, ING Investments, LLC(2) (December 2001 - March 2005).  
Stanley D. Vyner
230 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10169
Age: 58
  Executive Vice President   March 2002 - Present   Executive Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2) (July 2000 - Present) and Chief Investment Risk Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2) (January 2003 - Present).  
Joseph M. O'Donnell
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 54
  Executive Vice President

Chief Compliance Officer
  March 2006 - Present

November 2004 - Present
  Chief Compliance Officer of the ING Funds (November 2004 - Present) and Executive Vice President of the ING Funds (March 2006 - Present). Formerly, Chief Compliance Officer of ING Investments, LLC(2) (March 2006 - July 2008); Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, Directed Services LLC(6) (March 2006 - July 2008) ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (March 2006 - December 2006); and Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Atlas Securities, Inc., Atlas Advisers, Inc. and Atlas Funds (October 2001 - October 2004).  
Todd Modic
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 41
  Senior Vice President, Chief/Principle Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary   March 2005 - Present   Senior Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (March 2005 - Present). Formerly, Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (September 2002 - March 2005).  
Kimberly A. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 44
  Senior Vice President   December 2003 - Present   Senior Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2) (October 2003 - Present).  
Robert Terris
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 38
  Senior Vice President   June 2006 - Present   Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (May 2006 - Present). Formerly, Vice President of Administration, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (October 2001 - March 2006).  

 


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Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s) Held with
Companies
  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served(1) 
  Principal Occupation(s) - During the
Past 5 Years
 
Ernest J. C'DeBaca
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 39
  Senior Vice President   June 2006 - Present   Chief Compliance Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2)(July 2008 - Present); Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer, Directed Services LLC(6) (July 2008 - Present); Head of Retail Compliance, ING Funds Distributor, LLC(4) and ING Funds Services, LLC(3), (July 2008 - Present); and Senior Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2) (December 2006 - Present), ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (April 2006 - Present), ING Funds Distributor, LLC(4) (July 2008 - Present), and Directed Services LLC(6) (July 2008 - Present). Formerly, Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (January 2004 - March 2006) and Attorney-Adviser, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (May 2001 - December 2003).  
Robyn L. Ichilov
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 41
  Vice President and Treasurer   March 2002 - Present   Vice President and Treasurer, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (November 1995 - Present) and ING Investments, LLC(2) (August 1997 - Present).  
Lauren D. Bensinger
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 54
  Vice President   March 2003 - Present   Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, ING Funds Distributor, LLC(4) (August 1995 - Present); Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2) and ING Funds Services, LLC(3)(February 1996 - Present); and Director of Compliance, ING Investments, LLC(2) (October 2004 - Present). Formerly, Chief Compliance Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2) (October 2001 - October 2004).  
William Evans
10 State House Square
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Age: 36
  Vice President   September 2007 - Present   Vice President, Head of Mutual Fund Advisory Group (April 2007 - Present). Formerly, Vice President, U.S. Mutual Funds and Investment Products (May 2005 - April 2007) and Senior Fund Analyst, U.S. Mutual Funds and Investment Products (May 2002 - May 2005).  
Maria M. Anderson
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 50
  Vice President   September 2004 - Present   Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (September 2004 - Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (October 2001 - September 2004).  
Denise Lewis
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 45
  Vice President   April 2007 - Present   Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC (December 2006 - Present). Formerly, Senior Vice President, UMB Investment Services Group, LLC (November 2003 - December 2006).  
Kimberly K. Springer
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 51
  Vice President   March 2006 - Present   Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (March 2006 - Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (August 2004 - March 2006) and Manager, Registration Statements, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (May 2003 - August 2004).  
Susan P. Kinens
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 32
  Assistant Vice President   March 2003 - Present   Assistant Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (December 2002 - Present).  
Craig Wheeler
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 39
  Assistant Vice President   June 2008 - Present   Assistant Vice President - Director of Tax, ING Funds Services (March 2008 - Present). Formerly, Tax Manager, ING Funds Services (March 2005 - March 2008); Tax Senior , ING Funds Services (January 2004 - March 2005); and Tax Senior, KPMG LLP (August 2002 - December 2003).  
Theresa K. Kelety
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 45
  Secretary   September 2003 - Present   Senior Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (April 2008 - Present). Formerly, Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (April 2003 - April 2008).  

 


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Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s) Held with
Companies
  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served(1) 
  Principal Occupation(s) - During the
Past 5 Years
 
Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd. Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Age: 45
  Assistant Secretary   September 2003 - Present   Chief Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (September 2003 - Present).  
Kathleen Nichols
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Age: 33
  Assistant Secretary   June 2008 - Present   Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (February 2008 - Present). Formerly, Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP (September 2005 - February 2008)  

 

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

(2)  ING Investments, LLC was previously named ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC. ING Pilgrim Investments, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Pilgrim Investments, Inc., which was previously known as Pilgrim Investments, Inc. and before that was known as Pilgrim America Investments, Inc.

(3)  ING Funds Services, LLC was previously named ING Pilgrim Group, LLC. ING Pilgrim Group, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Pilgrim Group, Inc., which was previously known as Pilgrim Group, Inc. and before that was known as Pilgrim America Group, Inc.

(4)  ING Funds Distributor, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Funds Distributor, Inc., which was previously known as ING Pilgrim Securities, Inc., and before that was known as Pilgrim Securities, Inc., and before that was known as Pilgrim America Securities, Inc.

(5)  Directed Services, LLC is the successor in interest to Directed Services, Inc.


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BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provides, in substance, that each investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory agreement for a mutual fund will terminate automatically after the initial term of the agreement (which term may not exceed two years), unless continuation of the agreement is approved annually by the Board of Trustees or Directors, as the case may be (the "Board") of the fund, including a majority of the Trustees/Directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the agreement and who are not "interested persons" of the fund (the "Independent Trustees"). Consistent with this requirement of the 1940 Act, the Board of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc., ING Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc., ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, ING VP Money Market Portfolio, ING Variable Funds, ING Variable Portfolios, Inc. and ING Series Fund, Inc., with respect to each portfolio series thereof (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") has established a process for considering on an annual basis approval of the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement for each Fund (the "Advisory Agreement") with ING Investments, LLC (the "Adviser") and the sub-advisory agreement for each Fund (collectively, the "Sub-Advisory Agreements") with each sub-adviser of the Funds (the "Sub-Advisers"). Set forth below is a description of the process followed by the Board in considering approval of the continuation of each Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement (collectively, the "Agreements"), together with an explanation of many of the factors considered and related conclusions reached by the Board in voting to approve the continuation of each Agreement for an additional one-year period commencing January 1, 2009, followed by specific considerations with respect to each portfolio series covered by this report (each, a "Portfolio").

Overview of the Review Process

At a meeting of the Board held on December 11, 2008, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve continuation of each of the existing Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Funds. Prior to voting such approvals, the Board received the affirmative recommendation of the Contracts Committee of the Board, which is a Committee of the Board comprised of all of the Independent Trustees and exclusively of the Independent Trustees. The Contracts Committee recommended approval of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements after completing an extensive review of information requested by the Committee from the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, including the following: (1) comparative performance data for each Fund for various time periods; (2) comparative data regarding management fees, including data regarding the fees charged by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers for managing other mutual funds and institutional accounts using investment strategies and techniques similar to those used in managing the Funds; (3) comparative data regarding the total expenses of each Fund; (4) copies of each form of Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement; (5) copies of the codes of ethics of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, together with information relating to the manner in which each code is administered; (6) financial statements of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser; (7) profitability analyses for the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser with respect to each Fund, and all Funds as a group; (8) descriptions of the qualifications of the investment personnel responsible for managing each Fund, the structure of their compensation and their responsibilities with respect to managing other accounts or mutual funds; (9) descriptions of the services provided to the Funds, including the investment strategies and techniques used by each Sub-Adviser in managing the Funds; (10) data relating to portfolio turnover and brokerage practices, including practices with respect to the acquisition of research through "soft dollar" benefits received in connection with the Funds' brokerage; (11) data comparing the performance of certain Funds against "static portfolios" of the Funds over various time periods; (12) descriptions of the policies and procedures of the various service providers of the Funds for protecting the privacy of shareholder information; (13) information relating to projected sales and redemptions of Fund shares and business plans relating to the Adviser's mutual fund platform; (14) descriptions of the business continuity and disaster recovery plans of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser; (15) descriptions of various compliance programs of the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, including the Adviser's programs for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Funds' policies with respect to market-timing, late trading and selective portfolio disclosure; (16) independent reports analyzing the quality of the trade execution services performed by Sub-Advisers for the Funds; and (17) other information relevant to an evaluation of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser in response to a series of detailed questions posed by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees.


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The Contracts Committee began the formal review process in July 2008 when it met separately with Goodwin Procter LLP, legal counsel for the Independent Trustees ("Independent Counsel"), to review the information to be requested from management and the methodology to be used in determining the selected peer groups for comparing performance and expenses. The Contracts Committee then held meetings on October 15-16, 2008 and December 9-10, 2008, during which the Independent Trustees, meeting separately with Independent Counsel, reviewed and evaluated the information described above. As part of the review process, the Contracts Committee also met with representatives from the Adviser and/or the Sub-Advisers to discuss the information provided to the Committee. The Contracts Committee also considered information that had been provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers throughout the year at other meetings of the Contracts Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compliance Committee and the full Board.

The Independent Trustees were assisted by Independent Counsel, throughout the contract review process. The Independent Trustees relied upon the advice of Independent Counsel and their own business judgment in determining the material factors to be considered in evaluating each Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement and the weight to be given to each such factor. The conclusions reached by the Independent Trustees were based on a comprehensive evaluation of all of the information provided and were not the result of any one factor. Moreover, each Independent Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to each Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In considering whether to approve the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for the Funds for the year commencing January 1, 2009, the Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers. The Board considered the investment management and related services provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, including the quantity and quality of the resources available to provide such services. Among other things, the Board considered the qualifications of the individuals responsible for performing various investment related services.

The Board also considered the quality of the compliance programs of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, including the manner in which the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser monitor for compliance with the investment policies and restrictions of a Fund and with the Codes of Ethics of the Funds, the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers with respect to personal trading by employees with access to portfolio information. The Board also considered the actions taken by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers to establish and maintain effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

The Board considered the actions taken by the Adviser and its affiliated companies to administer the Funds' policies and procedures for voting proxies, valuing the Funds' assets, selective disclosure of portfolio holdings and preventing late-trading and frequent trading of Fund shares. With respect to these and related compliance matters, the Board also considered the responsiveness of the Adviser and its affiliated companies over the course of the past several years to the inquiries of various regulatory authorities.

The Board also took into account the efforts of the Adviser and its affiliated companies to reduce the expenses of the Funds. With respect to those Funds that are sub-advised by an affiliate of the Adviser, the Board specifically noted that, in recent years, the Adviser and its affiliated companies have significantly reduced the Funds' brokerage costs and portfolio turnover rates, as well as the quantity of research acquired through the use of soft dollars from the Funds' brokerage. The Board also noted the efforts of the Adviser to optimize the number of Funds in the ING complex of mutual funds and to standardize the asset management characteristics and policies across the ING mutual fund platform. Consideration was also given to the benefits that shareholders of the Funds realize because the Funds are part of a larger ING family of mutual funds, including, in most cases, the ability of shareholders to exchange or transfer investments within the same class of shares among a wide variety of mutual funds without incurring additional sales charges.

The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of advisory and related services provided by the Adviser and each of the Sub-Advisers, taken as a whole, are consistent with the terms of the respective Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and justify the fees paid by the Funds for such services.

Fund Performance

The Board reviewed each Fund's investment performance over various time periods on an absolute basis and relative to the performance of (i) one or more appropriate benchmark indexes (such as the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index), (ii) a group of


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similarly managed mutual funds identified by Lipper, Inc. and/or Morningstar, Inc., and (iii) similarly managed mutual funds within a specified peer group based upon a methodology approved by the Contracts Committee (each, a "Selected Peer Group"). The Board reviewed comparative performance data for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods, where applicable, ending June 30, 2008 and the one-, three-, and five-year periods ending September 30, 2008. Summaries of selected portions of the performance information reviewed by the Board, together with the Board's conclusions regarding the performance of each Portfolio covered by this report, are set forth below under "Fund-by-Fund Analysis."

Management Fees, Sub-Advisory Fees and Expenses

Consideration was given to the contractual investment advisory fee rates, inclusive of administrative fee rates, payable by the Funds to the Adviser and its affiliated companies (referred to collectively as "management fees") and the contractual sub-advisory fee rates payable by the Adviser to each Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. As part of its review, the Board considered each Fund's management fee and total expense ratio, as compared to its Selected Peer Group, both before and after giving effect to any undertaking by the Adviser to waive fees and/or limit the total expenses of a Fund. In addition, the Trustees received information regarding the fees charged by each Sub-Adviser to similarly-managed institutional accounts and other mutual funds, if any, and the comparability (or lack thereof) of the services provided by the Sub-Adviser in managing such accounts and other mutual funds to the services provided in managing the Funds. With respect to the Funds sub-advised by an affiliate of the Adviser, the Board evaluated the reasonableness of the total fees received by the Adviser and its affiliate in the aggregate under the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements. With respect to those Funds sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser that is not affiliated with the Adviser, the Board considered the reasonableness of the fees payable to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser in light of the ability of the Adviser to negotiate such fees on an arm's-length basis. Summaries of selected portions of the fee and expense information reviewed with respect to each Portfolio covered by this report are set forth below under "Fund-by-Fund Analysis." After reviewing the foregoing information, and in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, the Board concluded with respect to each Fund that the management fee charged to the Fund for advisory, sub-advisory and related services is fair and reasonable and that the total expense ratio of the Fund is reasonable.

Profitability

The Board considered information relating to revenues, expenses, and profits realized by the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser attributable to performing advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services for the Funds. With respect to Funds sub-advised by an unaffiliated Sub-Adviser, the Board did not consider the profitability of the Sub-Adviser to be a material factor because the Board believes that the Adviser negotiates sub-advisory fees with the unaffiliated Sub-Adviser on an arm's-length basis. The Board reviewed profitability data for the Adviser and its affiliated companies, including the distributor of the Funds, relating to (i) each Fund separately, (ii) all Funds as a group, (iii) all "retail" Funds as a group, and (iv) all variable insurance product Funds as a group, in each case for the one-year periods ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. With respect to the Adviser and its affiliates, such information was prepared in accordance with a methodology approved by the Contracts Committee. The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliated companies attributable to managing and operating each Fund both with and without the profitability of the distributor of the Funds and both before and after giving effect to any expenses incurred by the Adviser or any affiliated company in making revenue sharing or other payments to third parties, including affiliated insurance companies, for distribution and administrative services. With respect to Funds sub-advised by an affiliate of the Adviser, the Board considered the total profits derived by the Adviser and its affiliate in the aggregate attributable to managing and operating each Fund. The Board also considered other direct or indirect benefits that the Adviser and Sub-Advisers, and any affiliated companies thereof, derive from their relationships with the Funds, including the receipt by certain affiliates of the Adviser, of fees relating to the offering of bundled financial products, such as annuity contracts, and the receipt by Sub-Advisers of "soft dollar" benefits from the Funds' brokerage. The Board concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided, the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies, taken as a whole, with respect to providing advisory, sub-advisory and administrative services for each Fund are reasonable.


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Economies of Scale

In considering the reasonableness of the management fee of each Fund, the Board considered the extent to which economies of scale can be expected to be realized by a Fund's Adviser and its affiliated companies, on the one hand, and by the Fund, on the other hand, as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board noted that the advisory fee schedule for certain Funds includes breakpoints such that, as the assets of the Fund increase, the Fund's management fee will decrease as a percentage of the Fund's total assets. The Board recognized the inherent difficulties in measuring precisely the impact of any economies of scale being realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies with respect to their management of any one or more Funds. In an effort to determine the extent to which economies of scale, if any, will be realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies as the assets of the Funds grow, the Board considered the profitability data described above relating to the Adviser and its affiliated companies in light of changes in the assets of the Funds over various time periods. The Board noted that the total assets under management of many Funds have decreased during the past several years and concluded that the economies of scale realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies from managing the Funds have not increased with respect to such Funds. The Board also reviewed information regarding the expense ratio of each Fund in light of changes in the assets of the Funds over various time periods, noting that, as the assets of a Fund increase, the fixed expenses of the Fund, as a percentage of the total assets of the Fund, can be expected to decrease. The Board considered such expense information in light of projections provided by the Adviser with respect to the future growth of assets of the Funds. Based upon the foregoing, the Board concluded that the economies of scale being realized by the Adviser and its affiliated companies do not mandate the implementation of breakpoints or additional breakpoints, as the case may be, with respect to any Fund at this time.

Fund-by-Fund Analysis

In deciding to approve the continuation of each Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year period beginning January 1, 2009, the Board took into account the specific data and factors identified below relating to the performance, fees and expenses of each Fund and actions being taken by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as the case may be, with respect to these matters. Except as otherwise indicated, the performance data described below for each Portfolio is for periods ended September 30, 2008 and the management fees and expense data described below are as of June 30, 2008.

ING VP Balanced Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, the Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date and one-year periods but underperformed for the three-year and five-year periods. The Board received performance information relating to a benchmark index of fixed income securities (the "FISB") and equity securities (the "ESB") from which the Board could calculate a composite benchmark index (the "Composite Benchmark") comprised of 60% ESB and 40% FISB. The Board noted that the Portfolio underperformed the Composite Benchmark for all periods presented. The Board considered the fact that the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the second quintile for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date and one-year periods and in the fourth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods. The Board noted that the Sub-Adviser implemented a quantitative-based model for selecting stocks based on dynamic factor weightings to manage the equity portion of the Portfolio in 2008. The Board concluded that appropriate actions are being taken to improve performance and that additional time is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio of ING VP Balanced Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for all periods presented; (2) the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the three-year period but underperformed for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date, one-year and five-year periods; and (3) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the first quintile for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods and in the second quintile for the five-year period. The Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory.


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In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is above the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is above the median and average expense ratios of the portfolios in its Selected Peer Group. Additionally, the Board noted that in April 2008, ING Global Technology Portfolio merged with and into the Portfolio, and, in connection with the merger, the Adviser agreed to implement a lower expense cap for the Portfolio, which resulted in a management fee waiver of .03 of 1% (three basis points) of the Portfolio's average net assets.

ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for the most recent calendar quarter but underperformed for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and five-year periods; (2) the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for all periods presented; and (3) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the third quintile for the most recent calendar quarter, in the fourth quintile for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods and in the fifth quintile for the year-to-date period. The Board further noted that in November 2007 the Portfolio transitioned to a quantitative, opportunistic large-cap growth strategy. The Board concluded that appropriate actions are being taken to improve performance and that additional time is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, but underperformed for the most recent calendar quarter and year-to-date periods; (2) the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the one-year and five-year periods but underperformed for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date and three-year periods; and (3) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the second quintile for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods, in the third quintile for the year-to-date period and in the fourth quintile for the most recent calendar quarter. The Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING VP Growth and Income Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING VP Small Company Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING VP Small Company Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for all periods presented; (2) the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark index for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and five-year periods but underperformed for the most recent calendar quarter; and (3) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the first quintile for the year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods and in the second quintile for the most recent calendar quarter and five-year periods. The Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING VP Small Company Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio underperformed its Morningstar category median and its benchmark index for all periods presented; and (2) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the fourth quintile for all periods presented. The Board further noted that in November 2007 the Portfolio transitioned to a quantitative, opportunistic large-cap value strategy. The Board concluded that appropriate actions are being taken to improve the performance


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of the Portfolio and that additional time is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median for the five-year period but underperformed for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods; (2) the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark index for all periods presented; and (3) the Portfolio is ranked in its Morningstar category in the third quintile for the three-year and five-year periods and in the fourth quintile for the most recent calendar quarter, year-to-date and one-year periods. The Board noted that in July 2008 the Sub-adviser implemented a realignment of its fixed income portfolio management and research team in an effort to maximize fixed income research capabilities to better position the Portfolio for investment opportunities. The Board concluded that appropriate actions are being taken to improve the performance of the Portfolio and that additional time is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING VP Intermediate Bond Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group.

ING VP Money Market Portfolio

In evaluating the investment performance of ING VP Money Market Portfolio, the Board noted that: (1) the Portfolio outperformed its Morningstar category median and its benchmark index for all periods presented; and (2) although the Portfolio is not ranked by Morningstar, the Portfolio is ranked in its Lipper category in the first quintile for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and five-year periods and in the second quintile for the most recent calendar quarter. The Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is satisfactory.

In assessing the reasonableness of the management fee and expense ratio for ING VP Money Market Portfolio, the Board noted that the management fee for the Portfolio is below the median and average management fees of the funds in its Selected Peer Group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio is below the median and average expense ratios of the funds in its Selected Peer Group. The Board also noted that in 2008 the Adviser and its affiliates provided credit support with respect to certain impaired securities held by the Portfolio, which minimized deviations between the Portfolio's market-based and amortized cost-based net asset value per share during tumultuous market conditions.


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Investment Adviser

ING Investments, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Administrator

ING Funds Services, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Distributor

ING Funds Distributor, LLC
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Transfer Agent

DST Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 419368
Kansas City, Missouri 64141

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP
99 High Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286

Legal Counsel

Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

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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), Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Board of Trustees has determined that Corine Norgaard and Joseph Obermeyer are each audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  Ms. Norgaard and Mr. Obermeyer are both “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, for services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $10,845 for year ended December 31, 2008 and $15,347 for year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(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 $2,150 for year ended December 31, 2008 and $2,199 for year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(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 $3,832 in the year ended December 31, 2008 and $3,007 in the year ended December 31, 2007.  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.

 

None

 

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

 

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AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
PRE-APPROVAL POLICY

 

I.                                         Statement of Principles

 

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”), the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors or Trustees (the “Committee”) of the ING Funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) set out under Paragraph I 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.

 

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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

 

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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 quarterly basis, receive from the independent auditors a list of services provided to date by the auditors during Pre-Approval Period.

 

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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.

 

 

Date last approved:December 18, 2007

 

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Appendix A
Pre-Approved Audit Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

 

Service

 

 

 

The Fund(s)

 

Fee Range

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory audits or financial audits (including tax services associated with audit services)

 

x

 

As presented to Audit Committee (1)

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

x

 

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.

 

x

 

Not to exceed $8,000 during the Pre-Approval Period

 


(1)                                 For 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 KPMG’s Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue.  Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling.

 

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Appendix B
Pre-Approved Audit-Related Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

 

Service

 

 

 

The
Fund(s)

 

Fund Affiliates

 

Fee Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services related to Fund mergers (Excluding tax services – See Appendix C for tax services associated with fund mergers)

 

x

 

x

 

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.]

 

x

 

 

 

Not to exceed $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of the Funds’ semi-annual financial statements

 

x

 

 

 

Not to exceed $2,200 per set of financial statements per fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reports to regulatory or government agencies related to the annual engagement

 

x

 

 

 

Up to $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory compliance assistance

 

x

 

x

 

Not to exceed $5,000 per quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training courses

 

 

 

x

 

Not to exceed $2,000 per course

 

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Appendix C
Pre-Approved Tax Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

 

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.

 

x

 

 

 

As presented to Audit Committee(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of IRC Sections 851(b) and 817(h) diversification testing on a real-time basis

 

x

 

 

 

As presented to Audit Committee(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistance and advice regarding year-end reporting for 1099’s

 

x

 

 

 

As presented to Audit Committee(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax assistance and advice regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments

 

x

 

x

 

Not to exceed $5,000 in aggregate for the Funds or for the Funds’ investment adviser during the Pre-Approval Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax training courses

 

 

 

x

 

Not to exceed $2,000 per course during the Pre-Approval Period

 


(2)                                 For new Funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing Funds, as provided in KPMG’s Proposal or any Engagement Letter covering the period at issue.  Fees in the Engagement Letter will be controlling.

 

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Service

 

 

 

The Fund(s)

 

Fund
Affiliates

 

Fee Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax services associated with Fund mergers

 

x

 

x

 

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, and similar routine tax consultations

 

x

 

 

 

Not to exceed $50,000 during the Pre-Approval Period

 

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Appendix D
Pre-Approved Other Services for the Pre-Approval Period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008

 

Service

 

 

 

The Fund(s)

 

Fund Affiliates

 

Fee Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed-upon procedures for Class B share 12b-1 programs

 

 

 

x

 

Not to exceed $50,000 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 split 50% the funds and 50% ING Investments, LLC)

 

x

 

x

 

Not to exceed $5,000 per Fund during the Pre-Approval Period

 

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Appendix E

 

Prohibited Non-Audit Services
Dated:
                                2008

 

·                  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

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ING VP BALANCED PORTFOLIO, INC.

ING STRATEGIC ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.

ING GET FUND

ING VP INTERMEDIATE BOND PORTFOLIO

ING VP MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO

ING VARIABLE FUNDS

ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.

ING SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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(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 non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were $1,826,535 for year ended December 31, 2008 and $218,107 for year ended December 31, 2007.

 

(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

 

Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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.

 

The Nominating Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board.  The primary purpose of the Nominating Committee is to consider, evaluate and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the nomination and selection of Independent Trustees. In evaluating candidates, the Nominating Committee may consider a variety of factors, but specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination.

 

The Nominating Committee is willing to consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews nominees it identifies.  A shareholder nominee for director should be submitted in writing to the Fund’s Secretary. Any such shareholder nomination should include sufficient background information concerning the candidate and should be received in a timely manner.  At a minimum, the following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as director should be included:  the individual’s written consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to serve as a director (if elected), and all information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable federal securities laws, rules and regulations.

 

The Secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the Nominating Committee.  To be timely, any such submission must be delivered to the Fund’s Secretary not earlier than the 90th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made, by either disclosure in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Fund with the SEC.

 

In evaluating a candidate for the position of Independent Trustee, including any candidate recommended by shareholders of the Fund, the Nominating Committee shall consider the following:  (i) the candidate’s knowledge in matters relating to the mutual fund industry; (ii) any experience possessed by the candidate as a director or senior officer of other public companies; (iii) the candidate’s educational background, reputation for high ethical standards and professional integrity; (iv) any specific financial, technical or other expertise possessed by the candidate, and the extent to which such expertise would complement the Board’s existing mix of skills, core competencies and qualifications; (v) the candidate’s perceived ability to contribute to the ongoing functions of the Board, including the candidate’s ability and commitment to attend meetings regularly and work collaboratively with other members of the Board; (vi) the candidate’s ability to qualify as an Independent Trustee for purposes of the 1940 Act; and (vii) such other factors as the Committee determines to be relevant in light of the existing composition of the Board and any anticipated vacancies.  Prior to making a final recommendation to the Board, the Committee shall conduct personal interviews with those candidates it concludes are the most qualified candidates.

 

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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. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

 

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 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

 

 

 

(b)

 

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

 

 

 

(3)

 

Not applicable.

 

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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): ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc.

 

 

 

By

/s/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: March 6, 2009

 

 

 

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/ Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

Shaun P. Mathews

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: March 6, 2009

 

 

 

By

/s/ Todd Modic

 

 

Todd Modic

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: March 6, 2009

 

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